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Glasgow, Jul 29: Sushil Kumar led the charge as Indian wrestlers put on a stunning show in the Commonwealth Games winning three of the five gold medals on offer on Tuesday. Amit Kumar and teenager Vinesh Phogat also bagged gold medals while Rajeev Tomar settled for the silver medal in what was a successful outing on the first day of the wrestling competition at the Scottish Exhibition and

Southampton, Jul 29: India reached 25 for one at stumps on the third day of the third cricket Test after England scored a mammoth 569/7 in their first innings. After Gary Ballance's 156, it was Ian Bell who scored 167 while debutant wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler hit 85 off 83 balls. Brief Scores: England 1st Innings: 569/7 in 163.4 overs (Ian Bell 167, Gary Ballance 156, Alastair Cook 95, Jos

Glasgow, Jul 28: Satish Sivalingam was the best performer of the day for India with his gold-medal winning feat as India took their medal tally to 22 on the fourth day of competitions in the 20th Commonwealth Games here on Monday. Young markswoman Shreyasi Singh gave ample display of her potential by winning a silver in the women's double trap event. The shooters have now contributed nine medals

Southampton, Jul 27: A livid India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today lambasted the ICC decision to impose a fine on Ravindra Jadeja, saying many a thing were neglected in the case and his players cannot ignore if abuse is hurled on them. Jadeja was fined 50 percent of his match fee after being found guilty of playing against spirit of the game. "To me, personally, it is a very hurtful decision. A

Bangalore 27: Around this time last year, Bangalore shooter Prakash Nanjappa’s life took an unfortunate turn. Inching towards his peak in a career that blossomed belatedly, he suffered a huge blow after a paralytic attack at the World Cup in Granada, Spain. Diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a rare condition that affects one of the facial nerves, Prakash was left cursing his luck. Just over two months

New Delhi, Jul 26: With an aim to increase India's medal tally in 2016 and 2020 Olympics, the sports ministry has decided to start a "Target Mission Olympic Podium Scheme" and an elite athletes identification committee, which will include sporting greats Rahul Dravid and Abhinav Bindra among others. The scheme will be promoted by National Sports Development fund and will support India's best medal

Glasgow, Jul 26: Star marksman Abhinav Bindra stole the limelight by clinching a gold medal while unheralded teenager Malaika Goel bagged a silver as shooters added two more medals to India's kitty on the second day of competitions in the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday (July 25). The 31yearold Bindra kept his nerve to take the honour in his favourite 10 m air rifle event with a final

London, Jul 26: Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee by the ICC for his involvement in an incident with England paceman James Anderson during the first Test in Nottingham. "India's Ravindra Jadeja has been found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Code for Players and Player Support Personnel for his involvement in an incident with James Anderson during

Glasgow, Jul 25: Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu stole the limelight by clinching a gold each in weightlifting, as India launched their campaign in the 20th Commonwealth Games with a flourish, winning seven medals in all on the opening day of the competitions here. Judokas Navjot Chana and Shushila Likmabam had to be contend with a silver medal each after they failed to clear the final hurdle in

Glasgow, Jul 25: India ran away with opening day honours in the weightlifting competition of the 20th Commonwealth Games with Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu winning the gold medal in their respective events here. The Indian team bagged four out of six medals on offer on day one of the competition yesterday. Sanjita and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu opened India's campaign on a flying note by winning a