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Japan opened the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a colourful ceremony blending technology, industrial innovation and cultural traditions. The event offered a positive start after organisational and logistical troubles during the build-up, with Manu Bhaker and Pawan Sehrawat leading India’s contingent

India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams begin their Asian Games 2026 campaigns on Sunday, with the men defending their gold medal and the women seeking to build on their fifth-place World Cup finish. The gold medallists will qualify for the 2028 Olympics

Veteran Indian shuttler H S Prannoy says the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games is likely to be his last, but he will assess his chances of competing at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Chirag Shetty, meanwhile, targets team gold with India

The Indian women’s kabaddi team has completed its final training camp and travelled to Japan ahead of the 2026 Asian Games. The team, which won gold in Hangzhou, has undergone months of preparation and will seek to defend its title

India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza and Mohd Anas Imran Beg defeated the Philippines 2-0 in their teqball mixed doubles repechage match to reach the Asian Games bronze medal contest. Quimcy also remains in contention for a women’s singles medal

A North Korean anthem was mistakenly played before South Korea's men's hockey match against Bangladesh at the Asian Games in Gifu on Friday. Organisers corrected the error, while South Korea lodged a complaint seeking an apology and measures to prevent recurrence

India women face Bangladesh in the second Asian Games 2026 semifinal on Sunday, seeking to defend their gold medal. India enter the contest after beating Japan, while Bangladesh advanced after their quarterfinal against China was washed out

India's men's soft tennis team bowed out of the Asian Games after a 0-2 quarterfinal defeat to Indonesia. Jay Meena and Yogesh Choudhary lost the doubles tie, while Aryan Thakur was beaten in singles. Jay and Aryan will compete individually

India began their Asian Games women's cricket gold medal defence with a dominant eight-wicket win over hosts Japan. Shafali Verma smashed an unbeaten 40 off 15 balls, while Sree Charani claimed four wickets as India chased down 58 in just five overs

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy says he and doubles partner Chirag Shetty have learned to control their emotions on court and quickly move past mistakes. The pair are preparing to defend their Asian Games men’s doubles gold after winning the China Masters title

SAI is facilitating a Japan training stint for India’s senior judo team ahead of the 2026 Asian Games and World Judo Championships. A 14-member delegation, including 11 judokas and three coaches, is training at Tsukuba University until October 2

The Asian Games 2026 will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with India targeting another strong medal haul. Here are the details on when the Games begin, where to watch the opening ceremony and how Indian viewers can follow the action live

China, Japan, South Korea and Iran advanced to the men's basketball semifinals at the 2026 Asian Games after winning their quarterfinals. China will face host Japan, while South Korea will meet Iran in Friday's last-four matches in Nagoya

Asian Games 2026 medallists will receive direct entry to the 2027 World Boxing Championships under the BFI’s new selection policy for Los Angeles 2028. The policy outlines a four-stage qualification pathway involving World Championships, an Asian Qualifier and two global tournaments

India’s women’s kabaddi team is confident of defending its Asian Games gold in Aichi-Nagoya, with captain Pushpa Rana and Pooja Kajla drawing motivation from past successes. India opens its campaign against Bangladesh on September 21 before facing Iran and Japan

Varun Chakravarthy has been ruled out of India's Asian Games campaign with a side strain, with young leg-spin all-rounder Vipraj Nigam named as his replacement. Nigam has played 19 IPL matches and will join India's squad in Japan

Olympian Pranati Nayak has been selected as India’s sole gymnast for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. She will compete in the women’s vault and all-around events after winning silver at the FIG World Challenge Cup in Tashkent

Andhra Kabaddi Association General Secretary Srikanth Yalamanchili has been nominated by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India as a Technical Official for the 20th Asian Games in Japan. Several Andhra Pradesh leaders and association office-bearers congratulated him

Pratika Rawal has replaced injured Jemimah Rodrigues in India’s 15-member women’s cricket squad for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. Rawal, who recently made her T20I debut, has been included after Jemimah’s hamstring injury ruled her out

India’s senior women’s rugby sevens team has begun its final preparations for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at SAI Kolkata. Twenty players are training ahead of the October 1-3 tournament, where India will face China, Hong Kong China and Malaysia