India captain Shreyas Iyer (Video grab) Shreyas Iyer became the first captain from a Full Member side to elect to bat first in a five-overs-a-side T20I when India won the toss against Japan in the historic one-off contest at the Sano International Cricket Ground on Tuesday.The unusual decision came after rain and a wet outfield…
Sakshi Chaudhary (Image credit: X) Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sakshi Chaudhary made a winning start to her Asian Games campaign by beating Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aira Villegas of the Philippines in the preliminary round on Tuesday.Sakshi won the bout 5-0 by unanimous decision at the Nishio Gymnasium and booked her place in the pre-quarterfinals.The…
India overcame a major scare before defeating Thailand 3-2 in a dramatic women’s team table tennis Round of 16 encounter at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday. Sreeja Akula held her nerve in the deciding match to send India into the quarterfinals, where they will face North Korea.The tie could hardly have started worse for…
Chetan Bhatt misses bronze after 1-1 draw, loses Kumite playoff to Chinese Taipei on Senshu (Reuters) India’s Chetan Bhatt suffered heartbreak at the Asian Games 2026 after losing the men’s Kumite 84kg bronze medal playoff to Chinese Taipei’s Meng-yu Chung on Tuesday.The bout at the Toyohashi Gymnasium ended 1-1 after regulation time, but Chung walked…
Alexei Shirov believes chess should rethink the way it uses the term “World Champion”, suggesting the sport could adopt a system similar to tennis.The Spanish grandmaster made the comments while discussing India’s D Gukesh and the status attached to the classical world title.“Nothing against Gukesh, maybe we shouldn’t use words like World Champion. Chess should…
India vs Japan T20I Photo/BCCI In the land of baseball, cricket is all set to score on Tuesday when India and Japan celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties with a T20 International for the Suzuki Cup at the petite Sano International Cricket Ground, about 80 km from Tokyo.It’s a historic occasion. But neither side is…
(From left) Odisha players Sandhyarani Tudu, Dumuni Marndi, Nirmalya Rout and Mama Naik in Kolkata on Monday Kolkata: Odisha’s rugby pipeline continues to power the Indian women’s sevens programme, with four players from the state earning selection in the squad for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.Senior campaigner Dumuni Marndi (Mayurbhanj) will feature in her…
Himanshu Dhillon, centre, Rudrankksh Patil, left, and Parth Rakesh Mane (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s medal tally climbed to six at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, with shooters delivering three medals and Suchika Tariyal adding a historic bronze in mixed martial arts.Teenager Himanshu Dhillon won silver and former world champion Rudrankksh Patil claimed bronze…
Yu Zidi (Reuters/AP Photo) At just 13, Yu Zidi is already swimming towards a rivalry that could define the next era of women’s swimming.The Chinese teenager claimed her second gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, winning the women’s 200m individual medley in 2:06.10 — a time that took her to within 0.40…
NEW DELHI: India’s MMA fighter Varun Sanyal has broken his silence after being forced to withdraw from the Asian Games following a blackout during a sauna session, admitting that his attempt to cut weight on his own was “quite foolish” but saying he felt he had no choice.Sanyal, who was due to compete in the…
