Asian Games: Indian women's kabaddi team reclaims gold, beats Chinese Taipei on one-point in final

Hangzhou (IANS) The Indian women's kabaddi team survived a scare before reclaiming the gold medal in the Asian Games after a gap of five years, beating Chinese Taipei by one point in the final at the Xiaoshan Guali Sports Centre, here on Saturday.

Asian Games: Antim takes bronze, Pooja misses out on medal in women wrestling

Hangzhou (IANS) Two-time reigning U20 champion Antim Panghal bagged a bronze medal in women's 53kg wrestling event at the 19th Asian Games after beating Tokyo Olympic medallist Bat-Ochir Bolortuya of Mongolia, here on Thursday.

Reigning…

Asian Games: Jyothi, Ojas excel as India win Compound Mixed Team gold, achieve highest-ever medal haul

Hangzhou (IANS) India claimed its first gold medal in archery competitions at the 19th Asian Games, here on Wednesday, with Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Deotale combining to beat South Korea in the compound mixed team gold medal match at the Fuyang…

Asian Games: Lovlina Borgohain bags silver in women’s 75kg boxing

Hangzhou (IANs) The reigning world champion boxer Lovlina Borgohain bagged a silver medal in the women's 75kg final at the 19th Asian Games, here on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old Indian failed to win the Asian Games title on her debut after…

Badminton Jr Worlds: Unnati and Ayush continue to shine as Indian junior shuttlers maintain dominance

Spokane (IANS) Unnati Hooda and Ayush Shetty continued their winning form as Indian junior shuttlers won 10 of their 12 matches in the round of 64 on day two of the BWF World Junior Championships, here.

In the boys' singles section, Ayush…

Sumit Nagal becomes most expensive player at Tennis Premier League Season-5 auction

Mumbai (IANS) In preparation for the fifth season of the Tennis Premier League (TPL), the eight franchises came out of the auction after assembling competitive rosters with a mix of fascinating talent from across the globe and Indian players, here.

Asian Games: Indian men's hockey team beats Bangladesh 12-0 to top Pool A, confirms semifinal berth

Hangzhou (IANS) The Indian men's hockey team on Monday qualified for the semifinal round of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, with a 12-0 win over Bangladesh.

With five wins in all their five Pool stage matches, India ended the Pool stage…

Asian Games: Men's Trap team claims gold, women secure silver

Hangzhou (IANS) The Indian shooting squad set itself up for a final hurrah in the shooting competitions at the 19th Asian Games here with the Men's Trap Team picking a gold medal and the women's team adding a silver and taking their tally…

IOC announces first-ever Climate Action Awards winners

Geneva, (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the winners of the first-ever Climate Action Awards, honoring athletes, International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for their efforts to fight against climate…

Asian Games: Kusale, Tomar, Sheoran help India win gold in 50m Rifle 3-positions with record score

Hangzhou (IANS) India's Men's Swapnil Kusale and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar set new Asian and Asian Games records in the Qualifying Section as they helped the country claim gold medals in the Men's 50m Rifle 3-Positions event at the Asian…