CWG 2022 Day 5 Highlights: India men's TT team, women's Lawn Bowls win gold; silver in badminton, weightlifting

CWG 2022 Day 5 Highlights: India won four medals on Day 5, out of which two were gold and the remaining two were silver.

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 5, CWG 2022 Highlights: PV Sindhu in action (Twitter)

CWG 2022 Day 5 Highlights: It was a historic day for India as the country won its first medal in Lawn Bowls. The team comprising Nayanmoni Saikia, Pinki, Lovely Choubey and Rupa Rani Tirkey defeated South Africa 17-10 in the women's four Lawn Bowls final to win gold medal. The men's table tennis team secured country's second gold medal of the day. G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai were clinical, winning their singles and double matches as India defeat Singapore 3-1 in the final. Vikas Thakur added another medal in weightlifting as he won the silver medal in men's 96kg event. The Indian shuttlers also secured a silver medal in the mixed team finals. The team went down 1-3 against Malaysia in the final. ...Read More

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• 3 Aug 2022, 02:17:54 AM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: India's result in women's discus throw final

  Seema Punia throws the discus 53.81m in her sixth and final attempt. 

  Navjot Kaur manages 53.51m in her final attempt and finishes 8th.

  Punia, on the other hand, finishes 5th in women's discuss throw finals.

• 3 Aug 2022, 02:00:28 AM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton LIVE updates: India win silver in mixed team semis

  It was a game of small margin as the Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand go down against Malaysia's Muralitharan Thinaah and Koong Le Pearly Tan in straight games. They lose Match 4 of the mixed team finals 21-18, 21-17. 

  With this outcome, India bag silver medal in the mixed team event. They lost the finals 1-3 against Malaysia.

• 3 Aug 2022, 01:54:56 AM IST

  CWG 2022 women's discus throw LIVE updates

  Another foul throw by Seema Punia in her fifth attempt and she now drops to the fifth position. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 01:50:43 AM IST

  CWG 2022 discus throw LIVE score: Seema Punia drops to 4th

  Another foul throw by Seema Punia in the fourth attempt and she drops to the fourth position. 

  Navjot Kaur manages 52.21m in her fourth and 52.46m in her fifth attempt. She remains in the 8th position. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 01:47:08 AM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton LIVE score: India struggle in mixed team finals

  After going into the interval with a three-point lead, the Malaysian pair have made things difficult for Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand. 

  They lose four consecutive points as the score reads 15-9.

• 3 Aug 2022, 01:40:27 AM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Malaysia inch close to gold

  Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand are not letting things loose in the second game against the Malaysian pair. However, they are trailing by two points, with scores reading IND 5-7 MAS in the second game.

• 3 Aug 2022, 01:36:59 AM IST

  CWG 2022 discus throw LIVE score: Seema Punia, Navjot Kaur march on

  Seema Punia manages just 52.30m in her third attempt. However, her second attempt of 55.92m keeps her in the third spot. 

  Navjot Kaur Dhillon fouls in her third attempt but her throw of 53.14m helps her finish in the top eight. 

  Top eight throwers will fight for the medal in the next round.

• 3 Aug 2022, 01:30:57 AM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton LIVE score: Malaysia dominate India

  The pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand show great determination against Malaysia's Muralitharan Thinaah and Koong Le Pearly Tan. However, that's not enough as they go down 21-18 in the opening round. 

  One more game for Malaysia and they will win the gold medal.

• 3 Aug 2022, 01:18:46 AM IST

  CWG 2022 discus throw LIVE score: Seema Punia and Navjot Kaur in action

  Seema Punia improves by almost 3m in her second attempt. She throws the discus 55.92m. 

  Navjot Kaur Dhillon also improves in her second attempt. She touches 53.14m.

• 3 Aug 2022, 01:04:37 AM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Indians in fray in women's discus throw

  Seema Punia touches 52.28m in her opening attempt at women's discus throw. Navjot Kaur Dhillon manages 50.95m in her first attempt.

• 3 Aug 2022, 12:58:23 AM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton LIVE score: Kidambi Srikanth loses

  Kidambi puts a brilliant fight but that doesn't help him from enduring a tough defeat against Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong. He goes down 19-21, 21-6, 21-16 

  The pair of Satwiksairaj and Chirag had lost the opening match of the mixed team finals, while PV Sindhu had won her singles encounter. 

  Malaysia are currently leading 2-1 in the finals.

• 3 Aug 2022, 12:45:40 AM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton finals LIVE score: Excellent comeback by Ng Tze Yong

  After being completely outplayed in the second game, Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong has so far put a strong show in the third game against Kidambi Srikanth. He in fact is leading 11-9 at the interval.

  Both the Indian and Malaysian have won one game each. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 12:42:45 AM IST

  CWG 2022 weightlifting LIVE score: Usha Kumaran tough luck continues

  Usha Kumaran once again fails to lift 116kg in the clean and jerk round of the women's 87kg weightlifting final. This was her final attempt. Her best lift in the clean and jerk round was 110kg, and 95kg in snatch. Her total is 205kg.

• 3 Aug 2022, 12:37:17 AM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Usha Kumara fails to lift 116kg in 2nd attempt

  Usha Kumara fails to lift 116kg in her second clean and jerk attempt. She had opened the round with a 110kg lift. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 12:31:24 AM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton LIVE updates: Kidambi Srikanth bounces back in style

  It was one way traffic in the second game for Kidambi Srikanth, who secured it 21-6 in the end. He had lost the opening game 19-21. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 12:28:46 AM IST

  CWG 2022 weightlifting LIVE updates: Usha Kumara lifts 110kg

  Usha Kumara lifts 110kg in her first clean and jerk attempt. She had lifted 95kg in the snatch round.

• 3 Aug 2022, 12:25:51 AM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton LIVE score updates: Kidambi Srikanth leads

  After going down in the opening game, Kidambi Srikanth has put up a strong effort in the following game. He goes into the mid-game interval leading 11-5.

• 3 Aug 2022, 12:16:13 AM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton LIVE score: Kidambi Srikanth goes down in Game 1

  Ng Tze Yong secures the opening game in Match 3 with a 21-19 win. 

  India and Malaysia are tied on one point.

• 3 Aug 2022, 12:11:37 AM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton final LIVE score: Kidambi Srikanth produces a strong fight

  Kidambi Srikanth and Ng Tze Yong engage in a neck-and-neck contest, with the Malaysian leading by two points. 

  However, Srikanth reduces the deficit by securing consecutive points and scores are tied at 18-all in the opening game. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 12:05:28 AM IST

  CWG 2022 boxing LIVE updates: Rohit Tokas advances to quarterfinal

  Boxer Rohit Tokas defeats Ghana's Alfred Kotey 5-0 by unanimous decision in men's welterweight round of 16 bout. He advances to the quarterfinals.

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:55:49 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: All eyes on Kidambi Srikanth

  Kidambi Srikanth is up against Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong in Match 3 of the badminton mixed team finals. 

  He is currently trailing 3-4 in the singles encounter as India and Malaysia are tied on one point. 

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:51:40 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE score: Usha Kumara lifts 95kg

  Usha Bannur lifts 95kg in her second snatch attempt. However, she fails to lift 98kg in her third attempt. Her best lift from the snatch round is 95kg.

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:43:53 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: PV Sindhu defeats Goh Jin Wei

  PV Sindhu beats Malaysia's Goh Jin Wei 22-20, 21-17 in the badminton mixed team finals. With this outcome, both India and Malaysia are on one point each after two matches.

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:40:26 PM IST

  CWG 2022 weightlifting LIVE updates: Usha Kumara in action

  Usha Kumara starts the women's 87kg weightlifting finals with a 90kg lift (snatch) in her first attempt. 

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:34:53 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE score: PV Sindhu leads

  PV Sindhu is leading 11-7 in the second game against Goh Jin Wei. She had secured the opening game 22-20.

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:23:34 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE score: PV Sindhu wins opening game

  After a grueling contest, PV Sindhu secured the opening game against Goh Jin Wei 22-20.   

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:21:29 PM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton LIVE score: Tough fight for PV Sindhu 

  Goh Jin Wei produces a brilliant comeback and is now on level terms with scores reading 18-all. 

  Sindhu finally secures a point but the Malaysian once again get back on level terms. 

  Both the engage in a long rally before Sindhu hits a powerful smash and secures the next point. However, the Malaysian once again ties the score to 20-all. 

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:07:05 PM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton mixed team final LIVE score: Sindhu starts strong

  Sindhu has so far been phenomenal against Goh Jin Wei as she currently leads the opening game 9-3. 

  India are trailing 0-1 against Malaysia in the badminton mixed team finals.

• 2 Aug 2022, 10:52:48 PM IST

  CWG badminton LIVE score updates: Malaysia lead 1-0

  The pair of Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty go down 18-21, 15-21 against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the first match of the badminton mixed team finals. 

  With this Malaysia have taken a 1-0 lead in the final.

• 2 Aug 2022, 10:42:46 PM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton final LIVE score: Malaysia dominate again

  Satwiksairaj and Chirag are trailing 9-11 in the second game of their doubles encounter against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. 

  The Indian pair had lost the opening game 18-21. 

• 2 Aug 2022, 10:28:21 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE score: India start slow in badminton finals

  Satwiksairaj and Chirag go down 18-21 in the opening game against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. 

  India make a slow start in their mixed team gold medal match.

• 2 Aug 2022, 10:19:07 PM IST

  CWG 2022 badminton final LIVE scores: India take on Malaysia

  The mixed team badminton finals between India and Malaysia is underway. 

  The pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty is taking on Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the first match of the finals.

  They are currently trailing by one point with scores reading 13-12.

• 2 Aug 2022, 10:14:11 PM IST

  CWG 2022 squash LIVE updates: Saurav Ghosal loses in semifinal

  New Zealand's Paul Coll rules the third game of the men's singles squash semifinals. He beats India's Saurav Ghosal 3-0 after closing the third game 11-1. He had won the opening two games 11-9 and 11-4.

• 2 Aug 2022, 09:58:41 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE score updates: Saurav Ghosal under pressure

  Paul Coll wins two games in a row and pushes Saurav Ghosal on backfoot. Coll closes the game 11-4 and extends his lead over Indian to 2-0.

• 2 Aug 2022, 09:54:00 PM IST

  CWG 2022 squash LIVE updates: Saurav Ghosal trails in second game

  Saurav Ghosal has been impressive in the second game. New Zealand's Paul Coll, however, is leading at the moment. IND 4-6 NZ  

• 2 Aug 2022, 09:43:46 PM IST

  CWG 2022 squash LIVE updates: India trail 1-0 in semifinal

  Saurav Ghosal goes down 11-9 in the opening game against Paul Coll. India trail 1-0 against New Zealand in men's singles squash semifinal.

• 2 Aug 2022, 09:38:27 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Saurav Ghosal still trails

  Saurav Ghosal puts up a strong fight, but world number 2 Paul Coll proves to be a bit stronger in the opening game. He is leading 8-5 at the moment.

• 2 Aug 2022, 09:29:27 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Saurav Ghosal trails in opening game

  Both Saurav and Paul put up a neck-and-neck battle as the latter lead by one point at the moment. 

  After a good rally, Saurav makes one more error as he trails by 2 points. 

  Game 1: IND 2-4 NZ

• 2 Aug 2022, 09:19:53 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Saurav Ghosal in action shortly

  Saurav Ghosal is all set to take on New Zealand's Paul Coll in the squash men's singles semifinals. 

  The match will begin shortly.

• 2 Aug 2022, 08:56:36 PM IST

  CWG 2022, women's singles squash: Sunayna Kuruvilla storms into finals

  Sunayna Kuruvilla beats Pakistan's Faiza Zafar 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-5) in women's singles plate-semifinal in squash.

• 2 Aug 2022, 08:34:27 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: MEDAL ALERT!

  India's Vikas Thakur wins silver in men's 96kg weightlifting with a total of 346kg (155kg in snatch + 191kg in clean and jerk). Samoa's Don Opeloge smashed the Games Record to take the gold medal with a total of 381kg while Fiji's Taniela Tuisuva Rainbogi took the bronze medal.

• 2 Aug 2022, 08:20:29 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE score updates: India win gold in men's table tennis

  The Indian paddlers celebrate as Harmeet Desai wins the third game against Zhe Yu Clarence Chew and wins the tie 3-0. He defeats him 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 to help India beat Singapore 3-1 in the men's table tennis final. With this India win their second gold medal of the day. 

  The pair of G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai won the opening game. Sathiyan and Harmeet then went on to win their respective singles matches, while veteran paddler Sharath Kamal endured a defeat.

• 2 Aug 2022, 08:10:33 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Harmeet Desai's brilliant show continues

  Harmeet Desai carries forward his brilliant show, winning the second game 11-5. 

  One more game and India win the gold medal in men's table tennis.

• 2 Aug 2022, 08:07:01 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 LIVE updates: IND 1-3 ENG at fulltime

  India lose 1-3 against England in women's hockey Pool A match in Birmingham

• 2 Aug 2022, 08:05:25 PM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE score updates: Harmeet Desai produces a strong show

  Harmeet Desai wins the opening game against Zhe Yu Clarence Chew. He was initially trailing, but he came back from behind and closed the opening game 11-8.  

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:51:30 PM IST

  CWG 2022 table-tennis LIVE updates: Sathiyan helps IND regain lead

  G Sathiyan hands India the advantage once again. He secures the third game 11-4 and wins the singles match against Singapore's Yew En Koen Pang 3-1. 

  He beats Pang 12-10, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4. India lead Singapore 2-1.  

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:45:24 PM IST

  CWG 2022 hockey LIVE score: IND 0-2 ENG 

  Bad news for the hockey fans as India go 2-0 down against England after the end of 3rd quarter in the Pool B women's hockey action. 

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:40:43 PM IST

  CWG 2022 table tennis LIVE updates: Sathiyan makes impressive comeback

  G Sathiyan has been superb in the third game, he takes an early lead and manages to hold on despite dropping points in intervals. 

  From 10-5 lead, Singapore's Yew En Koen Pang saves two game points before he makes an error. The Indian wins the third game 11-7 and extends his lead to 2-1. 

  India are still tied 1-1 in the men's table tennis finals.

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:33:29 PM IST

  CWG 2022 hockey LIVE score: IND 0-1 ENG at halftime

  The Indian women's hockey team are trailing by one goal in their Pool A match against hosts England. IND 0-1 ENG at halftime

  The third quarter is underway. 

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:30:18 PM IST

  CWG 2022 table tennis finals LIVE score: Sathiyan loses Game 2

  Yew En Koen Pang secures the second game 11-7 in the men's single against Sathiyan. Both the players have won one game each and the overall score in the men's team finals stand at one-all.