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Jessica Stenson wins marathon as Australia’s Commonwealth Games gold rush continues

The 34-year-old, whose triumph claimed one of Australia’s five gold medals on Saturday, broke the hearts of her rivals in a pacesetting run to claim the biggest win of her career

The Guardian - AU

Fijian rugby sevens team trying to nab only missing gold medal at Commonwealth Games to cap golden era

Fiji's men's rugby sevens team has won just about everything possible in the sport, but not a Commonwealth Games gold medal. Will Birmingham 2022 be the first?

ABC News

Boxer Sanjeet bows out of Commonwealth Games 2022

BIRMINGHAM: Indian heavyweight boxer Sanjeet (92kg) crashed out of the Commonwealth Games after losing to Samoa's Ato Leau Plodzicki-Faoagali via a split verdict.

The Times of India

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Crews from eight engines tackle ‘large industrial fire’ in Birmingham

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) said eight engines are at the scene in Witton, north Birmingham.

The Independent UK

Vandana Katariya's brace hands India second consecutive win in CWG women's hockey

BIRMINGHAM: Vandana Katariya scored a brace as the Indian women's hockey team defeated Wales 3-1 to record its second successive win in Pool A at the Commonwealth Games here.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Indian women's TT team goes down 2-3 against Malaysia in quarters

BIRMINGHAM: India women's table tennis team was knocked out of the Commonwealth Games 2022 after suffering a 2-3 defeat against Malaysia in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

The Times of India

Commonwealth Games 2022: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain cruises to quarterfinals

BIRMINGHAM: Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) cruised to the quarterfinals of the women's light middleweight category with an easy 5-0 win against Ariana Nicholson at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

The Times of India

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Ben Proud bounces back from disqualification to take Commonwealth Games swimming gold

Four years on from being disqualified in the 50metres butterfly at the last Commonwealth Games, Ben Proud sealed England’s first swimming gold of Birmingham 2022.

Evening Standard

Tuvalu’s beach volleyball team take stage for nation hit by climate crisis

Pacific island pair lost to England at the Commonwealth Games but won hearts and minds in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes leave Commonwealth Games city with almost no trains

‘Special shuttle’ one of few services running in Birmingham after the latest industrial action on the network

The Guardian - UK

Climate change crisis looms large over Tuvalu’s beach volleyball Commonwealth Games dream

The Pacific island nation faces extinction as Saaga Malosa and Ampex Isaac are competing on the global sporitng stage at Birmingham 2022

The Independent UK

LGBT+ athletes should be allowed to live without fear: Dutee Chand

BIRMINGHAM: Condemning homophobia, India's first openly gay athlete Dutee Chand has called for the LGBT+ people to be allowed to live without "fear of persecution or death".

The Times of India

NI marathon runner Kevin Seaward plays down concerns after 'one leg' finish in Birmingham

38-year-old veered towards barriers as he completed 'immensely tough' course at Commonwealth Games

Belfast Live

CWG 2022: Indian paddlers shine bright; men, women record second straight wins in team events

BIRMINGHAM: The Indian men and women table tennis players continued their impressive show at the Commonwealth Games, recording their second straight wins in the team events on Saturday.

The Times of India

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The Guardian - UK

Anyone who thinks Birmingham was not on the map needs to just buy a map

Embarrassingly, the culture secretary thinks the Midlands need sport in order to make a mark

The Times of India

CWG: Dedicating this medal to my wife, want to thank all supporters, says Gururaja Poojary after clinching bronze in weightlifting

BIRMINGHAM: After clinching a bronze medal in weightlifting, weightlifter Gururaja Poojary dedicated his medal to his wife.

Evening Standard

Train drivers stage walk out sparking more travel misery for Britons

The strike coincided with second day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and the start of the English football league season

The Times of India

CWG organisers flag India weightlifting team manager's 'rude' behaviour, IOA issues warning

BIRMINGHAM: In an embarrassing development for the Indian contingent here in the Commonwealth Games, weightlifting team manager Pardeep Sharma was on Saturday singled out for alleged "rude" behaviour by the organisers.

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CWG 2022: PM Modi, President Murmu, Anurag Thakur laud weightlifter Gururaja Poojary after bronze medal victory

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated weightlifter Gururaja Poojary after he clinched a bronze medal in the Men's 61 kg final during the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

The Times of India

Nitendra Singh Rawat finishes 12th in men's marathon

BIRMINGHAM: India's Nitendra Singh Rawat finished 12th in the men's marathon race in the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Boxer Hussamuddin cruises into pre-quarters of 57kg

BIRMINGHAM: Indian boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin cruised into the pre-quarterfinals of the men's featherweight (57kg) category of the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

ABC News

Jess Stenson 'content' after winning her first Commonwealth Games gold in women's marathon

After two bronze medals, Jess Stenson gets by with a little help from her friends, executing the perfect race to win gold in Birmingham.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Kushagra Rawat finishes last in men's 200m freestyle event

BIRMINGHAM: Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj has qualified for the finals of men's 100m backstroke after clocking 54:55 seconds in the semi-final of the ongoing Commonwealth Games.

The Independent UK

Kennedy Leonard: The Scotland 3×3 basketball star raised in Michael Jordan-mad Chicago

Leonard is part of Scotland’s 3×3 basketball squad in Birmingham

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games 2022: Five overseas athletes likely to shine in Birmingham

We have picked out five athletes from abroad to keep an eye on in Birmingham

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