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Saim Ayub’s gesture after dismissing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Screengrab/X) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was looking in fine touch during the Asian Games 2026 final between India and Pakistan before his promising stay at the crease was cut short by Saim Ayub. However, it was Ayub’s reaction after the dismissal that quickly grabbed attention.The 15-year-old Indian opener had raced … Read more

Sri Lanka clinch cricket bronze (Image: X) Sri Lanka bounced back from their heavy semifinal defeat to India with a 63-run win over Bangladesh to claim the bronze medal in the men’s cricket tournament at the 2026 Asian Games.Playing at the Aichi Prefectural Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, Sri Lanka were in serious trouble … Read more

Indian kurash player Yash Kumar Chauhan Indian kurash player Yash Kumar Chauhan has been provisionally suspended after returning an adverse analytical finding for multiple banned substances from a sample collected during the Asian Games on September 27, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Saturday.The 24-year-old’s sample, tested by the International Testing Agency (ITA) … Read more

India’s Virat Kohli (AP Photo) AB de Villiers is delighted to see his old friend and Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate Virat Kohli flourish in ODIs, the only format in which he now plays for India.In the opening ODI against West Indies at Thiruvananthapuram, Kohli smashed an unbeaten 139 off 88 balls, hitting nine sixes and … Read more

Asian Games 2026 Day 14 Live Updates: India’s campaign at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, will enter its final day on Saturday, with athletes competing across 10 disciplines. Indian athletes will have several opportunities to add to the medal tally, with events in archery, cricket, hockey and wrestling among those to watch. As … Read more

Nihal Sarin looks back at his Chess Olympiad loss to Uzbekistan NEW DELHI: World champion Dommaraju Gukesh was patiently following the game between his compatriot Nihal Sarin and Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev in Round 6 of the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.The other three boards had already ended in draws, Gukesh’s own game against Shamsiddin Vokhidov … Read more

India women’s hockey team won their first Asian Games gold medal in 44 years. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India have moved into the top five of the Asian Games 2026 medal tally after a stunning day of gold-medal performances across sports.India now have 16 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze medals, taking their overall tally … Read more

Brazil team trains at Salt Lake Stadium (Photo/AIFF) TimesofIndia.com in Kolkata: With just over 24 hours until the India vs Brazil match, the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata was brimming with activity on Friday, despite it being a national holiday. Cleaning was underway in large numbers, and hoardings were being put up throughout the gigantic … Read more

Yash Rathod (PTI file photo) Yash Rathod and Shams Mulani batted for more than 36 overs in a crucial eighth-wicket partnership as India A held on for a thrilling draw against Australia A on the fourth day of the second and final four-day match in Puducherry on Friday.India A won the two-match series 1-0 after … Read more

Arjun Prasad turns promise into IGPL title, Ganapathy finishes runner-up NEW DELHI: Arjun Prasad did not have to wait long for his first Indian Golf Premier League title. Just his second appearance on the IGPL and his first in India was enough for the young professional to turn promise into a trophy at the \ … Read more