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Indian shooters bag three golds at South Asian Games
Guwahati, Feb 11: The Indian shooting contingent got off to a winning start at the South Asian Games (SAG) by grabbing three of the four gold medals on offer at the shooting event here on Wednesday.
Rio 2016 Olympics bound top Indian…
India sweep SAG table tennis with seven golds
Shillong, Feb 11: India made a clean sweep winning seven gold and five silver medals in the women's doubles, men's doubles, mixed doubles, and men's and women's singles events of table tennis competitions in the 12th South Asian Games (SAG)…
India will be toughest in WorldT20: Watson
Dubai, Feb 10: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes that hosts India will be the biggest threat to his team in the World T20 which is scheduled to start on March 9.
Watson, who has had extensive experience of playing in the…
More golds for India in South Asian Games archery
Shillong, Feb 10: Indian archers continued to boost the hosts' medals tally at the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) by winning three golds in the Recurve event at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.
In the men's team event, India's…
SAG table tennis: Amalraj-Batra win mixed doubles gold
Shillong, Feb 10: The Indian mixed doubles pair of Anthony Amalraj and Manika Batra defeated compatriots G. Sathiyan and Mouma Das 3-2 to win gold in the table tennis competition of the 12th South Asian Games 2016 at the Jawaharlal Nehru…
Sri Lanka overwhelm India in 1st T20I
Pune, Feb 9: Sri Lanka rode on a strong bowling performance to defeat India by five wickets in their first Twenty20 International (T20I) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Tuesday.
Chasing a meagre target of 102 runs,…
Indian Premier League: Kings XI appoint Miller as skipper
Chandigarh, Feb 9: Kings XI Punjab, one of the eight competing franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL), on Tuesday appointed South African David Miller as their captain for Season 9 of the Twenty20 extravaganza.
Miller has been…
Zidane has the charisma to coach Real Madrid: Ancelotti
Madrid, Feb 9: Former Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti praised Zinedine Zidane saying the former French great possesses "the charisma and personality to coach" the Spanish football club. Zidane assumed coaching responsibility earlier…
Smith replaces Finch as captain in Australia’s World T20 squad
Melbourne, Feb 9: Aaron Finch was replaced with Steve Smith as captain, while Test wicket-keeper Peter Nevill was included in place of Matthew Wade as Cricket Australia (CA) effected critical changes in its 15-member World T20 squad on…
Bangladesh women beat Maldives in SAG football
Shillong, Feb 9: The Bangladesh women's football team beat underdogs Maldives 2-0 in the 12th South Asian Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.
Bangladeshi midfielder Marzia and captain Sabina Khatun scored in the second…