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Day 10 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games saw a medal rush and Gaurav Solanki was on the list with his gold in the 52kg men’s bout Despite an aggressive start in the first two rounds, the Indian lost the third, but it failed to affect his overall score as Solanki …

Manika Batra was on top of her game as she won gold in the women’s table tennis singles. AFP She defeated Mengyu Yu of Singapore 11-7, 11-6, 11-2, 11-7. This is India’s 24th gold at Gold Coast. Manika had helped India win the gold in the team event earlier on …

Soaking in the party mood at the international zone in the Commonwealth Games Village on April 13, 15-year-old Anish Bhanwala came across as a cool and composed champion. With the CBSE making arrangements for special exams to help him compete on the world stage, the class X student didn’t allow …

Jason Roy was on the rampage against Mumbai Indians in their own backyard.  BCCI Roy slammed 91* in 53 balls as Delhi chased down 195 with 7 wickets off the last ball.  His innings contained 6 fours and 6 sixes as Delhi got the better of Mumbai in their own …

Manika Batra clinched her fourth medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games when she won the bronze in mixed doubles table tennis along with Sathiyan Gnanasekaran. AFP They defeated Achanta Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das in the bronze medal play-off. Manika had earlier won gold in women’s singles, silver in women’s …

Neeraj Chopra is the toast of the nation right now. Why would he not be? The man won gold in the javelin event and that is no mean achievement. AFP He had the season’s best throw which pretty much sealed the deal. Twitter meanwhile is going crazy and for good …

High hopes are one thing but when you surpass all expectations and actually get results beyond your wildest dreams, well then it is something to consider special. That is exactly how India will be feeling as far as their wrestlers are concerned  Why so? Because we sent 12 wrestlers and …

Chris Gayle’s IPL jersey may have changed but old habits die hard. Chennai Super Kings found out just that as he went on the rampage in Mohali. AFP CSK did not know what hit them as the Gayle storm was unleashed after Kings XI Punjab were put into bat. Gayle …

Injured back? No problem for MS Dhoni as he tore apart the Kings XI Punjab innings. Unfortunately it was not enough to take Chennai Super Kings over the line. Chasing a target of 198, CSK managed 193/5. BCCI Dhoni slammed 79 not out in 44 balls. His knock contained 6 …

What were you doing at 15? I know what I was. Obsessing about cricket, trying to ditch studies and also having a keen interest in the opposite sex. Yes, just about what any other guy in that age bracket would be doing. What I certainly was not doing was winning …