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Lakshya Sen gets India's 20th gold medal after beating Ng Tze Yong in men's singles badminton
In his debut outing in the multi-nation event, Lakshya came back incredibly well after losing the first set to become the fourth Indian shuttler to win a gold medal in men's singles category after Prakash Padukone (1978), Syed Modi (1982) and Parupalli Kashyap (2014). It also means that India have first and third podium finish in men's singles badminton after Kidambi Srikanth clinched the bronze medal after defeating Jia Heng Teh of Singapore 21-15, 21-18.
Duleep Trophy to kick-start Indian domestic season 2022-23, Irani Cup makes a return
"The Duleep Trophy (8th September-25th September) will be contested between six zones (North, South, Central, West, East and Northeast) on a knockout basis. The two multi-day tournaments will be followed by the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The two white-ball tournaments will be contested between 38 teams split into three groups of 8 teams and two groups comprising 7 teams," said the BCCI in an official statement.
India men's hockey team suffers big blow ahead of final as midfielder Vivek Sagar ruled out
Vivek Sagar, along with skipper Manpreet Singh, has been the livewire in the midfield all through India's campaign in the Commonwealth Games here and he had come close to scoring against Canada in the Pool B match before the rival defence thwarted him. Vivek Sagar had also set up Akashdeep Singh with a penetrating pass in the circle against South Africa, but the forward could not score in the semifinal. India, though, defeated the Proteas 3-2 to secure a berth in the final.
Will be more than happy to do that: Hardik Pandya on full-time leadership role in future
"Yeah! why not? If I get an opportunity in the future, I'll be more than happy to do that, but right now we have the World Cup, and we have the Asia Cup (starting from August 27). We're going to focus on that and make sure as a team what we're doing, we continue (with that) and make sure that all the skillsets, which we are learning we can keep getting better at it, and at the same point of time enjoy the game as well."
CWG 2022: Canada win gold after England disqualified from women's 4x400m relay
England's 4 x 400m women's quartet including Jessie Knight, Ama Pipi, Jodie Williams and Victoria Ohuruogu disqualified due to a lane infringement. Team England Athletics did not appeal the DQ decision, after reviewing the footage they said that there was an acceptance that an appeal would have had no grounds. After the disqualification, the Canadian team, including Natassha McDonald, Aiyanna Stiverne, Micha Powell and Kyra Constantine awarded gold medal while Jamaica take silver and team Scotland win the bronze medal.
Sindhu bags maiden Commonwealth Games singles gold with commanding performance
Sindhu played aggressively, controlled the rallies well and did not give her opponent many chances as she won 21-15, 21-13 in the final at the show court in Hall No. 5 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). "I was waiting for this gold for a long time, so I am super happy," said Sindhu in her on-court comments after raising her fist to acknowledge the sparse crowd.
CWG 2022, badminton: Kidambi Srikanth wins bronze in men's singles; Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand clinch bronze in women's doubles
England's 4 x 400m women's quartet including Jessie Knight, Ama Pipi, Jodie Williams and Victoria Ohuruogu disqualified due to a lane infringement. Team England Athletics did not appeal the DQ decision, after reviewing the footage they said that there was an acceptance that an appeal would have had no grounds. After the disqualification, the Canadian team, including Natassha McDonald, Aiyanna Stiverne, Micha Powell and Kyra Constantine awarded gold medal while Jamaica take silver and team Scotland win the bronze medal.
Indian DOTA 2 team scripts history, wins bronze medal at Commonwealth Esports Championship 2022
The Indian Dota 2 team, comprising Moin Ejaz (captain), Ketan Goyal, Abhishek Yadav, Shubhnam Goli, and Vishal Vernekar, defeated New Zealand by 2-0 in a best-of-three format.Despite the early pressure from New Zealand, the Indian contingent kept a cool head and won the first two rounds by taking the enemy's ancient with their intense gameplay and strategies. "This win symbolises the amount of hard work the team has put in over the years and we dedicate this win to our country.
Mary Kom, Sunil Chhetri donate Rs 12.5 lakh they won on 'KBC14'
During a conversation laced with banter, Chhetri quoted a line from one of the songs from the Big B's hit film 'Mr Natwarlal': "Mar gaya? Lekin aap to zinda ho?" To this, Bachchan responded by saying: "Yeh jeena bhi koi jeena hai lallu?" Chhetri also showed some of his football tricks. Then, the two celebrity guests had to answer a question, which they did and won Rs 12.5 lakh. The question was: "People who work and live near which forest worship Bonbibi, a goddess who they believe protects them from tigers?"
Sasikiran, Erigaisi help India bounce back to beat Brazil at 44th Chess Olympiad
Coming into the match after a loss to Armenia on Saturday, India A started off the game on a winning note when Sasikiran raked in the first point against Andre Diamant in a Nimzo Indian game. Things appeared to move sedately when a couple of consecutive wrong moves by the bishops on the 42nd and 43rd turn allowed Saikiran to gain advantage and convert it to victory on the 49th turn.
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