Asian Games 2026 – Archery – Recurve Women’s Team – Gold Medal – South Korea v India – Okazaki Central Park Multipurpose Square, Okazaki, Japan – October 2, 2026. India’s Ankita Bhakat in action NEW DELHI: A father sold cardboard sweet boxes in a tiny shop in Amravati. Another awoke at 4 am to deliver … Read more
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 the competition comes to a close for India, … Read more
Wang Cong has spent much of her fight career moving towards this moment. The opponent changed, the timing was short and the rankings may have raised questions, but the objective remained the same. On Saturday, the Chinese fighter gets her chance to become the UFC women’s flyweight champion when she takes on No. 1 contender … Read more
India produced a stunning six-gold haul on the penultimate day of the Asian Games on Friday (Image credit: Agencies) India produced a stunning six-gold haul on the penultimate day of the Asian Games on Friday, with the women’s hockey team, three boxers, archers and wrestler Sujeet Kalkal leading a late surge that took the country … Read more
India’s Neha competes for the ball with China’s Fan Yunxia during the women’s hockey gold medal match at the Asian Games in Gifu, Japan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (AP) They came close in 1998, then again in 2018, but finished runners-up on both occasions after losing to South Korea and Japan respectively. But the Indian … Read more
IPL – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India – May 22, 2026. Abhishek Sharma celebrates after reaching his half century. NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) retentions and releases discussions are underway across franchises as the deadline approaches, with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Abhishek Sharma emerging … Read more
Sujeet Kalkal (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Sujeet Kalkal ended India’s wait for a wrestling gold at the Asian Games 2026 with a stunning comeback in the men’s freestyle 65kg category on Friday.The 23-year-old Indian defeated Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiyev 10-9 in a dramatic final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center.Kalkal was trailing 2-9 for … Read more
NEW DELHI: Ankush Panghal completed a golden hat-trick for Indian boxing at the Asian Games on Friday, defeating South Korea’s Minseong Kim in the men’s 80kg final to cap a memorable day for the country’s pugilists in Aichi-Nagoya.Ankush dominated the title bout, winning the opening round 4-1 before taking the second unanimously 5-0 to establish … Read more
India’s Parveen Hooda (PTI Photo) Parveen Hooda completed a remarkable comeback by clinching the women’s 65kg boxing gold at the Asian Games, beating Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-Chen 3-2 in a split decision in a closely fought final.The Indian boxer had to dig deep in the deciding round after Chen levelled the contest following two rounds. … Read more
Gold medallist India’s Lovlina Borgohain (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A year after questioning her future in boxing, Lovlina Borgohain found the perfect answer on Friday, winning Asian Games gold on her 29th birthday.The 29-year-old had contemplated walking away from boxing after returning empty-handed from the Paris Olympics. Two years later, after enduring a difficult phase … Read more