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Now Indian women suffer shock defeat to Iran in kabaddi final
Iran hurt India's pride in kabaddi yet again as it delivered a second straight knockout punch to the sport's most successful nation in the women's gold medal match of the 18th Asian Games here today. The two-time defending champions was shocked 24-27 in a thrilling final as the firm favourites settled for silver. India's raiders disappointed in the title clash as Iran came from behind to jolt them in the second half. The Iranian women emulated thus their male counterparts, who had shocked seven-time champions India in the semifinals yesterday. Payel and Sonali were effective with their raids while the defenders also handled the tackles well as the Indians raced to a 7-3 lead. The most dangerous looking Iranian was Azadeh Saidisiahbidi but she was forced out after a successful tackle. Randeep Kaur went for a raid after Iran's two-point raid but she was unsuccessful as Iran gradually reduced the deficit to 6-7. Randeep though made amends in the next attempt with a two-point raid, ...
James Vince gets recall ahead of Hampshire Test
England have recalled right-hand batsman James Vince in their 14-member squad for the upcoming fourth Test of the ongoing five-match series against India, beginning August 30 at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground.Vince is likely to replace wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow, who is currently recovering from a fractured finger.While confirming Vince's inclusion in the team, England coach Ed Smith said that it is the best time to introduce the former in the Test squad as he is in a good and confident frame of mind at the moment."The selection panel felt this was the right time to reintroduce James Vince to the Test squad. James will provide cover in case Jonny Bairstow's fractured finger prevents him playing in the fourth Test match," ESPNcricinfo.com quoted Smith, as saying."James returns to the England set-up in confident form and scoring runs. He has been in excellent form for Hampshire in the Specsavers County Championship, with 847 runs at 56.46, including 74 and 147 this week," he ...
Asian Games: Heena Sidhu bags bronze in 10m Air Pistol event
Indian shooter Heena Sidhu on Friday won a bronze medal in the Women's 10m Air Pistol event at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian games.The 28-year-old scored a total of 219.2 points to finish third on the podium.While Chinese shooter Qian Wang bagged gold with a score tally of 240.3, Minjung Kim of Korea settled for a bronze medal with 237.6 points.In the same event, India suffered a major upset as 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Manu Bhaker got eliminated from the competition after finishing fifth on the points tally with a score of 176.2 points.The 16-year-old, who is the youngest Indian to win a gold medal in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup, was among the major medal potentials at the prestigious tournament.India total medal tally at the Asian Games now stands at 23 with six gold, four silver and thirteen bronze.
India clinch sixth gold in Asian Games
India on Friday bagged their sixth gold medal in the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games after Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan finished top on the podium in Tennis Men's Double event.The Indian duo registered a 6-3, 6-4 straight-sets victory over Aleksandr Bublik and Denis Yevseyev of Kazakhstan in the final clash which lasted 52 minutes.Earlier, Bopanna and Sharan had defeated Japanese pair of KaitoUesugi and Sho Shimabukuro 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 in a thrilling semi-final contest.In Archery, India advanced to the quarter-final of the Compound Mixed Team event as they handed over a clinical 155-147 defeat to the Iranian side.India's total medal count in the prestigious tournamnent now stands at 22 with six gold, four silver and twelve bronze.
Asiad 2018: Indian handball team pips Pakistan 28-27 in thriller
The Indian handball team edged past arch-rivals Pakistan 28-27 in a nail-biting main round group 3 men's match at the 2018 Asian Games here on Friday.
Doping case hits Asian Games as Ikee eyes history
A wrestler from Turkmenistan became the Asian Games' first doping casualty on Friday as Japanese teenage swimmer Rikako Ikee stood on the brink of a historic sixth gold medal. Rustem Nazarov was disqualified from the Games in Indonesia after failing a pre-tournament test for the banned masking agent furosemide, the Olympic Council of Asia said. Nazarov "has been disqualified from the 18th Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games 2018... and his results during the competition held on the 19th August annulled", a statement said. The athlete, 24, had competed in the men's 57kg freestyle event and was defeated in his first match by India's Sandeep Tomar. Six athletes tested positive at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon including South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan, who was stripped of his medals. Elsewhere Ikee, 18, topped the 50 metres freestyle heats in Jakarta as she drew closer to becoming the first woman to win six gold medals in any sport at a single Games. Ikee, who is poised to become the
Asiad 2018: Shooter Heena takes bronze
Experienced shooter Heena Sidhu took bronze in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the 18th Asian Games here on Friday.
Three Indian boxers enter quarters of world youth boxing
Three Indian boxers, including reigning champion Nitu (48kg), advanced to the quarterfinals of the world youth championships here. Anamika (51kg), who did not get a first-round bye, entered the pre-quarters after beating Bulgaria's Goryana Stoeva in her opening bout 5-0 last night. Among the three who made the quarters, two were from the men's draw. Asian bronze-medallist Bhavesh Kittamani (52kg) and S Barun Singh (49kg) advanced to the last eight with identical victories. Nitu, on the other hand, pummelled her opponent -- Bulgaria's Aynurova Zakifova -- prompting the referee to stop the contest in the Indian's favour in the third round. Bhavesh also claimed a dominating 5-0 win over Iran's Mobin Alaee, while Barun defeated Uzbekistan's Sodirbek Komolmirzaev by a similar scoreline. There was disappointment as well with Nitin Kumar (75kg) going down in a split 1-4 verdict to Uzbekistan's Navo Tamazov.
Heena Sidhu wins bronze, heartbreak for Manu
Experienced Indian shooter Heena Sidhu settled for a bronze medal in a topsy-turvy women's 10m air rifle final of the Asian Games here today. Heena shot a near-perfect 10.8 with just three shooters left in the field but a 9.6 in the next attempt dashed her hopes of a better finish at the Jakabaring Shooting Range. Having made an incredible comeback after languishing at 13th and 17th places in the qualification stage, Heena did not look content with the eventual third-place finish as she managed to reduce the gap to a mere 0.1 between her and the gold medal. Heena shot 219.3 in the final. There was more disappointment in store for 16-year-old Manu Bhaker as the Commonwealth Games gold-medallist was eliminated at fifth place with a score of 176.2. For two straight events at the ongoing Games, Bhaker shot brilliantly in the qualifications and cracked in the final. The Haryana girl had topped the 25m pistol qualification with a Games record and was third today.
Asiad 2018: China grabs gold, silver in women's singles tennis final
China continued its dominance at the 2018 Asian Games after winning both the gold and silver medals in the women's singles tennis on Friday.
Bopanna-Sharan pair lands men's doubles gold at Asian Games
Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan notched up their maiden men's doubles gold medal at the Asian Games, dominating the final clash with a thoroughly clinical performance here today. Bopanna and Sharan defeated Aleksander Bublik and Denis Yevseyev of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-4 in 52 minutes. Less than 20 minutes into the match, the Indians were 4-1 ahead, breaking Bublik and Yevseyev at the very first opportunity they got. In no time, the top seeds were serving for the set with a 5-3 lead and Bopanna's booming serve wrapped it up in style for them. The Kazakhs had their moments but were undone by erratic play -- a brilliant cross-court backhand winner one moment and a powerless return buried in the nets the very next minute. In contrast, Bopanna and Sharan's easy camaraderie shone through in the match and they displayed near-perfect on-court coordination. Bopanna was particularly formidable from the baseline, displaying a good range of strokes to pull off some tough winners, helped by ..
Asian Games: Rowers add gold, 2 bronze to India's medal tally
Indian rowers began the sixth day of the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games on a promising note as they clinched a gold and two bronze to the country's medal tally here on Friday.The Indian men's team comprising Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh bagged the gold medal in the men's quadruple sculls event. The rowers clocked 6:17:13 to win the medal. Indonesia and Thailand settled for silver and bronze medals, respectively.In lightweight double sculls rowing event, the Indian team of Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Das won bronze after clocking 7:04.61. Japan's Miyaura Masayuki and Takeda Masahiro bagged the gold with a timing of 7:01:70, while the South Korean team of Kim Byunghoon and Lee Minhyuk settled for silver with a timing of 7:03.22.In the same event, Indian rower Dushyant won the bronze medal. However, India's men's lightweight eight team narrowly missed out on a medal as they finished at the fourth spot in the men's lightweight eight-finals.Elsewhere, ...
Atanu makes no excuse, differs with coach on disastrous show
Blaming himself for their disastrous outing at the Asian Games, Indian archer Atanu Das today admitted that he has not been able to perform at the big stage despite having everything at his disposal. The 26-year-old from Kolkata crashed out from both individual and mixed team recurve event at the Asian Games. He was the only Indian to reach the quarterfinals in the individual event but today lost in the first round in mixed event with Deepika Kumari. While India's coach Sawaiyan Manjhi had said the team did not come well prepared, Atanu called it a psychological issue. "Who said we have not come with best preparation. It's not like this. We came here 4-5 days before and there is no problem. I don't want to give any excuse. Something is missing and it keeps happening. Every time new mistakes come to fore," Das told PTI in an interaction. Asked to pinpoint the reason for his and recurve team's poor show, Das said, "For me it's psychological, I would say." "When I need to hit 10, I am ...
Asiad 2018: Indian archery team in compound mixed team quarters
The Indian archery team defeated Iraq to enter the compound mixed team quarter-finals at the 2018 Asian Games here on Friday.
Army spirit comes to fore: Indian rowers sing redemption song with 3 medals
The Indian rowing contingent redeemed itself by winning three medals, including a historic gold in quadruple sculls, on the final day of the competition at the 18th Asian Games here. The rowers had to overcome an unexpected and disastrous outing yesterday, when they were in contention for four medals, to ensure that India doesn't return home empty handed from the Jakabaring lake. All Armymen, most of them from humble background, fought with the never-say-die spirit that soldiers are best known for. They pushed their boats as if there was no tomorrow. "Yesterday we had a bad day but soldiers never give up. I told my teammates that we will go for the gold and we will give it all. It was about karo ya maro (do or die). And we did it," Sawarn Singh, senior most member of the gold-winning quadruple sculls team, told PTI. He not only pushed himself to the limit but his words of encouragement fired up his teammates, including Dattu Baban Bhokanal, who had given up midway into his single ...
Asiad 2018: Indian rowers win quadruple sculls gold
Indian rowers Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh came up with a superb performance to win gold in the men's quadruple sculls category at the 18th Asian Games here on Friday.
Deepika, Atanu exit from recurve mixed event after loss to Mongolia
India's struggling recruve archers were in for more shock with Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das suffering an upset defeat at the hands of lower-ranked Mongolia in the Asian Games here via shootout. The 4-5 loss in the mixed team quarterfinals left the Indian squad shell-shocked as Deepika yet again floundered in pressure situation, finding a seven in the second shot of the shoot-off, which led to their ouster. Deepika, world number seven, and the 19th ranked Atanu were favourites against the Mongolians. The team of Bishindee Urantungalag, ranked as low as 254 and Otgobbold Baatarkhuya, ranked 94 in the world, nosed ahead by taking the first set 2-0. The Indian team clawed its back by taking the next two but the Mongolians forced a shoot-off by snatching the fourth. In the deciding shoot-off, both the teams found 10s in the first shot. The Mongolians found nine on the second while Deepika shot a seven. The defeat left Deepika shattered as he she sat on the pavement outside the stadium, her
Indian rowers claim gold, 2 bronze medals
Indian rowers won a gold and two bronze medals in an incredible start to the sixth day of competitions at the 18th Asian Games here, making up for the disappointment in the days gone by. The team comprising Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh clocked 6:17.13 to win the gold medal in men's quadruple sculls. It was redemption of sorts for Bhokanal after yesterday's forgettable show, when he failed to complete his event leaving the coach fuming. Hosts Indonesia (6:20.58) and Thailand (6:22.41) were placed second and third respectively in the quadruple skulls. Before landing the top prize, India bagged two bronze medals in the sport through Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh in lightweight double sculls after Dushyant started the day with a third-place finish in lightweight single sculls. Rohit and Bhagwan clocked 7:04.61 to win bronze in their event at the JSC Lake. Japan's Miyaura Masayuki and Takeda Masahiro won the gold with a timing of 7:01.70 while Koreans Kim ...
Asiad 2018: Dushyant bags bronze in men's lightweight single sculls
Rower Dushyant started India's campaign on the sixth day of the 18th Asian Games on a positive note by bagging the bronze medal in the men's lightweight single sculls final here on Friday.
Diego on target as Flamengo keep pressure on leaders
Former Atletico Madrid and Brazil international midfielder Diego struck his fourth goal of the Brazilian Serie A football season as Flamengo beat Vitoria 1-0.