Asiad 2026: India added four more medals to thier tally on day 2, with shooting adding 3 medals (2 silver and 1 bronze), while MMA delivered with one bronze medal

India at Asian Games 2026

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Suchika Tariyal resumes MMA campaign after assuring India a medal, while shooters, hockey teams, kabaddi sides, paddlers and shuttlers will be in action on September 21

Asian Games 2026: Check out India full schedule on Day 2 here

Elavenil Valarivan won women's 10m air rifle silver with 252.4 after helping India take team silver on Day 1 of Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan

Elavenil Valarivan

The cricket action will commence with the women's event starting September 17, before the men's teams get into action on September 24

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India won two shooting silvers, reached the women's cricket final, swept Kazakhstan in badminton, opened hockey with big wins, while Suchika Tariyal assured an MMA medal

Asiad 2026 Day 1: As it happened

India's women's cricket team will look to defend their Asian Games gold medal as they take on Sri Lanka in the final from 10:30 am IST

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The troika of destructive young forward Deepika Sehrawat, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal and Navneet Kaur fired a hat-trick each as the Indian women's hockey team hammered Indonesia 17-1 to register its second consecutive Pool B win at the Asian Games here on Monday.
The 22-year-old Deepika (8th, 28th, 40th minutes), who scored eight goals in India's 19-0 drubbing of Uzbekistan in the lung-opener, converted three penalty corners, while  Rutuja Dadaso Pisal (15th, 20th, 38th) found the net thrice from field play.
Navneet's goals came in the 35th, 56th and 57th minutes.
In addition, Sunelita Toppo (11th, 30th), Lalremsiami (12th, 16th) and Sakshi Rana (25th, 57th), scored a brace each while skipper Salima Tete (35th) Ishika Chaudhary (36th) also found the net once.
Indonesia's solitary goal was scored by Innes Aditiya in the 32nd minute.
India will next place Thailand on Wednesday.
After the resounding 19-0 thrashing of Uzbekistan on Sunday, the Indians made a steady start.
India had the fir

Indian women's hockey team

The 22-year-old Deepika (8th, 28th, 40th minutes), who scored eight goals in India's 19-0 drubbing of Uzbekistan in the lung-opener, converted three penalty corners

Press Trust of India

The Indian men's kabaddi team began its title defence at the Asian Games with a resounding 49-24 win over hosts Japan in their opening Group fixture here on Monday.
India dominated from the outset, establishing a 31-9 lead by half-time as Ayan Lohchab and Devank Dalal combined effectively in the raiding department at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium.
The defending champions then added 18 more points in the second half.
India finished with 36 out points, eight all-out points and two super-tackle points.
India are placed in Group A alongside Japan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Bangladesh.
They will face South Korea in their next match on Tuesday.
The women's team, also defending champions, will begin its campaign against Bangladesh later on Monday.

Indian men's kabaddi team

The Indian men's kabaddi team began its title defence at the Asian Games with a resounding 49-24 win over hosts Japan in their opening Group fixture here on Monday.

India's Suchika Tariyal signed off with a bronze medal in the women's traditional 60kg mixed martial arts event after losing 0-2 to Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo in the extra round of their semifinal at the Asian Games here on Monday.
The bronze took India's medals tally to four at the continental showpiece with three silvers coming from the shooting range.
The 36-year-old had represented India in judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and in kurash at the 2023 Asian Games.
Tariyal had defeated Mongolia's Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 in the quarterfinal to enter the last four and assure herself of a medal.
Her bronze is India's first medal in mixed martial arts that made its debut at the ongoing Asian Games.

Suchika Tariyal

The 36-year-old had represented India in judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and in kurash at the 2023 Asian Games

With Himanshu and Rudrankksh's wins, India's medal tally in Asian Games 2026 shooting rises to five

Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Patil (L-R)

FIFA's member federations should each get an extra USD 10 million from its swelling cash reserves after a successful World Cup, the soccer body's vice presidents from Europe and North America said in a letter Friday to its president Gianni Infantino as they step up efforts to oust him for trying to sell stakes in the tournament to private investors.
The letter says FIFA should have cash reserves of USD 6 billion after the World Cup and can afford such a "one-off release" - which would total USD 2.1 billion to the 211 federations - UEFA's president Aleksander Ceferin and CONCACAF's leader Victor Montagliani tell Infantino in a letter seen by The Associated Press.
UEFA and CONCACAF want to remove Infantino - either before or at the FIFA presidential election next March - after leading a global backlash in July against his World Cup sell-off plan to investors led by Joshua Kushner.
The call for USD 10-million payments to the national federations - who will elect the next president - is

Gianni Infantino

The letter says FIFA should have cash reserves of USD 6 billion after the World Cup and can afford such a "one-off release" - which would total USD 2.1 billion to the 211 federations

Cristiano Ronaldo was included in Portugal's squad by new coach Jorge Jesus for its upcoming Nations League games on Friday.
The 41-year-old Ronaldo said that this summer's World Cup was his last, but the global star has yet to say when he plans to retire from international play. He will be 43 by the time the 2028 European Championship, the next major tournament, is held.
This was the first squad named by Jesus, who was hired to replace Spaniard Roberto Martinez after Portugal lost 1-0 to Spain in the round of 16 of the World Cup. Jesus' previous coaching job was with Ronaldo's club Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, where they won the league together last season.
The 72-year-old Jesus has also coached several Portuguese clubs, including Benfica and Sporting Lisbon.
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, is the leading scorer for men's international soccer with 146 goals. His greatest achievement with Portugal was helping it win the 2016 Euros.
Portugal will open the Nations League by ..

Cristiano Ronaldo

The 41-year-old Ronaldo said that this summer's World Cup was his last, but the global star has yet to say when he plans to retire from international play

Raphinha scored a hat trick as Barcelona earned yet another big win, routing Racing Santander 7-2 for its best-ever start to a season.
The Catalan club had never won seven games in a row. It has won six straight in the league and another in the Champions League.
Gabriel Jesus and Lamine Yamal also found the net for Barcelona, which has scored at least five goals in five of its seven matches across all competitions this season.
In the English League Cup, Manchester United was stunned 3-2 by Brighton after squandering a two-goal lead to crash out in round three.
In the Europa League, Benfica beat AC Milan 2-0 on the road in the first round of the league stage.
Barcelona and Raphinha stay red-hot in Spain
With his hat trick, Raphinha took his league-leading tally to nine goals in six matches. The Brazil forward has scored a goal in all but one game this season.
"Happy for the goals and for the victory, which is the most important thing," Raphinha said. "The players have the hunger 

Raphinha

The Catalan club had never won seven games in a row. It has won six straight in the league and another in the Champions League

Saudi club Al-Taawon has been fined and ordered to play behind closed doors after video appeared to show fans chanting about the late Portugal forward Diogo Jota.
The Saudi soccer federation said fans had "chanted phrases and slogans that violated" its ethics. Al-Taawon was fined 100,000 Saudi Riyals (around $26,700) and ordered to play its next two home games without fans.
The governing body said the decision could not be appealed.
Footage appeared online over the weekend showing Portugal international Ruben Neves reacting to what sounded like chants of Jota's name during Al-Hilal's 6-0 win against Al-Taawon.
Liverpool striker Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car accident in Spain in July 2025.
Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, a teammate of Jota's, called for lifetime bans for fans involved in the chants.
"The league must take action and punish this kind of fan behaviour," the Al-Nassr forward commented on a video of the incident on Instagram.
"This is no 

Ruben Neves reacting to what sounded like chants of Jota's name during Al-Hilal's 6-0 win against Al-Taawon

Footage appeared online over the weekend showing Portugal international Ruben Neves reacting to what sounded like chants of Jota's name during Al-Hilal's 6-0 win against Al-Taawon

The Archery Premier League (APL) expects to break even by its second or third season, while media rights could become meaningful from the third or fourth season onwards, says Anil Kamineni

Anil Kamineni, Director, Archery Premier League

The Indian Super League (ISL) appointed Karan Yadav as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as it operates under a new club-led model.
Yadav has most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer at JSW Sports, where he led a 300-plus crore P&L across sports franchises, talent management and brand consulting.
As CEO, Yadav will lead the League Office and the strategic, commercial and organisational direction of the ISL, working closely with the League's clubs and the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
His mandate will include shaping the League's overall strategy and commercial direction, strengthening relationships with clubs, broadcasters, sponsors and other stakeholders, while building a high-performing League Office that supports the long-term growth and sustainability of the competition.
The model also creates greater opportunity for alignment between the League Office and clubs across commercial strategy, partnerships, broadcast, fan engagement and the development of the ...

New ISL CEO Karan Yadav

As CEO, Yadav will lead the League Office and the strategic, commercial and organisational direction of the ISL, working closely with the League's clubs and the All India Football Federation (AIFF)

Vedaant Madhavan's Asian Games debut ended without a final berth as India missed out on the men's 4x200m freestyle relay medal race in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday

Vedaant Madhavan (left)

India's boxing campaign at the Asian Games got off to a fine start with Sumit Kundu clinching a unanimous decision win over Thailand's Bunjong Sinsiri in the 70kg opening round here on Monday.
Kundu, one of the two Indian boxers who failed to medal at the Commonwealth Games last month, put on a dominant show in the last round to defeat Sinsiri 5-0 and move to the pre-quarterfinals.
He will now take on Iraq's Ali Qasim Hamdan Al-Sarra.
India have fielded an 11-member team, including six men and five women.
In the previous edition of the Games, Indian boxers had returned with a haul of four medals, including a silver and three bronze.

Sumit Kundu

India's boxing campaign at the Asian Games got off to a fine start with Kundu, Sumit Kundu clinching a unanimous decision win over Thailand's Bunjong Sinsiri in the 70kg opening round here on Monday.

Mbappe had been associated with Nike since he was nine years old. His contract with the US sportswear giant expired on July 31, ending a relationship that lasted almost 20 years

Kylian Mbappe leads the Golden Boot race with 10 goals

Dartle operates a vertical business-to-business (B2B) software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed for youth sports and football academies

Kerala-based sports-tech startup Dartle

Collagen is generally consumed as peptides or powder, particularly by athletes returning from injury and those competing in sports that place greater loads on the body

Collagen is a structural protein found in connective tissues, including tendons, ligaments and cartilage

The Sports Ministry reported Rs 702.86 crore in training calendar spending and Rs 97.84 crore from TOPS as India prepares to send 501 athletes, including 310 debutants, to Japan

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandviya  along with Indian Olympic Association President P T Usha, Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao, and Chef de Mission Sahdev Yadav, unveiled the official jersey of the Indian contingent

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