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Aug 24: 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 on Friday. 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

Palembang, Aug 24: India bagged two bronze medals in rowing through Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh in lightweight double sculls after Dushyant started the day with a third-place finish in lightweight single sculls at the Asian Games here. Indian rowers 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

Dubai, Aug 23: India captain Virat Kohli today reclaimed the top spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings after his brilliant show in the third Test against England. Kohli scored 97 and 103 in the third Test at Nottingham, which India won by 203 runs. The skipper first earned the pole position after his 149 and 51 in the first Test at Birmingham. However, he dropped to second place after India's

New Delhi, Aug 23: Young Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw and Andhra middle-order batsman G Hanuma Vihari were today included in the Indian team for the final two Test matches against England. Veteran opener Murali Vijay was axed after a disastrous show in the first two Tests while chinaman Kuldeep Yadav made way for an additional batsman as a third spinner is not required in the seamer-friendly English

Palembang, Aug 23: Indian tennis player Ankita Raina settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Games after losing to China's Zhang Shuai in the women's singles semifinal here today. Ankita lost 4-6, 6-7 (6) in a gruelling contest that lasted a little over two hours. India's best women's singles performance in the Games came from Saina Mirza, who notched up a silver in the 2006 edition in Doha

Nottingham, Aug 22: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday dedicated his team's victory in the third Test against England to the victims of the devastating Kerala floods. "We as a team want to dedicate this win to the flood victims in Kerala. This is our bit we can do as the Indian cricket team. A tough time there," Kohli said in the post-match presentation after the 203-run win over the

Nottingham, Aug 22: India's cornered cricketers produced a fantastic collective performance to outclass England by 203 runs in the third Test to keep the five-match series alive, here on Wednesday. Needing only a wicket on the final morning, India completed the formalities in only 2.5 overs as England were all out for 317, well short of the mammoth victory target of 521 runs. India now trail

Palembang, Aug 22: Rahi Sarnobat on Wednesday became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Asian Games gold medal as she triumphed after prevailing in a double shoot-off in the 25m pistol event here. The 27-year-old shot a games record score on her way to winning gold at the Jakabaring Shooting Range. The final went into a shoot-off after Rahi and Naphaswan Yangpaiboon of Thailand were tied on

Palembang, Aug 22: India on Tuesday clinched a maiden Asian Gamesmedal in sepaktakraw despite its men's regu team losing to defending champion Thailandhere. The Indian men's regu team lost to Thailand 0-2 but picked up a bronze as both the losing semifinalists are also awarded a medal. India had defeated Iran 21-16, 19-21, 21- 17 in the first match to make a winning start to their campaign. India

Palembang, Aug 21: Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajputclinched 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