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India’s Asian Games campaign continues on September 24 with medal events in rowing, shooting and wushu, alongside fixtures in hockey, kabaddi, boxing, squash and table tennis. Indian athletes will also compete in athletics, canoe sprint, swimming and e-sports

India won two shooting bronzes at the Asian Games on Wednesday, with Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill prevailing in a shoot-off for the men’s skeet medal, while Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won the women’s bronze

Captain Lakshya Raichandani smashed an unbeaten 110 as India U-19 defeated Australia U-19 by six wickets in Rajkot to complete a 3-0 Youth ODI series sweep. India chased 255 in 41.5 overs, with Rajat Baghel contributing an unbeaten 44

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has revealed that dropping Sanju Samson for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during the England T20I series left him sleepless. Gambhir called it the toughest decision of his T20 coaching tenure and explained the reasoning behind the selection

V Yashveer Goud will lead Hyderabad in the BCCI Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-19 cricket championship. Shaik Rehaan Roshan has been named vice-captain, while B Varshit Reddy and Aditya Javvaji are among the wicketkeepers in the squad

Rajasthan Aushdhalaya has acquired the Rajasthan Rangers franchise in the Tennis Premier League ahead of its eighth season. Sania Mirza has joined as brand ambassador, while Australian star Rinky Hijikata has been signed as the team’s International Marquee Player

Indian boxer Ankush Panghal advanced to the men’s 80kg quarterfinals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a 5-0 unanimous decision over Bahrain’s Hamsa Vogel. The 21-year-old will face Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov for a place in the semifinals

The only red-ball fixture between India A Women and Australia A Women has been shifted from Dharamsala to Mohali due to prolonged rainfall and prevailing ground conditions. The multi-day match will be played from September 29 to October 2 at PCA IS Bindra Stadium

R Sai Charan’s 121 off 91 balls, including eight fours and 12 sixes, and Wafi Kachchhi’s unbeaten 90 helped Hyderabad reach 345/8 in 78 overs on the opening day of their Under-23 practice match against Bengal on Wednesday

DDCA director Vikas Katyal has been appointed manager of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming home series against West Indies. The series will feature three ODIs and five T20Is across various cities, the Delhi association said

India head coach Gautam Gambhir said mental toughness and the ability to absorb pressure will be crucial for the team’s young batting lineup against Australia’s experienced bowling attack in the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, beginning January 21, 2027

Mirabai Chanu ended a 12-year wait for an Asian Games medal by winning silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event in Nagoya. She totalled 198kg, while North Korea’s Ri Song Gum won gold with a record-breaking 215kg

India head coach Gautam Gambhir expects early summer conditions in New Zealand to pose a stern challenge for his young Test side. He backed India’s batting and bowling units to adapt, win both series and strengthen their WTC final qualification hopes

India’s men’s badminton team settled for bronze at the Asian Games after losing 1-3 to China in the semifinals. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured India’s only win, while Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty lost their singles matches

India’s Naorem Roshibina Devi reached the women’s 60kg Wushu Sanda final at the Asian Games after defeating Indonesia’s Kusumaningtyas Thania 2-0 in the semifinal. The victory assured India of at least a silver medal and gave Roshibina a chance to win gold

Mirabai Chanu won a historic silver in the women’s 49kg category at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Wednesday. The medal fulfilled her long-standing dream and made her India’s first Asian Games weightlifting medallist since Karnam Malleswari’s 1998 silver

Former Australia cricketer David Warner was amused by an AI-generated video showing him dancing to a song from Jailer 2. Sharing the clip on Instagram, Warner asked followers to rate his technique out of 10 and identify its creator.

Rinku Singh hopes Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma feature in India’s 2027 ODI World Cup campaign and help the team win the title. The batter also expressed his ambition to play Test cricket and establish himself across all three formats

Harry Brook climbed to a career-best fourth in the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings after starring in England’s series win over Sri Lanka. Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed became the new No. 1 T20I bowler, replacing Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan.

The Junior Cricket Committee has selected the Rest of India U-23 squad for the Col. C K Nayudu Trophy winners versus Rest of India fixture against Tamil Nadu in Chennai from October 1 to 4, with Priyanshu Moliya as captain.

Nayara Energy will continue as the Official Fuel Partner of the Indian Racing Festival for the 2026 season. The partnership covers the Indian Racing League and FIA-certified F4 Indian Championship, with the 2026 season featuring six F4 and four IRL rounds.

India’s women’s skeet team won bronze at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, combining for 331 hits. Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal contributed 111 each, while Maheshwari Chauhan added 109. Raiza later finished fourth in the individual final.

India stormed into the Asian Games men’s kabaddi semifinals with a 48-25 win over Bangladesh on Wednesday. The victory was India’s third straight Group A win, following victories over Japan and South Korea, ahead of their final group match against Chinese Taipei.

India’s Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Razia Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan won bronze in the women’s skeet team event at the Asian Games in Nagoya. Jay Meena also assured India of a soft tennis medal after reaching the men’s singles semifinals.