Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: Indian men’s soft tennis team in quarters; Quimcy Dsouza in Teqball semis

Asian Games 2026 Live: Team India in soft tennis quarterfinals India’s Om Yadav and Aniket Patel secured a 3-0 victory over Mongolia’s Nyamdorj Bud and Khurelbayar Khaliunbayar in their Men’s Team Group C match in soft tennis on Friday. The Indian duo will now face Indonesia in the quarterfinals later in the day as they continue their campaign at the Asian Games. India had earlier beaten the Lao People’s Democratic Republic before suffering a 0-3 defeat to Chinese Taipei in the group stage..Asian Games 2026 Live: Quimcy Dsouza stuns top seed to storm into Teqball semis India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza produced a stunning comeback against Japan’s top-seeded Yuina Sakamoto before following it up with another convincing victory to march into the women’s singles semifinals in Teqball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday. Making her Asian Games debut in a sport appearing at the continental Games for the first time, the Indian showed remarkable composure under pressure at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center. She recovered from losing the opening game against Sakamoto to prevail 2-1 in a hard-fought contest. Dsouza lost the first game 10-12 but responded brilliantly, edging the Japanese player 12-11 in the second before sealing the match 13-11 in the decider..Asian Games 2026 Live: More good news from Teqball for India India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg began their mixed doubles campaign with a victory, defeating the Philippines’ Jhoana Abulencia and Prince Agustin in their opening Group A match. The Indian pair will next face Cambodia later on Friday..Asian Games 2026 Live: India's men’s soft tennis team loses India’s men’s soft tennis team put up a determined fight but suffered a 0-3 defeat against Chinese Taipei in their Preliminary Round, Group C tie of Soft Tennis today. India began with the doubles encounter, where Jay Meena and Yogesh Choudhary were beaten 0-5 by Chinese Taipei’s Kai-Wen Yu and Wei-Chieh Lin. In the singles match, Aryan Thakur battled hard but went down 1-4 to Yu-Sang Chang, giving Chinese Taipei an unassailable 2-0 lead. Aniket Patel and Om Yadav then took the court in the second doubles match but lost 1-5 to Po-Yi Chen and Yu-Hsun Chen, completing a 3-0 victory for Chinese Taipei. The Indian squad features Asian Games debutants Aryan Thakur, Om Yadav and Yogesh Choudhary, along with Jay Meena. .Asian Games 2026 Live: India's Quimcy Dsouza storms into Teqball SFs Indian teqball debutant Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza continued her impressive Asian Games campaign by winning both her Women’s Singles Group A matches to qualify directly for the semifinals. Quimcy fought back from losing the opening game 10-12 against Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto to win the next two 12-11, 13-11 and seal a 2-1 victory. She then produced a more comfortable 2-0 win over Cambodia’s Koemyean DY, winning 12-9 and 12-7. Quimcy will next feature in Mixed Doubles alongside Mohamed Anas Imran Beg, facing the Philippines’ Jhoana Abulencia and Prince Agustin..Asian Games 2026 Live: Despite loss, India’s teqball story only just beginning India’s Asian Games journey began in rather muted fashion at the Higashi Sports Centre here at 4:06 pm. There was no fanfare and barely any indication that history was being made. A volunteer holding a placard was the only sign that an Asian Games event was under way. The sport was teqball — a little-known combination of football and table tennis — and India’s men’s doubles pair of Declan Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas went down fighting 10-12, 8-12 to Vietnam and 4-12, 7-12 to South Korea..Asian Games 2026 Live: Soft tennis action in Japan Jay Meena and Yogesh Chaudhary suffered a 0-3 defeat to Chinese Taipei in their second Group C match. The pair had earlier started their soft tennis campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory over the Lao People's Democratic Republic in their opening Men's Team Group C match..Asian Games 2026 Live: Today's India Schedule * All timings in Indian Standard Time (IST) Soft tennis Men’s team preliminary Group C, Match 1: Jay Meena, Aniket Patel, Yogesh Chaudhary, Aryan Thakur, Om Yadav - 5:30 AM Men’s team preliminary Group C, Match 2: India - 7:30 AM Men’s team preliminary Group C, Match 3: India - 9:30 AM Men’s team quarter-finals: India (subject to qualification) - 11:30 AM Teqball Women’s singles, Match 2: Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza - 6:00 AM Women’s singles, Match 3: Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza - 6:30 AM Mixed doubles, Match 2: Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza/Mohamed Anas Imran Beg - 9:30 AM Mixed doubles, Match 5: Dsouza/Beg - 11:00 AM Mixed doubles, Match 7: Dsouza/Beg - 12:30 PM Mixed doubles, Match 9: Dsouza/Beg - 1:00 PM Mixed doubles quarter-finals: Dsouza/Beg (subject to qualification) - 3:00 PM Mixed doubles repechage: Dsouza/Beg (subject to qualification) - 4:00 PM Cricket Women’s quarter-finals: India vs Japan - 10:30 AM.Asian Games 2026 Live: Soft tennis action in Japan Jay Meena and Yogesh Chaudhary began their soft tennis campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory over the Lao People's Democratic Republic in their opening Men's Team Group C match. They are now taking on Chinese Taipei in their second group match..Asian Games 2026 Live: The peaks are higher, the floor is rising “Abki baar, sau paar” was the rallying cry when India arrived at the Hangzhou Asian Games in September 2023. By the time the Games ended, it had become more than a slogan. India had crossed the 100-medal barrier for the first time in its Asian Games history, eventually finishing with 106 medals — 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze. The 100th medal came through the women's kabaddi team, which defeated Chinese Taipei in the gold-medal match. It was India's biggest-ever medal haul at the Asian Games. But as India prepares for Aichi-Nagoya 2026, the more important story is not that India finally reached 100. It is that 100 no longer looks like an isolated miracle when viewed against Indian sport's larger trajectory. Hangzhou came after four consecutive editions in which India had already crossed 50 medals. India is becoming increasingly consistent. At the Asian Games, 50-plus medals have become the norm. At the Olympics, India has produced multiple medals at five consecutive editions for the first time. India remains an under-achiever. But the direction of travel is increasingly difficult to ignore..Asian Games 2026 Live: Soft tennis team starts campaign In soft tennis, Jay Meena, Aniket Patel, Yogesh Choudhary, Aryan Thakur and Om Yadav will begin India’s men’s team campaign in preliminary Group C. The Indian side has two more group matches scheduled later in the day, followed by the quarter-finals subject to qualification. Friday’s events come a day before the official opening ceremony, with the Asian Games set to run from September 19 to October 4 across Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. .Asian Games 2026 Live: Mixed doubles and repechage in focus Dsouza and Imran Beg will have a busy day in the mixed doubles, with three matches scheduled before another fixture at 1:00 PM IST. The Indian pair are set to face opposition from the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand and Kuwait in the group stage. The mixed doubles quarter-finals are also scheduled on Friday, while repechage matches will be held, with India’s participation in the later stages depending on qualification..Asian Games 2026 Live: Teqball campaign continues for India India will also be represented in teqball on Friday, with Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza beginning her women’s singles campaign. Dsouza is scheduled to face Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto before taking on Cambodia’s Koemyean Dy. If she progresses through the opening stage, she could also feature in the women’s singles quarter-finals later in the day. Dsouza will then team up with Mohamed Anas Imran Beg for India’s mixed doubles campaign..Asian Games 2026 Live: Japan seek another strong showing Japan will provide India’s quarter-final opposition as the hosts make their third appearance in Asian Games cricket. Their best result came in the 2010 edition, when they won a bronze medal. The quarter-final will therefore be a significant occasion for the Japanese side against one of the tournament favourites. For India, meanwhile, the match offers an opportunity to begin their campaign strongly and take another step towards retaining the title won at the 2022 Hangzhou Games..Asian Games 2026 Live: Defending champions eye another title India, the highest-ranked team in the eight-nation women’s cricket competition, enter the knockout stage with strong momentum. Harmanpreet’s side won a record-extending eighth Women’s Asia Cup title last week and will now look to carry that form into their Asian Games title defence. Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma and Shree Charani will be among the players expected to play key roles as India begin their bid for another gold medal..Asian Games 2026 Live: India’s campaign enters second day ahead of opening ceremony India’s Asian Games 2026 campaign gathers pace today, with the defending women’s cricket champions beginning their title defence against hosts Japan in Aichi-Nagoya. The Indian women’s cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will face Japan in the quarter-finals at Korogi Athletic Park at 10:30 AM IST. The contest will be the first-ever meeting between the two sides, adding another chapter to India’s growing presence in Asian Games cricket..Asian Games 2026 Live: Hello & Welcome! Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Asian Games 2026. We bring you comprehensive coverage of the continental Games, with a special focus on India’s campaign in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. 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