CWG 2022: India women's lawn bowls pair bows out after quarterfinal loss
Commonwealth Games here on Friday after they went down in the quarterfinal clash. The Indian duo lost to England's Sophie Tolchard and Amy Pharoah 18-14.
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CWG 2022: Para athlete Bhavina Patel storms into TT final, assured of a medal
Commonwealth Games here on Friday. The Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist thrashed England's Sue Bailey 11-6 11-6 11-6 to seal her final berth.
CWG 2022: We are not rivals, we are part of javelin family, says Arshad Nadeem on friendship with Neeraj Chopra
Pakistan javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem says he will miss competing against India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra at the Commonwealth Games here as they are part of 'one' family. Neeraj won a historic silver at the World Championships last month with a throw of 88.13m as Arshad finished fifth after becoming the first Pakistani to qualify for the finals. The Indian pulled out of the CWG due to a groin strain while Arshad, who continues to nurse an elbow injury, is expected to be on the podium with Grenada's Anderson Peters, the favourite for gold. Peters won the gold at recent Worlds. "Neeraj bhai is my brother. I miss him here. May God give him the best of health and I get to compete with him soon," Arshad told PTI.
4th T20I: India eye series win against West Indies
India are currently leading the five-match series 2-1 and nothing would be more satisfying than a couple of thumping wins in front of the USA's Indian diaspora, which is anticipating an enjoyable weekend cricket carnival. However in this current India set-up, if there is one man whose performance will be monitored more than anyone else, it has got to be Iyer.
CWG 2022: Manika Batra-Sathiyan, Sharath-Sreeja pairs advance into quarters
The duo of Batra and Sathiyan defeated Nigerians Olajide Omotayo and Ajoke Ojomu 11-7 11-6 11-7. The two will face Malaysia's Javen Choong and Karen Lyne in the first quarterfinal later in the day.
‘I will hug my brother and put this medal around his neck': CWG 2022 gold medal-winning weightlifter Achinta Sheuli
Commonwealth Games. DAY 8 LIVE BLOGAchinta, who featured in his debut CWG, lifted a combined weight of 313kg (143kg+170kg) to grab the gold on Sunday. "I am really happy. All I want to do now is go home and eat mangsho bhaat (mutton curry and rice) cooked by my mother. I have already told my mother about. I've worked hard for this medal. A lot of sacrifices and hard work by my brother, mother, my coach, the federation, and the Indian Army has gone into this medal. All credit to these people who have taken me to where I am today," Achinta further told TimesofIndia.com from Birmingham.
UP farmer's daughter Rupal becomes first Indian to win twin medals at World U-20 Athletics
Hailing from a family with modest means, her father being a small time farmer in Shahpur Jainpur village in UP's Meerut district, the 17-year-old has been in incredible form having run as many as four 400m races in just three days.
Bangladesh Cricket Board to investigate Shakib Al Hasan's social media post endorsing betting company
Bangladesh's biggest cricketing star Shakib Al Hasan has once again courted controversy as country's cricket board is set to investigate an alleged social media post from him endorsing a sports betting company. Back in 2019, Shakib was banned by the ICC for one year on charges of failing to report a corrupt approach from an Indian bookmaker. As per existing laws in Bangladesh, there is prohibition on facilitation and promotion of any gambling related activities.