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Sawan Barwal ended India’s 44-year wait for an Asian Games marathon medal by winning silver in Nagoya. He clocked 2:11:37 to set a national record, finishing behind Japan’s Ichitaka Yamashita and becoming the first Indian man to win the medal abroad.

India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara broke the Asian Games record with a score of 698 to top the recurve individual qualification in Okazaki. India finished second in the men’s team qualification, while Chikitha Taniparthi topped the women’s individual compound qualification.

India will face Afghanistan in the Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket quarter-final on September 28 after Nepal topped Pool A following its rain-washed match against Japan. Afghanistan advanced alongside Nepal, while Japan’s campaign ended without completing its chase.

Gukesh produced a remarkable comeback to help India beat Germany 2.5-1.5 in the ninth round of the Chess Olympiad. India moved to second place with 15 points, while the women defeated Uzbekistan 3-1 to remain in contention.

Hardik Pandya has suffered a fresh injury to his right shin and is set to miss the New Zealand white-ball series. The all-rounder has been advised complete rest for two weeks before his rehabilitation can begin.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian shooters Suruchi Inder Singh and Kamaljeet after they won gold in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, setting a new Asian record with 484.6 points.

India won silver in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games 2026. Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod Kochalumkal also qualified for the individual final, finishing third and sixth respectively.

India held World Cup side Panama to a 1-1 draw in Bengaluru, with Ryan Williams opening the scoring before Omar Valencia equalised. The Blue Tigers impressed against higher-ranked India football team, India Panama match, Ryan Williams India goal, India football, Blue opposition and now turn their attention to upcoming matches against Brazil and Uruguay

Rishab Agarwal and Harsha Oruganti clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the AITA Rs 2 lakh tennis tournament at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy in Hyderabad on Friday

India A women chased down 363 to beat Australia A by four wickets in Mohali, with Minnu Mani smashing an unbeaten 88 and Niki Prasad contributing 76 and four wickets as India secured a 2-1 50-over series victory

Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet ended India's long wait for an Asian Games shooting gold, while Gulveer Singh won silver in the 10,000m. Baranica Elangovan also made history with pole vault bronze, but Satwik-Chirag suffered a shock exit

India bowling coach Morne Morkel has stressed the need to carefully manage Nitish Kumar Reddy as the young seam-bowling all-rounder works his way back from injury. Morkel believes clear roles and consistent opportunities can help him develop into a dependable all-rounder

West Indies head coach Darren Sammy is hopeful of ending his team's 24-year wait for an ODI series win in India. The Caribbean side, currently ranked 10th, will face India in a three-match series beginning in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday

Baranica Elangovan created history by becoming the first Indian to win an Asian Games medal in pole vault. She cleared 4.15m to claim bronze in Nagoya, sharing the medal with Kazakhstan’s Polina Ivanova after an identical countback

Commonwealth Games champion Preeti lost 0-5 to North Korea’s two-time world champion Pang Chol-mi in the women’s 54kg round of 16 at the Asian Games. India’s Sachin advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over Jordan’s Mohammad Abu Jajeh

: India’s Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur failed to qualify for the men’s 100m final at the Asian Games. Pooja finished sixth in the women’s heptathlon with 5,368 points, while Anamika Kozhinjaparambil ended eighth with 5,234 points

Gulveer Singh won silver in the men's 10,000m at the Asian Games in Nagoya, becoming the first Indian to win two medals in the event. He clocked 28:29.38, finishing behind Bahrain's Birhanu Balew

The 61st Telangana State-ranking Chess Tournament for boys and girls in the under-7 to under-15 age groups will be held at Karthik Gardens, Lallaguda, on September 27. Players born on or after January 1, 2011, are eligible

Telangana held Ga to a 1-1 draw in the Junior National Football Championship for Girls at Narainpur in Chhattisgarh on Friday. In a keenly contested match played in heavy rain, Teertha scored Telangana’s goal.

Four women wrestlers have challenged a Delhi magistrate's order acquitting former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case. They have also challenged former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar's acquittal on a criminal intimidation charge

Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar entered the mixed doubles semifinals, while Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh advanced to the singles last four, assuring India of three squash medals at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Friday

India's Diya Chitale and Manush Shah stunned Hong Kong's world No. 4 pair Doo Hoi Kem and Wong Chun Ting 3-1 to reach the Asian Games mixed doubles semifinals and assure the country of a table tennis medal

Shams Mulani took seven wickets in the match as India A defeated Australia A by 162 runs in the opening four-day fixture at Puducherry. Australia A, chasing 363, were bowled out for 200 shortly after lunch on Friday.

Commonwealth Games 2026 champion Preeti was eliminated from the Asian Games women's 54kg event after losing 0-5 to North Korea's two-time world champion Pang Chol-mi. Earlier, India's Sachin advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over Jordan's Mohammad Abu Jajeh