The Shillong Times

Nagoya, Sep 24: Indias narrow escape against Japan in Sano may have been only a two-run victory, but the five-over-a-side thriller could prove more significant than its scoreline suggests. The reigning T20 world champions were expected to have a relatively comfortable outing against the 41st-ranked hosts before their Asian Games campaign gets under way. Instead, []

HOCKEY Kakamigahara, Sep 24: Defending champions India continued their winning run in the Asian Games 2026 hockey event with a third straight win in their Pool A. In a battle between four-time champions, India defeated the Korean side 8-2 to consolidate their top spot in Pool A and handed the 2006 champions their first defeat []

Nagoya, Sep 24: Defending champions India stormed into the mens and womens kabaddi semi-finals with resounding wins over Chinese Taipei and Japan in their Group A fixtures here on Thursday. While the Indian men defeated Chinese Taipei 37-21 win over Chinese Taipei in their final Group A fixture, the Indian women beat hosts Japan 50-25 []

Nagoya, Sep 24: Indian boxer Sakshi Chaudhary bowed out of the Asian Games following a 2-3 pre-quarterfinal loss to Kazakhstans Alua Balkibekova in the womens 51kg category here on Thursday. The 26-year-old from Haryana, who won gold in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, struggled to connect her punches as Balkibekova stayed ahead across all three rounds []