Today’s Pool B match will be India’s 80th match against England. India has won 39, drawn 13 and lost 27. It’s been in the last decade or so when we have lost quite a few games to England. The last loss was at the Hockey World League Final when England beat us 3-2.
Day 6 report: India's Heena Sidhu won gold in the women's 25 metre pistol event, while para-lifter Sachin Chaudhary earned a bronze while five boxers assured at least a medal each on Tuesday at the Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile, both the men's and the women's hockey teams entered the semi-finals.
Heena, who finished third in qualifying, notched up a new CWG record of 38 points, even as other shooters disappointed, with Chain Singh and Gagan Narang finishing fourth and seventh respectively. Heena's medal was India's eighth in shooting, even as she bagged her second medal after her silver medal in the 10m air pistol on Sunday.
The other medal was a surprise as Sachin lifted the combined effort of 181 points. In his first two attempts, he failed to lift 201 kg but he did so in the final attempt to finish in the top-three to take India's medal tally to 21 medals. India are third in the medal's table — behind Australia (130 medals) and England (74 medals).
Indian Hockey
Among other superlative performances, quarter-miler Mohammad Anas registered a national record but that was not enough to give him a podium finish in the men's 400 metres. Reigning Asian champion Anas finished the race in 45.31 seconds to improve on his own national record mark, while the bronze medallist of the event, Javon Francis delivered a season best with a timing of 45.11 seconds.
In the women's 400m semi-finals, Hima posted a personal best of 51.53 seconds to improve on her previous best of 51.97 seconds to advance to the final. Finishing third in the semi-final 1, she reached the final on the basis of having the top-two timings among the competitors who didn't finish top-two in each of the three heats.
Boxers brightened India's day with Amit Panghal, Naman Tanwar, Mohammed Hussamuddin, Manoj Kumar and Satish Kumar assuring the country at least a medal each as they reached the semi-finals of their respective weights categories.
The day started with Amit Panghal defeating Aqeel Ahmed of Scotland 4:1 in a men's light flyweight (49 kg) quarter-final and Naman outplaying Samoa's Frank Masoe by a unanimous 5:0 verdict in the heavyweight (91kg) division.
Later in the day, in men's 56kg category, Hussamuddin overpowered Muilenga Everisto of Zambia in a unanimous 5:0 verdict while Manoj defeated Australia's Terry Nickolas 4:1 in the 69kg category. Satish also won his bout with a split 4:1 decision in plus 91kg quarter-final bout.
Meanwhile, India defeated Botswana 16-9 to reach the fourth round of the lawn bowls men's Fours Sectional event, while Krishna Xalxo thrashed Fiji's Arun Kumar 21-11 in Round 3 but lost 18-21 to Jamaican Andrew Newell in a Round 4 tie.
(With inputs from IANS)
Published Date: Apr 11, 2018 05:57 AM | Updated Date: Apr 11, 2018 15:23 PM
Highlights
Vikas Krishan ensures another medal for India
India will have another boxing medal after Vikas Krishan breezed past Benny Muziyo of Zambia in their 75kg quarter-final. He was clinical in the fight — guard up, and fierce punches to the Zambian’s body. He wrapped up the bout with an unanimous points verdict.
GOLD MEDAL FOR INDIA
Shreyasi Singh wins the gold medal in the women's double trap event. She beat Australia's Emma Cox in the shootout.
This is India's 12th gold medal in the Commonwealth Games!
Gaurav Solanki enters 52kg semi-final
The Papua New Guinea boxer is relying on the power of his solo punches so far, but Solanki's advantage lies in his combination punches. He's dominated this round too. And it's not surprising that he's won this bout on a unanimous points verdict. He's in the semis. And that's another medal assured for India.
Sarita Devi loses to Anja Stridsman
India have had a lot of success in the boxing ring in the past few days. But Sarita Devi will not be among the medals at Gold Coast. She's been thoroughly dominated by the Australian in this quarter-final bout.
Mary Kom enters 48kg final
The Commonwealth Games is the one medal missing from Mary Kom's kitty and she's showed just how desperate she is to win it. She came out all guns blazing and continued to fight like you would expect a five-time world champion to do — throwing a flurry of punches and not giving an inch. The unanimous points victory over Sri Lanka's Anusha Dilrukshi Koddithuwakku is just a reiteration of what we already know — that she's a class act.
Mitharval bags second medal at Gold Coast
Om Mitharval bags bronze medal in the 50m pistol men's final to win his second medal of the Commonwealth Games 2018
Om Mitharval assures himself of second medal
Om Mitharval in silver medal position but with just three shooters in the fray, Om Mitharval has assured himself of another medal
Early exit for Jitu Rai
Jitu Rai fails to recover and is the first one to be eliminated in 50m pistol men's final. However, on a positive nore Om Mitharval is in second spot after 12 shots
Jitu Rai, Om Mitharval qualify for finals of 50m pistol men
Two days after winning gold and bronze in the men’s 10m air pistol event, Jitu Rai and Om Mitharval are in action in the 50m pistol men. After the qualification stage, Jitu has finished sixth while Mitharval is on top.
Jitu shot 93 in his first series and followed it up with a 91, 87, 89, 93 and 89 while his compatriot’s scores in the six qualification series read: 89, 90, 92, 95, 89, 94.
Unfortunately for Mitharval, scores from qualification don’t get carried over in the finals. All eight competitors start at zero in the finals.
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India’s women long jumpers Nayana James and Neena Pinto extended their stay in the competition into the final to be held tomorrow. Nayana James opened with 6.21m and then went farther to 6.34m on second jump before causing a red flag to be raised on her third jump. Neena, Pinto came through with a desperate effort on her third jump that took her 6.24m. Nayana James’s best this season has been 6.51m that she got in Patiala
On an evening when only four jumpers went past the automatic qualification mark of 6.60m, 22-year-old Kozhikode resident Nayana progressed as the ninth best jumper and 27-year-old Neena Pinto from Perambara in Kerala got in as 12th best. Nigeria’s Precious Okoronkwo, who had fouled her first two jumps, gave it her all but managed 6.12m. The final will be held at 3.25 p.m. tomorrow.
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What a start!
Sreejesh makes 3 saves including one off a PC. Lalit and Dilpreet miss opportunities; hockey at break-neck speed out here between India vs England. Conversion, conversion is the key here for both teams.
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Neena Nellickal and Nayana James fail to touch the automatic qualification mark of 6.60 in their long jump attempts. However, the duo can make it to the final as one of the 12 best performers.
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Here is how both the teams have lined-up!
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Today’s Pool B match will be India’s 80th match against England. India has won 39, drawn 13 and lost 27. It’s been in the last decade or so when we have lost quite a few games to England. The last loss was at the Hockey World League Final when England beat us 3-2.
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Men's singles:
HS Prannoy beats Christopher Paul 21-14, 21-6 to cement a spot in the last-16 of the event. Despite a slow start, the 25-year-old was able to react quickly and hit winners with ease.
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Time for some hockey action!
The match between India vs England about to start and it would decide which team tops Pool B. Both teams are on 7 points; having played 3, won 2 and drawn 1. England had a super start to the CWG beating Malaysia 7-0 while India drew with Pakistan 2-2. England has been playing good hockey and only recently was in the Sultan Azlan Shah final where they lost to Australia. India and England had played a 1-1 draw in the same tournament.
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It is time for the women's long jump qualifying rounds. India is represented by Nayana James and Nellickal V.Neena.
The qualifying mark is set at 6.60. Neena's personal best is at 6.66 and Nayana has 6.55 as hers.
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Prannoy opens up a 10-point lead over Paul as he forces his opponent to make errors at the net. He leads 15-5 and looks set to win this match in straight games. Remember, he is playing in his first-ever Games. Hence, the slow start.
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A healthy five-point lead for Prannoy there. The 25-year-old shuttler has hit solid returns and attacking strokes to lead 7-2 against Paul in the second game.
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Men's singles:
Prannoy takes the first game 21-14! A slow start for the Indian shuttler but he manages to up his game after the mid-game break to unsettle Paul
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Men's singles
11-10! Prannoy has a slender one-point lead over Paul at the break of the opening game. Both the shuttlers have mixed their shots brilliantly. The Mauritiusian shuttler is giving a tough fight.
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Boxing: 51kg quarter-final
Lisa Whiteside beats India's Pinki Rani. The three-round bout ended in Whiteside's favour via a split 3-2 decision from the judges. Well, that was a close call. It was a tough job for the judges as well.
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Men's singles
HS Prannoy takes on Christopher Paul of Mauritius in the Round of 32. The Kunnur-born shuttler is one of the favourites to bag a medal in the men's singles discipline.
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Badminton: Women's singles
A perfect way to make a comeback! The fit-again shuttler beats Fiji's Whiteside 21-6, 21-3 to book a spot in the Round of 16. Sindhu controlled the pace of the game throughout the match.
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Badminton: Women's singles
It just took 18 minutes for Gadde to register a comprehensive win over Ghana's Atipaka. The 20-year-old from Hyderabad wins 21-5, 21-7 to enter the last-16
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Sindhu hasn't put a foot wrong in the second game so far as she leads 11-0 at the break of the second game. Can she finish it off in style?
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PV Sindhu takes 1-0 lead
The top seed wins the opening game 21-6 in just 9 minutes. Whiteside tried to push Sindhu towards the backcourt but the Indian shuttler used her height to her advantage to hit winners.
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Ruthvika Shivani Gadde dominates the opening game 21-5 against Ghana's Grace Atipaka. The third women's singles player from India showed a glimpse of her attacking prowess to bag the first game.
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Women's singles: Round of 32
Top seed PV Sindhu is in action against Fiji's Whiteside. The 22-year-old, who was also India's flag-bearer, takes the court for the very first time at Gold Coast.
On the adjacent court, itr's India's Ruthvika Shivani Gadde who is in action against Grace Atipatka.
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Badminton: Men's singles
Kidambi Srikanth cruises past Mauritius' Aatish Lubah 21-13, 21-10 in 25 minutes to enter the last-16 of the competition. Fantastic display from the Indian shuttler throughout the match. His cross-court drop shots were accurate and he was equally good from the back.
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Badminton: Men's singles
At the mid-game interval, it's Srikanth with the upper hand as he holds a six-point advantage at 11-5. Lubah hasn't been able to return the bird from the back of the cout.
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Srikanth is getting into the rhythm. He is no longer making errors by hitting the shots wide. He leads 8-3 against a defensive Lubah as we approach the mid-game break of the second game
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Badminton: Men's singles
Kidambi Srikanth takes a 1-0 lead in this tie. The 25-year-old shuttler was trailing 3-7 at one point but his strokes from the mid-court made the difference after the mid-game break.
The second game gets underway...
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Srikanth has quickly turned things around to take a 15-10 lead over Lubah. There was a brief chat between him and coach Pullela Gopichand at the mid-game interval. Wonder what Gopi said to the Guntur boy.
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A casual display from the Indian shuttler so far. Srikanth trails 4-7. Can Lubah create a major upset?
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Badminton: Men's singles
World No 2 (he'll be No 1 tomorrow), Kidambi Srikanth trals by two points against Aatish Lubah of Mauritius in the opening game of the R32 tie.
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Badminton: Women's singles
Saina Nehwal trounces Elsle de Villiers 21-3, 21-1 to enter the last-16 of the event. The Indian played a series of drop shots to stretch her opponent.
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1-19! De Villiers finally wins a point in this game. Saina couldn't judge the speed of the shuttle.
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11-0! CARNAGE
Saina Nehwal is just toying around at the moment. She hasn't allowed De Villers to cover the net. Domination!
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Badminton: Women's singles
Saina Nehwal bags the first game 21-3. Easy-peasy for the second seed shuttler as she dominates the frontcourt with attacking strokes.
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16-3! Saina is running away with the lead. De Villers is finding it difficult to play shots near her backhand corner. Brilliant strokes by the Indian shuttler.
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She has an 11-point lead at the mid-game break.
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Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal is in action against South Africa's Elsle de Villers in the R32 of women's singles event.
The Indian shuttler takes a massive 6-0 lead in the opening game. She is also the second seed in this tournament.
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Table tennis: Mixed doubles
Now that's a comfortable victory for Manika Batra and Sathiyan over the Malaysian duo. The Indian pair enters the Round of 16.
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Table tennis update:
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Ankur Mittal added a bronze medal to India’s kitty with a superb effort in an exciting double trap final in which he was in front for much of the time. He was tied for the top spot with Scotland’s David McMath at 46/50 but his shooting was not the same after an official walked up to him and had a word before the shooting resumed. For someone had missed only four birds out of 50 shots in the final, the 26-year-old Delhiite who won silver medal in the World Championship in Moscow in September last year, ended up missing three of the next 10 and had to settle for bronze behind McMath and Isle of Man’s Tim Kneale. The last named had a similar score of 53/60 but went to the final round of 10 shots because he had finished higher than Ankur Mittal in the qualification. Mohammed Asab, the Indian bronze medallist from 2014, finished fourth after having shot a creditable 137/150 in qualifying.
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Ankur Mittal claims bronze in double trap men's finals
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Double Trap Men's Finals
India’s Asab Mohammed is eliminated after 50 shots with a score of 43 (50). Meanwhile, Ankur Mittal is tied with David McMath at the top!
Interesting next round...
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Shreyasi Singh wins gold after shoot-off drama
Shreyasi Singh fetched India their 12th gold at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast by improving the colour of her second medal in the Commonwealth Games double trap event, having won silver four years earlier in Glagow. The 26-year-old from Delhi won a shoot-off for the gold medal against Australian Emma Cox who surprisingly missed 12 of her 30 shots in the fourth round after appearing to be firmly on road to title victory. The two shooters finished with identical scores of 96 from their 120 shots in four rounds. In the shoot off, Shreyasi shot both birds while Emma Cox, an ISSF World Cup winner in 2016, missed one and ceded gold to the Indian in dramatic fashion.
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Smart tactics helped Vikas Krishan
Vikas Krishan gained the five judges’ nod in a unanimous points decision against Zambia’s Benny Muziyo to get into the 75kg class semi-finals and assured himself of medal on Commonwealth Games debut. He thus became the third Indian boxer, after Mary Kom (women’s 48kg class) and Gaurav Solanki (men’s 52kg), to be guaranteed a podium place in Gold Coast. Vikas Krishan went into the bout against a taller opponent with a sound game plan. He let the Zambian expend much of his energy in the opening round before landing punches himself. He gained the upper-hand against the 2014 bronze medallist with smart tactics and it was no surprise that the final verdict was a 5-0 in favour of the policeman from Bhiwani.
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Vikas Krishan ensures another medal for India
India will have another boxing medal after Vikas Krishan breezed past Benny Muziyo of Zambia in their 75kg quarter-final. He was clinical in the fight — guard up, and fierce punches to the Zambian’s body. He wrapped up the bout with an unanimous points verdict.
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Mohammed Asab and Ankur Mittal enter finals at a canter
Mohammed Asab and Ankur Mittal gave themselves a shot at the double trap medals by entering the final without much ado. In the 150-shot qualifying in the event that has been dropped from the Olympic Games programme, the 30-year-old Asab shot 137 to get into a shoot-off with David McMath (Scotland). Asab, who won a bronze in the 2014 Games in Glasgow, will be hoping to sustain the good form in the final. He started off with a perfect 30 and followed it up with scores of 27, 29 and 26 to hold top position. A 25 in the final round meant that he had allowed McMath to force a tie at 137. Ankur Mittal, the 26-year-old Delhiite who won silver medal in the World Championships in Moscow in September last year, rallied from a 25 in the second round to finish fifth with 133.
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GOLD MEDAL FOR INDIA
Shreyasi Singh wins the gold medal in the women's double trap event. She beat Australia's Emma Cox in the shootout.
This is India's 12th gold medal in the Commonwealth Games!
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Sharath Kamal-Mouma Das win Round of 32 tie
The Sri Lanka mixed-doubles pair of Rohan Sirisena and Ishara Madurangi were no match to their Indian opponents. Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das have progressed to the Round of 16 after winning the tie 3-1.
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Yet another medal for India
Gaurav Solanki, 21-year-old from Services pugilist from Ballabgarh near Delhi, became the first Indian male to enter the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games when he beat Papua New Guinea’s Charles Keama with a unanimous verdict in their 52kg class quarterfinal. Having beaten the more experienced Kavinder Singh Bisht in the trials back home, he carried his confidence through, landing punches that impressed all five judges to score in his favour. His improvement in the past couple of years has helped him transition from being a good boxer at the youth level into someone who means business in the senior ranks as well.
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Gaurav Solanki enters 52kg semi-final
The Papua New Guinea boxer is relying on the power of his solo punches so far, but Solanki's advantage lies in his combination punches. He's dominated this round too. And it's not surprising that he's won this bout on a unanimous points verdict. He's in the semis. And that's another medal assured for India.
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Solanki dominating
Solanki has not let up in the second round either. How devastating is that right hand? The Papua New Guinea boxer is explosive, but the Indian has a measure of him.
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Advantage Gaurav Solanki after Round 1
Gaurav Solanki has started on the front foot against Papua New Guinea's Charles Keama, landing a few solid left jabs in his opening round.
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Sarita Devi failed to bring her A game to the ring
India’s Sarita Devi was unable to bring her A game to the ring and lost her 60kg quarter-final bout to Australia’s Anja Stridsman in a unanimous decision. Having beaten Barbados’ Kimberley Gittens in the pre-quarter-finals, she looked sluggish in the bout that stood between her and second successive Commonwealth Games medal. That two judges scored only one round each her favour is a fair indication of how Sarita Devi fought the bruising battle against the 31-year-old home favourite. She thus became the second Indian woman boxer after Lovlina Borgohain (69kg class) to bow out of the medal race. While Mary Kom has made it to the final of the 48kg class, Pinki Rani (51kg) awaits her quarter-final match with England’s Lisa Whiteside later today.