CWG Day 10: England ahead of India
Track the latest results, news and gossip coming from the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.
ATHLETES’ VILLAGE, NEW DELHI:
The second last day of the competition saw England move up one spot, with India just one medal behind. Meanwhile, Australia continued to dominate the games after crossing the 70 gold medals mark.
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7:45pm
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7:40pm
England's Simon Vallily on Wednesday won the Commonwealth Games heavyweight boxing title after the referee stopped the fight, AFP reports.
Eamonn O'Kane won Northern Ireland's third Commonwealth Games boxing gold medal by beating England's Anthony Ogogo in the middleweight division.
Natalie Melmore of England claimed the women's singles title at the Commonwealth Games lawn bowls competition when she beat New Zealand's Val Smith in the final.
Manoj Kumar gave India their second Commonwealth Games boxing gold after beating England's Bradley Saunders on points.
Favourites Sharath Kamal Achanta and Subhajit Saha of India brought a noisy home crowd to its feet to take gold in the Commonwealth Games table tennis men's doubles.
6:30pm
Delhi's Commonwealth Games suffered the hammer blow of a homegrown drugs cheat on Wednesday.
Rani Yadav, who placed sixth in the women's 20km walk, tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.
She became the third anti-doping violation of the Games after 110m hurdler Samuel Okon and women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola, both Nigerians, tested positive for stimulants.
Organising committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot said it was unfortunate that an athlete from the host nation had cheated.
5:20pm
India has botched up a patriotic publicity drive heralding the success of the country's athletes in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, AFP reports.
The promos, which have appeared in newspapers, were intended to show Indian badminton sensation Saina Nehwal against the mid-flight silhouette of planes emitting the national colours in vapour plumes.
But instead of using an Indian acrobatic display, publicity managers for the Income Tax Department selected a shot of Italian jets emitting the Italian red, white and green national colours, which are similar to India's.
4:40 am
Sharleen Stratton of Australia wins the 3m springboard diving gold at the CWG on Day 10, with Jennifer Abel of Canada taking silver and Jaele Patrick of Australia taking bronze.
4:20 pm
India's Sharath Kamal Achanta turned on his own fans after crashing out of the Commonwealth Games table tennis semi-finals on Day 10, accusing the rowdy supporters of costing him a medal.
The Indian number one, who has been cheered wildly every time he has stepped onto the court at the Yamuna Sports Complex, was far from grateful for the vocal backing after losing a seven-set epic to Singapore's Yang Li.
"The crowd was a big distraction and playing on home ground already had me under pressure," said Achanta.
"The spectators' loud support put additional pressure on my mind."
Achanta took the lead three times during the semi-final but each time Yang was allowed to claw his way back.
In the seventh set, the pair traded points again until Yang earned a match point at 10-9. A serve-return from Achanta sailed long and Yang fell to the ground in jubilation. "It was a tough match for me," said the Indian hope.
"I needed to start better in the sixth set but wasn't able to. "Yang Zi is a good player. From the sixth set he started serving his best, and his attack became really difficult for me."
Achanta has a chance to atone when he faces Yang again in the doubles final later on Day 10.
He and Subhajit Saha beat England's Andrew Baggaley and Liam Pitchford 3-2 in the semi-final earlier and face Yang and Gao Ning, who were at their efficient best in beating William Henzell and Robert Frank of Australia in straight sets.
"It will be a tough match for me and Subhajit Saha because we will be playing a Singaporean team," Achanta said. "They give us a tough match every time but I hope to perform well."
3:35 pm
England's Tom Stalker on Day 10 wins CWG gold in the lightweight division, easily beating Josh Taylor of Scotland.
The 26-year-old from Liverpool added the title to the silver he won in the European championship earlier this year with a 11-3 points win. Bronze was won by beaten semi-finallists Jai Bhagwan of India and Lomalito Moala of Tonga.
3:15 pm
Manju Wanniarachchi on Day 10 wins CWG gold in the bantamweight division for Sri Lanka's first boxing title in 72 years.
The 30-year-old from Kandy wins a points decision 16-14 to beat Welsh teenager Sean McGoldrick over three rounds.
Bronze medalists are the beaten semi-finalists Tirafalo Seoko of Botswana and Louis Julie of Mauritius.
3:10 pm
Scotland's David Millar wina the gold medal in the men's 40km time trial road race at the CWG on Day 10.
Alex Dowsett of England takes silver with Australian Luke Durbridge winning the bronze.
3:05 pm
Northern Ireland's Paddy Barnes on Day 10 wins gold in the CWG boxing light flyweight division.
Barnes - the British province's first European champion in 19 years - beat defending champion Jafet Uutoni from Namibia 8-4 on points.
Bronze went to losing semi-finalists Muhammad Waseem of Pakistan and India's Amandeep Singh.
2:50 pm
Australia defeats New Zealand 4-2 on penalties after the scores were tied 2-2 at the end of extra-time to win the CWG women's hockey gold on Day 10.
1:10 pm
India's CWG women's 20km walker Rani Yadav has failed a drugs test, officials said on Day 10.
Yadav, who finished sixth in the event last week, tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone.
12:15 pm
Malaysia's Bibiana Chin wins the gold medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the CWG on Day 10, AFP reports.
11:30 am
England wins the bronze medal after beating South Africa 1-0 in the CWG women's hockey here on Day 10.
11:25 am
Wikipedia describes the effects of Nandrolone, the banned steroid detected in the test of the unamed Indian athlete.
11:20 am
Canada's Tara Whitten wins the gold medal in the women's 29km time trial road race at theCWG on Day 10. New Zealander Linda Villumsen takes silver with Julia Shaw of England wins the bronze.
11:20 am
Officials have not disclosed the name of the Indian athlete who has failed the drug test at the CWG on Day 10.
"As far as anti-doping is concerned, we have collected over 1,300 samples and I regret to inform you thet we have another positive result," CGF president Mike Fennell said, according to AFP.
"We can tell you that it is in the sport of athletics and the country is India."
The athlete tested positive to nandrolone, a steroid. The two other positive tests here - Nigerian 110m hurdler Samuel Okon and Nigerian women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola - were for stimulants.
10:50 am
An unnamed Indian track and field athlete has tested positive for a banned substance, CWG officials said on Day 10 - the third anti-doping violation of the event, AFP reports.
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10:45 am
Fox Sports reports Sally Pearson's collapse on the CWG track after competing in the women's 4x400 metres finals.
The second last day of the competition saw England move up one spot, with India just one medal behind. Meanwhile, Australia continued to dominate the games after crossing the 70 gold medals mark.
End of live updates
7:45pm
Twitterciation and twittercism for the games:
7:40pm
England's Simon Vallily on Wednesday won the Commonwealth Games heavyweight boxing title after the referee stopped the fight, AFP reports.
Eamonn O'Kane won Northern Ireland's third Commonwealth Games boxing gold medal by beating England's Anthony Ogogo in the middleweight division.
Natalie Melmore of England claimed the women's singles title at the Commonwealth Games lawn bowls competition when she beat New Zealand's Val Smith in the final.
Manoj Kumar gave India their second Commonwealth Games boxing gold after beating England's Bradley Saunders on points.
Favourites Sharath Kamal Achanta and Subhajit Saha of India brought a noisy home crowd to its feet to take gold in the Commonwealth Games table tennis men's doubles.
6:30pm
Delhi's Commonwealth Games suffered the hammer blow of a homegrown drugs cheat on Wednesday.
Rani Yadav, who placed sixth in the women's 20km walk, tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.
She became the third anti-doping violation of the Games after 110m hurdler Samuel Okon and women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola, both Nigerians, tested positive for stimulants.
Organising committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot said it was unfortunate that an athlete from the host nation had cheated.
5:20pm
India has botched up a patriotic publicity drive heralding the success of the country's athletes in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, AFP reports.
The promos, which have appeared in newspapers, were intended to show Indian badminton sensation Saina Nehwal against the mid-flight silhouette of planes emitting the national colours in vapour plumes.
But instead of using an Indian acrobatic display, publicity managers for the Income Tax Department selected a shot of Italian jets emitting the Italian red, white and green national colours, which are similar to India's.
4:40 am
Sharleen Stratton of Australia wins the 3m springboard diving gold at the CWG on Day 10, with Jennifer Abel of Canada taking silver and Jaele Patrick of Australia taking bronze.
4:20 pm
India's Sharath Kamal Achanta turned on his own fans after crashing out of the Commonwealth Games table tennis semi-finals on Day 10, accusing the rowdy supporters of costing him a medal.
The Indian number one, who has been cheered wildly every time he has stepped onto the court at the Yamuna Sports Complex, was far from grateful for the vocal backing after losing a seven-set epic to Singapore's Yang Li.
"The crowd was a big distraction and playing on home ground already had me under pressure," said Achanta.
"The spectators' loud support put additional pressure on my mind."
Achanta took the lead three times during the semi-final but each time Yang was allowed to claw his way back.
In the seventh set, the pair traded points again until Yang earned a match point at 10-9. A serve-return from Achanta sailed long and Yang fell to the ground in jubilation. "It was a tough match for me," said the Indian hope.
"I needed to start better in the sixth set but wasn't able to. "Yang Zi is a good player. From the sixth set he started serving his best, and his attack became really difficult for me."
Achanta has a chance to atone when he faces Yang again in the doubles final later on Day 10.
He and Subhajit Saha beat England's Andrew Baggaley and Liam Pitchford 3-2 in the semi-final earlier and face Yang and Gao Ning, who were at their efficient best in beating William Henzell and Robert Frank of Australia in straight sets.
"It will be a tough match for me and Subhajit Saha because we will be playing a Singaporean team," Achanta said. "They give us a tough match every time but I hope to perform well."
3:35 pm
England's Tom Stalker on Day 10 wins CWG gold in the lightweight division, easily beating Josh Taylor of Scotland.
The 26-year-old from Liverpool added the title to the silver he won in the European championship earlier this year with a 11-3 points win. Bronze was won by beaten semi-finallists Jai Bhagwan of India and Lomalito Moala of Tonga.
3:15 pm
Manju Wanniarachchi on Day 10 wins CWG gold in the bantamweight division for Sri Lanka's first boxing title in 72 years.
The 30-year-old from Kandy wins a points decision 16-14 to beat Welsh teenager Sean McGoldrick over three rounds.
Bronze medalists are the beaten semi-finalists Tirafalo Seoko of Botswana and Louis Julie of Mauritius.
3:10 pm
Scotland's David Millar wina the gold medal in the men's 40km time trial road race at the CWG on Day 10.
Alex Dowsett of England takes silver with Australian Luke Durbridge winning the bronze.
3:05 pm
Northern Ireland's Paddy Barnes on Day 10 wins gold in the CWG boxing light flyweight division.
Barnes - the British province's first European champion in 19 years - beat defending champion Jafet Uutoni from Namibia 8-4 on points.
Bronze went to losing semi-finalists Muhammad Waseem of Pakistan and India's Amandeep Singh.
2:50 pm
Australia defeats New Zealand 4-2 on penalties after the scores were tied 2-2 at the end of extra-time to win the CWG women's hockey gold on Day 10.
1:10 pm
India's CWG women's 20km walker Rani Yadav has failed a drugs test, officials said on Day 10.
Yadav, who finished sixth in the event last week, tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone.
12:15 pm
Malaysia's Bibiana Chin wins the gold medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the CWG on Day 10, AFP reports.
11:30 am
England wins the bronze medal after beating South Africa 1-0 in the CWG women's hockey here on Day 10.
11:25 am
Wikipedia describes the effects of Nandrolone, the banned steroid detected in the test of the unamed Indian athlete.
The positive effects of the drug include muscle growth, appetite stimulation and increased red blood cell production and bone density. Clinical studies have shown it to be effective in treating anaemia, osteoporosis and some forms of neoplasia including breast cancer, and also acts as a progestin-based contraceptive. For these reasons,[citation needed] in the United States nandrolone received FDA approval in 1983.
11:20 am
Canada's Tara Whitten wins the gold medal in the women's 29km time trial road race at theCWG on Day 10. New Zealander Linda Villumsen takes silver with Julia Shaw of England wins the bronze.
11:20 am
Officials have not disclosed the name of the Indian athlete who has failed the drug test at the CWG on Day 10.
"As far as anti-doping is concerned, we have collected over 1,300 samples and I regret to inform you thet we have another positive result," CGF president Mike Fennell said, according to AFP.
"We can tell you that it is in the sport of athletics and the country is India."
The athlete tested positive to nandrolone, a steroid. The two other positive tests here - Nigerian 110m hurdler Samuel Okon and Nigerian women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola - were for stimulants.
10:50 am
An unnamed Indian track and field athlete has tested positive for a banned substance, CWG officials said on Day 10 - the third anti-doping violation of the event, AFP reports.
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10:45 am
Fox Sports reports Sally Pearson's collapse on the CWG track after competing in the women's 4x400 metres finals.
Beginning her leg in the bronze medal position, Pearson ran herself to the point of exhaustion, collapsing at the end of the leg after fading to fifth.
Her teammates ran to her aid and tried to help her to her feet, but she slipped from their arms and sank to the track in obvious distress.
Teammate Olivia Tauro ran off track and returned with a water bottle, the contents of which she poured on Pearson's back. Together with the other members of the team, Jody Henry and Pirrenee Steinert, Tauro helped Pearson to the side of the track where she again collapsed.
Beginning her leg in the bronze medal position, Pearson ran herself to the point of exhaustion, collapsing at the end of the leg after fading to fifth.
Her teammates ran to her aid and tried to help her to her feet, but she slipped from their arms and sank to the track in obvious distress.
Teammate Olivia Tauro ran off track and returned with a water bottle, the contents of which she poured on Pearson's back. Together with the other members of the team, Jody Henry and Pirrenee Steinert, Tauro helped Pearson to the side of the track where she again collapsed.
After several minutes, she slowly regained her faculties and staggered under the stand, refusing to be carried on a stretcher.
Pearson vomited as soon as she got out of sight, but had fully recovered after 30 minutes.
"When my feet hit the ground after the race I thought, ‘Gee, they made this track really bad, there are waves'", she said.
"The track was going up and down like a wave. It was the most bizarre feeling I have ever had in my life.
"I was never really worried. We do a lot of training, but being a sprinter running the 400m was quite tough. I was expecting to feel like that the whole race, still I helped the girls out as much as I could. I ran to the best of my ability. It hurt a lot but not as much as I thought it would.
10:25 am
Bin Gai of Singpore wins the gold medal in the men's 25m Standard Pistol event at the CWG on Day 10.
10:10 am
Australia have won a change to CWG closing ceremony arrangements after threatening a boycott over poor conditions at the troubled event's opening, reports said on Day 10.
Chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said the team took a tough line after athletes were made to wait in a 40-degree Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) "Tunnel of Hell" for an hour before parading through the New Delhi stadium on October 3, AFP reports.
Moneghetti told The Australian newspaper the country's Games association chief, Perry Crosswhite, made the boycott threat during talks with Indian officials. "It was Perry that was threatening. He's taller than me so he's a good threatener," Moneghetti said.
"We were representing Australia's view but it was a group decision. "We were at the forefront of that process but every country was aware of the issues and supported us."
Public broadcaster ABC said Indian officials had pledged not to leave athletes waiting in depths of the stadium after talks with Australia.
"We raised some issues about Australia participating in the closing ceremony and if they weren't addressed, then that wasn't going to occur," Moneghetti was quoted as saying by the ABC.
"That's been resolved to some degree and at this point in time Australia will be participating in the closing ceremony.
"Rather than entering into, what did I call it, the tunnel of hell or the tunnel of horror, we are now going straight out," Moneghetti added.
Moneghetti, who had avoided criticising chaotic preparations for the Games, was incensed at athletes being treated "like cattle" at the opening ceremony, forcing an apology from head organiser Suresh Kalmadi.
"It was over 40 degrees without a doubt. We were treated like cattle. It was disgraceful," Moneghetti said at the time.
Australia have a large team of about 380 athletes in Delhi and are the runaway medals table leaders with 68 golds heading into the final two days before Thursday's closing ceremony.
Meanwhile, a New Zealand Olympic Committee spokeswoman said the team had no intention of boycotting the closing ceremony and believed the opening ceremony had gone smoothly.
"They picked the team they thought could do the best and I was a part of that and I feel very happy they had faith in me to do the job.'