Gold medallist India’s players during the medal ceremony for the men’s hockey event. (PTI Photo) In late August, the Sports Ministry maintained that the qualification criteria for the Asian Games, put into place a year ago, would not change despite criticism. “The idea, from the very beginning, was to send a lean contingent. The criteria…
Yu Zidi and Puripol Boonson (Reuters/AP Photo) The Asian Games have found two new superstars.China’s 13-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi and Thailand’s 20-year-old sprinting powerhouse Puripol Boonson were named the Female and Male Most Valuable Players of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Sunday.The pair were rewarded for…
India pacers Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep shared nine wickets as Rest of India beat reigning Ranji Trophy champions Jammu and Kashmir by 167 runs on the fourth day to win the 2026-27 Irani Cup in Srinagar on Sunday.Mukesh returned figures of 6/33 to claim his 11th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket and dismantle the…
Asian Games 2026 Closing Ceremony: The 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, will officially draw to a close on Sunday, October 4, bringing 16 days of sporting action across Japan to an end. The closing ceremony will be held at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, where athletes and officials from across the continent will…
Carlo Ancelotti (PTI Photo) Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti praised India’s effort and defensive organisation despite Brazil beating the hosts 4-0 in an international friendly in Kolkata on Saturday, October 3. He said India stayed organised, defended well and looked to attack on the counter, making the game a useful test for both sides.India managed…
Vantika Agarwal opens up on Chess Olympiad and more NEW DELHI: The 46th edition of the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand, like usual, had just one rest day, after Round 6. Consequently, India’s Vantika Agrawal, who had beaten US chess legend Irina Krush in that sixth-round matchup on Board 3, ended up with three days…
Aryna Sabalenka (AP Photo) World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock third-round exit at the China Open on Sunday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Czech Republic’s Nikola Bartunkova. The 34th-ranked Bartunkova produced one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, defeating the four-time Grand Slam champion in one hour and 34 minutes. The Czech hit…
The upcoming world chess championship between defending champion D Gukesh of India and challenger Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan will take place in Geneva from November 22 to December 12. Organized under the aegis of FIDE, the match carries a prize fund of USD 2.5 million.The first world chess championship took place 140 years ago in…
Shoaib Akhtar-Mohsin Naqvi Shoaib Akhtar has dismissed reports linking him with the role of Pakistan’s chief selector, making it clear that he has no interest in taking up any position with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Speculation around a major overhaul of Pakistan’s coaching and selection setup has intensified since Babar Azam’s side suffered a 0-3…
West Indies captain Shai Hope and Gudakesh Motie celebrate (ANI Photo) The India-West Indies ODI series was a run-fest from start to finish, with the three-match contest setting a new record for the highest scoring rate in a bilateral series involving at least three ODIs.The series recorded a scoring rate of 7.43 runs per over,…
