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CWG 2018: Tejaswini Sawant wins gold, Anjum Moudgil bags silver in Women's 50m Rifle 3 positions final

New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): Indian shooters continue their sublime run in the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games, Tejaswini Sawant shattered the games record en route to winning the gold medal while Anjum Moudgil bagged silver in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions event today. Tejaswini registered a new Games record 457.9 points to take the title. Anjum scored 455.7. Seonaid McIntosh of Scotland took bronze with 444.6. points. The Tejaswini Sawant brought her years of experience into play as she shot 102.1, 102.4, 103.3, 102.8, 103.7, 104.6 over six series in the finals to clinch her sixth Commonwealth medal.

CWG 2018: Shreyasi Singh wins gold in double trap

New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): Continuing India's medal rush at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games, shooter Shreyasi Singh clinched the country's first gold medal on the seventh day in the women's double trap final at the Belmont Shotgun Range on Wednesday. The 26-year-old secured the top honours after edging past Emma Cox of Australia in a shoot-off with a score of 96+ 2. The two opponents were tied on 96 before the Indian shot one more to claim the gold. With the medals, India's tally at the Games has now increased to a total of 23, including 12 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze.

CWG 2018: Shooter Om Mitharval settles for bronze in 50m Pistol event

New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): Indian shooters continued their medal rush at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday, with Om Prakash Mitharval settling for the bronze medal in the men's 50m pistol event. Mitharwal, who also picked up the bronze in the men's 10m air pistol final, registered a score of 201.1 to finish at the third spot of the men's 50m pistol event. It was Mitharwal's second medal in the ongoing prestigious quadrennial event, after seasoned campaigner Heena Sidhu picked gold and silver in women's 25m air pistol and women's 10m air pistol respectively.

CWG 2018: Mehuli Ghosh, Apurvi Chandela clinch silver, bronze in shooting

New Delhi, Apr 09 (ANI): Indian shooters continued their medal rush at the 21st Commonwealth Games on Monday, with Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela bagging silver and bronze respectively in the Women's 10m Air Rifle competition. 17-year old Mehuli fell marginally behind Singapore's Martina Lindsay Veloso, who bagged gold, while Apurvi, with a score of 423.2, set a new qualification Games record.

CWG 2018: Shooters bag gold, bronze for India

New Delhi, Apr 09 (ANI): Indian shooters continued to bring glory to the country as Jitu Rai and Om Prakash Mitharwal won gold and bronze medals respectively on Monday. In the men's 10m air pistol event at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018, Rai shot a total of 235.1 points, thus, registering a new Games record. On a related note, India has won five medals so far in shooting alone.

Woman athlete runs tea stall to earn living

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Apr 09 (ANI): 45-year-old A Kalaimani, an athlete by profession is now running a tea-stall in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore to earn a livelihood. Kalaimani, who is a mother of three, had participated in national and state level Masters Athletics events and won four gold medals. "There is no help from the government for sportspersons. I earn Rs 400-500 from the tea shop, run my family and manage my sports requirements," she told ANI. Kalaimani, who is participating in 41-km marathons with her team 'Phoenix Runners,' regularly attends her morning workout sessions and runs for 21 kilometers as part of her practice. Kalaimani has studied up to Class X and participated in kabaddi and athletics events during her schooling. Kalaimani said, "I had approached the banks for loans but they refused to give. Hence, I took help from my friend for financial support to participate in national events."

CWG 2018: Weightlifting medal rush continues with Vikas Thakur's bronze

New Delhi, Apr 08 (ANI): Indian weightlifters continued their medal rush at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 as Vikas Thakur won a bronze medal in the sport on Sunday. Thakur lifted a total of 351 kg in men's 94 kg weightlifting. In the snatch, he lifted 152 kg in his first attempt and 155 kg in the second. In the third attempt, Thakur successfully lifted his personal best of 159 kg to take the silver medal position by the end of the round. In clean and jerk, the Ludhiana power-man successfully completed his first attempt of 192 kg, however, his next two attempts went in vain as he failed to lift 200 kg to drop to bronze medal spot. The gold medal was taken by Steven Kari from Papua New Guinea with his combined lift of 370kg, including a final successful 216kg lift in clean and jerk. Boady Santavy finished second with a combined lift of 369kg.

CWG 2018: Rajyavardhan Rathore congratulates the winners, says India has tremendous potential

New Delhi, Apr 08 (ANI): Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Rajyavardhan Rathore congratulated the athletes, who clinched medals for India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. He praised the athletes by saying that the country has tremendous potential and also praised women athletes, who won various medals at CWG 2018. He added, "It is very positive sign for our country. It is heartening to see women winning medals." At present, India's medal tally reads six gold, two silver and two bronze. India currently ranks third in the medal tally with the ten medals.

CWG 2018: Punam Yadav wins another gold for India

New Delhi, Apr 08 (ANI): Indian weightlifters continued to proud India with their victories at the ongoing 2018 Commonwealth Games as Punam Yadav clinched a gold medal in the women's 69 kg weightlifting event on Day four of the quadrennial event here on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Varanasi lifted 100 kg in snatch and 122 kg in the clean and jerk category to finish with a total of 222 kg to make the country proud. In 2014, Yadav clinched a bronze medal in the same weight category at the 2014 Glasgow Games.

CWG 2018: India clinches Gold, Silver in shooting

New Delhi, Apr 08 (ANI): India's winning spree continued in the shooting range with 16-year-old Manu Bhaker and seasoned campaigner Heena Sidhu clinching gold and silver in the women's 10m Air Pistol final on Day four of the quadrennial event here on Sunday. Bhaker fired a total of 240.9 to claim gold, setting a new Commonwealth Games record in the category. On the other hand, Sidhu bagged silver with a total effort of 234. At present, India's medal tally reads six gold, two silver and one bronze. India currently ranks third in the medal tally with the nine medals.

CWG 2018: Sathish Sivalingam wins India's third gold

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Indian weightlifter Sathish Kumar Sivalingam won gold in the men's 77 kg category on Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. Sivalingam successfully lifted 173 kg in his second clean and jerk attempt to bring India yet another gold in weightlifting. He lifted a total of 317 kg to beat England's Jack Oliver, in what was a close fight. Sivalingam also became India's fifth weightlifter to win a medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.

Arsenal coach hails composed Aaron Ramsey after CSKA thrashing

London (England), Apr 04 (ANI): Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger hailed midfielder Aaron Ramsey's composure after the Welshman scored twice in the London side's 4-1 home win over CSKA Moscow in their Europa League quarter-final first leg. The Arsenal Manager added that Arsenal must remain focused for the second leg in Moscow next Thursday if they are to progress in the Europa League, which is almost certainly Arsenal's only route into the Champions League next season. "I felt in the first half it was a spectacular first half, played at a high pace but as well an uncomfortable one because they looked dangerous as well you know, and I don't always hoped that we could score but I was as well worried that they could score as well. So we played against who were technically very good but at half time I think we scored some great goals in the first half and at half time we were 4-1 and the target was not to concede anymore and if possible add another one and we did the first part of the job in t

Sanjita Chanu gives India second gold moment at CWG 2018

New Delhi, Apr 06 (ANI): Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu won India its second gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games by outshining in the women's 53 kg category event at the Carrara Stadium on Friday. The 24-year-old set a new record in the game by lifting a total of 192 kgs which includes 84 kgs in snatch and 108 kgs in clean and jerk. Sanjita's Gold comes a day after her Manipuri teammate Saikhom Mirabai Chanu bagged country's first gold in the women's weightlifting 48 kg category event.

Seven cities confirm interest in 2026 Winter Games: International Olympic Committee

Lausanne (Switzerland), Apr 04 (AN): International Olympic Committee announced that seven cities have confirmed interest in hosting the 2026 Winter Games. Canada's Calgary, Austria's Graz, Swedish capital Stockholm, Sion in Switzerland, Turkey's Erzurum, Japan's Sapporo and a joint bid from Italy's Cortina d'Ampezzo, Milan and Turin are all in the initial process. Executive Director of IOC Olympic Games Christophe Dubi informed the same. The cities will now enter a dialogue stage until October when the IOC will invite an unspecified number of them to take part in the one-year candidature phase.

Lt Col MSD is Padma Bhushan Mahendra Singh Dhoni now

Former captain of the Indian cricket team received India's third-highest civilian award from President Ram Nath Kovind.

Rafael Nadal returns to world No. 1 ranking

New Delhi, Apr 02 (ANI): Tennis ace Rafael Nadal on Monday returned to his lost number one spot in men's professional tennis. The Spaniard will now begin his 168th week as world No. 1. Nadal lost his top spot to his long-term rival Roger Federer when the latter defeated his Dutch opponent Robin Haase at Rotterdam Open to become the oldest world No. 1. The 16-time grand slam champion first ascended to the top spot nine-and-a-half years ago on August 18, 2008. Also, he has never lost his place in top 10 since April 2005. The 31-year-old has spent four previous stints at No. 1 - 46 weeks between August 18, 2008 and July 5, 2009, 56 weeks from June 7, 2010 to July 3, 2011, 39 weeks between October 7, 2013 and July 6, 2014 and 26 weeks from August 21, 2017 to February 18, 2018. Only Federer (309), Pete Sampras (286), Ivan Lendl (270), Jimmy Connors (268), Novak Djokovic (223) and McEnroe (170) have spent more weeks than Nadal at No. 1 since August 1973.

Watch: After Steve Smith, Warner breaks down while apologising

Sydney (Australia), Mar 31 (ANI): Australian ace batsman David Warner broke down in tears while apologizing for his role in ball-tampering scandal. He said that he has resigned and he may never play for Australia ever again. Devastated by the scandal, Warner apologized teammates, support staff, Australian and South African fans. He described his actions as "inexcusable and deeply regrettable". The ball-tampering scandal took place in the fourth test match against South Africa in Cape Town resulting in one year ban on Steven Smith and David Warner. Darren Lehmann quit as Australian national coach after the scandal.

Injured Mitchell Starc ruled out of IPL 2018

New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the upcoming 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a stress fracture in his leg. Due to his injury, he will also miss out on Australia's fourth and final Test against South Africa in Johannesburg. However, he will be replaced by 31-year-old debutant Chadd Sayers in the national squad. Confirming the news, Cricket Australia (CA) tweeted, "Mitchell Starc has a 'tibial bone stress in his right leg'. He will return home for further assessment after the Test and will miss the IPL."

Cricket Australia CEO Sutherland says 'I won't quit'

Johannesburg (South Africa), Mar 30 (ANI): Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland said that he is not quitting despite the ball-tampering scandal that has resulted in ban on three players and resignation of the national coach. He said that "I'm absolutely committed to my job. My employment and tenure is a matter for the board of Cricket Australia, but I'm not resigning and in fact what's happened over the last few days has only strengthened my resolve to ensure that Australian cricket and the Australian cricket team gets back on track". He also praised Australian team coach Daren Lehmann by saying that he has huge regard and respect for him. The ball-tampering scandal in the fourth test match against South Africa resulted in slamming one year ban on skipper Steve Smith, David Warner and resignation of Darren Lehmann as team's coach.

Ball tampering row: Steve Smith, David Warner banned for one year, Bancroft banned for 9 months

New Delhi, Mar 28 (ANI): Former Australian skipper Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner have reportedly been handed a 12-month suspension by Cricket Australia (CA) for their involvement in the ball-tampering scandal that took place during the third Test of the ongoing four-match series against South Africa in Cape Town. Meanwhile, Cameron Bancroft, the third member found guilty in Cricket Australia's internal investigation and the player, who actually tampered with the ball, has been imposed a suspension of nine months, cricket.com.au reported. Cricket Australia, however, is expected to officially confirm the announcement of their penalties later today. Earlier today, Warner had stepped down as the captain of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad in the aftermath of the massive ball-tampering scandal. Following the fiasco, Smith and Warner stood down as captain and vice-captain, respectively.