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Saturday, March 7, 2026
TopicAsian Games 2018

Topic: Asian Games 2018

The Haryana-Kerala domination of Indian sport is complete, this Asiad shows

Trio of the newest female stars — Dutee Chand, Hima Das and Swapna Barman — has emerged from India’s east-by-northeast.

Dehydrated & hurting, triple-jump gold medalist Arpinder wanted to break national record

Athlete says he wanted to break the national record but was dehydrated and his calves were hurting.

Two silvers at the Asiad is great, but equestrian needs a lot of change to grow

From the tight control of the Army over the federation to the lack of sponsors, the sport faces many challenges to its growth in India.

Indians have won six Asiad medals for wushu and kurash. But what are they?

The two are forms of martial art that trace their origin to different countries: Kurash is a traditional martial art of Uzbekistan, while wushu is Chinese.

Obsession with Asian Games’ medal tally shows India’s breathtaking apathy towards sports

Indians need to care about sports, not just the medal tally.

Leetul Gogoi is guilty of meeting a woman, says Army

Your daily news capsule

Sindhu to fight for gold, Saina fetches bronze in Asian Games

Sindhu's win against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi puts her up against world no. 1 for Asiad gold.

Saina suffers 10th defeat against Tai Tzu Ying, but not without winning an Asiad bronze

Though the game progressed with good intensity, Ying ultimately prevailed because of her court coverage. 

Soul queen Aretha Franklin passes away at 76, US says press not ‘enemy of the people’

A reunion for families separated by the Korean war 68 years ago, and why Indonesia is hiding a river. 

On Camera

A ship attack has shaken Asia’s faith in the US

Why should the US care? Because in the end, as its wrangle with Britain this week should have reminded them, America still needs bases, friendly ports, & overfly rights.

Amid the new war in Middle East, ‘God’ surfaces in oil and commodities contracts

Multiple companies have invoked the principle of ‘force majeure’, which lets a party off the hook in case of unforeseen ‘acts of God’, to avoid penalties.

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.