NEW DELHI: India’s Harita Bhadra secured a hard-fought bronze medal in the women’s 200m at the Asian Games 2026 on Sunday, edging Japan’s Abigeirufuka Ido in a thrilling photo-finish.Harita clocked 23.20 seconds to finish third, just 0.01 seconds ahead of Ido, who was timed at 23.21s. Indonesia’s Shanti Pereira won the gold in 22.78s, while…
Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda (IANS/PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: India’s boxing campaign at the Asian Games 2026 received a major boost on Sunday as Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda stormed into the semifinals of their respective weight categories, assuring the country of two medals.Ankush became the first Indian boxer to secure a medal at the…
ENG VS SL LIVE SCORE: England have won the toss and elected to bat first. The hosts have made three changes to their playing XI from the previous game, with Jordan Cox replacing the injured Jos Buttler, while Liam Dawson and Sonny Baker have come in for Rehan Ahmed and Josh Tongue. Sri Lanka, meanwhile,…
NEW DELHI: India’s Abhay Singh claimed the silver medal in the men’s singles squash event at the Asian Games 2026, going down 0–3 to Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow in the gold-medal match on Sunday. The Indian stayed competitive in the opening game before the world No. 17 took control, winning 11–9, 11–5, 11–5 to secure…
PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda NEW DELHI: India’s badminton campaign at the Asian Games 2026 ended on Sunday with a disappointing return of just one medal, as PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda bowed out in the women’s singles quarterfinals after spirited efforts against formidable opponents.Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu went down 21-11, 18-21, 10-21 to Tokyo…
In 2018, Ahvar Rizvi missed India’s Asian Games selection by one point. He was competing in Double Trap then, an event in which he had established himself as one of India’s promising young shooters. At the World Championships in Changwon that year, Rizvi won the junior Double Trap title. The Asian Games place, though, went…
India’s Murali Sreeshankar (PTI Photo) Nagoya: Murali Sreeshankar and David Patturaj Solomon advanced to the men’s long jump final at the ongoing Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday, giving India a double representation in the medal event.Sreeshankar finished second in Group B with a best effort of 7.84m. Solomon, meanwhile, secured third place in Group…
D Gukesh and Koneru Humpy (FIDE Photos) NEW DELHI: The decision hour is upon us. The countdown has begun. The winners of both the open and women’s sections of the 46th Chess Olympiad will be decided later today. Do India have a chance to retain their gold medals? Certainly, perhaps more so for the open…
India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela (REUTERS) India’s impressive run in badminton at the Asian Games suffered a double setback on Sunday as Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand and Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto bowed out in the quarterfinals after spirited fights against higher-ranked opponents.Treesa and Gayatri, who arrived at the Games on the back of a historic…
NEW DELHI: If not a shooter, Shapath Bharadwaj could have been seen dealing with deadlines, just like his journalist father, S Raju. In a house where books and newspapers were always around, there were expectations that Raju‘s son would follow the same path.Shapath did well in studies too. He was a class topper from childhood…
