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Rajkot: Australia scored 352 for 7 against India in the third and final ODI here Wednesday. India already have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. David Warner (56 off 34 balls), Mitchell Marsh (96 off 84 balls), Steven Smith (74 off 61 balls) and...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday congratulated women's 25m pistol team for winning an "exemplary" gold in the Hangzhou Asian Games and also lauded women's 50m rifle 3 position team for winning silver. "An exemplary Gold for India. Congratulations to the 25m Pistol Women...

Hangzhou: Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal Wednesday achieved the fastest fifty, taking only nine balls to break Yuvraj Singh's 16-year-old record set during the 2007 T20 World Cup match against England. In the group match of the ongoing Asian Games, Dipendra scored an unbeaten 52...

Hangzhou: The announcement that the 12th and final race in the Men's Dinghy--ILCA7 class was abandoned spread disappointment to the Indian sailing camp as it prevented Olympian Vishnu Saravanan from going for the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games, here Wednesday. Instead, Vishnu had...

Hangzhou: Esha Singh won a silver medal for India in the Women's 25m Pistol Individual event at the Asian Games here Wednesday, adding it to the gold in the Team event she had bagged earlier in the morning along with teammates Manu Bhaker and Rhythm...

Hangzhou: Young striker Sangita Kumari slammed a hat-trick as a dominant Indian women's hockey team scored goals at will to thrash lowly Singapore 13-0 in its opening Pool A match at the Hangzhou Asian Games here Wednesday. While the Indians pumped in as many as...

Rajkot: Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third and final ODI here Wednesday. India skipper Rohit Sharma was back along with Virat Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav after they were rested for the first two matches of...

Auckland: Veteran fast bowler Tim Southee has been cleared to join the New Zealand squad for the ODI World Cup in India, as he continues to recover from the surgery on his right thumb. The 34-year-old broke and dislocated his right thumb while attempting to...

Hangzhou: Indian markswoman Sift Kaur Samra produced some excellent shooting to claim the gold medal in the individual 50m rifle 3 position event while Ashi Chouksey settled for the bronze at the Asian Games here Wednesday. Samra shot a world and Games record score of...

Hangzhou: The Indian triumvirate of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan fired in tandem to shoot the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol team event at the Asian Games here Wednesday. Manu, Esha and Rhythm totalled 1759 to finish on top of the...