Teenager Kumkum Mohod kept her composure under pressure to clinch gold in the women’s individual recurve event at the Asian Games, defeating South Korea’s Oh Yejin in a shoot-out here on Saturday.With the victory, Kumkum became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in the individual recurve event.Asian Games Full Coverage |…
Rajasthan Royals’ Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Dhruv Jurel (Reuters) Lhuan-dre Pretorius produced a record-breaking innings on Friday, smashing an unbeaten 188 off just 79 balls for South Africa’s Titans against the Knights in a CSA T20 Challenge fixture.The 20-year-old left-hander struck 15 fours and 13 sixes as he surpassed the previous highest individual score in T20…
India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara reacts with Neeraj Chauhan. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s men’s recurve team added another silver medal to the country’s growing archery haul at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, losing 1-5 to South Korea in the gold-medal match on Friday.Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Bhoge and Neeraj Chauhan were unable to overcome the formidable Korean…
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…
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….
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…
India’s players pose for photographs after winning gold medal in the women’s final Hockey match at Asian Games 2026, in Gifu, Japan. (PTI Photo) 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…
India face Brazil in a historic Kolkata friendly, with Vinicius Junior, Endrick and Carlo Ancelotti headlining a star-studded Brazilian side. India are set for one of the biggest football nights in their history when the Blue Tigers face five-time FIFA World Cup champions Brazil in Kolkata on Saturday. The match will bring Vinicius Junior, Endrick…
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…
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,…
