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Hangzhou: Favourites India endured a forgettable 0-4 drubbing at the hands of China in the women's hockey semifinals, a result that not only pushed the team out of the gold medal race but also denied it a direct entry to the Paris Olympics. Last edition's...

Hangzhou: A valiant HS Prannoy battled his way to the semifinals, becoming only the first Indian in 41 years to win a badminton medal in men's singles at the Asian Games but it was curtains for PV Sindhu in women's singles here Thursday. Playing with...

Ahmedabad: New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bowl against defending champions England in the opening match of the ODI World Cup here on Thursday. Latham is leading the side with skipper Kane Williamson missing the opening game due to an...

Hangzhou: India's Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu won the squash mixed doubles gold at the Asian Games after warding off a last minute challenge from their Malaysian opponents in the final here Thursday. The Indians eked out a 11-10 11-10 win over Aifa...

Chicago: Lionel Messi wasn't in Chicago with Inter Miami Wednesday night for a game against the Fire, missing his fifth match in the last six with the MLS club. The 36-year-old Argentine star had been listed as questionable on Inter Miami's injury report because of...

Hangzhou: Four Indian wrestlers, including talented Antim Panghal, made it to the bronze-medal round with three of them coming through the repechage route at the Asian Games here Thursday. World championship bronze medallist Antim (53kg), Mansi Ahlawat (57kg) and 130kg Greco-Roman grappler Naveen all made...

Hangzhou: Indian women's compound team rallied to down their Chinese Taipei rivals by one point in a tense final to secure a second gold medal in archery at the Asian Games here Thursday. The top-seeded reigning world champion trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami...

Hangzhou: Two-time Olympic medallist Indian shuttler PV Sindhu crashed out in the women's singles quarterfinals, losing in straight games against China's He Bingjiao at the Asian Games here Thursday. Sindhu, currently ranked 15th, looked a pale shadow of herself against world No.5 Bingjiao, losing 16-21,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a cash reward of Rs 1.5 crore for javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena, who made the state proud Wednesday by bagging the silver at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, finishing behind reigning Olympic and World...

Ahmedabad: A golden generation of England cricketers who have transformed the white ball format template forever will begin their 50-over World Cup title defence against an injury-battered New Zealand in a repeat of the 2019 final here Thursday. England are an ageing side alright, but...