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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a cash reward of Rs11 lakh for each player of India’s 2026 Asian Games gold-winning men’s hockey team and Rs5.5 lakh for every support staff member. India beat Malaysia 5-1 in the final to win the men’s hockey...

Nagoya: A dazzling light and musical show, sprinkled with a vibrant display of Japan's culture and hospitality, brought the curtains down on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games as the host country pulled off a spectacular closing ceremony in Nagoya Sunday. After more than two weeks of...

Ranchi: Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport reverberated with slogans and chants of celebration Sunday, as four daughters of Jharkhand returned home after proving their mettle in the Asian Games and making the nation proud with their ‘golden’ accomplishments. Indian women's hockey team captain Salima Tete and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a cash reward of Rs 11 lakh for every player of the 2026 Asian Games gold-medal-winning men's hockey team and Rs 5.5 lakh for each support staff member. India thrashed Malaysia 5-1 Saturday to clinch the men's...

New Chandigarh: Captain Shai Hope kept wickets for 50 overs in the heat of New PCA Stadium, before a finger injury and a hospital visit for Jewel Andrew meant he had to open the batting. Despite battling a niggle, Hope stayed through 48.2 overs and...

Kolkata: India fought gallantly for initial 25 minutes but five-time champions Brazil showed the vast gulf between the teams with a neatly executed 4-0 win in their FIFA international friendly in Kolkata Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti's new-look side, which is in a rebuilt mode post their...

Nagoya: The star-studded cricket and hockey teams predictably defended their crowns, but it was 17-year-old archer Kumkum Mohod and golfer Pranavi Urs, who scripted unexpected history, adding to the late gold rush that powered India to a creditable fourth place in the Asian Games in...

Mullanpur: KL Rahul's unbeaten 129 and half-centuries from Rohit Sharma (92) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (55) took India to a massive 351/7 against the West Indies in the third and final ODI Saturday. India were reduced to 4/2 in the first three overs when they lost...

Kakamigahara: Reigning Olympic bronze medallist India hammered Malaysia 5-1 to defend their men's hockey gold in the Asian Games in Japan’s Kakamigahara Saturday, and the triumph also secured them a direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. While writing a new chapter in the...

Nagoya: Aman Sehrawat upgraded his Asian Games bronze to gold while Antim Panghal's bid to become only the second Indian woman wrestler to win the continental title ended in disappointment after being outclassed by Japan's Moe Miyooka in Nagoya Saturday. India signed off with six...