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Commonwealth Games: Tania Choudhary, Men's Triples Team Suffer Losses In Lawn Bowls

Woman singles player Tania Choudhary and men's triples team suffered twin losses each on the opening day of lawn ball competitions in the Commonwealth Games on Friday. The Indian men's team of Chandan Kumar Singh (skip) Navneet Singh (lead) and Mridul Borgohain (second) lost 6-23 to New Zealand in their first game. They then suffered 12-19 defeat at the hands of Scotland in the second game. The New Zealand team comprising Andrew Kelly (lead), Mike Galloway (second) and Ali Forsyth (skip) proved far superior to the Indians.

Indian cyclists fail to qualify for finals in three team events

Commonwealth Games campaign began on a disappointing note with all the three teams failing to make the finals on Friday. The Indian men's sprint team of Ronaldo Laitonjam, Y Rojit Singh, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo could not make it to the medal round, finishing sixth in the qualification with a total time of 44.702 seconds at the Lee Valley VeloPark.

Ireland coach Farrell handed 2-year contract extension after triumph over All Blacks

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell signed a two-year contract extension on Friday that keeps him in charge of the world's top ranked rugby nation until 2025.

English triathlete Alex Yee wins first gold of Commonwealth Games 2022

Commonwealth Games on Friday, hailing his victory in the men's triathlon in Birmingham as his "greatest achievement" despite taking Olympic silver last year. The 24-year-old made up a deficit of 15 seconds following the bike section to overhaul long-time pacesetter Hayden Wilde on the run and finish the sprint-distance event in a time of 50 min 34 sec. New Zealand's Wilde briefly regained the lead but, with a 10-second penalty hanging over him, he patted Yee on the shoulder and waved him on to take the honours on his own.