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Yahoo! Eurosport UKBaptiste sells car for sake of GamesYahoo! Eurosport UKAfter storming to 200m gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Baptiste was brought down to earth last season as he failed to qualify for the World Championships. But, as the 26-year-old set about putting that disappointment behind him early this …and more » more...
Official sources said a team of CBI had taken all files and related documents of certain OC officials including their biodata, emolument details and terms and conditions of appointments for detailed scrutiny. more...
Zee NewsPoonia enters final of Commonwealth Youth GamesTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Cuban Youth Olympics gold medallist, Rahul Poonia (49kg) continued his winning spree as he went on to make place in the finals of the light fly weight category at the Youth Commonwealth Games in the Isle of Mann. But there was disappointment …Surender enters [...] more...
Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Amandeep Singh (49kg) was the lone Indian boxer to reach the finals of the Asian Championships with a tough win over Asylbek Nazaraliev of Kyrgyzstan in the semifin more...
Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Amandeep Singh (49kg) was the lone Indian boxer to reach the finals of the Asian Championships with a tough win over Asylbek Nazaraliev of Kyrgyzstan in the semifinals on Thursday. more...
The Hindu Opposition targets PM over Commonwealth GamesTimes of IndiaWhile the CPM's Basudeb Acharia urged the PM to "own up" the CWG mess, BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Yashwant Sinha countered the Congress's claim that the NDA had facilitated jailed MP Suresh Kalmadi's appointment as the Games OC chief. …Did Kalmadi lie his way to the [...] more...
The Hindu Maken sticks to statement on Kalmadi appointmentThe HinduUnfazed by the Opposition attack, Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Monday maintained that Suresh Kalmadi's appointment as Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief was done during the National Democratic Alliance rule and he was willing to give …BJP works on House Games strategyCalcutta TelegraphGovernment bends again, agrees to [...] more...
The Hindu PMO played key role in Kalmadi heading OCTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Prime Minister's Office was instrumental in the appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee in January 2005. This is made clear by a note from the PMO dated December 6, 2004, a copy of which …“Contractual agreement [...] more...
PM's role 'questionable' in 2G scam, CWGHindustan TimesThe Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's role was "questionable" in the spectrum saga and the now jailed Suresh Kalmadi's appointment to run the Commonwealth Games. "Whether it be the 2G spectrum affair …and more » more...
BJP`s attack on Congress got a boost after a note dated December 6, 2004 from the PMO showed the office being involved in appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as chief of CWG OC. more...
The Hindu 'CWG was no money spinner'Hindustan TimesSuresh Kalmadi and co. fooled everyone about the supposed profitability of the Commonwealth Games. He conjured blinding figures of revenue generation from the Games which both the Union Finance and Sports ministries fell for repeatedly. …Kalmadi appointment as OC chief vetted by PMO, ministries in 2004Times of IndiaHow IOA [...] more...
The Hindu The shooting star: Gagan NarangDaily News & AnalysisAnd since then, I have always let my gun do the talking and I am happy that I shot well in the Commonwealth Games and the Asians after that. After the disappointment of not getting the award last year, you won four gold medals at the Commonwealth [...] more...
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) The Punjab government Monday approved the appointment of five Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallists as deputy superintendents of police in the police. more...
Mid-Day Not illegal in providing service to CWG Youth games: TharoorHindustan TimesPTI Former union minister Shashi Tharoor on Monday denied that his appointment as an international consultant to advise the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee for Youth Games involved any irregularities as the services rendered predated his entry …All set to playTimes of IndiaCWG scam related info [...] more...
Shunglu finds lapses in CWG appointment of Shashi TharoorHindustan TimesPTI The Shunglu Committee has found irregularities in the appointment of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor as an international consultant to advise Commonwealth Games Organising Committee about host of activities related to the sporting event. …and more » more...
CGF's lobbying for foreign hires comes under scannerTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prepares to widen its probe into Commonwealth Games irregularities, the determination with which the London-based Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) pushed for the appointment of foreign …Suresh Kalmadi's bail hearing on May 13indiabloomsCWG scam: Suresh Kalmadi's bail plea [...] more...
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91kg), Manpreet Singh (91kg) and teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) notched up contrasting wins to enter the semifinals on a mixed opening day for Indian boxers in the Winners'' International tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. Samota, also an Asian Games bronze-medallist, beat Mongolian boxer, Davolkhagva Iderbat 25-10.Asian Games silver medal winner Manpreet, on the other hand, got thebetter of Algeria''s Bouloudinats Chou 15-12. ... more...
Intensifying its ongoing investigations into the alleged financial irregularities in the conduct of recently concluded CWG in Delhi, the CBI on Thursday conducted raids at 18 different locations across the country. more...
Prime minister Manmohan Singh was quick to appoint a committee headed by former comptroller and auditor general VK Shunglu to look into claims of irregularities. more...
TWO-time Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has backed Grimsby's Kate Haywood to repeat her Commonwealth Games heroics at the London 2012 Olympics. Haywood revealed she will now wave goodbye to […] more...
Ace racqueter Saurav Ghosal will look to put behind his Commonwealth Games disappointment when he spearheads Indian challenge in the inaugural edition of El Gouna International Squash Open beginning from Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Cuban coach of the Indian boxing team B.I. Fernandez Monday expressed disappointment at being ignored for the felicitation ceremony hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Commonwealth Games medallists. more...
Jared Tallent beat fellow Australian Luke Adams for the gold yesterday when Adams, who led with slightly more than two kilometres remaining, hit what he termed a ''blob […] more...
Shrugging off the disappointment of a 1-3 semifinal loss to England, Indian men's team spanked Nigeria 3-0 in third place play-off to clinch the bronze in the Commonwealth Games' table tennis competition today. more...
Debopriya Sarkar New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) New Zealands track cyclist AlisonShanks won the first gold medal for her country in theindividual pursuit category of the track cycling event in the2010 edition of the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman was at his fluent best on way to the men's singles final while Sania Mirza took time to come on top in the women's singles semi-final of the tennis competition at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell today expressed disappointment at the "major communication blunder" which led to modification of results in the controversial women's 100m final last night. more...
: At 22, Gurpreet Singh has already learnt the art of `multi-tasking'. On Thursday morning, at the Karni Singh Ranges, the Amritsar-born marksman shot down gold and a Commonwealth Games record with se more...
Ferndown fighter Iain Weaver believes he has already won the psychological battle at the Commonwealth Games – but insists he will finish the job off in the ring and leave Delhi clutching gold. more...
Indian men have never won a medal in the Commonwealth Games since hockey was introduced in 1998 at Kuala Lumpur, where, incidentally, they registered their best performance -- a fourth-place finish. 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...
London, Sep 24 (PTI) There is no stopping individual pullouts from the crisis-ridden Commonwealth Games with four leading cyclists becoming the latest to withdraw citing "fears of catching […] more...
London, Sep 24 (PTI) There is no stopping individualpullouts from the crisis-ridden Commonwealth Games with fourleading cyclists becoming the latest to withdraw citing "fearsof catching dengue fever and the unsanitary condition of theathletes' village". more...
Olympic cycling champion Geraint Thomas and three other riders opted out of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday, hours after Wales had given athletes the all-clear to fly to New Delhi. more...
The New Zealand Olympic Committee has advised its athletes to delay their arrival into Delhi for the Commonwealth Games until at least September 28. more...
Expressing disappointment over last-minute “problems“ surrounding the Commonwealth Games prepa- rations, British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Wednesday said his country was ready to help India o more...
New Zealand Olympic Committee officials have arrived in Delhi to inspect Commonwealth Games facilities and security after their team manager criticised the accommodation in place for athletes. more...
NEW DELHI: Day after New Zealand chef de mission Dave Currie expressed his disappointment over Commonwealth Games village, the country's Prime Minister John Key said there is no […] more...
New Zealand Olympic Committee officials have arrived in Delhi to inspect Commonwealth Games facilities and security after their team manager criticised the accommodation in place for athletes. more...
CEO of Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper expressed disappointment over the state of cleanliness at the Games Village here, calling the conditions "filthy". more...
New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive, Mike Hooper, on Tuesday expressing disappointment over the ill preparedness of the 2010 Games Village termed it as 'filthy'. more...
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Mike Hooper, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Tuesday expressed disappointment over the state of cleanliness at the Games Village here, calling the conditions 'filthy'. more...
In a big boost to the preparation of Indian cyclists for next month's Commonwealth Games, the newly bought technologically advanced cycles from England were today delivered to them after much delay. more...
Corruption clouds hanging over the Commonwealth Games have darkened, with the personal file of suspended Organizing Committee deputy director-general Sanjay Mahendroo going missing. more...
THE CONTROVERSIES surrounding the Commonwealth Games have hurt the nation with shame and disappointment. But if latest reports are to be believed then Commonwealth Games are going to […] more...
Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh, who has been named for both Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, is unhappy with the way the selection trials were held as he felt a few “deserving“ boxers were more...
As Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta set out to unravel the layers of the Commonwealth Games 2010, they zeroed down on the title 'Sellotape Legacy' with "some degree of disappointment." They were "absolutely convinced that from here on what India can best achieve at the Games will be a Sellotape Legacy it's a last minute patch up job to get the event going." They reveal how "there should have been one person with the sole authority of taking decisions, as was in the 1982 Asiad. more...
The Central AdministrativeTribunal has slammed Commonwealth Games Organising Committeefor "wasting" its time by not disclosing about the appointmentof security chief. more...
As the Queen’s Baton jogs around the country, as athletes stretch and train, as October approaches, the media coverage and public criticism of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to […] more...
New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Believe it or not, with only over a month left for the Commonwealth Games, the players are still waiting for their equipment to arrive and the venues to open. more...
: Believe it or not, with only over a month left for the Commonwealth Games, the players are still waiting for their equipment to arrive and the venues to open. But the Games organisers are clearly no more...
: Believe it or not, with only over a month left for the Commonwealth Games, the players are still waiting for their equipment to arrive and the venues to open. But the Games organisers are clearly no more...
Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice has pulled out of this year's Commonwealth Games to have shoulder surgery in the hope of being fit enough to compete at the 2012 London Games. more...
Have the lessons from the controversies raging around the Commonwealth Games been learnt? That is the ques- tion on the minds of many Indians as the Games draw nearer. The answer may not be a pleasing more...
The chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation has denied his organization acted improperly over the appointment of a consultancy firm to handle international broadcasting rights for the event in India in October. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation admitted that it recommended Fast Track Pvt Ltd for broadcast rights deal to OC but claimed there was nothing wrong in it. more...
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Australian firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM) Wednesday termed the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's (CGOC) decision to abruptly terminate their contract on grounds of non-performance as 'imaginary and concocted' and an attempt to deviate attention from the more serious charges of financial irregularities the organisers are facing. more...