Neeru Dhanda (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Neeru Dhanda does not need to be aggressive to show her competitive side. “Look into her eyes,” says Mansher Singh, her coach of seven years.The 25-year-old shooter on Tuesday became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games gold in trap, following her World Cup triumph…
Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Neeru Dhanda added another medal to her impressive Asian Games campaign as she teamed up with Kynan Chenai to win the gold medal in the trap mixed event at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.The Indian pair finished on 34…
India vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd ODI: The India-West Indies ODI series shifts from Thiruvananthapuram to Guwahati for the second match, with both teams carrying different priorities into the contest. India, having won the opening ODI, can seal the series at the Barsapara Stadium, while West Indies need victory to keep the three-match series…
Lovlina Borgohain (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s star boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova to enter the women’s 75kg final at the Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.Lovlina, who won a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, now has a chance to change the colour of her medal at…
Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar (AP Photo) Ravichandran Ashwin has spent years sharing the dressing room with both Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, but when asked to settle the never-ending debate over who is the better batsman, the former India spinner has a clear answer.For Ashwin, Tendulkar remains ahead of Kohli, and his reasoning goes…
India’s Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav celebrate after winning gold in the compound mixed team event at the 2026 Asian Games. The duo edged South Korea 20-19 in a shoot-off after the final was tied at 157-157. India’s compound archery campaign at the Asian Games produced another gold medal on Wednesday as Chikitha Taniparthi and…
Shoaib Akhtar-Mohsin Naqvi Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar could soon move from being one of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s most vocal critics to having a role in shaping its cricketing decisions.Akhtar is reportedly in line for a major position within the PCB as chairman Mohsin Naqvi looks to restructure the board’s cricket think tank…
India’s Anahat Singh, right, shakes hands with Tanvi Khanna (PTI Photo) India’s women’s squash team assured itself of an Asian Games medal after defeating Singapore 2-0 to progress to the semifinals on Wednesday.Tanvi Khanna set the tone with a gritty victory in the opening singles, overcoming Au Yeong Wai Iynn 11-6, 4-11, 15-13, 11-1 in…
Nagoya/Jind: Clutching her BPL card, Sudesh Devi was walking from her one-room house towards the village PDS ration shop in Haryana’s Sangatpura on Tuesday morning when her battered keypad phone buzzed. It was an unknown number.“Neeru gold jeeti hai, Asiad mein (Neeru has won gold, at Asiad),” said the stranger.Asian Games Full Coverage | Schedule…
Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep, Jyothi Surekha Vennam (Reuters) India retained the women’s compound archery gold medal at the Asian Games on Wednesday, producing a dominant performance against China and matching the world record score in the process.The Indian trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep defeated China 238-234 in the gold medal…