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Tour Champs: Kim is best Asian, Morikawa shoots 61 to take lead

Starting the TOUR Championship nine shots behind the leader, Collin Morikawa compiled one of his finest rounds of the year with a 9-under 61 that included three birdies in a row at the close. At the end of the day, he had vaulted to 10-under after starting the event at 1-under as per the staggered start at the season-ending showpiece.

2023-08-25T15:25:31.676318+00:00 IST

MYAS sanctions 634 athletes to take part in Asian Games

The sanctioned athletes met the set selection criteria, against the 850 athletes recommended by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

2023-08-25T15:24:18.659132+00:00 IST

Ace swimmer Maana Patel to train in Odisha ahead of Asian Games 

Maana, who has been in fine form and had a few good races at the Senior Nationals in Hyderabad in July, is now set to compete at the Asian Games. Talking about her preparations ahead of the prestigious quadrennial event, the swimmer said, “I am looking forward to how I perform there. After that, we will see what happens next. Right now, I am fully focused on my training and my performance at the Asian Games.”

2023-08-25T15:16:13.891316+00:00 IST

Anurag Thakur congratulates Neeraj Chopra, Manu, Jena

Neeraj produced a season’s best throw of 88.77m with his first attempt to earn a direct entry into the men's javelin throw final.

2023-08-25T13:45:52.841322+00:00 IST

PKL inspires lot of young kids: Pink Panthers' Ankush

Pro Kabaddi League has witnessed some of the most lethal raids in recent history, the quality going up with each passing season. It’s a tall order for any defender to stand up to some of the most daunting raiders in the league. But debutant Ankush was up for the challenge in Season 9.

2023-08-25T13:44:25.983911+00:00 IST

India concludes with six golds at Baku Shooting C'ships

India concluded their Baku World Championship campaign with a sixth gold and three more bronze medals to bolster their tally to six gold and eight bronze medals, placing them second currently in the medal standings. Tiyana, Sakshi Suryavanshi and Kirandeep Kaur combined to win the team gold in the Women’s 50m Pistol, even as Tiyana also won an individual bronze in the event.

2023-08-25T13:42:03.292039+00:00 IST

MOC approves procurement of pole vault landing pit for Tejaswin

Tejaswin Shankar who qualified for the High Jump and Decathlon events of the Asian Games 2022, will exclusively be using the pole vault pit till the Asian Games next month and post the event, the pit can be used by all practising athletes at the JLN Stadium.

2023-08-25T13:40:31.519285+00:00 IST

Asian Games: Sehrawat, Naveen headline Indian men’s kabaddi team 

Star raiders Naveen Kumar and Pawan Sehrawat will headline a 12-member Indian men’s kabaddi team for the Hangzhou Asian Games.

2023-08-25T13:38:36.219218+00:00 IST

Dutch GP: Verstappen leads Hamilton, Alonso in opening practice

Max Verstappen of Red Bull set the early pace on Formula 1's return from the summer break, topping the timesheets in the first practice in the Dutch Grand Prix ahead of his brisk rivals Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.

2023-08-25T13:30:58.971591+00:00 IST

ISSF World C'ship: India win 50m pistol women's team gold medal

Indian 50m pistol women's team bagged the gold medal at the ISSF World Championships 2023 in Baku.

2023-08-25T10:51:52.778053+00:00 IST

Red Bull's Max Verstappen sets clear goal for Dutch Grand Prix

Max Verstappen claimed that Red Bull and himself are both totally committed to "doing the same thing" in order to maintain their winning streaks.

2023-08-25T09:21:49.060819+00:00 IST

World Athletics C'ship: Neeraj qualifies for final with 88.77m

Placed in the Group A Qualifier, Olympic gold medalist Neeraj recorded a massive throw of 88.77m in his first attempt, breaching the qualifying mark of 83.00m.

2023-08-25T08:52:54.529604+00:00 IST

Windham Rotunda aka Bray Wyatt passes away at 36

Windham Rotunda, who was known as Bray Wyatt passed away at the age of 36. Chief Content Officer Paul 'Triple H' Levesque took to social media to announce the demise of the former WWE Champion.

2023-08-25T08:31:08.201121+00:00 IST

"I can perform well at senior level": Antim Panghal

“After last year’s Commonwealth Games trials, I was determined to do good at the senior level. I started to fight good bouts. Earlier, I used to just think about junior but after that I got the confidence that I can perform well at the senior level as well," Antim said.

2023-08-24T19:08:27.073547+00:00 IST

Abhinav, Ibrahim to lead India's charge at World Esports C'ships

While Tejan will be competing in the Tekken 7 title, Gulrez will battle it out in eFootball 2023 for a share of the whopping prize pool of $500,000 (INR 4.12 crore), as per a press release from the ESports Federation of India (ESFI).

2023-08-24T19:08:01.886872+00:00 IST

Anurag Thakur inaugurates 33 Khelo India centres across Rajasthan

Union Sports Minister announced that a National Center of Excellence with a dedicated sports science centre will be set up in Rajasthan along with an additional 18 Khelo India centres, thus taking the total number of Khelo India centres in the State to 51.

2023-08-24T19:05:23.836127+00:00 IST

BWF World Championships 2023: HS Prannoy cruises to quarterfinals

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy cruised into the quarterfinals while Lakshya Sen bowed out of the ongoing Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships at the Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

2023-08-24T19:02:55.402721+00:00 IST

BWF World Championships: Satwiksairaj-Chirag storm to QFs

The world number two men's doubles pair defeated the world number 10 pair of Leo Rolly Carnando & Daniel Marthin of Indonesia in their round of 16 match.

2023-08-24T19:02:09.897140+00:00 IST

PM Modi lauds Praggnanandhaa for 'remarkable performance'

"We are proud of Praggnanandhaa for his remarkable performance at the FIDE World Cup! He showcased his exceptional skills and gave a tough fight to the formidable Magnus Carlsen in the finals. This is no small feat. Wishing him the very best for his upcoming tournaments," PM Modi wrote on his X (Formerly Twitter) handle.

2023-08-24T18:37:25.851445+00:00 IST

Anand praises Praggnanandhaa for Chess World Cup stint 

Viswanathan motivated Praggnanandhaa on his social media handle after he missed winning the Chess World Cup title after facing a defeat from World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen.

2023-08-24T18:27:24.697003+00:00 IST

ISSF World C'ships: Rajeshwari Kumari gets India's seventh quota

The ISSF World Championship in 2023 serves as a qualifying event for the Olympics in Paris in 2024. The best four finishers (one from each country) in each of the 12 Olympic individual shooting events received a seat on their national teams, giving a total of 48 Olympic quotas up for grabs.

2023-08-24T18:26:42.992250+00:00 IST