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Boxing: Krishan wins gold in men's 60 kg

Guangzhou: India's Vikas Krishan won the gold in the men's 60 kg boxing event the Asian Games here on Thursday.

Krishan beat China's Qing Hu 5-4 in a keenly fought bout.

It was India's first gold in

Women are in joint lead at team chess

Guangzhou, Nov. 23: Indian women are on course for a chess medal as they scored an easy victory over Bangladesh to remain on joint top along with China after six rounds of the chess competition in the

Sublime Som reigns supreme

Guangzhou, Nov. 23: Somdev Devvarman added a historic singles gold to his men’s doubles triumph with an upset win over world number 40 Denis Istomin as India rounded off their tennis campaign at the A

Kavita ends up with bronze in Asiad boxing

Guangzhou: Indian woman boxer Kavita Goyat (75kg) lost to China's Jinzi Li in the semfinals and settled for a bronze medal in the Asian Games here today.

Kavita went down 1-5 to Li at the Foshan Gym

Asiad: Indian women lose to Japan for bronze

Guangzhou: Indian women lost 0-1 to Japan through a golden goal and finished fourth in Asian Games hockey here on Wednesday.

The two halves were goalless before Japan converted their 10th penalty co

Indian women lift Asiad bronzes in squash, boxing

Guangzhou: Indian women were in the forefront at the Asian Games here on Wednesday, with the squash team and boxer Kavita Goyat picking up bronze medals.

Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji and Jauna Murmu q

Advani wants cue sports to be a priority

Bengaluru, Nov. 23: Indian cueists’ rich medal haul in the ongoing Asian Games is a shot in the arm for cue sports and would give it a chance to push for a place in the sports ministry’s ‘priority lis

Vishnu-Sania share silver, India static on 8th spot

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Guangzhou, Nov. 22: Tennis star Somdev Devvarman took centre stage by fetching a gold medal in doubles event and also becoming the first Indian to reach the final in men’s singles as India clinched th

Asiad: Somdev brings home first gold in men's singles tennis

Guangzhou: Somdev Devvarman won India's maiden gold medal in men's singles tennis by beating top-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan at the Asian Games here on Tuesday.

In the title clash at the Aoti

Asiad: Somdev creates history with first ever Tennis singles gold

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Somdev Devvarman on Tuesday created history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in the men's singles tennis event of the Asian Games after outplaying top seed and world number 44 Denis I

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