CWG 2018

Commonwealth Games 2018: India women go down fighting against Australia in hockey semifinal

Desperate to neutralise Grace Stewart's strike in the third quarter, India's coach Harendra Singh recalled goalkeeper Savita Punia when only four minutes were left in the match but his players could not cash in on the chances that came their way.

Apr 12, 2018, 18:47 PM IST

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Apr 12, 2018, 18:32 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: India's medal winners on Day 8

In another wrestling final, the men's 57 kg category, India's Rahul Aware also claimed the yellow metal to ensure India won their 14th gold, beating Canada's Steven Takahashi in a domineering display of technique and strength. Aware collected 15 points and gave away just seven to pin his opponent down. 

Apr 12, 2018, 18:21 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: New Zealand mountain biker criticises team mate, apologises

Sam Gaze criticised Anton Gaze for poor sportsmanship. 

Apr 12, 2018, 17:50 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: Usain Bolt returns as commentator, says he's very busy after retirement

Bolt retired last year, but is at CWG 2018... as a commentator.

Apr 12, 2018, 17:40 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Indian paddlers reach men's singles TT quarters

Sharath outplayed Australia's Heming Hu 4-1 (11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5) and will now clash against England's Liam Pitchford in the quarters on Friday.

Apr 12, 2018, 14:44 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Sushil Kumar wins Gold in men’s freestyle 74kg wrestling

Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar on Thursday clinched the 14th Gold Medal for India.

Apr 12, 2018, 14:24 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Rahul Aware wins Gold in men’s 57kg freestyle

Indian wrestler Rahul Aware defeated Steven Takahashi of Canada 3-1 in men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling final.

Apr 12, 2018, 13:56 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Babita Kumari settles for Silver in women's freestyle 53kg final

Taking India's medal hopes forward, Indian wrestler Babita Kumari on Thursday settled for a Silver in women's 53-kilogram wrestling competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast on Thursday. Babita Kumari lost to Canada's Diana Weicker.

Apr 12, 2018, 12:54 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: After eight competitors from Cameroon, five more athletes reported missing

Gold Coast organisers confirmed reports that athletes from Rwanda and Uganda were thought to have gone missing.

Apr 12, 2018, 12:30 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shuttlers Sindhu, Ruthvika in quarters of women's singles

Rio silver medallist Sindhu whipped past local girl Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen 2-0 (21-15, 21-9) in straight games to enter the quarters.

Apr 12, 2018, 12:24 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy in quarter-finals of men's singles

Star Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and H.S.Prannoy sailed into the quarter-finals of men's singles with easy wins in their respective round of 16 encounters at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Thursday.

Apr 12, 2018, 12:18 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Vikram Malhotra-Ramit Tandon advance in men's doubles squash

India's Vikram Malhotra and Ramit Tandon entered the round of 16 of squash men's doubles after receiving a walkover from Sierra Leone's Ernest Jombla and Yusif Mansaray.

Apr 12, 2018, 11:58 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Paddlers Manika, Mouma in singles quarters; Madhurika ousted

Manika thrashed local girl Tracy Feng 4-1 (11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7) to reach the last eight of the competition.

Apr 12, 2018, 11:53 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shooter Tejaswini Sawant takes silver in women's 50m Rifle Prone

Shooter Tejaswini Sawant notched up a score of 618.9 points to bag a Silver - fifth for India - at the 2018 Gold Coast CWG events.

Apr 12, 2018, 11:12 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Doping probe keeps three locals away, no positive tests

ASADA chief David Sharpe said a preventative task force funded to the tune of millions of dollars by the Australian government had conducted tests on 2,600 local athletes and 500 from overseas.

Apr 12, 2018, 10:58 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Shooter Neeraj Kumar shines in men`s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol

Neeraj piled up a total of 291 points to claim the pole position ahead of England`s Sam Gowin who registered 287.

Apr 12, 2018, 10:28 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Indian mixed doubles shuttlers enter quarters

Ashwini and Satwik took just 25 minutes to thrash Canadian duo of Kristen Tsai and Nyl Yakura 21-10, 21-7 in their round of 16 encounter at the Carrara Sports Arena here.

Apr 12, 2018, 09:59 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Arpinder Singh, Rakesh Babu enter triple jump final

Indian athletes Arpinder Singh and AV Rakesh Babu entered the final of the men's Triple Jump competition at the 2018 Gold Coast CW Games.

Apr 12, 2018, 09:53 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: Wrestler Babita Kumari enters final, assures medal for India

Babita Kumari shook off a strong start by the Nigerian to clinch a 3-1 win.

Apr 12, 2018, 09:33 AM IST