Asian Games 2026 (Philippines): Alas Pilipinas men named Marck Espejo, Bryan Bagunas and Jude Garcia in their Asian Games roster, with the trio leading a Pool D group that includes South Korea, China and Chinese Taipei. Asian Games 2026 (Philippines): Gilas Pilipinas’ 5×5 title defense stumbled as it fell 89-85 to Bahrain, with Calvin Oftana scoring 31 but the team needing wins over Kazakhstan and China to stay in quarterfinal contention. Women’s Cricket (Asia Cup): India will face Sri Lanka in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup final after Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by four wickets, with Harshitha Samarawickrama and Kavisha Dilhari steering a recovery chase. Diplomacy (India-UN): UN chief António Guterres met PM Narendra Modi on BRICS sidelines, discussing West Asia and Ukraine and reaffirming freedom of navigation. Trade (US-Asia): The US Commerce Department finalized steep anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia and Laos. Health Security (ASEAN-US): ASEAN and the US agreed to boost early detection and genomic surveillance to strengthen regional health security. Regional Politics (Myanmar-Cambodia): Myanmar’s military-backed leader Min Aung Hlaing visited Cambodia to seek wider ASEAN engagement, drawing criticism from rights groups.