Gurindervir Singh hopes the Asian Games can produce sub-10 run. “For me, the medal is the most important thing at the Asian Games.”Gurindervir Singh said that two weeks ago. Today, he gets his first chance to back it up.The Indian sprinter will begin his Asian Games 2026 campaign in the men’s 100m today alongside compatriot…
Mairaj Ahmad Khan (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Indian skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan believes India’s historic run of three medals in skeet at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has created a strong platform for the Los Angeles Olympics. Mairaj, who was part of the men’s skeet team that won bronze, felt India could have done…
Bengaluru FC’s Director of Football Darren Caldeira (R) with a player. (Photo by special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Indian football enters a new era in the upcoming season with the Indian Super League (ISL) transitioning to a club-led model, placing greater responsibility on clubs to shape the league’s commercial and sporting future. For Bengaluru FC, that…
Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) Mohammad Kaif believes India could face a major selection headache in the T20I format within the next six months, with the former batter predicting that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will force his way into the first-choice side.Kaif feels the teenage sensation’s emergence could eventually leave either Tilak Varma or…
Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan pose with their bronze medal (PTI Photo) For rower Salman Khan, winning an Asian Games medal is the latest chapter in a journey that began with family responsibilities, financial struggles and a job as a cab driver.The Indian rower won the bronze medal in the men’s double sculls…
India’s Hardik Pandya, left, and head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) Hardik Pandya’s workload and lack of recent cricket could become a key consideration for India as they build towards the 2027 ODI World Cup, with head coach Gautam Gambhir stressing the all-rounder’s need for sufficient game time before the global tournament.India begin their World…
India’s Parinaaz Dhaliwal, right, and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka compete in the Skeet Mixed Team qualification during the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal added another medal to India’s shooting haul at the Asian Games 2026, winning bronze in the mixed skeet team event at…
India’s Roshibina Devi Naorem holds the silver medal after the Women’s 60kg Wushu final match during the 20th Asian Games. (PTI Photo) Naorem Roshibina Devi’s Asian Games journey began with uncertainty but ended with another medal. The 25-year-old Manipuri wushu player won silver in the women’s 60kg Sanda category after losing 0-2 to China’s Zhang…
Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir (X-BCCI) Gautam Gambhir‘s association with Rohit Sharma goes back much further than their time together in India’s current coaching set-up.Long before Gambhir became India’s head coach and Rohit led the national side, the two had already shared a dressing room. Gambhir was an established senior player when Rohit entered the…
Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu (Image credit: Agencies) Indian badminton players have got mixed draws for the individual competitions at the Asian Games, with the schedule announced on Thursday. While Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu face tough possible opponents in the later rounds, defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have a relatively easier path…