Kakamigahara (Japan): The Indian women’s hockey team continued its unbeaten run, beating hosts Japan 3-1 to register its fourth consecutive win and virtually seal a semifinal berth at the Asian Games here on Friday. The Indians scored through Lalremsiami (5th minute), Ishika Chaudhary (30th) and Navneet Kaur (36th). Japan’s lone goal was scored by Shiho…
Nagoya: Indian shooters Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh produced an excellent performance and fired their way to the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games here on Friday, bouncing back in style after disappointing outings in their respective individual events. Kamaljeet and Suruchi shot a total of 484.6 in…
New Delhi: India takes another step in their buildup to the ODI World Cup 2027, starting with the three-match series against West Indies, which begins on Sunday. Much has been discussed regarding Rohit Sharma’s future. The former India captain will be over 40 by the time the ODI World Cup 2027 takes place next year…
Nagoya: India’s mixed 4x400m relay team won its third consecutive Asian Games medal by securing a silver, while Seema fetched a surprise bronze in the women’s 10,000m race as the country’s athletics campaign began on a strong note here on Thursday. The quartet of TS Manu, MR Poovamma, Vishal TK and Vithya Ramraj clocked 3…
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has launched a stinging critique against the leadership of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA)—specifically Secretary Jeevan Reddy, Media-in-Charge T. Seshanarayan, and CEO Imtiaz Khan. In a detailed rebuttal on Thursday, TCA General Secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy challenged the HCA on several fronts, alleging governance failures, territorial…
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New Delhi: Pune will host the UCI Road World Championships 2032, bringing cycling’s global showcase to India for the first time. The historic bid was a joint effort by the Government of Maharashtra and the Cycling Federation of India with the support of the Government of India, built around a shared vision to establish Pune…
Nagoya: She was not even in the initial team but as fate would have it, Naorem Roshibina Devi won her third Asian Games medal on the trot as she clinched a silver after losing to Zhang Xiaoyu in the women’s 60k wushu final here on Thursday. The 25-year-old Roshibina lost 0-2 in the final bout…
Guwahati: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Wednesday said the board has “sufficient time” till October 4, when the contract of the incumbent chairman of the selection committee, Ajit Agarkar, ends, and any decision on it would be taken after that. Agarkar had on September 18 conveyed to the BCCI that he does not wish to…
Online Sports Desk Asian Games 2026: T20 World Cup champions Team India will open their campaign in the Asian Games 2026 with a quarterfinal clash on September 28, a week after India women’s team has retained their gold medal. After a nervy-clash against Japan this week where Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for a golden duck,…
