The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made a major leadership change in its T20 setup, removing Suryakumar Yadav from the role of captain and appointing Shreyas Iyer as the new skipper of India’s T20 international team. Read More: Shreyas Iyer recovering after ICU stay; sends message to fans The decision was announced […]
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Pakistan Olympic Association proposes performance-based funding for sports federations
The Pakistan Olympic Association has proposed a performance-based funding model for national sports federations under the proposed National Sports Policy 2026, aiming to improve accountability and enhance the development of sports across the country. Read More: Pakistan Olympic Association flays ‘misleading information’ Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, POA President Arif Saeed said the association […]
Gender-row boxer Lin targets Asian Games after bronze on comeback
Gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting’s coach said the Taiwanese Olympic champion would target Asian Games gold after stepping up in weight and winning bronze in her first event since the Paris Olympics. Lin, who won gold at 57kg at the 2024 Games, was cleared last month by World Boxing to resume competition at the Asian Elite […]
Usman Khan qualifies for 2026 Asian Games in equestrian eventing
Pakistani equestrian Usman Khan Asian Games dream has come true after he booked his place at the 2026 event. He secured the Minimum Eligibility Requirement (MER) at a three-star international eventing competition in Lignieres, France. Riding Eden of the Veret, Khan finished sixth overall out of 59 riders with a score of 32.9 penalties. READ […]
Son thanks ‘special’ Spurs as Asian gold spares him military duty
Son Heung-min will rejoin his Tottenham Hotspur team-mates next week buzzing after his emotional rollercoaster ride at the Asian Games in Jakarta. The decision by Spurs to release Son for a far-flung, under-23 tournament already looks like a shrewd piece of business after he led South Korea to a gold medal that spares him a […]
Social media lauds Pakistani, Indian javelin throwers’ sportsmanship
Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and India’s Neeraj Chopra melted hearts in Pakistan and India alike after their picture together during the ongoing Asian games in Indonesia went viral. The two athletes can be seen exchanging a warm handshake with each other after receiving their medals. Neeraj won gold, while Arshad settled for a bronze […]
Asian Games marathon winner accused of pushing rival
Japan’s Hiroto Inoue was accused of pushing his rival in a controversial sprint finish to the Asian Games marathon Saturday, as the runner-up from Bahrain lodged a complaint with race officials. Inoue and Bahrain’s Elhassan Elabbassi entered the stadium in Jakarta neck and neck, before the Japanese athlete opened up a small lead. In the […]
Doping case hits Asian Games as Ikee eyes history
A wrestler from Turkmenistan became the Asian Games’ first doping casualty on Friday as Japanese teenage swimmer Rikako Ikee stood on the brink of a historic sixth gold medal. Rustem Nazarov was disqualified from the Games in Indonesia after failing a pre-tournament test for the banned masking agent furosemide, the Olympic Council of Asia said. […]
Four Japan athletes booted from Asian Games in sex scandal
JAKARTA: Four Japanese basketball players have been sent home from the Asian Games in disgrace for allegedly paying prostitutes for sex, the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) said Monday. The players were spotted in a notorious red light district of Jakarta in their national jerseys last week, JOC officials told a press conference, saying the quartet […]
PSB closes training camps ahead of Asian Games 2018
LAHORE: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) announced closure of training camps for wrestling, karate and jujitsu due to lack of funds. Athletes who have been preparing for the upcoming Asian Games 2018 to be held in Indonesia will not be able to get training due to shortage of funds. The training camp being held at Lahore […]