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Teenage Indian para swimmer Ravi Budigina won his third medal at the Asian Para Games 2026, claiming bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle S13 event in Nagoya on Thursday. Kapil Kumar and Swatik Patil also finished on the podium in their respective events, taking India’s medal tally in swimming to nine.The 18-year-old visually impaired swimmer…
Glenn Phillips runs past Nitish Kumar Reddy during the T20 cricket international between New Zealand and India in Christchurch, New Zealand. For the first time in men’s T20I cricket, five Indian bowlers conceded 40 or more runs in an innings as New Zealand piled up 225/8 in the first T20I in Christchurch on Thursday. The…
Praveen Kumar (Image credit: PCI) Praveen Kumar had to fight more than his rivals to win gold at the Asian Para Games. The reigning Paralympic champion was dealing with a hip injury that had affected his jumping form for months. He was also battling fever, cold and cough during the competition in Japan.Despite these challenges,…
Daniil Medvedev (AP Photo) ALMATY: After slipping to No. 18 last September — his lowest ranking in seven years — former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev has mounted a determined resurgence in 2026, climbing back to No. 5. The top seed at the Almaty Open, the 30-year-old is making a late-season push to secure his…
Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi wins three Asian Para Games medals again. NEW DELHI: Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi once again proved her mettle on the biggest continental stage, winning two gold medals at the Asian Para Games for the second consecutive edition after clinching the women’s individual compound title on Thursday.The 19-year-old armless archer from Jammu…
India’s Preeti Pal dedicated her second silver medal at the Asian Para Games to her training partner Chirag Tyagi, who was shot dead in May. The sprinter remembered Chirag as a younger brother who dreamed of winning medals for India. She believes he would have reached the podium in Nagoya, Japan, had he been alive.Preeti…
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne, left, and Travis Head, left, right, on day four of the second cricket test match between South Africa and Australia, in Gqeberha, South Africa. AP/PTI Australia are under pressure in the second Test against South Africa, with former batter Simon Katich warning that several players could be fighting to save their places…
Michael Carrick (AP Photo) Como produced an impressive 4-1 win over Manchester United on Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League 2026-27 at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Wednesday.Argentine playmaker Nico Paz scored twice as Cesc Fabregas’s side dominated the match and handed United their second consecutive defeat in the competition.Como got off to a flying…
It’s been barely 48 hours since India landed in Christchurch after taking a flight out of Bengaluru. Shreyas Iyer and his men will be forgiven for still being sleep-deprived and jet-lagged when they walk out at Hagley Oval for the first of five T20Is against New Zealand today. Indian cricketers are conditioned to relentless travel,…
India’s Anahat Singh (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Eighteen-year-old Anahat Singh of India produced one of the standout results of the 2026 PSA Squash Tour when she defeated eight-time world champion Nour ElSherbini 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 in just 30 minutes at the Silicon Valley Open in Redwood City on Wednesday.The straight-games victory over the top-seeded Egyptian,…
