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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...

Hangzhou: Sutirtha Mukherjee and Aihika Mukherjee shocked world champion Chinese pair Chen Meng and Yidi Wang to enter the women's doubles semifinals, assuring India a historic table tennis medal at the Asian Games here Saturday. In the quarterfinals, Sutirtha and Aihika won 11-5, 11-5, 5-11,...

Hangzhou: Top seeds India upstaged traditional rivals Pakistan in a sensational duel to claim the gold medal in the men's team squash event at the Asian Games here Saturday. The hero of the day was Chennai's Abhay Singh, who kept his composure and raised his...

Guwahati: Ravichandran Ashwin Saturday conceded the upcoming World Cup could be his last for India after the veteran spinner replaced Axar Patel in the hosts' 15-member squad for the event, starting October 5. Ashwin, who enjoyed a successful outing against Australia featuring in the first...

Hangzhou: Ace Indian lifter Mirabai Chanu's Asian Games campaign ended in heartbreak as the Olympic medallist fell on her back to injure herself, finishing fourth in the women's 49kg event here Saturday. Chanu, who was under pressure after a disappointing snatch outing, went for a...

Hangzhou: Rutuja Bhosale raised her game in nick of time while seasoned Rohan Bopanna stayed solid with his big serves as India came back from a set down to win the tennis mixed doubles gold at the Asian Games, here Saturday. The second-seeded Indian team...

Hangzhou: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra produced an error-filled game to get knocked out in the quarterfinals of the women's singles table tennis competition at the Asian Games here Saturday. Manika went down against world No. 4 Yidi Wang of China 8-11, 12-10, 6-11,...