India beat Pakistan to win Asian Games men’s cricket gold medal
Updates as India win the gold medal match after Pakistan fall short by 19 runs at the Asian Games in Japan.
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How a comedy of errors ‘ruined everything’ for athletes at the Asian Games
Athletes transported to the wrong venues, three matches in 18 hours and an accommodation crisis add to organisers’ woes.
Asian Games: Rumesh Pathirage wins javelin gold, Arshad Nadeem is fourth
Sri Lankan star ends an incredible season with gold, while India’s Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav take silver and bronze.
Malaysia’s Ng, Sivasangari book 2028 Olympics berth with Asian Games gold
The top seeds defend their Asian Games squash titles, becoming the first players to qualify for the Los Angeles Games.
Yuki Kurihara, Japan’s 11-year-old e-sports prodigy, wins Asian Games gold
Gold medallist Yuki Kurihara, a primary school student, is youngest athlete in host country Japan’s Asian Games history.
![Gold medalist Yuki Kurihara of Japan poses after the medal ceremony for the Esports Puzzle [Puyo Puyo Champions] on day seven of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya at Aichi Sky Expo on September 26, 2026 in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan. Kurihara becomes the youngest gold medalist at the Asian Games at the age of 11. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2297185200-1790405145.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
China swimmer makes Asian Games history as Thai sprinter wins track 100m
China’s Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, became the first swimmer to win seven golds at a single Asian Games.
Japan moves to tighten rules for foreigners, throwing futures into doubt
Tokyo is raising the bar for permanent residency amid a broader rightward shift in the Asian nation’s politics.
‘It’s our time to shine’: India’s surfers look to make waves at Asian Games
Indian surfers overcame huge challenges to reach the Asian Games and now dream of competing at the 2028 Olympics.
Japan’s Ohashi breaks 200m breaststroke world record at Asian Games
Shin Ohashi, 17, claims his second Asian Games gold with his record-breaking effort in front of a thrilled home crowd.
China’s swimming prodigy Yu Zidi bags third gold in Asian Games record
The 13-year-old beat the previous 400m Asian Games record, set by China’s Ye Shiwen in 2014, by about 4.5 seconds.
Qatar’s Dakar Rally champ Nasser Al-Attiyah wins Asian Games shooting gold
Al-Attiyah is the first person to win a gold medal at the Games in the same year as his Dakar Rally triumph.
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