Right then folks. That's it from me. My colleague Swaroop Swaminathan will take you through to the close of day's action. Follow our continuing coverage >here .
14:43: Manoj Kumar victorious. The judges may as well have slept through this bout, their services were not required. Comprehensive win.
14:30: And here we go, Manoj Kumar against a boxer from Nigeria. Manoj leads 14-1. Bit embarassing this. Way too one-sided. Slow motion replays of the highlights of the match make for interesting viewing. The upper cut smacks the nose and head is thrown back. All in slow motion.
14:22: Boxer Manoj Kumar will be in action very soon. India have pinned their hopes on the boxers to get a sizeable medal tally.
14:16: Silver to the team from England and bronze to Bangladesh. Bangladesh received a huge applause. Smiles all around as the top 3 gather for photo opportunities.
14:09: Time for the medals ceremony for the Pairs 10m air rifle event. Suresh Kalmadi to present the medals to the winners. "Commonwealth Games champions ...- Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang".. Indian national anthem plays..
14:00: So the two shooting golds propels India to second spot in the medals tally behind Australia. Early days, but a definite boost for the Indian contingent. Australia have four gold to India's two, while third place Canada have won one gold.
13:45: Kalmadi has apparently considering filling the near empty stadiums with school children. Wise move, empty stadiums kills the atmosphere for spectators (on TV and in the stadium) and athletes.
13:20: Here's something to ponder. A PTI journalist has asked the Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib if India are capable of hosting the Olympics. Arbib has replied that it would be tough work, but he sees "no reason why the Games should not come to India in future." Huge compliment to the CWG Organising Committee. But I'm thinking baby steps, tiny baby steps.
13:16: India blank Barbados 5-0 in the badminton mixed team event.
13:11: And that's that. Somdev wraps up a 6-4, 6-2 victory. Somdev hardly troubled in the second set, this after staging a fightback in the first.
13:10: Somdev serving for the match now. All too easy at 5-2
13:08: Few Pakistanis in the crowd, waving their flag. I'm sure they will be pleased with their hockey team, which beat Sclotland earlier.
13:04: Boxing time. Amandeep Singh beats his Kenyan opponent in the light flyweight (49kg) category. Amandeep did a lot of showboating, with his arms spread like a bird, inviting an offensive. "Hit me, I dare you", said Amandeep. Pat came the reply from the Kenyan: "No thanks. I'm good."
12:52:More details on the Sarnobat-Sayyed gold. They shot a combined 1158, which incidentally is a CWG record.
12:45: Para-sport swimmers Kiran Tak and Anjani Patel progress to the semifinals. Fantastic, probably the best news of the day. Unfortunately, Vineeta Pathak bows out.
12:41: Swimming news. Virdhawal Khade qualifies for the 50m butterfly semifinals . But it is all over for Jyotsana Pansare, Fariha Zaman, Talasha Satish Prabhu, Aaron D’Souza, Rohit Havaldar in various swimming events.
12:29: Pakistan beat Scotland 3-0 in hockey. Wasn't a commanding performance, but Pakistan will not complain. Pakistan are placed in a clearly tough group, with India, Australia and Malaysia for company. Do not want to wager on which two teams could go through from here.
12:26: Some info, Somdev is the top seed here. Not a good advertisement for the quality of tennis on offer when a player ranked 100 is given the top billing. Don't think Somdev and the others care, they are here to win gold for their countries, not worry about quality
12:23: So after trailing 2-4, Somdev wins the first set 6-4. His opponent David Mullings is no pushover, stretched Somdev in the first set. Very elegant player, Mullings. Tennis equivalent of David Gower. Both left-handers too.
12:20: Got confirmation that Deepak Sharma and Omkar Singh won silver medal in Pairs 50m Pistol event. So that's two gold and one silver for India in shooting today
12:19: Somdev claws back. He now serves for the first set at 5-4
12:03: Tennis: Somdev Devvarman in a spot of bother against Devin Mullings of Bahamas, trailing 2-4 in the first set. Our sports reporter Kunal Diwan tells me the two faced each other once during Somdev's college tennis days, and Mullings won the match.
11:54:While I get more information on the women's shooting gold for India, I've been told the three wrestling finals will happen today evening. Ravinder Singh (Greco-Roman-style 60kg), Anil Kumar (Greco-Roman 96kg) and Ravinder Singh (Greco Roman 60kg).
11:37: Another gold for India. Rahi Sarnobat and Anisha Sayyed win the 25m pistol pairs, reports PTI.
11:32: Here are some of the Indian stars in action today - Akhil Kumar and Vijender Singh (boxing), Gagan Narang and Abinav Bindra (shooting-individual), Joshna Chinappa-Dipika Pallikal (squash doubles), Somdev Devvarman (tennis singles), Paes-Bhupathi (tennis doubles)
11:22:Staying with the gold pair, this is what a PTI report says - "World record holder Gagan, coming off a none-too-impressive season, shot a spectacular sequence of 99, 100, 100, 99, 100, 100 to total a grand 598. Beijing Olympic gold medalist Bindra’s series read 100, 98 ,99, 100, 99, 99 for a total of 595 in the first shooting event of the Games."
11:06: Bindra-Narang pair recorded 1193 points to take the top spot. England pair of James Huckle and Kenny Parr win silver and Bangladesh’s Abdullah Hel Baki and Mohammad Asif Hossain Khan win bronze
11:02: Bindra-Narang beat the CWG record they set in Melbourne 2004
10:57: Three wrestling medals assured for India.
10:51: Bindra-Narang are the defending CWG champions in this event. Narang shot 598 and Bindra shot 595 to win gold today.
10:44: Shooting was the India's strength and the pair did exceptionally well. Received reports that the Bindra-Narang combine have created a CWG record. More on this very soon.
10:40: Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang win gold medal in Pairs 10m air rifle. First gold for India!
10:18: Ravinder Singh beats Joseph from Nigeria in the Greco-Roman-style in the 60-kg category semifinal. The crowd is excited.
10:14: Wrestling is much a man's sport. I just saw a competitor who refused to get proper treatment for his bloody nose. All he wants to do is fight. No fake wrestling, this.
10:07: Need to know who sits on top of the medals table? What are India's chances of finishing second? Here is the link to the >medals table .
09:56: England win 4-1 against Wales in women's hockey. Walk in the park
Typos galore, kindly excuse. I'll keep it clean from hereon.
09:40: Anil Kumar beats Mark Montgomary in a 96kg qualification (this post has been re-edited due to a factual error).
09:36: India's Sanjay wins the 74kg men's qualification against his Samoan opponent
Do I call them wrestlers or pehelwans ? Tough call.
09:32: Wrestling is on. India's Sanjay leads Samoa's Ekeroma
09:28: Women's hockey is on too. England facing Wales, a rare sight in these types of competition, considering they compete as one team in the Olympics. England lead 3-0.
09:14: Watch out for wrestling events, which begin very soon. Talking of wrestling, our sports reporter Y.B. Sarangi says "Wrestling holds the key" for India. Click >here to read his views.
09:03: 18 gold up for grabs today. Let me break it down for you (DX style) - 5 in swimming, 3 in cycling, 1 in gymnastics artistic, 4 in shooting, 2 in weightlifting and 3 in Wrestling.
Hockey fans, be sure to tune in at 8.30 p.m. when India takes on Malaysia (men's).
08:56: Cristian Springer from Australia has set a new CWG record in the 100m breaststroke with a timing of 1:00:61. Expect more records to be broken when we progress to the finals.
08:53: Brenton Rickard of Australia wins the third heat of the 100m breaststroke in 1:01:20.
08:47: Puneet Rana from India wins the first heat of the 100m breaststroke. "Timing not very good, but a good achievement nevertheless," says an excited commentator. Timing was 1:05:97.
08:44: Belinda Hockin from Australia wins the fourth heat of the women's 100m backstroke, Emily Seebohm finishes second.
Canada, England and Australia will dominate the pool. Talk about stating the obvious.
Well, that's a nice way to start the day!
08:36: Straightaway some good news for Indian fans. Zaman Fariha wins the first heat of the 100m backstroke.
Good morning all. Day two of the Commonwealth Games is about to begin and I'm here to bring you the latest. With two silver and two bronze, India are placed 7th in the medals tally. Lets hope for more medals today.
