Sep 26, 2026
Iran led the kabaddi final at half-time, and India’s defenders won the ninth gold 40-34
Sumit and Jaideep Dahiya turned an 18-17 half-time deficit around as India beat Iran to retain the Asian Games men’s kabaddi title in Aichi.
Asian Games 2026
105 articles tagged with "Asian Games 2026"
Sep 26, 2026
India scored 37 against Iran twice this week, and the second time it won kabaddi gold by three
India’s women held off an Iran fightback to win the Asian Games kabaddi final 37-34 and keep the title they won in Hangzhou.
Sep 26, 2026
Rain took the last day in Nisshin, and India open their Asian Games defence against Afghanistan
Nepal and Malaysia top their groups after two washouts, which sets up a rematch of the rain-ruined 2023 final in Monday’s quarter-final.
Sep 25, 2026
Thailand put India all out once, and still lost the kabaddi semi-final 66-28
India’s men and women both won their Asian Games kabaddi semi-finals on Friday in Aichi, and will play for gold on Saturday.
Sep 25, 2026
Paritosh lost his last two Puyo Puyo matches and still made the Asian Games quarter-finals
India’s only Puyo Puyo Champions player finished third in his group in Aichi, and plays South Korea’s Kang Dongshin for a semi-final place on Saturday...
Sep 25, 2026
Lalit Rajbanshi took a wicket in each of his first three overs, and Nepal beat Afghanistan by five wickets
Nepal’s spinners shared seven wickets as a second-string Afghanistan side made 102 for 7 in Nisshin, and the chase was done with 16 balls to spare.
Sep 25, 2026
Oman were 5 for 3 in the third over, and Hong Kong’s 121 was enough by 41 runs
Ayush Shukla took 3 for 23 as Hong Kong picked up their first points of the Asian Games, with Oman against Malaysia still to settle Group B.
Sep 25, 2026
Vietnam beat South Korea on penalties in January, and the two meet again in the Asian Games quarter-finals
South Korea are chasing a fourth straight Asian Games men’s football gold, and Vietnam stand in the way in Nagoya at 4pm IST.
Sep 24, 2026
Hong Kong lost three wickets in five balls, and Malaysia won with eight overs to spare
Pavandeep Singh and Muhammad Amir took three wickets each as Malaysia beat Hong Kong by eight wickets in their opening Asian Games Group B match in Ni...
Sep 24, 2026
India’s men won every kabaddi group game by at least 16 points, and Thailand are next
India’s men beat Chinese Taipei 37-21 and the women beat hosts Japan 50-25 on Thursday, so both kabaddi teams go into Friday’s Asian Games semi-finals...
Sep 24, 2026
Japan took India to the last over on Tuesday, and Afghanistan bowled them out for 81
Debutant leg-spinner Arab Gul Momand took 4 for 8 as Afghanistan beat the hosts by 48 runs in the first men’s cricket match of the Asian Games.
Sep 23, 2026
India’s men led Bangladesh 29-9 at half-time, and the women came from behind to beat Iran
India’s men beat Bangladesh 48-25 to become the first team into the Asian Games kabaddi semi-finals, and the women turned round an early deficit again...
Sep 23, 2026
India won the last Asian Games cricket gold without finishing the final, and the men’s tournament restarts on Thursday without them
The men’s competition at Nisshin opens on Thursday with Japan against Afghanistan, but the four highest-ranked sides do not appear until the quarter-f...
Sep 22, 2026
Iran took the one women’s kabaddi gold India have missed, and the two meet again at 8.30am on Wednesday
India’s women have won three of the four Asian Games kabaddi titles. Iran have the other one, from Jakarta in 2018, and the sides have not played at a...
Sep 22, 2026
Mandhana hit seven sixes in 45 balls, and Sri Lanka were bowled out for 69
India retained their Asian Games women’s cricket gold in Nisshin, beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs after posting the highest total the tournament has pro...
Sep 22, 2026
Japan bowled spin from both ends, and India’s 200th T20I win came down to the last over
Japan’s spinners held India to 32 for 4 at Sano, and Axar Patel had to defend eight in the last over to save the first men’s international between the...
Sep 22, 2026
South Korea ended India’s unbeaten Asian Games run in 2018, and India have just beaten them 63-31
India’s men beat South Korea 63-31 at the Tokai Citizen Gymnasium in Aichi on Tuesday for a second straight Group A win. The fixture carried history:...
Sep 22, 2026
India and Sri Lanka play a second final in nine days, and Shafali Verma comes into it off 100 from 49 balls
India defend their Asian Games cricket title against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park on Tuesday, nine days after beating the same opponent in the Wome...
Sep 21, 2026
India cleared the Bangladesh mat twice, and the team that took their one lost gold is next
A 42-21 win at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium started India’s women’s kabaddi title defence, and Iran arrive on Wednesday morning.
Sep 21, 2026
India’s practice was rained off, and their first ever match against Japan has no reserve day
Typhoon Dujuan has soaked Kanto ahead of Tuesday’s Suzuki Cup T20I at Sano, and the ground has already lost one match this week without a ball being b...
Sep 21, 2026
India led Japan 31-9 at the break, and then won the second half 18-15
India’s kabaddi title defence opened with a 49-24 win over the hosts. The group has already produced an upset that had nothing to do with them.
Sep 20, 2026
India’s women have won three of the four kabaddi golds, and the team that took the other one is in their group
Eight teams, six days and no second chances. India begin their Asian Games defence in Aichi Prefecture on Monday, with the only side ever to beat them...
Sep 20, 2026
Shafali Verma hit nine sixes in a 49-ball hundred, and India’s Asian Games final is a rematch of the last one
Shafali Verma’s unbeaten 100 from 49 balls is the first century by a woman in Asian Games cricket, and it carried India past Bangladesh by 114 runs in...
Sep 20, 2026
Athapaththu made 83 not out from 50 balls, and Pakistan’s 177 lasted 17.5 overs
Sri Lanka chased 178 with 13 balls to spare at Korogi Sports Park and are into the Asian Games women’s cricket final, where the winner of India agains...