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Commonwealth Games 2018 updates, Day 6, Gold Coast

India won two more medals on Day 6 of CWG 2018 to take their tally to 11 gold, four silver and six bronze. 

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Heena Sidhu finished with Games Record score of 38 to win gold in the 25m Pistol event, but Annu Raj Singh finished a lowly sixth. Earlier in the day, India beat Malaysia 2-1 in a Pool B match of men's hockey to confirm their entry into the semis with two wins from three matches. But Gagan Narang and Chain Singh failed to finish among medals after qualifying for the finals of men's 50m Rifle Prone Position event. Later in the day, Para Powerlifter Sachin Chaudhary won bronze in the men's heavyweight category. India's medals tally stood at 11 Gold, 4 Silver and 6 Bronze at the completion of the sixth day.

10 April 2018
18:38 IST

That's it from us. India won two medals today -- thanks to Heena Sidhu (shooting) and Sachin Chaudhary (Para Powerlifting) -- and took their overall medals tally to 11 gold, four silver and six bronze. They remained third in the table behind leaders Australia and England. Don't forget to join us on early Wednesday morning. Till then, goodbye. 

17:17 IST

Men's 400m Final:

Muhammad Anas finishes fourth to narrowly miss out on a historic medal.

17:14 IST

Hima Das has qualified for the women's 400m final as a lucky loser. She finished third in her semifinal with her personal best timing. 
 

17:02 IST

Coming Up Next: India's Muhammad Anas in men's 400m Final.

16:56 IST

India's Hima Das finishes with a time of 51.53 (her personal best) in women's 400m Semifinal 1 but will have to wait to know whether or not she qualifies for the final as a lucky loser.

16:52 IST

Another medal for India. Sachin Chaudhary wins bronze in men's Para Powerlifting. Sixth bronze for India. 

16:49 IST

Another medal assured for India. Satish Kumar wins his +91kg  boxing bout against Trinidad and Tobago's Nigel Paul. Satish is the fifth Indian boxer to reach the semifinals today. 

16:43 IST

Nigel Paul gets a couple of punches in the second round to make a big comeback. Now, Satish will have to do extremely well in the final round to turn the tide in his favour. 

16:40 IST

First round of the Satish-Paul bout is over. It's difficult to say who has had the upper hand. Both boxers did well. And the second round gets underway. 

16:35 IST

+91kg boxing coming up. India's Satish Kumar is up against Nigel Paul of Trinidad and Tobago.  Remember, four Indian boxers have reached the semis earlier today, meaning a win for Satish Kumar in this quarterfinal match will assure India another medal. 

16:14 IST

India beat South Africa 1-0 to qualify for the women's hockey semifinals. Rani Rampal scored the all-important goal to take her team through. Pool toppers England are the other team from Pool A to reach the semis, ahead of India on goal difference but level on points (9 each).

16:11 IST

Women's Hockey (IND 1 - 0 SA in Q4)

Rani Rampal gets the elusive goal for India to break the deadlock. The dugout will breathe a lot easy now with a foot into the semis. 10 min left on the clock. 

16:06 IST

Women's Hockey (India 0 - 0 South Africa in Q4)

Very important 15 minutes coming up. The way this match has gone, the team that scores the elusive goal is likely to hold on for a win. India need a draw at least to reach the semis.

15:59 IST

Joshan Chinappa and Harinder Pal Sandhu win their first match of mixed doubles in Pool H beating the team of Caroline Laing and Kelly Jacob 11-3, 11-6.

15:54 IST

Men's 69kg Quarterfinal  - Manoj Kumar vs Terry Nickolas (AUS)

Manoj wins in a split decision. Another medal in the bag for India. It's a huge day for our boxers. 

15:51 IST

Men's 69kg Quarterfinal  - Manoj Kumar vs Terry Nickolas (AUS)

End of Round 2: Difficult to pick a winner in this one, but I think Manoj has got his nose slightly in front now.

15:43 IST

Men's 69kg Quarterfinal  - Manoj Kumar vs Terry Nickolas (AUS)

Manoj on the offensive in the first round, tries to find jabs with his left, lands a couple of them at least. Lots of noise from the home crowd for the Aussie. 

15:39 IST

Men's 69kg Quarterfinal  - Manoj Kumar vs Terry Nickolas (AUS)

Lots of support for the home-team boxer but Manoj is a mountain of experience and should be able to pull this one off. 

 

15:33 IST

Women's Hockey (India 0 - 0 Malaysia at Half-Time)

It's been a cagey game so far. None of the teams want to concede as India need at least a draw and South Africa must win.  

 

15:16 IST

Women's Hockey: IND 0 -0 South Arica in Q2

Seven minutes into the second quarter and it's still 0-0. Vandana Katariya delayed a crucial shot when she had a clear sight of the goal. 

15:10 IST

Women's Hockey: India vs South Africa (0-0 in Q1)

PC to India in the 12th minute. Rani takes a direct, ricochet, an Indian stick tries to tap it into the goal but it sails over the crossbar.

15:07 IST

In progress now: India 0 - 0 South Africa in women's hockey. India need at least a draw to progress to the semis. South Africa must win.

14:57 IST

Boxing: Men's 56kg quarterfinal (IND v ZAM)

Mohammed Hussamuddin through to the semis with a unanimous (5-0) win over Zambia's Mulenga Everisto. Another boxing medal assured.

14:55 IST

Boxing: Men's 56kg quarterfinal (IND v ZAM)

The Zambian has been throwing punches from the word go. Hussamuddin trying to respond with equal aggression. Scrappy from both so far. 

14:50 IST

Another boxing quarterfinal coming up in men's 56kg, in which India's Mohammed Hussamuddin takes on Zambia's Mulenga Everisto.

Also beginning is the crucial women's hockey match between India and South Africa with a place in the semis at stake. 

14:36 IST

SQUASH UPDATE

Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal reach Mixed Doubles Round of 16 with a comfortable 11-2, 11-3 win over Madina Zafar and Tayyab Aslam from Pakistan. They topped Pool E with an all-win record in two matches.

14:27 IST

SQUASH UPDATE

Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal have won the first game with a comfortable 11-2 margin in their second Group E match of mixed doubles against the Pakistan duo of Madina Zafar and Tayyab Aslam.

14:14 IST
13:55 IST

Remaining India events on Day 6 in Gold Coast

2:15 pm - Squash - Mixed Doubles - Dipkia Pallikal & Saurav Ghosal
2:45 pm - Boxing - Mohammed Hussamuddin (Men's 56kg QF)
3:00 pm - Hockey - India vs South Africa (Women)
3:30 pm - Boxing - Manoj Kumar (Men's 69kg QF)
3:45 pm - Squash - Mixed Doubles - Harinder Pal Sandhu & Joshna Chinappa
4:15 pm - Boxing - Satish Kumar (Men's +91kg QF)
4:45 pm - Athletics - Hima Das - Women's 400m Semis
5:15 pm - Athletics - Muhammad Anas - Men's 400m Final

13:18 IST

Here's how the gold rush by top 10 in Gold Coast looks like at 1:20 pm IST on Day 6 of the competition

13:03 IST

The only medal prospect remaining for India on Day 6 in Gold Coast

Muhammad Anas in Men's 400m Final at 5:15 pm IST. This will be huge if Anas can pull it off. He is the joint third-fastest qualifier in the pack. 

12:53 IST

Men's Hockey Update

England have joined India as the two semi-finalists from Pool B after they beat Wales 3-2. India and England meet tomorrow and the winner will go on to top the Pool. The Indian team booked its place in the last-four stage earlier today with a 2-1 win over Malaysia.

12:30 IST
12:25 IST

Para table tennis player Maitreyee Sarkar loser her Women's TT6-10 Singles Group 1 match 11-3, 11-1, 11-3 to Australia's Melissa Tapper. 

12:10 IST
11:20 IST

GOLD No. 11 for India! First on Day 6!

Heena Sidhu wins the Women's 25m Pistol event with a new Games Record of 38; Annu Raj Singh finishes 6th. This takes India's medals tally to 11 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze.

11:16 IST

Heena Sidhu in lead with 31 points, assured of a medal with three shooters left in the fray in the women's 25m Pistol finals. 

11:15 IST

India's Heena Sidhu goes into the lead in women's 25m Pistol Final. Annu Raj was eliminated earlier. She finished a disappointing 6th. 

11:11 IST

Annu Raj Singh eliminated, finishes 6th in women's 25m Pistol event with a score of 15. Heena Sidhu still in the fray, currently 2nd. 

11:08 IST

Women's 25m Pistol Final

Annu in danger of being eliminated, Heena in second position after first two sets of shooting in Elimination round.

11:05 IST

Women's 25m Pistol Final

At the end of Stage 1, Heena Sidhu joint second, Annu joint fourth. 

10:57 IST

Boxer Naman Tanwar enters Men's 91kg semifinals. That assures India of another medal in the ring. 

Earlier in the day, Amit Phangal also progressed to the Men's 46-49kg semifinals. 

Three more boxing quarterfinals to come in the day. 

10:50 IST

Boxer Naman Tanwar in Men's 91kg Quarterfinal:

Round 2 in progress. A good left jab from Naman rattles Frank Masoe and he is now looking for spaces right when Frank tries to go for an offensive. 

10:47 IST

Boxer Naman Tanwar in Men's 91kg Quarterfinal:

The Indian has a unique open stance, plays with a dropped-guard strategy. The Samoan Frank Masoe is having a better first round so far. 

 

10:38 IST

Naman Tanwar's men's 91kg boxing quarterfinal to begin shortly. He will take on Samoa's Frank Masoe. Stay tuned as we will bring you all the live updates from that match. 

10:21 IST

Up next on the Day-6 Gold Coast roster for India:

10:30 am - Boxing - Naman Tanwar in men's 91kg quarterfinal

11 am - Women's 25m Pistol Finals - Annu Raj Singh and Heena Sindhu

10:01 IST

India's medal winners have been celebrating their wins, and why not! Here's Saina Nehwal with team-mates after India won their maiden CWG mixed team badminton gold in Gold Coast yesterday.

09:33 IST

BOXING MEDAL ASSURED!

India now assured of a medal in men's 46-49kg division as Amit beats Scotland's Aqeel Ahmed in a split 4-1 verdict in the quarterfinals.

09:23 IST

Para TT player Vaishnavi Sutar falters in a group match of women's TT6-10 Singles event as she lost to Canada's Stephanie Chan 11-1, 11-2, 11-3.

Coming up is Amit in Men's 46-49kg boxing quarterfinal.

09:04 IST

SQUASH

After winning her women's doubles pool match with Joshna Chinnappa earlier in the day, Dipika Pallikal paired up with Saurav Ghosal in mixed doubles and the duo easily got past their Guyanese opponents 11-3, 11-3 in a Pool E match.

08:59 IST

BADMINTON

Indian pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy broke little sweat in winning their first Pool E match of the mixed team event 21-9, 21-5 against the team from Guernsey.

08:43 IST

BAD NEWS!

India fails to win any medal in men's 50m rifle prone finals after Chain Singh finished 4th with 204.8 points and Gagan Narang 7th with 142.3 points. 

08:41 IST

Men's50m Rifle Prone Finals.

Gagan Narang (142.3 points) eliminated, finishes 7th. Chain Singh in second position.

08:38 IST

Men's 50m Rifle Prone Final

Gagan Narang (122.1) in elimination zone, needs 10s or above to stay in the pack that is now reduced to 7 shooters. Chain Singh up to second position now with 123.6 points 

08:37 IST

Men's 50m Rifle Prone Final

Gagan Narang has fell to 5th position with 102.0 points after second batch of five shots. Chain Singh stays joint third. 

08:32 IST

Men's 50m Rifle Prone Final

Gagan Narang joint second with 51.5 points while Chain Singh is joint third with 51.3 points. Shooters will now take shots No. 6 to 10. 

08:29 IST

Men's 50m Rifle Prone Final

Shooters taking first five of the 24 shots after which the leaderboard will be updated.

08:28 IST

All in readiness for the Men's 50m Rifle Prone final, where Gagan Narang and Chain Singh are among the favourites to finish on the podium. 

07:39 IST

The line-up of India action between 8:30 am & 9:30 am

8:30 am - Shooting (Men's 50m Prone Final, Gagan Narang and Chain Singh)

8:45 am - Squash (mixed doubles, Dipika Pallikal & Saurav Ghosal)

9 am - Table Tennis (Women's Singles, Vaishnavi Sutar)

9:15 am - Boxing  (Amit, Men's 46-49kg QF)

07:08 IST

WOMEN SHOOTERS IN FINALS!

Annu Raj Singh and Heena Sidhu have qualified for the women's 25m Pistol final (Precision/Rapid). It starts 11 am. 

07:06 IST

SQUASH: 

After losing first game 10-11, defending champions in women's doubles squash - India's Dipika Pallikal & Joshna Chinappa romped through the next two 11-0 and 11-1 against Pakistan's Faiza & Madina in a Pool C match.

06:55 IST

Not so good start for India in the ATHLETICS arena. Dharun Ayyaswamy failed to advance in Men's 400m Hurdles after he finished 5th in Heat 1 with a timing of 49.85.

On the SQUASH courts, defending champs Joshna Chinnappa & Dipika Palikal have begun their campaign in women's doubles in a pool match, but have lost the first game 10-11 to Pakistan pair of Faiza and Madina.

06:47 IST

Result from the Pool:

India's para-swimming Vaishnavi Vinod Jagtap was in action in Heat 1 of women's S8 50m Freestyle event. Unfortunately, she finished 7th with a timing of 41.63 and couldn't progress.

06:31 IST

India enter Men's Hockey Semifinals

Harmanpreet Singh's two penalty-corner conversions helped India beat Malaysia 2-1 in a Pool B match. They still have a pool match in  hand against England, which will decide whether they finish No. 1 or 2 in the pool.

06:22 IST

Five minutes left to full-time in the India vs Malaysia men's hockey pool match, and the Indians holding onto their 2-1 lead at the moment. If India win, it will be their second win in three matches and take them through to the semifinals.

06:11 IST

With a quarter left to play, India have scored through Harmanpreet's second goal off a PC to lead Malaysia 2-1 in Pool B match of the men's hockey.

05:51 IST

Men's hockey action also, with India taking on Malaysia in their third pool match. It's 1-1 at present in Q3. Harmanpreet Singh scored for India in the third minute, Faisal Saari equalised for MAL in Q2. 

05:49 IST

We have already had our first good result of the day, and it comes from the shooting range.

India's Gagan Narang and Chain Singh have reached the final of men's 50m Rifle Prone finishing third and sixth respectively in the qualification round.

Also going on is the Women's 25m Pistol Precision Qualifying where Annu Raj Singh and Heena Sidhu are participating. 

05:47 IST

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