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Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt opens up on dream of playing football

Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt opens up on dream of playing...

The 31-year-old further asserted that he would prove all his critics wrong by performing well on the football ground.

21 Aug 2018 3:12 PM IST

Rajput had won the gold medal at the 50m rifle 3 positions in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Sanjeev Rajput bags silver in men's 50m Rifle 3...

The 37-year-old shot 452.7 to claim the silver medal, while China's Hui Zicheng notched up the gold medal.

21 Aug 2018 1:44 PM IST

Debutant teenager Saurabh Chaudhary clinched Indias first shooting gold of the 18th Asian Games while Abhishek Verma won bronze medal in the mens 10m air pistol event. (Photo: Twitter / IOA India)

Asian Games 2018: Saurabh Chaudhary claims gold, Abhishek Verma bags...

Hobby shooter Abhishek Verma, also making his Asian Games debut at 29, settled for the bronze medal.

21 Aug 2018 11:14 AM IST

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Six Kerala hoopsters in under-18 camp

The camp will be held at Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru from August 20 onward.

21 Aug 2018 12:10 AM IST

The Asian Games 2018 gold also enabled Vinesh Phogat to achieve another feat as she became the only woman wrestler to win two medals in back-to-back Asian Games. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Vinesh Phogat first Indian woman wrestler to win...

It is surely a ground-breaking achievement for the 23-year-old firebrand Haryana wrestler, who is connected to...

20 Aug 2018 6:35 PM IST

19-year-old Indian shooter Lakshay claimed the silver medal in the mens trap event as he shot 39 out of 45 to finish second on the podium. (Photo: Twitter / IOA India)

Asian Games 2018: Lakshay claims silver in men's trap for shooting's...

Manavjit Singh Sandhu, who topped the qualification, finished 4th in the final with 26 after 30 shots, having stayed on...

20 Aug 2018 4:26 PM IST

The JOC identified the four as Takuya Hashimoto, Keita Imamura, Yuya Nagayoshi, and Takuma Sato, and said the players had to pay for their own flights home from Jakarta. (Photo: AFP)

Paying prostitutes for sex: 4 Japanese players kicked out of Asian...

Japanese delegation head Yasuhiro Yamashita said that the four players hooked up with the women after eating and...

20 Aug 2018 10:49 AM IST

Indian shooter Deepak Kumar claimed the silver medal in mens 10m air rifle event after producing excellent scores at crucial junctures, pipping fancied teammate Ravi Kumar at the 18th Asian Games. (Photo: Twitter / IOA India)

Asian Games 2018: 3rd medal for India as shooter Deepak Kumar wins air...

This is India's 3rd medal at the ongoing Games and second in shooting after Chandela and Ravi Kumar's bronze in 10m air...

20 Aug 2018 10:16 AM IST

Indian women kabaddi players try to trap a Japanese raider during their match on Sunday. India won 43-12. AFP

Asian Games 2018: After wins, kabaddi coach eyes yellow

India has won all seven gold at the quadrennial event and they are again out to defend the top spot under the guidance...

20 Aug 2018 1:01 AM IST

Annam Tarangini

A rising star

Annam Tarangini's selection to the Indian Sepak Takraw team for the Jakarta Asian Games is a matter of pride for...

20 Aug 2018 12:09 AM IST

The 24-year-old Indian had won three consecutive gold medals -- CWG (Gold Coast), Tbilisi Grand Prix (Georgia) and Yasar Dogu International (Istanbul) -- ahead of the Asian Games. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Wrestler Bajrang Punia opens India's gold account

Bajrang, who came into the Asian Games as favourite to win the gold in this category, beat his Japanese opponent 11-8 in...

19 Aug 2018 7:59 PM IST

The London Olympics silver medallist created two opportunities to score in the second period but could not convert while Batirov did not miss his chances. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Bahrain's Adam Batirov stuns Sushil Kumar in 74kg...

If Batirov makes the final, Sushil will be in with a chance to win bronze through the repechage.

19 Aug 2018 3:32 PM IST