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CWG 2022, cricket: New Zealand clinch bronze medal after defeating England by eight wickets
But on Sunday, less than 24 hours after both teams were defeated in the semi-finals, New Zealand stepped up, right from the start to finish, to restrict England to 110-9 and went on to chase down the target with eight wickets in hand and 49 balls remaining. Opting to bat first, England had less than an ideal start as Danni Wyatt and Alice Capsey were dismissed cheaply, with the score at 10-2. Captain Nat Sciver and Sophia Dunkley were on the rebuild job for the remainder of Powerplay with a 34-run stand.
CWG 2022, athletics: Eldhose Paul wins India's first triple jump gold medal; Abdulla Aboobacker bags silver
Eldhose, who last month became the first Indian triple jumper to make the world athletics championships final, recorded a new personal best of 17.03m to finish top in a 14-man field at Birmingham 2022. His previous best was 16.99m logged at the Federation Cup earlier this year. With this, the 25-year-old Paul won India's first gold medal in the triple jump at the Commonwealth Games.
Golf: Gaganjeet Bhullar wins Indonesia Open, bags 10th Asian Tour title
Bhullar (68-67-68-65) saw it home with a sublime and error-free final round effort of seven-under 65 that took his tournament total to 20-under 268. The 34-year-old Gaganjeet thus sealed his 11th international win and 10th title on the Asian Tour. The Indian also became the first player to register three wins at the Indonesia Open following his previous successes at the event in 2013 and 2016.
Silicon Valley Classic: Shelby Rogers sets up final clash with Daria Kasatkina
The 29-year-old Rogers will be looking to finally break through to win her first career title. The big-hitting American has been unstoppable this week, tallying wins over Bianca Andreescu, top seed Maria Sakkari, Amanda Anisimova, and Kudermetova without losing a set. She has not lost more than four games in any set she's played.
CWG 2022: Indian women's hockey team claims bronze medal with a thrilling win over New Zealand
In the regulation time, Salima Tete (29') scored the winning goal for India, only for Olivia Merry (60') to score a late goal for New Zealand and push the match to a shoot-out. Savita made three sensational saves in the shoot-out, while Sonika and Navneet Kaur struck past Kiwi goalkeeper Grace O'Hanlon as India pulled off a thrilling win.
CWG 2022: Boxers Nitu Ghanghas, Amit Panghal clinch gold for India
Amit defeated home favourite Kiaran McDonald by unanimous decision in the men's 51kg flyweight final at the National Exhibition Centre, thus winning his first-ever gold medal at the Games. This was Panghal's second Commonwealth Games medal, having won the silver medal at Gold Coast 2018. The gold will be a massive boost for him after suffering a shock opening round loss in the Olympics last year.
Trying to give as much freedom and clarity to players about new aggressive batting approach: Rohit Sharma
The India captain Rohit Sharma spoke about how the squad is preparing mentally and physically for the upcoming challenges of the Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup with the emphasis on complete transparency and giving players a clear message.
CWG 2022: Bhavina, Sonal win historic maiden gold, bronze in para table tennis
In the final played late on Saturday night, the 35-year-old Bhavina defeated the Nigerian 12-10, 11-2, 11-9 in the final in which her opponent put up some fight in the first game before her challenge fizzled away. India also won the bronze medal in Class 3-5 competitions as Sonal Patel defeated England's Bailey 11-5, 11-2, 11-3 in the playoff for the third place.
CWG 2022: Wrestlers Dahiya, Phogat, Naveen win gold as India surge up in the table
Fellow wrestlers Pooja Sihag and Pooja Gehlot bagged bronze medals in their respective weight divisions while in lawn bowls, the Men's Fours, who emulated their women counterparts by reaching the final, had to be satisfied with a silver medal as they lost to Northern Ireland in the summit clash.
CWG 2022: Sagar Ahlawat reaches super heavyweight final
Sagar joined reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen, Asian champion Amit Panghal and Nitu as the Indian boxers to make it to the finals of their respective weight divisions. With Sagar reaching the final, India has a chance of winning four gold medals, one more than the three they earned in Gold Coast, Australia four years ago.
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