INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Indian shooter Heena Sidhu won gold in the women's 25 metre Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG)
Heena notched up a new CWG record of 38 points in the final to take the title in style Elena Galiabovitch of Australia scored 35 to take
silver while Malaysia's Alia Sazana Azahari got bronze with 26
Indian boxer Amit Panghal entered the semi-finals of the men's light flyweight (49 kilogram) category
Amit defeated Aqeel Ahmed of Scotland 4:1 in the quarter-finals
Amit has now ensured a medal for India as those in the last fourth stage are assured of a place on the podium
Indian shooters Chain Singh and Gagan Narang failed to ensure any medals in the men's 50m Rifle Prone event at the 21st Commonwealth Games
Chain finished fourth with a score of 204.8 points in the final round
Gagan was second from bottom in the eight-man final with 142.3
David Phelps of Wales won the gold medal with a new CWG record of 248.8
Neil Stirton of Scotland took silver with 247.7 while England's Kenneth Parr got the bronze with 226.6
Earlier, Gagan finished the qualifying round in the third position with 617 points
Chain was in sixth place, having scored a total of 614.2
James Daly of Australia topped the standings in the qualification stage with 620.5 points
Ryan Taylor of New Zealand was second with 619.4
Gagan was consistent throughout the qualification round, starting off with 102.5 before shooting a superb 104.8 in his second attempt
India had an eventful fifth day at the Commonwealth Games winning seven medals in total including three gold medals
With more shooting events on Day 6, the Indian contingent would certainly be focussing on more golden success
after beating Trinidad and Tobago's Nigel Paul in the men's 91 KG quarterfinal16:42 IST: India's Satish Kumar in action against Trinidad and
Tobago's Nigel Paul in the men's 91 KG quarterfinal 216:27 IST: India beat South Africa 1-0 in women's pool A hockey match16:10 IST: HOCKEY:
GOAL!!!!!!!!! Rani scores as India take 1-0 lead against South Africa in women's Pool A hockey match16:08 IST: SWIMMING: Vaishnavi Vinod
Jagtap finishes sixth with a timing of 42.03.16:06 IST: HOCKEY: At the end of third quarter, India 0-0 South Africa in women's Pool A hockey
match.15:58 IST:BOXING! Boxer Manoj Kumar assures India yet another medal after defeating Australia's Terry Nickolas 4-1 in Men's 69kg
quarter-finals.15:52 IST:BOXING: India boxer Manoj Kumar is in action against Australia's Terry Nickolas in Men's 69kg quarter-finals15:38
IST: HOCKEY: At the end of second quarter, INDIA 0-0 SA in women's Pool A hockey match15:09 IST:HOCKEY: India women's Pool A hockey match
against South Africa begins.15:07 IST: WIN! Boxer Hussamuddin Mohammed assures India yet another medal after beating Zambia's Everisto
Mulenga by unanimous decision in Men's 56kg quarter-finals.14:50 IST: BOXING: India's Hussamuddin Mohammed is in action against Zambia's
Everisto Mulenga in Men's 56kg quarter-finals.13:20 IST: Table Tennis: India's Maitreyee Sarkar loses 3-11, 1-11, 3-11 to Australia's
Melissa Tapper in women's TT6-10 Singles Group 1 - Game 1.11:46 IST: Table Tennis: India's Vaishnavi Sutar loses 1-11, 2-11, 3-11 to
Canada's Stephanie Chan in women's TT6-10 Singles Group 2 - Game 2.11:28 IST: GOLD! Heena Sidhu Wins Gold In Women's 25m Pistol.This Is
India's 11th Gold At The Games.11:23 IST: SHOOTING: India's Heena Sidhu to battle it out for gold against Australia's Elena Galiabovitch in
women's 25m pistol finals11:20 IST: SHOOTING: Heena Sidhu currently in gold medal position.11:15 IST: SHOOTING: After Series 7, India's
Heena Sidhu on top, leads second-placed Australian by 2 shots.11:14 IST: SHOOTING: India's Annu Singh eliminated in women's 25m pistol
finals.11:12 IST: SHOOTING: After Series 6, India's Heena Sidhu consolidates 2nd place, while Annu Singh is in 6th in women's 25m pistol
finals.11:10 IST: SHOOTING: After Series 4, India's #HeenaSidhu in 2nd place, #AnnuSingh in 7th in women's 25m pistol finals.11:06 IST:
SHOOTING: After Series 2, Heena Sidhu in joint-2nd place, Annu Singh in joint-5th in women's 25m pistol finals.11:05 IST: SHOOTING: The 25m
Women's Pistol Finals featuring India's Heena Sidhu and Annu Singh is underway.11:02 IST: BOXING: India's Naman Tanwar confirms another
boxing medal after defeating Samoa's Frank Masoe in Men's 91kg quarter-finals.10:48 IST: BOXING: India's Naman Tanwar is in action against
Frank Masoe of Samoa in Men's 91kg quarter-finals
If he wins, he will be assured of a medal.09:40 IST: BOXING: India boxer Amit Panghal beats Scotland's Aqeel Ahmed to enter Men's 46-49kg
semi-finals, assured of a medal.09:35 IST: SQUASH: India's Dipika Pallikal/Saurav Ghosal beat Guyana's Mary Fung-A-Fat/Jason-Ray Khalil
11-3, 11-3 in squash mixed doubles Pool E match.09:29 IST: If Amit wins, he will be assured of a medal.09:24 IST: BOXING, Men's 46-49kg
Quarterfinal 4: India boxer Amit is in action against Scotland's Aqeel Ahmed.09:15 IST: BADMINTON: India's Satwik Rankireddy and Ashwini
Ponnappa beat Guernsey's Stuart Hardy and Chloe Le Tissier 21-9, 21-5 in Mixed Doubles Round of 64.08:50 IST: SHOOTING: Disappointing end to
India's 50m Rifle Prone event as Chain Singh is also eliminated
No medal for India in this discipline.08:48 IST: After 18 shots, India's Chain Singh remains in 4th spot in 50m Rifle Prone finals.08:45
IST: After 16 shots, India's Chain Singh drops to 4th place in 50m Rifle Prone finals.08:43 IST: After 14 shots, India's Gagan Narang
Chain Singh currently in joint first place in 50m Rifle Prone finals.08:40 IST: After 12 shots, Chain Singh moves up to second place, Narang
in seventh and in danger of elimination in 50m Rifle Prone finals.08:39 IST: SHOOTING: After 10 shots, Chain Singh in joint fourth while
Narang is seventh in 50m Rifle Prone finals.08:35 IST: SHOOTING: After five shots, Gagan Narang in joint-second position while Chain Singh
is joint-fourth in 50m Rifle Prone finals.08:30 IST: The 50m Rifle Prone Men's final featuring India's Gagan Narang and Chain Singh
starts.07:25 IST: ATHLETICS: India's Ayyasamy Dharun fails to qualify for men's 400m hurdles final.07:18 IST: SQUASH: India's Dipika
Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa beat Pakistan's Zafar Faiza and Zafar Madina 2-1 in Women's doubles Pool C match.07:16 IST: LAWN BOWLS: India
beat Jersey 22-12 in Women's Pairs Section A - Round 2.07:14 IST:LAWN BOWLS: India's Krishna Xalxo beat Fiji's Arun Kumar in Men's Singles
Section A - Round 307:11 IST:SHOOTING: India's Heena Sidhu and Annu Singh have qualified for Women's 25m Pistol final (Precision/Rapid)07:05
IST: HOCKEY: India beat Malaysia 2-1 in Men's Pool B match.07:00 IST: SHOOTING: India's Gagan Narang and Chain Singh have qualified for 50m
The final will take place at 8:30 AM (IST).06:50 IST: Hello and welcome to the Live updates from Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games 2018 in
Gold Coast, Australia.Apart from the medals, there were several other good results worth celebrating, a prominent one being Muhammed Anas
Yahiya advancing to the 400m men's final after clocking 45.44sec in the semifinals
The Indian topped the list ahead of Jamaica's Rusheen McDonald
Also entering the final of a track and field event was high jumper Tejaswin Shankar, who finished a joint fifth in group A and ninth overall
The Indian cleared 2.21m in final analysis after starting out at 2.10m
None of the competitors in fray could touch the official mark set at 2.27m with 2.21m being the best effort by the top 12, who made the cut
for the finals scheduled on April 14
In the 400m women's event, Hima Das qualified for the semifinals after finishing third in her heat
In the boxing ring, Gaurav Solanki (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (60kg) advanced to the quarterfinals of their respective victories after
winning their last-16 stage bouts.There were disappointments too
In the 10,000m women's final, L Suriya recorded a personal best of 32:23.56sec but ended 13th overall, while shot-putter Tejinder Singh was
eighth in the final with a best throw of 19.42m.
