India won gold in men's team squash at the 2023 Asian Games after a dramatic comeback victory over rivals Pakistan. Down 0-1 after world number 15 Saurav Ghoshal's loss, an epic performance by Abhay Singh sealed India's 2-1 win. Singh displayed resilience, rallying from 2 games down to beat Pakistan's Noor Zaman in a thrilling 12-10 fifth game clincher. Singh's gritty win in the decisive contest snatched the gold for India, sparking celebrations. The see-saw squash final showcased incredible skill and intensity from both sides. But India held their nerve in the end to conquer Pakistan and claim Asian Games glory.

In a thrilling 10m air pistol mixed team event final at the Asian Games, Indian shooter Sarabjot Singh and his partner Divya TS clinched silver, narrowly missing gold against China. Despite their disappointment, the Chinese shooters displayed sportsmanship by celebrating Sarabjot's 21st birthday together. After the medals were awarded, the shooting arena echoed with "Happy Birthday To You," lifting Sarabjot's spirits. Both teams had a tense battle, with Sarabjot's last shot costing India the gold. The heartfelt gesture from the Chinese shooters turned the event into a memorable and unifying moment at the Games, highlighting the spirit of sportsmanship.

  India prepares to face England in a warm-up match for the ICC World Cup 2023 on September 30 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Head coach Rahul Dravid anticipates a 'full-strength' lineup, although players Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma are absent due to their Asian Games commitments. The match precedes India's World Cup opener against Australia on October 8. Guwahati's weather is predicted to be extremely hot with potential severe heat and afternoon rain. English players endured a challenging 38-hour journey to reach Guwahati, as described by Jonny Bairstow. India's expected lineup includes Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, among others, while England's lineup features Jos Buttler, Joe Root, and Ben Stokes. Ravichandran Ashwin replaces the injured Axar Patel in India's squad.

Indian tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosle won the gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2023 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China on Friday. The Indian pair defeated Chinese Taipei's Tsung-hao Huang and Liang En-shuo in the final by a score of 2-6, 6-3, 10-4 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre. After dropping the first set, Bopanna and Bhosle fought back to take the second set and dominated the champions tiebreak to clinch the gold. This marks India's first tennis gold at the 2023 Asian Games and adds to the country's growing medal count at the multi-sport even

With 33 medals (8 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze), India currently ranks 4th in the medal tally at the ongoing Asian Games. Day 7 has India vs. Pakistan clashes in squash and hockey alongside multiple medal prospects in athletics. India will fight for gold in mixed doubles tennis and men's team squash finals. The hockey team takes on arch-rivals Pakistan as Mirabai Chanu starts her campaign. Long jumpers Aldrin, Sreeshankar and 2018 heptathlon winner Swapna Barman also feature. After a haul of 33 already, India aims higher on Saturday across various disciplines.

England's Jonny Bairstow shared on Instagram about the team's 38+ hour economy class flight to Guwahati for their World Cup warmup match against India. He posted a picture of a player surrounded by co-passengers on the flight and captioned it "utter chaos". Bairstow mentioned the long journey saying "last leg incoming...been some trip" and "38 hours and counting". The England squad reached Guwahati along with the Indian players. England have two warmup games scheduled before the World Cup - against India and then Bangladesh in Guwahati. Bairstow's post highlighted the grueling travel facing teams for the tournament across distant Indian venues.

Indian athlete Kiran Baliyan clinched the bronze medal in the women's shot put event at the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023 on Friday. The 24-year-old produced a throw of 17.36m in her third attempt, which remained her best and fetched her the bronze. This was India's first athletics medal at the ongoing Asian Games. Baliyan achieved her personal best of 17.92m earlier this month at the Indian GP 5. The last time India won a medal in women's shot put at the Asian Games was in 1951 when Barbara Webster clinched bronze. Baliyan's podium finish ends India's long wait for an athletics medal at Asia's biggest sports competition.

Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar bagged the silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the 2023 Asian Games on Friday. Tomar finished second behind China's Linshu Du with a score of 459.7 after making a remarkable comeback in the standing position. Earlier in the day, Tomar had won gold along with Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran in the 3 positions rifle team event. With Tomar's silver, India's total medal tally in shooting has now gone up to 18 medals at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

The Indian women's squash team bagged the bronze medal after losing 1-2 to Hong Kong, China in the semifinals on Friday at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Joshna Chinappa's win in the second match leveled the tie at 1-1 but Anahat Singh could not get past Ka Yi Lee of Hong Kong in the decider. With this bronze, India now has a total of 31 medals including 8 golds and sits fourth in the overall medal tally.

Indian tennis players Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan secured the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games on Friday. The Indian duo lost the final 4-6, 4-6 to Chinese Taipei's Jason Jung and Hsu Yu-hsiou in a match lasting 1 hour and 12 minutes. Ramanathan showed visible frustration with the raucous Chinese fans during the match. The defeat ended India's hopes of improving on Myneni's previous doubles silver medal from the 2014 Asian Games. With the silver, India's overall medal count rose to 28, including 7 golds. Despite the loss, Myneni and Ramanathan added another medal for India in tennis. (Image Courtesy: Narendra Modi on X)