India claim maiden badminton mixed team gold at CWG
(PTI desk)
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. The pair of Satwik Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa claimed the mixed doubles match against Peng Soon Chan and Liu Yong Goh 21-14, 15-21, 21-15 before Kidambi Srikanth stunned three-time Olympic silver medalist Lee 21-17, 21-14 in straight games. Here's more.
Saina Nehwal dashed Malaysian hopes
Games debutant men's doubles pair of Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to Goh and Wee Kiong Tan 15-21, 20-22 to keep Malaysia afloat for a while. But Saina Nehwal dashed Malaysian hopes with a 21-11, 19-21, 21-9 win over Sonia Cheah in women's singles match.
