Incheon 2014
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Asian Games: Expect 12 gold medals from track and field events, says Sports minister
Other Sports | Sep 20, 2014, 07:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal Saturday said that he expects Indian athletes to win 10-12 gold medals from the track and field events in the 17th Asian Games, where competition started Friday in the
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Asian Games: Indian weightlifters off to disappointing start
Other Sports | Sep 20, 2014, 06:55 PM ISTIncheon: India started their weightlifting campaign on a dismal note as all three of them who took the field today finished in the bottom half of the table in their respective weight categories in both
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Asian Games: Pallikal faces Chinappa in quarters of women's singles squash
Other Sports | Sep 20, 2014, 06:44 PM ISTIncheon: India is assured of its first ever women's singles medal in squash the Asian Games after top players Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa won their respective openers here today and set up an exciting
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Asian Games: North Korean weightlifter Om Yun Chol sets world record
Other Sports | Sep 20, 2014, 07:38 PM ISTINCHEON, South Korea: North Korea's Om Yun Chol beat his own world record in the men's 56-kilogram clean and jerk by 1 kilogram on Saturday to grab weightlifting gold on the first day of competition
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Asian Games: Indian men's basketball team off to winning a start
Other Sports | Sep 20, 2014, 06:01 PM ISTIncheon: Indian men's basketball team started its Asian Games campaign on a resounding note, thrashing a lowly Palestine 89-49 in the opening Group B encounter at the Hwaseong Sports Complex Gymnasium on Saturday.India dominated Palestine
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Asian Games: Events schedule of India, Day 1 (IST)
Other Sports | Sep 19, 2014, 11:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: A strong Indian contingent of 679 members including 516 athletes and 163 officials will be beginning their Asian Games campaign on Saturday, 19th September 2014 with a hope to better its medal tally
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Asian Games: Dazzling opening ceremony kicks off 17th Asiad
Other Sports | Sep 20, 2014, 08:56 AM ISTIncheon: Pop sensation Psy was the star attraction as a dazzling opening ceremony, showcasing the glorious past and modern-day South Korea in a grand spectacle, launched the 17th Asian Games here today.The world's second-biggest multi-sports
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Asian Games: Sardar leads Indian contingent at Asiad opening ceremony
Other Sports | Sep 19, 2014, 06:35 PM ISTIncheon: Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh led the country's Asian Games contingent at the Opening Ceremony held at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium here Friday.Fireworks lit up the sky here after a glittering sound and
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Asian Games: Johny, Maheshwary cleared for Asiad, 4x400m men's team dropped
Other Sports | Sep 18, 2014, 10:43 PM ISTPatiala: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday cleared triple jumpers Mayookha Johny and Renjith Maheshwary for the Incheon Asian Games after they were cleared in the trials held at NIS, here today.However, the
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Asian Games: Big honour to lead India in Asiad opening ceremony, says Sardar Singh
Other Sports | Sep 19, 2014, 06:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: The honour to carry India's flag in the opening ceremony of 17th Asian Games couldn't have come at a better time for hockey team skipper Sardar Singh, who feels it will not only
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Asian Games: Sardar to be India's flag bearer at Asiad opening
Other Sports | Sep 18, 2014, 06:55 PM ISTIncheon: Ending the suspense over who would be the Indian contingent's flag bearer at tomorrow's 17th Asian Games opening ceremony here, men's hockey team captain Sardar Singh was today bestowed with the honour.“The flag bearer
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Asian Games: Shakib, Rubel Hossain included in Bangladesh squad
Other Sports | Sep 18, 2014, 05:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday announced the inclusion of the all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and bowler Rubel Hossain for the Asian Games 2014 cricket squad.The 27 year old Shakib and the pacer Rubel
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Asian Games: Indian national flag hoisted at Games Village
Other Sports | Sep 18, 2014, 05:33 PM ISTIncheon: The Indian tri-colour was today hoisted at the Asian Games Village in the presence of the Chef-de-Mission Adille Sumariwala, a day before the opening ceremony of the sporting extravaganza at the main stadium is
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Asian Games: India aiming to make mark with big medal haul in Incheon
Other Sports | Sep 19, 2014, 10:58 PM ISTIncheon: Bolstered by a better-than-expected performance in the Commonwealth Games, Indian athletes would now look to assert themselves against the sporting might of continental powerhouses such as China and Japan in the 17th Asian Games
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Asian Games buzz appears missing in host city
Other Sports | Sep 18, 2014, 01:50 PM ISTIncheon: The buzz is strangely missing as Incheon gears up to host the Asian Games from tomorrow with hardly any banners or volunteers in sight to welcome the athletes and delegates for the event which
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Asian Games: Indian women maul Maldives 15-0 in football
Other Sports | Sep 14, 2014, 09:09 PM ISTINCHEON: The Indian women's football team shrugged off some unsavoury incidents in the run-up to the Asian Games as they mauled Maldives 15-0 to open their campaign in style on Sunday.Winger Sasmita Malik and midfielder
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Mary Kom will settle for nothing less than gold at Asian Games
Other Sports | Sep 13, 2014, 07:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Five time World Boxing Champion Mary Kom is eyeing a gold medal at the upcoming Incheon Asian Games after settling for bronze four years ago."Our preparation has been good so far and we
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Sania has a change of heart, decides to play in Asian Games
Tennis | Sep 12, 2014, 07:33 PM ISTBangalore: In a significant development, Sania Mirza has agreed to play in the upcoming Asian Games; two days after AITA announced that they would allow top players to miss the Incheon event, keeping in mind
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Bopanna is open to playing with Paes at Rio
Tennis | Sep 12, 2014, 04:48 PM ISTBangalore: India's doubles star Rohan Bopanna says the bitterness that had developed between him and Leander Paes in the build-up to the 2012 London Games is “long gone and over” and he was not averse
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Asian Games: New boxing body elected but participation still doubtful
Other Sports | Sep 11, 2014, 10:36 PM ISTMumbai: Ending more than one-and-a-half year-old impasse in Indian boxing officialdom, a new body headed by industrialist Sandeep Jajodia was elected on Thursday for a four-year term in the elections conducted via a secret ballot