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Bangladesh unveils new jersey for upcoming Cricket World Cup

28 Sep 2023 13:16 PM IST

Following the announcement of their 15-member squad for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh has also launched its jersey for the tournament. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan and his teammates unboxed the brand new kit that features green in prominence with shades of red on the front on Tuesday.

India gears up to host CWC, ICC launches trophy tour for mega event

28 Sep 2023 13:14 PM IST

The Mahakumbh of cricket, i.e., the ODI World Cup, is about to begin. India is hosting it after a long gap of 11 years. Before the World Cup, the ICC is conducting a trophy tour to promote the World Cup, but before the start of the tournament, the ODI World

Asian Games: Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team winners Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema take home the gold

28 Sep 2023 10:54 AM IST

Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema won another gold medal for India in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday, continuing the country’s impressive shooting record. China, who won the silver medal, finished one point behind the Indian team. This is

Indian trio shines in 25m pistol shooting, secures gold

28 Sep 2023 10:45 AM IST

The triumvirate of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan fired in tandem to shoot the gold medal in the women’s 25m pistol team event as Indian shooters dominated proceedings at the Asian Games here on Wednesday. Manu, Esha and Rhythm totalled 1759 to finish on top of the podium

Sift Kaur Samra shines with gold at Asian Games

28 Sep 2023 10:44 AM IST

Young Punjab’s shooting star, Sift Kaur Samra, stole the show with a gold medal in the women’s 25m rifle 3-position event as Indian shooters set the range ablaze by securing as many as seven medals at the Asian Games here on Wednesday. She also set the new World Record Individual

Indian shooter Naruka wins silver in skeet

28 Sep 2023 10:43 AM IST

India’s Anant Jeet Singh Naruka claimed the silver medal in men’s skeet event at the Asian Games here on Wednesday, adding to the team bronze he won alongside Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Gurjoat Khangura. Naruka performed well and looked on course to win the gold, having not missed a

Sailors secure silver, 2 Bronze; Vishnu Sarvanan claims bronze in campaign finale

28 Sep 2023 10:42 AM IST

Indian sailor Vishnu Sarvanan won a bronze, the country’s first-ever medal in the men’s dinghy ILCA-7 event at the Asian Games here on Wednesday. Sarvanan finished with a net score of 34 points to miss the silver medal by just one point in the gruelling 11-race competition. South Korea’s Jeemin

Sangita’s hat-trick secures 13-0 victory against Singapore in women’s hockey

28 Sep 2023 10:41 AM IST

Young striker Sangita Kumari slammed a hat-trick as a dominant Indian women’s hockey team scored goals at will to thrash lowly Singapore 13-0 in its opening Pool A match at the Asian Games here on Wednesday. While the Indians pumped in as many as eight goals in the first two

Indian shuttlers aim for historic gold in Asian Games

28 Sep 2023 10:40 AM IST

Given their unprecedented success in recent past, expectations are high from Indian shuttlers to chase down that elusive Asian Games badminton gold and return from Hangzhou with their best-ever haul. The Indian badminton players will begin their campaign with the team championships here from Thursday. India have bagged just 10

Indian women exit in quarters, men last-16 in fencing teams

28 Sep 2023 10:39 AM IST

A spirited Indian women’s fencing team bowed out in the quarterfinals in epee section, while the men went down tamely in the last-16 stage of the foil event at the Asian Games here on Wednesday. The women’s team of Taniksha Khatri, Jyotika Dutta, Ena Erora lost 25-45 against Korea to

Asian Games: India wins a second gold medal in shooting,top finish for Women’s 25 m pistol team

27 Sep 2023 11:49 AM IST

The Indian shooting trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold medal in the women’s 25 m pistol team competition on Wednesday at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, continuing their nation’s dominant shooting streak. India earned a total of 1759 points, which was sufficient to

New Zealand’s clinical performance seals series victory over Bangladesh

27 Sep 2023 11:45 AM IST

New Zealand secured a convincing victory over Bangladesh in the third ODI, clinching the series. The visitors delivered a clinical performance, with their bowlers playing a pivotal role. Milne and Boult quickly dismissed the Bangladeshi openers, while Milne also removed Towhid Hridoy, who attempted a counterattack. Captain Shanto displayed responsible