commonwealth games

As 2023 draws to a close, India celebrates a series of remarkable achievements in the world of sports. From the Indian Blind Women's Cricket Team clinching gold at the IBSA World Games to Virat Kohli's stellar century in the Cricket World Cup, and Neeraj Chopra's historic gold in javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships, the nation has witnessed extraordinary feats.

BENGALURU: Indian women lost by nine runs to Australian women in the Commonwealth Games final on Sunday, settling for a silver medal. Chasing 162, India were bowled out for 152 in 19.3 overs. The match started on a controversial note as Australian all-rounder Tahlia McGrath was allowed to play the match despite testing COVID-19 positive. […]

BENGALURU: After pipping England by four runs in the semi-final, Indian Women are set to cross swords with the T20 champions Australia on Sunday in the final. Australia reached the final after defeating New Zealand by five wickets in the second semi-final. India suffered their only defeat of the tournament at the hands of Australia […]

  NEW DELHI: Riding on glorious performances from Smriti Mandhana and their spinners, Indian Women edged England Women by 4 runs on Saturday in the semi-final of the Commonwealth Games. India are now assured of a medal. Mandhana looked in sublime touch right from the word go as she drove Katherine Brunt for a boundary […]

BENGALURU: On Thursday, 27-year-old Sudhir scripted history by bagging the first gold medal for India in the annals of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in the Men’s Heavyweight Para Powerlifting. The doughty athlete lifted 208kg in his first attempt before cranking it up to 212kg in his second essay. In his third lift, Sudhir attempted to […]

NEW DELHI: Sanket Mahadev Sargar gave millions of Indians a reason to cheer when he clinched a silver medal – India’s first medal at Commonwealth Games 2022 – in the Men’s 55kg category in Weightlifting on Saturday. Sanket lifted a total of 248kg (113 in snatch + 135 in clean and jerk) but was eclipsed […]

BENGALURU: Dubbed Mirabai 2.O, the latest sensation from Manipur – Bindyarani Devi – hit her strides on Saturday and won the silver medal for India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the Women’s 55kg Weightlifting category. The 23-year-old lifted a combined weight of 202kg – 86kg in the snatch round and 116kg in the clean […]

BENGALURU: Jeremy Lalrinnunga on Sunday rewrote history books as he lifted a combined weight of 300kg (140kg in snatch and 160kg in clean & jerk) to grab the second gold medal for India in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old lifted 136kg in his first snatch attempt and bettered it by pulling off 140kg in […]

BENGALURU: Indian Women on Sunday put up a grandiose show to pummel the arch-rivals Pakistan Women by 8 wickets at Edgbaston in their second match of the Commonwealth Games. The match was reduced to 18 overs a side due to rain. After opting to bat, Pakistan Women lost their opener Iram Javed in the second […]

BENGALURU: The 27-year-old weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Saturday created a record by lifting a total of 201kg. She lifted 88kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk to bag the first gold for India in the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games.  Hailing from East Imphal in Manipur, Chanu was drawn to weightlifting from […]