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    • Aug- 2022 -
      2 August

      CWG 2022: Harjinder wins bronze in women’s 71kg weightlifting

      Birmingham: India’s Harjinder Kaur claimed the bronze medal in the women’s 71kg weightlifting competition after a dramatic climax at the Commonwealth Games here on Monday. Luck was on Harjinder’s side as she was assured of a podium finish after Nigeria’s gold medal favourite Joy Eze was knocked out following three failed attempts in the clean and jerk category. England’s Sarah Davies won the gold medal with a total of 229 kgs, while Canada’s Alexis Ashworth bagged the silver with 214.Harjinder totalled 212 (93 in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk). On her way to the gold medal, Davies also broke the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games record. To start with, Harjinder failed to lift 90kg snatch in her first attempt. Under…

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    • 2 August

      Achinta Sheuli’s CWG win marks another golden moment for Pune’s ASI and Boys Sports Company

      After Naib Subedar Jeremy Lalrinnunga’s gold in the 67-kg men’s weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games, the Pune-based Army Sports Institute (ASI) and its Boys Sports Company witnessed another golden moment as Havildar Achinta Sheuli won the top medal in the 73-kg category. Army officials said 20-year-old Achinta’s journey — from the time he had to earn a living by doing embroidery work to support his family to winning a Commonwealth Gold Medal – will be an inspiration for the youth of the country. Born on November 24, 2001, Achinta grew up in Deulpur in Howrah district of West Bengal. Having lost his father at an early age, Achinta helped his elder brother and mother by doing embroidery and tailoring work at…

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    • 2 August

      Commonwealth Games 2022: Shushila Devi settles for silver, Vijay Yadav wins bronze in judo

      Birmingham: India’s Shushila Devi Likmabam lost to South Africa’s Michaela Whitebooi by a Waza-Ari in the final to settle for the silver medal in Women’s 48kg judo competitions of the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the Coventry Arena near here on Monday. Though Shushila’s failure to win India’s maiden gold medal in the Commonwealth Games judo competition was disappointing, India had another success on the day as Vijay Kumar Yadav won a bronze medal in the Men’s 60kg division. However, there was disappointment as Jasleen Singh Saini, and Suchika Tariyal lost out on a bronze medal each in the Men’s 66 kg and Women’s 57 kg respectively. Shushila had won a silver medal in the 2014 edition of the Commonwealth Games at…

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    • 2 August

      IND vs WI: Obed McCoy Six-Fer, Brandon King Fifty Help Windies Clinch Nail-Biter

      West Indies beat India in the second T20I at Warner Park St Kitts to clinch a nail-biter which also made sure that they level the five-match series 1-1. In the dying stages of the game, Devon Thomas kept his calm and smashed a six off a free hit which was bowled by Avesh Khan as he helped Windies register a five wicket win. Khan was perhaps not the best bowlers to bowl the final over, but ended up bowling one, and his execution was way off. He began by bowling a no ball which meant he would have to bowl a free hit in the final over as the hosts needed ten off the last six. In the end, it…

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    • 1 August

      Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli bags India’s third gold at Commonwealth Games

      Brimingham: Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli (73kg) lived up to his top billing as he clinched India’s third gold in the Commonwealth Games here. Favourite to win the event, debutant Sheuli heaved 313kg (143kg+170kg) to grab the gold at NEC Hall here on Sunday. Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who gave Sheuli a tough competition, ended as the second best lifter in the event. He had a best effort of 303kg (138kg+165kg). Canada’s Shad Darsigny was third with a total lift of 298kg (135kg+163kg). “I’m very happy about this, I’ve worked hard for this medal. A lot of sacrifices of my brother, mother, my coach and the Army have gone into this medal,” Sheuli said after the win. “This was the first major event…

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    • 1 August

      England beat Germany to win the first major women’s trophy

      England created history by winning their first major women’s tournament in a dramatic Euro 2022 final against old rivals and eight-time champions Germany at Wembley. Substitute Chloe Kelly poked home a loose ball from a corner to send the raucous record crowd of 87,192 into a frenzy with ten minutes of extra time remaining. She waited for confirmation of the goal before taking off her shirt and waving it around her head, while being lifted by her team-mates in a moment of pure elation. On a monumental day in English football history, Sarina Wiegman’s side showed they were equal to anything a strong and physical Germany team threw at them. Ella Toone had earlier come off the bench to score…

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    • 1 August

      CWG 2022: India storm into semi-finals after thrashing South Africa 3-0

      Birmingham: Indian badminton team scored another victory in the mixed group match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 by thrashing South Africa 3-0 in the quarter-final to enter the semifinals on Sunday. With this victory, they have sealed their place in the semifinals. In the first match of a best-of-five series, the mixed doubles pair of B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa defeated Jarred Elliott and Deidra Jordaan in straight sets with a 21-9, 21-11 scoreline. In the second match, star India shuttler Lakshya Sen started the first game on a dominating note and win it by 21-5 against Caden Kakora. In the second game, South Africa’s Caden Kakora failed to give any fight as Lakshya Sen won the match 21-5,…

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    • 1 August

      India vs Pakistan | Women’s Cricket | Highlights | Commonwealth Games | 31st July 2022

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    • Jul- 2022 -
      31 July

      Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi wins silver at CWG, India’s fourth medal in Birmingham

      Birmingham: Bindyarani Devi won India a fourth medal on a successful day at the Commonwealth Games weightlifting arena in Birmingham, bagging a silver medal in the Women’s 55 kg weight class. The 22-year-old from Manipur lifted a total weight of 202 kg with a superb attempt of 116 kg in her final turn in clean and jerk to leapfrog England’s Fraer Morrow (198) and finished just 1kg adrift of Nigeria’s Adijat Adenike Dlarindye, who ended with a total of 203 kg, a Games record. Bindyarani, who managed a best effort of 86 kg in the snatch category, placing behind the Nigerian 92 kg and the English girl 88 kg, came back strongly in clean and jerk, which is her stronger side…

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    • 31 July

      CWG 2022: Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga gets India second gold with Games record

      Birmingham: Young Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga on Sunday rewrote the Games record by winning the gold medal in men’s 67kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old, hailing from Aizawl in Mizoram, managed a total lift of 300kg (140kg in snatch and 160kg in clean & jerk) to wins India’s second gold medal in the ongoing competition and in weightlifting after Mirabai Chanu won gold in women’s 49kg category on Saturday. Samoa’s Vaipava Nevo Ioane took the silver medal with 293kg (127kg and 166kg) while Nigeria’s Edidiong Joseph Umoafia clinched the bronze medal with an overall lift of 290kg (130kg and 160kg) as the 10kg gap made in snatch by Jeremy proved to be decisive. At the National Exhibition Centre,…

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