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Telegraph.co.ukLondon 2012 Olympics dream over for Commonwealth Games boxing gold medallist …Telegraph.co.ukIt means the likes of lightweight pair Martin Ward and Iain Weaver, and Commonwealth Games heavyweight gold medallist Simon Vallily, have seen their London 2012 dreams dashed. McCracken said: "The decision was extremely difficult and not something me …Olympic heartbreak for WeaverDaily EchoBoxing: Joe [...] more...
Lee McConnell Strives For Big Win at London OlympicsBoxingScene.comWhen the Olympics ends, McConnell has the prospect of competing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to look forward to and feels the event will be a boost for Scottish sport. She said: "My focus is all on the Olympics at the moment but as soon as [...] more...
Zee NewsSix Indian boxers for Olympic qualifications at KazakhstanZee NewsNew Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75 kgs) and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91 kgs) are among the Indian Elite Men Boxers who are selected for Asian Continental Olympic Boxing Qualification tournament to be held …Akhil misses his chance to make it to [...] more...
Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75 kgs) and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91 kgs) are among the Indian Elite Men Boxers who are selected for Asian Continental Olympic Boxing Qualification tournament to be held at Astana, Kazakhstan from April 5-12. more...
Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Olympian Akhil Kumar`s Boxing Club and Fitness Society has run into trouble after the residents of the area, where the club is situated, filed complain against running commercial activities in the residential complex. more...
The Commonwealth Games Federation`s general assembly in St. Kitts and Nevis has agreed to include three weight categories of women`s boxing for the future editions of the Commonwealth Games. more...
Commonwealth Games heavy weight champion Paramjeet Samota clinched his fifth consecutive gold at the 58th Senior Men`s National Boxing Championship after beating Satish Kumar of Services in the finals on Saturday. more...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota of Railways continued his winning streak as he overpowered Rambol of Madhya Pradesh to storm into the semifinals in super heavyweight category on day four of 58th Senior Men`s National Boxing Championship on Friday. more...
Former world champion Abbos Atoyev and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Patrick Gallagher were among the five international pugilists that the World Series of Boxing`s Indian franchise -- Mumbai Fighters -- picked up in a draft order conducted by the sport`s governing body AIBA. more...
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and rookie teenager, L Devendro Singh (49kg), inched closer to the Olympic qualifications by advancing to the pre-quarterfinals with thumping win more...
Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar`s sensational upset win over a European champion left him just one step away from Olympic qualification but it was curtains for Suranjoy Singh as he was ousted following a second-round loss in the World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan on Sunday. more...
Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) defeated Valentino Knowles of Bahamas 17:11 to enter the second round of World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday. Manoj is more...
Zee NewsRookie Devendro gives India winning start in World Boxing ChampionshipsTimes of IndiaThe 19-year-old Manipuri, who beat Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Amandeep Singh and former youth world champion Thokchom Nanao Singh in the selection trials, was locked 4-4 with his rival in the opening round before inching ahead to 6-2 in the …World Boxing Championship: Devendro [...] more...
Zee NewsRookie Devendro gives India winning start in World Boxing ChampionshipsTimes of IndiaThe 19-year-old Manipuri, who beat Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Amandeep Singh and former youth world champion Thokchom Nanao Singh in the selection trials, was locked 4-4 with his rival in the opening round before inching ahead to 6-2 in the …World Boxing Championship: Devendro [...] more...
BBC NewsIndian pugilists leave for Youth Commonwealth GamesTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: A six member Indian Boxing team (4 boxers and 2 coaches), part of the 31 member Indian contingent, left for the Isle of Man to participate in the Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 on Wednesday. The competition slated to be held from the 7th to [...] more...
Manx RadioEight leave for Commonwealth Youth GamesMmegi OnlineEight juniors will leave on Tuesday for the Isle of Man for the Commonwealth Youth Games, which run from September 6-13. Botswana will be represented in athletics, swimming, boxing and badminton and are targeting at least four medals. …Canadian team selected for Commonwealth Youth GamesVancouver SunM'sia target one [...] more...
Rediff Redemption hope for AkhilHindustan TimesCommonwealth Games gold medallist, Paramjeet Samota, who had moved to 91kg after the Asian Games, most likely will return to his original weight category (+91kg) for the World Championships. Samota had bagged a bronze in 91kg at the recent Asian …Akhil, Vijender to lead charge in World Boxing ChampionshipDaijiworld.comVijender, Akhil in [...] more...
New Sports Coming to Commonwealth Games 2011WSETEntertainment News from AP Roanoke Co., VA – The 22nd Annual Coventry Commonwealth Games are just a month away and organizers announced some new sports this year. They include youth soccer, flag football and boxing. Of course there's plenty more, …Commonwealth game organizers release opening ceremony detailsWDBJ7.comall 2 news [...] more...
Daily Nation Boxing: Sean McGoldrick officially handed Commonwealth Games goldWalesOnlineWELSH boxer Sean McGoldrick has been awarded the gold medal in the Men's Bantamweight division from the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation made the announcement following the removal of Manju Wanniarachchi from the results …Gold for Welsh boxer McGoldrickAFPBoxer wins Delhi gold eight months [...] more...
DAWN.com Sri Lankan boxer loses Commonwealth gold medal over failed drug testSifySri Lankan boxer Manju Wanniarachchi has lost his 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal after he failed a drugs test. Wanniarachchi's gold medal was his country's first in boxing in 72 years and he was hailed as a national hero when he returned home …Boxing: [...] more...
Jitender, Jai Bhagwan to lead Indian challenge at KazakhstanTimes of IndiaJai Bhagwan, playing in the light-weight category (60kg) will also be making his first international appearance after the Commonwealth Games in October. The silver medallist at the 2009 Asian Boxing Championship said, "It is a fresh start for all of us …and more » more...
New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) India struck gold not once but twice in their maiden appearance at the Winner International Boxing Tournament with Paramjeet Samota (+91kg) and teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) finishing on top in the finals in Belgrade, Serbia.Samota, a Commonwealth Games gold-medallist and Asian Games bronze-medallist, beat Marceta Mane of Bosnia in a thrilling contest in which both the boxers were tied 6-6 after regulation three rounds.The Indian, however, managed to grab the yellow metal on the individual score. ... more...
After his dream to represent Olympics shattered because of a spate of injuries and illnesses, the `Best Boxer` of the Manchester Commonwealth Games 2002, Som Bahadur Pun, now wants to make a mark as a coach. more...
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday felicitated sportspersons employed with various police forces who won medals during the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games. more...
Colombo, Nov 14 (PTI) The 'B' sample of Sri Lankan boxerManju Wanniarachchi who won gold at the Commonwealth Games inNew Delhi last month has returned positive for a bannedsteroid, the island's boxing federation said today. more...
Sri Lankan bantamweight boxer Manju Wanniarachchi has tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone and is set to lose his nation`s first Commonwealth Games gold medal in seven decades. more...
Sri Lankan bantamweight boxer Manju Wanniarachchi has tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone and is set to lose his nation's first Commonwealth Games gold medal in seven decades. more...
Sri Lanka's only gold medallist at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, boxer Manju Wanniarachchi, has tested positive for a banned steroid, a report said on Sunday. more...
Haroon, younger brother of world champion Amir Khan, will be undergoing his training for the Games in England.. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) has warned that […] more...
A week after she became the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold in track and field — and the first from the country since Milkha […] more...
Sydney, Oct 19 (IANS) Discus champ Dani Samuels' challenge to Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia from India to a winner-takes-all contest 'could be enormous', said the Australian's manager who added that 'it could be like a boxing match'. more...
A week after she became the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold in track and field and the first from the country since Milkha Singh in 1958 discus thrower Krishna Poonia remains in the spotlight. 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...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet Monday discussed a proposal to set up a Sports Academy in the capital to popularise sports culture and utilise the stadiums after the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) The International BoxingAssociation (AIBA) has lavished praise on Indian pugilists fortheir unprecedented haul of three gold and four bronze medalsat the just-concluded Commonwealth Games, saying theperformance was "absolutely outstanding". 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...
Indian boxing has evolved. Three gold and four bronze -- India's best per- formance at the Commonwealth Games is a testimony of their superior technique and level of confidence. Never before had they more...
Considered the best bet for a boxing gold in the Commonwealth Games, world number one Vijender Singh today said he never thought he would have to settle for bronze due to "unfair" refereeing, which could have been prevented had the Indian federation been "proactive". more...
Boxing, cycling, diving and shooting are among the highlights as 29 gold medals are up for grabs at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.... From BBC News. Full story For […] more...
// We fear the pugilists are getting complacent. Of late, in boxing we have not been able to show a good fight and put up a performance. Our boxers are more deserving and justifiable that what the score lines read. Last night there was a loss for Amandeep Singh, the Asian silver-medallist Jai Bhagwan Dilbag [...] more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) The much-hyped Indian boxingsquad, led by Olympic medal winner Vijender Singh, floppedbut the unheralded athletics contingent exceeded expectationswhen Krishna Pooniya led an unprecedented clean sweep of allthe women's discus medals in the Commonwealth Games today. more...
Boxer Vijender Singh (75kg) crashed out due to a couple of controversial warnings in his semifinals, prompting an angry Indian team to lodge a protest. more...
Manju Wanniarachchi won the semi finals a short while ago and through to the Boxing - Bantam Weight (56kg) Mens Finals Gold Medal, Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. He guaranteed Sri […] more...
London, Oct 11(ANI): British boxing ace Amir Khan has slammed England's boxing selectors after his brother Haroon Khan guaranteed himself a medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
The Commonwealth Games in Delhi is turning out to be a windfall for various contractors. After throwing over INR 11,000 crores (over USD 2.5 billion) every part of […] more...
While the newspapers are full of stories about the number of golds won by India in the Commonwealth Games, several magazines take a harder look at India's sports. […] more...
NEW DELHI — A giant scoreboard at the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens venue crashed to the ground on Thursday in the latest embarrassing mishap to blight the troubled […] more...
The chaotic organising of theCommonwealth Games has received heavy widespread criticism but the world's smallest republic Nauru have only good things to say about the embattled Delhi officials. (For […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who has learned boxing, Friday turned up at the Talkatora Stadium to watch India's Olympic bronze medal winner Vijender Singh's bout at the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) He has himself learnt boxing froma Dronacharya awardee and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi todayshowed his love for the sport by turning up to watch theopening Commonwealth Games bout of Olympic bronze medallistand world number one Vijender Singh here at the TalkatoraStadium. more...
New Zealander Anthony Taylor's Commonwealth Games boxing campaign came to an abrupt end last nightwhen he was outclassed by England's Bradley Saunders in a one-sided light welterweight bout in New Delhi. more...
Impressed with the venues and all praise for the Indian boxers, International Boxing Association President Ching-Kuo Wu says he is having a gala time at the Commonwealth Games […] more...
SPORTS fans travelling to Delhi for the Commonwealth Games need have no fears - authorities have confirmed that they have deployed a contingent of “super monkeys” to guard […] more...
As Anisa Sayyed struck gold at the shooting singles 25m pistol women's event at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday, the mood at her home in Khadki was one of jubilation. more...
Poonam Mehra New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Impressed with the venues and allpraise for the Indian boxers, International Boxing AssociationPresident Ching-Kuo Wu says he is having a gala time at theCommonwealth Games here. more...
New Delhi/Melbourne, Oct. 6 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games officials have decided to lock-up silver-medallist wrestler Hassene Fkiri after he refused to shake hands with his Indian opponent and gold medal winner Anil Kumar following his defeat in the 96 kilogram Greco-Roman class wrestling championship on Tuesday. more...
Amir Khan’s younger brother Haroon is hoping to make his mark in boxing for Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi after the 19-year-old impressed in a […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) World No.1 Vijender Singh and Asian champion Suranjoy Singh got a first round bye Monday in the draw of lots in the boxing event at the Commonwealth Games here, while defending gold medallist Akhil Kumar would begin his campaign against Qadir Khan of Pakistan later this week. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The official weigh-in ahead of theCommonwealth Games boxing event turned out to be a stormyaffair with an angry Australian team claiming that the scalesgave faulty readings, a charge refuted by the TechnicalDelegate overseeing the competition. more...
New Delhi, Oct 2(ANI): The New Zealand team's 'unmasked' Delhi Commonwealth Games accommodation tower at the athletes' village has made the earlier reports of "unlivable" conditions hard to fathom. more...
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Even as Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra was named India's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games here on Oct 3, there was confusion as to who would be the Queen's baton bearers on the last stretch of the relay into the stadium. more...
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra will be India's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday. more...
The largest contingents to arrive today will be from Malaysia and Ghana with participants from sporting disciplines like cycling, aquatics, para-sports, shooting, boxing and athletics. more...
International Athletes and officials will continue to check in at the Commonwealth Games Village here with over 1300 more expected to arrive on Friday for the October 3-14 event. more...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Life has turned full circle for Akhil Kumar. Four years ago in Melbourne, he was only the second Indian boxer to win gold in the Commonwealth Games, and many believe that his feat inspired India's string of recent success in the sport, including Vijender's Olympic bronze. more...
Since 2008 Olympics, Indian boxing is on a high. Having won its first medal at the global meet in Beijing, the pugilists have not returned empty handed from major competitions and at the Commonwealth Games, they are targetting a record haul of medals. more...
Sun, Sep 26 05:46 AM Even as the organising committee tried to paint a comfortable picture of the Commonwealth Games Village, the Indian boxing contingent checked into […] more...
The Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is looking forward to the Games in Delhi and has sent positive signals to that effect even as encouraging reports came from New Zealand which, after studying the situation at the Games Village and the safety measures for the athletes, gave its approval. more...
Even as the organising committee tried to paint a comfortable picture of the Commonwealth Games Village, the Indian boxing contingent checked into the residential block, only to be greeted by unclean rooms. more...
On Saturday night, India were very lucky that Melbourne Commonwealth Games champion Akhil Kumar wasn't badly hurt when his bed at the Commonwealth Games village collapsed on Saturday evening, with him more...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) The shoddy state of the Games'Village stood exposed today when the Indian boxing teamchecked in at their residential block there only to finddefending Commonwealth Games gold medallist Akhil Kumar's bedcollapsing. more...
Scotland has followed England and Wales by deciding to send athletes to the Commonwealth Games, announcing on Friday that its first group would depart for New Delhi on Saturday. more...
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The negative publicity of the Commonwealth Games has pained some of the top Indian athletes, who are now keeping their fingers crossed for the successful hosting of the Games beginning here Oct 3. more...
Toronto, Sep 23 (IANS) After Canada Wednesday told some of its athletes to delay proceeding to the Commonwealth Games because of 'unliveable' conditions at the athletes' village, two […] more...
Toronto, Sep 23 (IANS) After Canada Wednesday told some of its athletes to delay proceeding to the Commonwealth Games because of 'unliveable' conditions at the athletes' village, two Canadian archers pulled out of the sporting event citing safety and health concerns. more...
Today I like to say I am also pulling out of the Commonwealth games. Not because of potential sickness or dodgy bridges, but because the Commonwealth games is bullshit. I've […] 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...
The Indian Boxing Federation (IBF)dismissed Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh`s criticism that the boxing trials for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games at Patiala were not done in a proper manner. more...
The Indian Boxing Federation dismissed Vijender Singh's criticism that the boxing trials for the CWG and Asian Games were not done in a proper manner. more...
Mumbai, Sep 1 (PTI) The Indian Boxing Federation (IBF)today dismissed Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh'scriticism that the boxing trials for the upcoming CommonwealthGames and the Asian Games at Patiala were not done in a propermanner, insisting they were transparent. 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...
The boxing event in the Commonwealth Games has a lone spot up for grabs in each category and a hungry bench is ready to fight it out for that final place during the three-day long trials at NIS, Patiala. more...
Jamshedpur, Aug 27 (PTI) Commonwealth championship bronzemedal winning boxer Anthresh Lalit Lakra is doubtful for theupcoming Commonwealth Games because of a ligament injury,which he sustained at the conditioning camp in Patiala a fewmonths ago. more...
Olympic bronze medalist and brand ambassa- dor of the Delhi Commonwealth Games Vijender Singh felt sup- port from a passionate home crowd will be a big boost for pugilists chasing glory in Delhi. T more...
After the European Championships in Moscow, its now Delhi Commonwealth Games. Khalid Yafai, Iain Weaver and Tom Stalker are now set to rein in the Delhi Commonwealth Games this October. They are included in the 10-man England's Commonwealth Games boxing team. The 10-men boxing team for Commonwealth Games are Bradley Saunders (light-welterweight), more...
Sports minister M S Gill rubbished media reports on Wednesday that claimed that some of the Commonwealth Games venues were incomplete and faulty. more...