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“It's often the small things that make the biggest difference”: Gulveer after Asian Games silver

Aichi-Nagoya, Sep 25 (UNI) Gulveer Singh won silver in the men’s 10,000m at the Asian Games here on Friday, clocking 28:29.38 to finish behind Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew, who won gold in 28:27.51.
Gulveer stayed with the lead group through most of the race and waited for the closing stages before making his move. He held on to finish second and add another Asian Games medal to the bronze he won in the event at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
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Champions League success a 'matter of fate,' says Yamal

28 Sep 2026 | 10:57 PM

Madrid, Sep 28 (UNI) FC Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal said on Monday that winning the Champions League is a "matter of fate" as the Spanish club seeks its first European title since 2015.

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Ireland appoint former batter Ed Joyce as men's high-performance batting coach

28 Sep 2026 | 10:53 PM

Dublin, Sep 28 (UNI) Ed Joyce joins the Ireland men’s senior side as their high-performance batting coach, after spending nearly six years at the helm for the women’s side as their head coach before stepping down in early 2025.
Joyce, regarded as one of the best batsmen to come out of the Irish cricket system, enjoyed an illustrious career with the national setup between 2011 and 2018.

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Bangladesh player Najmul Hossain Shanto out of Asian Games with illness

28 Sep 2026 | 10:47 PM

Nagoya (Japan), Sep 28 (UNI) Najmul Hossain Shanto has been suffering from a low-grade fever since arriving in Nagoya with the Bangladesh team and has been ruled out of the 20th Asian Games.

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Asian Games Athletics roundup: China sweeps sprint relays as two Games records fall

28 Sep 2026 | 10:41 PM

Nagoya (Japan), Sep 28 (UNI) China continued its strong athletics campaign at the 2026 Asian Games on Monday, winning four gold medals, including both 4x100m relay titles, while the UAE's Mariam Kareem and Japan's Kazuto Iizawa set Asian Games records.

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Asian Games Day 9 Top Performer: Vithya Ramraj

28 Sep 2026 | 10:39 PM

BD Narayankar
Aichi-Nagoya, Sept 28 (UNI) Forty-two years is a long time for any record to survive. In Indian athletics, P.T. Usha’s 55.42 seconds in the 400m hurdles had begun to look less like a mark on a stopwatch and more like a monument. On Monday, Vithya Ramraj did what generations before her had failed to do — she knocked it down.

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