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Muay Thai, Thailand's 700-year-old discipline, is trying to take root in India. Tero and Thailand's Sports Authority want it embedded as a culture from childhood, not just staged as a spectacle.

The 18-year-old wushu athlete was part of India's Asian Games squad, received her kit and attended the September 8 send-off ceremony before being replaced by Roshibina Devi on September 10. Divyanshi has alleged mental harassment and questioned why she was dropped after winning the trials.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday stopped his convoy after spotting a young para athlete standing by the roadside and greeting him with an Assamese phulam gamusa.

Twenty-five years ago, Brielle Saracini was 10 years old and trying to cope with losing her father, Victor Saracini, the pilot on United flight 175, which was taken over by the 9/11 hijackers and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

Commonwealth silver medallist Rishikanta Singh, the lone male weightlifter in the Asian Games squad, has been ruled out of the continental event due to a knee injury.

The growing popularity of American football in Australia will see the NFL play a regular-season game there for the first time when a sellout crowd packs into the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground.

In May 2026, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports ruled out the resumption of bilateral sporting engagements between India and Pakistan.

The Asian Games 2026 will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, with India set to field athletes across several sporting disciplines as the country looks to build on its performances in previous edition

From Vallam kali to 'Tug of Oars': Red Bull Vallam Vali puts a fresh spin on Keralam's boat racing tradition

Twenty-one-year-old Keyaa Banerji from Gurgram, the daughter of a former corporate employee and an economics teacher, is grounded and knows that this sport may not get her an Olympic medal, but it can make her a role model

Union minister Amit Shah on Friday said the government was moving forward towards establishing India as a premier global centre for sports by strengthening its sporting ecosystem across events like Olympics and Commonwealth Games.

As the Indian contingent gives final touches to its preparations for the Asian Games in Japan, the travelling athletes and support staff will also be sensitised about the importance of empathy and mutual respect.

Indian powerlifter Keyaa Banerji grabbed headlines with her sensational performance at the 2026 IPF World Sub-Junior & Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships.

Indian weightlifter Keyaa Kunal Banerji has become an overnight sensation after her stunning 140kg deadlift at the 2026 IPF World Sub-Junior & Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships in South Africa.

Classic Legends has announced its participation in the Indian Super Gaming League (ISGL) 2026, bringing Jawa, Yezdi and BSA motorcycles to a platform where competition, culture and community come together

Neetal Narang will be India's first ever Safeguarding Officer in the Asian Games where she will be the athletes' point of contact for matters related to harassment, abuse or neglect during the mega-event.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday announced the establishment of a world-class Tamil Nadu Olympic City in Chennai under Rule 110 in the State Assembly.

The continental showpiece will feature athletes from 45 countries and regions competing across 43 sports. India clinched a record 107 medals at Hangzhou 2023, including 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze.