India men's and women's hockey team will be facing Ghana in their opening match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Both the men's and women's hockey competitions will kick start from July 29 with England and Ghana squaring off in the men's while New Zealand and Kenya facing each other in women's.

Commonwealth Games 2022: India men's, women's hockey team to face Ghana in their openers in Birmingham

Cricket will mark its return to the Commonwealth Games after a gap of 24 years with India taking on Australia on July 29 in the 2022 Birmingham edition. The league-cum-knockout women's tournament kicks off with a match between women's 2020 T20 World Cup finalists Australia and India on July 29, with the bronze and gold medal matches scheduled for August 7.

2022 Commonwealth Games: India to take on Australia in opening game as cricket returns

The first match of the women's cricket T20 competition in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will see India taking on Australia. The matches will be held at the Edgbaston Stadium from July 29, with the bronze and gold medal games taking place on August 7.

India to face Australia in women's cricket T20 competition in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Queen Elizabeth II flagged off the Commonwealth Games 2022 Baton Relay wearing a diamond brooch gifted to her by the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1947 in celebration of her wedding.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Queen Elizabeth II flags off Baton Relay wearing Nizam brooch

Cricket is the first discipline to announce qualifying teams for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as the sport makes a landmark re-entry to the prestigious multi-sport event scheduled from July 28 to August 8 in 2022.

Cricket first sport to announce qualifiers for next year's Commonwealth Games

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India's Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has urged his British counterpart, Nicky Morgan, to have shooting included in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The Birmingham organising committee has dropped shooting from the programme because of no suitable space, prompting a threat from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to boycott the Games.

India pushes for inclusion of shooting in Commonwealth Games

Louise Martin, President, Commonwealth Games Federation, made the announcement at Birmingham's Arena Academy

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