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CWG Day 10: Heartbreak in women's cricket, 5 gold medals, and more

The Indian women's cricket team lost a close final to Australia by nine runs even as Harmanpreet Kaur's scored 65 runs off 43 balls

CWG 2022 Day 10 Highlights: India win five gold, lose close cricket final

Commonwealth Games Day 10 Highlights: The Indian contingent bagged five gold medals on the tenth day. Three of those came in boxing, one in Men's Triple Jump and another in Table Tennis Mixed Doubles

CWG 2022: Nikhat Zareen claims gold 3 months after becoming world champion

Nikhat Zareen proved that she is currently the best boxer in India as she won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games just about three months after winning the World Championship title

CWG 2022: Boxers Nitu Ghanghas, Amit Panghal win gold medals for India

The 21-year-old Nitu beat England's Demie-Jade Resztan 5-0 in the women's over 45kg-48kg (minimumweight) category to clinch gold

CWG 2022 Day 7 Highlights: Sudhir, Sreeshankar shine with historic medals

CWG 2022 Live: Indian boxer Amit Panghal will play his quarterfinal bout today. With Ashish Kumar and Lovlina Borgohain going down on split decisions, Panghal would make sure to win it unanimous

Commonwealth Games, Day 7: India full Schedule - Thursday, August 4

Commonwealth Games 2022, Day 7 Full Schedule -Hima Das, Murali Sreeshankar to be India's hope for a medal. Read this article to know when and where can you watch.

Former boxing world champion Johnny Famechon dies at the age of 77

Former boxing world champion Johnny Famechon has died in Melbourne after a lengthy illness. He was 77. The Sport Australia Hall of Fame announced Famechon's death in a statement on Thursday. Famechon was struck by a car while jogging in 1991 in Sydney which caused him to suffer a stroke and resulted in an acquired brain injury. The Australian boxer's most memorable world title victory was his WBC points decision win against Cuban Jose Legra at London's Albert Hall in 1969. Famechon boxed professionally for more than 20 years and had a record of 56 wins 20 by knockout six draws and five losses. Famechon defended his featherweight world title against Japan's Masahiko Harada, better known as Fighting Harada, six months after beating Legra and won in a controversial points decision. In the rematch for the world title, Famechon knocked out Harada in the 14th round in Tokyo. Famechon attempted to defend his WBC title in May 1970 in Rome against Mexican Vicente Saldivar but lost the fig

CWG 2022: Nikhat Zareen advances to semi-final; Lovlina Borgohain bows out

World champion Nikhat Zareen is assured of a medal in the women's 50kg light flyweight after she defeated Wales' Helen Jones 5-0 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Wednesday

CWG 2022 Day 6 Highlights: Tejaswin, Ghosal shine with inspirational medals

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 6 Highlights: It was a day of firsts once again as Tejaswin Shankar became the first High Jump medalist from India at CWG with his bronze. Ghosal won bronze in Squash

Nitu Ganghas, Mohd Hussamuddin assure India of two boxing medals at CWG

Making her CWG debut, Nitu had big shoes to fill in the weight category of the great MC Mary Kom, who injured herself during the selection trials held before the mega event.

CWG 2022: Day 6 to witness exciting cricket, hockey, boxing matches

After action-packed Day 5 of Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, India's contingent will be looking forward to medal contention in sports like Cricket, Boxing, Hockey, Judo and Weightlifting

CWG 2022 Day 3 Highlights: Achinta Sheuli, Jeremy Lalrinnunga strike gold

Achinta Sheuli lifted 143 kg in Snatch and 170 in clean and jerk to win third gold for India in Weightlifting. Earlier, Jeremy Lalrinnunga lifted a total of 300 kg to win gold in Men's 69 Kg category

Boxing at CWG: Nikhat Zareen storms into QFs, Shiva Thapa crashes out

The first Indian pugilist to take the ring on the day, Zareen was no match for her young opponent as she dominated the bout from start to finish.

CWG 2022 Day-2 Highlights: Chanu clinches gold; Bindyarani gets silver

Commonwealth Games 2022 Highlights Day 2: Mirabai Chanu extended her lead by lifting 88kg in the women's weightlifting finals. Bindyarani Devi, Gururaja Poojary, Sanket Sargar also clinched medals.

Hoping for several medals this time in CWG: India men's boxing coach

Ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Games, Indian men's boxing team coach Dharmendra Yadav expressed his confidence about winning many gold medals in the prestigious event at Birmingham

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain's coach Sandhya Gurung gets accreditation for CWG

Olympic medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain's coach Sandhya Gurung got the accreditation for the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Tuesday

Would like to fill Olympics void at CWG: Indian boxer Ashish Chaudhary

Ahead of the upcoming edition of the Commonwealth Games, Indian boxer Ashish Kumar Chaudhary said that he will be compensating for his Olympics loss at the prestigious event in Birmingham

Lovlina nation's asset, govt should take steps to stop harassment: Priyanka

Expressing support for Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday urged the government to do everything possible to stop the "harassment" she is facing.

CWG 2022: Lovlina Borgohain alleges mental harassment at games Village

With just three days left for the Commonwealth Games to kick-start, Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain on Monday alleged that she had been going through 'mental harassment'.

My coaches being harassed regularly, CWG training affected: Lovlina

"Right now, my coach Sandhya Gurung is standing outside the CWG village and not being allowed to enter. Just eight days before the start of my event, my training schedule has been hampered," she said.