Nagoya (Japan), Sep 16 (IANS) China beat the Philippines 3-0 on Wednesday for their first victory in Group B of the women's volleyball tournament at the 2026 Asian Games.
Charlotte, Sep 16 (IANS) The WTA Finals will have a new home from 2027, with Charlotte, North Carolina, set to host the season-ending championship for three years as the women’s tennis tour looks to build a long-term platform for its premier event.
Nagoya (Japan), Sep 16 (IANS) China, Japan, South Korea and Iran advanced to the men's basketball semifinals at the 2026 Asian Games after winning their respective quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Naya Raipur, Sep 16 (IANS) Khalin Joshi posted a bogey-free four-under 30 to extend his lead to two shots after the second round of the inaugural INR 1 crore Nava Raipur Open, being played at the Fairway Golf & Lake Resort in Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
Manchester, Sep 16 (IANS) Lancashire Women will undergo a significant squad transition at the end of the 2026 season, with seven first-team players set to leave the club, including England great Kate Cross and all-rounder Fi Morris, who will both retire when their current contracts expire.
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) BCCI president Mithun Manhas and members of the Indian men’s cricket team, led by captain Shreyas Iyer, met Japan’s Ambassador to India, ONO Keiichi, on Wednesday ahead of the historic T20I between India and Japan in Sano later this month.
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Former India captain Viren Rasquinha on Wednesday said the men's hockey team did not look like it was giving everything at the World Cup, and warned that the side will carry the pressure and weight of expectation into the 2026 Asian Games beginning next week in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) There is a particular kind of calm about Rashid Khan these days. The leg-spinner who once seemed to exist purely as a wicket-taking force of nature is now at his warm and affable self on the eve of the third T20I against India, a game which Afghanistan have to win to avoid a 3-0 series defeat.
Manchester, Sep 16 (IANS) Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca urged the focus to remain on his side’s battling performance in their 1-0 win over Manchester United, saying the debate around Erling Haaland’s goal had taken attention away from what he described as an 'unbelievable' display.
Saitual (Mizoram), Sep 16 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Raksha Khadse, chaired the district-level review meetings for Saitual and Kolasib during her official visit to Mizoram on September 15 to16, 2026, reviewing sports programmes besides other issues related to the two places.
