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CWG 2022: Harmanpreet's hat-trick hands India 4-1 win over Wales, enter men's hockey semifinals

Commonwealth Games on Thursday. Harmanpreet (19th, 20th, 40th minutes) converted two penalty corners and scored one from the spot while Gurjant Singh struck a field goal in the 49th minute for India. Wales' lone goal was scored by drag-flicker Gareth Furlong in the 55th minute from a set piece. After the win, India were on course to top Pool B as they enjoyed a goal difference of 22 over England, who still have a match against Canada.

India favourites against Bangladesh in SAFF U-20 Championship final

Bangladesh and India finished first and second respectively after their round robin league engagements. On the eve of the final at the Kalinga Stadium, India head coach Shanmugam Venkatesh recalled his three SAFF Championships triumphs as a player. "Playing in a final is always a different feeling, it's special.

Asia Cup: KL Rahul, Deepak Chahar set for comeback

Deepak Chahar when the squad will be selected for the Asia Cup on August 8. The Asia Cup will be played in T20 format in Dubai and Sharjah from August 27 to September 11. Rahul was supposed to make a comeback for the away ODI series in Zimbabwe but a bout of COVID-19 has apparently delayed his recovery from the sports hernia surgery he underwent recently.

CWG 2022: Boxers Amit Panghal, Jaismine Enter SFs To Ensure Five Medals From Ring

Amit Panghal and Jaismine Lamboriya won their respective bouts to take India's medal count in boxing to five at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday. Panghal ensured a fourth medal from the boxing ring after winning his flyweight (48-51 kg) quarter-final against Scotland's Lennon Mulligan. Later in the day, Jaismine beat New Zealand's Troy Garton by a 4-1 split verdict in the women's lightweight (60kg) quarter-final. In the men's bout, it was an unanimous verdict in favour of the Indian southpaw, who had won a silver medal during the last edition in Gold Coast.

CWG 2022: Mridul Borgohain Loses Fourth Round Match In Lawn Bowls, Fails To Qualify For Quarter-final

Indian Lawn Bowls player Mridul Borgohain lost his section D, round 4 match to Ross Davis of Jersey at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 on Thursday. Borgohain lost to Davis by 13-21 after 18 ends. With this loss, he has failed to qualify for the quarterfinals. He has earned a fourth-place finish in Section D, with two wins and two losses. He had opened his campaign with a loss to Shannon McIlroy of New Zealand. After that, he got two wins against Chris Locke of the Falkland Islands and Iain Donald Smith McLean of Scotland. After these two wins, he lost to Davis.

"We Have Come A Long Way...": Neeraj Chopra Recalls His Time With Tejaswin Shankar After Athlete's Historic Bronze In High Jump

Indian athlete Tejaswin Shankar wrote history on Wednesday by winning India's first ever medal in high jump event in the Commonwealth Games history. At the ongoing Games in Birmingham, the 23-year-old Shankar finished third on the podium by clearing a high jump of 2.22m in the final. Bahamas' Donald Thomas and Joel Clarke-Khan of England also cleared an equal height as of Shankar but they needed more than one attempt to do it while the Indian athlete was successful in his single try.

Fat to Fit: Judoka Tulika Maan reduced 30 kgs on her way to CWG silver

Commonwealth Games is nothing short of sensational. With the long list for the Games was decided a year ago, Tulika was not even considered for selection as she could "hardly move". "When the probables were decided a year ago, she was not among the players picked. She brought her weight down to 85kg from 115kg to get into shape. She weighs about 89-90kg at the moment,'' said coach Jiwan Sharma, who is here with the Indian judo contingent, in a chat with PTI.

"We Look Up To Mirabai For Inspiration": Pakistani Weightlifter Who Won Gold At CWG 2022

As soon as Nooh Dastagir Butt won Pakistan's first gold medal at this edition of the Commonwealth Games, one of the first persons to lend a congratulatory hand was none other than Indian superstar Mirabai Chanu. As an Olympic medallist, Chanu has catapulted herself to superstardom and is not only an icon in India but also for weightlifters from the neighbouring nation. "It was such a proud moment for me when she congratulated me and praised my performance," Butt told PTI after winning the gold in the men's 109+kg category with a record lift of 405 kg.

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CWG 2022: Harmanpreet's hat-trick hands India 4-1 win over Wales, enter men's hockey semifinals

India favourites against Bangladesh in SAFF U-20 Championship final

Asia Cup: KL Rahul, Deepak Chahar set for comeback

CWG 2022: Boxers Amit Panghal, Jaismine Enter SFs To Ensure Five Medals From Ring

CWG 2022: Mridul Borgohain Loses Fourth Round Match In Lawn Bowls, Fails To Qualify For Quarter-final

"We Have Come A Long Way...": Neeraj Chopra Recalls His Time With Tejaswin Shankar After Athlete's Historic Bronze In High Jump

Fat to Fit: Judoka Tulika Maan reduced 30 kgs on her way to CWG silver

"We Look Up To Mirabai For Inspiration": Pakistani Weightlifter Who Won Gold At CWG 2022