India’s hopes of an individual medal in badminton at the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 ended on Sunday as P.V. Sindhu and Unnati Hooda both suffered defeats in the quarterfinals. World Championships bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, and the mixed doubles duo of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also bowed out of the…
India’s P.V. Sindhu beat Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki in straight games to enter the quarterfinal of the Asian Games 2026 women’s singles badminton event at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium on Saturday. Sindhu will meet China’s Chen Yufei, who is ranked fourth in the world, in the quarterfinals on Sunday. The Indian shuttler maintained a comfortable…
India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand beat Japan’s Mayu Matsumoto and Yuki Fukushima to enter the quarterfinals of the Asian Games 2026 women’s doubles badminton event at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium on Saturday. The Indians came away with an 24-22, 21-18 win against the former world champions in an hour-long battle. Treesa and Gayatri…
India’s P.V. Sindhu beat Chiu Pin-chian of Chinese Taipei (21-19, 21-14) to enter the round of 16 of the Asian Games 2026 women’s singles badminton event at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium on Saturday. Pin-chian, ranked 17th in the world, started strongly, easing into a 9-6 lead in the opening game. But Sindhu clawed back…
China has been the undisputed dominant force in badminton and table tennis at the Asian Games. It’s supremacy is unparalled. Therefore, what transpired in the men’s team finals of the two disciplines in the space of a few hours at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Thursday was nothing short of an absolute shocker. In…
Meghana Sajjanar and Ayushmann Khurrana Bengaluru: The power of print has come to the fore yet again.“A year ago, I was pushing my limits but hitting a wall without world-class equipment. Then, a single article in The Times of India changed everything,” international rifle shooter Meghana Sajjanar shared Tuesday.The Bengaluru-based athlete took to social media…
Mirabai Chanu (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won her maiden Asian Games medal on Wednesday, claiming silver medal in the women’s 49kg category at the Nagoya City Trade and Industry Center in Aichi and Nagoya.Mirabai lifted a total of 198 kg in the event. She lifted 87 kg in the…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be back in action in the three-match ODI series against West Indies. NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill-led India ODI squad for the three-match series against West Indies is set to assemble in Thiruvananthapuram by Thursday (September 24). Some players will reach the venue for the series opener on Wednesday night,…
Anahat Singh’s first reaction after winning the World Junior Squash Championship was not about what the title might do to her profile.This was her last year in the junior circuit, and after years of playing squash, she finally had the title she wanted before moving fully into senior competition.“I think it’s a good way to…
Jay Meena assures India’s first-ever soft tennis medal at Asian Games 2026 Jay Meena’s journey to India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis began not with a racket in his hand, but with an interest in cricket.The 14-year-old who once dreamed of becoming a cricketer has now become a history-maker, with Meena assured of…
