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Birmingham: Indian heavyweight lifter Vikas Thakur added yet another Commonwealth Games medal to his kitty, winning a silver in the men’s 96kg here on Tuesday. The seasoned Thakur lifted a total of 346kg (155kg+191kg) to finish second and claim his third CWG medal across three editions. It was Thakur’s second silver, having finished second in […]

Birmingham: The Indian women’s fours team of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Tirkey scripted history by winning the gold medal in lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games 2022, here on Tuesday. The Indian team beat South Africa 17-10 in the final to win gold at Victoria Park in Royal Leamington Spa. It was […]

New Delhi: As part of the opening day of Ultimate Kho Kho Season 1, Mumbai Khiladis and Gujarat Giants will be battling it out, followed by Telugu Yoddhas taking on Chennai Quick Guns on August 14. The schedule for the inaugural season of the league was released on Tuesday. Ultimate Kho Kho is promoted by […]

Birmingham: National record holder Murali Sreeshankar topped the men’s long jump qualification round to storm into the finals along with Muhammed Anees Yahiya, who qualified as eighth best, at the Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Sreeshankar, a gold medal contender, was the lone athlete to breach the automatic qualification mark of 8m, with […]

New Delhi: The schedule of the 2022 Asia Cup has been announced with Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan in the tournament opener on August 27 in Dubai, which will be followed by the high-profile clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on the next day. The schedule for the 15th edition of the Asian tournament was […]

Mysuru: The Rajesh Narredu-trained Ashwa Yudhvir looks set to win among eight contenders in the Mysore Race Club Million 1600 metres, terms for 3 years old only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS: 1.Gold Charm 1, Cappadocia […]

Hyderabad: Here is India’s schedule for today at Common Wealth Games 2022: August 2 Find the full list of Athletes taking part today: Swimming Men’s 200m backstroke – Heat 2: Srihari Natraj: 3.04 pm 1500m freestyle – Heat 1 – Advait Page 4.10 pm 1500m freestyle – Heat 2 – Kushagra Rawat 4.28 pm Artistic […]

By Racing Correspondent Hyderabad: Smashing Blue impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 600m: Miss Solitaire (Akshay Kumar) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. Corfe Castle (Afroz Khan) (From 1000/400) 46, eased up. Avancia (Kiran Naidu) (From 1000/400) 45, eased up. Blue Brigade (RB) & Black Auster (Ishwar […]

Birmingham: India’s Harjinder Kaur claimed the bronze medal in the women’s 71kg weightlifting competition after a dramatic climax at the Commonwealth Games here on Monday. Luck was on Harjinder’s side as she was assured of a podium finish after Nigeria’s gold medal favourite Joy Eze was knocked out following three failed attempts in the clean […]

Birmingham: India’s Shushila Devi Likmabam lost to South Africa’s Michaela Whitebooi by a Waza-Ari in the final to settle for the silver medal in Women’s 48kg judo competitions of the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the Coventry Arena near here on Monday. Though Shushila’s failure to win India’s maiden gold medal in the Commonwealth Games judo […]

Hyderabad: Kuldeep Singh guided the L D’Silva-trained Ayr to victory in the PG Reddy Memorial Trophy 1400 metres, the feature event of the races at the Malakpet Racecourse, here on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Pleroma (1), Barbet (2), Yaletown (3), Carnival Lady (4). W-Rs.-17, SHP-Rs. 36, P-Rs.12, 14, 13, THP-Rs. 41, SHW-Rs.11 & 15, F-Rs. 45, […]

Brimingham: Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli (73kg) lived up to his top billing as he clinched India’s third gold in the Commonwealth Games here. Favourite to win the event, debutant Sheuli heaved 313kg (143kg+170kg) to grab the gold at NEC Hall here on Sunday. Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who gave Sheuli a tough competition, ended as the […]

Birmingham: Indian badminton team scored another victory in the mixed group match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 by thrashing South Africa 3-0 in the quarter-final to enter the semifinals on Sunday. With this victory, they have sealed their place in the semifinals. In the first match of a best-of-five series, the mixed doubles pair of […]

Hyderabad: Varuni Jaiswal from Gujarati Seva Mandal and Mohd Ali of AVSC took the top honours winning women and men’s singles titles at the 21st AWASA Late Sri Ananth Narayan Reddy And Smt Rameshwaramma Memorial State Ranking Table Tennis Championship, on Sunday. Varuni downed experienced Nikat Banu of RBI 4-2 in the final. Mohd Ali […]

Budapest: Formula One champion Max Verstappen overcame a spin and his worst starting spot of the season to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. His eighth win of the season pushed Verstappen’s lead to 80 points over Charles Leclerc as F1 heads into its mid-season break. Mercedes placed both its cars on the podium […]

Birmingham: India brought their desired ”killing attitude” to the fore under pressure as they put up a ruthless performance to beat arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets and boost their chances of a semifinal berth at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday. Pakistan’s decision to bat first backfired as Indian bowlers put the choke on the […]

Basseterre: Rohit Sharma’s buoyant India will look to continue the winning run and extend their domination over the West Indies when they clash in the second T20 International here on Monday. The visitors are coming off a comprehensive victory in the opener of the five-match series. What separated the two teams in the first match […]

Hyderabad: The FutureKids defeated Chirec School 48-36 in the under-14 boys final for the tophonours in the FIBA inter-school basketball championship at the Apollo HealthCity, recently. Earlier in the semis, Chirec edged out Nasr 32-28 after the scores were tied at 18-all. Avinasand Robin scored 10 and 9 points respectively for the winners. For NASR, […]

Hyderabad: YMCA Secunderabad rallied from a 20-point deficit from the halfway mark to defeat Victory Playground 76-69 to emerge champions of the E John Wesley Memorial Basketball tournament at the YMCA Secunderabad on Sunday. Victory Playgrounds dictated terms in the first quarter as Vamshi, using his height, scored 14 points from the paint as they […]

Hyderabad: The Leo D’Silva-trained Ayr, who maintains form, may repeat in the PG Reddy Memorial Trophy 1400 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65 Category-II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Pleroma 1, London […]

Hyderabad: Laurus, Ashwa Raudee, Ashwa Sultan and Tales Of Legend worked well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Sunday morning. SAND: 800m: Hugh Capet (DS Deora) & 3y-(Basem/Whispering Hills) (B Nikhil) 1-2, 600/46, moved together. Carlisle (RB) & Salisbury (Kiran Naidu) 1-1, 600/45, pair unextended. Ashwa Raudee (P Vikram) & […]

Birmingham: Young Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga on Sunday rewrote the Games record by winning the gold medal in men’s 67kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old, hailing from Aizawl in Mizoram, managed a total lift of 300kg (140kg in snatch and 160kg in clean & jerk) to wins India’s second gold medal in […]

Birmingham: Bindyarani Devi won India a fourth medal on a successful day at the Commonwealth Games weightlifting arena in Birmingham, bagging a silver medal in the Women’s 55 kg weight class. The 22-year-old from Manipur lifted a total weight of 202 kg with a superb attempt of 116 kg in her final turn in clean […]

Hyderabad: Sixty-six years ago, on 31st July, English off-spinner Jim Laker achieved a rare feat by claiming all 10 wickets (the first ever in the game’s history) in an innings. Jim Laker was the former off-spinner who represented England in 46 Test matches. Domestically, he played for Surrey County Cricket Club. The off-spinner pulled off […]