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After a major controversy, India's ace athlete Jyothi Yarraji clinched the silver medal in the 100m Hurdles race at the Asian Games 2023. Drama erupted in Hangzhou after Wu Yanni a Chinese hurdler protested that Yarraji had taken a false start. After review the officials demanded the disqualification of both hurdlers. However, they were allowed to participate after some discussions. Yarraji finish...

Injured HS Prannoy’s absence hurt India as they went down fighting 2-3 against badminton powerhouse China to sign off with their first-ever silver medal in the men's team championships at the Asian Games. After world No. 7 Prannoy was ruled out due to a back injury, Lakshya Sen produced a gutsy show in the first singles and doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then bossed over...

Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen's long winning streak came to an end as she signed off with a bronze medal after losing the semifinal bout against Raksat Chuthamat. Competing in the women's 50kg category, Zareen lost a fiercely contested 50kg semifinal battle 2-3 to the Thai pugilist whom she had earlier defeated at the World Championship earlier this year. After losing the first round on th...

India had a terrific day 8 at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, where they added gold medals in Athletics with Avinash Sable clinching the old in the 3000m Steeplechase event and Tajinderpal Toor successfully defending his 2018 gold in Shot Put. India also won a gold in the Trap event in the shooting. Their medal tally will be expected to go up as they play on Day 9. India will be in action in Athletic...

Asian Games 2019, Asian Athletics Championships 2023 and now Asian Games 2023. Tajindrapal Singh Toor has made it a habit of finishing at the top of the podium as he defended his Asiad gold medal on Sunday. His last attempt of 20.36m proved to be the winner in Men's Shotput Final and gave India its 2nd gold in athletics in this edition.

Shooting has always been one of India's most biggest strenghts in a multi-nation event and Asian Games was no different. As Kynan Chenai won individual bronze in trap shooting on Sunday in India's last shooting event at the 2023 Games, it was India's 22nd medal in the discipline. 7 Gold, 9 Silver and 6 Bronze - The achievent was second to none. Since the introduction of Shooting in 1954, it marked...

Indian boxer Parveen Hooda stormed into women's 57kg semifinals after thrashing Uzbekistan's pugilist 5:0 in Asian Games 2023. With that, she also secured India's quota in the Women's Boxing in the 2024 Paris Olympics in the same category. Apart from her, Nikhat Zareen (50kg) and Preeti Pawar (54 kg) are the other women boxers who have secured an Olympic Quota. Jaismine Lamboria on the other hand...

Indian shooters continued to make the nation proud as the trio of Darius Chenai, Zoravar Singh and Prithviraj Tondaiman clinched Gold in Asian Games 2023 on Sunday. Moreover, Darius Chenai and Zoravar Singh both booked a berth in the individual final as well. On the other hand, India's women's shooters comprising of Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Preeti Rajak won Silver in trap shooting with...

Yuzvendra Chahal opened up on missing out on a 3rd consecutive World Cup for India and said that he understands that only 15 players can be a part of the squad and you can’t take 17 or 18 players. 'I do feel a little bad, but my motto in life is to move on. I’m used to it now it’s been three World Cups (laughs),' Chahal told Wisden India. 'I want to play cricket somewhere, somehow. That's why I ca...

Aditi Ashok achieved golfing greatness on Sunday. She won a historic silver medal in women's golf in Asian Games 2023 to become the first Indian woman ever to win a medal in golf in any edition of the games. A second-place finish on the podium was still a little heartbreaking as the entire nation anticipated a Gold medal from Aditi Ashok after she went into the final day of women's golf in Asian G...

Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season came undone in a shock 2-1 loss to Wolves, but Liverpool missed the chance to go top as they were reduced to nine men in a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham. Manchester United slumped to another damaging defeat as Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Old Trafford, while Arsenal moved to within one point of the top after cruising to a 4-0 win at Bournemouth....

On the seventh day of the Asian Games 2023, India won 5 medals taking the tally to a total of 38 medals in the 19th edition of the quadrennial event. India grabbed 2 golds - one of them came as veteran Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won the tennis mixed doubles, and another first-place finish came after a thrilling India vs. Pakistan clash in men's squash team event. India got double medals in t...

Mitchell Starc put up an impressive show as he picked up a stunning hat trick during Australia's warm-up game against Netherlands in Trivandrum. Starc first got Max ODowd in the fifth ball of the first over then the veteran pacer cleaned up Wesley Barresi. He, however, had to wait one over to complete his hat trick. He clean bowled Bas de Leede on the first ball of the third over with a superb ins...

Evening wrap Asian Games 2023- Men's boxingSachin Siwach moved to the 57kg quarterfinals after he received a walkover from Kuwait's Turki Abuquthailah. However, it was the end of the road for World Championship bronze medallist Nishant Dev. He lost 0-5 to 2021 world champion Sewon Okazawa. WeightliftingAfter Mirabai Chanu failed to secure a medal, Bindyarani Devi also couldn't finish on the podium...

Captain Harmanpreet Singh found the net four times as a rampaging India hammered Pakistan 10-2 to record their biggest-ever win over the arch-rivals in a one-sided Pool A match to book a semifinal berth in the men's hockey competition at the Asian Games here on Saturday. Harmanpreet scored in the 11th, 17th, 33rd and 34th minutes while Varun Kumar (41st and 54th) struck twice. Mandeep Singh (8th),...

The Indian men’s badminton team scripted history at the Asian Games, assuring themselves of a silver medal with a 3-2 win over South Korea in the semifinal. This is the first time an Indian Badminton team has reached the final of the Asian Games. India’s last team medal in men's badminton at the Asian Games came 37 years ago, when the Indian team comprised of Prakash Padukone and Syed Modi, manage...

A historic achievement for the Indian men’s squash team! The trio of Saurav Ghosal, Abhay Singh and Mahesh Mangaonkar clinched Gold after beating Pakistan 2-1 in a thriller at the Asian Games 2023. It was a victory that will be remembered for a long time to come, especially since Abhay Singh saved two match points before he went on to clinch the tie and the gold medal for India in stunning fashion...

India's Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh produced their personal bests in the men's 10,000m final to take the silver and bronze medal at the Asian Games. While Kartik finished with a time 28:15.38, Gulveer Singh was less than 2 seconds behind him, with a time of 28:17:21. The Indian duo, in fact, got lucky as well. They only sneaked into medal contention in the last 100 metres after three of their f...

Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday conceded the upcoming World Cup could be his last for India after the veteran spinner replaced Axar Patel in the hosts' 15-member squad for the event, starting on October 5. Ashwin, who enjoyed a successful outing against Australia featuring in the first two ODIs of the recently concluded series, was named as the replacement for Patel who has been sidelined due to q...

India's first warm-up game against England ahead of the 2023 edition of the ODI World Cup which was to be played in the Barsapara stadium was called off due to incessant rain in Guwahati. The match was cancelled without a ball being bowled. However, the toss did take place and Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won and had elected to bat first. India will next play against the Netherlands on October 3 in...

World Champion Neeraj Chopra is in Hangzhou and the entire nation is waiting for the star to take to the field on October 4. Ahead of the javelin throw event, Chopra spoke to news agency ANI on his preparations and his competition, including arch-rival Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem. 'In athletics, you compete with yourself and push yourself to do your best. Yes there is some focus on India and Pakistan...

Indian sisters Ayhika and Sutirtha Mukherjee beat world no. 2 China's Meng Chen and Wang Yidi in four games to book a historic semifinal berth at the ongoing Asian Games 2023. With this win, the pair has assured India of its first-ever medal in women's doubles in an international table tennis championship. Ayhika and Sutirtha were cruising at a fine pace, claiming the first two sets 11-5 before th...

India had a terrific day 7 at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, where they added 2 gold medals - one in the mixed doubles event in Tennis and one in the men's squash team event where they beat Pakistan in a thriller. Their medal tally could rise exponentially on day 8, with a number of medal events set to take place on October 1 where India will be in action, including Golf, Athletics, Shooting, and bo...

Mirabai Chanu, the Olympic silver medallist, faced unexpected challenges in the 49kg Weightlifting event at the Asian Games, falling short of a podium finish. According to reports, the 29-year-old was not at her best during the event due to an injury she suffered in training on Friday. Chanu could only manage to lift 83kg in Snatch, which put her in 6th position on the leaderboard. She then went o...

In a heartwarming move, Indian silver medallist Sarabjot Singh rang in his birthday after finishing second in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed team shooting event at the ongoing Asian Games. Following the jubilant finish, members of Sarabjot's team gathered around him to sing the 'happy birthday' song and in a video shared by Team India's X handle, the Chinese gold medal pair also joined in to wish the In...