Asian Games bronze medallist boxer Preeti Panwar hardly broke a sweat as she stormed into the women's 54kg quarterfinals after a dominating win over Deborah Mtenje of Malawi in the Commonwealth Games.

After bagging the Player of the match and series awards, teen Indian batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rated the achievement a "dream come true" moment for him.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's remarkably adaptive 81 and an equally solid effort from bowlers led by pacer Mayank Yadav ensured India's smooth 35-run win over Zimbabwe in the third and final T20I.

India's Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh suffered defeat to their Namibian counterparts, after three wins on the trot in the competition, in the lawn bowls women's pairs sectional event at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

The Indian men's 4x200m freestyle relay team advanced to the final after finishing third in their heat, keeping alive hopes of a swimming medal at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra says he is not "obsessed" with breaching the 90-metre mark every time he competes.

According to a BCCI source, Washington's availability for the second Test is subject to fitness after the all-rounder had suffered an injury to his leg during India's white-ball tour of England earlier this month.

Pakistan selectors on Sunday added opening batter Abdullah Shafique and Saud Shakeel for the ongoing Test series against the West Indies and tour of England for three Tests.

Neeraj Chopra will be up against reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan and Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage of Sri Lanka in a marquee men's javelin clash.

India No. 1 Anahat Singh says winning the World Junior Squash Championship means the world to her after she became the first Indian to be crowned champion in the tournament played in Ontario.

On Saturday, India lost Abhishek Sharma (8) and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (20) inside three overs to be reduced to 29/2, but Ishan Kishan anchored the innings with a 44-ball 81 to power India to 219/5.

Boxer Sachin Siwach survived a stern challenge before advancing to the men's 60kg class pre-quarterfinals and the lawn bowls women's pair of Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh notched their third win on the trot on the third day of competitions in the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

Neeraj Chopra, who won gold in the 2018 Games in Gold Coast in Australia with a throw of 86.47m, missed the 2022 edition due to an injury.

The 28-year-old para powerlifter from Bihar clinched the men's heavyweight bronze on Friday with a total of 130.9 points after successful lifts of 181kg and 190kg.

One of India's brightest medal hopes, Sachin Siwach, survived a stern challenge from familiar foe Keoma Al-Ahmadieh of Canada to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Game

Indian swimmers endured a disappointing outing at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday as both Dhakshan Shashikumar (3:58.09s) and Aryan Nehra (4:00.26s) failed to qualify for the final of the 400m freestyle event

India's Sonam Uttam Maskar and Olympian Elavenil Valarivan produced strong performances to reach the women's 10m air rifle final but fell short of the medals, finishing fifth and sixth respectively at the ISSF World Cup.

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya used a visit to the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground to underscore India's ambitious bid to host its first Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, saying the country is committed to bringing the world's biggest sporting spectacle to Ahmedabad.

The Pakistan hockey team management was left red faced when the umpires penalized the side for fielding six instead of five players against India in the five-a-side international event being held in Muscat, Oman.

India will open the tour with the first Test at Galle on August 15 before travelling to Colombo for the second Test on August 23.