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September 21, 2026 13:37

SWIMMING: Srihari finishes last in 50m backstroke final

Srihari could not match China’s Xu Jiayu, who won gold, or his compatriot Wang Zicheng, who took silver. The Indian finished 10th and last with a time of 25.52.

September 21, 2026 13:13

Badminton: India beats Bangladesh in the Round of 16

The doubles team didn’t have to take part, as singles operators Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, and former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth made light work of Bangladesh to win the Round of 16 clash in the badminton team event 3-0.

September 21, 2026 13:09

BADMINTON: Kidambi Srikanth vs Jumar Al Amin

Kidambi Srikanth took Game 2 with a score of 21-9.

India currently leads the contest 3-0

September 21, 2026 13:06

Here's the updated medal tally, where India is currently placed at number 10

Asian Games 2026 Medals Tally, September 21 — Himanshu, Rudrankksh win shooting medals, India placed 10th

Asian Games 2026, September 21: Check the latest updated overall medals standings at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.

September 21, 2026 12:57

BADMINTON: Kidambi Srikanth vs Jumar Al Amin

Kidambi Srikanth beats Jumar Al Amin 21-15 to win the first Game.

September 21, 2026 12:41

BADMINTON: Kidambi Srikanth vs Jumar Al Amin

Jumar Al Amin, ranked World No. 149 in men’s doubles, is set to take on former World No. 1 and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kidambi Srikanth.

September 21, 2026 12:37

BADMINTON: Ayush Shetty vs Gourab Singha

Ayush Shetty beats Gourab Singha 21-13 to win the contest 2-0.

India is now leading Bangladesh 2-0 in this Round of 16 clash.

September 21, 2026 12:21

HOCKEY: India beats Indonesia, completes another demolition in women’s hockey

Asian Games 2026: India beats Indonesia, completes another demolition in women’s hockey

India continued its merciless form at the Asian Games 2026 after it thrashed Indonesia 17-1 in the women’s hockey group stage Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium.

September 21, 2026 12:20

BADMINTON: Ayush Shetty vs Gourab Singha

Ayush Shetty defeats the Bangladeshi shuttler 21-4 to win the first game.

September 21, 2026 12:09

BADMINTON: Ayush Shetty vs Gourab Singha

The 22-year-old Gourab Singha, ranked World No. 589, takes on World No. 20 Ayush Shetty.

September 21, 2026 12:02

BADMINTON: Lakshya Sen vs Jaman Ayman

Despite Jaman Ayman coming back at it midway through Game 2, Lakshya Sen held his nerve to win 21-12.

Lakshya Sen wins the contest 2-0.

September 21, 2026 11:45

BADMINTON: Lakshya Sen vs Jaman Ayman

Lakshya Sen races to a 21-4 victory in Game 1 of the Round 16 clash between India and Bangladesh.

September 21, 2026 11:32

HOCKEY: India beats Indonesia 17-1

India continued its unbeaten run in the women’s hockey competition with a dominant 17-1 win over Indonesia on Monday. Rutuja Pisal, Navneet Kaur and Deepika scored hat-tricks, while Savita Punia made history by becoming India’s most-capped women’s hockey player.

September 21, 2026 11:24

HOCKEY: India dominating Indonesia as match progresses

Sakshi has scored her second goal of the day in the 57th minute after a brief delay. The goal was subsequently reviewed, but the challenge was unsuccessful and the goal stood. Navneet then completed her hat-trick to make it 17-1, becoming the third Indian player to score three goals in the match.

September 21, 2026 11:16

HOCKEY: Savita enters the record books

Savita Punia has become India’s most-capped women’s hockey player, making her 321st international appearance against Indonesia today.

The seasoned goalkeeper surpassed the previous record held by Vandana Katariya, who retired with 320 international appearances.

September 21, 2026 11:04

HOCKEY: End of third quarter

Deepika and Rutuja Pisal have scored hat-tricks as India takes a commanding 14-1 lead at the end of the third quarter against Indonesia.

September 21, 2026 11:01

BADMINTON: Here's the squad for India's match against Bangladesh (11:30 PM, IST)

SINGLES

Lakshya Sen vs Jaman Ayman

Ayush Shetty vs Gourab Singha

Kidambi Srikanth vs Jumar Al-Amin

DOUBLES

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Jumar Al-Amin/Moajjam Hossain Ohidul

Hariharan Amsakarunan/MR Arjun vs Jaman Ayman Ibn/Jumar Al-Amin

September 21, 2026 10:56

KABADDI: Read the match report below for India's 49-24 victory over Japan

Asian Games 2026: India’s unbeaten run against Japan in Kabaddi continues, beats host nation

India maintains its unbeaten streak against Japan in Kabaddi, winning 49-23 at the 2026 Asian Games Group A opener.

September 21, 2026 10:48

KABADDI: India wins their opening Group A contest against Japan

India dominated the contest from the start and secured a convincing 49-24 victory. India has never lost to Japan in Kabaddi at the Asian Games.

September 21, 2026 10:33

HOCKEY: Good outing for Team India in first half

Sunelita Toppo has scored twice, in the 11th and 30th minutes, after Deepika opened the scoring from a penalty corner in the eighth minute. Field goals from Rutuja, Lalremsiami, and Sakshi have ensured a good balance between open-play goals and penalty-corner conversions for India.

September 21, 2026 10:25

HOCKEY: End of second quarter

Deepika calmly converts from a penalty corner, and a minute later Sunelita Toppo scores from another as India heads into the break with a commanding 9-0 lead.

September 21, 2026 10:18

What's happened in the Kabaddi first half so far

The first half has ended at Tokai Gymnasium, where India holds a commanding 31-9 lead over Japan in the men’s Group A kabaddi clash.

Debutants Ayan and Devank have impressed, while Ashu Malik has also chipped in with crucial points for the defending champion.

September 21, 2026 10:14

Kabaddi: India in a commanding position against Japan

Reigning champion India leads host Japan 31-9 at the end of the first half in its opening group A match in men’s kabaddi competition.

September 21, 2026 10:07

HOCKEY: India leads Indonesia after 1st quarter

A 4-0 lead for Sjoerd Marijne’s India at the end of the first quarter in this Pool B encounter.

And all four goals have come from different players - Deepika, Lalremsiami, Sunelita Toppo and Rutuja Pisal

September 21, 2026 09:54

India's title defence in men's kabaddi has also begun!

Kabaddi at Asian Games 2026 LIVE updates: India 2-2 Japan; First half underway

Catch all the LIVE scores, updates, news from the kabaddi competition at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as the Indian men's and women's teams open their group-stage campaigns.

September 21, 2026 09:50

Indian women's hockey team continues its quest for gold

India vs Indonesia LIVE Score, Asian Games 2026 Women’s hockey: IND 0 - 0 INA; India looks for second consecutive win

IND vs INA LIVE: Catch the score, updates and highlights from the Women's hockey Pool B encounter between India and Indonesia at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday.

September 21, 2026 09:48

Soft Tennis: End of India's campaign in mixed doubles

Indian mixed doubles pair of Jay Meena and Aadhya Tiwari goes down 2-5 (4-2, 2-4, 2-4, 3-5, 2-4, 5-3, 6-8) to Sherwin Nuguit and Christy Sanosa of The Philippines in the round of 16.

September 21, 2026 09:41

Shooting: Rudrankksh Patil wins men's 10m air rifle bronze

A 10.9 from Sheng, Himanshu hits 10.6 but a horrible 9.7 from Rudrankksh and he drops to third.

Elimination shot coming up and the gap between the two Indians is 0.3.

A 10.6 for Rudrankksh and a 10.4 for Himanshu. Sheng hits a 10.4.

Guess what! Rudrankksh has to settle for bronze with a total of 230.9.

September 21, 2026 09:38

Shooting: Double podium guaranteed for India

10.6 for Sheng and 10.7 for Rudrankksh. The gap is down to 10.4

A 10.5 shot from Himanshu as he stays in third place.

Mongolia’s Nyantai shoots 10.1 and this doesn’t help his case for a podium finish.

Here comes the 20th shot and Nyantai finishes with a 10.6 and a total of 207.9 to finish fourth.

Sheng has stretched his lead to 1.0 with his 20th shot. Rudrankksh is second with 210.6 while Himanshu is third with 210.0.

Two medals confirmed for India.

September 21, 2026 09:34

Shooting: Sheng Lihao increases his lead

Sheng Lihao has increased his advantage at the top. His total is now 190.2, 0.5 ahead of Rudrankksh in second.

Himanshu is third with 188.9. He won’t be happy with his last two shots.

Meanwhile, after three shoot-offs, Mongolia’s Bayaraa Nyantai has eliminated China’s Ma Sihan.

Only four shooters left in the final now.

September 21, 2026 09:27

Shooting: Rudrankksh slips!

A 10.2 from Rudrankksh, 10.1 from Sheng and a massive 10.9 from Himanshu.

Himanshu is back in second position but one more shot to go in this third elimination stage.

Well, here we go. Sheng has finally taken the lead with his total being 168.8. Both Indians are joint-second, 0.2 behind the Chinese shooter.

Korea’s Minki Shin (166.2) bows out.

September 21, 2026 09:23

Shooting: Himanshu drops to third

Sheng Lihao is closing the gap on Rudrankksh. After second elimination, in which Korea’s Park Hajun (145.7) goes out, the Indian is on top with 148.2 but the Chinese shooter is just 0.5 behind.

Himanshu is now third with a total of 147.4.

September 21, 2026 09:20

Shooting: It's an Indian 1-2 after first elimination!

Wow!

Rudrankksh (127.4) on top with Himanshu (126.6) second.

Sheng Lihao is third with 126.3.

Indonesia’s Kanurian Al Ghozi (123.2) is the first shooter to exit the final.

September 21, 2026 09:15

Shooting: Rudrankksh flipping the script!

The Indian, after 10 shots, leads the eight-man field with a total of 106.0

Sheng Lihao of China is second with 104.9 while Himanshu Dhillon, another Indian, is third with 104.8.

September 21, 2026 09:14

MMA: Bronze for Suchika Tariyal in women's traditional -60kg event

India’s Suchika Tariyal will take home the bronze medal!

In a semifinals that went into overtime, the Indian lost to Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo by the barest of margins.

The Indian is distraught after the decision is announced.

Despite her loss today, Suchika has created history by claiming medal in a sport which made its Asian Games debut this time.

September 21, 2026 09:08

Shooting: Men's 10m Air Rifle Individual Final begins

Can either Rudrankksh Patil or Himanshu Dhillon upset reigning champion Sheng Lihao to win the gold?

It certainly is possible. After five shots, Rudrankksh is on top with 52.8 while the Chinese star is second with 52.7.

Himanshu is fourth with 52.2

September 21, 2026 09:04

Boxing: Sumit is through to round of 16 in men's 70kg

Sumit completely dominates the final round. No doubt about it. And he wins the contest with a 5-0 scoreline!

He is into the round of 16.

Solid start for Indian boxing!

September 21, 2026 09:01

Sumit wins the second round as well

However, in total scores, the Indian and Thailand’s Sinsiri have the same total according to two judges. So, the contest isn’t completely over.

September 21, 2026 08:55

Sumit takes the 1st round

Four judges award him 10 and one gives it to Sinsiri. The Thail boxer certainly did some showboating but it was the Indian who showed dominance where it mattered.

September 21, 2026 08:50

Let's head to the boxing arena

After a stellar show at the Commonwealth Games, Indian boxers will hope to come close to that level at the Asian Games. The competition in Aichi-Nagoya is definitely tougher but then, there’s no joy in winning too easily either.

India’s campaign begins with Sumit facing Thailand’s Bunjong Sinsiri in the round of 32 in men’s 70kg category.

September 21, 2026 08:48

Sepaktakraw: A tough loss for Indian men's regu team against Japan

India had started on a bright not, winning the first match 2-0 (15-13, 15-9).

But Japan has won this Group B contest by taking the second fixture 2-1 (15-12, 15-17, 15-11) and the third one 2-0 (15-9, 15-12).

India will next face Malaysia in its second group-stage match and that won’t be an easy one, I can assure you!

September 21, 2026 08:19

Coming up shortly

BOXING

8:30 a.m. onwards - Men’s 70kg, Round of 32 - Sumit vs Bunjong Sinsiri (Thailand)

MMA

8:30 a.m. onwards - Women’s Traditional -60kg semifinals - Suchika Tariyal vs Teo Hui Hoon (Singapore)

September 21, 2026 08:08

Soft tennis: First loss for Aadhya-Jay but the duo qualifies for knockouts

Korea’s Kim Yeon-hwa and Park Jaekyu top Group B as they beat the Indian mixed doubles pair of Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena 5-1 (4-1, 4-2, 4-2, 7-5, 1-4, 5-3).

But the Indians have qualified for the knockout stage.

September 21, 2026 08:04

Swimming: India misses out on a place in men's 4x200m freestyle relay final

Indian quartet of Aneesh Gowda, Sajan Prakash, Vedaant Madhavan and Dhakshan Shashikumar finishes ninth amongst 13 teams in the heats with a timing of 7:24.32s.

Qatar, which grabbed the final qualification spot, was ahead of India by only 0.22s.

September 21, 2026 07:55

Sepaktakraw: Japan forces the decider against India!

Japan has take this Group B contest in the men’s regu team competition to a third match.

India had won the first fixture 2-0 (15-13, 15-9).

But the host has bounced back with a 2-1 (15-12, 15-17, 15-11) victory.

A winner-takes-all match coming soon!

September 21, 2026 07:40

Indian medallists at Asian Games 2026 so far

Silver - Indian women’s team (Sonam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan and Vidarsa K. Vinod) in 10m air rifle shooting

Silver - Elavenil Valarivan (women’s 10m air rifle individual shooting)

Silver - Indian men’s team (Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane) in 10m air rifle shooting

September 21, 2026 07:37

Swimming: Yet another disappointing result

India’s Danush Suresh (1:03.46s) finishes 22nd overall in the men’s 100m breaststroke heats and fails to make it to the final.

September 21, 2026 07:34

Shooting: India wins men's team silver in 10m air rifle; Rudrankksh and Himanshu qualify for individual final

It’s confirmed!

With a total of 1890.1, Indian trio of Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane have clinched the men’s 10m air rifle team silver.

China takes the gold with a new World Record of 1899.

The bronze goes to Korea (1884.2).

Rudrankksh and Himanshu have also qualified for the individual final which will take place at 9 a.m. IST.

September 21, 2026 07:24

Table Tennis: Easy win over Pakistan for Indian women's team

Indian women’s team continues its flawless run in the group stage as it makes it three wins in as many matches.

This one, by far, has been the easiest - a 3-0 victory over Pakistan.

Sutirtha Mukherjee took down Aleena Khan 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-4) in the first singles. Syndrela Das, on her Asian Games debut, defeated Kalsoon Khan 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-5).

Sreeja Akula wrapped up the contest with a 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-5) win over Fatima Khan.

September 21, 2026 07:18

Shooting: Confirmation awaited

Rudrankksh (631.8), Himanshu (630.0) and Parth (628.3) all are done with their 60 shots. Rundrakksh is currently third and looks set to qualify for the final.

Himanshu, as it stands, is seventh but a few shooters around him are yet to finish. It could be touch and go.

Parth is 11th at the moment and might not qualify for the final as only two shooters from one nation can compete in the final.

India’s team total is 1890.1 and a silver is more or less confirmed.

China is set to grab the team gold with a new World Record total of 1899, bettering its previous mark from November 2025 by 0.2.

September 21, 2026 07:04

In case you wish to follow the shooting events more closely, here is a dedicate blog

Shooting LIVE Updates from Asian Games 2026: Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane, Rudrankksh Patil in action in 10m Air Rifle Men Individual Qualification; India eyes team medal

Shooting at Asian Games 2026: India's Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane and Rudrankksh Patil will feature the in 10m Air Rifle Men Individual Qualification and Team Final, while Indian athletes will battle it out in both men's and women's skeet shooting qualification.

September 21, 2026 06:53

Asian Games Qualification Record for Sheng Lihao!

The Chinese phenom betters his own total of 634.5 from Hangzhou 2023 as he finishes the qualification stage with 635.4.

Meanwhile, Rudrankksh and Himanshu have jumped to third and fourth spot, respectively.

India could be on its way to another team silver in shooting.

September 21, 2026 06:50

Soft Tennis: India mixed doubles duo makes it two in two!

Another clean sweep!

Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena, in their second Group B match, have defeated Bud Nyamdorj and Enkhkhuslen Ganbaatar of Mongolia 5-0 (4-2, 4-1, 4-1, 4-0, 5-3).

Their final group-stage match will be against Kim Yeon-hwa and Park Jaekyu of South Korea.

The Koreans, like the Indians, are yet to drop a game after two matches.

This exciting contest will be played at 7:30 a.m. IST.

September 21, 2026 06:47

Shooting: Rudrankksh & Himanshu continue to stay in top 8

Rundrankksh, Himanshu and Parth are done with third series as well.

Rundrakksh, with a score of 105.7, and Himanshu (104.8) both are in the top 8 at the moment and on their way to the individual final.

However, Parth, after scoring 104.7, is well outside the qualification spots.

September 21, 2026 06:41

Swimming: Srihari qualifies for 50m backstroke final

Some good news from the pool!

India’s Srihari Nataraj has made the cut for today’s 50m backstroke men’s final after finishing joint-ninth in the heats with a timing of 25.37s.

Rishabh Das finishes 10th with 25.41s and is the first reserve for the final.

September 21, 2026 06:38

Shooting: Rudrankksh recovers, Parth drops further

A superb second series of 106.0 has massively improved Rudrankksh’s chances of making it to the final.

Himanshu scores 104.6 in the second series but for Parth, it does not look good - 103.7.

Remember, the team medal will be decided on the basis of the total of the qualification scores of the shooters from the same nation.

September 21, 2026 06:31

Sepaktakraw: Fantastic start for India

India has won the opening match 2-0 (15-13, 15-9) to take a 1-0 lead against Japan in its Group B opener in the men’s regu team competition.

September 21, 2026 06:30

Shooting: Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification is underway

India’s Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane and Rudrankksh Patil are amongst 47 shooters competing for a spot in the eight-man final.

All three are done with the first series of 10 shots, leaving some scope for improvement. Parth registers a score of 104.5 and Rudrankksh slightly behind with 104.2. Himanshu does well with 105.3.

Meanwhile, defending champion - China’s Sheng Lihao - has already completed three series and is currently at the top of the standings with a total of 318.4.

September 21, 2026 06:09

Wushu: Nyeman Wangsu out of medal contention

India’s Nyeman Wangsu receives a score of 9.573 (Quality of Movement - 4.90, Overall Performance - 2.673, Degree of Difficulty - 2.00) in women’s changquan final.

In a 16-woman field, she is currently placed joint-12th with two more competitors to go.

Nyeman eventually finishes joint-15th.

Hong Kong’s Hui Yu Lydia Sham (9.713) takes the gold. The silver goes to Cho Man Sou (9.710) of Macao, China, while the bronze has been bagged by Eugenia Diva Widodo (9.706) of Indonesia.

September 21, 2026 06:04

What a start for India in Sepaktakraw

Brought in as an early substitute, Akash Yumnam has helped India come from 5-10 down to win the first set 15-13 in the first match of the men’s regu team Group B encounter against Japan.

September 21, 2026 05:56

Soft Tennis: India mixed doubles duo begins with an easy win

And we have our first result of the day!

Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena, the cousin of India men’s pole vault National Record holder Dev Meena, begin their campaign in Group B with a 5-0 (4-1, 4-0, 4-2, 4-1, 4-2) victory over Viva Chao and Chanroseka Khun of Cambodia.

The Indians will be back on court in less than an hour as they’ll face Bud Nyamdorj and Enkhkhuslen Ganbaatar of Mongolia in their next group-stage match.

September 21, 2026 05:30

Sepaktakraw - Live visuals from Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium

It’s almost time for the men’s regu team Group B clash between India and Japan.

It’s a crucial match for the host, especially after losing to Malaysia in its tournament opener yesterday.

September 21, 2026 05:22

Meet Elavenil Valarivan, the shooter who clinched two silver medals on Day 2

Asian Games 2026: Elavenil Valarivan’s silver worth its weight in gold

Elavenil Valarivan won India’s first individual medal of the Nagoya Asian Games.

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