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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.

Commonwealth Games 2022 Highlights: (L-R) Vinesh Phogat, Pooja Gehlot and Ravi Dahiya
Commonwealth Games 2022 Highlights: (L-R) Vinesh Phogat, Pooja Gehlot and Ravi Dahiya

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.

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

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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

Follow all the updates here:
Aug 7, 2022, 01:57:10 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 01:53:31 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 01:48:44 IST

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. 

Aug 7, 2022, 01:40:59 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 01:32:21 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 01:07:54 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 01:03:39 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 24:58:04 IST

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. 

 

Aug 7, 2022, 24:45:14 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 24:34:23 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 24:18:24 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 24:11:01 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 24:09:11 IST

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.

Aug 7, 2022, 24:02:23 IST

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.

Aug 6, 2022, 23:48:48 IST

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.

Aug 6, 2022, 23:44:03 IST

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.

Aug 6, 2022, 23:33:24 IST

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. 

Aug 6, 2022, 23:27:14 IST

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.

Aug 6, 2022, 23:19:01 IST

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. 

Aug 6, 2022, 23:09:14 IST

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. 

Aug 6, 2022, 22:58:36 IST

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. 

Aug 6, 2022, 22:48:14 IST

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.

Aug 6, 2022, 22:38:58 IST

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. 

Aug 6, 2022, 22:33:33 IST

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.

Aug 6, 2022, 22:25:43 IST

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.

Aug 6, 2022, 22:16:27 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE score updates: Eyes on Vinesh Phogat

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat is one win away from clinching a gold. She has so far put impressive performances in women's freestyle 53kg Nordic. She started with a 2-0 win over Canada's Samantha Stewart and then defeated Nigeria's Mercy Bolafunoluwa Adekuoroye 6-0. She'll now be seen in action against Sri Lanka's Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don.

Aug 6, 2022, 22:04:59 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Ravi Dahiya wins gold

Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya is up against Nigeria's Ebikewenimo Welson in the men’s 57kg final. 

The match starts with both trying to gain an upper edge but it was Ravi, who took the lead. Soon after claiming the first point, Ravi went on to secure six more points and closed the bout 10-0.

A commanding win over the Nigerian to secure India's 10th gold medal at CWG 2022.

Aug 6, 2022, 21:37:10 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Pooja Gehlot wins bronze

Pooja Gehlot beats Scotland's Christelle Lemofack Letchidjio 12-2 in women's wrestling 50kg freestyle via technical superiority. With this she wins the bronze medal.

Aug 6, 2022, 21:30:37 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Disappointment for India in women's double TT

Another disappointing result for India in women's doubles quarter-final. The pair of Sreeja Akula and Reeth Tennison lose 14-16, 11-13, 11-6, 8-11 against Singapore's Wong Xin Ru and Zhou Jingyi.

No other Indians in fray in the women's double table tennis event.

Aug 6, 2022, 21:24:14 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Tough outing for Manika Batra

It was a tough outing for Manika Batra, who failed to win a single medal in the ongoing edition of the Commonwealth Games. She goes down in all her quarterfinal matches both single and doubles.

She had won four medals in the previous edition in Gold Coast (2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze).

Aug 6, 2022, 21:07:01 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: It's all over for Manika Batra and Diya Chitale

The pair of Manika Batra and Diya Chitale put a confident show in the fourth game. Despite gaining a healthy lead, they squander the advantage as the Wales pair reach match point, with India still on 9.

The match extends to 11-10, with Wales still in the lead before they ask for a timeout. 

The Wales pair eventually close Game 3 12-10 and win the match 3-1. 

India vs Wales: 7-11, 6-11, 13-11, 10-12

Aug 6, 2022, 20:56:22 IST

CWG 2022 table tennis LIVE updates: India secure a game

The Indian pair of Manika Batra and Diya Chitale, who were leading 6-4, in Game 3 squander the advantage. 

The team, however, kept the composure and were on level points with 9 points each against Wales' Anna Hursey and Charlotte Carey. 

They then went to save the match point and also took a 11-10 crucial lead but Manika's back hand lands outside the table. 

They eventually secured the game 13-11.

Wales have a 2-1 lead in the contest.

Aug 6, 2022, 20:45:27 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Manika Batra, Diya Parag Chitale struggle

The Indian pair of Manika Batra and Diya Parag Chitale struggle against Wales' Anna Hursey and Charlotte Carey. They lose the second game 6-11. 

Wales have now taken a 2-0 lead in the table tennis women's doubles quarterfinals.

Aug 6, 2022, 20:38:14 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Manika Batra and Diya Parag Chitale start slow

The Indian pair of Manika Batra and Diya Parag Chitale go down 7-11 in the opening game of the women's doubles quarterfinals against Wales' Anna Hursey and Charlotte Carey.

Wales lead 1-0 

Aug 6, 2022, 20:22:18 IST

CWG 2022 boxing LIVE updates: India's Jaismine bags bronze medal

England's Gemma Paige Richardson beats India's Jaismine 3-2 by split decision in the women's 57-60kg boxing semifinals. 

Jaismine will have to be content with the bronze medal.

Aug 6, 2022, 20:17:59 IST

CWG 2022 boxing LIVE updates: India's Jaismine struggles in semis

England's Gemma Paige Richardson dominates Round 2 against India's Jaismine in the women's 57kg-60 boxing semifinal.

She is in lead as all the five judges rule the second round in her favour. 

Aug 6, 2022, 20:13:13 IST

CWG 2022 boxing LIVE updates: Jaismine trail after Round 1

 is in action against England's Gemma Paige Richardson in the women's 57kg-60 boxing semifinal. 

Both the boxers put a strong show and it will be interesting to see how the judges have ruled the opening round. 

The opening round belongs to Gemma with three judges ruling the first round in her favour.

 

Aug 6, 2022, 19:51:20 IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 LIVE updates: Squash results

Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal go down in the squash mixed doubles semi-final against New Zealand's Joelle King and Paul Coll. They lose the contest 7-11, 4-11 and will now contest in the bronze medal match.

Aug 6, 2022, 19:44:27 IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 LIVE updates: Table tennis mixed double results

The Indian pair of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula advance to the finals of the table tennis mixed doubles. The defeat Australia's Nicholas Lum and Minhyung Jee 3-2.  

The Indian pair had started the contest by winning the opening two games, before their opponents bounced back to win the following two. Sharath and Sreeja then went to secure the final game 11-7.

IND vs AUS: 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 14-12, 11-7 

Aug 6, 2022, 19:30:13 IST

CWG 2022 boxing LIVE updates: Nikhat Zareen advances to the finals

The third round is over and Nikhat raises her hands in the air, she was sure that she has won the bout. She put up an excellent display in all the three rounds and won the women's 48kg semifinal boxing against England's Stubley Alfia Savannah 5-0 by unanimous verdict. 

She advances to the finals.  

Aug 6, 2022, 19:25:50 IST

CWG 2022 boxing LIVE score: Nikhat Zareen continues to lead

We are done with the second round and Nikhat continues to dominate the action with her attacking display. The round also saw Stubley making a few errors while defending. 

Nikhat is still in lead with all the five judges again ruling the round in her favour.

Aug 6, 2022, 19:23:20 IST

CWG 2022 boxing LIVE updates: Nikhat Zareen starts on a confident note

World champion Nikhat Zareen is in action in the women's 48kg semifinal against England's Stubley Alfia Savannah. She is in lead after the opening round with all the five judges ruling the round in her favour.

Aug 6, 2022, 19:14:56 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Things get hot in table tennis mixed doubles

Australia's Nicholas Lum and Minhyung Jee bounce back after going down in the opening two games at the table tennis mixed double semifinals. They secure the third game 14-12. They had won the third game 11-9.

Meanwhile, the Indian pair of Sreeja Akula and Achanta Sharath Kamal had won the opening two games 11-9, 11-8.

India and Australia are tied at 2-2 in the contest.

Final game underway.

Aug 6, 2022, 19:05:32 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE score: Another medal for India in Lawn Bowls

The Indian men's Lawn Bowls team wins silver medal. They lost 5-18 against Northern Ireland in the finals of Men's Four Lawns Bowls.

Aug 6, 2022, 19:03:26 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Australia frustrate India as match continues

Australia's Nicholas Lum and Minhyung Jee bounce back after going down in the opening two games of the table tennis mixed double semifinals. They secure the third game 11-9. 

The Indian pair of Sreeja Akula and Achanta Sharath Kamal had won the opening two games 11-9, 11-8. 

India have a 2-1 lead in the contest.

Aug 6, 2022, 18:54:47 IST

CWG 2022 table tennis LIVE score: India dominate Australia 

The pair of Sreeja Akula and Achanta Sharath Kamal have taken a 2-0 lead against Australia's Nicholas Lum and Minhyung Jee. The India pair secure the opening two games 11-9, 11-8 in the mixed double semifinals.

Third game is underway.

Aug 6, 2022, 18:41:47 IST

CWG 2022 cricket LIVE score updates: India beat England by 4 wickets

Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India advance to the finals at the Commonwealth Games. They beat England by four runs in the semi-finals. 

India, who batted first, piled 165/4 in 20 overs and England came close in response but could only manage 160/6 in the end.

Aug 6, 2022, 18:33:50 IST

CWG 2022 badminton LIVE score: Disappointment for Aakarshi Kashyap

Aakarshi Kashyap fails to do much in the women's singles quarterfinals match against Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour. She goes down 10-21, 7-21.

Aug 6, 2022, 18:22:51 IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 LIVE updates: Delight for Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan

Achanta Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan have secured the berth in men's doubles table tennis final. They defeated the Australia's Nicholas Lum and Finn Luu 8-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-1, 11-8 in the semi-final.

Aug 6, 2022, 18:17:54 IST

CWG 2022 LIVE updates: Disappointment in squash quarterfinals

The Indian pair of Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar go down in the men's double squash quarterfinal against Malaysia's Yow NG Eain and Wern Chee Yuen. They lose the contest 0-2.

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