Commonwealth Games 2018
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India thrash Sri Lanka 3-0 in women's team table tennis at CWG 2018
Other Sports | Apr 05, 2018, 03:34 PM ISTManika Batra hardly broke a sweat in her 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 victory over Erandi Warusawithana in the first singles before Sutirtha Mukherjee made it 2-0 up for India with an easy 11-5 11-8 11-4 win against Ishara Manikku Badu.
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Record-breaking Mirabai Chanu bolsters status as next icon of Indian weightlifting
Other Sports | Apr 05, 2018, 05:32 PM ISTMirabai Chanu, the weightlifter from Manipur, left the competition far behind by setting Games and Commonwealth records in the snatch, clean and jerk as well as the total.
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India's sports fraternity congratulates Mirabai Chanu on clinching gold at CWG 2018
Other Sports | Apr 05, 2018, 05:33 PM ISTEarlier, P Gururaja claimed a silver medal in the men's 56kg event to open India's medal account in the quadrennial extravaganza.
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No physios, no problems for Indian weightlifters at 2018 CWG
Other Sports | Apr 05, 2018, 01:39 PM ISTNeither of Chanu and Gururaja's physios were by their side to take care of their aches and niggles during a demanding day.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: India's Mirabai Chanu wins Gold medal in women's 48 kg weightlifting
Other Sports | Apr 05, 2018, 12:23 PM ISTIndia's Mirabai Chanu on Thursday won the Gold medal in women's 48 kg weightlifting with a total lift of 196 kg at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. She also set six Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records.
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Meet weightlifter P Gururaja: Son of a truck driver who clinched India's first medal at CWG 2018
Other Sports | Apr 05, 2018, 11:10 AM ISTP Gururaja hails from a small village in Karnataka and could hardly stop smiling after winning the silver medal in men's 56kg category. Gururaja equalled his personal best of 249kg (111kg+138kg) to finish second.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: India blank Sri Lanka, Pakistan in badminton team event
Other Sports | Apr 05, 2018, 07:16 PM ISTSrikanth beat Sri Lanka's Niluka Karunaratne 21-16, 21-10 in straight games to clinch the men's singles match while Saina outshone Madushika Dilrukshi Beruwelage 21-8, 21-4 in the women's singles match.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: Weightlifter Gururaja's silver hands India its first medal
Other Sports | Apr 05, 2018, 10:37 AM ISTWeightlifter Gururaja opened India's account at the ongoing 2018 Commonwealth Games with a silver in Men's 56kg category.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: India's schedule on Day 1
Other Sports | Apr 04, 2018, 09:21 PM ISTHere's the list of events where the India sportspersons will participate on Day 1 in the Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, Australia.
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CWG 2018: India are here to finish on the podium and nothing less, says Rani Rampal
Hockey | Apr 04, 2018, 08:45 PM ISTThe women's team had last won a Commonwealth Games gold in 2002 followed by a silver in 2006.
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CWG 2018: Saurav Ghosal India's best bet for maiden singles medal in squash
Other Sports | Apr 04, 2018, 08:24 PM ISTGhosal, who had lost the bronze medal play-off in Glasgow four years ago, gets another shot at making history.
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PV Sindhu leads Indian contingent as Commonwealth Games 2018 gets underway
Sports | Apr 04, 2018, 08:19 PM ISTThe Indian contingent, led by flag-bearer Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu walked out to a warm reception from the nearly 25,000 strong crowd which filled up the stadium that will also host the athletics event as well.
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CWG 2018: India begins quest for coveted gold in mixed team badminton event
Other Sports | Apr 04, 2018, 08:04 PM ISTIndia have been accorded the top seed this time and are clubbed with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Scotland in Group A.
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PV Sindhu leads Indian contingent as Commonwealth Games 2018 gets underway
Other Sports | Apr 04, 2018, 08:20 PM ISTThe Indian contingent, led by flag-bearer Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu walked out to a warm reception from the nearly 25,000 strong crowd.
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Commonwealth Games organisers list England as part of Africa in the official program
Other Sports | Apr 04, 2018, 04:17 PM ISTThe colorful souvenir edition lists the English capital as Banjul (instead of London), locates it in the Africa region and notes its population as slightly more than 2 million.
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Highlights, Commonwealth Games 2018 Opening Ceremony: Prince Charles declares Gold Coast Games open
Other Sports | Apr 04, 2018, 06:20 PM ISTMore than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations and territories will be vying for 275 gold medals at the multi-sport event.
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Mary Kom needs one win to clinch medal on CWG debut
Other Sports | Apr 03, 2018, 05:49 PM ISTWith their team doctor Amol Patil let off with a reprimand in the needle controversy, the boxers heaved a sigh of relief and focus was back on the sport.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: A look at India's medal contenders
Other Sports | Apr 03, 2018, 04:22 PM ISTIndia have left their mark in every field and this time, all the hopes lie on the star players to bring home plenty of silverware.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: India reprimanded over use of needles
Other Sports | Apr 03, 2018, 02:36 PM ISTThe CGF court ruled that the Indian doctor had erred in not disposing the syringes as mandated by the 'No Needle Policy of the Games.
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India hope to shift spotlight on medals at humdrum 2018 Commonwealth Games
Other Sports | Apr 03, 2018, 02:20 PM ISTFor the Indians though, the mood-killer has been the needle controversy even though the Commonwealth Games Federation has not named the country.