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India’s Under-19 side delivered a dominant performance as Yashbardhan and Ishan led the bowling attack in a thumping victory that underlined the squad’s depth and discipline. The result offered another encouraging sign for India’s youth pipeline, with the pace unit setting the tone and the team controlling the contest from start to finish.
India delivered a commanding day at the Asian Games in Nagoya, defending both men's and women's kabaddi titles with hard-fought wins over Iran and adding more podium finishes across badminton, shooting, athletics and squash. P.V. Sindhu and Unnati Hooda moved into the women's singles quarterfinals, while Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Prachi Choudhary added silver and bronze respectively to India's growing medal tally.
B. Savitha Shri produced another crucial late intervention to keep India alive in the women's title race, defeating Zhai Mo on the fourth board to secure a 2-2 draw against sole leaders China in the penultimate round of the Chess Olympiad at Samarkand. In the open section, India delivered a commanding 3.5-0.5 win over Uzbekistan 2 to stay in sole second place, setting up a tense final-round finish in both events.
A fresh internal dispute has erupted in the Delhi & District Cricket Association after joint secretary Amit Grover objected to the appointments of selector Manu Nayar and under-19 assistant coach Varun Sood. His concerns, sent to the Cricket Advisory Committee and marked to president Rohan Jaitley, were later dismissed by CAC chief Sarandeep Singh, who said the process was conducted independently and fairly.
P.V. Sindhu and Ayush Shetty moved into the singles pre-quarterfinals with straight-game victories at the Asian Games, while Unnati Hooda survived a three-game battle to progress further in the women's draw. In a setback for India, Lakshya Sen exited in the second round after a hard-fought loss to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew, deepening the pressure on the country's badminton campaign.
India's Sawan Barwal produced a breakthrough performance at the 2026 Asian Games, claiming a historic silver medal in the men's marathon with a national record time of 2:11:37. The 28-year-old Army runner from Himachal Pradesh delivered India's first Asian Games athletics medal in the event since 1982, finishing behind Japan's Ichitaka Yamashita in a race run in testing conditions.
Fresh off his World Cup Final triumph, Dhiraj Bommadevara delivered a statement performance at the Asian Games, setting a new men's recurve qualification record with 698 points to top the standings in Okazaki City. India also secured strong team positions across recurve and compound events, with Chikitha Taniparthi leading the women's compound field and the country finishing second in both men's recurve and women's compound team qualifications.
India enjoyed a productive day at the Asian Games with Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet delivering a Games and Asian record in the mixed team 10m air pistol final, while Gulveer Singh claimed silver in the men's 10,000m. Baranica Elangovan also made history with a bronze in women's pole vault, even as the early exit of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in badminton provided a rare setback.
Former India wicketkeeper-batter Vijay Dahiya has been appointed head coach of the Delhi men's senior team for the 2026-27 domestic season, replacing Sarandeep Singh. The move brings back a familiar face to Delhi cricket, with Dahiya having previously overseen the side during its last Ranji Trophy triumph in 2007-08. Delhi, a seven-time Ranji champion, has struggled to match its historic stature in recent seasons, and the appointment is being viewed as an attempt to restore stability, experience and competitive edge ahead of the new campaign.
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