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Guwahati, Feb 11: India's remarkable domination went uncontested for the fifth successive day as shooters, wushu players and track-and-field athletes annihilated competition to sweep most of the gold up for grabs on the fifth day of the 12th South Asian Games here on Wednesday. With a whopping 194 medals, including 117 gold, 61 silver and 16 bronze medals, in the kitty, India sat pretty at the top

Feb 10: Continuing the golden run, India took their medal tally to 122 with 76 golds, 36 silver and 10 bronze at the 12th South Games here today. In Atheletics events on day one India won five golds. Himasha Eashan won the gold in men’s, RMRK Rathnayaka secured the gold in women’s. In 5000m, India won gold both in men’s and women’s categories, with Man Singh and L Surya bringing the laurels

Guwahati, Feb 10: The 12th South Asian Games today suffered a jolt with the organisers deciding to cancel the basketball event following the world governing body FIBA's decision to de-recognise the event on the ground of interference from the government and Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Games Chief Executive Officer and Sports Authority of India Director General Injeti Srinivas told reporters

Tokyo, Feb 9: Japan is gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with gusto, investing in everything from stadiums to electric cars, and expecting an economic bonanza from a construction frenzy and an influx of visitors. On the face of it, hosting the Olympics is a big win for Japan at a time when its economy seems besieged by intractable problems. The Bank of Japan estimates the economic perk at 30

Guwahati, Feb 9: Star player Joshna Chinappa clinched the gold in women's individual squash after beating Maria Toorpaki Wazir of Pakistan in a tense and ill-tempered summit clash to make up for India's disappointment in the men's event on Monday. Top seed Chinappa, ranked 14th in the world, recovered from one set down to beat second seeded Wazir 10-12 11-7 11-9 11-7 at the brand new squash

Guwahati, Feb 8: Indian cyclists brushed aside competition for a third day on the trot to win both the gold medals on offer on Monday in the 12th South Asian Games here. The Indian teams won the women’s 40km time trial and men’s 70km time trial events to take their medal count to five gold, three silver and one bronze on the third and penultimate day of the cycling competitions here. In women’s

Santa Clara, Feb 8: A Super Bowl adorned with glitz and gold was dominated by black and blue. Sunday's game featured 12 sacks, six turnovers and only two offensive touchdowns as the Broncos defense squelched league MVP Cam Newton and led the way to a 24-10 win, the third Super Bowl title for the franchise. Denver's only offensive touchdown came on a four-yard drive with 3:08 remaining after

Mohali, Feb 7: Champion's Pro Kushti's inaugural match got off to a thrilling start with local favourite and international wrestler Sangram Singh beating American Robbie E 17-6. The bout held at Mohali international hockey stadium here last night ended in round five with Sangram knocking out his opponent. The event has been marketed as a blend of professional wrestling and traditional 'mallayuddh'

Guwahati, Feb 7: It was gold rush for India on the opening day of the South Asian Games with the country's wrestlers, swimmers and weightlifters showing their regional dominance by making a near clean sweep of top honours in Guwahati on Sunday. India clinched 14 gold, and five silver medals on a highly productive day to top the medals tally with an overall count of 19. Sri Lanka, despite having a

Guwahati, Feb 6: India established early dominance in the weightlifting competition by grabbing two gold medals on the first day of competitions in the 12th South Asian Games here today. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, silver medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, opened the medal account for India in weightlifting in women's 48kg weight category. She lifted a total of 169kg (79kg in snatch + 90kg in