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India’s Women’s Badminton team made a winning start to its Asian Games campaign, with a 3-NIL win over Kazakhstan in the pre-quarterfinal in Aichi, Japan, today. P.V. Sindhu set the tone for India with a dominant 21-7, 21-9 win over Kamila Smagulova in the opening singles rubber. Unnati Hooda...

In Men’s Cricket, India crushed Afghanistan by 127 runs in the third T20I to complete a 3-nil series sweep in New Delhi last night. Put in to bat, India posted 221 runs for the loss of seven wickets in stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Afghanistan were bowled out for...

India produced a commanding all-round performance to defeat Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 final in Dubai last night, securing a record-extending eighth Asia Cup title. The victory also helped India avenge their defeat to Sri Lanka in the 2024 final. It was India’s...

In Hockey, India’s men’s and women’s teams have clinched the Junior Asia Cup titles at Moqi in China today. The Indian Men’s team defeated South Korea four-one in the final to successfully defend its title. Ajeet Yadav, Anmol Ekka, Prabhdeep Singh and Ashu Maurya scored for India. With this...

In Badminton, Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the men’s doubles title at the China Masters in Shenzhen today. The Indian duo defeated China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu 11-21, 21-13, 21-17 in the summit clash to secured India’s first-ever title at the China Masters. The...

In Shooting, the Indian team will be attending its final training camp ahead of the Asian Games 2026 starting later this month in Japan. The camp begins at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy in Bhopal today. A total of 18 shooters, including nine men and nine women, will be...

Lionel Messi, who captained Argentina to World Cup victory in 2022 and the final in 2026, is retiring from international football, he said on Monday. The record eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is his country’s record appearance-maker and scorer with 125 goals in 207 games, having transformed a complicated relationship with the...

England beat Pakistan by 194 runs in the second test and sealed their first home test series victory for two years with another demolition job by their bowling attack at Lord’s on Sunday. The outcome was a formality as Pakistan were reduced to 14-3 before lunch chasing an unlikely target...

Indian javelin throw ace Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Diamond League Finals to be held in Brussels on September 5 despite competing in just two events of the prestigious one-day meeting series. Chopra secured 12 points after finishing second in both the Doha and Lausanne DL events on June...

In Men’s Cricket, the second and final Test between India and Sri Lanka ended in a draw, with the hosts at 429 for 9 in their second innings on the fifth and final day in Colombo. Despite the draw, the Shubman Gill-led side clinched the two-match series 1-0. Batting first in...