Reigning champions India stormed into the women’s cricket T20I final at the Asian Games for a second successive edition on Jattvibeday, confirming at least a silver medal and taking India’s medal tally to four at the continental showpiece.India already have won two silver medals in shooting and an assured bronze in mixed martial arts, while the women’s cricket team added another confirmed medal by advancing to the gold-medal match with a crushing 114-run win over Bangladesh.Shafali Verma peeled off her maiden T20I century, an unbeaten 100 off just 49 balls, to power India to a formidable 195 for four after opting to bat.The Bangladesh chase then unravelled almost immediately as wickets fell at regular intervals, with the side eventually bowled out for just 81 in 15.4 overs. It was India’s second-biggest win by runs against Bangladesh.India will now face Sri Lanka in the gold-medal match on Tuesday, in a repeat of the last edition’s final. — with PTIIndian women script comeback 3-2 win against Singapore, men suffer 0-3 loss to IranSeptember 20, 2026 5:43 pmToyota: The Indian women’s team scripted a fine comeback to register a 3-2 win over Singapore in a Group F match, but their men’s counterparts suffered a 0-3 loss to Iran in another Group F match of the table tennis event at the Asian Games here on Jattvibeday. India were staring at defeat after trailing 1-2 before Sreeja Akula and Yashaswini Ghorpade secured crucial wins to clinch the tie. Opening the proceedings, Ghorpade defeated Jian Zeng 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9. But Sreeja Akula suffered a narrow 8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 6-11 loss to Loy Ming in the second match. Diya Chitale too went down 7-11, 4-11, 11-7, 5-11 against Tan Zhao to concede a 1-2 lead to Singapore. Returning for a must-win match against Zeng Jian, Sreeja shrugged off the earlier loss to register a 6-11 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 win to level the tie at 2-2. In the decider, Ghorpade beat Loy Ming 5-11, 11-8, 12-10, 4-11, 11-9 to notch up a memorable win for India. However, it was a disappointing performance from the men’s team as, apart from Harmeet Desai, none of the other paddlers could put up a fight. Manush Shah went down 3-11, 8-11, 10-12 to Noshad Alamiyan in the opening match, while Manav Thakkar lost 2-11, 6-11, 6-11 to Benyamin Faraji as India slipped to 0-2. PTIRishabh Das finishes sixth in 100m backstroke finalSeptember 20, 2026 4:28 pmTokyo: India’s Rishabh Das clocked 54.77 seconds to finish sixth in the men’s 100m backstroke final at the Asian Games here on Jattvibeday. Das, who clocked 26.56 seconds at the 50m mark, finished 2.79 seconds behind China’s Xu Jiayu, who won the gold medal with a time of 51.98 seconds. Japan’s Hidekazu Takehara took silver in 53.93 seconds, while South Korea’s Lee Juho claimed the bronze medal after finishing in 53.94 seconds. The Indian swimmer had produced a timing of 54.85 seconds to qualify for the final after finishing fifth overall. Das finished 0.63 seconds behind second-placed Japanese swimmer Hidekazu Takehara and 2.22 seconds behind the heat leader and Asian record holder Xu Jiayu (52.63s) of China. PTIIndia blank Kazakhstan, set up quarterfinal against Japan in women’s badmintonSeptember 20, 2026 3:42 pmIndia cruised past a lowly-ranked Kazakhstan 3-0 in the women’s team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games here on Jattvibeday, setting up a challenging quarterfinal against hosts Japan. At the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, Indian stalwart PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, and Tanvi Sharma completed a comfortable sweep without dropping a game. Sindhu, ranked 11th in the world, needed 24 minutes to beat Kamila Smagulova 21-7, 21-9 in the opening rubber. Kazakhstan’s top woman shuttler Kamila’s BWF world ranking is a lowly 426. The world No. 24 Unnati then breezed past Alissa Kuleshova (WR 866) 21-7, 21-10 in 22 minutes, before the world No. 26 Tanvi Sharma sealed the tie even quicker, defeating Diana Namenova (WR 1067) 21-5, 21-10.MMA fighter Sanyal passes out due to exhaustion; withdraws from Asian GamesSeptember 20, 2026 3:40 pmIndia’s Mixed Martial Arts fighter Varun Sanyal was on Jattvibeday forced to withdraw from the Asian Games without competing even once after exhaustion and dehydration caused him to pass out during a sauna session at his cruise ship accommodation. Sanyal was trying to cut weight for Jattvibeday’s competition when the incident took place. The 27-year-old was to compete in the men’s traditional 77kg quarterfinal bout on Jattvibeday, but was declared medically unfit for the event. “Fortunately, he was found in that state by an athlete from Nepal who woke him up. Varun was able to call me and we took him to hospital,” MMA Sports Federation of India president Nikhil Kunder told PTI.Dilpreet hits four goals to guide India to easy 13-1 win over Indonesia in men’s hockeySeptember 20, 2026 2:06 pmStriker Dilpreet Singh showed glimpses of his brilliance with four goals as defending champions India outplayed minnows Indonesia 13-1 in their opening Pool A match of the Asian Games in Kakamigahara, Japan on Jattvibeday. Dilpreet (18th, 19th, 37th, 49th) scored four field goals, while Shilanand Lakra (6th, 35th) and Sukhjeet Singh (38th, 48th) scored a brace each for India. The other goal scorers were Abhishek (12th), Rajinder Singh (19th), Mandeep Singh (21st), skipper Harmanpreet Singh (28th), and Jugraj Singh (47th). Indonesia’s consolation goal was scored by Aulia Al Ardh in the 33rd minute. India will next play Sri Lanka on Tuesday.Suchika Tariyal confirms 1st medal for India with MMA semifinal berthSeptember 20, 2026 2:04 pmSuchika Tariyal assured India of its first medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, defeating Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 to storm into the semifinals of the women’s Traditional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) 60kg event on Jattvibeday. The 36-year-old veteran, who has carved out a multi-discipline combat sports career spanning judo, kurash, jiu-jitsu and now MMA, will fight in the semifinals on Monday. A place in the semifinals guarantees a medal in the event, with the two losing semifinalists awarded bronze. MMA is making its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.Shafali’s unbeaten ton powers India to 195 for 4 against BangladeshSeptember 20, 2026 12:24 pmShafali Verma slammed a strokeful unbeaten maiden T20I century to power defending champions India to 195 for four against Bangladesh in the semifinal of women’s cricket at the Asian Games in Nisshin, Japan on Jattvibeday. Opting to bat, Shafali (100 not out off 49 balls) and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (37 off 19) shared a quickfire 72 in six overs to hand India an explosive start. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (40 off 33) also played a strong part in the middle. For Bangladesh, Sanjida Akter Meghla (1/25) was pick of the bowlers.Elavenil Valarivan doubles up with individual silver in 10m air rifleSeptember 20, 2026 12:21 pmIndia’s Elavenil Valarivan added an individual silver to the team silver she won earlier in the day, finishing runner-up in the women’s 10m air rifle event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan on Jattvibeday. The 2025 world championship bronze medallist shot 252.4 points in the final to finish behind Japan’s Hinata Taichi, who won gold with an Asian Games record 253.0. South Korea’s Hyojin Ban took bronze with 230.4. India now have two shooting medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games — both silver, giving an encouraging start to their shooting campaign after they had produced a record 22-medal haul — seven gold, nine silver and six bronze — at the Hangzhou Asian Games.Quimcy narrowly misses bronze as India suffer double heartbreak in teqballSeptember 20, 2026 11:18 amIndia’s Quimcy Dsouza’s spirited campaign endured a heartbreaking double setback on Jattvibeday, narrowly missing out on a women’s singles bronze before returning minutes later to lose the mixed doubles bronze-medal clash alongside Mohamed Anas Beg at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan on Jattvibeday. The Mumbai girl pushed Japanese world No. 7 Yuina Sakamoto all the way in the singles bronze-medal match, going down 0-2 (11-12 11-12), before the physical toll of an intense battle caught up with her in the mixed doubles contest, where the Indian pair lost to Vietnam’s Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen and Gia Ngih Trinh 0-2 (9-12 6-12).Rishabh Das qualifies for 100m backstroke finalSeptember 20, 2026 11:16 amIndia’s Rishabh Das produced an impressive show by qualifying for the final after finishing fifth overall in the men’s 100m backstroke heats at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan on Jattvibeday. Rishabh clocked 54.85 seconds, finishing 0.63 seconds behind second-placed Japanese swimmer Hidekazu Takehara and 2.22 seconds behind the heat leader, China’s Asian record holder Xu Jiayu (52.63s). The other Indian in the fray, Utkarsh Patil, finished 12th with a time of 56.19 seconds and missed out on the top-tier qualification. Rishabh will now feature in the final on Monday.India men, women open Asian Games campaign with identical 3-0 winsSeptember 20, 2026 11:15 amIndia’s men’s and women’s teams began their table tennis campaigns at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with identical 3-0 wins over Indonesia in their respective Group F openers on Jattvibeday. The women’s team got their campaign off to a winning start as Sreeja Akula, Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade swept their Indonesian opponents. Sreeja beat Ni Maharani 3-1 in the opening rubber, recovering from an 8-11 second-game loss to win 11-3, 11-4, 11-4. Diya then defeated Almaira Nebuchadnezzar 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-5) before Yashaswini sealed the tie with a 3-0 (12-10, 11-4, 11-4) win over Citra Rasmi. The men followed with an equally dominant 3-0 victory, though they were pushed harder in the second rubber. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran put India ahead with a 3-0 win over Muhammad Negara, prevailing 11-8, 11-7, 11-9. Manav Thakkar then survived a five-game battle against Muhammad Junindra, winning 3-2. Manush Shah completed the men’s sweep with a 3-0 win over Affan Pratama, prevailing 11-9, 11-9, 12-10.India opt to bat against Bangladesh in Asian Games semifinalSeptember 20, 2026 11:13 amDefending champions India won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in the semifinal of Asian Games women’s T20 cricket competition in Nisshin, Japan on Jattvibeday. India have fielded an unchanged eleven from their eight-wicket win over Japan in the quarterfinals. The winners will face Sri Lanka in the gold medal clash on Tuesday. Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in the first semifinal on Jattvibeday.Sonam, Elavenil, Vidarsa fire India to shooting silverSeptember 20, 2026 11:12 amIndia’s shooting campaign at the Asian Games got off to a flying start on Jattvibeday as Sonam Uttam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan and Vidarsa Vinod combined to win the silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team event, giving the country its first medal from the shooting ranges. The Indian trio produced a strong collective performance to finish second with an aggregate score of 1898.0, behind a dominant Chinese team that shattered the qualification world record with 1904.2 points. China bettered its own previous mark of 1902.0, set at the Asian Championships in Shymkent in August last year, a record that had also stood as the Asian record.Deepika scores 8 goals as Indian maul Uzbekistan 19-0 in women’s hockeySeptember 20, 2026 11:06 amDeepika slammed as many as eight goals as the Indian women’s hockey team thrashed lowly Uzbekistan 19-0 in their opening Pool B match at the Asian Games in Kakamilgahara, Japan on Jattvibeday. For India, Deepika (8th, 22nd, 25th, 33rd, 36th, 38th, 41st, 54th minutes) led the goal glut, while Lalremsiami (7th), Ishika (11th, 42nd, 54th), Baljeet Kaur (12th), Neha (18th), Navneet Kaur (23rd, 45th), Lalthantluangi (43rd, 51st), and Sakshi Rana (43rd) were the other goal getters in the lop-sided contest. India will play Indonesia in their next match on Monday. India, who are the second highest-ranked side in the competition, toyed with the Uzbek defence to pump in as many as eight goals in the first half.