Glasgow hands over Commonwealth Games flag, baton to India ahead of A…

Glasgow [Scotland], August 3 (ANI): The curtains came down on the 2026 Commonwealth Games after 11 days of competition, with Scotland formally handing over the Commonwealth Games flag and ceremonial baton to India, hosts of the landmark centenary edition in 2030, during a glittering closing ceremony on Sunday.

The 2030 Commonwealth Games will be held in Ahmedabad, making India only the second nation after Australia to host the multi-sport event on more than one occasion. India had previously staged the Games in New Delhi in 2010.

The Commonwealth Games flag and baton were presented to India’s representatives, Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha, and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi as part of the official handover ceremony. fish-roadgame.com

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The closing ceremony began with a celebration of Scotland’s rich cultural heritage before transitioning into a colourful showcase of India’s cultural diversity and centuries-old traditions.

One of the highlights of the ceremony was a unique Indo-Scottish cultural collaboration, with musicians and dancers from both nations coming together for a vibrant ‘jugalbandi’ that symbolised the passing of the baton from Glasgow to Ahmedabad.

India also had plenty to celebrate on the sporting front, finishing fourth in the medals table with a haul of 39 medals, 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze, to cap off a successful campaign.

Although India’s tally was lower than the 61 medals won in Birmingham in 2022, the context tells a different story. Thirty of those medals had come in sports that were dropped from the Glasgow programme.

With only 122 athletes compared to 210 four years ago, India still managed to maintain its fourth-place finish while producing an even better medal conversion rate, with 38 athletes returning home with medals. Long-distance runner Gulveer Singh was the only Indian to win two medals.

With the ceremonial handover complete, the focus now shifts to Ahmedabad, which will host the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030. (ANI)

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ગ્લાસગો કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સ 2026ના રંગીન સમાપનથી ભારત માટે એક નવા અધ્યાયની શરૂઆત થઈ.ગ્લાસગોમાં 11 દિવસના શાનદાર કાર્યક્રમો પછી,સ્કોટલેન્ડે સત્તાવાર રીતે ભારતને કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સનો ધ્વજ અને દંડૂકો સોંપ્યો.વિશ્વ હવે 2030 માં શતાબ્દી આવૃત્તિ પર નજર રાખશે,જેનું આયોજન અમદાવાદ કરશે. ભારત અમદાવાદ 2030ની યજમાની કરીને ઇતિહાસ પણ રચશે.ભારત ઓસ્ટ્રેલિયા પછી એક કરતા વધુ વખત કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સનું આયોજન કરનાર બીજો દેશ બનશે. અગાઉ, ભારતે 2010 માં નવી દિલ્હીમાં સફળતાપૂર્વક ગેમ્સનું આયોજન કર્યું હતું.

ભારતની સંસ્કૃતિક ઝલક જોવા મળી

સમાપન સમારોહમાં,ભારતે તેના સાંસ્કૃતિક વારસા,આધુનિક વિચારસરણી અને પરંપરાઓનું પ્રદર્શન કર્યું, જેનાથી સમગ્ર સ્ટેડિયમ તાળીઓથી ગૂંજી ઉઠ્યું.સમારંભના અંતે, બ્રિટનના રાજા ચાર્લ્સ ત્રીજાના પ્રતિનિધિ, એડિનબર્ગના ડ્યુક, પ્રિન્સ એડવર્ડે સત્તાવાર રીતે ગ્લાસગો કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સ 2026 પૂર્ણ થવાની જાહેરાત કરી. આ સાથે, કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સનો કાફલો હવે ભારત તરફ રવાના થયો,જ્યાં 2030 માં કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સની ઐતિહાસિક 100મી વર્ષગાંઠ ઉજવવામાં આવશે.

ભારતને કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સનો ધ્વજ મળ્યો

સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક જીતનાર બોક્સર જાસ્મિન લેમ્બોરિયા સમાપન સમારોહમાં ભારત માટે ધ્વજવાહક હતા.ઔપચારિક ધ્વજ સોંપણી સમારોહ સમગ્ર સંકુલમાં કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સના ધ્વજની પ્રતીકાત્મક સરઘસ સાથે શરૂ થયો. સ્કોટલેન્ડ અને ભારતના ધ્વજધારકોની આગેવાની હેઠળ એક સરઘસે ફોલ્ડ કરેલા ગેમ્સના ધ્વજને નીચે ઉતાર્યો. ગ્લાસગોના લોર્ડ પ્રોવોસ્ટ,જેક્લીન મેકલેરેન, ત્યારબાદ તેને કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સ સ્કોટલેન્ડના ઉપપ્રમુખ સુસાન જેક્સન, સ્કોટલેન્ડના નેટબોલ ખેલાડી એમિલી નિકોલ, કોમનવેલ્થ સ્પોર્ટના પ્રમુખ ડૉ. ડોનાલ્ડ રુકારે, બે વખતના ઓલિમ્પિક મેડલ વિજેતા નીરજ ચોપરા, ભારતીય ઓલિમ્પિક એસોસિએશનના પ્રમુખ પીટી ઉષા અને છેલ્લે ગુજરાતના નાયબ મુખ્યમંત્રી હર્ષ સંઘવીને સોંપી. આ સાથે, યજમાનીની જવાબદારી સત્તાવાર રીતે સ્કોટલેન્ડથી ભારતને સોંપવામાં આવી. ત્યારથી, સમારોહ ભારતના સાંસ્કૃતિક વારસાની ઉજવણીમાં ડૂબી ગયો.એક ખાસ વિશેષતા ભારતીય અને સ્કોટિશ કલાકારો દ્વારા સંયુક્ત પ્રદર્શન હતું, જે બંને દેશો વચ્ચેની સાંસ્કૃતિક ભાગીદારીની સુંદર ઝલક દર્શાવે છે.

ભારતીય કલાકનું શાનદાર પ્રદર્શન કર્યું.

ભારતે પોતાની પ્રસ્તુતિ દ્વારા વિશ્વને અમદાવાદમાં આમંત્રણ આપ્યું,જેમાં ભારતીય ફિલસૂફી,લોક સંસ્કૃતિ અને આધુનિક ભારતની ઝલક પ્રભાવશાળી રીતે દર્શાવવામાં આવી. આ પ્રસ્તુતિએ માત્ર યજમાન અધિકારો સોંપવાનું જ નહીં પરંતુ 2030 માં યોજાનારી શતાબ્દી કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સ માટેના વિઝનનો પરિચય પણ કરાવ્યો. ભારતનું ગ્લાસગો અભિયાન 2026 કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સ માટે ખૂબ જ સફળ રહ્યું.ભારતીય ટુકડીએ કુલ 39 મેડલ જીત્યા, જેમાં 13 ગોલ્ડ, 17 સિલ્વર અને 9 બ્રોન્ઝનો સમાવેશ થાય છે. આ પ્રદર્શન સાથે, ભારત મેડલ ટેલીમાં ચોથું સ્થાન મેળવ્યું.

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New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): South African batter Aiden Markram said he has not given much thought to the prospect of leading Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) next year in the Indian Premier League (IPL), leaving the decision to the franchise management.

“I’ve got no idea," Markram said when asked by Cricinfo about the prospect of leading LSG next year.

“They can decide whatever they think is best. There are some quality leaders in that group that we have there, so I’m not too fussed about it. Whoever gets it, I’m sure will take it on and do a good job, but the thoughts haven’t been there just yet," he added.

Rishabh Pant stepped down as LSG captain in May after the team finished at the bottom of the points table. He was later traded to Delhi Capitals in exchange for Kuldeep Yadav.

LSG are yet to name their next captain, with Markram emerging as a strong contender due to his experience leading South Africa in T20 cricket and his association with the RPSG Group’s other franchises in the SA20 and The Hundred.

Markram also spoke about his experience of playing the shorter format, saying the pace of the game and the challenge of facing 10 balls from one end make it an interesting contest.

“It’s obviously much quicker, and still the idea of 10 balls from one side [is a challenge]. You sometimes think you’ve snuck five in, and you remember there’s still another five to the short side, or whatever it might be," he said, as quoted by Cricinfo.

“But good fun, great comp, great standard as well, so I’m thoroughly enjoying it," Markram added.

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Markram joined Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 2 crore ahead of the 2025 IPL season and scored 445 runs. He was retained by the franchise for the 2026 season, continuing as a key top-order batter and opener. In the 2026 IPL season, Markram scored 231 runs in 12 matches for LSG. (ANI)

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Mumbai and West Zone off-spinner Tanush Kotian, 27, was busy preparing for the upcoming Duleep Trophy which begins in Bengaluru on August 23. However, his plans have now changed. Instead, he will be leaving for Sri Lanka [SL] to join Shubman Gill’s Indian Test team as a net bowler.

“I was supposed to be leaving for Bengaluru tomorrow [Monday], but now I will be going to Sri Lanka on Tuesday instead,” Kotian told mid-day on Sunday.

India will play two Tests against SL, starting at Galle from August 15 onwards. Kotian, who has picked 131 scalps and scored 2168 runs in 44 first-class games, was part of India’s Test squad against Australia in 2024, when he was picked to replace R Ashwin, who retired after the third Test in Brisbane.

“I expected to get picked when the Indian team was announced [for the SL tour]. But now I’m getting a chance as a net bowler along with [left-arm spinner] Harsh Dubey. I will be bowling to some good batters during the net practice and have a chance to impress them. Playing against them [quality batters] will also help me grow as a bowler,” said Kotian, adding that he missed the opportunity to feature as a net bowler ahead of the Afghanistan Test at New Chandigarh in June, since he was playing in the T20 Mumbai League.

New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Central Delhi Kings maintained their unbeaten start to the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026, registering their second consecutive victory with a thrilling four-wicket win over Outer Delhi Warriors in a rain-curtailed 10-over contest at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.

Chasing a challenging target of 131, the Kings completed the chase in just 9.5 overs, finishing on 133/6 to make it two wins from two matches and strengthen their position at the top of the standings, according to a press release.

Earlier, Outer Delhi Warriors posted a competitive 130/5 in their allotted 10 overs after being put into bat. Yajas Sharma led the charge with a blistering 39 off just 16 balls, while Mohit Panwar smashed 37 from 18 deliveries. Akshay Saini also chipped in with a quickfire 31 off 15 balls as the Warriors maintained an aggressive scoring rate throughout the innings.

Keshav Dabas was the standout bowler for Central Delhi Kings, claiming 2/14, while Arun Pundir, Tejas Baroka and Gavnish Khurana picked up a wicket each.

In reply, Central Delhi Kings got off to a flying start through skipper Yash Dhull, who hammered 35 off only 16 deliveries with two fours and three sixes. Jonty Sidhu continued the momentum with an explosive 25 off 12 balls before the innings was brilliantly anchored by Vansh Bedi.

Vansh Bedi remained unbeaten on a sensational 47 from just 16 deliveries, smashing three boundaries and five towering sixes at a strike rate of nearly 294 to guide his side home despite a flurry of wickets in the middle overs.

For the Warriors, Pratham Saluja and Aman Chaudhary claimed two wickets each, but they were unable to halt the Kings’ powerful batting lineup.(ANI)

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