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Hangzhou: Sutirtha Mukherjee and Auhika Mukherjee's giant-slaying run ended with a bronze medal at the Asian Games after the Indian duo lost the closely-fought women's doubles semifinal 3-4 to Korea here Monday. Sutirtha and Ayhika brought the match on even-keel after trailing 2-3 but the...

Hangzhou: The Indian Speed Skating team, consisting of Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu, and Aarathy Kasturi Raj, clinched a bronze medal after clocking an impressive 4:34.861 in the finals of the 3000 m relay, at the Asian Games, here Monday. The Indian quartet completed...

Kolkata: Two-time Inter-zone semifinalists Mohun Bagan Super Giant will aim to consolidate the top spot when they face Maziya Sports & Recreation of Maldives in a group D South Zone AFC Cup fixture here Monday. The Indian Super League defending champions began their AFC Cup...

Hangzhou: Avinash Sable became the first Indian man to win the gold medal in 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games while shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his title with an amazing final throw to beat back the challenge from his Saudi Arabian rival here Sunday....

Hangzhou: World Championship bronze medallist boxer Parveen Hooda assured India of a medal and also grabbed a Paris Olympic quota by moving into the 57kg semifinals, but Nikhat Zareen bowed out in the semifinals at the Hangzhou Asian Games here Sunday. Parveen, who won the...

Hangzhou: India's strength in singles discipline helped it beat the mighty Republic of Korea in the men's team badminton competition and storm into the final for the first time in the history of the sport in the Asian Games. India defeated Korea 3-2 in the...

Hangzhou: China's national anthem was played twice on the Hangzhou Asian Games tennis court, for young stars Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Zhizhen respectively. "The national flag on our shirts means a lot," said 20-year-old sensation Zheng, who triumphed at her first Asiad in the women's...

Hangzhou: The Indian shooting squad set itself up for a final hurrah in the shooting competitions at the Hangzhou Asian Games here with the Men's Trap Team picking a gold medal and the women's team adding a silver and taking their tally to 21 medals...

Hangzhou: Indian golfer Aditi Ashok bagged the silver medal after she was unable to hold onto her seven-shot lead and shot 5-over 77 in the final round of the, here Sunday. Meanwhile, the team also slipped from first to fourth and ended without a medal....

Hangzhou: A groin strain has been troubling Neeraj Chopra for some time now but the Olympic champion does not want the thought of injury to affect him as he gears up to defend his Asian Games title. Chopra played most part of the season with...