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History-makers Swapna, Arpinder the stars as India extends athletics golden run in Asiad
Heptathlete Swapna Barman added a dash of heroism to her historic gold medal, triple jumper Arpinder Singh personified the predictability that comes with a favourite tag, while sprinter Dutee Chand continued to rediscover herself as track-and-field remained India's happy hunting ground at the 18th Asian Games here. The surprise story of the day was table tennis where old warhorse A Sharath Kamal and new sensation Manika Batra broke new grounds, giving India a first ever mixed doubles medal at the Asiad -- a bronze. As a result of these path-breaking performances, the country remained on course to better its previous edition's haul and tallied 54 medals -- 11 gold, 20 silver and 23 bronze. Competing with a plastered face owing to a teeth injury, described as a a case of infection, the battle-hardened Swapna topped the overall standings to garb her maiden Asiad gold. The daughter of a rickshaw puller who has been bed-ridden by stroke since 2013, Swapna logged 6026 points from the seven .
Asiad 2018: Barman wins women's heptathlon title
Indian athlete Swapna Barman created history by winning gold in the women's heptathlon event at the 2018 Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Loew rejects Ozil's accusations of racism in German FA
Joachim Loew has rejected Mesut Ozil's accusations of racism within the German FA (DFB) as the head coach gave his analysis of Germany's World Cup debacle today. "Mesut made allegations of racism, but I can clearly say that in the DFB, there have never been racist comments," Loew said while announcing his squad to face world champions France in Munich on September 6, then Peru three days later. "The players with an immigration background have always enjoyed playing for us and nothing has changed," added Loew who has been head coach since 2006. Arsenal midfielder Ozil retired from international football on July 22 with a stinging three-page statement, in which he directly accused DFB president Reinhard Grindel of racism. This is the first time Loew has commented on the Ozil saga. - No contact - ============== "His advisor called me to inform me that Mesut would issue the third part of his statement," added Loew. "The player himself did not call me, which normally players have done in ..
Bhuvneshwar returns to action with three-wicket haul, fit for Asia Cup return
India's pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar today made an impressive comeback in competitive cricket with a three-wicket haul for India A, giving clear indication that he will be available for selection during the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates from September 15. Bhuvneshwar had figures of 9-1-33-3 against South Africa A in a placings match of the Quadrangular series, which India A won by 124 runs. He removed Theunis de Bruyne with an outswinger while Khaya Zondo got an inswinger. He bowled within himself and looked in little discomfort during the two spells that he bowled. Bhuvneshwar couldn't get fit in time for the final two Tests against England after being left out due to a back injury during the first three matches. Having fully recovered, he had started bowling at the nets and it was learnt that national selection committee decided to make him play the inconsequential 3rd-4th place play-off to check his fitness.
Swapna breaks new ground, becomes first Indian heptathlete to win Asiad gold
Swapna Barman today created history by becoming the first Indian heptathlete to win an Asian Games gold here, a feat he achieved despite competing with pain due to a toothache. The 21-year-old Barman logged 6026 points from the seven events competed for two days. En route the title, she won the high jump (1003 points) and javelin throw (872 points) events and finished second-best in shot put (707 points) and long jump (865 points). Her weakest events were 100m (981 points, 5th position) and 200m in which she finished seventh with 790 points. Going into the 800m run, the last of the seven-event competition, Barman was leading China's Qingling Wang by 64 points. She needed a good run in the concluding event, in which she eventually finished fourth. It was the same event after which she had collapsed during the Asian Athletics Championship last year in Bhubaneswar but despite finishing fourth today, she emerged a champion. Another Indian in the fray, Purnima Hembram was 18 points behind
Asiad Athletics: India's 4x400m mixed relay appeal rejected
India's silver medal in the 4x400m mixed relay will not be upgraded to gold after the country's protest against champions Bahrain was rejected by the Asian Games' Jury of Appeals for the athletics competition here today. India had lodged a protest, stating that a Bahraini runner had caused obstruction to Hima Das during the relay race in which India finished second after M R Poovamma frittered away a good 30m lead. The Indian quartet of Muhammed Anas, Poovamma, Hima and Arokia Rajiv had clocked 3 minute and 15.71 seconds to finish behind Bahrain (3:11.89) in the event which was making a debut in the Asian Games. India's protest was admitted by the jury of appeals last night but was rejected today. "We presented our case and after due deliberation, the jury rejected our appeal. So the result stands, we are the silver winner," an Indian team official told PTI. Anas had begun in spectacular fashion as he opened up a huge 30m lead over his Bahraini rival and handed over the baton to ...
Rajesh to defend WBC title against Ghana boxer
India's Rajesh Kumar will defend his WBC World Youth Lightweight title against African boxer Bright Ayala at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex here on September 15.
Asiad TT: Sharath, Manika settle for bronze in mixed doubles
India's Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra settled for a bronze medal in the Table Tennis Mixed Doubles event after going down in the semi-finals of the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.Sharath and Manika went down against Chinese pair of Ji Song An and Hyo Sim Cha 11-9, 11-5, 13-11, 11-4, 11-8 in a thrilling last-four clash to settle for the bronze.After conceding a 9-11 defeat in the opening game, the Indian pair failed to make a comeback and suffered a 5-11 loss in the second game.Sharath and Manika finally managed to register their first win of the match when they edged past the Chinese duo 13-11 in a closely-fought third game.Thereafter, the Indian team failed to continue their momentum and lost their next two consecutive games against the Chinese duo to knock themselves out of the race for the finals.India's total medal tally at the prestigious tournament now stands at 51-- nine gold, 19 silver, 23 bronze.
Men's Hockey WC: Odisha CM unveils 'Countdown Clock
With only three months left for the commencement of the Men's Hockey World Cup in India, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday unveiled the countdown clock in the run-up for the mega sporting event.A promotional campaign named, 'My Heart Beats for Hockey' was also launched by the Chief Minister at the iconic Kalinga stadium."I am glad to be here today to join the campaign, "My Heart Beats for Hockey," as well as unveiling the countdown clock. As it's 90 days to go, it will rhyme with the heart of India and Odisha in the run-up to the mega sporting event," Patnaik said after unveiling the countdown clock.The Odisha government also celebrated the birthday of Hockey legend Dhyan Chand which is celebrated as the National Sports Day across the country."Today we are also celebrating the birthday of legendary Dhyan Chand as National Sports Day. I pay my tributes to this illustrious sports person who continues to be the source of inspiration for millions and millions of hockey ...
South Korea's Jeong Bo-kyeong wins gold in women's under 48-kg judo
South Korea's Jeong Bo-kyeong defeated Japan's Ami Kondo in extra time in the women's under-48 kilogram final at the 2018 Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Asiad 2018: Arpinder bags gold in men's triple jump
India's Arpinder Singh bagged gold in the men's triple jump competition at the 18th Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Son burns Vietnam as Koreans reach Asian football final
Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min played a captain's role as South Korea beat plucky Vietnam 3-1 to reach the Asian Games final today. The World Cup star, who is missing the start of the Premier League season to represent his country in Indonesia, is now just 90 minutes away from a gold medal that would spare him a career-threatening spell of military service. "I don't think I need to say anything," said Son, refusing to be drawn on the subject. "We're close to winning gold, to making history, and we will fight for it." A double from Lee Seung-woo and another goal from free-scoring striker Hwang Ui-jo sent the Koreans through to this weekend's final, where they face either Japan or the United Arab Emirates as they chase a record fifth title. Lee smashed South Korea in front after just seven minutes in Cibinong, near Jakarta, following some nifty footwork from Hwang Hee-chan. Son's clever flick provided the assist for Hwang Ui-jo to extend their advantage just before the half-hour ...
Arpinder jumps to gold
Arpinder Singh clinched India's first men's triple jump gold in 48 years with a jump of 16.77m in the Asian Games here today. Arpinder, who has been without a medal in multi-sporting events since winning a bronze in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, produced a best jump of 16.77m which he came up with in his third attempt. Ruslan Kurbanov of Uzbekistan took the silver with a best jump of 16.62m while Shuo Cao of China was third with an effort of 16.56m. Today's mark of Arpinder was, however, well below his season best of 17.09m which he did during the National Inter-State Championships in June, which had put him at number three in the Asian rankings. Arpinder has a personal best of 17.17m. He had finished fifth in the 2014 Asian Games. India's last Asian Games gold medal in men's triple jump had come in 1970 from Mohinder Singh Gill.
Dutee wins silver in 200m race
India's Dutee Chand grabbed her second silver medal at the 18th Asian Games after finishing second in the women's 200 metres race here on Wednesday.
Pencak Silat: Simran, Sonia finish last in women's doubles
India's listless campaign in pencak silat came to an end after Simran and Sonia finished last in the women's doubles event at the 18th Asian Games here today. The duo scored a total of 527 points, 47 behind the Indonesian pair of Ni Made Dwiyanti and Ayu Wilantari Sidan, who clinched the gold. Saowanee Chanthamunee and Oraya Choosuwan of Thailand won the silver, while the bronze medal went to the pair of Nor Hamizah Abu Hassan and Nur Syazreeb A Malik from Malaysia. Last week, Naorem Boynao Singh had crashed out in the quarterfinals of the men's 50-55 kg event. Pencak silat is a full-body fighting sport, which includes grappling and throwing, in addition to the use of weaponry. The sport is indigenous to Indonesia.
Asiad Squash: Indian men's and women's team enter semifinals, assured of medals
In their best ever show at the Asian Games, India were today assured of two more medals in squash after the men's and women's teams advanced to the semifinals, here. India dished out a dominating performance as both the men's and women's teams won their respective matches by an identical 3-0 margin. India's top player Saurav Ghosal, who had been rested in the earlier matches, started the proceedings for the men's team today as he beat Thailand's Poonsiri Phuwis 11-8, 11-4, 12-10. Ramit Tandon then outclassed Phatraprasit Arnold 11-2, 11-3, 11-6 and Mahesh Mangaonkar routed Jivasuwan Natthakit 11-0, 11-6 11-2 in lop-sided contests to complete a 3-0 drubbing. Earlier, the women's team comprising Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Sunayana Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna continued its unbeaten run, defeating China 3-0 in penultimate pool match. Having won all their matches so far, the final set of league matches tomorrow will decide whether India can top its group in the men's and ...
Manish, Mayank power India B to Quadrangular series title
India B dominated in all departments of the game outclassing Australia A by nine wickets to win the Quadrangular series, here today. The bowlers kept it tight bowling out Australia A for a below par 225 in 47.5 overs. In reply, they cruised to the target in 36.3 overs with opener Mayank Agarwal (69 off 67 balls), Manish Pandey (73 no off 54 balls) and Shubman Gill (66 no off 84 balls) scoring half-centuries. Agarwal ended the series with 236 runs at an average of 59 along with a century and a half-century. With his season getting better and better, Agarwal will certainly be hoping that he gets a call-up for the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Pandey, who had gone through a rough patch for the senior team, was again back in element after a good tournament where his sequence of scores are 95 not out, 21 not out, 117 not out and 73 not out. The India B captain scored 306 runs without being dismissed even once. Sent into bat, Australia A managed 225 all out in 48th over with ...
Sharath-Manika lose in mixed doubles TT semis, take bronze
The Indian mixed doubles table tennis pair of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra bagged the first-ever bronze medal after going down in the semi-finals of the 18th Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Asiad Volleyball: Indian women's team beat Hong Kong 3-0
The Indian women's volleyball team ended its campaign with a 3-0 routing of Hong Kong in a classification match at the 18th Asian Games here today. Already out of competition, the India women gave a good account of themselves as they scored 25-18 25-16 25-13 win to outclass Hong Kong in their final match. Indian men's team had lost 25-21, 21-25, 21-25, 23-25 to Pakistan in a 7-12 classification match yesterday.
Record-setter India to face tricky Malaysia in men's hockey semis of Asiad tomorrow
Brimming with confidence after scoring record number of goals, title holders India will be eyeing another dominant outing as they take on tricky Malaysia in the semifinal of the men's hockey competition at the Asian Games here tomorrow. India displayed great attacking hockey in the pool stages and pumped in as many as 76 goals in five matches here to create the world record of maximum goals ever scored in a tournament. In the 110 years of international hockey, the 76 goals is the highest-ever scored by any team in a tournament, bettering Argentina's record of 68 goals scored in Pan-Am Cup in London (Ontario-Canada) in 2004. The defending champions were simply unstoppable as they scored thumping wins over Indonesia (17-0), Hong Kong (26-0), Japan (8-0), Korea (5-3) and Sri Lanka (20-0) to top Pool A. And going by form and class, India will be the favourites to prevail over Malaysia, who finished second in Pool B behind Pakistan. Barring the 1-4 loss to Pakistan, Malaysia too had a good