Gold medalist team India pose on the podium following the women’s 4×400-meter relay final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Neeru Dhanda delivered India’s first-ever Asian Games gold in the women’s trap event despite heavy rain and chilly conditions, before the women’s 4x400m relay team added another gold in the evening to make Tuesday a fruitful Day…
Neeru Dhanda and women’s 4x400m gold medallists. NEW DELHI: India’s Asian Games campaign received a significant boost on Tuesday as two gold medals on Day 10 helped the country climb back into the top 10 of the medal table. India won eight medals overall, taking its tally to 53 — six gold, 21 silver and…
Gulveer Singh keeps running into medals. Well, he really does. The Indian athlete added a third medal to his tally at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, winning bronze in the men’s 5000m on Tuesday.The Indian long-distance runner had earlier won silver medals in the men’s 1500m and 10,000m events.With his latest bronze in 5,000m,…
India’s Neeru Dhanda celebrates after helping the women’s trap team win silver at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya. Dhanda also qualified for the individual final after finishing joint-second in qualification with a score of 118/125. From being inspired by her cousin Lakhsay Sheron’s Asian Games medal to winning one herself, Neeru Dhanda has completed…
Gold medalist South Korea’s An Se-young (AP Photo) An Se-young added another glittering chapter to her extraordinary career on Tuesday, defeating Japan’s three-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-9 to win Asian Games gold and underline her status as the world’s No. 1-ranked female badminton player.The South Korean star has now collected virtually every major…
India’s Virat Kohli celebrates his century during the 1st ODI against West Indies. (ANI Photo) Virat Kohli‘s latest ODI masterclass has once again brought the possibility of him reaching 100 international centuries into focus, with former India teammate Ajinkya Rahane backing the veteran batter to achieve the landmark if he sets his mind to it.Kohli…
Vithya Ramraj with her coach Nehpal Singh Nehpal Singh is basking in the glory as the coach of Vithya Ramraj who bettered PT Usha’s 42-year-old record, three years after equalling that elusive record in the women’s 400m hurdles at the last Asian Games in Hangzhou.Asked about the five-year plan, which took Indian athletics to a…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma has opened up on his long-standing bond with Virat Kohli, describing a relationship built on camaraderie, mutual respect and a shared commitment to the Indian cause, while insisting that little has changed between the two despite their evolving roles.Rohit Sharma, speaking to JioStar ahead…
Ankush Panghal (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Ankush Panghal produced a stirring comeback to stun reigning world champion Fazliddin Erkinboev of Uzbekistan and storm into the men’s 80kg gold-medal bout at the Asian Games on Tuesday.Ankush was up against it after dropping the opening round. But the Indian boxer fought back in the second. He…
India’s Shapath Bharadwaj (PTI Photo) India’s Shapath Bharadwaj booked his place in the men’s individual trap shooting final after surviving a tense three-way shoot-off at the Asian Games on Tuesday.Shapath finished joint-seventh in qualification with 117 points, forcing him into a shoot-off against Qatar’s Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Kazakhstan’s Alisher Aisalbayev for the two remaining places…
