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Asiad 2026: Tough road for Lakshya, Sindhu; Satwik-Chirag eye another gold

India managed to secure back-to-back medals at the Asian Games after the men's team signed off with a bronze following a silver in the last edition at Hangzhou, China

Asiad 2026: Dilpreet hits hat-trick as India extend win streak with 8-1 win

It was India's third consecutive win, keeping them at the top of pool A. India had earlier thrashed Indonesia 13-1 and Sri Lanka 16-1 in their opening two pool matches

Asiad 2026: Anantjeet-Parinaaz deliver historic skeet mixed-team bronze

The bronze completed a remarkable three-medal burst for Indian skeet in just two days

Asiad 2026: Knee injury ends boxer Sumit's campaign in round of 16

The 23-year-old from Haryana was leading after the first two rounds but seemed to suffer a knee injury after coping a punch and falling awkwardly in the third round

Asiad 2026: India's Bhavani and Shreya bow out in fencing in round of 16

Bhavani, India's first fencer to compete at the Olympics, advanced to the round of 16 after defeating Mongolia's Oulen Tugsjargan 15-8 in the round of 32

Pune awarded hosting rights for UCI Road World Championships 2032

The historic bid was a joint effort by the Government of Maharashtra and the Cycling Federation of India

Parikshit Somani receives four-year suspension over doping violation

The 26-year-old Somani, who reached a career-high doubles ranking of 256 in July 2023, tested positive for the prohibited substance trimetazidine in Kazakhstan on July 31, 2025

Asiad 2026: Satnam-Salman secure India's maiden double sculls bronze

India's last Asian Games medal in the men's single sculls came at the 2014 Incheon Games, when Sawarn Singh won a bronze

Asiad 2026: Indian athletics mixed 4x400m relay team through to final

The Indian team, comprising TS Manu, MR Povamma, Jay Kumar, and Kiran, clocked 3:16.23 to finish behind China

Asiad 2026: Sreeja-Syndrela, Yashaswini-Diya, Shah advance in table tennis

Sreeja and Syndrela cruised past Mongolia's Burenjargal Sanjaa and Bolor-Erdene Batmunkh 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 12-10) in their second-round match

Asiad 2026: India's shooting struggles deepen with no gold after five days

Kamaljeet, Aakash Bhardwaj and Kedarling Uchaganve all missed the eight-shooter final, leaving India empty-handed in an event in which the nation was expected to challenge for a medal

Asiad 2026: Roshibina says selection controversy was not because of her

Divyanshi, who had beaten Roshibina in the Asian Games trials in Srinagar in June, was dropped from the squad after an ACL injury

Manchester United posts record £677.6m revenue, but £43m loss persists

Wages fell to a six-year low and operating profit returned, but £69.6 million in net financing costs weighed on the club as debt rose to £689 million and cash remained tight

"No hardship can hold you back": Aakash Bhardwaj eyes Asiad glory

Aakash was introduced to shooting in late 2021 after coming across an advertisement for a shooting academy, and five years later, he will represent his nation at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan

Asiad 2026: India kabaddi teams' full schedule, squads, match timings

India's men's kabaddi team have sealed a semi-final berth after three wins, while the unbeaten women's side face Japan on September 24 as both teams continue their Asian Games 2026 gold-medal defence

Asian Games 2026 Highlights Day 4: Roshibina reaches final in wushu; India win bronze in badminton

India's start weightlifter Mirabai Chanu ended her wait of maiden Asian Games medal with a silver medal in Aichi-Nagoya

Asiad 2026: Jay Meena makes history with India's first soft tennis bronze

Meena, who hails from Madhya Pradesh's Dewas and is a 2022 National Games gold-medallist, struggled to find his rhythm early on as Kurosaka established an advantage, winning the first two games

Asiad 2026: India clinch twin skeet bronzes in men's and women's events

In the men's competition, Anantjeet Singh Naruka (119), veteran Mairaj Ahmad Khan (116) and Bhavtegh Singh Gill (111) snared the men's team bronze with a total score of 346

Asiad 2026: Toor targets historic hat-trick as India eye athletics glory

India is one of the athletics powerhouses in Asian Games and the country is expected to preserve that reputation this time also, though without superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra

Asiad 2026: India miss EFootball quarterfinals in Esports competition

Uzbekistan progressed to the quarterfinals after topping the group with four points from two outings. The top team from each group advances to the last eight round