India’s Tejaswin Shankar crosses the finish line to place first in the 1500m and win bronze in the men’s decathlon. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Tejaswin Shankar capped a demanding two days of competition with a victory in the final event, the 1500m, to secure the decathlon bronze at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday.The…
India secure medals at Chess Olympiad (Photos by FIDE) NEW DELHI: Chess came to the Baskar household not through Savitha Shri but through her older brother, Mugesh, whom their father had originally set out to build a chess career around. Savitha’s own interest came from watching him play.By the time both children were training under…
Sarvesh Kushare (ANI Photo) Sarvesh Kushare added another international medal to his collection on Sunday, winning silver in the men’s high jump at the Asian Games in Japan.Kushare cleared 2.25m to finish second. Chinese Taipei’s Chao-hsuan Fu also cleared 2.25m but won gold, while South Korea’s Sanghyeok Woo took bronze with a best effort of…
India’s Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh after winning silver medals. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India added seven more medals to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Sunday, but the haul was not enough to keep the country inside the top 10 of the medal standings.India ended Day 8 with 37 medals — four gold, 16…
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Virat Kohli brought up his record 55th ODI century with an emphatic six, marching past 15,000 runs in this format. India captain Shubman Gill also looked imperious, as he reached his 10th ODI hundred by unfurling his signature cuts and drives. Between them, India cantered to an…
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 will be one of the main…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli added another major milestone to his remarkable ODI career on Sunday. The India star became only the second batter after Sachin Tendulkar to score 15,000 runs in One-day Internationals.Kohli reached the landmark during India’s chase in the first ODI against the West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram. He completed 15,000 runs with a…
Sarvesh Kushare, Parul Chaudhary and Tejaswin Shankar NEW DELHI: India enjoyed another productive day at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, adding seven medals on Sunday as athletics emerged as the biggest contributor with five podium finishes, while squash delivered two silver medals.The medal haul included silver medals for Ancy Sojan and Sarvesh Kushare, bronze…
NEW DELHI: Parul Chaudhary broke her personal best on the way to a bronze medal in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday, adding a second Asian Games medal to the event.The Indian clocked 9:08.67 to finish third on the podium, improving her personal best in a strong performance. Parul…
India’s Ancy Sojan Edappilly during the women’s long jump final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Ancy Sojan came agonisingly close to giving India its first athletics gold at the Asian Games 2026, but had to settle for silver after China’s Yingying Huang produced a decisive final jump in the women’s long jump in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on…
