CWG 2018: Boxer Manoj Kumar advances to Round of 16 in men's 69kg
Star boxer Manoj Kumar advanced to the round of 16 in men`s boxing 69 kilogram category after convincingly thrashing Osita Umeh of Nigeria 5-0 by unanimous verdict at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
Apr 05, 2018, 17:29 PM IST
CWG 2018: Indian eves lose to Jamaica in basketball
Jamaica defeated Indian eves 66-57 in a preliminary round Pool B match of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. Right from the word start, India never looked in the contention as they were outplayed in every department of the game. Captain Shireen Limaye (18 points) and power forward Jeena Skaria (12 points), however, tried to make things even but failed in doing due to lack of support. Jamaica won the rebounding battle handsomely which include 19 offensive rebounds.
Apr 05, 2018, 17:21 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018: Indian shuttlers begin quest for maiden gold in mixed team event
A star-studded Indian badminton team will begin its quest for a maiden gold medal when they take on minnows Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the mixed team championship on the opening day of the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Thursday.
Apr 04, 2018, 22:28 PM IST
CWG 2018: Saurav Ghosal India's best bet for maiden singles medal in squash
Ghosal, who had lost the bronze medal play-off in Glasgow four years ago, gets another shot at making history.
Apr 04, 2018, 20:59 PM IST
CWG 2018: India take on Wales in women's hockey opener
The Indian women's hockey team begins their Commonwealth Games campaign against Wales here on Thursday, with an eye on ending its 12-year medal drought at the multi-sporting event.
Apr 04, 2018, 19:57 PM IST
Australian boxer becomes first CWG 2018 medallist without a fight
Australian boxer Taylah Robertson has become the first medallist of the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) without even stepping into the ring after she got a bye straight into the 51kg category women's semifinals.
Apr 04, 2018, 19:09 PM IST
PV Sindhu leads India's contingent at CWG 2018 Parade of Nations
India, led by its ace badminton player and flagbearer PV Sindhu, was the third nation among contingents from the Asian continent joining the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony on Wednesday.
Apr 04, 2018, 19:03 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018 opening ceremony: As it happened
After a glittering ceremony at the Carrara Stadium, where the Games were declared open by Prince Charles, focus now shifts to action in the competition arena starting Thursday.
Apr 04, 2018, 14:46 PM IST
CWG 2018 from today: India re-focus after close shave with doping
India finished fifth in Glasgow four years ago with 64 medals - 15 Gold, 30 Silver and 19 Bronze. But where that result hurt was that the gold count was 23 less than the previous edition and the lowest since 2002.
Apr 04, 2018, 09:29 AM IST
Channel 9 loses accreditation for violating CWG opening ceremony embargo
In perhaps the first of its kind case of embargo violation in a multi-sport event, popular Australian network Channel Nine's accreditation was cancelled by the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee after it leaked a video of the opening ceremony's dress rehearsal.
Apr 03, 2018, 21:00 PM IST
MC Mary Kom needs one win to clinch medal on CWG debut
The celebrated MC Mary Kom needs to win just one bout to secure herself a medal, while Vikas Krishan got a bye into the men's pre-quarterfinals as Indian boxers were handed reasonably good draws in the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.
Apr 03, 2018, 19:59 PM IST
IOA gets accreditation for Saina Nehwal's father after her CWG pull-out threat
The Indian Olympic Association was on Tuesday forced to get an official accreditation for Saina Nehwal's father Harvir Singh after the star shuttler in an angry missive had threatened to pull out of the Commonwealth Games.
Apr 03, 2018, 19:50 PM IST
CWG Gold Coast: A look at India's medal contenders
With just two days to go for the 21st Commonwealth Games here, PTI takes a look at some of the Indian contingent's top stars and dark horses to watch out for at an event where the country stands fourth in the all-time medal tally.
Apr 03, 2018, 16:29 PM IST
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth get top seeding at CWG
Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu and World No 2 Kidambi Srikanth have been given the top billing in the respective women's and men's singles badminton competitions of the Commonwealth Games starting at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on April 10.
Apr 03, 2018, 16:18 PM IST
India's CWG boxing team doctor issued 'written reprimand' in syringe controversy
The CGF Federation Court was satisfied with Patil's explanation for vitamin injection but it ruled that the 'no needle policy' in force at the Games Village has been breached
Apr 03, 2018, 13:43 PM IST
Australian diver retires on the eve of CWG 2018 over paralysis fears
Scans confirmed two vertebrae have compressed the spinal cord of the Taneka Kovchenko, and her doctor and neurologist said she could end up as a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic in the event of a bad landing.
Apr 03, 2018, 13:29 PM IST
11-year-old table tennis whiz-kid Anna Hursey eyes CWG history
Eleven-year-old Anna Hursey is set to make Commonwealth Games history this week when the pint-sized Welsh table tennis player hopes to punch above her weight and win a medal.
Apr 03, 2018, 13:13 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018 Opening Ceremony: Start time, when and where to watch, live streaming
The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, which is the 21st edition of the CWG and hosted by Australia for the fifth time, will begin on Wednesday with its opening ceremony. The competition gets underway on the subsequent day when over 6,500 athletes from 71 countries will compete for 275 gold medals on offer across 18 sports.
Apr 03, 2018, 12:16 PM IST
CWG 2018: IOA tells Saina Nehwal why her father can't stay in Games Village
The IOA has responded to badminton ace Saina Nehwal's claims about her father Harvir Singh's name being removed from the list of team officials.
Apr 03, 2018, 11:07 AM IST
