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The two North Koreans expressed a preference to seek asylum in Japan rather than South Korea and have communicated their intention not to return home

With the match being reduced to five overs-a-side due to inclement weather, the apparent gulf in talent and experience was seemingly bridged as India managed only 32 for 4

India were overwhelming favourites for the title, and they certainly lived up to expectations with three dominant wins throughout the competition

September 22 marks the 40th anniversary of the second tied Test match in the history of cricket. How much do you remember about this historic India-Australia Test?

Heres the full list of Indian medallists at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 categorised by sport

Mr. Pezeshkian will be the highest-ranking Iranian official to set foot on American soil since the start of the West Asia war

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A 27-year-old Sichuan native, together with his fellow robot performers, has made it to the final of Americas Got Talent

The 22-year-old, who clinched bronze in 10m air rifle at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, has overcome a dark phase with constant learning and determination; the versatile shooter hopes to complete the set at the 2028 Olympics

The Visegrad Group (V4) is a cultural and political alliance of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia that aims at advancing co-operation in military, economic, cultural and energy affairs

Ireland are due to play Israel on September 27 in Hungary before the reverse fixture in Serbia on October 4

The third day of the Asian Games in Japan concluded on September 21 with Indias medal tally standing at six medals, four silver and two bronze, as the wait continued for a gold.

I will propose that the Council establish a direct, structured and time-limited consultation with confederations, Member Associations and relevant stakeholders on how FIFAs decision-making can be further strengthened, Infantino wrote

The defending champion will look to extend its seven-match winning streak against Lanka in a repeat of the final from three years ago in Hangzhou, and will enter the contest at theKorogiAthletics Park inNisshinas the strong favourite on both form and ranking

The 42-year-old American, who has family roots in Bengaluru, was felicitated by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association on Monday

The HCA secretary played a big role in roping in Rayudu and Jaffer into the fold; he has big plans for a new world-class stadium spread across a 100-acre site in Future City, which was recently announced by the State government

I am only happy when I win gold. My father always says gold is the only medal that counts; every silver is a gold lost. That thought has always been with me and that was my target here too, Himanshu says

The former Indian pacer replaces Kiwi Stephen Fleming, who guided the Yellow Brigade from 2009 to 2026

The bespectacled 18-year-old announced himself on the senior continental stage with a silver medal in the mens 10m air rifle team event

Another player, Gani Ahammed Nigam, was with Rijohn at the time of the accident and is undergoing treatment

This was India's maiden medal in the discipline that made its debut at the 20th edition of the Games

India, who had defeated Indonesia and Singapore in their opening rubbers, continued their dominant run against Pakistan

The final stages of the final produced a dramatic finish for the Indian pair; Chinas Sheng Lihao secured gold medal

Rudrankksh, Himanshu and Parth Mane finished with a team total of 1890.1; China claimed the gold with a world record team total of 1899.0 points

Those were two clear red cards; the difficulties we've faced since the sending-off; 11 against 10; well, we can imagine what 50 minutes of 11 against 9 would have been like if justice had been done, said Jose Mourinho

Vidarsa Vinod becomes the first woman shooter from Keralam to win medal at Asian Games

We have a good team, and Japan also is a good, strong team, so its going to be a tough one, said P.V. Sindhu

I thought Zimbabwe probably deserved to win, but the boys got the job done at the end there and that was fantastic to see, said Australia captain Mitchell Marsh

United head into a three-week international break just two points outside the relegation zone as they failed to ease the pressure on manager Michael Carrick in a 1-1 draw

Vaishalis loss to Maltsevskaya on the second board proves vital as the defending champion goes down 1.5-2.5; Pragg and Gukeshs wins do it for the titlist in the fifth round of the open section

On Sunday, after finishing 12thin the individual competition of the 10m air rifle at the Asian Games and winning a team silver,Vidarsahad no regrets

Somewhere I knew I was in the top three and although I was coming back to my process and techniques, I did get a bit relaxed. I really need to work on my [game in] finals. But I think I gave my absolute best, Elavenil said

Varun Sanyal was assessed by medical personnel, diagnosed as severely exhausted and dehydrated and declared unfit to compete

India continued to apply relentless pressure on the Indonesian defence, earning a penalty stroke in the 27th minute when Manpreet Singh was fouled inside the 'D' while trying to score on a rebound.

For Elavenil, the silver was her first individual medal at the Asian Games, having competed at the 2018 Jakarta and 2022 Hangzhou editions without making the podium

This was Vidarsa Vinod's first Asian Games, where she is also competing in the women's 50m rifle 3 Positions event

Yu Zidis time in winning her first major gold medal was 3.36sec faster than Chinas Chang Mohan, who took the silver