Nagoya, Oct 3 (IANS) India made a strong start to its wrestling campaign at the Asian Games on Saturday, with Deepak Punia advancing to the men’s freestyle 97kg semifinals while Sagar Jaglan, Antim Panghal, Aman Sehrawat and Manisha Bhanwala booked their places in the quarterfinals in their respective events.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers expects the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup to inspire a new generation of cricketers from the country, and drew parallels to how the 2003 edition being hosted in the country shaped his own early journey as a 19-year-old aspiring to play international cricket.
Okazaki, Oct 3 (IANS) 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal of any sort in the individual recurve event after beating South Korea’s Yejin Oh in a shoot-off to claim the gold medal on Saturday.
Okazaki, Oct 3 (IANS) At 17, Kumkum Mohod is already rewriting the history of Indian archery, as the teenager became the first Indian woman to reach the individual recurve final at the Asian Games after a composed 6-2 victory over China’s Jingyi Zhu, the silver medallist at the 2025 World Championships, on Saturday.
Okazaki, Oct 3 (IANS) Seventeen-year-old Kumkum Mohod produced one of the biggest upsets of the Asian Games 2026 archery competition, stunning South Korea’s reigning world champion and Tokyo Olympic team gold medallist Kang Chaeyoung 6-4 to storm into the women’s recurve individual semifinals on Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey described India's women's hockey gold at the Asian Games as a 'perfect game' and praised the team's defensive resilience in their 1-0 victory over China, which ended a 44-year wait for the continental title and secured qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Nagoya (Japan), Oct 3 (IANS) Japan edged China 3-2 in the men's volleyball semifinals at the 2026 Asian Games on Friday to set up a showdown with Iran, who defeated Pakistan 3-0 in the other semifinal.
Madrid, Oct 2 (IANS) Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has been forced to make another change to his squad for the two remaining UEFA Nations League games during the ongoing international break, with Real Madrid striker Carlos Espi called up to replace Ferran Torres.
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team has closely studied India ahead of Saturday's historic international friendly, with the experienced Italian coach singling out Ryan Williams as a potential threat for the five-time champions at the Salt Lake Stadium.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur congratulated the Indian women's hockey team on its gold medal in Asian Games 2026 and qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, describing the triumph as a ‘proud moment for Indian sports’.
