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CWG: Indian mixed doubles shuttlers enter quarters
Indian badminton mixed doubles pairs of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwik Rankireddy, and N.Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Chopra advanced to the quarter-finals at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
CWG: Wrestlers Aware, Sushil advance to finals (Third Lead)
Indian wrestlers Rahul Aware and Sushil Kumar entered the finals of their respective categories in the men's freestyle competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Thursday.
CWG: Para paddlers Vaishnavi, Maitreyee fail to reach semis
India's para paddlers Vaishnavi Sutar and Maitreyee Sarkar failed to qualify to the semi-finals of women's TT6-10 singles at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
Sushil, two others enter final at CWG wrestling
Double Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar (74kg) turned on the style with comprehensive victories as four Indians assured themselves of medals on the opening day of Commonwealth Games' wrestling competition here. Sushil, the defending champion, scored easy victories over Canada's Jevon Balfour and Pakistan's Muhammad Asad Butt by technical superiority before scoring a victory by fall over Australia's Connor Evans. He will be taking on South Africa's Johannes Botha in the last summit clash later today. Babita Phogat (53kg) also made the final and set up a clash with Canada's Diana Weicker after notching up wins over Nigeria's Samuel Bose, Sri Lanka's Deepika Dilhani, and Australia's Carissa Holland. Rahul Aware (57kg) also had a smooth passage into the final with comprehensive wins over England's George Ramm, Australia's Thomas Cicchini and Pakistan's Muhammad Bilal. He will face Canada's Steven Takahashi in the final. Kiran (76kg) will compete for the bronze medal after an early loss .
CWG: Wrestlers Aware, Sushil advance to finals
Indian wrestlers Rahul Aware and Sushil Kumar entered the finals of their respective categories in the men's freestyle competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Thursday.
CWG: Indian men's fours lawn bowls team enters quarters
India entered the quarter-finals of lawn bowls men's Fours event at the 21st Commonwealth Games after thrashing Norfolk Island 25-17 in their final Sectional Play at the Broadbeach here on Thursday.
Arpinder qualifies for triple jump final at CWG
India's Arpinder Singh made the men's triple jump final after topping his group and finishing second overall in the qualifying round here today. The bronze-medallist from the 2014 Commonwealth Games qualified with an effort of 16.39m. The national record-holer, whose personal best is 17.17m finished behind Dominica's Yordanys Garcia. Garcia was the only one to enter the final after achieving the qualifying mark of 16.75m. The other Indian in fray, A V Rakesh Babu qualified 12th for the same event with an effort of 15.98m. Both the Indians will next be in action on April 14 during the final. "My new Romanian coach (Bedros Bedrosian) for the last year has helped," Arpinder said of his qualifying performance. Arpinder is also banking on some family support to do well in the final. "I was so bad at the 100m, 200m and 400m that I decided to try triple jump and found my event. My cousin Andeep lives here on the Gold Coast, and he is here today to support me," he said.
3,000 anti-doping tests conducted before Commonwealth Games
Anti-doping officials conducted more than 3,000 tests ahead of the Commonwealth Games in an effort to weed out athletes who might be cheating well ahead of their competitions. David Sharpe, chief executive of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, said today that 2,600 tests were conducted on Australian athletes and 500 more on international athletes, some of whom were only at the qualifying stage for the April 4-15 games on the Gold Coast. Dr. Mani Jegathesan of the Commonwealth Games Federation's medical commission said doping samples from Commonwealth Games athletes would now be stored for 10 years so they could be retested when new testing regimens became available. Jegathesan said anti-doping authorities take into account the "risk element" and use intelligence reports so that "every test counts.
Beach volleyball playing for a Commonwealth Games future
More than gold medals were on the line in beach volleyball on the Gold Coast, with the sport playing for its Commonwealth Games future. Volleyball Australia bankrolled the event to secure a spot on the program for the Gold Coast event, where it has been a popular and perfect fit for the games. Volleyball Australia President Craig Carracher said his organization had funded the increased number of athletes attending the seven-day, 12-nation beach volleyball competition. As far as he's aware, that's unprecedented. But Carracher is thinking of the future, already trying to keep the sport on the program when the games are staged in Birmingham, England in 2022. "Our legacy is for our sport to be included in Birmingham and for the athletes to be able to start preparing now for those games," Carracher said. In order to convince organizers in Birmingham, Carracher also offered his organization's services for 2022. He said Volleyball Australia had seconded its staff to the Gold Coast organizing
Ronaldo rescues Real Madrid after sensational Juventus comeback
Cristiano Ronaldo rescued Real Madrid from a shock Champions League exit as his injury-time penalty allowed the holders to edge out Juventus in the most dramatic of quarter-finals, taking them through despite a 3-1 defeat. Real had looked certain to make the last four following last week's 3-0 first-leg victory in Turin, but Juve staged a sensational comeback in the return at the Santiago Bernabeu. Mario Mandzukic's two first-half headers kept the dream alive before Blaise Matuidi capitalised on a Keylor Navas error to pull the Italians level with half an hour left. But, just as a thrilling second leg looked to be heading for extra time, English referee Michael Oliver awarded Real a penalty in stoppage time. With the game in the 97th minute, Ronaldo made no mistake from 12 yards, ensuring a 3-1 defeat on the night but a 4-3 win on aggregate. Gianluigi Buffon, making his 125th and perhaps final Champions League appearance before retirement, was sent off for his protests. If it is to be
Bayern toil but overcome Sevilla to reach semi-finals
Jupp Heynckes' Bayern Munich marched into another Champions League semi-final despite 10-man Sevilla holding them to a goalless draw at home in the second leg. Bayern progressed to the last four of the competition for the seventh time in nine seasons as they prevailed 2-1 on aggregate yesterday following their first-leg victory in Spain last week. "Sevilla are a good team - for a long time we couldn't get a grip on the midfield, but we stopped them scoring - that was important," said Bayern winger Arjen Robben. Sevilla's bid for a first semi-final appearance fell short in spite of shutting out Bayern's attack and restricting the hosts to just 51 percent possession. "I'm proud of my team, they showed great personality and character against a very strong opponent, it wasn't easy," said Sevilla boss Vincenzo Montella. "We can be proud of what we've done here, and all throughout this Champions League." The Spaniards' defence constantly thwarted Robert Lewandowski, who was unable to add to
Wrestlers Sushil, Aware advance at CWG
Indian wrestler Rahul Aware entered the semi-finals of the 57 kilogram category of the men's freestyle competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Thursday.
Wrestler Aware advances at CWG
Indian wrestler Rahul Aware started his campaign in comprehensive fashion, overpowering George Ramm of England by technical superiority to enter the quarter-finals of the men's 57 kilogram freestyle category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Thursday.
CWG: Indians advance in women's doubles TT
Indian paddlers won their respective women's doubles round of 16 matches at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Thursday.
Wrestler Babita advances at CWG
India's Babita Kumari defeated Bose Samuel of Nigeria in the Freestyle 53 kilogram Nordic category of the women's wrestling competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
CWG: Sutirtha, Pooja advance in women's doubles TT
India's Sutirtha Mukherjee and Pooja Sahasrabudhe defeated Charlotte Carey and Chloe Thomas of Wales in their women's doubles round of 16 match of the table tennis competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Thursday.
CWG: Purnima finishes 2nd in 100m hurdles
Indian athlete Purnima Hembram finished second in her heats in the 100 metre hurdles of the women's Heptathlon event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Thursday.
IPL 2018: Rajasthan ride bowlers' good show to beat Delhi in rain-affected tie
Rajasthan Royals rode their bowlers' good show coupled with skipper Ajinkya Rahane's 45 to beat Delhi Daredevils by 10 runs via Duckworth-Lewis Method in a heavily rain-truncated Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Wednesday.
Royals make winning return to 'fortress'
Rajasthan Royals' celebrated their return to the 'fortress' with a 10-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the rain-hit Indian Premier League contest here tonight. Rajasthan Royals overcame a shaky start and were on course to post a competitive total before heavy rain lashed the Sawai Mansingh Stadium with Royals reaching 153 for five in 17.5 overs. Intermittent rain led to a two and a half hour stoppage before umpires gave their go ahead for a shortened game. Royals' innings eventually ended at 153 for five and Delhi were set a revised target of 71 runs in six overs as per Duckworth-Lewis method. The visitors made a disastrous start with Colin Munro run out off the first ball of the innings following a mix-up with Glenn Maxwell (17 off 12). Royals' attack comprising pacers Ben Laughlin and Dhawal Kulkarni bowled well and kept the Daredevils batsmen guessing with their variations. Only two overs of Powerplay also hurt Delhi. With Rishabh Pant (20 off 14) gone in the penultimate over, ...
Maha govt announces cash rewards for CWG winners
The Maharashtra government today announced cash prizes for those who bagged medals in the ongoing Commonwealth Games Gold Coast. A release issued by the Chief Minister's office stated that Madhurika Patkar and Pooja Sahasrabuddhe, both from Thane, and Sanil Shetty have bagged gold in table tennis. Also, Chirag C Shetty of Vile Parle has bagged a gold medal in badminton. Besides, Heena Sidhu, who lives in the Mumbai suburb of Goregaon, has won a gold and silver medal in two categories of pistol shooting, it said. The release stated that each gold medal winner will be rewarded with a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh, silver medallists with Rs 30 lakh and bronze winners will be awarded Rs 20 lakh each. Besides, their coaches shall be honoured with Rs 12.5 lakh, Rs 7.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, respectively for each gold, silver and bronze medal won by the players from the state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Sports Minister Vinod Tawde congratulated the winners.