Suchika Tariyal (Video grab) NEW DELHI: The medal will go down in Indian sporting history. The manner in which it arrived, however, left Suchika Tariyal in tears.Twenty-four years after an episode of eve-teasing at the age of 12 prompted her to learn how to fight, the 36-year-old from Haryana became India’s first Asian Games medallist…
Himanshu Dhillion bagged silver in the 10m air rifle individual men’s event. India’s Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Patil added an individual silver and bronze, respectively, to the country’s shooting haul at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, capping a memorable morning after the duo had earlier helped India win silver in the men’s 10m air…
India’s Suchika Tariyal (PTI Photo) India’s Suchika Tariyal broke new ground in mixed martial arts at the Asian Games, but the historic moment came with heartbreak. The 36-year-old secured India’s maiden MMA medal at the continental showpiece on Monday, settling for bronze after losing a gruelling women’s traditional 60kg semi-final to Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo…
Praggnanandhaa outwits Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: When it was finally revealed that Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa would play Board 1, meaning he would face the toughest oppositions — like his oppoennet in Anish Giri in India’s match against the Netherlands on Sunday — at the 46th Chess Olympiad…
Dehradun: From left to right, Maharashtra’s Rudrankksh Patil and Parth Rakesh Mane (PTI Photo) India opened their medal account on the second day of the shooting competition at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games with a silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle team event, as Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane combined to…
Asian Games: Mairaj Ahmed Khan As Mairaj Ahmad Khan prepares for his fourth Asian Games, the medal occupying most of his thoughts isn’t the one on offer in Japan.It is the one that has stayed out of reach for more than two decades.“Olympic gold, which I haven’t got yet. The fight is for that. I…
India are mounting a strong challenge across several events. In men’s team regu sepaktakraw, India recovered brilliantly against Japan after trailing 5-10, winning the first set 15-13 after Akash’s substitution sparked a seven-point run. India then dominated the second set to win the match 15-13, 15-7. In men’s 10m air rifle qualifying, which also counts…
India’s women’s hockey team will play Indonesia in its second Pool B match India will look to add to its medal tally on Day 2, of the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, with shooting, mixed martial arts, hockey, kabaddi and table tennis among the key events on the schedule.After winning two silver medals in shooting…
This is Indian grandmaster Aarav Dengla’s latest column for TOI The latest Chess Olympiad began in Samarkand, a historic city in Uzbekistan, this week. Uzbekistan has been making huge strides in chess. The current challenger to D. Gukesh’s world championship title is Javokhir Sindarov, a young phenom from Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan won gold in the 2022…
Indian cricketers in Japan. (Pic credit: JCA) NEW DELHI: Alan Curr has stopped counting how many hats he’s worn this week.On Sunday morning, with a typhoon on the horizon, the Japan Cricket Association (JCA) COO pulled covers off the wicket. Later, he was putting up hospitality tents, checking security plans and helping transform a quaint…
