As the World of Sports provides another enthralling Sunday, check out the unmissable stories across the games as Sports Bulletin of September 21.
1. India Men's Team win Silver in 10m Air Rifle
India's Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won silver in the men's 10m air rifle team event at Asian Games 2026 with 1890.1 points. Rudrankksh and Himanshu also qualified for the individual final, giving India another medal opportunity.
2. Shafali Verma's century sends India into Asian Games cricket final
Shafali Verma produced a spectacular 49-ball century as India stormed into the women's cricket final at the Asian Games with a 114-run victory over Bangladesh. India posted 195/4, with Shafali remaining unbeaten on 100, before Bangladesh were restricted to 81. The emphatic victory booked India's place in the gold-medal match, where they will face Sri Lanka.
The result also continued India's bid to defend the women's cricket gold won at the previous Asian Games.
3. Indian women win both table tennis matches; men suffer defeat to Iran
India's women's table tennis team enjoyed a perfect opening day, winning both Group F matches. They first swept Indonesia 3-0 before producing a comeback 3-2 victory against Singapore. Sreeja Akula, Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade all played important roles across the two ties. The men also began with a 3-0 win over Indonesia but later suffered a 0-3 defeat to Iran, leaving the two Indian teams with contrasting results on the opening day.
4. Dilpreet Singh's four-goal show powers India to 13-1 hockey win
India's men's hockey team made a commanding start to their Asian Games title defence, crushing Indonesia 13-1 in their Pool A opener. Dilpreet Singh was the standout performer with four goals, while Shilanand Lakra and Sukhjeet Singh scored twice each. Abhishek, Rajinder Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Jugraj Singh also found the net. India dominated from the outset and immediately established their credentials as defending champions.
5. Suchika Tariyal assures India's first-ever Asian Games MMA medal
Suchika Tariyal created history by assuring India of its first Asian Games medal in mixed martial arts. Competing in the women's Traditional 60kg category, Tariyal defeated Mongolia's Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 in the quarterfinal. The victory took her into the semifinals and guaranteed India at least a bronze medal in MMA, which is making its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya. Tariyal will now look to go one step further and reach the gold-medal contest.
6. India's badminton women begin Asian Games campaign with 3-0 win
India's women's badminton team opened their Asian Games campaign with a convincing 3-0 victory over Kazakhstan. The Indian side controlled the tie throughout, securing wins across the three matches to progress in the team competition. The result added another positive start to India's opening day in Aichi-Nagoya, with the badminton contingent among the country's medal hopefuls. India will now continue its team-event campaign as it looks to challenge for a place on the podium.
7. Manchester City survive Sunderland thriller in Premier League
Manchester City produced an eight-goal thriller against Sunderland on Sunday, eventually emerging 5-3 winners. The result maintained City's perfect start to the Premier League campaign and kept them at the top of the early-season standings. Sunderland fought back strongly and scored three times, but City's attacking quality ultimately proved decisive. The match was among the weekend's most entertaining Premier League encounters as the new season continued to produce high-scoring contests.
8. Manchester United held by Fulham as Liverpool edge Bournemouth
Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham, with Matheus Cunha rescuing a point through a late deflected effort. Fulham had taken the lead through a Lisandro Martinez own goal before United responded in the closing stages. Elsewhere, Liverpool recorded a 1-0 victory over Bournemouth, with Alexander Isak scoring the decisive goal. The Premier League weekend produced several notable results as the early-season table continued to take shape.
