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SA's top Olympic hopesSPORT24Chad le Clos won five gold medals at the All Africa Games, two gold medals in the Commonwealth Games and also won gold at the World Championship in the 200m butterfly. (Gallo Images) Caster Semenya won gold in the women's 800m at the 2009 World … more...
Thinks like this are neglected because in the demo-crazy place, all forms of rules and laws are applied according to the whims and fancies of the ruling MLA. […] more...
LJ seeks 'something special'SPORT24"I've won medals everywhere else in outdoor competition – World Championships, Commonwealth Games and African Championships – and all I need now is that Olympic medal." Van Zyl, 26, was the standout performer in last season's Yellow Pages Series, …and more » more...
A 17-year-old village lad of Orissa overcame poverty and grabbed gold in youth commonwealth weightlifting championship in Cape Town, South Africa. more...
Indian lifters added six more gold on the fourth day of the Commonwealth (Senior, Junior and Youth) Weightlifting Championships in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday to swell their medal tally to 95. more...
India`s medals tally swelled to 33, including 15 gold, on the second day of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Cape Town, South Africa. more...
India bagged 15 medals, including six gold, to begin their campaign on an impressive note in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Cape Town, South Africa more...
Zee NewsIndian squad for Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships namedTimes of IndiaPTI | Sep 26, 2011, 04.30PM IST NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games gold medallist K Ravi Kumar has been left out to prepare for the upcoming World Championships as India named an otherwise 15-strong senior squad for the October 10-15 Commonwealth …IWF leaves Ravi for Africa tourDelhi [...] more...
Zee NewsIndian squad for Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships namedTimes of IndiaPTI | Sep 26, 2011, 04.30PM IST NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games gold medallist K Ravi Kumar has been left out to prepare for the upcoming World Championships as India named an otherwise 15-strong senior squad for the October 10-15 Commonwealth …IWF leaves Ravi for Africa tourDelhi [...] more...
Super Ken turns into top coachThe Zimbabwe StandardHe counts the NCAA gold in 400m hurdles, World championship finalist twice and bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia in 1998, as well as a silver medallist at the All Africa Games in 1999, among his numerous medals. …and more » more...
Moneycontrol.com Games-Fennell to retire as Commonwealth Games Federation presidentReuters AfricaMUMBAI Aug 13 (Reuters) – Michael Fennell will retire from his role as president of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) after 17 years and is set to be replaced by Malaysia's Prince Tunku Imran, the CGF said on Saturday. …Fennell steps down as President of Commonwealth Games [...] more...
Sports Features Communications Hambantota aims to ride 'new era' momentum to Commonwealth Games in 2018Sports Features CommunicationsLONDON: After South Africa and Rio de Janeiro and PyeongChang, the next step along world sport's pathfinder into uncharted territory could be Hambantota, Sri Lanka, for the Commonwealth Games in 2018. The FIFA World Cup went to the African continent [...] more...
Gold Coast Bulletin News Islanders' vote for Coast Games in the bagGold Coast Bulletin NewsPic: Michael Ross THE Gold Coast has the support of key Pacific Island delegates in its bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with one representative saying they had made their mind up last year. Delegates from Oceania, Africa and Americas are on [...] more...
Second group tests Gold Coast Games bidNinemsnAnother international delegation is about to put the Gold Coast's bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games under scrutiny. A group of 13 delegates from the Oceania region arrived on Thursday, along with two from Africa and another two from the Americas. …Commonwealth Games Association(CGA) representatives to visit the Gold [...] more...
Gold Coast Bulletin News Africans to back Coast's Games bidGold Coast Bulletin NewsJappie Mhango was among the Commonwealth Games delegates from Africa who visited Metricon Stadium yesterday. Pic: Michael Ross JAPPIE Mhango thinks the Commonwealth Games competition is all over. After spending the weekend on the Gold Coast, …Commonwealth Games reps on the Gold CoastNinemsnWhen time [...] more...
Nigeria: Ndanusa Leaves for 2018 Commonwealth Games Bid EvaluationAllAfrica.comThe president of Nigeria Olympic Committee, Engr. Sani Ndanusa will today leave for Australia to participate in the evaluation of the Gold Coast's Candidate City Bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The NOC boss was selected by the Gold Coast Bid … more...
Marathon to showcase Gold Coast's Games bidABC OnlineThe event will showcase the city's skills to some of the people who will decide whether the Gold Coast hosts the 2018 Commonwealth Games. African delegates of the Commonwealth Games Federation will be among spectators. The general manager of Events …and more » more...
South Africa to bid for 2022 Commonwealth GameseTaiwan NewsAP South Africa will try to bring the Commonwealth Games to Africa for the first time in 2022, one of a series of smaller sports events the country is targeting after dropping plans to bid for the 2020 Olympics. …and more » more...
Times LIVE S. Africa to bid for Commonwealth GamesAFPJOHANNESBURG — South Africa's sports federation wants to bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the group's chief said Thursday, after the government scrapped a proposal to wage an Olympics bid. "Immediately after the announcement of where the 2018 …SA to bid for Commonwealth GamesSuperSport.comSouth Africa targets 2022 [...] more...
South Africa intends to bid as host for the 2022 Commonwealth games after dropping plans to bid for the 2020 Olympics.South Africa will bid to host the 2022 […] more...
South Africa will bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games having last week pulled out of the race to stage the 2020 summer Olympics, the country's Olympic federation chief Gideon Sam said on Thursday. more...
DURBAN (Reuters) - South Africa will bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games having last week pulled out of the race to stage the 2020 summer Olympics, the country's Olympic federation chief Gideon Sam said on Thursday. more...
South Africa will bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games having pulled out of the race to stage the 2020 summer Olympics, the Olympic federation chief Gideon Sam said. more...
Kirit Somaiya accused the Congress-led UPA government of defending those involved in the second generation mobile spectrum scam, Commonwealth Games corrution and rice import scams. more...
While her rivals competed for Commonwealth Games gold, Caster Semenya was left fretting over her finances and wondering if she can afford to keep running. more...
: While her rivals battled for Commonwealth Games gold, Caster Semenya was left fretting over her finances. A gender test con- troversy and the 11-month lay- off from competition robbed the 800m champ more...
Ogilvy & Mather Delhi for Indian RailwaysFunky TVC debuting during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, shown in India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCmI1dWbLCQ&feature=player_embedded] Source: adsofthworld & TIR more...
The South African team that finished fifth in the Delhi Commonwealth Games with 33 medals was "too white" and was not representative of the country`s population demographics, a Parliamentarian here has stated. more...
The South African team that finished fifth in the Commonwealth Games with 33 medals was "too white" and was not representative of the country's population demographics. more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Delhi from October 5 to October 14 were orchestrated in typical Indian style. Until the eleventh hour, nothing was ready. There were […] more...
As the curtains fell on the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India yesterday, Nigeria could have been the next destination fo the competiton, but the Games will […] more...
There is no doubt that these Commonwealth Games in Delhi have been different. For a start the official website listing the USA as part of the Commonwealth, and […] more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games is the 19th Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010, […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Medals tally on the 10th day of competitions at the Commonwealth Games Wednesday. Australia continued to lead the tally while England pushed India to the third place. more...
The ever amazing Kenya athletics team continued to grace the screens at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi,India over the weekend, bringing its total medal tally to 14. Athletics 10,000m […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Medals tally Monday on the eighth day of competitions at the Commonwealth Games. Australia continued to top the leaderboard while India is at second position. more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi opened on Sunday night. ITV Wales Dean Thomas is following the Welsh team out there – you can catch up on the latest […] more...
The capacity crowd at the Delhi University ground cheered relentlessly but that did not prove sufficient as Indian ruggers went down without putting up a fight against Wales and South Africa respectively in the opening session of the Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens event here on Monday. more...
Second gold for Pakistan, Inam wins CWG wrestling title:NEW DELHI: Muhammad Inam of Pakistan won his team's second Commonwealth Games wrestling title within an hour on […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Medals tally Sunday after seven days of competitions at the Commonwealth Games. Australia continued to top the leaderboard while India reclaimed its second position. more...
Grouped with Wales, South Africa and Tonga in the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens event, the Indian ruggers have little chance to go beyond the preliminary league stage. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India has lost out on a semi-final berth in the women's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games. But the medal rounds Monday could yet dish out fascinating fare, with arch rivals Australia facing England and favourites New Zealand taking on South Africa. more...
: The India women's NEW DELHI: The India women's hockey team missed the semi- final berth of the Commonwealth Games by a whisker despite beating South Africa 3-1 in their last league match on Saturday more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Medals tally at the Commonwealth Games Saturday. Australia continued to be atop the leaderboard while England overtook India to claim the second position. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India cruised past Scotland 4-0 for their second win in three pool A matches of the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Saturday and are tied with Pakistan, whom they take on Sunday, on points. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago ended their Pool B campaign on a losing note Saturday, going down 0-2 to Canada for their fourth consecutive defeat in the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) South Africa waged a grim battle against an inspired Trinidad and Tobago for a 5-3 win in a pool B men's hockey match of the Commonwealth Games, here Friday. more...
Katie Glynn scored a hat-trick on Friday to guide New Zealand into the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games women's hockey competition with a 4-1 win over England. more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Ashish Kumar created history by bagging the first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in gymnastics, a bronze, for India here Thursday. more...
Annie Samson New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) With a fan in one hand and ajournal in another, an elderly South African sports enthusiastDaniel Kruger has landed in Delhi with a bunchful of ticketsto witness the ongoing Commonwealth Games here. more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS)Scotland helped themselves to a 6-1 win against Trinidad and Tobago to notch their first win in three matches of the women's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. more...
Richards, at the Delhi Games as an ambassador for the 25-member Antigua and Barbuda delegation, said the Twenty20 competition was tailor-made for multi-sports events. more...
BOURNEMOUTH netballer Geva Mentor helped England make it two out of two at the Commonwealth Games, but insists they will need to up their game to hang on to their 100 per cent record. more...
UGANDA'S biggest medal bet Moses Kipsiro enters the athletics arena today, wary of a Kenyan trio who are ready to do anything to box him out of the Commonwealth Games men's 5000m final. more...
hindustantimes.com After producing a brilliant display to win the 50m Women's para- swimming Freestyle final, South Africa's Natalie Du Toit announced that this will be her last Commonwealth Games (CW more...
Spate of withdrawals -- including that of superstar Usain Bolt -- might have hurt the Commonwealth Games, but the athletes from the African nation can salvage some of the gloss. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) As usual, India kept their supporters on tenterhooks before snatching a 3-2 win against Malaysia to provide a fitting finale for the day in the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team defeated Ghana to reach the quarterfinals and the men's team scored yet another comfortable victory over Guyana in their group tie of the Commonwealth Games competition here Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) South Africa (pool A) and New Zealand (pool B) emerged early front-runners for semi-final spots in the women's hockey competition of the 19th Commonwealth Games with two victories apiece. more...
Jason Dunford of Kenya has upstaged the Commonwealth Games record holder in the men's 50-meter butterfly to qualify fastest for the semifinals at the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) African nation Ghana and the Turksand Caicos Islands (TCI), situated in the Atlantic Ocean todayexpressed their satisfaction over different facilities beingprovided at Commonwealth Games Village here. more...
Monday, 04 October 2010 Good morning all! The PLO will not negotiate while there is building in the Jewish settlement. The Commonwealth Games kick off in Delhi. Seems the ANC […] more...
[caption id="attachment_171" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Source: MARK TAYLOR/Stuff.co.nz IN FRONT: Irene Van Dyk carries the New Zealand flag into the opening ceremony for the 2010 Commonwealth Games."][/caption] Source: Stuff.co.nz Commonwealth Games […] more...
Commonwealth Games 2010 saw a grand opening in Delhi a couple of hours ago. All the controversy that surrounded it was kept aside as people witnessed […] more...
Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh's goal-scoring spree continued as India defeated South Africa 2-1 in a practice match here on Friday ahead of the Commonwealth Games, starting Sunday. more...
South African chef de mission Patience Martina Shikwambana on Tuesday said the African nation will sorely miss 800m world champion Caster Semenya, ruled out of the Commonwealth Games due to a back injury. more...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) There is nothing quite like having the sun on the back to lift the mood, especially after experiencing unprecedented rains that all but swept the Commonwealth Games down the Yamuna. more...
Caster Semenya, the women's 800m world champion, has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games because of a back injury dealing the event another blow. more...
Putting behind ncident, South African boxer Siphiwe Lusizi today said the facilities at the Commonwealth Games village were “top class“ and the team was looking for- ward to the sporting events.Th more...
Betwa Sharma New York, Sep 28 (PTI) There may be delays and lapsesin preparation for the Commonwealth Games, but ExternalAffairs Minister S M Krishna says the troubled event will be"off to a flying start" when A R Rahman starts singing thewelcome song on October three. more...
Caster Semenya, the women's 800 metres world champion, has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games because of a back injury dealing the event another blow, South Africa's Olympic body announced on Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Dragflicker Sandeep Singhconverted two penalty corners to help India inflict a 3-1defeat on England in their second practice match ahead of theCommonwealth Games here today. more...
Sydney, Sep 28 (IANS) South African women's 800m world champion Caster Semenya is still training for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games even as doubts linger over her participation in the mega event. more...
With less than a week left for the Commonwealth Games, Harris Mbulelo Majeke, South African High Commissioner to India on Monday, said that he is optimistic that India would host a memorable Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 : Expressing unhappiness over the state of residential facilities for their athletes, diplomats from Africa's Commonwealth nations are to visit the Games Village for […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): With less than a week left for the Commonwealth Games, South African High Commissioner to India Harris Mbulelo Majeke on Monday expressing confidence said India will host a 'memorable' Commonwealth Games. more...
South Africa is standing up for India in the runup to the so-far mishap-plagued Commonwealth Games. Offering to clean dirty toilets if necessary, chief gave a rousing defence […] more...
Pakistan today joined the list of countries complaining about the Commonwealth Games facilities, saying a lot still needs to be done to ensure that their athletes are comfortable at the athletes' village. more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Monday claimed that all major problems in the much-criticised Athletes Village have been sorted out and a majority of the flats were ready to be occupied. more...
South African High Commissioner Harris Mbulelo Mejeke, who created a sensation by claiming that a snake was found inside his country's residential block at the Commonwealth Games Village, now says that facilities have improved and are "unlike" what he saw during his previous visit. more...
New Delhi, Sept.27 (ANI): Around 550 athletes and officials are expected to arrive in Delhi today to participate in the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. more...
With just six days to go for the Commonwealth Games, athletes from all different countries have started arriving. And not all are complaining. Athletes from England who are […] more...
With just six days to go for the Commonwealth Games, athletes from all different countries have started arriving. And not all are complaining. Athletes from England who are […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI) Around 550 athletes and officialsfrom countries such as Australia, Canada and England areexpected to arrive in Delhi today to participate in theCommonwealth Games 2010. more...
NEW DELHI: After the delays, shoddy construction and dirty venues, a fresh source of embarrassment emerged over the weekend for Commonwealth Games organizers - snakes. While the South […] more...
Bharati racism against Africans in general and South Africans in particular are nothing new. Kenyans, and Ugandans were so upset with the Indian racism that they expelled all […] more...
The president of South Africa's Olympic com- mittee defended New Delhi's right to host the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games, saying on Sunday he is willing to clean any toilets himself to help ensure it more...
[caption id="attachment_7562" align="aligncenter" width="295" caption="Sheila Dikshit"][/caption] CWG setbacks: Snake found in Games Village, athletes pull outNDTV Correspondent, Updated: September 26, 2010 22:54 IST New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games will […] more...
NDTV breaks more news from Delhi: The Commonwealth Games will begin in exactly a week from now and a lot hinges on these seven days. But the troubles, it […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Despite frantic efforts by the Commonwealth Games organisers to improve faciliities at the Games Village, stray dogs, last minute work and the discovery of a snake in one of the aprartments Sunday drew howls of protests from the visiting teams. more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Diplomats of Africa's Commonwealth nations Sunday said there was some improvement in the facilities for their players in the Commonwealth Games Village, but they will take a final decision on their teams' full-strength arrival only after another inspection Monday evening. more...
Shocking pictures of Child Labour at Construction Sites When I read reports of New Delhi not being ready for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, I didn’t really bat an eyelid. […] more...
Tapan Mohanta Kolkata, Sep 26 (PTI) India's biggest hope in swimming,Virdhawal Khade feels the counrty will deliver a goodCommonwealth Games despite the controversy-marred build-up tothe event. more...
A vital part of training before a mega event like the Commonwealth Games is accli- matising to the local conditions.A variety of factors ranging from weather to food and adjusting to the time diff more...
Officials from Mauritius, Mozambique and Uganda were heard complaining to a senior Organising Committee official about the standard of cleanliness at the Village. more...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) After becoming a rage during theFIFA World Cup in South Africa, Vuvuzelas are now set to maketheir presence felt in the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) With just eight days to go for the Commonwealth Games, Uganda Friday expressed its concern about safety and disappointment at the 'slow progress' in the completion of the Games venues and Village. more...
Caster Semenya, the women's 800m world champion battling back from a sex-test controversy, will be central to South Africa's medal hopes at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. more...
First Soth Africa with the world cup in football billions spent on stadium which sit empty now ,now India with the commenwealth games Bribing or Not one could care […] more...
Delhi is not the first host of a major sporting event to come under intense scrutiny in the build-up to the opening ceremony and the start of competition. more...
With the opening of the CWG only days away, several of the teams, including Wales and Scotland that had earlier shown reluctance to take part in the Commonwealth Games, have now said they intend to travel to India. more...
With the opening of the CWG only days away, several of the teams, including Wales and Scotland that had earlier shown reluctance to take part in the Commonwealth Games, have now said they intend to travel to India. more...
India shifted the balance in its favour in the second round of voting with a promise that it would provide US$100,000 to each participating country, along with air […] more...
The South African SportsConfederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has asked for theassistance of National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to ensure thesafety of its squad during the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
In my previous post, I said the athletics event at the Commonwealth Games would be hampered by top athletes' absence, some from injury, some from more […] more...
South Africa will go to the Commonwealth Games but will not hesitate to withdraw if the athletes' safety is compromised, authorities said on Wednesday. more...
Kenya's defending Commonwealth Games 800 metres champion Janeth Jepkosgei and 2007 world marathon champion Luke Kibet have pulled out of the Commonwealth Games in India because of injury, officials said on Wednesday. more...
Kenya`s Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop and women`s world 10,000 champion Linet Masai have pulled out of next month`s Commonwealth Games, officials said. more...
Obviously, there is a lot of media coverage in Australia about Delhi Commonwealth Games [Delhi CWG] which will start on 3rd October, 2010. Both, Sydney Morning Herald and the […] more...
Johannesburg, Sep 22 (PTI) The South African SportsConfederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has asked for theassistance of National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to ensure thesafety of its squad during the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Kenya's Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop and women's world 10,000 champion Linet Masai have pulled out of next month's Commonwealth Games, officials said on Tuesday. more...
CBC has announced their 2010 Commonwealth Games schedule. Coverage this year is better than ever for those who get Bold because Bold will provide 5+ hours of live […] more...
The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next month will be a spectacular festival of sport, togetherness, colour, enthusiasm, South Asian culture and hopefully, peace.Despite the negativity surrounding the […] more...
The plastic horn, which went on to become soccer's World Cup soundtrack in South Africa this year, will be part of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. more...
More than 7,000 athletes and officials from 71 coun- tries will take part in next month's Commonwealth Games to be held in the Capital.Secretary-general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Commit more...
Indian Olympic Association vice-president Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the idea to let the spectators use vuvuzela during the Commonwealth Games will "disturb" athletes and prove "counterproductive". more...
Executive board member Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the horns, the flat drone of which became soccer World Cup's soundtrack in South Africa this year, have no place in India. more...
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The growing list of dope offenders among Indian sportspersons ahead of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games is a 'serious' matter and a high-level probe should be initiated by the sports ministry, Indian Olympic Association vice-president V.K. Malhotra said here Tuesday. more...
THERE IS growing concern in Boxing circles in Pakistan as it is being seen that the Interior Ministry is delaying the issuance of No-Objection Certificate (NoC) to the […] more...
THERE IS growing concern in Boxing circles in Pakistan as it is being seen that the Interior Ministry is delaying the issuance of No-Objection Certificate (NoC) to the […] more...
: Crores of rupees are being spent on the Commonwealth Games but the world-famous sports industry of Jalandhar is not among the beneficiaries. Sport products producers are upset they have not bene- more...
Crores of rupees are being spent on the Commonwealth Games being held in New Delhi from October 3-14, but the world-famous sports industry of Jalandhar is not among the beneficiaries. more...
The trial runs of designated lanes for the Commonwealth Games led to general public having a hard time on Saturday. The rehearsals were conducted on Dhaula Kuan, SP Marg, Panchsheel Marg up to Hotel Samrat and on Vinay Marg to Panchsheel Marg T-point to Africa Avenue Outer Ring Road Under more...
Major sporting events, including tennis major Wimbledon, made it a point to ban vuvuzela but the organisers of the Commonwealth Games are keen to introduce the noisy plastic horn during the mega event. more...
Debopriya Sarkar New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) Major sporting events, includingtennis major Wimbledon, made it a point to ban vuvuzela butthe organisers of the Commonwealth Games are keen to introducethe noisy plastic horn during the mega event. more...
Controversies surrounding the upcoming Commonwealth Games notwithstanding, South Africa President Jacob Zuma expressed confidence that India would host the mega-event successfully in Delhi from October 3-14. more...
Johannesburg, Aug 30 (PTI) Controversies surrounding theupcoming Commonwealth Games notwithstanding, South AfricaPresident Jacob Zuma today expressed confidence that Indiawould host the mega-event successfully in Delhi from October3-14. more...
"Ke Nako". Its time. Oh wait.....that was the slogan for the FIFA world cup in South Africa. Whats the slogan for the commonwealth games?? Do these games even have a slogan? […] more...
If you are still listening to Waka waka (theme song of 2010 South Africa World Cup) by Shakira, get ready to tune into the theme song 'O yaron' of […] more...
It suddenly struck me that no news is good news for the Indian media. Ruthlessly suppressing any glimmer of positivity, hope or encouragement that it might behove them […] more...
Organizers of the Tour de Delhi on Friday announced the international participants for what is set to be the Capital’s first International Cycling Union (UCI)- sanctioned road cycling event. It will also be a test event for the Commonwealth Games road race that is to be held on the same circuit. more...
The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Wednesday said that it has finalised deals with rights holding broadcasters from 13 countries across six continents. more...
The Organising Committee Commonwealth Games today announced deals with right holding broadcasters from 13 countries across six continents. Prasar Bharati is the host broadcast partner for the Games. more...
: Caster Semenya, the women's 800 metres world champion, was named in South Africa's Commonwealth Games. Semenya has made just three competitive appearances since being cleared to race by the Inter more...
NEW DELHI: Promising the best-ever coverage in the history of Commonwealth Games, the Organising Committee (OC) on Wednesday said that they have finalised deals with right holding […] more...
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Wednesday said that it has finalised deals with rights holding broadcasters from 13 countries across six continents. more...
Even as her high-profile colleagues decides to stay away from this year's Commonwealth Games, 800m world champion Caster Semenya of South Africa has confirmed her participation in the October 3-14 mega-event to be held in Delhi. more...
London, Aug 23 (PTI) Even as her high-profile colleaguesdecides to stay away from this year's Commonwealth Games, 800mworld champion Caster Semenya of South Africa has confirmedher participation in the October 3-14 mega-event to be held inDelhi. more...
Countdown begins for 2010 Delhi Commonwealth GamesNew Delhi, 7 Jan (ANI): Thousands of locals and foreign athletes in the Indian capital New Delhi participated in a run on January 6th to mark the 1000 days countdown to the 2010 Commonwealth Games on Sunday. The run began from Vijay Chowk and concluded at the India Gate. Athletes from Australia, England and some African countries, and many prominent Indian sport personalities including woman weight lifter Karnam Malleswari, badminton player also participated in the raceFrom:MediascrapeViews:8759 19ratingsTime:02:02More inNews & Politics more...