India ends CWG campaign with 66 medals

IMAGE: Ben Stokes loosens up alongside Moeen Ali during the England nets session. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images The return of all-rounder Ben Stokes will be a welcome boost to the England squad as he provides much-needed balance and lifts morale, team mate Moeen Ali said ahead of the two-match Test series in New Zealand.   Stokes returned for the one-day internationals against New Zealand last month after a lengthy absence due to an affray charge relating to an incident in ...

IMAGE: Germany's Tommy Haas acknowledges the crowd. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Former world number two Tommy Haas officially announced his retirement from tennis at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Thursday, ending a career that spanned more than two decades.   The 39-year-old German, a tournament director at the event, announced his decision in an emotional speech shortly after his close friend Roger Federer's quarter-final victory over South Korea's Chung Hyeon. "I ...

A top White House adviser for energy and environmental policy is resigning.Michael Catanzaro will be returning to CGCN Group, the law and lobbying firm where he previously worked.Catanzaro had headed domestic energy issues for the White House's National ...

'What I have noticed is when rallies are long and when there is counterattack, I find Sindhu little vulnerable and Saina exploited that. She kept attacking.' IMAGE: PV Sindhu in action. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images PV Sindhu appears 'vulnerable' on the counter-attack and that is a big factor in her losing many a title clashes, including the recent loss to Saina Nehwal in the singles final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, observed former India coach Vimal Kumar, who believes with ...

Spectacular IMAGES from the closing ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. IMAGE: Usain Bolt during the Closing Ceremony for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images. IMAGE: Australian athletes enjoy the atmosphere during the Closing Ceremony. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images. IMAGE: Yothu Yindi and The Treaty Project perform during the Closing Ceremony. Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images. ...

It was another exciting day of sporting entertainment with the best vying for top place on Day 6 at the Gold Commonwealth Games. India saw another good day, courtesy Heena Sidhu's shooting gold, the country's third in the discipline. While the Indian contingent brought glory to the nation the action was all around Gold Coast.  The events on Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5 of the Games were well captured and here we document all the action from Day 6, in ...

Juventus overcome 0-3 first-leg deficit but Ronaldo scores in 98th minute to give Real Madrid 4-3 win on aggregate. IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo scores from the penalty spot to give Real Madrid victory over Juventus in the Champions League quarter-final second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on Wednesday. Photograph: Paul Hanna/Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo showed nerves of steel to score an injury-time penalty and send holders Real Madrid into the semi-finals of the Champions League ...

Trump also warned Russia that it should "get ready" for missiles to be fired at its ally Syria, in response to an alleged chemical attack. The United States's relationship with Russia is worse than the Cold War era, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday and blamed special investigator Robert Mueller's "fake and corrupt" investigations into the Russian meddling in 2016 election for the "bad blood" between the two countries. In a series of tweets, Trump also called for an end to the arms race ...

IMAGE: Gold medallist Shreyasi Singh of India poses during the medal ceremony for the women's Double Trap Finals on day seven. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images India dominated the range and the ring as Shreyasi Singh's double trap gold shored up the medal tally while the entire men's Indian boxing contingent made the semi-finals to be assured of podium finishes in an unprecedented performance on Day 7 of the 21st Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast on Wednesday.   On the overall medal ...