Nisshin, Oct 3 (IANS) BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia hailed India’s men’s cricket team after their thrilling 19-run win over Pakistan in the Asian Games final, saying the victory highlighted the country’s strength in white-ball cricket.
New Chandigarh, Oct 3 (IANS) A tough phase during the Covid-19 pandemic almost saw batting all-rounder Naman Dhir shift base to Canada, but a crucial push from his father to give cricket another shot for a year has brought him to play for India at his home ground with his parents watching from the stands.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu extended her wishes to archer Neeraj Chauhan on winning the bronze medal in the individual recurve event after beating compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara in Okazaki on Saturday.
Nagoya, Oct 3 (IANS) Akari Fujinami’s extraordinary unbeaten run came to an abrupt end at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday when North Korea’s world silver medallist Il Sim Son pinned the Japanese Olympic champion in the women’s 57kg semifinal.
Nisshin, Oct 3 (IANS) Abhishek Sharma’s breathtaking 61 off 28, Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 51 off 22 and an all-round effort from Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube helped India clinch back-to-back Asian Games gold medals in men’s cricket as they beat Pakistan by 19 runs in a thrilling final at Korogi Sports Park on Saturday.
New Chandigarh, Oct 3 (IANS) Anshul Kamboj has been handed an ODI debut while Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mohammed Siraj return to India’s playing eleven as captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat first against the West Indies at the New PCA Stadium on Saturday.
Nisshin, Oct 3 (IANS) Lone warrior Hasan Nawaz kept Pakistan alive with his unbeaten 96 off 51 deliveries but it wasn't enough as India clinched a dominant 19 runs victory to defend their gold medal in the Asian Games men’s cricket final match at Korogi Sports Park on Saturday.
Toyohashi, Oct 3 (IANS) India’s wait for another Asian Games taekwondo medal will stretch on after the country’s three-woman contingent returned empty-handed from Aichi-Nagoya 2026, with the competition concluding at the Toyohashi Gymnasium in Japan on Saturday.
Nagoya, Oct 3 (IANS) India’s women’s recurve archery team produced a historic upset at the Asian Games 2026, defeating South Korea 5-3 in the final to end the Korean powerhouse’s 44-year dominance in the event.
Okazaki, Oct 3 (IANS) Seventeen-year-old Kumkum Mohod says she is yet to fully process becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual recurve gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. With the recurve gold, the young archer completed a hat-trick of medals at the continental showpiece, including a gold in the women’s recurve team event and a silver in the mixed team event.
