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Striving hard for a podium finish in London: Krishna PooniaNDTVNew Delhi: India's Commonwealth Games gold medalist Krishna Poonia has set herself a target of 65 metres in the discus throw to make a podium finish at the 2012 London Olympics. For that she has to outdo her life's best (63.69 metre) to be in the [...] more...
Sydney Morning HeraldFront runner for London carries weight of the nationSydney Morning HeraldKelly is a Commonwealth Games gold medallist and an Olympian who is passionately trying to promote the sport he loves – weightlifting. The 28-year-old athlete is proof that fame doesn't always coincide with sporting success.and more » more...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Olympics-bound woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia on Monday created a new national record en route to her silver medal winning performance at the Altius Track Crew Throwdown meet in Maui Island, Hawaii. more...
Deccan ChronicleIndia Open: tricky draw awaits SainaThe Hindu5 Saina, seeded third here, has defeated Yin thrice in a row since her loss to the Hong Kong player in the 2010 Asian Games quarterfinals. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina, drawn in the same half as top seed Shixian Wang of China, …No smooth ride for Saina [...] 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...
IBNLive.comShiva advances, Suranjoy exits Olympic qualifiersIBNLive.comPTI New Delhi: Teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) inched closer to Olympic qualification but the London dream ended for Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Suranjoy Singh (52kg) who lost in the second round of the Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifiers in Astana …Thapa in quarters, Suranjoy exitsDeccan HeraldAsian Olympic qualifiers: Shiva Thapa in [...] more...
BBC SportBeing Sushil Kumar…Daily News & AnalysisThat's the word Rahul Gandhi used to describe Sushil Kumar after he bulldozed his way past the opponents to clinch the Commonwealth Games gold in 2010. It's hard to disagree with Gandhi. When in full flow, Sushil is indeed like a lion pouncing on his …'Shoulder ate into my [...] more...
RediffSuranjoy, Sumit win Asian qualifying openersIBNLive.comAstana, Kazakhstan: Commonwealth Games gold medalist Suranjoy Singh (52 kg) and promising teenager Sumit Sangwan (81 kg) won their opening-round bouts in the Asian Olympic Qualifying boxing event on Thursday. Both the Indian boxers registered …Positive start for Indian pugilists at Asian Oly qualifiersTimes of IndiaSuranjoy, Sumit clear first hurdleMid-DayPosted [...] more...
RediffKrishna Poonia to take part in Diamond League eventsTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: 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 …Poonia to take part [...] 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...
Indian ExpressVijender looks like the best bet for India and will qualify for Olympics …Indian Sports newsIt was a heart-break for Akhil Kumar, the Arjuna Awardee and 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, as the boxer could not make it to the selection trials for Olympic qualifiers due to weight issue. With age not on his [...] more...
New VisionKipsiro vows to redeem himself with Olympic medalNew Vision“My performance in Istanbul should not be a basis for judging me ahead of the London games,” said the 2010 double Commonwealth Games gold medalist. He attributed his poor show to lack of experience on the indoor track. “I was only making my second …and more » more...
Archer opens up quiver of sorrowsTimes of IndiaI need a permanent job and not just assurances and felicitations," stated ace archer Nisha Rani Dutta, who is a statemate of Commonwealth Games gold medalist Deepika Kumari and is fed up of lip service and assurance of help. more...
Bronze for RajenderThe HinduHowever, the Commonwealth Games gold medal winner beat Siriphong Champakham of Thailand (5-0, 7-0) and Arsen Eraliev of Kyrgyzstan (1-0, 3-0) in repechage to claim the bronze. Anil Kumar (60kg), Ravinder Khatri (74kg) and Manoj Kumar (84kg) made an …and more » more...
News24onlineCWG star duped of Rs 6 lakh by fraud firmIndia TodayDiscus thrower Krishna Poonia became a national celebrity when she won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi in 2010. But that didn't stop a Bhilwara based multi-level marketing company from duping her of Rs 6 lakh.Commonwealth games gold medalist Punia [...] more...
Zee NewsCheated Poonia files FIR against fraudulent firmTimes of IndiaJAIPUR: City-based discus thrower and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Krishna Poonia has fallen prey to the guiles of a Bhilwara-based multilevel-marketing company, Saajan Jewelers, which persuaded her to part with money, promising to make her their …CWG gold medalist duped of Rs 6LFinancial Expressall 10 news [...] more...
Commonwealth Games gold medalist athlete Krishna Poonia and her husband Virendra Poonia were allegedly duped of Rs 6.03 lakh by a Bhilwara-based multi-level marketing company. more...
Sportspersons still await promised jobs in HaryanaHindustan TimesNine months after the Haryana government decided to appoint five Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallists as deputy superintendents of police, the issue remains in limbo. On June 30 last, chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, under the new … more...
Zee NewsSix Indian boxers for Olympic qualifications at KazakhstanZee NewsNew Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75 kgs) and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91 kgs) are among the Indian Elite Men Boxers who are selected for Asian Continental Olympic Boxing Qualification tournament to be held …Akhil misses his chance to make it to [...] more...
Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75 kgs) and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91 kgs) are among the Indian Elite Men Boxers who are selected for Asian Continental Olympic Boxing Qualification tournament to be held at Astana, Kazakhstan from April 5-12. more...
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...
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...
Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Olympian Akhil Kumar`s Boxing Club and Fitness Society has run into trouble after the residents of the area, where the club is situated, filed complain against running commercial activities in the residential complex. more...
Sydney Morning HeraldMcMahon is happy to miss the seasonSydney Morning HeraldBut a childhood dream has changed the Commonwealth Games gold medallist's plans. Yesterday she told her teammates that she was expecting her first child with husband Brek Mansfield. The two-time Melbourne Vixens best and fairest winner said she was yet …Top Vixen's pregnant pauseThe Ageall [...] more...
Sydney Morning HeraldAustralian wrestlers clear crucial hurdle on path to LondonSydney Morning HeraldA 17-year-old schoolboy wrestler and a Commonwealth Games gold medallist have reached a crucial milestone in their campaigns to wrestle for Australia at the Olympics. Jayden Lawrence, the teenage sensation from south-west Sydney, and Ivan Popov, …and more » more...
Sports lovers here were disappointed as Commonwealth Games gold medallist K Ravi Kumar skipped this year`s Senior National Weightlifting Championship, which started here on Saturday, due to health reasons. more...
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...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota of Railways continued his winning streak as he overpowered Rambol of Madhya Pradesh to storm into the semifinals in super heavyweight category on day four of 58th Senior Men`s National Boxing Championship on Friday. more...
Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Akhil Kumar will now be seen in action in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) after he was signed by the Mumbai Fighters, the only Indian team in the mega-event, on Thursday. more...
Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Krishna Poonia produced an impressive season`s best effort of 62.25m to win gold at Halloween Throws Meet at Portland, United States. 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Strong Indian contingent in Commonwealth ChampionshipTimes of IndiaPTI | Aug 2, 2011, 07.16PM IST NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Alka Tomar and Olympian Rajiv Tomar will spearhead the Indian challenge at the 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, to be held in Melbourne, Australia from Friday. …and more » more...
The Age Geoff Huegill puts heat on Michael PhelpsThe AustralianThe Commonwealth Games gold medallist won his heat impressively this morning. Huegill, 31, continued his remarkable comeback from obesity by producing his fastest time since his Delhi Games triumph, clocking 51.83sec to qualify third fastest for …Huegill eyes Phelps showdownABC OnlineGeoff Huegill eases to 100m butterfly semi-finalsHerald [...] more...
MSN India Overlooked for Arjuna, Commonwealth Games gold-winner returns medalDaily News & AnalysisDisappointed at being overlooked for the Arjuna Award, weightlifter Renubala Chanu Monday returned her 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal to the sports ministry saying she will quit the sport if her achievements are not recognised in future. …Manipuris rejoice athletes' Arjuna gloryTimes of IndiaRenubala [...] more...
Weightlifter Renubala Chanu Monday returned her 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal to the sports ministry saying she will quit the sport if her achievements are not recognised in future. more...
Weightlifter Renubala Chanu Monday returned her 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal to the sports ministry saying she will quit the sport if her achievements are not recognised in future. more...
Sydney Morning Herald With world championship jitters put aside, Coutts cruises aheadSydney Morning HeraldSHANGHAI: Alicia Coutts competed in the 2008 Olympic Games, won five Commonwealth Games gold medals in New Delhi, and has ranked highly in her events this year, but she has revealed that when it comes to major international competitions, …Coutts conquers butterfliesThe AgeHuegill [...] more...
Suranjoy and Sandhyarani recommended for Arjuna AwardsKanglaOnlineNEW DELHI, July 22: Commonwealth Games gold medalist boxer Mayengbam Suranjoy and Asian Games silver medalist wushu player Sandhyarani from Manipur are among the few players who have been recommended for the coveted Arjuna Award for their outstanding …Suranjoy, Sandhyarani make the cut for ArjunaE-Pao.netall 3 news articles » 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...
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) The Punjab government Monday approved the appointment of five Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallists as deputy superintendents of police in the police. more...
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...
Discus thrower Harwant Kaur, middle distance runner OP Jaisha and decathlete Bharat Inder Singh take Indias overall tally to six medals; Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia flops. more...
Waterside to Welcome Commonwealth Games Gold MedallistBenzingaWaterside Lodge Sales, a new division of the Waterside Holiday Group based in Weymouth, Dorset, is to welcome 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Natalie Melmore to the Group's flagship holiday park today and Thursday (6th & 7th July). …and more » more...
Jose is the second athlete in the 4x400 m women's relay squad to have tested positive in the dope test. She was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the Commonwealth and Asiad Games. more...
Asian and NEW DELHI: Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist quartermiler Mandeep Kaur and last year's Asian All-Star 400m hurdles gold medallist Jauna Murmu have been suspended for testing positi more...
McGoldrick – has been awarded the Commonwealth Games gold medalSportinglife.comCommonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper said: "Sean is a very deserving gold medallist. "It has been unfortunate that Sean has had to wait so long for a medal that is rightly his. He showed great sportsmanship during the Games in … 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...
Daily Nation Boxing: Sean McGoldrick officially handed Commonwealth Games goldWalesOnlineWELSH boxer Sean McGoldrick has been awarded the gold medal in the Men's Bantamweight division from the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation made the announcement following the removal of Manju Wanniarachchi from the results …Gold for Welsh boxer McGoldrickAFPBoxer wins Delhi gold eight months [...] more...
The Hindu After injury layoff, Poonia to make gingerly comebackIndian ExpressThe Commonwealth Games gold medalist will be returning to action after an injury lay off since the bronze-medal winning effort at the Guangzhou Asian Games in November. Poonia has been recuperating from a left-knee injury, which first occurred during …Poonia returns to action after long lay-offThe [...] more...
New Delhi, June 2 (PTI) Owing to their good performances in the Sudirman Cup in China, India''s women''s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa zoomed to 22nd place, while P Kashyap moved to the 23rd spot in the latest BWF ranking released today.The Commonwealth Games gold medallist pair jumped 10 places, courtesy their superb win over then world number eight Thai pair of Duanganong Aroonkesorn and Kunchala Voravichitchaikul in the second Group C tie in Qingdao.Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Kashyap too gained five places after beating world No. ... more...
India needs Europe-like club system for boxing: AkhilIBNLive.comPTI | 04:05 PM,May 29,2011 Lucknow, May 29 (PTI) Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist boxer Akhil Kumar has suggested that a club system like Europe needs to be set up in India to promote the sport and improve the standard of pugilists. …India needs Europe-like club system for boxing: [...] more...
BBC News McGoldrick a step closer to goldBBC NewsWelsh boxer Sean McGoldrick is a step closer to receiving a belated 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal. Wanniarachchi has now decided not to appeal against the decision and has announced his retirement. McGoldrick, who at 18 was the youngest of Wales' …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...
Akhil enters semis, assured of medal at Arafura GamesTimes of IndiaThe former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist won the bout 19-14 to make the last-four stage in the biennial event where India is participating for the first time. The 29-year-old, who is competing in his first international event after the …Akhil enters semis, assured of a medalsportal.co.inAkhil [...] more...
Akhil in quarterfinals of Arafura GamesTimes of IndiaAkhil, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist from the 2006 edition in Melbourne, beat Marescot Michael 21-6. The 29-year-old took a 7-0 lead before his rival tried to stage a fightback but the Indian was so dominant that he ensured that the scoreline …and more » more...
DAWN.com Sri Lankan boxer loses Commonwealth gold medal over failed drug testSifySri Lankan boxer Manju Wanniarachchi has lost his 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal after he failed a drugs test. Wanniarachchi's gold medal was his country's first in boxing in 72 years and he was hailed as a national hero when he returned home …Boxing: [...] more...
SL lawyers vowed to fight back at CASWanniarachchi lawyers have vowed to carry on his fight to try to keep his Commonwealth Games gold medal after he was […] more...
On a modest opening day for Indian archers, Commonwealth Games gold-medallists Deepika Kumari and Rahul Banerjee were the only ones to make an impression for the country at the World Cup (Stage I) in the Croatian city of Porec. more...
The Hindu Athletics season begins with Indian GP on TuesdayThe HinduPTI PTI Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has decided to skip the meet. The athletics season begins with the first leg of the Indian Grand Prix here on Tuesday with a host of the country's top athletes set to be in action …and [...] 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, Apr 24 (PTI) India struck gold not once but twice in their maiden appearance at the Winner International Boxing Tournament with Paramjeet Samota (+91kg) and teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) finishing on top in the finals in Belgrade, Serbia.Samota, a Commonwealth Games gold-medallist and Asian Games bronze-medallist, beat Marceta Mane of Bosnia in a thrilling contest in which both the boxers were tied 6-6 after regulation three rounds.The Indian, however, managed to grab the yellow metal on the individual score. ... more...
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...
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallist Katulu Ravi Kumar (69kg) will lead a five-member Indian team in the Asian Senior Weightlifting Championships to be held at Tongling City in China from April 13-18.The other four members of the team are women lifters Matsa Santoshi (48kg), Kh Sanjita Chanu (48kg) and Sh Chandreshori Devi (58kg) and A Janeshori Devi (75kg).National record holder Ravi Kumar had won the gold in 77kg in Senior Nationals last month in Bangalore.Deodutt Sharma and Hansa Sharma will accompany the team as coaches. more...
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...
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...
Sanjeev Rajput clinched the 50m rifle prone title, while Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Anisa Sayyed bagged the top honours in sports pistol, in the National shooting championships at the Karni Ran 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...
India's ace archer Deepika Kumari was humbled in Jr National Archery Tuesday. Deepika, the Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, finished second and third respec- tively in the 50 and 60m girl's recurve more...
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Renu Bala Chanu will be the star attraction in the 58th All-India Railway Weightlifting Championship to be held in Netaji Subhas Institute here from Wednesday. more...
Kolkata, Nov 30 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistRenu Bala Chanu will be the star attraction in the 58thAll-India Railway Weightlifting Championship to be held inNetaji Subhas Institute here from tomorrow. 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...
India are hoping to follow their impressive performance at the Commonwealth Games with another big medal haul at the Asian Games in Guangzhou but tougher competition awaits them in China. more...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist archer Deepika Kumari wants to have a chat with the iconic Indian batsman to know the secret of his over two-decade old con- sistency at the international level. 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...
New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Winning medals at the DelhiCommonwealth Games is history for the Indian athletes and theyare now focussing on putting their best foot forward in theupcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou to be held from November 12. more...
[caption id="attachment_17" align="alignleft" width="129" caption="Sports"][/caption]Omkar Singh finishes 7th in shooting world cup final Commonwealth Games gold medallist Omkar Singh finished seventh after he aggregated 681.5 (581+100.5) in men's 10-metre […] 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...
Kolkata, Oct 28 (PTI) Para swimmer Prasanta Karmakar hasbeen showered with the long-due awards and accolades by hishome state Kolkata following his stupendous success at theCommonwealth Games but the athlete still feels snubbed by thestate authorities. 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...
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Omkar Singh finished seventh after he aggregated 681.5 (581+100.5) in men`s 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup final in Munich, Germany on Wednesday 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...
Kolkata, Oct 26 (PTI) Having earned India the first evertable tennis gold in Commonwealth Games, Subhajit Saha now hashis eyes firm on the next month's Asian Games. more...
Sri Lankan bantamweight boxer Manju Wanniarachchi has tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone and is set to lose his nation`s first Commonwealth Games gold medal in seven decades. more...
Sri Lankan bantamweight boxer Manju Wanniarachchi has tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone and is set to lose his nation's first Commonwealth Games gold medal in seven decades. more...
• 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...
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Manju Wanniarachchi has withdrawn from next month’s Asian Games, citing injury to his right fist.After his gold medal triumph last week, the 31-year old […] more...
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Nine Australian athletes have tested positive for banned stimulant methylhexaneamine and some of them could be from the Commonwealth Games squads. more...
: The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Thursday announced a 13-member squad, that also includes two Commonwealth Games gold medallist, for the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou in China. K. more...
The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Thursday announced a 13-member squad, that also includes two Commonwealth Games gold medallist, for the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou in China. K. Ra 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...
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...
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...
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 Deepika Kumari on Monday said that long periods of coaching before the just-concluded mega event helped her in achieving her feat.Deepika thanked the Archery Asso 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...
Anand, Oct 18 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Moditoday visited Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lajja Goswamiat her village in the district here to congratulate on herachievement. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistwrestler Sushil Kumar and silver medal winning shooter DeepakSharma were felicitated by the Ministry of Steel here at UdyogBhavan today. more...
Jamshedpur, Oct 18 (PTI) Commonwealth Games goldmedallist Deepika Kumari today said that long periods ofcoaching before the just-concluded mega event helped her inachieving her feat. more...
Jaipur, Oct 17 (PTI) Krishna Poonia, who became the firstIndian woman to win an individual Commonwealth Games goldmedal early this week, today said she bagged the yellow metaldespite having a knee swelling during her discus throw eventin the New Delhi mega event. more...
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...
Firebrand shuttler and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jwala Gutta tells DNA that she has not got any help from Badminton Federation of India. And she is also cool about being the glamour girl of badminton more...
Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) Kolhapur girl Rahi Sarnobat, whoalong with Anisa Sayyed, won the Commonwealth Games gold inthe pairs 25 m pistol event, today said she was so sure of herperformance at the event that she had told folks at home shewill return with gold. 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...
Kumar won gold in the lightwelterweight (64kg) category beating Bradley Saunders of England 11-2 in the final. This is India's 35th Commonwealth Games gold. more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Krishna Poonia, who scripted history to lift the women's discuss throw gold in athletics event since Milkha Singh won the 440 yards race in 1958, called on Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Dr. C.P. Joshi at Krishi Bhawan here today. more...
Nigerian Osayemi Oludamola was stripped of the women's 100 metres Commonwealth Games gold medal on Tuesday after her B sample confirmed a positive test for a banned stimulant, the […] 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: India today created history by breaking the 52-year-old Commonwealth Games gold medal jinx with Krishna Poonia winning the yellow metal in women's discus throw […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Dedicating her Commonwealth Games gold to all Indians, discus thrower Krishna Poonia Monday said she now hoped for a similar showing at the 2012 London Olympics. 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...
The Cayman Islands collected their first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medal when Cydonie Mothersill powered to the 200m title in 22.89 seconds in Monday night's delayed final. Abiodun Oyepitan of […] more...
India won its first Commonwealth Games gold in 52 years, with Krishna Poonia winning the women's discus throw gold. She swept all three medals. more...
With 16 gold medals at stake on the eighth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India would be keen to continue the impressive run as they are on the verge of equalling their best ever Commonwealth Games gold medals record on Monday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Commonwealth Games gold medallist archer Deepika Kumari says she is too young to decide on how to spend the cash awards of Rs.30 lakh and would rather give the money to her parents. more...
With 16 gold medals at stake on the eighth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India would be keen to continue the impressive run as they are on the verge of equalling their best ever Commonwealth Games gold medals record today. more...
Grouped with Wales, South Africa and Tonga in the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens event, the Indian ruggers have little chance to go beyond the preliminary league stage. 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...
The old and new of Australian swimming were at their brilliant best on Friday as Leisel Jones won yet another Commonwealth Games gold and 15-year-old Yolane Kukla claimed her […] more...
Indians are hoping a record showing by their athletes at the Commonwealth Games will help to erase some of the negative publicity surrounding the event. The Games were supposed to […] 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 […] 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 […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Australia won two more gold medals in cycling, creating a record in the men's team sprint at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. more...
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...
Jamaican Leron Clarke became the fastest man of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi clocking the second quickest time of 10.12 seconds on Indian soil. In the men's event, […] 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...
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...
MIROSLAV Dykun has claimed England's first wrestling Commonwealth Games gold medal for 24 years with a superb victory at Delhi 2010.Ukrainian-born Dykun pinned Canada's Jack Bond to the […] more...
Indian grapplers Ravinder Singh (60 kg), Sanjay (74 kg) and Anil Kumar (96 kg) earned their first-ever Commonwealth Games Gold medals on Tuesday.Ravinder defeated England's Christopher Terence Bos more...
Anna Meares led an Australian clean sweep of golds on the first day of cycling at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday but rued the absence of her British rival Victoria Pendleton. more...
Shooters Gai Bin and Lim Swee Hon has won Singapore's first gold medal at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. They took top spot in the 50m pistol […] more...
Shooters Gai Bin and Lim Swee Hon has won Singapore's first gold medal at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. They took top spot in the 50m pistol […] more...
Wellington, Oct 4 (ANI): New Zealand's netball team racked up 102 goals in beating Papua New Guinea 102-21 on Monday in their Commonwealth Games opener in Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Pakistan's weightliftersthreatened to pull out of the Delhi Commonwealth Games after ashowdown with their contingent leader over carrying thenational flag at last night's opening ceremony but trouble wasaverted when officials sorted out the "misunderstanding". more...
New Delhi, oct.2 (ANI): On the eve of the Commonwealth Games praise for the security arrangments and sports facilties are coming from the most unexpected quarters. more...
The good thing is the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) is issuing accreditation cards to the country's eminent sportspersons that will allow them to watch the opening and closing ceremonie 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...
Colombo, Sep 29 (PTI) Sri Lankan chef-de-mission for theCommonwealth Games has expressed satisfaction with thefacilities and security at the athletes' Village in Delhi. 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 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...
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...
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...
Saved from missing the Commonwealth Games by a last-minute loan from the Organizing Committee, Indian weightlifters would look to erase the dope shame of the previous two editions with a rich haul of medals in the October 3-14 mega-event held in Delhi. more...
Some people struggle to cope when they've got a weight on their shoulders - but for P.E. teacher Michaela Breeze it's all in a days work. After all she […] more...
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...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): Britain's world diving champion Tom Daley has said that he has no security fears ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which kicks off on October 3. more...
Mumbai, Sep 1 (PTI) The Indian Boxing Federation (IBF)today dismissed Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh'scriticism that the boxing trials for the upcoming CommonwealthGames and the Asian Games at Patiala were not done in a propermanner, insisting they were transparent. more...
Olympic 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...