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Bengaluru: In 2020, when the former Netherlands international Janneke Schopman joined the Indian Women's Hockey Team support staff under then Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne, the team was preparing for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as one of the dark horses in the race to a podium...

New Delhi: India will send its largest-ever contingent of 656 athletes across 40 different sporting disciplines for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games starting September 23. This should undoubtedly result in a remarkable medal tally. IANS takes a look at some of the medal contenders in...

Colombo: The complex questions that Mohammed Siraj asked during his dream spell of 6 for 21 was most due to the simple things that he was able to do perfectly on what turned out to be a Super Sunday for the Indian cricket team. Perhaps,...

Colombo: Mohammed Siraj produced a sensational spell as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to win the Asia Cup here Sunday. Mohammed Siraj helped India dismiss Sri Lanka for a paltry 50 with a six-wicket haul in the final. Image: BCCI/Twitter After winning the...

Colombo: Mohammed Siraj produced a sensational spell helping India skittle out Sri Lanka for a paltry 50 in the Asia Cup final here Sunday. After winning the toss, Sri Lanka found themselves in an embarrassing situation losing their first six wickets for 12 runs. Their...

Colombo: Dushan Hemantha and Washington Sundar have been included as Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the 2023 Asia Cup final at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo Sunday. Hemantha, the leg-spinner, replaces injured off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana in...

New Delhi: A 13-member Indian boxing contingent, led by world champion Nikhat Zareen, will look to pack a punch at the Hangzhou Asian Games, to be held in China, from September 23 to October 8. The boxing events at the Asian Games are scheduled to...

Colombo: The final encounter of the Asia Cup 2023 will be a full house with all the tickets have been sold out by Sunday morning. “The public is advised not to arrive at ticket counters or the ground to purchase tickets to watch the epic...

New Delhi: India’s Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu and Birmingham Commonwealth Games champion Achinta Sheuli will be among the four-member Indian weightlifting team for the Asian Games starting in Hangzhou, China, September 23. While Chanu will be competing in the 49kg category, Sheuli will...

New Delhi: Olympian Elavenil Valarivan, bagged her second gold at the Olympic Shooting Centre range in Rio De Janeiro, winning the Women’s 10m Air Rifle competition, at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage, currently underway in the Brazilian seaside city. Elavenil was perfection personified...