Asiad 2010

Wrestler Sushil Kumar bagged a bronze medal in the 2006 Doha Asian Games but missed the last two events at Guangzhou and Incheon.

Vishnu Vardhan may have stepped into the big boots of Mahesh Bhupathi but the youngster said he is under no pressure and that the experience of playing alongside Sania Mirza in the 2010 Asiad will hold him in good stead when he partners Leander Paes in the upcoming Olympics.

The doping scandal that has hit Indian sports refuses to die, with two more female athletes now testing positive for an anabolic steroid.

In a year that witnessed two sporting spectacles in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Indian squash had some hits as well as misses with the country's highest-ranked player Saurav Ghosal winning the second Asiad bronze medal of his career in Guangzhou.

Adjusting to a higher weight category was no big deal for M C Mary Kom but what stumped the five-time world champion Indian woman boxer at the Asian Games was the 'never-seen-before fouls' and she plans to take tips from Suranjoy Singh to deal with them in future.

Indian sports-persons, who put up a scintillating show at the just concluded Asian Games, returned here on Sunday with fans and supporters giving them a grand welcome.

Star pugilist Vijender Singh punched his way into the final after a thrilling win to join four more Indians in the title round as boxers continued their stupendous show in the Asian Games on Wednesday.

India out of Asian Games men's hockey competition final after losing 3-4 to Malaysia on extra-time in the second semifinal.

India's Somdev Devvarman created history in Guangzhou after he won the first ever tennis gold medal in the Asian Games.

India will have to strengthen its defence and hope that drag-flicker Sandeep Singh continues with his red-hot form when they clash with Malaysia in a tough semi-final of the Asian Games men's hockey competition, here on Tuesday.

Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) and Kavita Goyat (75kg) assured India of at least two bronze medals in women's boxing by advancing to the semifinals with contrasting wins at the Asian Games, here on Monday.

Somdev Devvarman inched closer to a historic tennis gold at the Asian Games as the gritty Indian overcame a stunning second-set lapse to tame Tatsuma Ito and seal a place in the men's singles summit clash on Monday.

Star drag-flicker Sandeep Singh continued his goal-scoring spree as India defeated Japan 3-2 for their fourth consecutive win and finished atop the points-table in group B of the Asian Games men's hockey competition, here on Sunday.

In eight days, Taniya Gupta will be seen by millions around the world as she brings the best of Bollywood to the closing ceremony of the Asiad Games in China.The 28-year-old will perform many Bollywood songs including Jai Ho and her favourite, Zindagi Kaisi Yeh Paheli from the movie Anand.Taniya was selected by a committee which short-listed her ba...

India on Thursday won two unexpected medals in rowing with the men's four and lightweight four teams bagging a silver each in the Asian Games.

Wrestler Sushil Kumar bagged a bronze medal in the 2006 Doha Asian Games but missed the last two events at Guangzhou and Incheon.

Vishnu Vardhan may have stepped into the big boots of Mahesh Bhupathi but the youngster said he is under no pressure and that the experience of playing alongside Sania Mirza in the 2010 Asiad will hold him in good stead when he partners Leander Paes in the upcoming Olympics.

The doping scandal that has hit Indian sports refuses to die, with two more female athletes now testing positive for an anabolic steroid.

In a year that witnessed two sporting spectacles in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Indian squash had some hits as well as misses with the country's highest-ranked player Saurav Ghosal winning the second Asiad bronze medal of his career in Guangzhou.

Adjusting to a higher weight category was no big deal for M C Mary Kom but what stumped the five-time world champion Indian woman boxer at the Asian Games was the 'never-seen-before fouls' and she plans to take tips from Suranjoy Singh to deal with them in future.

Indian sports-persons, who put up a scintillating show at the just concluded Asian Games, returned here on Sunday with fans and supporters giving them a grand welcome.

Star pugilist Vijender Singh punched his way into the final after a thrilling win to join four more Indians in the title round as boxers continued their stupendous show in the Asian Games on Wednesday.

India out of Asian Games men's hockey competition final after losing 3-4 to Malaysia on extra-time in the second semifinal.

India's Somdev Devvarman created history in Guangzhou after he won the first ever tennis gold medal in the Asian Games.

India will have to strengthen its defence and hope that drag-flicker Sandeep Singh continues with his red-hot form when they clash with Malaysia in a tough semi-final of the Asian Games men's hockey competition, here on Tuesday.

Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) and Kavita Goyat (75kg) assured India of at least two bronze medals in women's boxing by advancing to the semifinals with contrasting wins at the Asian Games, here on Monday.

Somdev Devvarman inched closer to a historic tennis gold at the Asian Games as the gritty Indian overcame a stunning second-set lapse to tame Tatsuma Ito and seal a place in the men's singles summit clash on Monday.

Star drag-flicker Sandeep Singh continued his goal-scoring spree as India defeated Japan 3-2 for their fourth consecutive win and finished atop the points-table in group B of the Asian Games men's hockey competition, here on Sunday.

In eight days, Taniya Gupta will be seen by millions around the world as she brings the best of Bollywood to the closing ceremony of the Asiad Games in China.The 28-year-old will perform many Bollywood songs including Jai Ho and her favourite, Zindagi Kaisi Yeh Paheli from the movie Anand.Taniya was selected by a committee which short-listed her ba...

India on Thursday won two unexpected medals in rowing with the men's four and lightweight four teams bagging a silver each in the Asian Games.