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Punia, Dhillon win silver and bronze in discus throw, open athletics medal account
Discus throwers Seema Punia and Navjeet Kaur Dhillon today opened India's medal account in athletics at the 21st Commonwealth Games, clinching a silver and bronze respectively here. Punia came up with a best effort of 60.41m, which she did in her opening attempt to win her fourth successive CWG medal while Dhillon clinched her maiden medal with her final throw of 57.43m. The 34-year-old Punia had 59.57m in her second throw and fouled her third and fifth attempts while coming up with a 58.54m in between. She had a final throw of 58.90m. The 23-year-old Dhillon, a former World Junior Championships bronze medallist, was at fourth place after the penultimate round behind Sositina Hakeai of New Zealand but her final round throw gave her a bronze in her maiden CWG appearance. Punia, who was possibly competing in her final CWG, was, though, well below her best. She has a season's best of 61.05m which she did while winning the gold in the Federation Cup National Championships last month. She .
FC Goa storms into the semi-final of the Super Cup
Frenchman Hugo Boumous struck twice late into the drama-filled quarterfinal as FC Goa trounced Jamshedpur FC 5-1 to storm into the semifinals of the Hero Super Cup, here today. The Goan outfit will now fight it out with Kingfisher East Bengal FC on Monday for a place in the title-clash. Brandon Fernandes (34'), Ferran Corominas (P 69'), Manvir Singh (77') scored for the winners before Boumous (78'; 89') completed the tally for them while Ashim Biswas scored the lone consolation goal for Jamshedpur FC (90 + 2'). The first half of the game began with FC Goa taking the lead with their consistent attacks. Fernandes drew the first blood in the game when he made a fine run from about 40 yards from the goal, made a fine chip and beat the experienced Subrata Paul. Jamshedpur FC had a chance to equalise through Belfort but he failed to find the back of the net. Six minutes later in the stoppage time a brilliant pass from Fernandes to his Spanish teammate Ferran Corominas couldn't be ...
The medal doesn't only belongs to me: Sushil on clinching CWG gold
After bagging gold in the men's freestyle 74kg category of the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games, two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar said that the medal doesn't only belong to him, but the entire team and coaches who had put in efforts in his preparation.Playing his third consecutive Commonwealth Games final, a dominant Sushil hammered his South African opponent Johannes Botha 10-0 in the finals of the men's freestyle 74 kg category at the Carrara Sports Arena to clinch his third consecutive CWG gold.Speaking to the reporters following the victory, an ecstatic Sushil thanked his coaches and entire family for the support they had shown in him."This medal doesn't only belong to me, but the entire team who had put in efforts in preparing him. I want to thank my coaches for giving me proper training which is why I have managed to perform well here. I also want to thank my family and friends. I just want everyone's blessings so that I can once again prepare myself well and clinch a ...
Indian women's hockey team loses to Australia, to clash with England for bronze
Indian women's hockey team failed to capitalise on two goal-scoring chances in the dying minutes to lose the Commonwealth Games semifinal 0-1 to triple defending champions Australia, here today. Desperate to neutralise Grace Stewart's third-quarter strike, India's coach Harendra Singh recalled goalkeeper Savita Punia when only four minutes were left in the match but his players could not cash in on the chances that came their way. Navneet Kaur missed out on a sitter from a Monika Malik cross from the right flank while captain Rani Rampal could not slam in a through pass from Vandana Kataria. India will now clash with England for a bronze medal on Saturday. The play was mostly restricted to India's half with Australia dominating the contest with high ball possession. Coach Harendra was not an unhappy man after the match. "We lost but the team did not play badly. A 1-0 result against a team like australia on home turf is not that bad. We have been finishing 5th in the past two games. So
International-level Tribal athletes to meet PM Modi on April 14
Two promising softball players from tribal region of Chhattisgarh will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14 (Saturday).Sunita Hemla and Aruna Poonam, belonging to Naxal-affected Bijapur district, will be representing India at global level during the Seventh Asian Junior Championships, Philippines.The 15-year-old athletes spent their early life by cutting wood and later joined the Bijapur Sports Academy to get professional training in the game.Speaking about them, their coach Sopaan told ANI, "When the girls joined the academy in May last year, their game was mediocre, but then they worked exceptionally hard. Their improvement in the game left everyone amazed."Sopan further informed that the two girls were selected for the Seventh Asian Junior Championships from 70 softball players all over the country.After meeting the Prime Minister this Saturday, Sunita and Aruna will leave for Philippines on May 8, along with 18 other players.
IPL: CSK coach, Raina, Harbhajan, 'sad' on home venue shift
After the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) home matches were shifted following the Cauvery water dispute, which has created a volatile situation in the southern city, several members of the franchise have expressed their disappointment on missing out on playing in their home ground but hoped that the issue would soon be resolved.
Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth advance to quarters with easy wins
Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and new world No 1 Kidambi Srikanth cruised into the quarterfinals of their respective singles events with easy wins in the Commonwealth Games badminton competition here today. It was an all-win day for the Indian shuttlers as everyone stormed into the last-eight stage in their respective events. Sindhu, who has recovered from an ankle injury, was stretched a bit by her Australian opponent Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen in the first game before clinching the match 21-15 21-9 in a 34-minute round of 16 women's singles match. The Rio Olympics silver medallist did not play in the mixed team event which was won by India. "She (Chen) is a junior player, so she's doing really well. I didn't take it easy because you never know anything can happen at any moment. I just played my game and finished it off," Sindhu said after her match. Asked about the possibility of two all-Indian finals in the men's and women's singles, Sindhu said, "I think definitely yes. ..
CWG: Heptathlete Purnima 7th in shot put, 3rd in 200m hurdles
Indian athlete Purnima Hembram finished seventh in the Women's Heptathlon Shot Put at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
Biathlon rocked by raids over 'cover-up' of Russian doping
Biathlon's world governing body said today that its president is stepping down after raids in Austria and Norway over allegations that officials took bribes to cover up Russian doping. Anders Besseberg "has informed the IBU Executive Board that he is stepping down from his position as long as the investigation is ongoing," the International Biathlon Union said. According to a damning World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) assessment reported by France's Le Monde, the IBU did "everything so that no proceedings would be opened against the Russians" over doping. WADA confirmed to AFP on Wednesday that it had conducted "an investigation into the activities of the IBU... related to doping" but gave no further details. Austrian prosecutors said Thursday following their raid on IBU headquarters in Salzburg this week that are investigating possible doping, fraud and bribery. In their sights are IBU staff and athletes and officials from Russia's biathlon team, prosectors said. The allegations ...
Manika enter semis as Mouma crashes out
Manika Batra cruised to the semifinals of the women's singles even as experienced paddler Mouma Das ended her campaign of the Commonwealth Games here today. Manika, who played a stellar role in India's historic gold in the women's team event, notched up a win against Singapore's Yihan Zhou 4-1. The Delhi paddler hardly broke a sweat in the first three games, winning 11-5 11-6 11-2. However, she was unable to finish the match as she stumbled in the fourth game 6-11 but sealed the match with a 11-9 win in the fifth game. In the other women's singles, Mouma was ousted by Yu Mengyu of Singapore 13-15 7-11 5-11 11-7 5-11. Madhurika Patkar also crashed out of the event as she lost to England's Kelly Sibley 9-11 8-11 11-2 3-11 11-8 6-11 In the men's singles draw, Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai and G Sathiyan sealed quarterfinal berths. Sharath beat Australia's Heming Hu 11-8 12-10 8-11 11-6 11-5 while Desai notched a win against Malaysia's Chee Feng LEONG 11-5 11-7 11-5 7-11 11-4 and ...
Indian girls
Indian women hockey team failed to capitalise on two goal-scoring chances in the dying minutes of the match to suffer a 0-1 defeat at the hands of triple defending champions Australia in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games, here today. Desperate to neutralise the Grace Stewart strike in the third quarter, India's coach Harendra Singh recalled goalkeeper Savita Punia when only four minutes were left in the match but the players could not cash in on the chances that came their way. Navneet missed out a sitter from a Monika-cross from the right flank while Rani could not slam in a through pass form Vanadana Kataria. India will now clash with England for a bronze medal. The play was mostly restricted to India's half with Australia dominating the contest with high ball possession. The Indian team saved two back-to-back penalty corners in the early minutes of first quarter after Vandana created a move inside the Australian striking circle but lacked support to pose a serious ...
CWG: Seema Punia wins silver, Navjeet Dhillon settles for bronze in discus
Discus throwers Seema Punia and Navjeet Dhillon won the silver and bronze medals respectively in the women's discus finals at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.Punia, after failing to cross the 60m-mark in five attempts out of six, settled for the silver medal. Her third and fifth throws were fouls.Her first and best throw was 60.41m, while Dhillon's was 57.43m.Dhillon's threw 55.61m, 56.22m, 54.09m and 57.43m, and fouled on her second and third attempt.Meanwhile, Australia's Dani Stevens won the gold with a record of 68.26m.Earlier in the day, two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar won a gold medal in the men's freestyle 74kg category.At present, India's medal tally reads fourteen gold, seven silver and ten bronze.India currently ranks third in the medal tally with the 31 medals. Australia and England are leading with 155 and 86 medals respectively.
Priyam Tated wins Gold medal in Cambodia Open National Figure Skating Championship 2018
Young and talented skating champion Priyam Tated has made India proud yet again.India's skating champion Priyam Tated has won Gold medal in the Basic Novice B Category (13-15 years) in Cambodia Open National Figure Skating Championship which was held in Phnom Pench from 4 to 7 April 2018.16 countries had participated in Cambodia Open National Figure Skating Championship from all across the globe.Priyam Tated has represented India in various international platforms.Priyam Tated is a student of standard IX at Shri Chaitanya School.He has started skating since the age of three in 2006.Priyam Tated is a rising star in the international arena of skating.Priyam Tated has won six international medals in skating.International Level Medals of India's Skating Champion Priyam Tated:-1) Gold Medal in Cambodia Open National Figure Skating Championship 4 April - 7 April 2018 held in Phnom Pench.2) Bronze Medal in Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy - 2 August - 5 August 2017 held in Hong Kong.3) ...
Seema, Navjeet win silver, bronze in women's discuss throw
Seema Punia and Navjeet Dhillon clinched the silver and bronze medal respectively in the women's discuss throw at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
CWG: Paddler Manika in women's singles semis
Continuing her red-hot form, India's Manika Batra advanced to the semi-finals in the women's singles Table Tennis event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
Indians in badminton quarters (Badminton Roundup)
India's star singles shuttlers P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and H.S. Prannoy entered the quarter-finals, while Satwik Rankireddy, Ashwini Ponnappa and N.Sikki Reddy also enjoyed a successful day as they reached the last-eight stages in both the doubles categories at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
India Women thrash England by 8 wickets, clinch ODI series 2-1
Skipper Mithali Raj led from the front with an unbeaten 74 as India Women outclassed England by eight wickets in the third and final One Day International here and clinched the series 2-1. After India spinners restricted England to a modest 201/9, opener Smriti Mandhana (53 retired hurt), Mithali and Deepti Sharma (54 not out) ensured that the hosts crossed the line with 4.4 overs to spare. India had won the first match by one wicket while England had levelled the series after they defeated the hosts by eight wickets in the second game. But India eves today dished out a clinical performance with both the bat and ball. For England, wicket-keeper Amy Jones (94) top scored but she failed to find partners. Indian spinners wreaked havoc on English batters, as they shared six wickets, while veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami (2-39) too chipped in. Off-spinner Deepti Sharma (2-35), left-arm orthodox bowler Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2-32) and leg spinner Poonam Yadav (2-47) were among the .
Punia, Dhillon win silver and bronze in discus throw
Discus throwers Seema Punia and Navjeet Kaur Dhillon today opened India's medal account in athletics at the 21st Commonwealth Games, clinching a silver and bronze respectively here. Punia came up with a best effort of 60.41m, which she did in her opening attempt to win her fourth successive CWG medal while Dhillon grabbed the bronze with her final throw of 57.43m. The 34-year-old Punia had 59.57m in her second throw and fouled her third and fifth attempts while coming up with a 58.54m in between. She had a final throw of 58.90m. Punia, who was competing in her final CWG, was, though, well below her best. She has a season's best of 61.05m which she did while winning the gold in the Federation Cup National Championships last month. She has a personal best of 64.84m which achieved long time back in 2004. Former world champion Australian Dani Stevens won the gold with a Games record best throw of 68.26m which she came up in her fourth attempt. The 34-year-old Seema has been the most ...
Pallikal-Ghosal advance to semis, Chinappa-Sandhu crash out
The Indian duo of Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal advanced to the semifinals of the squash mixed double's event even as compatriots Joshna Chinappa and Harinder Pal Sandhu crashed out of the Commonwealth Games here today. The fifth seeded pair, who had a shaky pre-quarterfinal match against a Malaysian duo, was in terrific touch in the quarterfinal match against third seed Tesni Evans and Peter Creed of Wales. The match witnessed a surfeit of rallies and eventually it was the skill in finding the corners and nick that mattered. Both Saurav and Dipika never left anything to chance and played with a lot of confidence to script a 11-8, 11-10 win and stun the fancied opponents. They will face top seeds Joelle King and Paul Coll of New Zealand in the semifinals tomorrow. Coll and King ousted the other pairing of Chinappa and Sandhu and even their best efforts could not help the Indians against the Kiwis. To say that the New Zealanders managed to scrape through would be right, as the ...
Shuttler Srikanth scripts history, secures top spot in BWF rankings
Star Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth's stellar rise to the top continued as he replaced Denmark's Viktor Axelsen to achieve the numero-uno spot in the latest BWF World Rankings here on Wednesday.Srikanth, who replaced the mighty Dane, became only the first male player from India in the modern era of BWF Rankings and third overall to achieve this exceptional feat after the legendary Prakash Padukone achieved the feat before the modern ranking was introduced.The Guntur lad has been going through a prolific run of form and was in contention to go to the summit of BWF ranking last year after winning four superseries titles.But an injury during the end of the season made him miss out on the opportunity to race ahead of the pack. He could have ended as the number-one ranked player last year only had he reached quarterfinals in a couple of year-end tournaments but nevertheless he recovered well and stayed on course to achieve the top spot and turned in some sterling performances to become ..