Crossing the Blues
December 14, 2006 00:05 IST
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images


Leander Paes picked his second gold medal of the day at the Asian Games when he teamed with Sania Mirza to win the mixed doubles title on Wednesday.

The top seeded Indian pair beat Satoshi Iwabuchi and Akiko Morigami of Japan 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 in a two hour 20 minute battle to bring down the curtain on a heady day for Indian fans at the Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex.