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Birmingham: Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula entered the women's singles quarterfinals in the table tennis event of the Commonwealth Games here Friday. Batra steamrolled Australian Jee Minhyung 11-4 11-8 11-6 12-10 to book her place in the quarterfinal. The 27-year-old star paddler will now take...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to elect an executive committee by September so that an elected body can, as per the requirement of the international football federation (FIFA) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), host the Under-17 Women's...

Birmingham: The Indian men's hockey team's route to the final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games here became easier as they will meet comparative lower-ranked South Africa in the semifinals after the latter qualified for the last-four stage ahead of New Zealand. The Indian men secured...

Birmingham: India's Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran stormed into the mixed doubles quarterfinals while their compatriots Achanta Sharath Kamal and Akuja Sreeja also advanced to the last eight stage at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. The duo of Batra and Sathiyan defeated Nigerians Olajide Omotayo...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's biggest cricketing star Shakib Al Hasan has once again courted controversy as country's cricket board is set to investigate an alleged social media post from him endorsing a sports betting company. Back in 2019, Shakib was banned by the ICC for one year...

Berlin: Christophe Galtier has told Paris Saint-Germain's superstars that a team that defends together can win big together. New head coach Galtier believes squad spirit is contagious, and that such togetherness holds the key to getting the best out of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel...

Birmingham: Murali Sreeshankar clinched a silver in the men's long jump event to give India a second medal in athletics at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. The 23-year-old national record holder soared to 8.08m in his fifth attempt to finish second behind Laquan Nairn of...

Birmingham: Following is India's schedule at the Commonwealth Games on the seventh day. All timings in Indian Standard Time (IST) Athletics and Para Athletics: Women's Hammer Throw: Qualifying round – Sarita Singh, Manja Bala – 2.30 PM Women's 200m – Round 1 – Heat 2...

Bhubaneswar: Favourites India will need to guard against complacency when they take on Bangladesh in the final of the SAAF U-20 Championship here Friday. Bangladesh and India finished first and second respectively after their round robin league engagements. On the eve of the final at...

New Delhi: Senior opener and first-choice vice-captain KL Rahul is expected to reclaim his place back in the Indian team along with seamer Deepak Chahar when the squad will be selected for the Asia Cup August 8. The Asia Cup will be played in T20...