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India's men's and women's kabaddi teams moved within touching distance of back-to-back Asian Games gold medals after producing dominant semifinal victories in Aichi-Nagoya. The Indian men's and women's kabaddi teams stayed on course for a successful defence of their gold medals as they logged facile wins to enter the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games here on Friday.The women marched into the summit clash with a 48-24 triumph over Nepal before the men joined them with a 66-28 victory against Thailand in the last-four stage here.The comprehensive wins also kept the two defending champion teams' unbeaten run…

India's road to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 begins with a three-match ODI series against the West Indies, as familiar faces Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja return to the 50-over setup. India will face off against the West Indies in a white-ball cricket series, starting with a three-match one-day series on Sunday. The series will kick off the team's preparations for the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027, which will be hosted in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.The ODI series will mark the return of veteran batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, while all-rounder Ravindra…

Seema Kumari etched her name in Indian athletics history at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, clinching a bronze medal in the women's 10,000m and ending the country's 16-year wait for a podium finish in the event. Seema Kumari made history at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya after adding a bronze medal to her nascent career as a long-distance athlete. She clocked 32:50:05 in the women's 10,000m to clinch a bronze, helping India seal its first athletics medal at the continental showpiece.The Indian long-distance runner finished behind gold medal-winner Winfred Yavi of Bahrain (32:39:18) and Yingying Huang of China…

India begin their high-profile international friendly campaign against FIFA World Cup participants Panama as Khalid Jamil's men look to bounce back from a difficult run of results. India is all set to face Panama in the upcoming September-October FIFA international friendly window. As part of their preparations against top-tier international opposition, the Blue Tigers will face three FIFA World Cup-playing teams, starting with Panama in Bengaluru on Friday.India will be eager to turn the page on recent setbacks and revive their fortunes after suffering a significant fall in the FIFA international rankings.Panama, meanwhile, are 44th in the world rankings. The…