Alice Dearing: redemption in the water for Team GB's first Black female Olympic swimmer
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CWG 2022: Just Want To Be Best Version Of Myself, Says Kidambi Srikanth
In a career spanning over a decade, Kidambi Srikanth has seen it all. The highs of four Superseries titles in a calendar year, the ecstasy of a Commonwealth Games silver at Gold Coast, a brief world number one ranking stint, the lows of 23 first-round exits, and the pain of missing out of the Tokyo Olympics -- all within a little over four years of his career. Now a much "matured and experienced" Srikanth says he is just trying to create a "better version" of himself every time he takes the court.
Beth Mead, Millie Bright and Alessia Russo – England’s strengths at Euro 2022
England are preparing for their first European Championship final since 2009 thanks to a stunning 4-0 win over Sweden at Bramall Lane.
Japan e-sports players with disabilities shoot down stereotypes
TOKYO: Street Fighter player Shunya Hatakeyama has muscular dystrophy, so he uses his chin to launch devastating combos. He is not the only Japanese gamer proving that disability is no barrier in e-sports.
CWG 2022: 5 top Indian medal contenders
Commonwealth Games begins this Thursday in Birmingham. The sporting action gets underway on Friday. India have established themselves as one of the powerhouses in the quadrennial tournament over the editions with regular top-four finishes since the turn of the 21st century. This time too, the Indian contingent, with more than 200 athletes, will be aiming to carry forward the legacy. The news of Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra pulling out from the Games came as a shock for India and his fans, with the javelin thrower being a top medal contender for the country. Chopra had just won a historic silver at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, and has broken his personal best/national record twice in the last one month or so. Despite the setback, there are quite a few athletes in the Indian camp who are considered as big medal contenders in their respective disciplines. TimesofIndia.com here looks at five of the top Indian medal contenders, who are expected to receive laurels for the country at the Games. PV SindhuSport: Badminton Event(s): Women's singles, mixed team Age: 27 years old World ranking: 7th (As on July 26, 2022) Major achievements:Olympics: Silver (2016 Rio), Bronze (2020 Tokyo) World Championships: Gold (2019 Basel), Silver (2018 Nanjing, 2017 Glasgow), Bronze (2014 Copenhagen, 2013 Guangzhou) Asian Games: Silver (2018 Jakarta - singles), Bronze (2014 Incheon - team) Commonwealth Games: Gold (2018 Gold Coast - mixed team), Silver (2018 Gold Coast - singles), Bronze (2014 Glasgow - singles)
Injured Indian javelin star Chopra 'hurt' at missing Games
NEW DELHI: India's Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra said that he was "hurt" at not being able to defend his Commonwealth Games title after pulling out with injury.
CWG 2022: Important for TT players to not have 2018 medal haul in mind at Birmingham, says Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
By the time this interview turns into cold print, Sathiyan and his energy will be at the Commonwealth Games Athletes Village in Birmingham to tick boxes -- most for the team and one personal. At world rank No. 35, Sathiyan, the highest-ranked Indian in singles, will be in Birmingham with renewed hopes of fetching himself a singles medal and carrying India's 2018 momentum into the 2022 Games. At Gold Coast four years ago, India finished as the best table tennis nation with eight medals, including three gold medals, led by Manika Batra's historic singles triumph. It will be a tough, though not impossible, task to match that medal haul. With an almost similar cast as 2018, led by Achanta Sharath Kamal, Manika and Sathiyan, the Indian TT contingent will be "one of the favourites" at its happy hunting ground -- the CWG. But as Sathiyan says in this chat with TimesofIndia.com, being one the favourites brings a different kind of pressure.
Lovlina Borgohain Says "Thank You" After Boxer's Coach Gets CWG 2022 Approval
Lovlina Borgohain confirmed on Wednesday that her coach Sandhya Gurung has got the accreditation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, starting July 28 in Birmingham. The development comes a day after the boxer's viral social media post regarding the issue. The Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist had on Monday claimed that she has faced "mental harassment" due to the constant removal of her coaches, who helped her win an Olympic medal, from her training process and were later allowed entry after several requests. She added that her coach Sandhya Gurung had not been allowed entry into the Commonwealth Games Village.