Tag: Birmingham

Aggression lost?

They won and rubbed it in with a galling quip and a maddening smirk. But they no longer possess the old fire that destroyed an opposition even before the first ball in a match was bowled, and thereby hangs a tale.

May 7, 2023

Lakshya Sen crashes out of All England Open Badminton Championship

Lakshya Sen crashed out of the All England Open 2023 men's singles event after losing to Anders Antonsen of Denmark in straight games at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham.

March 17, 2023

Video shows 200-strong mob surrounding Hindu temple in Birmingham, ‘Allahu Akbar’ chants heard

West Midlands Police tweeted they were aware of the event and were working with faith leaders and others to monitor the situation.

September 21, 2022

IOA felicitates CWG 2022 medallists, reiterates its stance on inclusion of shooting, wrestling at Victoria 2026

The gold medalists received Rs 20 lakh each, while the silver and bronze medalists received Rs 10 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh, respectively.

August 14, 2022

Army chief General Manoj Pande felicitates Commonwealth Games medal winners

Athletes from the Indian Army won four gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the quadrennial showpiece event.

August 11, 2022

India’s Commonwealth Games heroes start returning to warm welcome

Among those who have arrived since Monday night include the boxing contingent led by Amit Panghal, the athletics and wrestling teams and the para powerlifters, who returned to their Sports Authority of India (SAI) base in Gandhinagar.

August 9, 2022

‘Farewell forever, Birmingham bids farewell to Commonwealth Games with brilliant closing ceremony’

There was pop music, British Jamaican reggae, Punjabi Bhangra, Asian crossover music, Apache Indian, and local bands presenting their hit numbers producing sounds that are part of a multi-cultural society like Birmingham, at the closing ceremony on Monday evening.

August 9, 2022

India weightlifting contingent reaches home: CWG22

India won 10 medals in weightlifting, containing three gold, three silver and four bronze awards.

August 6, 2022

India women’s hockey team goes down fighting against Oz in semifinal

The Savita Punia-led India team fought valiantly in the semifinal in the regulation time which ended in 1-1 but missed out on converting their attempts in the shootout.

August 6, 2022

CWG 2022: Hima Das advances to Women’s 200 m semifinal after top spot finish in heat

Das was extremely fast in the race as she clocked timings of 23.42 seconds to book her ticket to the semifinal. At the second was Zambia's Rhoda Njobvu, who clocked 23.85 seconds.

August 4, 2022

CWG 2022: Luck favours Harjinder Kaur as she wins bronze for India, seventh medal in weightlifting

The 25-year-old from Mehas village near Nabha in Punjab lifted 93 in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk

August 2, 2022

India women’s hockey team overcomes Wales 3-1, rises to the top of Pool A

Vandana Katariya (26th, 48th) starred with a brace, while Gurjit Kaur (28th) scored a goal for India. Xenna Hughes (45th) got on the score-sheet for Wales.

July 31, 2022

CWG 2022: Meghna makes T20I debut as India win toss, elect to bat first against Australia

The match between India and Australia, played in bright morning sunshine in Birmingham, also marks the debut of women's and T20 cricket in the multi-nation event.

July 29, 2022

CWG 2022: Winners to get medals with embossed aerial map of local road, canal network

The gold, silver, and bronze medals are being made in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter and have been designed by three students from the School of Jewellery in Birmingham.

July 29, 2022

Shakespeare, vintage cars, Duran Duran light up opening ceremony of Birmingham Commonwealth Games

The city of Birmingham welcomed 6,500 sportspersons from across 72 nations and territories for the 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games at a gala opening ceremony here.

July 29, 2022

Indian Flag hoisted at CWG Village in Birmingham

Several athletes, including the hockey men's and women's teams of India, took part in the flag-hoisting ceremony at the CWG Village on Thursday.

July 28, 2022

Top Indian medal contenders for the 2022 Commonwealth Games

The Indian athletes will be looking to continue the country’s legacy of finishing the quadrennial tournament in the top 4 with the 200+ athletes we have on board.

July 28, 2022