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Asian Games: Most medals won by India in 2018
Athletics: Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra and Tajinderpal Singh Toor were leading in javelin throw and shot put respectively. Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal by recording an 88.06 metre throw in javelin. He was the first Indian to win gold for India in the javelin throw. The shot put specialist won a gold medal by registering a throw of 20.75 metre
Tennis: No net gains here
India’s No. 1 player Sumit Nagal struggling to live comfortably off the game due to lack of sponsorship; reveals he has just 900 euros left in the bank
Wrestling: Panghal shocks world champ Parrish, but loses in semis
Panghal, the 53kg grappler, lost the semi-final bout to World No. 23 Vanesa Kaladzinskaya—a Belarusian competing as a neutral athlete—on technical points 5-4
India spikers stun silver medallists South Korea
India, who had beaten Cambodia 3-0 on Tuesday, collected five points to top their group.
Asian Games 2023: Date, venue, schedule, live streaming details, and more
Asian Games 2023 will be played across 56 venues, with 481 gold medals on offer, as per Olympics.com
Asian Games 2023: Five most unusual events in the continental showpiece
Mid-Day highlights five unusual sports to be contested when the Asian Games, an Olympic-sized extravaganza, begins in Hangzhou on Saturday
Diksha superbly placed on Ladies European Tour's Order of Merit race
She fired a 4-under par 68 in the third and final round for a total of 10-under for her seventh top-10 finish of the season, which also includes a title. It also closed the gap between her and the top two on the Race to Costa Del Sol
We are world champions, we will be favourites at Asian Games: Lakshya Sen
The 22-year-old from Almora, who won a silver at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and a gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, will be playing only the team championships at the 19th edition of the showpiece
Indian men's hockey team leaves for Asian Games
The midfield will be anchored by Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sumit, and Shamsher Singh, while the attack will be led by Abhishek, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
Nischal Singh procures silver medal for rifle shooting in Rio World Cup
She shot a solid 587 in relay one to safely make it to qualification. So did her two countrywomen, previous qualification national record holder Anjum Moudgil and Ayushi Podder, both of whom shot in relay two
World Championships: Men’s freestyle wrestlers return home empty handed
What was more disappointing was that the Indian wrestlers lost to rivals from the nations that are not known for their wrestling prowess, raising suspicion over their fitness before flying to Belgrade.
India’s men’s hockey team rise to third spot, women seventh
In women’s rankings, Netherlands (3422) are perched at the top spot, continue their dominance with a record-extending 12th EuroHockey title
World Championships: Men’s freestyle wrestlers return home empty handed
What was more disappointing was that the Indian wrestlers lost to rivals from the nations that are not known for their wrestling prowess, raising suspicion over their fitness before flying to Belgrade.
19 September,2023 08:43 AM IST | Belgrade | PTI
India’s men’s hockey team rise to third spot, women seventh
In women’s rankings, Netherlands (3422) are perched at the top spot, continue their dominance with a record-extending 12th EuroHockey title
19 September,2023 08:42 AM IST | Switzerland | PTI
Duplantis, Tsegay set new records
Duplantis and Ethiopia distance runner Gudaf Tsegay both set new world records on Sunday to wrap up the season at the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet.
19 September,2023 08:42 AM IST | Eugene | AP | PTI
Asian Games 2023: Complete schedule for all sports in the continental showpiece
Asian Games 2023: The 19th edition of the Asian Games will brace for a 655-member strong Indian contingent in 41 disciplines out of 61
18 September,2023 10:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
2023 Asian Games: Complete list of qualified Indian athletes
Asian Games 2023: So far, India have had a storied history at the event with the participation in the past couple of decades having risen considerably
18 September,2023 10:22 PM IST | Hangzhou | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
IN PHOTOS: Indian 'Super moms' competing at Asian Games
After giving birth to a child, Indian supermoms return to sporting events. The most well-known sporting moms in the country are legendary boxer Mary Kom and six-time Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza (Pic: AFP)
2023 Asian Games: Complete list of qualified Indian athletes
Asian Games 2023: So far, India have had a storied history at the event with the participation in the past couple of decades having risen considerably
18 September,2023 10:22 PM IST | Hangzhou | mid-day online correspondent
Enabler bags S A Poonawalla Million (Gr 3)
Walshy, who had won a five-furlong sprint last Sunday in bottom class, repeated the feat in class IV to the delight of small-time trainer Adil Dajee who also owns the horse. Haridas Gore partnered Walshy during both his victories
18 September,2023 08:36 AM IST | Pune | Prakash Gosavi
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz wins Singapore GP
Lando Norris was second in a McLaren with Lewis Hamilton crossing the line in third. Championship leader Max Verstappen was fifth as Red Bull failed to win a race for the first time this season
18 September,2023 08:30 AM IST | Singapore | AFP
Bopanna wins farewell tie, India advance to World Group I play-offs
Rohan Bopanna wins farewell tie as India advance to World Group I play-offs; says his decision to stop playing Davis Cup is to spend more time with family
18 September,2023 08:29 AM IST | Lucknow | PTI
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Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win Gold at World Athletics Championships
Neeraj Chopra created history on Aug 28 as he bagged gold at the World Athletics Championships in Hungary's Budapest. With this, Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships. Celebrations started in the Olympic champion’s village in Haryana’s Panipat soon his historic achievement. Neeraj recorded his best javelin throw of 88.17 m in his 2nd attempt and managed to keep his lead intact till the very end. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, the Commonwealth Games Champion, bagged a silver medal with a throw of 87.82 m.