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24 Dec 2021

Happy Birthday Neeraj Chopra: Here are his TOP achievements, in pics

Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra turns 24 on Christmas eve (December 24) on Friday. At the Tokyo Olympics this year, Neeraj became only the second Indian individual gold medallist after Abhinav Bindra. In these collection of pictures we take a look at Neeraj Chopra's top sporting achievements on his birthday.

11 Aug 2021

In pics: Vinesh suspended, find out all about champion wrestler

Vinesh Phogat is part of legendary Phogat family of wrestlers which has given India plenty of international medals. Vinesh, a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist and current Asian Games champion, bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing in the second round. The 26-year-old has now been temporarily suspended by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for refusing to train with Indian team and breaching apparel code in Tokyo. In these collection of pictures, we reveal some unknow facts about Vinesh Phogat.

25 Jun 2020

Sanjita Chanu to finally get Arjuna Award after being cleared of doping charge

Chanu had won back-to-back gold medals in the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 48kg and 53kg categories respectively.

CWG 2018 medals tally

11 Apr 2018

CWG 2018, Day 6 medals tally: With 39 Gold, Australia on top, India 3rd

On the Day 6 of the 21st edition of the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Australia's Gold Coast, India bagged one more Gold - its eleventh overall - and ranks third in the overall medals tally with Australia on top on Tuesday.

Sathish Sivalingam

07 Apr 2018

CWG 2018: Marriage on cards for Gold medal winner Sathish Sivalingam

The parents of Sathish Kumar Sivalingam who defended his Commonwealth Games title successfully on Saturday at Gold Coast, Australia were tension free now.

Srihari Nataraj

07 Apr 2018

Gold Coast CWG 2018: Swimmer Srihari enters men's 50m backstroke semis

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj entered the semi-finals of men's 50-metre backstroke event at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast on Saturday.

05 Apr 2018

India's CWG 2018 Schedule on Day 1 at Gold Coast

The Indian contingent has been an improved one and packs a lot of promise. It will be expected of them to better their medal count compared to the Glasgow Games.

04 Apr 2018

CWG 2018: Gutta flays Saina for threatening to pull out of Games

Gutta took to twitter and said her family paid for travel tickets and stayed in hotels during her foreign assignments.

04 Apr 2018

India's Malaysian badminton coach expects final against his country

India will be up against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in their preliminary clashes tomorrow and Kim Her doesn't see any trouble for his formidable side which boasts of stars such as Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth.

04 Apr 2018

Olympic champion Peaty to give 200m breaststroke a miss at CWG

Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty has chosen not to race in Thursday`s 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games to focus on his specialist 100 and 50m events. The 23-year-old Englishman, who broke his own world record en route to winning 100m Olympic gold in Rio two years ago, defends his Commonwealth title in the 100m on Friday at the Gold Coast meet.

04 Apr 2018

Commonwealth Games hit by indecent assault case

Mauritian media said chef de mission Kaysee Teeroovengadum had been accused of the offence and had stepped down, but that he remained in Gold Coast, the Games' host city.

04 Apr 2018

Meet Tereapii Tapoki, athlete who trained for shot put by hurling coconuts

Tapoki, who previously competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Games, will contest both the discus and shot put at the Commonwealth Games.

04 Apr 2018

Printing gaffe sees England part of Africa in 2018 CWG

The A$10 ($7.70) programme, being sold at newsagents and merchandise tents around the balmy Queensland resort, has England`s population listed at just over two million and their first Commonwealth Games appearance in 1970.

30 Mar 2018

Pranati wants to emulate Dipa Karmakar in Gold Coast

A three-member women's artistic contingent led by Aruna Reddy hopes to fill in the void created by Dipa, who could not get fit in time for the Games.

30 Mar 2018

Sushil Kumar's name added to the CWG entry list

Earlier, Sushil's name was surprisingly missing from the list of entry released by the tournament organisers on the official website, just five days ahead of the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

30 Mar 2018

Sushil Kumar's name missing from 2018 CWG entry list

The official list of entries for the men`s freestyle 74kg wrestling category, uploaded on the CWG 2018 website does not mention the name of Sushil among other 15 wrestlers participating in the event.

29 Mar 2018

We go to CWG as clear favourites in badminton, says Aparna Popat

India have one of the strongest teams with shuttlers such as Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth among others.

28 Mar 2018

India at CWG: Kamal wants to break CWG jinx vs England

India had won five medals in table tennis - comprising one gold, one silver and the rest bronze - in the Delhi Games.

28 Mar 2018

India at CWG: Saina eyes best-ever finish for India

Eight summers ago, a 20-year-old Saina stood on the podium with the gold medal around her neck on the final day to not only become the first Indian woman to achieve the feat but also take the country to the second position ahead of England with a gold count of 38 in the overall medal's tally.

27 Mar 2018

HIL confidence can help India break Australia code in CWG: Zafar Iqbal

India were hammered 0-8 by Australia in the 2010 CWG finals, and lost 0-4 to them in the 2014 Glasgow Games summit clash. India are a strong medal contender at Gold Coast where the Games will begin on April 4.

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