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Indian men’s hockey team will be aiming to improve its penalty corner conversion rate when it squares off with lowly Singapore in a second pool A match of the Asian Games on Tuesday. Firm favourites India blanked lowly Uzbekistan 16-0 in their tournament opener on Sunday but the Harmanpreet Singh-led side knows that there is…
Star India player Smriti Mandhana on Monday was ecstatically happy at winning a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou and said that she had tears in her eyes when the national anthem was played. Mandhana said that it was a very special moment for her and was happy to contribute to India’s…
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Representational Image.© AFP The Indian men’s volleyball team will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the fifth-place playoff at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. According to Olympics.com, the match between India and Pakistan will start at 4:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). Both India and Pakistan volleyball teams topped their respective groups…
Pakistan cricket team in action during Asia Cup 2023© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday raised serious concerns with the ICC over the delay in national team’s travel to India for the Cricket World Cup due to visa issues and claimed the anxious wait has already impacted its preparation for the 50-over showpiece. The…
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The Indian women’s cricket team made history in the Asian Games 2023 on Monday as Harmapreet Kaur & Co. defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the final. In what was the Indian cricket team’s first-ever participation in the Asian Games’ cricketing events, the women’s team claimed the top podium spot after producing a fine…
File photo of Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf.© AFP Pace bowling adds just another essence to the game of cricket. Anything bowled above 140kmph is considered to be a good pace even in international cricket and the bowlers who can clock such a speed with good line and length are a gem. So is the case…
Asian Games 2023: The OCA said dope-testing was “gaining momentum” at the event.© AFP Between 150 and 200 Asian Games athletes have already been tested for doping, the Olympic Council of Asia said on Monday, with no positive results so far. Speaking at an anti-doping press conference on the second full day of the Games…
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It was a great day at work for Indian singles tennis players as Ankita Raina, Rutuja Bhosale and Ramkumar Ramanathan reached the pre-quarterfinals stage on the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday. In her round of 32 match, Ankita defeated Uzbekistan’s Sabrina Olimjonova by 6-0, 6-0 in two straight sets in a matter of 51…
Fireworks at the climax are a highlight of any opening ceremony and they were too at the Asian Games in China, except for one thing — they weren’t real. The computer-generated pyrotechnics fooled television audiences and disappointed onlookers after host city Hangzhou opted for a virtual display, citing environmental concerns. Chinese President Xi Jinping declared…
Indian rowers staged twin comebacks to end the day with two bronze and take their overall tally to five medals in the watersport at the Asian Games here on Monday. The day began with the quartet of Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar and Ashish Goliyan narrowly missing a silver in men’s fours event. Then…
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