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Reports: Commonwealth Games champion Ele Opeloge overcomes typhoid in bid to …Washington PostWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Samoa media says Commonwealth Games women's weightlifting gold medalist Ele Opeloge faces a June 5 deadline to qualify for the London Olympics after overcoming typhoid. Opeloge, who won gold in the over 75-kilogram class at … more...
The West AustralianAustralia to host 2014 Pan Pacific championshipsTimes of IndiaQueensland will also host the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the seaside resort of Gold Coast. "Swimming is a key Commonwealth Games sport and securing a major international swimming event in the lead up to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games gives us a …Gold Coast [...] more...
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...
Deepika, who has already qualified for London Olympics, is the current junior world champion and a gold medallist at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
BBC SportCAS overturns Britain's lifetime Olympic bansTimes of IndiaScotland's cyclist David Millar (left) poses with his gold medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and Britain's sprinter Dwain Chambers holds his bronze medal at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul.Dwain Chambers and David Millar in line for London 2012 as [...] more...
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...
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...
stv.tvSchoolboy's Games tartan revealedThe Press AssociationThe official tartan for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has been unveiled by one of Scotland's strongest men. Reigning World Highland Games Champion Gregor Edmunds took to the catwalk to model the design at Shawlands Academy in Glasgow.Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games tartan revealedstv.tvOfficial tartan of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games [...] more...
Commonwealth Games gold medalist slams government bias in jobsTimes of IndiaKAITHAL: Manoj Kumar, the Commonwealth Games and Asian Championship gold medalist, has slammed the Haryana government for being biased while offering jobs in the sports quota. Manoj, who hails from a non-descript village of Jind, rejected the … more...
ISSF approves Heena Sidhu's participation in OlympicsTimes of IndiaThe Commonwealth Games champion Sidhu earned a quota place for the London Games after the NRAI decided to exchange a spot in the 50m Rifle 3 Position event, won by Imran Hasan Khan in the Asian Shooting Championship in January, with the women's Air …and more » more...
In a major boost to her preparations for the London Olympics, Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has been invited to take part in two Diamond League events -- IAAF`s highest level competition -- in United States in June. more...
Nashik boy shows off table tennis skills in UKTimes of IndiaBut being a hardcore sportsman, Jay Modak (22), a former three-time national junior table tennis champion and a member of the Indian team for the youth Commonwealth Games, took his table tennis kit along with him for some practice in his leisure time. more...
The HinduIt's a long haul for para-athletes of the countryThe HinduThey are athletes who made our country proud in Paralympics, Para-Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and other international championships. Yet, they had to pay from their own pockets to travel from their respective States to Bangalore to participate in …and more » more...
Sydney Morning HeraldHoy only has eyes for goldSydney Morning HeraldThe 36-year-old aims to replicate the performance at the London Games and is even plotting to compete at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in his homeland, Scotland, in a velodrome named in his honour. Hoy's performance at the track world championships in …Hoy confident ahead of GamesEurosport.com [...] more...
BBC NewsCommonwealth Pool in Edinburgh officially reopensBBC NewsOne of the venues for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 has been officially reopened – in Edinburgh. The Royal Commonwealth Pool (RCP) will host the Games' diving competition. It will reopen to the public on Wednesday, following a two-year £37m …Swimming champ reopens pool ahead of [...] more...
stv.tvSwimming champ reopens pool ahead of 2014 Commonwealth Gamesstv.tvThe pool will host the diving events as part of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and will be used by the British Swimming squad for training in July this year, ahead of the London Olympics. Wilkie swam the first breadth in the 50-metre pool …Royal Commonwealth Pool [...] more...
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...
Kansas City StarReigning champion Jones qualifies for 4th OlympicsKansas City StarBy JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer FILE – In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo, Australia's gold medalist Leisel Jones poses with her medal following the 100-meter breaststroke final during the Commonwealth Games at the Dr. SP Mukherjee Aquatics Center in New …Australia's Leisel Jones [...] more...
The HinduWhen Geethu danced to Chhattisgarh's tuneThe HinduShe has set the Commonwealth Games and Asian Championship stage on fire and has been a top scorer in the Continental event. And on one magical evening in Kochi, the Southern Railway star went on to score an awesome 53 points in the final of an … more...
Daily MailYoung Heena all set for LondonHindustan TimesThe Commonwealth Games champion earned a quota place for the Olympics after National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) decided to exchange a spot in the 50m Rifle 3 Position event, won by Imran Hasan Khan, with the The federation has even sent the …Door finally shuts on Rathore's [...] more...
Canada Olympics president sees crucial role for VictoriaVictoria Times Colonist"And in addition to training athletes, Victoria also has a tradition of hosting events such as the Commonwealth Games, FIFA U20 World Cup and Scotties and Ford world championships in curling." Brian Price, the rowing coxswain for the goldmedallist 2008 …and more » more...
Rajpal to lead Delhi WizardsDeccan HeraldI hope to live up to the confidence shown in me by the franchise and give our fans an exciting season of hockey,” said the Arjuna awardee, who had led India to silver at Commonwealth Games, bronze at Asian Games and gold at the Asian Champions Trophy.and more » more...
Malaysia StarPandelela misses out on a place in platform finalMalaysia StarPETALING JAYA: Pandelela Rinong failed to live up to her reputation as the Commonwealth Games women's 10m platform champion after missing out on a place in the final at the FINA Diving World Cup in London on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Sarawakian, …DIVING: No worries for [...] more...
Nod For OlympicsReuters IndiaThe 24-year-old D'Arcy attacked Commonwealth Games champion Simon Cowley in a Sydney bar in March 2008 causing injuries including a broken jaw, broken nose and broken eye socket. He received a 14-month suspended jail sentence in 2009 When Cowley was …and more » more...
BBC NewsCommonwealth Pool in Edinburgh to reopen in MarchBBC NewsThe pool, which was opened in January 1970 by Princess Anne and hosted two Commonwealth Games, closed for the work in June 2009. New changing rooms, a reception and cafe have also been installed. Former Olympic swimming champion, David Wilkie, …Royal Commonwealth Pool opens next month [...] 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...
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...
Waikato TimesHappy champs use Porritt meet for buildupStuff.co.nzOlympic, world and Commonwealth Games champion Adams, a regular at the annual Hamilton twilight meet despite her absence overseas last year, won the women's shot put in her usual canter with a best put of 20.19 metres. As her coach Jean-Pierre Egger …Athletics: Adams throws over 20mNew Zealand [...] more...
Commonwealth Games champ on showBundaberg News MailSQUASH: Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Craig Rowland and South African under-23 champion Carl Hampson will head a class Wide Bay Australia Team Titles field at Bundaberg Squash Centre this weekend. It is the biggest event on the Bundaberg … more...
Sharath avenges National championship loss to AmalrajTimes of IndiaThe momentum seemed to be with Amalraj in the fifth game where he fought back to make it 8-8 from a 3-5 deficit. But Sharath, the 2010 Commonwealth Games doubles gold medallist, played a blinder of a point for 13-11, giving him the much need confidence …and [...] more...
With less than six months to go for the London Olympics, Indian pugilists led by Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota will participate in the International Boxing Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan to get the necessary exposure ahead of the marquee event. more...
PALA: Hundreds of poles imported for the Commonwealth Games are gathering dust in the warehouses of Sports Authority of India (SAI), but the students of the Jumps Academy […] more...
Commonwealth Games champion Alana Boyd is eyeing national recordThe AustralianShe finished 16th in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in India in 2010. She was 13th at the world championships in Daegu in August with a jump of 4.50m, coming back after a knee operation in April.and [...] more...
When Delhi decked up for the Commonwealth Games, its sportspersons were practising in makeshift camps.Sanjana Nayak has a dream. She wants to win a medal at the Commonwealth […] 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...
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...
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...
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House in Sydney. – Reuters file picSYDNEY, Nov 12 ― Australia‘s Gold Coast has been chosen to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, […] 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 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...
Only Thyagaraj Stadium can proudly claim that it has organised seven national and two international events in the one year after the Commonwealth Games, besides providing free access to school students to train. more...
My article published in Leicester Mercury Newspaper on Friday, February 04, 2011Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Meghan Beesley hopes to add to her impressive array of medals at the London […] 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 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...
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...
India roundupHindustan TimesFormer Commonwealth Games wrestling champion Harishchandra Birajdar died in a city hospital Wednesday after prolonged illness.Birajdar (61), was the winner of gold medal in 1970 Commonwealth games. Aditi Ashok brought home a creditable card of 73 that …and more » more...
Former Commonwealth Games wrestling champion Harishchandra Birajdar died in a city hospital Wednesday after prolonged illness.Birajdar (61), was the winner of gold medal in 1970 Commonwealth games. more...
BBC NewsKelly Holmes praises Isle of Man for Commonwealth Youth Gamesisleofman.comDOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and three-time world champion gymnast Beth Tweddle have praised the Isle of Man for its organisation of the fourth Commonwealth Youth Games. The games ended last night (Monday) with the closing ceremony …Games boss proud of Guernsey's Youth [...] more...
Rajpal Singh is Indian hockey's lucky mascot.He led the team to a podium finish at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games last year, and on Sunday he added another feather to his cap by leading th more...
The HinduAshish Kumar aims to perfect new movesThe HinduAshish Kumar, the only Indian gymnast to win Commonwealth Games and Asian Games medals, having introduced some new elements into his routines, is striving to perfect them to claim an Olympics berth in the World championships in Tokyo next month. …Kumar eyes Olympic spotsportal.co.inGowda determined to win [...] more...
The GuardianAthletics: Dai Greene bursts onto the world stageWalesOnlineThe Welsh wonder won 400m hurdles gold at last year's European Championships and Commonwealth Games to establish himself as a genuine threat. Now Greene – who added the World Championship title in Daegu yesterday – needs only the Olympic title in …Greene provides a timely reminderThe Northern [...] 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...
Selection dilemmas at boxing trials for World ChampionshipsTimes of IndiaThe bantam weight 56kg division has the experienced Akhil Kumar, a former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, fighting it out for a place in the team against a spunky 19-year-old Shiva Thapa and Chhote Lal Yadav along with his own prodigy Jitender Kumar …and more » more...
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa etched their names in history books on Friday when they became the first Indian pair to ensure a medal at the World Badminton Championships. The Commonwealth Games more...
Nice moovie: http://www.youtube.com/embed/ Video description Yendi Phillips (born September 8, 1985) is the winner of the Miss Jamaica World 2007 beauty pageant, […] 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 Amandeep, the lone Indian to make Asian boxing finalHindustan TimesPTI 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 in Incheon on Thursday. …Amandeep in finals but Paramjeet and Balwinder bow outTimes [...] more...
Paramjeet and Amandeep in last four of Asian ChampionshipsTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Commonwealth champion Paramjeet Samota (91kg), Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Amandeep Singh (49kg) advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Incheon in South Korea on Monday. …and more » more...
AI: Commonwealth Games bronze medallist P Kashyap managed to kick off his world badminton championship campaign on a winning note in London on Tuesday. The 24-year-old, ranked 28th in the world, wa more...
Four Indian boxers register wins in Asian Confederation ChampionshipTimes of IndiaCommonwealth Champion Samota (91kg), Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Amandeep Singh (49kg), 2008 Youth Commonwealth gold medallist Balwinder Beniwal (64kg) and National Champion Kuldeep Singh (75kg) won their respective bouts to enter the next …and more » more...
: Achanta Sharath Kamal, who is preparing for the London Olympics in Germany, believes he can better his Beijing Games' performance. Though he felt things had slowed down after the Commonwealth Games, more...
Peeved at being ignored for the prestigious Arjuna Award, top woman weightlifter Renubala Chanu on Monday decided to return the gold medal she won in the Commonwealth Games last year to the sports minister. more...
SO how will the Commonwealth Games in Delhi be remembered – indeed, will it be remembered at all? The disappointing truth is that it will be remembered in […] more...
Rahul Banerjee to get Arjuna awardZee NewsKolkata: It was celebration time for Commonwealth Games gold medallist Rahul Banerjee and his family after the archer's name was recommended for the Arjuna Award on Friday. Rahul, whose elder sister and former world champion archer Dola Banerjee …I expected the Arjuna last year itself: RahulTimes of IndiaArjuna for [...] more...
A civil court judge has ordered swimmer Nick D'Arcy to pay at least 180,000 Australian dollars ($190,000) in damages to former Commonwealth Games champion Simon Cowley, who was injured in a bar room fight in 2008. more...
Mitchell takes all-around goldSydney Morning HeraldCommonwealth Games golden girl Lauren Mitchell has regained her Australian all-around gymnastics title to kick-start preparations for the world championships and next year's London Olympics. Mitchell, who won four gold medals at the Delhi Games, …WA's Lauren Mitchell wins all-round title at National ChampionshipsPerth Nowall 9 news articles » more...
3News NZ Swimmers will have eye on the OlympicsStuff.co.nzCOACH: Wellington's Commonwealth Games medallist Gareth Kean will have his coach Gary Hurring on board at a major meet for the first time at the world championships in Shanghai. Leaving behind the turmoil surrounding their national governing body, …NZ swim team eyes World Championships3News NZall 6 news articles » more...
Sydney Morning Herald Keeper grasps his opportunitySydney Morning HeraldLast year, they became the first side to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, a world championship and a Champions Trophy in the one year. Not bad for a team that went nearly 50 years before it won an Olympic gold. The Kookaburras this weekend jet off …National [...] more...
esk@hindustantimes.com After lying low for few days , Mandeep Kaur, the 4x400m Asian and Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medallist, has alleged that it was the coach's fault. Mandeep, who tested posi more...
Kingston, Jun 25 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar''s long list of admirers keeps on growing with world and Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt today saying he was one of the "greatest cricketers" and he dreams of watching the Indian champion play on the cricket field.Bolt, one of the most celebrated modern sporting icons, also said that he would one day run in India, despite the fact that had pulled out of the Commonwealth Games held here last year."For me he (Tendulkar) is one of the greatest cricketers I have seen. He has done extremely well and he is a very aggressive cricketer. ... more...
Discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who won a historic gold in the Commonwealth Games last year, has been recommended for Rajiv Khel Ratna, the countrys highest sports award. more...
Doncaster Today Luke Crowcroft selected for Commonwealth Youth GamesDoncaster TodayJUNIOR ABA champion Luke Crowcroft has had his first taste of action in an England vest and is all set for more after being selected to represent his country at the Commonwealth Youth Games. The Scawthorpe scrapper won a silver medal at the British … more...
Times LIVE Altitude training pushes Alicia Coutts to new levelThe AustralianCOMMONWEALTH Games star Alicia Coutts is sending out warning signals to her rivals, including triple Olympic champion Stephanie Rice, as the world championships approach in Shanghai next month. Coutts was the outstanding performer at the Mare Nostrum …Coutts continues Spanish gold-rushABC OnlineCoutts is demanding attentionThe AgeCoutts [...] more...
Sportstar A flood of fresh bloodSportstarAfter the intense competition in the Commonwealth Games at home and the Asian Games in China, the shooters had to grapple with the National championship and the National Games, before going through repeated rounds of mandatory trials that tested their …and more » more...
Times LIVE Tainted Games champ retiresSuperSport.comA Sri Lankan boxer, Manju Wanniarachchi, who was stripped of his Commonwealth Games gold medal after failing a drugs test, has retired from the sport. Wanniarachchi, 31, will not exercise his right to appeal against the ruling that disqualified him …Exclusive: Welsh boxer set to receive Commonwealth Games gold medal after [...] more...
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Commonwealth Games weightlifting gold medallist Chinthana Vidanage has been provisionally suspended following a positive drug test at the Asian championships, local media reported. more...
Daily Mail Smith takes World Champs silverEurosport.com ASIACommonwealth Games bronze medallist Zoe Smith will have to make more room on her already cluttered mantelpiece after grabbing silver at the Youth World Championships in Peru. Smith, 17, who won England's first ever female Commonwealth Games …Silver medal for Zoe Smith at World Youth ChampionshipsInsidethegames.bizall 6 news articles » 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...
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...
Acid test for Geitz's FirebirdsCoolum & North Shore NewsSHE'S played at the Commonwealth Games and she's represented her country 19 times, but Allora's Laura Geitz plays one of the biggest games of her blossoming career on Monday night. After going through the ANZ Championship regular season undefeated, …and more » more...
The HinduC'wealth Games champs Jwala-Ashwini beatenRediffThe Commonwealth Games' gold medal-winning pair of Jwala Gutta [ Images ] and Ashwini Ponnappa went down fighting in the Indian Open Super Series badminton at the Siri Fort Complex, in Ne... more...
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games doubles gold medallist Ashwini Ponnappa said qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics tops her priority and the Indian Open Super Series, starting Tuesday, will be the first step in that direction. 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...
New Delhi, Apr 14 (PTI) Indian women weightlifters won five bronze medals on the opening day of the Senior Asian Championships at Tongling City in China today.48kg lifter Kh Sanjita Chanu won a bronze each in clean and jerk (90kg) and total lift (158kg).In 53kg category, Matsa Santoshi bagged a bronze each in snatch (70kg), clean and jerk (88kg) and total lift (158kg).Commonwealth Games gold medallist Katulu Ravi Kumar is competing in men''s 69kg category while Chandreshori Devi is taking part in women''s 58kg. more...
The Indian Premier League, 2010 Commonwealth Games and the recent ICC World Cup has taken spectator comfort for sports lovers in the country to another level, as more people are lapping up the corpora more...
As the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi draws to a close, the British athletes have impressed myself -and most of Britain I hope- and will leave India with […] more...
The Commonwealth Games women's doubles gold medallists Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa had little difficulty in overcoming Denmark's Mari Helsbol and Anne Skelbaek 21-11, 21-18 in the first round of more...
Jamshedpur, Feb 23 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medalist K Ravi Kumar of SSCB today set a new National Games record in Clean and Jerk in the men''s 69kg event at Tata Auditorium here.Ravi Kumar lifted a total of 286kg and topped the chart with a 120kg lift in the snatch. He broke the previous record of 165kg set by another SSCB lifter G Vadivelu at the 2002 National Games in Visakhapatnam. ... more...
Jamshedpur, Feb 23 (PTI) Prominent hosts archers, including Commonwealth Games gold medalist Deepika Kumari and team medalist Jayant Talukdar qualified for the next round of both recurve and compound event of the 34th National Games at JRD Tata Sports Complex here today.However, it was curtains for Commonwealth Games individual gold medalist Rahul Banerjee of West Bengal and team silver medalist CH Jignas (SSCB) as they crashed out of the elimination round. ... more...
The Commonwealth Games served as a platform for the Indian organizing committees to showcase its hosting abilities for a major tournament. The event was most definitely a notable […] more...
The Braveheart Cycling Fund has named the twelve riders and two clubs it will support in 2011, with Commonwealth Games silver medalists Jenny Davis and Charline Joiner among […] more...
Commonwealth Games and Asian Games tennis champion Somdev Devvarman of India broke serve three times to overcome local Raven Klaasen 6-4, 6-3 Monday in a South African Open first-round clash. more...
In the absence of Saina Nehwal, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist P Kashyap will spearhead India`s challenge in the season-opening Malaysian Open Super Series badminton tournament starting in Kuala Lumpur. more...
Former two-time champion and Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medallist, John Kelai of Kenya, will be the cynosure of all eyes in the upcoming Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, scheduled to be held on January 16. 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...
Fortunes ebbed and flowed but Indian shooters, led by the mercurial Gagan Narang, experienced more highs than lows in a year that saw them clinch a record 30 medals in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) India''s star shuttler Jwala Gutta, who won the gold medal along with Ashwini Ponnappa in women''s doubles badminton at the Commonwealth Games, said she deserves to be the sportsperson of the year."Suggest my name for the sportsperson of the year," Gutta quipped when asked by media persons who she felt should be the sportsperson of the year."I am serious about it. ... more...
Commonwealth Games champion Nick Matthew sewed up the world No. 1 ranking after setting up a repeat of that gold medal match against English compatriot James Willstrop in the men's final of the PSA Sq more...
S S Ramaswamy Guangzhou, Nov 23 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold-medallistKrishna Poonia settled for a bronze in women's discus throwdespite performing better in Asian Games here and G Prameelafinished third in heptathlon as Indian athletes failed tosparkle on the third day of track and field competition today. more...
Ravi Kumar would have won a medal had he repeated his 321kg effort which fetched him a gold in the Commonwealth Games but he could only lift 311kg (141+170) to finish fifth. more...
India exceeded all expectations with 38 gold medals in the Commonwealth Games to finish at the second spot in the medals tally. The event has changed. So have the venues and conditions. The goal thoug more...
With expectations sky-high aftertheir stupendous Commonwealth Games performance but verylittle time for preparations, Indian pugilists head toGuangzhou for the Asiad where the country hasnot won a boxing gold since 1998. more...
New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) With expectations sky-high aftertheir stupendous Commonwealth Games performance but verylittle time for preparations, Indian pugilists head toGuangzhou tomorrow for the Asian Games where the country hasnot won a boxing gold since 1998. more...
Also known as the Commonwealth Games, which were held in New Delhi this October. But when did disaster come to be a synonym for the Indian government? From incredible […] more...
Home after a gruelling 11 days at the 19th commonwealth games in Delhi, Arjan Bhullar came home with more than just great memories. He arrived in Vancouver to a […] more...
Indian archers were hoping to strike three medals in the Asian Games, but were getting a bit tired by the plethora of felicitations after their success at the Commonwealth Games. more...
By John MacKinnon EDMONTON — Swimmer Annamay Pierse of Edmonton returned from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, with a case of dengue fever, Swimming Canada officials confirmed Friday. Pierse […] more...
By John MacKinnon EDMONTON — Swimmer Annamay Pierse of Edmonton returned from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, with a case of dengue fever, Swimming Canada officials confirmed Friday. Pierse […] more...
Kolkata, Oct 29 (PTI) Indian archers were hoping tostrike three medals in the Asian Games, but were getting a bittired by the plethora of felicitations after their success atthe Commonwealth Games. 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...
The staging of the Commonwealth Games Squash Championships in Delhi has been hailed as an overwhelming success by the World Squash Federation at its AGM. Led by 19 players […] more...
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Krishna Poonia`s proposal to have the USD 20,000 winner-takes-all discus throw duel with Dani Samuels after February next year has been accepted by the Australian world champion. more...
Jose Brasa goes into the home stretch of his two- year tenure as the chief coach of the national men's hockey team with mixed feelings. If reaching the final of the Commonwealth Games last month wa more...
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistOmkar Singh finished seventh after he aggregated 681.5(581+100.5) in men's 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSFWorld Cup final in Munich, Germany today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Commonwealth Games silvermedallist Lajja Gauswami finished 11th after she aggregated573 in women's 50-metre rifle 3 position event at the ISSFWorld Cup final in Munich, Germany today. more...
World champion grappler Sushil Kumar and discus thrower Krishna Poonia along with 25 other Railways sportspersons were felicitated today by Rail Minister Mamata Banerjee for clinching medals in the Commonwealth Games here. more...
The tragic death of coach Cherukuri Lenin is a huge loss for the country's archers, feels Commonwealth Games medallists Rahul Banerjee and Jayanta Talukdar. more...
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The tragic death of coach Cherukuri Lenin is a huge loss for the country's archers, feels Commonwealth Games medallists Rahul Banerjee and Jayanta Talukdar. more...
• Champion Manju Wanniarachchi tests positive for nandrolone• Wales' McGoldrick lost to Sri Lankan on countback in Delhi Manju Wanniarachchi of Sri Lanka kisses his gold medal as he […] more...
Compound archery coach Cherukuri Lenin, 27, died in a road accident in the wee hours on Sunday morning.Lenin along with Commonwealth Games com- pound team silver medal win- ners Ch Jignas and Ritu more...
Kolkata, October 24 (PTI) Limba Ram, head coach of theIndian archery team, today said Lenin Cherukuri contributedsignificantly to their Commonwealth Games silver medal triumphin the men's compound section. more...
Indians will have a tough task in hands when 24 teams vie for the top honour in third edition of Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship, commencing here from 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...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia on Thursday said she will reveal her plans regarding the proposed USD 20,000 winner-takes-all discus throw duelbetween her and world champion Dani Samuels on Tuesday. more...
The 10-metre air rifle pairs event gold medallist in the Commonwealth Games assured the Indian shooters will give a stiff challenge to the seasoned pros during the Guangzhou Games. more...
Poonia-Dani duel set for Jan 22The proposed USD 20,000 winner-takes-all discus throw duel between Commonwealth Games gold medalist Krishna Poonia and world champion Dani Samuels is moving ahead with the Australian proposing January 22 as the date. 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...
As India created history by bagging Commonwealth medals in gymnastics, former Australian champion says he is impressed with the quality of young Indian sportspersons as well as the attitude and passion of Indians which helped in making the recently concluded Games great. 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...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist and India's new discus cham- pion Krishna Poonia Tuesday accepted world champion Dani Samuels' challenge of a whop- ping $20,000 winner-takes-all contest. Krishna, more...
Six Commonwealth Games gold-medallists, includ- ing reigning Asian champion Narsingh Yadav and three dope- tainted athletes facing NADA hearing were on Tuesday named in the 18-member wrestling squad f more...
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistdiscus thrower Krishna Poonia is ready to face world championDani Samuels for the USD 20,000 winner-takes-all contestanywhere in the world as long as the Asian Games preparationis not compromised, said her husband Virender. more...
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Six Commonwealth Games goldmedallists, including reigning Asian champion Narsingh Yadav,and three dope-tainted athletes facing NADA hearing were todaynamed in the 18-member Indian wrestling squad for next month'sAsian Games in China. more...
Krishna Poonia, who became the first athlete from the country to capture a CWG gold medal in track and field since Milkha Singh`s feat in 1958, at the recently concluded mega sporting event, has another challenge on her hands. 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...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia is not aware of any $20,000 (R 9 lakh) winner-takes-all contest with world champion Dani Samuels of Australia but is ready for it if it 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...
People who see the outdoor displays (for Commonwealth Games 2010) will remember them for years to come, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee had said six months before the event. more...
Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh vowed to make up for his semifinal loss at the CWG with a gold medal at the upcoming Asian Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh Monday vowed to make up for his semi-final loss at the Commonwealth Games with a gold medal at the upcoming Asian Games at Guangzhou, China from Nov 12. more...
Why the Games came to Indiactober 14, 2010 10:48 AMBy Scott RussellThe XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi were in a hot, crowded place and they got off […] more...
Melbourne, Oct 17 (PTI) Teenage boxer Damien Hooper hasbeen revealed as the Australian athlete sent back home earlyfrom the Delhi Commonwealth Games for alleged indiscipline. more...
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), impressed by the successful hosting of the event at the Commonwealth Games, is keen to stage the world championships in India after 27 years. more...
Wellington, Oct 16 (IANS) New Zealand swimmer Daniel Bell, sent home from the Commonwealth Games for having beer, has been defended by his father as a focused young man, a media report said Saturday. more...
At the top of the medal tally and the undisputed champions of the Commonwealth Games, the Australian team, sadly didn't show any sporting spirit when their cricket […] more...
The International Table LONDON: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), impressed by the successful hosting of the event at the Commonwealth Games, is keen to stage the world champi- onships more...
With over 30 years in the watch business, Tissot president François Thiébaud's experience in the sector, both from a geographic as well as a product point of view and covering high volume brands to luxury niche products, is global in the true sense of word. more...
England and India were tied at 37 golds each, but England had many more medals, so it was a must-win match for Saina and for a nation desperate for some cheer after a demoralizing 0-8 drubbing in the men’s hockey final. more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games certainly created a spectacle over the past month. Unfortunately for the organisers, it was not the spectacle they had hoped for. Less than two weeks […] more...
Sushil, who won the Commonwealth Games gold in the 66kg category, does not want to aggravate his injury suffered during the World Championships last month. more...
Indian paddlers on Thursday assured the country of a total five medals from table tennis in the Commonwealth Games when reigning national champion Poulomi Ghatak and Mouma Das clinched a bronze, beati more...
But with the absence of stars, Delhi 2010 has witnessed some of the slowest timings registered in the modern Games in the track and field events. more...
England and India were tied at 37 golds each, but England had many more medals, so Saina's triumph ensured the Games would end on a high note for India. more...
Eight-time Olympic champions India's dream of registering their maiden hockey gold in the Commonwealth Games came down crashing as world champions Australia spanked the home team 8-0 to win their fourth consecutive gold in the quadrennial event on Thursday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Ace paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal and the women's pair of Mouma Das and Poulomi Ghatak won a bronze each Thursday as India ended with five medals from the table tennis competition of the Commonwealth Games here. more...
Ace Indian shuttler and world No 3, Saina Nehwal, won the 38th gold for India by beating Malaysia's Mew Choo Wong in the women's singles final at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. more...
Saumojyoti S Choudhury New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Eight-time Olympic championsIndia's dream of registering their maiden hockey gold in theCommonwealth Games came down crashing as world championsAustralia spanked the home team 8-0 to win their fourthconsecutive gold in the quadrennial event here today. more...
World champion Australia thrashed India 8-0 in the final of the Indian men's hockey event at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium to win gold at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India's badminton pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won the gold in the women's doubles event and the men's hockey team settled for a silver taking the country's overall medal count tantalisingly close to 100 on the final day of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) World champions Australia trounced India 8-0 to claim the gold in the men's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games at the Major Dhyan Chand stadium here Thursday. more...
Jason Wilson and Luke Doerner scored two goals apiece as world champion Australia thrashed India 8-0 to win its fourth successive Commonwealth Games men's hockey gold on Thursday. more...
Already assured of their maiden medal in the Commonwealth Games, a confident India will be hoping to ride on home support to seek a major upset against world […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): As the curtains come down this evening with a grand finale of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India, which is shining with its best ever medal haul with 36 Golds will make a last-ditch effort to finish second in the medal's tally with all eyes on men's hockey team and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal. more...
IT CAN be said that it was an unforgettable Tuesday when Indian men's hockey team stole the heart of all their fans. They were looking perfect, they were in rhythm and they dominated at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. India defeated England by 5-4 in the tie-breaker to reach into the finals of the Commonwealth Games 2010. more...
One of the hallmarks of champion sportspersons is their ability to hold themselves together under pressure and deliver high quality performances. We have seen a number of such […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Four gold medals, including a hat-trick by boxers, took India's gold count to 36 and the overall tally to 96 on the penultimate day of the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct.13 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma on Wednesday announced a cash award of Rs.21 lakh, if the Indian team secures Gold Medal in the Commonwealth Games Hockey Finals and Rs. 15 lakh if they win a Silver Medal. more...
New Delhi, Oct.13 (ANI): Indian players continued their winning streak with the pugilists winning three Gold medals and the Indian Table Tennis team winning a historic Gold medal for the first time in the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday. more...
Mumbai, Oct 13 (PTI) Currently displaying their ruthlessnature on the field in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, worldhockey champions Australia have now shown their human side offthe pitch. more...
Amit Kumar Das New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) India's Parupalli Kashyapdefeated compatriot Chetan Anand to win a bronze in thebadminton singles event of the Commonwealth Games here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct.13 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is expected to visit Major Dhyanchand stadium to watch the final match of Men's Hockey event to be played between India and world champion Australia here on Thursday. more...
Boxers and paddlers picked up four gold between them in a late evening surge at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday to take India's gold tally to 36 and the overall medal count to 96. more...
Tanzania and Australia will be going for their third successive wins in the Men's and Women's Marathon respectively, when the Delhi 2010 marathons are run early on Thursday […] more...
India produced a brave performance and came back from two goals down to beat England 5-4 in the penalty shoot and book a berth in the title clash […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Having failed to win a gold atthe Commonwealth Games, world champion Tejaswini Sawant saidshe did not get enough time to prepare for the mega-event. more...
India stun England to book final date with Aussies:NEW DELHI: Defending champions Australia and India will clash in the Commonwealth Games men's field hockey gold medal […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) After a glorious day on theathletics track and hockey field yesterday where they createdhistory, India are looking up to another excellent outing onthe penultimate day of the Commonwealth Games here today. more...
Discus champion Krishna Poonia criticised athletes who pulled out of the Commonwealth Gamesand said India had proved that it could host a successful event. (For Slideshow: Commonwealth Games Highlights, click here) The […] more...
Rifleman Gagan Narang’s hopes of bagging six gold medals in the 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games remained unfulfilled, when he failed to win the 50metre pairs event on Wednesday. more...
or mighty Australia, it would be another step towards consolidating their supremacy in the women's hockey by winning the second successive gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, when they take on dark more...
Tom Daley and partner Max Brick have won gold in the final of the 10m platform synchro at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Look at these amazing pictures […] more...
New Delhi, Oct.12 (ANI): In a nerve-wracking match, India beat England 5-4 in penalty shootout in the Men's Hockey semi-final clash here on Tuesday to enter final. more...
It took the Indian shooters less than an hour to shoot three medals, one gold and two silver, to continue their their dream run in the ongoing Commonwealth Games more...
India guaranteed their greatest Commonwealth Games gold medal haul on Tuesday when women's 10m air pistol pair Annu Raj Singh and Heena Sidhu secured the hosts' 31st title. more...
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Shooters Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh won a gold in the 10-metre air pistol pairs event at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday, taking India's gold tally to 31, the highest the country has earned in the Games' history. more...
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) World champions Australia beat arch-rivals New Zealand 6-2 and entered the final of the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
Watch the following clip of the reigning World, World Indoor and Olympic Champion Steve Hooker from the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. The Australian pole vaulter shrugged off an […] more...
Olympic champion won the men's pole vault gold with ease on Monday and said the timing of the DelhiCommonwealth Gameshad put many other top athletes off attending. The Australian […] more...
: Riding on a high after their magnificent display against Pakistan, hosts India will face England for a place in the hockey final of the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. World Champions Australia will more...
ndian discus thro trio had just created history b sweeping the three medals a the Commonwealth Games a the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday. But soon after India's 52-yea wait for another gold me more...
: For globetrotting England rugby 7s skipper Ben Gollings, the Commonwealth Games was never meant to be a whistle-stop journey, unlike most of his other assignments.Lone survivor of the silver med more...
Krishna Poonia hurled a one-kilogram disc just over 61 metres on Monday to end India's half-century wait for a Commonwealth athletics gold, while women's sprint champion Osayemi Oludamola […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A long 52-year wait came to an end as India's national anthem was once again played in the Commonwealth Games athletics arena with woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia winning the gold. The hosts made a clean sweep of medals in the event - their first such feat in any sport at the Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The medal sweep in women's discus at the Commonwealth Games athletics event Monday has made the Indians hopeful of a good performance in next month's Asian Games at Guangzhou. 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...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India could add just four Bronze medals here till Monday evening, as shooters duo Tejaswani and Meena Kumari and three pugilists contributed apiece to the total medal tally of 73 as recorded here on yesterday. more...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India's poster boy Vijender Kumar lost to England's Ogogo in a semi-final match in the 75 kilogram category of boxing competition here at the XIX Commonwealth Games. 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...
Captain Madonna Blyth's 38th-minute deflection off a penalty corner was enough for defending champion Australia to edge England 1-0 in the Commonwealth Games women's field hockey semifinals on Monday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India need to ratchet up their game and show more discipline Tuesday when they face their nemesis England in the semi-finals of the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) India's hopes of winning a bagfulof gold medals from boxing in the Commonwealth Games suffereda setback as their three pugilists lost semifinal bouts tosettle for bronze at the Talkatora Stadium here today. more...
Lizzie Armitstead took Commonwealth Games silver for England in the women's road race, which was won by Australia's Rochelle Gilmore in a sprint finish. Gilmore's team-mate Chloe Hosking won […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Eleven goals in an emotionally charged India-Pakistan hockey match and the victory was a great gift for Indian people who got what they richly deserved, said coach Jose Brasa. more...
World champion and Olympic bronze medalist Sushil Kumar of India has beaten Heinrich Barnes of South Africa to win the the 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Commonwealth Games to bring India's gold tally to 28. Kumar pinned down his opponent in the second round when leading 2-0, 5-0 to more...
Tight security featuring gun-toting police on top of steel barricades kept most of the spectators away during a Commonwealth Games women's cycling road race won by Rochelle Gilmore of Australia on Sunday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) World champions Australia enjoyed a useful workout ahead of the semi-finals as they hammered Malaysia 7-0 to conclude their pool A league engagements with an all-win record in the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Sunday. more...
New Delhi: Olympics bronze medallist and world champion wrestler Sushil Kumar won the gold in the Freestyle 66 kg category at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. Sushil, who won his […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Deepaki Kumari, India's young archery sensation, and Rahul Banerjee won gold in individual recurve events, rounding off a memorable outing for the archers at the Commonwealth Games here Sunday. more...
The fierce battle for gaining the second spot in the Commonwealth Games continued in earnest between India and England on the seventh day of competitions with the hosts edging in front by bagging four gold medals. more...
Defending champion Geeta Rani failed to live upto her expectations as he finished a disappointing fourth in women's 75+kg category in the weightlifting competition of the Commonwealth Games today. more...
With the gold medal eluding them in the team event, Indian paddlers will be eyeing to better their performance in the individual competitions of the Commonwealth Games more...
Pakistan boxer Haroon Khan is guaranteed at least a Commonwealth Games bronze medal after beating Wales' Andrew Selby to reach the semi-finals. Flyweight Khan, younger brother of WBA champion […] more...
Turner delighted to add to medal haul (UK only) Three Englishmen swept the podium in the Commonwealth 110m hurdles final on Friday, led by European champion Andy Turner. Turner, 30, […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (ANI): Archer Deepika Kumari won gold in the women's recurve archery singles while Dola Banerjee won the bronze in the same event of the XIXth Commonwealth Games today. more...
Haroon Khan guaranteed a Commonwealth Games medal at the Talkatora Stadium in Delhi insisting beating a British Olympic squad fighter gave him more satisfaction than knowing he will head home with at least bronze. more...
Leisel Jones watched backstroke teammate Emily Seebohm touch the wall at the Commonwealth Games pool on Saturday, then plunged off the deck and into her breaststroke leg of the Australian team’s 4x100-meter medley relay. more...
World champions Australia had to sweat it out to overcome a spirited chal- lenge from Pakistan beating them 1-0 to seal a place in the semi-finals of the men's hock- ey at the Commonwealth Games. U more...
After the early exit of the hosts from the Singles event, India's best hopes of winning its first medal in Squash at Delhi 2010 now rest with the […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) After India humbled Scotland bya 4-0 margin, the hockey team's chief coach Jose Brasa saidtoday that his team has a psychological advantage overarch-rivals Pakistan for tomorrow's do-or-die encounter in theCommonwealth Games event. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS): India has psychological advantage over Pakistan in Sunday's tie and at the same will be under pressue to beat them for a semi-final berth in the men's hockey championship of the Commonwealth Games, coach Jose Brasa said Saturday. more...
World and Olympic champion Valerie Adams gave a frank assessment of the feeble field in the Commonwealth Games shot put after requiring just one throw to retain her title. more...
New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): Indian athlete Harminder Singh won a bronze medal in men's 20-kilometres walk event in the ongoing XIX Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. more...
Leisel Jones etched herself on to the list of Australian swimming greats with her 10th Commonwealth Games gold medal on Saturday to become the joint most successful athlete in the 80 years of the multi-sport event. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Gagan Narang had taken to shooting as a pastime, not in pursuit of excellence. Now, after winning four golds at the Commonwealth Games and with at least two more expected, he is well on his way to be the world's best. 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...
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...
Jamaican Lerone Clarke became the fastest man at the Delhi XIX Commonwealth Games yesterday when he won the 100-metres gold medal. Clarke sprinted to victory in 10.12 seconds. more...
Australian teenager Yolane Kukla made history on Friday when she became the youngest person to win a Commonwealth Games swim- ming gold since 2000. The teenager - aged just 15 and nine days - won gold more...
Though India's hunt for its first Commonwealth Games medal in hockey took a beating after the 2-5 loss to Australia, a big win over a lowly ranked Scotland on Saturday will surely restore some confi- more...
Former world champion Nathan Robertson, came to the defence of the beleaguered Commonwealth Games, dismissing all talk of it being poorly organised. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team won its maiden silver in the Commonwealth Games after losing to Singapore 0-3 in the final, while the defending champion men's team suffered a shock 1-3 defeat at the hands of England in the semi-finals here Friday. more...
School Reporters from Nigeria reflect on how many medals their national team have won at the halfway stage of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.... From BBC News. Full […] more...
Amit Kumar Das New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) A vociferous crowd failed toinspire India as the hosts went down fighting to Malaysia 1-3in the finals of the mixed badminton event to settle for asilver in the Commonwealth Games at the Siri Fort sportcomplex here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Adding to India's glory in the Commonwealth Games, women wrestlers Alka Tomer and Anita won gold medals in freestyle wrestling amidst cries of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' in the jam-packed KD Yadav wrestling stadium in the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here Friday. 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...
Sabi Hussain New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) India's best hopes of winning itsfirst medal in squash at the Commonwealth Games now rest withthe second seeded doubles pair of Joshna Chinappa and DipikaPallikal after the early exit of the hosts from the singlesevent. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) He was booed by the partisan crowdand felt a bit hard done by the judging in his loss to Indianboxer Jai Bhagwan in the Commonwealth Games pre-quarterfinalsbut Tanzania's Nasser Mafuru has no complaints because hethinks grumbling is against the sportsman spirit. 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 8(ANI): Australia's former world champion marathon runner Robert de Castella has described the conditions at Delhi Commonwealth Games as the toughest he has ever seen for marathon running. 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...
The joy in Dr UK Mishra's voice was unmistakable after Ashish Kumar, a trainee of the National Sports Academy, Allahabad, fetched the country its first medal in gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games by winning the bronze in floor exercises on Thursday. 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...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Indian shooters yet again fired to glory, archers and women wrestlers joined the party and a gymnast created history with the first ever medal, taking the count to 34 at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. 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...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team Thursday reached their maiden final at the Commonwealth Games blanking fancied England in the semi-finals here Thursday and the men's team entered the last four beating South Africa in the quarter-finals. more...
Poonam Mehra New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) There was no stopping the Indianboxers' victory march at the Commonwealth Games with Asiangold-medallist Suranjoy Singh (52kg) and Amandeep Singh (49kg)advancing to the quarterfinals, while defending champion AkhilKumar (56kg) booking a place in the last-16 stage in front ofa rapturous home crowd at the Talkatora Stadium here today. more...
Saumojyoti S Choudhury New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Australia proved too hot for Indiato handle as the world champions spanked the home team 5-2 ina Pool A match and inched a step closer towards the semifinalsof the men's hockey event in the Commonwealth Games heretoday. more...
Fran Halsall claimed England's first gold medal, while Liam Tancock earned them the second gold with a Games record at the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi at Dr […] more...
Kushan Sarkar New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Haryana's Geeta won India'sfirst ever gold medal in womens wrestling in the 55kgfreestyle category at the Commonwealth Games here today. 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...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Indian shooters Vijay Kumar and Gurpreet Singh won the gold in men's 25 metres rapid fire pistol pairs event with a Games record at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. more...
India's Commonwealth Games weightlifting champion Renu Bala had to catch a rickshaw back to the athletes village after she missed the official transport. more...
Uganda's Moses Kipsiro took the first athletics gold of the Commonwealth Games after workers triumphed in their own desperate race to repair the track and get the infield ready at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. more...
World champion, Olympic gold medallist, and now two-time Commonwealth Games champion; that is the brief biography of Anna Meares, the cyclist. Her win over compatriot Kaarle McCulloch in the women's 5 more...
It wouldn't be premature to crown Gagan Narang the next `Goldfinger' so early in the Commonwealth Games. The precision with which the champion 10m air rifle marks- man decimated the field, and, mos more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Sterling performance by shooters, wrestlers and weightlifters at the Commonwealth Games took India's gold medal tally to 11 Wednesday as badminton, tennis, table tennis and archery stars relentlessly continued their hunt for top honours. more...
Uganda's Moses Kipsiro edged a thrilling last-lap duel with Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge to take the 5,000 metres on Wednesday after Commonwealth Games organisers had won their own race against time to get the track ready. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Fourth seed Indian women stormedinto the semifinal of the Commonwealth Games table tennis teamcompetition by beating third seed Australia 3-1 at the YamunaSports Complex here today. more...
Tapan Mohanta New Delhi, October 6 (PTI) Notwithstanding an erraticperformance by the World Cup champions recurve team, theIndian archers made the semi-finals in all the four teamevents of the Commonwealth Games at Yamuna Sports Complex heretoday. 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...
Egged on by a capacity crowd at the Talkatora Stadium, Jai dominated the proceedings to notch up an easy 11-1 triumph after getting a bye in the first round. more...
In a mixed day for Indian archery, the recurve section saw a thumping performance but the compound section was a big letdown, in the Commonwealth Games competition at […] more...
Aditi turned 23 today and also made her debut in the Commonwealth Games and the diminutive shuttler from Pune says it is a special feeling after spending life at the sidelines for quite a while. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Indian shooters are drawing huge crowds at the Karni Singh Range to watch stars Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, World no.3 Gagan Narang, among others, find the bull's eye with incredible regularity. more...
Without doubt, Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games 2010 proved to be golden day for India, literally. On one hand India won not one, not two, but five gold medals in one single day. On the other hand, there was miracle of sorts for Team India in cricket as they defeated the mighty Aussies in [...] more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): India will look to strengthen its position in the medals tally on the second day of the Commonwealth Games as 28 gold medals are up for grabs today with the most interesting battle between Olympian gold winner Abhinav Bindra and World Champion Gagan Narang, who will be gunning for gold in the 10 m air rifles (Singles). more...
Ace Indian rifle shooter Gagan Narang, riding on his good form, won gold in the 10m air rifle individual event at the Commonwealth Games, while compatriot Abhinav Bindra settled for a silver. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) World champions Australia took just 14 minutes to shake off the early morning blues and then proceed to dismantle Scotland 9-0 to open their campaign in the men's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games on a strong note here Wednesday. more...
There were more cheers in the Malaysian camp on the second day of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), when weightlifters added a gold and silver while cycling provided a silver lining to boost the medal tally. more...
I: For Australian paralympian Louise Ellery, October6 will be a big day as she gears up for the F32 shot-put event and aims to win her first Commonwealth Games medal. The 33-year-old recalls her gr more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS)Formidable Australia maintained their top position on the leaderboard even as hosts India showed their sporting might on day two of the 19th Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) On a day of golden moments for India wrestlers and shooters won five gold and two silver medals, marksmen set new records and men's hockey team bagged three points in its first outing at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) India women spanked Ghana 3-0 toenter quarterfinal of the table tennis team event while theirmen counterparts consolidated their position by thrashingGuyana with an identical scoreline in the Commonwealth Gameshere today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) It was a golden Tuesday for India at the Commonwealth Games, wrestlers and shooters minting five gold and two silver medals with marksmen setting new records. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Four Indian archers reached the quarter finals of the individual recurve but the hosts' challenge ended early in the compound event at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
Marksmen Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang will have to jostle for Wednesday's headlines with cricketer Vangipurappu Laxman despite winning India's first gold medal in the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who along with Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra Tuesday won the gold in the 10- metre rifle pairs event at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, is unhappy he fell two points short of his world record score of 600 points. more...
P Kashyap shone on debut while Saina Nehwal continued her rampaging run as India demolished a lowly Barbados 5-0 in the badminton mixed team event of the Commonwealth Games here today. more...
P Kashyap shone on debut while Saina Nehwal continued her rampaging run as India demolished a lowly Barbados 5-0 in the badminton mixed team event of the Commonwealth Games here today. more...
OLYMPIC GOLD medalist Abhinav Bindra and world champion Gagan Narang did maximum amount of justice on the hopes which were put upon them. The ace shooters on Tuesday […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): Olympian gold winner Abhinav Bindra and World Champion Gagan Narang won their first gold medals for India in the Pairs 10 m Air Rifle Mens event at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. more...
It was more than a decade-and-a-half back, when, as a 15-year-old, Abhinav Bindra, went for his first Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. In fact, he was the only Indian in the 10m air rifle e 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...
Nigerian schoolgirl weightlifter Augustina Nwakolo scooped the first gold medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Monday, dashing hosts India's hopes of claiming it for themselves. The 17-year-old jumped […] more...
DELHI, India — Victoria’s Ryan Cochrane got Canada off to a golden start at the Commonwealth Games on Monday, winning the men’s 400-metre freestyle swim for the […] 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...
The strength of the swimming competition at the Commonwealth Games was evident on the first morning of action with defending champions and expected finalists exiting early in the opening heats. more...
New Delhi: (IANS) Shooter Abhinav Bindra, India's only individual Olympic champion, took the athletes' oath on behalf of the 6,700 participants from 71 countries and territories at the […] more...
It was both cheers and jeers for Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games, when he made his speech while it was cheers all the way for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. more...
India's only individual Olympic champion will carry the national flag at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, becoming the fourth shooter to carry the flag in a mega event. more...
Even as all eyes will be on traditional powerhouses such as Australia and Canada, India's gymnasts would look to end their medal drought when the competition begins in the Commonwealth Games here tomorrow. more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Indian men Monday begin the campaign to defend their Commonwealth Games table tennis gold with an easy outing against minnows Vanuatu while women have their task cut out against New Zealand. more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (ANI): Amidst criticism about the facilities at the Delhi Commonwealth Games venue, the double Olympic champion and president of Commonwealth Games England, Dame Kelly Holmes, has insisted that the Games must go on. more...
Sydney, Oct 3 (ANI): Defending Dani Samuels decision to withdraw from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, the coach of Australia's world discus champion, has described as 'misrepresentation and propaganda' in stories that have circulated in India since she withdrew from the Games. more...
Melbourne, Oct 3 (PTI) Taking a potshot at India's topwoman discuss thrower Krishna Poonia, Dani Samuels coachDaniel Lane said his world champion ward's decision to pullout of the Commonwealth Games has nothing to do with her form. more...
You have to want it very badly and be prepared to put in the long hours.Nothing comes easy.“ The words may sound philosoph- ical, but coming from a world champion, they speak of grit and persevera more...
: Nominated as the country's flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra says the hon- our is a dream-come true. “To represent the coun more...
Commonwealth Games have a record of producing World and Olympic champions and sprinters taking part in New Delhi are not too unhappy by the Jamaican's absence. more...
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) After a bronze at Manchester and a silver in Melbourne, weightlifter Christine Girard is desperate to win gold at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games. She feels her toughest challengers will be from India. more...
New Delhi, Oct 2(ANI): England's chef de mission Craig Hunter reckons that India would be a real force to be reckoned with during the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
After reaching two doubles finals at the US Open, Aisamul Haq Qureshi is under pressure at home to win a tennis medal for Pakistan in a below-strength field […] more...
New Delhi, Oct.2 (ANI): Australian Kookaburras captain Jamie Dwyer's bid for victory at the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi could come unstuck because of the non-arrival of his equipment, which is stranded in Singapore. more...
With the likes of Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang, Samaresh Jung and Tejaswini Sawant, Indian shooters will be looking to better their Melbourne performance. 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...
[caption id="attachment_219" align="aligncenter" width="328" caption="cartoon by Pabodha Hettige"][/caption] The Sri Lankan contingent will attend the Commonwealth Games ’10, despite the issues arising with regard to the event, said the […] more...
As the countdown to the Commonwealth Games moved into its final three days, athletes continued to flood into a heavily guarded Indian capital as the host of problems surrounding the event showed signs of easing. more...
As the countdown to the Commonwealth Games moved into its final three days, athletes continued to flood into a heavily guarded Indian capital as the host of problems surrounding the event showed signs of easing. more...
Melbourne, Sep 30 (PTI) Star pull-outs continued ahead ofthe Commonwealth Games with defending champion discus throwerScott Martin of Australia withdrawing from the mega event dueto a chest injury. more...
In 2002 Manchester, she was a novice taking her first steps in badminton but eight years down the line, Jwala Gutta is one of the best medal prospects for India at the Commonwealth Games and the 27-year-old says she will not let her country down. more...
Medal prospect and national record holder 800m runner Tintu Luka could have performed better had world champion Caster Semenya not pulled out of the Commonwealth Games due to injury, legendary athlete P T Usha said today. more...
// The national sport of India, Hockey, has always given laurels to the country. The one time undisputed Champions of the world for 28 years on the trot have now fallen apart. However, that was on the bigger stage – the Olympics. There is the need for even more mercy for the team.There is literally [...] more...
The Commonwealth Games has a long and storied past. The matches in athletics alone have been amazing. The 2010 version, which opens this weekend, is having both media and security problems. Neither of those have helped ticket sales, which are at a paltry 200,000 out of an estimated 1.7 million tickets available.Security concerns have kept many athletes away. While UK athletics and many other teams have kept a stiff upper lip, elite athletes have several concerns: security issues, the absolute exhaustion many face at the end of a ten month season, and how to prepare for 2011-2012.India has huge potential in the global sporting world. They have had some outstanding athletes in track & field, and I believe we will see many more to come. They apparently understand cricket there as well, which, I assume, like American baseball, is a wonderful excuse to watch a sporting event while consuming adult beverages in a warm climate. 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...
With a world champion team and with one of its leading rivals not allowed in the competition, Samoa is banking on the rugby sevens competition to provide its first Commonwealth Games gold medal. more...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Welsh's 14-year-old table tennisplayer Charlotte Carey is in India not just to participatein the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games but also to apply hennaon her hands. more...
With a world champion team and with one of its leading rivals not allowed in the competition, Samoa is banking on the rugby sevens competition to provide its first Commonwealth Games gold medal. more...
Joining the long list of star pullouts from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya on Wednesday withdrew from the event citing a back injury. more...
London, Sep 29 (ANI): World 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has pulled out of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games on medical grounds just hours after her coach announced that she was fit to compete.Semenya, who returned to field in July after an 11-month gender investigation, has been struggling with a back injury sustained in training. more...
London, Sep 29 (ANI): Former Olympic 200 and 400 metres champion Michael Johnson has said that the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games were "doomed from the start". more...
Amit Kumar Das New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) India's top doubles player JwalaGutta is saddened by the negative publicity surrounding theCommonwealth Games and feels this will put additional pressureon the athletes to deliver during the October 3-14 Delhi eventhere. more...
Joining the long list of star pullouts from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya today withdrew from the event citing a back injury. more...
Johannesburg, Sep 29 (PTI) Joining the long list of starpullouts from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, South Africa's800m world champion Caster Semenya today withdrew from theevent citing a back injury. 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...
The blinkers are firmly strapped on for former trap World Champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu, who is desperately trying to regain lost form in distant Italy far away from the bedlam of the Commonwealth Games back home. more...
The depleted track and field event is in danger of another high-profile withdraw- al if world 800m champion Caster Semenya fails to recov- er from a back injury. The 19-year-old is one of the bigge 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...
England tennis player Richard Bloomfield is the latest to join the growing list of players pulling out of the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games after failing to recover from a back injury. 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...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Over 3,100 Indian and foreign athletes have arrived here for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. Around 850 athletes arrived Tuesday. more...
South African world champion 800m runner Mbulaeni Mulaudzi today became the latest high-profile athlete to pull out of Commonwealth Games due to injury. more...
Gayathri Govindraj's on the last leg of her training before she goes to New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games (CWG). The 20-year-old is just back from Bangalore, where she went to attend the national coaching camp but left halfway as she wanted to train with her own coach. "My coach understands me best and knows how to help me train," says the Chennai girl, who will be competing in the triple jump and 100 metre hurdles. She is also one of the youngest athletes at the CWG. more...
Singapore might be a world leader in many things but sport isn't one of them, although they do boast top-class table tennis players who go into the Commonwealth Games as firm favourites. more...
Some of his countrymen might have opted out of the Commonwealth Games due to security and hygiene issues, but veteran Australian hockey player Jamie Dwyer on Monday said he has no concerns travelling to Delhi for the crisis-hit mega-event even though his pregnant wife is little apprehensive. more...
National shooting coach Sunny Thomas said Bindra will join his team-mates tomorrow after depositing his weapons at the Karni Singh Ranges here. more...
London, Sept 27 (PTI) Legendary American athlete MichaelJohnson joined the chorus of renowned sports persoanlities whohave criticised the preparation of the upcoming CommonwealthGames in Delhi by saying they were "doomed from the start". more...
New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI) Olympic gold medallist marksmanAbhinav Bindra today check in at the Commonwealth GamesVillage here but made a quick exit to leave for home as he hasnot brought his weapons with him. more...
If River Yamuna doesn’t over run Delhi and the rain Gods to whom our ex Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar praying to answers or not the 19th Common […] more...
The first batch of Australian athletes for the Commonwealth Games arrived here early Monday morning hoping to remain unaffected by the troubled build-up to the event. more...
New Delhi, Sept 27 (ANI): Australia's first Commonwealth Games athletes, who arrived in Delhi this morning, have said that they have come with an open mind despite security concerns, and added that they were "looking forward" to compete in the event and clarify all doubts regarding the gloomy accommodation reports themselves. more...
The first batch of Australian athletes for the Commonwealth Games arrived here early this morning hoping to remain unaffected by the troubled build-up to the event. more...
The bridge collapse and a suspected militant attack on two foreign visitors threw the Games into crisis. An outbreak of dengue has only compounded worries. Several top athletes, including world […] more...
Workers painted walls, drained out rain water and removed a snake at the Commonwealth Games Village as India raced today to address complaints of filth and hygiene a week before the start of the showpiece event. more...
Australian cyclist Travis Meyer and table tennis player Stephanie Sang today joined the growing list of athletes pulling out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and health concerns. more...
The Games were supposed to enhance India’s image of a rising power, but shoddy construction, filthy accommodation and security fears have underlined governance and accountability issues, hurting the runaway pride of Asia’s third largest economy. more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Unfazed by the controversies surrounding the Commonwealth Games, champion swimmers Ashley Callus of Australia and England's Jenna Randall have said they will definitely travel to New Delhi and the problems there have not had a negative impact on them. more...
Workers removed rain water, scraped dirt and painted walls at the Commonwealth Games Village on Sunday as India raced to address complaints of filth and hygiene a week before the start of the showpiece event. more...
Australian cyclist Travis Meyer and table tennis player Stephanie Sang today joined the growing list of athletes pulling out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and health concerns. more...
Melbourne, Sep 26 (PTI) Australian cyclist Travis Meyerand table tennis player Stephanie Sang today joined thegrowing list of athletes pulling out of the troubledCommonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and healthconcerns. 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...
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...
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...
Indian athletes continued to trickle in at the Commonwealth Games Village with the 10-member boxing team led by Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh checking in at its residential block for the event. more...
"Come as a friend and go back as a family," is the message that Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi today sent out to athletes and officials of the 71 Commonwealth countries. more...
Though the Commonwealth Games are not important when it comes to Olympic qualification, the Games have a rich history and are of high significance for every country participating in it. more...
Melbourne, Sep 24 (PTI) Three-time gold medallist relayrunner Tamsyn Lewis has pulled out of the Commonwealth Gamesciting injury, even as star Australian cyclists Mark Renshawand Mathew Hayman are still undecided about travelling toDelhi due to sanitation and security issues. 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...
Former world champion road cyclist Greg Henderson became the first selected New Zealand athlete to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games, saying there are "too many risks" in going to Delhi for the troubled event. more...
Having already packed his bags, Mervyn King - who is expecting to fly to New Delhi on Sunday - boosted his confidence for next month's Commonwealth Games by winning the Wyldecrest Park Homes Premier League Bowls in Cyprus yesterday. more...
Melbourne, Sep 24(ANI): New Zealand road cyclist Greg Henderson has pulled out of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, citing health and security fears. more...
Sydney, Sep 24(ANI): The withdrawal of champion athletes from the Delhi Commonwealth Games due to fears about health and security may have boosted Australian medal prospects, but is also promising to devalue the medals won, Archery Australia Chief Executive Jim Larven has said. 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...
Melbourne, Sep 24 (PTI) Former world champion roadcyclist Greg Henderson today became the first selected NewZealand athlete to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games,saying there are "too many risks" in going to Delhi for thetroubled event. 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...
With just 10 days to go for the Delhi Commonwealth Games and many countries expressing strong concern about securi- ty and hygiene, there's an Australian team in another part of the country which has more...
England committed to the troubled Commonwealth Games on Thursday after all 17 member sports agreed to go amid signs of improvement on the ground in India. 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...
-England boss admits competition is 'on a knife-edge'-Scotland team confirms it has delayed its departure to Delhi-Countries worried by 'unsafe and unfit for human habitation'-Australian film crew enter […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Former sprint queen P.T. Usha feels it is indifferent form and injuries and not the recent controversies that have resulted in the pullout of some top foreign athletes from the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
Several Indian sportspersons have expressed their anxiety over constant complaints about the ensuing Commonwealth Games to be staged in New Delhi. more...
India, within the limitations of its financial resources, workforce skills, pressing competing demands and probable corruption, has done the best it can to organize the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, feels a senior journalist. more...
New Delhi, Sept.23 (ANI): Several Indian sportspersons have expressed their anxiety over constant complaints about the ensuing Commonwealth Games to be staged in New Delhi. more...
Sydney, Sept.23 (ANI): India, within the limitations of its financial resources, workforce skills, pressing competing demands and probable corruption, has done the best it can to organize the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, feels a senior journalist. more...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) World chess champion ViswanathanAnand does not wish to become part of the chaos andcontroversy surrounding the Commonwealth Games here and onlywants to focus on the number of medals India would win in theOctober 3-14 event. more...
Melbourne, Sep 23 (PTI) Some of the world's top athleteshave either pulled out or having second thoughts aboutcompeting in the Delhi Commonwealth Games but the Australianswimming team and hurdler Hayley Butler today said they remaincommitted to the October 3 to 14 event. more...
London, Sept.23 (ANI): After three high-profile withdrawals, ace England runner Helen Clitheroe has used her Twitter account to issue a rally call to all English sportspersons to take part in the XIXth Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi from October 3 to 14 this year. more...
Canada Wednesday told some of its athletes to delay their journey to New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games beginning Oct 3, saying a decision will be taken once it is confident their sportspersons are ’safe and healthy’. more...
Gillard told reporters that Australian athletes should decide for themselves whether or not to attend the Games, but she pointed out the longstanding travel warnings. 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...
Athens Olympic silvermedallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore lashed out at theNational Rifle Shooting Association of India (NRAI) forleaving him out of the Commonwealth Games squad on the basisof "unfair selection policy". more...
Kenya's defending Commonwealth Games 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei and 2007 world marathon champion Luke Kibet have pulled out of the Commonwealth Games. “Jepkosgei and Kibet have withdrawn cit- ing more...
From my bookmarks:Sports minister Mark Arbib says more Australian athletes may withdraw from the New Delhi Commonwealth Games after world discus champion Dani Samuels pulled out Tuesday citing […] more...
Betwa Sharma New York, Sep 22 (PTI) With the Delhi CommonwealthGames hit by a series of concerns, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna today sought to reassure the world that India wasdetermined to make the event a success, and that security willnot be a worrying issue. 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...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) There was some respite for the beleaguered Commonwealth Games Organising Committee as Australia said it is committed to sending its team for the Oct 3-14 Games. 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...
NEW DELHI – Less than two weeks before it begins, one of the world's biggest sports events is in jeopardy as organizers struggle to cope with unfinished buildings, […] more...
REUTERS - The Delhi Commonwealth Games have been hit by a series of pullouts by high-profile athletes, taking much of the shine off next month's multi-sport gathering which is already besieged by a raft of other problems. 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...
Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib today said more athletes are likely to pull out of the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games in India but his country is committed to take part in next month's multi-sporting event. more...
Australian sports minister Mark Arbib today said more athletes are likely to pull out of the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games in India but his country is committed to take part in next month's multi-sporting event. more...
Enlarge Photo Britain's Christine Ohuruogu celebrates winning the women's 400m at the British Athletics Grand Prix in... A trio of top British athletes, including world triple jump champion Phillips […] more...
London, Sep 22 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi from Oct 3, has suffered another blow after three of England's high profile athletes - Phillips Idowu, Christine Ohuruogu and Lisa Dobriskey - withdrew citing security and injury concerns. more...
There was more embarrassment on Wednesday as three top English athletes, including world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu, pulled out of the Commonwealth Games scheduled to start on October 3. Besides Idowu, the other two athletes to pull out are Christine Ohuruogu and Lisa Dobriskey. more...
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...
Australia Wednesday warned more athletes were likely to skip New Delhi's Commonwealth Games over safety fears as high-profile pull-outs and a bridge collapse fuelled concerns over the showpiece […] more...
There was more embarrassment for India as a trio of top British athletes, including injured Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu, pulled out of the troubled Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Australia's government backed India on Wednesday amid concerns about New Delhi's ability to stage a successful Commonwealth Games next month, saying it was confident preparations for the event would be finished on time. more...
: It seems that there is no end to top athletes pulling out of the Commonwealth Games. Australia's world champion discus thrower Dani Samuels, three English athletes, the world triple jump champion more...
A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power. more...
London, Sep 22 (PTI) There was more embarrassmenttoday as three top English athletes, including world triplejump champion Phillips Idowu, pulled out of the CommonwealthGames scheduled to start on October 3. 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...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games has been beset by a raft of problems -- including security, venue and health fears -- ever since Delhi were awarded the event in November 2003. more...
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 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...
A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power. more...
Dani Samuels, 22, decided to opt out of the event following a gun attack on two tourists near Jama Masjid in Delhi on Sunday and the recent outbreak of dengue fever in the capital. more...
[caption id="attachment_1180" align="alignleft" width="295" caption="Dani-samuels"][/caption] Australian discus world champion Dani Samuels has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next month because of security and […] more...
Australian discus world champion Dani Samuels has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games because of security concerns, her coach was quoted as saying. more...
: You just can't afford to give this one a miss at the Commonwealth Games. This is your chance to see the living swimming legends in action when some of the best in busi- ness will look to set the poo more...
Indian netball team has never featured in the Commonwealth Games and since, out of the 12 countries which play the sport, India figures at the bottom, it would take more than a miracle to achieve a medal. more...
Otago loose forward and star rugby 7s player Adam Thomson's quest for a Commonwealth Games gold with the New Zealand team ended after he withdrew from the October 3-14 Delhi event due to a knee injury. more...
thletics powerhouse Jamaica has named an under- strength 46-member squad. It is without some of the biggest stars in the world, including top sprinters. Apart from double world record holder sprint more...
Former hockey captain Dilip Tirkey on Sunday said India would miss the services of experienced forward Prabhjot Singh in next month's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The three-time Olympian, who w more...
he last time the Indian national anthem was played during the medal ceremony of a badminton event in the 1982 Commonwealth Games, current sensation Saina Nehwal was not even born, and her mentor and n more...
Athletics powerhouse Jamaica hasnamed an understrength 46-member squad sans some of thebiggest stars in the world, including top sprinters, for nextmonth`s Commonwealth Games in India. more...
Wellington, Sep 19 (IANS) New Zealand's sporting greats Sunday exhorted the country's athletes to particiapte in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games and shared their experiences of the warm hospitality they received in New Delhi. more...
Tapan Mohanta Kolkata, Sept 19 (PTI) Former hockey captain Dilip Tirkeytoday said India would miss the services of experiencedforward Prabhjot Singh in next month's Commonwealth Games inNew Delhi. more...
Wellington, Sept 19 (ANI): Legendary Kiwi runner Sir John Walker has urged New Zealand to participate in the upcoming Delhi Commonwealth Games, despite its concerns about security and the dengue epidemic. 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...
Indian wrestlers would look to make amends of the embarrassment they have brought to the nation by the dope flunk of six grapplers and win a rich haul of medals in the Commonwealth Games. more...
ollowing a successful run at the Pan Pacific Championships in California, Swimming Canada announced a 27-member strong squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. World record holder Annamay Pierse more...
After several flipflops, Australia's world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre has finally confirmed his participation in the Delhi Commonwealth Games. Lapierre had initially decid- ed again more...
England's Chef de mission Craig Hunter today said the arrangements at the Delhi Games Village is much better as compared to the Beijing Olympics. “The Commonwealth Games Village here is better than more...
Ottawa, Sep 17 (PTI) Women's 200m breaststroke worldrecord holder Annamay Pierse will lead a 27-member strongCanadian swimming squad for the October 3-14 CommonwealthGames in India. more...
Ottawa, Sep 17 (IANS) Two-time men's national Champion Shahier Razik and three-time women's Open national champion Alana Miller will lead the Canadian squash team in the Delhi Commonwealth Games Oct 3-14. more...
They could not travel to any international meet due to financial constraints for seven years before 2008. With the Commonwealth Games on the horizon, the gov- ernment relented and since then, the I more...
With World Champions Korea and formidable China not part of the competition, India would look to put up a dominating show when archery is re-introduced in the New Commonwealth Games, next month. more...
New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) England's Chef de mission CraigHunter today said the arrangements at the Delhi Games Villageis much better as compared to the Beijing Olympics. more...
Melbourne, Sep 16 (PTI) Australian cyclist Richie Portewas today forced to withdraw his participation from the DelhiCommonwealth Games after his team denied him permission tocompete at the October 3-14 event owing to internationalpro-tour commitments. more...
Australia`s former gymnastics world champion Phil Rizzo has withdrawn from next month`s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi because of shoulder pain. more...
New Delhi, Sept.16 (ANI): Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique and Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) recently confirmed the gymnastics athletes and coaches named to Team Canada for the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, this October. more...
New Delhi, Sept.16 (ANI): Table Tennis Canada and Commonwealth Games Canada has named the team for the XIXth Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi from October 3-14. more...
I: For a team that has failed to achieve much in FIH- organised tournaments, the Commonwealth Games has been a happy hunting ground for the India women's hockey team. The women have reached the fin more...
Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh is favoured for the gold at CWG. But the mercurial Manipuri boxer also has an eye on the Asian Games and the London Olympics. more...
India's two hockey teams, men's and women's, have fared contrastingly at the Commonwealth Games so far but they will go into Delhi edition with a common goal to emerge as champions before the home crowd. more...
MOST OF the Indians may have failed to understand what is a Vuvuzela but they will soon realise that it is called a 'bhopu' in our mother tongue. […] more...
MOST OF the Indians may have failed to understand what is a Vuvuzela but they will soon realise that it is called a 'bhopu' in our mother tongue. […] more...
MUMBAI: The Queen’s Baton 2010 Delhi arrived with Marwah Studios Multimedia Team in the commercial capital of the country Mumbai amid cultural extravaganza and a grand welcome by […] more...
Wellington: The New Zealand Olympic Committee's appre- hension about Kiwi players safe- ty during the Commonwealth Games, notwithstanding, defending 1500 metre champi- on Nick Willis said he is com- f more...
f the World Cup and ns Trophy are overlooked, the Commonwealth Games men's hockey competi- tion is one of the toughest events, going by the rankings of the participating countries. Six of the top 10 t more...
e is normally at his swashbuckling-best on the cricket field. On Tuesday though, Virender Sehwag put his skills to use by exhorting the country to support the Commonwealth Games. Expressing his dis more...
Satheesha Rai won Commonwealth Games gold eight years ago but was stripped of his title after failing a doping test. Many more have followed and four Indian wrestler […] more...
Wellington, Sep 14 (IANS) Defending 1,500 metre champion Nick Willis said he is happy with the security arrangements for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, after the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) decided to take a final call on participation in the Games following assessment by chef-de-mission Dave Currie. more...
Auckland, Sep 14(ANI): New Zealand middle distance runner Nick Willis has said that he is comfortable with the security arrangements for next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Triumphant Sushil Kumar returned to India on Monday night after winning the gold medal in the World Wrestling Championship in Moscow. Sharing his happiness he thanked to people of India for supporting him so much and said that he will try hard to win gold medal in Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile, Sushil's mother also expressed her joy. more...
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...
I: Aiming to break its jinx in the Commonwealth Games, Indian men's hockey team is under- taking special lecture sessions on psychology from Kargil war hero and Vir Chakra awardee Colonel Lalit Rai. more...
Three of the six-member recurve archery team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games will leave for Edinburgh on Tuesday evening to take part in the World Cup grand final to be held on Saturday and Sunday more...
Aiming to break its medal jinx in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, Indian men`s hockey team is undertaking special lecture sessions on psychology from Kargil war hero and Vir Chakra awardee Colonel Lalit Rai. more...
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...
[caption id="attachment_2890" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="European 400 metre hurdles champion Dai Greene is hopeful for a medal win at this year's Commonwealth Games"][/caption] As the famous Harry Roy song goes - […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Wrestler Sushil Kumar's historic World Championship gold finally brought some cheer to Indian wrestling at a time when six wrestlers tested positive for banned drugs ahead of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games and brought taint upon the sport. more...
It is a discipline which has never fetched India any medal in the Commonwealth Games and the swimmers are not exactly expected to create a splash even this time around with a dope slur and concerns ab more...
Marwah Studios Multimedia Team At Pune With QBR CWG PUNE: Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Chairman Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, MP, led the welcome of the Queen’s Baton 2010 […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) An Olympic gold medallist, a World Champion and multiple World Cup medal winners are among India's 28-member shooting squad for the Commonwealth Games. That should give India a bagful of medals. more...
Sydney, Sep 11(ANI): Australia men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has voiced his concerns about the team's chances at next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Diganta Biswas New Delhi, Sep 11 (PTI) Not many Indian players will goas defending champions at the upcoming Commonwealth Games butthe table tennis team has at least two, one as a team. more...
It was at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games that Indian shooting turned a new leaf --- from the perennial also-rans it became a powerhouse in a sport long considered elite. A bulging tally of more...
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The 2010 Commonwealth Games will see around 7,000 athletes and team officials from 71 nations and territories descending on New Delhi, making it the biggest turnout in the Games history. more...
World 800 metres champion Caster Semenya boosted her preparations for next month`s Commonwealth Games by setting her fastest time of the season in a minor Milan meeting on Thursday. more...
Seventy seven days since it started from the Wagah Border, the Queen`s Baton for the Commonwealth Games entered the city by sea from Pune on Friday morning. more...
World 800 metres champion Caster Semenya boosted her preparations for next month's Commonwealth Games by setting her fastest time of the season in a minor Milan meeting on Thursday. more...
: Kenyan athletics chiefs have defended world 800m record holder David Rudisha's decision to pull out of the Commonwealth Games. “He explained his case to us and we feel he has done this country proud more...
Australia has issued an advisory to its citizens about the dengue in Delhi but that will not deter the “biggest“ Australian contingent from coming here for the Commonwealth Games next month, Peter Var more...
Several prominent personalities from sports and business world are expected to participate in the baton relay, which will begin from the Gateway of India and end at the Mumbai University (Fort). more...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) CWG organising committee secretarygeneral Lalit Bhanot today said all the venues are completeand they are ready to host not only the next month'sCommonwealth Games but also Olympics. more...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Allaying doubts about the readiness of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games venues here, Organising Committee (OC) secretary general Lalit Bhanot Thursday said that all venues are ready. more...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Up against some top guns of world hockey, the Indian men's hockey team faces a tough challenge as, under home conditions, they look for their first medal in the sport in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here. more...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) India is targeting to win over 75 medals and secure the third position in the medal rankings in the Commonwealth Games next month, Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot said Thursday. more...
Melbourne, Sept.9 (ANI): Australia's champion 400 meter runner John Steffensen has said he will not participate in the Delhi Commonwealth Games in protest against the "bullying, egotism and outdated approach" of Athletics Australia. more...
In a first, the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has declared the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 as a competition for achieving `Minimum Qualification Score (MQS)' for the 2012 London Oly more...
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): The mascot for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Shera, visited the Vasant Valley School here on Tuesday along with Indian shooter Samresh Jung to promote the upcoming mega event among the children. more...
The Commonwealth Games Express -- the train which is the venue of this interactive exhibition -- will chug into the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) on September 11 for a two-day stay. more...
The six dope tainted wrestlers who last week had caused a major embarrassment to the country less than a month ahead of the Commonwealth Games also failed their 'B' sample tests conducted by NADA. more...
The quarterfinal ouster in World C'ship is a thing of past for Saina Nehwal whose only target is now to clinch a medal for the country in next month's CWG. more...
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="196" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Four-time Canadian men's champion Shahier Razik and three-time women's champion Alana Miller will lead Canada's squash team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Since […] more...
With news that three swimmers have tested positive for a banned substance emerging on Sunday, the total number of Indian sportspersons who have flunked dope tests in the past week rose to 18. more...
Tamahere rower-turned-cyclist Jaime Nielsen is in line to represent New Zealand at the Delhi Commonwealth Games next month in the 3000m individual pursuit and has an outside chance […] more...
Just days after six wrestlers and two throwers tested positive for methylhexaneamine, three Indian swimmers, including two who were part of the national squad for next month's Commonwealth Games, have failed the dope test. more...
Richa Mishra, along with fellow Commonwealth teammate Jyotsana Pansare and Amar Muralitharan, tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a stimulant banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency this year. more...
Embarrassment piled on India ahead of the next month's Commonwealth Games with three swimmers, two of them part of the country's team for the mega sporting event, flunking dope tests today. more...
Ace badminton player Saina Nehwal, who is one of India's five brand ambassador for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi next month, has apologised for her criticism of Games preparedness. more...
London, Sep 5(ANI): Australian tennis star Samantha Stosur insists that missing the New Delhi Commonwealth Games would not be important to her, as she eyes one of the rarest feats in women's tennis. more...
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...
: 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...
Australia`s triple Olympic champion Leisel Jones said Friday she has no security or health concerns about competing at next month`s New Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Britain's European 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah withdrew from next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday and said he will not race on the track again this year. more...
Asian Games organisers are poised to switch the quadrennial event from 2018 to 2019 to avoid clashing with the Commonwealth Games in the future. more...
The doping incident is the biggest setback for the Indian wrestling team ahead of the Commonwealth Games. It's not only one of the most embarrassing moments for the wrestling fraternity; it is also on more...
Four Indian wrestlers, including Arjuna Awardee Rajiv Tomar, were found to have flunked NADA dope tests and a red-faced national federation today announced their removal from the team for the Commonwealth Games. more...
The world should not be worried about Indian organisers` race against time to complete venues for Delhi Games as delays are part of Indian way of preparations, Australia`s Commonwealth Games chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said. more...
Melbourne, Sep 2 (PTI) The world should not be worriedabout Indian organisers' race against time to complete venuesfor the Commonwealth Games as delays are part of Indian way ofpreparations, Australia's Commonwealth Games chef de missionSteve Moneghetti said today. more...
The Queen's Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games arrived in Mysore from Kekkanahalli Check Post, Charamarajanagar on the Tamil Nadu/Karnataka border on Wednesday evening. more...
The Indian men's recurve team lived up to its billing of Commonwealth Games favourites with a heartening per- formance on the opening day of the World Cup Stage IV archery meet in Shanghai on Wednesda more...
Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra will spearhead the Indian shooting challenge in both the Commonwealth and Asian Games along with other top marksmen such as Gagan Narang and Manavjit Singh Sandhu. 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...
Leading stars of Indian sports are ready to welcome the Queen’s Baton Relay of commonwealth games 2010 Delhi, which will reach Bangalore on 2 September.All England champion and gold medalist winner Prakash Padukone will take to participate in this relay, G.R. Vishwanath, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, and First Olympian of Karnatak’s Kenneth Powell, award winning [...] more...
Defending champion Achanta Sharath Kamal will lead India's table tennis cam- paign in the Commonwealth Games beginning October 3.Table Tennis Federation of India announced a 10-member squad for th more...
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India's first Olympic silver medallist double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Tuesday lashed out at the 'vindictive attitude' of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) after pulling out of the last day's trials to select the Commonwealth Games shooting squad. more...
With 33 days left and after the PM's visit, the Delhi Government reviewed the preparations of the Commonwealth Games. The cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, […] more...
Defending champion Achanta Sharath Kamal will spearhead Indian challenge in table tennis in the Commonwealth Games to be held from October 3-14. more...
New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) Defending champion AchantaSharath Kamal will spearhead Indian challenge in table tennisin the Commonwealth Games to be held here from October 3-14. more...
Ace swimmer Rehan Poncha and top boxer Dinesh Kumar today said getting the coveted Arjuna Award just a month before the Commonwealth Games has boosted their confidence for a good show at the mega event. more...
Saurav Ghosal is hoping for a great show by the women's doubles and mixed doubles teams at the Commonwealth Games but says the players have not been given enough time to train at the venue, Siri Fort more...
Kochi, Aug 29 (PTI) The Queen's Baton Relay for the thisyear's Commonwealth Games was accorded a rousing receptionwhen it arrived at the Maharaja's College ground here today. 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...
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Record rainfall in the national capital has left a question mark over the completion of the Yamuna Sports Complex, one of the venues for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
Olympic champion Leisel Jones and former world champion Geoff Huegill will lead a 52-strong Australian swimming contingent, including 31 debutants, in the Delhi Commonwealth Games this October. more...
David Davies, David Roberts and Jazz Carlin are among the 16 swimmers named today in what has been described as Wales’ strongest ever swim squad to be sent […] more...
Olympic champion Leisel Jones and former world champion Geoff Huegill will lead a 52-strong Australian swimming contingent, including 31 debutants, in the Delhi Commonwealth Games this October. more...
Former world champion Geoff Huegill and Olympic champion Leisel Jones will lead Australia's charge for swimming domination at the Delhi Commonwealth Games after the squad was finalised on Friday. more...
The Queen's Baton for the Commonwealth Games, which journeyed through 70 Commonwealth countries and several States and Union Territories of India, will enter Karnataka from Tamil Nadu at 12.30 p.m. on September 1 and will be received by the President of the Karnataka Olympic Association K. Govindaraj at Chikkanahalli, a border village in Chamarajanagar district. more...
Horizon Fitness Racing Team rider, Sarah, has been chosen to ride the Individual Pursuit for England in the Commonwealth Games which take place in Delhi this October. Sarah will […] more...
In a big boost to Delhi Commonwealth Games, middle distance running powerhouse Kenya are sending a strong athletics team which will be led by men`s 800m world record holder David Rudisha and Olympic champion Nancy Jebet Lagat. more...
The increasing number of star pullouts may be taking the sheen off the Commonwealth Games but Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi is not too worried. more...
It's been almost two decades since Dola Banerjee won her first medal at the national level, as a sub-junior.Still going strong at 30, this is the fourth generation of archers she now competes with 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...
Unsure about her fitness, British athlete Christine Ohuruogu says she cannot promise to defend her 400 metres title at the upcoming Commonwealth Games despite being named in England`s squad for the mega event. more...
England's best athletes have flocked to its colours for the Commonwealth Games, ignoring terror threats and the example of double world champion Jessica Ennis. more...
Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee have been included along with national champion Tarundeep Rai in the Indian men's recurve team for this year's Commonwealth Games. more...
Olympian Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee joined national champion Tarundeep Rai in the Indian men`s recurve team for this year`s Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi from October 3-14. 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...
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Former world champion Dola Banerjee will lead the 12-member Indian archery squad for the Commonwealth Games to be held here Oct 3-14. more...
London, Aug 22 (IANS) After triple Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt, it is now fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell who is likely to skip the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here. more...
The Queen’s Baton Relay for the Delhi Commonwealth Games commenced its Tamil Nadu leg with World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand and Olympian Jayalakshmi running the first lap here today. more...
World 800m champion Caster Semenya admits she will be taking a step into the unknown as she looks to rebuild her career in the wake of her sex test ordeal. The 19-year-old won the World Championships more...
R GAMES The “chaos and drama“ around the Commonwealth Games does not make Australia's world cham- pion discus thrower Dani Samuels jittery as she claims to have seen it elsewhere as well and considers more...
Chennai, Aug 20 (PTI) The Queen's Baton Relay for theDelhi Commonwealth Games commenced its Tamil Nadu leg withWorld Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand and OlympianJayalakshmi running the first lap here today. more...
Four time world champion and India’s number one chess player Vishwanathan Anand would be one of the luckiest player to hold the Queen’s baton in the relay for the XIX Commonwealth Games when it reaches to Chennai.The other participants of the relay are tennis legend Ramesh kishnan,former Asian Games 800 m gold medalist Shiny Wilson. [...] more...
Four time world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand will be among the few sportpersons who will welcome the Queen`s Baton Relay for the XIX Commonwealth Games when it reaches Chennai on Friday. more...
Seven world champions are part of cycling powerhouse Australia`s 27-strong team, announced on Thursday for the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Melbourne, Aug 20 (PTI) The "chaos and drama" around theDelhi Commonwealth Games does not make Australia's worldchampion discus thrower Dani Samuels jittery as she claims tohave seen it elsewhere as well and considers herself toughenough to compete in even leaking stadiums. more...
Commonwealth Games gets another setback. Olympic champion Australia's swimming sensation Stephanie Rice has pulled herself out of the Delhi Commonwealth Games. 22-year-old Stephanie Rice has also pulled herself from the ongoing Pan Pacifics in California. more...
Australia's triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice will have shoulder surgery and miss the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in October, the emotional swimmer said Thursday. 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...
Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice plans to have shoulder surgery later this year after competing at the Oct. 3-14 Commonwealth Games in India. Australian Rice has been struggling with he more...
Four time world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand will be among the few sportpersons who will welcome the Queen's Baton Relay for the XIX Commonwealth Games when it reaches Chennai on Friday. Besides more...
: Seven world champions are part of cycling pow- erhouse Australia's 27-strong team, announced today for the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 2004 Olympic and reign- ing Commonwealth Games more...
Melbourne, Aug 19 (PTI) Australia's Olympic championswimmer Stephanie Rice will battle through the pain of ashoulder injury to compete in the Delhi Commonwealth Gamesthis October. more...
Sydney, Aug 19 (IANS) Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice will be avoiding a shoulder surgery to take part in the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in October. more...
Melbourne, Aug 19 (PTI) Seven world champions are part ofcycling powerhouse Australia's 27-strong team, announced todayfor the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice plans to have shoulder surgery later this year after competing at the Oct. 3-14 Commonwealth Games in India. more...
: Four years ago, Alka PATIALA: Four years ago, Alka Tomar's bronze at the World Championships in China was a shot in the arm for women's wrestling. Today, every woman wrestler in the country wants to more...
England`s star middle distance runner Lisa Dobriskey says she is keen to defend her 1500m Commonwealth Games gold in Delhi but an injury-hit season has left her in two minds. more...
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) Sportspersons from Haryana who win medals in the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) will get cash rewards -- the highest being Rs.700,000 for a gold medal -- Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced here Monday. more...
London, Aug 16 (PTI) England's world heptathlon championJessica Ennis and 800m world championship bronze-medallistJenny Meadows have joined the growing list of star athletespulling out from the the controversy-ridden Delhi CommonwealthGames. more...
London, Aug 16 (PTI) England's star middle distancerunner Lisa Dobriskey says she is keen to defend her 1500mCommonwealth Games gold in Delhi but an injury-hit season hasleft her in two minds. more...
Australian world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre made up his mind to take part in the CWG in New Delhi after initial reluctance to travel to India. more...
Australian world indoor long jumpchampion Fabrice Lapierre may soon become another top athleteto give the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games a miss. more...
ustralia's world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre will compete at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in October. Lapierre, 26, had been report- ed as being in two minds about whether to go more...
Sydney, Aug 15 (IANS) Australia's world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre is doubtful for the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi. more...
Melbourne, Aug 15 (ANI): The security situation, infrastructure problems and the event falling so late in the season is set to take another toll in star cancellations, with world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre seriously considering not participating in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Melbourne, Aug 15 (PTI) Australian world indoor long jumpchampion Fabrice Lapierre may soon become another top athleteto give the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games a miss. more...
What better day than August 15 to begin a series on Indian sporting heroes? We begin a 12- part series looking at the blood and sweat hundreds of our ath- letes are putting into training for a podium more...
Ace forward from Shahbad, Surinder Kaur, has been retained captain of the Indian team for the forthcom- ing World Cup (September 4- 12) and the Commonwealth Games in Delhi from October 3-14. The se 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...
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...
Mumbai, Aug 11 (PTI) The Bombay High Court today refusedto grant any immediate relief to Mayur Sinhasane, aweightlifter, who moved the court after not being shortlistedfor the upcoming Commonwealth Games. more...
A five-member boxing contingent will represent New Zealand in the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi from October 3-14.The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) on Tuesday named young boxer Joseph Parker in the team which will also have the likes of Commonwealth Championship bronze medallist and world number 21, Nathan McEwen (75kg) and Angus Donaldson (60kg) who won silver at the Oceania Championships among others. more...
India`s first World Champion woman shooter Tejaswini Sawant said just 15-day vigorous practice is enough to prepare for the Commonwealth Games. more...
India's first World Champion woman shooter Tejaswini Sawant said just 15-day vigorous practice is enough to prepare for the Commonwealth Games. more...
Little over a year ago, Ramesh Kumar made history by bagging a bronze at the World Wrestling Championships, India's first medal in the event after a gap of 32 years. more...
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...
World and European champion Britishtriple jumper Phillips Idowu has confirmed that he will defendhis title at the October 3-14 megaevent in Delhi. more...
Even as the Commonwealth Games to be held in less than a month in New Delhi remain riddled in corruption and controversy, just like the Indian Premiere League […] more...
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...
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwalis hopeful of continuing her redhot form and exuded confidencethat she will do well in the upcoming tournaments like WorldBadminton Championship and Commonwealth Games. more...
There were two notable names missing from the Canadian team roster for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India: world-class hurdlers Perdita Felicien and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep. Felicien, of Pickering, […] more...
Indian sportspersons want to win a medal at home in the Commonwealth Games and in chasing their dream, some of them are cutting corners and taking recourse to illegal means. As the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is busy meeting deadlines and answering allegations of corruption and more...
ndian sportspersons want to win a medal at home in the Commonwealth Games and in chasing their dream, some of them are cutting cor- ners and taking recourse to ille- gal means. As the Commonwealth more...
While the top stars, including Olympic champion Usain Bolt, may be giving the Commonwealth Games a miss, the event still promises to be a fascinating confluence of athletes, young and not so young, the already famous and those striving to be so, those who have seen it all and those who still look at the world with wide-eyed fascination. more...
Upcoming Commonwealth Games will be like `Indian cricket team without Sachin Tendulkar` if star athletes continue to withdraw from the sporting extravaganza, ace squash player Saurav Ghosal said. more...
Only the third Indian shot-putter to breach the 20m mark, Asian champion Om Prakash Singh is now aiming for a medal in the October Commonwealth Games after putting in a lot of hard work and praying for a little bit of luck. more...
Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton has told BBC Sport she will miss the Commonwealth Games in Delhi to focus on October's European Championships. more...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Sprint superstar Usain Bolt will miss this year’s Commonwealth Games in India, his coach Glen Mills has confirmed. Organisers were hoping the World record holder in the 100 and 200 metres would show up for the October 3-14 Games scheduled for Delhi, but the latest announcement is sure to be a huge blow. “Bolt made it known long ago that he is not going to the Commonwealth Games,” Mills said. Bolt’s absence is expected to allow him to continue his preparation for the London 2012 Olympics where he will defend his sprint titles in the 100 and 200 metres. Before that, the 23-year-old will also defend both sprint titles at next year’s World Championship in Daegu, South Korea. It will be the second successive time Bolt has missed the Commonwealth Games after pulling out of the 2006 edition in Melbourne because of injury. He will also be a no-show at the Jamaica National Championships next weekend, another meet Mills said the Jamaican was never carded to attend. “He was never down to run at trials,” Mills said. Bolt is currently on the mend from an Achilles tendon injury which forced him out of the last IAAF Diamond League event in New York. He has already shown glimpses of his ominous form this year, posting 19.56 seconds in the 200 metres in Jamaica g earlier this month before returning to run 9.86 seconds in the 100 metres in Daegu.source>> http://www.stabroeknews.com/2010/sports/06/21/commonwealth-games-to-do-without-world%E2%80%99s-fastest-man/ more...