Top seeded Joshna Chinappa is a step away from retaining the girls title in the Asian Squash Individual Championship.
The Asian junior number one said she is working to improve her technical flaws and fitness level.
The World junior squash runner-up attributed her defeat in the final of the tournament to nervousness.
The top seeded Indian ace was beaten by Egypt's Raneem El Weleily in the final of the World Junior Squash Championships.
Indian men and women scored 3-0 wins over Nepal and Sri Lanka respectively in the SAF Games.
Joshna Chinappa beat Hong Kong's Annie Au to retain the women's title while Saurav Ghosal was outplayed by Amir Atlas Khan of Pakistan in the men's final of the 12th Asian Junior Squash championship.
India's Joshna Chinappa won the British Open Junior championship when she Tenille Swartaz 3-9, 9-3 9-6, 9-3.
The Indian team blanked Wales and Germany 3-0 to make the grade.
India's No.1 will take on Gaurav Nandrajog in the men's final in the CCI-Western India Open Squash Tournament.
Rediff.com's Norma Godinho and Laxmi Negi glance at the athletes and disciplines likely to win medals for India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the seventh day of the Asian Games on Saturday.
The Indian ace will take on second seeded Raneem El Weleily of Egypt in the title match.
The top seeded Indian will meet Delia Arnold of Malaysia next in the Asian Junior squash tournament.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
Check out India's schedule on Day 9 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Friday.
India's 572 athletes hope to return home with an overflowing treasure chest of medals.
Dipika Pallikal bagged a bronze medal, India's first in women's singles squash at the Asian Games.
India's schedule on Day 1 of competition at the Asian Games in Incheon.
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India's highest ranked squash player and World No 15 Saurav Ghosal and women's No 1 seed Joshna Chinappa toyed with their respective rivals to defend their titles successfully in the 38th Bombay Gymkhana-HSBC Maharashtra State Open Senior Squash Championship in Mumbai on Saturday.
Captain Rani Rampal's clinical strike helped India beat South Africa 1-0 to seal their place in the semi-finals of the women's hockey event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Tuesday.
India bagged two medals in Kurash, a form of wrestling indigenous to central Asia, with Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav winning silver and bronze respectively
On the last day of the competition, Yash Vardhan and Shreya Agrawal bagged three gold medals each.
Joshna Chinappa continued her impressive run to reach the quarter-finals of the $115,000 Qatar Classic squash tournament in Doha on Monday.
Check out India's schedule on Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
In the medal standings, India were placed eighth with a compilation of seven gold, five silver and 17 bronze.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
India's top-ranked player Dipika Pallikal remains firm on her stance of not being part of the premier domestic event until equal prize money is offered to male and female participants.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
India's gold haul from track-and-field continued at the Asian Games on Thursday, culminating in its best showing at the continental showpiece in close to seven decades. However, there was heartbreak in the hockey arena as its men's team was beaten by Malaysia in the semi-finals.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing at the Commonwealth Games on Day 3.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
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A golden dream unfulfilled for over 30 years remained just that in women's hockey but India equalled its best ever medal haul as sailors joined the assorted contributors to the country's tally at the 18th Asian Games, on Friday.
The overall tally of six gold, five silver and 14 bronze medals at the end of day six put the country in 8th spot in the table with China leading the pack by quite a distance, having already crossed the 100-mark.
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The Indian squash players wrapped up a historic performance in the Asian Games, clinching an unprecedented men's team gold after the women's side settled for its first ever silver in Incheon on Saturday.
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