Image credit: Hockey India NEW DELHI: Deepika produced a stunning nine-goal show as India continued their dominant run in women’s hockey at the 2026 Asian Games, thrashing Thailand 20-1 in their Pool B match at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium on Wednesday.The forward and drag-flick specialist converted all nine of her goals from penalty corners…
India’s men’s badminton team settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Games at Aichi-Nagoya after losing 3-1 to China in the semifinal on Wednesday.India had won the silver medal at the last edition in Hangzhou in 2023, where they had also lost to China in the final.China took an early lead after Shi Yu…
Nagoya, Japan – September 22, 2026. India’s Roshibina Devi Naorem in action against Macau’s Man Sin Chu during the women’s 60kg quarter final. Indian Wushu player Roshibina Devi entered the women’s 60kg Sanda final at the Asian Games on Wednesday, assuring India of at least a silver medal and matching the country’s best-ever result in…
England’s Joe Root (AP photo) Joe Root entered another elite club on Tuesday, becoming the second-fastest batter in international cricket history to reach 23,000 runs during England’s first ODI against Sri Lanka in Durham.Root needed only three runs to reach the landmark and brought it up in typically stylish fashion, using his wrists to flick…
Mirabai Chanu and Karnam Malleswari (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: For 28 years, Indian weightlifting waited for this moment. There were new lifters, big names, and fresh hopes of returning to the Asian Games podium. But the medal remained out of reach.On Wednesday, Mirabai Chanu finally ended the wait.With India’s hopes resting on her shoulders,…
Meghana Sajjanar and Ayushmann Khurrana Bengaluru: The power of print has come to the fore yet again.“A year ago, I was pushing my limits but hitting a wall without world-class equipment. Then, a single article in The Times of India changed everything,” international rifle shooter Meghana Sajjanar shared Tuesday.The Bengaluru-based athlete took to social media…
Jay Meena assures India’s first-ever soft tennis medal at Asian Games 2026 Jay Meena’s journey to India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis began not with a racket in his hand, but with an interest in cricket.The 14-year-old who once dreamed of becoming a cricketer has now become a history-maker, securing a bronze medal…
India’s Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan with coach Amrinder Singh Cheema (PTI Photo) India’s men’s skeet team of Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill secured the bronze medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday after prevailing over Kazakhstan in a shoot-off.The Indian trio finished…
Manu Bhaker finished 4th in the women’s 10m air pistol final at Asian Games 2026 Manu Bhaker finished fifth in the women’s 10m air pistol final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, missing out on a medal after qualifying third in the eight-shooter medal round.Bhaker, who had shot 579-20x in qualification, finished with a…
Nagoya: India’s Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena (PTI Photo) Jay Meena scripted a piece of history for India at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, assuring the country of its first-ever medal in soft tennis after reaching the men’s singles semi-finals.Meena edged past the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit in a gripping quarter-final, winning 4-3 in a contest…
