The Latest Breaking News from Hangzhou

HANGZHOU: Embracing motherhood comes with a price. They have to put family before careers. But the world of sports is still replete with stories of women sportspersons juggling professional careers and motherhood. At 32 years, Indian squash's leading lady, Dipika Pallikal, is a shining example of that.

HANGZHOU: A tear almost rolled down his cheek. Dabbing the corner of his eye, Saurav Ghosal gathered himself. Something that he wanted so badly across two decades and six Asian Games editions had once again eluded him.

The Indian women’s kabaddi team assured the country of a silver at least after they got the better of Nepal in the semi-final of the team event in the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on October 6.

Participants bowed to pay respects to the People’s Heroes Monument during a ceremony marking Martyrs Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In Jakarta, Indonesia, soldiers performed in a parade marking the 78th anniversary of the Indonesian armed forces. In Kathmandu, Nepal, women pulled a chariot during Indra Jatra, a festival…

NEW DELHI: Veteran Saurav Ghosal lost to Malaysia's Eain Yow Ng 11-9, 9-11, 5-11, 7-11 in the squash men's singles final in just over an hour to settle for a silver at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: The Indian archery compound men's team, comprising Ojas Pravin Deotale, Abhishek Verma, and Prathamesh Samadhan Jawkar, secured a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.

NAGPUR: India's first world champion in an individual archery event, Ojas Pravin Deotale, is now Nagpur's first sportsperson to win an Asian Games medal after he created history on Wednesday by clinching a gold in the mixed team compound event at Hangzhou.

NEW DELHI: The Indian archery compound women's team, comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand, and Parneet Kaur, achieved a remarkable feat by securing a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou. The trio's outstanding performance culminated in a closely contested victory against Chinese Taipei's Yi-Hsuan Chen, I-Jou Huang,…

HANGZHOU: They belong to different generations. One predates independent India, the other born in the new millennium. Both come from opposite social and cultural backgrounds. Their hobbies, taste for food and liking to songs are different. One likes to hear ghazals and Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi’s songs, the other…

HANGZHOU: Lovlina Borgohain had a lot riding on her. India was waiting for its first gold medal from the boxing ring in Hangzhou after four other boxers finished with a bronze each.

HANGZHOU: Controversy marred Neeraj Chopra’s men’s javelin throw final at the Asian Games after the reigning Olympic and world champion successfully defended his crown won in Jakarta 2018 under a clear Hangzhou skyline here on Wednesday night.