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Commonwealth Games, Day 11: India full Schedule - Monday, August 8

India aims to get back to the fourth spot, after participating in six medal matches on Monday, August 8. Read this article to know the schedule and how you can watch CWG 2022 finals.

CWG 2022: Sagar Ahlawat wins silver, India secures 7 medals in boxing

India ended its campaign in boxing at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with super heavyweight pugilist Sagar Ahlawat settling for a silver after losing to England's Delicious Orie.

CWG: India eyes more gold medals; men's hockey, badminton, TT finals today

After tenth day of the CWG 2022 saw medals raining for India across sports, the nation's contingent will be looking forward to cap off the finals day with more gold

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem wins javelin gold with 90-metre throw at CWG 2022

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem on Sunday became the first javelin thrower from the sub-continent to cross the 90 metre mark to win the gold medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here.

CWG Day 10: Heartbreak in women's cricket, 5 gold medals, and more

The Indian women's cricket team lost a close final to Australia by nine runs even as Harmanpreet Kaur's scored 65 runs off 43 balls

First medal in cricket will always be special: PM Modi to CWG winners

PM Narendra Modi congratulated India's medal winners at the Commonwealth Games and lauded the women cricket team for fetching silver, saying the first-ever CWG medal in cricket will always be special

Nikhat Zareen, Sarath Kamal headline India's Day 10 performance at CWG 2022

It was another memorable day for India where boxers and Table Tennis players established their supremacy and signed off with a 14-medal triumph on Day 10 at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

CWG silver medallist Sagar's family hopes he gets gold medal next time

The nation echoed with joy as the Indian boxer Sagar Ahlawat clinched a silver medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.The streets around Ahlawat's residence did reflect the celebrations and continued the zeal on the athlete's victory.Speaking on the occasion Sagar's sister Tanu Ahlawat had nothing but hopes and wishes for her brother.Acknowledging the pugilist's sheer talent, she did not shy away from showering love and praises."It is not a small thing that he has achieved at such a young age. He started from zero, now he has reached here. He will work harder and bring gold next time," said Tanu.Sagar's mother Mukesh Ahlawat said that she would feed the boxing star 'Churma' a sweet delicacy of North India."My son played very well, only after defeat one wins. We will feed him 'churma' once he returns," said Sagar's Mother.Proud of his son's achievement Sagar's father Rajesh Ahlawat said," We are very happy with this performance and will welcome him with fanfare."Indian boxer Sagar ...

Will look into CWG medallist's 'didn't receive help' allegation: Delhi govt

CWG medallist Divya Kakran alleged she never received help from the Delhi government to which AAP dispensation said if she has ever applied for any of its sports schemes then it will be looked into

CWG: Australia beat India by 9 runs to win maiden gold in women's cricket

World champions Australia beat India by nine runs in a thriller to win the gold medal in the women's cricket event at the Commonwealth Games

CWG 2022 Day 10 Highlights: India win five gold, lose close cricket final

Commonwealth Games Day 10 Highlights: The Indian contingent bagged five gold medals on the tenth day. Three of those came in boxing, one in Men's Triple Jump and another in Table Tennis Mixed Doubles

Sharath Kamal enters singles final, settles for silver in men's doubles

Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal defied age and produced a class act to reach the men's singles final at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday. The 40-year-old paddler, who won a bronze medal in the last edition in Gold Coast, defeated home country's Paul Drinkhall 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 to reach his second CWG final. The only other time Sharath, fourth seeded here, made it to the final, he returned with a gold in the 2006 edition in Melbourne. By reaching the final, Sharath has already assured himself of a silver and has increased his CWG medal count to 12. His mixed doubles gold medal match is scheduled later in the day. Sharath will team up with Sreeja Akula and eye a gold in the mixed event against Javen Choong and Karen Lyne. Earlier in the day, the seasoned pair of Sharath and G Sathiyan was outsmarted by familiar foes Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford of England in the men's doubles final. The Indian duo had to settle for silver for the second succes

Pallikal-Ghosal bag mixed doubles bronze medal in squash at CWG

The Indian mixed doubles pair of Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal won the bronze medal in the squash event of the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Boxers add to gold rush, as it rains medals

In boxing, world champion Nikhat Zareen clinched the light flyweight (50 kg) title while Nitu Ghanghas won the women's 48 kg competition

CWG 2022: Nikhat Zareen claims gold 3 months after becoming world champion

Nikhat Zareen proved that she is currently the best boxer in India as she won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games just about three months after winning the World Championship title

CWG 2022: Sharath-Sathiyan lose to familiar foes again, settle for silver

The seasoned Indian pair of Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan was outsmarted by familiar foes Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford of England in the men's doubles final at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday

Sindhu one step away from winning maiden gold, Sen too makes singles final

Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu stayed on course for an elusive gold medal while Lakshya Sen regained his rhythm just in time to enter his maiden final at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday

Relief for CWG silver medallist as Air India defers his pilot entrance test

Air India has said Navneet Singh, who was part of the four-member team that won India's first-ever lawn bowls medal at the Commonwealth Games, can appear next month for the pilot entrance exam scheduled for Sunday. PTI had reported on Saturday that Delhi-based Singh, who aspires to be a commercial pilot, will be missing Air India's entrance exam on Sunday. Singh is the youngest member of the quartet that secured the silver medal on Saturday. "I recently got my commercial pilot licence and I have an exam with Air India tomorrow but I can't reach there. Now that we finally have a medal, it is okay," Singh told PTI after India lost the men's four finals to Northern Ireland. On Sunday, Air India announced a relief to Singh, asking him to come next month to give his exam. "Congratulations Navneet on winning Silver at the #CWG2022. We are happy to inform that you can appear for the exam next month and a communication on this has already been sent to you. Best wishes & keep our Flag ...

Sreeja Akula suffers heartbreaking loss, misses bronze by whisker

India's Sreeja Akula suffered a heartbreaking loss at the Commonwealth Games here as she went down to Australia's Yangzi Liu 3-4 in a close bronze medal play-off. Sreeja went down 11-3 6-11 2-11 11-7 13-15 11-9 7-11 after staging a slew of comebacks in a match that lasted more than one and a half hour. The Hyderabad-born paddler made a confident start against Liu who appeared quite nervous and the former took advantage of that to race to a 11-3 win the first game. The Australian bounced back with a more attacking intent and clinched the second game 11-6 to draw level. Buoyed by her comeback in the second game, Liu continued from where she left off and did not allow the Indian to find any rhythm, and won the third game 11-2. Sreeja, however, displayed the first signs of her never-say-die attitude and relied on her smart forehand plays to win the fourth game 11-7. With the match all set at 2-2, it was Liu once again, who went ahead with a tight game and made it 15-13 in the fifth .

CWG 2022: Indian women's hockey team wins bronze; defeats New Zealand

The Indian women's hockey team beat defending champions New Zealand 2-1 in shootout to win the bronze medal and finish its campaign at the Commonwealth Games on a high note here on Sunday