The Indian men's and women's chess teams remained in contention in their respective team competitions at the end of the fourth round at the Asian Games here on Monday.
The Indian men's team defeated Malaysia 2-0 in the semifinal to storm into the final of the men's Team squash competition in the Asian Games HOC Squash Stadium, setting up a clash with archrivals Pakistan for the gold medal.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored four goals including a hat-trick as the Indian men's team thrashed Singapore 16-1 to pick up their second consecutive win in men's hockey competition at the 19th Asian Games here on Tuesday.
The Indian men's team overcame Malaysia 7-5 and then scripted a stunning 35-1 win over Japan on Thursday, the twin wins helping it to storm into the semifinals at the Men's Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier here.
Former India hockey captain Sardar Singh is confident of a good showing from the national team in the Men's World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela next year with the "good structure" it has put in place over the last few…