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Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed a remarkable day in squash at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday, with Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh storming into the women’s and men’s singles finals respectively, while the mixed doubles pairing of Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar secured a bronze medal at the … Read more

Baranica Elangovan poses after winning the bronze medal in the women’s pole vault event. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: For Baranica Elangovan, the Asian Games bronze medal in Nagoya was about much more than clearing a bar at 4.15m. It was a moment of vindication after years of injury, doubt and questions over whether a woman … Read more

India will face Afghanistan in the men’s cricket quarter-finals at the Asian Games 2026 (Image: IANS) India will face Afghanistan in the men’s cricket quarter-finals at the Asian Games 2026 after Nepal topped Pool A following a rain-affected washout against Japan in Nisshin on Saturday.The result confirmed the knockout-stage line-up, with Nepal progressing as group … Read more

Manush Shah and Diya Chitale (File photo) NEW DELHI: For Diya Chitale, the last seven days have been an emotional roller coaster. Exactly a week after losing Peter Engel, her coach since 2015, Diya stood on the Asian Games podium in Nagoya with the bronze medal around her neck, alongside Manush Shah. The duo had … Read more

Suruchi Singh, right, and Kamaljeet celebrate after winning Gold medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: “Bas reset button dabaya maine,” Suruchi Inder Singh said after turning her disappointment into an Asian Games gold medal for India within two days. Suruchi and her teammate Kamaljeet won gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, finishing on … Read more

India’s Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod Kochalumkal and Ashi Chouksey secured the silver medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games 2026. (Image: IANS) India’s shooters continued their medal-winning run at the Asian Games as Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa K. Vinod and Ashi Chouksey combined to clinch silver in the women’s … Read more

Ex-India captain Asunta leads protest against Hockey India officials NEW DELHI: Former India women’s captain Asunta Lakra, along with a group of former national and international players, including Olympians, staged a symbolic one-day protest against Hockey India secretary general Bholanath Singh and other office-bearers outside Gate No. 7 of the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on … Read more

China’s Zhu Jiner at Chess Olympiad (Photo by Michal Walusza for FIDE) NEW DELHI: The 46th edition of the Chess Olympiad is currently edging towards its climax in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. In the women’s section, one team has pulled clear of the rest, and it is China, the comfortable leaders at the moment. And if anything … Read more

Uttar Pradesh’s Shaili Singh competes in women’s long jump event at the Indian Grand Prix-1 track and field competition, at Kanteerava stadium in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) NEW DELHI: The first thing Shaili Singh sees on the runway isn’t the crowd, the jumping board or even her rivals. It is a jump that has already … Read more

Gulveer Singh, of India, reacts after crossing the finish line to win the silver medal in the men’s 10,000 meters final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP File Photo) Indian long-distance runner Gulveer Singh won the men’s 10,000m silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on Friday, … Read more