Varun Sanyal (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: By the time Varun Sanyal finally reached his room in Nagoya, nearly 12 hours had passed since landing in Japan. He had flown from London to Mumbai, collected his Asian Games accreditation card, travelled via Singapore, spent hours proving he was a registered athlete, and then found himself sharing…
NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker will return from the Asian Games 2026 without a medal after competing in four events in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan — an unexpected outcome for one of India’s biggest medal hopes and another indication of the shooting contingent’s struggles to match its record haul from the previous edition.India had won…
India’s Rahi Sarnobat competes during the rapid stage of the women’s 25m pistol qualification event. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India were left ruing a costly and extraordinary lapse by experienced shooter Rahi Sarnobat after a rare miss in the women’s 25m pistol team event derailed their medal hopes at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya…
India’s Pincky Balhara, right, competes against South Korea’s Mo Sumin in the women’s 78kg kurash semifinal. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Pincky Balhara secured her second Asian Games medal in kurash, clinching bronze in the women’s -78kg category after losing 0-5 to South Korea’s Sumin Mo in the semifinals at Aichi-Nagoya on Monday.The 27-year-old thus…
Esha Singh qualified for the women’s 25m pistol individual final at the 2026 Asian Games, while India finished fifth in the team event. India slipped from second place to fifth in the women’s 25m pistol team event at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, turning a promising start into another near-miss for the shooting contingent….
NEW DELHI: Yashvir Singh was lying on his bed at his home in Jaipur after a rigorous training session with his father, Rai Singh, when his phone rang.It was Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra.Yashvir had no idea why Chopra was calling. He picked up the phone, unaware that the conversation would bring him an opportunity he…
Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, enters another busy day on Monday, September 28, with athletes from several disciplines in action. The day features a mix of medal events, knockout contests, qualification rounds and team matches, giving the Indian contingent plenty to look forward to. Athletics…
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) India captain Shubman Gill believes the best way to get the most out of Virat Kohli is to simply let the star batter be himself.Kohli smashed an unbeaten 139 off 88 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets in the first ODI at the Greenfield International…
Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh NEW DELHI: India’s wait for a squash singles gold at the Asian Games continued on Sunday as both Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh lost their respective finals to Malaysian opponents, leaving the country with two silver medals from the individual events.World No. 5 Sivasangari Subramaniam defeated 18-year-old Anahat 11-4, 11-4,…
PV Sindhu has criticised the badminton schedule at the Asian Games after playing three singles matches in less than 24 hours.The Indian shuttler played twice on Saturday, with her third-round match finishing after midnight. She was back on court on Sunday afternoon for her quarterfinal against China’s Chen Yufei, which she lost.“Not really, because the…
