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The four-time Formula 1 drivers champion earned his first win of 2026 and the 72nd of his decorated career

The Indian captain adds that ground fielding needs to get better

J&K fold up for 111 in less than 29 overs on the third day

Defending champion Alcaraz will play fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar for a place in the final after the world number 64 ended the impressive run of 86th-ranked Kyrian Jacquet of France

Apart from Kuldeep in the first match, none of the other bowlers looked like they could keep the batters honest or provide timely breakthroughs

Brazils celebrated coach Ancelotti recognises Indias organisation, noting that his side had difficulty in breaking the Indian resolve initially

The ad hoc committee strips the ranking status of the remaining two proposed tournaments at Phagwara and Dehradun

Teen archer Kumkum, the womens hockey team, markswoman Neeru and wrestlers Aman and Sujeet stood out with their exploits; the biggest areas of concern would be the below-par performance of the shuttlers and shooters

More than 17,000 athletes and officials, a bigger number than the Olympics, descended on Nagoya and Aichi prefecture for the continents premier sporting spectacular

While cricket and hockey defended their crowns, teen archer Kumkum Mohod and golfer Pranavi Urs delivered surprise golds to cap an 11-gold surge in the final two days in Nagoya

She broke P.T. Ushas 42-year-old record to win bronze, while also anchoring India to gold in the womens 4400m relay and silver in the mixed 4400m relay. Vithyas coach, Nehpal Singh Rathore, explains why she needed to train for both the 400m hurdles and the flat.

Ireland defeated Israel 3-0 last Sunday (September 27, 2026) but only after Irish players took a vote on whether or not to go ahead with the game, due to bitter opposition in Ireland over Israel's actions in Gaza

Chelsea winger Estevao scored Brazils first goal and assisted Pedro before Lino netted a second-half brace, helping Carlo Ancelottis side conclude their tour of Australia and India with two wins and a draw

The vice-captain of the side was exhausted, emotional and extremely proud after the final as India retained the Asian Games title for the first time ever

The camaraderie within the group has also played its part, says the Tamil Nadu u-23 batter

The visiting side has a lead of 265 runs with two wickets in hand at close on day three

Pranavai, who hails from Mysore, returned with a par 70 score in the fourth round and clinched the gold with a four-day aggregate score of 15-under 265

While writing a new chapter in the history of Indian hockey, the eight-time Olympic champions also clinched their fifth Asian Games gold, and the second in a row for the first time

The bronze adds to a decent international record for Deepak, who won a silver at the 2019 World Championships, and has five Asian Championships medals to his credit

Shreyas Iyer said the squad chose to adapt rather than make excuses before going on to beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the final

The 17-year-old has been a revelation for the Indian contingent in Nagoya

Logistical chaos due to a cost-cutting decision to scrap a traditional Athletes' Village, cramped lodgings and transport hassles marred the the Games

This was my first Asian Games, so I got a lot of information about what I should do, Ganesh Mani Ratnam said

India have handed an ODI debut to bowling all-rounder Anshul Kamboj, who was named as replacement for injured pacer Prasidh Krishna

The Indian women's hockey team had last won the gold medal at the Asian Games in 1982

Opener Abhishek Sharma (61 off 28) set the tone while Tilak Varma (51 unbeaten off 22) and Shivam Dubey (27 off 14) took India past the 200-run mark.

Neeraj registered scores of 29-26, 27-28, 28-29, 30-28, 29-28 in the bronze medal play-off

The 23-year-old from Mysore sent in three birdies to recover from a horrendous triple bogey on the third hole, which had wiped away her three-stroke overnight lead

24-year-old Chauhans sample was found to contain at least three banned substances, including metabolites of steroid Metandienone

Kumkum Mohod became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in the individual recurve event.

Neeru earned three medals at Nagoya: womens individual trap gold, womens team silver with Manisha Keer and Aashima Ahlawat, and trap mixed team gold with Chenai

Defender Anwar Ali echoed his coachs sentiments, describing the encounter as a very big game and urging the team to give everything on the pitch

The Italian also backs Indias ambitions of hosting a World Cup

Indian women's recurve team clinches historic gold in Archery

India got a wake-up call against a fighting Pakistan, losing its shape, tempo and control in the final 20 minutes after leading 3-0. It was a lesson in what can happen when teams start celebrating too early or assume a result before the final whistle.

It will be intriguing to see the side Ancelotti fields, with the celebrated coach viewing the tour as part of a rebuilding process; the Blue Tigers, on the other hand, will hope to make the occasion a memorable one in front of home fans