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India’s Saurav Ghosal outclassed Henry Leung of Hong Kong in the men’s singles semifinals to remain firmly on course for a second gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday. Having played his part in the men’s team triumph, the world number 19 from India was far too good for the 52-ranked Henry and…
Harmilan Bains on the podium during the medal ceremony of women’s 800m final at Asian Games 2023.© AFP Indian runner Harmilan Bains clinched another silver in athletics after finishing second in the women’s 800m final in the ongoing Asian Games on Wednesday. In the final moments of the race, it seemed as if Harmilan was…
Gold medal-winning Indian team on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men’s 4x400m relay.© AFP The Indian women’s 4x400m relay team featuring Vithya Ramraj, Aishwarya Mishra, Prachi and Subha Venkatesan won the silver medal at the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Wednesday. Despite besting the previous Asian Games record time (3:28.68 in 2014…
England star Ben Stokes could miss the World Cup opener against New Zealand due to a hip injury with captain Jos Buttler admitting Wednesday “it’s not the time to take risks”. Defending champions England and the Black Caps will begin the 10-nation, 45-day showpiece tournament at Ahmedabad’s 132,000-capacity stadium on Thursday. “He (Stokes) has got a slight…
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Continuing its dominating performance, India men’s hockey team defeated South Korea 5-3 in the semi-final to set up a summit clash at the Asian Games. Hardik Singh (5′), Mandeep Singh (11′), Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (15′), Amit Rohidas (24′) and Abhishek (54′) scored to guide the Indian men’s hockey team to the final. Jung Manjae (17′,…
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Yashasvi Jaiswal in action at Asian Games 2023© X (formerly Twitter) Cricket experts and fans were all left surprised as Nepal fast bowler Karan KC came up with a surprising strategy against Indian cricket team opener Yashasvi Jaiswal during the Asian Games 2023 men’s cricket quarterfinal clash on Tuesday. During the ninth over of the…
Practising defence from ground position in the last three weeks with top wrestlers worked wonders for Sunil Kumar, who won India’s first Greco Roman medal at the Asian Games in 13 years, bagging a bronze in the 87kg category even as three of his compatriots exited the tournament on Wednesday. Up against Kyrgyzstan’s Atabek Azisbekov,…
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India’s Avinash Mukund Sable celebrates men’s 5,000m silver on the podium at Asian Games 2023.© AFP India’s long-distance runner Avinash Sable continued his impressive run, securing a silver medal in men’s 5000m at the Asian Games on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Indian produced an effort of 13:21.09 to finish second in a spectacular race. Bahrain’s Birhanu…
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Hangzhou : India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra lived up to the expectations to win the gold at the Asian games and his compatriot Kishore Kumar Jena took home a silver medal as Indian athletes put up a power-packed performance at the Hangzhou Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. Neeraj Chopra defended his title and scripted history at…
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma during an interaction© AFP Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma is well known for his witty responses and over the years, a number of his sharp replies during press conferences have gone viral. During the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Captains’ Day on Wednesday, a reporter asked Rohit about the…