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CWG Day 7 schedule: Murali Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees Yahiya in Long Jump Final, India hockey men look to finish atop Pool B
August 4, 2022 09:20 IST
23-year-old Murali Sreeshankar is a prime contender for gold in the men's long jump final.
While You Were Asleep: Weightlifter Gurdeep Singh, High jumper Tejaswin Shankar bag bronze; Nikhat, Nitu & Hussamuddin assure medals in boxing; India Women cricket team beat Barbados
August 4, 2022 09:07 IST
With the win, Indian cricket team finished second behind Australia (6 points from 3 matches) in Group A with four points from two wins. They had beaten Pakistan and lost to Australia in their earlier matches.
CWG 2022: Raised by single mother, a cop, Tulika Maan battles odds to win judo silver medalSubscriber Only
August 4, 2022 15:01 IST
With no one to take care of her at home, Tulika spent most of her childhood at police station where her mother was posted.
Saurav Ghosal beats best friend, wins historic bronze Subscriber Only
August 4, 2022 15:04 IST
India's No.1 squash player sheds tears of joy after adding missing ‘gloss’ to his trophy cabinet.
CWG 2022: Lovepreet Singh adds 109kg bronze to India’s weightlifting tallySubscriber Only
August 4, 2022 15:04 IST
To win my first Commonwealth Games medal here is my gift to all the hard work done by my family,” Singh said from Birmingham.
CWG 2022: Women’s T20 leading cricket’s charge for Olympic inclusionSubscriber Only
August 4, 2022 15:05 IST
Cricket is again on the cusp of something big – with Los Angeles 2028 Games inviting presentations from the sport, and 2032 Brisbane not likely to be averse to a sport that is taking its first ‘Games’ strides in Birmingham.
CWG 2022 Boxing: Nitu, Hussamuddin enter semifinals, medals assured
August 3, 2022 21:23 IST
Hussamuddin, the 28-year-old from Nizamabad, kept his calm to notch up a 4-1 win over Tryagain Morning of Namibia and join fellow Indian boxer Nitu in the last four.
Indian women register 3-2 win over Canada, enter semifinals
August 3, 2022 21:00 IST
Just seconds from the first quarter, Sangita Kumari showed great skills to carry the ball from the baseline and create a great chance for India, which was saved by Canadian goalkeeper Rowan Harris.
CWG 2022: Lovepreet Singh wins bronze in men’s 109kg
August 3, 2022 20:57 IST
The 24-year-old from Punjab lifted a total of 355 kg, including a new national record of 192 kg in clean and jerk, to finish third on the podium. He lifted 163kg in snatch.
The boxer Nitu Ghanghas assures India of at least bronze medal; emotional father says she will “return with the gold medal”Subscriber Only
August 3, 2022 17:34 IST
21-year-old Nitu Ghanghas is grateful her father was constantly by her side, steering her progress, even as he had to sell his car and borrow money from relations to keep the house running.
CWG 2022, Day 6 Highlights: Tejaswin Shankar wins historic Bronze, Silver for Judoka Tulika
August 4, 2022 18:37 IST
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 6 Highlights: Birmingham Games highlights from August 3.
Watch: Three eye catching visuals from Day 5 of CWG 2022
August 3, 2022 12:25 IST
The brutality of the sport, the sweat and toil, could be seen in all its glory when Kidambi Srikanth was in action on Tuesday.
Facing backlash for ‘disrespectful’ comments at CWG, English swimmer Adam Peaty apologised
August 3, 2022 11:05 IST
Anger was vented out at social media by fans by what they perceived as “arrogance”.
CWG Day 6 schedule: India vs Barbados in cricket, India vs Canada in hockey and squash men’s singles bronze medal match
August 3, 2022 08:54 IST
The Indian women’s team will hope to build on the momentum after beating arch rivals Pakistan and will take on Barbados in the last match in their group.
WFI blames it on Punam, claims lifter competed with injury
August 3, 2022 01:13 IST
Targetting a third CWG medal, the 27-year-old was in the second spot after lifting 98kg in her second attempt in the snatch.
CWG 2022: When Axl Rose and Arjit Singh lovers combined to give India TT GoldSubscriber Only
August 3, 2022 17:10 IST
Sharath Kamal & Co. make light of the age differential to successfully defend men’s team title.
With his mother’s good-luck charm by his side, weightlifter Thakur completes hat-trick of CWG podium finishesSubscriber Only
August 3, 2022 17:11 IST
On Tuesday, Thakur not just emerged unscathed and free from injury, but also completed a hat-trick of Commonwealth Games medals.
Lawn bowls: Birmingham Games committee picks slapstick show ‘Come Bowl With Me’, a takedown of an idiosyncrasySubscriber Only
August 3, 2022 17:10 IST
While India revels in first-ever lawn bowls gold, the hosts revel in ridiculing their own peculiar pastime.
‘He’s not going to stop’: Ageless wonder Sharath wins his fifth CWG gold as India defend team titleSubscriber Only
August 3, 2022 17:09 IST
India beat Singapore 3-1 in the final as 40-year-old Sharath Kamal wins his fifth CWG gold – 16 years after claiming his first.
CWG 2022 Day 5 Highlights: India has to settle for silver after losing 1-3 Malaysia in badminton mixed team final
August 4, 2022 18:37 IST
Commonwealth Games 2022, Birmingham Highlights, Day 5: India's medal rush continued on August 2.
CWG Day 5 schedule: India vs Singapore in men’s TT final, India vs South Africa in lawn bowls summit clash, India vs Malaysia in badminton’s mixed team final
August 2, 2022 09:07 IST
Defending champions India will take on resilient Singapore in their gold medal match in the men's table tennis, will face Malaysia in the mixed-team final in badminton, England in women's hockey. qnd women's lawn bowls team will be playing their gold medal match against South Africa.
While You Were Asleep: Srihari finishes fifth in 50m backstroke, cyclist Meenakshi suffers crash, India’s men’s TT team storm into final
August 2, 2022 11:49 IST
Srihari Nataraj finished fifth in the men's 50m backstroke event. Cyclist Meenakshi suffered a crash in the women's 10km scratch race. India men's TT team defeated Nigeria 3-0 in the semis.
From cutting chaff on the fields to lifting barbell to win CWG bronze: Weightlifter Harjinder’s journeySubscriber Only
August 2, 2022 16:59 IST
CWG bronze-medal winning weightlifter Harjinder Kaur started off with kabaddi moved to tug of war and then weight lifting.
CWG 2022: Shushila, a wounded heroSubscriber Only
August 2, 2022 14:20 IST
Undeterred by a troublesome foot, Indian judoka fights bravely but has to settle for 48kg silver.
In draw with England, India’s men’s hockey team go from excellent to averageSubscriber Only
August 2, 2022 10:01 IST
India's men's hockey team wasted a 3-0 lead against England; in the last 30 minutes their skills and passes deserted them in the crucial game.
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