Asian Games 2026 Day 3 LIVE Updates: Cricket Gold In Sight After Shooting Shocker, Badminton Hope Alive

Asian Games 2026, LIVE, Kabaddi: India vs South Korea, Group A

Meanwhile, India’s men’s kabaddi team is now in action against South Korea in Group A match. It is expected to be another comfortable clash for the Indians.

Sep 22, 2026 07:23 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE, Soft Tennis: India Beat Pakistan

Jay Meena simply the better player against Pakistan's Arain Hussain. The Indian takes the match 4-2, 4-0, 4-2, 4-0, 4-0.

Sep 22, 2026 07:31 (IST)

Asian Games 2026 LIVE, Badminton: Sindhu Loses Third Game 11-21

Unlike the first couple of games, the third turns out to be a one-sided affair, with Akane Yamaguchi dominating PV Sindhu. The physical toll of the gruelling exchange started to show on Sindhu early, who trailed 4-11 at the mid-way mark. The contest ends for Sindhu in an 11-21 defeat. But, all hope is not lost yet as this is a best of 5 clash.

Sep 22, 2026 07:11 (IST)

Asian Games 2026 LIVE, Table Tennis: Drama in India vs Thailand Clash

What a dramatic turnaround in Table Tennis where India’s Sreeja Akula concedes the final three games after taking a 2-0 lead. She loses the match 11-7, 11-1, 9-11, 6-11, 10-12.

Sep 22, 2026 07:07 (IST)

Asian Games, 2026 LIVE, Shooting: What Is The 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Final Format?

The format for the final differs slightly from recent years. Rather than separate gold and bronze medal matches, all four teams will shoot simultaneously in an individual-style format featuring periodic eliminations. The final will start at 8:25 am.

Sep 22, 2026 07:05 (IST)

Asian Games 2026 LIVE, Soft Tennis: It's India vs Pakistan

It's India vs Pakistan in Soft Tennis as Jay Meena takes on Arain Hussain in Men's Singles Group D clash. 

Sep 22, 2026 07:32 (IST)

Asian Games 2026 Day 3, LIVE, Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Final Line-Up Decided

Joining China and India in the 10m Air Rifle mixed-team final are Korea and Vietnam. Korean team finishes third in qualification with a total of 633.2, while Vietnam’s score of 631.7 is enough to secure their place in the medal round.

Sep 22, 2026 06:57 (IST)

Asian Games, Day 3 Badminton LIVE: Sindhu Beaten 21-18 In Game 2

PV Sindhu mounted a great comeback! Fighting back from 12-17 down, Sindhu has reeled off a burst of quick points to close the gap to 16-18. Yamaguchi immediately responds to nudge ahead 19-16, only for Sindhu to unleash a rocket of a hop smash that even the nimble Japanese player fail to retrieve. But, that isn’t enough to prevent Yamaguchi from claiming a 21-18 win in the Game 2.

Sep 22, 2026 06:56 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE, Day 3, Wushu: India 9th

India's Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam has finished 9th in the women's Nanquan final with a total points tally of 9.403. It's not over yet as the scores from Nanquan and Nandao are also counted for the medals. The Nandao final will be held later today.

Sep 22, 2026 06:51 (IST)

Asian Games, Day 3 LIVE, Fencing: Men's Individual Foil Bouts

Sachin and Hemash Singh are now featuring in the men's individual foil bouts, while Mitva Chaudhari and Tanishka Khatri are competing in the women's epee pool bouts. These events will be followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals.

Sep 22, 2026 06:48 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE, Badminton: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi Thriller In Game 2

The PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi Game 2 has been as tight as the first one. There isn't much separating the two on the court, though the Japanese stalwart is leading 14-12 at present. 

Sep 22, 2026 06:47 (IST)

Asian Games, Day 3 LIVE, Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula Dominates

Sreeja Akula is off to a flying start for India in this Round of 16 tie, opening up an 11-7, 11-1 lead over Thailand's Orawan Paranang. It looks like a comfortable opening rubber for India, who must secure a win here to set up a quarter-final clash with North Korea.

Sep 22, 2026 06:44 (IST)

Asian Games 2026 LIVE, Shooting: China Hit New World Record

China finish with a staggering 638.9 to obliterate the existing world record of 636.9. It was a solid performance from the Indians as well, beating the previous Asian record to finish on 634.9.

Sep 22, 2026 06:41 (IST)

Asian Games, Day 3 LIVE, Table Tennis: India vs Thailand Quarter-Final

India’s table tennis clash against Thailand in women’s team quarter-finals has also begun. Sreeja Akula is the first Indian out, as she takes on Orwan Paranang.

Sep 22, 2026 06:39 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE, Shooting: Men's Skeet, Women's Skeet Day2 Underway

A couple of more shooting events underway early morning:

Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Khan, and Bhavtegh Singh Gill feature in Day 2 of the men's skeet individual qualification and team final.

Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, and Maheshwari Chauhan feature in Day 2 of the women's skeet individual qualification and team final.

Sep 22, 2026 06:37 (IST)

Asian Games, Day 3 LIVE, Soft Tennis: India Lose To Thailand

A setback for India from soft tennis this morning! Aadhya Tiwari suffers a 1-4 defeat to Thailand's Alisha Ziegler in women's singles Group D.

Sep 22, 2026 06:33 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE, Shooting: India Ahead Of China

India outscore China in the opening series! 211.9 is the combined total for Elavenil and Parth, while South Korea’s Ban Hyojin and Park Hajun sit third on 211.1.

Sep 22, 2026 06:31 (IST)

Asian Games 2026, Day 3 LIVE Badminton: Sindhu Wins 23-22 In Game 1

There's no better sight in badminton! Absolute thriller between PV Sindhu and Akane Yamguchi in the first game. Sindhu takes it 23-21. Wow, what a match it is. 

Sep 22, 2026 06:26 (IST)

Asian Games Day 3 LIVE, Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualifying

It’s looking strong for India in these early stages, but there’s still a long way to go. India sit on 211.9 after 20 shots, while Korea trail in third with 158.6 after 15. China leading the pack, as expected!

Sep 22, 2026 06:19 (IST)

Asian Games 2026, Badminton LIVE: PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamguchi

India’s women’s badminton team is in action now, up against Japan in the quarter-finals. PV Sindhu is the first Indian out on the court and she is facing Akane Yamaguchi on Court 2. This is a really tough quarter-final that India find themselves in. 

Sep 22, 2026 06:13 (IST)

Asian Games 2026 LIVE: What's Happening Now?

A few events have had the early start today. The following events are taking place at the moment:

Sepaktakraw: India vs Malaysia (Men's Team Regu Group B)

Soft Tennis: Aadhya Tiwari (India) vs Alisha Ziegler (Thailand) (Women's Singles Group D)

Esports: India (Shakeel Danial Patel, Chinmay Sahoo) vs Uzbekistan (eFootball Group F)

Sep 22, 2026 06:10 (IST)

Asian Games 2026 LIVE: India Has Gold Medal In Sight

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Day 3 of the Asian Games 2026. India's official medal tally sits at 6 after the first two days of action, with four of these being silver medals and two bronze. As we enter the third day, the hunt for the maiden Gold Medal from this edition of the Asian Games gets even more intense. As the women's cricket team takes on Sri Lanka in the final today, nothing but the top prize is expected.