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Meanwhile, another Hyderabad player Ganta Sai Karteek clinched the men's doubles title along with Manish Sureshkumar of Tamil Nadu

The top-seeded men, boasting of a strong all-Grandmaster line-up, including teenage stars D Gukesh, the Indian No.1, and R Praggnanandhaa, finished behind Iran.

Rohit has won two ICC events – 2007 T20 World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy but everyone knows that in cricket, the real deal is the 50-over World Cup.

With this gold the Indian men's team made an important contribution as India fulfilled its dream of 'ab ki baar, sau paar,' which roughly translates to 'this time we will get more than 100 medals'.

The official said the police will put in place the bandobast from October 11. “We are fully prepared for that. There will be bandobast at the stadium gates, checkings will be carried out on vehicles, hotels and guest houses, and we will keep a watch on certain elements,” he said.

Gaikwad said that the victory in their debut Asian Games in Hangzhou would not have been possible without everyone's contribution.

South Africa's tremendous batting performance was just outstanding, as they reached 428 for 5, which is now the biggest total in World Cup history.

Proteas batters toyed with the Sri Lankan bowlers with Van der Dussen, Markram and De Kock smashing quick-fire centuries to lift their side to a commanding total

Men in Blue will start their World Cup 2023 campaign against five-time champions Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday

Pandya has a solid record at number six. In 23 ODIs, he has scored 775 runs at this position at an average of 36.90.

A fight broke out over some issue between the "pahelwans" participating in a competition on Friday night. A video of the brawl was widely circulated on social media.

Ashwin was included in India's squad in place of injured Axar Patel, and now he might pip pacer Shardul Thakur for a place in the eleven.

Afghanistan were 112/5 in 18.2 overs when rain stopped the play. Seamers Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube took one wicket each.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty downed South Korea's Korea's Choi Solgyu-Kim Wonho 21-18 21-16 to clinch a historic gold medal

Indian squash players Dipika Pallikal, Saurav Ghoshal, and Abhay Singh recieved a grand welcome on their arrival at Chennai airport

Ayush, the top-ranked Indian boys' singles player in BAI rankings, encountered a formidable challenge from his opponent in the initial stages.

Indian wrestler Deepak Punia beat Uzbekistan's Javrail Shapiev 4-3 in the men's freestyle 86kg semifinal at the Asian Games

Sai Samitha Akula and Greeshma Dontara finished at the fifth and sixth position respectively in ladies artistic single free skating

BCCI is working hard on procuring visas for the Pakistani journalists waiting to travel to India for the World Cup

The top-seeded Belarusian struggled with her serves throughout the match, tallying eight double faults compared to Rybakina's one. She was also broken four times by the fifth seed, as reported by Xinhua.

Indian women's volleyball team notched up a thrilling 3-2 win over Hong Kong in a classification match to finish at the ninth spot

The shuttler had an exceptional tournament, triumphing over formidable opponents on the path to the finals. He secured victory against France's Guillaume Gailly in three sets during the quarterfinals and also bested India's Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj in the semifinals.

Xinhua reports that the silverback's comeback to the German national team under the newly appointed coach Julian Nagelsmann was not unexpected but certainly within the realm of possibility.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field in their World Cup match against Afghanistan here on Saturday