Glasgow, July 25 -- India's Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh continued their impressive run in the women's pairs sectional play at the Commonwealth Games 2026, while Putul Sonowal suffered his first defeat in the men's singles event, according to Olympics.com.

Rupa Rani and Pinki registered their third consecutive victory, edging Tonga 5-2, 4-6, 1-0 in a hard-fought tiebreaker. The win kept the Indian duo unbeaten in Section B alongside England, who currently lead the group on set difference.

In the men's singles, Putul Sonowal suffered his first defeat of the sectional play, going down 8-4, 9-8 against Malaysia's unbeaten Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple in his third Section D encounter.

Sonowal fought back after trailing 4-0 in the opening se...