Commonwealth Games 2018: Anish Bhanwala, Bajrang Punia strike gold; Pooja Dhanda, Mausam Khatri bag silver
G Rajaraman • 7 years agoIndia’s surge towards the 64-medal mark, the best achieved in a Commonwealth Games overseas, will continue on the penultimate day of the Games on Saturday with a lot of familiar names expected to harvest gold.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Poor penalty corner conversion, defensive woes prove India's undoing in 3-2 loss to New Zealand
• 7 years agoNot only poor conversion, but defensive lapses too played a huge rule in India's defeat, which means the silver medallists from the last two editions will now fight with England in the bronze medal match on Saturday.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Wrestler Sushil Kumar’s golden treble a tribute to his resilience, age-defying reflexes
Shantanu Srivastava • 7 years agoSimply put, Sushil has the reflexes and energy of a teenager, and the muscle mass and power of a thoroughbred.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Wrestler Rahul Aware sets aside self doubts to end long wait for international glory
Turja • 7 years agoIt has been a long wait for the wrestler to corner glory whose run-ins with the authorities grabbed headlines more than his achievements on the wrestling mat.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Sushil Kumar, Rahul Aware shine as wrestlers hit their stride; women's hockey team lose in semis
G Rajaraman • 7 years agoWrestler Sushil Kumar completed a golden treble at Commonwealth Games when he won the 74 kg final in 80 seconds.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Sushil Kumar exceeded our expectations with 'shaandar' gold, says coach Satpal Singh
Shantanu Srivastava • 7 years agoSpeaking to Firstpost from Gold Coast, coach and father-in-law Satpal Singh described Sushil Kumar's performance as excellent and claimed that the 34-year-old’s dominance on the mat exceeded his expectations.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Skipper Manpreet Singh's aggressive captaincy stands out as India beat England 4-3
Sundeepm • 7 years agoIt is better left to imagination an Indian side consistently playing at the same tempo and pace for a full four quarters, pushed and led by a captain who was powerful, creative and imperious. Suddenly, the air surrounding the Indian hockey team is thick with possibilities.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shooters Shreyasi Singh, Ankur Mittal swell India's medal tally on Day 7; men's hockey team enters semis
G Rajaraman • 7 years agoShreyasi Singh and Ankur Mittal won a gold and a bronze in their respective double trap shooting events on Wednesday.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Ashwini Ponnappa - Satwik Rankireddy start badminton mixed doubles campaign with win
• 7 years agoAshwini and Satwik, who had given India a positive start in the historic mixed team final against Malaysia on Monday, brushed aside Stuart and Chloe Le 21-9 21-5 in the opening match that lasted just 22 minutes.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa start doubles campaign in squash with 2-1 win over Pakistan
• 7 years agoPallikal and Chinappa, seeded third, wrapped the match in just 22 minutes. They will next play Tesni Evans and Deon Saffery of Wales on Wednesday.