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Asian Games: Indian Men’s Squash Team Enters Final; Women Sign Off With Bronze

September 29, 2023 admin

The Indian team humbled defending champions Malaysia 2-0 to reach the final of the men’s squash event after the seasoned Saurav Ghosal and Abhay Singh registered identical wins at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. India thus set up a marquee gold medal clash with Pakistan, against whom they lost in the pool stage and…

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Asian Games: Dominant India Beat Malaysia 6-0 In Women’s Hockey

September 29, 2023 admin

A dominant India defeated Malaysia 6-0 to register their second consecutive win in the women’s hockey competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. The Indians continued from where they left against Singapore in their campaign opener and pumped in four goals in the first quarter of the Pool A match. Monika (7th minute) opened…

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Manika Batra Progresses To Quarterfinals; Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan Crash Out

September 29, 2023 admin

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra progressed to the women’s singles quarterfinals but veterans A Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan crashed out in the pre-quarterfinals of the table tennis competition in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. In the men’s singles, Sharath fought bravely against Chinese Taipei’s Chih-Yuan Chuang but eventually the latter prevailed…

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Golf: Aditi Ashok Stays T-2, Women’s Team Third; Anirban Lahiri 9th In Men’s Section At Asian Games

September 29, 2023 admin

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok continued to stay in medal contention in the individual event as she was just one shot behind the leader at tied second in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. In the process, she also kept the Indian women’s team in the race for another medal at the West Lake International…

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Sunil Gavaskar Picks His Ideal India XI For Cricket World Cup Opener vs Australia, Leaves These Stars Out

September 29, 2023 admin

The highly anticipated ODI Word Cup 2023 will kick-start from October 5 with defending champions England taking on New Zealand in the opening match at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Team India will open their campaign against Australia on October 8 in Chennai. Before squaring off against each other in their World Cup openers, both…

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Asian Games: Pugilist Parveen Hooda Punches Her Way Into Women’s 57kg Quarterfinals

September 29, 2023 admin

Parveen won 5:0 on points vs China’s Xu Zichun in the women’s 57kg round of 16 bout.© X (Twitter) Indian boxer Parveen Hooda kicked off her 19th Asian Games campaign with a win and secured her spot in the last eight in Hangzhou on Friday. Parveen won 5:0 on points against local hope Xu Zichun…

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Indian Shooters Sizzle, Record Best-Ever Medals Haul At Asian Games

September 29, 2023 admin

The young Indian shooting brigade sizzled at the Asian Games, steam-rolling the rivals to win two gold and three silver on Friday and record their best-ever medal haul in the continental showpiece. The grand success of the shooters over the last six days has seen them amass 18 medals so far, including six gold and…

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“38 Hours And Counting”: Jonny Bairstow Sums Up England’s Economy Class Travel

September 29, 2023 admin

The England cricket team had a torrid time in flight as the geared up for the ODI World Cup warm-up match against India in Guwahati. England wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow took to Instagram to share the update on the England team’s journey that apparently lasted for more than 38 hours. Bairstow shared a picture of…

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Asian Games 2023: Swimmers Advait Page, Sajan Prakash Qualify For Finals Of Respective Events

September 29, 2023 admin

Swimming events are being at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena.© AFP Indian swimmers Advait Page and Sajan Prakash made it to the final of men’s 200 m backstroke and men’s 200 m butterfly events at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. In men’s 200 m backstroke, with the timings of…

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England Cricket Team Arrives In Guwahati Ahead Of World Cup Warm-up Match vs India

September 29, 2023 admin

Ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against India, the defending champions England arrived at Guwahati on Friday. Spin all-rounder Moeen Ali, spinner Adil Rashid, batter Joe Root and some members of coaching/support staff were captured making their way to the team bus. Also, Indian batter Shubman Gill also arrived at the Guwahati airport…

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