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Golf: Outstanding game by Kapur puts him in joint lead
Busan: India's brightest prospect for gold medal in golf Shiv Kapur played an outstanding game on Thursday to be placed in joint lead with a first round score of two-under 70 in the individual championship of the Asian Games.
India's football quarter-final hope suffers big jolt
Yangsan: India crashed to its first defeat in Asian Games football when it lost to China 0-2 in a crucial Group 'C' league match on Thursday.
Indian weightlifters continue to disappoint at Asiad
Busan: The Indian weightlifters continued to disappoint as Pratima Kumari finished fifth in the women's 63 kg category in the 14th Asian Games on Thursday.
India looks to maintain its winning streak in hockey
Busan: Defending Champion India will look to maintain its winning run in men's
hockey competition of the 14th Asian Games when it takes on a strong South Korea in its final league match on Friday.
Dingko's hopes of retaining gold medal in boxing crash
Busan: Dingko Singh's hopes of retaining the gold medal in bantam weight category were shattered as he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of his North Korean opponent in the very first round of the boxing event of the 14th Asian Games on Friday.
Indian shooters clinch another silver medal at Asiad
Busan: The Indian shooters scooped up another silver medal to take its tally to two but pistol king Japsal Rana returned with a disappointing performance to further diminish India's medal prospects in the shooting event of the 14th Asian Games on Thursday.
India wins silver in double trap shooting
Busan: The Indian team comprising Anwar Sultan, Mansher Singh and Manavjit Singh won a silver medal in the men's trap shooting at the Asian Games on Thursday.
Chinese athletes dominate, intriguing basketball duel looms
Busan: Chinese athletes dominated the early action at the Asian Games on Thursday as all eyes switched to the intriguing basketball duel that sees North and South Korea collide.
Yet another disappointing day for Indian rowers
Busan: After winning a bronze medal on Wednesday, Indian rowers failed to make much of an impact in the Asian Games rowing that concluded at the Nakdong river rowing course on Thursday.
Cricket
Millennium Stadium set for indoor cricket in England
London: England captain Nasser Hussain and New Zealand counterpart Stephen Fleming will lead
Britain and the Rest of the World respectively for two indoor matches at Cardiff's Millennium
Stadium – the first of their kind ever staged in the northern hemisphere.
Somerset signs up West Indies paceman Nixon McLean
London: English county Somerset has signed up Natal's former West Indies fast bowler Nixon McLean as its second overseas player for next summer's campaign.
We need both Kumble & Srinath, says captain Ganguly
Kolkata: Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly on Thursday said that leggie Anil Kumble and speedster Javagal Srinath would be vital components of his team in the coming Test and One-day series against West Indies.
Aussies ride high on Pak’s selection blunder, 330/5
Colombo: Ricky Ponting hit an aggressive 141 as Australia made Pakistan pay dearly for a selection blunder on the opening day of the first Test on Thursday.
Windies keen to start India campaign on positive note
Bangalore: The Carl Hooper-led West Indies team kicks off its India tour on Friday with a three-day game against the Board President's XI, keen to start off on a positive note, ahead of the first Test next week.
'Big game for youngsters, I'm looking forward to it'
Bangalore: Mohammad Kaif believes tips he got from Saurav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and India coach John Wright would stand him in good stead when he leads the Board President's XI in a three-day game against the West Indies starting on Friday.
Murali to unleash mystery ball on Australians in Dec
Sydney: Sri Lankan spinner Muthiah Muralitharan says he has a mystery ball, which he will use against Australia in December.
Hooper hopes to take Windies back to its past glory
Bangalore: Captain Carl Hooper indicated on Thursday focus on the current tour in India would be to take West Indies back to its past glory.
'ICC has lack of respect for international cricketers'
Sydney: The International Cricket Council shows a lack of respect for international cricketers, Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) chief executive Tim May said on Thursday.
Swagger no more, 'King' Richards is on a mission
Bangalore: The swagger and the gum chewing is no more. Though West Indian batting legend Vivian 'King' Richards sports a baggy short and T-shirt, he is a much mellowed person than what he was even two years ago when he was in Bangalore for the launch of a weekly cricket rating system for international players – no defunct.
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