The Hindu

The 20th edition of the Asian Games will begin from Saturday (September 19, 2026) in Japan. Heres an overview of Indias past Games performances, the dominant countries and more.

Bhaker is the first athlete from independent India to win two medals in a single Olympics, while Toor has won gold in the last two Asian Games

The disruption eventually lasted over one hour and the organisers said it was actually a case of lack of communication without getting into the details

Charani (4/10) and Shafali (2/13) shared six wickets among them as India bowled out Japan for a paltry 57, and then chased down the target in just five overs

Pandya, who has not played any cricket since May due to a quadriceps injury, was not picked for the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies as he is not in a position to bowl 10 overs.

India is defending both the mens and womens titles in cricket and kabaddi. The Indian mens hockey will team in also be defending their crown.

Historical issues are sensitive between South Korea and Japan, with Hideyoshi's invasion a significant episode in Korean history and Korea later under Japanese colonial rule from 1910 to 1945.

Westview Cricket Ltd and Poonawalla Sports and Fitness Pvt Ltd will be buying Rajasthan Royals (India), Paarl Royals (South Africa) and Barbados Royals (Barbados).

The 26-year-old hammered 108 off 34 balls, striking nine fours and 11 sixes before falling to Rashid Khan. His hundred eclipsed the previous India record of a 35-ball century set by stalwart Rohit Sharma against Sri Lanka in 2017

Bangladesh will take on the winner of the quarterfinal between India and Japan, due to be played on Friday (September 18, 2026), in the semifinals scheduled for September 20

The left-handers record-breaking 34-ball 108 and fellow opener Samsons fifty take India to 221 for seven; the Afghans get bundled out for 94

The Englishman, whos part of the coaching staff for the Asian Games-bound Indian squash contingent, believes Anahat Singhs instinctive attacking game makes her a very unusual player

The Indian contingent for Asian Games 2026 features notable names, including Olympic medallists P.V. Sindhu and Manu Bhaker

It will be the 20th edition of the Games and the third time Japan has hosted the event, following Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994

Viewers can watch the Asian Games 2026 online on Sony LIV, while TV audience can tune into Sony Sports for the big-ticket sports event

The coach said he had arrived in Japan with a certain level of expectation but felt the arrangements had not quite matched the image he had of the country

We had the game exactly where we wanted it and let it get away from us in a big way, said Manchester United coach Michael Carrick

Akshaj Shenoy is the captain of the six-member Indian team participating in the League of Legends event at the Asian Games 2026, in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which is on from September 19 to October 4

While Mbapp, Vincius and teammate Ibrahima Konat put on the shirts, they wore them rolled up to their chests so that some of the words were obscured.

The middle-order batter was Sri Lanka's top scorer at the Women's Asia Cup and helped them reach the final of Twenty20 tournament where they lost to India on Sunday.

Chennais Express Avenue Mall turns sporting arena this weekend as the Tamil Nadu Pickleball Premier League returns for its second season, with 168 players and actors Vikram, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Keerthy Pandian among the celebrity team owners backing the sport

Hockey India secretary general Bhola Nath Singh rejected the request, saying there won't be any change in venue for the tournament to be held in Punjabs Mohali and Jalandhar from October 27 to November 5

Al-Taawon was fined 100,000 Saudi Riyals (around $26,700) and ordered to play its next two home games without fans

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja are all part of the ODI series against the men from the Caribbean, providing vast experience to the Shubman Gill-led squad

Since July 2024, the Men in Blue have won 23 out of 27 T20Is in India, including winning the T20I world Cup as well as every bilateral assignment in India in this phase.

Every year we try for this to happen in India, but we don't get the venue given the heavy marriage season. So, we definitely want it to be here this year, given that it would be a smaller auction and hopefully we will get the venue, Arun Dhumal said

The 22-year-old Nigam, who represents Delhi Capitals in the IPL, has so far played 19 matches in the league, taking 13 wickets

For Indian corporates, Australia is the final frontier. Last year, they boosted English cricket by half a billion pounds by investing in The Hundred

After a woeful start to the Premier League season, Tottenham's hopes of a morale-boosting cup run came to a dispiriting end at rain-lashed Anfield

India's contingent of 501 athletes and 265 officials will be spread across container style rooms, a docked cruise ship and hotels much like the nearly 17,000 other participants who will be in Aichi-Nagoya for the Games