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India beat Japan 4-1 in Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey

Navneet Kaur scored a hat-trick as India got off to a rollicking start with a 4-1 win over Japan in their opening match of the 5th Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Sunday.

May 13, 2018, 16:38 PM IST

Indian women's hockey team play Japan in Asian Champions Trophy opener

Defending champions India will have a tough opening test as they take on mighty Japan in their first match at the fifth women's Asian Champions Trophy on Sunday.

May 12, 2018, 18:26 PM IST

Ajeetesh Sandhu drops late bogeys but stays second, Gaganjeet Bhullar fifth in Korea

India's Ajeetesh Sandhu suffered finishing blues in tough conditions for the second day running but still stayed in sight of his second Asian Tour win at the 37th GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship on Saturday.

May 05, 2018, 16:24 PM IST

Ajeetesh Sandhu lies second; four Indians in top-10 at Korea

India's Ajeetesh Sandhu slipped into tied-second spot despite dropping three shots in the second round of the 37th GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship on Friday.

May 04, 2018, 17:27 PM IST

Ajeetesh Sandhu leads in Korea; Shiv Kapur fifth

Sandhu, who ended the day with a one-shot lead, continued to showcase the strength of Indian golf with a performance that threatens to break the Korean stronghold at the event which has not been won by a foreign player since Mark Calcavecchia of the United States in 2004.

May 03, 2018, 18:04 PM IST

At historic meeting, Korean leaders eye end of war and 'complete denuclearisation'

It is the first time since the 1950s that a North Korean leader stepped on South territory, and a South Korean leader stepped into the North.

Apr 27, 2018, 17:38 PM IST

Manu Bhaker, Om Prakash Mitharwal finish 4th in 10m mixed team air pistol event at ISSF World Cup

This was India's fourth fourth-place finish in the World Cup stage 2. The pair had earlier shot a qualification world record in the event, shooting a combined 778 to claim the record by a point from the German couple Christian and Sandra Reitz, who won silver after qualifying in fifth place.

Apr 26, 2018, 14:09 PM IST

Spurs' Son keen to play at Asian Games, says SKorea coach

Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min is keen to play at the Asian Games later this year, South Korea`s under-23 coach Kim Hak-bum has said, with a gold medal at the event bringing an exemption from almost two years of mandatory military service.

Apr 25, 2018, 10:01 AM IST

Google doodles turtle charm for day 2 of PyeongChang 2018 Olympics

  Search engine Google on Saturday continuing with its doodle series on the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics featured a turtle, a good luck charm in Korea -- on the second day of the Winter Games.

Feb 10, 2018, 11:57 AM IST

South Korea proposes high-level talks with North, after Kim Jong-Un's New Year olive branch

South Korean minister Cho Myoung-Gyon said Seoul is ready for talks "at any time and place in any form".

Jan 02, 2018, 11:16 AM IST

U.S. B-1B bombers to fly over Korean peninsula, Yonhap reports

US B-1B Lancer bombers will fly over the Korean peninsula on Wednesday as part of a large-scale joint aerial drill being staged with South Korea this week, the South`s Yonhap news agency reported, citing an unidentified military source.

Dec 06, 2017, 06:59 AM IST

PV Sindhu progresses to quarters in Korea, Parupalli Kashyap loses

Olympic silver medallist Sindhu saw off Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol 22-20 21-17 to set up a clash with Japan's Minatsu Mitani, who was a bronze medallist at the 2014 World Championships and had also defeated Saina Nehwal in the finals to clinch the 2012 French Open.

Sep 14, 2017, 11:57 AM IST

North Korea warns of nuclear strike if provoked; Donald Trump ''armada'' steams on

Donald Trump said in a tweet that North Korea was "looking for trouble" and the United States would "solve the problem" with or without China`s help.
 

Apr 12, 2017, 11:05 AM IST

Kim Jong Nam's body set to leave Malaysia by plane: Reports

The body of Kim Jong Nam, half-brother to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the victim of a bizarre murder at Kuala Lumpur airport, is expected to leave by plane on Thursday.

Mar 30, 2017, 17:31 PM IST

North Korea ''close'' to testing long-range missiles

North Korea is in the final stages of preparing to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the country`s leader said on Sunday in the latest sign that Pyongyang will not abandon its nuclear and missile programmes.

Jan 01, 2017, 13:55 PM IST

China sees THAAD deployment as 'weather vane' under Donald Trump

Whether President-elect Donald Trump goes through with a deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea will be a key indicator to how political ties unfold with China, sources with ties to the leadership in Beijing said.

Nov 17, 2016, 13:24 PM IST

Four killed, over 40 injured after bus flips over in South Korea's Daejeon

At least four people were killed and more than 40 others injured after a packed tour bus rolled onto its side on a highway near South Korea`s central city of Daejeon, police said Sunday.

Nov 06, 2016, 11:28 AM IST

Asian Champions Trophy: Hockey India beat Korea to set up title clash against rivals Pakistan

India had earlier defeated Pakistan 2-1 in the round-robin league stage of the tournament.

Oct 29, 2016, 20:47 PM IST

North Korea conducts another failed missile launch on Thursday

North Korea on Thursday conducted what appeared to be a failed test -- its second in a week -- of a powerful medium-range missile that experts warn could be deployed as early as next year.

Oct 20, 2016, 18:26 PM IST

US urges Iran to free activist serving lengthy prison term

The United States said on Friday it was "deeply troubled" that Iranian courts had upheld a 16-year prison term against journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, and it urged Tehran to release her on humanitarian grounds.

Oct 01, 2016, 15:51 PM IST