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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

Defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a first-round exit at the Asian Games, losing to Thailand’s Peeratchai Sukhphun and Pakkapon Teeraratsakul in three games. The defeat ended India’s men’s doubles title defence after their recent China Masters triumph.

India fast bowler Prasidh Krishna is looking forward to the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, saying the conditions will provide an exciting challenge for pacers. He also discussed India’s upcoming New Zealand series and its demands.

Indian squash players secured three medals at the Asian Games after Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar reached the mixed doubles semifinals, while Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh advanced in singles. Joshna secured her sixth Asian Games medal, extending her record appearance tally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed India’s mixed 4x400m relay team after the quartet won silver at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya. India clocked 3:14.46, finishing just 0.08 seconds ahead of Vietnam in a thrilling final.

Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet won gold in the mixed 10m air pistol final with an Asian-record score of 484.6 points at the Asian Games. NRAI president Kalikesh Singh Deo hailed their performance after India’s earlier disappointing pistol events.

India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar and Rudrankksh Patil won silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games. Aishwary and Niraj also qualified for the individual final with strong qualification scores

India’s Suruchi Inder Singh and Kamaljeet won the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team gold at the Asian Games with an Asian record score of 484.6. The duo also broke the Asian Games Qualification Record earlier with a score of 587

Indian paddlers Manush Shah and Diya Chitale secured a table tennis mixed doubles medal at the Asian Games after beating Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-Ting and Doo Hoi Kem 3-1. They will face Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in the semifinals

Defending champions India were held to 2-2 draws by Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in the Open and women’s sections respectively at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. The Indian men remained joint second, while the women also stayed in joint-second position.

India won silver in the mixed 4x400m relay at the 2026 Asian Games, clocking 3:14.46 to finish behind Bahrain. Vietnam missed silver by just 0.08 seconds, while the result extended India’s medal-winning run in the event