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Mary Kom, also a sitting Rajya Sabha MP in India, prevailed in a rather dull contest where clean punches were few and far. (Photo: AFP)

2018 Commonwealth Games: MC Mary Kom advances to 48 kg category final

Mary Kom defeated a defensive Anusha Dilrukshi Koddithuwakku of Sri Lanka 5-0 to make the summit clash in her debut...

11 April 2018 6:47 PM IST

Vikas Krishan had an accomplished career, which includes an Asian Games gold medal, a world championships bronze medal, Asian Championships silver and bronze and a quarterfinal finish at the Olympics. (Photo: PTI)

CWG 2018: Vikas Krishan ready to turn professional by the end of this...

Vikas said he is now fully prepared to go ahead with his long-held ambition.

11 April 2018 1:10 PM IST

Mary Kom has been competing non-stop for the last five months starting with the Asian Championships in November, where she won a gold. (Photo: AFP)

CWG 2018: Mary Kom may skip Asian Games to focus on World...

The 35-year-old is keen to ensure that her career continues for another two years before she considers calling time.

11 April 2018 12:25 PM IST

Shreyasi, thus, improved on her silver medal-winning effort at the Glasgow Games four years ago. (Photo: Twitter / India All Sports)

CWG 2018: Shreyasi Singh clinches women's double trap gold

The 26-year-old won a shoot-off against Australian Emma Cox to hand India it's 22nd medal at the games.

11 April 2018 11:40 AM IST

Mitharval conceded the lead in the following round with a 7.2 and 7.6, going down from gold to silver and finally settling for bronze. (Photo: Twitter / IOA)

CWG 2018: Om Prakash Mitharval bags 2nd bronze, Mary Kom enters maiden...

Mitharval wins bronze in men's 5m pistol, while Mary kom beat Sri Lanka's Anusha Dilrukshi Koddithuwak.

11 April 2018 8:45 AM IST

Both Manoj and Hussamuddin will be up against English opponents in their semifinals bouts. (Photo: PTI)

CWG 2018: Manoj Kumar, Naman Talwar lead Indian charge as 4 boxers...

The debutant trio of Amit Panghal, Mohammed Hussamuddin and Naman Tanwar joined Manoj in the semifinals of the...

10 April 2018 5:54 PM IST

Heena Sidhu set a world record as she won gold medal in womens 25m pistol event of Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter / IOA Team India)

CWG 2018: Heena Sidhu breaks record to clinch 25m pistol gold medal

Heena, with a total effort of 234, had earlier won a silver medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol.

10 April 2018 11:49 AM IST

It is the first time since the racket sports induction into the Commonwealth Games programme that India has topped both categories. (Photo: PTI)

2018 Commonwealth Games: India men's table tennis team wins gold,...

After Manika Batra-led India to a triumph over Singapore, the men beat the team from the city state 32 in the...

9 April 2018 4:39 PM IST

17-year old Mehuli Ghosh fell marginally behind Singapores Martina Lindsay Veloso, who bagged gold, while Apurvi Chandela, with a score of 423.2, set a new qualification Games record. (Photo: Twitter / India All Sports)

CWG 2018: Mehuli Ghosh, Apurvi Chandela clinch silver, bronze in...

Earlier in the day, Jitu Rai and Om Prakash Mitharwal won gold and bronze medals respectively in the men's 10m air...

9 April 2018 10:42 AM IST

Michael Goolaerts died in hospital after suffering the cardiac arrest during Sundays Paris-Roubaix race. (Photo: AFP)

Belgian cyclist Michael Goolaerts dies after suffering heart attack in...

The 23-year-old's death was confirmed by his team Veranda's Willems-Crelan in a statement on their Twitter account.

9 April 2018 10:10 AM IST

In the mens 10m air pistol event at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018, Jitu Rai shot a total of 235.1 points, thus, registering a new Games record. (Photo: Twitter / IOA Team India)

CWG 2018: Record-breaking Jitu Rai wins gold, Om Prakash Mitharwal...

Mitharwal, in his debut at CWG, bagged shot a total of 214.3 points and took India's medal count to 15.

9 April 2018 9:04 AM IST

I got what was in my destiny: Punam Yadav

Punam said is financially stable after her 2014 Glasgow medal.

9 April 2018 1:53 AM IST