{
  "id": 7169217,
  "title": "India win Women’s Asia Cup, but sportsmanship loses out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/india-win-womens-asia-cup-but-sportsmanship-loses-out",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T20:42:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1552696/india-win-womens-asia-cup-but-sportsmanship-loses-out/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India's women's cricket team won the Women's Asia Cup, defeating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final. The Indian team then declined to receive the trophy from Asian Cricket Council President Mohsin Naqvi during the post-match presentation at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This led to a delay in the ceremony, with Naqvi and the audience waiting for the team to collect their trophy and medals.\n\nThe ceremony was delayed by over half an hour, with Sri Lanka's captain Chamari Athapaththu receiving the runners-up cheque from Naqvi before the Indian team made their decision clear. The Indian team's refusal to accept the trophy was not explained, but it echoes a similar incident last year when India's men's team declined to receive the Asia Cup trophy from Naqvi at the same venue.\n\nIndia's victory in the final was comprehensive, with the team posting a total that proved too much for Sri Lanka to chase. The win marked India's record-extending eighth Asia Cup title.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana Create History With Record-Breaking Stand In Women's Asia Cup 2026 Final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/shafali-verma-smriti-mandhana-create-history-with-record-breaking",
        "published": "2026-09-13T15:29:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "How Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana powered India to a record 8th Asia Cup title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/how-shafali-verma-smriti-mandhana-powered-india-to-a-record-8th-asia",
        "published": "2026-09-13T18:42:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "India win Women’s Asia Cup but do not accept trophy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/india-win-womens-asia-cup-but-do-not-accept-trophy",
        "published": "2026-09-13T20:41:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}