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Asian Games: Sanjeev Rajput wins silver in 50m rifle 3 positions
Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput bagged a silver medal in the men's 50m rifle three positions event at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games on Tuesday.The 37-year-old narrowly missed out on the first spot after scoring 452.7 points.While Zicheng Hui of China finished on top of the podium with a score of 453.3 points, Takayuki Matsumoto of Japan settled for the bronze medal after posting a score of 441.4 points.Earlier in the day, shooter Saurabh Chaudhary clinched gold in the men's 10m rifle event, while Abhishek Verma settled for silver at the same event.India's total medal tally at the ongoing 18th edition of the prestigious event now stands at eight with three gold, three silver and two bronze.
Tsonga to miss US Open with knee injury
French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has announced his withdrawal from the US Open, which gets underway next week, with a left knee injury.
Football tutorial by Papu Gomez in Atalanta's 4-0 win over Frosinone
An outstanding performance by Argentinian forward Alejandro "Papu" Gomez, who scored two goals and provided two assists, handed Atalanta an easy 4-0 win over Frosinone in their opening match of the Italian Serie A season.
Usain Bolt wants to be treated as a footballer
Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who recently joined A-League Club Central Coast Mariners to pursue his dream of playing football, has said that instead of being treated as world's fastest man, he would like to be known as a footballer.The 31-year-old, who had confirmed in February that he is all set to switch from track to field, further asserted that he would prove all his critics wrong by performing well on the football ground."I don't want to be treated as the world's fastest man, I want to be treated as a footballer because that's what I want to be," goal.com quoted Bolt, as saying."People will say a lot of things about me, but I'll prove them wrong," he added.Reflecting on his preparation for the game, Bolt said that he is working hard to improve, adding that as long as he manages to maintain his body fitness nothing is impossible to achieve for him."I'm not setting myself any targets . I'm just going to put in the work. I don't know what to expect so I'm just here to push ..
Deepika qualifies 17th in individual recurve, women team 7th
A horrible shot in the 10th set pushed Indian archer Deepika Kumari to the 17th position in the individual recurve ranking, while the women's team qualified seventh at the Asian Games, here today. Deepika, former world number one, had a fruitful first half and at one stage she was going strong at number eight but the disastrous last shot in the 10th set denied her a top-10 finish. Deepika scored just 19 points in the 10th set. She was consistently scoring between 28s and 30s before that. With 22 Ten's and 10X's scores, Deepika finished the 72-arrow competition with 649 points. Other Indians in fray, Promila Daimary was 21st with 642 points while left-handed Ankita Bhakat qualified 36th with 617 points. Laxmirani Majhi, the fourth Indian in the mix, was placed 44th from among 66 archers, who qualified. "I could have been in top-10. It is important to get good rank because that helps you avoid match with tough archers. But I can't think of that shot now. It was not that I lost focus. It
Shooter Rajput bags silver in men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
India's Sanjeev Rajput clinched a silver medal in the men's 50 metre Rifle 3 Positions shooting event of the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Asiad Shooting: Sanjeev Rajput wins silver in men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput clinched a silver medal after letting slip early domination in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the 18th Asian Games here today. The 37-year-old shot 452.7 to claim the silver medal, while China's Hui Zicheng notched up the gold medal with a score of 453.3. Japan's Matsumoto Takayuki bagged the bronze with 441.4. Rajput dominated the proceedings in the keeling and prone positions. However, an erratic show in the standing round put paid to his hopes of a gold. He recovered from 7.8 in the third series of the kneeling position to end in the top position with a score of 151.2. Rajput continued his impressive run in prone, leading from start to finish after consistently shooting 10s. He had a total score of 307.1 after 30 shots. In the standing position, Rajput led after the first series with a score of 355.6 but his slide coincided with Zicheng raising the bar. Rajput had won the gold medal at the 50m rifle 3 positions in the Gold Coast Commonwealth .
Hockey astro turf to be laid in Jamuria block
A hockey astro turf will be laid in tribal-dominated Jujumura block in Sambalpur district to give a boost to players in the region. An astro turf, which had been removed from the Hockey Complex in Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, will be relaid at the ground of Jujumura High School to provide proper infrastructure to the hockey players. "Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has been assigned with the responsibility to re-lay the astro turf at Jujumura High School ground, said District Sports Officer, Upendra Satpathy. Around Rs four crore are generally spent on laying of astro turf. However, IDCO will prepare the exact estimate and float tender for the re-laying of the astro turf. It takes around two months to complete the whole process, he said. If everything goes as per plan, the first hockey astro turf of the district will be ready at Jujumura by the end of this financial year, Satpathy said adding there are many talented hockey players in ...
Asian Games: Saurabh Choudhary clinches gold in 10m Air Pistol
India kicked off the fourth day of the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games on a promising note as Indian shooter Saurabh Choudhary bagged a gold medal in the 10m air pistol event here on Tuesday.Abhishek Verma, the other Indian in the fray, settled for a bronze medal in the same event.While Choudhary topped the score chart by posting 240.7 points, Abhishek Verma claimed the third position with a total score of 219.3 points. Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan finished second on the podium with 239.7 points.Enroute to the top position, 16-year-old Choudhary also set an Asian Games record of scoring the highest number of points at the event.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for Chaudhary, who hails from the state.In a separate sporting event, Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal qualified for the final of the men's singles event of the prestigious quadrennial event.Dattu booked his place in the summit showdown of the men's single sculls after topping ...
Asiad 2018: Lakshay-Shreyasi in finals of mixed trap shooting event
India's mixed trap shooting team of Lakshay Sheoran and Shreyasi Singh qualified for the finals at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday.
India thrash Indonesia to seal semis berth in women's kabaddi
In yet another spectacular show, the Indian women's kabaddi team thrashed Indonesia 54-22 in their last group tie of the 2018 Asian Games here on Tuesday.
India secure 2 medals at world youth boxing without a fight
The Indian boxing contingent was assured of two medals at the world youth championships even before the competition got underway after two women pugilists got direct entry into semifinals owing to the small size of the draw here. Sakshi Gaidhani (81kg) and Neha Yadav (+81kg) made the last-four stage to put India on the medal table without the exchange of a single blow in the event, which will get underway today. While Saskhi will face Russia's Anastasiia Rybak, Neha will square off against Ukraine's Mariia Lovchynska in their respective semifinal clashes. Three other Indians got first-round byes into the quarters in the women's draw, while two others made the pre-quarters directly. Divya Pawar (54kg), Manisha (64kg) and Astha Pahwa (75kg) will know of their quarterfinal opponents after the preliminary stage. Sakshi (57kg) and Jony (60kg) will start in the pre-quarterfinal stage. "We have built-up nicely towards these world championships, we had massive success at the Asian Youth ...
Asiad 2018: India's women's recurve archery team ranked 7th
India finished seventh in the ranking round of the women's recurve archery event at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Saurabh wins gold, Abhishek gets bronze in Men's 10m Air Pistol
Indian shooters Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma bagged the gold and bronze medals respectively in the Men's 10 metre Air Pistol final in the ongoing 2018 Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Asiad 2018: Ankita Raina in women's singles quarters
Registering her second successive victory, India's Ankita Raina advanced to the quarter-finals of the women's single tennis event of the 2018 Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Farmer's son Chaudhary shoots Asian Games gold on senior debut at 16
Saurabh Chaudhary, all of 16, today became only the fifth Indian shooter to claim a gold in the Asian Games history, beating a field of multiple world and Olympic champions in the 10m air pistol finals, here. Chaudhary, competing in his first senior event, showed maturity and calmness well beyond his age to snatch the lead from 2010 World Champion Tomoyuki Matsuda on the penultimate shot in the 24-shot final. Another Indian making his international debut, 29-year-old Abhishek Verma, shot 219.3 to secure bronze. Chaudhary, son of a farmer based in Kalina Village in Meerut, aggregated 240.7. The 42-year-old Matsuda from Japan misfired on the 23rd shot, an 8.9, to settle for silver. He scored 239.7. Chaudhary also set a Games record with his sensational effort. His last two shots were a 10.2 and 10.4, giving him the decisive lead. The Japanese's last two shots were an 8.9 and 10.3. Expectations were high from Chaudhary as he had broken the world record on way to winning a gold in the ...
Bajrang Punia's family beaming with pride post Asian Games feat
The family of wrestler Bajrang Punia on Tuesday expressed happiness after the wrestler made India proud by clinching the first gold for India at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.Punia won his maiden Asian Games gold in the 65kg category by defeating Japan's Daichi Takatani in Jakarta.Talking to ANI, the family revealed that they are planning a grand welcome for him on his arrival in India."I feel proud that my son has fulfilled my wish. We're planning a grand welcome for him when he returns to India," Bajrang's father Balwan told ANI.Bajrang's sister-in-law Monika Punia said,"Now, we want Bajrang to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics as well."The 24-year-old wrestler played aggressively throughout and deterred his opponent Takatani from taking a lead at any point in the game.Earlier, Punia had defeated Batmagnai Batchuluun of Mongolia by 10-0 in the semi-finals and Tajikistan's Abdulqasim Fayziev in quarterfinals.India's total medal tally at the ongoing 18th edition of .
Rowing: Lightweight four team, Dattu in finals
India's men's lightweight four rowing team and men's single sculls rower Dattu Bhokanal qualified for the finals at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Learn from Kohli, show some guts: Farbrace to batsmen
England assistant coach Paul Farbrace has asked his top batsmen to take a cue from Indian skipper Virat Kohli and show guts and gumption in the third Test here. After being bowled out for 161 in the first innings, hosts England now face an improbable 521-run target going into the final two days at Trent Bridge. "I'm a big believer in players learning from players, and I think ours will be watching the way Kohli lets the ball come, and almost takes third and fourth slip out of the game," Farbrace said. "You're looking for the best players to learn from the best players, and try to adapt their game to suit - and I think there's no better exponent of that at the moment than him. "Having had such a poor performance yesterday, you would expect your batsmen to show some gumption and some guts and get stuck in tomorrow and show that they are the best players" he added. Kohli scored 103 yesterday to notch up his 23rd Test century. It was his second hundred of the series, following the 149 in .
Asiad 2018: Saurabh wins gold, Abhishek gets bronze in Men's 10m Air Pistol final
Indian shooters Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma bagged the gold and bronze medal, respectively in the Men's 10 metre Air Pistol final in the ongoing 2018 Asian Games here on Tuesday.