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Dharamsala: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field in their World Cup match against Afghanistan here Saturday. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said the ground is suited for chasing. “We will field first, generally it is a ground where the team chases well. Some...

Hangzhou: The Indian contingent claimed an unprecedented 100th medal at the Asian Games with a thrilling 26-25 victory over Chinese Taipei in the women's kabaddi final here Saturday. This is the women's kabaddi team's third title triumph in the continental showpiece, doing one better than...

New Delhi: Battling injuries, both South Africa and Sri Lanka will hope their experienced players rise to the occasion and give them a winning start when they square up against each other at the World Cup here Saturday. South Africa are without pacers Anrich Nortje...

Hyderabad: Star Netherlands all-rounder Bas de Leede did all he could, but Pakistan put up an improved bowling effort to pick up an 81-run victory in their World Cup opener here Friday. De Leede (4/62) took four wickets with his medium-pace to restrict Pakistan to...

New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey termed the Asian Games gold-medal winning effort by the Harmanpreet Singh-led side as a ‘team effort’. Dilip Tirkey added that while one mission has been accomplished, preparations will start immediately for the 2024 Paris Olympics. India defeated...

Chennai: The Indian team’s worries ahead of their opening World Cup game against Australia have been compounded with in-form Shubman Gill suspected to be suffering from dengue. Officials said that Shubman Gill is a doubtful starter for Sunday’s match against Australia here. Ishan Kishan could...

 Bhubaneswar: Congratulating the Indian men’s hockey team for winning the gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced Friday cash awards of Rs 5 lakh each for players and support staff of the team. India beat defending champions Japan...

Hangzhou: India are poised to celebrate a historic century of medals at the Asian Games after wrestlers bagged three medals, the sport of sepaktakraw added a historic bronze and the men's hockey team reclaimed the gold to take the country's tally to 95 here Friday....

Hangzhou: Star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty dished out a badminton master-class to storm into the final and inch closer to India's first-ever badminton gold at the Asian Games here Friday. The world No.3 pair, which was part of the silver-medal winning...

Hangzhou: Bajrang Punia, who entered the Asian Games after escaping the selection trials, suffered embarrassing defeats to make a medal-less exit from Hangzhou even as three other Indian wrestlers, including the talented Aman Sehrawat, won bronze medals here Friday. An under-prepared Bajrang, who spent a...