Follow Asian Games 2026 Day 5 LIVE updates as Mirabai Chanu, Manu Bhaker, Roshibina Devi and India’s badminton, kabaddi and hockey teams compete in key events
Watch Jake Weatherald’s bizarre moment against Tasmania as Raf MacMillan bowls a ‘moonball’, the umpire denies a boundary, and the South Australian batter responds with a six
Rachin Ravindra misses New Zealand’s T20I series against India after a shoulder injury, while Adam Milne returns as Mitchell Santner leads the 16-member squad
New Zealand have announced a 16-member squad for the five-match T20I series against India, with Adam Milne and Michael Bracewell returning after injury layoffs, while Rachin Ravindra misses out with a shoulder injury
Vansh Bedi denies links to match-fixing allegations from the Tehelka sting, says legal action is underway, while DDCA confirms he reported a corrupt approach to its Anti-Corruption Wing
Joe Root joins Virat Kohli and cricket’s elite 23,000-run club, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s Test half-century record during England’s ODI against Sri Lanka
FC Barcelona secured a commanding 3-1 away victory over Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, extending their dominance at the top of the La Liga table. The hosts drew first blood when Youssouf Fofana opened the scoring in the 19th minute. However, Barcelona responded almost instantly through Raphinha, who leveled the score in the 22nd minute. The brilliant Brazilian winger took over after the break, completing his hat-trick with goals in the 52nd and 69th minutes to seal a comfortable comeback win. Controlling 69% of possession and firing 24 shots, the Blaugrana comfortably saw out the match to move onto 21 points for the season.
After defeating an inexperienced Indonesia side 13-1 in the first game, India beat a equally poor Sri Lankan team 16-1, with trio of Dilpreet, Jugraj and Abhishek bagging hat tricks in the process
India missed a historic chance to become the first Asian side to reach the Davis Cup Final 8 under the new format after Korea beat them 3-1 in the Qualifier Round 2 tie in Seoul on Saturday. Sumit Nagal lost the reverse singles to Soonwoo Kwon, after Dhakshineswar Suresh and N Sriram Balaji had kept India alive with a doubles win.
Mirabai Chanu won her first-ever Asian Games medal, securing silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event at Asian Games 2026 with a total lift of 198kg. North Korea’s Ri Song Gum claimed gold with 215kg, while Indonesia’s Luluk Diana Tri Wijayana took bronze with 191kg
Mirabai Chanu won her first-ever Asian Games medal, securing silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event at Asian Games 2026 with a total lift of 198kg. North Korea’s Ri Song Gum claimed gold with 215kg, while Indonesia’s Luluk Diana Tri Wijayana took bronze with 191kg
