India’s Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis during the Men’s Skiff event. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India added another silver medal to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Thursday as Manu Francis and Prince Noble finished runners-up in the men’s skiff sailing event at Aichi-Nagoya.The Indian duo secured silver in the ninth and final race…
India’s Anahat Singh (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India added another squash medal to their impressive Asian Games 2026 haul as the women’s team settled for bronze after a hard-fought 1-2 semifinal defeat to Hong Kong on Thursday.The result took India’s squash medal tally at the Aichi-Nagoya Games to four, with Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh…
India’s coach Gautam Gambhir, left, chats with captain Shubman Gill during a practice session. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir had little doubt about the entertainment value of Wednesday’s extraordinary run-fest in Guwahati, but he was far less impressed by the conditions that allowed both teams to score more than 400 runs.After…
Day 12 of the Asian Games 2026 promises another packed schedule for India, with defending champions Shreyas Iyer’s cricket team and Harmanpreet Singh’s hockey side taking centre stage in crucial semi-finals. A high-profile India-Pakistan volleyball quarter-final adds another major clash to a day that also features medal opportunities in shooting, archery, squash, wrestling, judo and…
Harita Bhadra won two bronze medals at the Asian Games 2026 Before the Asian Games, Harita Bhadra had a fairly modest definition of success. A personal best, she had said, would make her happy. A podium finish was what she wanted to chase.She will now leave Aichi-Nagoya with two bronze medals – one from the…
Neeru Dhanda (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Neeru Dhanda does not need to be aggressive to show her competitive side. “Look into her eyes,” says Mansher Singh, her coach of seven years.The 25-year-old shooter on Tuesday became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games gold in trap, following her World Cup triumph…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a wedding band, claps his hands during warmup before the Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Wales in Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Cristiano Ronaldo has abruptly left Portugal’s national team camp one day before the UEFA Nations League meeting with Denmark, after a turbulent few days…
Kapil Pokhariya (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s Kapil Pokhariya won a bronze medal after losing his semifinal bout against Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev in the men’s 90kg category at the Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.Kapil went down 1-4 to Khabibullaev in the semifinal and missed out on a place in the gold medal…
File photo of Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao. (ANI) NEW DELHI: The higher-ranking Sports Ministry officials, including Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao, have cancelled their plans to travel to Aichi-Nagoya for the ongoing Asian Games. It has been reliably learnt that the top brass will remain in the country to oversee the BRICS Traditional and…
The Indian team defeated China 238-237 in a thrilling final to clinch the gold medal. (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India continued their strong run in archery at the Asian Games 2026 as the trio of Kushal Dalal, Sahil Jadhav and Ganesh Mani Ratnam won the gold medal in the men’s compound team event in…
