The India U-23 contingent’s qualification to the pre-quarterfinals, the first since 1982, of the Asian Games was a short-lived triumph when Japan routed them 5-0 in Wednesday’s tie. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 11:41 pm
Filed under sports · Tagged All India Football Federation, Arindam Bhattacharya, Asian Games, Baldeep Singh, Baljeet Sahni, Bob Houghton, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Hindustan Times, Kensuke Nagai, Laxmikant Kattani, news, SAFF cup, Sukhwinder Singh
Indians, it would seem, make for non-travelling fans. While the Commonwealth Games displayed this country’s passion for its’ sportsmen and women in all its colourful spirit, with real pride for the likes of Suranjoy Singh and Saina Newhal to mention but a few, the same cannot be said for the Asian Games being held in Guangzhou, China. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Filed under sports · Tagged Alberto Furlan, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Guangzhou, Hindustan Times, news, Sania Newhal, sporting calendar, Suranjoy Singh
Hong Kong 25 all out and an eight wicket defeat for Thailand. Yes we are still talking cricket here as it unfolds in the Asian Games in China. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Filed under cricket · Tagged Afghanistan, Asian Games, Australia, Bangladesh, bronze, Commonwealth Games, cricket, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, HT, Maldives, media attention, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand
India bagged 37 gold medals in their 14-day Commonwealth Games outing at home. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Filed under sports · Tagged Asian Games, Australia, Beijing, China, Commonwealth Games, CWG, Delhi, Doha, gold medals, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kabbadi
The Tao – the way of Chinese life. I just believe in this. More I see the Chinese perfect an art, say it science, technology, human precision, you name it, the more I start believing that perfection is what they strive for, always. Read more

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Downtown Guangzhou and the newly-built Asian Games city on the outskirts are like chalk and cheese. One is serene and sedate, while the other is so much driven by business that for a moment it feels a different country altogether. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Friday, November 12, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Filed under sports · Tagged Ajai Masand, Asian Games, Chandni Chowk, China, Guangzhou, Hindustan Times, main press centre, news, seasoned traveller