Changwon: Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela became the first set of Indian shooters to secure quota places for the 2020 Olympics by winning a silver and finishing fourth respectively in the women’s 10m air rifle event of the ISSF World Championship here on Monday. Moudgil finished second on the podiumRead More

Jakarta, Sep 1 Indian boxer Amit Panghal clinched gold in the men’s light fly (49kg) boxing competition at the 2018 Asian Games here on Saturday. The 22-year-old defeated Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov by a split decision in the final.

Mumbai: Rohit Sharma will lead Indian side as Virat Kohli was rested for the Asia Cup 2018 as the selectors announced squad here on Saturday. While Khaleel Ahmed received his maiden India call-up, Rishabh Pant failed to make a cut as selectors decided to stick with MS Dhoni and DineshRead More

Jakarta, September 1 India won the gold medal in the bridge competition of the 18th Asian Games with Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar clinching the top honours in the men’s pair event, here on Saturday. The 60-year-old Pranab and 56-year-old Shibhnath finished at the top after scoring 384 points inRead More

Jakarta, September 1 Amit Panghal (49kg) on Saturday became only the eighth Indian boxer ever to claim a gold medal at the Asian Games with a stunning tactical win over reigning Olympic and Asian champion Hasanboy Dusmatov in the summit clash here. The 22-year-old Armyman, the only Indian to makeRead More

Jakarta, Sep 1 : India’s women’s squash team lost to Hong Kong 0-2 in the final of the 18th Asian Games here on Saturday.

Southampton: Only four overs were bowled in England’s second innings on day two of the fourth Test against India after Virat Kohli and co were bundled out for 273 runs. At stumps on Friday, England were 6-0 from four overs, trailing India by a further 21 runs.   Alastair CookRead More

Jakarta: The Indian women’s hockey team failed to break their 36-year-old gold jinx after losing to Japan 1-2 in a keenly contested summit clash to settle for the silver medal at the 18th Asian Games here on Friday. The loss will hurt the Indians badly as a gold here wouldRead More

Jakarta: Joshna Chinappa upstaged eight-time world champion Nicol David as the Indian women’s squash team outplayed defending champions Malaysia 2-0 to enter their second successive Asian Games final here on Friday. The Indian men, who also entered the mega-event as defending champions, settled for bronze after a 0-2 loss toRead More

New Delhi: Dutee Chand is not one to dwell on missed opportunities, which is why she insists her twin silver show at the Asian Games is worth more than gold. The sprinter claimed second spot in 100m and 200m at Jakarta, becoming the second women athlete after P.T. Usha toRead More