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Indian swimmer Rishabh Das finished sixth in the men’s 100m backstroke final at the Asian Games after clocking 54.77 seconds. China’s Jiayu Xu won gold, while Das will next compete in the 50m backstroke and 4x100m medley relay

Japan Cricket Association COO Alan Curr said his small team has been working late nights and early mornings to prepare Sano International Cricket Ground for Tuesday’s historic one-off T20I against India, with temporary stands raising capacity from 500 to 2,000

India began their Asian Games men’s hockey title defence with a 13-1 win over Indonesia in Pool A. Dilpreet Singh scored four goals, while Shilanand Lakra and Sukhjeet Singh struck twice each. India next face Sri Lanka on September 22.

Rifle shooter Sonam Maskar dedicated her Asian Games silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team event to her parents, crediting their support for her rise in the sport. India finished second with 1,897 points in Nagoya

India swept Kazakhstan 3-0 in the women’s badminton team Round of 16 at the Asian Games, with PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and Tanvi Sharma winning their singles matches. India will face Japan in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Shafali Verma smashed an unbeaten 100 as India defeated Bangladesh by 114 runs in the Asian Games semifinal. Nandni Sharma and Deepti Sharma took three wickets each, while Sree Charani claimed two as India booked a gold-medal clash with Sri Lanka.

Elavenil Valarivan won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle individual event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after a tense final. Japan’s Hinata Taichi secured gold with an Asian Games record 253.0, while Elavenil finished on 252.4.

Smriti Mandhana became the leading run-scorer in T20I cricket across men’s and women’s cricket after scoring 37 off 19 balls against Bangladesh in the Asian Games semifinal. She surpassed New Zealand’s Suzie Bates and took her tally to 4,788 runs.

India won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event at the Asian Games 2026, with Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod scoring 1,898 points. China won gold with a world-record 1,904.2, while Japan took bronze.

Suchika Tariyal made history at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by becoming India’s first MMA medallist, defeating Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 in the women’s traditional -60kg quarterfinals. The 36-year-old now targets a place in the gold-medal bout.

Shafali Verma smashed an unbeaten 100 off 49 balls as India posted 195/4 against Bangladesh in the Asian Games semifinal. Her nine sixes set a new calendar-year record in women’s T20Is, while Smriti Mandhana also reached a milestone.

India began their Asian Games 2026 women’s hockey campaign with a commanding 19-0 win over Uzbekistan, with Deepika scoring eight goals. Savita Punia earned her 320th cap as India made a strong start to their title campaign.

The India-Japan cricket match in Sano City on September 22 will open celebrations marking 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Ambassador Nagma Mohamed Mallick said the friendly fixture will also draw diaspora members and supporters from abroad.

India’s Quimcy Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg finished fourth in the Asian Games Teqball mixed doubles after losing to Vietnam in the bronze-medal match. An injury to Quimcy further hampered India’s challenge in the second set.

India opted to bat first against Bangladesh in the Asian Games women’s cricket semifinal at Korogi Sports Park on Sunday. The defending champions retained their XI, while Bangladesh advanced without playing their quarterfinal after their match against China was washed out.

India opened its Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games campaign with a silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event. Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod scored 1898.0 points, finishing behind China’s world-record 1904.2, with Japan taking bronze

Aston Villa secured their first Premier League win of the season with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Tottenham. Johan Manzambi, Nicolas Jackson and Emi Buendia scored as Villa survived a late Spurs comeback to take all three points in London

India will wear the official BCCI jersey when Shreyas Iyer-led India face Japan in a historic one-off T20I on Tuesday. The match will mark 75 years of India-Japan diplomatic ties and launch the broader ‘Sport 75’ bilateral initiative

Mohammed Hasham, riding Kany Kang and representing The Ashva Collective, won the 115–120 cm show jumping Open category title at the Telangana Championship at Nasr Polo and Equestrian Academy. Snethil finished second, while Mohammed Amaan Ali took third place

HPS Ramanthapur defeated St Peter’s HS 1-0, while Gowtham Model School edged Focus HS 3-2 via a tie-breaker in the Under-17 semifinals of the School Games Federation football tournament at Gymkhana Ground on Saturday

Sri Saanvi of SGUTTA won the girls’ Under-17 and Under-19 titles at the Telangana State-ranking table tennis tournament. Mohammed Ali won the men’s title, while Shobhik Jain, M Vihaan, G Pramaan, B Harshith and Jatin Dev won boys’ age-group crowns

Axar Patel was named the 'Impact Player of the Series' after India's 3-0 T20I series win over Afghanistan. The all-rounder took four wickets in three matches, including 2-9 in the final game, and urged the team to carry its momentum into the Asian Games

IPL breakout star Praful Hinge is preparing for his India 'A' debut against Australia 'A' in Puducherry by sticking to a simple mantra: focus on the present, bowl one ball at a time and adapt quickly to red-ball conditions

Bollywood actress Vaani Kapoor will headline the opening ceremony of UPL 2026 in Dehradun on September 21. The ceremony will feature performances by Uttarakhand artistes, following two women’s matches, with the men’s competition beginning on September 22