Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as defending champions India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 to enter the final of men’s hockey competition at the Asian Games.
Ishan Kishan smashed an unbeaten 80 as India trounced Sri Lanka by 124 runs to set up a high-voltage final against Pakistan in the Asian Games. Sent in to bat, India posted 169 for 7, riding on Kishan’s 46-ball knock which was studded with four boundaries and five sixes and opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s quick 21-ball 38. India then dismissed SL for 45 allout in 9.5 overs with Jasprit Bumrah (2/7) and Axar Patel (2/8), Abhishek Sharma (2/2) and Washington Sundar (1/18) being the wicket-takers.
Tanvi Khanna scripted a stirring fightback but Anahat Singh’s opening-match loss proved crucial as the Indian women’s squash team signed off with a bronze medal after losing to Hong Kong 1-2 in the semifinals of the Asian Games on Thursday (October 1, 2026).
Greco-Roman wrestler Nitesh moved within one win of creating history for India as he stormed into the men’s 97kg final with a commanding technical-superiority victory over Mongolia’s Gankhuyang Ganbaatar at the Asian Games. India have won only four Greco Roman bronze medals in Asian Games history.
