Sheetal Devi and Swati Chaudhary NEW DELHI: India’s para archers Sheetal Devi and Swati Chaudhary stormed into the finals of their respective events at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday, assuring the country of at least two medals and setting up opportunities to add to India’s tally.Defending champion Sheetal continued her impressive run in…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to walk out of Portugal’s national team camp following a reported disagreement with coach Jorge Jesus has cost the superstar forward a 30-day suspension and a fine of €255 ($285), with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) describing the punishment as “adequate and sufficient”.The FPF announced the disciplinary…
Ashok won the silver medal in the men’s 65kg powerlifting event (Image credit: X) India’s Ashok won the silver medal in the men’s 65kg powerlifting event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday.The 37-year-old lifted 192kg to finish second behind China’s Zou Yi, the reigning Paralympic champion, who won gold with a lift of…
Time (IST) Sport Event / Indian athletes 4:45 AM Para archery Men’s recurve R16: Harvinder Singh vs B. Li (Chinese Taipei); Vijay Sundi vs L. Tseng (Chinese Taipei) 4:45 AM Para archery Women’s recurve R16: Bhawna vs M. Sabit (Kazakhstan); Pooja vs C. Loh (Malaysia) 4:45 AM Para archery Men’s compound R16: Toman Kumar vs…
Manish Narwal (Image credit: X) Manish Narwal clinched the silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event and secured a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics as Indian shooters continued their medal-winning run at the Asian Para Games on Tuesday.The Arjuna awardee from Ballabhgarh in Haryana’s Faridabad district shot 233.7 in…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Gautam Gambhir Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s continued absence from India’s playing XI has left fans frustrated, but former India spinner Murali Kartik believes there is little reason for the team management to rush the 15-year-old into the side when the established opening options are performing well.Despite being named Player of the Series during India’s…
Pradeep Kumar (Image credit: ANI) India’s Pradeep Kumar and Ayush Verma won silver and bronze medals respectively in the men’s javelin throw F53/54 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday.Pradeep, competing in the F54 category, finished second with a personal best throw of 27.45 metres. It was his second successive silver medal at…
Deepthi Jeevanji (PTI Photo) India’s Deepthi Jeevanji won the gold medal in the women’s 400m T20 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday. The 23-year-old clocked 56.36 seconds to set a new Games record.Deepthi, who hails from Telangana, finished ahead of Japan’s Niina Kanno, who took silver in 58.92 seconds. Kanno’s compatriot Akane…
Sheetal Devi (Image credit: X) India’s para archer Sheetal Devi broke a seven-year-old world record by scoring 149 in the women’s compound elimination round at the Asian Para Games 2026.Sheetal surpassed the previous record of 148, set by Jessica Stretton, during her pre-quarterfinal match against Chan Yuen.She achieved the feat a day after equalling the…
Bhavina Patel (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Bhavina Patel added another medal to her impressive career by winning bronze in the women’s singles Class 4-5 table tennis event at the Asian Para Games 2026.The Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist lost 7-11, 5-11, 7-11 to China’s Zhang Bian in the semi-finals. The defeat ended her singles campaign,…