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Birmingham: Following is India's schedule at the Commonwealth Games on the sixth day. All timings in Indian Standard Time (IST) Athletics: Women's Shot Put final – Manpreet Kaur (12.35 am on Thursday) Men's high jump final - Tejaswin Shankar (11.30 pm IST) Men's Discus Throw...

Birmingham: Breaking a long-standing jinx, Saurav Ghosal Wednesday claimed India's first ever singles medal in squash -- a bronze -- at the Commonwealth Games here. World No.15 Ghosal dominated the contest against England's James Willstrop from beginning to end, winning 11-6 11-1 11-4 in the...

Sambalpur: Budding hockey players of Odisha's Sambalpur district will be able to hone their skills on an artificial turf soon as the much-awaited sports infrastructure is set to see the light of the day. The Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IIDCO) has been entrusted with the...

Mumbai: Hindi film actress Anushka Sharma is leaving no stone unturned for her comeback film 'Chakda 'Xpress', which is a biopic on fast bowling cricketer Jhulan Goswami. The actress will be training extensively for the game in Leeds in the UK, to prepare herself before...

Birmingham: The Indian women's hockey team survived some anxious moments before beating lower-ranked Canada 3-2 in its must-win Pool A match to qualify for the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday. The Indians looked in control of the match till the 22nd minute, having...

Birmingham: Indian pugilist Nitu Ganghas progressed to the semifinals of women's 48kg boxing category to assure herself of a medal at the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday. The 21-year-old Nitu, a two-time youth gold medallist, was declared winner by ABD when her Northern Ireland's opponent Nicole...

Birmingham: Heavyweight weightlifter Lovepreet Singh added to India's rich haul from weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games by claiming a bronze medal in the Men's 109 kg division at the National Exhibition Centre here Wednesday. The 24-year-old Lovepreet Singh lifted 163 in snatch and added 192...

Birmingham: India's Sunayna Kuruvilla defeated Fung-A-Fat of Guyana in the women's squash single plate final at the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday. Sunayna downed her Guyanese opponent 11-7, 13-11, 11-2 in what turned out to be a comfortable victory for the 23-year-old squash player. Saurav Ghosal,...

Dubai:  Suryakumar Yadav is within sniffing distance of dethroning Pakistan's charismatic cricketer Babar Azam from the No. 1 spot in the ICC T20I rankings for batters after the 31-year-old Indian has given some fine performances in the ongoing five-match series against the West Indies. The...

Basseterre: India skipper Rohit Sharma wants the team to step away from what it had been doing for the past five-six years and has given the players security and freedom to express themselves, said star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. "Ro (Rohit Sharma) gives you a lot...