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CWG: Shuttlers Saina, Sindhu enter women's singles semis
India's badminton queens Saina Nehwal and P.V.Sindhu sailed into the semi-finals of the women's singles competition by registering comfortable wins in their respective matches at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Friday.
Warner, Smith will be booed if they play against India: Chappell
Straight-talking former Australian captain Ian Chappell is happy that one year ban won't allow Steve Smith and David Warner to take part in the series against India Down Under as it would have exposed the disgraced duo to heavy duty "booing" from the home crowd. The Cricket Australia banned the former skipper and his deputy from international cricket for one year for their involvement in ball tampering controversy in South Africa. India are set to play four Tests and a limited overs series in Australia starting from last week of November. "Cricket Australia got it right. They have done Smith and Warner a big favour. Because imagine if Smith and Warner are playing next summer in Australia against India, they are going to get booed at some of the Australian grounds, probably all of Australian grounds," Chappell, who is not known to to mince words told reporters during a promotional event. Chappell feels that worst thing in his country is being called a "cheat". "But the worst name you ..
CWG'18: Mausam Khatri picks silver in freestyle 97 kg category
Indian wrestler Mausam Khatri settled for a silver medal after losing to Martin Erasmus of South Africa in the final bout of the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games here on Friday.The 27-year-old from Haryana failed to outplay Erasmus and suffered a 2-12 defeat in the match by technical superiority to finish second at the Carrara Sports Arena.Khatri, a bronze-medallist in the 2010 Asian Games, had earlier bagged the Commonwealth Championship twice -- in 2009 and 2011.Meanwhile, the Indian pair of Manika Batra and Mourna Das also settled for silver in women's doubles table tennis event.Batra and Das lose to the Singapore team of Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu 5-11, 4-11, 5-11 in a summit showdown clash of the event to pick the medal.Sutirtha Mukherjee and Pooja Sahasrabudhe, the other Indian in fray, loses to Malaysia's Ying Ho and Karen Lyne 13-15, 7-11, 11-8, 7-4 in women's doubles bronze medal match.Elsewhere on the ninth day of the game, England's Peter .
CWG: Dipika-Saurav enter squash mixed doubles final
India's Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal stormed into the final of the mixed doubles squash competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Friday.
Pallikal-Ghosal cruise into finals in squash event
The Indian duo of Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal stormed to the final of the squash mixed doubles event of the Commonwealth Games here today. Pallikal and Ghosal overcame top seeds Joelle King and Paul Coll of New Zealand 2-1 in the semifinals. In a match that lasted 50 minutes, the fifth seeded Indian pair lost the first game 9-11. However, they fought back in the second game 11-8, levelling the tie at 1-1. The match then went down to the wire with both teams toiling for victory with Pallikal and Ghosal eventually succeeding 11-10 in the third game. In the women's doubles, defending champions Joshna Chinappa and Pallikal advanced into the semifinals. The Indian duo defeated the fifth seeded pair of Samantha Cornett and Nikki Todd of Canada 2-1 to claim a semifinal berth. Chinappa and Dipika were off to a sluggish start going down 7-11 in the first game in just nine minutes. However, the experienced duo fought back strongly notching up a 11-5 win in the second game. The experienced
Manika Batra-Mouma Das win maiden women's doubles silver for India
Manika Batra and Mouma Das fought hard before going down against defending champions Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu to settle for a silver medal in the women's doubles, a first ever for India in the Commonwealth Games. Batra, who had led India to a historic triumph in team championship, could not do the same alongside Das today. Tianwei and Mengyu came well prepared to counter Batra's variations with the pimpled rubber and cruised to a 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 victory. A silver nonetheless was a remarkable result for the Indian team which could not make the final in the past four Games. Prior to the final, India's best showing in women's doubles came back in 2010 when Das and Poloumi Ghatak had secured bronze. In the bronze medal play-off, the Malaysian combine of Ying Ho and Karen Lyne got the better of India's Sutirtha Mukherjee and Pooja Sahasrabudhe 15-13, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7. It has been a stellar run for Indian paddlers in the quadrennial event as the men's team won the gold for the second ...
Bajrang Bahubali: Grappler wins gold as wrestlers bag four more medals
Bajrang Punia (65kg) was the lone gold-medallist but it was nonetheless an admirable haul of four medals by Indian grapplers on the second of Commonwealth Games' wrestling competition here today. Punia, the prodigy of Olympic bronze-medallist Yogeshwar Dutt, claimed all his four bouts on technical superiority to finish on top, the most dominating performance of the day by an Indian wrestler. His final bout against Welshman Kane Charig lasted just over a minute. Finishing with a silver medals were Pooja Dhanda (57kg) and Mausam Khatri (97kg), while Divya Kakran (68kg) settled for a bronze medal. "This gold medal proves the significant improvement in my wrestling career as I won silver at the last Commonwealth Games. I played four bouts, and I was prepared quite well for the competition," he added. Asked about his thoughts on the extremely short final bout, Punia said, "I didn't see the time but I wanted to finish it as quickly as possible." "I respect all my opponents, but I fear none.
Carving out a niche: Anish creates history; gold for Tejasvini
Anish Bhanwala, a boy aged 15, trumped the men standing in his way to become India's youngest-ever gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games after Tejaswini Sawant added another yellow metal to her decorated CWG resume, here today. In a sensational CWG debut, Anish shot a Games record score of 30 to claim the top prize in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event. The 37-year-old Tejaswini claimed the top prize by shattering the Games record in women's 50m rifle 3 positions event while putting in the shade compatriot and silver winner Anjum Moudgil's remarkable resilience. In the women's trap, Shreyasi Singh reached her second final of the ongoing Games, two days after winning the double trap gold, but could only manage a fifth place finish this time around. Anish entered the six-man final having topped the second stage of qualification with a total score of 580 that had 22 central bulls. The youngest in the field, he showed nerves of steel and led the more experienced shooters through the
PokerStars.IN collaborates with Sachiko Gaming for India launch
PokerStars.IN is celebrating its launch as an India-facing poker room with special free online poker tournaments from April 17.PokerStars.IN will give players across the country a chance to play the exciting skill game of poker in Indian Rupees or Play Money chips from the comfort of their own home.PokerStars.IN will be available on desktop and mobile to a majority of the adult Indian population allowing established and new poker players to compete against one another online. A variety of skill game formats will be available, including No-Limit Hold'em and Omaha variants.Localised versions of prestigious branded series and events such as the Sunday Million and World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) will be available throughout the year."I am so excited to play on PokerStars.IN," said PokerStars Ambassador Aditya Agarwal, who recently placed second in the APPT Macau Main Event poker tournament for Rs. 1.57 crore. "The games are great and I look forward to playing with many of my ...
Dad's old boxing gloves propel Canadian to medal glory
A chance finding as a curious boy of a battered pair of his father's old boxing gloves piqued Thomas Blumenfeld's interest in the sport. Fast forward and the Canadian defeated Ghana's Jessie Lartey in their light-welterweight semi-final clash today at the Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast. It guarantees Blumenfeld, now 20, at least a silver medal and the prospect of gold when he faces Namibia's Jonas Jonas in Saturday's final. Reflecting on how he began the long journey to a Commonwealth medal, Blumenfeld said: "My dad had always talked about how he used to be a boxer and loved the sport. "When I was eight years old I was going around the house and I found a pair of gloves. "I said to him, 'I want to box.'" Blumenfeld, who has lived in several places, including New York, but opted to represent Canada, said he had always been desperate to emulate his father, Bob, in whatever he did. "I didn't really think about boxing, I wanted to think more about following in my dad's ...
Indian women's hockey team looks to end CWG campaign with bronze
The Indian women's hockey team will look to put behind their semi-final disappointment as they take on World No. 2 England in the bronze medal play-off in the 21st Commonwealth Games here tomorrow. The Indian team endured a disheartening 1-0 defeat against hosts Australia in the semi-final yesterday but they will have a chance to redeem themselves when they face England, a team they had defeated 2-1 in a pool A match. However, it will be a tough encounter as England will also be aiming to finish their campaign on a good note after having lost their semi-final match against New Zealand. India can take the positives from their performance in the semi-final as they kept a resolute defensive structure. However, the worrying aspect for the team could be their efforts in front of the opposition's goal where they were not efficient enough. England, on the other hand, lost to New Zealand 1-2 in a penalty shoot-out after the scores remained 0-0 after regulation time. The stand-out performer ...
Wrestler Pooja takes silver at CWG
India's Pooja Dhanda finished with the silver medal in the women's 57 kilogram wrestling category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday.
CWG: Sharath-Sathiyan in TT men's doubles final, Harmeet-Sanil lose
Continuing their winning streak, India's seasoned pair of Sharath Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran entered the summit clash of the men's double table tennis competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Friday.
Wrestler Bajrang wins gold at CWG
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won gold in the men's 65 kilogram freestyle category while compatriot Mausam Khatri took the 97kg silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday.
Lahiri shoots 72, lies T-69th at RBC Heritage
Anirban Lahiri returned to action after three weeks but was unable to make any significant impression as he carded one-over 72 in the first round of the RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour. Lahiri, who was unable to get into the Masters for the second year, had one birdie and two bogeys, all in the first five holes, before he went through 13 straight pars at the Par-71 Harbour Town Golf Links. The 30-year-old Indian, who has slipped to 86th in World Rankings, is lying Tied-69th and will need to shoot a steady second round to stay on for the weekend. Meanwhile, Rory Sabbatini stole the show with a 7-under 64 in the opening round. The six-time PGA TOUR winner played through back pain and went bogey-free for a two-shot lead. He was not sure he was hundred per cent in the morning and unsure whether he was going to play or not. John Huh, Billy Horschel, Chesson Hadley and 2014 RBC champion Matt Kuchar all shot 66 and are just two shots back. Sabbatini has only missed the FedExCup Playoffs once, .
Wrestler Mausam Khatri wins silver at CWG
Indian wrestler Mausam Khatri failed to make use of his wealth of experience as he settled for a silver medal after losing his final bout against South Africa's Martin Erasmus in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here today. The 27-year-old from Haryana couldn't overpower 23-year-old Erasmus, who looked in better control and won the match by technical superiority after the scores were 12-2 in his favour at the Carrara Sports Arena here. In the run-up to the final, Khatri had secured wins over Cyprus' Alexios Kaouslidis in the 1/4 final and Nigeria's Soso Tamarau in the semifinal. A bronze medallist in the 2010 Asian Games, Khatri also won the Commonwealth Championship twice -- in 2009 and 2011. He also has a silver from last year's edition at Johannesburg.
CWG 2018 Wrestling: Bajrang bags gold, Pooja settles for silver
Bajarang Punia continued India's medal rush at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games by claiming a gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg category here at Carrara Sports Arena on Friday.The 24-year-old showcased a superlative performance as he thrashed Wales' Kane Charig by technical superiority in the summit showdown to clinch India's 17th gold medal at the Games in style.The final match saw Kane failing to notch a single point and Bajrang clinch ten points in a row to finish the bout in less than ten minutes.Bajrang, who is a World Championship bronze-medallist from 2013, had earlier bagged a silver medal in the 2014 Glasgow edition of the Games in the 61kg weight category.Meanwhile, Pooja Dhanda settled for a silver medal after slumping to a 5-7 defeat at the hands of Nigeria's Odunayo Adekuoroye in the finals of the women's 57 kg category.Divya Kakran, the other wrestler in the fray, added a bronze medal in India's kitty by clinching the medal in women's 68 kg freestyle.Divya ...
Chennaiyin FC sign 22-year-old Tamil Nadu midfielder
Two-time Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC today announced the signing of 22-year-old Sinivasan Pandiyan from Chennai City FC on a permanent move subject to transfer window regulations. The Thanjavur-born central midfielder has penned a three-year contract with the current ISL title holders on the back of an impressive I-League 2017-18 campaign. He appeared on 17 instances for Chennai City, starting in 16 of them and proved to be a vital component in the side's fight for survival in the competition. Chennaiyin FC co-owner Vita Dani took the opportunity to welcome Pandiyan to the club. "It is a great moment for everyone at the club to have another player from Tamil Nadu representing us. We are excited to have Pandiyan join us ahead of a challenging season of title defence. He has come leaps and bounds in the last few years and we're sure he will only get better with us." Pandiyan will be aiming to prove his mettle at Chennaiyin FC in what will be a landmark season for the ...
Decision making errors cost us match against SRH, says Bond
Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond feels his team could have played a bit smarter and posted a bigger score but in the end some errors in their decision making cost them the last-ball IPL thriller against Sunrisers Hyderabad. "I thought today we made some decision making errors. There were chances today, we could have played little bit smarter, just kicked on and probably got a score of 160, 170, which would have been really tough against our bowling attack," Bond said at the post- match conference. Put into bat, Mumbai Indians posted 147 for eight and then had reduced Sunrisers to 137 for nine in 19 overs but the last wicket pair of Deepak Hooda and No 11 Billy Stanlake took them home. Asked about Hardik Pandya, who had twisted his ankle, Bond said: "We did not want to risk him for this game. Hopefully, he will be fit for the next game." Pandya, was carried off the field after twisting his ankle during the opening encounter of the match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super .
CWG '18: Naman Tanwar hands India first boxing medal, bags 91 kg gold
India secured their first boxing medal in the ongoing 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, with Naman Tanwar settling for bronze in the men's 91kg category here at the Oxenford Studios on Friday.The 19-year-old grappler failed to replicate his good performance in the Games so far and slumped to a 0-4 defeat to Jason Whateley of Australia in the semi-final bout to settle for the bronze medal.The Indian lost the bout with decisions of 28-28, 27-29, 26-30, 26-30 and 27-29 from the five judges.Earlier, Tanwar had got the better of Haruna Mhando of Tanzania in a unanimous 5-0 verdict to make it to the last-four of the men's heavyweight (91kg) category.However, the Indian boxers are set to bring more medals to the country as Amit Panghal, Gaurav Solanki and Manish Kaushik have all qualified for the finals after winning the semi-final matches of their respective categories today.While Amit outplayed Uganda's Juma Miiro by a unanimous 5-0 verdict in the semi-finals of the men's light ...