NEW DELHI: Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage’s sensational season has entered another gear, and for India’s Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra, the road to the Diamond League Final and Asian Games now comes with an unmistakable warning.The Sri Lankan javelin star produced a breathtaking 92.07m in Zurich on Thursday to underline why he has become the…
Protistha Samanta competes on the floor exercise during the women’s team final and individual qualification of Artistic Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Asian Games squads are facing fresh selection scrutiny with questions being raised over the criteria used in gymnastics, kurash and karate.In…
NEW DELHI: “Dukh hota hai. Mai iss bade chance ka wait kar rha tha par naam nahi aya [It hurts. I was waiting for this big opportunity, but my name didn’t come up],” a dejected Harsh Singh told Timesofindia.com after being left out of the Indian judo squad for the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.Just…
Two-time Asian Games gold medallist Rohan Bopanna has questioned the changes made to India’s tennis squad for the 2026 Asian Games, saying players who had earned their place through rankings were left out after the selection process was changed.The sports ministry’s guidelines limited the Asian Games tennis squad to players ranked among the top eight…
Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Cricket will once again bring its share of marquee names to India’s Asian Games campaign, with both men’s and women’s T20 teams cleared for the Aichi-Nagoya continental multisport event. But athletics remains the backbone of the 492-athlete contingent approved by the sports ministry, accounting for…
Arshad Nadeem (AFP Photo) Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem will not compete at the Lausanne Diamond League this month as he shifts his focus towards his next major international competitions, including the Asian Games in Japan.His coach, Salman Butt, said Nadeem is currently training in Lahore and is waiting for his visa before travelling…
Mirabai Chanu (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: There is little left for Saikhom Mirabai Chanu to conquer at the Commonwealth Games.A record-extending third consecutive CWG gold medal in Glasgow has only strengthened her status as the undisputed queen of Commonwealth weightlifting. Add the silver she won in her debut Games in 2014, and Mirabai now…
India batter Abhishek Sharma returned to form in style, smashing 233 off just 91 balls in a local match for Amritsar Men Senior against Tarn Taran in the Punjab State Inter District Senior One Day Limited Overs Tournament 2026-27 on Sunday (August 2).The 25-year-old left-handed opener struck 15 fours and 25 sixes during his innings,…
Narender Berwal (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s Narender Berwal fell just short of winning the Commonwealth Games boxing title, but the heavyweight boxer has already shifted his focus to the Asian Games. After settling for silver in the men’s 90+kg category, Berwal promised to come back stronger and make up for the missed opportunity.Berwal…
NEW DELHI: “It felt really unreal. I felt like I was dreaming. I still feel like I’m dreaming.” That’s how Anahat Singh described the moment the Indian flag went up after she became the first Indian ever to win the World Junior Squash Championship.She carried that same disbelief during the virtual media interaction facilitated by…