PV Sindhu wins maiden CWG gold with win over Michelle Li
Canada's Michelle Li in the final here on Monday. The world number seven from India outplayed her 13th ranked opponent 21-15 , 21-13 in front of a packed crowd at the NEC arena.
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CWG 2022: Sharath Kamal, Nikhat Zareen to be India's flagbearers for closing ceremony
Commonwealth Games here on Monday. The 40-year-old Sharath has a rich haul of four medals in this edition of the Games, having won the men's team and mixed team gold and a silver in the men's doubles event.
CWG 2022: Fast-rising boxer Sagar Ahlawat settles for silver on international debut
Commonwealth Games campaign by clinching the silver medal in the super heavyweight (+92kg) division here. Competing in his maiden international event, Sagar lost the gold medal bout to home favourite Delicious Orie via a 5-0 unanimous decision late on Sunday. The 20-year-old, who surprised everyone with his powerful performance in the earlier bouts, was forced to defend in the opening round as Orie assumed the role of the aggressor.
CWG 2022: Gold goes to Aussies as India women choke in T20 final
Just like on that occasion, India choked at the sight of victory, suffering a terrible collapse that saw them lose eight wickets for 34 in 30 balls to go down to Australia by 9 runs in a thrilling, edge-of-the-seat gold-medal match of the women's T20 competition.
Exclusive: 'Maa, mere liye churma bana dena' - CWG 2022 champion Nitu Ghanghas on being inspired by Mary Kom and what she plans to do next
maa, mere liye churma bana dena jab mei aungi' (Mom, please make churma for me when I return). She was holding up the medal to show her family, who couldn't take their eyes off the shiny metal that is a testament to their daughter's accomplishment. Nitu, who hails from India's 'mini Cuba' - Bhiwani, upstaged 2019 world championships bronze medallist Demie-Jade Resztan of England by a 5-0 unanimous verdict in the 48kg category gold medal match to claim the top honours. "I had to lose weight to enter this category. I am so happy that my sacrifices and hard work have paid off. All I want now is to go home and eat churma made by my mother," Nitu told TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive video chat from Birmingham.
Hardik Pandya open to full-time captaincy role
India, who rested regular skipper Rohit Sharma, cruised to an 88-run win on the back of a superb performance by their spinners in Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday to a complete a 4-1 series win. Pandya said it was a "very special feeling" to captain India and when asked whether he was keen on the role in the future, the 28-year-old added: "Yeah, why not? "If given a chance, I'll be more than happy to do it.
CWG 2022: Will India stop the Aussie juggernaut in men's hockey?
India challenged the Australian title charge twice - 2010 and 2014 - but fell woefully short. Come Monday, will India be third time lucky? A lot has changed since the teams last met in a CWG final. When Australia blanked India 4-0 in Glasgow 2014, India's current chief coach, Australian Graham Reid, was in the champions dugout then. This time round, he will play a pivotal role as India look to dethrone the mighty Aussies. The odds are stacked against India, who lost the last meeting between the two sides 1-7 in a group match at the Tokyo Olympics last year. But current form and not history will decide the winners and to win that elusive gold, Manpreet Singh and his men will have to play out of their skins on Monday.
CWG 2022: Full list of Indian medal winners after Day 10
Sunday, August 7, was the best outing for Team India, with the contingent collecting as many as 15 medals, including 5 golds on the tenth day of competition. Team India have so far won 55 medals, which include 18 gold, 15 silver and 22 bronze.