Cwg Day 2

• Need to tighten defence against Australia: India hockey coach

  India's chief coach Jose Brasa was a happy man after his side registered three full points against Malaysia on Tuesday but said the home team will have to plug their holes in defence if they stand a chance over world champions Australia in their next match at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.India had to play out of their skin to get past the sp...

• Indian cyclists fail to make a mark on the first day

  The unseeded Indian cycling team began their Commonwealth Games campaign on a lacklustre note in the track cycling event in both men's and women's category at the Indira Gandhi Stadium on Tuesday.Sombir, Vinod Mallik and Dayala Ram Saran failed to qualify for the men's individual pursuit with Sombir being the best of the three by fininshing with a ...

• Indian lifters disappoint after day one high

  Indian lifters failed to capitalise on their first day success as Rustam Sarang and Omkar Otari went down fighting in 62kg category to finish fourth and fifth, respectively, in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Tuesday.Swati Singh, in 53kg women's event, too could not make it to the podium at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. In the men's section,...

• Pakistan thrash Scotland 3-0 in CWG men's hockey

  Reigning silver medalists Pakistan began their Commonwealth Games campaign in style, outclassing a lowly Scotland 3-0 in a pool A match of the men's hockey event at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.Eighth-ranked Pakistan proved too good for Scotland with strikes from Shakeel Abbasi (20th minute), Rehan Butt (25th) and ...

• Badminton: Saina Nehwal leads India closer to last eight

  P Kashyap shone on debut while Saina Nehwal continued her rampaging run as India demolished a lowly Barbados 5-0 in the badminton mixed team event of the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.After dumping Kenya 5-0 on Monday, it was time for Barbados to face the music when mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju took the court to start the proceeding...

• Swimming: Kahde reaches 50m butterfly semis, 6 others crash out

  Virdhawal Khade made the semifinals of 50m butterfly, even as six other Indian swimmers crashed out in different categories in the Commonwealth Games at the Dr SPM Aquatics Complex in New Delhi on Tuesday.The para-sport swimmers brought some smiles as Kiran Tak (00:38.79) and Anjani Patel (00:47.64) progressed to semifinals in the 50m S9 Freestyle ...

• Sarnobat, Sayyed bag gold in pairs 25m pistol

  Shooters Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed added another gold to India's medal tally in the Commonwealth Games by winning in the pairs 25m pistol event for women at the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Tuesday.Sarnobat and Sayyed shot an impressive 1158 to finish ahead of Australia's Lalita Yauhleuskaya and Linda Ryan (1148) and England's Go...

• Hockey: Cullen inspires England to 4-1 win over Wales

  Crista Cullen smashed a hat-trick as England posted a 4-1 win over Wales in a Pool B women's hockey match of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Tuesday.The 25-year-old defender put England ahead in the 10th minute before scoring her second goal in the 20th to help her side go into the half-time with a 2-0 lead at the sun-baked Major Dhyan Chand...

• Bindra, Narang win first gold medal for India

  Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang win gold medal in Pairs 10m air rifle and created Commonwealth Games record.