Former world champion PV Sindhu's poor form continued as she lost to Zhang Yi Man of China in the opening round of the All England Open 2023 women's singles at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Wednesday. PV Sindhu, world No. 9 in badminton rankings, lost to the world No.17 Chinese shuttler 21-17, 21-11 for her third first-round exit of the year.&nbsp;

<h3>Sindhu's poor run</h3>

The two-time Olympic medallist also crashed out early from the Malaysia Open and India Open earlier in January. Playing against the drift, Sindhu began the match with a measured approach and led by three points at 16-13. Zhang Yi Man, a bronze medalist at the World Championships, used a series of powerful cross-court smashes to claw her way back into the match and take a 1-0 lead.

The Indian badminton player struggled to lift her game after the change of ends after parting ways with her long-time coach Park Tae-Sang last month. Zhang Yi Man took a four-point lead at the halftime break and built on it to win the match in 39 minutes and advance to the second round of the BWF Super 1000 event.

Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, who were also semifinalists at the All England Open last year, defeated the seventh-seeded Thai pair Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai 21-18, 21-14 in a match that lasted for 46 minutes in the women's doubles.

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<h3>Srikanth advances to R16</h3>

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth scripted a stunning comeback win to defeat Toma Junior Popov in the men's singles Round of 32 at 2023 All England Open. Kidambi lost the first game 19-21 but made a quick comeback thereafter to win 21-14 and 21-5.

In the men's double Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy defeated Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala 21-13, 21-13. 
India's men's singles players HS Prannoy and Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen progressed to the second round on Tuesday.&nbsp;

Former world champion PV Sindhu's poor form continued as she lost to Zhang Yi Man of China in the opening round of the All England Open 2023 women's singles at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Wednesday.

Former world champion PV Sindhu's poor form continued as she lost to Zhang Yi Man of China in the opening round of the All England Open 2023 women's singles at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Wednesday. PV Sindhu, world No. 9 in badminton rankings, lost to the world No.17 Chinese shuttler 21-17, 21-11 for her third first-round exit of the year. Sindhu's poor run The two-time Olympic medallist also crashed out early from the Malaysia Open and India Open earlier in January. Playing against the drift, Sindhu began the match with a measured approach and led by three points at 16-13. Zhang Yi Man, a bronze medalist at the World Championships, used a series of powerful cross-court smashes to claw her way back into the match and take a 1-0 lead. The Indian badminton player struggled to lift her game after the change of ends after parting ways with her long-time coach Park Tae-Sang last month. Zhang Yi Man took a four-point lead at the halftime break and built on it to win the match in 39 minutes and advance to the second round of the BWF Super 1000 event. Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, who were also semifinalists at the All England Open last year, defeated the seventh-seeded Thai pair Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai 21-18, 21-14 in a match that lasted for 46 minutes in the women's doubles. ALSO READ | WPL 2023: EXPLAINED! How Smriti Mandhana's RCB can still qualify for playoffs after five successive defeats Srikanth advances to R16 Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth scripted a stunning comeback win to defeat Toma Junior Popov in the men's singles Round of 32 at 2023 All England Open. Kidambi lost the first game 19-21 but made a quick comeback thereafter to win 21-14 and 21-5. In the men's double Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy defeated Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala 21-13, 21-13. India's men's singles players HS Prannoy and Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen progressed to the second round on Tuesday.

All England Open: PV Sindhu crashes out; Srikanth advances into Round of 16

Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu has decided to part ways with her South Korean coach Park Tae-Sang. The development was confirmed by the coach on Instagram on Friday (February 24). Thus, this brings an end to a memorable four-year association between Sindhu and Park which saw the former win gold in the World Championships and Commonwealth Games along with a bronze in Tokyo Olympics. In addition, she clinched the Syed Modi International, the Swiss Open, and the Singapore Open under his guidance.&nbsp;

Park wrote&nbsp;on his Instagram post, "I came back to Hyderabad a few days ago. And I want to say thank you to everyone who worried about my father. To be honest, my father's condition is not good yet. So I felt heavy walking back to India."

"I'd like to talk about my relationship with PV Sindhu, which many people have asked about. She has made disappointing moves in all recent matches, and as a coach, I feel responsible. So she wanted a change and said she would find a new coach. I decided to respect and follow her decision. I'm sorry that I can't be with her until the next Olympics, but now I'm going to support her from afar. I will remember every moment with her. I would like to thank everyone who has been supporting and encouraging me," he further added.

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Initially, the South Korean was roped in to coach the men's singles team (from 2013-2018). However, he teamed up with Sindhu in 2019 and helped her improve&nbsp;significantly to win big titles. Post Sindhu's ankle injury in Birmingham in 2022, things changed drastically. She skipped the 2022 BWF World Tour Finals and&nbsp;bowed out in the first round of the Malaysia Open and the India Open on her comeback trail in January 2023. Hence, it prompted her to part ways with Perk as the 27-year-old&nbsp;will now find a new coach.

Overall, the Sindhu-Park pair was highly&nbsp;successful. Hence, Sindhu fans will hope her new coach brings more luck and titles to the Indian superstar.

Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu has decided to part ways with her South Korean coach Park Tae-Sang. The development was confirmed by the coach on Instagram on Friday (February 24).

Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu has decided to part ways with her South Korean coach Park Tae-Sang. The development was confirmed by the coach on Instagram on Friday (February 24). Thus, this brings an end to a memorable four-year association between Sindhu and Park which saw the former win gold in the World Championships and Commonwealth Games along with a bronze in Tokyo Olympics. In addition, she clinched the Syed Modi International, the Swiss Open, and the Singapore Open under his guidance. Park wrote on his Instagram post, "I came back to Hyderabad a few days ago. And I want to say thank you to everyone who worried about my father. To be honest, my father's condition is not good yet. So I felt heavy walking back to India." "I'd like to talk about my relationship with PV Sindhu, which many people have asked about. She has made disappointing moves in all recent matches, and as a coach, I feel responsible. So she wanted a change and said she would find a new coach. I decided to respect and follow her decision. I'm sorry that I can't be with her until the next Olympics, but now I'm going to support her from afar. I will remember every moment with her. I would like to thank everyone who has been supporting and encouraging me," he further added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by PARK TAESANG (@taesang2734) × Also Read: WATCH: Anjum Chopra consoles an emotional Harmanpreet Kaur after India's T20 World Cup exit Initially, the South Korean was roped in to coach the men's singles team (from 2013-2018). However, he teamed up with Sindhu in 2019 and helped her improve significantly to win big titles. Post Sindhu's ankle injury in Birmingham in 2022, things changed drastically. She skipped the 2022 BWF World Tour Finals and bowed out in the first round of the Malaysia Open and the India Open on her comeback trail in January 2023. Hence, it prompted her to part ways with Perk as the 27-year-old will now find a new coach. Overall, the Sindhu-Park pair was highly successful. Hence, Sindhu fans will hope her new coach brings more luck and titles to the Indian superstar.

PV Sindhu parts ways with coach Park Tae-Sang, latter shares heartfelt note on Instagram

India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu is all set to come back in the ongoing season with confidence after recovering from a stress fracture of the left foot that kept the star away from the international circuit for five months. The shuttler, who has won two Olympic medals, said she has 'completely healed' and aims to go full throttle now.&nbsp;Sindhu had been sidelined after winning the Commonwealth Games gold in the women's singles&nbsp;in Birmingham in August last year. However, she made a comeback at the&nbsp;Petronas Malaysia Open 2023 but lost in the opening round to Spaniard Carolina Marin in a three-game match.&nbsp;

PV also&nbsp;made another first-round exit a week later at the India Open at home, but said she was "happy with my footwork, skills and strokes" on her return to competitive action in Kuala Lumpur.

"I'm completely alright now. Physically and mentally I'm completely fine. Injuries happen but it's important to keep your body healthy and come back stronger every time. I am confident, positive and learning from my mistakes," the 27-year-old told Badminton World Federation.

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"My parents were athletes too. The support and motivation they give me keep me going during low moments." Sindhu, who bagged three titles -- Syed Modi India International, Swiss Open and Singapore Open last year -- hopes to replicate her success at the HSBC BWF World Tour this season. "I hope it will be," said the world No.9 shuttler.

"You also have to be 100 per cent and I'm completely recovered now. It takes time to get into that rhythm and play tournament matches. I'm on track."

Along with Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy, Sindhu will spearhead India's challenge at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships starting Tuesday in Dubai.

India, who did not make the knockout stages at the previous edition in 2019 in Hong Kong, have been drawn in Group B alongside hosts UAE, frontrunners Malaysia and Kazakhstan.

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India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu is all set to come back in the ongoing season with confidence after recovering from a stress fracture of the left foot that kept the star away from the international circuit for five months.

India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu is all set to come back in the ongoing season with confidence after recovering from a stress fracture of the left foot that kept the star away from the international circuit for five months. The shuttler, who has won two Olympic medals, said she has 'completely healed' and aims to go full throttle now. Sindhu had been sidelined after winning the Commonwealth Games gold in the women's singles in Birmingham in August last year. However, she made a comeback at the Petronas Malaysia Open 2023 but lost in the opening round to Spaniard Carolina Marin in a three-game match. PV also made another first-round exit a week later at the India Open at home, but said she was "happy with my footwork, skills and strokes" on her return to competitive action in Kuala Lumpur. "I'm completely alright now. Physically and mentally I'm completely fine. Injuries happen but it's important to keep your body healthy and come back stronger every time. I am confident, positive and learning from my mistakes," the 27-year-old told Badminton World Federation. ALSO READ: Shaheen Shah Afridi admits to be thinking about 'quitting' during injury layoff "My parents were athletes too. The support and motivation they give me keep me going during low moments." Sindhu, who bagged three titles -- Syed Modi India International, Swiss Open and Singapore Open last year -- hopes to replicate her success at the HSBC BWF World Tour this season. "I hope it will be," said the world No.9 shuttler. "You also have to be 100 per cent and I'm completely recovered now. It takes time to get into that rhythm and play tournament matches. I'm on track." Along with Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy, Sindhu will spearhead India's challenge at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships starting Tuesday in Dubai. India, who did not make the knockout stages at the previous edition in 2019 in Hong Kong, have been drawn in Group B alongside hosts UAE, frontrunners Malaysia and Kazakhstan. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

'Completely healed' PV Sindhu ready for Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship after injury layoff

India`s ace shuttler HS Prannoy defeated his junior compatriot Lakshya Sen in a thrilling three-set encounter to advance to the men`s singles round of 16 of the ongoing Malaysia Open on Wednesday (January 11). Meanwhile, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's comeback match ended in a heartbreak as she lost to Carolina Marin; losing&nbsp;21-12, 10-21, 21-15 in the first round.

Speaking about Lakshya and Prannoy's clash, the duo&nbsp;battled for an hour and 15 minutes, eventually, Prannoy won the gruelling match by 22-24,21-12,21-18 after coming back from a game down in a thriller. World Championships bronze medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty got the better of the Korean duo of Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Won-ho by 21-16, 21-13 in the first round of the tournament.

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Earlier on Day one, ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth were knocked out of the tournament in the first round. Saina, a two-time Commonwealth Games champion who suffered multiple injuries and a lack of form in 2022, lost 12-21 21-17 12-21 to Han Yue of China in the Super 1000 tournament. Playing at the Axiata Arena in the first tournament of the BWF World Tour 2023 season, Saina Nehwal, the world No. 30 in BWF Rankings, stormed back into the contest after going down in the first game. However, the Indian badminton player was unable to maintain her intensity against the world No. 11 opponent and ultimately lost the match. Kidambi Srikanth was also eliminated in the first round of the men`s singles at the Malaysia Open. The world championships silver medalist, ranked 13th, lost 19-21, 14-21 to world No. 17 Kenta Nishimoto of Japan.On the other hand, the Women`s duo of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly won India`s only match on the first day of the competition. The Indian duo, who won bronze at the Commonwealth Games 2022, advanced to the round of 16 by defeating Hong Kong`s Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam 21-14, 21-19.&nbsp;

India`s ace shuttler HS Prannoy defeated his junior compatriot Lakshya Sen in a thrilling three-set encounter to advance to the men`s singles round of 16 of the ongoing Malaysia Open on Wednesday (January 11).

India`s ace shuttler HS Prannoy defeated his junior compatriot Lakshya Sen in a thrilling three-set encounter to advance to the men`s singles round of 16 of the ongoing Malaysia Open on Wednesday (January 11). Meanwhile, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's comeback match ended in a heartbreak as she lost to Carolina Marin; losing 21-12, 10-21, 21-15 in the first round. Speaking about Lakshya and Prannoy's clash, the duo battled for an hour and 15 minutes, eventually, Prannoy won the gruelling match by 22-24,21-12,21-18 after coming back from a game down in a thriller. World Championships bronze medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty got the better of the Korean duo of Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Won-ho by 21-16, 21-13 in the first round of the tournament. Also read: Malaysia Open Badminton schedule: Result, Date, time, draws, venue, prize money, live, all you need to know Earlier on Day one, ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth were knocked out of the tournament in the first round. Saina, a two-time Commonwealth Games champion who suffered multiple injuries and a lack of form in 2022, lost 12-21 21-17 12-21 to Han Yue of China in the Super 1000 tournament. Playing at the Axiata Arena in the first tournament of the BWF World Tour 2023 season, Saina Nehwal, the world No. 30 in BWF Rankings, stormed back into the contest after going down in the first game. However, the Indian badminton player was unable to maintain her intensity against the world No. 11 opponent and ultimately lost the match. Kidambi Srikanth was also eliminated in the first round of the men`s singles at the Malaysia Open. The world championships silver medalist, ranked 13th, lost 19-21, 14-21 to world No. 17 Kenta Nishimoto of Japan.On the other hand, the Women`s duo of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly won India`s only match on the first day of the competition. The Indian duo, who won bronze at the Commonwealth Games 2022, advanced to the round of 16 by defeating Hong Kong`s Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam 21-14, 21-19.

Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy defeats compatriot Lakshya Sen in thrilling tie, PV Sindhu knocked out

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has withdrawn from the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals as she is yet to fully recover from a stress fracture on her left ankle.&nbsp;The 2018 edition champion Sindhu had sustained the injury on way to her title-winning run at the Commonwealth Games in August. The BWF World Tour Finals is scheduled to be held in Guangzhou, China from December 14.

"Her doctor has advised her to take some more time so that she recovers completely ahead of the new season. She has discussed about the pros and cons but with so much restrictions in Guangzhou and also keeping new season in mind, she has taken this decision," Sindhu's father PV Ramana told PTI. "She has already started her training a couple of weeks back and by January she will be fully fit. So in view of all these reasons, she sent a mail to BAI informing about her decision.

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"She will need to be at her best for next year which will have Asian Games and also the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification, playing about 22 tournaments will be tough, so she is taking extra care." Sindhu's withdrawal means HS Prannoy remains the only representative from India at the prestigious tournament. While Prannoy is ranked third in the Race to Guangzhou ranking, Kidambi Srikanth too has an outside chance if he does well at the Australian Open super 300 beginning in Sydney on Tuesday. Lakshya Sen had also withdrawn from the Australia event due to a throat infection. COVID-19 cases have been rising in Guangzhou, forcing authorities to go for stricter restrictions.

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has withdrawn from the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals as she is yet to fully recover from a stress fracture on her left ankle.

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has withdrawn from the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals as she is yet to fully recover from a stress fracture on her left ankle. The 2018 edition champion Sindhu had sustained the injury on way to her title-winning run at the Commonwealth Games in August. The BWF World Tour Finals is scheduled to be held in Guangzhou, China from December 14. "Her doctor has advised her to take some more time so that she recovers completely ahead of the new season. She has discussed about the pros and cons but with so much restrictions in Guangzhou and also keeping new season in mind, she has taken this decision," Sindhu's father PV Ramana told PTI. "She has already started her training a couple of weeks back and by January she will be fully fit. So in view of all these reasons, she sent a mail to BAI informing about her decision. ALSO READ | Taylor Fritz stuns Rafael Nadal in straight sets at ATP Finals "She will need to be at her best for next year which will have Asian Games and also the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification, playing about 22 tournaments will be tough, so she is taking extra care." Sindhu's withdrawal means HS Prannoy remains the only representative from India at the prestigious tournament. While Prannoy is ranked third in the Race to Guangzhou ranking, Kidambi Srikanth too has an outside chance if he does well at the Australian Open super 300 beginning in Sydney on Tuesday. Lakshya Sen had also withdrawn from the Australia event due to a throat infection. COVID-19 cases have been rising in Guangzhou, forcing authorities to go for stricter restrictions.

Star shuttler PV Sindhu pulls out of BWF World Tour Finals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared open the 36th National Games here on Thursday. Indian sportspersons could not perform well in the past due to nepotism and corruption but our government cleaned up the system, he said on the&nbsp;occasion.

Speaking at a gala ceremony at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera area of Ahmedabad, he praised Indian athletes for winning medals in various international events such as the Olympics in recent times.

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"The country's sportsmen were capable in the past too. This movement of winning medals could have started earlier too. But, instead of professionalism, there was nepotism and corruption in sports. We have cleaned up the system and pumped in new confidence among the youth," he said in his address to the cheering crowd.

"Your victory in sports will pave the way for the country's success in other fields. The soft power of sports will significantly improve our country's image in the world," he said to the sportspersons.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared open the 36th National Games here on Thursday. Indian sportspersons could not perform well in the past due to nepotism and corruption but our government cleaned up the system, he said on the occasion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared open the 36th National Games here on Thursday. Indian sportspersons could not perform well in the past due to nepotism and corruption but our government cleaned up the system, he said on the occasion. Speaking at a gala ceremony at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera area of Ahmedabad, he praised Indian athletes for winning medals in various international events such as the Olympics in recent times. ALSO READ | Boxing's future at the Olympics under fresh scrutiny "The country's sportsmen were capable in the past too. This movement of winning medals could have started earlier too. But, instead of professionalism, there was nepotism and corruption in sports. We have cleaned up the system and pumped in new confidence among the youth," he said in his address to the cheering crowd. "Your victory in sports will pave the way for the country's success in other fields. The soft power of sports will significantly improve our country's image in the world," he said to the sportspersons. Watch WION's live TV here: ×

Soft power of sports will improve our country's image, says PM Modi after inaugurating 36th National Games

Independence Day 2022: India's greatest sporting milestones which inspired billions

Despite the absence of sporting disciplines like shooting, tennis, archery and Greco-Roman wrestling, India recorded a fabulous campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2022 as the athletes returned home with an impressive 61 medals. India dominated in wrestling and weightlifting at the Games, winning a total of 12 and 10 medals in two sporting disciplines, respectively.

It was a year of some historic firsts for the Indian contingent at the Games as the country won a medal for the first time in lawn bowls. India also won their maiden Commonwealth Games medals in Steeplechase and race walk at Birmingham making it a memorable affair for the nation.

India's best-ever performance at the Commonwealth Games came in the 2010 games in New Delhi as the host nation. However, the country's impressive show in Birmingham can be a close second despite the medal tally being lesser than the 69 medals won in 2002 or 66 medals bagged in 2018.&nbsp;

In 2010, India had won a total of 49 medals in the sporting disciplines that were missing in the Birmingham Games this year. If these medals are removed from the overall tally of 101, we are left with 52 medals, including 17 golds which are way below India's tally this year.

India made their debut at the Commonwealth Games in 1934 and have since taken part in each edition of the showpiece event barring 1950, 1962 and 1986. The country has so far won a total of 564 medals with a staggering 134 medals in shooting. India recorded their best finish at the Games in 2010 when the country grabbed the second spot on the medals table.&nbsp;

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Here is a look at India's performances at the Commonwealth Games over the years:

1934 - 12th&nbsp;

India made their debut at the Commonwealth Games in 1934 after missing the inaugural edition of the competition in 1930. Rashid Anwar won India's first medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1934 when he clinched bronze in wrestling.

1958 - 8th

India failed to win any medals at the 1938 Games in Sydney, Australia and the 1954 Games in Vancouver, Canada. Their medal drought came to an end in 1958 when India won two golds and a silver to finish 8th with a total of three medals. The legendary Milkha Singh won a gold medal in athletics while Lila Ram won gold in wrestling at the 1958 Games.

1966 - 8th

India once again finished 8th at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica in 1966. However, the country managed to reach double figures for the first time as far as the medal tally was concerned. India won ten medals at the 1966 Games, including 3 gold medals.

1970 - 6th

India further improved their rankings in the 1970 Commonwealth Games as the Indian athletes produced a better show in Edinburgh, Scotland. Indian athletes returned home with a total of 12 medals, including 5 gold medals as the country finished 6th on the medals table.

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1974 - 6th

India once again finished sixth on the medals table with 15 medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1974, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Indian athletes won four gold medals, and 8 silver medals in the competition.

1978 - 6th&nbsp;

India remained on the 6th spot once again at the Commonwealth Games 1978 in Edmonton, Canada with a tally of 15 medals at the showpiece event. Indian athletes won 5 gold medals, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals at the Games.

1982 - 6th&nbsp;

India's love affair with a sixth-place finish at the Commonwealth Games continued in 1982 as the country once again failed to break into the top five in Brisbane, Australia. Indian athletes returned home with a total of 16 medals, one more than the 1978 Games, including five gold medals.

1990 - 5th

India managed to break into the top five for the first time at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 when the country won an impressive 32 medals at the Games, including 13 gold medals. It was the first time, India managed to go past the 30-medals mark in the history of the Commonwealth Games. India dominated in weightlifting and shooting at the Games.

1994 - 6th

India dropped to the sixth spot once again on the medals table at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. India won a total of 24 medals in the competition, including 6 gold medals - less than half of their gold medal tally at the 1990 Games.

1998 - 7th

India's performance didn't improve much at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia as the contingent returned home with a total of just 25 medals. India sipped further on the medals table to finish 7th at the Games.

2002 - 4th

The likes of Abhinav Bindra, Jaspal Rana, Kunjarani Devi and the Indian women's hockey team won gold medals in their respective sporting disciplines as India finished 4th with a total of 69 medals at the Commonwealth Games 2022, in Manchester, England. It was India's best-ever finish in the history of the Commonwealth Games at the time.

2006 - 4th

The Indian contingent continued its magnificent run at the Commonwealth Games in 2006, reaching the half-century mark once again in the medals tally. India won a total of 50 medals, including 22 gold medals at the showpiece event.

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2010 - 2nd

India's inspiring run continued at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. As the hosts, India delivered their best-ever performance in the Commonwealth Games history to breach the 100-medal mark for the first time and finish 2nd. India won a total of 101 medals at the Games, including a staggering 38 gold medals. India have never managed to reach 100 medals at the Games since 2010.

2014 - 5th

India dropped to the 5th spot at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland with a total of 64 medals in the competition. India managed to win only 15 gold medals at the 2014 Games.

2018 - 3rd

Indian athletes impressed once again at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. India finished 3rd on the medals table with 66 medals, including 22 gold medals at the multi-sporting event. The likes of Mirabai Chanu, Neeraj Chopra, Sushil Kumar, and Manika Batra among others won gold medals in their respective categories in the 2018 Games.

2022 - 4th

India finished 4th at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year with a total of 61 medals, including 22 gold medals. It was a commendable performance by the Indian contingent as a number of sporting disciplines like shooting, tennis and archery were not part of the Games. The likes of PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Nikhat Zareen and Bajrang Punia among others won gold medals at the 2022 Games.

Despite the absence of sporting disciplines like shooting, tennis, archery and Greco-Roman wrestling, India recorded a fabulous campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2022 as the athletes returned home with an impressive 61 medals.

Despite the absence of sporting disciplines like shooting, tennis, archery and Greco-Roman wrestling, India recorded a fabulous campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2022 as the athletes returned home with an impressive 61 medals. India dominated in wrestling and weightlifting at the Games, winning a total of 12 and 10 medals in two sporting disciplines, respectively. It was a year of some historic firsts for the Indian contingent at the Games as the country won a medal for the first time in lawn bowls. India also won their maiden Commonwealth Games medals in Steeplechase and race walk at Birmingham making it a memorable affair for the nation. India's best-ever performance at the Commonwealth Games came in the 2010 games in New Delhi as the host nation. However, the country's impressive show in Birmingham can be a close second despite the medal tally being lesser than the 69 medals won in 2002 or 66 medals bagged in 2018. In 2010, India had won a total of 49 medals in the sporting disciplines that were missing in the Birmingham Games this year. If these medals are removed from the overall tally of 101, we are left with 52 medals, including 17 golds which are way below India's tally this year. India made their debut at the Commonwealth Games in 1934 and have since taken part in each edition of the showpiece event barring 1950, 1962 and 1986. The country has so far won a total of 564 medals with a staggering 134 medals in shooting. India recorded their best finish at the Games in 2010 when the country grabbed the second spot on the medals table. Also Read: PV Sindhu bags CWG gold: A look at all major achievements of the ace Indian shuttler Here is a look at India's performances at the Commonwealth Games over the years: 1934 - 12th India made their debut at the Commonwealth Games in 1934 after missing the inaugural edition of the competition in 1930. Rashid Anwar won India's first medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1934 when he clinched bronze in wrestling. 1958 - 8th India failed to win any medals at the 1938 Games in Sydney, Australia and the 1954 Games in Vancouver, Canada. Their medal drought came to an end in 1958 when India won two golds and a silver to finish 8th with a total of three medals. The legendary Milkha Singh won a gold medal in athletics while Lila Ram won gold in wrestling at the 1958 Games. 1966 - 8th India once again finished 8th at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica in 1966. However, the country managed to reach double figures for the first time as far as the medal tally was concerned. India won ten medals at the 1966 Games, including 3 gold medals. 1970 - 6th India further improved their rankings in the 1970 Commonwealth Games as the Indian athletes produced a better show in Edinburgh, Scotland. Indian athletes returned home with a total of 12 medals, including 5 gold medals as the country finished 6th on the medals table. Also Read: From PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen to mixed team's silver: How Indian shuttlers roared and inspired at CWG 2022 1974 - 6th India once again finished sixth on the medals table with 15 medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1974, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Indian athletes won four gold medals, and 8 silver medals in the competition. 1978 - 6th India remained on the 6th spot once again at the Commonwealth Games 1978 in Edmonton, Canada with a tally of 15 medals at the showpiece event. Indian athletes won 5 gold medals, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals at the Games. 1982 - 6th India's love affair with a sixth-place finish at the Commonwealth Games continued in 1982 as the country once again failed to break into the top five in Brisbane, Australia. Indian athletes returned home with a total of 16 medals, one more than the 1978 Games, including five gold medals. 1990 - 5th India managed to break into the top five for the first time at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 when the country won an impressive 32 medals at the Games, including 13 gold medals. It was the first time, India managed to go past the 30-medals mark in the history of the Commonwealth Games. India dominated in weightlifting and shooting at the Games. 1994 - 6th India dropped to the sixth spot once again on the medals table at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. India won a total of 24 medals in the competition, including 6 gold medals - less than half of their gold medal tally at the 1990 Games. 1998 - 7th India's performance didn't improve much at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia as the contingent returned home with a total of just 25 medals. India sipped further on the medals table to finish 7th at the Games. 2002 - 4th The likes of Abhinav Bindra, Jaspal Rana, Kunjarani Devi and the Indian women's hockey team won gold medals in their respective sporting disciplines as India finished 4th with a total of 69 medals at the Commonwealth Games 2022, in Manchester, England. It was India's best-ever finish in the history of the Commonwealth Games at the time. 2006 - 4th The Indian contingent continued its magnificent run at the Commonwealth Games in 2006, reaching the half-century mark once again in the medals tally. India won a total of 50 medals, including 22 gold medals at the showpiece event. Also Read: India's top five performances in Commonwealth Games 2022 2010 - 2nd India's inspiring run continued at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. As the hosts, India delivered their best-ever performance in the Commonwealth Games history to breach the 100-medal mark for the first time and finish 2nd. India won a total of 101 medals at the Games, including a staggering 38 gold medals. India have never managed to reach 100 medals at the Games since 2010. 2014 - 5th India dropped to the 5th spot at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland with a total of 64 medals in the competition. India managed to win only 15 gold medals at the 2014 Games. 2018 - 3rd Indian athletes impressed once again at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. India finished 3rd on the medals table with 66 medals, including 22 gold medals at the multi-sporting event. The likes of Mirabai Chanu, Neeraj Chopra, Sushil Kumar, and Manika Batra among others won gold medals in their respective categories in the 2018 Games. 2022 - 4th India finished 4th at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year with a total of 61 medals, including 22 gold medals. It was a commendable performance by the Indian contingent as a number of sporting disciplines like shooting, tennis and archery were not part of the Games. The likes of PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Nikhat Zareen and Bajrang Punia among others won gold medals at the 2022 Games.

Comparing India's medal tally at the Commonwealth Games over the years

India's star shuttler PV Sindhu on Saturday pulled out of the upcoming BWF World Championships owing to a stress fracture on her left foot. In a statement which she shared on Twitter, the double Olympic medallist confirmed that she will be missing the 2022 World Championships.

Sindhu has won the World Championships gold in 2019, along with two silver medals and two bronze.

"While I am on the high of winning a gold medal at the CWG for India. Unfortunately, I have to pull out of the world championships. I felt pain and there was an injury scare at the quarter-finals of the CWG, but with the help of my coach, physio and trainer, I decided to push as far as I could," Sindhu said in the statement.

"The pain was unbearable during and post the finals. Hence I rushed for an MRI as soon as I got back to Hyderabad. The doctors confirmed a stress fracture on my left foot and recommended rest for a few weeks. I should be back to training in a few weeks. Thank you all for your support and love," she added.

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The World Championships will be held in Tokyo from August 21 till August 28. Sindhu has won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games and revealed that she had been playing through pain at the multi-sport extravaganza.

Sindhu added a CWG singles gold to her wide array of medals with a convincing straight-game win over Canada's Michelle Li. The world number seven from India outplayed her 13th ranked opponent 21-15 21-13 in front of a packed crowd at the NEC arena in Birmingham.

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This was Sindhu's second gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, having earlier won the yellow metal in 2018 in the mixed team event. She also has one silver and one bronze in women's singles from 2018 and 2014 editions respectively.

The 27-year-old Sindhu also has two Olympic medals. She won silver in women's singles in 2016 and followed that up with a bronze medal in Tokyo last year.

India's star shuttler PV Sindhu on Saturday pulled out of the upcoming BWF World Championships owing to a stress fracture on her left foot. In a statement which she shared on Twitter, the double Olympic medallist confirmed that she will be missing the 2022 World Championships.

India's star shuttler PV Sindhu on Saturday pulled out of the upcoming BWF World Championships owing to a stress fracture on her left foot. In a statement which she shared on Twitter, the double Olympic medallist confirmed that she will be missing the 2022 World Championships. Sindhu has won the World Championships gold in 2019, along with two silver medals and two bronze. "While I am on the high of winning a gold medal at the CWG for India. Unfortunately, I have to pull out of the world championships. I felt pain and there was an injury scare at the quarter-finals of the CWG, but with the help of my coach, physio and trainer, I decided to push as far as I could," Sindhu said in the statement. "The pain was unbearable during and post the finals. Hence I rushed for an MRI as soon as I got back to Hyderabad. The doctors confirmed a stress fracture on my left foot and recommended rest for a few weeks. I should be back to training in a few weeks. Thank you all for your support and love," she added. Also Read: PV Sindhu bags CWG gold: A look at all major achievements of the ace Indian shuttler The World Championships will be held in Tokyo from August 21 till August 28. Sindhu has won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games and revealed that she had been playing through pain at the multi-sport extravaganza. Sindhu added a CWG singles gold to her wide array of medals with a convincing straight-game win over Canada's Michelle Li. The world number seven from India outplayed her 13th ranked opponent 21-15 21-13 in front of a packed crowd at the NEC arena in Birmingham. Also Read: From PV Sindhu & Co. to lawn bowls' memorable run: India's top 5 performances in CWG'22 This was Sindhu's second gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, having earlier won the yellow metal in 2018 in the mixed team event. She also has one silver and one bronze in women's singles from 2018 and 2014 editions respectively. The 27-year-old Sindhu also has two Olympic medals. She won silver in women's singles in 2016 and followed that up with a bronze medal in Tokyo last year.

PV Sindhu pulls out of BWF World Championships owing to stress fracture

From PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen to mixed team's silver: How Indian shuttlers roared and inspired at CWG 2022

Indian contingent did very well in the just-concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition, held in Birmingham. India returned with 61 medals and ended at the fourth position. Badminton and wrestling were India's two strongest disciplines as many athletes from the two sports shined and ended with medals.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In badminton, the likes of PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won gold medals in the singles category, the mixed team event returned with silver, Kidambi Srikanth ended with bronze, Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won gold in men's doubles whereas the women's doubles pair settled for a third-spot finish.&nbsp;

Talking about Lakshya, the 20-year-old youngster returned with gold in his first-ever appearance at the Games. Facing&nbsp;Malaysian shuttler Ng Tze Yong on the final day of the mega event in the men's singles summit clash, Lakshya emerged on top after losing the opening game to win 19-21, 21-9, 21-16. Thus, he became only the fourth Indian after Prakash Padukone, Syed Modi and Parupalli Kashyap to claim gold in men's singles at CWG.&nbsp;

Here's how the young star celebrated after sealing the game in an emphatic manner:

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Lakshya threw his racket into the crowd and even took off his jersey amid cheers from his countrymen, who supported him right from the beginning of the contest. He had lost the opening game but won the second and penultimate game before winning the decider in style.&nbsp;

This was Lakshya's second medal at CWG 2022 as he was also part of the mixed team who returned with silver.

Indian contingent did very well in the just-concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition, held in Birmingham. India returned with 61 medals and ended at the fourth position.

Indian contingent did very well in the just-concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition, held in Birmingham. India returned with 61 medals and ended at the fourth position. Badminton and wrestling were India's two strongest disciplines as many athletes from the two sports shined and ended with medals. In badminton, the likes of PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won gold medals in the singles category, the mixed team event returned with silver, Kidambi Srikanth ended with bronze, Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won gold in men's doubles whereas the women's doubles pair settled for a third-spot finish. Talking about Lakshya, the 20-year-old youngster returned with gold in his first-ever appearance at the Games. Facing Malaysian shuttler Ng Tze Yong on the final day of the mega event in the men's singles summit clash, Lakshya emerged on top after losing the opening game to win 19-21, 21-9, 21-16. Thus, he became only the fourth Indian after Prakash Padukone, Syed Modi and Parupalli Kashyap to claim gold in men's singles at CWG. Here's how the young star celebrated after sealing the game in an emphatic manner: The winning smash of Lakshya Sen which sealed the Gold Medal for him. Just 20 years old! pic.twitter.com/YCNBEkjMjs — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 8, 2022 × ALSO READ | CWG 2022: Indian contingent shines, ends campaign at fourth slot with a staggering 61 medals Lakshya threw his racket into the crowd and even took off his jersey amid cheers from his countrymen, who supported him right from the beginning of the contest. He had lost the opening game but won the second and penultimate game before winning the decider in style. This was Lakshya's second medal at CWG 2022 as he was also part of the mixed team who returned with silver.

WATCH: Lakshya Sen goes bonkers after clinching gold at CWG'22, takes off jersey and throws racket into crowd

The Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition came to an end on Monday (August 08) in Birmingham. The just-concluded edition was keenly awaited after Team India's heroics in Tokyo Olympics last year. The entire Indian contingent was filled with superstar athletes and the countrymen had high hopes and expectations from many star athletes.&nbsp;

India did not disappoint and returned with a staggering 61 medals --&nbsp;22 gold, 16 silver, 23 bronze to end at the fourth position with Australia, England and Canada finishing at the first, second and third positions respectively. Here's a look at the top-ten ranked sides after the end of CWG'22:

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Talking about India's overall campaign, it was raining medals for the country with the likes of Mirabai Chanu (gold), PV Sindhu (gold), Manpreet Singh-led Indian men's and Savita Punia-led women's team, Indian women's cricket team, Sharath Kamal (gold), Bajrang Punia (gold), Lakshya Sen (gold), Kidambi Srikanth and many other big names ensuring a podium finish. Among all sports, wrestling was India's most successful at CWG 2022 with as many as 12 medals. For the unversed, all 12 wrestlers had&nbsp;returned with medals in Gold Coast 2018 and the squad has managed to replicate its heroics this time around as well.&nbsp;

India's nemesis Australia denied the women's cricket team and the men's hockey team of winning a gold medal each as both sides settled for a second-spot finish. Meanwhile, India's 2018 medal-tally was 66 (26 gold medals, 20 silver medals, and 20 bronze medals) and, thus, the country ended with five fewer medals with&nbsp;shooting -- which was one of the&nbsp;strongest disciplines for the contingent in 2018 -- not being part of CWG'22. In addition, Neeraj Chopra's absence hurt the Indian team. Given his form, he was very likely to end with gold or silver.

The Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition came to an end on Monday (August 08) in Birmingham. The just-concluded edition was keenly awaited after Team India's heroics in Tokyo Olympics last year.

The Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition came to an end on Monday (August 08) in Birmingham. The just-concluded edition was keenly awaited after Team India's heroics in Tokyo Olympics last year. The entire Indian contingent was filled with superstar athletes and the countrymen had high hopes and expectations from many star athletes. India did not disappoint and returned with a staggering 61 medals -- 22 gold, 16 silver, 23 bronze to end at the fourth position with Australia, England and Canada finishing at the first, second and third positions respectively. Here's a look at the top-ten ranked sides after the end of CWG'22: ALSO READ | CWG 2022: Indian men's hockey team suffer humiliating 7-0 defeat against Australia in final, settle for silver Talking about India's overall campaign, it was raining medals for the country with the likes of Mirabai Chanu (gold), PV Sindhu (gold), Manpreet Singh-led Indian men's and Savita Punia-led women's team, Indian women's cricket team, Sharath Kamal (gold), Bajrang Punia (gold), Lakshya Sen (gold), Kidambi Srikanth and many other big names ensuring a podium finish. Among all sports, wrestling was India's most successful at CWG 2022 with as many as 12 medals. For the unversed, all 12 wrestlers had returned with medals in Gold Coast 2018 and the squad has managed to replicate its heroics this time around as well. India's nemesis Australia denied the women's cricket team and the men's hockey team of winning a gold medal each as both sides settled for a second-spot finish. Meanwhile, India's 2018 medal-tally was 66 (26 gold medals, 20 silver medals, and 20 bronze medals) and, thus, the country ended with five fewer medals with shooting -- which was one of the strongest disciplines for the contingent in 2018 -- not being part of CWG'22. In addition, Neeraj Chopra's absence hurt the Indian team. Given his form, he was very likely to end with gold or silver.

CWG 2022: Indian contingent shines, ends campaign at fourth slot with a staggering 61 medals

PV Sindhu bags CWG gold: A look at all major achievements of the ace Indian shuttler

The indomitable PV Sindhu finally brought an end to her quest for the elusive gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Monday (August 08) as she defeated Canada's&nbsp;Michelle Li in the women's singles final. Sindhu was at her dominant best as she thrashed Li 21-15, 21-13&nbsp;in straight games&nbsp;to finish on top of the podium.

The Olympic double medallist is one of the best shuttlers India has produced and has already won almost everything there is to be in her career. However, an individual gold medal at the Commonwealth Games had eluded Sindhu for a long time. She had lost in the women's singles final at the Gold Coast Games in 2018 against her Indian compatriot Saina Nehwal to miss out on the gold medal.

But on Monday, Sindhu was ruthless in the final against Li, who was a no match to her aggression and experience. The ace Indian shuttler dominated the proceedings right from the word go and eventually managed to get the better of the Canadian despite playing with an injury she had sustained in the semi-final on Sunday.

It was a good start to the first game with Sindhu and Li locked in an intense battle at 4-4. However, the Indian ace produced some stunning smashes and won rallies to take an 11-8 lead before extending it to 13-8. Li did fight back and managed to reduce the gap to 16-12 but Sindhu closed out the first game 21-15 without facing much trouble.

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In the second game, Sindhu didn't relent and continued her pursuit for gold as she raced away to an 8-3 lead. Sindhu once again managed to attain a healthy 11-6 lead at the interval in the second game and it was pure dominance from there as she stood just one step away from the elusive gold medal.

After a few unforced errors, Si closed the gap at 15-12 trying to force a decider but Sindhu managed to restore her five-point lead at 18-13 before clinching the game by 21-13 to bring an end to her gold medal drought at the Commonwealth Games.

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With the victory, Sindhu completed the full set at the Commonwealth Games with all three medals - gold, silver and bronze now in her kitty. Sindhu had won the bronze medal at the 2014 Games and followed it up with a silver in the 2018 edition. With two Olympic medals, five Worlds medals and three CWG medals under her belt, Sindhu is already one of India's greatest athletes of all time.

The indomitable PV Sindhu finally brought an end to her quest for the elusive gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Monday (August 08) as she defeated Canada's Michelle Li in the women's singles final.

The indomitable PV Sindhu finally brought an end to her quest for the elusive gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Monday (August 08) as she defeated Canada's Michelle Li in the women's singles final. Sindhu was at her dominant best as she thrashed Li 21-15, 21-13 in straight games to finish on top of the podium. The Olympic double medallist is one of the best shuttlers India has produced and has already won almost everything there is to be in her career. However, an individual gold medal at the Commonwealth Games had eluded Sindhu for a long time. She had lost in the women's singles final at the Gold Coast Games in 2018 against her Indian compatriot Saina Nehwal to miss out on the gold medal. But on Monday, Sindhu was ruthless in the final against Li, who was a no match to her aggression and experience. The ace Indian shuttler dominated the proceedings right from the word go and eventually managed to get the better of the Canadian despite playing with an injury she had sustained in the semi-final on Sunday. It was a good start to the first game with Sindhu and Li locked in an intense battle at 4-4. However, the Indian ace produced some stunning smashes and won rallies to take an 11-8 lead before extending it to 13-8. Li did fight back and managed to reduce the gap to 16-12 but Sindhu closed out the first game 21-15 without facing much trouble. Also Read: Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem 1st south Asian to breach 90m mark, claims gold in javelin throw at CWG In the second game, Sindhu didn't relent and continued her pursuit for gold as she raced away to an 8-3 lead. Sindhu once again managed to attain a healthy 11-6 lead at the interval in the second game and it was pure dominance from there as she stood just one step away from the elusive gold medal. After a few unforced errors, Si closed the gap at 15-12 trying to force a decider but Sindhu managed to restore her five-point lead at 18-13 before clinching the game by 21-13 to bring an end to her gold medal drought at the Commonwealth Games. Also Read: Rubbish batting, no common sense: Md. Azharuddin slams India after CWG final defeat against Australia With the victory, Sindhu completed the full set at the Commonwealth Games with all three medals - gold, silver and bronze now in her kitty. Sindhu had won the bronze medal at the 2014 Games and followed it up with a silver in the 2018 edition. With two Olympic medals, five Worlds medals and three CWG medals under her belt, Sindhu is already one of India's greatest athletes of all time.

PV Sindhu thrashes Michelle Li to bag first-ever women's singles gold medal at CWG 2022

Indian stars added to the country's medal tally on Saturday (August 06) as the wrestlers continued their terrific show at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Ravi Dahiya, Vinesh Phogat and NaveenKumar won a gold medal each in wrestling while Pooja Gehlot, Pooja Sihag and Deepak Nehra won a bronze medal in their respective categories.

India's Avinash Sable clinched a historic silver in men's steeplechase while Priyanka Goswami won the country's first medal in race walking by clinching silver in the 10,000m. Boxers Nikhat Zareen and Amit Phangal won their respective semi-finals and will be aiming for gold in their respective finals on Sunday.

A number of Indian athletes will be in action once again on August 07 - the penultimate day of the Games. Along with Nikhat and Panghal, boxer Neetu&nbsp;Ghangas will also be competing in her final. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women's cricket team will take on Australia in the gold medal match.

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In badminton, PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth have all stormed into their semi-finals and will be hoping to assure a medal by continuing their winning run on Sunday.&nbsp;Achanta Sharath Kamal will be hoping to add another gold to his tally when he competes in the mixed doubles final on Sunday.

Here is India's complete schedule at Commonwealth Games 2022 on August 07:

Table tennis and para table tennis

3:35 pm - Women’s Singles Bronze Medal Match: Sreeja Akula - 
6:15 pm - Men’s Doubles Gold Medal Match: Achanta Sharath Kamal/G Sathiyan 
9:50 pm - Men’s Singles Semifinal 1: Achanta Sharath Kamal 
10:40 pm - Men’s Singles Semifinal 2: G Sathiyan 
12:15 am - Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match: Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula

Athletics and Para-athletics

2:45 pm - Men’s Triple Jump Final: Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhose Paul, Praveen Chitravel 
3:50 pm - Men’s 10,000m Race Walk Final: Amit, Sandeep Kumar - 
4:05 pm - Women’s Javelin Throw Final: Shilpa Rani, Annu Rani - 
5:24 pm - Women’s 4 x 100m Relay Final 
12:10 am - Men’s Javelin Throw Final: Rohit Yadav, DP Manu 
1 am - Men’s 4 x 400m Relay Final

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Badminton:

2:20 pm - Women’s singles semifinal: PV Sindhu 
3:10 pm - Men’s singles semifinal 1: Lakshya Sen 
3:10 pm - Men’s singles semifinal 2: Kidambi Srikanth 
4:00 pm - Women’s doubles semifinal: Gayatri Gopichand-Treesa Jolly 
4:50 pm: Men’s doubles semifinal: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty

Boxing:

3 pm - Women’s 48kg Final: Nitu - 
3:15 pm - Men’s 51kg Final: Amit Panghal 
7 pm - Women’s 50kg Final: Nikhat Zareen 
1:15 am - Men’s 92kg: Sagar Ahlawat

Cricket

9:30 pm - Women’s T20 Final: India

Hockey

1:30 pm - Women’s Bronze Medal Match: India vs New Zealand

Squash

10:30 pm &nbsp;Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match: Dipika Pallikal/Saurav Ghosal 
&nbsp;

(With agency inputs)

Indian stars added to the country's medal tally on Saturday (August 06) as the wrestlers continued their terrific show at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Ravi Dahiya, Vinesh Phogat and NaveenKumar won a gold medal each in wrestling while Pooja Gehlot, Pooja Sihag and Deepak Nehra won a bronze medal in their respective categories.

Indian stars added to the country's medal tally on Saturday (August 06) as the wrestlers continued their terrific show at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Ravi Dahiya, Vinesh Phogat and NaveenKumar won a gold medal each in wrestling while Pooja Gehlot, Pooja Sihag and Deepak Nehra won a bronze medal in their respective categories. India's Avinash Sable clinched a historic silver in men's steeplechase while Priyanka Goswami won the country's first medal in race walking by clinching silver in the 10,000m. Boxers Nikhat Zareen and Amit Phangal won their respective semi-finals and will be aiming for gold in their respective finals on Sunday. A number of Indian athletes will be in action once again on August 07 - the penultimate day of the Games. Along with Nikhat and Panghal, boxer Neetu Ghangas will also be competing in her final. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women's cricket team will take on Australia in the gold medal match. Also Read: Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya defeats Nigeria's Ebikewenimo Welson to clinch gold In badminton, PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth have all stormed into their semi-finals and will be hoping to assure a medal by continuing their winning run on Sunday. Achanta Sharath Kamal will be hoping to add another gold to his tally when he competes in the mixed doubles final on Sunday. Here is India's complete schedule at Commonwealth Games 2022 on August 07: Table tennis and para table tennis 3:35 pm - Women’s Singles Bronze Medal Match: Sreeja Akula - 6:15 pm - Men’s Doubles Gold Medal Match: Achanta Sharath Kamal/G Sathiyan 9:50 pm - Men’s Singles Semifinal 1: Achanta Sharath Kamal 10:40 pm - Men’s Singles Semifinal 2: G Sathiyan 12:15 am - Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match: Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula Athletics and Para-athletics 2:45 pm - Men’s Triple Jump Final: Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhose Paul, Praveen Chitravel 3:50 pm - Men’s 10,000m Race Walk Final: Amit, Sandeep Kumar - 4:05 pm - Women’s Javelin Throw Final: Shilpa Rani, Annu Rani - 5:24 pm - Women’s 4 x 100m Relay Final 12:10 am - Men’s Javelin Throw Final: Rohit Yadav, DP Manu 1 am - Men’s 4 x 400m Relay Final Also Read: Vinesh Phogat clinches gold in women's 53kg, completes hat-trick of top podium finishes Badminton: 2:20 pm - Women’s singles semifinal: PV Sindhu 3:10 pm - Men’s singles semifinal 1: Lakshya Sen 3:10 pm - Men’s singles semifinal 2: Kidambi Srikanth 4:00 pm - Women’s doubles semifinal: Gayatri Gopichand-Treesa Jolly 4:50 pm: Men’s doubles semifinal: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Boxing: 3 pm - Women’s 48kg Final: Nitu - 3:15 pm - Men’s 51kg Final: Amit Panghal 7 pm - Women’s 50kg Final: Nikhat Zareen 1:15 am - Men’s 92kg: Sagar Ahlawat Cricket 9:30 pm - Women’s T20 Final: India Hockey 1:30 pm - Women’s Bronze Medal Match: India vs New Zealand Squash 10:30 pm Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match: Dipika Pallikal/Saurav Ghosal (With agency inputs)

India's schedule at CWG 2022 on August 7: Indian women's cricket team, Nikhat Zareen eye gold

Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakhsya Sen remain on course to bag their maiden gold medals at Commonwealth Games after winning their respective semi-final clashes on Sunday (August 07). While Sindhu defeated Singapore's Yeo Jia Min 21-19, 21-17 in straight games, Sen earned a hard-fought 21-10, 18-21 and 21-16 win against Jia Heng Teh of Singapore.

In the women's singles semi-final, Sindhu showcased her class against Jia Min to beat her in a 49-minute contest to enter her second straight final at the Commonwealth Games. The Olympic double medallist will be hoping to bag her maiden gold medal this time around having settled for the silver in the Gold Coast Games four years back.

Sindhu had lost against her Indian compatriot Saina Nehwal in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. On Sunday, Sindhu faced an injury setback during her semi-final clash against Jia Min as she strapped the Achilles of her left foot. However, despite the restricted movement, Sindhu managed to win the first game 21-19 before taking the second one 21-17 to win in straight games.

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On the other hand, Sen, who was up against the 87th-ranked Singaporean Jia Heng Teh in the semi-final, got off to a great start as he dominated the proceedings in the first game to win 21-10. However, Teh&nbsp;back in the second game and forced a decider winning it 18-21. Sen recovered well in the third game and won it 21-16 to book a spot in the final.

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Both Sindhu and Sen have now been assured a silver medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 and will be gunning for their maiden gold when they take the court in the final on Monday (August 08). Both Sindhu and Sen have never won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. It is also the debut of Sen at Commonwealth Games.

Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakhsya Sen remain on course to bag their maiden gold medals at Commonwealth Games after winning their respective semi-final clashes on Sunday (August 07).

Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakhsya Sen remain on course to bag their maiden gold medals at Commonwealth Games after winning their respective semi-final clashes on Sunday (August 07). While Sindhu defeated Singapore's Yeo Jia Min 21-19, 21-17 in straight games, Sen earned a hard-fought 21-10, 18-21 and 21-16 win against Jia Heng Teh of Singapore. In the women's singles semi-final, Sindhu showcased her class against Jia Min to beat her in a 49-minute contest to enter her second straight final at the Commonwealth Games. The Olympic double medallist will be hoping to bag her maiden gold medal this time around having settled for the silver in the Gold Coast Games four years back. Sindhu had lost against her Indian compatriot Saina Nehwal in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. On Sunday, Sindhu faced an injury setback during her semi-final clash against Jia Min as she strapped the Achilles of her left foot. However, despite the restricted movement, Sindhu managed to win the first game 21-19 before taking the second one 21-17 to win in straight games. Also Read: Indian boxer Amit Panghal thrashes Kiaran Macdonald to clinch gold in men's 51kg at CWG 2022 On the other hand, Sen, who was up against the 87th-ranked Singaporean Jia Heng Teh in the semi-final, got off to a great start as he dominated the proceedings in the first game to win 21-10. However, Teh back in the second game and forced a decider winning it 18-21. Sen recovered well in the third game and won it 21-16 to book a spot in the final. Also Read: Your medal calls for celebrations, not apology: PM Modi tells Pooja Gehlot after her bronze win at CWG 2022 Both Sindhu and Sen have now been assured a silver medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 and will be gunning for their maiden gold when they take the court in the final on Monday (August 08). Both Sindhu and Sen have never won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. It is also the debut of Sen at Commonwealth Games.

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen storm into finals, to battle it out for maiden gold at Commonwealth Games

Indian wrestlers dominated the proceedings on the opening day of their campaign at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 on Friday (August 05) as they managed to win as many as six medals. Out of the six medals won by the Indian wrestlers on Friday, three were gold. Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Deepak Punia won gold medals in their respective categories to add to India's tally at the Games.

It is all set to be another busy day for the Indian athletes at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Saturday (August 06). A host of Indian athletes will be in action across various sporting events. A number of wrestlers will open their campaign on Saturday and will be hoping to add to India's medal tally.

India have so far managed to win 26 medals at the Games, including 9 gold medals. The tally is expected to go up on Saturday as a number of athletes are also assured of a medal but are yet to determine the final colour. While the likes of PV Sindhu and Nikhat Zareen will continue their quest for gold, the Indian men's hockey team will be hoping to secure a berth in the final.

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The Indian men's hockey team will take on South Africa in their semi-final encounter and will be hoping to continue their fine form in the tournament. On the other hand, Harmanmpreet Kaur-led Indian women's cricket team will be up against England in the semi-final and will be hoping to reach the final.

India's complete schedule at Commonwealth Games 2022 on August 06:

Table Tennis and Para Table Tennis:

Women's Doubles Round of 16: Akula Sreeja/Reeth Tennison- 2pm

Women's Doubles Round of 16: Manika Batra/Diya Parag Chitale- 2pm

Mixed Doubles semifinals: Achanta Sharath Kamal/ Akula Sreeja- 6pm

Men's Singles Classes 3-5: Bronze Medal Match: Raj Aravindan Alagar- 6:15pm

Women's Singles Classes 3-5 Bronze medal match: Sonalben Patel- 12:15am

Women's Singles Classes 3-5 Gold medal match: Bahvina Patel - 1am

Wrestling (starts at 3pm):

Men's Freestyle 57kg quarterfinals: Ravi Kumar

Men's Freestyle 97kg quarterfinals: Deepak Nehra

Women's Freestyle 76kg quarterfinals: Pooja Sihag

Women's Freestyle 53 kg - Nordic System match 3: Vinesh Phogat

Women's Freestyle 50 kg - Nordic System match 3:Pooja Gehlot

Men's Freestyle 74kg 1/8 Final: Naveen

Women's Freestyle 53 kg - Nordic System match 2: Vinesh Phogat

Women's Freestyle 50 kg - Nordic System match 1:Pooja Gehlot -3pm

Women's Freestyle 53 kg - Nordic System match 6: Vinesh Phogat.

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Athletics and Para Athletics:

Women's F55-57 Shot Put Final: Poonam Sharma, Sharmilam, Santosh- 2:50pm

Women's 10,000m Race Walk Final: Priyanka, Bhawana Jat- 3pm

Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final: Avinash Sable- 4:20pm

Women's 4x100m Relay Round 1- Heat 1: Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Shrbani Nanda, NS Simi- 4:45pm

Women's Hammer Throw Final: Manju Bala- 11:30pm

Men's 5000m Final: Avinash Sable - 12:40am

Badminton: (starts at 3:30pm)

Women's doubles quarterfinals: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand

Women's singles quarterfinals: PV Sindhu

Men's singles quarterfinals: Kidambi Srikanth

Boxing:

Women's Minimumweight (45-48kg) semifinal: Nitu - 3pm

Men's Flyweight (48kg-51kg) semifinal: Amit Panghal 3:30pm

Women's Light Flyweight (48kg-50kg) semifinal: Nikhat Zareen 7:15pm

Women's Lightweight (57kg-60kg): Jaismine- 8pm

Men's Welterweight (63.5kg-67kg): Rohit Tokas - 12:45pm

Super heavyweight (over 92kg): Sagar 1:30am

Cricket:

Women's T20 semifinal between India and England- 3:30pm

Hockey:

Indian men's team semifinal against South Africa- 10:30pm

&nbsp;

Indian wrestlers dominated the proceedings on the opening day of their campaign at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 on Friday (August 05) as they managed to win as many as six medals.

Indian wrestlers dominated the proceedings on the opening day of their campaign at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 on Friday (August 05) as they managed to win as many as six medals. Out of the six medals won by the Indian wrestlers on Friday, three were gold. Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Deepak Punia won gold medals in their respective categories to add to India's tally at the Games. It is all set to be another busy day for the Indian athletes at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Saturday (August 06). A host of Indian athletes will be in action across various sporting events. A number of wrestlers will open their campaign on Saturday and will be hoping to add to India's medal tally. India have so far managed to win 26 medals at the Games, including 9 gold medals. The tally is expected to go up on Saturday as a number of athletes are also assured of a medal but are yet to determine the final colour. While the likes of PV Sindhu and Nikhat Zareen will continue their quest for gold, the Indian men's hockey team will be hoping to secure a berth in the final. Also Read: Commonwealth Games 2022 - Sakshi Malik wins gold medal in women's freestyle 62kg category The Indian men's hockey team will take on South Africa in their semi-final encounter and will be hoping to continue their fine form in the tournament. On the other hand, Harmanmpreet Kaur-led Indian women's cricket team will be up against England in the semi-final and will be hoping to reach the final. India's complete schedule at Commonwealth Games 2022 on August 06: Table Tennis and Para Table Tennis: Women's Doubles Round of 16: Akula Sreeja/Reeth Tennison- 2pm Women's Doubles Round of 16: Manika Batra/Diya Parag Chitale- 2pm Mixed Doubles semifinals: Achanta Sharath Kamal/ Akula Sreeja- 6pm Men's Singles Classes 3-5: Bronze Medal Match: Raj Aravindan Alagar- 6:15pm Women's Singles Classes 3-5 Bronze medal match: Sonalben Patel- 12:15am Women's Singles Classes 3-5 Gold medal match: Bahvina Patel - 1am Wrestling (starts at 3pm): Men's Freestyle 57kg quarterfinals: Ravi Kumar Men's Freestyle 97kg quarterfinals: Deepak Nehra Women's Freestyle 76kg quarterfinals: Pooja Sihag Women's Freestyle 53 kg - Nordic System match 3: Vinesh Phogat Women's Freestyle 50 kg - Nordic System match 3:Pooja Gehlot Men's Freestyle 74kg 1/8 Final: Naveen Women's Freestyle 53 kg - Nordic System match 2: Vinesh Phogat Women's Freestyle 50 kg - Nordic System match 1:Pooja Gehlot -3pm Women's Freestyle 53 kg - Nordic System match 6: Vinesh Phogat. Also Read: Deepak Punia clinches gold in Men's Freestyle 86kg, defeats Pakistan's Muhammad Inam Athletics and Para Athletics: Women's F55-57 Shot Put Final: Poonam Sharma, Sharmilam, Santosh- 2:50pm Women's 10,000m Race Walk Final: Priyanka, Bhawana Jat- 3pm Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final: Avinash Sable- 4:20pm Women's 4x100m Relay Round 1- Heat 1: Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Shrbani Nanda, NS Simi- 4:45pm Women's Hammer Throw Final: Manju Bala- 11:30pm Men's 5000m Final: Avinash Sable - 12:40am Badminton: (starts at 3:30pm) Women's doubles quarterfinals: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Women's singles quarterfinals: PV Sindhu Men's singles quarterfinals: Kidambi Srikanth Boxing: Women's Minimumweight (45-48kg) semifinal: Nitu - 3pm Men's Flyweight (48kg-51kg) semifinal: Amit Panghal 3:30pm Women's Light Flyweight (48kg-50kg) semifinal: Nikhat Zareen 7:15pm Women's Lightweight (57kg-60kg): Jaismine- 8pm Men's Welterweight (63.5kg-67kg): Rohit Tokas - 12:45pm Super heavyweight (over 92kg): Sagar 1:30am Cricket: Women's T20 semifinal between India and England- 3:30pm Hockey: Indian men's team semifinal against South Africa- 10:30pm

India's schedule at CWG 2022 on August 6: Cricket and hockey teams eye final berth; Sindhu, Nikhat in action

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.

CWG'22, badminton R-16 live streaming: When & where to watch Sindhu-starrer Indian shuttlers' games?

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.

CWG in Birmingham: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth enter singles quarter-finals with easy wins

The Indian contingent is adding to its medal tally with each passing day at the ongoing Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition in Birmingham. Among the badminton stars, the mixed team badminton final saw the PV Sindhu-starrer lose to Malaysia and end with a silver medal.&nbsp;

Now, the action moves to the individual events where the likes of Sindhu,&nbsp;Aakarashi Kashyap, Kidambi Srikanth and youngster Lakshya Sen will be in action on Thursday (August 04), i.e. the seventh day of the showpiece event.&nbsp;

On the other hand, the likes of&nbsp;B. Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa will&nbsp;also&nbsp;take on Callum Hemming/Jessica Pugh of England today. Here's everything to know about the Indian shuttlers' schedule for Day 7 at CWG 2022:

What time will Indian badminton players' Round of 32&nbsp;kick off on Day 7 of CWG'22?

<ol>
	<li>At 3:00 pm:&nbsp;Women’s Singles Round of 32 - PV Sindhu to face Abdul Razzaq&nbsp;</li>
	<li>At 4:00 pm:&nbsp;Men’s Singles Round of 32 - Kidambi Srikanth against Daniel Wanagaliya&nbsp;</li>
	<li>At 4:00 pm:&nbsp;Mixed Doubles Round of 32 - B. Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa versus Callum Hemming/Jessica Pugh</li>
	<li>At 10:00 pm:&nbsp;Women’s Singles Round of 32 - Aakarshi Kashyap to lock horns with Pakistan's Mahoor Shahzad</li>
	<li>At 11:30 pm:&nbsp;Men’s Singles Round of 32 - Lakshya Sen vs Vernon Smeed</li>
</ol>

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At which channel will&nbsp;the Indian badminton players' events be telecast at Commonwealth Games 2022?

The matches comprising Indian badminton stars will be telecast&nbsp;on the Sony Sports Network.

How to watch the live streaming of Indian badminton players' fixtures on Day 7 at CWG'22?

The matches' live streaming will be on the Sony LIV app and website.

The Indian contingent is adding to its medal tally with each passing day at the ongoing Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition in Birmingham. Among the badminton stars, the mixed team badminton final saw the PV Sindhu-starrer lose to Malaysia and end with a silver medal.

The Indian contingent is adding to its medal tally with each passing day at the ongoing Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 edition in Birmingham. Among the badminton stars, the mixed team badminton final saw the PV Sindhu-starrer lose to Malaysia and end with a silver medal. Now, the action moves to the individual events where the likes of Sindhu, Aakarashi Kashyap, Kidambi Srikanth and youngster Lakshya Sen will be in action on Thursday (August 04), i.e. the seventh day of the showpiece event. On the other hand, the likes of B. Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa will also take on Callum Hemming/Jessica Pugh of England today. Here's everything to know about the Indian shuttlers' schedule for Day 7 at CWG 2022: What time will Indian badminton players' Round of 32 kick off on Day 7 of CWG'22? At 3:00 pm: Women’s Singles Round of 32 - PV Sindhu to face Abdul Razzaq At 4:00 pm: Men’s Singles Round of 32 - Kidambi Srikanth against Daniel Wanagaliya At 4:00 pm: Mixed Doubles Round of 32 - B. Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa versus Callum Hemming/Jessica Pugh At 10:00 pm: Women’s Singles Round of 32 - Aakarshi Kashyap to lock horns with Pakistan's Mahoor Shahzad At 11:30 pm: Men’s Singles Round of 32 - Lakshya Sen vs Vernon Smeed ALSO READ | CWG 2022: India's weightlifter Lovepreet Singh makes country proud, secures bronze in men's 109 kg final At which channel will the Indian badminton players' events be telecast at Commonwealth Games 2022? The matches comprising Indian badminton stars will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network. How to watch the live streaming of Indian badminton players' fixtures on Day 7 at CWG'22? The matches' live streaming will be on the Sony LIV app and website.

CWG 2022, badminton singles round live streaming: When and where to watch PV Sindhu & Co.'s matches?

Ace Indian shuttler and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu defeated Fathimath Nabaaha of Maldives in her round of 32 match to cruise into the next round of the women`s singles competition at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Thursday.

Sindhu was on fire as she swung her racquet on her way to victory within just two games. She captured the match 21-4, 21-11. The first match was extremely one-sided and Sindhu won it without breaking a sweat. The second game was better for the Maldives player, but Sindhu was even better as she took the second game by 21-11. Notably, Sindhu was the part of Indian mixed Badminton team that clinched the silver medal at CWG 2022. Indian badminton team claimed the silver medal in the mixed group match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Tuesday.

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Indian badminton mixed team suffered a 1-3 defeat against Malaysia and had to settle for silver. Only Sindhu managed to earn a win in the summit clash against Malaysia in the women`s singles match. At 4:00 PM today, Kidambi Srikanth will be in action against Uganda`s Daniel Wanagaliya in his men`s singles round of 32 match.

Also, the mixed duo of B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa will be in action against England. Later at 10:00 PM, Aakarshi Kashyap will be in action against Pakistan`s Mahoor Shahzad in women`s singles round of 32 match. Finally at 11:30 AM, star shuttler Lakshya Sen will be playing his men`s singles round of 32 match against Vernon Smeed of Saint Helena. The Commonwealth Games started in Birmingham from July 28 and will go on till August 8.

Ace Indian shuttler and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu defeated Fathimath Nabaaha of Maldives in her round of 32 match to cruise into the next round of the women`s singles competition at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Thursday.

Ace Indian shuttler and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu defeated Fathimath Nabaaha of Maldives in her round of 32 match to cruise into the next round of the women`s singles competition at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Thursday. Sindhu was on fire as she swung her racquet on her way to victory within just two games. She captured the match 21-4, 21-11. The first match was extremely one-sided and Sindhu won it without breaking a sweat. The second game was better for the Maldives player, but Sindhu was even better as she took the second game by 21-11. Notably, Sindhu was the part of Indian mixed Badminton team that clinched the silver medal at CWG 2022. Indian badminton team claimed the silver medal in the mixed group match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Tuesday. ALSO READ | CWG 2022: Indian sprinter Hima Das reaches 200 m semifinal with top spot finish in heat Indian badminton mixed team suffered a 1-3 defeat against Malaysia and had to settle for silver. Only Sindhu managed to earn a win in the summit clash against Malaysia in the women`s singles match. At 4:00 PM today, Kidambi Srikanth will be in action against Uganda`s Daniel Wanagaliya in his men`s singles round of 32 match. Also, the mixed duo of B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa will be in action against England. Later at 10:00 PM, Aakarshi Kashyap will be in action against Pakistan`s Mahoor Shahzad in women`s singles round of 32 match. Finally at 11:30 AM, star shuttler Lakshya Sen will be playing his men`s singles round of 32 match against Vernon Smeed of Saint Helena. The Commonwealth Games started in Birmingham from July 28 and will go on till August 8.

CWG 2022: PV Sindhu storms into women's singles pre-quarterfinals with easy win

Indian badminton team claimed the silver medal in the mixed group match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Tuesday.

Indian badminton mixed team suffered a 1-3 defeat against Malaysia and had to settle for silver.&nbsp;Only PV Sindhu managed to earn a win in the summit clash against Malaysia in the women`s singles match.

In the first match of the tie, India`s Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were locked in a tough first game against Malaysia`s Teng Fong Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik.&nbsp;

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In the hard-fought neck-to-neck match Malaysia duo drew first blood and took the first match 21-18, 21-15. In the second match of the tie, PV Sindhu took on Jin Wei Goh. The opening game of the match saw the double Olympic medallist playing aggressively to take one game lead over Malayasia`s Jin Wei Goh by 22-20.&nbsp;

Star Indian shuttler looked fast, accurate, and extremely dangerous, to claim the second game and match by 22-20, 21-17 to pull India back into the match. In the third match of the tie, Kidambi Srikanth went down 19-21 against Malaysia`s Ng Tze Yong in the opening game.&nbsp;

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Malaysian player kept his pace and momentum to register a brilliant win over Indian ace by 21-19, 6-21, 21-16 in a match that lasted for one hour and six minutes. After the match, Malaysia took a 2-1 lead.

In the fourth match of the fixture, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand went against Muralitharan Thinaah and Koong Le Pearly Tan. Indian pair lost the first game 18-21. The Malaysian pair won the second game 21-17 to clinch the gold medal in Games 2022.&nbsp;

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Indian badminton team claimed the silver medal in the mixed group match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Tuesday. Indian badminton mixed team suffered a 1-3 defeat against Malaysia and had to settle for silver.

Indian badminton team claimed the silver medal in the mixed group match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Tuesday. Indian badminton mixed team suffered a 1-3 defeat against Malaysia and had to settle for silver. Only PV Sindhu managed to earn a win in the summit clash against Malaysia in the women`s singles match. In the first match of the tie, India`s Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were locked in a tough first game against Malaysia`s Teng Fong Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik. Also read | Indian women's hockey team goes down 1-3 against England at Commonwealth Games 2022 In the hard-fought neck-to-neck match Malaysia duo drew first blood and took the first match 21-18, 21-15. In the second match of the tie, PV Sindhu took on Jin Wei Goh. The opening game of the match saw the double Olympic medallist playing aggressively to take one game lead over Malayasia`s Jin Wei Goh by 22-20. Star Indian shuttler looked fast, accurate, and extremely dangerous, to claim the second game and match by 22-20, 21-17 to pull India back into the match. In the third match of the tie, Kidambi Srikanth went down 19-21 against Malaysia`s Ng Tze Yong in the opening game. × Malaysian player kept his pace and momentum to register a brilliant win over Indian ace by 21-19, 6-21, 21-16 in a match that lasted for one hour and six minutes. After the match, Malaysia took a 2-1 lead. In the fourth match of the fixture, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand went against Muralitharan Thinaah and Koong Le Pearly Tan. Indian pair lost the first game 18-21. The Malaysian pair won the second game 21-17 to clinch the gold medal in Games 2022. Watch WION's live TV here: ×

Commonwealth Games: Indian badminton mixed team clinches silver medal in final

Indian contingent will resume action on Day 5 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 edition (CWG) in Birmingham on August 02 (Tuesday). There is a lot of action waiting for the Indian star athletes with prime focus on women's lawn bowl final, badminton mixed team final and women's hockey clash versus England, later in the day.&nbsp;

Talking about badminton, the likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty will be the Indian stars in focus as India gear up to face Malaysia in the mixed team final&nbsp;at the National Exhibition Centre.

For the unversed, India had clinched gold in the mixed team event in the previous edition, in 2018 at Gold Coast, and ended Malaysia's golden run -- where they had clinched the top spot three times in a row before losing out in the previous CWG. Thus, a marquee battle awaits both sides, who are termed as 'equals'.

All you need to know about India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final:

At what time and when&nbsp;will the India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final take place?

The India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final is likelt&nbsp;to start at 10:00 PM IST on Tuesday (August 02).

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Which channel will&nbsp;live telecast&nbsp;the India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final?

The India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team summit clash will be aired live on Sony SIX, Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3 and Sony TEN 4 TV channels in India.

How to watch the live streaming of the India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final in India?

The live streaming of India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final will be&nbsp;on Sony Liv.

Indian contingent will resume action on Day 5 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 edition (CWG) in Birmingham on August 02 (Tuesday). There is a lot of action waiting for the Indian star athletes with prime focus on women's lawn bowl final, badminton mixed team final and women's hockey clash versus England, later in the day.

Indian contingent will resume action on Day 5 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 edition (CWG) in Birmingham on August 02 (Tuesday). There is a lot of action waiting for the Indian star athletes with prime focus on women's lawn bowl final, badminton mixed team final and women's hockey clash versus England, later in the day. Talking about badminton, the likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty will be the Indian stars in focus as India gear up to face Malaysia in the mixed team final at the National Exhibition Centre. For the unversed, India had clinched gold in the mixed team event in the previous edition, in 2018 at Gold Coast, and ended Malaysia's golden run -- where they had clinched the top spot three times in a row before losing out in the previous CWG. Thus, a marquee battle awaits both sides, who are termed as 'equals'. All you need to know about India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final: At what time and when will the India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final take place? The India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final is likelt to start at 10:00 PM IST on Tuesday (August 02). ALSO READ | CWG 2022: India's cyclist Meenakshi run over by NZ rival, taken on stretcher from track - WATCH Which channel will live telecast the India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final? The India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team summit clash will be aired live on Sony SIX, Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3 and Sony TEN 4 TV channels in India. How to watch the live streaming of the India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final in India? The live streaming of India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team final will be on Sony Liv.

CWG'22, India vs Malaysia Badminton Mixed Team finals: All you need to know about telecast, streaming details

In pics| Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony

The Commonwealth Games 2022 edition is set to get underway on July 29 (Friday) in Birmingham, England. The forthcoming edition has been keenly awaited by many Indian sports fanatics, especially after seeing the Indian contingnent's performance in the last year's Tokyo Olympics.

Team India is a strong squad comprising several star athletes, such as PV Sindhu, Manpreet Singh-led India men's hockey team and Savita Punia's women's hockey line-up, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Manika Batra, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, Bajrang Punia, etc.

Neeraj Chopra, India's star javelin thrower, misses out due to a groin injury, nonetheless, there is enough firepower in the Indian contingent to impress in the upcoming event in Birmingham. Ahead of the opening ceremony, to be held&nbsp;at the Alexander Stadium, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) named Sindhu as the flagbearer, followed by Manpreet Singh.

Being handed over such a huge responsibility, Sindhu said after the announcement on Wednesday (July 27), "It's a great honour to be bestowed with the responsibility to lead the contingent and hold the flag at such an august gathering. I'm extremely happy and I wish all my fellow contingent all the best for the Games. I would like to thank IOA also for choosing me as the flag-bearer."&nbsp;

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<h2>Full schedule for CWG'22 for Indian star athletes&nbsp;(by sport)</h2>

<h2>Athletics</h2>

July 30:&nbsp;Nitender Rawat (Men’s Marathon)

August 2:&nbsp;

Avinash Sable (Men’s 3000m Steeplechase)

Murali Sreeshankar (Men’s Long Jump)

Muhammed Anees Yahiya (Men’s Long Jump)

Dhanalakshmi Sekar (Women’s 100m)

Jyothi Yarraji (Women’s 100m hurdles)

Manpreet Kaur (Women’s Shot Put)

Navjeet Kaur Dhillon (Women’s Discus Throw)

August 3:&nbsp;

Aishwarya B (Women’s Triple Jump)

August 5:&nbsp;

Abdulla Aboobacker (Men’s Triple Jump)

Praveen Chithravel (Men’s Triple Jump)

Eldhose Paul (Men’s Triple Jump)

DP Manu (Men’s Javelin Throw)

Rohit Yadav (Men’s Javelin Throw)

Sandeep Kumar (Men’s 10km race walk)

Amit Khatri (Men’s 10km race walk)

Aishwarya B (Women’s Long Jump)

Ancy Sojan (Women’s Long Jump)

Annu Rani (Women’s Javelin Throw)

Shilpa Rani (Women’s Javelin Throw)

Manju Bala Singh (Women’s Hammer Throw)

Sarita Romit Singh (Women’s Hammer Throw)

August 6:&nbsp;

Amoj Jacob (Men’s 4x400m relay)

Noah Nirmal Tom (Men’s 4x400m relay)

Arokia Rajiv (Men’s 4x400m relay)

Muhammed Ajmal (Men’s 4x400m relay)

Naganathan Pandi (Men’s 4x400m relay)

Rajesh Ramesh (Men’s 4x400m relay)

Bhawna Jat (Women’s 10km race walk)

Priyanka Goswami (Women’s 10km race walk)

Hima Das (Women’s 4x100m relay)

Dutee Chand (Women’s 4x100m relay)

Srabani Nanda (Women’s 4x100m relay)

MV Jilna (Women’s 4x100m relay)

NS Simi (Women’s 4x100m relay)

<h2>Badminton</h2>

July 29:&nbsp;

Ashwini Ponnappa (Mixed Doubles)

B Sumeeth Reddy (Mixed Doubles)

August 3:&nbsp;

PV Sindhu (Women’s Singles)

Aakarshi Kashyap (Women’s Singles)

Lakshya Sen (Men’s Singles)

Kidambi Srikanth (Men’s Singles)

August 4:&nbsp;

Treesa Jolly (Women’s Doubles)

Gayatri Gopichand (Women’s Doubles)

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (Men’s Doubles)

Chirag Shetty (Men’s Doubles)

<h2>Boxing</h2>

July 30:&nbsp;Amit Panghal (Men’s 51kg)

Mohammad Hussamuddin (Men’s 57kg)

Shiva Thapa (Men’s 63.5kg)

Rohit Tokas (Men’s 67kg)

Sumit Kundu (Men’s 75kg)

Ashish Chaudhary (Men’s 80kg)

Sanjeet (Men’s 92kg)

Sagar (Men’s 92+kg)

Nitu (Women’s 48kg)

Nikhat Zareen (Women’s 50kg)

Jasmine (Women’s 60kg)

Lovlina Borgohain (Women’s 70kg)

<h2>Cricket</h2>

July 29:&nbsp;India vs Australia

July 31:&nbsp;India vs Pakistan

August 3:&nbsp;India vs Barbados

<h2>Hockey&nbsp;</h2>

Men's

July 31:&nbsp;India vs Ghana

August 1:&nbsp;India vs England

August 3:&nbsp;India vs Canada

August 4:&nbsp;India vs Wales

Women’s

July 29:&nbsp;India vs Ghana

July 30:&nbsp;India vs Wales

August 2:&nbsp;India vs England

August 3:&nbsp;India vs Canada

<h2>Table Tennis</h2>

<h2>Men’s Team</h2>

July 29:&nbsp;Round 1 &amp; Round 2

July 30:&nbsp;Round 3

July 31:&nbsp;Quarterfinals

August 1:&nbsp;Semifinals

August 2:&nbsp;Finals

<h2>Women’s Team events Schedule</h2>

July 29:&nbsp;Round 1 &amp; Round 2

July 30:&nbsp;Round 3

July 30:&nbsp;Quarterfinals

July 31:&nbsp;Semifinals

August 1:&nbsp;Finals

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<h2>Weightlifting</h2>

July 30:&nbsp;

Mirabai Chanu (Women’s 55kg)

Sanket Mahadev (Men’s 55kg)

Chanambam Rishikanta Singh (Men’s 55kg)

July 31:&nbsp;

Bindyarani Devi (Women’s 59kg)

Jeremy Lalrinnunga (Men’s 67kg)

Achinta Sheuli (Men’s 73kg)

August 1:&nbsp;

Popy Hazarika (Women’s 64kg)

Ajay Singh (Men’s 81kg)

August 2:&nbsp;

Usha Kumara (Women’s 87kg)

Purnima Pandey (Women’s 87+kg)

Vikas Thakur (Men’s 96kg)

Ragala Venkat Rahul (Men’s 96kg)

<h2>Wrestling</h2>

August 5:&nbsp;

Bajrang Punia (Men’s 65kg)

Deepak Punia (Men’s 86kg)

Mohit Grewal (Men’s 125kg)

Anshu Malik (Women’s 57kg)

Sakshi Malik (Women’s 62kg)

Divya Kakran (Women’s 68kg)

How many medals will the Indian contingent return with? Only time will tell...

The Commonwealth Games 2022 edition is set to get underway on July 29 (Friday) in Birmingham, England. The forthcoming edition has been keenly awaited by many Indian sports fanatics, especially after seeing the Indian contingnent's performance in the last year's Tokyo Olympics.

The Commonwealth Games 2022 edition is set to get underway on July 29 (Friday) in Birmingham, England. The forthcoming edition has been keenly awaited by many Indian sports fanatics, especially after seeing the Indian contingnent's performance in the last year's Tokyo Olympics. Team India is a strong squad comprising several star athletes, such as PV Sindhu, Manpreet Singh-led India men's hockey team and Savita Punia's women's hockey line-up, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Manika Batra, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, Bajrang Punia, etc. Neeraj Chopra, India's star javelin thrower, misses out due to a groin injury, nonetheless, there is enough firepower in the Indian contingent to impress in the upcoming event in Birmingham. Ahead of the opening ceremony, to be held at the Alexander Stadium, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) named Sindhu as the flagbearer, followed by Manpreet Singh. Being handed over such a huge responsibility, Sindhu said after the announcement on Wednesday (July 27), "It's a great honour to be bestowed with the responsibility to lead the contingent and hold the flag at such an august gathering. I'm extremely happy and I wish all my fellow contingent all the best for the Games. I would like to thank IOA also for choosing me as the flag-bearer." ALSO READ | Commonwealth Games 2022: When and where to watch live streaming of opening ceremony? Full schedule for CWG'22 for Indian star athletes (by sport) Athletics July 30: Nitender Rawat (Men’s Marathon) August 2: Avinash Sable (Men’s 3000m Steeplechase) Murali Sreeshankar (Men’s Long Jump) Muhammed Anees Yahiya (Men’s Long Jump) Dhanalakshmi Sekar (Women’s 100m) Jyothi Yarraji (Women’s 100m hurdles) Manpreet Kaur (Women’s Shot Put) Navjeet Kaur Dhillon (Women’s Discus Throw) August 3: Aishwarya B (Women’s Triple Jump) August 5: Abdulla Aboobacker (Men’s Triple Jump) Praveen Chithravel (Men’s Triple Jump) Eldhose Paul (Men’s Triple Jump) DP Manu (Men’s Javelin Throw) Rohit Yadav (Men’s Javelin Throw) Sandeep Kumar (Men’s 10km race walk) Amit Khatri (Men’s 10km race walk) Aishwarya B (Women’s Long Jump) Ancy Sojan (Women’s Long Jump) Annu Rani (Women’s Javelin Throw) Shilpa Rani (Women’s Javelin Throw) Manju Bala Singh (Women’s Hammer Throw) Sarita Romit Singh (Women’s Hammer Throw) August 6: Amoj Jacob (Men’s 4x400m relay) Noah Nirmal Tom (Men’s 4x400m relay) Arokia Rajiv (Men’s 4x400m relay) Muhammed Ajmal (Men’s 4x400m relay) Naganathan Pandi (Men’s 4x400m relay) Rajesh Ramesh (Men’s 4x400m relay) Bhawna Jat (Women’s 10km race walk) Priyanka Goswami (Women’s 10km race walk) Hima Das (Women’s 4x100m relay) Dutee Chand (Women’s 4x100m relay) Srabani Nanda (Women’s 4x100m relay) MV Jilna (Women’s 4x100m relay) NS Simi (Women’s 4x100m relay) Badminton July 29: Ashwini Ponnappa (Mixed Doubles) B Sumeeth Reddy (Mixed Doubles) August 3: PV Sindhu (Women’s Singles) Aakarshi Kashyap (Women’s Singles) Lakshya Sen (Men’s Singles) Kidambi Srikanth (Men’s Singles) August 4: Treesa Jolly (Women’s Doubles) Gayatri Gopichand (Women’s Doubles) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (Men’s Doubles) Chirag Shetty (Men’s Doubles) Boxing July 30: Amit Panghal (Men’s 51kg) Mohammad Hussamuddin (Men’s 57kg) Shiva Thapa (Men’s 63.5kg) Rohit Tokas (Men’s 67kg) Sumit Kundu (Men’s 75kg) Ashish Chaudhary (Men’s 80kg) Sanjeet (Men’s 92kg) Sagar (Men’s 92+kg) Nitu (Women’s 48kg) Nikhat Zareen (Women’s 50kg) Jasmine (Women’s 60kg) Lovlina Borgohain (Women’s 70kg) Cricket July 29: India vs Australia July 31: India vs Pakistan August 3: India vs Barbados Hockey Men's July 31: India vs Ghana August 1: India vs England August 3: India vs Canada August 4: India vs Wales Women’s July 29: India vs Ghana July 30: India vs Wales August 2: India vs England August 3: India vs Canada Table Tennis Men’s Team July 29: Round 1 & Round 2 July 30: Round 3 July 31: Quarterfinals August 1: Semifinals August 2: Finals Women’s Team events Schedule July 29: Round 1 & Round 2 July 30: Round 3 July 30: Quarterfinals July 31: Semifinals August 1: Finals ALSO READ | 'It's a great honour' - PV Sindhu reacts after Olympic medallist named India's flagbearer at CWG 2022 Weightlifting July 30: Mirabai Chanu (Women’s 55kg) Sanket Mahadev (Men’s 55kg) Chanambam Rishikanta Singh (Men’s 55kg) July 31: Bindyarani Devi (Women’s 59kg) Jeremy Lalrinnunga (Men’s 67kg) Achinta Sheuli (Men’s 73kg) August 1: Popy Hazarika (Women’s 64kg) Ajay Singh (Men’s 81kg) August 2: Usha Kumara (Women’s 87kg) Purnima Pandey (Women’s 87+kg) Vikas Thakur (Men’s 96kg) Ragala Venkat Rahul (Men’s 96kg) Wrestling August 5: Bajrang Punia (Men’s 65kg) Deepak Punia (Men’s 86kg) Mohit Grewal (Men’s 125kg) Anshu Malik (Women’s 57kg) Sakshi Malik (Women’s 62kg) Divya Kakran (Women’s 68kg) How many medals will the Indian contingent return with? Only time will tell...

CWG 2022: From PV Sindhu to Bajrang Punia! Full schedule of Indian athletes in showpiece event

On Wednesday (July 27), PV Sindhu added another feather to her illustrious hat as the 27-year-old superstar shuttler has been named as India's flagbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to kick off in Birmingham on July 29.

It was touted to be a two-way battle between Neeraj Chopra and Sindhu for being the flagbearer before the shuttler was given the responsibility by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Neeraj, for the unversed, has bowed out of the showpiece event due to a groin injury which he sustained during his silver-medal win in the men's javelin throw final at the recently-concluded World Atheltics Championships.

"It's a great honour to be bestowed with the responsibility to lead the contingent and hold the flag at such an august gathering. I'm extremely happy and I wish all my fellow contingent all the best for the Games. I would like to thank IOA also for choosing me as the flag-bearer," Sindhu said after the announcement here on Wednesday.

Sindhu was India's flagbearer at the last edition, in Gold Coast, where she returned with a silver medal in the women's singles. This time around, the two-time Olympic medallist will be eager to secure the elusive gold medal.

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"The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is delighted to announce shuttler PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, as the Flagbearer of Team India at the Opening Ceremony," the IOA had said in a statement.

"Two other highly deserving athletes were considered to be Team India's Flagbearer: weightlifter Ms Mirabai Chanu and boxer Ms Lovlina Borgohain, who are both Olympic medallists," it added.

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Despite no Neeraj, India have a lot of strong medal-contenders such as Sindhu (whose event kicks off on August 3), Mirabai Chanu (weightlifting), Bajrang Punia (wrestling), Lovlina Borgohain (boxing), Manika Batra (table tennis), India's hockey teams (men and women), women's cricket team, etc.

The CWG 2022 edition will be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8.

On Wednesday (July 27), PV Sindhu added another feather to her illustrious hat as the 27-year-old superstar shuttler has been named as India's flagbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to kick off in Birmingham on July 29.

On Wednesday (July 27), PV Sindhu added another feather to her illustrious hat as the 27-year-old superstar shuttler has been named as India's flagbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to kick off in Birmingham on July 29. It was touted to be a two-way battle between Neeraj Chopra and Sindhu for being the flagbearer before the shuttler was given the responsibility by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Neeraj, for the unversed, has bowed out of the showpiece event due to a groin injury which he sustained during his silver-medal win in the men's javelin throw final at the recently-concluded World Atheltics Championships. "It's a great honour to be bestowed with the responsibility to lead the contingent and hold the flag at such an august gathering. I'm extremely happy and I wish all my fellow contingent all the best for the Games. I would like to thank IOA also for choosing me as the flag-bearer," Sindhu said after the announcement here on Wednesday. Sindhu was India's flagbearer at the last edition, in Gold Coast, where she returned with a silver medal in the women's singles. This time around, the two-time Olympic medallist will be eager to secure the elusive gold medal. ALSO READ | CWG 2022: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu named India's flagbearer for opening ceremony "The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is delighted to announce shuttler PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, as the Flagbearer of Team India at the Opening Ceremony," the IOA had said in a statement. "Two other highly deserving athletes were considered to be Team India's Flagbearer: weightlifter Ms Mirabai Chanu and boxer Ms Lovlina Borgohain, who are both Olympic medallists," it added. ALSO READ | Exclusive: Time for India to win elusive gold, says coach Graham Reid as Manpreet & Co. prepare for CWG'22 Despite no Neeraj, India have a lot of strong medal-contenders such as Sindhu (whose event kicks off on August 3), Mirabai Chanu (weightlifting), Bajrang Punia (wrestling), Lovlina Borgohain (boxing), Manika Batra (table tennis), India's hockey teams (men and women), women's cricket team, etc. The CWG 2022 edition will be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8.

'It's a great honour' : Olympian PV Sindhu on becoming India's flagbearer at CWG 2022

After much wait, the Commonwealth Games 2022 edition is finally upon us. The forthcoming showpiece event will be held from July 28 to August 08, in Birmimgham, England. After India's mega success at the Tokyo 2020 Games, the Indian athletes will be roaring high on confidence and will like to make a mark in the CWG'22 edition as well.

Before the Indian sporting stars get to showcase their talent and skills in different sports, the opening ceremony will take place in Birmingham on Thursday (July 27). A day prior to the opening ceremony event, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had announced PV Sindhu as India’s flagbearer for the second successive time at the Games, whereas Manpreet Singh — Indian men’s hockey captain — will be the second flagbearer.

Neeraj Chopra, India’s superstar javelin thrower, had bowed out of the mega event due to a groin injury. However, India have enough firepower and potential medal contenders&nbsp;in the form of Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, hockey teams (both men and women's), women's cricket team, PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Manika Batra, etc. to ensure India's success at the event.

Here's everything&nbsp;you need to know about&nbsp;CWG&nbsp;2022 Opening Ceremony in Birmingham:

When and at what time will the CWG 2022 edition's opening ceremony commence?

The Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony will kick off at 11:30 PM IST (7:00 PM UK time) on July 28 (Thursday).

Where will the CWG 2022 opening ceremony take place?

The Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony event will be&nbsp;at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

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On which channel can one watch the telecast of the CWG 2022 opening ceremony in India?

The Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony will be broadcast&nbsp;on the Sony Sports Network.

How to watch the live streaming of the CWG 2022 opening ceremony?

The Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony's live streaming will be&nbsp;on Sony Liv.

After much wait, the Commonwealth Games 2022 edition is finally upon us. The forthcoming showpiece event will be held from July 28 to August 08, in Birmimgham, England.

After much wait, the Commonwealth Games 2022 edition is finally upon us. The forthcoming showpiece event will be held from July 28 to August 08, in Birmimgham, England. After India's mega success at the Tokyo 2020 Games, the Indian athletes will be roaring high on confidence and will like to make a mark in the CWG'22 edition as well. Before the Indian sporting stars get to showcase their talent and skills in different sports, the opening ceremony will take place in Birmingham on Thursday (July 27). A day prior to the opening ceremony event, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had announced PV Sindhu as India’s flagbearer for the second successive time at the Games, whereas Manpreet Singh — Indian men’s hockey captain — will be the second flagbearer. Neeraj Chopra, India’s superstar javelin thrower, had bowed out of the mega event due to a groin injury. However, India have enough firepower and potential medal contenders in the form of Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, hockey teams (both men and women's), women's cricket team, PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Manika Batra, etc. to ensure India's success at the event. Here's everything you need to know about CWG 2022 Opening Ceremony in Birmingham: When and at what time will the CWG 2022 edition's opening ceremony commence? The Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony will kick off at 11:30 PM IST (7:00 PM UK time) on July 28 (Thursday). Where will the CWG 2022 opening ceremony take place? The Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony event will be at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. ALSO READ | CWG 2022: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu named India's flagbearer for opening ceremony On which channel can one watch the telecast of the CWG 2022 opening ceremony in India? The Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony will be broadcast on the Sony Sports Network. How to watch the live streaming of the CWG 2022 opening ceremony? The Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony's live streaming will be on Sony Liv.

Commonwealth Games 2022: When and where to watch live streaming of opening ceremony?

Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, India's superstar shuttler PV Sindhu has been named as the country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony. The event will kick off in England on July 29. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medal winner, is one of the promising Indian athletes who is touted to return with a medal.

"The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is delighted to announce shuttler PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, as the Flagbearer of Team India at the Opening Ceremony," the IOA statement read.

"Two other highly deserving athletes were considered to be Team India's Flagbearer: weightlifter Ms Mirabai Chanu and boxer Ms Lovlina Borgohain, who are both Olympic medallists.

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For the unversed, the 27-year-old Sindhu returned with a bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020 and recently won the Singapore Open. Earlier this year, the star shuttler had also emerged victorious in&nbsp;the Syed Modi International and Swiss Open. Hence, form is certainly on her side and Sindhu will look to add another medal in her illustrious career. She will begin her CWG 2022 campaign on August 3.

Meanwhile, the opening ceremony of CWG'22 will be held on Thursday (July 28) at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Apart from Sindhu, the likes of Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, Bajrang Punia, India's hockey contingent, women's cricket team are expected to set the stage on fire in the forthcoming Games.

Neeraj Chopra, India's javelin star, recently bowed out of the showpiece event due to a groin injury. Nonetheless, India still have many star athletes who can shine at the mega event.

Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, India's superstar shuttler PV Sindhu has been named as the country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony. The event will kick off in England on July 29.

Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, India's superstar shuttler PV Sindhu has been named as the country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony. The event will kick off in England on July 29. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medal winner, is one of the promising Indian athletes who is touted to return with a medal. "The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is delighted to announce shuttler PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, as the Flagbearer of Team India at the Opening Ceremony," the IOA statement read. "Two other highly deserving athletes were considered to be Team India's Flagbearer: weightlifter Ms Mirabai Chanu and boxer Ms Lovlina Borgohain, who are both Olympic medallists. ALSO READ | Neeraj Chopra out of CWG'22: After stupendous run since Tokyo 2020, javelin star's misfortune catches up For the unversed, the 27-year-old Sindhu returned with a bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020 and recently won the Singapore Open. Earlier this year, the star shuttler had also emerged victorious in the Syed Modi International and Swiss Open. Hence, form is certainly on her side and Sindhu will look to add another medal in her illustrious career. She will begin her CWG 2022 campaign on August 3. Meanwhile, the opening ceremony of CWG'22 will be held on Thursday (July 28) at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Apart from Sindhu, the likes of Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, Bajrang Punia, India's hockey contingent, women's cricket team are expected to set the stage on fire in the forthcoming Games. Neeraj Chopra, India's javelin star, recently bowed out of the showpiece event due to a groin injury. Nonetheless, India still have many star athletes who can shine at the mega event.

CWG 2022: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu named India's flagbearer for opening ceremony

PV Sindhu to Neeraj Chopra: India's top medal contenders in Commonwealth Games 2022

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeated China's Wang Zhi Yi in a thrilling final to clinch her maiden Singapore Open title on Sunday (July 17). It was an engrossing battle between the two finalists in the women's singles category before Sindhu came out on top against her Chinese opponent to bag her first Super 500 title of the year.

Sindhu made an exceptional start in the summit clash before Wang bounced back in the second game. However, Sindhu finished things off in style in the third game to win her third title in 2022. Sindhu defeated Wang&nbsp; 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 and was elated after the victory as she has traditionally struggled at BWF World Tour events.

World no.7 Sindhu had gotten the better of Japan's Saena Kawakami in the semi-final to be paired against Chinese Wang, who is one of the best young female shuttlers in the world at present and has witnessed a rapid rise in the circuit. While Sindhu was favourite, the Chinese was expected to test her in the summit clash.

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Sindhu got off to a flyer in the opening game and raced to an 11-2 lead against the Chinese, wh made a couple of errors and struggled to control the shuttle. Sindhu closed the game 21-9 winning 13 straight points in the opener. Wang looked much more composed in the second game as she fought back.

She managed to gain a lead of 8 points against the Indian ace which worked wonders in lifting her spirits as she didn't let Sindhu close the gap at 5-12. Despite little resistance from Indian towards the end, Wang managed to win the second game 11-21 to force the final into a decider.

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The two shuttlers gave their all in the final game as Wang didn't let Sindhu race away to a big lead at the start. However, the Indian ace was relentless and built a decent cushion for her at 11-6. Wang bounced back and made it 11-9 but Sindhu was on top of her game and never let the Chinse overhaul her lead to eventually win the third game 21-15 and clinch the elusive title.

The title triumph at Singapore Open will prove to be huge confidence booster for Sindhu ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2022 which gets underway later this month. Sindhu will be one of India's strongest medal contenders at the Games.

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeated China's Wang Zhi Yi in a thrilling final to clinch her maiden Singapore Open title on Sunday (July 17). It was an engrossing battle between the two finalists in the women's singles category before Sindhu came out on top against her Chinese opponent to bag her first Super 500 title of the year.

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeated China's Wang Zhi Yi in a thrilling final to clinch her maiden Singapore Open title on Sunday (July 17). It was an engrossing battle between the two finalists in the women's singles category before Sindhu came out on top against her Chinese opponent to bag her first Super 500 title of the year. Sindhu made an exceptional start in the summit clash before Wang bounced back in the second game. However, Sindhu finished things off in style in the third game to win her third title in 2022. Sindhu defeated Wang 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 and was elated after the victory as she has traditionally struggled at BWF World Tour events. World no.7 Sindhu had gotten the better of Japan's Saena Kawakami in the semi-final to be paired against Chinese Wang, who is one of the best young female shuttlers in the world at present and has witnessed a rapid rise in the circuit. While Sindhu was favourite, the Chinese was expected to test her in the summit clash. Also Read: Singapore Open 2022: PV Sindhu defeats Japan's Saena Kawakami to storm into final Sindhu got off to a flyer in the opening game and raced to an 11-2 lead against the Chinese, wh made a couple of errors and struggled to control the shuttle. Sindhu closed the game 21-9 winning 13 straight points in the opener. Wang looked much more composed in the second game as she fought back. She managed to gain a lead of 8 points against the Indian ace which worked wonders in lifting her spirits as she didn't let Sindhu close the gap at 5-12. Despite little resistance from Indian towards the end, Wang managed to win the second game 11-21 to force the final into a decider. Also Read: IOA announces 322-strong Indian contingent for Commonwealth Games 2022 The two shuttlers gave their all in the final game as Wang didn't let Sindhu race away to a big lead at the start. However, the Indian ace was relentless and built a decent cushion for her at 11-6. Wang bounced back and made it 11-9 but Sindhu was on top of her game and never let the Chinse overhaul her lead to eventually win the third game 21-15 and clinch the elusive title. The title triumph at Singapore Open will prove to be huge confidence booster for Sindhu ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2022 which gets underway later this month. Sindhu will be one of India's strongest medal contenders at the Games.

PV Sindhu defeats China's Wang Zhi Yi in thrilling final to clinch Singapore Open 2022 title

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the Singapore Open title clash with a commanding win over lower-ranked Japanese Saena Kawakami in the women's singles semi-final, here on Saturday. Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, who had claimed two Super 300 titles at Syed Modi International and Swiss Open this year, prevailed 21-15 21-7 over world number 38 Kawakami in a 32-minute last-four clash.

The 27-year-old from Hyderabad, who has also claimed a bronze at the Asian Championships this year, is now one win away from her maiden Super 500 title of the 2022 season.

The third seeded Indian will face the winner of the other semi-final match between Japan's Aya Ohori and China's Wang Zhi Yi in the finals on Sunday.

Sindhu came into the match with a 2-0 head-to-head record, having played her last at the 2018 China Open. Kawakami had received a walk-over from top-seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the second round.

A former world number 15, Kawakami, winner of the 2019 Orleans Masters and a finalist at Swiss Open the same year, was a part of the Japanese women's team that won the bronze medal in May this year. The Japanese had played just three events last year and it was her fifth tournament in 2022.

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Sindhu, a former world champion, looked in complete command against Kawakami, who just couldn't control the shuttle and was buried in a heap of errors during the lop-sided match.

Early on, Sindhu started with her whipping smashes but the drift inside the hall, made decision-making difficult and also at times, the precision was lacking.

But the power in her stroke-play helped the Indian moved to a healthy three-point lead at the break. The 24-year-old Japanese, however, started putting the shuttle in from difficult positions to draw parity. The match came alive with both fighting for each point.

Sindhu also won two video referrals, punished a weak high lift and also made good calls at the baseline to move to 18-14. A power-packed smash and then two unforced errors by Kawakami helped Sindhu seal the opening game comfortably.

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Kawakami's struggles continued in the second game as she failed to control the shuttle and conceded a 0-5 early lead to her fancied rival. Sindhu just had to keep engaging her rival in the rallies and patiently wait for her mistakes. A frustrated Kawakami just could wryly smile as Sindhu first grabbed a 11-4 lead at the mid-game interval and then zoomed to 17-5 in a jiffy.

The Japanese had no answer to Sindhu's attacking forehand returns and deft backhand flicks which opened up a decisive 19-6 lead for her.

Sindhu sent one long but next unleashed a whipping smash from the baseline which her opponent could only sent to the net. When Kawakami's return finally went out again, Sindhu pumped her fist to announce her entry into the finals. The two-time Commonwealth Games medallist, will lead the Indian charge at the quadrennial event in Birmingham starting July 28.

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the Singapore Open title clash with a commanding win over lower-ranked Japanese Saena Kawakami in the women's singles semi-final, here on Saturday.

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the Singapore Open title clash with a commanding win over lower-ranked Japanese Saena Kawakami in the women's singles semi-final, here on Saturday. Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, who had claimed two Super 300 titles at Syed Modi International and Swiss Open this year, prevailed 21-15 21-7 over world number 38 Kawakami in a 32-minute last-four clash. The 27-year-old from Hyderabad, who has also claimed a bronze at the Asian Championships this year, is now one win away from her maiden Super 500 title of the 2022 season. The third seeded Indian will face the winner of the other semi-final match between Japan's Aya Ohori and China's Wang Zhi Yi in the finals on Sunday. Sindhu came into the match with a 2-0 head-to-head record, having played her last at the 2018 China Open. Kawakami had received a walk-over from top-seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the second round. A former world number 15, Kawakami, winner of the 2019 Orleans Masters and a finalist at Swiss Open the same year, was a part of the Japanese women's team that won the bronze medal in May this year. The Japanese had played just three events last year and it was her fifth tournament in 2022. Also Read: Singapore Open: PV Sindhu edges past Han Yue in a thriller to enter semi-finals Sindhu, a former world champion, looked in complete command against Kawakami, who just couldn't control the shuttle and was buried in a heap of errors during the lop-sided match. Early on, Sindhu started with her whipping smashes but the drift inside the hall, made decision-making difficult and also at times, the precision was lacking. But the power in her stroke-play helped the Indian moved to a healthy three-point lead at the break. The 24-year-old Japanese, however, started putting the shuttle in from difficult positions to draw parity. The match came alive with both fighting for each point. Sindhu also won two video referrals, punished a weak high lift and also made good calls at the baseline to move to 18-14. A power-packed smash and then two unforced errors by Kawakami helped Sindhu seal the opening game comfortably. Also Read: Maria Sharapova and fiance welcome their first baby, tennis star shares adorable photo Kawakami's struggles continued in the second game as she failed to control the shuttle and conceded a 0-5 early lead to her fancied rival. Sindhu just had to keep engaging her rival in the rallies and patiently wait for her mistakes. A frustrated Kawakami just could wryly smile as Sindhu first grabbed a 11-4 lead at the mid-game interval and then zoomed to 17-5 in a jiffy. The Japanese had no answer to Sindhu's attacking forehand returns and deft backhand flicks which opened up a decisive 19-6 lead for her. Sindhu sent one long but next unleashed a whipping smash from the baseline which her opponent could only sent to the net. When Kawakami's return finally went out again, Sindhu pumped her fist to announce her entry into the finals. The two-time Commonwealth Games medallist, will lead the Indian charge at the quadrennial event in Birmingham starting July 28.

Singapore Open 2022: PV Sindhu defeats Japan's Saena Kawakami to storm into final

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