Live Updates, Commonwealth Games 2018 Day 6 in Gold Coast: Manoj Enters Semi-finals, Assures Medal; India Take Lead Against SA

GOAL! Wonderful hockey from India and captain Rani Rampal applies the finishing touches, controls the ball and calmly slots it past the goalkeeper. India lead 1-0 at the moment.

Three quarters gone here and its still 0-0 here, India have hit the cross bar and come close to scoring but the goal still eludes them. Interesting to see how they approach the final 15 minutes

So, that's it, its all over and Manoj Kumar has entered the semi-finals with a 4-1 verdict from the judges, yet another medal assured for India!

Meanwhile, Indian boxer Manoj Kumar is in action against Australia's  Nicholas and we are into the third round here.

The third quarter starts with an early penalty corner to South Africa but India fend off the danger here, not for long though as SA get another penalty corner. Currently 0-0 here

End of second quarter here and its still 0-0, this means we have reached half-time here and scores are level. India have been dominant in parts but are still lacking that consistency.

We are almost reaching the end of second quarter here, final 5 minutes remaining here and its still 0-0

The second quarter has started now, and its still 0-0 at the moment. Remember, a draw is enough for India to seal a way through to semi-final.

Penalty corner to India and a solid shot from Rani Rampal but goalkeeper saves it, Mandana though has a great chance on the rebound but she puts it over the bar.

Great chance for South Africa, that was their first real chance of the game but a weak shot from the striker sees goalkeeper Punia easily save it. Still 0-0 here.

The Women's hockey team are still level at 0-0 against South Africa, 7 minutes gone in the first quarter so far.

Hussamuddin Mohammed has done it, the judges award him the fight and he assures India another medal, only the colour of it remains to be seen. Great news for India! Judges have awarded him the fight 5-0 which you have to say is fair given how the bout went

It's all over and Hussamuddin seems to be celebrating here,  lets see what the judges decide..

The Indian boxer certainly being more dominant in the second round, but he is looking a bit tired now and the coach doing his best to get him to his best. Crucial round 3 coming up now

Hussamuddin's bout has begun and he has started well, he is looking aggressive and connecting the blows to the Zambian boxer..

Also, now up next in the boxing ring is India's Hussamuddin Mohammed taking on Zambia's Everisto Mulenga for a place in the semi-final in men's 56kg. If he wins this bout then he will seal a semifinal spot..

Indian women's hockey team will be in action soon, as they take on South Africa and a win here will assure them of a semi-final spot.

Squash: Dipika Pallikal and Sourav Ghosal took another 7 minutes to wrap up the second game at 11-3 to beat Pakistan's pairing of Madina Zafar and Tayyab Aslam. India beat Pakistan in 13 minutes in straight games - 11-2, 11-3. 

The Indian pair of Dipika Pallikal and Sourav Ghosal seem to be in great touch and are dominating the Pakistani pair of Zafar and Aslam. India have won the first game 11-2. It took the Indians only 6 minutes to complete the game. 

Squash: This is India’s second match of the day. The Mixed doubles pairing of Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghoshal, India’s best pairing are up against Pakistan’s Madina Zafar and Tayyab Aslam in the Pool E contest

A Golden Record!

Indian women don't just believe in winning medals, they like shattering records in doing so!

Congratulations 🎉 to @HeenaSidhu10 for snatching a 🥇 in the 25 m air pistol event with a record setting performance. Women power roaring at #CWG2018 #IndiaAtCWG pic.twitter.com/wo9Rn2fkKB

— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) April 10, 2018

Hockey: At 3pm, the Indian women's hockey team will take on South Africa with an eye on locking down a semi-final berth. Rani Rampal and co stunned everyone when they beat the Olympic champions England a few days ago. 

Para Power Lifting: India's Sakina Khatun finished fifth out of seven competitors. The 2014 Glasgow Games Bronze Medallist Sakina finished with 93.2 points. She lifted 82 kilograms in her first attempt before her second attempt of lifting 85 kg was ruled out. Her attempt on the 85 kg was ruled out because the jury deemed that she wasn't able to hold it close enough to her chest for long enough.

Heena Sidhu is extremely glad that the finger injury that has been troubling her a lot did not flare up during the Women's 25m Pistol final. "Thankfully, my trigger which has been giving me some trouble because of a tingling sensation was alright today. I didn't feel that tingling too much. The 10m air pistol final is a blur to me, I couldn't feel my fingers during that. I have been undergoing physiotherapy for this problem but for today, I told my physio not to touch me. I just let it be and to my relief it went off well," she said.

One of the biggest and most awaited events today for the Indian fans has to be Mohammad Anas' 400m Men's final. That is in the evening, just after 5pm IST. His qualification with a season best time of 45.44 was the third fastest amongst the finalists. He is also the first Indian to make it to the 400m final since 1958 when Milkha Singh won the Gold medal in Cardiff. 

Congratulations @HeenaSidhu10 👏🥇

— Parupalli Kashyap (@parupallik) April 10, 2018

Heena Sidhu has won a Silver medal and a Gold at the 2018 Gold Coast CWG, but it has not been easy while preparing for the Games as she admits to a 'tingling sensation' on her trigger finger which has been around for a while and flares up once in a while. 

The elbow injury that forced transgender competitor Laurel Hubbard out of the Commonwealth Games weightlifting competition has ended her career. The 40-year-old, whose participation was criticised as "unfair" by the Samoan team, said at the time she thought she had ruptured a ligament in her left elbow. Hubbard told media on Tuesday the injury was career-ending and she would not compete again.

Interestingly enough, at the beginning of the year, Heena Sidhu who has just won Gold in the Women's 25m Pistol event wanted to quit the event for good as it is not her main event. Her coach and husband Ronak Pandit though convinced her otherwise, and thankfully so for India.