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Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India eye medal-winning Day 4 start from shooters – The Times of India

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India eye medal-winning Day 4 start from shootersAsian Games 2023: After the historic team equestrian dressage gold, Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh will be in action in the individual event on the fourth day of the Hangzhou Asian Games.Read LessTHE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 27, 2023, 07:14:13 ISTFacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; ...

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5 ICC World Cup matches in Ahmedabad, BnBs, hotels look to make a fortune

The hospitality industry might see its best boom post-Covid with Ahmedabad expected to be flooded with cricket fans, as it hosts five of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 matches beginning next month.While hotels have increased their room tariffs up to 10 fold, even the Airbnb website shows rates for properties as high as 20-fold for October 14 when India plays Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera. For instance, an apartment hosted on the Airbnb website claiming to be “250 m” from the stadium is listed as “Motera cricket stadium home furnished 6 bed-2 BHK”, available for Rs 81,000 a night. Rishav Poddar, one of the hosts on the website offering a “weekend getaway living on the periphery of Ahmedabad”, told The Indian Express that he is also ...

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Left arm spinners, Steve Waugh and India’s near misses twice in a row

File picture of Australia’s Steve Waugh. | Photo Credit: N. Sridharan - The Hindu Archives The year was 1987. Sunil Gavaskar was to retire soon, Sachin Tendulkar hadn’t yet made his appearance in the Indian consciousness. Goa had become the 25th State of the Indian union. The population hadn’t touched a billion yet. Scandals over defence deals had been exposed in the media. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s ‘Mr Clean’ image was taking a beating. Writing in the Asian Journal, a think tank analyst said, “Indian democracy is on trial.” And World champions India hosted the first World Cup outside England. The first-ever World Cup match in India was played in Chennai 36 years ago. A year earlier at the same venue, Maninder Singh had been dismissed leg before to signal only the second tied Test....

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Left arm spinners, Steve Waugh and India’s near misses twice in a row

The year was 1987. Sunil Gavaskar was to retire soon, Sachin Tendulkar hadn’t yet made his appearance in the Indian consciousness. Goa had become the 25th State of the Indian union. The population hadn’t touched a billion yet. Scandals over defence deals had been exposed in the media. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s ‘Mr Clean’ image was taking a beating. Writing in the Asian Journal, a think tank analyst said, “Indian democracy is on trial.” And World champions India hosted the first World Cup outside England. The first-ever World Cup match in India was played in Chennai 36 years ago. A year earlier at the same venue, Maninder Singh had been dismissed leg before to signal only the second tied Test. Now here he was again, last man, with India needing two to win. You couldn’t blame him if h...

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Cricket World Cup 2023 countdown | Amid the din and the drama, mercurial Pakistan hunts for a safe space

Key men: Pakistan’s fortunes would hinge on the performances of the experienced campaigners Afridi, skipper Babar, and Rizwan. | Photo Credit: AFP Luck and circumstance touch different people at different times in many different ways. In the lead-up to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India, Pakistan has got the short end of this stick.First, its very participation in the event came under a cloud. Once that shifted, there was the lack of clarity over the ‘safe’ venues for the team. Then came the disastrous performance at the preparatory Asia Cup where it finished last in the Super Four group. A tournament-ending shoulder injury to premier fast bowler Naseem Shah was the next body blow. The latest is the delay in procuring visas, which means the Babar Azam-led squad will arrive in Indi...

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Dope testers show up at Delhi State Athletics Meet, most athletes bolt; only 1 in 100 metre final

ONLY ONE participant in the final of the men’s 100 metres; a steeplechase athlete who kept running after crossing the finish line to evade dope testing; several winners skipping the medal ceremony as they were worried about being asked to give samples.The final day of the Delhi State Athletics Championship (September 23-26), at the warm-up track of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the national capital, turned into a cat-and-mouse game between athletes and doping control officers on Tuesday. The number of participants fell by half as news spread that National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) officials had dropped in, a day after a purported video clip of the washroom at the stadium showed piles of used syringes. “We have eight finalists in the track events, but only three or four turned up (on T...

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Asian Games: Meet the four equestrians who fought the odds to claim dressage gold

The Indian team comprising of Divyakriti Singh, Sudipti Hajela, Anush Agarwalla and Hriday Vipul Chheda created history in Hangzhou on Tuesday as they won the country’s first ever equestrian dressage team event gold at the Asian Games.It also ended a 41-year-old wait for a gold medal in equestrian at the Asian Games for India. Adversity steeled her Divyakriti Singh, 23, Jaipur Divyakriti Singh remembers going to a competitive Dressage show in Crozet, France and falling marginally short of qualifying for the Asian Games. “Coming so close and not making it hit hard. I kept wondering that I had tried everything but why was nothing working out,” she recalls. “Looking back, I’m glad we were forced to compete in Europe amongst the world’s best riders and set a high standard. I’ve failed a lot...

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Mihir Vasavda at Asian Games: Why E-Sports is the highest-ticketed and the sold-out event of the tournament in China

The only man seemingly in his 50s confessed to being bewildered, if not out of place.At 8 a.m. on a weekday, teenagers and people in their early 20s horde the arena that resembles a Star Wars set with a glass of beer in one hand and a lightsaber in another. Chinese rock blares out of the speakers inside the Hangzhou eSports Stadium. But it mostly falls on deaf ears. Most are glued to their phones, twiddling their thumbs and tapping relentlessly and halt only when the lights go off and the music stops. The anticipation builds as the circular stage with four stations slowly illuminates. Then, an emcee, with the flourish of a ring announcer, comes forward and introduces the players who, one by one, emerge from a tunnel. Shy under the spotlight, they blush and wave at the crowd. “We feel l...

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India vs Australia | Ashwin has got the class and the experience, says Rohit

Rohit Sharma speaks during a press conference ahead of the third ODI against Australia. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Rohit Sharma didn’t play in the first two games of the ODI series against Australia, but he was delighted to watch the team putting up a dominant show.“I thought we played a lot of good cricket, and achieved a lot of good things,” the Indian captain said here on Tuesday, ahead of the final ODI. “We chased in one game, we batted first in the other, got a decent amount of runs and we bowled pretty well in both games.” He is, however, constrained by the absence of some of the players for Wednesday’s match. “We have got players who are sick, some have personal reasons and they have gone home,” he said. “Few of the players are rested as well.” #TeamIndia Captain @ImRo45 refle...

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Bangladesh drop ex-captain Tamim Iqbal from World Cup squad | Cricket News – Times of India

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday announced their 15-man squad for the ODI World Cup in India, leaving out former captain Tamim Iqbal due to injury concerns.Tamim, 34, who retired in a shock move in July before reversing his decision a day later at the request of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, returned to the side only last week for the opening two matches of the just-concluded home series against New Zealand.Tamim established himself as one of the country's most dependable players and is the only Bangladeshi to score centuries in all three formats of the game.But he took a break from Tuesday's final match that Bangladesh lost by seven wickets in Dhaka, and reportedly refused to give a guarantee of his participation in all matches in the World Cup.Top-selling Bengali newspaper Prot...

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India and Australia have plenty to look forward to even in a dead rubber

Key players: Rohit, who will be keen on a good hit before the World Cup, will be happy to have Kuldeep back. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The rubber may be dead, but interest isn’t. The final ODI between India and Australia on Wednesday promises plenty.Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav are scheduled to play for the first time in the series. That the host is leading the three-match series 2-0 without any of those five featuring in either of the games indicates the kind of shape the team is in. #TeamIndia Captain @ImRo45 reflects on the team's performances in the past few ODIs and the learnings from them.#INDvAUS@IDFCFIRSTBankpic.twitter.com/3F5H8WTzJq— BCCI (@BCCI) September 26, 2023Rohit played it down, but the Men in Blue may not mind s...

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England’s ODI clash with Ireland washed out after Ben Duckett ton – Times of India

NEW DELHI: England's third and final one-day international against Ireland on Tuesday was abandoned because of rain, with the hosts' batter Ben Duckett hitting his maiden century in the 50-over format. A no result at the Gloucestershire Cricket Stadium meant the 3-match series was won 1-0 by England, after the first ODI was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain before Rehan Ahmed inspired England to a 48-run victory in the second. Duckett's maiden ODI hundred and Phil Salt's blistering 61 were the highlights of a curtailed match on Tuesday.Duckett's 107 not out off 78 balls included 12 fours and two sixes, while Salt's 61 from 28 deliveries featured seven fours and four sixes.In a remarkable first over of the match, Salt hit 18 runs off Mark Adair before the bowler sent down...

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Hangzhou Asian Games: Full India schedule on September 27; live updates, live streaming details – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After the historic team equestrian dressage gold, Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh will be in action in the individual event on the fourth day of the Hangzhou Asian Games.For all the live action and fast updates straight away from Hangzhou, follow Timesofindia.com's live blog.Following is India's Day 4 schedule at the Asian Games on Wednesday, September 27. Equestrian5:30 AM: Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh - Dressage - Intermediate I (Individual qualification for final)Shooting6:30 AM: Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka in Skeet-50 Men's Qualification (Phase 2)Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka in Skeet-50 Team Men (Phase 2)Ashi Chouksey, M...

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Leander Paes becomes first Asian man to be nominated as a player to International Tennis Hall of Fame | Tennis News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Legendary Leander Paes, the multiple Grand Slam champion, on Tuesday made history as he became the first Asian male nominee for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the player category.The 50-year-old Paes is one of the six nominees for the Class of 2024. He will be vying for this prestigious honor alongside fellow nominees Cara Black, Ana Ivanovic, Carlos Moya, Daniel Nestor, and Flavia Pennetta in the Player Category.Li Na, the Chinese player who won the women's singles title at Australian Open and French Open, became the first Asian player to get nominated to the ITHF in 2019."It means the world to me that I am the first Asian man to be nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the Player Category," said Paes."After three decades of passion for our sport a...

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New Zealand whitewash Bangladesh to wrap ODI World Cup preparation – Times of India

NEW DELHI: New Zealand geared up for the World Cup with an impressive 2-0 series victory over Bangladesh, culminating in a convincing seven-wicket win in the final one-day international (ODI) in Dhaka on Tuesday.In this decisive match, Will Young and Adam Milne played pivotal roles, contributing with the bat and ball respectively. Young's composed innings of 70 off 80 balls led New Zealand to a total of 175-3. Meanwhile, Milne's exceptional bowling figures of 4-34 limited the home team to a modest 171 runs in just 34.3 overs at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.Najmul Hossain Shanto, standing in as captain for Bangladesh, was the top scorer with 76 runs. However, he received insufficient support from his teammates, resulting in a subpar total after choosing to bat first.New Zealand...

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Asian Games: How Eabad Ali went from ‘I wanted to run like Milkha Singh’ to become a bronze medalist in windsurfing in China

When he was young, Eabad Ali, who won the bronze medal for windsurfing at the Asian Games, wanted to run like his idol Milkha Singh. Milkha was from the EME (Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) wing of the Indian army; Ali too enrolled in the same division and is now a havaldar. Milkha ran like the wind, Ali sways like the wind over the water. “I saw the event like running on the water with the huge canvas and the board,” the 29-year old Ali tells The Indian Express from China, fresh after winning the medal at the windsurfing RS:X event at the NBX sailing centre in Ningbo. “To win a medal like Milkha sir in the Asian Games is like a dream come true for me and my whole family including the Indian Army,” says an emotional Ali, who hails from the Unchegaon in Ayodhya district in Uttar P...

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‘Did not expect this’: Inconsolable Bhavani Devi alleges unfair refereeing after losing Asian Games quarterfinal – Times of India

HANGZHOU: Six wins in a row on Tuesday at the Asian Games saw Bhavani Devi scorching the fencing piste (playing area) at the Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium. But the story didn't have a fairytale ending. She was angry, agitated and unimpressed at the end of her next match, where a win would have seen her create history.No Indian fencer has ever been in the semifinals of the Asian Games, and China's top women's individual sabre athlete and world No.12Shao Yaqi stood in the way of Bhavani and a quarterfinal victory. But the scenes at the end of her 7-15 defeat is not what Bhavani would want to remember.She stormed off the arena in dejection and anger, alleging that she was once again at the receiving end of unfair umpiring, which she protested early in the last-eight clash. "Honestly...

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Historic Asian Games feat: Every medal is inspirational, so is this equestrian gold, but the sport calls for more accessibility | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

HANGZHOU: It will take a Herculean task to beat the performance the Indian dressage team conjured up on Tuesday. Quietly, performing ballet on horseback, almost 100 kilometres away from where most of the Asian Games activity was happening, the dressage team added a piece of history to India's campaign, catching most unawares.India's third gold medal of the Games so far is honestly the most unexpected one, which is one of the many reasons why it warmed hearts the most.'It was very emotional when our national anthem was playing': Gold-medal winning dressage ridersFrom being unfamiliar figures among the Indian contingent, Divyakriti Singh, Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela became names flashing on news channels, followed by a scamper for information about the medallists, th...

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Asian Games: Every medal inspires, so will this equestrian gold, but the sport calls for accessibility | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

HANGZHOU: Nothing can beat the effort that the Indian dressage team conjured up on Tuesday. Quietly, performing ballet on horseback, almost 100 kilometres away from where most of the Asian Games activity was happening, the dressage team added a piece of history to India's campaign, catching most unawares.India's third gold medal of the Games so far is honestly the most unexpected one, which is one of the many reasons why it warmed hearts the most.Asian Games Breaking: India win historic gold in Equestrian Team eventFrom being unfamiliar figures among the Indian contingent, Divyakriti Singh, Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela became the names flashing on news channels, followed by a scamper for information about the medallists, their background stories, contact numbers and...

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Ashwin’s class assures us that we have back-ups ready for World Cup: Rohit Sharma | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma chose not to disclose any specific information regarding the status of the injured Axar Patel. However, he did highlight the impressive form demonstrated by Ravichandran Ashwin in the first two ODIs, which has given him confidence in having reliable backup options for the World Cup in case of unforeseen circumstances.Axar had sustained a left quadricep injury before the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka earlier this month and is presently undergoing recovery at the National Cricket Academy (NCA).Ashwin's performance in the first two ODIs against Australia has generated discussions about whether the experienced off-spinner should be considered for India's 15-member squad if Patel is unable to recuperate in time.The deadline for teams to finalise thei...