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Athletics: World best throw lifts expectations – New Zealand Herald

2 weeks ago
Athletics: World best throw lifts expectationsNew Zealand HeraldNow 30 and a veteran of Commonwealth and Olympic Games, his peak so far being a silver at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, Farquhar has been steadily climbing the ranks of the world's best throwers in a sport in which formcan be notoriously fickle.and more »  more...

Maken distributes cash awards to 158 sportspersons – Times of India

2 weeks ago
Zee NewsMaken distributes cash awards to 158 sportspersonsTimes of India… events such as Olympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships (in the disciplines of Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games), Asian Championships, Commonwealth Championships (both for men and women) in senior, …Sports ministry gave cash awards over Rs. 2 cr to 158 sportspersonAll [...]  more...


Kent athletes get selected for Aviva 2012 Trials ahead of Olympic Games – Kent Online

3 weeks ago
Kent OnlineKent athletes get selected for Aviva 2012 Trials ahead of Olympic GamesKent OnlineCommonwealth Games Gold medallist Lisa Dobriskey, from Romney Marsh, is on the list for the 1500m heats on June 23 while Dartford Harriers AC heptathlete Grace Clements is on the list for the 100m Hurdles on June 24, where she will line-up [...]  more...

Sushil silences critics by cracking London code in China – Hindustan Times

4 weeks ago
Hindustan TimesSushil silences critics by cracking London code in ChinaHindustan TimesSushil Kumar dazzled the wrestling world with a gold at World Championships in Russia, Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and Asian Games in Guangzhou. Everyone expected Beijing Olympic Games bronze medallist Sushil Kumar to defend his title at the 2011 …and more »  more...

London 2012: Marathon woman Freya Murray eyes the Olympics – BBC News

2 months ago
BBC NewsLondon 2012: Marathon woman Freya Murray eyes the OlympicsBBC NewsScots athlete Freya Murray is hoping her first ever marathon will bag her a place in this summer's Olympic games. The 28-year-old represented Scotland in the 5000 metres and 10000 metres in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. However, the London Marathon on …and more »  more...

Unlike Delhi, London is all set to host its Olympic Games, three months ahead … – Economic Times

2 months ago
Telegraph.co.ukUnlike Delhi, London is all set to host its Olympic Games, three months ahead …Economic TimesBy Boria Majumdar With 100 days to go before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, everything was falling apart in the Indian capital. The Games Village was half done, and one corruption scandal after the other was rocking the games preparations.It's 100 [...]  more...

Gaffe leaves athletes in Olympic Games limbo – Stuff.co.nz

2 months ago
Stuff.co.nzGaffe leaves athletes in Olympic Games limboStuff.co.nzThe New Zealand Olympic Committee says it is not responsible for a selection process bungle that "miscommunicated" qualifying standards to 2012 Games hopefuls. The mistake meant committee officials last weekend omitted Commonwealth Games decathlon …and more »  more...

London 2012 Watch: Thorpedo’s dream of Olympic return sinks – Daily Mail

3 months ago
Telegraph.co.ukLondon 2012 Watch: Thorpedo's dream of Olympic return sinksDaily MailBy Neil Wilson Ian Thorpe, Australia's greatest-ever swimmer, is out of this year's Olympic Games but he could still be coming to Britain for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The five-time Olympic champion's bid to come back from five years in …Thorpe has no regretsSports [...]  more...

Li Chunli still a table tennis ace at age 50 – Stuff.co.nz

3 months ago
Stuff.co.nzLi Chunli still a table tennis ace at age 50Stuff.co.nzA fifth Olympic Games is beyond Chunli, who celebrated her 50th birthday a week ago, but the Chinese-born New Zealander still displayed the touch that enabled her to win gold, silver and two bronze medals at the Manchester Commonwealth Games a decade …and more »  more...

IOA urges govt. to treat sports as a priority area – Indian Sports news

3 months ago
IOA urges govt. to treat sports as a priority areaIndian Sports news“ While IOA appreciate Government's financial support for the Olympic Games, I will like it to become broad based keeping in view other multi-discipline International Events like Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and individual disciplines World …and more »  more...

Glasgow face five rivals for right to stage 2018 Youth Olympics – More Than The Games

3 months ago
More Than The GamesGlasgow face five rivals for right to stage 2018 Youth OlympicsMore Than The GamesThe British Olympic Association decided to press ahead with a bid from the Scottish city, which will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, last month. But they face a strong field from Europe and South America, including Poznan in Poland, [...]  more...

Abuja, Nigeria out of 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid – GamesBids.com

3 months ago
Abuja, Nigeria out of 2018 Youth Olympic Games bidGamesBids.comLast November, a Nigeria Minister of State declared that Abuja would be bidding for the third installment of the Summer Games. After losing a bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Glasgow, Scotland – Nigerian sports officials regrouped and have been …and more »  more...

Glasgow bids to host 2018 Youth Olympic Games four years after Commonwealth Games – Daily Mail

4 months ago
Daily MailGlasgow bids to host 2018 Youth Olympic Games four years after Commonwealth GamesDaily MailThe British Olympic Association have confirmed they will formally submit Glasgow, which is hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as their candidate city. Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is also bidding and the South American city has signed up …Glasgow bids [...]  more...

Images: India’s dying sports tradition, Kushti – Firstpost

4 months ago
FirstpostImages: India's dying sports tradition, KushtiFirstpostCoaches say this is to gain access to the top international competitions like the Commonwealth Games or the upcoming Olympic Games. Here are pictures of wrestlers as they practise in the mud at a traditional Akhaara in Kolhapur, about 400km south of …Mud wrestling losing out as Indian athletes eye [...]  more...

Steffensen back with run on track – The West Australian

4 months ago
The West AustralianSteffensen back with run on trackThe West AustralianThe 29-year-old's career has been highlighted by glittering performances at the Olympic Games, world championships and Commonwealth Games, and on Saturday he returned home to start his bid for selection at the London Games against a high-calibre field …Sally Pearson wins 100m sprint at the Perth [...]  more...

Glasgow 2014 chairman Lord Smith backs 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid – Insidethegames.biz

4 months ago
Glasgow 2014 chairman Lord Smith backs 2018 Youth Olympic Games bidInsidethegames.bizLord Smith feels that with preparations for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games well on track and on budget, the city will have the sporting infrastructure as well as the skills and expertise in place to host the Youth Olympic Games.Scots to be officials at city [...]  more...

Glasgow 2014 welcomes City’s Youth Olympic Games ambitions – TheSportsCampus.com

4 months ago
Glasgow 2014 welcomes City's Youth Olympic Games ambitionsTheSportsCampus.comGlasgow is well placed to build on the legacy of the Commonwealth Games and host the world's best young athletes as it puts itself in the running to secure the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, according to Lord Smith, the Chair of Glasgow 2014.New S4M-01875 – Glasgow Bid for [...]  more...

Glasgow bids to host 2018 Youth Olympics Games – Herald Scotland

4 months ago
More Than The GamesGlasgow bids to host 2018 Youth Olympics GamesHerald ScotlandGLASGOW has been confirmed as the sole UK bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, just four years after it will stage the Commonwealth Games. The city believes it will have the infrastructure to run the 12-day event, which would attract 3600 young [...]  more...

Women`s boxing to make debut at Commonwealth Games

6 months ago
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...

Abhinav Bindra pips Narang to clinch air rifle gold

7 months ago
Beijing Olympic Games gold medallist Abhinav Bindra pipped Commonwealth Games champion Gagan Narang for the 10-metre air rifle gold at the 55th National Shooting Championships.  more...

Bindra, Narang top draw in nationals

7 months ago
Beijing Olympic Games gold-medalist Abhinav Bindra and Delhi Commonwealth Games show-stealer Gagan Narang are the star attractions in the seven-day 55th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) in Small Bore Rifle and Pistol events commencing on Tuesday.  more...

Gold Coast to host 2018 Commonwealth Games

7 months ago
The bidding for 2018 Commonwealth Games has ended, and the winning bid goes to Gold Coast, Australia. Congratulation to the city for successfully obtained the hosting right for […]  more...

GAMES

7 months ago
The commonwealth games federation - uniting the commonwealth through sport. Online games > amazing free online games - play now people.com has hundreds of celebrity trivia questions about […]  more...

WSB`s Indian franchise picks up world champ, CWG medallist

8 months ago
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...

Davis joins GreenEDGE – The Australian

9 months ago
BigPond SportDavis joins GreenEDGEThe AustralianDavis, the winner of the Commonwealth Games road race gold medal in Delhi, India last year, will be riding for the Gerry Ryan-backed GreenEDGE team next year and has set the London Olympic Games as one of his major targets. Davis joins a growing band …GreenEDGE sign DavisSky News AustraliaNew cycling [...]  more...

Double Scots’ Games date for 2012 boss Coe – Glasgow Evening Times

10 months ago
Selkirk Today Double Scots' Games date for 2012 boss CoeGlasgow Evening TimesLondon Olympic organiser Lord Coe is visiting Glasgow today to hear about preparations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The chairman of the Olympic Games organising committee is also going to Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire, the Games' triathlon venue, …Seb Coe 'impressed' by Glasgow 2014 preperationsTheSportsCampus.comCoe views [...]  more...

With world championship jitters put aside, Coutts cruises ahead – Sydney Morning Herald

10 months ago
Sydney Morning Herald With world championship jitters put aside, Coutts cruises aheadSydney Morning HeraldSHANGHAI: Alicia Coutts competed in the 2008 Olympic Games, won five Commonwealth Games gold medals in New Delhi, and has ranked highly in her events this year, but she has revealed that when it comes to major international competitions, …Coutts conquers butterfliesThe AgeHuegill [...]  more...

AFTER EFFECTS Kalmadi, Bhanot may be questioned

11 months ago
Justice Mukul Mudgal, who was appointed by the sports ministry to probe into the athletics doping fiasco, Saturday said that jailed Commonwealth Games organising Committee officials Suresh Kalmadi and  more...

Is it another passing doping storm? – The Hindu

11 months ago
BBC News Is it another passing doping storm?The HinduOr of weightlifters testing positive at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2004 Olympic Games. Over a period of time, things became quiet and life was back to normal in Indian sport. The tough talk died down as quickly as it had begun. …Distress signals from [...]  more...

Haryana assures top sportspersons of jobs – Mangalorean.com

11 months ago
Zee News Haryana assures top sportspersons of jobsMangalorean.comSportspersons from Haryana had bagged the maximum number of medals, including gold medals, at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) and Guangzhou Asian Games last year. Under the new policy, medal winners at the Olympic Games and gold medal winners at …Employment for outstanding sportspersonsHindustan TimesEmployment Guarantee Policy for [...]  more...

Olympic Games: Our best shots at success – New Zealand Herald

12 months ago
Olympic Games: Our best shots at successNew Zealand HeraldThe discipline in London will be recurve, as distinct from the compound, which New Zealand contested at last year's Commonwealth Games. Both fields are of 64 archers. New Zealand have three men in the frame, Auckland's Stephen Florence, …and more »  more...

Forget about CWG final, Harendra tells his players!

2 years ago
Indian team are keen on leaving behind the disappointment of of the Commonwealth Games final drubbing as they lock horns with the mighty Australia.  more...

Media hype might have affected Saina in Asiad: Prakash !

2 years ago
Media hype after winning the Commonwealth Games gold medal might have affected the Saina Nehwal`s performance in last month`s Asian Games.  more...

Delhi 2010

2 years ago
By Leon Ferguson The 22nd November, 2003 marked a day in history. Assembled in Montego Bay, Jamaica, 46 members if the Commonwealth Games Federation voted in favour of the […]  more...

2010 Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
In 2010 there were two large international sporting events. Of course everyone knows about the 2010 Olympic Games here in BC, but there was also the 2010 Commonwealth […]  more...

IOA presses panic button: 12 days left, no word on Asiad bid

2 years ago
Call it overly ambitious given how the Commonwealth Games is under the scanner but the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) — whose president is also Suresh Kalmadi — is ringing alarm bells.  more...

Banerjee assures jobs to CWG, other medal winners

2 years ago
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday assured jobs to several Commonwealth Games (CWG) medal winners and other sportspersons and announced that her department will set up four academies to groom talent with the 2012 Olympics in mind.  more...

Haryana to honour Gagan Narang

2 years ago
Chandigarh, Oct 22 (PTI) Indian marksman Gagan Narang,who clinched four medals in Delhi Commonwealth Games, would behonoured by Haryana government at Sonipat on November 1, ChiefMinister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said.  more...

Pre-Games coaching helped: CWG gold medallist Deepika

2 years ago
Jamshedpur, Oct 18 (PTI) Commonwealth Games goldmedallist Deepika Kumari today said that long periods ofcoaching before the just-concluded mega event helped her inachieving her feat.  more...

Of cultural ignorance and such.

2 years ago
"The [recently-concluded] Commonwealth Games in New Delhi smacks of plain racism", a friend of mine lamented over lunch, and in between sips of his mango lassi.According to him, […]  more...

Fazny Zavahir: Rugby sevens to be included in 2016 Olympics as Commonwealth Games commence

2 years ago
Rugby sevens to be included in 2016 Olympics as Commonwealth Games commence Rugby sevens is scheduled to be included in the Olympic games for the first time in 2016, […]  more...

Commonwealth Closing Ceremony

2 years ago
Watching the closing ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi on Friday, I was reminded of an idea that I sent along to the organising committee for the […]  more...

CWG 'a metaphor' for investing in India

2 years ago
Source: Financial Express, Oct. 14, 2010New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games end on Thursday with an opportunity lost to show off New Delhi to the world after a collapsing […]  more...

India's `Olympic Dream' Distant as Commonwealth Games Cross Finishing Line

2 years ago
New Delhi’s Commonwealth Games ended with martial art battles and a laser show after a record haul of gold medals for India and last-minute fixes to venues rescued an event that had threatened a national embarrassment.  more...

Commonwealth Games "a metaphor" for investing in India

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games end on Thursday with an opportunity lost to show off New Delhi to the world after a collapsing bridge, rogue snakes, health scares and heavy-handed security […]  more...

Commonwealth Games "a metaphor" for investing in India

2 years ago
Reuters | Oct 14, 2010 | 11:12am IST The Commonwealth Games end on Thursday with an opportunity lost to show off New Delhi to the world after […]  more...

Commonwealth Games 2010: England struggle to overhaul India into second place in Delhi

2 years ago
England is struggling to overhaul India for second place on the Commonwealth Games medal tally as leaders Australia claim superiority across most sports including the pool.  more...

India look forward to seven medals in boxing

2 years ago
India are looking up to their star-studded boxing squad that includes Olympic Games bronze medallist Vijender Singh, to provide a further impetus to their medal harvest on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Monday. Seven boxers would be seen in the ring in which the semi  more...

India look forward to 7 medals in boxing on Day 8

2 years ago
India are looking up to their star-studded boxing squad, that includes Olympic Games bronze medallist Vijender Singh, to provide a further impetus to their medal harvest on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games here on Monday.  more...

India look forward to 7 medals in boxing

2 years ago
India are looking up to their star-studded boxing squad to provide a further impetus to their medal harvest on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games.  more...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES: NGO brings in kids to fill CWG stadia seats

2 years ago
For Commonwealth Games , 2010, Delhi prepared itself well and after overcoming the long drawn controversies, the national capital seemed finally ready to host the Games. Be it the venues, the […]  more...

Haryana chief minister wants Olympics in India

2 years ago
With players from Haryana leading India's gold medal hunt in the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday said India should now host the Olympics.  more...

better late than never, does not work all the time..

2 years ago
Being the host of the Youth Olympic Games 2010, Singaporeans should have known better than to be late to register for their finals in the Commonwealth Games […]  more...

Condoms block drains in sexual athletes village

2 years ago
Daylife/AP Photo used by permission Thousands of flushed condoms threaten to choke the Commonwealth Games village's drainage system in the latest problem to hit the venue. Games organisers, who […]  more...

Kenya: Country's 'Golden Moment'

2 years ago
Kenya yesterday launched its medal hunt at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi with the first gold coming from the unlikeliest of sources.  more...

Viv Richards bats for cricket's inclusion in Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
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...

The Commonwealth Games- a "New" Media Event?

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games is a global media event, attracting viewers from all around the world. 6081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth teams are participating in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, currently […]  more...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES: India get first gold; Bindra, Gagan win in air rifle event

2 years ago
COMMONWEALTH GAMES, :India have opened their gold account on the second day of the Commonwealth games today. Shooters Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang have won in the 10m […]  more...

British intelligence agents sent to foil attacks on Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Britain, the United States and Australia have sent intelligence teams to India to help stop Pakistan-based groups launching a terrorist attack during the Commonwealth Games, The Daily […]  more...

'Games will boost India's Olympic hopes'

2 years ago
A successful Commonwealth Games will provide India the foundation to think about a future Olympic bid, IOC President Jacques Rogge said.  more...

New Zealand cyclists train with refreshed approach, says Team Coach

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct.3 (ANI): Ahead of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010, head coach of the New Zealand cycling team Tim Carswell said on Sunday that the athletes have trained themselves with a totally refreshed approach, coming off a bronze medal win at the Beijing Olympics 2008.  more...

Successful Games will boost India's Olympic hopes - Rogge

2 years ago
A successful Commonwealth Games will provide India the foundation to think about a future Olympic bid, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said on Sunday.  more...

Events will never be drug-free: WADA

2 years ago
World Anti Doping Agency chief admitted some athletes at the Commonwealth Games could cheat and get away with it, but said it was becoming harder.  more...

Crouching Tiger?

2 years ago
"India’s preparations for the 72-nation Commonwealth games, which are scheduled to open in Delhi on October 3rd, have not won favourable reviews. “Commonfilth”, was one of the kinder […]  more...

CWG Broadcasting Rights: Doordarshan moves against private channels

2 years ago
Prasar Bharati Corporation ( PBC) , owners of Doordarshan (DD) the official broadcaster of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) has moved Delhi High Court apprehending ''indiscriminate'' use of CWG […]  more...

Kalmadi indicates efforts will be on to host Olympics

2 years ago
India's weaknesses in staging multi-discipline sports events stood exposed during the crisis-hit run-up to the Commonwealth Games but Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has still not lost hope of bringing the Olympics to the country.  more...

Kalmadi dares to dream, thinks India can host Olympics

2 years ago
India's weaknesses in staging multi-discipline sports events stood exposed during the crisis-hit run-up to the Commonwealth Games but Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has still not lost hope of bringing the Olympics to the country. Kalmadi, who was speaking at the Global Sports Summit "Turf 2010" organised by FICCI, said organising good a Commonwealth Games would help the country organise the Olympics also.  more...

INDIA HAS MADE A `GREAT EFFORT' FOR GAMES: BEIJING

2 years ago
Beijing is not getting drawn into the chorus of critical comparisons between the Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Olympics. At a media briefing on Tuesday, a foreign journalist asked what was Beijing's  more...

China backs India to successfully host Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
'No matter which country hosts such large scale Games, it is quite a challenge,' Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Jiang Yu  more...

Safety forces a ‘dress code’

2 years ago
England Commonwealth Games athletes and officials have been banned from wearing Team England clothes outside of Games venues in New Delhi, as intelligence officials warn of increased kidnapping risks to Britons, Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians in the Indian city.  more...

Race to finish C.Games facilities as athletes move in

2 years ago
Todays catch:Race to finish C.Games facilities as athletes move inHundreds of athletes moved into the Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi on Monday, as it was confirmed Prince […]  more...

Race to finish C.Games facilities as athletes move in

2 years ago
From my bookmarks:Hundreds of athletes moved into the Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi on Monday, as it was confirmed Prince Charles will preside at the opening ceremony […]  more...

Race to finish C.Games facilities as athletes move in

2 years ago
From my bookmarks:Race to finish C.Games facilities as athletes move inHundreds of athletes moved into the Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi on Monday, as it was confirmed […]  more...

Race to finish C.Games facilities as athletes move in

2 years ago
From todays web browsing:Race to finish C.Games facilities as athletes move inHundreds of athletes moved into the Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi on Monday, as organisers faced […]  more...

Main Press Centre has all facilities, though not fully operational

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The state-of-the-art Main Press Centre for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here has come in for praise from foreign correspondents, though tardy pace of service and lack of media background material pose problems.  more...

6 Days to Go: Athletes start arriving for CWG

2 years ago
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...

6 Days to Go: Athletes start arriving for CWG

2 years ago
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...

English athletes keen for Games

2 years ago
English track and field athletes are still looking forward to the Commonwealth Games despite reports criticising the venue's cleanliness, security and construction.  more...

'Seven days to save face'

2 years ago
Driving around Delhi last week, as the rains poured on the Commonwealth Games party, it was difficult to believe this drenched city, which hardly looked in the mood to welcome visitors, was getting dressed for a big occasion. There were few billboards advertising the event and nothing seemed to be ready yet.  more...

Australia: it was a mistake to award India Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
India is spending around USD 6.6 billion (according to one estimate) to hold these games. Still, the PM and AM of India are unwilling to give food grains […]  more...

The Commonwealth Games, an opportunity or revelation?

2 years ago
In 2008 the world was welcomed to China with the XXIX Olympiad Games. The critics were silenced, the supporters were pleasantly surprised and the international community as a […]  more...

Delhi not first city to be scrutinized for holding major sporting event

2 years ago
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...

About Delhi CommonWealth Games [CWG] 2010.

2 years ago
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...

Top British trio pull out of Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
A trio of top British athletes, including injured Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu, pulled out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in India on Tuesday.  more...

With target in sight, ready to take aim

2 years ago
The Indian recurve archery teams (men and women) go into the Delhi Commonwealth Games as favourites, more so because world powerhouse South Korea can't be part of the competition.But ironically, I  more...

Olympic champion Ohuruogu to miss Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
London, Sep 21 (PTI) England's Olympic 400 metreschampion Christine Ohuruogu and Melbourne Commonwealth Games1500m title holder Lisa Dobriskey have withdrawn from theCommonwealth Games in Delhi next month.  more...

Britain's injured Ohuruogu out of Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Britain's Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu has pulled out of next month's Commonwealth Games due to injury, her management team said on Tuesday.  more...

#2: Bridge Collapses 11 Days Before Games

2 years ago
A pedestrian bridge near the main stadium of the Delhi Commonwealth Games has collapsed, injuring at least 23 people. This comes less than two weeks before the Games […]  more...

The Commonwealth Vs Asian Games

2 years ago
With the 19th commonwealth games in New Delhi this October and the 16th Asian games in Guangzhou, just a month apart from each other comparisons between the two neighbours […]  more...

Canada's flag bearer for 2010 Commonwealth Games "an inspired choice"

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sept.20 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Canada and Field Hockey Canada are proud to announce that men's field hockey captain, Ken Pereira, has been named Team Canada Flag Bearer for the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.  more...

Melbourne triple medallist to lead Canadian shooting squad

2 years ago
Ottawa, Sep 17 (PTI) A Melbourne Games triple medallistand two sets of family members -- a father-son combination anda sister duo -- have made it to the Canadian shooting squadfor next month's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.  more...

Delhi Games Village has raised the bar for Olympic Games

2 years ago
NEW DELHI: England’s Chef de Mission Mr. Craig Hunter has said that the Games Village for the Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi is better than the accommodation […]  more...

Six-time Olympian and family duos in Canada's shooting squad

2 years ago
Ottawa, Sep 17 (IANS) Six-time Olympian and triple Commonwealth Games medallist Susan Nattrass will lead Canada's shooting squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.  more...

Commonwealth Games 2010: Captain Fantastic

2 years ago
Some people struggle to cope when they've got a weight on their shoulders - but for P.E. teacher Michaela Breeze it's all in a days work. After all she […]  more...

World champion Sushil eyes CWG gold

2 years ago
Sushil Kumar has set his eyes on next month's Commonwealth Games and believes India can get to see 15 champions.Sushil defeated local favourite Gogaev Alan […]  more...

After World title, Sushil eyes CWG gold!

2 years ago
Sushil Kumar has set his eyes on CWG 2010, where he believes India can get about 15 champs.  more...

After World title, Sushil eyes CWG gold

2 years ago
After breaking an almost six-decade jinx with his gold medal winning feat at the World Championship, wrestler Sushil Kumar has set his eyes on next month's Commonwealth Games, where he believes India can get to see about 15 champions.  more...

Saina apologises for terming 2010 CWG preparations 'not upto the mark'

2 years ago
Ace Indian shuttler and brand ambassador of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Saina Nehwal on Saturday evening regretted for describing preparations for the Commonwealth Games 2010 "not being up to the mark in comparison to the games held in Melobourne and Beijing on previous occasions."  more...

C'Wealth Games preparations not upto the mark: Saina Nehwal

2 years ago
In a major embarrassment for the Commonwealth Games organisers, its brand ambassador and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal today questioned India's capability of holding such a mega-event.  more...

EURO CHAMP FARAH PULLS OUT OF GAMES

2 years ago
: Double European disance champion Mohammed Farah has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games, citing atigue after a draining season. “My body is telling me it is ime to take a break,“ said the 27-yea  more...

My doctor prescribed medicines for cough & cold: Rajiv Tomar

2 years ago
The wrestler, who received the Arjuna Award recently, says he will appeal against ban; wants back his spot in Commonwealth Games squad.  more...

53 Commonwealth nations, but 71 teams at Delhi Games

2 years ago
Did you know there are 53 Commonwealth countries but 71 teams are participating in the 19th Commonwealth Games here? This is among the many interesting facts on the […]  more...

53 Commonwealth nations, but 71 teams at Delhi Games

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Did you know there are 53 Commonwealth countries but 71 teams are participating in the 19th Commonwealth Games here? This is among the many interesting facts on the sporting jamboree that will take place Oct 3-14.  more...

Rajput misses out on CWG berth

2 years ago
The National Rifle Association of India's selection committee may have taken the right decision to not consider Athens Olympic Games silver- medallist, double-trap shooter RVS Rathore, for the Commonw  more...

Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event which features competitions involving thousands of elite athletes from members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Organised every four years, they […]  more...

The Commonwealth Games..what is the point !

2 years ago
Well I just wonder whether the Commonwealth Games as an extravaganza is nearing its end. I have always been a big supporter of the event mainly as its one […]  more...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 training for glory - Team of Good Hope

2 years ago
MEN OF STEEL Men's team performance since the Beijing Olympics 2009 World Cup in Santo Dominigo (March): GOLD World Cup in Porec (May): GOLD Asian GP in Tehran (May): GOLD World Cup in Antalya (June):  more...

my delhi my games - COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 - It could be like Munich: Oz legend

2 years ago
The former Australia swimmer Dawn Fraser has called for her country to boy- cott the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, citing fears of a tragedy similar to that which unfolded at the 1972 Olympic Games in  more...

Aussie CWG chief slams Fraser's fear

2 years ago
Australia's Commonwealth Games chief rebuked Olympic great Dawn Fraser for urging athletes to boycott Delhi Games to 'prevent another Munich.'  more...

Former Olympian favours `mile sur.." type song!

2 years ago
In view of the controversy about the forthcoming Commonwealth Games (CWG) in the country, a former Olympian has strongly favoured that the Games theme song should be alike the popular song `Mile sur mera tumhara` of late 1980s.  more...

Former Olympian favours mile sur... type theme song for Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
The multi-lingual unity song composed by Ashok Patki and lyricist Piyush Pandey was developed by Lok Seva Sanchar Parishad and promoted by Doordarshan in 1988  more...

Wonder how CWG OC slept for so long: Bishen Bedi

2 years ago
Amazed by the Delhi Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's laxity, spin legend Bishen Singh Bedi on Tuesday said the corruption allegations against it and the shoddy construction work at the venues have put paid to India's chances of hosting multi-sports events in near future.  more...

Pistorius aims to qualify as able-bodied athlete for Delhi CWG!

2 years ago
"The fastest man on no legs", triple paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius is aiming to qualify as an able-bodied athlete for the Delhi Commonwealth Games.  more...

Pistorius aims to qualify as able-bodied athlete for Delhi CWG

2 years ago
London, Aug 13 (PTI) "The fastest man on no legs", tripleparalympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius is aiming to qualifyas an able-bodied athlete for the Delhi Commonwealth Games butremains non-committal on whether he would actually participatein the mega-event.  more...

Games problems 'could harm India's Olympic hopes'

2 years ago
Did you see this?:India's hopes of one day hosting the Olympic Games will suffer unless it overcomes organisational problems affecting the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Australian Olympic chief […]  more...

Olympian Erakovic in NZ tennis team for C''wealth Games

2 years ago
Wellington, Aug 13 (PTI) Olympian Marina Erakovic wastoday named in New Zealand's four-strong tennis team for theOctober 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.  more...

Banking on home support

2 years ago
Olympic bronze medalist and brand ambassador of the Delhi Commonwealth Games Vijender Singh felt support from a passionate home crowd will be a big boost for […]  more...

Games problems 'could harm India's Olympic hopes'

2 years ago
From my bookmarks:India's hopes of one day hosting the Olympic Games will suffer unless it overcomes organisational problems affecting the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Australian Olympic chief John […]  more...

Games problems 'could harm India's Olympic hopes'

2 years ago
From todays web browsing:India's hopes of one day hosting the Olympic Games will suffer unless it overcomes organisational problems affecting the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Australian Olympic chief […]  more...

Games problems 'could harm India's Olympic hopes'

2 years ago
What Im reading:India's hopes of one day hosting the Olympic Games will suffer unless it overcomes organisational problems affecting the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Australian Olympic chief John […]  more...

Games problems 'could harm India's Olympic hopes'

2 years ago
Catch of the day:India's hopes of one day hosting the Olympic Games will suffer unless it overcomes organisational problems affecting the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Australian Olympic chief […]  more...

Games problems 'could harm India's Olympic hopes'

2 years ago
Interesting:India's hopes of one day hosting the Olympic Games will suffer unless it overcomes organisational problems affecting the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Australian Olympic chief John Coates said […]  more...

my delhi my games - COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 - COUNTDOWN TO DELHI GAMES - Banking on home support

2 years ago
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...

Games magic: Even DD goes HD

2 years ago
On the web today:Commonwealth Games 2010 will be available on high definition (HD) mode, considered best in the world, through Direct To Home platforms to millions of viewers […]  more...

Games magic: Even DD goes HD

2 years ago
From my bookmarks:Commonwealth Games 2010 will be available on high definition (HD) mode, considered best in the world, through Direct To Home platforms to millions of viewers across […]  more...

India`s bid for Olympics depends on successful CWG: Coates!

2 years ago
Seemingly unimpressed by tardypreparations for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Australia`sOlympic chief John Coates on Thursday said India will have toprepare in a better way if it aspires to host Olympic Games infuture.  more...

`Co-ordinated security lacking in CWG venues`!

2 years ago
Delhi might fail to handle anyeventuality during the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games as thesecurity arrangements at the venues are lacking co-ordination,fears an Australian security official.  more...

'Home support will boost Indian boxers'

2 years ago
Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh said support from home crowd will be a big boost for pugilists chasing glory at the Commonwealth Games.  more...

NZ name 5-member boxing team for Commonwealth Games!

2 years ago
A five-member boxing contingent will represent New Zealand in the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi from October 3-14.  more...

Games critics are unpatriotic: Sheila Dikshit

2 years ago
Did you see this?:Was nervous for China before Olympics, Games will be alright, says Delhi CM.And this:The Commonwealth Games is just under two months away but preparations are […]  more...

Games critics are unpatriotic: Sheila Dikshit

2 years ago
On the web today:Was nervous for China before Olympics, Games will be alright, says Delhi CM.And this:The Commonwealth Games is just under two months away but preparations are […]  more...

Medals last thing on their minds

2 years ago
If the news of top foreign athletes pulling out of the Commonwealth Games was not enough, here is more bad news.Two of India's top sportsper- sons -- rifle shooter Gagan Narang and pistol shooter  more...

Time to sack Kalmadi?

2 years ago
I’m sure you must have heard about the controversy that has encircled and covered the actual Sportive Feeling behind the Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010. The Games’ Organizing Committee […]  more...

Athletics Canada names 2010 Commonwealth Games team

2 years ago
Athletics Canada announced a team of 40 athletes today which will compete at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Athletics competition at the Commonwealth Games starts October […]  more...

2010 Commonwealth Games: Pendleton pulls out of event

2 years ago
Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton has told BBC Sport she will miss the Commonwealth Games in Delhi to focus on October's European Championships.  more...

2010 Commonwealth Games Medal Events Programme Released

3 years ago
Bonn, Germany – The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has officially released the Para-Sports Medal Events Programme for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games following consultation with the International Paralympic Committee. The Commonwealth Games will take place from 3-14 October 2010 in Delhi, India, and will showcase world-class sporting opportunities for elite athletes with a disability.  more...

 
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