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Premier League 2022: First week highlights of this season

The first week of the premier league season was Jam-packed with a lot of action and a nail biting performance by the teams and players, with a pinch of disappointment.

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4 years ago

August 8, 2022

The much awaited and beloved Premier league has finally made a comeback and hosted 9 matches in the first week. Football fans saw Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leeds, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Tottenham, West Ham, Wolves in action to spark the much awaited premier league season.

The first week of the premier league season was Jam-packed with a lot of action and nail biting performances by the teams and players but it also came with a pinch of disappointment.

The inaugural match of this season was played between Crystal Palace and arsenal, where Arsenal clinched away the match from Crystal palace by 2-0. The new signees came through, inspiring Mikel Arteta’s side to win as Martinelli opened the goal bank in the initial 20 mins and Saka forced an own goal with a deflection.

Fulham and Liverpool both found themselves in a tie with Liverpool stuck in a pickle as they struggled to score in the first half while also conceding within the first 35 minutes. Jurgen Klopp’s side managed to redeem themselves in the second half as the new signing, Nunez, announced himself with a goal and Mo Salah added to scoresheet with his goal concluding the game as a draw.

Tottenham eased past Southampton dominating the away team with 4-1 victory over Southampton. The first goal came from the away side by James Ward-Prowse’s goal but Antonio Conte’s side found back their rhythm as Ryan Sessegnon, Eric Dier, Dejan Kulusevski found themselves on the scoresheet. Mohammed Salisu’s own goal also became an ending remark to their game.

Everton took a loss against Chelsea, as the penalty specialist Jorginho drilled a penalty for the blue in the extra time of the first Half.

Bournemouth pulled away from Aston Villa 2-0 with the help of Jefferson Lerma and Kieffer Moore. Lerma’s goal was the fastest goal in the matchday as he scored a goal in just 2 minutes. Moore’s goal also added to Bournemouth’s lead. Steven Gerrard, manager for Villa, remarked that they lacked quality.

Wolves took a loss against Leeds Wolves 1-2 with the help of Daniel Podence and an own goal by Rayan Ait-Nouri. Podence’s early opener gave the wolves the lead which was answered by Rodrigo. However, despite Leeds being the dominating side in the second half; Rayan Ait-Nouri’s own goal contained Leeds.

Newcastle defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 as Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson found their names on the scoresheet at St James’ Park.

On the day 2 of the matchday, Leicester drew a 2-2 with Brentford as T Castagne scored in the 33rd minute and K Dewsbury-Hall scored in the 46th minute for Leicester. Brentford responded in the later part of the game with help of I Toney’s 62nd minute goal and the equalizer from J Dasilva in the 87th minute.

The between newly appointed, Erik Ten Hag, with the start of their campaign against Brighton became an underwhelming start for Manchester United. Pascal Gross became a nightmare for the red army by scoring twice before half-time. Manchester United sparked hope for a comeback after Alexis Mac Allister’s own goal but failed to follow through.

The defending Champions started their campaign on a good note with the newly signed, Haaland scoring twice against West Ham. Pep Guardiola praised the team’s performance as an exceptional team performance.

Aston Villa will face Everton and Arsenal play against Leicester on the coming Saturday.

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Asian Games 2026: Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur lead India athletics campaign

Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh advanced to the men’s 100m semifinals after finishing third and second respectively in their heats at the Asian Games.

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3 days ago

September 24, 2026

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India will have two representatives in the men’s 100m semifinals at the 2026 Asian Games after Animesh Kujur and national record holder Gurindervir Singh progressed from their respective heats on Thursday.

Kujur secured third place in Heat 1 with a timing of 10.36 seconds, while Gurindervir finished second in Heat 4 after clocking 10.38 seconds. Both sprinters therefore moved into the next round of the competition.

The heats were held at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium as part of the athletics programme at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Animesh Kujur finishes third in Heat 1

Kujur produced a strong finish in his opening-round heat to register 10.36 seconds and take third place.

His performance was enough to secure his progression to the men’s 100m semifinals, giving India a second representative in the next stage of the event.

Gurindervir Singh advances from Heat 4

Gurindervir Singh also booked his semifinal spot after finishing second in Heat 4 with a time of 10.38 seconds.

The Indian sprinter, who holds the national record in the men’s 100m, thus joined Kujur in the semifinal round.

With both Indians progressing from their respective heats, India will have two athletes competing in the men’s 100m semifinals at the Asian Games.

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Asian Games 2026 Day 4: Mirabai Chanu silver leads India’s medal haul

India ended Day 4 of the Asian Games 2026 with 12 medals. Mirabai Chanu’s silver in women’s 49kg weightlifting was among the day’s major highlights.

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4 days ago

September 23, 2026

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India continued its medal-winning campaign at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, September 23, with a strong showing across shooting, weightlifting, soft tennis, badminton and wushu.

The highlight of Day 4 was Mirabai Chanu’s silver medal in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event. The medal was Chanu’s first at the Asian Games and ended India’s 28-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the continental event.

India also secured bronze medals in the men’s and women’s team skeet events and another bronze through Jay Meena in men’s singles soft tennis. The Indian men’s badminton team also secured a bronze medal after reaching the semi-finals.

By the end of Day 4, India’s tally stood at 12 medals — one gold, five silver and six bronze. India was placed 13th in the overall medal standings.

Mirabai Chanu wins historic Asian Games silver

Mirabai Chanu produced one of India’s biggest moments of the day by winning silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting competition.

The medal was Chanu’s first-ever at the Asian Games. Her performance also brought India its first weightlifting medal at the Games since Karnam Malleswari won silver at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games.

North Korea’s Ri Song Gum won the gold after successfully lifting 121kg in the clean and jerk, setting a new Asian Games record in the process.

Chanu’s silver added another medal to India’s growing tally on Day 4.

India wins two bronze medals in skeet shooting

India added two bronze medals in shooting through the men’s and women’s team skeet events.

In the men’s competition, Anantjeet Singh Naruka also reached the individual final, although India missed out on a medal in that individual event.

The women’s shooting team also narrowly missed a medal in the 10m air pistol team event. India finished level with Vietnam on the overall score, but Vietnam took the bronze on the inner-10 countback.

Manu Bhaker qualified for the women’s 10m air pistol final, while India missed out on a team medal in the event.

Jay Meena creates history in soft tennis

Jay Meena won a bronze medal in men’s singles soft tennis, giving India its first-ever Asian Games medal in the sport.

Meena reached the semi-finals but was dealing with an injury during the knockout stage. His bronze added to India’s medal tally on Day 4.

Indian men’s badminton team secures bronze

India’s men’s badminton team ended its Asian Games campaign with a bronze medal after reaching the semi-finals.

The team faced China in the semi-final. India’s campaign therefore ended with a podium finish despite the loss at the final stage.

Roshibina Devi assures India another medal

India was also guaranteed another medal in wushu after Naorem Roshibina Devi advanced to the women’s 60kg final.

Roshibina defeated Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas 10-0 in the semi-final to book her place in the final. Her progress guaranteed India at least a silver medal in the event.

India women’s hockey team records big win

The Indian women’s hockey team also registered a commanding victory on Day 4, defeating Thailand 20-1.

The result was among India’s notable performances across team sports during the day’s competition.

Asian Games 2026 India medal tally after Day 4

India finished Day 4 with 12 medals:

Medal	Count
Gold	1
Silver	5
Bronze	6
Total	12

India’s only gold so far has come from the women’s cricket team. Shooting has contributed seven medals, while weightlifting and soft tennis have also added to the country’s tally.

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Asian Games 2026: India win first gold as women’s cricket team beats Sri Lanka

India won its first gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 after the women’s cricket team defeated Sri Lanka in the T20I final, taking the country’s medal tally to seven.

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5 days ago

September 22, 2026

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India opened its gold medal account at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya after the women’s cricket team defeated Sri Lanka in the T20I final on Tuesday.

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side produced a dominant performance to win the final and claim India’s first gold medal of the Games. India set Sri Lanka a target of 217 runs before bowling them out for 69.

The victory took India’s medal tally to seven, adding a gold to the six medals secured during the opening days of the competition.

India assure another medal in badminton

India also secured another medal opportunity in men’s team badminton after defeating hosts Japan 3-0 in the quarter-final.

Ayush Shetty completed the victory by beating Japan’s Koki Watanabe 21-10, 21-19, sending India into the semifinals and assuring the country of at least a medal in the event.

Earlier, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Japan’s Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi to give India a 2-0 lead in the tie.

Roshibina Devi assures India another medal

India also secured a medal in wushu after Roshibina Devi reached the women’s 60kg semi-finals.

Roshibina defeated Macao’s Man Sin Chu by point difference to book her place in the last four.

However, India’s Aryan was knocked out in the men’s 56kg quarter-final after losing to Uzbekistan’s Saydullo Abdurashitov.

India miss shooting medal

India’s Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane finished fourth in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team final after earlier qualifying second for the gold medal match.

The pair therefore missed out on a podium finish in the event.