Powell ends Chadwick's winning streak in W Series
Britain's Alice Powell ended compatriot Jamie Chadwick's seven race winning streak in the all-female W Series with victory in Hungary on Saturday.
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CWG 2022: 'Paristhiti achhi nahi, thoda koshish karo' - Silver medallist Sanket Sargar lives up to expectations of his father, who runs a paan shop
Sanket led the charts during the entire event until his second Clean and Jerk (C&J) attempt, but stood second to Bin Mohamad Aniq in the end. The Malaysian's third and final C&J lift of 142kg snatched the gold away from Sanket, by just a kilo.
India's Sanket Sargar Wins Silver In 55kg Category Weightlifting
Sanket Mahadev Sargar opened India's kitty at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham by winning the silver medal in the men's 55kg category weightlifting. It was a comprehensive show by the Indian who led clearly in the snatch event with a lift of 113 kgs. He then produced a great performance in the clean and jerk too where he lifted 135kg in his first attempt and then failed at both his attempts to lift 139 kgs. He finished with a total lift of 248 kgs. Sargar also injured himself during one of his final attempts.
Commonwealth Games 2022 live: All the action from day two in Birmingham
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Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain out with hamstring injury
Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will spend some time on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring injury during pre-season in Singapore, the club said on Friday. The 28-year-old England international got injured during Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace on July 15.
CWG 2022: Led by Mirabai Chanu, lifters look to start India's medal run in style
The country’s weightlifters have been the second-biggest contributor – after shooting (135 medals) – to India’s medal haul at the CWG since the sport’s inclusion in the quadrennial meet at the Auckland edition in 1950, with 43 gold, 48 silver and 34 bronze and an overall tally of 125. India had finished on top of the medals tally in weightlifting at the Gold Coast Games in 2018, bringing home five gold, two silver and an equal number of bronze medals. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai will headline India’s 15-member weightlifting contingent, which will contest in 14 different categories at the Games. Mirabai (49kg) will be in action on the opening day of the weightlifting competitions at the NEC Arena on Saturday, along with debutant Bindyarani Devi in the women’s 55kg category. Bindyarani had won the clean and jerk gold at the women’s Worlds in Tashkent in December last year, apart from a silver at the Commonwealth meet which were being held concurrently.
My ultimate goal is Paris Olympics, says badminton ace PV Sindhu
Commonwealth Games (CWG) will serve as a perfect launchpad for her quest to regain the world championship crown next month. Sindhu, who won a silver and a bronze in the last two editions, is chasing an elusive gold medal at the ongoing Games and thereafter her immediate target will be the Tokyo World Championships from August 22-28. "The ultimate goal is the Paris Olympics in 2024. But the focus right now is winning a CWG medal and then the World Championships," Sindhu told PTI during an interaction here. "Winning at the Commonwealth Games is a big achievement, it happens every four years. And representing our country at the biggest certainly gives a lot of pride. Hoping for the gold this time." Sindhu, who has claimed the Singapore Open recently, has not been able to get past the Tai Tzu Ying hurdle in recent events.
Liverpool midfielder Oxlade-Chamberlain out with hamstring injury
Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will spend some time on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring injury during pre-season in Singapore, the club said on Friday.