Commonwealth Games (CWG): News
22 Aug 2018
Asian Games#MeetTheMedalists: All you need to know about Rahi Sarnobat
India's 27-year-old women's shooter Rahi Sarnobat clinched the gold medal in 25m air pistol event at the Asian Games 2018, being held in Indonesia.
20 Aug 2018
Asian GamesAsian Games: Deepak Kumar bags silver in 10m air-rifle shooting
The ongoing Asian Games at Jakarta and Palembang saw ace shooter Deepak Kumar of India win the silver medal in the 10m air rifle shooting event.
19 Aug 2018
IndiaAsian Games: India open their account with a bronze medal
India opened their account at the ongoing Asian Games 2018, being held in Indonesia.
09 Aug 2018
HaryanaSakshi Malik opens up about her below-par performance in CWG
Under the scanner for her below-par performance in the run-up to the Asian Games, Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik is feeling the heat but insists that athletes never stop aiming for medals.
02 Aug 2018
Piyush GoyalRailway Minister approves new policy for promotion of railway sportspersons
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today approved a new policy for promotion of railway sportspersons, according to which not just those who win medals but even those who are awarded Padma Shri or have produced medal winners will be promoted as officers.
23 Jul 2018
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)Manika Batra, six others, denied boarding on 'overbooked' Air-India flight
Commonwealth Games star, Manika Batra and six other table tennis players were denied boarding on an Air India flight, on Sunday, which left them stranded at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
13 Jul 2018
AthleticsWho is India's athletics sensation Hima Das?
18-year-old Hima Das has captured the imagination of every Indian as she became the first athlete to bag a gold medal in the 400 metre final-event at the World U20 Championships in Finland.
28 Jun 2018
Manu BhakerShooting teenage star Manu Bhaker creates world record yet again
2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Manu Bhaker reigned supreme at the ongoing ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
20 Jun 2018
HaryanaHaryana wants to slash cash rewards of players representing organizations
After Haryana's controversial notification demanding government-employed sportspersons to pay up 33% of their 'commercial' earnings, another similar matter has riled the state's players.
03 Jun 2018
MaharashtraDelhi proposes vocational training scheme for beggars
For a change, the Delhi government has come up with a plan not just to make the roads look beggar-free, but also to give this expanding section a means of livelihood, so they can give up begging for good.
29 May 2018
Mirabai ChanuMirabai Chanu requests Sports Ministry to install CCTV cameras
Commonwealth Games gold medalist and current weightlifting world champion Mirabai Chanu has put in a request to the Sports Ministry to install CCTV cameras in her room at the national camp.
18 May 2018
HaryanaHaryana govt to accord varsity status to Motilal Sports School
The Haryana government has decided to accord university status to Motilal Nehru School of Sports in Rai district.
13 May 2018
IndiaIn a first, CBSE to conduct examinations for six students
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be conducting examinations for six students of class 10 and 12, who were representing India at international sports championships during the board exams.
11 May 2018
AustraliaIndian journalist on trial in Australia for smuggling-in 'fake' mediapersons
An Indian journalist has been sent to custody in Australia for six weeks for allegedly smuggling a fake 'media contingent' in during the recent Commonwealth Games.
01 May 2018
JapanHarendra named men's hockey coach; Marijne returns to women's camp
In a surprise move, women's hockey coach Harendra Singh was today named the chief coach of Indian men's team while men's in-charge Sjoerd Marijne was sent back to the women's camp, following the poor show by Manpreet Singh and Co. in Commonwealth Games.
17 Apr 2018
IndiaStatistical analysis of India's performance at Commonwealth Games
India's performance at the 21st Commonwealth Games goes down as the nation's third best ever in the event.
17 Apr 2018
IndiaCWG medalists Pallikal and Chinappa given warm welcome back home
India's leading squash players, Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal, returned to a warm welcome in southern Indian state Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai late Monday night after winning silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast recently.
15 Apr 2018
IndiaCommonwealth Games: Railway athletes win 10 out of 26 golds
Indian Railways today said that it was a matter of pride that 40% of the gold medals for India, 10 out of 26, in the recently concluded Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, were won by Railway athletes.
15 Apr 2018
HaryanaHaryana government announces Rs. 1.5 crore prize to CWG gold-medalists
Anil Vij, Haryana Sports Minister, announced today that a Rs. 1.5 crore reward will be given to the state's player who won gold medals in the 2018 Commonwealth games.
15 Apr 2018
Saina NehwalCWG gold is right next to my Olympic bronze: Saina
An exhausted mind, a bruised body and an unsavory controversy, Saina Nehwal had to contend with quite a bit ahead of and during the Commonwealth Games.
15 Apr 2018
IndiaCWG 2018: Pallikal, Chinappa bag silver in squash women's doubles
India ended their Commonwealth Games campaign in squash with two silver medals after Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa went down fighting in the women's doubles final in Gold Coast today.
15 Apr 2018
Saina NehwalCWG 2018: Aggressive Saina Nehwal clinches women's singles gold
Saina Nehwal's aggression and intensity quite literally wilted PV Sindhu as she picked up the women's singles Commonwealth Games gold medal with exhilarating triumph in the final in Gold Coast today.
15 Apr 2018
Kidambi SrikanthCWG 2018: Kidambi bags silver, Malaysia's Lee wins gold
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bagged a silver medal in men's singles summit clash at 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast today.
14 Apr 2018
Priyanka Chopra JonasMary Kom is and will always be 'champion': Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra congratulated boxer MC Mary Kom for clinching the gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games, saying the legendary fighter is and will always be a "champion" for her.
14 Apr 2018
IndiaManika Batra wins India's first-ever women's singles table tennis gold
Manika Batra today won a first ever women's singles table tennis gold for India at the Commonwealth Games, blanking Yu Mengyu of Singapore 4-0 in the final today.
14 Apr 2018
IndiaCWG-2018: Wrestlers Vinesh, Sumit claim gold; Sakshi bags bronze
There was no stopping the gold rush in wrestling as two more were added to the tally by Vinesh Phogat (50kg) and Sumit (125kg) at the Commonwealth Games today.
14 Apr 2018
PatialaCWG 2018: Neeraj Chopra wins gold in javelin throw
Neeraj Chopra today became the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold medal at the CWG, with a season's best effort of 86.47m in the final.
14 Apr 2018
SportsCWG-2018: Shooter Sanjeev Rajput claims 50m Rifle 3 Positions gold
Sanjeev Rajput has won gold in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event with a games record at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday, swelling the Indian shooting team's tally in the mega event.
14 Apr 2018
Sakshee MalikkhCWG 2018: Wrestler Sumit Malik claims freestyle 125kg gold
Indian wrestler Sumit Malik has won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 125kg category at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday.
13 Apr 2018
South AfricaCWG: Wrestler Mausam Khatri wins silver in men's freestyle 97kg
Indian wrestler Mausam Khatri won silver medal in the men's freestyle 97kg event at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast today.
13 Apr 2018
India5 dark-horses of India who won medals at Commonwealth Games
Indians have performed remarkably well at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games 2018.
13 Apr 2018
Australia'No needle' policy: Two Indian athletes told to leave CWG
The Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games was today left thoroughly embarrassed after race walker Irfan Kolothum Thodi and triple jumper V Rakesh babu were ordered to head back home.
13 Apr 2018
India21st CWG: Wrestlers seal four medals as Bajrang bags gold
India's Bajrang Punia bagged the top prize in men's freestyle 65kg event to give the nation its 17th gold medal at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games.
13 Apr 2018
Sri LankaCWG: Three Indians in boxing finals, Naman settles for bronze
The fast-rising trio of Amit Panghal, Gaurav Solanki, and Manish Kaushik notched up contrasting victories to enter the finals but teenager Naman Tanwar settled for a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games boxing competition in Gold Coast on Friday.
13 Apr 2018
IndiaCWG 2018: Tejaswini wins gold in 50m rifle 3 positions
Tejaswini Sawant won India its fifth shooting gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2018, winning the women's 50m rifle 3 positions finals in Gold Coast on Friday.
13 Apr 2018
Manu BhakerCWG: At 15, Anish Bhanwala bags gold, creates history
Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala, aged 15, on Friday, created history by becoming the country's youngest ever gold medal winner in the ongoing Commonwealth Games held in Belmont, Australia.
13 Apr 2018
Neeraj ChopraCWG 2018: Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra qualifies for finals
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Friday qualified for the finals of his event at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia after achieving the qualifying mark in just his first throw to finish second in his group.
12 Apr 2018
IndiaCWG: Indian wrestlers bag two gold medals on Day 8
Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games at Gold Cost was quite a productive one for India as Indian wrestlers bagged two gold medals.
12 Apr 2018
Saina NehwalBabita Phogat's father missed her Commonwealth-match due to no tickets
Parts of the hit movie 'Dangal' were fictionalized, but a particularly sentimental one almost came true.
12 Apr 2018
IndiaCWG 2018: Rahul Aware opens India's wrestling gold medal account
Wrestler Rahul Aware grabbed the 13th gold medal for India in men's 57kg freestyle category in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast.
