CWG 2026: Gyaneshwari Yadav wins women’s 53kg weightlifting silver, bags India’s third lifting medal
Gyaneshwari Yadav won silver in the women’s 53kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 with a personal-best total of 199kg.
Gyaneshwari Yadav won silver in the women’s 53kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 with a personal-best total of 199kg.
Ranchi marked its arrival on India's football map with a spectacular opening ceremony of the 135th IndianOil Durand Cup at the Birsa Munda Football Stadium, becoming a host city of Asia's oldest football tournament for the first time.
India endured a mixed day on the athletics track at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Tejas Ashok Shirse and Murali Sreeshankar advanced to their respective finals, while national record-holder Gurindervir Singh suffered an early exit in the men's 100m heats.
Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu credited her family's unwavering support for helping her overcome injuries and setbacks after creating history by winning a third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal in Glasgow on Sunday.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday felicitated Commonwealth Games 2026 bronze medallist para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar with a ₹10 lakh cash reward in recognition of his achievement at the Games in Glasgow.
Reflecting in his own achievements as a key member of the West Indies side to lift the trophy in 2012 and 2016, the destructive former opening batter shed light on the euphoria of final wins over Sri Lanka and England, respectively.
The Indian team took the flight to Barbados straight after hammering England convincingly by 68 runs in the second semifinal held in Guyana on Thursday, and landed in Bridgetown mere 24 hours before the big final.
India have stumbled at the last hurdle in their two most recent appearances in ICC finals, having tasted defeat to Australia in both last year’s ICC World Test Championship final in London and the ICC men’s 50-over World Cup final in Ahmedabad.
A lot of criticism was directed towards Vinicius post the Costa Rica game as the Real Madrid forward failed to make an impact in the game. The 23-year old proved many haters wrong as he played ‘An almost perfect match.’
India began their campaign in the Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships with a thumping 5-0 win over Vietnam in their Group C opener at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Friday.
