CWG 2018, Day 9 Live: Bajrang Punia wins India's 17th gold, Men's hockey team loses in semifinals

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• 13 Apr 2018, 05:05 PM

  Boxing: Satish Kumar into men's +91kg final after Keddy Agnes of Seychelles throws the towel in the second round.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 05:04 PM

  Badminton

  H S Prannoy advances to semifinals in men's badminton. He defeated Sri Lanka's Dinuka Karunaratna in straight games. 

  The Indian mixed doubles team of Ashwini Ponappa and Satwik Ranireddy also advances to the semifinals after beating Malaysia. They won the match 21-19 and 21-19

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 04:30 PM

  Indian men's hockey team loses 2-3 against New Zealand in the semifinals.

  They will now have to play in the bronze medal playoff.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 04:29 PM

  Boxing

  Vikas Krishan moves to final of men's 75 kg category. Earlier, Mohammed Hussamuddin  and Manoj Kumar lost their respective bouts and will have to be content with bronze medals.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 04:29 PM

  PV Sindhu wins in straight games to down Canada's Tam Brittney 21-14, 21-17 in 34 minutes. She will face Michelle Li of Canada in the semifinals

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 04:06 PM

  India's Manika Batra and Mourna Das win silver in women's doubles Table Tennis. 

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 03:48 PM

  Table Tennis: Indian's Manika Batra and Mouma Das lose the first two games 5-11, 4-11 in the women's doubles final against their Singaporean opponents. The Indians have a mountain to climb if they are to clinch gold.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 03:46 PM

  MEDAL ALERT!

  Boxing: Mohammed Hussamuddin wins bronze in the men's 56 kg category. In his maiden CWG appearance, the young Indian pugilist did tremendously well to reach the quarters.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 03:35 PM

  India score through a penalty stroke, Harmanpreet Singh keeps calm and sends the keeper the wrong way. New Zealand lead 2-1 at the end of Q2.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 03:34 PM

  Hockey: GOAL! India pull one back at the stroke of half-time.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 03:29 PM

  Hockey: India's gold medal hopes seem to be slipping away. Not only do New Zealand have a 2-0 lead at the end of the first half, they are also the ones who're still dominating possession. The Indians will need to reset and pull off something special.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 03:21 PM

  Badminton: PV Sindhu cruises into the women's singles semi-final. The star Indian shuttler defeats Canada's Brittney Tam 21-14, 21-17 to make her way through. She will now face either Michelle Li or Soniia Cheah for a place in the final.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 03:19 PM

  Hockey: New Zealand score another goal! They're up 2-0 inside Q1. Rupinder Pal Singh's injury is holding the Indians further back.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 03:11 PM

  Table Tennis: India's Pooja Sahasrabudhe and Sutirtha Mukherjee down 0-2 in the women's doubles bronze medal match.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 03:09 PM

  Hockey: Not a good start for India in the men's semi-final. They dominate the opening minutes but end up conceding a goal. New Zealand lead after ten minutes.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 02:58 PM

  Badminton: PV Sindhu is in action at the moment. She has taken the first game against her Canadian opponent in the women's singles quarter-final.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 02:40 PM

  Table Tennis: Alas, Indian fans will not get to witness a dream final. Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty lose in the men's doubles semi-final against England's Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall. If Desai and Shetty had won, they would've played their compatriots Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan in the final. The English pair, though, did well to hold on to their nerves and seal the match 7-11, 11-13, 11-13. Desai and Shetty will now contest in the bronze medal playoff.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 02:31 PM

  Mausam Khatri, just won a  in men's Freestyle 97kg #wrestling category with his phenomenal performance on the mat.
  Congratulations for bringing laurels to the nation. #IndiaAtCWG #CWG2018 #GC2018Wrestling #SAI pic.twitter.com/pgYX0bDKrP

  — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 13, 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 02:29 PM

  Squash: Incredible performance from India's Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal! The duo has made it to teh mixed doubles final after winning a nail-biter against New Zealand's Joelle King and Paul Coll.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 02:16 PM

  MEDAL ALERT!

  Wrestling: India's Mausam Khatri settles for silver in men's 97 kg freestyle. South African's Martin Erasmus takes gold after a commanding performance in the final.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 02:14 PM

  Wrestling: India's Mausam Khatri is battling in the final of the men's freestyle 97 kg final against South Africa's Martin Erasmu.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 02:12 PM

  Table Tennis: India's Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty are playing the second men's doubles semi-final. If they win, they will play Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan in the final.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 02:11 PM

  Squash: Mixed doubles semi-final featuring Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal is currently underway. The match is tied at one game apiece.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:55 PM

  Table Tennis: India's Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan are through to the men's doubles final after a solid 3-1 win over their Singaporean opponents. The duo will now contest for the gold medal!

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:48 PM

  And here comes another medal in our kitty!
  Divya Kakran just grabbed a  medal in women's 68kg category wrestling.
  The women of our nation have made us walk with our heads held high in pride!
  Many congratulations!  #IndiaAtCWG #CWG2018 #GC2018Wrestling #SAI pic.twitter.com/jaGmyjXfmF

  — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 13, 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:48 PM

  Bajrang makes us proud!
  He had all that it took to grab the !
  Well done, champion! #ProudIndia #IndiaAtCWG #CWG2018 #GC2018Wrestling #SAI pic.twitter.com/rXPaTXcR0f

  — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 13, 2018

  Pooja, you're definitely a !
  With swiftly making it to the finals to bringing the  home. It's been great to watch you wrestle.
  Congratulations!  #IndiaAtCWG #CWG2018 #GC2018Wrestling #SAI pic.twitter.com/xEZQDznbtS

  — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 13, 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:50 PM

  Kamal and Sathiyan now pulling ahead.  Ahead by 2-1 now. 11-1 win in third game. 

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:43 PM

  Table Tennis: 

  Sathiyan and Kamal now slowly coming into their own. Gets a 7-0 lead in the third game. Class performance 

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:39 PM

  Table Tennis: 

  Indians draw level. 1-1 now. Kamal and Sathiyan won second game 11-5 after losing first 7-11.

  Badminton: 

  Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra were outclassed in mixed doubles QF. They l;ost in straight sets 17-21, 12-21 to their Malaysian opponents. 

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:35 PM

  In TT, Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan are playing in the men's double semifinal against Singapore. They have lost the first game. Sathiyan lost in singles quarters earlier today. Can he overcome that disappointment and come back strongly. 

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:30 PM

  Some great rearguard fight by Pooja. She managed to cut down the lead to 5-6, but finally the Nigerian Odunayo Adekuoroye seals the bout 7-5. India made an official protest over a point, but it was turned down. So Pooja had to settle for silver, but she can definitely hold her head up in pride as she lost to an extremely accomplished wrestler, who just won her second CWG gold in a row. 

   

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:28 PM

  Nice defensive play from the Nigerian wrestler who has a comfortable lead now. It looks increasingly tough for Pooja now. 

   

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:24 PM

  Pooja Dhanda is up against defending champion from Nigeria in Women's Freestyle 57 kg Gold Medal bout. In the first period, Pooja is trailing 1-6. Can she make a comeback? 

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:23 PM

  Sikki Reddy and Pranav Jerry are in a spot of bother in their mixed doubles quarter-finals. After narrowly loosing the first game, they are trailing 4-10 in the second game. 

   

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:14 PM

  So the 17th gold for India comes through Bajrang in wrestling. India is currently in third spot with 17 golds, 8 silver, 11 bronze. 

   

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:15 PM

  And all too easy for Bajrang in the 65-kg wrestling. He wins 10-0 and clinches the final by 'technical superiority'. An absolute commanding performance by Bajrang, almost similar to Sushil Kumar's performance yesterday. 

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 01:10 PM

  Men's Freestyle 65 kg Gold Medal match is on. Bajrang up against Welsh opponent. Bajrang is silver medallist from 2014 CWG. 

  And Bajrang has raced to an early 8-0 lead immediately. 

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 12:55 PM

  Wrestling: 19-year-old Divya Kakran loses 11-1 in the women's freestyle 68 kg semi-final against a much superior Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 12:42 PM

  Wrestling: India's Pooja Dhanda is through to the final in the women's freestyle 57 kg category after a dominating win over Cameroon's Joseph Tiako.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 12:41 PM

  Table Tennis: Major upset for India as second seed G Sathiyan is thumped 4-0 by England's Samuel Walker in the men's singles quarter-finals.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 12:38 PM

  India live in action! 
  
  Thrilled to be at #GC2018 watching our Women's TT team take on Singapore & Malaysia in the doubles semi final match.
  
  These players were a part of the team that clinched India's 1st in women's team TT.
  
  Go for it, ladies! #IndiaAtCWG pic.twitter.com/WIzMujZ1dU

  — Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) April 13, 2018

  5th Gold for India in #GC2018Shooting !! 
  
  With a CWG record of 457.9, Tejaswini Sawant clinches a in women's 50m rifle 3 position.
  
  2nd medal for her at #CWG2018 after a in 50m rifle prone.
  
  Congratulations!! #IndiaAtCWG pic.twitter.com/yAZZMj6N0G

  — Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) April 13, 2018

  #KheloIndia prodigy sizzles at #GC2018
  
  Shooting a #CWG GAMES RECORD at 15 yrs of age in your very 1st CWG appearance takes incredible talent.
  
  Congratulations Anish Bhanwal, India's youngest CWG medallist in men's 25 m Rapid Fire pistol. Proud & speechless! pic.twitter.com/m7RAZrRU5U

  — Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) April 13, 2018

  I appreciate the role of @Media_SAI and CBSE officials who intervened to grant exam extension to Anish Bhanwal. Had it not been for them, we wouldn't have witnessed this genius in action! #IndiaAtCWG

  — Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) April 13, 2018

  Met Amit Panghal, shining with sweat and happiness after his 5-0 winning bout in semi finals. #GC2018boxing Wished him good luck for the finals.
  
  Such an incredible feeling to cheer for our athletes at #GC2018 . #IndiaAtCWG pic.twitter.com/R6X3MxiC6H

  — Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) April 13, 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 12:13 PM

  RECAP: Amit Panghal was the first boxer to get into the ring today, he won his bout and ensured India a Gold match tomorrow in the final of 46-49Kg. #GoforGold #PunchMeinHaiDum #GC2018 #GC2018boxing #CWG2018 pic.twitter.com/dWigiUN16s

  — Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) April 13, 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 12:02 PM

  Table Tennis: Men's singles quarter-final time! India's G Sathiyan clashes with England's Samuel Walker. Earlier in the day, Sharath Kamal had made his way to the semis.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 11:55 AM

  Many congratulations to our boxer, Naman, for winning a  medal in men's 91 kg category at #CWG2018. You have made  proud. Many more to come in the future. #IndiaAtCWG #CWG2018 #Boxing #GC2018 #SAIpic.twitter.com/DLQpLelhkf

  — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 13, 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 11:54 AM

  Shooting: Shreyasi Singh gets eliminated in the women's trap final after getting off to a bright start. India surely missed out on a medal in this event.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 11:40 AM

  As happy as we were to see you win, we are equally delighted to welcome you back home! #India, let's welcome Heena Sidhu, Jitu Rai, Smit Singh, Ankur Mittal and Sheeraz Sheikh. #IndiaAtCWG #GC2018 #Shooting #SAIpic.twitter.com/0l4aw444I0

  — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 13, 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 11:22 AM

  The #KheloIndia champion, Anish Bhanwala, wins his debut  at #CWG2018. The youngest Indian shooter to win a gold medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol #shooting event at #CWG2018. Young talent like him is the New #India. #IndiaAtCWG #CWG2018 #SAIpic.twitter.com/ZRkAN9PnT1

  — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 13, 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 11:02 AM

  Boxing: India's Naman Talwar loses in the men's 91 kg semi-final. He returns home with a bronze.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 10:11 AM

  Another boxer goes through to the final. Manish Kaushik edges past Northern Island's James McGivern in a split verdict in the 60 kg-semifinal. It has been a clean slate for boxers on Friday. 

  A great day for India overall so far at Gold Coast 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:56 AM

  Badminton: Saina Nehwal is through to the women's singles semi-finals after a comfortable 21-8, 21-13 win over Canada's Rachel Honderich.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:35 AM

  Boxing: Gaurav Solanki becomes the third Indian pugilist, after MC Mary Kom and Amit Panghal, to make it to the final. Solanki makes a stunning comeback to win his 52 kg semi-final against Sri Lanka's M Ishan Bandara.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:34 AM

  Badminton: Saina Nehwal takes the first game 21-8 against Canada's against Rachel Honderich in the women's singles quarters.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:30 AM

  MEDAL ALERT!

  India's Anish wins gold in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol!

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:22 AM

  Table Tennis: That's it, India's Sharath Kamal is through to the men's singles quarter-final. He got the better of England's Liam Pitchford, 11-9 in the final game to win the match 4-2.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:20 AM

  Shooting: India's Anish is now in the gold medal position in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Finals. Neeraj Kumar, though, has been eliminated.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:17 AM

  Table Tennis: India's Sharath Kamal takes the fifth game 11-7 against England's Liam Pitchford in the men's singles quarter-finals. He has a 3-2 lead now, just a game away from the semis.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:16 AM

  Badminton: Indian ace Saina Nehwal takes the court for her women's singles quarter-final.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:13 AM

  Badminton: India's Kidambi Srikanth wins 21-15, 21-12 in the men's singles quarter-final against Singapore's Zin Rei Ryan. The newly-crowned World No.1 will now compete for gold!

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:12 AM

  Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal takes the fourth game 11-9 against England's Liam Pitchford in the men's singles quarter-finals. What a fascinating battle this is! The match is ties at two games apiece.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:05 AM

  Boxing: India's Amit Panghal will compete for gold as he wins his semi-final bout against Uganda's Miro in the 46-49 kg category.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:03 AM

  Shooting: India's Anish has taken the lead in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol final.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 09:02 AM

  Table Tennis: England's Liam Pitchford takes the second game 12-10. He has a 2-1 lead now in this men's singles quarter-final against India's Sharath Kamal.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 08:54 AM

  Boxing: India's Mait Panghal is in action in the men's 49kg semi-final against Uganda's Juma Miiro.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 08:51 AM

  Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal wins a tense second game 13-11. The men's quarter-final is now locked at one game apiece. 

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 08:50 AM

  Badminton and Table Tennis: Contrasting starts for Kidambi Srikanth and Sharath Kamal in their men's quarterfinals. Kidambi takes the first game while Sharath loses his.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 08:50 AM

  Badminton and Table Tennis: Contrasting starts for Kidambi Srikanth and Sharath Kamal in their men's quarterfinals. Kidambi takes the first game while Sharath loses his.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 08:33 AM

  Bang on target!
  
  A perfect win and definitely a perfect way to start Day 9!
  In a super effort Tejaswini Sawant broke CWG record to win and Anjum Moudgil wonmedal in 50 m 3 position in #shooting.
  Celebrating your victory with pride! #ProudIndia #GC2018  #TOPSAthlete #SAI pic.twitter.com/o6lenWkuaI

  — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 13, 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 08:23 AM

  Squash: Defending champions Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinnappa reach the women's mixed doubles final. The duo defeated Canada’s Nikki Todd and Samantha Cornett 7-11, 11-5, 11-9 in the semi-final.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 08:22 AM

  Athletics: Indian men's team qualifies for the 4x400m Relay final. Jeevan Suresh, Jacob Amoj, Muhammed Anas and Arokia Rajiv finished second in their heat with a timing of 3:04.05.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 08:21 AM

  Table Tennis: India's Manika Batra and Mouma Das make it to the women's doubles final after a a comfortable win over Malaysia’s Ying Ho and Karen Lyne in the semis.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 08:01 AM

  Bang on target!
  
  A perfect win and definitely a perfect way to start Day 9!
  In a super effort Tejaswini Sawant broke CWG record to win and Anjum Moudgil wonmedal in 50 m 3 position in #shooting.
  Celebrating your victory with pride! #ProudIndia #GC2018 #TOPSAthlete #SAI pic.twitter.com/rPbDnhbzNN

  — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 13, 2018

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 07:57 AM

  Table Tennis: India's TT players continue to impress! Mixed doubles pairs of Sharath Kamal/Mouma Das and Manika Batra/Sathiyan G gave made it to the semis. They won't be playing each other in the semis so there's a good chance we could have an all-Indian final. In any case, one medal is guaranteed for India in table tennis mixed doubles.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 07:53 AM

  Athletics: India's Jinson Johnson through to the men's 1,500m final!. He finished second in his heat with a timing of 3:47.04.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 07:52 AM

  MEDAL ALERT!

  Anjum Moudgil wins silver in the same event! Yet another 1-2 finish for India at the Gold Coast Games.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 07:50 AM

  MEDAL ALERT!

  Tejaswini Sawant wins gold in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final. She sets a new Games record!

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 07:47 AM

  Wrestling: Another Indian grappler is through to the final! Mausam Khatri defeats Nigeria’s Soso Tamarau 10-7 in the semi-final of the men's Freestyle 97 kg category. Khatri will go for gold at around 1.45 pm (IST) when he takes on South Africa’s Martin Erasmu.

  
• 13 Apr 2018, 07:39 AM

  Wrestling: India's Bajrang Punia is through to the final! The wrestler will compete for gold in the men's Freestyle 65 kg category. Bajrang made his way to the final after notching up three straight wins by technical superiority. He will take on  Wales’s Kane Charig at around 1 pm IST.