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Asian Games 2018: Indian duo Pranab Bardhan and Shibnath Sarkar win gold in Bridge
India continued its surge at the 2018 Asian Games with another gold medal, increasing its medal tally to 69, 15 of which have come in gold. Bengal duo Pranab Bardhan and Shibnath Sarkar…
Asian Games 2018: Amit Phangal bags boxing gold
A split decision helped boxer Amit Phangal get the better of Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmantov at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Saturday. A tough final ensued between the two but…
Asian Games 2018: Not qualifying for Olympics big disappointment – Sjoerd Marijne
Indian women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne was happy with the silver medal but lamented India's failure to secure a direct qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics following the 1-2…
Asian Games 2018: Amit Panghal enters 49kg boxing final; assured of silver
Debutant Indian boxer Amit Panghal was assured of a silver medal after reaching the final of the 49kg boxing bout in the 2018 Asian Games on Friday. Amit, India’s only remaining boxer in…
Asian Games 2018: Indian boxer Vikas Krishan takes bronze after eye injury rules him out
Indian boxer Vikas Krishan settled for a bronze medal after being forced to retire hurt in the 75kg semi-final bout of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Friday. The 26-year-old, who had…
Asian Games 2018: India win two bronze and a silver in sailing
India added more glitter to its medal tally after winning three more medals in the sailing event of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Friday. Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar teamed…
Asian Games 2018: India men’s squash team settle for bronze after 0-2 semi-final defeat…
Defending Champion India settled for bronze in the men’s squash semi-final after losing to Hong Kong 0-2 at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Friday. The team that had Saurav Ghosal,…
Asian Games 2018: Joshna Chinappa stun Malaysia to carry India women’s team into Squash final
In what would be perhaps the biggest upset, Joshna Chinappa came of age to stun eight-time world champion Nicol David to carry India to their successive final in the women’s squash team…
Asian Games 2018: India women settle for silver after losing 2-1 against Japan in hockey final
The India women’s team settled for a silver after losing 1-2 against Japan in the hockey finals of the 18th Asian games in Jakarta on Friday. A gold at the Asiad will have guaranteed…
India’s super show in athletics a ray of hope
India have done well in badminton, shooting, wrestling and boxing in the recent years at the world’s biggest stages i.e Olympics and Asian Games. But this Asian Games 2018 has provided India…
Asian Games 2018: Seema Punia pledges to donate her Asiad money for Kerala flood victims
Indian discus thrower Seema Punia, who won a bronze medal in the ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia, said that she would donate her money of USD 700 and a sum of one lakh rupees to help the…
Asian Games 2018: ‘Road to Olympics a lot bumpier’ – India men’s hockey…
Indian hockey team coach Harendra Singh rued the errors his team made in their 6-7 loss to Malaysia asking that this loss has only made the road to the 2020 Olympics a lot tougher.…