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Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan pair win gold at Men's Doubles, India bag top prize in quadruple sculls team event in rowing
The sixth day of the Asian Games saw India win more medals, with the pair of Rohan Bopanna and Sharan Divij winning the Men's Doubles Gold medal in tennis.

Shardul Vihan adds to India's rich shooting haul with double trap silver; PV Sindhu advances in women's singles
While Shardul Vihan collected silver in the men's double trap event, shuttler PV Sindhu notched up a hard-fought win over Vietnam's Vu Thi Trang to advance to Round of 16 in women's singles.

Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma dominate men's 10m Air Pistol at Asian Games; India drub Kazakhstan 21-0 in women's hockey
Day 4 of the 18th Asian Games saw Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma win gold and bronze respectively in the men's 10m air pistol events, while India registered comfortable victories in the women's hockey and Kabaddi events.

Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian woman to win wrestling gold at Asian Games; Deepak Kumar, Lakshay Sheoran pick up silver
The second day of the Asian Games saw India win more medals, with Vinesh Phogat winning gold and Deepak Kumar and Lakshay Sheoran winning silver medals in shooting.

Asian Games' opening day proves bittersweet for India as Bajrang Punia wins gold while Sushil Kumar crashes out in first round
The first day of the Asian Games 2018 saw the Indians win a couple of medals via Bajrang Punia and the pairing of Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar, but saw medal favourite Sushil Kumar crash out after losing in the first round.

Asian Games bursts into life at opening ceremony; vibrant colours, intricate performances set stage for tournament
The Asian Games opening ceremony was a grand affair, consisting of numerous dance and music performances, along with a few surprises, like Indonesian President Joko Widodo's bike stunts.

Captain Virat Kohli comes to India's rescue yet again; Sam Curran shines with masterful 63 off 65 balls
Captain Virat Kohli came to the rescue of India once again after their batsmen faltered and turned a relatively simple chase into precarious situation.

Virat Kohli scores century to single-handedly take India to 274, 20-year-old English all-rounder Sam Curran picks up four wickets
Virat Kohli scored his maiden test century to single-handedly take India to 274, just 13 runs short of England's total. Young English bowler Sam Curran picked up four wickets along the way.

France beat Croatia in FIFA World Cup final; Didier Deschamps becomes third man to win as coach and player
France beat Croatia to win the World Cup for the second time, with Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann scoring for Les Bleus.

Novak Djokovic beats Kevin Anderson in Wimbledon final to claim 13th career Grand Slam title
Novak Djokovic won the Wimbledon men's singles final to claim his third title at the Championships and his 13th overall Grand Slam title. Djokovic's victory came after months spent recovering from injuries.

Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win first Wimbledon title; Novak Djokovic eliminates Rafael Nadal
Angelique Kerber beat Serena Williams to win the Wimbledon women's singles title, after Novak Djokovic eliminated Rafael Nadal in yet another mammoth men's singles semi-final.

Croatia's seasoned veterans navigate through extra time thrice to reach World Cup final
Croatia have worked their way through every match, coming close to being eliminated on several occasions but fighting back relentlessly every single time to make it to the World Cup final.

John Isner and Kevin Anderson play out second-longest Wimbledon match; Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic match delayed
Kevin Anderson and John Isner played out one of the longest matches in Wimbledon history, which spanned six hours and 36 minutes. Their match was followed by a match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, which was not completed due to the length of the first semi-final.

France find perfect balance between free-flowing attack and rock-solid defence en route to World Cup final
We take a look at France's journey to the final, putting together some of the most iconic photos from this year's World Cup so far.

Angelique Kerber cruises to victory over Jelena Ostapenko to set up Wimbledon final against Serena Williams
Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber both won their semi-final matches against Julia Goerges and Jelena Ostapenko to progress to the final. The two have already met in a Wimbledon final in 2016.

Defending champion Roger Federer knocked out of Wimbledon; Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic win to set up semi-final clash
Defending champion Roger Federer suffered a shock defeat to eighth seed Kevin Anderson over five sets to exit Wimbledon at the quarter-final stage. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal progressed to the semi-final to set up a mouthwatering match-up.

Mario Mandzukic, Ivan Perisic help Croatia fight back to beat England, enter World Cup final for first time
Croatia beat England 2-1 in the second semi-final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup to setup a summit clash against France on Sunday.

Samuel Umtiti heads France into their third World Cup final in 20 years
Catch the best photo highlights from the second semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2018 between France and Belgium

Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber through to Wimbledon 2018 semi-finals with contrasting wins
Serena Williams set up a semi-final clash with Julia Goerges at Wimbledon 2018 while Angelique Kerber and Jelena Ostapenko also made it to the last-four.

Last of Women's top 10 seeds Karolina Pliskova falls; Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams cruise through to Wimbledon quarter-finals
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams cruised through the round of 16 at Wimbledon, while the final upset of the Women's Singles was completed, with Kiki Bertens claiming the scalp of seventh seed Karolina Pliskova.

Top seed Simona Halep suffers shock defeat against Hsieh Su-wei; Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro cruise through
Women's top seed Simona Halep and Men's fourth seed Alexander Zverev were eliminated from the tournament, while Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro cruised through to the round of 16.

England score twice to eliminate Sweden from World Cup; Russia go down fighting against Croatia in quarters
England beat Sweden with the help of two headed goals from Dele Alli and Harry Maguire, while Croatia won against Russia in a closely contested match that went to penalties.

France and Belgium set up semi-final clash after ending Uruguay, Brazil's run at FIFA World Cup 2018
France and Belgium set up a semi-final clash after ending Uruguay and Brazil's run at FIFA World Cup 2018.

Defending champion Garbine Muguruza ousted; Rafael Nadal, Simona Halep progress to 3rd round of Wimbledon
Defending champion Garbine Muguruza crashed out of Wimbledon after losing to Alison Van Uytvanck, while Simona Halep, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic registered comfortable wins to proceed to the next round.

Second seed Caroline Wozniacki crashes out of Wimbledon in Round of 64; Roger Federer, Serena Williams cruise to victory
Wimbledon 2018's round of 64 did not see as many upsets as the previous round, but still saw second seed Caroline Wozniacki crash out. Tournament favourites Roger Federer and Serena Williams cruised to easy victories, with Venus Williams coming back from one set down to win.

Sweden beat Switzerland, England edge past Colombia in dramatic penalty shootout to enter quarter-finals
Here are best moments from Wednesday's Round of 16matches that saw Sweden and England through to quarter-finals

Neymar scores as Brazil cruise to victory over Mexico, Belgium overcome two goal deficit to win against Japan
Belgium overcame a two goal deficit to beat Japan 3-2 and Brazil cruised to a 2-0 victory over MExico to set up a quarterfinal clash against each other.

Russia, Croatia setup FIFA World Cup 2018 quarter-final meeting after beating Spain, Denmark in thrilling penalty shoot-outs
Both Russia and Croatia emerged winners in two thrilling penalty shoot-outs that took place in Sunday's round of last 16 fixtures, beating Spain (4-3) and Denmark (3-2) respectively after holding them to 1-1 draws.

Lionel Messi's Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal eliminated from World Cup; France and Uruguay set up enticing quarterfinal clash
France and Uruguay beat Argentina and Portugal by scorelines of 4-3 and 2-1 respectively to set up a quarterfinal clash between the two victors which will be played out on 6 July.

Mexican fans turn the sombre streets of Moscow into a carnival with Dia de Muertos-themed parade
Mexican fans attempted to throw a Dia de Muertos-themed parade near the Red Square in Moscow, but were thwarted by the Communist Party of Russia, who objected to the use of skulls and other such imagery.