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England defend men’s 4x100m title at Commonwealth Games
London, Aug 8 England defended the men's 4x100m title at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday while its women's relay team finished second and bagged silver medal in the same event. The England men's team of Jona Efoloko, Zharnel Hughes, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Ojie Edoburun claimed the victory comfortably in 38.85 ...CWG 2022, badminton: Sindhu, Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag reach finals; Srikanth to play for bronze
Birmingham, Aug 7 Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty reached the finals in their respective categories after winning their semifinals but compatriot Kidambi Srikanth lost his match at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, here on Sunday. World No 7 Sindhu sailed into the final of the women's ...Jorginho penalty helps Chelsea overcome stubborn Everton; Liverpool held to draw
London, Aug 7 Jorginho's first-half penalty got Chelsea's Premier League campaign off to a winning start, as Thomas Tuchel's men overcame a stubborn Everton to claim a 1-0 victory at Goodison Park. Having been left without a striker through Dominic Calvert-Lewin's knee injury and Salomon Rondon's suspension, Frank Lampard's hosts ...CWG 2022: Manika Batra loses in doubles too; remains medal-less in Birmingham
Birmingham, Aug 6 Manika Batra, who won four medals in 2018 Commonwealth Games including gold in women's singles, ended her campaign in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games without a medal as she and her partner crashed out of the women's doubles quarterfinals. Manika had already lost in the women's singles and ...Richard Thompson announced as next Chair of England and Wales Cricket Board
London, Aug 6 Richard Thompson on Saturday was announced as the next Chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Thompson, 55, will take up the five-year post from September 1 and will be leaving his current role of Chair at Surrey County Cricket Club and will fill the ...CWG 2022, Cricket: Will definitely watch second semifinal to make our plans for the final, ...
Birmingham, Aug 6 India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur acknowledged that she would be closely watching the second semifinal of 2022 Commonwealth Games between Australia and New Zealand to set their plans for the gold medal match to be held on Sunday. On Saturday, India shrugged off their jinx of losing to ...Gabriel Martinelli on target as Arsenal make winning start at Palace
London, Aug 6 Gabriel Martinelli helped fire Arsenal to the first three points of the Premier League season in their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace. Martinelli headed home after 20 minutes as the Gunners made a promising start at Selhurst Park, and while the hosts returned brighter after the break ...Women cricketers get a taste of athletes’ village at event hosted by IOA
Birmingham, Aug 6 Members of the Indian women's cricket team got a taste of the life and activities in the an athletes' village during a multi-disciplinary event when the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) hosted them as the newest member of its Commonwealth Games family. The cricket team was hosted along ...CWG 2022: Anshu Malik loses final, settles for silver in women’s 57 kg wrestling
Birmingham, Aug 5 India's Anshu Malik had to be satisfied with a silver medal in the women's freestyle 57kg wrestling after losing to Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye of Nigeria in the final at the Victoria Park Arena in Coventry on Friday. Anshu, who had dominated her way to the final with ...Preview: All set for Premier League kickoff with Man City and Liverpool being favourites
London, Aug 5 The new Premier League season kicks off on the weekend with fans anxious to know who will come out on top of what looks likely to be another head-to-head battle between Manchester City and Liverpool. Manchester City just about go into the season as favourites, despite their ...