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British hockey coach amused at Indians finding it cold – NDTV

3 weeks ago
British hockey coach amused at Indians finding it coldNDTVLee says after experiencing the hot climatic conditions in India when his team played in the World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, he is amused to find the Indians struggle to cope with the chill in the Olympic Park air. "We've been to some hot major …British [...]  more...

Seema claims London berth sans govt support – Hindustan Times

2 months ago
Zee NewsSeema claims London berth sans govt supportHindustan Times"After the silver-winning effort at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006, was I able to touch this distance again. It was because of the six-month stint under coach Tony Ciarelli, otherwise I wouldn't have qualified for the London Olympics," Seema …Seema Antil books ticket to London OlympicsThe [...]  more...


Trial of sports coach delayed until after Olympics – Telegraph.co.uk

3 months ago
Telegraph.co.ukTrial of sports coach delayed until after OlympicsTelegraph.co.ukThe coach – who is mentoring Commonwealth Games medallist decathlete Martin Brockman – was told he would face trial after denying the charge. But Judge Michael Carroll, sitting at Maidstone Crown Court in Kent, put his trial back until the end of …and more »  more...

Coach wants to bring sprinting sensation back to Capital – Edinburgh Evening News

3 months ago
Edinburgh Evening NewsCoach wants to bring sprinting sensation back to CapitalEdinburgh Evening NewsHE'S a sprinting prodigy with the talent to be a star of Scotland's 2014 Commonwealth Games team and his sights set on beating Usain Bolt. But while his peers hone their skills at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Stadium, 15-year-old Morro Bajo finds himself …AN ATHLETICS [...]  more...

UK Athletics head coach urges top athletes to compete at Glasgow 2014 … – Insidethegames.biz

4 months ago
UK Athletics head coach urges top athletes to compete at Glasgow 2014 …Insidethegames.bizMany of the world's top athletes boycotted the last Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010 with the likes of Idowu citing safety and security fears in the Indian capital as his reason for missing the event. Glasgow 2014 organisers are pushing hard to [...]  more...

Hockey: Canada hoping to spoil India’s party – India Today

4 months ago
India TodayHockey: Canada hoping to spoil India's partyIndia TodayThe North American side is all geared up for the challenge for which it has been preparing since the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010. Ranked four places below the Indian men's team at 14th, Canada have their goals set although their coach believes …Canada keen to make [...]  more...

Happy champs use Porritt meet for buildup – Stuff.co.nz

4 months ago
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...

Indian boxers to participate in international tourney

4 months ago
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...

CWG medallists want priority in Games Village flat allotment

6 months ago
After Members of Parliament, it was the turn of sportspersons to demand that they should be given priority in allotting the flats at the Commonwealth Games Village.  more...

Super Ken turns into top coach – The Zimbabwe Standard

10 months ago
Super Ken turns into top coachThe Zimbabwe StandardHe counts the NCAA gold in 400m hurdles, World championship finalist twice and bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia in 1998, as well as a silver medallist at the All Africa Games in 1999, among his numerous medals. …and more »  more...

Jwala-Ashwini make history at Wembley

10 months ago
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...

Oz coach Ric Charlesworth agrees to stay on!

10 months ago
Australian men`s hockey coach Ric Charlesworth agreed to a contract extension which will keep him in charge until after the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.  more...

Charlesworth to stick with Kookaburras – Sydney Morning Herald

10 months ago
The West Australian Charlesworth to stick with KookaburrasSydney Morning HeraldAustralian men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has agreed to a contract extension which will keep him in charge of the Kookaburras until after the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Charlesworth's previous deal ran to the end of next year's Olympics, …Charlesworth to coach Kookaburras beyond 2012Herald SunCharlesworth extends contract [...]  more...

Hereford Swimmer Patrick Blake setting his sights on Commonwealth Games in Glasgow – Hereford Times

11 months ago
Hereford Swimmer Patrick Blake setting his sights on Commonwealth Games in GlasgowHereford TimesThe 18-year-old has set his sights on representing England at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014. Patrick, from Burghill, is the City of Hereford Swimming Club's sole competitor at British National level. Hereford's head coach, Alex Dallimore, …and more »  more...

Swimmers will have eye on the Olympics – Stuff.co.nz

11 months ago
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...

Indian names judge to head doping inquiry – AFP

11 months ago
Reuters India Indian names judge to head doping inquiryAFPThe trio were part of the women's 4×400m relay teams that won the gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, last year. Akkunji also claimed the 400m hurdles Asiad title in a personal best time. …Indian officials fired over doping [...]  more...

Coach sacked in India dope scandal – Herald Sun

11 months ago
The Hindu Coach sacked in India dope scandalHerald Sun'Tainted' win: India's Ashwini Akkunji, Manjeet Kaur, Mandeep Kaur and Sini Jose celebrate their win in the women's 4×400m relay final of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Picture: AFP Source: AFP INDIA'S sports minister has sacked the Ukrainian …Corporation Bank to await report on AshwiniTimes of IndiaIs [...]  more...

India coach denies dope charges – BBC News

11 months ago
BBC Sport (blog) India coach denies dope chargesBBC NewsThe six athletes suspended last Friday included two members of the 4X400m Commonwealth Games relay team, Ms Kaur and Sini Jose. The athletes suspended on Monday included a third member of the team, Ashwini Akkunji and sprinter Priyanka Panwar. …India targets foreign coaches amid doping scandalUSA TodayMinistry wakes [...]  more...

Athletes blame coach; fear of more positive cases lingers – Hindustan Times

11 months ago
Indian Express Athletes blame coach; fear of more positive cases lingersHindustan TimesAfter lying low for few days , Mandeep Kaur, the 4×400m Asian and Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medallist, has alleged that it was the coach's fault. Mandeep, who tested positive for steroids, said their coach had provided the entire 4×400m squad with …Now, four more [...]  more...

India's 2014 World Cup qualifier may be shifted to Pune

11 months ago
All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced in May that the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the venue which was used for 2010 Commonwealth Games opening and closing ceremonies, would host India's home match on July 28.  more...

Taekwondo DVD Set Featuring National Team Coaches And Commonwealth Games … – PR Web (press release)

12 months ago
Taekwondo DVD Set Featuring National Team Coaches And Commonwealth Games …PR Web (press release)BTS Southampton had three of their students represent Great Britain in the Commonwealth Games. Alexandra Thomas and Jenny Marjason both got Gold Medals whilst Jemma Johnson gained a silver medal. It was time for the world to stand up and take note [...]  more...

Forget about CWG final, Harendra tells his players!

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

Ravi Kumar to represent India in Asian Weightlifting C`ship!

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games gold medallist K Ravi Kumar has been selected to represent India in the Asian Weightlifting Championship.  more...

Limba doesn`t see much into Deepika`s poor show in Natl Games!

2 years ago
Olympian and former India coach Limba Ram refused to read much into the disappointing show of Commonwealth Games gold medalist archer Deepika Kumari in the ongoing National Games.  more...

Ashish's journey from somersaults on bed to podium

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ashish Kumar was introduced to Gymnastics at a tender age of four when his brother observed him somersaulting with near accuracy in the comforts of his bed room.  more...

2011 Bravehearts Announced

2 years ago
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...

Devvarman serves tennis warning in South Africa!

2 years ago
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...

Two Commonwealth Games medallists appointed as sports officers

2 years ago
On the directives of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, the state government has appointed two medallists of Delhi Commonwealth Games and Asian Games as sports officers, an official said on Saturday.  more...

Two Commonwealth Games medal winners appointed as sports officers in Uttar Pradesh

2 years ago
Gold medallist wrestler Alka Tomar and hockey player Danish Muztaba, who was member of medal winning hockey team at CWG as well as Asian games, have been appointed as sports officers at the UP Power Corporation Limited.  more...

Buffeted by injuries, `Best Boxer` now wants to shine as coach!

2 years ago
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...

Asiad the only low in an otherwise good year for shooters!

2 years ago
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...

Railways target London Olympics; new sports policy soon

2 years ago
Buoyed by the success in the Commonwealth Games and Asiad, Railways have decided to undertake full-fledged exercise to win as many medals in the 2012 London Olympics.  more...

Railways target London Olympics; new sports policy soon

2 years ago
Buoyed by the success in the Commonwealth Games and Asiad, Railways have decided to undertake full-fledged exercise to win as many medals in the 2012 London Olympics.  more...

NADA to Investigate Disappearance of Four Athletes

2 years ago
Four athletes training for the Commonwealth Games have mysteriously disappeared from the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, in Patiala, where they were training for the event. The […]  more...

We fell short of expectations at CWG: Limba!

2 years ago
After being in the job of the chief coach of Indian archery for one year and 11 months, Limba Ram`s tenure with the archery team ended on a sour note after the Archery Association of India decided not to renew his contract.  more...

Indian TT to get two foreign coaches

2 years ago
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Bolstered by India's best ever performance in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) is looking for two foreign coaches to prepare the paddlers for tougher events like the Olympics.  more...

C'Wealth Games disappointment is behind us

2 years ago
After a mediocre show at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi last month where the 26-member swim team sank without a trace, the Indian team is hopeful of a respectable show at the Asian Games.  more...

COUNT DOWN TO ASIAN GAMES - Dream on, but not that far, says India's weightlifting coach

2 years ago
: After a reasonabl successful jaunt at the Commonwealth Games, Indian weightlifters will be expected to bag a rich haul at the Asian Games too. India had bagged eight medals, including two gold, a  more...

After disappointing Delhi Games, lifters looking ahead

2 years ago
: The Indian weightlifting team expected a tally of at least 10 medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, but could manage eight with just a cou- ple of gold. National coach Ha  more...

Women coaches not on hockey team list

2 years ago
: The appointment of a female coach for the women's hockey team during the Commonwealth Games has- n't gone down well with Hockey India (HI), or so it seems. Just two assignments old, Pritam Siwach  more...

Dani agrees to have contest with Poonia after February: coach!

2 years ago
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...

INTERVIEW - `Of course, I would like to continue'

2 years ago
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...

'Lenin's death will leave a big void in compound archery'

2 years ago
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...

'Lenin's death will leave a big void in compound archery'

2 years ago
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...

Fazny Zavahir: Don't take Asian Games berths for granted:Harendra

2 years ago
BANGALORE: The silver medal at the Commonwealth Games is no sinecure for the Indian hockey team as its members got a terse message from their coach Harendra Singh: […]  more...

Lenin's death is a big loss to Indian archery: Limba Ram

2 years ago
The 27-year-old Lenin guided Ritul Chatterjee and Jignas Chittibomma to an historical team silver medal in the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Lenin''s death is a big loss to Indian archery: Limba

2 years ago
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...

Archery coach Lenin dies in accident, CWG medallist unhurt

2 years ago
Indian compound archery team coach Cherkuri Lenin died while his former ward and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ritul Chatterjee escaped unhurt in a road accident at Jupdi village near here in the wee hours on Sunday.  more...

Archery coach Lenin dies in accident, CWG medallist unhurt

2 years ago
Indian compound archery team coach Cherkuri Lenin died while CWG silver medallist Ritul Chatterjee escaped unhurt in a road accident at Jupdi village.  more...

Nigerian athletes go gaga over Indian medical services

2 years ago
Gurgaon, Oct 23 (IANS) Nigerian athletes Helen Okus and Amas Daniel are going home with much more than just memories of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). Both had to undergo surgery in a hospital here and can't stop thanking the doctors for the 'excellent' medical services.  more...

Winning a medal in Olympics main goal right now: Kashyap!

2 years ago
Having bagged a bronze medalin the Commonwealth Games, upcoming shuttler Parupalli Kashyaphas an ambitious goal now to win a medal in the Olympics to beheld in London in 2012.  more...

Winning a medal in Olympics main goal: Kashyap

2 years ago
Having bagged a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games, upcoming shuttler Parupalli Kashyap has an ambitious goal now to win a medal in the Olympics to be held in London in 2012."After the experience in the Commonwealth Games, I want to qualify for the London Olympics (in 2012).  more...

Fazny Zavahir: Be fair to Games host New Delhi

2 years ago
BEFORE the Commonwealth Games began, the international media and the India press threw the spotlight on the shortcomings in New Delhi. Various international teams played to that tune, but […]  more...

Winning a medal in Olympics main goal now: Kashyap

2 years ago
Hyderabad, Oct 20 (PTI) Having bagged a bronze medalinthe Commonwealth Games, Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap hasnow set his sights on a medal in the 2012 Olympics in London.  more...

Indian hockey team will repeat CWG heroics: Shivendra

2 years ago
Bhopal, Oct 19 (PTI) The Indian hockey team, which sprunga surprise by reaching the finals of the recently concludedCommonwealth Games (CWG), will repeat a similar feat in theupcoming Asian Games, forward Shivendra Singh said today.  more...

Delhi govt to give cash to medallists

2 years ago
The Delhi government on Monday announced cash awards of 15 lakh, 10 lakh and five lakh for gold, silver and bronze medal winners from the city in the Commonwealth Games. The decision was taken at a hi  more...

Boxers hope to set the Asiad ring on fire

2 years ago
Hard punches exchanged during the Commonwealth Games, it was time for the boxers to take a break and set their sights on the next big event coming up -- the Asian Games in Guangzhou next month. Tho  more...

Poonia ready for the million-rupee duel with Dani

2 years ago
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...

CWG show would be hard act to follow at Asian Games: Sandhu!

2 years ago
Indian boxers packed a powerful punch in the Commonwealth Games with an unprecedented medal haul but replicating the performance in next month`s Asian Games would be tough as they have got very little time for rest and recovery.  more...

Boxing coach disappointed at being ignored for PM's reception

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Cuban coach of the Indian boxing team B.I. Fernandez Monday expressed disappointment at being ignored for the felicitation ceremony hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Commonwealth Games medallists.  more...

C'Wealth Games gold should shut up rumour mongers: Jwala Gutta

2 years ago
Jwala said she was deeply hurt by the stories about her personal life in the run up to the Commonwealth Games and accused the Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association of starting the rumours.  more...

Homecoming...

2 years ago
haha not actually, but training without a coach sucks =( and today, my coach is officially home from the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. i am soo thankful!! she's […]  more...

Shuttlers arrive to low-key welcome

2 years ago
Champion shuttlers and Commonwealth Games gold medallists Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa arrived here on Saturday to a low-key welcome.It was a private television channel which welc  more...

Not under any pressure for Asian Games: top shuttlers!

2 years ago
India`s top shuttlers, including Saina Nehwal, today said their success at the Commonwealth Games would not put them under pressure to perform at upcoming Asian Games in China.  more...

GOOD SAMARITAN - Promoting athletics for a noble cause

2 years ago
While athletes competed at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games, there was a soul who was in the Capital for a different purpose.Dame Kelly Holmes, president of Commonwealth Games England, was he  more...

CWG hockey: Morning match backfired for India, feels Brasa

2 years ago
India Hockey coach Jose Brasa made no bones about the fact that it wasn't exactly a wise decision to have an 11:30 am start for the final against Australia.  more...

Samoa rejoices CWG medal haul

2 years ago
Wellington, Oct 14 (IANS) Samoa, one of the smallest country's in the world with a population of about 220,000, is rejoicing the four medals, including three golds, it won in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.  more...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES: England's Gault falls short of record

2 years ago
Mick Gault (ENG) missed out taking his impressive Commonwealth Games medal collection to 18 after finishing seventh in the Men's Singles 25 m Standard Pistol at Dr. Karni […]  more...

Aus men''s team donates CWG hockey gear to NGO

2 years ago
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...

I did not get enough time to train: Tejaswini

2 years ago
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...

Australia, Kiwis to clash for gold

2 years ago
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...

This is the best match of my career: Bharat Chhetri

2 years ago
Chhetri dived to his right and saved a Glenn Kirkham's flick in the shootout that proved the difference as India made their maiden Commonwealth Games final beating England on penalties.  more...

Indian athletes set JNS track ablaze, win 5 medals today

2 years ago
Philem Dipak Singh New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) India completed an unprecedentedsuccess in athletics events in the Commonwealth Games here asthey collected one gold and four bronze today to take theirmedal count to 12.  more...

INDIA LIFTERS END DAY ON AN EMBARRASSING NOTE

2 years ago
If India's performance at the weightlifting com- petition at the Commonwealth Games began on a little disap- pointing note, it finished on a rather embarrassing one. On Monday, India's Sarabjit fai  more...

Commonwealth Games: Indian shooters have a rare off day

2 years ago
"It was unfortunate that we lost the gold by a whisker. They did well till the half way mark, but later found it difficult to cope up with the wind," said national coach Sunny Thomas.  more...

CWG men's hockey: India need to crack England defence

2 years ago
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...

Commonwealth Games 2010: party time as India beat Pakistan to set up England clash

2 years ago
It was the night when the Commonwealth Games came to life. A sell-out crowd of 20,000 flag-waving fans screaming themselves hoarse as India thumped seven goals past their old hockey adversaries, Pakistan, to clinch a semi-final place against England.  more...

Pietie, the drag flicker keeps the SA flag fluttering high

2 years ago
For South African's drag-flick queen, Pietie Coetzee, country comes first, and for that she can go to any extent. That's the reason why she responded to national call to oin the Commonwealth Games  more...

`Will rethink playing for India'

2 years ago
Minutes after winning India's first track and field silver medal of the XIX Commonwealth Games, discuss thrower Vikas Gowda threatened to “re-think“ his decision to participate for his native land in  more...

"Ashamed" Limba unsure of future as head coach

2 years ago
Tapan Mohanta New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) India's chief archery coach LimbaRam today lashed out at the below-par performance of therecurve archers who fell short of expectation in the 19thCommonwealth Games.  more...

Jharkhand now targeting Olympics gold in archery

2 years ago
Jamshedpur, Oct 10 (PTI) Boosted by the performance ofits archers at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Delhi,the Jharkhand Archery Association (JAA) is now targeting anOlympics gold.  more...

'Ghost town' Delhi misses out on cycling road events

2 years ago
Fans were shut out of Sunday's Commonwealth Games cycling road race after police cut off access to New Delhi's central districts, once again embarrassing the organisers with yet another event no one was watching.  more...

CWG: Women hockey manager, coach summoned for miscalculation fiasco

2 years ago
Indian contingent Chef de Mission Bhubneswar Kalita summoned the team manager and the coach of women's hockey team to explain how the miscalculation blunder against South Africa had happened which had cost the home side a semifinal spot in the Commonwealth Games.  more...

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

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

Ticket fraud reported as Games miss the crowds

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games officials said on Sunday a volunteer had been reported for ticket fraud and that they were still fixing the ticket system, halfway through an event where availability of tickets has been a major problem.  more...

India has psychological edge against Pakistan: coach

2 years ago
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...

Singapore's men paddlers clinch table tennis gold

2 years ago
Singapore's men paddlers won their first gold medal in the history of its participation in the Commonwealth Games after defeating England 3-1 on Saturday. Victory, however, did not come […]  more...

CWG men's hockey: Psychological advantage over Pak, Indian coach

2 years ago
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...

Kavita Raut: A poor village girl's journey to sporting glory

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) It has been an arduous journey for long distance runner Kavita Raut, a poor tribal girl from Maharashtra, who got into serious athletics nine years ago, and says she is thankful to her coach for having switched her to 10,000 metres that saw her winning a historic bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Kiwi Adams bemoans poor shot put field after winning gold

2 years ago
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...

Sunday's Indo-Pak hockey tie a sellout

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India take on traditional rivals Pakistan in a men's hockey match of the Commonwealth Games here Sunday and a sellout crowd is expected at the 12,000-seat Major Dhyan Chand Stadium.  more...

Racism slur now hits Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
South African swimmer Roland Schoeman had yesterday condemned crowd antics describing them like "monkeys", while an English official used an expletive against Indian archery head coach Limba Ram in two different incidents.  more...

CWG men's hockey: England score dramatic win against New Zealnd

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) England snatched a dramatic 5-3 win against New Zealand to set up a three-way race for the two semi-final berths from Pool B of the men's hockey competition in the Commonwealth Games here Saturday.  more...

I could have got gold had equipment arrived earlier: Ashish Kumar

2 years ago
He became the first Indian to win a bronze and silver in different categories in gymnastics and Ashish Kumar today said he could have claimed a gold had the apparatus arrived on time for the Commonwealth Games.  more...

CWG hockey: Australian men beat Pakistan, reach semi-finals

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Australia did just enough to ensure themselves a spot in the semi-finals of the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games by defeating Pakistan 1-0 for their third win, here Saturday.  more...

CWG hockey: Malaysian player suspended

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Malaysian men's hockey team player Faizal Saari has been suspended for two matches following an incident in their game Friday against Scotland at the Commonwealth Games here.  more...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Singapore coach apologises after disqualification blunder

2 years ago
Singapore's swimming coach Ang Peng Siong apologised to his devastated team after failing to register them on time, resulting in their disqualification from the Commonwealth Games4x200m freestyle relay.   (For Slideshow: […]  more...

CWG table tennis: Indian men settle for bronze

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Indian men's table tennis team salvaged a bronze in the Commonwealth Games after beating Nigeria 3-0 in the third place play-off Saturday.  more...

Young woman from Nashik brings home first individual track medal in 52 years

2 years ago
India’s first individual medal in 52 years in a running event at the Commonwealth Games was won today by a 25-year-old tribal woman who grew up running double the distance she covered in the 10,000-metre race — fetching water each time the river flowing through her village Savarpada, 90 km from Nashik in Maharashtra, dried up during summers.  more...

Young woman from Nashik brings home first individual track medal in 52 years

2 years ago
India's first individual medal in 52 years in a running event at the Commonwealth Games was won today by a 25-year-old tribal woman who grew up running double the distance she covered in the 10,000-metre race — fetching water each time the river flowing through her village Savarpada, 90 km from Nashik in Maharashtra, dried up during summers.  more...

CWG Gymnastics: Ashish wins silver

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Ashish Kumar followed up his historic first-ever medal in gymnastics with a silver in the men's vault at the Commonwealth Games here Friday.  more...

CWG TT: Women win silver, men knocked out

2 years ago
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...

After a historic bronze, Kavita aims for Asian Games gold

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) All keyed up after her historic bronze-winning feat at the Commonwealth Games here, India's Kavita Raut Friday said she would now aim for the gold in next month's Asian Games at Guangzhou in China.  more...

Rahul Gandhi sees boxing matches at Talkatora Stadium

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who has learned boxing, Friday turned up at the Talkatora Stadium to watch India's Olympic bronze medal winner Vijender Singh's bout at the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Rahul Gandhi turns up at Talkatora to cheer Vijender

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) He has himself learnt boxing froma Dronacharya awardee and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi todayshowed his love for the sport by turning up to watch theopening Commonwealth Games bout of Olympic bronze medallistand world number one Vijender Singh here at the TalkatoraStadium.  more...

Booed by fans but Tanzanian boxer still likes it in India

2 years ago
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...

Indian archers win their first Commonwealth Games gold

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India's women archers struck gold in recurve team event of the Commonwealth Games Friday and attributed their success to the rigorous eight-hour daily training for the last one and a half years.  more...

CWG Gymnastics: Ashish bags bronze, creates history

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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...

CWG table tennis: Maiden final for women, men in semis

2 years ago
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...

India's helping hand for Trinidad and Tobago hockey

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago women's hockey team scored their first goal in three matches at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. With that they made a statement for hockey in their country that loves football, cricket and athletics and has only one synthetic turf.  more...

India dumped out of netball in CWG

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Little known Trinidad and Tobagotoday handed over to India their third consecutive defeat inthe netball event and went out of medal contention in theCommonwealth Games.  more...

Confusion over 'contaminated pool or Delhi belly' being behind athlete illness at CWG

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): Confusion surrounds whether food at the Commonwealth Games village or contaminated water in the swimming pool is the reason behind a host of athletes reporting sick.  more...

She shoots only to win, says father

2 years ago
As Anisa Sayyed struck gold at the shooting singles 25m pistol women's event at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday, the mood at her home in Khadki was one of jubilation.  more...

Jai Bhagwan continues Indian boxing winning run in Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
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...

CWG Hockey: England women outclass Canada

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Down by a goal in the fourth minute, England showcased their collective character to beat Canada 4-1 and notch up their second win in the women's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday.  more...

Disgraced Oz wrestler to be locked up in Delhi CWG Games village

2 years ago
New Delhi/Melbourne, Oct. 6 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games officials have decided to lock-up silver-medallist wrestler Hassene Fkiri after he refused to shake hands with his Indian opponent and gold medal winner Anil Kumar following his defeat in the 96 kilogram Greco-Roman class wrestling championship on Tuesday.  more...

CWG: Bindra, Narang to lock horns in 10 m air rifles, 28 gold medals at stake

2 years ago
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...

CWG Hockey: India snatch 3-2 win against Malaysia

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) As usual, India kept their supporters on tenterhooks before snatching a 3-2 win against Malaysia to provide a fitting finale for the day in the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday.  more...

Strong 'tail wind' from AC system troubling Kiwi badminton team at Delhi CWG venue

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 5(ANI): New Zealand's premier badminton player Joe Wu has raised concerns about the powerful tail wind being generated by the Siri Fort Sports Complex's air-conditioning system.  more...

Indian shooters clinch gold in 10m air rifle pair in CWG

2 years ago
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...

Gold rush for India in CWG shooting events

2 years ago
Indian shooters Abhinav Bindra and Gangan Narang fired in unison and shot a Games record 1193 in men's 10m air rifle event to give the country its first gold medal in the 19th Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.  more...

CWG shooting: Bindra, Narang win gold

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang Tuesday gave India the first gold of the 19th Commonwealth Games by winning the men's 10 metre air rifle pairs event, breaking their own Games record.  more...

CWG women's hockey: England begin medal hunt in style

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) England, the highest ranked team in the women's hockey competition at the 19th Commonwealth Games, opened their campaign in pool B with a 4-1 win against arch-rivals Wales at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here Tuesday.  more...

India wins first gold medal in C'Wealth Games

2 years ago
Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang won the gold medal in10m air rifle pairs and created a Commonwealth Games record.  more...

Indians extend help to Oz shooter

2 years ago
: The Commonwealth Games are all about cama- raderie in a competitive atmos- phere. On Monday, the Indians, renowned for their hospitality, endeared themselves to the strong Australian contingent by e  more...

Paulomi rested, women lose to NZ

2 years ago
The first half of Monday at the Yamuna Sports Complex was rather smooth for India's women table tennis team. They began their cam- paign at the Commonwealth Games with a convincing 3-0 win against Sri  more...

Indian weightlifting coach rues missing gold

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Weightlifting coach Harnam Singh is not a happy man despite India winning four medals on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games Monday and feels they could have ended with at least two golds.  more...

Special train to Agra for Commonwealth Games participants, officials

2 years ago
The train will leave New Delhi at 7:55am and reach Agra at 10.40am. In return direction, it will leave Agra at 5pm.  more...

Nigerian weightlifter claims first gold

2 years ago
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...

Kiwi squash coach doesn't see withdrawal of main player as major setback

2 years ago
Wellington, Oct 4 (ANI): New Zealand squash coach Anthony Ricketts doesn't see main player Shelley Kitchen's withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games as a major setback to the team's medal hopes.  more...

CWG flag row: Pak lifters threaten to quit

2 years ago
Pakistan's weightlifting team has threatened to pull out after a verbal spat with their contingent leader.  more...

C'Wealth Games hockey: India start as favourites against Malaysia

2 years ago
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...

Tough Scots teach India a lesson

2 years ago
: The folk from the Highlands are a tough lot and the Scottish rugby team at the Commonwealth Games exem- plifies this notion. After a ster- ling plate finish at the Emirates Airlines Edinburgh 7s, co  more...

CWG - 3rd October - Plus mixing with the posh folk

2 years ago
Second day at work at the RK Khanna Tennis Complex today. Myself and Ian have been made 'Mix-Zone Captains', which basically means we need to look after and […]  more...

Indian hockey eves start as favourites against Scotland

2 years ago
With a hat-trick of podium finish in sight, Indian women's hockey team will seek to start their Commonwealth Games campaign on a winning note against an unknown Scotland in their first Pool A match here on Monday.  more...

New Zealand cyclists train with refreshed approach, says Team Coach

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

Indian archers look to strike gold at Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
With 2007 World Cup final winner Dola Banerjee, the 12-member Indian squad will target the recurve individual and team events to grab at least six gold medals that head coach Limba Ram has targeted out of the eight up for grabs.  more...

Oz swimming coach confident of beating England in CWG

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 3 (ANI): Australia's swimming head coach Leigh Nugent is confident of maintaining dominance of his team in the Delhi Commonwealth Games by overcoming the strong challenge posed by the English team.  more...

Coach defends Samuels' decision to withdraw from Delhi CWG

2 years ago
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...

Coach banks on Ghosal's speed for a medal

2 years ago
The nation's hopes on his solid shoulders, Saurav Ghosal will have plenty on his plate when the Commonwealth Games begin. That he is a noted figure in the world of squash today is in part thanks to an  more...

Nugent says we can still beat English

2 years ago
ELHI: Swimming head coach Leigh Nugent is confident his team can repel the strong challenge of the English and maintain Australia's dominance in Commonwealth Games competition. England's swimmers have […]  more...

Sania to skip opening ceremony, men's team uncertain too

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India's woman tennis star Sania Mirza is skipping the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games here Sunday while the men's tennis team, too, were non-committal about it.  more...

Sania to skip Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India's woman tennis star Sania Mirza will skip the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games here Sunday to keep herself fresh for the mixed doubles first round tie the next day.  more...

Usha in Indian contingent, no need for invite: OC

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Commonwealth Games OrganisingCommittee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot today said sprintlegend P T Usha could not have been given invitation for theopening ceremony tomorrow as she figures among the Indiancontingent.  more...

Pak Hockey Federation can't pass buck to players to bring CWG glory: Samiullah

2 years ago
Karachi, Oct 2(ANI): Former Pakistani hockey player Samiullah has said that the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF)'s duty would not end by passing the buck to the players.  more...

Guns and glory at the Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
With the likes of Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang, Samaresh Jung and Tejaswini Sawant, Indian shooters will be looking to better their Melbourne performance.  more...

ht EXCLUSIVE - Report calls for women hockey coach's ouster

2 years ago
Controversy and Indian women's hockey seem to go hand-in-hand.With just three days to go for the Commonwealth Games, Rupa Saini, the team manager, has come down hard on head coach, Sandeep Somesh,  more...

ht EXCLUSIVE - SLEEPLESS AT THE VILLAGE, PARA-ATHLETE SUFFERS

2 years ago
ggal@hindustantimes.com : They had entered the Commonwealth Games Village with the hope that having won laurels for the country, they would get preferential treatment. Instead, Arjuna awardee Jagse  more...

Gag order on Indian shooters as expectations rise

2 years ago
Expectations from Indian shooters are on an all-time high and keeping that in mind, national coach Sunny Thomas has issued a gag order to help them concentrate better ahead of the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Commonwealth Games: Tom Prydie included in Wales' rugby sevens squad for Delhi

2 years ago
By Michelle OwenThe Wales Sevens squad for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi has been announced by head coach Paul John. Two of the Rugby World Cup Sevens winners, Richie […]  more...

Australia targets 4th straight field hockey gold

2 years ago
The Australian men are back at the Commonwealth Games and aiming for their fourth straight field hockey gold medal in New Delhi.  more...

Pak hockey coach says team 'not in position to clinch hockey gold in Delhi Games'

2 years ago
Michel van den Heuvel expects tough competition in the offing in the upcoming Commonwealth Games starting in New Delhi from October 3.  more...

Back injury forces world champ Semenya to pull out of Delhi Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
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...

Para-swimmers left handicapped

2 years ago
I: The para-swimmers for the Commonwealth Games have been left severely handi- capped. Reason? The coach in-charge of the training camp, VK Dabas, surfaced at the Games Village on Tuesday even as the  more...

Shy but hardy, Kalpana scales a new high

2 years ago
With all the hype surrounding the athletes taking part in the Commonwealth Games (CWG), there is a girl who is perhaps too shy to boast of her achievement although her choice of sport is not among the  more...

2010-09-29

2 years ago
(NZ Herald) First NZers give Games village thumbs-up The first New Zealand athletes to check into the Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi, the lawn bowls team, today gave […]  more...

'Issues exist in every Games but India will deliver'

2 years ago
The crisis-hit Commonwealth Games has got support from an un expected quarter in Australia's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth, who said controversies are not new in multisport events.  more...

Chennai girl raring to go past hurdles at the Games

2 years ago
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...

Bindra: It’s going to be the best Games ever

2 years ago
India’s only Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Monday flew down from Pune to join the Indian shooting squad for the Commonwealth Games, but did not check into the Games Village despite completing all formalities.  more...

Commonwealth Games: Now is the time

2 years ago
It will be a different experience altogether for Indian gymnasts when they perform in front of the home crowd and perhaps the biggest ever challenge.  more...

Indian shooters unhappy with quality of pellets

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) After being stranded at the airport for hours, there was more misery in store for the Indian shooters Monday as they found the quality of pellets supplied to them by the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) not up to the mark.  more...

Indian lifters will win at least four golds: Coach

2 years ago
Their build-up to the Commonwealth Games was marred by doping controversies but Indian weightlifting coach Harnaam Singh said the lifters will look to regain their lost glory by reaping a rich medal haul in next month's Delhi Games.  more...

Boxing: India's lords of the ring!

2 years ago
Since 2008 Olympics, Indian boxing is on a high. Having won its first medal at the global meet in Beijing, the pugilists have not returned empty handed from major competitions and at the Commonwealth Games, they are targetting a record haul of medals.  more...

Indian cuisine - a big hit with visitors

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games Village may have been drubbed "filthy and unlivable" by foreign delegates and athletes, but they are highly impressed by the variety of Indian cuisines they are being served at the Village.  more...

Indian cuisine - a big hit with visitors

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games Village may have been drubbed "filthy and unlivable" by foreign delegates and athletes, but they are highly impressed by the variety of Indian cuisines they are being served at the Village.  more...

Time to focus on challenge ahead

2 years ago
Pullela Gopi Chand feels it is time to focus on the challenge ahead in the 2010 Commonwealth Games rather than on issues like pull-outs.  more...

Akhil''s bed at Games'' Village collapses

2 years ago
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...

Vijender Singh and company arrive at C'Wealth Games village

2 years ago
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...

England athletes to stay at hotels instead of CWG village

2 years ago
London, Sep 24 (PTI) England have committed participationin the Commonwealth Games but the first batch of athletes whowould land in Delhi today would put up at hotels instead ofthe Games' Village as it would be "several days" before theirliving quarters are ready.  more...

Denge Fever infested Mosquitos may kill the Delhi Games

2 years ago
An outbreak of Denge Fever caused by mosquito infested puddles in the sites may be the last straw against the games. TWO of India's top track-cycling Commonwealth Games medal […]  more...

Oz swimming team committed to CWG

2 years ago
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...

Canadian players not ready to visit delhi

2 years ago
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...

Two Canadian archers pull out of CWG

2 years ago
Two Canadian archers pulled out of the sporting event citing safety and health concerns.  more...

2 Canadian archers pull out of Games

2 years ago
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...

With target in sight, ready to take aim

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

Australian world champion pulls out of CWG over security!

2 years ago
Australian discus world champion Dani Samuels has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.  more...

Two days until take off!

2 years ago
I will be leaving for Delhi, India in 2 days to assume my post as Ombudsman for Team Canada at the XIX Commonwealth Games. Though I have worked […]  more...

Debutante Indian netball team hopes to make a mark in Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
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...

`Court' order: Ready to smash and crush

2 years ago
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...

Tirkey rues absence of Prabhjot in CWG team

2 years ago
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...

Indian hockey girls leave controversy behind, want gold at home

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The off-field unsavoury happenings in recent months took a heavy toll on the Indian women's hockey team and their performance levels have gone down. Unless they lift themselves up quickly, their chances of a podium finish at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games will be bleak.  more...

Hygiene at CWG Village bigger concern than terror: Oz coach!

2 years ago
Australia`s swimming coach says hygiene at the CWG Village in Delhi is a bigger concern for him.  more...

After much delay, new cycles reach team for CWG preparations

2 years ago
In a big boost to the preparation of Indian cyclists for next month's Commonwealth Games, the newly bought technologically advanced cycles from England were today delivered to them after much delay.  more...

'Hygiene bigger concern than terror'

2 years ago
Australia's swimming coach Leigh Nugent says hygiene at the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi is a bigger concern for him than the terror threats to Oct 3-14 event.  more...

Record-breaker to lead Canada

2 years ago
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...

11 debutants in Oz women`s hockey squad for CWG!

2 years ago
Defending champions Australia on Friday named a 16-strong women`s hockey squad, including 11 debutants, for the October 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.  more...

World record holder to lead Canadian swimming challenge in CWG

2 years ago
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...

Canada confident of good show in CWG rugby

2 years ago
Ottawa, Sep 17 (IANS) Canada's men's Rugby Sevens team is confident of posing a strong challenge to the world's top sides at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.  more...

Shahier and Alana to lead Canada's squash challenge in CWG

2 years ago
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...

Indian archers aim a rich medal haul on home turf at CWG!

2 years ago
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...

Table Tennis Canada announces Delhi CWG team!

2 years ago
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...

Table Tennis Canada announces eight-member team for Delhi CWG

2 years ago
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...

Former hockey olympian calls for boycott of Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Aslam Sher Khan said that if this money was spent on development of sports in the country, India might well have bagged 28 gold medals in the Olympics.  more...

Dreaming on amid chaos

2 years ago
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...

Kargil war hero helping Indian hockey team for CWG

2 years ago
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...

Indian riders finally get new cycles ahead of CWG!

2 years ago
The new cycles for the Indian riders for Commonwealth Games have finally arrived after a long wait, according to Cycling Federation of India (CFI).  more...

Kargil war hero helping Indian hocky team ahead of Delhi CWG!

2 years ago
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...

Oz men's hockey coach fears worst in Delhi Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
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...

Charge of the youth brigade

2 years ago
India have been underachievers in squash in the Commonwealth Games, with nothing to show for their efforts.But come October 4, the nation- al contingent will be striving hard to change the scenari  more...

Tough challenge for India in men's hockey

2 years ago
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...

CWG will be a success, says Gill

2 years ago
Expressing confidence that the upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games will be held successfully, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill on Tuesday announced doubling of cash awards for the CWG and Asian Games.  more...

Test of mettle awaits paddlers

2 years ago
A test of mettle, in the face of stiff competition, is what the Commonwealth Games (CWG) will provide to the India paddlers.Currently in China for training, the contingent, lead by veter- ans Acha  more...

India's new super luxury train flagged off from New Delhi

2 years ago
India's new super luxury train 'Royal Rajasthan on Wheels' was flagged off from New Delhi on Sunday.  more...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 - training forglory

2 years ago
The Indian lawn bowler hopes to make a mark next month>>  more...

AUS HOCKEY PLAYER ATTARD TO MISS CWG

2 years ago
Key defender Teneal Attard will not be a part of Australia's women's hockey squad after suffering a knee injury in the team's loss to the Netherlands at the World Cup in Argentina. The news is part  more...

AIFF XI to shift to Capital after CWG

2 years ago
The team AIFF XI is currently based in Goa and is going through the grind under former Tottenham Hotspur junior team coach Desmond Bulpin.  more...

Swimmer Balakrishnan injured in attack, doubtful for Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
The 21-year-old, a backstroke specialist, was on his way to the swimming pool for a morning practice session when he was intercepted by four unidentified men who attacked him with logs and sharp objects.  more...

Charlesworth empathises with Brasa

2 years ago
Indian hockey's former technical consultant Ric Charlesworth isn't surprised by the manner in which current coach Jose Brasa has been venting his frustration ahead of the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Paes will partner Sania in mixed doubles event

2 years ago
Leander Paes is set to partner Sania Mirza in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles event. “The names have already been sent and Leander will partner Sania,“ the team's coach Jaidip Mukherjea confir  more...

Saina Nehwal, Chetan Anand to lead Indian badminton challenge in Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
The Badminton Association of India today announced a strong 10-member squad, including five women, for the multi-sporting event.  more...

Saina, Chetan to lead Indian badminton challenge in CWG

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) Ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal andChetan Anand will spearhead Indian challenge in the badmintonevent of the Commonwealth Games to be held here from October 3to 14.  more...

No dope tests for shooters during trials

2 years ago
On a day when the Indian shooting team was announced for the Commonwealth Games, it emerged that none of the marksmen who underwent tri- als at Pune and Delhi for the quadrennial games were test- ed f  more...

Rajput misses out on CWG berth

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

Bindra, Narang in India`s CWG shooting team!

2 years ago
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...

National Rifle Association of India names strong field

2 years ago
Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang and Samresh Jung lead the 28-member shooting squad for Commonwealth Games.  more...

India's cycling probables waiting a year for bikes

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Bizarre as it may appear, but the Indian cyclists for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games will be lucky if they can ride their competitive bikes before the Games get under way.  more...

Wrestlers grappling for gold at the Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
It needed just 2 medals, Sushil's bronze in Beijing Olympic and another one by Ramesh Kumar in the World Wrestling Championships 2009, Herning to perk up wrestling once again in India. Some out-of-the-skin performances by juniors, and of late, women wrestlers have only been adding to it. In a sport where decades can pass before something noteworthy comes up, such a successful streak has made Indian wrestlers an buoyant bunch.  more...

SHARATH LEADS INDIAN CHARGE IN OCTOBER

2 years ago
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...

Vijender to spearhead India's CWG boxing challenge

2 years ago
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh will spearhead India's boxing challenge at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here.  more...

Rathore skips last day's trials, dropped along with Rajput

2 years ago
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Arjuna Award winner rifleman Sanjeev Rajput were axed from the shooting squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.  more...

Rathore to miss CWG after skipping trials

2 years ago
Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will not part be a part of the Indian shooting team at the Commonwealth Games as he stands disqualified for selection after missing the trials.  more...

Sharath to spearhead Indian TT challenge in CWG!

2 years ago
Defending champion Achanta Sharath Kamal will spearhead Indian challenge in table tennis in the Commonwealth Games to be held from October 3-14.  more...

Indian hockey squad for Commonwealth Games announced

2 years ago
A 16-member Indian hockey squad for the Commonwealth Games was announced Monday. Rajpal Singh will lead the team for the Oct 3-14 event.  more...

Sharath to spearhead Indian TT challenge in CWG

2 years ago
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...

Rajpal to lead hockey team in CWG

2 years ago
New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) Rajpal Singh was today namedcaptain of the 16-member hockey squad, announced by HockeyIndia, for the October Commonwealth Games.  more...

Indian hockey squad for Commonwealth Games announced

2 years ago
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A 16-member Indian hockey squad for the Commonwealth Games was announced Monday. Rajpal Singh will lead the team for the Oct 3-14 event.  more...

Ajitpal Singh hits out at Brasa!

2 years ago
Olympian and Indian selectorAjitpal Singh on Monday hit out at national team coach Jose Brasaand said the Spaniard`s comments were baseless in an effort tocreate a controversy ahead of this year`s Commonwealth Games.  more...

Cycling coach slams selection criteria

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At the Tour de Delhi on Sunday, the test event for the Commonwealth Games road cycling, Indian's foreign coach Graham Seers came out strongly against the selection procedures for the Indian team.  more...

Cyclists take part in race to promote Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Hundreds of cyclists took part in a cyclothon here on Sunday, as a sort of 'curtain-raiser' for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.  more...

Games squad leaked?

2 years ago
Two days before Hockey India was to announce the team for the Commonwealth Games and the Asiad , the list of 16 selected was leaked to the media on Saturday by one Amit Das, an unidentified "hockey lover and well wisher" who has been sending mails slamming chief coach Jose Brasa and criticising facilities at the National Stadium in the New Delhi.  more...

Batra ruined it for me: Brasa

2 years ago
On a day when the national hockey squad for Commonwealth Games and Asiad was announced, serious differences between key officials came to light.  more...

Commonwealth Express comes to town on Sunday

2 years ago
The special train would have touched 49 cities in the country after it completes its run  more...

Aussies name champs for aquatic events

2 years ago
Leisel Jones, winner of two gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will lead Australia's 52-member swim team to the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games. Swimming Australia had ear- lier announced a  more...

Supreme Court permits Hockey India to pick CWG teams

2 years ago
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday permitted the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Hockey India (HI) to select and field the men's and women's hockey teams for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.  more...

Brasa's fallout with Hockey India is over Prabhjot's recall

2 years ago
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) India's chief hockey coach Jose Brasa is unhappy for not having a free hand in the selection of the national team and it stems from Hockey India's (HI) rejection of the Spaniard's request to include senior player Prabhjot Singh in the ongoing national camp in Pune for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.  more...

Huegill, Jones to lead Australian swim team in Delhi

2 years ago
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...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 training forglory - Dola, the archer par excellence

2 years ago
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...

Core group exits ill-equipped venue

2 years ago
India's gymnastics coach says CWG probables were at risk had they participated at the Federation CupThe ongoing Gymnastics Federation Cup at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the capital is supposed to be the Commonwealth Games' last test event of sorts — though the organisers shy away from calling it so — but there is barely anything being put to test.  more...

39 DAYS TO GO my delhi my games - Gymnastics coach gives thumbs down to venue

2 years ago
Agitated by the official apathy, Vladimir Chatko, the national artistic gymnastic coach, came down heavily on the Commonwealth Games offi- cials and organisers. “Most of the problems have come up b  more...

ht FOLLOW-UP - DISAPPOINTED GYMNASTS RETREAT TO CAMP IN PUNE

2 years ago
The core group gymnasts, who were here for the selection trials for the Commonwealth Games, left for Pune late on Monday night a dejected lot after their three- day training camp (from August 20-22) w  more...

India look to break their CWG jinx

2 years ago
Indian men have never been to the podium since hockey's entry to the Commonwealth Games and they will have to play out of their skins to break the jinx.  more...

CHAMPIA FAILS TO MAKE THE CUT FOR CWG

2 years ago
Mangal Singh Champia, India's lone male archer at the Beijing Olympics, failed to qualify for the men's recurve team for the Commonwealth Games (CWG). This is for the first time since 2007 that Cha  more...

Indian squash squad for CWG announced!

2 years ago
India will be fielding a 10-member contingent for the Commonwealth Games squash competition, Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) said here Monday.  more...

Semenya confirms participation in CWG

2 years ago
Amidst pullout of some high-profile athletes, there was some good news for the CWG organisers as Caster Semenya confirmed her participation.  more...

Indian squash squad for CWG announced

2 years ago
Chennai, Aug 23 (IANS) India will be fielding a 10-member contingent for the Commonwealth Games squash competition, Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) said here Monday.  more...

Rice pulls out of Commonwealth Games to have surgery!

2 years ago
Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice has pulled out of this year`s Commonwealth Games.  more...

CWG: Aussie swimmer Rice pulls out

2 years ago
Australian Rice has struggled with her right shoulder since March and decided to withdraw from the Oct. 3-14 games.  more...

Swimming: Injury forces Australian Rice out of Commonweath Games

2 years ago
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...

Boxer Akhil lashes out at chief coach, management

2 years ago
Patiala (Punjab), Aug 19 (IANS) Boxer Akhil Kumar, a medal hope in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, is frustrated with the apathetic attitude of the management towards its players and warns it can affect their performance in the mega event.  more...

Australia name tennis squad for CWG

2 years ago
Melbourne, Aug 18 (PTI) Peter Luczak and AnastasiaRodionova will spearhead Australia's challenge at the tennisevent of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi as TennisAustralia today named its squad, sans Lleyton Hewitt andSamatha Stosur.  more...

SFI unhappy with facilities at CWG venue; absence of coach

2 years ago
Jaipur, Aug 18 (PTI) Absence of a foreign coach and lackof facilities at the newly-built swimming complex have leftSwimming Federation of India (SFI) worried about India's medalprospects in the sport at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.  more...

Archers beware, say no to your poison or face the music

2 years ago
If you thought breath analysers were only meant for catching drunk drivers, think again. And if you thought alcohol could never be a performance-enhancer for sportspersons, you are horribly wrong! For the first time during the Delhi Commonwealth Games, besides inebriated motorists, archers will be  more...

No action being squashed at MSAC, Albert Park

2 years ago
17 Aug 10 @ 06:45am by PAUL AMY MELBOURNE is set for serious squash action when Commonwealth Games squash teams from England, Scotland, New Zealand and […]  more...

Quest for gold feeds Soniya's buildup

2 years ago
Patiala, Aug. 17 -- The Commonwealth Games will be weightlifter Soniya Chanu's first major multi-discipline event, and the lifter from Manipur is leaving no stone unturned to make the opportunity count in front of her home crowd.  more...

Quest for gold feeds Soniya's buildup

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games will be weightlifter Soniya Chanu's first major multi-discipline event, and the lifter from Manipur is leaving no stone unturned to make the opportunity count in front of her ho  more...

Update on Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
National wrestling coach rubbishes charges levelled by Sonika (Lead)Saturday, August 14, 2010 7:16:37 AM by IANS // By Nuqra NaqviNew Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) National wrestling coach P.R. […]  more...

Coach refutes Sonika's charge

2 years ago
National wrestling coach P.R.Sondhi said wrestler Sonika Kaliraman was given an opportunity to secure a place for the Commonwealth Games despite her failing to attend the national camp in Patiala,  more...

National wrestling coach rubbishes charges levelled by Sonika

2 years ago
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) National wrestling coach P.R. Sondhi Saturday said woman wrestler Sonika Kaliraman was given an opportunity to prove her mettle and secure selection for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games despite her failing to attend the national camp in Patiala, but she could not make it.  more...

A cop, mechanic and plumber make Australia's archery squad

2 years ago
Melbourne, Aug 14 (IANS) A cop, a plumber and a mechanic will be among the 12 members of Australia's archery team for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.  more...

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

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

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

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

Sevens squad's green light for Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
SCOTLAND have confirmed their participation in Sevens rugby at the Commonwealth Games in October after naming a 12-man squad for the event.  more...

ARE WE PREPARED TO HOST COMMON WEALTH GAMES?

2 years ago
There is a lot of hue and cry about preparedness of Delhi to host XIX Commonwealth Games from Oct.3 to 14, 2010. Less than 2 months are left […]  more...

NZ name 5-member boxing team for Commonwealth Games!

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

ARE WE PREPARED TO HOST COMMON WEALTH GAMES?

2 years ago
There is a lot of hue and cry about preparedness of Delhi to host XIX Commonwealth Games from Oct.3 to 14, 2010. Less than 2 months are left […]  more...

Delhi Games timing is off-season for swimming: Canada coach!

2 years ago
Canada`s 200m breaststroke world record holder Annamay Pierse and coach Pierre Lafontaine feel the timing of the Delhi Commonwealth Games is off-season for swimming.  more...

India not prepared to hold CWG: Ashok Kumar!

2 years ago
With a series of scam allegations rocking the build-up to Commonwealth Games, former India hockey captain Ashok Kumar on Fridaysaid the country was not prepared to host such a big event.  more...

BAI in controversy over CWG selection!

2 years ago
In another controversy emanating from the Commonwealth Games, it was alleged that the chief coach for the Games, under the Badminton Association of India, was biased and was not choosing players on merit.  more...

Athletics Canada names 2010 Commonwealth Games team

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

Hosting CWG `a bad idea' says Bhutia

2 years ago
: Bhaichung Bhutia became the first active Indian sportsperson to say New Delhi's hosting the Commonwealth Games wasn't a good idea. But now that it is upon us, everyone should support it, he said.  more...

Upside-down Commonwealth games

2 years ago
Swimming on the athletics track, water polo in the gymnasium, orgies on the hockey astroturf! It is perfectly understandable if these are some of the nightmares suffered by not just the Commonwealth Games organisers but by the Delhi chief minister and Union minister for sports and youth affairs (pun unintended). When not telecasting images of leaking roofs, mountains of debris and stadia half-built and still-incomplete with just 67 days to go for the inauguration of the Commonwealth Games, the media has been highlighting allegations of sexual harassment of India’s women hockey players by the male coach.  more...

Indian shooters hire coach, pay him from own pocket

3 years ago
The men's hockey team showed the way a few weeks ago and the women followed in their footsteps. Now, the shooters have got officialdom in their sights and are proving that where there is a will, there is indeed a way  more...

 
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