Sports

India's medal rush continues at Asian Games as Gulveer, Prachi & Vithya all add to their tally

29 Sep 2026 | 6:27 PM

Mumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) "Winning this bronze medal today feels good, my third at these Games.

see more..

India break athletics gold jinx with women's 4x400m relay triumph

29 Sep 2026 | 6:16 PM

Aichi-Nagoya, Sept 29 (UNI) India finally ended its wait for an athletics gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday as the women's 4x400m relay quartet of Kiran Pahal, Machettira Poovamma, Prachi and Vithya Ramaraj produced a composed run to clinch the title.

see more..

South Africa eye Australia series sweep, boost confidence for CWC

29 Sep 2026 | 6:13 PM

Potchefstroom (SA), Sep 29 (UNI) South Africa have already secured an unassailable 2-0 ODI series lead against Australia after victories in Durban and Johannesburg, and spinner Keshav Maharaj stressed the importance of finishing the series one step higher against the reigning ICC Men's Cricket World Cup champions. .

see more..

Asian Games: Chinese cyclists sweep team sprint golds amid record-breaking day

29 Sep 2026 | 5:54 PM

Nagoya (Japan), Sep 29 (UNI) China struck gold in both the women's and men's team sprint events as track cycling got underway at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, with records falling throughout the day at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka Prefecture. .

see more..

Asian Games: An defends women's singles title, China claims mixed doubles gold in badminton

29 Sep 2026 | 5:45 PM

Nagoya (Japan), Sep 29 (UNI) Defending champion An Se-young of South Korea beat home favorite Akane Yamaguchi to claim back-to-back women's singles titles, while China secured .

see more..

Asian Games: Late bloomer Neeru Dhanda breaks new ground with trap gold

29 Sep 2026 | 5:44 PM

New Delhi, Sep 29 (UNI) Neeru Dhanda arrived at the Asian Games as a medal contender. She left as a history-maker. The 26-year-old Indian Army shooter produced a near-flawless performance in the women’s trap final on Tuesday, winning gold with a Games-record 28/30 and becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual shotgun medal at the continental showpiece.

see more..

Zheng Qinwen eyes home success after US Open run

29 Sep 2026 | 5:39 PM

Beijing, Sep 29 (UNI) Fresh from a run to the US Open quarterfinals, Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen heads into the China Open with renewed confidence after putting a lengthy injury layoff behind her.
Zheng came through qualifying at the US Open before reaching the last eight, beating Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek before losing to Elena Rybakina.

see more..

National anthem should have played for me: Gulveer rues missing gold

29 Sep 2026 | 5:34 PM

Aichi-Nagoya, Sept 29 (UNI) Three medals, a slice of history and yet no satisfaction — Gulveer Singh's Asian Games campaign ended on Tuesday with the Indian distance runner admitting that his biggest disappointment was not hearing the national anthem from the top step of the podium.

see more..

Kohli in focus, pace attack under scrutiny as India look to seal series against West Indies

29 Sep 2026 | 5:25 PM

Tridib Baparnash
Guwahati, Sep 29 (UNI) India’s batting remains their biggest strength, but their pace attack will come under the spotlight when they take on the West Indies in the second ODI at the ACA Stadium here on Wednesday, with the hosts looking to wrap up the three-match series.

see more..

Gulveer completes Asian Games medal hat-trick with 5000m bronze

29 Sep 2026 | 5:24 PM

Aichi-Nagoya, Sept 29 (UNI) Gulveer Singh rounded off a remarkable Asian Games campaign with a bronze medal in the men's 5000m on Tuesday, completing a hat-trick of medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Games and joining an elite group of Indian athletes to achieve the feat.

see more..

Asian Games: China loses to DPRK 2-0 in women's football semifinal

29 Sep 2026 | 5:14 PM

Shizuoka (Japan), Sep 29 (UNI) China lost 2-0 to DPR Korea in the women's football semifinal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games here on Tuesday.
China reached the last four after a 1-0 extra-time win over Vietnam in the quarterfinals, and head coach Ante Milicic made several changes to its line-up for the semifinal, with Zhang Linyan and Li Qingtong sidelined by injury and Wang Yanwen suspended after accumulating yellow cards.
DPR Korea threatened early, hitting the crossbar in the third minute when Myong Yu Jong's shot from the right rebounded after a cutback.

see more..

Mallorca goalkeeper Cuellar suffers head injury in training ground accident

29 Sep 2026 | 5:05 PM

Madrid, Sep 29 (UNI) Mallorca goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar is in hospital after suffering a serious
head injury in an accident at the club's training ground.
The 42-year-old, the club's third-choice goalkeeper, was injured before Monday's training session when "a large structure" in the canteen at the Ciutat Esportiva Antonio Asensio collapsed onto him, the club said.
"This morning, Ivan 'Pichu' Cuellar suffered a serious head injury after a large structure, which formed part of the decor in the dining room at the Ciutat Esportiva collapsed," the statement said.

see more..

Asian Games: Uzbekistan's lifter Akbar Djuraev breaks snatch world record in men's 110kg

29 Sep 2026 | 5:01 PM

Nagoya (Japan(, Sep 29 (UNI) Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan set a world record en route to winning the men's 110kg weightlifting title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday.
Djuraev produced a 197kg snatch, a new world record, before adding a 226kg clean and jerk to post a 423kg total to claim gold.

see more..

Dev Meena rewrites national record, finishes seventh in Asian Games pole vault

29 Sep 2026 | 4:55 PM

Aichi-Nagoya, Sept 29 (UNI) Dev Meena continued his rapid rise in men’s pole vault, breaking his own national record before finishing seventh at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games here on Tuesday.

see more..

IOC launches Trustworthy AI Framework

29 Sep 2026 | 4:53 PM

Geneva, Sep 29 (UNI) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched its first Trustworthy AI Framework for the Olympic Movement, aimed at guiding organizations in using artificial intelligence responsibly, ethically and with confidence. .

see more..