The 17-year-old from Chennai, whose father is an ENT surgeon and mother a microbiologist, drew his 14th and final round game against American Hikaru Nakamura to win the prestigious tournament and become the youngest challenger for the world championship title
“The relevant reports are fake news and not factual,” said China’s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Monday
Venkatesh Devkar and Iktidar Ishrat scored a brace each for Customs while Girish Pimpale pulled one back for Hockey Astrengung
Anvi, meanwhile, won one gold medal in 100m freestyle event, three silver medals and two bronze medals for a rich haul
Chess legend Vishy Anand has said that apart from D Gukesh's game, the way in which he coped admirably with all the tension, developments and circumstances during the event was what stood out for him, as he takes a stab at the world crown
In the exciting girls U-16 final, Manipur beat India Rush by a narrow 3-2 margin.
In the women’s section, Himanta Barbara of RFC won gold medals in the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke events.
Sunil, competing in 87kg category, was the only Indian who managed to win a bout, while others were eliminated after losing their first rounds
The event was won by the Italian team represented by Francesco Fortunato and Valentina Trapletti, who won the gold medal with a timing of 2:56:45.
It looked odds-on that Red Bull would repeat their one-two in Japan a fortnight ago until two safety cars in quick succession mid-race.
With quotas on offer to the top five finishers, the 25-year-old Indian clocked 7:01.27 to finish third in 2000m race and seal the Paris 2024 berth.
The 22-year-old Vaishali has now registered four consecutive wins in her last four games
With quotas on offer to the top five finishers, the 25-year-old Indian clocked 7:01.27 to finish third in 2000m race and seal the Paris 2024 berth.
22 April,2024 07:45 AM IST | South Korea | IANSThe 22-year-old Vaishali has now registered four consecutive wins in her last four games
22 April,2024 07:35 AM IST | Toronto | PTIChina's He Jie crossed the finishing line with the timings of 1:03:44 and clinched a gold medal and a cash prize of 5,500 USD
21 April,2024 09:09 PM IST | Beijing | mid-day online correspondentThe 33-year-old Struff won in straight sets, beating Fritz 7-5, 6-3 in the rain in the Bavarian capital
21 April,2024 07:31 PM IST | Munich | mid-day online correspondentThe format of mixed team relay walk warrants the man and woman to alternately cover the said distance
21 April,2024 07:24 PM IST | Antalya | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
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Asian Games bronze medalist Sunil Kumar was the only Indian wrestler in Greco-Roman who could win a match atleast
21 April,2024 04:37 PM IST | Bishkek | mid-day online correspondent
It will also be the first time that Sinner, who won the Australian Open earlier this year, is the No.1 seed at an ATP 1000 event
21 April,2024 04:10 PM IST | Madrid | IANS
It will be interesting to see if WFI lets the quota winners to represent India or hold a final selection trial to pick the national wrestling team
21 April,2024 07:55 AM IST | Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) | PTI
Gukesh, with his last white game, will improve his chances greatly in the tournament if he can get past Alireza, who has clearly been struggling
21 April,2024 07:50 AM IST | Toronto | PTI
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The Indian men's hockey team dethroned 2018 gold medallist Japan in the men's hockey event on Friday and qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 by claiming their fourth gold medal in the Asian Games. The Indian team continued to do wonders since the arrival of head coach Craig Fulton as they remained unbeaten throughout the event and defeated Japan by 5-1 in the 19th Asian Games. Both teams kicked off the final on equal preceedings as Japan and India looked to breach each other's defence and break the stalemate. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh looking to showcase his prowess in the penalty corner failed to get past the keeper in the 15th minute.The first quarter ended goalless. India drew the first blood in the second quarter with Manpreet scoring a goal with a reverse hit in the 25th minute of the game Former Indian Hockey player Ashok Kumar said that it is a proud moment that India won a gold medal in Hockey at the Asian Games 2023. He said, “Indian Hockey has created its dominance in Asian Games by winning a medal...It is a huge victory for Indian Hockey...It is a proud moment for all of us...I want to congratulate the team on this win.”
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