Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Commonwealth Games

Judoka Shushila wins silver; Vijay gets bronze

Indian judokas L Shushila Devi and Vijay Kumar Yadav signed off with a silver and a bronze medal in women’s 48kg and men’s 60kg respectively at the Commonwealth Games here on Monday.The 27-year-old Shushila fought hard before losing the...

Indian women ensure historic first CWG medal in Lawn Bowls

India lawn bowls team assured itself a historic first ever Commonwealth Games medal after defeating New Zealand 16-13 in the semi-final of the women’s fours event, here on Monday.This will be India’s maiden final appearance in the women’s fours...

Ajay Singh misses out on medal by one kg, finishes fourth in dramatic men’s 81kg final (ld)

Indian weightlifter Ajay Singh fought hard to grab another medal for India in 2022 Commonwealth Games, but he heartbreakingly missed out on a podium finish by just one kg to be at fourth place in the men's 81kg competition...

India rout Ghana 11-0 in hockey

The Indian men’s hockey team decimated lowly Ghana 11-0 in its opening Pool B match of the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday. As expected, the Indians were relentless in their attacks and completely controlled the proceedings from start to...

Srihari moves to semis, Sajan & Kushagra out

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj clocked 54.68s to qualify for the semifinals of the men’s 100m backstroke event of the Commonwealth Games here on Friday.The 21-year-old from Bengaluru was the third fastest swimmer in his heat and fifth fastest overall.If...

We will be going for gold in Commonwealth Games, asserts cricketer Yastika Bhatia

Young India women's cricket team batter Yastika Bhatia has said the side's preparations for the Commonwealth Games here have been focused entirely on winning gold, adding the girls will concentrate mainly on their strengths and not on how strong...

Women’s hockey team player Sangita Kumari braves all odds to represent India in CWG 2022

Fighting against all odds to fulfil her dreams of playing for the Indian women's Hockey team, Sangita Kumari, is all set to don blue jersey as she represents the country at the inaugural Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham, London. Due...

CWG 2022: Boxing team in turmoil as doctor’s accreditation status changed

The Indian boxing contingent for the Commonwealth Games here is in turmoil after the accreditation status of the team doctor was changed to accommodate the accreditation for Sandhya Gurung, personal coach of Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist female boxer Lovlina...

High on hope, India look to recreate Tokyo-like buzz in Birmingham

Their appetite whetted by their best-ever performance in Olympics in last year's Tokyo Games and the subsequent Paralympics, a 215-strong Indian contingent is headed to Birmingham for the 22nd Commonwealth Games to be held from July 28 to August...

Taipei Open 2022: Kashyap reaches quarters as Rajawat, Manjunath exit in second round

Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap advanced into the quarterfinals while Priyanshu Rajawat, Mithun Manjunath and Kiran George went out in the second round of men's singles in the Taipei Open 2022 here on Thursday. Kashyap, the third seed,...