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Commonwealth Games 2022 Live Day 1: In women’s table tennis, India posted 3-0 wins over South Africa and Fiji. The men were equally clinical by beating Barbados and Singapore. In hockey, Indian women were not ‘clean’ and yet came out 5-0 winners over Ghana. The shuttlers, in mixed team event, blanked Pakistan 5-0. In boxing, Shiva Thapa progressed into the next round with a unanimous win. There was disappointment, however, in women’s T20 cricket as India looked to be cruising to victory but suffered a 3-wicket loss at the hands of Australia. Commonwealth Games: India schedule **,** Results **,** Medals tally Preview: The wait is over and the action is about to resume at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Things kicked off last night with a glamorous opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium. Men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and badminton star PV Sindhu were the flag bearers for India during the ceremony. With the opening ceremony done, the focus now shifts to sporting action with a lot of Indian athletes in action on Day 1. India will face Australia in the women’s cricket T20 competition as the sport makes a return to CWG. India women’s hockey team will play their first match against Ghana while the badminton mixed team will open its campaign against Pakistan. The table tennis team event will also be played today. Ace swimmers Sajan Prakash and Srihari Natraj will take part in their respective heats while renowned boxer Shiva Thapa will take on Pakistan’s Suleman Baloch in the 60-63kg category Round of 32 match. India had finished third in the standings in the 2018 CWG which was hosted in Gold Coast in Australia. India clinched 66 medals back then. Australia were at the top with 198 medals and England were second with 136 medals. Streaming details: The Commonwealth Games 2022 will be broadcast live on Sony Ten Sports Network channels {SONY SIX and SONY SIX HD, SONY TEN 2 and SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY TEN 3 and SONY TEN 3 HD (Hindi), SONY TEN 4 and SONY TEN 4 HD} and DD Sports. The Games can also be streamed live on SonyLiv app. Click here for our complete coverage of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Read all the Latest News ****, Trending News ****, Cricket News ****, Bollywood News ****, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook ****, Twitter and Instagram ****.
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 1 Highlights: TT teams reach quarters; 14-year-old Anahat Singh stars on squash senior debut
Commonwealth Games 2022 Live Day 1: India women’s hockey, mixed team badminton, table tennis teams posted wins as did boxer Shiva Thapa. In cricket, India went down to Australia.
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CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Swimming
Srihari Nataraj clocked 54.55 seconds during 100m backstroke semi-final; 0.88 seconds slower than topper Pieter Coetze (53.67 secs). Srihari’s first split timing was 26.28 seconds behind Coetze’s 25.90 secs
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Swimming
The schedule for the 100m backstroke final is out! Srihari Nataraj will be in action early Sunday morning at 1:35 AM IST
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Swimming
Srihari Nataraj finishes a creditable fourth; and seventh overall to qualify for 100m backstroke final
The 100m backstroke semi-final is all set to start with Srihari Nataraj along with defending champion Mitchell Larkin taking their positions. Srihari is on lane no. 3
The only remaining Indian in action on the night is Srihari Nataraj – 100m BackStroke Semi-finals from 1:20 AM IST.
Yes! Anahat Singh is the boss baby
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Squash
Abhay Singh cruises past Joe Chapman in the Round of 64. He wins 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis
G Sathiyan wins the third match and India beat Singapore 3-0. G Sathiyan wins 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 and India are through to the quarter-finals!
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Para Swimming
Ashish Kumar Singh finishes eighth in the Men’s 100m Backstroke S9 Final. He posts time of 1:18.21
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis
Never count Sharath Kamal out!
Game 1: Trailed 0-4, wins 11-8
Game 2: Trailed 3-9, wins 11-9
Game 3: Led 9-6, level at 9-9, wins 11-9
India lead Singapore 2-0
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Squash
Blink and you’ll miss it! 14-year-old Anahat Singh blitzes past Jada Ross of St Vincent and the Grenadines. 11-5, 11-2 and 11-0! ????????????
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Lawn Bowls
Men’s Pairs: Malaysia 17-14 India
Women’s Fours: India 9-18
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Squash
In action now in squash is 14-year-old Anahat Singh. (Yes, fourteen!) She is the youngest member of the Indian contingent in Birmingham and youngest in the squash draw.
Fun fact: Anahat’s quick-feet movement and ability to hit the rubber ball with such accuracy was channelled after countless hours on the badminton court. (Read about the youngster)
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Table Tennis
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CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Badminton
India start off the mixed team event with a 5-0 win. The result was expected – as was result – and it has delivered. B Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa, Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand with the wins
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Triathlon
In women’s individual triathlon final, Pragnya Mohan and Sanjana Sunil Joshi enter as India’s only representatives. Mohan finishes 26th with time of 1:07.27 and Joshi comes in at 28th with time of 1:09.00. The event features a combination of swimming, cycling and running
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Table Tennis
Women’s Team contest underway between India and Fiji. Diya Parag Chitale and Sreeja Akula win 3-0 over Touea Titana/Grace Rosi Yee 11-8, 11-3, 11-5 which takes the contest to 1-0
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Badminton
India start off nice and easy in the mixed team event. A convincing and straightforward 3-0 win. PV Sindhu getting the job done with a 21-7, 21-6 victory. Earlier, Ashwini Ponnappa and B Sumeeth Reddy (21-9, 21-12) and Kidambi Srikanth (21-7, 21-12) triumphed
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Hockey
India women’s hockey team get their campaign underway with a 5-0 thrashing of Ghana. They should have scored more but weren’t clinical enough or even that good at most stages in the 60 minutes. Once again, they were woeful on penalty corners – just 1/10. But a win is a win as they say
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Artistic Gymnastics
India finish second in men’s subdivision in artistic gymnastics
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Lawn Bowls
In women’s singles, Tania Choudhary beat Daphne Arthur-Almond 21-20. Meanwhile in Men’s Triples event, India go down 12-19 to Scotland
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Hockey
Goals from Gurjit Kaur and Neha have given India a 2-0 lead over Ghana in the women’s hockey tournament’s Pool A game at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Badminton
Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnapa pair have beaten the Pakistani pair of Muhammad Bhatti/Ghazala Siddique in straight games, with the final score reading 21-9, 21-11. India have taken a 1-0 lead over Pakistan.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Badminton
India are also in action in badminton, where they are taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in the mixed team event. The pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and B Sumeeth Reddy have taken the first game 21-9 in the tie. You can follow all the updates in our badminton blog here
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Hockey
Gurjit Kaur has put India 1-0 against Ghana in their Pool A match of the women’s hockey tournament at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The match is currently in the second quarter with less than 10 minutes in the quarter. Check out our hockey LIVE blog here.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Cricket
Australia win! Australia beat India by 3 wickets to start the campaign with what looked like an unlikely win at one stage. They were four down early and had no business chasing this down. But all credit to Ash Gardner who scores 52 runs from 35 balls
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Table Tennis
In table tennis men’s team event, ???????? India beat ???????? Barbados 3️⃣-0️⃣ to sit top of Group 3
Sathiyan G/Desai win: 11-9, 11-9, 11-4
Achanta Sharath Kamal wins: 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
Sathiyan G wins: 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Cycling – Men’s Team Sprint Qualifying
India finish sixth in the men’s team sprint qualifying. They post 44.702 with a gap of 2.480 between them and first-place Australia
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Cycling – Women’s Team Sprint Qualifying
India finish seventh with time of 51.433 to finish 3.592 adrift of New Zealand who established a Games record of 56.437
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Table Tennis
In men’s team event, India take a 2-0 lead over Barbados. After Sathiyan G and Harmeet Desai won 11-9, 11-9, 11-4 in the doubles, Achanta Sharath Kamal cruises past Ramon Maxwell 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Triathlon
In men’s individual (sprint distance) event, Adarsh Muralidharan finishes 30th for a combined 1:00.38 and Vishwanath Yadav finishes 33rd (1:02.52)
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Cricket
India post 154/8 from 20 overs in the Women’s T20 cricket match. Harmanpreet Kaur top scored with a 52 run knock with Shafali Verma contributing 48 runs. Disappointingly for India, five batters remained in single digits. Jess Johanssen picked up four wickets for Australia.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Boxing
Shiva Thapa progresses after beating Suleman Baloch on points. A convincing and comfortable 5-0 win for the Indian boxer
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Boxing
Shiva Thapa in the lead after two rounds – taking both.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Boxing
Shiva Thapa is in the ring now facing Suleman Baloch of Pakistan in the Men’s Over 60kg category.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Table Tennis
Desai and Sathiyan G take the second game 11-9 and take a 2-0 lead in the first match between India and Barbados.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Table Tennis
Desai and Sathiyan G take the opening game 11-9 versus Knight and Farley of Barbados
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Swimming.
India’s Srihari Nataraj qualifies for the men’s 100m backstroke event semis by finishing 3rd in heat 4 with a timing of 54.68.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: Cycling.
The women’s team sprint qualifying event is underway and India have posted a timing of 51.433 over 750m. Mayuri Lute, Triyasha Paul and Shushikala Agashe are part of the Indian team.