Chennai: The 18th Asian Games are responsible for S. Arokia Rajiv’s single status. Rajiv was to have tied the knot earlier this year after getting engaged in October, 2017 but the single-lap specialist postponed his wedding to concentrate on the Asian Games in Indonesia. The Army man has vindicated hisRead More

Jakarta: India clinched three medals in sailing with Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar clinching silver in the 49er FX Women’s event and Harshita Tomar claiming bronze in the Open Laser 4.7 at the 18th Asian Games here on Friday. Varun Thakkar Ashok and Chengappa Ganapathy Kelapanda won bronze with aRead More

Jakarta: India’s sensational run in the table tennis event at the 18th Asian Games came to an end after Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Manika Batra lost in the pre-quarterfinals of the singles competition here on Friday. World number 33 Sharath Kamal went down fighting against 14th ranked Chih-Yuan ChunagRead More

New York: Stan Wawrinka survived searing heat and a spirited Ugo Humbert to reach the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as fellow former champion Andy Murray’s return ended in the second round. Wawrinka, unable to defend his 2016 Flushing Meadows title after undergoing two knee surgeries lastRead More

Jakarta: Brimming with confidence after scoring record number of goals, title holders India will be eyeing another dominant outing as they take on tricky Malaysia in the semifinal of the men’s hockey at the Asian Games on Thursday. India displayed great attacking hockey in the pool stages and pumped inRead More

Jakarta: India suffered two heart-breaking losses to South Korea in the the men’s and women’s compound archery finals to settle for a silver each at the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Both the finals were fiercely contested. While the women faltered in the final set, the men could easily blameRead More

Jakarta: Swapna Barman became the first Indian heptathlete to win an Asian Games gold while Arpinder Singh ended a 48-year long wait for triple jump victory after Dutee Chand blazed the track for her second silver on an action-packed day of athletics here on Wednesday.   Barman, who has sixRead More

Jakarta: Indian table tennis men’s team settled for a historic bronze medal after losing 0-3 to South Korea in a lop-sided semifinal at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday. The team comprising G Sathiyan, Achanta Sharath Kamal and A Amalraj couldn’t put up a fight against the mighty Koreans,Read More

Jakarta: PV Sindhu finished runners-up in the women’s singles badminton final in the ongoing Asian Games 2018 after she lost to Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying in straight games. The final scoreline read 21-13, 21-16. As a result, she won the silver medal, whereas Tai cinched gold. Sindhu came intoRead More

New York: Serena Williams made a triumphant return to the US Open on Monday, launching her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam victory with a straight-sets win as top-seeded Simona Halep made dubious history with a first-round exit. Williams, who counts six US Open titles among her 23 GrandRead More