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1893.7, 0.77 and -115: India's Day 2 at Asian Games defined by numbers
ESPN India brings you the numbers that define India's second day at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
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Everything you need to know ahead of Super W 2023
In the sixth iteration of Super W, all six teams return, including Fijiana Drua, to battle for the title. Ahead of seven blockbuster weeks of action, catch up on everything you need to know ahead of season kick-off.
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Rugby
Charlotte Caslick on the 'Sevens Sisterhood'
The World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year discusses the bond within the Australian team and looks ahead to the Paris Olympics.
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Rugby
Hooper returns: 'I'm in a place where I'm keen to be here'
Michael Hooper has no immediate desire to reclaim the captaincy on Australia's spring tour, admitting he was not "completely cured" of some of the mindset issues that saw him withdraw from the Rugby Championship before its opening whistle.
Olympic Rugby
Namibia qualify for Rugby World Cup, to face NZ
Namibia qualified for their seventh successive Rugby World Cup finals, comprehensively beating Kenya 36-0 on Sunday in Aix-en-Provence, France to win the Rugby Africa Cup.
Rugby
New Super Rugby format 'set for two years'
Rugby Australia boss Andy Marinos says the trans-Tasman relationship remains "competitive" but that all SANZAAR parties are comfortable following confirmation the final four rounds of the Rugby Championship will be played across Queensland.
Olympic Rugby
Australia lose to Fiji, 7s hopes gone
Australia's attempts to crack Fiji's defence proved futile in a frustrating 19-0 men's rugby sevens quarter-final loss at Tokyo Stadium.
Olympic Sports
Britain fight back to beat US, Argentina stun SA
Britain fought back superbly from 21 points down to beat the United States 26-21 on Tuesday and seal a semi-final meeting with New Zealand in the Olympic Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo Stadium.
Olympic Rugby
British & Irish Lions want Rassie Erasmus to raise issues through 'appropriate channels'
British & Irish Lions assistant coach Steve Tandy believes South Africa's Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, should direct complaints about rough play from the tourists through the appropriate channels rather than social media.
Olympic Sports
Champs Fiji loom for Australia in rugby 7s
Australia will play Olympic champions in a daunting men's rugby sevens quarter-final task after the Samu Kerevi-inspired side showed vast improvement in a 14-12 loss to New Zealand.
Rugby
Kurt-Lee Arendse looking to carry Chester Williams' legacy
The late Chester Williams was proud of the Blitzboks' Kurt-Lee Arendse, who is out to emulate him at the Olympics in Tokyo.
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Baker back on U.S. rugby squad for Tokyo Games
Perry Baker, who suffered a serious leg injury in February, earned one of 12 spots in the U.S. Olympic rugby squad announced Friday.
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Wallaby Kerevi earns Olympic sevens shot
Samu Kerevi is the big addition to Australia's men's rugby sevens team that will hunt a medal at this month's Tokyo Olympics.
Olympic Sports
Hurt Ebner won't compete for Olympic rugby spot
Nate Ebner won't get to compete at the Tokyo Olympics between NFL seasons after withdrawing from contention for the U.S. rugby sevens squad because of injury.
Olympic Rugby
'It's bizarre': Ireland men secure first Sevens Olympic berth
The Ireland men's rugby sevens team secured their maiden Olympic berth after beating France 28-19 in the final qualifier on Sunday.
Rugby
No guarantees, but Walsh eyes specific role for Kerevi's Olympic bid
Samu Kerevi has been given no guarantees of Olympic Sevens selection but coach Tim Walsh is hopeful the Wallabies centre can adjust his fitness system in quick time and be a role player for Australia in Tokyo.
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Waratahs' horrors roll on to the finish, the next move lies with Rugby Australia
The NSW Waratahs' season from hell has at last come to an end, but just what is Rugby Australia's next move in terms of the Super Rugby structure for next season?
Rugby
Reds free to fly home to Queensland
The Queensland Rugby Union is currently in positive conversations with the Queensland Government to ensure the safe return of the Reds back to Brisbane.
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Rugby Standings
| Pool A | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 NZL | 3 | 0 | 9 |
 ARG | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 AUS | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 KOR | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pool B | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 FIJ | 3 | 0 | 9 |
 GBR | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 CAN | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 JPN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pool C | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 RSA | 3 | 0 | 9 |
 USA | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 IRL | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 KEN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pool A | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZL | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| GBR | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 ROC | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| KEN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pool B | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| FIJ | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| CAN | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 BRA | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pool C | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| AUS | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 CHN | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| JPN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113USA
- 88CHN
- 71ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 39 |
 CHN | 38 |
 JPN | 27 |
Silver
| USA | 41 |
| CHN | 32 |
 ROC | 28 |
Bronze
| USA | 33 |
| ROC | 23 |
 GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7McKeon
- 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Dressel | 5 |
 McKeon | 4 |
| McKeown | 3 |
Silver
| Scott | 3 |
| Ledecky | 2 |
| Hashimoto | 2 |
Bronze
| McKeon | 3 |
 Nagornyy | 2 |
| Melnikova | 2 |
Olympics News
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Allyson Felix, Inbee Park in running for IOC Athletes' Commission
Seven-time Olympic champion sprinter Allyson Felix and seven-time golf major winner Inbee Park are among the 32 candidates for the IOC Athletes' Commission.
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Refugee athlete on IOC scholarship suspended over doping test
A refugee athlete on an IOC scholarship to train for the Paris Olympics has been provisionally suspended in a doping case.
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Rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos to start Paris torch relay
Greek Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos will be the first torchbearer of the Paris 2024 Olympic relay after next year's lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia.
Jamaican sprinter Christopher Taylor suspended for 30 months
Sprinter Christopher Taylor, who helped Jamaica to silver in the 4x400-meter relay at the 2022 World Championships, has been banned for 30 months for an anti-doping rule violation.
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Olympic champ Elaine Thompson-Herah splits with coach over pay
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah has split with coach Shanikie Osbourne less than a year before she defends her 100- and 200-meter titles in Paris.
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The 3am phone call that saved Kishore Jena's career and gave India its second javelin hero
Kishore Kumar Jena, who became India's second-best Indian javelin thrower ever, talks about how he nearly gave up the sport and how a phone call led to his breakthrough season in 2023.
