Sports

18

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

BCCI office-bearers given authority at board AGM to decide Ajit Agarkar’s Fate

The BCCI has entrusted its office‑bearers with the decision on whether to extend Ajit Agarkar as chairman of selectors or appoint a replacement, as his contract nears expiry on October 4. The member units of BCCI entrusted the office-bearers to take a call on whether to give chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar an extension or find his replacement during the Annual General Meeting, here on Friday.The incumbent chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar has remained at the cynosure since his contract is set to end on October 4 and the BCCI could be looking to find a replacement.“The office bearers have…

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18

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Who Is Quimcy Dsouza? Indian Teqball pro on brink of making Asian Games history

India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza stormed into the women’s singles semifinal at the 2026 Asian Games, moving within one win of securing a historic Teqball medal for the country. India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza moved into the women’s singles semifinal at the 2026 Asian Games, placing herself just one win away from securing a historic Teqball medal for the country.At her Asian Games debut, Quimcy stunned top-seeded Yuina Sakamoto of Japan 2-1 (10-12 12-11 13-11) in her opening Group A match, which went on for 43 minutes at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center.Who is Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza?Dsouza is a former football…

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18

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Manu Bhaker and Tajinderpal Singh Toor to carry India’s flag, lead delegation at Asian Games 2026

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…

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18

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

India Women begin Asian Games title defense with convincing eight-wicket victory over Japan

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…

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18

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

India among nations hit by delays during flag hoisting ceremony at 2026 Asian Games

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…

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18

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

India head coach breaks down Hardik Pandya’s omission from India Squad for West Indies tour: ‘Don’t want to rush him’

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…

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18

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Abhishek Sharma keeps his promise, turns world into reality with record hundred: ‘Play like Soormas’

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…

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18

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi advised to ‘wait for opportunity’ after being benched for entire Afghanistan T20 series

India coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that teenage prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to wait for his opportunity, after leaving the 15‑year‑old on the sidelines during India’s 3‑0 T20I series sweep against Afghanistan. India coach Gautam Gambhir said Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to wait for his chance to break into the side after he left the 15-year-old prodigy on the sidelines of their three-match Twenty20 series sweep against Afghanistan.Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson opened for India in the series, with Abhishek scoring the third-fastest century in T20 internationals in Thursday's 127-run victory in New Delhi.Sooryavanshi, who was the highest scorer in…

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18

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Abhishek Sharma’s record-smashing T20 hundred powers India to 3-0 series sweep against Afghanistan

Abhishek Sharma smashed a record 30‑ball century to power India to a crushing 127‑run win over Afghanistan in the third T20I at Arun Jaitley Stadium, sealing a 3‑0 series sweep. Opener Abhishek Sharma hit a record T20 century off 30 balls to set up a crushing 127-run win for India in the third match against Afghanistan and sweep the series 3-0 on Thursday.Left-handed Abhishek's ton was the fastest in a T20 international between full Test-playing nations as he guided India to 221-7 at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium.Afghanistan, who were the official hosts for the series, checked the opposition surge…

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17

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Mohammad Rizwan’s plea against NCCIA notices dismissed by Lahore high court

The Lahore High Court has dismissed wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwanʼs petition challenging notices from Pakistan’s cybercrime agency, the NCCIA. The Lahore High Court dismissed Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Rizwan's petition, which challenged the notices issued to him by the country's cybercrime investigation agency on Tuesday.The Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter filed a writ petition in the court through his lawyers on Wednesday. He argued that the NCCIA did not specify why they were questioning him and that they did not have official jurisdiction on the matter.Chief Justice Aalia Neelum heard the petition at the Lahore High Court, and Rizwan was represented by lawyer Qazi Umair…

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