Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma has opened up on his long-standing bond with Virat Kohli, describing a relationship built on camaraderie, mutual respect and a shared commitment to the Indian cause, while insisting that little has changed between the two despite their evolving roles.Rohit Sharma, speaking to JioStar ahead…
NEW DELHI: India’s Narender Berwal secured a bronze medal in the men’s +90kg boxing event at the Asian Games after losing his semifinal bout to Kazakhstan’s reigning world champion Aibek Oralbay on Tuesday.Narender struggled to match Oralbay’s pace and power in a one-sided contest, going down 0-5 on the judges’ scorecards. The Indian boxer lost…
Delhi Capitals’ Abhishek Porel Abishek Porel has been included in Bengal’s senior men’s squad for practice matches against Assam at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati, marking his return to the state side after his arrest in a case involving allegations of rape and other sexual offences.The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) announced the squad on…
India’s Narender Berwal lost to Kazakhstan’s Aibek Oralbay in the Asian Games 2026 men’s +90kg boxing semifinal at the Nishio Gymnasium on Tuesday. Oralbay dominated the contest from the first bell, never giving his Indian opponent an opening. The Kazakh boxer eventually won by an unanimous decision (5-0), as Narender settled for a bronze medal….
Ankush Panghal (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Ankush Panghal produced a stirring comeback to stun reigning world champion Fazliddin Erkinboev of Uzbekistan and storm into the men’s 80kg gold-medal bout at the Asian Games on Tuesday.Ankush was up against it after dropping the opening round. But the Indian boxer fought back in the second. He…
The athletics events at the Asian Games 2026 will wind up on Tuesday, with nine gold medals up for grabs on the final day. India has won 19 medals so far in track and field, but is yet to win a gold. The first six days of athletics have yielded the country nine silver and…
Ankush Panghal will fight for Asian Games gold after beating Uzbekistan’s Fazliddin Erkinboev, the 75kg world champion, 4-1 on points in the men’s 80kg semifinal at Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday. The Games debutant already had a bronze secured through his 5-0 quarterfinal win over Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov. This result raises his guaranteed medal to silver. Ankush,…
India’s Neeru Dhanda (PTI Photo) Neeru Dhanda scripted history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian shooter to win an Asian Games gold medal in the women’s trap individual event, smashing the continental record in the process.The 26-year-old from Haryana produced a score of 28 in the eight-shooter final to surpass the previous Asian record…
Parveen Hooda advanced to the women’s 65kg final of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, beating China’s Li Shu 5-0 in the semifinal at Nishio Gymnasium on Tuesday. Both boxers had already been assured of at least a bronze medal, but the Indian’s win upgrades her podium finish to a guaranteed silver. The 26-year-old had earlier beaten…
India’s Shapath Bharadwaj (PTI Photo) India’s Shapath Bharadwaj booked his place in the men’s individual trap shooting final after surviving a tense three-way shoot-off at the Asian Games on Tuesday.Shapath finished joint-seventh in qualification with 117 points, forcing him into a shoot-off against Qatar’s Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Kazakhstan’s Alisher Aisalbayev for the two remaining places…
