India Eves keep the record of winning home series against England; Raj now has the most 50+ scores
The Indian Women’s team have never lost a home series against England. This time they completed a 2-1 home series victory over their World Cup conquerors. In the last match of the series, India had a comfortable 8-wicket victory with 28 ball to spare. England had a dismal start to their innings as veteran Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami removed the...
Silver from Shooting by Tejaswini Sawant; Discuss Thrower Seema Punia, Navjeet Dhillon give silver and bronze
Another medal from the shooting range for India. Tejaswini Sawant won silver in the women's 50m prone finals. Tejaswini won the silver with a total point of 618.9, fewer than 3 points than gold medallist Martina Lindsay Veloso of Singapore. Competing in her third Commonwealth Games, Tejaswini added the 6th Coomenwealth Games medal after having won gold in 10m Air...
Wrestlers’ day out: 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze; Sushil Kumar completes Commonwealth hat-trick
Sushil Kumar became the first Indian wrestler to win three gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. Sushil won against South Africa's Johannes Botha in the 74 kg final by technical superiority in just 80 seconds. This is Sushil's third gold after winning it in 66kg in Delhi 2010 and in 74kg in Glasgow 2014. He is also the only...
Day 7: Botswana’s historic 400m double; Shreyasi Singh’s heroic shoot-off gold in Double Trap
AMANTLE MONTSHO COMPLETES 400M DOUBLE FOR BOTSWANA Just 24 hours after Issac Makwala claimed the 400m Men's gold, his compatriot Amantle Montsho clinched the Women's event to complete the historic double for Botswana. Montsho, the World Champion of 2011, was back at her best and clocked 50.15, her quickest time for five years. It is the first time in Commonwealth Games history...
Shooter Shreyasi Singh bags India’s 12th gold; Ankur Mittal, Om Mitharval win bronze
The star of the day is definitely the 26-year old Shreyasi Singh. The shooter from Delhi has won gold in the Women's Double Trap event at the Commonwealth Games 2018. She shot 96 in the finals and beat Australia’s Emma Cox two shots to one in the shoot-off. Singh bettered her performance at the same event in the 2014 Glasgow...
Curling of the Scots- migrated and dominated by others, but remains essentially Scottish
In the recently concluded Curling World Championship, Canada, skipped by Jennifer Jones, claimed a 7-6 win over Olympics gold medallist Sweden in the Women’s category. Russia took bronze following a 6-5 win over the United States. In the Men’s division there was a role reverse as Sweden, skipped by Niklas Edin, beat Canada by 7-3. Scotland took the bronze after...
Day 6: At 79, Robert Pitcairn debuts in shooting; becomes the oldest athlete in Commonwealth history
ROBERT PITCAIR’N DREAM DEBUT Canadian fullbore shooter Robert Pitcairn, became the oldest athlete in Commonwealth Games history when he debuted in the Queen's Prize Pairs finals 1 event at the age of 79 years and 9 months. Pitcairn partnered with Nicole Rossignol for the event, broke the record held by Lawn Bowls player Doreen Flanders. Pitcairn and Rossignol finished in...
India’s medal count goes up; para lifter Sachin Chaudhury wins bronze at Commonwealth Games
35-year old Indian para-powerlifter, Sachin Chaudhury, delivered the first medal from the country's para-athletic contingent at the Commonwealth Games 2018. Sachin claimed bronze in the men's heavyweight final with a combined effort of 181kg. Nigeria’s Abdulazeez Ibrahim won the gold and Malaysia’s Yee Khie Jong took the silver. Sachin Chaudhury won a silver medal at the Powerlifting World Cup in...
Heena Sidhu makes up for Gagan Narang’s loss; bags gold in Women’s 25m Pistol
Experienced Indian shooter Heena Sidhu bagged the first gold of Day 6 in the 25m Pistol event at the Commonwealth Games 2018. Heena compensated the loss of eight-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Gagan Narang, who finished at the 7th position in Men's 50m Rifle Prone event. This is Heena's second medal at this year's Games after she bagged silver...
Gold Coast Day 5: Michelle Ahye, Akani Simbine are the fastest runners at Commonwealth Games 2018
YOHAN BLAKE PUT BEHIND BY AKANI SIMBINE Yohan Blake who is regarded as the successor of Usain Bolt suffered a shock defeat in Men’s 100m final at Gold Coast. The Jamaican had to settle for a bronze behind Akani Simbine and Henricho Bruintjies of South Africa. Simbine took gold in 10.03sec and Henricho Bruintjies claimed silver in 10.17. Trinidad and Tobago’s...