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Hockey at Asiad 2026: Abhishek's late goal powers IND past PAK in s/f

Defending champions India survived a scare before Abhishek struck with just 45 seconds remaining to snatch a dramatic 4-3 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan and seal a place in the Asian Games hockey final here on Thursday. Harmanpreet converted two perfectly executed penalty corners in the 5th and 13th minutes, while Sukhjeet Singh scored a field goal in the 23rd minute. Abhishek scored the winning goal for India from a field play in the final minute of the game. Pakistan's goals were scored by Abu Mahmood (30th minute), Hannan Shahid (45th) and Waheed Rana (49th). The defending champions looked set for a comfortable semifinal win after captain Harmanpreet's brace and Sukhjeet Singh's field strike put them firmly in control. But a stunning second-half collapse allowed Pakistan to claw their way back as they scored three goals and push India to the brink of an embarrassing defeat before Abhishek's late strike rescued the contest. India, who had dominated the opening half, inexplica

India crush Sri Lanka by 124 runs, set up Asiad cricket final vs Pakistan

Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 80 powered India to 169/7 before Bumrah, Axar and Abhishek bowled Sri Lanka out for 45 in the semifinal

Asiad 2026: Ganesh Mani Ratnam wins bronze in men's compound archery

Indian compound archer Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru produced a commanding performance to win the men's individual bronze medal at the Asian Games here on Thursday. Ganesh, who was a part of the gold-winning men's team on Wednesday, defeated Vietnam's Cong Duc Dang 149-144 in the bronze medal playoff after bowing out of individual gold contention with a semifinal loss. It was perfect shooting from the 20-year-old Indian in the playoff as he was on mark in 14 out of his 15 shots. Ganesh had lost 144-148 to Kim Jongho of South Korea in the semifinal after he could not replicate his stupendous quarterfinal form. He trailed throughout in the last-four stage and eventually went down 29-30 29-30 29-28 29-30 28-30. Ganesh had defeated Chinese Taipei's Chieh-Lun Chen 148-138 in the quarterfinals earlier in the day at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square here. In that match-up, Ganesh won all the five series with scores of 29-28 29-28 30-29 30-26 30-27. He shot only two 9s, in the

Asiad 2026: Nitesh Siwach targets Greco-Roman gold, Mansi eyes bronze

Nitesh Siwach is now just one win away from giving India its first-ever Asian Games gold in Greco-Roman wrestling as he powered into the men's 97kg final with a dominant technical-superiority win, while Mansi Ahlawat will fight for a bronze in the women's 62kg here on Thursday. Sumit (60kg) and Aman Baroniya (77kg) were eliminated from the medal race, with both Greco Roman wrestlers falling in the quarterfinals. Nitesh, who has already secured India's best-ever Greco-Roman finish at the Asian Games, demolished Mongolia's Gankhuyang Ganbaatar by technical superiority (9-0) in the first three-minute period itself. The Asian championship silver medallist produced two four-point throws from the ground position to end the bout in emphatic fashion. No Indian has ever won a Greco-Roman gold at the Asian Games, and Nitesh now has the opportunity to achieve that feat. He will take on home favourite Yuri Nakazato. India have won only four bronze medals in Greco Roman style in Asian Games ..

Asiad 2026: India's Manu Francis, Kurisinkal Noble bag men's skiff silver

The Indian pair of Manu Francis and Kurisinkal Noble bagged the silver medal in the men's skiff opening race 9 of the Asian Games sailing competition here on Thursday. Francis and Noble combined for a total of 23 points after nine races and finished behind China, who totalled 16 points in the competition where the lowest total score wins the regatta. The Chinese team comprised Wen Zaiding and Liu Tian. Points in men's skiff sailing are decided by the finish position in each race and a first place brings in one point to the total. Skiffs are small light boats. The bronze in Thursday's competition went to Hong Kong, China's Akira Luke Sakai and Russel Aylsworth who ended with a score of 24.

Asiad 2026: India's women's squash team finishes with bronze medal

Tanvi Khanna scripted a stirring fightback but Anahat Singh's opening-match loss proved crucial as the Indian women's squash team signed off with a bronze medal after losing to Hong Kong 1-2 in the semifinals of the Asian Games here on Thursday. A lot rode on 18-year-old Anahat as India, already assured of a medal, hoped to better their Hangzhou 2022 show. However, the world No. 17 Indian squandered four match points to go down 2-3 (11-9 11-8 6-11 11-13 10-12) against world No. 25 Sin Yuk Chan in a thrilling opening match. World No. 73 Tanvi then scripted a fine comeback with a 1-3 (4-11 13-11 11-9 13-11) win over world No. 40 Ka Yi Lee to keep India's hopes alive in the three-match contest. However, veteran Joshana Chinappa, a former world top-10 player, suffered a straight-game loss to world No. 39 Ho Tze Lok. Up against Sin Yuk Chan, Anahat made a superb start, taking the first two games, and was leading 10-6 in the fourth game before squandering four match points to allow Sin t

Pakistan thrash India 3-0 in men's volleyball quarterfinal at Asiad 2026

Pakistan outplayed India 25-19, 25-23, 25-18 in the men's volleyball quarterfinal, dominating attack, block and digs to reach the semifinals

Asiad 2026 Oct 1 India full schedule, IND vs PAK match time, live streaming

India face Pakistan in volleyball and hockey knockouts, Sri Lanka in the cricket semifinal, while compound archers seek more gold after Wednesday's team sweep at Aichi-Nagoya

Asiad 2026: Gold rush for India! Archers win 3 golds, shooters 1 on Day 11

India win four golds on Day 11 of Asian Games 2026, sweeping compound archery team titles, securing an Olympic quota and setting an Asian record in mixed trap

Asian Games: Neeru-Kynan team snares trap mixed team shooting gold

The Indian pair of Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai clinched the gold medal in the trap mixed team event of the Asian Games here on Wednesday, also smashing the continental record in the process. The Indian team shot a score of 34 in the final after qualifying in the fourth position. Qatar's Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Ray Bassil took the silver with a score of 32. The previous Asian record of 30, which was in Qatar's name, was set only this year in January. China's Qi Ying and Sun Yunong ended with bronze after firing a score of 23. The medal marks a remarkable end to the Asian Games campaign of the 26-year-old Neeru, who became India's first woman shooter to claim an individual trap medal at the showpiece with her gold with an Asian record on Tuesday.

Asiad 2026: India win mixed compound gold, book Los Angeles Olympics berth

Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav beat South Korea 20-19 in a shoot-off after a 157-157 tie to retain the compound mixed team title and secure a berth at the Los Angeles Olympics

Asiad 2026: India women equal world record to win compound archery gold

India beat China 238-234 to retain women's compound archery team gold at Asian Games 2026, equalling the world record as Jyothi and Prithika shoot perfect 80s

Asiad 2026: India win women's 4x400m gold, extend athletics gold run

The result meant India continued a run of winning at least one athletics gold at every Asian Games since 1998; Hiroshima 1994 remains the last edition in which India did not win an athletics gold

Asian Games 2026 HIGHLIGHTS Day 10: Esha, Gulveer shine as India's medal tally rises to 53

India's Gulveer Singh became the first Indian athlete after 40 years to win three medals in track and field events in a single Asian Games edition

Asiad 2026 Sept 30: India full schedule, medal events time, live streaming

India will have several medal opportunities on Day 11, with archery, wrestling, cycling, judo and boxing among the key events

Asiad 2026: India's wrestling contingent, full schedule, streaming in India

2024 Paris Olympics medallist Aman Sehrawat will once again be India's leading medal prospect at Asian Games 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya

Asiad 2026: Parveen Hooda, Ankush Panghal reach boxing gold bouts

Indian boxers Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal stormed into the gold medal bouts of their respective weight categories with semifinal wins at the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Parveen defeated China's Li Shu 5-0 in the 65kg semifinal, before Ankush came from behind to out-punch reigning 75kg world champion Uzbekistan's Fazliddin Erkinboev 4-1 to book his place in the 80kg summit clash. With the win, Parveen, whose bronze medal from the previous edition was taken away after the International Testing Agency (ITA) suspended her for 22 months for a whereabouts failure, has now surpassed her performance at Hangzhou. She has also become only the third Indian female boxer to reach the final after legendary MC Mary Kom, who won the title in 2014, and Lovlina Borgohain, who clinched silver in the previous edition. Indian boxers have already bettered their four-medal haul from the previous edition, with six pugilists securing medal-round entries here. Last edition's bronze medallist Narender

Asiad 2026: India secure women's trap team silver, men finish sixth

Indian women shooters bagged a silver in the trap team event, while the men endured a disappointing sixth-place finish at the Asian Games here on Tuesday. The trio of Neeru Dhanda (118), Aashima Ahlawat (106) and Manisha Keer (104) finished with a combined total of 328 to finish second behind gold medallists China (346) in the women's event. The Chinese team comprised Liu Shanshan, Sun Yunong and Zhu Jingyu. Kuwait's trio of Alhawal Shahad, Abdulmalik Hajar and Alhawal Sarah bagged the bronze medal with a combined total of 325. Neeru also qualified for the eight-shooter final after finishing joint-top alongside Qatar's Ray Bassil with a score of 118, which was a Games qualification record. Ahlawat and Keer finished 16th and 23rd respectively in the individual event. The Indian men's trap team finished a disappointing sixth among 10 teams. However, Shapath Bharadwaj qualified for the final after finishing eighth. The 24-year-old from Meerut prevailed in a shoot-off for the last

Asiad 2026: Dhakshineswar, Sumit advance to tennis singles pre-quarters

Indian tennis players Dhakshineswar Suresh and Sumit Nagal made winning starts in their men's singles campaigns at the Asian Games, albeit in contrasting styles, securing places in the pre-quarterfinals here Tuesday. India's rising star Dhakshineswar got the better of Indonesia's Gunawan Trismuwantara 7-5 7-6(2) in his second round, while Nagal got past South Korea's Seongchan Hong 6-4 6-0 in his rain-interrupted match. Dhakshineswar, who received a bye in the opening round, held his nerve in a closely fought contest to seal the match in one hour and 25 minutes. It turned out to be a closer than expected contest as there is a huge gulf between the ranking of the two players. While the Indian is ranked 364, Trismuwantara is placed outside 2000. Dhakshineswar will also feature in the men's doubles later in the day, partnering Yuki Bhambri. Meanwhile, Nagal, who lost both his Davis Cup matches in Seoul, finally managed to beat a Korean. His match lasted three hours and four minutes,

Asian Games 2026: List of India's medal winners; updated medal tally

Check the full list of India's medal winners at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya across events here