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In what was billed as a close contest turned into a lopsided affair, as India fired a whopping 10 goals past a hapless Pakistani defence to register its biggest-ever win over their traditional rivals in a Pool A match of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Ace Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is disappointed that she could not realise her dream of an Asian Games medal as she suffered thigh muscle injury during the women's 49kg event.

Aman Raj dished out an impressive performance of two-under 68 in the final round to emerge champion with 18-under 262 to clinch the Telangana Golconda Masters

Arjun from Hyderabad, who was seeded 11, outscored favourites IM Manish Anto Cristiano and L Srihari consecutively in seventh and eighth rounds

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has congratulated the Indian shooting duo of Sarabjot Singh and Divya Subbaraju, who secured a silver medal in the mixed 10m air rifle pistol team event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.

England, who arrived in India a day before their first warm-up match, will remain in Guwahati to play their second and final warm-up game against Bangladesh on October 2.

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, returning to Indian shores after more than 12 years, will be held between October 5 and November 19.

The women's team thrashed Malaysia 16-6 in its pre-quarter final match with Vaishnavi Yadav emerging as the star performer

In the men's singles draw, contenders include Prajwal Dev, the runner-up in a June ITF event in Thailand, defending champion Manish Sureshkumar from Tamil Nadu, along with Karan Singh from Haryana and Siddharth Vishwakarma from Uttar Pradesh.

Mirabai Chanu could not get a podium finish in the women's 49 kg as she finished fourth at the Asian Games

India's Second-Seeded Team Triumphs 2-6, 6-3, 10-4 Against Chinese Taipei in Title Match

Aditi Ashok played a sensational third round of 11-under 61 to place herself in a commanding position to win a historic individual gold medal

India beat Thailand 3-1 to finish in the seventh spot at the mixed team events of the Badminton World Junior Championships

Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday announced the appointment of Australia's Luke Williams as their head coach

Indian Olympic medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain advanced to the semifinals of the women's 75 kg boxing competition

Preeti Pawar secured a quota for the Paris Olympics and also assured herself of a medal, moving into the women's 54kg semifinals

Indian hurdlers Jyothi Yarraji and Nithya Ramraj advanced to the women's 100m hurdles final

Chopra played most part of the season with a groin strain but still won the world championships title in August in Budapest

Broad's Test record boasts an impressive 604 wickets, ranking him fifth in cricket history, surpassed only by Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, James Anderson, and Anil Kumble.

Indian skaters Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble, Aarathy Kasturi Raj, and Heeral Sadhu failed to secure a medal

India's Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS settled for a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, losing the finals

Anandkumar Velkumar and Siddhant Kamble signed off at the sixth and seventh place respectively in men's speed skating 10000m final

Yarraji, an Asian champion, secured a spot in the finals with a time of 13.03 seconds, positioning herself for a shot at a medal.

India's Pincky Balhara, a silver medallist at Jakarta meet in 2018, advanced to the women's 52kg quarterfinals