Sahibzada Farhan, Shreyas Iyer India and Pakistan are set for their first-ever meeting in the Asian Games cricket competition, with the rivalry taking centre stage in the gold medal match on Saturday at Karogi Sports Park in Nisshin.The defending champions, India, are appearing at the Asian Games for only the second time in the cricket…
India captain Shubman Gill (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill has already started looking towards the 2027 ODI World Cup, and for India’s captain, the tournament represents more than another opportunity on the global stage. It is unfinished business.Gill, the world’s No. 1-ranked ODI batter, reflected on India’s heartbreaking end to the 2023 World Cup…
Rishabh Pant‘s Test legacy continues to grow, but his standing in India’s white-ball plans has become increasingly uncertain. More than two years have passed since he last featured in an ODI for India, leaving his 50-over future unclear.Pant has played considerably fewer ODIs than Tests and T20Is. In 31 ODI appearances, he has scored 871…
India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara signed off with a silver medal in the mixed team recurve event after China’s Jingyi Zhu and Mengqi Li prevailed 5-3 in a closely fought gold-medal match at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday.The Indian pair had to…
Manu Bhaker and Satwik-Chirag (Agency Image) With the Asian Games entering the final stretch, India’s declining gold medal numbers tell an uncomfortable story and offer a sharp reality check. Of the 28 golds India won in Hangzhou three years ago, 20 have already slipped away in Aichi-Nagoya, across shooting, athletics, archery, badminton, equestrian, squash and…
India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti celebrate after winning the gold medal (REUTERS) India’s women’s recurve archery team created history on Friday, defeating world champions South Korea 5-3 to claim its maiden Asian Games gold medal.Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod held their nerve in windy conditions to overcome the 10-time Olympic…
The challenges for Swayams started even before the tournament. Getting the team to that stage was a project in itself, with busy, overlapping schedules making it difficult for the players to train together in person. NEW DELHI: Across the open and women’s sections at the Chess Olympiad, only one player won an individual gold medal…
Veer Chotrani competes in the men’s singles quarterfinal Squash match against Pakistan’s Irfan Muhammad in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) India’s men’s squash team signed off with bronze medal after losing their semifinal match against Malaysia at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Thursday.The men’s team lost 1-2 to Malaysia,…
England batsman Zak Crawley and India captain Shubman Gill exchange words after Crawley called for the doctor after being hit on the finger during day three of the Third Test Match at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 12, 2025 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday introduced several changes to…
Nitesh Siwach (Image credit: X) India remained in eighth place in the Asian Games medal standings on Thursday after adding more medals across sailing, wrestling, squash and archery.India’s overall medal tally rose to 64 medals – 10 gold, 22 silver and 32 bronze.China continued to lead the standings by a huge margin with 288 medals…