#Commonwealth Games

SAN FRANCISCO - Despite coming from starkly different countries with distinct rugby cultures, Canada's Robin MacDowell and his women's sevens team from Mexico have a shared trait that unites them - perseverance against daunting odds. MacDowell's squad is one of five men's and women's teams making their Rugby World Cup Sevens debuts in San…

India's biggest badminton tournament, Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2023 is all set to take off and get bigger than ever at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from January 17 to 22. As the world's greatest shuttlers will be engaged in high-voltage action at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open-organised by the Badminton Association of India, here are…

Here are the latest rugby headlines on Friday, January 13. Scotland's sporting anthem Flower of Scotland should be ditched because of its anti-English "chippiness", according to rugby legend Jim Telfer. Having previously made the call for it to be replaced 12 years ago, the Scot hasn't changed his mind about the song which refers to Robert the…

Hockey World Cup LIVE: After a great start to the Hockey World Cup, quadruple-header action is set to continue on Day 2… By Hockey World Cup LIVE: After a great start to the Hockey World Cup, quadruple-header action is set to continue on Day 2 of the tournament. On 14th January, Defending champions Belgium will headline the action. They will face…

How it qualified: Gold medal 2021 EuroHockey Championships: 1971 - 6th, 1973 - Champion, 1975 - 9th, 1978 - Runner-up, 1982 - 4th, 1986 - 7th, 1990 - Champion, 1994 - Runner-up, 1998 - Champion, 2002 - 3rd, 2006 - 7th, 2010 - 3rd, 2014 - Runner-up, 2018 - Runner-up. World Cup record against India: 7 Wins, 0 losses. 1973: The Netherlands 2(4)-2(2)…

Yearender 2022: Neeraj Chopra Gold: The Thomas Cup triumph made for an epic success story while Neeraj Chopra further enhanced his superstar… By Yearender 2022: Neeraj Chopra Gold: The Thomas Cup triumph made for an epic success story while Neeraj Chopra further enhanced his superstar status with a rare Diamond League title but the cricket team's…

England rugby sevens legend Dan Norton talks to Sports Mole to assess his side's chances at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The importance of having match winners in your squad in a sport like rugby sevens cannot be understated. All too often the 14-minute games are decided by a solitary score, making the difference between success and…

We asked our sports reporters at Stuff to say what they think the new year will bring and we'll be holding all of them accountable by seeing how right, or wrong they were, when we review their picks in 12 months' time. ANDREW VOERMAN The Football Ferns get their first Fifa Women's World Cup win against the Philippines at Sky Stadium in Wellington…

It's that time of the year again. Time to celebrate the arrival of a new year and reviewing the good, bad and ugly of the last 12 months. In cricket, while T20s and Tests dominated the headlines, ODI continues its fight for survival and relevance. England continue to revolutionise the game, across formats and women's cricket took steps in the right…

Black Ferns Sevens star Ruby Tui is in line for a test debut after being named in the first Black Ferns squad of the year on Wednesday. Tui has been included in a 31-strong squad named by the new coaching staff comprised of Wayne Smith, Whitney Hansen and Wesley Clarke for next month's Pacific Four Series against Australia, the USA and Canada. With…

India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad Australia Women: Alyssa Healy (c/wk), Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Darcie…

Now we come to our next era, and fans will become increasingly familiar with the players. I have referred to this era as the Reformists because two significant reformists movements occurred during this period. In 1962 New South Wales was so concerned at the drop in standards of Queensland rugby that they refused to play them. This was a slight that…

Table tennis has seen a surge in popularity only very recently and it has joined the club of the two other main racquet sports - badminton and tennis, with much pomp. While there hasn't been a scarcity of talent in the country, a number of factors needed to work in tandem to produce champion paddlers. For the past few decades, this coordination has…

The Kibera slum outside Nairobi seems an unlikely place to find an international athlete, but for Kenya rugby sevens star Diana Awino it's the place she calls home. Unemployment levels in Kibera, Africa's largest urban slum, are 50 percent, and only 20 percent of the houses - largely shacks with mud walls and corrugated iron roofs - have…

The Jamaican rugby sevens team has qualified for the World Cup The team has drawn comparisons with bobsledders of "Cool Runnings" Jamaica will also compete at April's Commonwealth Games It's not a nation normally associated with rugby, but then Jamaica wasn't known for bobsled before the 1988 Winter Olympics. Jamaica's rugby sevens team is blazing…

Nathan Lawson peels away from New Zealand on Australia's successful weekend in Hong Kong Ahead of the Dubai 7s this weekend, HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series commentator Dallen Stanford spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey after the competition announced changes for the future and the start of the women's competition. The World Rugby Sevens Series got off to a…

DENPASAR, Indonesia - Canadian rugby player Nick Allen was hospitalized in Indonesia with a traumatic brain injury after a car crash last week in Bali, Rugby Canada said. Allen, 26, who played for the national sevens team over the last two seasons and represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games last summer, was hurt on Nov. 7, the federation said…

New Delhi: Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal will lead a 10-member Indian table tennis team during a training tour of Portugal from July 3 to 10. The tour will be to prepare in a proper manner for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The team consist of five men and as many women paddlers. They will be accompanied by two coaches in Raman…

G'day Gaggers and welcome to Friday's Rugby News. Today see's a mixture of contemplative, wistful and ticked-off rugby emotions, often times overlapping. So let's dive deep into the mixed bag of unmedicated mayhem with a review of Le Frogs match with' Ruck me Dead! '. Preview the Wallabies upcoming test with' The Orange & The Concreters'. Keep…

COVENTRY'S Championship clash with Rotherham on Sunday is in HUGE doubt due to concerns over the safety of the pitch. It comes after the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens matches were played at the Ricoh Arena. A pitch inspection is due to take place on Sunday to see if the match can go ahead. But Coventry manager Mark Robins has been left furious…

The Indian men's team defied huge odds to script one of the biggest upsets of the World team table tennis championships in China on Sunday in Group 2, edging out second Germany 3-1. This is India's second straight win in the Group. It will next take on Kazakhstan on October 3. G. Sathiyan, India's top-ranked paddler at world No.37, was the star of…

The World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 begins with a men's event in Hong Kong, 4-6 November, and there is plenty to get excited about for this season. For starters, the top four finishers in both the men's and women's competitions will secure an automatic qualification berth for the Paris 2024 Olympics. In addition, there will be record numbers of legs…

The announcement of equal pay comes days after the BCCI declared that the inaugural Women's IPL would be held in March 2023, a move that powers towards better inclusivity and diversity. Women cricketers, like their male counterparts, will receive INR 15 lakh for a Test match, INR 6 lakh for an ODI match, and INR 3 lakh for a T20I game under this…

The last time Leeds went to Liverpool, in February, they lost 6-0 and sacked their manager Marcelo Bielsa a few days later. Could history repeat itself this weekend, when Jesse Marsch's side visit Anfield after taking only two points from their past eight league games? "Marsch is in trouble," BBC Sport football expert Sutton said. "When you hear…

The debate surrounding cricket and the Olympics has raged on for what seems to be an eternity. Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world behind football, with an estimated 2.5bn followers. With such backing, it's mind-boggling that the sport isn't a part of the greatest sporting festival on the planet. But this wasn't always the case.…

For the first time in history the two reigning Olympic champions are heading to the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. One is out for revenge. Kristian Blummenfelt, having lost his Ironman world title in Hawaii wants to reinstate his position as the No 1 non-drafting triathlete in Norway, which right now equates to being the No 1 non-drafting…

OPINION: The buzz will become real just before sunset on Saturday night. Four years since New Zealand won hosting rights for the women's Rugby World Cup, including a one-year Covid-enforced delay, the Black Ferns will finally have it all hit them when running out for their opening game against Australia at a packed Eden Park. Expect tears during…

The 2022 Spring Racing Carnival has sprung to life on the Seven Network, with some of Australia's premier race days including the Caulfield Cup, Everest, Cox Plate and Golden Eagle broadcast live and free on Seven. Seven will bring viewers all the biggest and best moments on track, as well as the glitz and glamour of Australia's favourite race…

The Indian men's team defied huge odds to script one of the biggest upsets of the World team table tennis championships here on Sunday in Group 2, edging out second-seeded Germany 3-1. This is India's second straight win in the Group. It will next take on Kazakhstan on October 3 (Monday). G. Sathiyan, India's top ranked paddler at World No.37, was…

Indian table tennis stars Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran will lead the women's and men's teams, respectively, at the ITTF World Team Championships Finals 2022, which begins in Chengdu, China on Friday. Veteran Sharath Kamal chose to skip the event. The Indian table tennis contingent will be aiming to bring home a first medal since…

In the 9 months of 2022, we have witnessed the greatest sporting events. Starting from ICC Women's World Cup, out of 8 nations Australia emerged victorious by defeating England in the finals, followed by IPL T20 (Indian Premier League), where debut team Gujarat Titans won the tournament by defeating Rajasthan Royals. 17-year-old Indian Grandmaster…

Joseph Pearson is a sports reporter for Stuff OPINION: The Black Ferns host Japan in their final test before their Rugby World Cup campaign begins against Australia at Eden Park on October 8. The reigning world champions should win emphatically in their first meeting with the Japanese in test rugby. Coach Wayne Smith confirmed 10 changes to the…

Wallaroos coach Jay Tregonning has announced his 32-player squad for Rugby World Cup, starting on 8 October in New Zealand. The squad is captained by Shannon Parry - who plays in her fourth Rugby World Cup for the Wallaroos - and remains largely unchanged from the one that contested the O'Reilly Cup against New Zealand in August. The only change…

Uganda open their World Cup campaign against HSBC World Series core side Samoa on Friday like it was four years ago when the Melrose Cup was hosted in San Francisco, USA. Samoa comfortably beat Uganda 45-7 to advance to the next stage. The Rugby Cranes Sevens head out to Cape Town, South Africa for the Rugby Sevens World Cup today hoping to scale…

Issy Wong (left) and Kirstie Gordon (middle) could be key for Birmingham Phoenix this year Free cricket tips, best bets and analysis for The Hundred women's, which starts on Thursday. Birmingham Phoenix to win The Hundred women's 1pt 6-1 general Beginning just over a week later than the men's tournament due to the Commonwealth Games, The Hundred…

Alice Capsey impressed for England Women at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Free cricket tips, best bets and analysis for Oval Invincibles v Northern Superchargers in The Hundred men's and The Hundred women's on Thursday. Oval Invincibles Women v Northern Superchargers Women BBC Two / Sky Sports Cricket / Sky Sports Main Event, 6.30pm Oval…