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Wales were on fire during their Rocket League open grand final as they swept England to seal the first Commonwealth Esports Championships at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.

3-1 after a late consolation.In the bronze medal decider, Australia swept aside The #worldconnected South

Africa 3-0.Malaysia were victorious in the eFootball gold medal encounter against Scotland.Haikal, who

India claimed three golds in a six-medal haul on the first day of wrestling competition at the Commonwealth Games here.

to Canada’s Alex Moore and Australia’s Jayden Lawrence, with the latter defeating Edward Lessing of South

Africa 12-11 in a gripping bout.India’s third and final gold of the day was won by Sakshi Malik who

Before each competition begins, the big screens at the arenas here in Birmingham display a video montage of some of the greatest moments from previous Commonwealth Games.

 Tanzania boycotted the Games, ironically because of a rugby union tour to South Africa made by

The absence of Jamaica’s Olympic champion Hansle Parchment from the 110m hurdles final with a late injury problem created a vacuum that was filled by his team-mate Rasheed Broadbell, who won in 13.08sec, a personal best that equalled the Games record.

foul.Confirmed as gold medallist, Nairn managed 7.98m with his final attempt.Bronze went to Jovan van Vuuren of South

Africa, who jumped 8.06m, a centimetre farther than Jamaica’s Shawn-D Thompson.Goodness Nwachukyu of

finished fourth in the high jump with 1.97m, third on 3323, eight points ahead of Felix.Akani Simbine of South

Africa, men's 100m silver medallist and 2018 Gold Coast champion, was absent from this evening's men's

England swept to a seven wicket victory over New Zealand to set up a semi-final meeting with India in the Commonwealth Games women's T20 cricket tournament on Saturday (August 6).

squad.England are set to meet India with Australia due to face New Zealand on Saturday (August 6).Earlier South

Africa beat Sri Lanka by ten wickets to end their Commonwealth Games cricket tournament on a high.Nadine

for 46 in 17.1 overs.Anneke Bosch and Tazmin Brits knocked off the required runs in 6.1 overs to give South

Africa their first victory since arriving for a multi-format series against England in June.

nbsp;"When you look at teams like Australia, England and New Zealand, they are pretty far ahead," said South

The final of the men's 2026 Hockey World Cup could be played at the 62,000-seat Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, should a joint bid from England and Wales be successful.

of five the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has received for the tournament.Bids from Germany, South

Africa - with Potchefstroom staging all matches - and a joint effort from Wavre in Belgium and Dutch

sporting hub Amstelveen have also been tabled.The South African and Dutch-Belgian bids encompass playing

Thirty-six years after her mother, Liz, won the Commonwealth Games women's 10,000m title in Edinburgh, Eilish McColgan has done likewise in Birmingham - and in a Games record of 30min 48.60sec.

big gold here as he won the men’s 100 metres title with aplomb, clocking 10.02sec to finish clear of South

as he ran a T38 championship record of 11.23sec from lane eight, followed home by Charl du Toit of South

Africa in T37 Games record of 11.54.Bronze went to Canada's Zachary Gingras in 11.65.Aled Davies of

Scotland's Duncan Scott and England's Ben Proud added to their already-stacked medal collection with victories on the final day of swimming at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here, ending competition on a high-note.

McIntosh by over two seconds.England's Lauren Cox, Molly Renshaw, Laura Stephens and Anna Hopkin pipped South

Africa on the line for bronze.Bethany Firth claimed Northern Ireland's first gold medal of Birmingham

Evie Richards' gamble of shunning races on the professional circuit to concentrate on the women’s mountain bike cross-country at Birmingham 2022 paid off as she added gold to the silver medal won on the Gold Coast four years ago.

s race went to Zoe Cuthbert of Australia, who finished 47sec behind Richards, while Candice Lill of South

Africa took bronze in front of Isla Short of Scotland."

India beat Barbados by 100 runs to qualify for the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games cricket tournament.

scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 35, as they finished on 116 for 8.Group B concludes tomorrow as South

Africa meet Sri Lanka in the first match, before England take on New Zealand in the contest that will

that his country is developing new sports competitions with BRICS partners Brazil, India, China and South

Africa.

Cheboksary.Russia is a member of the international BRICS group which also includes Brazil, India, China and South

Africa ©Getty Images"I think that in any case, this period [of Russians being banned] will not last

India beat South Africa in the final of the women’s fours to win Commonwealth Games gold for the first

to victory.They began their assault in the fourth end and continued to lead until the eighth end.The South

Malaysia won the first badminton gold medal of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here, beating India in the final of the mixed team event.

the Gold Coast to India four years ago.Malaysia had topped their group involving Zambia, Jamaica and South

Africa, before notching 3-0 wins against Sri Lanka and England in the knockout stages.Defending champions

India eased through a group featuring Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia, before overpowering South Africa

New Zealand’s emphatic 45 run victory over Sri Lanka in the evening match ensured that both they and England would qualify for the semi finals in the Commonwealth Games T20 cricket with a match to spare here.

faces has brought a lot of confidence to the team," she added.Earlier in the day England had beaten South

Africa by 26 runs,England had been put in and Alice Capsey’s maiden international half century was the

Capsey reached her maiden international half century with another fine batting performance against South

Africa ©Getty ImagesEngland faltered at 94-5 before an impressive unbroken sixth wicket partnership

Africa are out and face a dead rubber on Thursday (August 4) against Sri Lanka, who are also eliminated.Australia