Abhishek Sharma lit up a dead rubber with a 30-ball century as India completed a 3-0 series sweep over Afghanistan with a 127-run win in the third and final T20I in Delhi on Thursday.Abhishek tore into the Afghanistan bowling attack, scoring 108 off just 34 balls with 11 sixes. His innings took India to 221…
Shiv Kapur (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images NEW DELHI: More than two decades after winning India’s only individual Asian Games golf gold, Shiv Kapur believes the country’s current crop of golfers has the talent to bring another medal home from Nagoya.The golf competition at the 2026 Asian Games begins on Sept 30, with India fielding…
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, BCCI president Mithun Manhas, and BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla (left), Ajit Agarkar The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has authorised its office-bearers to take a decision on the future of the men’s senior selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar, vice-president Rajeev Shukla confirmed after the Board’s 95th…
Nagoya: Members of the Indian delegation arrive during the official welcome and flag-hoisting ceremony ahead of the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) The Asian Games 2026 officially begin in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Saturday, September 19, with India aiming to improve on its record medal haul from the previous edition in Hangzhou.The…
Anu Raghavan will represent India in the 400m hurdles at the 2026 Asian Games. (Instagram) New Delhi: For eight years, 400m hurdles athlete Anu Raghavan has been an Asian Games medallist without ever standing on the podium. The certificate is with her. The bronze medal, however, is not.When Bahrain’s Kemi Adekoya was stripped of the…
Parthiv Patel and Ajit Agarkar NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel has emerged as a strong candidate to replace Ajit Agarkar as the men’s senior selection committee chairman if the incumbent and the BCCI don’t reach an extension agreement.TimesofIndia.com has learnt that Parthiv’s name has been circulating in Indian cricket’s power corridors for the…
India register biggest T20I win by balls (PTI Photo) India Women rewrote their T20I record books with a crushing eight-wicket victory over Japan, completing a 58-run chase in just five overs to register their biggest win by balls remaining. The defending champions finished the quarter-final with 90 balls to spare, surpassing their previous mark of…
India’s Chef de Mission Sahdev Yadav (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Chef de Mission Sahdev Yadav has acknowledged a shortage of accommodation at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, revealing that the Indian contingent had to book additional hotel rooms after its accommodation quota was reduced upon arrival in Japan.Yadav said the Sports Authority of India (SAI)…
India beat Japan by 8 wickets, set up semi-final against Bangladesh (Image: BCCI/) India Women produced a dominant all-round performance to thrash Japan by eight wickets in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Asian Games, booking their place in the semi-finals against Bangladesh.The result also sets up a repeat of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 semi-final…
Abhishek Sharma reveals Yuvraj Singh’s message Abhishek Sharma responded to a message from his mentor Yuvraj Singh in the best possible way, smashing a record-breaking century against Afghanistan in the third and final T20I in New Delhi on Thursday.The left-handed opener hit a 30-ball hundred, the fastest T20I century by a player from an ICC…