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Wolverhampton (England), Sep 17 (IANS) Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has achieved a milestone of 200 Premier League goal involvements for one club after he claimed two assists as he came from one behind to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at Molineux Stadium.Salah started on Saturday with 199 goal involvements for Liverpool, and set up goals for Cody Gakpo and Andrew Robertson to take his tally to 201.The Egyptians 201 combined goal involvements make him just the eighth player to achieve the double-century for a single club in the Premier League era. And with his tally having been recorded in 223 matches,…

London, Sep 17 (IANS) New Zealand head coach Gary Stead came up with an update on star all-rounder Tim Southee’s injury and stated the team will only make a decision after consulting the specialists back home.Southee fractured his right thumb while fielding in the fourth One Day International (ODI) against England at Lords on September 15.”We’ll just need to understand the timeframes and what that looks like and once we have that information, we will then be able to move forward and make a decision,” said Stead.”Until then, we can’t make a call around the World Cup.”Stead expressed his concern…

The worst medal haul came in 1990 in Beijing when India bagged just 23 medals, including a single gold — that too in kabaddi. From there on, things developed in such a way that in the 2010 edition of the continental extravaganza, India bagged 65 medals in Guangzhou, which is their second-best performance in the Asian Games so far.Now with just a few days to go for the 19th edition of the Asian Games, India is gearing up for the Hangzhou 2022 Games, hoping to continue their recent surge in sports, continuing with the momentum that has been built since…

The nation, which has witnessed a remarkable surge in badminton prowess on the global stage in recent times, eagerly awaits the impeccable performances of its skilled shuttlers.In recent years, Indian badminton has seen an extraordinary surge, driven by the exceptional skills and dedication of its players. However, the coveted gold medal has remained elusive in the sport at the Asian Games, despite India’s overall impressive tally of 155 gold medals in the event’s 72-year history.The nation eagerly awaits the day when its badminton stars will clinch that elusive yellow metal, marking a historic triumph and further cementing India’s prowess in…

But what if that prize in cricket fetches a team either gold, silver or bronze medal, place in the podium, chance to sing the national anthem aloud and register yourself in history books?It sounds as a very tantalising prospect, for sure. From September 19 to October 8, India’s men’s and women’s cricket teams will have a captivating prospect of adding an Asian Games medal to its list of laurels, when the T20 matches, granted an international status, will be played at the Zhejiang University of Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field in Hangzhou, China.Both men’s and women’s teams will be entering the…

But will he actually participate in Hangzhou? That is a million-dollar question, and the answer to this will be out only after the competition begins.Besieged by injuries this season, Chopra made history by winning the gold at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, last month.Speaking to the media a few days after that triumph, Chopra confirmed that he plans to participate in the Diamond League Final and the Asian Games.But he also said that his priority this season is to remain healthy and fit. For that, he will not hesitate to pull out of any event — especially with…

It will be the first time that India will be participating in a cricket event in the Asian Games after missing the last two occasions — 2010 and 2014. IANS takes a look at three rising Indian players from both men’s and women’s teams one should watch out for in the competition:Yashasvi JaiswalThe impressive left-handed opener can turn out to be the team’s trump card in their quest of winning the gold at the Asian Games. A stunning domestic season and IPL 2023 saw him make his Test and T20I debuts on the tour of the West Indies. His Test…

Usually held in the middle of two Olympic Games, the Asian Games field hockey competition not only bestows upon the winner supremacy in the continent, but also the added advantage of early qualification for the Olympics, thus the chance of planning and preparing for the mega event.The gold medal winners in the women’s and men’s hockey competitions at the 19th Asian Games set to open at Hangzhou, China, on September 23 will seal their berths to next year’s Paris Olympic Games, joining hosts France, Australia and the Netherlands as the fourth among the 12 teams that will make up the…

It’s the same as boxing, which too has garnered 57 medals, including nine gold, for India in the continental extravaganza. However, India’s profile in shooting has risen in the last couple of decades with success in a variety of disciplines of pistol, air rifle and shotgun, unlike the initial success in trap by Karni Singh and Randhir Singh in the 70s.Randhir Singh was the first Indian shooter to win Asian Games gold and the legacy was continued by the likes of Jaspal Rana, Gagan Narang, Samresh Jung, Vijay Kumar, Soma Dutta, Anjali Bhagat and Rahi Sarnobat.A young crop of shooters…

The boxing events at the Asian Games are scheduled to start on September 24.For the record, India have won 57 medals in boxing at the Asian Games so far, making it the fourth most triumphant sport for India at the event. At Jakarta in 2018, Indian pugilists bagged three medals.In this year’s edition, the boxers will also have the opportunity to bag quotas for the 2024 Paris Olympics.While the entire Indian squad looks competitive, Nishant Dev, Nikhat Zareen and Deepak Bhoria are favourites to bag gold.Nikhat ZareenShe is undoubtedly India’s best boxer at the moment. The Hyderabad-based southpaw stormed into…