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Hangzhou (China): India's campaign for excellence in the Paris Olympics next year faces some crucial tests starting from Saturday when Hangzhou Asian Games officially kick off. India has set itself an ambitious target of achieving medals in double digits for the first time in the...

Suzuka: After one loss in a row, runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen is confident he can get back to his winning ways at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver saw his record streak of 10 consecutive wins end in Singapore last...

Mohali: Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad hit fifties at the top, followed by captain KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav notching up half-centuries in guiding India to five-wicket win over Australia in the ODI series opener, here at PCA Stadium  Friday. After veteran fast-bowler Mohammed Shami...

New Delhi: Wushu athlete Mepung Lamgu has gone incommunicado since being denied visa to travel to China for the Asian Games, leaving her family members in Arunachal Pradesh worried and clinging to hope that she wouldn't take any "extreme step". The 20-year-old is one of...

Dubai: The winner of the upcoming ODI World Cup will get a prize purse of $ 4 million (approximately Rs 33 crore) while the runners-up will get richer by $ 2 million (approximately 16 crore), the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Friday. The ICC announced...

Mohali: Mohammed Shami displayed his artistry with impressive figures of 5 for 51, reminding all and sundry of his skills while helping India restrict Australia to 276 in the first ODI here Friday. Shami, who doesn't seem to feature in India's first XI plans for...

Noida: A huge controversy erupted ahead of MotoGP's India debut when a distorted map of the country – with Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh missing from it – was broadcast during a live stream of the biggest motorcyle racing event Friday. Within hours of the...

Belgrade (Serbia): On her senior World Championships debut, Indian wrestler Antim Panghal clinched a bronze medal and confirmed a 2024 Paris Olympic quota, registering a dominant win over European champion Jonna Malmgren of Sweden in 53 kg category bout, here Thursday. The two-time U20 world...

New Delhi: India has lodged strong protests with China over its denial of accreditation for the Hangzhou Asian Games to some of the Indian sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh, saying the action violates the spirit of the sporting event and rules governing its conduct. External Affairs...

Hangzhou: The Organising Committee of the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) have taken up the matter with the Chinese government over the denial of entry into the country for three Indian wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, who have qualified for...