Nethra Kumanan (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Nethra Kumanan finally broke her Asian Games medal jinx on Friday, clinching bronze in the women’s dinghy event at the Aichi-Nagoya Games to secure her first medal at the continental showpiece in her fourth appearance.The 29-year-old Chennai sailor, a two-time Olympian, finished third with 14 points overall —…
India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara signed off with a silver medal in the mixed team recurve event after China’s Jingyi Zhu and Mengqi Li prevailed 5-3 in a closely fought gold-medal match at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday.The Indian pair had to…
Manu Bhaker and Satwik-Chirag (Agency Image) With the Asian Games entering the final stretch, India’s declining gold medal numbers tell an uncomfortable story and offer a sharp reality check. Of the 28 golds India won in Hangzhou three years ago, 20 have already slipped away in Aichi-Nagoya, across shooting, athletics, archery, badminton, equestrian, squash and…
India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti celebrate after winning the gold medal (REUTERS) India’s women’s recurve archery team created history on Friday, defeating world champions South Korea 5-3 to claim its maiden Asian Games gold medal.Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod held their nerve in windy conditions to overcome the 10-time Olympic…
Simi Singh. (Photo by Donall Farmer/PA Images via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Simranjit Singh, known as Simi Singh in Ireland and across world cricket, had already retired in his mind when acute liver failure brought his career to a shuddering halt in 2024. But on Wednesday, he closed the chapter officially, announcing his retirement and…
Veer Chotrani competes in the men’s singles quarterfinal Squash match against Pakistan’s Irfan Muhammad in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) India’s men’s squash team signed off with bronze medal after losing their semifinal match against Malaysia at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Thursday.The men’s team lost 1-2 to Malaysia,…
India’s women’s hockey team at Asian Games India’s campaign at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, continues on Friday, October 2, with Indian athletes competing across several disciplines and multiple medal events on the schedule.The recurve archers will be in action in their respective team semifinals. Dhiraj Bommadevara will be one of the Indians…
KOCHI: 811 runs were scored in 93.3 overs in the second ODI between India and West Indies at Guwahati on a ridiculous day of batting, when bowlers were reduced to mute spectators. Once, a match like this would have been celebrated like a historic event. Now, it’s just another game of cricket. A game like…
Fazalhaq Farooqi (Photo credit: ILT20) Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi became the most expensive player in International League T20 (ILT20) Player Auction history after being bought by MI Emirates for USD 380,000 on Thursday.Farooqi will join MI Emirates for a fifth consecutive season. His deal broke the auction record for the third time during the day.Liam…
Shreyas Iyer being congratulated by Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam after winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan, at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday unveiled the schedule for the Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2027, with India set to open their…
