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LIVE | Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8 UPDATES: Boxers Ankush, Preeti assure 2 silver medals for India

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8 LIVE UPDATES: India's star athlete Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the men's javelin throw final at 12:45 am IST on August 1

Commonwealth TT Championships: India clinch men's and women's team titles

Manush Shah produced a heroic performance as India's men's team overcame a resilient Malaysia 3-2 in the final to lift the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships title here on Thursday. Earlier, the women's squad thrashed Malaysia without breaking a sweat, wrapping up the final with a 3-0 verdict at the Thyagaraj Stadium. It was a tricky final for the men's team, especially after their loss to Malaysia in the league phase. India left out Harmeet Desai from the lineup, while the Malaysians brought in their second player to play the third rubber. The tie appeared headed for a comfortable Indian win after Manav Thakkar raced to a 2-0 lead over left-handed Qi Shen Wong in the fourth rubber. However, the Malaysian, ranked No. 204, staged a remarkable comeback to beat world No. 41 Manav 2-3 and level the contest at 2-2, leaving the title to be decided by the fifth and final rubber featuring world No. 40 Manush Shah. Manush, who had earlier beaten Wong in a five-game battle after .

India slip to 10th in CWG medal standings despite two Day 7 medals

India slipped to 10th in the CWG 2026 medal tally despite Lovepreet Singh's silver and Seema Kaliramna's bronze, taking their overall haul to 17.

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 7 highlights: Lovepreet wins silver, Seema bags bronze

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 7: Sri Lanka's Pathirage topped qualifying with 82.84m; Neeraj, Rohit and Yash Vir advanced, while Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem placed seventh with 78.63m.

Commonwealth Games 2026 July 30 India schedule, live time IST, streaming

The biggest attraction of the day will undoubtedly be the men's javelin throw qualification, where Neeraj Chopra returns to the CWG stage for the first time since 2018.

Why India's saffron hockey jersey has sparked a World Cup identity row

Olympian Viren Rasquinha says blue is central to Indian hockey's legacy, turning a kit redesign into a wider debate over identity, symbolism and World Cup optics

CWG 2026: India's medal tally reaches 15, climbs to eighth in Glasgow

The day's biggest highlight came in para athletics, where Dilip Mahadu Gavit stormed to gold in the men's 100m T47 with a Games Record time of 10.71 seconds.

CWG 2026: Dilip wins historic para athletics gold, Sreeshankar bags silver

On Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games, the biggest moment belonged to Dilip Mahadu Gavit, who produced a breathtaking finish to win gold in the men's 100m T47 event.

CWG Day 6: India medal tally - 15; Dilip wins India's 3rd gold, Murali clinches silver in long jump

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 6: All 6 boxers who were in contention for a medal today have confirmed at least a bronze on the day for India.

Ayush to Unnati: Indian debutants chase history at World Badminton C'ships

Only two Indians have won a medal on their World Championships debut, i.e., PV Sindhu (2013) and Lakshya Sen (2021)

Commonwealth Games 2026 July 29 India schedule, live time IST, streaming

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 6: Check India's full July 29 schedule, events, athletes, medal chances and timings in IST across boxing, athletics and more

FDA suspends food permits of Cricket Club of India and MIG in Mumbai

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food business licences of the Cricket Club of India (CCI), MIG Cricket Club in Bandra East, and three other clubs in the city for alleged violations of food safety and hygiene norms, officials said on Tuesday. The CCI's kitchen lacked segregation between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food preparation areas, and FDA inspectors also found a large number of cockroaches and flies near food handling and waste disposal areas, said an official statement. The FDA under its newly appointed commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has taken action against several famous eateries and food establishments in the city and elsewhere in the state over the last two months. At the CCI, water was found dripping on stored food inside cold storage, drains were clogged, cutting boards were unhygienic, rotten vegetables, overripe mushrooms and expired food items were stored, and FIFO/FEFO ('First In, First Out' and 'First Expired, First Out') practi

CWG 2026: Gulveer makes history with 10,000m silver; India tally reaches 12

Preeti, Priya and Jadumani won their respective boxing quarterfinal bouts to take India's virtual medal tally to 16

Sonam and Himanshu bag 10m air rifle mixed team bronze at ISSF World Cup

Rifle shooters Sonam Uttam Maskar and Himanshu Dhillon added another medal to India's campaign, clinching the bronze in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup here on Tuesday. The bronze medal took India's overall tally at the World Cup to four medals, including 1 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze. Both Indian teams delivered strong performances in the qualification round to advance to the final. Sonam Uttam Maskar (317.2) and Himanshu Dhillon (317.4) combined for an aggregate qualification score of 634.6. Meanwhile, the pair of Elavenil Valarivan (316.8) and Parth Rakesh Mane (317.4) qualified right behind them with a total score of 634.2. In the final, Sonam and Himanshu produced a composed performance to combine for 441.2 points (220.6 each), securing the bronze medal behind China 1 and China 2. Elavenil (190.5) and Parth (188.3) finished fourth with a final score of 378.8. "It was a tough competition, and the overall experience was very good," said Sonam, the ..

Korean hockey team back in Pakistan after 20 years for four-match series

Korea on Tuesday reached Pakistan for a historic four-match hockey series, their first visit to the country in 20 years. The Korean team was greeted at the airport by officials of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), which will host the matches on July 30 and August 2, 4 and 7 here. The series will allow Pakistan to prepare for the upcoming World Cup in Belgium and The Netherlands. The PHF had recently hired four foreign coaches in different fields to work with the national team which will take part in the World Cup after eight years. Pakistan failed to win a single match in this year's FIH Pro League against stronger teams like Germany, India, Spain, Belgium, Australia, England and The Netherlands. Pakistan finished last in the FIH Pro league this season with no wins from 16 matches.

World junior champion Anahat delays Harvard to pursue Olympic dream

Newly-crowned junior squash world champion Anahat Singh has revealed that she placed her academic goals at the prestigious Harvard University on hold this year to give herself the best chance of winning a medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Anahat's original plan was to follow in her elder sister Amira's footsteps and pursue higher education at the Harvard. But bolstered by the title triumph in her fifth and final attempt, the 18-year-old now wants to put all her energies into preparing for the upcoming Asian Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in a couple of years' time. Anahat has been living out of the suitcase for as far as she can remember, juggling top level squash and school. Having graduated from school only a couple of months ago, Anahat has now chosen to focus on the sport to take her game to the next level. "I was supposed to go to college this year, but I decided to take a gap year because of the Asian Games coming up. And now I understand that this year is real

Grit not enough: Shirse runs with injury, ends last in men's 110m hurdles

National record-holder Tejas Shirse's historic appearance in the Commonwealth Games' men's 110m hurdles final ended in pain and heartbreak but demonstrated his grit as he ran the race with a stress fracture in his left foot to finish eighth and last in the event. The 24-year-old clocked 13.76 seconds in the Heats and became the first Indian to enter the final of the competition. But his hopes of improving on that performance suffered a massive blow a few hours later when he sustained a navicular stress fracture in his left foot during the warm-up for the final. Instead of pulling out, Shirse ran with a heavily taped foot. He finished last in the eight-man field in 15.39 seconds, grimacing in pain before hobbling off the track. "In the warm-up, I suffered a navicular stress fracture in my left foot. I didn't want to pull out, so I told my physio to tape it," Shirse told PTI. "I am the first Indian to qualify for the 110m hurdles final at the Commonwealth Games, so I didn't want to l

Meet Sarvesh Kushare, India's first CWG high jump silver medallist

National record holder Sarvesh Kushare scripted history as he became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men's high jump event of the Commonwealth Games, losing the gold by the narrowest of margins in an enthralling showdown with Jamaica's Romaine Beckford. After sailing over 2.25m, both the 31-year-old Kushare and Beckford failed to clear the 2.28m mark. But the Jamaican took the gold as he had one less failed attempt than the Indian on count-back. The bronze went to Jack Kimani (2.20m) of England. The other Indian in the fray, Adarsh Ram, finished fifth with 2.15m. Before Monday, Tejaswin Shankar was the lone Indian to have won a high jump medal -- a bronze in the 2022 Birmingham Games. But Kushare bettered it with his silver. It was Kushare's first medal in the CWG and that too on debut. Tejaswin also competed on Monday and retired after failing to clear 2.05m in his first attempt. The move was a precautionary measure for Tejaswin as he is competing in the men's decath

Who is Sharmila Dhankar, India's first CWG para-athletics gold medallist?

Sharmila Dhankar, a woman who was impaired by polio at the age of two and survived the trauma of an abusive marriage, became India's first para-athlete to clinch a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, winning the women's shot put F57 event here. The 40-year-old produced her season's best throw of 9.81m to end India's 20-year wait for a para-athletics medal in the CWG. Compatriot Shilpa Shyla, was awarded the bronze medal following an Indian protest amid controversial circumstances. Shyla had produced a personal best effort of 7.26m. Nigeria's Eucharia Iyiazi was initially placed at the bronze medal position but after a protest and official review, her only valid mark was adjudged a foul. That led to Shyla being upgraded to bronze from the initial fourth place. However, it is likely that a counter protest may also be launched by Nigeria. A sobbing Shyla celebrated, along with Sharmila, after the dramatic upgradation to bronze, giving India two medals from the event. F57 classific

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 5 HIGHLIGHTS: India medal tally - 2 Gold, 7 Silver, 3 Bronze

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 5 HIGHLIGHTS: Weightlifting- Harjinder Kaur bags Silver medal; Athletics- Gulveer Singh wins Silver medal in men's 10000m race