India’s men’s lawn bowls pair of Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar suffered their first defeat of the Commonwealth Games, losing to England in a tie-break after splitting the opening two sets. Despite the setback, they remain well placed for knockout-stage qualification
Published Date – 1 August 2026, 06:03 PM
Glasgow: The Indian duo of Navneet Singh and Dinseh Kumar’s dominant run at the Commonwealth Games lawn bowls competition came to an end as they lost in tie-break to England’s Nick Brett and Jamie Walker in the men’s pairs sectional play here on Saturday.
England won the opening set 4-3 while the Indians took the second set 4-2, forcing the match Section B, Round 5 match into tie-breaker where the combo of Dinesh and Navneet went down 0-1, the result halting their excellent run in the sporting extravaganza.
The Indian men’s pairs duo put on a dominant display in Section B, securing four consecutive victories to position themselves on the brink of knockout stage qualification.
