E-Paper
CWG 2022 Highlights Day 1: Indian shuttlers, TT and hockey teams claim dominating wins; Swimmer Srihari Nataraj in final
CWG 2022 Highlights Day 1: Indian shuttlers, table tennis and hockey teams have all made a winning start to their campaign while swimmer Srihari Nataraj helped India end opening day on a high as he qualifies for the men's 100m backstroke final
_1659111420945_1659111449643_1659111449643.jpg "CWG 2022 Live: PV Sindhu and Manika Batra for India.")
CWG 2022 Highlights Day 1: Indian women's and men's Table Tennis team along with the hockey team began their CWG campaign on a brilliant note with dominating victories. The men's Table Tennis team comprehensively beat Barbados and Singapore 3-0 each in the group-stage tie to assure a place in the quarterfinal. The women's team emulated the same with identical wins against South Africa and Fiji to reach the knockouts as well. Meanwhile, the women's hockey team secured a superb 5-0 win over Ghana in their Pool A opener. India finally ended their opening day on a high as swimmer Srihari Nataraj qualified for the men's 100m backstroke final. But one of the highlight reels was surely 14-year-old squash player Anahat Singh, who grabbed a sensational win in Round of 64 women's singles tie. In boxing, Shiva Thapa won his men's 63.5kg Round of 32 bout against Pakistan's Suleman Baloch. Not a perfect start for Harmanpreet Kaur-led women's cricket team as they lost to Australia in their group-stage opener by three wickets. Taniya Choudhury, however, had a disappointing start in the Lawn Bowls women' singles event, as she faced a 21-10 loss to Scotland's Dee Hoggan. In Aquatics, Kushagra Rawat was also eliminated in the Men's 400m Freestyle event after he finished last in Heat 3. Srihari Nataraj qualified for the men's 100m backstroke semifinal event. He was the third fastest in his heat and also the fifth fastest overall. Also, India completed a 5-0 clean sweep against Pakistan in the mixed team badminton event....Read More
Highlights of India's results so far:
Men's Table Tennis (Team) - India 3-0 Barbados, 3-0 Singapore
Women's Table Tennis (Team) - India 3-0 South Africa, 3-0 Fiji
Swimming - Srihari Nataraj through to 100m backstroke final.
Para-Swimming - India's Ashish Kumar finished 8th in men's 100m backstroke S9 final
Boxing - Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) through to Round of 16
Cricket: India Women lost to Australia Women by 3 wickets
Women's Hockey: India 5-0 Ghana, Pool A match
Badminton: India 5-0 Pakistan, mixed team group match
Squash: Anahat Singh, Abahy Singh through to Round of 32 in respective categories
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Swimming - India's Srihari Nataraj reaches final
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Swimming - Srihari Nataraj finishes 4th
India's Srihari Nataraj finishes 4th in second semi-final of the 100m backstroke after clocking 54.55s
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Swimming - SF 1 of 100m backstroke
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Swimming - Here are Nataraj's competitors
Srihari Nataraj's timing is the fifth best overall across the two semi-final line-ups
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: STILL TO COME
Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj will be up in action in the men's semifinal of 100m backstroke. The race is scheduled to begin at 1:20 AM IST
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Squash - Abhay Singh through to the next round
23-year-old Abhay Singh through to the next round of men's singles with a 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 win over Joe Chapman of British Virgin Islands
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Squash - Abhay Singh in the lead
India's Abhay Singh has a 2-0 lead in the Men's Singles - Round of 64 tie against Joe Chapman of British Virgin Islands after winning the first two games 11-5, 11-5
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - India in quartefinal
Defending champions India have reached the quarterfinal round after tey comprehensively beat Singapore in the Group 3 tie, 3-0
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Para-Swimming - India's Ashish Kumar finishes eighth
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Swimming - India's Ashish Kumar in action
India's Ashish Kumar in action in 100m men's backstroke S9 final
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - India in the lead
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran comfortably wins the second game 11-5, takes 2-0 lead in the match against Singapore's Zhe Yu Clarence Chew. India now a game away from reaching the quarterfinals
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - Great start from Sathiyan
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran makes an incredible start to the third match of the Group 3 tie as he wins the opening game 11- 7 against Singapore's Zhe Yu Clarence Chew
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - India aim for a second win in Group tie
After 2-0 lead, India now aim to win their second group-stage tie as Sathiyan Gnanasekaran is up against Singapore's Zhe Yu Clarence Chew in men's singles tie
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - India consolidates lead
Sharath Kamal, with a rather dominating show in the third game, wins the men's singles tie 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 as India take a 2-0 lead in the Men's Team Group 3 tie against Singapore.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - WHAAAAT!!!
After going 3-9 down in the second game, Sharath Kamal scripts a stunning 11-9 win. THAT IS INCREDIBLE! He now leads the match 2-0.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - Another comeback for Sharath Kamal?
Koen Pang won four points in a row in his 9-3 lead before Sharath Kamal emulated the same in his comeback to 7-9 in the second game.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - What a comeback!
Who would have thought! Especially after the kind of start he had and the amount of unforced errors he was making. But Sharath Kamal scripts a stunning comeback to take the opening game 11-8
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - Bad start from Sharath Kamal
Sharath Kamal surely looks disappointed at the way in which he has started. After conceding four straight points at the start of the match, he bags his first point. Trails 1-5 now in the first game.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Squash - Abhay Singh coming up next
23-year-old Abhay Singh will play his opener against Joe Chapman of British Virgin Islands in Men's Singles - Round of 64 tie
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - Sharath Kamal up next
After a win in the doubles match, it's time for singles action where Achanta Sharath Kamal will be up against Yew En Koen Pang.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - India win the first match
After conceding the third game, the Indian pair stormed back to take the fourth game 11-2. India's doubles pair of Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan win 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-2. India take a 1-0 lead in the Men's Team - Group 3 tie against Singapore.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - Early lead for India
India make a strong start in the fourth game to take a 6-1 lead. Can they wrap up the match?
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Table Tennis - Indian pair lose the third game
After aiming to wrap up the match in the third game, Singapore team scripted a stunning comeback to take the third game 11-9 and force a fourth game.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Squash - 14-year-old Anahat Singh wins her opening tie
She does it! Almost without breaking a sweat. Three games to none. What a dominant performance. 11-5, 11-2 and 11-0, Anahat Singh is here, folks. She is over the moon and through to the second round.
CWG 2022 Day 1 Live: Squash - Anahat Singh consolidates lead
Young Anahat is ahead of the senior Jada Ross again. She races away and takes the second game 11-2, even better than the first one. Don't go by her innocent face. She is a fierce competitor and has produced two very strong games to take a 2-0 lead
