Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 6 Highlights: India's rich haul in weightlifting continues, Tejaswin Shankar wins bronze

CWG 2022 Day 6 Highlights: Saurav Ghosal has become the first Indian to win a squash singles medal at the Commonwealth Games while Tulika Maan won silver to win the country's second medal in judo.

CWG Day 6 Highlights: Saurav Ghosal is the first Indian squash player to win an individual medal at the CWG (PTI/Reuters)

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 6 Highlights: Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian squash player to win an individual medal at the Commonwealth Games. The veteran beat England's 2018 gold medallist James Willstrop 3-0 to win bronze. He was the second Indian player to win a medal on Wednesday after weightlifter Lovepreet Singh won bronze in men's 109kg weightlifting earlier. Shortly after Ghosal's win, judoka Tulika Maan became the second Indian to win silver in the Games. Mohammed Husamuddin and Nitu Ghanghas are the boxers who have assured themselves of medals thus far. Nikhat Zareen too lived up to her reputation but it was curtains for Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and boxer Ashish Kumar....Read More

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• 4 Aug 2022, 02:32:03 AM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Ashish Kumar goes down

  Well things were levelled at 3-all after round 2 and the boxers left no stones unturned in the final round. Punches were exchanged continuously for almost the entire round and the judges rule the contest in favour of Aaron Bowen, who wins 4-1 by split decision. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 02:27:20 AM IST

  CWG 2022 boxing LIVE updates: Ashish Kumar puts up a strong fight

  Ashish Kumar puts a great combination of defence and offence. He did manage to land blows on his opponent but also took a few hits in the process. The second round puts thing on level terms and it all depends on the final round.

• 4 Aug 2022, 02:23:12 AM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Ashish Kumar starts strong

  India's Ashish Kumar and England's Aaron Bowen put up a strong fight in the opening round of the Boxing Men's 80kg Light Heavyweight Quarter-final. The punches were thrown from both ends. The judges rules the round 3-2 in favour of the Indian. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 01:46:08 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: Cricket - Second-biggest win for India in Women's T20Is

  This was India's second-biggest victory (by margin) in women's T20. Additionally, Renuka Singh is now the highest wicket-taker in CWG 2022 with 9 dismissals to her name! 

• 4 Aug 2022, 01:40:40 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Cricket - India qualify for semi-finals

  A fairly straightforward victory for India against Barbados, as Harmanpreet Kaur and co. clinch a 100-run victory to reach the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games 2022!

• 4 Aug 2022, 01:36:04 AM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Athletics - Shot Put

  Manpreet Kaur representing India and she manages a best throw of 15.59m. She has finished 12th in the finals. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 01:27:45 AM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: BRONZE MEDAL FOR TEJASWIN SHANKAR!

  He had finished joined sixth in 2018. Needless to say, there has been a lot of improvement over these last four years. Tejaswin gives it his all but is unable to clear the 2.28m. It means that New Zealand's Hamish Kerr takes gold, Australian 2018 champion Brandon Starc takes silver and Shankar has bronze.  

• 4 Aug 2022, 01:23:10 AM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: TEJASWIN GUARANTEED A BRONZE!

  All the drama in the buildup was for nothing. Tejaswin has probably shown the AFI who they had initially chosen not to select incredibly. Bahamas' Donald Thomas fails to clear 2.25 which means that he is getting a bronze at least. It seems he is going to attempt a final jump of 2.28m, which if he does somehow manage, will get him a gold. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 01:17:36 AM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Boxing - LOVLINA KNOCKED OUT!

  The Olympic bronze medallist misses out on a medal! How about that for a shocker. Lovlina had a point deduction in the second round and she ends up losing by split decision. This certainly has not been one of Lovlina's best performances but the result is an upset nonetheless. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 01:15:43 AM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Men's high jump - Tejaswin misses 2.25m in 2 attempts

  He goes for 2.25 twice but is unable to clear it. Only Hamish Kerr and defending champion Brandon Starc hage done it so far. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 01:06:12 AM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Boxing - Lovlina Borgohain's bout begins

  The Olympic bronze medallist is up against Rossie Eccles of Wales in the women's 70kg quarter-final. That first round has been all about Lovlina and the judges have given her the first round 4-1. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 01:01:05 AM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's high jump - Tejaswin clears 2.22m!

  He is on a roll here. Tejaswin has arguably had the cleanest jumps in the field so far. He has not had to go beyond his first attempt even once yet.  

• 4 Aug 2022, 12:52:40 AM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifting - Bronze for Gurdeep SIngh!

  He had finished fourth in the CWG in 2018 and gets a medal this time. Gurdeep ends with a total lift of 390kg. David Liti of New Zealand has won silver with a total lift of 394kg and Pakistan Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt has won gold with a total lift of 405kg, which is a new Games Record. He goes over to the Indian camp and shares a warm hug with Gurdeep after celebrating his gold. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 12:44:32 AM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Weightlifting - men's 109+ kg final 

  Australia's Suamili Nanai fails in his final lift which means Gurdeep is assured of a medal. He then lifts 223kg succesfully for his final attempt and it looks like it will be bronze. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 12:41:31 AM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Weightlifting - men's 109+ kg final

  Gurdeep easily lifts 207kg in his first clean and jerk attempt. He then increases the weight by a whopping 8kg, takes his time to complete but the jury flags that he had a bent knee. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 12:38:18 AM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Men's high jump - Tejaswin clears 2.19m

  He is still in the first attempt zone at the moment, is Tejaswin Shankar. Absoluteluy clean, almost effortless from him. That is so clean a majority of the stadium cheers for him. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 12:33:58 AM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Cricket - Barbados 11/2 in  3 overs

  The sensational Renuka Singh dismisses Deandra Dottin, who had recently retired from the West Indies citing a toxic team atmosphere, for a duck off the third ball of the first over. She then gets another in her second and Barbados are in all sorts of problems.  

• 4 Aug 2022, 12:17:47 AM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's high jump - Tejaswin's 2.15m attempt

  Tejaswin has cleared the 2.15m with absolute ease. This is far below his personal best, and the national record, which stands at a proud 2.29m. 

• 4 Aug 2022, 12:11:48 AM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Cricket - India 162/4 after 20 overs

  Deepti Sharma and Jemimah Rodrigues have scored 58 runs in the last five overs and their partnership is on 70 off 43 balls. Jemimah ends on 56 off 46 and Deepti is unbeaten on 34 off 28.

• 3 Aug 2022, 11:55:33 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's high jump - Tejaswin Shankar's 1st attempt

  After all that extraordinary drama that went in the buildup to the games for Tejaswin, he is finally here, doing what he does best. His first attempt is clean as a whistle and he clears 2.10m with ease. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 11:52:57 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifting 109+kg final

  Gurdeep Singh is fourth after the snatch round with a best lift of 167kg. Pakistan's Muhammad Noor Dastgir Butt leads the field with a Games record lift of 173kg. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 11:45:01 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Cricket - India 117/4 in 16 overs

  Jemimah Rodrigues has been the anchor for India today, she is on 45 off 39 while Deepti Sharma has scored six off 10. India need to get a move on now, into the last four overs

• 3 Aug 2022, 11:34:26 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Boxing - Nikhat assured of medal!

  "HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMMI!!" shouts Nikhat into the camera, pretty sure the entire country heard that, let alone just her mother. There was no anxious wait for her, she wins by unanimous decision and is the third Indian boxer today to be assured of a medal.  

• 3 Aug 2022, 11:32:46 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Boxing - Nikhat on top!

  The judges have awarded the first two rounds to Nikhat unanimously. The referee is on her case a bit in the third round for aggression, Jones is completely outmatched here.

• 3 Aug 2022, 11:28:36 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Judo - Silver for Tulika

  Adlington gets an Ippon and it's all over. Tulika takes a while to get up from the mat but she can be proud of what she has achieved here, second Indian to win a judo medal at the CWG. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 11:27:10 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Judo - Women's +78kg final

  Tulika has scored the first point but she has raked up two penalties. One more penalty and she will be disqualified. Just over a minute left in the bout. For now, Tulika not really able to attack, all the aggression coming from Adlington. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 11:23:46 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Judo - Tulika Maan on the mat

  It's finally time for the Women's +78kg gold medal match. Tulika Maan chasing her country's first gold against Sarah Adlington of Scotland. She is chasing her country's ninth gold medal. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 11:21:31 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Boxing - Nikhat Zareen in the ring!

  Nikhat Zareen facing Helen Jones of Wales in the women's 48kg quarter-final. The Indian should be the favourite for this one. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 11:09:11 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Judo - Women's +78kg final

  India's Tulika Maan will be taking the mat shortly now. The first of two bronze medal matches are being played in the weight category after which she will face Scotland's Sarah Adlington for gold.

• 3 Aug 2022, 10:55:28 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Cricket - India 39/1 in 5 overs

  Smriti Mandhana's dismissal put the breaks somewhat in India's progress in the powerplay. Shefali Verma is on 15 (10) while Jemimah Rodrigues has scored 11 (13). 

• 3 Aug 2022, 10:46:41 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Squash - GHOSAL WINS BRONZE!

  Saurav Ghosal has made history! He is the first Indian to win a men's singles squash medal at the Commonwealth Games. He has defeated Willstrop 11-6, 11-1, 11-4 in the final and become the first individual Indian medallist in squash at the CWG. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 10:30:55 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Squash - Ghosal dominant!

  Doesn't matter that Willstrop was starting to look good towards the end of the first game, he has been completely wiped out in the second. Ghosal wins the second game 11-1. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 10:27:54 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Cricket - India make 2 changes

  Captai Harmanpreet Kaur says that all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar is back for India and Taniya Bhatia replaces Yastika Bhatia.

• 3 Aug 2022, 10:24:59 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Ghosal takes the first game!

  Excellent defence from Ghosal and Willstrop currently doesn't know how to get past the Indian. All those quirky rituals and superstitions coming in handy for Ghosal, it's all working in his favour at the moment. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 10:19:43 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Squash - Ghosal looking good

  He leads 9-5 but Willstrop has started to build momentu, especially from the back. Ghosal loses a point due to obstruction and the lead goes down to three points. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 10:06:32 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Cricket - Barbados to bowl first

  Barbados, who normally play cricket as part of the West Indies, have won the toss and their captain Hayley Matthews says they will bowl first. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 10:01:49 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Squash

  Ghosal has a connection with his opponent. James Willstrop's father, the legendary Malcolm Willstrop, has coached him earlier. James Willstrop is the clear favourite here. He has an 8-1 record against Ghosal and is the former World No.1. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 09:58:08 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Squash - Saurav Ghosal is up next!

  The men's singles bronze medal match is up next after the conclusion of a truly epic women's bronze medal match. England's Sarah Jane Perry won 6-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6, 14-12 against New Zealand's Joelle King to take the bronze. Saurav Ghosal will now face England's former world no.1 and 2018 gold medallist James Willstrop. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 09:43:15 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Up next for India

  The women's cricket team are set to take on Barbados and that match starts at 10.30pm.

  The boxing bigwigs take the ring later in the night with Nikhat Zareen's women's 50kg quarterfinal Lovlina Borgohain's women's 70kg quarterfinal taking place. Nikhat's match is against Helen Jones of Wales at 11.15pm and Lovlina faces Rossie Ecles of Wales at 12.45am. 

  Gurdeep Singh represents India in the men's 19kg weightlifting final which starts at 11pm. 

  The judo final bouts start at 9.30pm and Tulika Maan will be representing India in it. 

  A couple of athletics events to look forward to with high jump at 11.30pm where Tejaswin Shankar will turn up and Manpreet Kaur is up in the women's shot put event at 12.35am.

• 3 Aug 2022, 09:13:49 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Lawn Bowls

  India currently lead Niue 21-7 in women's triples after 15 ends and the Cook Islands in men's fours 17-8. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 08:56:26 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifting - Purnima finishes 6th

  She has managed a total of 228kg and finishes sixth. A best lift in snatch of 103kg and of 125kg in clean and jerk. She had finished in the same position in Gold Coast four years ago. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 08:44:10 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Weightlifting - Purnima unsuccessful with 2nd lift

  It looks like that is all she will be able to muster as well. 133kg listed for the second lift and she puts down the bar as soon as she starts to pick it up. She walks out once again and hardly manages to lift it off the ground. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 08:33:04 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifting - women's 87kg final

  Purnima had listed 125kg for her first clean and jerk and she makes no mistakes with the lift!

• 3 Aug 2022, 08:23:46 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Weightlifting - women's 87kg final

  Purnima had finished fourth after the snatch round with a best lift of 103. She has now listed 120kg as her first lift in clean and jerk.

• 3 Aug 2022, 08:02:50 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Hockey - India go top of their group 

  India have beaten Canada 8-0 in the end and go top of the group. They are level on points with England at 7 but lead the goals for stats by nine goals. India have scored a whopping 23 goals in three matches, England have scored 14. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 07:57:12 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Hockey - India 7-0 Canada

  Mandeep makes something out of nothing. He intercepts a ball on the left and is in space. Takes his time to power in a shot and that is the seventh goal for India. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 07:52:57 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Hockey - India 6-0 Canada 

  Goal number two for Harmanpreet Singh. Penalty Corner and Harmanpreet smashes in another drag flick with pin-point precision. India have ran riot here. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 07:43:37 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifting - 2nd time's the charm for Purnima

  Purnima failed in her first attempt at lifting 103kg. She comes back and the second time, nails the snatch. She has listed 108kg for her next attempt. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 07:32:22 PM IST

  Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Hockey - India 5-0 Canada

  Good run from Manpreet, he then sets up Akashdeep, who then sends it hurtling into the back of the net. Nilakanta had got the ball to Manpreet with a no look pass after receiving the ball in the D. 

• 3 Aug 2022, 07:12:54 PM IST

  Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifting - Purnima Pandey in action

  Purnima Pandey will be in action in the women's weightlifting 87+kg final. The bar starts at 80kg and Purnima has listed 105kg as her first lift so it will be a while before we see her in action.