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Asian Games: Stuck in second lane, Annu Rani produces season's best to win javelin gold
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Annu has gone into depression as she had been able to produce her best effort throughout the year in competitions despite emerging as India's best javelin thrower in the last few years, winning medals at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games and qualifying for the Olympics and World Athletics Championships.
Carlos Alcaraz downs Casper Ruud to enter China Open semifinal
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With his win, Alcaraz set a last-four clash against Jannik Sinner. The 20-year-old is currently 635 points behind first-placed Novak Djokovic in the ATP Live Race To Turin but can move to within 415 points with the title.
Ehsan Hadadi loses men's discus gold for first time since 2006 Asian Games
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Hadadi, the 38-year-old London Olympic Games silver medallist has won the Men's discus through for a record four editions of the Asian Games.
Asian Games: TT doubles pair; Parul, Priti, Ancy's medals take India to 60-medal mark
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The bronze medal picked by Ayhika and Sutirtha is the only won by India in the 19th Asian Games and overall, the third bronze medal bagged by the country in table tennis in Asian Games adding to the team bronze in 2018 in Jakarta and bronze in mixed doubles won by Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra in 2018.
Men's ODI WC: Skipper Temba Bavuma to join South Africa squad on Tuesday, says CSA
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Cricket South Africa in a statement said Bavuma "will travel back to India on Monday" and "will join up with the squad in Delhi on Tuesday".
Asian Games: Everyone is really eager to win gold for the country and stand up on the podium, says Gaikwad
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Gaikwad will be captaining the Indian team at the Asian Games when they take on Nepal in the quarter-final clash on Tuesday, also marking the first time the men’s cricket team is participating in the multi-sport event.
Men’s ODI WC: Hope Kohli scores many hundreds and ends up as tournament’s leading run-getter, says Sehwag
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Kohli is all set to play in his fourth Men’s ODI World Cup after participating in last three editions - in 2011, 2015, and 2019, first of which gave him a winner’s medal. In the 2019 World Cup, Kohli made 443 runs in nine innings, averaging 55.37, including five half-centuries.
Real Madrid back on top, Barca second while Atletico, Real Sociedad keep up form
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Carlo Ancelotti's side triumphed 3-0 away against Girona, who had led the table with 19 points from the first seven matches of the season, having won their last six, reports Xinhua.
Men's ODI WC: Former India captain Ajay Jadeja named Afghanistan’s team mentor
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Jadeja captained India in 13 ODIs, and overall played 196 matches, becoming its eighth-highest run-getter in the format by scoring 5359 runs while averaging 37.47 with six hundreds and 30 fifties against his name, apart from playing three World Cups.
Asian Games: Ayhika, Sutirtha's brave fight ends in semis, bag maiden bronze medal in women's doubles table tennis
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The Indian pair was bidding to win a historic maiden silver medal in the Asian Games table tennis competition but were thwarted by the North Korean pair that came back after losing the first game. Ayhika and Sutirtha lost the match 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 2-11 in a well-fought encounter.
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