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CWG: Shooters Gagan, Chain falter in men's 50m Rifle Prone
Indian shooters Chain Singh and Gagan Narang failed to ensure any medals in the men's 50m Rifle Prone event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday.
Scotland's Scott dips toes in Phelps territory
Scottish flier Duncan Scott, who captured a stunning Commonwealth Games 100 metres freestyle gold at the weekend, stepped out of his comfort zone to reach Tuesday's 200m individual medley final. The 20-year-old won his heat in the fourth fastest time overall on the final day of the Gold Coast swimming in his first attempt at an event Michael Phelps used to own, bagging gold at the last four Olympics. "I had a day off yesterday to get my head together, put the 100m free to the side and try and step up and do something new," Scott told AFP after clocking two minutes, 0.44 seconds. "I've never competed in this event, I'm learning every time I do it," he added, after finishing behind Aussies Mitch Larkin and Clyde Lewis and countryman Daniel Wallace on the time sheets. Scott produced the upset of the six-day Commonwealth Games swimming meet by edging out Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers and South African superstar Chad le Clos in the sport's blue riband event, but has yet to properly ...
CWG: Athlete Dharun crashes out of men's 400m Hurdles
Dharun Ayyasamy of India exited the men's 400m Hurdles competition after finishing fifth in Heat 1 at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday.
CWG: Para swimmer Vaishnavi qualifies for S8 50m freestyle
Indian para swimmer Vaishnavi Vinod Jagtap managed to enter the final of women's S8 50 metre Freestyle category at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday.
CWG: Indians disappoint in Para Powerlifting
India's Farman Basha finished fifth in the men's Lightweight category of the Para Powerlifting competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday.
CWG: Shooters Annu, Heena enter final
Indian shooters Annu Singh and Heena Sidhu entered the final of the women's 25 metre Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday.
CWG: India beat Pakistan in squash women's doubles
India's Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa came from behind to beat Pakistan's Zafar Faiza and Zafar Madina 2-1 in squash women's doubles Pool C match at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday.
FIFA committee begins tour of North America 2026 bid
A FIFA evaluation committee launched a five-day inspection tour of the United States, Canada and Mexico on Monday as the bidding battle for the 2026 World Cup enters the home straight. With just over two months to go before the vote that will decide the hosts for the finals in eight years time, the FIFA delegation kicked off its North American visit in Mexico City. The delegation will inspect an array of proposed facilities for the 2026 World Cup, including stadiums, training facilities and potential team base camps. FIFA officials will visit Atlanta, Toronto, New York and New Jersey during the trip, which wraps up on Friday. The North American joint bid is widely seen as the front-runner for the 2026 race, with Morocco the only other candidate for the expanded 48-team tournament. The US-Mexico-Canada bid has made an array of already-existing, modern stadiums the centre-piece of its bid, a key consideration for FIFA chiefs anxious to avoid expensive 'white elephant' venues that have ..
Secret of Indian lifters' golden run: German supplements, 500+ dope tests each year
Over 500 dope tests every year in the last four years, specialised diet and nutritional supplements only from Germany -- these are the ingredients that went into the Indian weightlifters' sensational haul of five gold medals at the 21st Commonwealth Games here. The Indian weightlifting team will be heading back home tomorrow with five gold, two silver and as many bronze, topping the medals tally in the sport. This, despite the fact that the team did not have access to a full-time physio for the entire duration of the Games and almost every member of the squad carried niggles of various degrees. Add to this, they did not have a single coach to attend to them during training sessions as the three travelling coaches were held up at the competition venue everyday. "It has been a performance which has been in the making for the last four years. We made certain structural changes to the way weightlifters trained. Most importantly, we changed the dietary habits and the nutritional ...
Harmanpreet's brace guides India into CWG hockey semifinals
A profligate Indian hockey team huffed and puffed into the Commonwealth Games semifinals after beating lower-ranked Malaysia 2-1 in a draining Pool B encounter here today. Drag Flick specialist Harmanpreet Singh (3rd minute and 44th minute) scored twice from penalty corners to steer India to the win. Faizal Saari (16th minute) pulled off the lone goal for Malaysia. India earned as many as nine penalty corners during the match, the first of which came just two minutes into the game. Harmanpreet converted it to give the team early advantage. The Malaysians claimed one of their own in the sixth minute but Razie Rahim missed out on the opportunity to equalise for his team. However, Malaysia did not have to wait too long to put themselves on the scoreboard as Faizal Saari sounded the board with a field goal in the 16th minute. India had the chance to reclaim the lead but Varun Kumar failed to convert a penalty corner, hitting it wide in the 18th minute. In the 22nd minute, Mandeep Singh .
CWG: India beat Malaysia in men's hockey
India defeated Malaysia 2-1 in a Pool B match of the men's hockey tournament at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday.
CWG: Shooters Gagan, Chain enter final
Indian shooters Gagan Narang and Chain Singh entered the final of the men's 50m Rifle Prone event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday.
CWG: Shooter Annu off to strong start
Indian shooter Annu Singh took pole position at the end of the precision round in the qualification stage of the women's 25 metre Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday.
Shooters Gagan, Chain advance at CWG
Indian shooters Gagan Narang and Chain Singh entered the final of the men's 50m Rifle Prone event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday.
IPLT20: Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets
In the fourth match of Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) comfortably defeated Rajasthan Royals with 9 wickets to spare, here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday.Shikhar Dhawan led the SRH to victory with his unbeaten 77, which included 13 fours and 1 six. He was well supported by skipper Kane Williamson, who also remained not out on 36.Chasing a low target of 126, the SRH did not get a desired start as Wriddhiman Saha was dismissed by Jaydev Unadkat in the second over. However, Dhawan made his intentions clear from the get go.To stop Dhawan's juggernaut, RR's captain Ajinkya Rahane used seven different bowlers, but to no avail the southpaw and the New Zealander chased the target in 15.5 overs with 25 balls to spare.Earlier, a disciplined bowling by the SRH limited the RR to 125/9 in their 20 overs. Siddarth Kaul stood out with his stellar performance -2/17 in his four overs.
AFC Cup: Bengaluru look to continue good run against New Radiant SC
The Sree Kanteerava Stadium will play host to its first game since the Indian Super League final when Albert Roca's Bengaluru FC side welcome New Radiant SC in a 2018 AFC Cup group stage clash on Tuesday.
IPL: Dhawan stars as Hyderabad outplay Rajasthan
Brilliant batting from opener Shikhar Dhawan (77 not out) helped Sunrisers Hyderabad outplay Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in the fourth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Monday.
CWG 2018: All eyes on Mohammad Anas Yahiya's final
Mohammad Anas Yahiya scripted history at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018, as he became the first Indian man to qualify for the final of a track event, since the legendary Milkha Singh.National record holder, Anas, won his semifinal heat in the men's 400m race in 45.44 seconds to qualify for the Gold Coast CWG2018 final to be held on Tuesday.His time was slower than the national record of 45.32 seconds, but it was enough to make him the third fastest Indian in a high track and field event.Joining Anas in the final of his event was the high jumper Tejaswin Shankar.Competing in his first Commonwealth Games, the 19-year-old did not have to break much sweat as he qualified for the high jump finals having cleared the cutoff of 2.21m.Shankar started with a height of 2.10m and then progressed to 2.15m where he made a single foul jump before clearing that height too.A successful jump at 2.18m was then followed by a missed clearance at 2.21m.Hima Das also advanced to the semifinals of the ..
Roma coach says squad must be clinical against Barçelona
Roma chief coach Eusebio Di Francesco said on Monday that his team must work hard to defeat FC Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Man City's coach Guardiola optimistic despite reaching CL semis
Manchester City chief coach Pep Guardiola looked optimistic on Monday about his side's chances to beat English Premiere League (EPL) rival Liverpool and advance to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, despite losing 0-3 in the first leg of the last-8 round.