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Aishwary Pratap Singh, Niraj Kumar and Rudrankksh Patil (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India’s Niraj Kumar, Rudrankksh Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games 2026.The Indian trio finished with a total score of 1762-94x to finish second behind China.India…

Akash Deep has been out of action for seven months owing to an injury. (ANI File Photo) Bengaluru: “Chai ya coffee kuch lenge aap (Will you have tea or coffee?),” says Akash Deep while adjusting his chair in the hotel lobby. “Saat mahine se cricket nahi khela ab finally khelunga(I have not played competitive cricket…

Diya Chitale and Manush Shah (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s Manush Shah and Diya Chitale secured a medal in the mixed doubles event at the Asian Games after pulling off a big win over Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-Ting and Doo Hoi Kem in the quarterfinals on Friday.The Indian pair beat the world No. 4…

Yury Lisichko (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: There are tools on the table, pieces of wood on the floor, and pistol grips in various stages of modification. Some tools hang around the room. His T-shirt and eyelashes are covered with wooden husk. A few used coffee mugs are lying around.Two cats wander in and out.This…

India have been put on the back foot early in their men’s team foil Ro16 tie against Hong Kong at the Asian Games. Sachin began with a 2-5 loss to Chun Choi, before Hemash Singh went down 3-5 in the second relay, leaving India 5-10 behind. Aaditya then gave India some hope with a 6-5…

Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh The Asian Games enter Day 6 in Nagoya with India set for another busy day across multiple sports and several medal opportunities.Shooting will offer India an early chance to add to its medal tally, while canoe sprint and weightlifting will also feature medal events involving Indian athletes. Athletics will close the…

India’s Hriday Vipul Chheda competes in the Equestrian Dressage Individual Final event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China. (PTI File Photo) NEW DELHI: A horse declared “unfit” by the Equestrian Federation of India’s (EFI) ad-hoc committee in Germany has now been declared fit by Asian Games organisers in Japan, putting the spotlight on…

D Gukesh and Savitha Shri (Photos/FIDE) NEW DELHI: India had a smooth sail in the open section of the 2026 Chess Olympiad until their Round 6 game against hosts Uzbekistan in Samarkand. We all know what happened there.With the other three boards drawn, Nihal Sarin had an advantage against Nodirbek Yakubboev, only to blunder his…

NEW DELHI: India made a strong start to its athletics campaign at the Asian Games 2026 on Thursday, winning two medals. The mixed 4x400m relay team won silver, while Seema won bronze in the women’s 10,000m. Seema’s medal was India’s first athletics medal at these Games.The relay team of TS Manu, MR Poovamma, Vishal TK…

The biggest boost came from athletics, where India won two medals. (Image credit: Agencies) India had a productive day at the Asian Games 2026 on Thursday, adding five medals to its tally across athletics, rowing, shooting and wushu.The biggest boost came from athletics, where India won two medals. The mixed 4x400m relay team of TS…