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Rain threatens to disrupt the Asian Games cricket quarterfinal between India and Afghanistan in Nisshin on Monday. If the match is washed out, India will advance as winners based on their higher T20I ranking, while Pakistan could benefit similarly

Prachi Choudhary said she was still coming to terms with her Asian Games bronze in the women’s 400m. The 29-year-old clocked 53.21 seconds for her maiden individual Asian Games medal after years of success in relay events.

India’s 18-year-old Anahat Singh admitted disappointment after losing the Asian Games women’s singles final to Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam. Despite settling for silver, the reigning Junior World Champion said the tournament had taught her valuable lessons about handling pressure.

India begin their Asian Games gold medal defence against a second-string Afghanistan side in the quarterfinals. The near-full-strength Indian team will look to adapt quickly to conditions in Japan after being pushed hard by the hosts in their previous match

PV Sindhu criticised the Asian Games badminton schedule after playing three singles matches within 24 hours. The two-time Olympic medallist said players needed more recovery time and also raised concerns over the absence of Hawk-Eye during her quarterfinal defeat

Anahat Singh won silver in the women’s singles squash event after losing the Asian Games final to Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam. The 18-year-old became the first Indian woman to win singles silver but missed direct qualification for the LA28 Olympics

Harjinder Kaur finished ninth in the women’s 69kg category with a combined 204kg as India’s weightlifting campaign at the Asian Games ended. Mirabai Chanu’s silver in the 49kg category remained India’s lone medal, while Gyaneshwari Yadav and Nirupama Devi missed the podium

Abhay Singh won the silver medal in men’s singles squash at the Asian Games after losing 9-11, 5-11, 5-11 to defending champion Eain Yow Ng. The defeat denied Abhay direct qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, where squash debuts

India’s record 20-member fencing contingent ended its Asian Games campaign without a medal after the women’s sabre team lost to Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals. Three Indian teams reached the last eight, while none of the 10 individual entries progressed beyond the round of 16

India’s men’s and women’s recurve teams advanced to the Asian Games semifinals after defeating China and Chinese Taipei respectively. The compound men’s and women’s teams also reached the last four, while India’s recurve and compound mixed teams advanced to semifinals

Murali Sreeshankar and David Patturaj Solomon qualified for the men's long jump final at the Asian Games. Sreeshankar jumped 7.84m to finish second in his group, while Patturaj Solomon managed 7.62m. Both advanced to Monday's medal event in Nagoya

Neeru Dhanda hit 48 of 50 targets to emerge joint leader in women's trap qualification at the Asian Games. Her performance also helped India move into joint second in the team standings, keeping the country in contention for both team and individual medals

Defending champions India begin their Asian Games men's cricket campaign against Afghanistan in the quarterfinals on Monday. The full-strength Indian side will face an inexperienced Afghan team at Korogi Sports Park, with both teams adapting to unfamiliar conditions in Japan

Ankush Panghal assured India of its first boxing medal at the Asian Games after defeating Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov 5-0 in the men’s 80kg quarterfinal. The Haryana boxer dominated throughout to enter the semifinals on his Asian Games debut

India retained both Asian Games kabaddi titles as the men beat Iran 40-34 and women prevailed 37-34. Sawan Barwal won a historic marathon silver, while squash players Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh reached finals and the hockey team entered the semifinals

Prachi Choudhary won bronze in the women’s 400m at the Asian Games, while Animesh Kujur qualified for the men’s 200m final. India’s medal tally rose to 30, while Gulveer Singh and Yoonus Shah also advanced to the men’s 1500m final

Two-time defending champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor settled for silver in the men’s shot put at the Asian Games after Iran’s Mohammadreza Tayebi set a Games record with 20.81m. Toor’s best effort of 20.64m was not enough to retain his title

India defeated hosts Japan 2-0 to reach the men’s hockey semifinals at the Asian Games 2026. Abhishek opened the scoring before captain Harmanpreet Singh doubled the lead, helping the defending champions register their fourth consecutive Pool A victory

India’s Jyothi Yarraji pulled out of the 100m hurdles first-round heat at the Asian Games in Nagoya after feeling pain during warm-up. The silver medallist had recently returned from ACL surgery and was carrying a minor knee stress

India’s Anahat Singh fought back from two games down to defeat Japan’s Satomi Watanabe 3-2 and reach the Asian Games women’s singles final. The 18-year-old said thoughts of securing an Olympic spot kept motivating her during the comeback