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Indian boxers Preeti Pawar and Lovlina Borgohain won their respective quarterfinal bouts to qualify for the semis, ensuring two more medals for India. Preeti Pawar defeated Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova to enter the women's 54kg semifinal and also earned automatic qualification for 2024 Paris Olympics. World Champion Lovlina Borgohain got the better of Suyeon Seong of South Korea in the women's...

The Indian mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale made history on Saturday by clinching India’s 9th Gold medal at the Asian Games 2023. The Indian pair, who were seeded second in the competition in Hangzhou, didn’t get to the best of starts, going down 2-6 in the first set against Chinese Taipei’s Tsung-hao Huang and En-shuo Liang. However, the Indians made a roaring comeback in th...

Indian Golfer Aditi Ashok is on the verge of history at the Asian Games. Aditi is the favourite to win the Gold medal in the women's individual event after an exceptional showing in Round 3, where she went 11 under par, to go top of the leaderboard. With only the last round left, the 25-year-old has opened a massive 7 shot lead over second-placed Arpichaya Yubol. Yubol was the leader at the start...

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan was all-praise for Indian fans and the grand welcome his team was afforded in Hyderabad on September 27. Speaking after scoring a century in a warm-up match against New Zealand on September 29, Rizwan said, 'A hundred is a hundred, proud and happy of it. Scoring a century for Pakistan is always special. The Indian crowd gave us a lot of love at the airp...

Kane Williamson showed his class in his first competitive outing in six months while Rachin Ravindra sizzled at the top of the order as New Zealand gunned down a 346-run target in their opening World Cup warm-up game against Pakistan on Friday. Barring the openers, Pakistan batters including Mohammad Rizwan (103 retired hurt off 91), Babar Azam (80 off 84) and Saud Shaukeel (75 off 53) had a good...

In another successful day for Indian shooters at the Asian Games 2023, Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS secured a silver in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event, going down 14-16 in a thrilling finale with their Chinese counterparts. In a neck-to-neck battle, the Indians who had taken a 4-point lead over the Chinese twice during the contest, couldn’t finish on a high as the home side made a brilliant co...

Ligue 1 club OGC Nice footballer Alexis Beka Beka has been declared 'safe' now after the 22-year-old threatened to jump off a bridge in France on Friday. The club issued a statement where they said that the player is safe and 'being taken care of'. Reports suggest that Alexis was threatening to jump off the Magnan Bridge in France as the footballer was heartbroken after a break-up with his girlfri...

On the sixth day of the Asian Games 2023, India won 8 medals which include 2 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze. India again grabbed medals in shooting with the men's 50m 3P rifle team winning gold, women's 10m air pistol team and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar winning silver and 2 bronze were won by women's team squash and by Kiran Baliyan in Shot Put. India moved to the 4th spot from 5th in the ranking an...

Evening roundup Asian Games 2023:Basketball:Indian men's team went down fighting 15-18 against China in a 3x3 basketball group stage game, while the women's side beat Mongolia in 5x5 event here in the Asian Games. E-sports: India's 15-member Esports contingent wrapped up its remarkable journey at the ongoing Asian Games after its DOTA 2 team exited the competition. India endured a 0-1 defeat again...

Kiran Baliyan became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in shot put event in 72 years as she picked up a bronze on the opening day of competitions here on Friday. The 24-year-old Baliyan hurled the iron ball to a distance of 17.36m in her third attempt for her best effort of the day to open India's medal account. Baliyan thus became only the second Indian to win a medal in women's...

Indian men's squash team set a final clash with Pakistan after they defeated defending champions Malaysia in a one-sided semifinal encounter. While Abhay Singh secured a 3-1 (11-3 12-10 9-11 11-6) win over Muhammad Addeen Idrakie Bin Bahtiar in the opening match, the experienced Sourav Ghosal then defeated Eain Yow NG 3-1 (11-8 11-6 12-10 11-3).With their wins, Singh and Ghosal wrapped the match a...

Even as the Pakistan cricket team landed in India less than 48 hours ago, a video has gone viral on social media that showcases Pakistan Cricket Board chief, Zaka Ashraf, referring to India as a 'Dushman Mulk' (enemy nation).Ashraf, during an announcement regarding an increase in match fees and remuneration for Pakistani players to boost team morale, emphasized that Pakistan had gone to play in wh...

Two-time world champion, Nikhat Zareen, has clinched a coveted spot at the Paris Olympics and guaranteed herself a medal by storming into the 50kg semifinals at the Asian Games 2023. In her third bout of the tournament, Nikhat exhibited an exceptional performance, achieving a swift RSC (referee stops contest) victory over Nassar Hanan of Jordan in the quarterfinal, concluding the match in just 53...

India had a fantastic day 6 at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, adding 3 gold medals to climb to fourth in the medal tally. On September 30, day 7 of the multi-sport event, India will be hoping for much of the same from their athletes, with a number of medals events taking place in athletics, shooting, boxing, tennis, badminton, and weightlifting among other sports. Shooting will once again take centr...

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the ODI World Cup opener against England as he continues his knee rehabilitation. Williamson will play as a batter-only in Friday's first warm-up match against Pakistan here with the aim of batting and fielding in Monday's second and final warm-up against South Africa in Thiruvananthapuram. Williamson had to undergo a surgery after rupturing an anterio...

Indian tennis pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale clinched a spot in the final of the mixed doubles event at the Asian Games 2023, guaranteeing India at least a silver medal. The second-seeded pair, Bopanna and Bhosale, emerged victorious against the third-seeded Chinese Taipei pair of Yu-hsiou Tsu and Hao-ching Chan. After the match was tied at one set apiece, the Indians claimed victory in...

India's brilliant show in shooting continued with Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinching the silver medal in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. Aishwary, with 459.7 points, finished second behind China's Linshu Du, who made a new Asian Games record with a score of 460.6 points There was heartbreak though for Swapnil Kusale, the other Indian in the fray. Swapnil, who was leading the pack after t...

The Indian women's squash team signed off with a bronze medal after going down fighting to Hong Kong in the semifinals at the Asian Games here on Friday. The trio of veteran Joshna Chinappa, Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna went down 1-2 to Hong Kong. Joshna was the only Indian who won her match as she defeated world number 24 Tze Lok Ho 3-2 (7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8) to level the tie after Tanvi...

The Indian women's badminton team, led by PV Sindhu, faced a tough challenge against Thailand, ultimately losing 0-3 in the quarterfinals and exiting the Asian Games on Friday. The Thai team, featuring former world champion Ratchanok Intanon, world no. 12 Pornpawee Chochuwong, and world no. 17 Supanida Katethong, posed a formidable opposition for India. Despite the daunting task, India struggled t...

Yet another gold medal in shooting! The Indian trio of Swapnil Kusale, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Akhil Sheoran clinched gold for India in the Men's 50m Air Rifle team event. The Indian marksmen also created a new world record of 1769 points in qualification, leaving China behind in second. While Swapnil topped the qualification charts, Aishwary Tomar finished second behind him. Akhil Sheoran...

India had to settle for silver in the men's doubles event in Tennis at the Asian Games. The pair of Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan lost in straight sets to Chinese Taipei's Jason Jung and Yu-hsiou Tsu. The Indian duo lost with identical set scores of 4-6, 4-6 in a match that lasted 1 hour and 12 minutes. This was India's first medal in Tennis at Hangzhou 2022, and their third on day 6 of th...

India's Palak and Esha Singh scripted history in the women's 10m Air Pistol Final on Friday morning. Palak, a 17-year-old, showed remarkable composure under pressure in the final to clinch the Gold medal for India, the country's 8th Gold at this year's Asian Games. With 242.1 points, the youngster also created a new Asian Games record on her way to the top. Behind Palak was another 18-year-old, Es...

Indian shooters continued their medal rush on day 6 of the Asian Games. The women's trio of Esha Singh, Palak and Divya TS clinched a silver in the women's 10m Air Pistol event. The Indian women finished with 1731 points, second only to China, who created an Asian Games record with 1736 points. Esha and Palak, who finished in 5th and 7th positions respectively, also qualified for the individual ev...

Hyderabad's rising talent, Nishanth Saranu, towering at an impressive height of six feet nine inches, caught the eye during Pakistan's net practice ahead of their World Cup warm-up game against New Zealand. Nishanth, currently in his second year of U-19 cricket, joined the pool of net bowlers available to the Pakistan team, showcasing his potential during their practice session following a high-pr...

On the fifth day of the Asian Games 2023, India won 3 medals which include a gold, a silver and a bronze. While India's Arjun Singh, Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal got gold in men's 10m air pistol shooting team event, Roshibina Devi won silver in the 60kg category in Wushu. Anush Agarwalla also scripted history by winning the first-ever individual medal (bronze) in the dressage event of equestrian....