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New Delhi: The Indian women’s recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Mohod and Kirti stunned 10-time champions South Korea to clinch its first-ever gold at the Asian Games. Marking India’s first-ever appearance in the Asian Games women’s recurve team final, India registered 5-3 win over...

Cape Town: Archrivals India and Pakistan have been drawn together in Group A alongside reigning champions Australia for next year's ICC Men's ODI World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on its social media accounts Thursday. The group distribution for the 14-team marquee tournament...

Nagoya: India's Mansi Ahlawat lost her bronze medal bout to Mongolia's Altjin Togtokh in the women's 62kg event 2-5 at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center Thursday. Meanwhile, Indian grappler Nitesh Siwach settled for a silver medal after losing the Greco-Roman 97kg final to Japan's...

Guwahati: Pacer Anshul Kamboj was drafted in Thursday as a replacement for injured Prasidh Krishna for the third and final ODI against the West Indies to be played in Mullanpur Saturday. A BCCI release attributed the sidelining of Prasidh to a left hamstring injury. In...

Gamagori City: India opened its sailing medal account at the Asian Games as Manu Francis and Prince Kurisinkal Noble secured silver in the men’s skiff competition Thursday, finishing behind China after nine races. The Indian pair closed the regatta with 23 points, four more than...

Nisshin: Ishan Kishan smashed an unbeaten 80 as India trounced Sri Lanka by 124 runs to set up a high-voltage final against Pakistan in the Asian Games here Thursday. Sent in to bat, India posted 169 for 7, riding on Kishan's 46-ball knock, which was...

Okazaki: Indian compound archer Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru won the men's individual bronze medal, taking India's tally in archery to four, Thursday. Ganesh defeated Vietnam's Cong Duc Dang 149-144 to clinch the third spot on the podium here at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose...

Nisshin: Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 80 off 46 balls and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 21-ball 38 on a turning pitch took India to 169 for seven against Sri Lanka in the second men's cricket semifinal of the Asian Games here Thursday. Considering the spin-friendly conditions and the stage,...

Kataka: Keonjhar Miners were crowned champions of the Odisha T20 League - CM Trophy after registering a dominant nine-wicket victory over Sambalpur Warriors in the final at the iconic Barabati Stadium. The Miners delivered a commanding all-round performance with both bat and ball to seal...

Guwahati: Shubman Gill struck an unbeaten 223, the fastest ever ODI double ton, while Rohit Sharma scored a 75-ball 101, as India crushed the West Indies by eight wickets in the second match to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series here...