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CWG 2022 Day 3 Highlights: Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli won gold medals in men's weightlifting to take India's tally to six at the end of 2 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

On the squash court, Joshna Chinnappa entered the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Australia's Tamika Saxby.

The Indian contingent got their first taste of success at the weightlifting arena, with Gururaja claiming the country's first medal, a silver, in the men's 56 kg category. Then it was the turn of world champion Mirabai Chanu, who broke the Commonwealth and Games records to lift India's first gold.

After a rousing start on Day 1 of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, India are hoping to add to their medal tally on Day 2. Early on Friday, India's Malaika Goel won silver in 10m Air Pistol to give India a great start. Abhinav Bindra then won a 4th CWG gold by winning the 10m Air Rifle competition. A bronze medal was added to India's tally by...

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...

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 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,...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Here are all the latest updates from the Commonwealth Games arena.

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...

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

Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Organising Committee Chief Suresh Kalmadi on Thursday morning. It is the second day of his two-day visit to Delhi to inspect the CWG venues. He's scheduled to hold a press briefing later in the evening. Fennell spent all of Wednesday inspecting the v...

CWG 2022 Day 3 Highlights: Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli won gold medals in men's weightlifting to take India's tally to six at the end of 2 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

On the squash court, Joshna Chinnappa entered the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Australia's Tamika Saxby.

The Indian contingent got their first taste of success at the weightlifting arena, with Gururaja claiming the country's first medal, a silver, in the men's 56 kg category. Then it was the turn of world champion Mirabai Chanu, who broke the Commonwealth and Games records to lift India's first gold.

After a rousing start on Day 1 of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, India are hoping to add to their medal tally on Day 2. Early on Friday, India's Malaika Goel won silver in 10m Air Pistol to give India a great start. Abhinav Bindra then won a 4th CWG gold by winning the 10m Air Rifle competition. A bronze medal was added to India's tally by...

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...

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 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,...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Here are all the latest updates from the Commonwealth Games arena.

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...

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

Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Organising Committee Chief Suresh Kalmadi on Thursday morning. It is the second day of his two-day visit to Delhi to inspect the CWG venues. He's scheduled to hold a press briefing later in the evening. Fennell spent all of Wednesday inspecting the v...