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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

India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer sees the Asian Games as an opportunity to adapt to unfamiliar conditions, build team synergy and carry momentum from the 3-0 Afghanistan series win. He also praised Abhishek Sharma and the team's positive dressing-room culture

The Indian men's cricket team is awaiting correctly sized kits ahead of its Asian Games departure, while the BCCI has made separate hotel arrangements in Nagoya amid accommodation concerns. The team will play Japan before beginning its Asian Games campaign.

TCA Royal Falcons registered a 19-run win over TCA Phoenix Risers in the Telangana Cricket Association Women’s Cricket League–Phase 1 at TKR College of Engineering. Royal Falcons, Phoenix Risers and Purple Peacocks recorded victories in the matches played on Saturday

Telangana athlete Tholem Sriteja broke a 32-year-old record with 4,965 points while winning the under-20 heptathlon at the South Zone Junior National Athletics Championships. The 19-year-old now has her sights set on 400m qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The Hyderabad Cricket Association highlighted its State-wide cricket development initiatives at the BCCI AGM in Mumbai and sought support, including future Women’s IPL matches. HCA also discussed infrastructure development, women’s cricket programmes and support from the Telangana government

India's men's and women's hockey teams begin their Asian Games campaigns on Sunday, with the men seeking redemption after a disappointing World Cup and the women carrying confidence from their fifth-place finish. Both teams need gold medals to secure direct Olympic berths

D. Arun Kumar of Kerala and Telangana’s G. Aneeksha won the boys’ and girls’ singles titles respectively at the AITA National Series U-14 tennis tournament at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy. Arun also completed a double by winning the boys’ doubles title

Hyderabad-based sports photojournalist and SNAPS India Editor Mohammad Shamsuddin will cover the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya in Japan. His international assignments include the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, for which he received the Associate of the Royal Photographic Society distinction