Jakarta, Aug 24: The Indian compound mixed archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma lost to Iran in the quarter-finals of the 18th Asian Games here on Friday. Jyothi and Abhishek lost 153-155 to the Iranian pair of Fereshteh Ghorbani and Nima Mahboubi Matbooe. Earlier in the day, Jyothi and Abhishek defeated Fatimah Saad...
Belgrade, Aug 24: Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes and Tolgay Arslan scored for Partizan and Besiktas respectively as the teams played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play-off. Gomes brought Partizan into an early lead in the 14th minute after he turned a dangerous cross into a score for...
Jakarta, Aug 24: Indias boxing campaign started on an unfortunate note after Gaurav Solanki was outpunched by Japans Tanaka Ryomei 5-0 in the mens Flyweight (52kg) Round of 32 clash at the Asian Games here on Friday. Solanki, the 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist started off cautiously before being pinned down with a straight hit...
Athens, Aug 24: Olympiacos beat Burnley 3-1 at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium here to move closer to the UEFA Europa League group stage. Kostas Fortounis opened the score for Olympiacos in the 19th minute but the English team equalised in the 33rd minute with a penalty shot by Chris Wood on Thursday, reports Xinhua news...
Madrid, Aug 24: The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus has left Real Madrid looking to sign a new forward before the transfer window closes at the end of August. But one footballer hoping to benefit from the Portuguese superstars move is the clubs 22-year-old Marco Asensio. Asensio scored six goals in 32 league appearances...
Jakarta, Aug 24: The Indian womens kabaddi team had to settle for silver after a narrow loss to Iran in the final at the 2018 Asian Games here on Friday. The defending champions lost 24-27 in a nail-biting encounter as Iran celebrated its first ever gold medal at the Asiad. This is the first time the...
Palembang (Indonesia), Aug 24: Indian tennis stars Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan won gold in the mens doubles category at the 2018 Asian Games here on Friday. The Indians defeated Denis Yevseyev and Aleksandr Bublik of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4 in the final. This is the fifth time that India have won gold in mens doubles at...
Palembang (Indonesia), Aug 24: Experienced Indian shooter Heena Sidhu earned her first individual medal in the Asian Games as she got a bronze medal in the womens 10m Air Pistol event here on Friday. Heena scored 219.2 in the final. Qian Wang of China won gold with a Games record score of 240.3, while South...
Jakarta, Aug 24: Squash stars Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal Karthik registered convincing victories to assure India of a medal as they entered the semi-finals of the mens and womens singles respectively at the 18th Asian Games here on Friday. Ghosal defeated compatriot Harinder Sandhu 3-1 and will now take on Leo Au of Hong...
