India’s women’s kabaddi team defeated Iran 37-34 in a tense Asian Games final in Aichi-Nagoya to win gold. India led 22-16 at half-time before holding off a strong Iranian fightback to clinch the title.

India defeated Iran 37-34 in a tense final for Asian games gold

India’s Seema Kumari won bronze in the women’s 10,000m at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, clocking 32:50.05. Her podium finish ended India’s 16-year wait for a medal in the event and opened the country’s athletics medal account at the Games.

Asian Games 2026: Seema clocks 32:50.05 to claim 1st 2026 Asiad athletics medal 

Thirteen-year-old Chinese swimming sensation Yu Zidi won the 400m individual medley at the Asian Games, securing her third gold medal. Yu led from start to finish and set a new Games record of 4:28.56, breaking the previous mark by nearly 4.5 seconds.

Yu Zidi wins third Asian games gold with 400m medley title

India have opened their gold account at Asian Games 2026 in Japan as Harmanpreet Kaur-led women's cricket team thrashed Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final.Batting first, India posted a record 216/3 - the highest total ever by a women's team in Asian Games history. Smriti Mandhana led the carnage with a blistering 79 off just 7 sixes, while Shafali Verma gave explosive support. 


Smriti Mandhana blasts 79 off 45 balls with 5 fours, 7 sixes 

The Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games have officially begun with Qatar defeating Iran 59–35 in men’s basketball, nine days before the opening ceremony. The 20th edition of the Games runs until October 4, featuring more than 17,000 participants across 43 sports.

Asian Games events underway nine days prior to opening ceremony

Heavy rain and floods in Nagoya, Japan caused some athletes to be briefly evacuated from their accommodation. The Asian games begin on September 19.

Heavy rain hits Nagoya, mayor insists no disruption to Asian games

The International&nbsp;Cricket&nbsp;Council (ICC) will apply for the inclusion of women&#39;s&nbsp;cricket at the&nbsp;2022&nbsp;Commonwealth&nbsp;Games&nbsp;in Durban, South Africa, the governing body has said.

Cricket&nbsp;has struggled to venture into new markets away from its traditional strongholds and the influential Indian board&#39;s reluctance to embrace multi-sports events as a means to increase exposure has hindered growth.

Following a presentation by the&nbsp;Commonwealth&nbsp;Games&nbsp;Federation, the&nbsp;ICC&nbsp;board agreed to apply for a women&#39;s competition at the Durban&nbsp;Games&nbsp;during its annual conference in Edinburgh on Saturday.

&quot;It will enhance the profile of the sport and create additional exposure and experiences for female&nbsp;cricketers,&quot;&nbsp;ICC&nbsp;chairman Shashank Manohar, a former head of the Indian board, said in a statement.

South Africa won the men&#39;s event when&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;took place at the 1998&nbsp;Commonwealth&nbsp;Games in Malaysia, the only time the sport has been included in the programme.

The Asian&nbsp;Games&nbsp;remains the largest multi-sports event that features&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;and the last two editions included both men&#39;s and women&#39;s competitions.

The&nbsp;ICC&nbsp;has also been exploring the possibility of getting&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;added to the Olympic programme.

&quot;There will be further discussions on&nbsp;cricket&#39;s potential participation in the Olympic&nbsp;Games following further meetings with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later in the year,&quot; the governing body said.

President of the Italian board Simone Gambino told ESPN Cricinfo on Friday that&nbsp;cricket&nbsp;would be included in the 2024 Olympics should Rome win the bid to host the&nbsp;Games. 
 
(Reuters)

The?ICC?has also been exploring the possibility of getting?cricket?added to the Olympic programme

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will apply for the inclusion of women's cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban, South Africa, the governing body has said. Cricket has struggled to venture into new markets away from its traditional strongholds and the influential Indian board's reluctance to embrace multi-sports events as a means to increase exposure has hindered growth. Following a presentation by the Commonwealth Games Federation, the ICC board agreed to apply for a women's competition at the Durban Games during its annual conference in Edinburgh on Saturday. "It will enhance the profile of the sport and create additional exposure and experiences for female cricketers," ICC chairman Shashank Manohar, a former head of the Indian board, said in a statement. South Africa won the men's event when cricket took place at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, the only time the sport has been included in the programme. The Asian Games remains the largest multi-sports event that features cricket and the last two editions included both men's and women's competitions. The ICC has also been exploring the possibility of getting cricket added to the Olympic programme. "There will be further discussions on cricket's potential participation in the Olympic Games following further meetings with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later in the year," the governing body said. President of the Italian board Simone Gambino told ESPN Cricinfo on Friday that cricket would be included in the 2024 Olympics should Rome win the bid to host the Games. (Reuters)

Commonwealth Games 2022: Women's cricket may feature in Durban

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