At the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, two sports that most Indian audiences have never heard of have quietly produced some of the country’s most encouraging performances: Teqball and Soft Tennis. Neither sport has any real television history in India,…
Indian hockey walks into the Asian Games this year carrying a lot more pressure than usual and for both the men’s and women’s teams, it’s not really about the Asian Games trophy itself. It’s about what winning it actually unlocks:…
The Asian Games hasn’t even had its opening ceremony yet, and it’s already making headlines for the wrong reasons. Athletes who travelled thousands of kilometres to represent their countries are dealing with missing hotel rooms, cramped cabins, accreditation mix-ups, and…
₹702.86 crore. That is the amount the Government of India says it has spent over the last three years preparing Indian athletes for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. At first glance, it is a big number. But for…
On Sunday evening, the Indian women’s cricket team beat Sri Lanka in the final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026, winning their record-extending 8th title. But once again, the celebration was overshadowed by controversy India refused to accept the trophy…
Imagine getting your India jersey, your kit bag, everything packed for your first-ever Asian Games and then being told, just days before the flight, that you’re not going. That’s exactly what happened to 18-year-old wushu fighter Divyanshi Choudhary. In June…
What just happened, and keeps happening, with India and its athletes? Is there no credibility left for Indian athletes on the world stage? why I’m asking. At 6 a.m. this morning, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) visited the SAI Center…
They say that no one can ever match a mother’s love. 47-year-old Ramabai from Maharashtra ran a marathon for her daughters’ education because she wanted to use the prize money to help pay their fees. Ramabai works in the kitchen…
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) made a surprise visit to Kalinga Stadium, where India’s athletics preparatory squad is training for the Asian Games 2026. WADA officials conducted surprise dope tests on athletes at the camp as part of their testing…
Lionel Messi, the GOAT, the legend, has finally retired from international football. After a 21-year-long career that made him the biggest superstar of the game and an icon, everyone had already written him off after the 2026 World Cup final.…