Star Indian boxer Amit Panghal avenged his last Commonwealth Games final loss by clinching the men’s flyweight (51kg) gold while Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) reigned supreme on her debut appearance here on Sunday.In the evening, Nikhat Zareen won gold medal after beating Northern Ireland pugilist by unanimous verdict in final (50kg). In athletics, Eldhose Paul led […]
Indian boxers Nitu Ghanghas won the women’s 48kg Commonwealth Games title before Amit Panghal (men’s 51kg) joined her on the top of the podium, here on Sunday.Panghal bettered his silver from the last edition as he out-punched European Championship silver medallist England’s Kiaran MacDonald by a 5-0 verdict in the men’s flyweight. Nitu, on the […]
Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik clinched country’s third medal in wrestling of the day at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham by defeating Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez in the finals of women’s freestyle 62 kg category on Friday. The Canadian Gonzalez was dominating the match initially as she gained a 0-4 lead in the first […]
India ended its campaign in the weightlifting competitions in the 2022 Commonwealth Games with super heavyweight lifter Gurdeep Singh bagging a bronze medal in Men’s 109+ kg final.Gurdeep’s medal took India’s total medal count from weightlifting to 10 — three gold, three silver and four bronze — marginally better than that at Gold Coast in […]
India have clinched a historic gold medal in lawn bowls women’s fours by defeating South Africa 17-10 in the final. The quartet of Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia made history as they became the first Indians in CWG history to win a gold medal in the sport. South Africa won the coin […]
Shushila Devi Likmabam got a silver in women’s judo 48kg final, giving India its seventh medal of the Commonwealth Games 2022. Shushila, who earlier in the day, had defeated Harriet Bonface in the quarterfinal, notched up a second win by beating Priscilla Morand of Mauritius in the semis to assure herself a medal. With a […]
Continuing his impressive run throughout the tournament, Apaar Sood scored 20 points as Saupin’s School Sector 32 recorded (42-21) win over KBDAV Sector 7 in the U-14 boys’ basketball tournament finals organised by the UT Education Department. Apaar also emerged as the highest scorer in the tournament.
Just as she did in Gold Coast 2018, Mirabai Chanu won India’s first gold medal of the 2022 Commonwealth Games by cruising to the title in the women’s 49kg weightlifting final in Birmingham on Saturday.The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist started as the overwhelming favourite in the event and stamped her class by setting the Games […]
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra bags a historic silver medal with his massive fourth-attempt throw of 88.13m. Neeraj is India’s first ever track and field athlete to take the silver medal in the World Championships, and second to bag a podium-finish after the legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George had finished third in the Paris Worlds […]
Match-winning performances by Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya gifted India a memorable 2-1 series win against England in the third ODI at Old Trafford in Manchester, on Sunday. Chasing a target of 260 runs, Pant hammered an unbeaten knock of 125 runs off 113 balls, which also turned out to be his maiden ODI ton. […]