Commonwealth Games (CWG): News

12 Apr 2018

Canada

CWG 2018: Babita Phogat settles for silver

Defending champion Babita Phogat (53kg) settled for a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games after being out-maneuvered by Canada's Diana Weicker in the summit clash in Gold Coast today.

12 Apr 2018

Wrestling

Commonwealth Games: Sushil Kumar bags gold at Gold Coast

Two-time Olympic-medalist Sushil Kumar won his third consecutive gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after a comprehensive win over South Africa's Johannes Botha in the final of the 74kg wrestling event.

12 Apr 2018

Singapore

CWG 2018: Tejaswini wins silver in women's 50m rifle prone

The seasoned Tejaswini Sawant brought her years of experience into play en route to claiming silver in the women's 50m rifle prone event of the 21st Commonwealth Games today.

12 Apr 2018

Maharashtra

CWG 2018: Maharashtra govt announces cash rewards for winners

The Maharashtra government has announced cash prizes for those who bagged medals in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

11 Apr 2018

Manpreet Singh

21st CWG: India seal 4-3 thriller against England

The Indian men's hockey team dished out a splendid victory against England in their final Pool B encounter at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games.

11 Apr 2018

Sports

CWG 2018: Ankur Mittal claims bronze in men's double trap

26-year-old Indian shooter Ankur Mittal won bronze in the men's double trap event of the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast today.

11 Apr 2018

Asian Games

CWG 2018: Shreyasi Singh shoots double trap gold

Indian Shooter Shreyasi Singh won the women's double trap gold medal in Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, edging out Australia's Emma Cox in shoot-off.

11 Apr 2018

Sports

CWG-2018: Mitharwal earns podium in 50m pistol, wins second bronze

Indian shooter Om Prakash Mitharwal won a bronze medal in men's 50m pistol event with 201.1 but the fancied Jitu Rai finished at disappointing 8th at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

10 Apr 2018

Sports

CWG-2018: Sidhu wins gold in women's 25m pistol; sets record

Indian shooter Heena Sidhu set Commonwealth Games record to win gold in women's 25m pistol event at Gold Coast on Tuesday.

10 Apr 2018

South Africa

21st CWG: Indian women's hockey team reach semis

The Indian women's hockey team reached the semi-final of the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games.

10 Apr 2018

Manish Sisodia

Delhi government to give Rs. 14L to Manika for CWG-gold

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said the Delhi government will give Rs. 14L to paddler Manika Batra for winning a gold medal in Table Tennis at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia.

10 Apr 2018

Amit Panghal

CWG 2018: Boxer Amit enters semis; assured of medal

Indian boxer Amit Panghal assured himself of a Commonwealth Games medal on debut after advancing to the semifinals of the light flyweight (49kg) category in Gold Coast today.

10 Apr 2018

Mandeep Singh

Commonwealth Games: Indian men's team defeat Malaysia to enter semis

Indian men's hockey team beat Malaysia 2-1 in a Pool B encounter at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 being held at the Gold Coast.

10 Apr 2018

Malaysia

CWG 2018: Harmanpreet's brace guides India into hockey semifinals

A profligate Indian hockey team huffed and puffed into the Commonwealth Games semi-finals after beating lower-ranked Malaysia 2-1 in a draining Pool B encounter in Gold Coast on Tuesday.

09 Apr 2018

Malaysia

India claim maiden badminton mixed team gold at CWG

Rampaging Indian mixed badminton team claimed its maiden Commonwealth Games gold medal, thrashing three-time defending champions Malaysia in the final in Gold Coast today.

09 Apr 2018

Sports

Commonwealth Games: After women's team, men bag gold in TT

Indian men's table tennis team comprising of Sharath Achanta, Sathiyan G, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty and Amalraj Anthony beat Nigeria 3-0 to win the gold in the men's team event.

09 Apr 2018

India

Commonwealth Games: Shooters shine, Pardeep Singh settles for silver

Day 5 of the Commonwealth Games is turning out to be prolific for India.

08 Apr 2018

India

CWG 2018: Amitabh Bachchan hails Indian women athletes

Amitabh Bachchan is overjoyed with the phenomenal performance of the Indian women athletes at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.

08 Apr 2018

India

21st CWG: Gold medal for Indian women's table tennis team

Indian women's table tennis team bagged the gold medal at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games being held at the Gold Coast.

08 Apr 2018

India

21st CWG: Indian men's and women's hockey round-up

There was a lot of joy for India as both the women's and men's hockey teams rose high to clinch victories in their respective matches.

08 Apr 2018

India

21st CWG: Weightlifter Vikas Thakur bags bronze for India

Can anything stop the Indian weightlifters at the 21st Commonwealth Games? Doesn't look like.

08 Apr 2018

India

Weightlifter Punam clinches gold at 21st Commonwealth Games

India's dominance in weightlifting at the 21st Commonwealth Games continued after Punam Yadav struck gold.

08 Apr 2018

India

21st Commonwealth Games: Manu Bhaker smashes records, wins gold

16-year-old teenage sensation Manu Bhaker made her Commonwealth Games debut memorable, by clinching the gold medal.

07 Apr 2018

India

Commonwealth Games Day 3: Weightlifters on top, Manoj advances

India had quite a productive day at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games being held at the Gold Coast.

07 Apr 2018

India

CWG: Venkat Rahul lifts his way to gold for India

India have bagged yet another gold in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games with Venkat Rahul Ragala bringing home the medal in the men's 85 kg category.

07 Apr 2018

Indian Hockey Team

21st Commonwealth Games: Pakistan hold India to a 2-2 draw

The arch-rivals India and Pakistan went head to head in men's hockey opener at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

07 Apr 2018

Weightlifting

Commonwealth Games: Sathish Sivalingam's gold helps India grab 3rd spot

Indian athletes continued their strong showing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast as weightlifter Sathish Kumar Sivalingam bagged India's third gold medal at the quadrennial event.

06 Apr 2018

Badminton

Day 2 CWG: India bag wins in badminton, hockey, boxing

Day 2 of 21st Commonwealth Games had a mixed bag of results for the Indian contingent.

06 Apr 2018

India

21st Commonwealth Games: Win for Indian women's hockey team

Gurjit Kaur and Rani Rampal handed India a convincing 4-1 win against Malaysia in women's hockey at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games.

06 Apr 2018

India

21st Commonwealth Games: 4th weightlifting medal for India

India continued their amazing run in weightlifting as they bagged a fourth medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games.

06 Apr 2018

Mirabai Chanu

21st Commonwealth Games: Sanjita Chanu hands India 2nd gold medal

Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu notched an impressive show in the 21st Commonwealth Games being held at Gold Coast.

05 Apr 2018

Saina Nehwal

CWG Day 1 Round-up: India win in badminton, table tennis

The first day of the 21st Commonwealth Games went well for the Indian contingent.

05 Apr 2018

Mirabai Chanu

CWG: Indian weightlifters win medals despite having no physios

Indian weightlifters Mirabai Chanu and P Gururaja delivered medals today at Gold Coast, but the system seems to have let them down at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games: India lose to Wales 2-3

The Indian women's hockey team squandered several chances and were left to rue wasting those opportunities as they went down 3-2 against Wales in their opening Pool A fixture.

05 Apr 2018

India

Commonwealth Games: Indian weightlifter Mirabai sets new record, bags gold

India's Mirabai Chanu bagged the gold medal in the women's 48kg weightlifting event.

05 Apr 2018

India

Commonwealth Games: P Gururaja bags first medal for India

Weightlifter P Gururaja won a silver in men's 56kg category to give India their first medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games being held in Australia.

04 Apr 2018

England

Commonwealth Games manual lists England as a part of Africa

England has accidentally been named as an African nation with a population of two million in the official Gold Coast Commonwealth Games manual.

04 Apr 2018

Boxing

Even before CWG kicks-off, this boxer has won a medal

Australia have already bagged their first medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games even before the games kick-off, with Aussie boxer Taylah Robertson, guaranteed to win a medal.

04 Apr 2018

Badminton

Commonwealth Games opening ceremony: PV Sindhu leads Indian contingent

The 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games kicked off earlier today with the opening ceremony being held at the Carrara Stadium in Australia's Gold Coast.

04 Apr 2018

PV Sindhu

Which Indians can win medals at 2018 Commonwealth Games?

In a couple of hours, the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games will kick off in Australia.