CWG 2022 Day 9 Highlights: Vinesh Phogat, Ravi Dahiya win gold as wrestlers rule; men's hockey in final
CWG 2022 Day 9 Highlights: It was a tough outing for Manika Batra, who failed to win a single medal in the ongoing edition of the Commonwealth Games.

CWG 2022 Day 9 Highlights: Vinesh Phogat, Ravi Dahiya and Naveen won gold medals in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Ravi produced a commanding display against Nigeria's Ebikewenimo Welson and secured a 10-0 win in the men's 57kg final. Vinesh defeated Sri Lanka wrester for a gold in women's 53kg freestyle event. Naveen secured gold after beating Pakistan's Muhammad Sharif Tahir via technical superiority in men's 74kg final. Pooja Gehlot, Pooja Sihag and Deepak Nehra won bronze medals in their respective events. Gehlot defeated Scotland's Christelle Lemofack Letchidjio in women's 50kg freestyle, while Sihag won her 76kg bout against Australia's Naomi de Bruine. Deepak defeated Pakistan's Tayab Raza 10-2 to win the 97kg freestyle wrestling. India also won two silver medals in track and field events. Priyanka Goswami finished second in the 10km race walk event, while Avinash Sable achieved the same in 3000m steeple chase. The men's Lawn's Bowls team also won a silver in the men's four event. Among the boxers, Mohammed Hussamuddin, Rohit Tokas and Jaismine settled for bronze after losing their respective semifinal matches. Jaismine endured 2-3 defeat against England's Gemma Paige Richardson in the women's 57-60kg semifinal, while Hussamuddin went down 1-4 in the men's 57kg semifinal. Rohit met with a similar fate and lost 2-3 in the 67kg category....Read More
Other key results so far:
Athletics: India women's 4x100m relay team qualify for finals
Boxing: Nitu Ghanghas reaches final in women's 48kg. Amit Panghal reaches final of men's 51kg. Nikhat Zareen advanced to finals in women's 50kg. Sagar reaches final of men's 92kg
Table tennis: The pair of Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan advance to the finals of men's doubles. Sharath and Sreeja Akula also secure a final berth in mixed doubles finals. Manika Batra and Diya Chitale lose women's doubles quarterfinal.
Cricket: India Women beat England by four runs to advance to the finals.
Badminton: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth advance to the semifinal
Hockey: India men's team beat South Africa 3-2 to enter final
CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Sagar reaches final
We are done with the men's 92kg boxing semifinals between India's Sagar and Nigeria's Ifeanyi Onyekwere.
The Indian wins the bout 5:0 by unanimous decision. He will now be seen in the finals and has assured India of at least a silver.
CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Sagar impresses again in Round 2
The Nigerian attacks more in the second round, but Sagar is capitalising on the counter also landing a few blows on his opponent.
He maintains the lead after the second round, with all the five judges passing the verdict in his favour.
CWG 2022 boxing LIVE score: Sagar makes an impressive start
Sagar is up against Nigeria's Ifeanyi Onyekwere in men's 92kg semifinals.
He starts the round with a combination of attack and defence, a good tactic indeed.
Attacks a bit more as the round reaches it final minute before the official intervenes. The action resumes and the it looked like the Indian was more dominant between the two in the opening round.
The judges also feel the same as Sagar lead 5:0 after the first round.
CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Bhavina Patel wins gold
Bhavina Patel wins a gold medal in para table tennis as she beats Nigeria's Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi 3-0.
CWG 2022 LIVE score: Update on Avinash Sable's 5000m final
After winning a silver medal in the 3000m steeplechase earlier in the day, Avinash Sable competed in the men's 5000m final. He went to complete the 4000m mark in 10:56:1 but opted out before completing the race.
CWG 2022 LIVE score: Rohit Tokas bags bronze
Rohit Tokas settles for bronze after going down 3:2 via split decision in the men's 67kg boxing semifinal against Zambia's Stephen Zimba.
Tokas had started the bout on a slow note before bouncing in the second round. However, the referees were more convinced with Zimba's performance in the final round.
CWG 2022 LIVE score: All eyes on final round
After trailing in the opening round, Rohit Tokas has maintained an aggresive approach in the second round. He threw a punches at his opponent, dodged a few. The same was done from the opposite corner as well and it will be interesting too see how the judges fare.
This time the judgement is inclined towards the Indian as three judges rule in his favour.
CWG 2022 LIVE score: Rohit Tokas trails after Round 1
Rohit Tokas starts the men's 67kg boxing semifinals against Zambia's Stephen Zimba.
He initially doesn't attack much in the opening round and we can see bit of grappling too between the two pugilist before the referee separate the duo.
Tokas then switches to offence in the final minute but judges rule the round in favour of Zimba. He is leading 3-2 at the moment.
CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Women's Hammer Throw finals
Manju Bala finishes the women's hammer throw finals in the 12th position. Her best attempt was 60.96m.
CWG 2022 badminton LIVE score: Satwik-Chirag enter semis
After dominating the opening game, the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty repeat the same in the following game. They outpower Australia's Jacob Schueler and Nathan Tang 21-11 in the men's doubles quarterfinal.
They win the match 2-0 and advance to the semifinal.
CWG 2022 badminton LIVE updates: India dominate in men's doubles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secure the opening game in their men's doubles badminton match against Australia's Nathan Tang and Jacob Schueler. They win the first game comfortably 21-9.
The second game is underway and the Indian pair is in the lead.
Commonwealth Games 2022 hockey LIVE updates: IND 3-2 SA hockey semis
India beat South Africa 3-2 to advance to men's hockey final. They are assured of at least a silver medal, which of course India would look to change it to silver.
CWG 2022 Hammer Throw LIVE score: Manju Bala competes in final
After starting the women's hammer throw final with a 57.26m throw, Manju Bala touches 59.95m in her second attempt.
Her third attempt is event better as it touches 60.96m.
CWG 2022 wrestling LIVE updates: Deepak Nehra wins bronze
India's Deepak Nehra starts his men's 97kg freestyle wrestling bronze medal match against Pakistan's Tayab Raza on a confident note. He secures four points but it is soon challenged by his opponent, who wins it. The score is reduced to 2-0 and India still have a lead with a little over 3 minutes remaining.
Raza earns his first points of the contest as the score now moves to 3-2, the Indian leading by one point.
After the timeout, the Indian brings out his best and quickly changes the momentum back into his favour. He extends his one point lead to seven.
The Pakistan wrestler then locks Nehra's head with his legs, referee intervenes, which ensures another point to the Indian. He is leading 10-2 and the bout is over.
India win another bronze in wrestling.
CWG 2022 LIVE score: Mohammed Hussamuddin bags bronze
Mohammed Hussamuddin goes down in the men's 57kg boxing semifinal against Ghana's Joseph Commey. He loses the bout 1-4 and settles for the bronze medal.
CWG 2022 LIVE score updates: Hammer Throw final is underway
The women's Hammer Throw final is underway and India's Manju Bala is in action. She starts the event with a 57.26m throw in her first attempt.
CWG 2022 LIVE score: Pooja Sihag wins bronze
Pooja Sihag beats Australia's Naomi de Bruine 11-0 in women's 76kg freestyle wrestling to win the bronze medal.
CWG 2022 badminton LIVE updates: Young Indian shuttlers secure confident win
The young Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand move into the final four after beating Jamaica's Tahlia Richardson and Katherine Wynter 21-8, 21-6 in women's doubles quarterfinal.
CWG 2022 LIVE updates: IND 2-0 SA hockey semis
The Indian men's hockey team go into the halftime with a 2-0 advantage over South Africa in the semi-finals.
CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Naveen wins gold in 74kg wrestling
India's Naveen puts a strong show against Pakistan's Muhammad Sharif Tahir in men's 74kg freestyle wrestling final.
India gained a 2-0 lead in the initial phase of the bout and hold onto it until the time-out, which was taken with three minutes still remaining.
The Indian took another two points and then went on to capitalise on it and extended his lead to 9-0.
Naveen eventually won the match 9-0 to win another gold in wrestling.
CWG 2022 hockey LIVE score: IND 0-0 SA
The first quarter between India and South Africa in the men's hockey semifinal ends goalless.
CWG 2022 LIVE score updates: Kidambi Srikanth storms into semis
Kidambi Srikanth also stormed into the semifinals of badminton men's singles event with a straight games win over England's Penty Toby. He beats him 21-19, 21-17 in the quarterfinals.
CWG 2022 LIVE score updates: Lakshya Sen storms into semis
Lakshya Sen's dominance continues as he beats Mauritius' Julien Georges Paul 21-12, 21-11 in the badminton men's singles quarterfinals.
CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Vinesh Phogat wins gold
Vinesh Phogat is in action against Sri Lanka's Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don in women's freestyle 53kg Nordic.
She gains an early 4-0 lead and locked her opponent, which placed Vinesh in a strong position.
The match gets over with Vinesh winning her bout comfortably. Second gold for India in wrestling on Day 9.
CWG 2022 badminton LIVE updates: Strong show by Indian shuttlers
Lakshya Sen starts his men's singles quarterfinal with a comfortable 21-12 win in the opening game against Mauritius' Julien Georges Paul.
Kidambi Srikanth too makes a strong start in his men's singles quarterfinal action against England's Penty Toby. He wins the opening game 21-19.

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