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Manika, Manush-Manav lose their quarterfinal matches

Indian table tennis player Manika Batra on Saturday lost in the quarterfinals of women’s singles while Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar lost in men's doubles at the Asian Games in Hangzhou

2023-09-30T12:58:20.074461+00:00 IST

Cricket World Cup mascots named 'Blaze', 'Tonk'

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Saturday that the mascots of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 have been named as "Blaze" and "Tonk"

2023-09-30T12:18:39.784876+00:00 IST

Minister congratulates Divya, Sarabjot for silver in shooting

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has congratulated the Indian shooting duo of Sarabjot Singh and Divya Subbaraju, who secured a silver medal in the mixed 10m air rifle pistol team event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday

2023-09-30T11:39:44.320269+00:00 IST

Indian men's squash team defeats Pakistan to claim gold medal 

With a sheer display of grit and resilience, India dug deep to wrap up the tie and clinch the gold medal, defeating Pakistan 2-1 in the best-of-three final contest.

2023-09-30T10:28:57.148335+00:00 IST

Canoeing athlete Niraj, India's kayak team storm into final

India’s canoeing athlete Niraj Verma and team of Binita Chanu and Geetha Parvathy entered the final of the men's 1000 m singles canoeing and women's 500 m kayak double event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday

2023-09-30T10:15:20.629242+00:00 IST

Asian Games: Mirabai Chanu finishes 4th in women's 49 kg

Chanu was not at her best in the match. She lifted the best of 83 kg in snatch while she failed to lift in her two next attempts of 86 kg

2023-09-30T09:09:41.409253+00:00 IST

Asian Games: Aditi Ashok leads in women's golf

Golfer Aditi Ashok scored 194, -22 to par following three rounds of individual competition to top the women's standings on Saturday at the Asian Games

2023-09-30T08:53:00.465251+00:00 IST

India loses in women's volleyball preliminary round

On Saturday, India lost against North Korea by 3-1 in the women's volleyball preliminary round match.

2023-09-30T07:36:18.154619+00:00 IST

"He knocks over big batters...": Dale Steyn picks up Siraj

Siraj is currently the number one-ranked ODI bowler. With 30 wickets in 14 matches this year, he is one of the most lethal bowlers out now. His spell of 6/21 against Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup this year bundled them out for just 50 and helped India secure its eighth title. 

2023-09-30T07:31:37.263724+00:00 IST

Asian Games: Lovlina assures India of 3rd boxing medal

Lovlina won the match by 5-0 against South Korea's Suyeon Seong, with all judges ruling in favour of the Indian in an evenly-contested match. 

2023-09-30T07:24:20.334189+00:00 IST

Asian Games: Sarabjot Singh wins silver in 10M Mixed Team Pistol

Indian shooter Sarabjot Singh celebrated his birthday along with Chinese shooters after winning silver in the 10M Mixed Team Pistol event at the Asian Games on Saturday.

2023-09-30T06:56:01.821576+00:00 IST

Asian Games: Preeti assured of medal, clinches Paris 2024 quota

She beat Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova in the quarterfinal clash 4-1, on the basis of the win by points. 

2023-09-30T06:39:19.378679+00:00 IST

World Junior C’ships: India finishes 7th in Badminton team event

Individual events will commence from October 2, 2023.

2023-09-30T06:27:37.113419+00:00 IST

"My fight is against myself...": Neeraj on rivalry with Arshad

Neeraj, who had recently won India's first-ever World Athletics Championships gold, will kickstart his Asian Games campaign in Hangzhou on October 4 with men's javelin throw final. Arshad will be a rival to watch out for during the final. Head to head, both athletes have faced off in nine international events together, seven times at senior level and two times at junior level, as per Olympics.com. The first meeting of these two athletes was back in the South Asian Games 2016 in Guwahati, where Neeraj got a gold and Nadeem took home a bronze. As of now, Neeraj has a 9-0 lead over Nadeem.

2023-09-30T05:13:18.858802+00:00 IST

India loses roller skating final at ongoing Asian Games

Indian roller skaters Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble, Aarathy Kasturi Raj, and Heeral Sadhu failed to secure a medal in the men's and women's roller skating final at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 on Saturday.

2023-09-30T04:23:43.885348+00:00 IST

Asian Games: Sarabjot-Divya secure silver for India

This is India's 19th medal in shooting at the Hangzhou Asian Games, continuing the country's best run at the continental event in the sport.

2023-09-30T04:19:38.034156+00:00 IST

Asian Games: Jyothi qualifies for women's 100 m hurdles final

Yarraji, an Asian level champion, clocked 13.03 seconds to reach the finals and stay in contention for a medal. The 24-year-old hurdler finished second in her heat and overall third.

2023-09-30T03:40:49.288358+00:00 IST

Kiran Baliyan confesses to being unaware of ending medal drought

Indian athlete Kiran Baliyan, who put an end to India's 72-year-long medal drought in women's shot put, confessed to being unaware of this historic achievement.

2023-09-29T21:12:43.053515+00:00 IST

Indian shooter Akhil Sheoran dedicates gold medal to his parents

The Indian shooting contingent continues to dominate at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou as the men's trio of Swapnil Kusal, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Sheoran clinched a gold medal at the 50 m rifle men's 3P event on Friday. 

2023-09-29T21:01:35.555473+00:00 IST

"Her success has delighted entire nation": PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended wishes to Kiran Baliyan who rewrote history by becoming the first woman athlete to win a medal in shot put after 72 years. 

2023-09-29T18:57:49.144084+00:00 IST

"Our shooters continue to excel": President Droupadi Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday extended heartfelt wishes to the Indian shooting contingent for their exceptional performance in the ongoing Asian Games.

2023-09-29T17:30:08.208023+00:00 IST