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Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and defending shot put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor will lead India’s 503‑member contingent as flag‑bearers at the 2026 Asian Games. Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker and defending shot put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor will lead India's delegation as the designated flag-bearers at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.India has fielded a 503-athlete contingent across 36 sporting disciplines, with 246 coaches and officials supporting them at the quadrennial sporting event.Driven by the past success in Hangzhou, where India finished fourth in the medal standings with 107 medals, including 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze, the contingent…

India Women began their Asian Games title defence with a commanding eight‑wicket win over hosts Japan at the Aichi Prefectural Korogi Sports Park. India Women kicked off their Asian Games title defence with a dominant eight-wicket victory over Japan on Friday at the Aichi Prefectural Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan. The win propelled the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Women in Blue into the semifinals.The Asian Games women's cricket tournament has an eight-team bracket, and India received direct entry into the quarterfinal stage, setting up a thrilling clash against event hosts Japan.Charani, Shafali dominate JapanAfter India won the toss and opted to…

The 2026 Asian Games organisers faced fresh embarrassment on Friday after the traditional flag‑hoisting ceremony involving countries like India was delayed and eventually disrupted. The organisers of the 2026 Asian Games faced another embarrassing instance after the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony was delayed and then eventually disrupted on Friday.Many countries, including India, were part of the traditional ceremony, which was supposed to take place before the quadrennial sporting event kicked off.The Asian Games 2026 has already faced major logistical and accommodation-related hurdles, and the latest setback adds to the chaos in Aichi-Nagoya.India hit by delay during traditional flag ceremonyThe traditional flag-hoisting…

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has confirmed that Hardik Pandya will miss the upcoming West Indies series as he continues rehabilitation for a quadriceps injury sustained during IPL 2026. India head coach Gautam Gambhir issued a key update on Hardik Pandya after the latter was left out of India's squad for the West Indies series.Hardik sustained a quadriceps injury during IPL 2026 and has been out of action since then. He is currently undergoing rehab at the BCCI COE in Bengaluru and is fully focused on making a full-tilt comeback.While there was immense anticipation over his comeback, Hardik was not…

In a clash that might have otherwise faded into a routine fixture, stylish Indian opener Abhishek Sharma injected life and spectacle with a performance for the ages at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Abhishek Sharma delivered on what he said during the pep talk at the pre-match huddle: Fight like a warrior.The sensational Indian opener brought life back to the dead-rubber T20 international clash against Afghanistan on Thursday at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi after smashing a hundred in just 30 deliveries.The 26-year-old was ruthless in the final T20 match, making the Afghanistan bowling attack look obsolete…