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Chennai: Australia captain Pat Cummins opted to bat first against India after winning the toss in their World Cup opener here Sunday. Talented India opener Shubman Gill, who is down with dengue, could not recover in time and left-handed Ishan Kishan has been drafted in...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed 'historic achievement’ as Indian athletes won the highest-ever total of 107 medals at the Asian Games, and said the unwavering determination and hard work of the players have made the nation proud. Indian athletes touched the magical figure...

New South Wales (Australia): Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon has said he is ready to reinforce Australia's spin department if his services are required during the ongoing Cricket World Cup in India. Australia could face a few challenges in the spin department as Ashton Agar is...

Hangzhou: The Indian men's cricket team clinched the gold medal on its Asian Games debut after their final against Afghanistan was called off due to rain, and the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side was adjudged winners by virtue of being seeded higher in the continental showpiece Saturday....

Hangzhou: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Saturday, won the first gold medal for India in badminton at the Asian Games, here Saturday. The Indian pair also became the first Indian men's doubles pair to win a gold medal when they defeated the Republic of Korea...

New Delhi: Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bowl in their World Cup opener against South Africa here on Saturday. South Africa are fielding four pacers and one specialist spinner in Keshav Maharaj while Sri Lanka have gone with three...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a cash award of Rs. 1.5 crores for defender-dragflicker Amit Rohidas for his significant role in India’s historic Gold Medal triumph at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. The Chief Minister expressed his heartfelt congratulations to Amit Rohidas,...

Hangzhou: India made history by crossing the 100-medal mark in overall medals for the first time in the history of the Asian Games in the 19th edition of the Continental multi-nations, multi-discipline sports extravaganza that was first proposed and first hosted by India in New...

Dharamsala: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field in their World Cup match against Afghanistan here Saturday. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said the ground is suited for chasing. “We will field first, generally it is a ground where the team chases well. Some...

Hangzhou: The Indian contingent claimed an unprecedented 100th medal at the Asian Games with a thrilling 26-25 victory over Chinese Taipei in the women's kabaddi final here Saturday. This is the women's kabaddi team's third title triumph in the continental showpiece, doing one better than...