India won six medals at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday, with shooting and athletics leading the haul. Gulveer Singh, Baranica Elangovan and Manpreet Kaur won athletics medals, while Satwik-Chirag suffered a shock badminton exit.
India added five medals on Day 5, with athletics contributing Seema Kumari's 10,000m bronze and silver in the mixed 4x400m relay. Shooting, wushu and rowing also added to the haul, while India advanced across hockey, kabaddi, squash and table tennis.
Asian Games 2026: Varun Sanyal was forced to withdraw from the Asian Games MMA event after blacking out during a sauna session while cutting weight alone. The 23-year-old has now questioned why he was left without support after his late call-up.
Ben Shelton's stunning US Open win over Carlos Alcaraz was more than the biggest victory of his career. After years of promise and repeated failures against the elite, the American may finally have found his breakthrough moment.
India won 39 medals at the Commonwealth Games 2026, but not all of its biggest stars delivered. From injuries and harsh weather to narrow defeats, here's a look at the high-profile athletes whose Glasgow campaigns fell short of expectations.
Alone in a hotel room after a brutal knee flare-up, Tejaswin Shankar had nothing but ChatGPT for company. Two days later, he conquered the first ever decathlon medal for India in the Commonwealth Games.
After injury and reset, Neeraj Chopra returns to the Commonwealth Games where he burst onto the world stage in 2018. The fear is gone and he feels ready. But whether his gamble has paid off remains to be seen. Glasgow will tell.
India's medal tally climbed to 10 after a memorable Day 5 at the Commonwealth Games as Sarvesh Kushare won historic high jump silver and Sharmila Dhankar claimed para athletics gold. Here's a complete roundup of every Indian result, medal and major highlight.
Argentina's trademark intensity delivered trophies for five years, but it deserted them when it mattered most. As Spain lifted the World Cup, Lionel Messi was left watching a final that never gave him the chance to shape the game on football's biggest stage.
Spain vs Argentina Final: In 2016, Messi announced his retirement at MetLife Stadium, devastated by another heartbreak with Argentina. Now a decade later, that same ground could host his greatest moment in international football.
A clash worthy of a World Cup final, but with only bronze on the line. France and England meet in Miami as Didier Deschamps says goodbye, Thomas Tuchel looks for answers and Kylian Mbappe's availability remains in the spotlight.
Thomas Tuchel's tactical retreat cost England against Argentina, but another World Cup exit exposed a deeper issue. From relentless scrutiny to former players creating needless narratives, the noise around the Three Lions may be hurting them more than they realise.
England looked destined for the final after Anthony Gordon's opener, but Argentina once again found a way. Enzo Fernandez's stunning equaliser and Lautaro Martinez's late winner, inspired by Lionel Messi, sealed a dramatic comeback and sent the defending champions into back-to-back FIFA World Cup finals.
England vs Argentina semi-final: England and Argentina do not meet as ordinary opponents. Rooted in Maradona's infamous 1986 quarter-final, this rivalry carries weight few international fixtures can match. Now Messi faces the one team that has always eluded him with a spot in the final against Spain up for grabs.
Brendon McCullum's Bazball promised to revolutionise England's Test cricket. Four years later, sacked after a humiliating Ashes defeat, the numbers reveal the truth: it worked at home and against weak teams. Against India and Australia, it crumbled.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have defined an era, but the biggest difference between them isn't goals or trophies. It's the teams around them. While Argentina built a system that elevated Messi, Portugal are still searching for the right way to maximise Ronaldo and it might be a bit too late.
England survived a dramatic Azteca thriller to beat co-hosts Mexico 3-2 and book their place in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals. Thomas Tuchel's side overcame a hostile atmosphere, controversy and relentless pressure to keep their title dream alive.
FIFA World Cup 2026: Kylian Mbappe's second-half penalty finally broke Paraguay's stubborn resistance as France secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory in sweltering conditions to book a World Cup quarter-final against Morocco after an attritional last-16 contest.
Canada vs Morocco, FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Azzedine Ounahi struck twice before Soufiane Rahimi added a late third as Morocco shook off a sluggish first half to beat Canada 3-0, ending the co-hosts' historic World Cup run and booking a second straight quarter-final berth.
FIFA World Cup 2026: Argentina needed extra time to finally end Cabo Verde's remarkable World Cup fairytale, with the defending champions surviving a stirring fightback from the debutants to seal a dramatic 3-2 victory and book their place in the Round of 16.
