'Super Dan' is still the man

GUANGZHOU - First he ripped off his shirt. Then he made a military salute to the audience. Then he took off his shoes and threw them into the crowd at the packed Tianhe Stadium.

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Family comes first for Indian champ

GUANGZHOU - Having pulled off a shock victory in the women's 10,000 meters at the Guangzhou Asiad on Sunday, India's Preeja Sreedharan now wants to surprise her family by improving their lifestyle at home.

Coach not impressed by 'gift'

India's Sudha Singh thought she had provided the best farewell gift to her coach by winning gold in the women's 3,000m steeplechase on Sunday, but her mentor was less than thrilled by his charge's performance.

Huang in watery wonderland as synchro team defeats Japan

Guangzhou - Studying Alice in Wonderland helped Huang Xuechen and China beat Japan for another synchronized swimming combination title on Sunday, one day after the 20-year-old put in an equally inspired performance for a share of the team gold.

Wang still strides tall on world stage

GUANGZHOU - China's Wang Hao reaffirmed his status as the world's best race walker by easily winning the men's 20km event in front of thousands of spectators on the road outside Aoti Main Stadium on Sunday.

Chinese women unleash 'unstoppable' steamroller

GUANGZHOU - China demolished Korea 51-0 on Sunday in the first-ever women's rugby match at the Asian Games to confirm its status as the gold medal favorite.

Host fencers fulfill focus

GUANGZHOU - China beat Korea in the women's team sabre final on Sunday, while Kazakhstan toppled the hosts in a semifinal of the men's team epee, relegating the top seed to bronze in one of the biggest upsets of the day at the Asian Games.

Off track

Korea sets sights on 75 gold medals

Istomin hailed for overrule honesty

India's Karan Rastogi (below) hailed Denis Istomin (right) as an "incredible champion" after the Uzbek top seed overruled a line call on match point in their Asian Games men's tennis quarterfinal on Sunday.

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