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Asian Games 2026: Charani, Shafali shine as India outclass Japan to enter semis

September 18, 2026 admin

Shafali (40 not out, 15 balls) played the lead role in that pygmy-sized chase. Photo: X/@BCCIWomen Opener Shafali Verma’s all-round brilliance and left-arm spinner Shree Charani’s devastating spell powered defending gold-medallists India into the Asian Games women’s cricket semifinals with a dominant eight-wicket win over an inexperienced Japan, in Nisshin on Friday (September 18, 2026)….

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Asian Games 2026 | Bangladesh advance without playing; Pakistan scrape past Thailand to reach semifinals

September 17, 2026 admin

Pakistan won by three wickets after being a set a target of 92 by Thailand in a truncated match due to wet conditions. File | Photo Credit: Pakistan Cricket Board Bangladesh entered the semifinals without even stepping on to the field, while Pakistan had to toil hard against unfancied Thailand in a low-scoring thriller before…

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Chaos, complaints, crisis: is this Japan in an alternate universe?

September 17, 2026 admin

The organisers have come under the scanner for accommodation issues. | Photo Credit: AFP For years, Japan was the epitome of perfection, the country that planned things down to the last possible detail. The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, starting on Saturday, threatens to dent that reputation. It began with concerns, whispered initially before growing loud enough…

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BOXING | Asiad medallists to book berths in LA28 qualifier Worlds

September 16, 2026 admin

The Asian Games 2026 medallists will directly book their berths in next year’s World boxing championships, which will be the first qualifying event for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) said on Wednesday. “We have tried to make the selection policy comprehensive and fair so that no good boxer is…

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Back to blue for India’s hockey players at the Asian Games

September 8, 2026 admin

The Indian hockey teams’ experiment with a change in jersey colour has been partially rolled back and the players will now don the traditional blue at the upcoming Asian Games. The saffron kit, which led to allegations of politicisation and internal tussle within Hockey India, will be the second option. “The Indian Olympic Association (IOA)…

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Asian Games | For cricket to grow, it has to be played everywhere: Sunil Gavaskar

September 7, 2026 admin

X-factor: Gavaskar wants India to be patient with Sooryavanshi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO In an unrelenting cricket calendar where monotony can set in over run-of-the-mill bilateral assignments, a multi-disciplinary event like the Asian Games holds the promise of a novel offering. The competition provides a unique opportunity for India’s high-profile cricketers to mingle with athletes from other…

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Gurindervir Singh eyes Asian Games comeback after India 100m record

September 4, 2026 admin

Two years ago, Gurindervir Singh stamped his return to the top rung of sprinters in India by winning the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in the fading light at Panchkula. It was only 10.32 seconds, but it brought him the spotlight and support needed to kick his almost stagnant career back into gear. In time, it…

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Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh shrug off 100m setback, set sights on Asian Games

August 23, 2026 admin

Gurindervir Singh competes in the men’s 100m round 1 heat 4 athletics at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow. File | Photo Credit: PTI The country’s top two sprinters, Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh, did not produce impressive finishes in the men’s 100m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet at the Kalinga Stadium, but both…

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Asian Games gold next, long career bigger goal after Arjuna recognition: Shankar

August 19, 2026 admin

Tejaswin Shankar has already broken new ground twice at the Commonwealth Games, but the Indian decathlete now has his sights set on a bigger prize — an Asian Games gold and, eventually, an Olympic medal. The 27-year-old became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s high jump when he cleared…

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Everyone wants to win gold at the Asian extravaganza: Sarvesh Kushare

July 15, 2026 admin

On June 27 evening, immediately after Sarvesh Kushare ended his four-year quest to better Tejaswin Shankar’s eight-year-old high jump National record of 2.28m at the National inter-state athletics meet at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar by clearing 2.31m, Tejaswin took to his ‘X’ handle to write: “Another mental barrier broken!! 2.30+ was probably the last of…

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