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This incredible feat was the pinnacle of what was a roller coaster ride for the Savita-led Indian team who showed resilience to bounce back from a heartbreaking ninth place finish at the FIH Women's World Cup which took place in the Netherlands and Spain in July. The Indian team also took part in their last set of FIH Hockey Pro League matches in June in Belgium and Netherlands, where they finished third. Reflecting on the long tour, Indian Women's Hockey Team Captain Savita said, "It was a pretty long tour, there were ups and downs but it taught us a lot of things. We started the tour on a strong note by finishing third in our debut FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22 campaign and then went through a rough patch during the World Cup. “Finishing ninth was disappointing, but it was equally important to move ahead and take positive learnings from the campaign to focus on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. "We then had a short preparatory camp in Nottingham, where we … [Read more...] about It’s not just a medal for us, it’s an inspiration: Savita reflects on historic Commonwealth Games campaign

The Commonwealth Games 2022 came to an end with a lavish closing ceremony on Monday. With more than 4,500 athletes competing from 72 countries over the past 11 days, India finished with 61 medals, consisting of 22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze. Thanks to the heroics of badminton stars like Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy that India could add three more gold medals. The fourth gold of the day came through 40-year-old Achanta Sharath Kamal who won the men's singles table tennis event. Meanwhile, men's hockey team won the silver medal and table tennis star G Sathiyan also grabbed the bronze medal. India finished at the fourth spot at the medals tally, with five medals less than their tally four years ago at Gold Coast. Here is the complete list of the medal winners from India, so far: Sanket Sargar (Weightlifting) -- Silver Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting) -- Gold Gururaja Poojary (Weightlifting) -- Bronze Bidyarani Devi … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games 2022: Full List Of Indian Medal Winners | Commonwealth Games News

New Delhi: Basking in the glory of the Commonwealth Games Badminton men’s singles gold won on Monday, Lakshya Sen has said his recovery from a shoulder issue that was troubling him and made him skip some international tournaments was made possible due to the services of physiotherapist Heath Mathews. The 20-year-old said he skipped a couple of events in Malaysia to give himself the time to recover from a shoulder issue that was bothering him and prepare for Commonwealth Games. “Thanks to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, I was able to draw on the vast experience of physiotherapist Heath Mathews both in the run up to and during the Games,” said Lakshya Sen. He added, “His expertise helped me get back in shape in time to train for the Games. I am thankful that TOPS also sanctioned Heath Mathews’ travel to Birmingham to be with me,” he said. “I also think that it helped me that I took a break from competition to work on regaining the fitness that I needed. I hope I can continue with … [Read more...] about Lakshya Sen Revealed The Name Behind His Gold Medal In Commonwealth Games

Going into Birmingham 2022, slipping out of the usual top-five was seen as a real possibility in absence of shooting, but phenomenal success in athletics and lawn bowls propelled India to a commendable fourth-place finish. About 25 per cent of India's 66 medals came from the shooting range in the previous edition held at Gold Coast, Australia, and not many believed that India will be able to touch even 50. But the country ended up with 61, courtesy unprecedented success in track and field events that delivered eight medals. As the Games concluded, with PTI inputs, myKhel.com looks at some of the highs and lows for India at Birmingham 2022. Athletics Eldhose Paul and Abdullah Aboobacker's rare 1-2 finish in triple jump will be cherished for long. Avinash Sable's silver in the 3,000M steeplechase and Tejaswin Shankar's bronze in the high jump were also a first for India while Murali Sreeshankar's silver in the long jump was the country's first since 1978. … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games 2022: Highs and lows of India

Thakur said this while interacting with the volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra Saghthan (NYKS) and the National Service Scheme (NSS) at Peterhoff here as a part of 'Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan'. A youth conference and dialogue program was organised by the NYKS, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The Union Minister said, "India is performing well in the Commonwealth Games. We have done well in weight lifting to athletics and our overall performance has improved and India has won 61 medals and we also dominated Kenya in running events." He went on to add, “India is growing stronger and better”. India finished with 61 medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, five less than their tally four years ago at Gold Coast. Thakur, also the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, interacted openly with the youth and got to know the views one by one from the volunteers of NYKS and the NSS and members of various youth circles. He said India is celebrating 75 years of its … [Read more...] about CWG 2022: India’s overall performance improved in Commonwealth Games: Anurag Thakur

Badminton at the Commonwealth Games 2022 started on July 29 with the mixed team event that will conclude on August 2. The shuttlers will then shit focus to individual and doubles events the following day on August 3. The round of 64 matches across five categories - men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles - start on August 2 followed by second round, quarterfinals, semifinal and finally the medal round matches - bronze on August 7 and gold on August 8. Commonwealth Games 2022, Badminton Mixed Team: India Squad, Schedule, Points Table & Live Streaming Info A total of 88 singles players - 46 men and 42 women as well as a total of 92 doubles teams - 26 men, 24 women and 42 mixed doubles, that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations competing at the event. PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth will be among the singles shuttlers representing India at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Meanwhile, … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games 2022 Badminton: India shuttlers in action, schedule, results, telecast, live streaming info

USATSI It's all star week in Minnesota as MLS and Liga MX all stars will take part in the festivities. While the All-Star Game is Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET,  players will be taking part in the Skills Challenge first. From passing challenges to goalie wars, the event will see MLS and Liga MX's best square off. Not all of the players taking part in the event will be included in the all star game on Wednesday, but when you can get Chicharito to do a crossbar challenge, you find a way to do it. Lorenzo Insigne was on the roster for the challenge as well, but he will be replaced by Brandon Vázquez of FC Cincinnati. MLS Skills Challenge Roster: Sebastián Driussi, Jesús Ferreira, Chicharito, Héctor Herrera, Carles Gil, Sean Johnson, Hany Mukhtar, Dayne St. Clair, Emanuel Reynoso Liga MX Skills Challenge Roster: Avilés Hurtado, Angel Mena, Julián Quiñones, Germán Berterame, Uriel Antuna, Alexis Vega, Álvaro Fidalgo, Luis Chávez, Carlos Acevedo, Camilo Vargas How does the Skills … [Read more...] about MLS All-Star Game, Skills Challenge: Everything you need to know, how to watch, live stream, start time

Getty Images Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes learned a valuable lesson in the second half of the AFC Championship Game loss to the Bengals: Sometimes when you play not to lose, that makes you lose. Mahomes told Kevin Clark of TheRinger.com that after jumping out to a big early lead, the Chiefs became so focused on playing it safe that they stopped doing the things that had brought them to that point. “The second half of that game: I don’t want to say we relaxed, but I mean when you lead like you did, you want to make sure you win the game, but you don’t want to play like you’re playing not to lose,” Mahomes said. “And I feel like that’s what we did. As a team, we were playing not to lose , we were playing just to get to the Super Bowl. If you look, they didn’t do much different from the first half to the second half. We just didn’t execute at a high enough level. They were playing the same coverages and we weren’t executing. Then momentum gets in the other team’s favor … [Read more...] about Patrick Mahomes regrets playing not to lose in second half of AFC Championship Game – ProFootballTalk

Bill Streicher / USA TODAY Sports PHILADELPHIA -- Impressive can't even begin to describe A.J. Brown over the past two weeks. Brown has been one of the stars at Philadelphia Eagles camp, showcasing the potential of how dangerous of a wide receiver he can be over the next several seasons for the franchise. The Eagles are getting what they're paying for in Brown, who -- amazingly enough -- is getting better through each camp practice. It helps that Brown was getting his reps against one of the top cornerback duos in the game, Darius Slay and James Bradberry . Like Brown, both Slay and Bradberry have been camp standouts -- each providing a different challenge for the talented wideout. "Both of them are different. Both of them are really talented," Brown said at Eagles camp Tuesday. "One of them is probably top-10 -- Slay. He's really tough. Whenever I go against Slay, I gotta be precise...every step matters. I gotta be clean outta the break. If I don't, it's going the … [Read more...] about A.J. Brown ‘getting best work’ going up against Darius Slay, James Bradberry: ‘I gotta be on my game’

The Las Vegas Raiders kicked off the 2022 NFL season, unofficially, Thursday night, by racing past the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 27-11 win in the Hall of Fame preseason game. While starting quarterback Derek Carr sat the game out, Jarrett Stidham stepped in and looked strong during his time on the field. After the game, Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels assessed Stidham's performance. “Yeah, thought he started, got off to a decent start,” McDaniels said . “We had a couple times down there where we got stopped in the red zone early, which — those can come back to haunt you (if) you don’t put those in, but I thought he made some good decisions. Threw the ball away a couple times when it wasn’t there, escaped out of the pocket on the one touchdown run. Generally operated the offense well.” On the night, Stidham went 8-of-15 passing for 96 yards before he was replaced by Nick Mullens and then Chase Garbers . While Stidham did not throw any touchdown passes, he … [Read more...] about Josh McDaniels: Raiders QB Jarrett Stidham ‘operated the offense well’ in 2022 Hall of Fame game vs. Jaguars