Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition will see the Indian shuttlers in action. They are entering an important phase in the individual event as the likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, etc. will take on their respective opponents in the Round of 16 matches on Friday evening (August 05).

The likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, and Aakarshi Kashyap had a fine start in their Round of 32 matches and will look to carry on with their winning momentum today as well. After settling for&nbsp;silver in the mixed team event, India's badminton contingent will be eager to add to the country's medal-tally in the singles round.

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Everything to know about Indian shuttlers' Round of 16 matches&nbsp;on Day 8 of&nbsp;Commonwealth Games 2022:

Women’s doubles match:&nbsp;Jolly Treesa/Pullela Gayatri Gopichand vs Jemimah Leung For Sang/Mungrah (Mauritius). The matches takes place at 4:10 PM IST.

Men’s doubles match:&nbsp;Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy/ Chirag Shetty versus Murad Ali/Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti (Pakistan). It will be held at 12:00 AM IST.

Women’s singles clash:&nbsp;PV Sindhu vs Husina Kobugabe (Uganda), commencing at&nbsp;6:10 PM IST

Women’s singles face-off:&nbsp;Aakarshi Kashyap vs Eva Kattirtzi (Cyprus), which will kick off at 11:20 PM IST

Men’s Singles clash:&nbsp;Kidambi Srikanth vs Dumindu Abeywickrama (Sri Lanka), at 5:30 PM IST

Telecast and Live Streaming:&nbsp;The matches featuring Indian shuttlers will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network. Meanwhile, the live streaming will be&nbsp;on Sony Liv.

Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition will see the Indian shuttlers in action. They are entering an important phase in the individual event as the likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, etc.

Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition will see the Indian shuttlers in action. They are entering an important phase in the individual event as the likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, etc. will take on their respective opponents in the Round of 16 matches on Friday evening (August 05). The likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, and Aakarshi Kashyap had a fine start in their Round of 32 matches and will look to carry on with their winning momentum today as well. After settling for silver in the mixed team event, India's badminton contingent will be eager to add to the country's medal-tally in the singles round. ALSO READ | CWG 2022: Boxer Amit Panghal enters semi-final with convincing win, adds to India's medal-tally Everything to know about Indian shuttlers' Round of 16 matches on Day 8 of Commonwealth Games 2022: Women’s doubles match: Jolly Treesa/Pullela Gayatri Gopichand vs Jemimah Leung For Sang/Mungrah (Mauritius). The matches takes place at 4:10 PM IST. Men’s doubles match: Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy/ Chirag Shetty versus Murad Ali/Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti (Pakistan). It will be held at 12:00 AM IST. Women’s singles clash: PV Sindhu vs Husina Kobugabe (Uganda), commencing at 6:10 PM IST Women’s singles face-off: Aakarshi Kashyap vs Eva Kattirtzi (Cyprus), which will kick off at 11:20 PM IST Men’s Singles clash: Kidambi Srikanth vs Dumindu Abeywickrama (Sri Lanka), at 5:30 PM IST Telecast and Live Streaming: The matches featuring Indian shuttlers will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network. Meanwhile, the live streaming will be on Sony Liv.

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Indian contingent continues to inspire in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham, England. On Day 8, India's medal hopes were pinned on the wrestling squad -- comprising some big names such as Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia, Sakshi Malik, etc.&nbsp;

Well, the majority of them have not disappointed as both Bajrang and Deepak have stormed into the final of their respective categories. Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Bajrang&nbsp;registered&nbsp;an easy win by 'victory by fall' in his opening clash to proceed ahead and didn't break a sweat to reach the final courtesy of a big win over England's&nbsp;George Ramm of England&nbsp;via technical superiority (without any point achieved by his&nbsp;opponent).

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Deepak also followed suit and joined Bajrang in the final after the&nbsp;World Championships silver medalist win in the men's 86kg category. Meanwhile, the women wrestlers also continued to shine and give plenty to cheer for the Indian fans back home with their performances. The likes of&nbsp;Sakshi Malik (62kg) and Anshu Malik (57kg) entered the summit clash whereas&nbsp;Divya Kakran (in 68kg) won her repechage bout and will now compete for bronze. In men's,&nbsp;the 22-year-old Mohit Grewal also conceded his match in&nbsp;the&nbsp;125kg category semi-final. Thus, he will now shift focus to compete for a third-spot finish.&nbsp;

Among others, the likes of PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth have also moved into the quarter-finals in the badminton singles category, after the mixed team fetched silver early this week. Thus, a lot more medals are in store for Team India in the remaining days of CWG 2022.

Indian contingent continues to inspire in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham, England. On Day 8, India's medal hopes were pinned on the wrestling squad -- comprising some big names such as Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia, Sakshi Malik, etc.

Indian contingent continues to inspire in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham, England. On Day 8, India's medal hopes were pinned on the wrestling squad -- comprising some big names such as Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia, Sakshi Malik, etc. Well, the majority of them have not disappointed as both Bajrang and Deepak have stormed into the final of their respective categories. Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Bajrang registered an easy win by 'victory by fall' in his opening clash to proceed ahead and didn't break a sweat to reach the final courtesy of a big win over England's George Ramm of England via technical superiority (without any point achieved by his opponent). ALSO READ | Commonwealth Games 2022: EXPLAINED! Why all wrestling bouts got delayed on Day 8 in Birmingham Deepak also followed suit and joined Bajrang in the final after the World Championships silver medalist win in the men's 86kg category. Meanwhile, the women wrestlers also continued to shine and give plenty to cheer for the Indian fans back home with their performances. The likes of Sakshi Malik (62kg) and Anshu Malik (57kg) entered the summit clash whereas Divya Kakran (in 68kg) won her repechage bout and will now compete for bronze. In men's, the 22-year-old Mohit Grewal also conceded his match in the 125kg category semi-final. Thus, he will now shift focus to compete for a third-spot finish. Among others, the likes of PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth have also moved into the quarter-finals in the badminton singles category, after the mixed team fetched silver early this week. Thus, a lot more medals are in store for Team India in the remaining days of CWG 2022.

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The India 'A' and 'B' teams registered comprehensive victories in the seventh round in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Friday. Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and SL Narayanan secured wins over Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik as India 'A', the second seeds, outclassed India 'C' 3-1.

Teenaged GM D Gukesh continued his dream run, notching up a seventh straight win in the event, beating Cuban GM Carlos Albornoz Cabrera to help India 'B' record a crushing 3.5-0.5 win. It is the sixth win from seven rounds for the team which also includes GMs R Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin and B Adhiban. Top-ranked USA took a 2-1 lead against Armenia, who were in the lead after six rounds with as many wins.

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In the women's section, leaders - India 'A', the top-seeds, saw their best player Koneru Humpy go down to Gunay Mammadzada of Azerbaijan, while D Harika drew with Khanim Balajyeva before Tania Sachdev and R Vaishali defeated Ulviyya Fataliyeva and Govhar Beydullayeva to set up a 2.5-1.5 win.

The come from behind victory ensured that India 'A' extended their winning streak to seven with four more rounds to be played. India 'B' lost 1.5-2.5 to Greece as Vantika Agrawal and Soumya Swaminathan suffered defeats even as the host's 'C' team took a winning 2.5-0.5 lead against Switzerland riding on wins for Easha Karavade and P V Nandhidhaa.

The India 'A' and 'B' teams registered comprehensive victories in the seventh round in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Friday. Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and SL Narayanan secured wins over Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik as India 'A', the second seeds, outclassed India 'C' 3-1.

The India 'A' and 'B' teams registered comprehensive victories in the seventh round in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Friday. Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and SL Narayanan secured wins over Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik as India 'A', the second seeds, outclassed India 'C' 3-1. Teenaged GM D Gukesh continued his dream run, notching up a seventh straight win in the event, beating Cuban GM Carlos Albornoz Cabrera to help India 'B' record a crushing 3.5-0.5 win. It is the sixth win from seven rounds for the team which also includes GMs R Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin and B Adhiban. Top-ranked USA took a 2-1 lead against Armenia, who were in the lead after six rounds with as many wins. ALSO READ | On third anniversary of abrogation of Article 370, football stadium thrown open In the women's section, leaders - India 'A', the top-seeds, saw their best player Koneru Humpy go down to Gunay Mammadzada of Azerbaijan, while D Harika drew with Khanim Balajyeva before Tania Sachdev and R Vaishali defeated Ulviyya Fataliyeva and Govhar Beydullayeva to set up a 2.5-1.5 win. The come from behind victory ensured that India 'A' extended their winning streak to seven with four more rounds to be played. India 'B' lost 1.5-2.5 to Greece as Vantika Agrawal and Soumya Swaminathan suffered defeats even as the host's 'C' team took a winning 2.5-0.5 lead against Switzerland riding on wins for Easha Karavade and P V Nandhidhaa.

Chess Olympiad: India 'A', 'B' register comprehensive victories in Open section

On Friday (August 05), PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth continued their merry runs at CWG 2022 edition, in Birmingham, by notching up easy wins in their respective games in the singles category. Sindhu moved past&nbsp;Uganda's Husina Kobugabe without dropping much sweat to win 21-10, 21-9. Meanwhile, Srikanth got the better of Sri Lankan&nbsp;Dumindu ABEYWICKRAMA with a 21-9, 21-12.

Talking about Sindhu's contest, the 27-year-old was at her dominant best. However, she didn't start off very well. The Indian star shutter&nbsp;was trailing 2-3 before gaining momentum and there was no looking back for her post that.&nbsp;

At the halfway mark of the first game, Sindhu was up by 11-4 before claiming it 21-10. In the second and penultimate game, she was ahead 11-6 and closed the contest in a jiffy.

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Srikanth, on the other hand, was right on the money from the word go and led 11-5 at the halfway stage of the opening game. He eventually won 21-9 and impressed the spectators with his creative shots. In the second game, his opposition came up with some good shots but the writing was always on the wall.

The 29-year-old Srikanth, who was in sheer disappointment after India's mixed team lost the final to Malaysia, will be desperate for redemption and look to go the distance in the singles round and return with gold.

On Friday (August 05), PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth continued their merry runs at CWG 2022 edition, in Birmingham, by notching up easy wins in their respective games in the singles category.

On Friday (August 05), PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth continued their merry runs at CWG 2022 edition, in Birmingham, by notching up easy wins in their respective games in the singles category. Sindhu moved past Uganda's Husina Kobugabe without dropping much sweat to win 21-10, 21-9. Meanwhile, Srikanth got the better of Sri Lankan Dumindu ABEYWICKRAMA with a 21-9, 21-12. Talking about Sindhu's contest, the 27-year-old was at her dominant best. However, she didn't start off very well. The Indian star shutter was trailing 2-3 before gaining momentum and there was no looking back for her post that. At the halfway mark of the first game, Sindhu was up by 11-4 before claiming it 21-10. In the second and penultimate game, she was ahead 11-6 and closed the contest in a jiffy. ALSO READ | Commonwealth Games 2022: EXPLAINED! Why all wrestling bouts got delayed on Day 8 in Birmingham Srikanth, on the other hand, was right on the money from the word go and led 11-5 at the halfway stage of the opening game. He eventually won 21-9 and impressed the spectators with his creative shots. In the second game, his opposition came up with some good shots but the writing was always on the wall. The 29-year-old Srikanth, who was in sheer disappointment after India's mixed team lost the final to Malaysia, will be desperate for redemption and look to go the distance in the singles round and return with gold.

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The Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition continues to live upto expectations with plenty of action and drama with each passing day. On Day 8 of the marquee event, in Birmingham, an unexpected incident took place which led to a delay in all wrestling bouts.&nbsp;

For the unversed, all wrestling bouts were put on hold on Friday (August 05) due to an alleged security breach at the Conventry Arena. The wrestling matches were&nbsp;delayed by an hour after a speaker fell at the venue. After this, organisers decided to check the entire system in a bid to prevent the incident from taking place once again.

"All are safe, they are just rechecking the whole system to avoid any untoward incident," a coach was quoted saying to News agency PTI. "We're taking a short pause for a safety check and will resume action once we receive the go-ahead," said Union World Wrestling on their Twitter account.

This happened soon after Indian stars Bajrang&nbsp;and Deepak Punia&nbsp;earned dominating victories in their respective categories to kickoff&nbsp;their campaigns in style. While Bajrang notched up an easy win by 'victory by fall', the 23-year-old Deepak emerged on top due to technical superiority.

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Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang was at his usual best as he required less than two minutes to move to the 65kg quarterfinals at the&nbsp;Games in Birmingham, knocking out&nbsp;Naurau's Lowe Bingham in his opening bout.

Talking about India's medal contenders in action on Day 8, the likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Hima Das, women's hockey team, etc are also in action. Srikanth and Sindhu have qualified for the quarter-finals.&nbsp;

Bajrang, meanwhile, will next face Mauritius' Jean Guyliane Joris Bandou. Among the women wrestlers,&nbsp;Anshu Malik (57kg), Sakshi Malik (62kg) and Divya Kakran (68kg) will also be keen on adding to the country's medal tally.

The Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition continues to live upto expectations with plenty of action and drama with each passing day. On Day 8 of the marquee event, in Birmingham, an unexpected incident took place which led to a delay in all wrestling bouts.

The Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition continues to live upto expectations with plenty of action and drama with each passing day. On Day 8 of the marquee event, in Birmingham, an unexpected incident took place which led to a delay in all wrestling bouts. For the unversed, all wrestling bouts were put on hold on Friday (August 05) due to an alleged security breach at the Conventry Arena. The wrestling matches were delayed by an hour after a speaker fell at the venue. After this, organisers decided to check the entire system in a bid to prevent the incident from taking place once again. "All are safe, they are just rechecking the whole system to avoid any untoward incident," a coach was quoted saying to News agency PTI. "We're taking a short pause for a safety check and will resume action once we receive the go-ahead," said Union World Wrestling on their Twitter account. This happened soon after Indian stars Bajrang and Deepak Punia earned dominating victories in their respective categories to kickoff their campaigns in style. While Bajrang notched up an easy win by 'victory by fall', the 23-year-old Deepak emerged on top due to technical superiority. ALSO READ | CWG 2022: Wrestler Bajrang Punia qualifies for quarterfinal in 65 kg category with dominant win Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang was at his usual best as he required less than two minutes to move to the 65kg quarterfinals at the Games in Birmingham, knocking out Naurau's Lowe Bingham in his opening bout. Talking about India's medal contenders in action on Day 8, the likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Hima Das, women's hockey team, etc are also in action. Srikanth and Sindhu have qualified for the quarter-finals. Bajrang, meanwhile, will next face Mauritius' Jean Guyliane Joris Bandou. Among the women wrestlers, Anshu Malik (57kg), Sakshi Malik (62kg) and Divya Kakran (68kg) will also be keen on adding to the country's medal tally.

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American 18-year-old Coco Gauff found the poise to stall a fierce fightback from four-time major winner Naomi Osaka on Thursday, defeating the former world number one 6-4 6-4 to reach the Silicon Valley Classic quarter-finals.

It was the fourth meeting between Japan`s Osaka and Gauff, who finished runner-up in her maiden Grand Slam final at this year`s French Open, with the American levelling the head-to-head record at 2-2. 
Gauff did not allow a single opportunity on her serve in the opening set, with a sole break of Osaka`s delivery enough for the American to take it.

She dominated the twice Australian and U.S. Open champion in the second set to go 5-1, 40-0 up before the 24-year-old Osaka turned things around. Osaka saved four match points to hold serve and then broke Gauff, who committed two double faults, on her first opportunity in the eighth game.

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Osaka saved three more match points for her next service hold to narrow the deficit to 5-4 before Gauff converted her eighth match point with another big serve. "Even though I was up 5-1, 40-0 I knew I didn`t have the match in the bag yet and she proved that," Gauff said. "When you play Naomi she can play lights out tennis. I wasn`t too mad. I was just like, eventually it`ll calm down and if it doesn`t calm down then it`s probably not my day.

"The most proud was how I responded mentally. I could have easily folded in those couple of double-faults and match points that I lost. But I kept telling myself, `another point, another chance,` and then the music kind of helped on the bench. I was trying to sing along to the song to get me out of the match."

Next up for Gauff, who is third behind top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur in the Race to the WTA Finals leaderboard, will be second-seeded Spaniard Paula Badosa. The WTA 500 tournament in San Jose, California lost its top seed on Thursday when world number three Maria Sakkari was beaten 6-1 6-3 by American Shelby Rogers.

American 18-year-old Coco Gauff found the poise to stall a fierce fightback from four-time major winner Naomi Osaka on Thursday, defeating the former world number one 6-4 6-4 to reach the Silicon Valley Classic quarter-finals.

American 18-year-old Coco Gauff found the poise to stall a fierce fightback from four-time major winner Naomi Osaka on Thursday, defeating the former world number one 6-4 6-4 to reach the Silicon Valley Classic quarter-finals. It was the fourth meeting between Japan`s Osaka and Gauff, who finished runner-up in her maiden Grand Slam final at this year`s French Open, with the American levelling the head-to-head record at 2-2. Gauff did not allow a single opportunity on her serve in the opening set, with a sole break of Osaka`s delivery enough for the American to take it. She dominated the twice Australian and U.S. Open champion in the second set to go 5-1, 40-0 up before the 24-year-old Osaka turned things around. Osaka saved four match points to hold serve and then broke Gauff, who committed two double faults, on her first opportunity in the eighth game. ALSO READ | World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev attains new milestone on winning return in Los Cabos Osaka saved three more match points for her next service hold to narrow the deficit to 5-4 before Gauff converted her eighth match point with another big serve. "Even though I was up 5-1, 40-0 I knew I didn`t have the match in the bag yet and she proved that," Gauff said. "When you play Naomi she can play lights out tennis. I wasn`t too mad. I was just like, eventually it`ll calm down and if it doesn`t calm down then it`s probably not my day. "The most proud was how I responded mentally. I could have easily folded in those couple of double-faults and match points that I lost. But I kept telling myself, `another point, another chance,` and then the music kind of helped on the bench. I was trying to sing along to the song to get me out of the match." Next up for Gauff, who is third behind top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur in the Race to the WTA Finals leaderboard, will be second-seeded Spaniard Paula Badosa. The WTA 500 tournament in San Jose, California lost its top seed on Thursday when world number three Maria Sakkari was beaten 6-1 6-3 by American Shelby Rogers.

Teen sensation Coco Gauff stalls fierce fightback from Naomi Osaka in San Jose

Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States in private, a day after a Russian court jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for nine years for a drugs offence. The case against Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star, plunged her into a geopolitical maelstrom after Russia sent troops into Ukraine on February&nbsp;24.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden had previously agreed on a diplomatic channel that should be used to discuss possible prisoner exchanges. "We are ready to discuss this topic, but within the framework of the channel that was agreed upon by presidents Putin and Biden," Lavrov said during a visit to Cambodia.

"If the Americans decide to once again resort to public diplomacy ... that is their business and I would even say that it is their problem."

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was prepared to engage with Moscow through the established diplomatic channels. He said Griner’s conviction highlighted her wrongful detention by Russia and further compounded the injustice that had been done to her.&nbsp; 
 
The Kremlin has remained tight-lipped on the prospect of a swap, saying that if prisoner exchanges were discussed in the media, they would never happen.

"The Americans have already made that mistake, suddenly deciding to use megaphone diplomacy to resolve these issues," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "This is not how they are resolved."&nbsp;Peskov declined to comment on the court’s ruling on Griner. When asked if she could be pardoned, he said that the clemency procedure was coded in Russian laws.

Griner’s sentence — which Biden called "unacceptable" — could pave the way for a prisoner swap that would include the 31-year-old athlete and a prolific Russian arms dealer serving a 25-year prison term in the United States. The United States has already made what Blinken called a "substantial offer" to secure the release of Americans detained in Russia, including Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan.

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‘A SERIOUS PROPOSAL’ 
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said after Griner’s sentencing that the United States had made Russia a serious proposal. "We urge them to accept it," he said. "They should have accepted it weeks ago when we first made it." Kirby did not provide further detail on the U.S. proposal. 
 
Washington has offered to exchange Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout for Griner and Whelan, sources familiar with the situation have told Reuters.

Russia had tried to add convicted murderer Vadim Krasikov, imprisoned in Germany, to the proposed swap, a source familiar with the proceedings also told Reuters. Russia and the United States staged a prisoner swap in April, trading former Marine Trevor Reed for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year sentence in the United States.

Griner was arrested on Feb. 17 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport with vape cartridges containing hashish&nbsp; oil in her luggage. The United States argued she was wrongly detained and being used as a political bargaining chip by Moscow. Russian officials dismissed the U.S. assertion, saying Griner had broken Russian law and should be judged accordingly.

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Griner, who had been prescribed medical cannabis in the United States to relieve pain from chronic injuries, said she had made an honest mistake by inadvertently packing her vape cartridges as she rushed to make her flight. She pleaded guilty to the changes against her but insisted that she did not intend to break Russian law.

Cannabis is illegal in Russia for both medicinal and recreational purposes.

Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States in private, a day after a Russian court jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for nine years for a drugs offence.

Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States in private, a day after a Russian court jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for nine years for a drugs offence. The case against Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star, plunged her into a geopolitical maelstrom after Russia sent troops into Ukraine on February 24. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden had previously agreed on a diplomatic channel that should be used to discuss possible prisoner exchanges. "We are ready to discuss this topic, but within the framework of the channel that was agreed upon by presidents Putin and Biden," Lavrov said during a visit to Cambodia. "If the Americans decide to once again resort to public diplomacy ... that is their business and I would even say that it is their problem." U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was prepared to engage with Moscow through the established diplomatic channels. He said Griner’s conviction highlighted her wrongful detention by Russia and further compounded the injustice that had been done to her. The Kremlin has remained tight-lipped on the prospect of a swap, saying that if prisoner exchanges were discussed in the media, they would never happen. "The Americans have already made that mistake, suddenly deciding to use megaphone diplomacy to resolve these issues," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "This is not how they are resolved." Peskov declined to comment on the court’s ruling on Griner. When asked if she could be pardoned, he said that the clemency procedure was coded in Russian laws. Griner’s sentence — which Biden called "unacceptable" — could pave the way for a prisoner swap that would include the 31-year-old athlete and a prolific Russian arms dealer serving a 25-year prison term in the United States. The United States has already made what Blinken called a "substantial offer" to secure the release of Americans detained in Russia, including Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan. ALSO READ | Brittney Griner guilty of deliberate drug smuggling: How it panned out for two-time Olympic gold medallist ‘A SERIOUS PROPOSAL’ White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said after Griner’s sentencing that the United States had made Russia a serious proposal. "We urge them to accept it," he said. "They should have accepted it weeks ago when we first made it." Kirby did not provide further detail on the U.S. proposal. Washington has offered to exchange Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout for Griner and Whelan, sources familiar with the situation have told Reuters. Russia had tried to add convicted murderer Vadim Krasikov, imprisoned in Germany, to the proposed swap, a source familiar with the proceedings also told Reuters. Russia and the United States staged a prisoner swap in April, trading former Marine Trevor Reed for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year sentence in the United States. Griner was arrested on Feb. 17 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport with vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. The United States argued she was wrongly detained and being used as a political bargaining chip by Moscow. Russian officials dismissed the U.S. assertion, saying Griner had broken Russian law and should be judged accordingly. ALSO READ | Russia court finds basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of deliberate drug smuggling Griner, who had been prescribed medical cannabis in the United States to relieve pain from chronic injuries, said she had made an honest mistake by inadvertently packing her vape cartridges as she rushed to make her flight. She pleaded guilty to the changes against her but insisted that she did not intend to break Russian law. Cannabis is illegal in Russia for both medicinal and recreational purposes.

Brittney Griner convicted: A day after verdict, Russia ready to discuss swap with US

The Indian quartet of Muhammad Anas, Noah Nirmal Tom, Muhammed Ajmal and Amol Jacob have qualified for the final of the men`s 4 x 400 relay event after performing great in their heat number 2 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday. The Indian team finished in the second spot in heat 2, having clocked the timings of 3:06.97 seconds. At the top was team Kenya, which clocked a timing of 3:06.76s. At the third position was the team of Trinidad and Tobago, which ended with timings of 3:07.12s on the board.

These three teams have earned a spot in the final. Also, Barbados has earned a spot in the final after clocking 3:07.23s and finishing at fourth position in their heat. Also, India`s Ancy Sojan Edappilly failed to make it to the final of the women`s long jump event after coming at seventh position in the Group A qualifying round and finishing 13th overall. She had the best attempt of 6.25 m in her second attempt.

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First six players from her group qualified for the final. The automatic qualification mark was 6.75 m. Australia`s Brooke Buschkuehl finished at the top spot in Group A with the best jump of 6.84 m. The second and third positions were occupied by England`s Lorraine Ugen (best of 6.79 m) and Nigeria`s Ruth Usoro ( best of 6.59 m). Earlier, Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji failed to qualify for the final of women`s 100 m hurdles. She finished fourth in her round one, heat two. Yarraji had clocked the timing of 13.18 seconds and finished 10th overall.

At 12:45 AM, ace Indian sprinter Hima Das will be taking part in the women`s 200m semifinal. Commonwealth Games 2022 started in Birmingham on July 28 and will go on till August 8.

The Indian quartet of Muhammad Anas, Noah Nirmal Tom, Muhammed Ajmal and Amol Jacob have qualified for the final of the men`s 4 x 400 relay event after performing great in their heat number 2 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday.

The Indian quartet of Muhammad Anas, Noah Nirmal Tom, Muhammed Ajmal and Amol Jacob have qualified for the final of the men`s 4 x 400 relay event after performing great in their heat number 2 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday. The Indian team finished in the second spot in heat 2, having clocked the timings of 3:06.97 seconds. At the top was team Kenya, which clocked a timing of 3:06.76s. At the third position was the team of Trinidad and Tobago, which ended with timings of 3:07.12s on the board. These three teams have earned a spot in the final. Also, Barbados has earned a spot in the final after clocking 3:07.23s and finishing at fourth position in their heat. Also, India`s Ancy Sojan Edappilly failed to make it to the final of the women`s long jump event after coming at seventh position in the Group A qualifying round and finishing 13th overall. She had the best attempt of 6.25 m in her second attempt. ALSO READ | CWG'22: History made! Murali Sreeshankar attains BIG feat with silver medal in men's long jump First six players from her group qualified for the final. The automatic qualification mark was 6.75 m. Australia`s Brooke Buschkuehl finished at the top spot in Group A with the best jump of 6.84 m. The second and third positions were occupied by England`s Lorraine Ugen (best of 6.79 m) and Nigeria`s Ruth Usoro ( best of 6.59 m). Earlier, Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji failed to qualify for the final of women`s 100 m hurdles. She finished fourth in her round one, heat two. Yarraji had clocked the timing of 13.18 seconds and finished 10th overall. At 12:45 AM, ace Indian sprinter Hima Das will be taking part in the women`s 200m semifinal. Commonwealth Games 2022 started in Birmingham on July 28 and will go on till August 8.

CWG 2022: Indian team qualifies for final of men's 4 x 400 relay event

Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week`s U.S. Open tune-up event in Montreal, Canada due to the same abdominal strain which forced him to miss his Wimbledon semi-final last month, he said on Friday. 
World number three Nadal`s quest for a calendar Grand Slam ended after he pulled out of his highly anticipated showdown against Australia`s Nick Kyrgios less than 24 hours before the match.

The 26-year-old Nadal, who has won 22 major titles, is a five-time champion at the ATP 1000 event in Montreal, which begins on Monday. "I have been practicing for a while now without serving and started with serves four days ago. Everything has been going well, however yesterday, after my normal practice, I felt a slight bother on my abdominal and today it was still there," Nadal said in a statement.

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"After speaking with my doctor we prefer to take things in a conservative way and give a few more days before starting to compete. "I am very sad not to finally travel to Montreal and to play a tournament that I have won five times and I love to play. I seriously hope I can come back there to play in front of the amazing crowds up there."

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic also withdrew from the event on Thursday as he cannot enter the country without being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while Britain`s Andy Murray was handed one of four wildcards.

Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week`s U.S. Open tune-up event in Montreal, Canada due to the same abdominal strain which forced him to miss his Wimbledon semi-final last month, he said on Friday.

Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week`s U.S. Open tune-up event in Montreal, Canada due to the same abdominal strain which forced him to miss his Wimbledon semi-final last month, he said on Friday. World number three Nadal`s quest for a calendar Grand Slam ended after he pulled out of his highly anticipated showdown against Australia`s Nick Kyrgios less than 24 hours before the match. The 26-year-old Nadal, who has won 22 major titles, is a five-time champion at the ATP 1000 event in Montreal, which begins on Monday. "I have been practicing for a while now without serving and started with serves four days ago. Everything has been going well, however yesterday, after my normal practice, I felt a slight bother on my abdominal and today it was still there," Nadal said in a statement. ALSO READ | Teen sensation Coco Gauff stalls fierce fightback from Naomi Osaka fightback in San Jose "After speaking with my doctor we prefer to take things in a conservative way and give a few more days before starting to compete. "I am very sad not to finally travel to Montreal and to play a tournament that I have won five times and I love to play. I seriously hope I can come back there to play in front of the amazing crowds up there." Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic also withdrew from the event on Thursday as he cannot enter the country without being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while Britain`s Andy Murray was handed one of four wildcards.

After unvaccinated Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal also pulls out from Montreal hardcourt event

T20 cricket has arrived in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) for the first time ever in the ongoing 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham. Women's cricket has also made an appearance for the first time at the Games and the semi-finals are set to take place on Saturday (August 06).

The four teams to have qualified for the semi-finals are Harmanpreet Kaur's India, England, T20 and ODI World Cup champions Australia and New Zealand.&nbsp;

Who is going to face whom?

1st semi-finals: India will lock horns with England&nbsp;

2nd semi-finals: Australia will meet their Trans-Tasmanian rivals NZ&nbsp;

Both the games will be held on Saturday (August 06), i.e. the ninth day of the CWG 2022 and in Birmingham, England. The first semi-final will take place at 3:30 PM (IST) whereas the second knockout game will be at 10:30 PM (IST).

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The winner of Saturday's games will proceed to Sunday's finale (August 07), at 9:30 AM (IST), where the winner will walk away with the gold medal and loser will settle for silver. The loser of the semi-finals will face each other on the same day, at 2:30 PM (IST), for a bronze medal face-off.

Live streaming, telecast details:

The live telecast of the semi-finals will be on Sony Sports Network. Meanwhile, the streaming will be available on Sony Liv.

T20 cricket has arrived in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) for the first time ever in the ongoing 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham. Women's cricket has also made an appearance for the first time at the Games and the semi-finals are set to take place on Saturday (August 06).

T20 cricket has arrived in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) for the first time ever in the ongoing 2022 edition, being held in Birmingham. Women's cricket has also made an appearance for the first time at the Games and the semi-finals are set to take place on Saturday (August 06). The four teams to have qualified for the semi-finals are Harmanpreet Kaur's India, England, T20 and ODI World Cup champions Australia and New Zealand. Who is going to face whom? 1st semi-finals: India will lock horns with England 2nd semi-finals: Australia will meet their Trans-Tasmanian rivals NZ Both the games will be held on Saturday (August 06), i.e. the ninth day of the CWG 2022 and in Birmingham, England. The first semi-final will take place at 3:30 PM (IST) whereas the second knockout game will be at 10:30 PM (IST). ALSO READ | CWG'22: Canada's Balraj Panesar makes heads turn, grabs England forward Chris Griffiths by collar - WATCH The winner of Saturday's games will proceed to Sunday's finale (August 07), at 9:30 AM (IST), where the winner will walk away with the gold medal and loser will settle for silver. The loser of the semi-finals will face each other on the same day, at 2:30 PM (IST), for a bronze medal face-off. Live streaming, telecast details: The live telecast of the semi-finals will be on Sony Sports Network. Meanwhile, the streaming will be available on Sony Liv.

India faces England, Australia to meet New Zealand in CWG 2022 semi-finals: All you need to know

Star Indian wrestler and Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia entered the quarterfinal of the men’s 65 kg category after defeating Lowe Bingham of Nauru in his campaign opener at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday. Punia was extremely dominant in his match and scored a 5-0 win in a bout that lasted for one minute and 47 seconds. He scored the win via fall. In the quarterfinal, Punia will take on Jean Guyliane Joris Bandou of Mauritius later today.

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Indian wrestling contingent will start its campaign at Commonwealth Games 2022 from today. Here are the rest of the wrestlers who will be competing today:- Deepak Punia vs TBD - Men’s Freestyle 86 KG (Wrestling)-Anshu Malik vs TBD - Women’s Freestyle 57 KG (Wrestling)- Sakshi Malik vs TBD - Women’s Freestyle 62 KG (Wrestling)-Divya Kakran vs TBD - Women’s Freestyle 68 KG (Wrestling) - Mohit Grewal vs TBD - Men’s Freestyle 125 KG (Wrestling). Wrestling will have all the following repechage and medal games on the same day. Commonwealth Games 2022 started in Birmingham on July 28 and will go on till August 8.&nbsp;

Star Indian wrestler and Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia entered the quarterfinal of the men’s 65 kg category after defeating Lowe Bingham of Nauru in his campaign opener at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday.

Star Indian wrestler and Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia entered the quarterfinal of the men’s 65 kg category after defeating Lowe Bingham of Nauru in his campaign opener at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday. Punia was extremely dominant in his match and scored a 5-0 win in a bout that lasted for one minute and 47 seconds. He scored the win via fall. In the quarterfinal, Punia will take on Jean Guyliane Joris Bandou of Mauritius later today. ALSO READ | CWG'22: History made! Murali Sreeshankar attains BIG feat with silver medal in men's long jump Indian wrestling contingent will start its campaign at Commonwealth Games 2022 from today. Here are the rest of the wrestlers who will be competing today:- Deepak Punia vs TBD - Men’s Freestyle 86 KG (Wrestling)-Anshu Malik vs TBD - Women’s Freestyle 57 KG (Wrestling)- Sakshi Malik vs TBD - Women’s Freestyle 62 KG (Wrestling)-Divya Kakran vs TBD - Women’s Freestyle 68 KG (Wrestling) - Mohit Grewal vs TBD - Men’s Freestyle 125 KG (Wrestling). Wrestling will have all the following repechage and medal games on the same day. Commonwealth Games 2022 started in Birmingham on July 28 and will go on till August 8.

CWG 2022: Wrestler Bajrang Punia qualifies for quarterfinal in 65 kg category with dominant win

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