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  The 13th day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was dominated by wrestling, sailing, squash and the major team-sport semi-finals. China continued to lead the overall medal table by a huge margin, while host Japan enjoyed an important day in wrestling. South Korea, Uzbekistan, Iran and Thailand remained among the leading medal-winning nations. India had a particularly significant day, adding silver and bronze medals while its men's cricket and hockey teams both reached their respective gold-medal finals.  China: China remained firmly at the top of the standings and continued to add medals across several disciplines. In tennis, Wang Xiyu defeated the Philippines' Alex Eala 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the women's singles final, where she will face compatriot Zhang Shuai. Zhang also reached the final after defeating Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-2, guaranteeing China the women's singles gold and silver. China also won the men's skiff sailing event, finishing ahead ...

    The second matchday of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League concluded on September 29 with ten matches across Leagues A, B and C. The biggest results came in Group A3, where Spain continued their perfect start with a convincing 4-1 victory over Croatia, while England recovered from their opening defeat to beat Czechia 2-0. Switzerland also produced an emphatic victory over Scotland, while Slovenia, Albania, Iceland and Slovakia recorded important wins.  Spain continue impressive start: Spain strengthened their position in Group A3 with a 4-1 victory over Croatia. Lamine Yamal was the star of the evening, scoring twice as Spain followed their 3-2 victory over England in the opening round with another three points. Marc Pubill and Nico Williams were also on the scoresheet, while Croatia's only goal came from Dion Beljo. Spain have therefore won both of their opening matches and extended their unbeaten run to 40 matches.  England bounce back against Czechia: England regi...

  The 12th day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games produced another dramatic reshuffling of the medal standings, with China continuing its extraordinary dominance while Japan and South Korea remained comfortably in second and third positions. Uzbekistan, Thailand and Bahrain also maintained their positions among the leading nations. India, meanwhile, enjoyed its most productive day of the Games, winning four gold medals and adding further medals in boxing and wrestling. China: China continued to set the pace and crossed the remarkable landmark of 150 gold medals. One of the biggest highlights came in diving, where Lian Junjie won the men's 10m platform title. His victory gave China its 100th consecutive Asian Games diving gold since the sport's debut for the country at the 1974 Games. China also reached the men's football semi-final, but its campaign ended with a 1-2 defeat to South Korea. Japan: The host nation remained second in the standings and continued to add medals acros...