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Shooter Jitu wins gold at CWG
India's star shooter Jitu Rai won gold with a masterful performance in the men's 10m Air Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Monday.
Record-breaking Jitu wins gold, Mitharval bags bronze
Indian shooting ace Jitu Rai claimed the gold medal in men's 10m air pistol event by creating a new games record while compatriot Om Prakash Mitharval bagged a bronze at the 21st Commonwealth Games here today. World Championship silver medallist Rai shot 235.1 to comfortably finish top of the podium. Mitharval, who had established a new qualification record with 584, eventually finished with the bronze medal after aggregating 214.3 in the eight-man finals at the Belmont Shooting Centre. Australia's Kerry Bell managed to secure the silver medal with 233.5. In the finals, Jitu led with 100.4 at the end of stage 1, while Mitharval was third with 98.1. In stage 2 elimination, Rai started with 10.3 and 10.3 to lead the pecking order, even as his compatriot moved up and displaced Bell at second place with two 10.1s. Championship Rai continued to surge ahead with a 10.2 but an 8.4 disturbed his momentum somewhat, as the next shot fetched him 9.2. Meanwhile, Mitharval closed the gap as Rai ...
Now Indian men's TT team stuns Singapore, enters CWG final
The Indian men's table tennis team today upstaged defending champions Singapore to enter the finals of the 21st Commonwealth Games here. Following in the footsteps of the women's team, which stunned Singapore to clinch its maiden gold in the CWG, the men's team got the better of the Asian powerhouse 3-2. Veteran Gao Ning was the only one who managed to record singles victories for Singapore. The 35-year-old legend, a three-time gold medallist at CWG, defeated Harmeet Desai and G Sathiyan 3-0 and 3-1 respectively but the rest of his team fell apart against the Indians. India's very own veteran star A Sharath Kamal won both his singles matches against Xue Jie Pang and Shao Feng Ethan Poh by similar margins of 3-0. In the doubles, the combination of Sathiyan and Desai rallied for a 3-1 win over Pang and Poh to clinch the issue for India.
Swimmers Khade, Nataraj crash out at CWG
Indian swimmers Virdhawal Khade and Srihari Nataraj crashed out of their respective events at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Monday.
Shooters Apurvi, Mehuli enter CWG final
Indian shooters Apurvi Chandela and Mehuli Ghosh enterd the final of the Women's 10m Air Rifle event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Monday.
Weightlifter Pardeep claims silver at CWG
Indian weightlifter Pardeep Singh (105kg) came agonisingly close to a gold but eventually settled for a silver after a close contest with Samoa's Sanele Mao in the Commonwelth Games here today. Singh, the reigning Commonwealth Championships gold-medallist, lifted a total of 352kg (152kg+200kg) to claim the second spot after an exciting showdown with Mao, which had the packed arena on its feet. The 23-year-old went for 211kg lift, which would have been a new Commonwealth and Games record in clean and jerk, but could not pull it off in his final attempt. His second attempt at 209kg was declared invalid by the jury despite getting the judges' nod as his elbow had pressed out. Mao also dropped his final attempt of 211kg but had managed to lift 206kg in his second chance. He finished with a total of 360kg (154kg+206kg). The bronze went to England's Owen Boxall (351kg (152kg+199kg).
CWG: Hima enters women's 400m semis
India's Hima Das qualified for the semi-finals of the women's 400 metre event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Monday.
Swimmer Nataraj crashes out of men's 200m backstroke
Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj crashed out of the men's 200 metre backstroke event of the Commonwealth Games after finishing sixth in heat 2 here today. Srihari clocked 2 minutes and 4.75 seconds to finish a disappointing sixth out of the seven competitors in his heat. He finished a good 6.83 seconds behind South Africa's Martin Binedell who clocked 1:57.92 to win the heat. Binedell also claimed the overall top position after the completion of all the three heats.
CWG: Swimmer Nataraj crashes out of men's 200m Backstroke
Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj crashed out of the men's 200 metre Backstroke event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) after finishing sixth in Heat 2 here on Monday.
CWG: Poovamma finishes 5th in women's 400m heats
India's Poovamma Raju finished fifth in Heat 1 of the women's 400 metre event at the 21 Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
CWG: Om, Jitu enter 10m Air Pistol final
Indian shooter Om Mitharval equalled the Commonwealth Games (CWG) record on his way to qualifying for the final of the men's 10m Air Pistol event here on Monday.
IPL-2018: KKR ride Rana, Narine show to beat Kohli's RCB by 4 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) rode on Nitish Rana's all-round show and Sunil Narine's whirlwind 19-ball 50 to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by four wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here on Sunday.
KKR beat RCB by four wickets in IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in their opening match of IPL 11 at the Eden Gardens here today. Put into bat, Brendon McCullum (43) and AB de Villiers (44) were the top scorers for Bangalore, while skipper Mandeep Singh (37) and Virat Kohli (31) too contributed with the bat as RCB posted a decent 176-7. In reply, Sunil Narine gave Kolkata Knight Riders a flying start with a 19-ball 50 and Nitish Rana (34) and new skipper Dinesh Karthik (35 not out) scored crucial knocks as KKR overhauled the target with 7 balls to spare. Earlier, part-time off-spinner Rana (2/11) and R Vinay Kumar (2/30) scalped two wickets each for KKR. Brief Score: Royal Challengers Bangalore: 176 for 7 in 20 overs (Brendon McCullum 43, AB de Villiers 44; Nitish Rana 2/11). Kolkata Knight Riders: 177 for 6 in 18.5 overs (Sunil Narine 50, Umesh Yadav 2/27, Chris Woakes 4-0-36-3) .
Woman athlete runs tea-stall to earn living
45-year-old A Kalaimani, an athlete by profession is now running a tea-stall in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore to earn a livelihood.Kalaimani, who is a mother of three, had participated in national and state level Masters Athletics events and won four gold medals."There is no help from the government for sportspersons. I earn Rs 400-500 from the tea shop, run my family and manage my sports requirements," Kalaimani told ANIKalaimani, who is participating in 41-km marathons with her team 'Phoenix Runners,' regularly attends her morning workout sessions and runs for 21 kilometers as part of her practice.Kalaimani has studied up to Class X and participated in kabaddi and athletics events during her schooling.Kalaimani said, "I had approached the banks for loans but they refused to give. Hence, I took help from my friend for financial support to participate in national events.
CWG: Indian eves script history, bag gold in table tennis
Indian women tennis team staged a winning show on Day 4 of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as they defeated defending champions Singapore 3-1 to claim gold.This is India's first ever gold at the multi-sport event. They had earlier appeared in the finals at the home edition of the Games in 2010, whereas finished fourth in the Glasgow Games.India took the lead with the help of Manika Batra's 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7 victory over World No. 4 Tianwei Feng.However, Singapore equalised the score after Mengyu Yu defeated Madhurika Patkar 13-11, 11-2, 11-6 in straight games.India then won the next two matches. The duo of Mouma Das and Madhurika Patkar thrashed Yihan Zhou and Mengyu Yu 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7 as Indian retained the lead.In the deciding game, Manika, playing her second match of the finals, came out all guns blazing and defeated Yihan Zhou 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 to guide her team to glory.This is India's seventh gold medal at the 21st edition of the Games.India have so far bagged
Michael Clarke backs away from Australia comeback reports
Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke has backed out from the news reports suggesting that he could make an international cricket comeback to help his side cope up with the ball-tampering fallout.The right-hand batsman took to Twitter to confirm that he had contacted Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland to help out the Test side following the suspensions of cricketers David Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft in the ball-tampering scandal. However, Clarke added that he did not make any "formal offer" to play cricket.Clarkes's comeback news was doing the rounds after a UK publication published an article hinting that he might return as Australian skipper."This article is out of control! Let me make very clear that I have not sent any formal offer to James Sutherland to come back and play cricket. I sent him a message as a friend offering to help Australian cricket in ANY way I could (this could mean mentoring the under 14s," Clarke tweeted.He added, "I won't be batting in ...
CWG' 18: SV Sunil shines as Indian men's hockey team beat Wales
SV Sunil put his experience to fore scoring the winner in the 59th minute to ensure India beat Wales 4-3 in a dramatic encounter at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Sunday.It was a must-win game for India, having drawn 1-1 to Pakistan and losing 0-3 to Malaysia in the previous two Pool B matches.Dilpreet Singh (16), Mandeep Singh (28'), Harmanpreet Singh (57') were the other goal scorers for India.For Wales, Gareth Furlong scored a hat-trick to snatch India's lead on three occasions (17', 45' and 58'), converting three out of the four penalty corners for Wales.The second quarter saw experienced forward Sunil found a perfect deflection from Dilpreet Singh's stick to win India 1-0 lead in the 16th minute. However, the lead didn't last long enough as Wales converted a penalty corner in the 17th minute through Furlong.India regained the lead in the 28th minute when Sunil earned his side third penalty corner of the match. Though Rupinder's dragflick was saved by the Welsh goalkeeper, ..
President Kovind, PM Modi laud Indian eves for CWG victory
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday lauded the Indian women's table tennis team for their victory at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games earlier in the day."Congratulations to the Golden Girls - Manika Batra, Madhurika Patkar, and Mouma Das - for bagging India's first ever Women's Table Tennis Team GOLD at Commonwealth Games. Stupendous achievement," he tweeted.Congratulations to the Golden Girls - Manika Batra, Madhurika Patkar & Mouma Das - for bagging India's first ever Women's Table Tennis Team GOLD at Commonwealth Games..stupendous achievement #GC2018#PresidentKovind— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 8, 2018Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed his "delight" on the achievement.A well deserved and historic Gold for the Indian women's Table Tennis team! Congratulations to the team. Delighted at this accomplishment: PM @narendramodi#GC2018#GC2018TableTennispic.twitter.com/6nITe8XCco— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 8, 2018Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister
Shah Rukh Khan, daughter Suhana cheer for KKR at Eden Gardens
Bollywood super star and principal owner Shah Rukh Khan today cheered for Kolkata Knight Riders from the stands even as his new-look team, under new skipper Dinesh Karthik, looked to regain some lost ground in the post-Gautam Gambhir era at the Eden Gardens here. Accompanied by his daughter Suhana Khan who looked resplendent in a white top emblazoned with KKR logo, Shah Rukh entered his home ground about an hour before the first ball was bowled. This was Karthik's first stint as an IPL skipper and Shah Rukh ensured to give the new look team the much-needed boost. His team also included Sanjay Kapoor, who cheered for the team from the corporate stand. KKR had to confront a partisan crowd with about half of the packed Eden shouting 'RCB, RCB' while AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli were in the middle of their 64 runs partnership off 36 balls. But Shah Rukh and Co kept cheering the team as there was another celebrity team of Star Plus popular Majumdar Parivaar led by Naira who kept dancing .
Gold Coast CWG medal tally after Day 4 competitions
Top-10 positions in the medal tally after Day 4 of the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Sunday. The list is in the order of rank, nation, gold medal, silver medal, bronze medal and total medals.