Commonwealth Games schedule: Birmingham 2022 dates and time
The Commonwealth Games come to Birmingham this summer with a festival of sport on offer.
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What is the Hundred? The rules, teams and players as 100-ball tournament returns in 2022
Jonny Bairstow has pulled out of Welsh Fire's Hundred campaign to focus on resting and recuperating before England's upcoming Test series against South Africa.
Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid ensured increased security and freedom for players: Hardik Pandya
Rohit Sharma wants the team to step away from what it had been doing for the past five-six years and has given the players security and freedom to express themselves, said star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. "Ro (Rohit Sharma) gives you a lot of flexibility and freedom which is his strength throughout his captaincy stint whenever I have played with him," Pandya said after India's seven-wicket win in the third T20I.
Naseem replaces Hasan in Pakistan's Asia Cup squad
LAHORE, Pakistan : Pakistan have dropped seamer Hasan Ali and replaced him with teenage fast bowler Naseem Shah in their Twenty20 squad for the Asia Cup, which begins in Dubai on Aug. 27.
CWG 2022: Meet the ladies who won India's historic lawn bowls gold
Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and became the toast of the nation. Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia, Lovely Choubey and Rupa Rani Tirkey formed the quartet of India's Women's Fours team that defeated South Africa 17-10 in the final amid historic scenes at the bowling greens of Victoria Park. Here's a brief profile of the four athletes who have become the story of the Birmingham Games for India: Name: PinkiAge: 42 YearsEvent: Triples, FoursHometown: DelhiWorking as a physical education teacher currently at the Delhi Public School, RK Puram, in the national capital, Pinki has been playing the sport since 2007 and this was her fourth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, with her best showing before Sunday being a fourth-place finish in 2010. A diploma holder from Sports Authority of India, Patiala, Pinki is also a multiple-times Asian Championship gold medallist .
"Had Goosebumps When National Anthem Was Played": Rupa Rani Tirkey After Clinching Historic Lawn Bowls Gold At CWG 2022
Following the historic gold medal win in Lawn Bowls event at the Commonwealth Games 2022, Rupa Rani Tirkey said that they had goosebumps when they took to the podium and the national anthem was played. The Indian Lawn Bowls team created history by winning its first-ever medal in the sport, capturing gold by defeating South Africa 17-10 in the final.
CWG 2022: Gold medals in lawn bowls and table tennis headline Day 5 for India
Commonwealth Games here as it added four more medals to its tally, taking the total to 13 - 5 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals. The quartet of Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia created history by bagging the country's first ever medal in the sport of lawn bowls, beating South Africa (17-10) in the final of the Women's Fours event. Meanwhile, Vijay Thakur continued the medal rush by the weightlifting contingent by clinching a silver medal in the men's 96kg category final. The lifters have so far contributed eight medals to India's tally at the ongonig Games.
CWG 2022: With level heads and steady hands, women win lawn bowls gold for India
In fairytale finish, beat South Africa 17-10 in the finalBIRMINGHAM: Lawn Bowls probably became the most searched word across search engines on Tuesday. The nuances may have eluded many, but in Lovely Choubey, Pinki Kaushik Singh, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey, Indian moms and moms-in-law were seeing themselves and perhaps nodding at that never-bending truism, that when a group of women get together, great things happen. CWG 2022, Day 5: AS IT HAPPENEDAs the foursome in Birmingham ambled through the Victoria Park turf to a fairytale gold, the 17-10 scoreline over South Africa concealing the many bumps in the final, with it came the realisation of this genteel sport that mocks at ageism and doesn't scream for gym-toned physiques. What it calls for, instead, is poise, a steady hand and that slowing down of time that only age and experience bring.