<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134318049.cms">India will have another busy day at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Friday, September 18. The Indian women's cricket team will be the main attraction as the defending champions begin their title defence against Japan in the quarter-finals. The match is scheduled for 10:30 AM IST.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134318394.cms">Abhishek Sharma's returns in international cricket haven't been the best since the T20I World Cup in March. The runs have come at a premium for him. He wasn't going to let this opportunity re-establish himself as India's undisputed first-choice opener in T20Is even as the buzz around 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi only keeps growing. He finished the series with 209 runs off 85 balls.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134318062.cms">Sanyal, a bronze medallist at the Asian Championships in China in January 2026, travelled from London to Nagoya via Mumbai and Singapore. But his problems began after he reached Japan, where he said he was made to wait for hours at different facilities as officials struggled to clear him and assign him a room.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134317122.cms">Immigration has become one of the biggest political issues in Spain in recent months after a large number of migrants entered Ceuta in July. The debate has also reached football ahead of next year's parliamentary elections.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134316347.cms">Abhishek Sharma smashed his century off just 30 balls to break the record for the fastest T20I century by an Indian. The record was earlier held by former India captain Rohit Sharma, who had scored a 35-ball century against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134314710.cms">The 20th Asian Games will bring together more than 17,000 athletes and officials, including Olympic and world champions. The Games are being held mainly in the port city of Nagoya and across the wider Aichi prefecture, with competition running until October 4.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134315875.cms">Abhishek Sharma smashed the fastest T20I century by an Indian batter, reaching the milestone in just 30 balls during the third and final T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Abhishek smashed 11 sixes and nine fours during his 108-run whirlwind knock off just 34 balls as he broke former India captain Rohit Sharma's record for the fastest T20I century by an Indian.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134315233.cms">Abhishek Sharma set the Arun Jaitley Stadium on fire with a stunning display of power hitting against Afghanistan in the third T20I on Thursday. Abhishek smashed a blistering century off just 30 balls. It is the fastest T20I century by a batter from a Test-playing nation.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134315127.cms">Abhishek reached his hundred in just 30 balls, breaking Rohit Sharma's previous Indian record of a 35-ball century in the format.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134313942.cms">Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran won the toss and opted to field against India in the third and final T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday. Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran said his team wanted to bowl first in the previous two matches as well but lost the toss on both occasions.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134312632.cms">Prithvi Shaw and Akriti Agarwal announced their engagement on March 8. The India batter shared a series of romantic pictures from the occasion. In one photograph, Shaw could be seen going down on one knee to propose to Agarwal, while another showed the couple displaying their engagement rings.

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<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134311086.cms">The Board of Control for Cricket in India is set to raise the match fees of domestic umpires and match referees from the 2026-27 season, which will resume after the Duleep Trophy with the Ranji Trophy -the premier red-ball domestic competition- on Oct 11.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134309091.cms">The 107 medals India won in Hangzhou three years ago were a big jump from 70 in Jakarta-Palembang in 2018 and the first three-figure haul at an Asiad by any nation barring China, Japan and South Korea.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134307825.cms">Steve Smith was one of the central figures in the controversy during Australia's Test against South Africa in Cape Town in March 2018. He was sent home, suspended for 12 months and removed as Australia captain after admitting his involvement in a plan to change the condition of the ball using sandpaper. David Warner was also banned for a year and removed from leadership roles, while Cameron Bancroft received a nine-month suspension.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134307870.cms">For a contingent that includes some of India's top medal contenders, such as double Olympic bronze medallist Manu Bhaker and multiple Asian Games medallist Esha Singh, the daily commute has meant early starts and long hours on the road to keep up with training schedules.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134307261.cms">Leicestershire have been fined £5,000 and deducted 27 points after their Grace Road pitch was deemed poor during the Glamorgan match. The club cited extreme heat and an unscheduled Bollywood shoot linked to Sourav Ganguly’s biopic as factors. However, the disciplinary panel rejected the filming as a mitigating factor, leaving Leicestershire facing a serious relegation battle.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134306136.cms">The Pakistan Cricket Board will wait for the NCCIA’s forensic report before deciding whether to take disciplinary action against Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq. The Lahore High Court dismissed Rizwan’s petition challenging NCCIA notices. The agency is examining mobile phones taken from both players and is expected to submit its findings to the PCB next week.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134302682.cms">France opened their Chess Olympiad campaign with a 4-0 win over Tunisia, but top board Maxime Vachier-Lagrave remains realistic about his team’s chances. In an exclusive interaction, MVL named USA, India, China and Uzbekistan as the favourites. The French star also reflected on his three-decade chess journey, handling setbacks, his love for the game and his recent time in India.

<img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134292874.cms">Rashid Khan believes Afghanistan needs to find solutions in the powerplay, while India's fearless young batters have caught his eye. The Afghanistan star explains what makes Abhishek Sharma a ‘very big package’ for Team India and calls 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a "God-gifted talent". Rashid also identifies Noor Ahmad and Abdollah Ahmadzai as players to watch and opens up about the one ICC achievement he still wants in his book.