Commonwealth Games, Day 1 Highlights: Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games was a good one for India, with Srihari Nataraj qualifying for the men's 100m backstroke final as the cherry on the cake. In badminton, PV Sindhu starred as India thrashed Pakistan 5-0 in a Mixed Team Group A match. Apart from Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and the three doubles teams also won their respective rubbers against Pakistan. The Indian women's hockey team too started its campaign with a 5-0 win over Ghana. In another major win by an Indian, boxer Shiva Thapa defeated Pakistan's Suleiman Baloch 5-0 in 63kg. The Indian women's TT team started off the campaign with a bang by defeating South Africa 3-0 in their first group match and then registering a 3-0 win against Fiji in their second game, while the men's team beat Barbados and Singapore. Anahat Singh, 14, won her squash Round of 64 match against Jada Ross from St Vincent and the Grenadines, while Abhay Singh beat Joe Chapman from British Virgin Islands in his Round of 64 match. India, however, tasted defeats in lawn bowls, swimming (50m butterfly and 400m freestyle) and cycling events. Also, the India women's cricket team lost to Australia by three wickets. The opening day can go a long way in setting a good tone for the Indian contingent in the event.
Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal wins! India lead 2-0 vs Singapore
Despite looking in trouble often, Sharath Kamal has registered a comfortable 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 win against Pang Yew En Koen to give India a 2-0 lead against Singapore
Trailing for large parts of the second game, Sharath Kamal again come from behind to take a 2-0 lead against Pang Yew En Koen. He has won the two games 11-8, 11-9 so far
Table Tennis: Gnanasekaran and Desai give India the lead
Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won the 4th game of their match against Shao Feng Ethan Poh and Clarence Chew Zhe Yu to give India a 1-0 lead in their Group 3 men's table tennis team match. The pair won the match 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-2
The Singapore duo of Shao Feng Ethan Poh and Clarence Chew Zhe Yu won the third game against India's Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran. India still lead 2-1
Table Tennis: India on top against Singapore early on
The doubles team of Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran have taken the lead against Singapore's Shao Feng Ethan Poh and Clarence Chew Zhe Yu, winning the first two games 11-5, 11-5
India's youngest athlete at the Games, Anahat Singh, who is studying in Class 9, has begun her women's singles Round of 64 match against Jada Ross of St Vincent and the Grenadines
We have action yet to come! The men's Table Tennis team has a match against Singapore, while squash stars Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh will also be in action. Para swimmer Ashish Kumar Singh will also be participating in the men's 100m backstroke S9, while Srihari Nataraj will be in action in the men's 100m backstroke semi-final
PV Sindhu has trounced Mahoor Shahzad 21-7, 21-6 and with that it is 3-0 for India against Pakistan. Kidambi Srikanth had won the men's singles while Reddy and Ponappa had won the mixed doubles match
PV Sindhu is up 11-4 in the second game against Mahoor Shahzad in the 2nd game and it is now just a matter of time before she hands India a comfortable 3-0 win over Pakistan. Kidambi Srikanth had won the men's singles while Reddy and Ponappa had won the mixed doubles match
PV Sindhu is giving Pakistan's Mahoor Shahzaad a schooling in how to play badminton. It has been a one sided affair so far with the two-time Olympic medallist taking a 11-4 lead.
PV Sindhu is giving Pakistan's Mahoor Shahzaad a schooling in how to play badminton. It has been a one sided affair so far with the two-time Olympic medallist taking a 11-4 lead.
Badminton: Sindhu vs Shahzad As India Look To Wrap Up Tie
PV Sindhu is taking on Mahoor Shahzaad from Pakistan in the third match of this tie. India already lead 2-0 after their win in the mixed doubles and men's doubles matches. Sindhu is expected to win comfortably.
