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Incheon, Sep 20: Shooters led India's medal hunt on the opening day of 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, where pistol-shooter Jitu Rai won India's first gold in the 50m event, shortly after Shweta Chaudhry opened India's account with a bronze in the 10m Women's Pistol event. Jitu held his nerves to clinch the yellow metal off his last short in the final, edging out silver medal-winner Chinese Wei Pang

Raipur, Sep 20: Rains took some sheen off Kane Williamson's record batting display of scoring the fastest ever century in Champions League Twenty20 as New Zealand side Northern Knights beat Cape Cobras of South Africa by 33 runs under Duckworth-Lewis method here on Friday. Opening batsman Williamson produced a sensational batting show as he carried his bat through the innings with a 49-ball 101

Incheon, Sep 19: A fusillade of fireworks marked the start of the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium here Friday. Fireworks lit up the sky here after a glittering sound and light show enthralled the packed stadium. Schoolchildren from South Korea holding rings started first act of the evening, followed by a visual narrative on the creation of the universe. A

Sep 19: New Zealand's former star all-rounder Chris Cairns has rolled up his sleeves to help provide for his family. Cairns is currently involved in a court battle to clear his name off match-fixing, and the mounting legal expenses have forced the 44-year-old father of four to go out into the street, quite literally, to seek work. Council job Cairns has reportedly taken up a job with the Auckland

Mumbai, Sep 19: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Virat Kohli is in the middle of a woeful batting form, and his desperation to come out of it has sent an SOS to Sachin Tendulkar: 'Help me overcome this'. According to a report in the Hindustan Times, Kohli is currently in Mumbai batting in the nets under the watchful eyes of India's greatest batsman ever, trying to eliminate the flaws

Mumbai, Sep 18: Prithvi Shaw is no stranger to breaking records. Last year, he smashed 546 in a school game and this year, he has created a record off the field of play. Prithvi has signed up with bat manufactures Sanspariels Greenlands (SG) for a sponsorship deal worth Rs 36 lakhs. Prithvi is only 14 years old and it is a huge step in his cricketing life. He comes from a middle-class family and

Sep 18: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels his side didn’t score enough runs to defend against a side like Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Andre Russell smashed a breathtaking half century while Ryan ten Doeschate struck a fine unbeaten 51 to guide IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders to a three-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in a Group A match of the Champions League

New Delhi, Sep 17: Forced to take the legal route after being denied the honour initially, Indian boxer Manoj Kumar will be bestowed the Arjuna Award as the Sports Ministry has finally accepted his nomination. Manoj, a 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist said that he was informed of the Ministry's decision this morning. "Mr Onkar Kedia, Joint Secretary (sports), informed my brother Rajesh of

Karachi, Sep 17: Shahid Afridi returned as Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain on Tuesday and then announced that he was looking forward to leading a team of “lion-hearted cricketers” to international laurels including the next T20 World Cup in 2016. The flamboyant all-rounder has replaced Mohammad Hafeez, who stepped down as skipper earlier this year after Pakistan failed to reach the T20 World Cup semi

Mumbai,Sep 16: Former France and Chelsea player Nicolas Anelka was on Monday officially announced as the marquee player of Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Mumbai City FC, six months after the forward was sacked from English football after an antisemitic row. The 35-year-old player, who also had stints at Arsenal, Real Madrid and Juventus, said he expects the October 12-December 20 ISL to be a