## India TV Sports Wrap on September 18: Today's Top 10 Trending News Stories ### India's victorious day at the CWG 2022 India's athletes continued their dominance at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Sunday, bagging a total of six medals, including two golds, one silver, and three bronze. Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli and boxer Nikhat Zareen clinched the gold medals in their respective events, while judoka Tulika Maan settled for silver. The bronze medals came from weightlifters Gurdeep Singh and Harjinder Kaur, and wrestler Deepak Nehra. ### India's historic win in the FIH Pro League The Indian women's hockey team scripted history on Sunday by defeating the Netherlands 1-0 in the FIH Pro League match in Amstelveen, Netherlands. This is the first time an Indian team has defeated the Netherlands in an international hockey match. Gurjit Kaur scored the winning goal for India in the third quarter. With this win, India moved up to the third position in the FIH Pro League standings. ### Mirabai Chanu's silver at the World Weightlifting Championships Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu added another feather to her cap by winning a silver medal in the 49kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia. Chanu lifted a total of 200kg (87kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk) to finish behind China's Jiang Huihua, who won the gold with a total lift of 206kg. ### PV Sindhu's bronze at the BWF World Championships Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu clinched a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the BWF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Sindhu defeated Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-15, 21-16 in the bronze medal match. This is Sindhu's fifth medal at the World Championships, including two golds, one silver, and two bronze medals. ### India's disappointing performance at the Asian Games India's performance at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, has been disappointing so far. The Indian contingent has managed to win only two medals so far, a silver in shooting and a bronze in archery. India is currently ranked 16th in the medal tally, behind countries like Thailand, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan. ### Other trending sports news - India's U-17 women's football team defeated Morocco 3-0 in a friendly match in Rabat, Morocco. - The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction will be held on December 16 and 17 in Kochi, Kerala. - The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18. - The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 will be held in Australia from October 16 to November 13. - The BWF World Tour Finals 2022 will be held in Guangzhou, China, from December 14 to 18.
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