Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Former world champion L. Sarita Devi and her state-mate L. Devendro Singh came out with stupendous performances in their respective bouts to enter the Commonwealth Games boxing finals after Pinki Jangra had lost her semi-final and settled for the bronze medal at the SECC Hall here Friday. Mozambique’s Maria Machongua was no […]
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian athlete Sahana Nagaraj came out with a disappointing performance to finish eighth in the women’s high jump final at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. The gold went to Australia’s Eleanor Patterson with a season’s best jump of 1.94 metres while England’s Isobel Pooley took the silver with a personal best leap […]
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian discus thrower Seema Punia won the silver medal while her compatriot and defending champion Krishna Poonia finished a disappointing fifth in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Hampden Park Stadium here Friday. The gold went to 2009 World Champion Dani Samuels of Australia and England’s Jade Lally took the bronze.
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) Indian artistic gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched the women’s vault bronze in the final of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. England’s Claudia Fragapane won the gold with an average score of 14.633 while Canada’s Elsabeth Black took home the silver with 14.433 at the SSE Hydro. Agartala-born Dipa got the bronze with an […]
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) Indian road cyclists Arvind Panwar and Sombir finished 28th and 37th in the men’s individual time trial of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. The gold was won by England’s Alex Dowsett, who completed the trial in 47 minutes and 41.78 seconds while Australia’s Rohan Dennis finished second to take the silver in […]
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap, R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and P.C. Thulasi won their respective Round of 16 matches to enter the quarter-finals of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. Men’s singles second seed Kashyap needed only 24 minutes to move past Australia’s Jeff Tho 21-7, 21-8 while fifth seed Gurusaidutt beat Andrew D’Souza 21-13, 21-9 […]
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) India’s artistic gymnast Ashish Kumar finished sixth in the men’s floor final at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. With a score of 15.533 points, England’s Max Whitlock clinched the gold while Canada’s Scott Morgan (15.133) took the silver. New Zealander David Bishop (14.55) won the bronze medal at the SSE Hydro. The […]
Glasgow, July 26 (IANS) England narrowly head the medal standings at the end of second day of the 20th Commonwealth Games ahead of Australia. India dropped down one place to fifth with three golds, four silvers and three bronzes. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total England 12 11 9 32 Australia 11 9 12 32 Scotland 7 […]
London, July 26 (IANS) Didier Drogba has signed a one-year contract with Chelsea, the club announced. “It was an easy decision – I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to work with Jose again. Everyone knows the special relationship I have with this club and it has always felt like home to me,” Xinhua quoted Drogba as […]
Rio de Janeiro, July 25 (IANS) Brazil’s 2002 World Cup-winning captain Cafu has offered to fill a coaching role under new Selecao boss Dunga. Cafu was an outspoken critic of the team during the World Cup and was barred from entering the dressing rooms after the hosts’ 1-7 semifinal defeat to Germany in Belo Horizonte, reports […]