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Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore Saturday announced the appointment of Australia's Luke Williams as their head coach for the second edition of the Women's Premier League. RCB had parted ways with Ben Sawyer after the team finished last in the five-team inaugural edition this year in...

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

Hangzhou: India's Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS settled for a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, losing the finals to Chinese pair at the Asian Games here Saturday. The final score read 16-14 in favour of Chinese shooters Zhang Bowen and...

Hangzhou: Pressure will be on Mirabai Chanu to nail the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift for a shot at that elusive Hangzhou Asian Games medal when the weightlifting competition gets underway here Saturday. But it will not be an easy task for the Manipuri to find...

Hangzhou: The Indian Men's Hockey Team has displayed their top form at the ongoing 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2023, picking up three wins in three games so far. While India began the contest with a 16-0 win over Uzbekistan in the Pool A match, the...

  Carlos Alcaraz has redefined tennis with his speed: Leander Paes Mumbai: Indian tennis legend Leander Paes said Friday Carlos Alcaraz is the most exciting young player to have emerged in the last 10 years. Leander Paes praised the Spaniard for ‘redefining the sport’ with...

Hangzhou: Kiran Baliyan became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in shot put event in 72 years as she picked up a bronze on the opening day of competitions here Friday. It was also India’s first medal in athletics in the...

Hangzhou: A dominant India defeated Malaysia 6-0 to register their second consecutive win in the women's hockey competition at the Hangzhou Asian Games here Friday. The Indians continued from where they left against Singapore in their campaign opener and pumped in four goals in the...

Hyderabad: The roaring welcome that Pakistan cricket team received upon its arrival in India reflects the love fans on either side of the border have for the players, said PCB supremo Zaka Ashraf in his desperate bid to do damage control after indirectly terming India...

Hangzhou: Two-time World Champion boxer Nikhat Zareen secured a Paris Olympics berth and assured herself of a medal Friday as she cantered to the 50kg semifinals of the Asian Games here Friday. Fighting in her third bout of the tournament, Nikhat Zareen needed less than...