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Gold medalist South Korea’s An Se-young (AP Photo) An Se-young added another glittering chapter to her extraordinary career on Tuesday, defeating Japan’s three-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-9 to win Asian Games gold and underline her status as the world’s No. 1-ranked female badminton player.The South Korean star has now collected virtually every major…

India’s Kiran, Prachi, Poovama Machettira, and Vithya Ramraj pose for photographs after winning gold medal in the women’s 4 x 400 relay final in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) Indian athletes continued their medal-winning run in track and field at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, with the team of…

Kerala Blasters FC Vibin Mohanan, third left, celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal during Indian Super League (ISL) match between Kerala Blasters FC and Jamshedpur FC, In Kochi, Kerala. (PTI File Photo) KOCHI: A consortium led by UAE-based Al Fursan Group has taken complete ownership of Kerala Blasters FC, one of the most…

NEW DELHI: India are set to lock horns with New Zealand in a crucial away two-Test series starting November 15 and the think-tank has already commenced planning for the assignment. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the team management, including all members of the selection committee, was in a huddle before the 2nd ODI against the West…

India’s women’s hockey team at Asian Games It is Day 11 of the 2026 Asian Games, with Indian athletes set to compete across several disciplines in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday, September 30.After winning eight medals on Tuesday, India will continue its campaign with medal chances in archery, boxing, cycling, judo, shooting and wrestling, among other…

Pooja competes in the women’s high jump final event in the ongoing 20th Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya. (PTI Photo) India’s Pooja Singh won the bronze medal in the women’s high jump at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday, clearing 1.84m in the final. The 19-year-old’s best effort was below her personal best, but it…

Parveen Hooda prepares ahead of the Women’s 65kg quarter-final boxing match against England’s Sacha Hickey at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: As Parveen Hooda unleashes fury inside the ring, she is fighting battles far beyond it. The Rohtak boxer is punching at more than an opponent now. Every…

Gold medalist team India pose on the podium following the women’s 4×400-meter relay final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Neeru Dhanda delivered India’s first-ever Asian Games gold in the women’s trap event despite heavy rain and chilly conditions, before the women’s 4x400m relay team added another gold in the evening to make Tuesday a fruitful Day…

Neeru Dhanda and women’s 4x400m gold medallists. NEW DELHI: India’s Asian Games campaign received a significant boost on Tuesday as two gold medals on Day 10 helped the country climb back into the top 10 of the medal table. India won eight medals overall, taking its tally to 53 — six gold, 21 silver and…

Gulveer Singh keeps running into medals. Well, he really does. The Indian athlete added a third medal to his tally at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, winning bronze in the men’s 5000m on Tuesday.The Indian long-distance runner had earlier won silver medals in the men’s 1500m and 10,000m events.With his latest bronze in 5,000m,…