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A summary of Indian athletes' performances on Sunday, August 7, Day 10 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
India's schedule on Monday, August 8, Day 11 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
It's ice-cream time for Nikhat
Ghosal and Pallikal hardly broke a sweat as they prevailed 11-8, 11-4 over the Australians
'Family members asked me not to come empty-handed, I am sure they'd be happy'
India 'B' played out a 2-2 draw against Azerbaijan in the 9th round of the open section, while India 'A' and 'C' teams registered identical 3-1 wins in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Chennai, on Sunday.
Australia has by far been the most dominant team in CWG, winning all six golds till date.
Bhagwan has been on unpaid leave for the last three years to train Nitu, a two-time World Youth champion.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
The Indians were undone by a horrendous stopwatch faux pas by technical officials in the shoot-out against Australia
At Birmingham, Avinash Sable became the first non-Kenyan to win a medal since 1994 at the Commonwealth Games.
'If a player of the status of Bhaichung is nominated for the post of president of the AIFF, it will be a good thing'
Before Rani, Kashinath Naik and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra had won a bronze and a gold in men's javelin throw in the 2010 and 2018 editions respectively.
The CoA reacted after FIFA threatened to suspend the AIFF and strip off its right to host the women's U-17 World Cup in October due to a third party influence, a development which came just days after the Supreme Court's directive to hold elections of the national federation.
India's Sreeja Akula suffered a heartbreaking loss at the Commonwealth Games in Birmimgham as she went down to Australia's Yangzi Liu 3-4 in a close bronze medal play-off.
Navneet would like to believe the medal was worth the sacrifice.
Coaches may come and go but late Nikolai Snesarev will have a special place in star steeplechaser Avinash Sable's heart for his contribution in his overall growth as an international athlete.
Eldhose Paul led India's historic 1-2 finish in men's triple jump at the Commonwealth Games as he won a rare gold medal in track and field events and was followed by fellow Kerala athlete Abdulla Aboobacker in Birmingham on Sunday.
Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu stayed on course for an elusive gold medal, while Laskhya Sen entered his maiden final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday.
India held their nerves in the shootout to emerge winners.
India's boxers Nitu Ghanghas won the women's 48kg Commonwealth Games title before Amit Panghal stormed to the gold medal in the men's 51kg, in Birmingham, on Sunday.
India's chess legend Viswanathan Anand was on Sunday elected deputy president of FIDE, the international chess federation, while incumbent president Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected for a second term.
Jamaican sprint queen Elaine Thompson-Herah romped to victory in the 200 metres and Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo held on to win the men's 5,000m to complete contrasting Commonwealth Games golden doubles at Alexander Stadium on Saturday.
Indian athletes' performance on Day 9 of the Commonwealth Games.
Bhavina Patel wins gold in women's singles classes 3-5 category
India's schedule on Sunday, August 7, Day 10 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Olympic bronze medallist India eked out a hardfought 3-2 win over South Africa to advance to the men's hockey final of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
The medals table of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Teenaged Grandmaster D Gukesh shocked world number 5 Fabiano Caruana as India 'B' pulled off a superb 3-1 win over number 2 seeds USA in the eighth round of the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Chennai on Saturday.
Star paddler Sharath Kamal continued his sensational run to reach the finals of both the men's doubles and mixed doubles events and assure India of at least two more medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmimgham on Saturday.
In men's freestyle 97kg, Deepak will also fight for bronze. He will clash with Pakistan's Tayab Raza.
The Indian duo lost 7-11, 4-11 to King and Coll and missed out on a spot in the final of the event.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
The Indian team defeated hosts England by a close 13-12 margin in the semi-final to assure the country of at least a silver medal.
Fresh from her historic feat Mirabai touched down in the country to a rousing welcome, on Saturday.
Fresh from her historic feat Mirabai touched down in the country to a rousing welcome, on Saturday.
Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu struggled past Malaysia's Goh Wei Jin in women's singles quarter-finals to stay on course for a maiden individual gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday.
'We will give him a grand welcome on his return'
Panghal, 26, was left on the back foot as his younger, more aggressive opponent landed a barrage of punches on the world championship silver medallist.
The other Indian in the fray, Bhawna Jat finished eighth and last with a personal best time of 47:14.13.
It took note of the fact that India is due to host the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup from October 11.
Indian triple jumper Selva P Thirumaran improved upon his personal best to clinch the silver medal at the World Under-20 Athletics Championship, in Cali Colombia, on Friday.
The Indians eventually lost the semi-final 0-3 in the shootout after both teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time as the crowd booed the technical officials for the decision.
Arsenal battled to beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Friday as the new Premier League season got underway, with Gabriel Martinelli scoring the first goal before home defender Marc Guehi turned the ball into his own net late on at Selhurst Park.
Dipika Pallikal-Karthik and Saurav Ghosal progressed to the semi-finals of mixed doubles squash competition at the Commonwealth Games on Friday, beating Rachael Grinham-Zac Alexander of Australia 11-9, 11-5 in the quarter-finals.
A summary of Indian athletes showing on Friday, Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games.
It was heartbreak for India's women's hockey team as it lost 0-3 in the shoot-out to four-time champions Australia after both the teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, on Friday.
The 22-year-old from Assam finished third in semifinal 2 with a timing of 23.42 seconds.