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CWG: India storm into mixed team badminton final
World No.2 Kidambi Srikanth and London Olympics medallist Saina Nehwal guided India to the final of the mixed team badminton event, beating Singapore 3-1 in the semi-final at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
CWG: Shooter Saniya in women's skeet final; Maheshwari ousted
Indian shooter Saniya Sheikh qualified for the final of the women's skeet event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
CWG: Deepak, Ravi enter men's 10m air rifle final
Indian shooters Deepak Kumar and Ravi Kumar have qualified for the men's 10 metre air rifle final by securing the top two positions in the qualification round at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
Bhaker, all of 16, claims gold; silver for Heena
India's teen shooting sensation Manu Bhaker grabbed the women's 10m air pistol gold medal by shattering the games record while Heena Sidhu staged a stirring comeback to bag silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games here today. The 16-year-old Bhaker's calm demeanour belied her age as she shot a record 240.9 to finish well ahead of her senior teammate Sidhu, who aggregated 234 at the Belmont Shooting Centre. A dominant Bhaker led throughout the two stages in her maiden Commonwealth Games outing, living up to the billing. The bronze medal went to Australia's Elena Galiabovitch who ended with 214.9. Bhaker was the overwhelming favourite to win the event, having bagged multiple gold medals at the 2018 ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico and the subsequent Junior World Cup in Sydney. The event in Mexico was also a maiden appearance for the young girl from the Jhajjar district in Haryana. Sidhu too did well to win silver after she was on the verge of elimination at one stage. She had also won
Debutant Markande impresses MI coach Jayawardene
Mumbai Indians' talent scouts seem to have found a gem in rookie leg spinner Mayank Markande, who impressed one and all in the IPL opener against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium here last evening. Markande scalped 3 for 23 and his prize wicket of rival skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was caught plumb in front going back to a googly, was one of the highlights of the game before Dwayne Bravo pulled the rug from under MI's feet with his 30-ball 68 blitz. MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene was among many who were bowled over by the talent exhibited by the debutant 20-year-old from Bathinda in Punjab who had taken 15 wickets in 10 limited over games in the Vijay Hazare (50-over) and Syed Mushtaq Ali (20-over) tournaments of BCCI coming into the IPL. "I thought he bowled brilliantly, we backed him when we saw him first at our camp. We knew that he was special. He came for two trial games for us, both him and (Rahul) Chahar," Jayawardene said. "We ...
CWG: Indian women's TT team assured of silver
The women's table tennis team assured India of a silver medal after beating England 3-0 in the semi-final of the 21st Commonwealth Games at the Oxenford Studios here on Sunday.
Good to see Bravo taking responsibility: Dhoni
Hailing Dwayne Bravo for his whirlwind knock of 68 that helped turn around a losing plot in his team's comeback IPL match yesterday, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni expressed happiness over the West Indian taking up responsibility and seeing the side through. Chennai, who returned to the IPL after serving a two-year-ban, made a stunning turnaround to defeat defending champions Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium by one wicket with one ball to spare after staring defeat in the face at 118 for 8, chiefly due to the all rounder's blazing 30-ball innings. "CSK v Mumbai is one game everyone wants to watch and we are coming back after two years. Overall, the spectators have been very good. The way Bravo batted it was really good to see him take the responsibility," Dhoni said during the post-match presentation. Chennai made a remarkable rally from the precarious position and finally managed to get over the line as Bravo smashed seven sixes and three fours in his blazing knock
Bravo, Pollard sported no. 400 to celebrate landmarks
Dwayne Bravo has said that he and fellow-West Indian Kieron Pollard decided to wear jerseys with identical no. 400 on them for respective teams Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in the IPL opener here yesterday, to celebrate individual landmarks. "Pollard is the first player to play 400 T20 games. So he has 400 on his back. And I'm the first bowler to get 400 wickets. So the both of us said - okay, if we both play the first game in the IPL, let's do something different," he said. Bravo was speaking after his match-winning 30-ball 68 that guided Chennai to a thrilling one-wicket victory with one ball to spare. "It's a great milestone for both of us personally. Pollard spoke to Mumbai, I spoke to CSK and they allowed us to play in this game. Moving forward in the tournament, we both will go back to our respective numbers - 47 and 55," he said. Bravo, who smacked 7 sixes and three fours to pulverise the Mumbai bowlers who conceded 50 runs in the last three overs, said .
CWG: India beat England in women's hockey
India staged a late comeback to stun England 2-1 in a a Pool A match of the women's hockey competition here on Sunday.
Women's hockey team stuns Olympic champions England
The Indian women's hockey team rallied from a goal down to script a stunning 2-1 triumph over Olympic champions England in its third Pool A match of the 21st Commonwealth Games here today. India, aiming to do better than the fifth-place finish at the last two CWG editions, are now second on the points table behind England and look set to qualify for the semifinals. Gurjit Kaur and Navneet Kaur sounded the board for India in the 42nd and 48th minute after England captain Alexandra Danson had put her team ahead just 35 seconds into the game. "This is the first time we beat England, they are the (Rio 2016) Olympic champions so we are very happy," India captain Rani Rampal said after the match. "It's always a special moment and achievement when you beat the Olympic champions. We've had very little chance to compete against them, and today was our day. We had to grab the chances and work hard," she added. The Indian women's hockey team had started poorly in the event by going down to ...
Mary Kom enters CWG semis
Veteran Indian star M.C. Mary Kom entered the semi-finals of the women's 48 kilogram boxing competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games with a convincing victory over Megan Gordon of Scotland here on Sunday.
CWG: Shooters Deepak, Ravi qualify for men's 10m air rifle finals
Indian shooters Deepak Kumar and Ravi Kumar have qualified for the men's 10 metre air rifle finals by securing the top two positions at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
Mary Kom assured of medal on CWG debut
Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom (48kg) assured herself of a medal on debut at the Commonwealth Games by advancing to the semifinals here today. The 35-year-old Olympic bronze-medallist quite literally sailed past Scotland's Megan Gordon to make the last-four stage with a 5-0 win. Her win assured the Indian boxing contingent of its first CWG medal. Mary Kom, a sitting Rajya Sabha MP, will face Sri Lanka's Anusha Dilrukshi in the semifinal on April 11. The Indian veteran is the favourite to claim the gold medal in her weight category, which would be her third in the last five months. She had won gold medals at the Asian Championships, the India Open before settling for a silver at the Strandja Memorial boxing tournament in Bulgaria.
Bhaker, all of 16, runs away with 10m pistol gold at CWG
India's 16-year-old Manu Bhaker comfortably won the gold in women's 10 air pistol while Heena Sidhu staged a remarkable recovery to secure silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games here today. Bhaker's calm and composure belied her age as she shot 240.9 to break the Commonwealth Games record, finishing well ahead of her senior teammate Sidhu, who aggregated 234. The bronze medal went to Australia's Elena Galiabovitch who ended with 214.9. Bhaker was the overwhelming favourite to win the event, having bagged gold medals at the 2018 ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico and the following Junior World Cup in Sydney. Sidhu too did well to win silver after she was on the verge of elimination at one stage. She had also won a silver at the Delhi Games in 2010.
CWG: Shooter Bhaker wins gold, Heena takes silver
India's Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu took gold and silver respectively in the Women's 10m Air Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Sunday.
CWG: Swimmer Sajan Prakash enters men's 100m butterfly semis
India's Sajan Prakash qualified forward to the semi-finals of swimming men's 100 metre Butterfly at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
CWG: Khushbir finishes 4th in women's race walk
India's Khushbir Kaur finished fourth in the Women's 20 kilometre Race Walk event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
CWG: Manish, Irfan disappoint in men's 20km race walk
India's Manish Singh and Irfan Kolothum Thodi registered disappointing performances in the Men's 20 kilometre Race Walk event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
15 die when truck collides with hockey team's bus in Canada
A semi-trailer slammed into a bus carrying a youth hockey team in western Canada, killing 15 people and injuring 14 in a catastrophic collision that a doctor compared to an airstrike and left the vehicles obliterated in the snow. The crash sent shockwaves through the team's small hometown and a country united by the national sport. Canadians were moved to tears yesterday as they learned of the identities of the deceased on the bus that was driving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team to a crucial playoff game last Friday against the Nipawin Hawks. "An entire country is in shock and mourning," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. "This is every parent's worst nightmare. No one should ever have to see their child leave to play the sport they love and never come back." The bus had 29 passengers, including the driver, when it crashed at about 5 p.m. on Highway 35, police said. Among the dead are Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan, team captain Logan Schatz and radio announcer Tyler Bieber. ...
CWG: Shooters Manu, Heena enter 10m Air Pistol final
Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu qualified for the final of the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Sunday.