Manush Shah and Diya Chitale (File photo) India’s medal tally at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya reached twenty on Friday as Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won a historic bronze medal in the mixed doubles table tennis event.The Indian pair lost their semifinal to China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha 8-11, 5-11, 8-11, 2-11, … Read more
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey NEW DELHI: The internal power struggle within Hockey India has taken a dramatic turn, with federation president and former India captain Dilip Tirkey filing a complaint with Delhi Police against some of the federation’s officials, alleging “criminal breach of trust, theft, endangerment of life and wrongful abandonment”.Tirkey’s complaint also seeks … Read more
Iran’s Fatemeh Mohitizadeh (Reuters Photo) Iran’s Fatemeh Mohitizadeh suffered a dramatic setback at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya after being disqualified from the women’s heptathlon following a protest over her footwear during the long jump event on Friday.Mohitizadeh had emerged as one of the leading contenders after the opening day, finishing with 3,486 points … Read more
Jurel reveals Jaiswal Fernando confrontation (Image: IANS) The on-field confrontation between India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando during the second Test in Colombo had become one of the talking points of the series. Nearly a month after the incident, India wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has revealed what Jaiswal told him about the … Read more
Sachin Siwach (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Sachin Siwach moved to the men’s 60kg quarterfinals at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday, beating Jordan’s Mohammad Adnan Abu Jajeh in a hard-fought contest to move within one win of securing a medal.The Commonwealth Games gold medallist, who received a first-round bye, had to … Read more
Kamaljeet and Suruchi Inder Singh (Image credit: X) India’s Kamaljeet and Suruchi Inder Singh won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday. The Indian pair finished on top at the Aichi General Shooting Range to give India its second gold medal of the Games.Kamaljeet … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
INDIA QUALIFY FOR THE FINAL! Kamaljeet and Suruchi have delivered an outstanding performance in the mixed team 10m air pistol qualification, finishing with 587 to top the standings. The Indian pair produced three superb series of 196, 195 and 196, finishing just four points short of the world record. It is a huge turnaround after … Read more