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New Delhi: Former skipper Virat Kohli and a fit-again vice-captain KL Rahul were back in the 15-member Indian squad announced Monday for the Asia Cup. However, senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah missed out owing to a back injury. Virat Kohli has opted out of white ball...

Birmingham: In one of their worst performances in recent times, the Indian men’s hockey team suffered an embarrassing 0-7 drubbing at the hands of defending champions Australia to settle for a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here Monday. Australia blew away India with...

Birmingham: Veteran Sharath Kamal extended his domination at the Commonwealth Games here by winning the gold medal in men’s singles event, thrashing England’s Liam Pitchford 4-1 in the final. After going down in the first game, Sharath Kamal outsmarted the 29-year-old nimble-footed Briton 11-13, 11-7,...

Birmingham: Superstar PV Sindhu and young gun Lakshya Sen lived up to expectations by grabbing gold medals as India swept the singles events of badminton at the Commonwealth Games for the first time, here Monday. PV Sindhu added a CWG gold to her already bulging...

Birmingham: India's badminton ace PV Sindhu won her maiden singles gold at the Commonwealth Games defeating Michelle Li of Canada 21-15, 21-13 on the last day of the quadrennial event in Birmingham Monday. The 27-year-old two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu, who was unsuccessful in the previous...

Birmingham: Star paddler Sharath Kamal and world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen have been named India's flagbearers during the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games here Monday. The 40-year-old Sharath has a rich haul of four medals in this edition of the Games, having won the...

Birmingham: Geoff Allardice, the Chief Executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Monday, congratulated Australia on winning the inaugural Commonwealth Games women's cricket gold medal in Birmingham, beating India by nine runs in a tense final at Edgbaston. In an official statement, Allardice also called...

Birmingham: Fast-rising Indian boxer Sagar Ahlawat concluded an impressive Commonwealth Games campaign by clinching the silver medal in the superheavyweight (+92kg) division here. Competing in his maiden international event, Sagar lost the gold medal bout to home favourite Delicious Orie via a 5-0 unanimous decision...

Birmingham: The Indian women's cricket team once again succumbed to the big stage fright to suffer a nine-run defeat against mighty Australia in the gold medal match of the Commonwealth Games here Sunday. The 'Women In Blue' lost the battle of nerves and also the...

Lauderhill: Indian spinners took all ten wickets as they thrashed West Indies in the fifth and final T20I of the series here to complete a 4-1 series victory. Ravi Bishnoi took four wickets while Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav shared three apiece to bowl West...