India enjoyed a strong day in squash at the Asian Games on Thursday as Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna, Abhay Singh and Veer Chotrani advanced to the singles quarterfinals. Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar also booked their place in the mixed doubles quarterfinals in Aichi-Nagoya.Junior world champion Anahat began her women’s singles campaign with a 3-0…
Indian players at the national anthem before the first T20I cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Muthoot Finance Limited has secured the title sponsorship rights for Indian cricket for the next two years. India’s bilateral cricket sponsorship bouquet already includes Campa, SBI Life and ChatGPT.The agreement is expected…
Gurindervir Singh hopes the Asian Games can produce sub-10 run. “For me, the medal is the most important thing at the Asian Games.”Gurindervir Singh said that two weeks ago. Today, he gets his first chance to back it up.The Indian sprinter will begin his Asian Games 2026 campaign in the men’s 100m today alongside compatriot…
Mairaj Ahmad Khan (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Indian skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan believes India’s historic run of three medals in skeet at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has created a strong platform for the Los Angeles Olympics. Mairaj, who was part of the men’s skeet team that won bronze, felt India could have done…
Bengaluru FC’s Director of Football Darren Caldeira (R) with a player. (Photo by special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Indian football enters a new era in the upcoming season with the Indian Super League (ISL) transitioning to a club-led model, placing greater responsibility on clubs to shape the league’s commercial and sporting future. For Bengaluru FC, that…
Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) Mohammad Kaif believes India could face a major selection headache in the T20I format within the next six months, with the former batter predicting that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will force his way into the first-choice side.Kaif feels the teenage sensation’s emergence could eventually leave either Tilak Varma or…
Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan pose with their bronze medal (PTI Photo) For rower Salman Khan, winning an Asian Games medal is the latest chapter in a journey that began with family responsibilities, financial struggles and a job as a cab driver.The Indian rower won the bronze medal in the men’s double sculls…
India’s Hardik Pandya, left, and head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) Hardik Pandya’s workload and lack of recent cricket could become a key consideration for India as they build towards the 2027 ODI World Cup, with head coach Gautam Gambhir stressing the all-rounder’s need for sufficient game time before the global tournament.India begin their World…
India’s Parinaaz Dhaliwal, right, and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka compete in the Skeet Mixed Team qualification during the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal added another medal to India’s shooting haul at the Asian Games 2026, winning bronze in the mixed skeet team event at…
India’s Roshibina Devi Naorem holds the silver medal after the Women’s 60kg Wushu final match during the 20th Asian Games. (PTI Photo) Naorem Roshibina Devi’s Asian Games journey began with uncertainty but ended with another medal. The 25-year-old Manipuri wushu player won silver in the women’s 60kg Sanda category after losing 0-2 to China’s Zhang…