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Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 7 Highlights: Murali Sreeshankar wins silver in long jump; Sudhir gold in para powerlifting

CWG 2022 Day 7 Highlights: India have been assured of seven medals in boxing. The men's hockey team booked a semi-final spot after a 4-1 win over Wales.
CWG 2022 Highlights: Murali Sreeshankar won silver medal in men's long jump finals
CWG 2022 Highlights: Murali Sreeshankar won silver medal in men's long jump finals

CWG 2022, Day 7 Highlights: Murali Sreeshankar's monstrous jump of 8.08m helped him win a silver medal in the men's long jump finals. Mohammad Anees Yahiya, the second Indian competing in the event, finished 5th with the best jump of 7.97m. 2019 World Championships silver medallist Amit Panghal advanced to semifinals in men's 51kg boxing. India have a total of seven medals assured in boxing. Shuttlers PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen started their respective singles campaigns with commanding wins. ...Read More

KEY RESULTS SO FAR:

ATHLETICS: Murali Sreeshankar won silver in men's long jump final.

ATHLETICS: Hima Das wins her 200m heat with a time of 23:42 and qualifies for the semifinal.

PARA POWERLIFTING: Sudhir won gold medal in the para powerlifting in the men's heavyweight final.

BADMINTON: PV Sindhu begins her women's singles campaign with a 21-4, 21-11 win against Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq from Maldives in R32. Srikanth beats Uganda's Daniel Wanagliya 21-9, 21-9 in men's singles round of 32

BOXING: Amit Panghal (men's 51kg), Jaismine Lamboria (women's 60kg), Sagar Ahlawat (men's +91kg) win quarter-final bouts and reach semis. India's boxing medal haul rises to six.

HOCKEY: Men's team beat Wales 4-1 in final group game, seal top spot in group and qualify for semi-finals. 

TABLE TENNIS: Manika Batra through to women's singles round of 16. Batra and G Sathiyan also through to mixed doubles round of 16 along with Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula.  

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Aug 5, 2022 6:05 AM IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: A sixth gold medal for India

India bagged a sixth gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 as para-powerlifter Sudhir finished on top in the men's heavyweight category final. Sudhir, an Asian Para Games bronze medallist in 2018, lifted 208kg in his first attempt before increasing it to 212kg in his second effort to gather 134.5 points and break the Games record.

Aug 5, 2022 1:39 AM IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Murali Sreeshankar wins silver

Murali Sreeshankar makes another monstrous jump in his final attempt, however, he oversteps in the process. 

He finishes the event with the best jump of 8.08m and with that he wins a silver medal in the men's long jump finals. 

Aug 5, 2022 1:35 AM IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Men's long jumping finals

Mohammad Anees Yahiya saves the best for his final attempt as he jumps 7.97m in his sixth jump. 

Aug 5, 2022 1:22 AM IST

CWG 2022 men's long jump finals LIVE score: Sreeshankar rises to second

Mohammad Anees Yahiya jumps 7.58m in his fifth attempt. 

Murali Sreeshankar produced a brilliant jump in his fifth attempt. He jumps 8.08m in his second attempt, which takes him to the second position at the moment.

Aug 5, 2022 1:16 AM IST

CWG 2022 squash LIVE updates: Confident show by India

Women's double round of 16: Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik beat Meagan Best and Amanda Haywood 11-4, 11-4 in straight games.

Aug 5, 2022 1:09 AM IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Indians fight hard

Mohammad Anees Yahiya, who finished 8th after the first three rounds, will go first in the fourth attempt. He jumps 7.74m. 

Meanwhile, Murali Sreeshankar, who makes a brilliant jump, stands in disbelief after his fourth attempt. He fails to make a clean jump in his fourth attempt. 

Aug 5, 2022 1:06 AM IST

CWG 2022 long jump finals: India make into top 8

After the first three rounds, both Indians in fray - Mohammad Anees Yahiya and Murali Sreeshankar - finish in the top 8. 

They will now compete in the remaining three jumps and look to secure India's second medal in track and field.

Aug 5, 2022 12:59 AM IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: 7th medal in boxing confirmed

We have good news coming from boxing as Rohit Tokas secures a 5-0 win by unanimous decision against Xavier Mata'afa-Ikinofo of Niue in men's 67kg quarterfinal. With this, India’s seventh medal in boxing is confirmed.

Aug 5, 2022 12:53 AM IST

CWG 2022 LIVE score updates: Men's long jump finals

Mohammad Anees Yahiya jumps even further in his third attempt. He jumps 7.72m. 

Murali Sreeshankar jumps 7.84m in his third attempt and the athlete seems puzzled. He is not happy but can do nothing about it.

 

Aug 5, 2022 12:47 AM IST

CWG 2022 Day 7 Live Updates: Badminton - Lakshya Sen bags it

Seems like a practice match for Lakshya, he is playing that freely. 40-year-old Smeed managed just one extra point than he managed in the opening game. But it was Lakshya all the way. He wins it 21-4, 21-5. Smeed hugs Lakshya to congratulate him. Indian greets him with a smile.

Aug 5, 2022 12:37 AM IST

CWG 2022 Day 7 Live Updates: Badminton - Lakshya Sen in the lead

There seems to be no competition here. Lakshya Sen is here up against Vernon Smeed of St Helena, who is almost double his age. Lakshya took a six-point lead at interval. He seems to be playing very casually here. He comfortably wraps up the opening game 21-4. That didn't take longer than 5 minutes, it seems.

Aug 5, 2022 12:36 AM IST

CWG 2022 long jump final LIVE score: India produce a great show

Mohammad Anees Yahiya makes a strong return in his second attempt. He jumps 7.65m in his second attempt.

Murali Sreeshankar also improves in his second attempt as he jumps 7.84m as compared to 7.60m in his opening attempt.

Aug 5, 2022 12:27 AM IST

CWG 2022 table tennis LIVE updates: Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan into round of 16

The pair of Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan beat Joel Alleyne and Jonathan van Lange in straight games (11-2, 11-5, 11-6) to advance to the round of 16. Another Indian pair, Sanil Shetty and Harmeet Desai, had also made it to the round of 16 earlier in the day.

Aug 5, 2022 12:19 AM IST

CWG 2022, LIVE updates: Men's long jump finals

Mohammad Anees Yahiya starts the men's long jump finals with an unsuccessful jump. He oversteps in his first attempt.

Murali Sreeshankar makes a clean jump and his first attempt is 7.60m (+3.1 wind).

Aug 5, 2022 12:06 AM IST

Commonwealth Games: Anahat-Sunayna knocked out

Same margin of defeat in the second game as well, although Anahat showed a glimpse of what the future might hold with a sensational back hand to save a match point. In the end, it's 11-4, 11-4 in favour of the Aussies. 

Aug 5, 2022 12:03 AM IST

CWG 2022: Squash - Anahat-Sunayna lose the first game

A couple of quite brilliant backhands from Anahat but the Aussies' experience holding them in good stead. The young Indians look a little stunned as they walk out. 

Aug 4, 2022 11:59 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Athletics - M Sreeshankar and the long jumpers walk out

Right here are the 12 long jumpers at the Alexander Stadium for the men's finals. Sreeshankar and Mohammad Anees Yahiya are the ones representing India, Sreeshankar probably the favourite for a medal. His personal best of 8.36m is higher than everyone else's PBs in the field.

Aug 4, 2022 11:55 PM IST

Commonwealth Games: Squash - Anahat-Sunayna's round of 16 match

Bit of a clash of eras here. Anahat, 14, and Sunayna, 23, face Australia's Donna Lobban, who is 35, and Rachael Grinham, 45!

Aug 4, 2022 11:47 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Table Tennis - Sanil Shetty and Harmeet Desai through to round of 16

Easy does it for men's doubles pair of Sanil Shetty and Harmeet Desai. They defeat Iosif Eliya and Christos Savva of Cyrprus 11-6, 11-5 and 11-1. 

Aug 4, 2022 11:18 PM IST

CWG 2022: Table Tennis - Manika Batra through to Round of 16 

Easy does it for the defending champion. Relentless, clean striking and she wraps the fourth game to take the match 4-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6). Manika will now face Australia's Minhyung Jee in the round of 16 at 3.15pm tomorrow. 

Aug 4, 2022 11:10 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Table tennis - Manika Batra leads 3-0

A little slip from the reigning champion as she loses the first four games on the trot. No stopping after that though, she wins seven consecutive points and eventually takes the game 11-7. 

Aug 4, 2022 11:07 PM IST

CWG 2022: Table tennis - Manika Batra takes 2-0 lead

Manika absolutely steamrolling her opponent here. She won the first game 11-5 and the second 11-2. 

Aug 4, 2022 11:02 PM IST

Commonwealth Games: Badminton - Shahzad retires with injury, Aakarshi Kashyap wins!

Well that is just sad. Aakarshi Kashyap in the end wins 22-20, 8-1 after Mahoor Shahzad goes down with an ankle injury. She looks to be ina  world of pain and medical help comes on court to help her off it. After some lengthy discussions it looks like she tries to actually pick up the racket and continue playing. But she can hardly walk and concedes the match. Shahzad set that court on fire in the first game but Aakarshi came out all guns blazing in the second. The Pakistani was the underdog but she gave quite  a match. 

Aug 4, 2022 10:58 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Table tennis - Manika Batra in action!

Right, here is the defending champion. It was in the 2018 Games that Manika became a household name. She now faces Ching Nam Fu of Canada in her women's singles Round of 32. 

Aug 4, 2022 10:52 PM IST

CWG 2022: Badminton - Aakarshi just about wins the 1st game

Well, well, well Mahoor Shahzad has brought her game into this one all right. From trailing 11-8 at the interval she actually goes on a run of six consecutive points to lead 17-14. Aakarshi then keeps her cool to save three match points and then win 22-20. 

Aug 4, 2022 10:46 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Table tennis - Sreeja Akula and Reeth Rishya win!

Sreeja Akula beats Malaysia's Karen Lyne 12-10, 12-10, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8. Meanwhile Reeth Rishya also beats Charlotte Bardsley 11-8, 10-12, 11-6, 12-10, 11-3. Both reach the women's singles round of 16. 

Aug 4, 2022 10:40 PM IST

CWG 2022: Badminton - Aakarshi leads 11-8 in 1st game

Shahzad goes toe to toe with Aakarshi until 8-8, after which the Indian goes on a run of three consecutive points to go into the interval in the lead. 

Aug 4, 2022 10:29 PM IST

Commonwealth Games: Badminton - Aakarshi Kashyap on court

She is up against Pakistan's Mahoor Shahzad. Aakarshi is ranked 57, Shahzad is ranked 165. Here we go!

Aug 4, 2022 10:24 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Hockey - England win 11-2, India top the group

India had scored five more goals than England against Nigeria and it is five goals that separates the two teams going into the semi-finals. It means India won't be facing Australia, who have already confirmed the top spot for themselves in the other group with a game left to play, in the semis. 

Aug 4, 2022 10:16 PM IST

CWG 2022: Badminton - Aakarshi Kashyap up next

Aakarshi Kashyap is the next Indian player to turn up and she will be facing Mahoor Shahzad of Pakistan in the women's singles round of 32 on the show court. 

Aug 4, 2022 10:12 PM IST

Commonwealth Games: Hockey - England 10-2 Canada

Well, well, well, Canada score again just after England score their 10th. This match is filled with a number penalty corners, all going England's way and this can go on for a long while yet. But England have to score one more since Canada have reduced that deficit. 

Aug 4, 2022 10:02 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Hockey - England need 7 goals in 10 mins

Canada have lost a couple of players to injuries and this match has been full of rough and tumble. England lead 8-1 and they need seven more to topple India. Canada, for the circumstances, doing pretty well to keep them out. Close to impossible now for England. 

Aug 4, 2022 9:32 PM IST

CWG 2022: Table tennis - Sreeja-Sharath through to round of 16 

Wellm the Northern Irish pair manage to save as many as seven match points in the third game but the Indians finally take it. They win  11-7, 11-8, 11-9. 

Aug 4, 2022 9:28 PM IST

Commonwealth Games: Table tennis- Sreeja-Sharath take 2-0 lead

Bit of a pressure from the Northern Irish pair in the second game but not enough to keep the Indians at pay. They are one game win away from going through now. 

Aug 4, 2022 9:23 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Table tennis - Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula

The two Indian national champions are up against Northern Ireland's Owen Cathcart and Sophie Earley. They were dominant in the first game and they take it 11-7. 

Aug 4, 2022 9:12 PM IST

CWG 2022: Hockey - England 4-1 Canada in Q2

Well it all came to the boil towards the end of the second quarter and Canada's Balraj Panesar lost his cool completely. He grabbed an England player by the neck and was shown a red card for that. It is not often that we see red cards in modern day hockey. This changes a lot of thing and England might just go and score 11 from here in the 2nd half. England also got two yellow cards which means they will actually start the second half with one man less. 

Aug 4, 2022 9:02 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Hockey - England 4-1 Canada in Q2

Well Canada had equalised in the first quarter but England have not let that deflate them. A penalty stroke with just over 6 mins left on the clock for the first half hooter and they go 4-1 with that. They  have to score 11 more now over the course of the rest of the matches to go past India, which seems pretty improbable right now. 

Aug 4, 2022 8:45 PM IST

Commonwealth Games: Manika-Sathiyan through to next round

The Indian top seeds win the third game 11-1. A bit of a non-event in the end with the Indians not being challenged at all throughout the match. They face Nigeria's Ajoke Ojomu and Olajide Omotayo next in the round of 16.

Aug 4, 2022 8:40 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Manika-Sathiyan win 2nd game

They win 12 consecutive points before conceding a couple of points to the Seychelles pair. The Indians win the final point off Sathiyan's serve. 

Aug 4, 2022 8:39 PM IST

CWG 2022: Table tennis - Manika-Sathiyan win 1st game

The Indians have absolutely steamrolled their opponents here, win the game 11-1. This doesn't look like it will last too long. 

Aug 4, 2022 8:36 PM IST

Commonwealth Games: Table tennis - Manika Batra and G Sathiyan in action

They are up against Seychelles' Laura Sinon and Mick Crea. Sathiyan and Manika had won bronze in the 2018 CWG and are looking to make an upgrade on that. 

Aug 4, 2022 8:31 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Hockey - India keep an eye on England vs Canada

Well India's chances of winning top of the group completely depends upon England's victory margin against Canada. They have to win by at least 14 goals, remember, to pip India and well, they have knocked one goal off that deficit in the first 60 seconds itself. England score from what was their first real attack. 

Aug 4, 2022 8:13 PM IST

CWG 2022: Boxing - AHLAWAT WILL BE INDIA'S 6TH BOXING MEDALLIST

The result was obvious by the end of the third round. Agnes was so tired he was hardly able to move and got another 10-count during the round. He just had to see out the bout in the end, almost a training match for him and wins the fight by unanimous decision. 

Aug 4, 2022 8:11 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Hockey - India through to semis!

India keep a valiant Wales at bay in the end and win the match 4-1. This means they are through to the semis, which was confirmed anyhow, but their goals for has increased by three and that will go a long way in helping them ensure a top place finish in the group. England, will have to beat Canada by a 14-goal margin to pip India now. 

Aug 4, 2022 8:09 PM IST

Commonwealth Games: Boxing  - Sagar wins the 2nd 

Agnes landed a punch straight in Ahlawat's jaw. The Indian brushes it off with ease though and then goes and dominates the rest of the round. Agnes seem to tire towards the end and the referee ended up giving him a 10-count towards the end of it. He wins the second round 4-1 as well, with that fifth judge from Sri Lanka somehow convinced that Ahlawat cannot win that round. 

Aug 4, 2022 8:06 PM IST

CWG 2022: Boxing - Sagar takes 1st round

The Indian was put on the backfoot early on but he eventually managed to back Agnes into the rope and land a few punches. That may have done enough to impress the judges as they give him the 1st round 4-1. 

Aug 4, 2022 8:03 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Hockey - India 4-1 Wales in Q4 

Wales really taking the game to India now, dominating possession. They earn a penalty corner and score from there Gareth Furlong's flick deflecting into goal off Surinder's stick.

Aug 4, 2022 8:01 PM IST

CWG 2022: Boxing - Sagar Ahlawat in superheavyweight quarter-finals

Sagar Ahlawat is fighting the +92kg quarter-finals and he is up against Seychelles' Keddy Agnes. Ahlawat had made his senior debut for India in the previous round. Let's see if he can get himself a medal in his very first Games.

Aug 4, 2022 7:55 PM IST

Commonwealth Games: Hockey - India 4-0 Wales in Q4

Gurjant finds the back of the net. The umpire had initially ruled it out for dangerous play but the Indians immediately referred it. The video umpire decides there was no problems with that and gives India the goal. 

Aug 4, 2022 7:44 PM IST

Commonwealth Games Live: Squash - Win for Ghosal-Pallikal

A more straightforward win for the Indian pair in the second game which they take 11-4. They are through to the quarter-finals where they face Australia's Rachael Grinham and Alexander Zac. This match will take place tomorrow at 12am.

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