India faces a busy day at the Asian Games on September 28, with Manu Bhaker, Avinash Sable and the men’s cricket team in focus. Bhaker, along with Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat, will compete in the women’s 25m pistol event, with the individual final scheduled for 10:45 AM IST, subject to qualification. Avinash Sable will begin his title defence in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at 4:17 PM. India’s men will face Afghanistan in a cricket quarter-final at 10 AM, with a place in the semi-finals at stake. Murali Sreeshankar and Parul Chaudhary will also compete in athletics finals. (PC: NDTV)

India’s PV Sindhu criticised the badminton schedule at the 2026 Asian Games after playing three matches within 24 hours before losing her women’s singles quarter-final to China’s Chen Yufei. Sindhu lost 11-21, 21-18, 10-21 after returning to the court less than 12 hours after her previous match. She said players needed more time to recover physically. Sindhu also expressed disappointment over the absence of Hawk-Eye review cameras on Court 4, saying some line calls were close. India finished the individual badminton events without a medal for the first time in 12 years. (PC: India Today)

Virat Kohli became the second batter in men’s ODI cricket to score 15,000 runs during India’s first ODI against West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Kohli reached the milestone in his 303rd innings, 74 innings faster than Sachin Tendulkar, who achieved it in 377 innings in 2007. Kohli needed 59 runs to reach the landmark and completed it in just 46 balls. He raised both hands towards Tendulkar in a gesture of respect before acknowledging the crowd’s standing ovation. Tendulkar remains the leading ODI run-scorer with 18,426 runs, while Kohli has added another milestone to his career. (PC: X/BCCI)

India added two athletics medals at the 2026 Asian Games on September 27. Ancy Sojan won silver in the women’s long jump, while Tejaswin Shankar secured bronze in the men’s decathlon with 7,934 points. Sojan finished second after a closely contested final, while Shankar sealed his podium finish after completing all 10 decathlon events. In the men’s 800m, Mohammed Afsal advanced to the final, giving India another medal opportunity in athletics. The performances strengthened India’s athletics campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with several Indian athletes competing across track and field events. (PC: ANI)

Indian triple jumper Karthik Unnikrishnan finished sixth at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya after a challenging debut at the age of 33. Persistent rain made conditions difficult, while teammate Praveen Chithravel suffered an injury in the opening round and could not complete a jump. Karthik crossed the 16-metre mark only once across his six attempts. His journey to the Asian Games followed years of setbacks, including COVID-19 disruptions, an ankle injury and a serious tendon problem that forced him to rebuild his jumping technique. Despite missing out on a medal, his debut marked the culmination of a decade-long journey. (PC: India Today)

India’s Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh won silver medals in the individual squash events at the 2026 Asian Games on Sunday, marking a historic achievement for the country. Eighteen-year-old Anahat lost 4-11, 4-11, 7-11 to Malaysia’s defending champion Sivasangari Subramaniam in the women’s singles final at Nagoya. She became the first Indian woman to win silver in the event. Earlier, Abhay lost 9-11, 5-11, 5-11 to Malaysia’s defending champion Eain Yow Ng in the men’s final. India also made history by reaching both the men’s and women’s singles finals at the same Asian Games for the first time. (PC: NDTV)

Indian boxer Parveen Hooda has assured India of a medal at the 2026 Asian Games after defeating Uzbekistan’s Navbakhor Khamidova 5-0 in the women’s 65kg quarterfinal on Sunday. The 26-year-old dominated the bout to enter the semifinals. Khamidova had won silver at the 2025 World Championships. Parveen’s achievement marks a significant return after a 22-month ban for three whereabouts failures cost her the bronze medal she won at the 2022 Asian Games and ruled her out of the Paris Olympics. She returned to international boxing in 2025, winning gold at the World Boxing Cup Finals. (PC: India Today)

India’s badminton campaign at the Asian Games 2026 ended on Sunday after PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda lost their women’s singles quarter-finals in three games. Sindhu went down 11-21, 21-18, 21-10 to China’s Chen Yufei, while 19-year-old Hooda lost 21-16, 14-21, 21-17 to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. Earlier, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost their women’s doubles quarter-final to Malaysia’s Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan. Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also exited the mixed doubles quarter-finals. India finished the individual badminton events without a medal, with the men’s team bronze remaining its only medal. (PC: Olympics)

Indian athletes Murali Sreeshankar and David Patturaj Solomon advanced to the men’s long jump final at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Sreeshankar finished second in Group B with a best jump of 7.84 metres, while David placed third in Group A with 7.62 metres. In the women’s 400m hurdles, Vithya Ramraj and Anu Raghavan also secured places in the final after finishing second in their respective heats. Vithya recorded a season-best 55.73 seconds, while Anu clocked a personal best of 55.84 seconds. The results strengthen India’s medal hopes in athletics. (PC: X)

India defeated Iran 40-34 in the men’s kabaddi final at the 2026 Asian Games, securing the country’s ninth gold medal in the sport. The Indian team produced a strong performance against a competitive Iranian side, with Sumit playing a key role in the victory. India had earlier defeated Thailand 66-28 in the semi-final to reach the title clash. The triumph extends India’s long-standing dominance in men’s kabaddi at the Asian Games and successfully concludes its campaign with another gold medal. Iran settled for silver after a closely contested final.