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Asiad 2018: India women thrash Thailand in final pool match

India outclassed Thailand 5-0 in the final Pool B match in the women's hockey competition at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday.

ASIAD VOLLEYBALL: India women's team loses to China to end campaign

The Indian women's team ended its campaign at the 18th Asian Games, losing 0-3 to China in the last Pool B match of the volleyball competition, here today. In a 67-minute match, India lost 18-25 19-25 9-25 to China, who remained unbeaten in the pool stage. It was India's fifth straight loss at the Games. The Indian men's team will take on Pakistan in the quarterfinals for 7-12 classification places tomorrow. The Indian men's team finished in the second spot in pool F after winning against Hong Kong and Maldives. They lost only to Qatar in the league stage.

Asian Games: Sindhu becomes first Indian to enter badminton Singles final

Ace shuttler, PV Sindhu on Monday scripted history as she became the first Indian to cement her spot in the final of the Women's Singles Event at the Asian Games.In a hard fought battle, the 23-year-old defeated her Japanese opponent, Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 15-21, 21-10 in the semi-final clash which lasted one hour six minutes, at the ongoing 18th edition of the prestigious tournament.After conceding an early lead in the first game, Sindhu fought back strongly to collect some quick points to make the scoreline read 13-8 in her favour. With the help of some aggressive shots, the Indian shuttler went 1-0 up in a three-game match.In the second game, a couple of unforced errors in the initial stages by Sindhu helped Yamaguchi to gain some momentum as she made the Indian shuttler struggle for every point.The Japanese opponent, later, gave away some easy points to Sindhu but the roller coaster second game again tilted in the favour of Yamaguchi as she took a lead of four points resulting in

Virat comes close to Sachin, says Saqlain

He has been part of many enthralling duels with Sachin Tendulkar and Pakistan's spin great Saqlain Mushtaq says Virat Kohli is the only current player who "comes close" to matching the standards of his legendary contemporary. "As a batsman, Sachin was a very big player. I cannot compare (two eras) but today Virat is the only one who comes close," Saqlain told PTI in an exclusive chat. England's spin consultant Saqlain said that India's turnaround in the five-match series would largely boil down to how Kohli leads the batting line-up. "We were talking amongst the English support staff about how he played at Trent Bridge. In this third Test alone, Jimmy Anderson beat his outside edge 40 times, and yet he played the next ball with so much confidence. Virat plays ball by ball, run by run and session by session. He has a tremendous hunger for runs and victory. When you have someone hungry like that, he can do anything to satisfy his hunger." Captain Kohli led the way with a century and a ..

Sindhu to fight for gold, Saina fetches bronze in Asian Games

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu remained in the hunt for a historic Asian Games gold medal after a tense win but Saina Nehwal settled for a bronze following her 10th straight defeat against world number one Tai Tzu Ying, here today. World number three Sindhu beat Akane Yamaguchi 21-17 15-21 21-10 for her second win over the Japanese at the Asian Games, having beaten her in the team championship as well. The energy-sapping 65-minute match featured a 50-shot rally in the decider, which Sindhu won. World number 10 and Olympic medallist Saina played with good intensity but lost 17-21 14-21 to a superior Tzu Ying, who stood out with her court coverage and retrieving in the 32-minute contest. Coming into this match, Saina had lost last nine matches against Tzu Ying, including three in the 2018 season. Sindhu will now fight it out with Tzu Ying to win India's first ever individual gold in badminton. The Indian will have to punch above her weight as she has not managed to beat the Chinese .

Asian Games: Shuttler Saina bags bronze in Women's Singles

Former world number one, Saina Nehwal on Monday bagged a bronze medal in Badminton Women's Singles as she lost to Chinese Taipei player Tai Tzu Ying in the semi-final of the event at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.The 28-year-old shuttler was handed over a 17-21, 14-21 straight-games defeat by Tzu Ying in the semi-final clash which lasted 36 minutes.Nehwal, earlier, defeated Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21-18, 21-16 in the quarter-final to book a semi-final berth for herself.Later in the day, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu will take on Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the quarter-final clash of Women's Singles event.India's total medal tally at the prestigious tournament now stands at 37 with seven gold, ten silver, and twenty bronze.

Asian silver-winner Ankit in semis of world youth boxing

Asian silver-medallist Ankit Khatana advanced to the semifinals to assure himself of a medal at the ongoing youth world boxing championships here. Ankit became the third Indian boxer to make the semifinals at the event after he prevailed 5-0 over Denmark's Nikolai Terteryan in the lightweight 60kg category quarterfinals late last night. He will square off against Thailand's Atichai Phoemsap in the semifinals. Phoemsap got the better of Japan's Ryunosuke Tsutsumi in his quarterfinal bout. Reigning champion Nitu (48kg) and Asian bronze-medallist Bhavesh Kattimani (52kg) are the other Indian boxers to have advanced to the semifinals. Bhavesh notched up a close 3-2 win over Badr Berhili of Morocco, while Nitu dominated her bout with such ferocity that the referee awarded it to her in the first round itself against Germany's Maxi Klotzer yesterday.

Asiad 2018: Saina loses semi-final, settles for bronze

Ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal had to settle for the bronze after suffering a straight games defeat in her women's single semi-final clash at the 2018 Asian Games here on Monday. The 28-year-old Indian lost 17-21, 14-21 to World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan.

Saina settles for bronze after 10th straight defeat to Tzu Ying

Top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal had to be content with a bronze medal after suffering her 10th straight defeat to world number one Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women's singles semifinals of the 18th Asian Games, here today. World number 10 and Olympic medallist Saina played with good intensity but lost 17-21 14-21 to a superior Tzu Ying, who stood out with her court coverage and retrieving in the 36-minute match. Coming into this match, Saina had lost her last nine matches against Tzu Ying, including three in the 2018 season. Both Saina and PV Sindhu were assured of at least bronze medals after progressing to the semifinals. Both Saina and Tzu Ying attacked each other's backhand but it was the Chinese Taipei player who scored more points. She raced to a 4-1 lead in the opening game. Saina changed her strategy a bit by hitting more deep returns and then looked for drop shots. It worked for her and soon it was 8-8. Tzu Ying though kept spraying smashes on Saina's backhand and .

Google celebrates Don Bradman's 110th birth anniversary

Internet search engine Google on Monday dedicated a doodle to cricketing great Donald George Bradman on his 110th birth anniversary.

Genoa FC fans honor bridge collapse victims

Genoa FC fans observed 43 minutes of silence during a match against Empoli to honour the 43 victims who died in the Morandi Bridge collapse.

Mexican League's Atlas signs Argentine defender Nicolas Pareja

Nicolas Pareja, member of the winning 2008 Argentine Olympic football delegation, has signed with Mexico's Atlas, the club said in a statement.

Here's the first glimpse of 'Game of Thrones' season 8

It is time for all 'Game of Thrones' (GoT) fans to bid adieu to their Monday blues!Cable network HBO has revealed the first look from the highly anticipated final season of the popular TV series. The one-minute-thirty-second trailer includes shots from the previous seasons and some from the upcoming eighth season of GoT.The promo was unveiled ahead of the 'Sharp Objects' finale, according to Entertainment Weekly. The same promo also offers a glimpse of Meryl Streep in 'Big Little Lies Season 2', along with the look of True Detective's long-awaited season 3.The final season of 'Game of Thrones' will be premiered in 2019. Reportedly, the return has been "delayed" from the first half to mid-2019.

BCCI condoles sad demise of Gopal Bose

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) condoled the demise of former Bengal opener and captain Gopal Bose who died at Birmingham on Sunday. Bose passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest at a Birmingham hospital. He was 71 and is survived by his wife and son Arijit. Bose represented Bengal for a decade and amassed 3757 runs in 78 first-class games with eight centuries and 17 fifties. He also took 72 wickets with his off spin. Known for playing long knocks, he was named in India's Tour to Sri Lanka and shared a 194-run opening stand with Sunil Gavaskar in a first-class game in which he scored 104. He was included in India's squad for the tour of England in 1974 and played in one ODI his only appearance for India. He scored 13 runs in the match and took the wicket of David Lloyd at The Oval. Bose later served as a Bengal selector and also coached their junior team. He was also the manager of the Virat Kohli-led India U19 side that won the World Cup in 2008.

Bale and Benzema in the goals as Real Madrid survive scare

Karim Benzema netted twice and Gareth Bale scored a trademark goal as Real Madrid overcame an early scare at Girona to win 4-1. Seeking their second win of the new La Liga season, the European champions went behind after Borja Garcia opened the scoring for Girona with a superb goal after 17 minutes. Real briefly looked rattled as Girona probed and Marcelo was continually exposed in the Real defence. But the inevitable comeback started when Marco Asensio was sent tumbling to the turf by a clumsy challenge and captain Sergio Ramos scored with an audacious 'panenka' penalty on 39 minutes. Asensio won his side's second spot kick as Pere Pons lunged at the Real forward. This time it was Karim Benzema who stepped up to stroke home the penalty for his first goal of the season. Bale produced a typical finish for Real's third goal, sprinting away from the Girona defence after being released by a wonderful pass from Isco and calmly steering the ball home. Benzema scored his second on 80 minutes

Dortmund defeats RB Leipzig in Bundesliga clash

Borussia Dortmund came from behind to beat RB Leipzig 4-1 in their Bundesliga clash here.

SPAL beat Parma for 2nd straight Serie A victory

SPAL forward Mirco Antenucci scored the winner to lead his side to a 1-0 win over Parma in a Serie A match here.

Rosario Central stay top of Superliga Argentina

Rosario Central struck either side of halftime as they maintained their lead at the top of the standings in the Superliga Argentina football tournament with a 2-0 victory over San Martin de Tucuman.

Striker Pedro in doubt for Brazil friendlies

Fluminense striker Pedro is a doubt for Brazil's international friendlies against the US and El Salvador due to a knee injury.

Astana holds 1st Asian championship for Kazakh wrestling

About 80 wrestlers from 11 countries gathered here for the first Asian championship of "kuresi," or traditional Kazakh wrestling.