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Indian men’s team secures shooting gold, women claim silver

30 Sep 2023 10:45 AM IST

Medals continued to pour in for India in the shooting arena as the country secured a gold in the men’s 50m rifle three-position team event with a world record. Additionally, the Esha Singh-led women’s 10m air pistol trio secured a silver at the Asian Games on Friday. The men’s 50m

PM Modi congratulates Indian shooters for winning silver medal at Asian Games

29 Sep 2023 12:23 PM IST

The Indian women’s 10m Air Pistol team won a silver medal in the team event at the 19th Asian Games, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent his congratulations to them on Friday. In the Women’s 10m Air Rifle Pistol team final at the on-going Asian Games on Friday, the Indian

Asian Games: Palak won gold and Esha takes silver in the women’s 10 m air pistol final

29 Sep 2023 11:27 AM IST

The Indian contingent’s unrivaled run in shooting at the present Asian Games in Hangzhou continues on Friday, as 17-year-old Palak won a gold medal and 18-year-old Esha Singh won a silver medal in the 10m air pistol women’s solo final. With an individual score of 242.1 points, Palak not only

Rahul Dravid expresses satisfaction over team’s CWC preparation

29 Sep 2023 11:07 AM IST

India’s Head Coach Rahul Dravid expressed satisfaction with India’s preparation for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 following their 2-1 series victory against Australia, despite a loss in the last ODI in Rajkot. Dravid emphasized the importance of players like Jasprit, Ashwin, Shreyas, and KL Rahul getting valuable game

Ashwin replaces Axar Patel in India’s final World Cup squad

29 Sep 2023 11:06 AM IST

Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, aged 37, has been included in India’s final 15-player squad for the 2023 World Cup. Ashwin will take the place of Axar Patel, who was initially part of the preliminary squad but hasn’t recovered from his left quadriceps injury sustained during the Asia Cup match against

Kagiso Rabada expresses confidence in Proteas’ ability to remove ‘chokers’ tag

29 Sep 2023 11:05 AM IST

South African pacer Kagiso Rabada believes Proteas have all the strength to shake the ‘chokers’ tag and get their hands on the coveted ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup trophy for the first time. Despite having some outstanding cricketers, they have yet to claim a World Cup title victory. Additionally, they

Injury forces South Africa’s Temba Bavuma to miss WC practice matches

29 Sep 2023 11:03 AM IST

South Africa’s preparations for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup have taken a blow with the news that captain Temba Bavuma will miss the Proteas’ warm-up fixtures for the tournament against Afghanistan and New Zealand. Bavuma is flying home due to family reasons and will miss South Africa’s two vital

Sydney court acquits Sri Lankan batter Danushka of sexual assault charges

29 Sep 2023 11:02 AM IST

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been found not guilty of sexual assault charges by a Sydney court. Gunathilaka was arrested from the team’s hotel and charged with sexual intercourse with no consent during the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. “The evidence establishes that there was no opportunity for the

Bat manufacturers in J-K struggle to meet demand amid CWC fever

29 Sep 2023 10:54 AM IST

Sunil Kumar, an expert batmaker from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, is among several master craftsmen lured to Sangam as manufacturers in this south Kashmir town have witnessed a surge in orders ahead of the Cricket World Cup that begins next week. While sales of bats made from Kashmir willow witness an

Indian men’s cricket team departs for China to take part in Asian Games

29 Sep 2023 10:53 AM IST

The Indian cricket team has left India for their much-awaited Asian Games stint on Thursday. They will start their campaign on October 3. The Sports Authority of India shared pictures of Team India leaving Mumbai Airport to fly to China. “Men’s cricket team is all set for #AsianGames2022! #TeamIndia has

Ramkumar-Myneni duo inches closer to men’s doubles gold

29 Sep 2023 10:28 AM IST

Indian tennis stars Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni delivered a thrilling performance, securing their place in the men’s doubles final by defeating the determined Korean team of Seongchan Hong and Soonwoo Kwon. The match commenced with the Indian duo dominating the opening set, achieving a convincing 6-1 victory. However, the

Indian relay teams set new national records, qualify for finals

29 Sep 2023 10:25 AM IST

The Indian men’s 4x100m and women’s 4x200m freestyle relay teams sailed into the finals with new national records at the Asian Games here on Thursday. Srihari Nataraj, Tanish George Mathew and Vishal Grewal clocked 3:21.22s to finish fifth in the heats to qualify for the final of the 4x100m freestyle