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Shafali Verma scripts Asian Games history, becomes first cricketer to score century
In a thrilling performance, Shafali Verma made history by scoring the first-ever century at the Asian Games 2026 semi-final against Bangladesh. Her innings was a display of explosive talent, featuring nine sixes and three fours, propelling India to a substantial score of 195/4. This match solidified her position as India’s leading six-hitter in women’s T20I…
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India’s Asian Games 2026 schedule September 20: Events, timings
India’s medal campaign at the Asian Games 2026 will gather pace on Sunday, with several athletes and teams in action across different events. With medal events in teqball, a cricket semifinal, shooting action and the start of both hockey campaigns, Sunday will be an important day for the Indian contingent at the Asian Games 2026.
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Red Pawns, Red Soldiers: How the Bolsheviks built a chess superpower
In his latest Grandmaster View column, India’s young GM Aarav Dengla looks back at how the Bolsheviks transformed chess from a pastime of Russia’s aristocracy into an instrument of mass education, military training and cultural revolution. From Ilyin-Zhenevsky and the Red Army to Botvinnik, Tal, Karpov and Kasparov, Aarav traces how a century-old state-backed experiment…
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BCCI to draw line on Ombudsman’s jurisdiction over state-level matters | EXCLUSIVE
The move is understood to aim at drawing a clearer line between issues that fall within the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction and those that the respective state associations should address first.
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Asian Games: India open account with 2 shooting silvers as hockey, cricket, MMA shine
India opened its medal account with two silver medals in women’s 10m air rifle competition. Suchika Tariyal secured at least a bronze medal in MMA’s debut event. The women’s cricket team advanced to the final after a dominant semifinal win. Both men’s and women’s hockey teams achieved emphatic victories in their opening matches. Badminton and…
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PM Modi, President Murmu hail Elavenil Valarivan’s double silver at Asian Games
The two leaders also congratulated Elavenil, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod after the trio won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event.
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Asian Games: Quimcy Dsouza falls short in bronze battle
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Olympiad: Erigaisi picks first win of tournament; India’s winning juggernaut rolls on
Arjun Erigaisi bounced back from a difficult start to the Chess Olympiad with a convincing victory over Maksim Chigaev, helping defending champions India beat Spain 3-1 in Round 4. Gukesh continued his impressive run, while Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin drew. India’s women also remained unbeaten, beating Mongolia 3-1 as both Indian teams maintained their winning…
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Windies squad for India tour: Campbell returns; Pooran earns maiden T20I call-up
West Indies have recalled John Campbell for their ODI series against India, while Kamil Pooran earned his maiden T20I call-up after an impressive recent run. Shimron Hetmyer returns for the T20Is, with Jason Holder rested. The eight-match India tour will help West Indies prepare for the 2027 World Cup and build a strong core ahead…
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Father-son duo makes history: Shigenobu and Koji light cauldron
Japan’s Shigenobu Murofushi and his son Koji Murofushi jointly lit the cauldron at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, bringing the torch relay to a memorable end. Both Shigenobu and Koji are former Asian Games champions in hammer throw. The duo climbed the stairs to the podium together before lighting the cauldron.