Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 2 of India’s Action: The Indian women’s kabaddi team will be in action shortly against Bangladesh in a Group A match at the Asian Games 2026. Earlier in the day, India’s men’s and women’s table tennis teams registered emphatic 3-0 victories over Pakistan. The win marked the women’s team’s second triumph of the campaign, while the men’s side bounced back strongly after suffering a defeat to Iran in their opening match. In wushu, Aryan (men’s 56kg) and Roshibina Devi (women’s 60kg) are both just one win away from assuring India a medal. Meanwhile, India’s medal tally climbed from two to six earlier in the day, with the shooting contingent accounting for three medals in addition to a bronze in mixed martial arts. The standout performance came in the men’s 10m air rifle event, where Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Patil secured individual silver and bronze medals, respectively, after teaming up with Parth Mane to win silver in the team event. In mixed martial arts, Suchika Tariyal claimed bronze in the women’s traditional 60kg category following a razor-thin semi-final defeat to Singapore’s Victoria Teo. (Asian Games 2026 Medals Tally | Today’s Schedule)
Today’s Results So Far:
Soft Tennis: Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena delivered a flawless performance in the mixed doubles Group B match, dismantling Cambodia’s Viva Chao and Chanroseka Khun 5-0.
Swimming: Srihari Nataraj secured his spot in the men’s 50m backstroke final, while Rishabh Das finished as a reserve.
Swimming: Akash Mani and Gitesh Shah missed out on qualifying for the men’s 50m freestyle final.
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Swimming: Dhanush Suresh fails to qualify for 100m breaststroke final
Wushu: Nyeman Wangsu finished 15th in the women’s Changquan final.
Shooting: India clinched a silver medal in men’s 10m air rifle team event.
Table Tennis: India beat Pakistan 3-0 in women’s team Group F match.
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Soft Tennis: Aadhya Tiwari-Jay Meena beaten 1-5 by sSouth Korea’s Kim Yeon-hwa-Jaekyu Park in mixed doubles Group B match.
Sepaktakraw: Japan beat India 2-1 in Group B match.
MMA: India’s Suchika Tariyal settles for bronze medal after losing her semifinal bout against Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo.
Shooting: HImanshu Dhillon won silver, while Rudrankksh Patil clinched bronze in Men’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Final.
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Kabaddi: India beat Japan 49-24 in Men’s Group A clash to begin the campaign with a bang.
Sof Tennis: Aadhya Tiwari-Jay Meena beaten by Christy Sanosa and Sherwin Nuguit of Philippines in Mixed Doubles Round of 16.
Hockey: India secure second consecutive win in Group B with a 17-1 rout of Indonesia in women’s hockey.
Badminton: India beat Bangladesh 3-0 in Men’s Team Badminton Round of 16
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Swimming: Srihari Nataraj finishes 10th in Men’s 50m Backstroke final with a time of 25.52 seconds.
Wushu: India’s Roshibina Devi one win away from assuring a medal in women’s 60kg event.
Wushu: Aryan one win away from assuring a medal in men’s 56kg event.
Here are the LIVE Scores and Updates of India’s action on Day 2 of the Asian Games 2026:
The longtime NHLer is hanging up his skates despite signing a one-year deal in the KHL for this upcoming season, he announced on social media on Monday.
Hayes played five games with AK Bars Kazan in Russia before retiring.
“I have decided to end my hockey career,” he said in the announcement. “I can no longer play at the level I am capable of because my body does not allow me to perform at my best. And I cannot accept not being in top form.”
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Hayes, drafted 24th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, spent 12 seasons playing in the NHL.
Over 805 career NHL games with the New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins, he accumulated 446 points (185 goals and 261 assists).
Hayes spent the past two years with the Penguins, appearing in just 28 games in 2025-26, putting up four goals and four assists.
He became an unrestricted free agent this off-season with the conclusion of his seven-year contract worth $50 million.
Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka acknowledged errors Monday and withdrew from the national team squad after facing scrutiny for allegedly using fake documents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 33-year-old Xhaka is suspected of getting a fake vaccination certificate years ago from a doctor under investigation by prosecutors in Lucerne, Swiss media reported at the weekend. “It was a mistake. I am sorry,” Xhaka said Monday in a post on his Instagram account, adding he will cooperate with authorities.
Swiss soccer federation president Peter Knabel said in a statement it welcomed Xhaka taking responsibility to fully clarify the matter.
“At the same time, we have agreed together that it’s in the team’s best interest to play these matches without him,” Knabel said.
World Cup quarterfinalist Switzerland travels to face North Macedonia and Scotland before hosting Slovenia and North Macedonia, both in Lucerne, in their Nations League second-tier group.
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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – AUGUST 18: Sadio Mane of team Al Nassr FC during the Saudi King’s Cup game between Al Diriyah and Al Nassr at Al Awwal Park on August 18, 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Images)
Sadio Mané is investing around $20 million of his own money in a mango plantation and processing facility in his hometown of Bambali, Senegal.
The project, known as SM10 Agro, is expected to cover 500 hectares and process up to 8,500 tonnes of mangoes annually into pulp, dried products and mango butter.
The facility is projected to create more than 1,000 direct jobs and help reduce the amount of mangoes lost after harvest. Construction is reportedly underway.
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Mané has previously supported community projects in Senegal, including schools and healthcare facilities. This latest investment extends his efforts to create opportunities back home.
While the football star’s success has taken him around the world, this project brings part of that success back to his community through jobs, agriculture, and local industry.
There was no stopping Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan as he followed his Player of the Match performance in the series opener with a century to help India Under 19 beat Australia Under 19 by 103 runs in Rajkot and seal the three-match Youth ODI series with a game to spare.Chauhan hit 122 off 100 balls, with 15 fours and two sixes, as India posted 341 for 7 after being asked to bat first. It was his second fifty-plus score in as many games. He shared a 132-run partnership with VK Vineeth for the third wicket to put India in control.Vineeth made 87 off 92 balls, hitting four fours and six sixes, while Aaryavir Sehwag scored 47 off 48 balls at the top of the order. India were 233 for 3 when Vineeth was dismissed in the 40th over, but Chauhan and Kushagra Ojha helped them finish strongly.Ojha smashed 34 off 20 balls, including five fours and a six, as India added 106 runs in the last 10 overs. For Australia, Thomas Vaseo was the most successful bowler with 3 for 78 from his 10 overs.Australia’s chase did not keep up with the required rate, although captain Jack Czosnek and Matthew Lough showed some fight after Aussies lost both openers cheaply. Lough scored 42 off 40 balls, while Czosnek made 81 off 63, hitting seven fours and four sixes.But once Czosnek was dismissed by Kavya Paresh Patel in the 27th over, Australia lost wickets regularly.Blake Cattle made 44 off 46 balls, but he found little support as Australia were bowled out for 238 in 41.1 overs. They lost their last six wickets for just 38 runs.Chigurupati Venkata was India’s most successful bowler with 3 for 64, while Chauhan completed his all-round performance with 2 for 56. Patel returned 2 for 23 from seven overs and was India’s most economical bowler, while Mohit Ulva took 1 for 19 from seven overs.Brief scores:India Under 19 341 for 7 (Chauhan 122, Vineeth 87, Aaryavir 47, Vaseo 3-78)Australia Under 19 238 all out (Czosnek 81, Cattle 44, Lough 42, Venkata 3-64)
Robert MacIntyre couldn’t have asked for a better three-hole finish at the DP World Tour’s big-money BMW PGA Championship on Sunday. Birdie. Birdie. Eagle. The four-under blitz at Wentworth moved MacIntyre to three under for his round and 13 under for the week, good for a share of 10th place. Still, after signing his card, the combustible Scotsman wasn’t exactly all sunshine and rainbows.
MacIntyre, who is ranked 19th in the world, was still stewing from what he described as a “ridiculous” ruling on the 11th, a par-4 on which his drive had found the left-center of the fairway. When MacIntyre arrived at his ball, he found it plugged — or at least semi-plugged — in another player’s pitch mark. The good news for MacIntyre was that a 2026 rule change seemingly meant that he’d be afforded relief for his submerged ball. The bad news: Model Local Rule F-2 includes an exception: If a referee determines that the pitch mark has been repaired in some way, the player will not receive relief.
The rule goes on, “A pitch mark has been repaired in some way when it has been pressed down or undergone any form of repair by anyone whether deliberate or incidental, and regardless of the quality or completeness of the repair. Examples of repaired in some way include when a pitch-mark has been pressed down with a club or foot, anyone has attempted to repair it with a tee or some other device, or when the pitch-mark is in an area over which a mower has passed or has been otherwise prepared by maintenance staff. A pitch-mark that has been repaired in some way can and will often result in a visible indentation from which there is no relief under this Local Rule.”
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In MacIntyre’s case, an official assessed the lie and determined that the mark had been repaired. Ergo, no free relief. “It was in our opinion a partly-repaired pitchmark,” DP World Tour chief referee Mark Litton later toldThe Scotsman.
MacIntyre was out of luck but not short on exasperation.
“What is the point of changing the rules for a plugged ball when I have split the fairway on 11?” he told The Scotsman. “The ball has pitched in a pitch mark but, because the pitch mark has been deemed to have been stood on, cut or whatever it was, I didn’t get relief.
He added: “I even got a second opinion. But, because the sides of the pitch mark weren’t standing up and it looked as though someone had stood on it or a buggy had gone over it. I didn’t get relief.
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“The rule is absolutely ridiculous. It is all down to a referee’s decision. It looked as though it was plugged and that pitch mark could have happened this morning.”
From his bad-luck lie 96 yards from the green, MacIntyre airmailed his approach into the rough, left his first chip attempt in the long grass and then needed two more shots to hole out for what was his second consecutive bogey on the inward nine. On the ensuing hole, the par-5 12th — a hole he’d eagled and birdied earlier in the week — MacIntyre made another bogey to drop to one over for his round.
Of his misfortune at 11, MacIntyre later said he “just lost the plot from there. Yeah, I know that my attitude really, really needs to improve, but I am absolutely fizzing with the ruling.”
The governing bodies are constantly seeking ways to streamline the rules and eliminate confusion, complication and gray areas. In the case of embedded balls, MacIntyre said there is still more policy work to be done.
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“They need to simplify the rules,” he told The Scotsman. “If it is in a plug mark, it’s in a plug mark.”
Manchester City avoided conceding a penalty during the thrilling 5-3 victory over Sunderland in the Premier League
Manchester City have been reassured that referee Robert Jones and VAR Michael Salisbury were right not to award Sunderland a penalty during their 5-3 victory on Sunday. The Black Cats were left frustrated in the second half when the ball hit Elliot Anderson’s hand in the penalty area as the midfielder tussled for possession with Enzo Le Fee.
In his post-match press conference, Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris was adamant that a penalty should have been awarded. “It was hard to see that as not a handball. It is what it is and we have to accept the decision. It’s hard to comment,” the manager said.
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Reviewing the incident on the latest episode of Ref Watch, former Premier League official Dermot Gallagher insisted the officials got the decision correct. “I didn’t think it was a penalty when I saw it yesterday, and I don’t think it is a penalty now,” Gallagher said.
“I think there’s a lot of interesting things in it. If you look, first of all, when it comes in, the first offence there, the handball, is by the Sunderland player. As it runs on, it strikes Elliot Anderson on the left arm. Watch this. Comes off the Sunderland player, onto the left arm, ricochets onto his right arm. He turns, it hits his hand. His right arm is the one that slaps it away.
“That’s what people haven’t seen. This will show you there. Contact here is on his left arm. Goes up onto his right hand. He’s turning his body.
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“He’s got no chance of moving. His arms are already there. He hasn’t moved his arm. It’s turning into the ball. It strikes him, there’s no doubt about that. But I still think, if that’s given as a penalty, it will be overturned, because they will say, It’s just not a deliberate handball. It’s just a consequence.”
Gallagher was then asked if the penalty had been awarded on field, if it would have been allowed to stand or overturned as an error by Jones. “Well, it wasn’t an error because the referee didn’t give it,” Gallagher added.
“I think the VAR would clearly say, no, it’s not, because it’s come off the Sunderland man onto his left arm there. It’s cannoned onto his right hand as he’s turning. It’s not going to be given as a penalty.”
Nigerian-American driver Ugo Ugochukwu has reflected on winning the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship, saying the title was his main target from the start of the season.
Speaking in an interview with FIA Formula 3 after securing the championship in Madrid, Ugochukwu said he was pleased to achieve the goal he had set for himself.
“I’m feeling really good, for sure. This was the main goal at the start of the year, to get the championship,” he said.
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Ugochukwu finished second in the season-ending race, which was enough to secure the title ahead of Freddie Slater. Tuukka Taponen won the race, while Ugochukwu’s consistent results across the season helped him finish 14 points clear in the championship.
Speaking on the pressure of the final weekend, he said: “Today I knew what I had to do to win the championship. So, it was in my hands to keep it clean, keep the cars behind at bay, and just bring it home to the line.”
The 19-year-old described his title battle with Slater as a strong contest throughout the year.
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“For sure this is a great step for my career, really important, and it’s a good step for what’s to come,” he added.
The Formula 3 title is Ugochukwu’s second championship of 2026, following his Formula Regional Oceania title earlier in the year. He said Formula 2 is the next logical step towards his dream of reaching Formula 1, but for now, he is enjoying the achievement.
Kick a Lucky Block is a simulator with the straightforward loop of increasing kick power, collecting brainrots, and earning income for upgrades. With the latest update, the developers have introduced the Fuse Machine, a structure that lets players fuse three brainrots to get a better one. Any player can access the machine and deposit brainrots of diverse rarities. Moreover, they can collect Candy from all over the map to feed the Candy Man NPC and earn unique rewards.
Here’s all you need to know about the new update in Kick a Lucky Block.
Patch notes for the Kick a Lucky Block Fuse Machine update
The Fuse Machine (Image via Roblox)
Following the Trading Plaza update, the latest one has provided a couple of more ways to obtain brainrots. You can use the fusion mechanic or feed the Candy Man NPC to get buffs, items, as well as an exclusive brainrot that is always 175% better than your best unit.
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Here is the changelog for the Candy and Fuse Machine update, sourced from the Kick a Lucky Block Discord server.
Candy and Fuse Machine update
Fuse 3 brainrots to make a new one.
The better the brainrots you fuse, the better the reward.
While the Candy Event is running, there’s a 1 in 1,000,000 secret waiting to be found in the lucky block you kick.
The Candy Man is hungry!
Find Candy around the map, feed it to the Candy Man, and work together to summon him for unique rewards and buffs.
New Fuse Machine
Place 3 brainrots into the Fuse Machine.
Fuse them to create a new brainrot.
The better the brainrots you fuse, the better your possible rewards.
Fusing takes 30 minutes each.
Your brainrots are making the ultimate sacrifice.
Candy Man Miki is hungry!
While the event is active, there’s a 0.5% chance of getting the new Candy Mutation.
Find and collect Candy around the map.
Bring your Candy over and feed it to Candy Man Miki.
Keep feeding him to work towards spawning him.
Once he spawns, you have a chance of earning unique rewards and buffs, including the Candy Mutation.
Secret 400% Chocolate Gangster
While the Candy Event is running, every kick has a 1 in 1,000,000 chance of getting Chocolate Gangster.
Chocolate Gangster: 400% better than your best brainrot.
Only obtainable while the event is active.
1 in 1,000,000 chance.
How to use the Fuse Machine in Kick a Lucky Block
The Fuse Machine menu (Image via Roblox)
Follow these steps to use the Fuse Machine inside the safe zone:
Press the E key to interact with the Fuse Machine.
Click on the “+” button on the Fuse Machine menu.
Select the brainrot that needs to be fused.
Repeat the process until all three boxes have a brainrot.
Hit the Fuse button.
Note the possible brainrots that can be obtained from the fusion.
If satisfied, confirm the fusion and receive a brainrot after the fusion is complete.
Any mutations of the submitted brainrots have a chance to carry over to the fused brainrot. So, prioritize depositing mutated brainrots inside the machine.
A supercomputer has predicted that Manchester City will beat Arsenal to the Premier League title this season. The two sides are expected to go deep into the battle, with just three points separating them at the end.
Manchester City are predicted to finish with 26 wins this season after starting with five wins from five. The Cityzens are backed to collect 84 points, with a goal difference of 46.
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Arsenal come in second with 81 points, winning 25 of the 38 matches this season in the prediction. The Gunners have lost once in their opening five games, and the supercomputer expects them to lose six more in the remaining 33 games.
Liverpool finish third in the prediction, with just 66 points – 18 points adrift of the champions. Chelsea come in fourth despite their poor start, finishing a point behind the Reds.
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Manchester United have made a terrible start to the season with one win in five, but are predicted to finish fifth with 60 points. Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford have started well, but are predicted to slip up and finish with 56 and 55 points, respectively.
Newcastle United are eighth with 54 points in the prediction, while Tottenham rise from the bottom of the table to finish ninth with 51 points.
AFC Bournemouth finish 10th, with Leeds United and Everton coming in right behind, with all three clubs collecting 49 points.
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Nottingham Forest are predicted for a 13th placed finish with 48 points, while Aston Villa and Crystal Palace come next with 47 points each. Sunderland and Fulham are expected to beat the drop and stay in the Premier League once again with 44 and 42 points.
The supercomputer has predicted a straight relegation for the newly promoted sides, with Ipswich Town, Hull City and Coventry making the bottom three, with just a three-point difference between them.
Arsenal beat Manchester City to the Premier League title last season
Arsenal ended their Premier League title drought last season, beating Manchester City to the finish. The Gunners finished with 85 points from 38 games, while the Cityzens managed just 78.
The two sides have started well this season and had won their opening four matches. Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 at home in a thriller to reach 15 points from their opening matches, but Arsenal could not keep pace and were beaten 3-0 by Brighton & Hove Albion at the AmEx Stadium.
Former Liverpool footballer Mohamed Salah has been banned from driving for six months after his Rolls-Royce was clocked speeding.
Salah failed to tell police who was at the wheel when the car was caught by a speed camera driving at 36mph (58 km/h) on a 30mph (48km/h) stretch of road in Wilmslow, Cheshire, on 27 March, according to court documents.
The 34-year-old did not respond to the notice of the prosecution, brought by Cheshire Police, and did not enter a plea to the charge.
He was handed a six-month driving ban and ordered to pay £1,044 in a hearing at Warrington Combined Court.
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A court spokeswoman said Salah was prosecuted under the Single Justice Procedure, which sees magistrates sit in private hearings, and was convicted of failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of the Rolls-Royce.
The speeding offence came days after the Egypt captain announced he would be leaving Liverpool following nine years with the team.
Announcing his departure on 24 March, the club said he had “firmly established himself as one of the greatest players in Liverpool’s history”.
He scored 257 goals in 442 appearances for Liverpool, before transferring to Turkish side Trabzonspor following the 2025-26 season.
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