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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...

Hyderabad: Pakistan were all out for 286 against the Netherlands in their opening match of the ODI World Cup here Friday. Asked to take first strike, Pakistan rode on half-centuries from Mohammad Rizwan (68) and Saud Shakeel (68) to post a solid total on the...

Hangzhou: The Indian men’s hockey team won the gold medal Friday here defeating Japan 5-1 in the final. The goals for India were scored by Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (2) and Odisha’s own Amit Rohidas and Abhishek. The win also helped India seal their spot...

Hangzhou: Under fire after their Asian Games gold medal hopes went up in smoke, Indian women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman rued not playing the top-tier FIH Pro League last season but said they tried their best to make the most of what they...

Hangzhou: An error-prone HS Prannoy signed off with an Asian Games bronze, India's first medal in men's singles in 41 years, after going down in straight games to reigning All England champion, China's Li Shi Feng, in the semifinals here Friday. The World No.7 Indian,...

Hangzhou: A 13-year wait ended in archery Friday when the Indian men's and women's teams surpassed expectations to clinch silver and bronze respectively, their first medals since 2010, at the Asian Games here Friday. Battling injuries, the recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur, and...

  Ahmedabad: Rachin Ravindra takes pride in his strong India connect and ethnicity, which only deepened with his maiden ODI ton in the World Cup opener in Ahmedabad, but the all-rounder considers himself a "complete Kiwi" just like teammate Devon Conway. Born to Indian parents...

Hangzhou: The Indian men's kabaddi team thrashed arch-rival Pakistan 61-14 Friday to take their designated place in the final of the Asian Games here after the shock bronze-medal finish in the 2018 edition in Jakarta. The India women, the two-time former champions, too stormed into...

Hyderabad: Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl against Pakistan in their opening ODI World Cup match here Friday. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali are back in the playing eleven for Pakistan. Teams: Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (wk),...

Buenos Aires: Lionel Messi has been named in Argentina's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru later this month, the Argentine Football Association said Thursday. The Albiceleste captain's inclusion comes despite an undisclosed muscle injury that has kept the 36-year-old Inter Miami forward...