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TopNews United StatesGlasgow Commonwealth Games on course to hit budget – reportScotsmanTHE 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is on track and on budget, according to the latest progress report on the event. A six-monthly update highlights the various milestones which have been reached since the end of 2011, as the countdown to Scotland …Glasgow Commonwealth [...] more...
2014 Games 'on track and on budget'The Press AssociationThe 2014 Commonwealth Games is on track and on budget, according to the latest progress report. The six-monthly update highlights the various milestones which have been reached since the end of 2011, as the countdown to the Games continues.and more » more...
Daily MailOC's Game of loss is penned at Rs 500 croreDaily MailBy Maneesh Pandey Nearly 18 months after Delhi hosted the Commonwealth Games, the Organising Committee (OC) has finally closed its account books. But as in numerous other occasions bearing the trademark OC goof-up, it closed its account books without …and more » more...
A Delhi court is likely to frame charges on Monday against six persons, including four MCD officials, for their alleged role in a corruption case involving street-lighting before the 2010 Commonwealth Games. more...
District judge refuses to transfer CWG case out of Singh's courtDaily News & AnalysisPlace: New Delhi | Agency: PTI The city's subordinate judiciary chief today refused to transfer the trial of a Commonwealth Games-related corruption case out of Special CBI Court in wake of an "unpleasant situation", created due to a defence counsel …CWG graft [...] more...
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea of Switzerland-based firm Swiss Timing seeking a stay on possible coercive action against it by a lower court. more...
IOC writes third letter to IOA on KalmadiTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Putting intense pressure on the IOA to act against Suresh Kalmadi, the International Olympic Council has shot off another letter to the country's apex sports body to know what action it has taken on the sacked Commonwealth Games OC Chairman …IOA Executive Board Meet [...] more...
Putting intense pressure on the IOA to act against Suresh Kalmadi, the International Olympic Council has shot off another letter to the country`s apex sports body to know what action it has taken on the sacked Commonwealth Games OC Chairman following the court cases. more...
Preparing to host the Olympics in August, Britain is taking tips from India on security of venues based on its experience of Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in 2010. more...
A day after aspersions of unfair trial were cast on a special judge hearing a CWG graft case by a counsel for one of the accused, the District Judge on Friday said she would also hear the advocate to reach a conclusion. more...
Sri Lankan officials think their bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games may have been doomed because of the deeply flawed games held last year in neighboring India. more...
Robert Joske also claimed that Katich and several international players have been waiting for months to be paid the Board of Cricket Control India (BCCI)s outstanding amounts. more...
The 2G spectrum scam, Commonwealth Games loot, cash-for-vote bribery, Lokpal fiasco, Pranab-Chidambaram duel on the Finance Ministry note, and the count goes on. It seems the UPA-II is […] more...
New Delhi: Government has declined to disclose details of follow-up action on the Shunglu Committee report on large scale financial and managerial irregularities in Commonwealth Games related projects.Replying […] more...
Moneycontrol.comPAC to take up CAG report on Commonwealth GamesMoneycontrol.comPublished on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 21:14 | Source : PTI In what may provide Opposition fresh ammunition to target the government, the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is likely to take up the CAG report on Commonwealth Games this week. …More trouble for government as [...] more...
Tehelka We didn't engineer Games mess'Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Delhi Government's attempt to blame bureaucrats and engineers for lapses pointed out in the CAG report on Commonwealth Games has been slammed. The Engineer's Council of India (ECI), which has PWD and CPWD officials as members, …CAG drags top media houses in CWG muddleTehelkaCAG member accuses of [...] more...
The Supreme Court today dismissed anticipatory bail pleas of two businessmen wanted by the CBI for their alleged role in a CWG corruption case. more...
Government today sought to pick holes in the CAG report on Commonwealth Games, saying there was no indictment of Dikshit in the main report, but only a line mentioned about her in the executive summary. more...
BJP today demanded that an FIR be registered against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit after her name figured in the CAG report on alleged irregularities in the Commonwealth Games. more...
Suresh Kalmadi’s lawyer is busy working on his defence. In fact, I have a feeling that he was at it even prior to the Commonwealth Games, what with […] more...
BBC News Games countdown on track as Velodrome opens doorsHerald ScotlandTHE organisers of Glasgow 2014 have fired the starting pistol for the three-year countdown to the Commonwealth Games with assurances plans are on time and on budget. Drawing a line under the most controversial month faced by the organising committee …Glasgow's 2014 Games velodrome sees its [...] more...
Barry gymnast Kiera selected for 2011 Commonwealth Youth GamesBarry and District NewsA BARRY gymnast is in the line-up just announced by The Commonwealth Games Council for Wales (CGCW) for the Isle of Man 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games from September 7-13. A squad of 32 athletes across six sports will be travelling to the island to [...] more...
Scotland counts down to Commonwealth Games with programme of eventsEvent MagazineEventScotland has partnered with the Scottish Government to launch a series of events to get Scots involved in the countdown to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The events will build on the momentum of last year's Games for Scotland programme, … more...
Could India and Britain jointly revive the Commonwealth, not only to boost their own co-operation, but to form a significant international alliance of English-speaking democracies that span religious […] more...
BBC News Council wants answers over 2014 Games bossGlasgow Evening TimesSenior councillors are planning to investigate the sudden resignation of Glasgow's Commonwealth Games boss, amid growing unease over the lack of information and conflicting accounts about his exit. The probe could lead to the chairman and new head of …Why Glasgow 2014 must be open over [...] more...
CAG monocracy, not accountable, Shunglu tells PMIndian ExpressCalling the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) “a monocracy no longer conducive to efficiency, outcome and accountability”, the VK Shunglu Committee has criticised it for not auditing the Commonwealth Games projects on schedule. Had it done so, …and more » more...
New Delhi, June 10 (PTI) Indian challenge ended in the Thailand Open Grand Prix after ace shuttler Saina Nehwal and two others suffered contrasting defeats in the quarter-finals at Bangkok today.Top seed Saina failed to live upto her reputation and lost 13-21 12-21 to seventh seed Xuerui Li of China in a half an hour women''s singles encounter.Among Indian men, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist P Kashyap and promising shuttler Sourabh Verma also failed to cross the quarter-final hurdle at the CU Sport Complex. ... more...
The last time I was in Delhi for my joining in NTPC, commonwealth games were about to start.. Everybody of us were very much excited because it was the next […] more...
South Africa intends to bid as host for the 2022 Commonwealth games after dropping plans to bid for the 2020 Olympics.South Africa will bid to host the 2022 […] more...
South Africa will bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games having pulled out of the race to stage the 2020 summer Olympics, the Olympic federation chief Gideon Sam said. more...
BBC News Countdown to Commonwealth Youth GamesIsle of Man TodayWITH only 100 days to go from today (Sunday, May 29) until the start of the 4th Commonwealth Youth Games, the countdown is now definitely on. As one of the most prestigious sporting events ever to be hosted in the island enters the final stages of …Commonwealth [...] more...
Melbourne, May 14 (ANI): The Commonwealth Games Federation is trying to convince the International Cricket Council (ICC) to include Twenty20 cricket in future Games editions. more...
A top Commonwealth Games official said the sports body will attempt to convince the International Cricket Council to include Twenty20 cricket in future Games editions. more...
Reuters India Commonwealth Games Federation pushes for Twenty20 cricketRadio New ZealandThe Commonwealth Games Federation is to approach the International Cricket Council again to push for Twenty20 cricket's inclusion in future Games. The Federation's sports review committee chairman Tunku Imran says it's fundamental for the Games sports …Commonwealth Games to push for Twenty20 cricket inclusionIBNLive.comCommonwealth games: CGF [...] more...
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is to approach the International Cricket Council (ICC) again to push for Twenty20 cricket's inclusion in future Games, the CGF said."It is fundamental […] more...
The Hindu C'Wealth Games scam: ED to seek court's permission to question Suresh KalmadiDaily News & AnalysisThe agency has also asked Kalmadi to furnish details of bank accounts, movable and immovable properties, instances of foreign travel before the Commonwealth Games held last year, and transactions of foreign exchange in the last few years. …Kalmadi sent off [...] more...
The ED has sent a communication to Kalmadi to furnish all details of bank accounts, movable and immovable properties, instances of foreign travel before the Commonwealth Games, and transactions of foreign exchange in the last few years. more...
The mega kitchen, which will also be implemented in New Delhi, will source its kitchen infrastructure from the now-abandoned kitchens of the Commonwealth Games venues. more...
In further embarrassment to Suresh Kalmadi, the Shunglu panel has slammed him for setting up a "sham" Commonwealth Games Organising Committee with much lesser accountability and transparency. more...
Corruption is dreadful in India, as shown by a current “season of scams”—over mobile-phone licences, the Commonwealth games and more. Politicians, notably the ruling Congress party, […] more...
INDIANS’ anger over rising corruption has reached feverish levels. What people are calling a “season of scams” includes the alleged theft of billions by officials behind last year’s […] more...
The Government is at a loss over the educational qualification of the former DDG of Commonwealth Games Committee, Nachiketa Kapur. The response to an RTI filed […] more...
Under-fire former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has attended the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) Executive Council meeting in Bangkok. more...
Source: The Straits Times 28 February 2011 AT THE opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi last October, more than 800 yoga experts performed a series of intricate […] more...
Athletes planning to travel to India for the Commonwealth Games this week may find themselves in the heartbreaking position of making a choice between their safety and their […] more...
BBC Sport has recently released photos captured of the hotels in athletes’ village in New Delhi, India –the location for the 2010 Commonwealth Games being held October […] more...
Ushering into its 64th year of independence, India proudly calls itself the fastest growing world economy and a future world power. Indians no longer consider themselves a deprived […] more...
All international visitors to India from September 23 to October 16, 2010, were screened by global police agency Interpol. The period was also when the 19th Commonwealth Games […] more...
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said he was "taken aback" when Kevin Rudd raised the issue of non-payment of dues to companies for Commonwealth Games-related work during their bilateral meeting in Melbourne recently. more...
Craig Emerson raised the issue of non-payment of dues to Australian companies for Commonwealth Games-related work with his Indian counterpart Anand Sharma on the sidelines of the Partnership Summit in Mumbai. more...
British High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg has sought an "early resolution" to the issue of Rs 96 crore CWG-related payout due to British broadcaster SIS Live. more...
His tenure as the newly appointed sports minis- ter is not going to be a cake- walk. On Thursday, Ajay Maken got a firsthand taste of the chal- lenges in his way as he formal- ly took charge of the Mi more...
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The sports ministry has a 'very important role' to play in handling disputes related to the Commonwealth Games (CWG), India's new Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ajay Maken said here Thursday. more...
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna assured the Australian government that he would take up the matter of non-payment of dues to companies for Commonwealth Games-related work after the issue featured in his talks with Kevin Rudd. more...
In the absence of Saina Nehwal, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist P Kashyap will spearhead India`s challenge in the season-opening Malaysian Open Super Series badminton tournament starting in Kuala Lumpur. more...
Former two-time champion and Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medallist, John Kelai of Kenya, will be the cynosure of all eyes in the upcoming Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, scheduled to be held on January 16. more...
Langur Monkeys toGuard Games in IndiaThe Commonwealth Games, an olympics type international competition to start in New Delhi, India, next week, will have an unusual platoon guarding its […] more...
Highlights The Strategic Forces Command of the Integrated Defence Staff, which handles the country’s nuclear weapons assets, honed its skills with successful tests of the Agni missiles. Other major […] more...
The Commonwealth Games seem to have affected the participation in the 16th Delhi Book Fair that starts on December 25. The overseas presence at the fair is limited […] more...
Commonwealth Games champion Nick Matthew sewed up the world No. 1 ranking after setting up a repeat of that gold medal match against English compatriot James Willstrop in the men's final of the PSA Sq more...
New Delhi : The Hazrat Nizamuddin area, which houses a few of the Capital’s historic monuments, was supposed to get a facelift for the Commonwealth Games, but the […] more...
For News Shopper Lewisham/Greenwich – 1st November 2010 A 16 year old weightlifter has takes a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi thanks to the help of […] more...
By: Laura Frangipane American football season is just beginning, but time is running out for final preparations for the 19th Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Delhi, India, […] more...
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...
From pure performance point of view, thanks to the motivation the CWG provided to the athletes of performing in front of their home crowd, every penny spent on hosting the event now seems to be worth it. more...
The 2010 Asian Games that is currently being held in GZ is one of the world's biggest sporting event. It is much bigger in scale than the Commonwealth games. […] more...
Nearly Rs 18 lakh were spent on six foreign trips, lasting 28 days, that Commonwealth Games Organising Committee`s under-fire chairman Suresh Kalmadi went on in the build-up to the event. more...
S S Ramaswamy Guangzhou, Nov 20 (PTI) After the unexpectedly strongdisplay in the Commonwealth Games, in which they garnered 12medals, Indian track and field exponents would aim to provethat it was no flash-in-the-pan effort when they open theircampaign in the Asian Games athletics events starting heretomorrow. more...
It was all good news for Asiad organizers: the deputy mayor of host city outlining impressive progress, and talking of hosting it "with a Cantonese charm." more...
At the Melbourne Commonwealth Games four years ago, Indian shooters had contributed 27 medals, includ- ing 14 gold. A couple of months later, at the Doha Asian Games, their share had shrunk to 14, whi more...
The slew of felicitation programmes have left them with little time to prepare but Indian Archers are confident of replicating their Commonwealth Games performance at the upcoming Asian Games. more...
Call it overly ambitious given how the Commonwealth Games is under the scanner but the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) whose president is also Suresh Kalmadi is ringing alarm bells. more...
After a historic second place at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Indian athletes may find it tough to replicate the success at the next big multi-discipline event - the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou, China. more...
India`s experience hosting theCommonwealth Games provided valuable lessons for New Zealandin the lead-up to next year`s Rugby World Cup, the tournamentchief said on Thursday. more...
Glasgow faces a “logistical nightmare” recruiting and training staff for the Commonwealth Games, organisers have admitted, as the spotlight shifts from the debacle in Delhi to plans for […] more...
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ritul Chatterjee on Sunday not only lost his personal trainer Lenin Cherukuri but also his elder brother whom he used to call `Dada`. more...
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) National Broadcaster PrasarBharti had warned SIS Live, which executed a Rs 250 crorecontract for broadcasting the rights of Commonwealth Gamesthat if they do not pay up service tax on time then therelevant amount would be deducted from their final payment. more...
Preparations for Asian Games 2010 are underway in the Flower CityWith the memories of the 19th Commonwealth Games held in Delhi fading away, the Asian athletes are grooming […] more...
Rejecting allegations of corruption, public broadcaster Doordarshan today claimed that the Rs 246 crore contract with a British firm to telecast Commonwealth Games was "transparent" and as per government rules. more...
New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) In its first reaction toallegations of irregularities in the telecasting contract forCommonwealth Games, SIS Live communications, which was giventhe sole broadcasting rights for the event, has termed allaccusations as "unqualified" and said it has paid all servicetaxes as per schedule. more...
For quite some time now, I have been wondering about the obscene splurge on the Commonwealth Games 2010. CWG Director General Mr. V. K. Verma said that the […] more...
Tennis made its debut at the Commonwealth Games last month, which took place in Delhi from 3-14 October. The Games -- which take place between the 54 Commonwealth nations, […] more...
India recently brought an end to what according to me is a spectacular sporting event. The scale of the event is so huge that i never thought that […] more...
More than 5000 people descended on a new sports centre to celebrate the hand-over of the Commonwealth Games flag to Glasgow. The Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Motherwell played […] more...
NEW DELHI: Preparation, planning and promotion for the Delhi Commonwealth Games were almost done at the last minute. But four years to go for Glasgow CWG and less […] more...
Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010: A mixed Depiction of stellar Performances and Controversies As the Delhi commonwealth games event ended, the foreign athletes, officials, spectators and media correspondents set back […] more...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia on Thursday said she will reveal her plans regarding the proposed USD 20,000 winner-takes-all discus throw duelbetween her and world champion Dani Samuels on Tuesday. more...
The Commonwealth Games have begun in Delhi, in fact we are into the fourth day of competition! As usual at the Commonwealth Games, Australia is dominating and again as […] more...
People who see the outdoor displays (for Commonwealth Games 2010) will remember them for years to come, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee had said six months before the event. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday thanked her cabinet colleagues and officials for the success of the Commonwealth Games which concluded Oct 14. 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...
"The [recently-concluded] Commonwealth Games in New Delhi smacks of plain racism", a friend of mine lamented over lunch, and in between sips of his mango lassi.According to him, […] more...
[caption id="attachment_9680" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Results of India's urban "beautification" campaign for the Commonwealth Games"][/caption] Housing and Land Rights Network PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, October 13, 2010 Forced Evictions due to Commonwealth […] more...
There has been an attitudinal change in the Delhi public as well as Delhi Police personnel in the wake of recently concluded Commonwealth Games, says the Union Home […] more...
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Pakistan's gold-medallist wrestlers, Azhar Hussain and Muhammad Inam, were given a rousing reception at Lahore's Allama Iqbal international airport Saturday evening on their return to the country from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. 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...
The Al Qaeda-Lashkar-e-Tayyeba combine had armed terrorists to blow their way into a Commonwealth Games venue for a 26/11 Mumbai-style attack, another set had been trained to use […] more...
Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) Maharashtra Governor KSankaranarayanan today congratulated India's shootingsensation Rahi Sarnobat for doing Maharashtra and the nationproud by winning a Gold Medal at the recently concludedCommonwealth Games in New Delhi. more...
Saina Nehwal came back from the brink of defeat to clinch the gold medal in the women’s singles final at the Commonwealth Games. The Indian, the top seed, was […] more...
I: Sachin Tendulkar on Friday congratulated the coun- try's medal winners in the Commonwealth Games. “101 congratula- tions to all our CWG champions. Your hard work and various sacri- fices have broug more...
COMMENT I cannot but help wonder about the stunning cash awards being promised to Singapore athletes after their wins at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. China-born shooter Gai Bin, 42, garnered the […] more...
COMMENT I cannot but help wonder about the stunning cash awards being promised to Singapore athletes after their wins at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. China-born shooter Gai Bin, 42, garnered the […] more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games certainly created a spectacle over the past month. Unfortunately for the organisers, it was not the spectacle they had hoped for. Less than two weeks […] more...
As the curtains fell on the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India yesterday, Nigeria could have been the next destination fo the competiton, but the Games will […] more...
Heads could roll over the alleged irregularities in the just concluded Commonwealth Games with Congress today indicating action against anyone responsible and declining to give a clean chit to anybody. more...
Singh hosted lunch for Rajapaksa, who was here to attend the closing ceremony of Commonwealth Games, during which informal discussions on various bilateral issues were held. more...
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) With a tally of 75 medals, Canadawere hoping for a top-three finish in the Commonwealth Gamesthe country's officials said all their calculations were wenthaywire due to India's unexpected effort of 101 medals. more...
The Australian team totally dominated the Games with their haul of 177 medals including 74 Golds. But some of their athletes seem to have been involved in vandalising […] more...
Light fantastic ... the closing ceremony in DelhiDELHI was invaded by an Armadillo and Nessie yesterday - as the countdown to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland began.A […] more...
If Haryana were a country, it would be fifth on the gold medal winners list at Delhi 2010 after Australia, England, Canada and India-minus-Haryana. more...
Scotland, which will host the next Commonwealth Games, today literally charmed their way into the hearts of everyone present in the Closing Ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games […] more...
She had a heavy fall at a drinks station early in the race. But despite running with a bleeding knee, Irene Jerotich Kosgei went on to make history […] more...
After two weeks of intense sporting action, it’s now time to bring the curtains down on the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. We have witnessed records being broken, […] more...
As a spectacular closing ceremony brought the 19th Commonwealth Games to an end in Delhi, the responsibility for the hosting of the next Games in 2014 was passed […] more...
It was a joy to watch athletes from multiple countries go around the stadium full of smiles, some carrying "Thank you India" placards in appreciation of the warmth […] more...
As the Commonwealth Games came to an end in Delhi, the head of the organisation, Mike Fennell, has described the event as a success, despite its earlier problems. […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The countdown for the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday was done in Devnagri script, projecting the numbers 10 to 0 on large screens. more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Ace paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal and the women's pair of Mouma Das and Poulomi Ghatak won a bronze each Thursday as India ended with five medals from the table tennis competition of the Commonwealth Games here. more...
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.As well as many Olympic sports, the Games also include some sports that are […] more...
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...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India's badminton pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won the gold in the women's doubles event and the men's hockey team settled for a silver taking the country's overall medal count tantalisingly close to 100 on the final day of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. more...
Common (the citizen of Delhi) and wealth(the visitors and officials) would end their romance today. How would be the divorce case in the court. The aftermath should be […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Four gold medals, including a hat-trick by boxers, took India's gold count to 36 and the overall tally to 96 on the penultimate day of the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct.13 (ANI): Indian boxer Paramjeet Samota bagged 36th Gold Medal for the country here on Wednesday evening by defeating the Trinidad and Tobago's Abdul Haq Tariq in the Super Heavyweight category of the event in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. more...
Boxers and paddlers picked up four gold between them in a late evening surge at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday to take India's gold tally to 36 and the overall medal count to 96. more...
Singapore shooter Gai Bin added another gold medal to his personal tally at the Commonwealth Games after winning the men's 25m standard pistol event on Wednesday with a […] more...
The chairman of the London 2012 Olympics organising committee, Lord Coe, has said that the Commonwealth Games continue to have a significance far beyond the sporting arena.Lord Coe […] more...
What is the Commonwealth of nations? The commonwealth of nations, or simply the commonwealth simply defines itself as association of sovereign nations that support each other and work towards […] more...
An Indian athlete in Wales was first to register in me a youthful awareness of the Commonwealth Games. Of course, it still cloaked itself in the grand imperial garb of Empire Games 52 years ago when only the sixth meet of the quadrennial series was held in the midsummer of 1958 at the old Arms Park in Cardiff. more...
India's frenzied fans buoyed their men's hockey team into the Commonwealth Games final on Tuesday as the side beat England on penalties to remain on course for the gold medal the host country craves the most. more...
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...
Nigeria's female sprinter, Oludamola Osayomi, will remain suspended provisionally from the ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Federation Court ruled yesterday. The News Agency […] more...
// The Commonwealth Games 2010 has given Indian fans more memories to cheer for. It is not only because the games are held in India for the first time, but in fact, it is number of gold medals that the host country is winning. With each medal, new history is being created.It is the shooters [...] more...
The ever amazing Kenya athletics team continued to grace the screens at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi,India over the weekend, bringing its total medal tally to 14. Athletics 10,000m […] more...
England is struggling to overhaul India for second place on the Commonwealth Games medal tally as leaders Australia claim superiority across most sports including the pool. more...
Commonwealth Games are here Let me start with a question ‘Why does a country host such a mega event?’ I asked this question to a lot of people […] more...
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...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) The much-hyped Indian boxingsquad, led by Olympic medal winner Vijender Singh, floppedbut the unheralded athletics contingent exceeded expectationswhen Krishna Pooniya led an unprecedented clean sweep of allthe women's discus medals in the Commonwealth Games today. more...
Agartala, Oct 11 (IANS) Tripura celebrated Monday, a day after Somdev Devvarman's gold scripted history at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Delhi. The tennis sensation, who belongs to the state's erstwhile royal family, is being hailed as a shining star of the northeast and people here are waiting for him to come so that they can felicitate him in a fitting manner. more...
Agartala, Oct 11 (IANS) Tripura was in celebratory mode Monday, a day after Somdev Devvarman's gold scripted history at the Commonwealth Games (CWG). The tennis sensation, who belongs to the state's erstwhile royal family, is being hailed as a shining star of the northeast. more...
I just felt like sharing a post and thereby giving you all an update on the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2010 happening in Delhi. There have been impressive […] more...
If the stadiums were jam packed, you would have considered buying tickets in black a measure of the success of Commonwealth Games. But when ‘sold out’ events turn out to be sparsely attended and yet there are touts offering you tickets, you can conclude that there is something rotten here. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India scored an emphatic win over arch-rivals Pakistan in men's hockey for a semifinal berth as archers, wrestlers, shooters and a tennis star Sunday bagged five golds between them to take the count to 29 and set the country on course for its biggest gold haul in the Commonwealth Games. 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...
Sabi Hussain New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) Grouped with Wales, South Africaand Tonga in the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens event, theIndian ruggers have little chance to go beyond the preliminaryleague stage but nonetheless would look to give their morefancied rivals a run for their money in front of home crowd. more...
BBC... On the face of it squash, like so many of the racquet sports, seems a cordial and genteel way of spending an hour but, in reality, it is […] more...
Indian ace shooter Gagan Narang won his third gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2010 , whereas, country's top seeded tennis players Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza secured their berth for gold events in the men's and women's single. more...
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...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India Saturday surpassed its Melbourne Commonwealth Games medal haul of 50 with 54 medals at the Games it is hosting for the first time. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) A woman working in a school was arrested from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for illegally selling complimentary tickets of Commonwealth Games meant for students, police said Saturday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Indian shooters won two more gold medals and an unexpected bronze came from the 20 km walk at the Commonwealth Games here Saturday but the country slipped to third position behind Australia and England on the sixth day of the competitions. more...
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...
Amandeep Singh assured India of its first boxing medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games by advancing to the semi-finals with a 7-1 triumph over Malaysia's Muhammad Fuad today. more...
A few days ago, a number of swimmers from the UK, Australia and other ‘first world’ countries complained of stomach infections and diarrhoea like ailments during the 19th […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Gold continued to pour from the Karni Singh Shooting Ranges while an unexpected bronze from the 20km walk early in the morning boosted India's medals tally Saturday, the sixth day of the competitions at the Commonwealth Games here. more...
Indians are hoping a record showing by their athletes at theCommonwealth Gameswill help to erase some of the negative publicity surrounding the event. The Games were supposed to enhance […] more...
While the newspapers are full of stories about the number of golds won by India in the Commonwealth Games, several magazines take a harder look at India's sports. […] more...
Jamaican Lerone Clarke became the fastest man at the Delhi XIX Commonwealth Games yesterday when he won the 100-metres gold medal. Clarke sprinted to victory in 10.12 seconds. more...
If you thought that the Commonwealth Games dedicated traffic lane in Delhi was a corridor where only Games delegates could travel, think again. Because car stickers for the Games lane are being sold by the Organising Committee. 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...
To assert that the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games has evolved into a national embarrassment would be a gross understatement: aside from the shabby infrastructure, poor hygiene and sanitation, […] more...
If you thought that the Commonwealth Games dedicated traffic lane in Delhi was a corridor where only Games delegates could travel, think again. more...
Leading Commonwealth countries explain their positions following the latest setbacks in preparations for next month's Games in India. ENGLAND "We asked the Commonwealth Games federation to ensure that all of the […] more...
India are hoping a record showing by their athletes at the Commonwealth Games will help to erase some of the negative publicity surrounding the event. more...
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said the ongoing Commonwealth Games may add about USD 5 billion to the Indian economy and create about 2.5 million […] more...
// It seems as though the Commonwealth Games 2010 have been designed only for India. There is no stopping India, as the host country is pocketing gold after gold almost on a regular basis. It has become a habit, it seems. These are the most soothing experiences for any Indian fan.Words like ‘a bagful of [...] more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Shoaib Mailk have been married for over six months. But seeing the Indian-Pakistani pair at the Commonwealth Games together clearly shows their honeymoon is far from over. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8(ANI): Judges for the Delhi Commonwealth Games athletics competition at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium have threatened to walk out over their mismanaged transport arrangements. more...
New Zealander Anthony Taylor's Commonwealth Games boxing campaign came to an abrupt end last nightwhen he was outclassed by England's Bradley Saunders in a one-sided light welterweight bout in New Delhi. more...
Games marred by child labour and prostitution By: Bianca Brais Young children are being used for child labour and trafficking and thousands of women have been hired by escort agencies […] more...
Mismanagement in organization of CWG has remained a big fiasco for India. CWG shows ability of nation to conduct International games. India is third largest economy in Asia […] more...
The Commonwealth Games have begun in Delhi, in fact we are into the fourth day of competition! As usual at the Commonwealth Games, Australia is dominating and again as […] more...
// The golden run for the host country continued on Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games 2010. Medals were pouring in from all the quarters. Wrestling, shooting and weightlifting all proved to be medal-winning disciplines for India. With various wins on the third day, India remained successful in retaining her second spot in the medal [...] more...
The Commonwealth Games got off to a scintillating opening three days ago but a tight security apparatus, far-away venues and several ticketing issues are still keeping spectators away […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games in Delhi will be rated among the best sporting events in the world and India has already silenced critics with a spectacular opening ceremony, top representatives of participating countries have said. more...
SPORTS fans travelling to Delhi for the Commonwealth Games need have no fears - authorities have confirmed that they have deployed a contingent of “super monkeys” to guard […] more...
After just two days into them, the 2010 edition of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have already been booked a failure. I can see some of you […] more...
Richards, at the Delhi Games as an ambassador for the 25-member Antigua and Barbuda delegation, said the Twenty20 competition was tailor-made for multi-sports events. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): The Australian Sports Minister, Mark Arbib has said the Australian Commonwealth Games Association would take strict disciplinary action against wrestler Hassene Fkiri for making a rude gesture to wrestling officials after losing a fight to Indian wrestler at the Commonwealth Games. more...
Islamabad, Oct 6 (PTI) Congratulating India on theholding of Commonwealth Games, Pakistan today said it wascommitted to help the host country in safeguarding thesecurity of the event. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Pakistani athletes and officialsparticipating in the Commonwealth Games can visit Agra to seethe Taj Mahal as their accreditation cards will work as visa. more...
Commonwealth Games 2010: Medals TableAll Sports medal table ordered by the gold won by the participant countries. Currently India is on 2nd position.What do you think, will India retain this position? Do you think India is able to get number one position on the point table, please share your views by commenting on this post. CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal Australia99422 India54211 England24612 South [...] more...
While addressing the voters of Dariapur ward, he also made a mention of the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter as well as the chaos before the Commonwealth Games began. more...
With a glorious grand opening at exact 2 minutes past seven in the evening, a huge inflatable balloon rose up with sounds of hundreds of traditional drums made up […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) India women spanked Ghana 3-0 toenter quarterfinal of the table tennis team event while theirmen counterparts consolidated their position by thrashingGuyana with an identical scoreline in the Commonwealth Gameshere today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) The government today said theongoing Commonwealth Games may add about USD 5 billion to theIndian economy and create about 2.5 million jobs in the nextfew years. more...
Source: The Hindustan Times, Oct. 4, 2010New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Monday said the 12-day Commonwealth Games will have a positive impact on the […] more...
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and previously known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states. All but […] more...
It could've been yet another golden start to India's medal tally in the Commonwealth Games like Melbourne four years ago when lifter Kunjarani Devi kicked off India's medal count. more...
Britain, the United States and Australia have sent intelligence teams to India to help stop Pakistan-based groups launching a terrorist attack during the Commonwealth Games, The Daily […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Formidable Australia dominated the pool to establish early lead in the medal contest on day one of the 19th Commonwealth Games here Monday. more...
Melbourne, Oct 4 (PTI) The Commonwealth Games openingceremony received accolades from many member countries butAustralia almost pulled out of it in protest of theircontingent being kept in "extremely hot and uncomfortable"environment before the event, a report said. more...
The Commonwealth Games, kicked off yesterday, the 3rd October 2010 in Delhi, India. The opening ceremony was truly amazing which reflected the culture, colour and vibrancy on India. Hordes […] more...
The Commonwealth sports ministers today unanimously resolved that all National Sports Federations should adopt internationally accepted good governance principles to ensure transparency and accountability. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The Commonwealth Sports Ministerstoday unanimously resolved that all National SportsFederations should adopt internationally accepted goodgovernance principles to ensure transparency andaccountability during their fifth conference here. more...
The commonwealth games have just started in Delhi and they attract a lot of attention from sport lovers worldwide. But what are the Commonwealth games? Let´s start with the […] more...
WELCOMING All all to Delhi Commonwealth Games, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan in welcome address at the inaguration ceremony on Sunday, said that people of India are delighted […] more...
It has been a hectic few weeks for India, organising the Commonwealth Games for the first time. Despite having been awarded the Games 7 years ago, the Indian […] more...
POST A spectacular opening ceremony at the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the Indian postal department walked an extra mile to commemorate the event. The Department of […] more...
London/Melbourne, Oct 4 (PTI) "India has arrived" -- thissummed up the international media comments on the dazzlingopening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhiyesterday. more...
Our india is devloping and creating history.our country is hosting XIX Commonwealth games 2010.on 4-10-2010 a grand and beautiful opening ceromany was held and c.w.g started. we have to […] more...
I enjoyed watching the spectacular show put together by the CWG organizers for its opening ceremony. The unity in diversity theme was depicted with colors and chaos. I tweeted […] more...
With the non-availability of HD-enabled set top boxes of Doordarshan's direct-to-home services in the market, the over Rs 200-crore government funded high definition (HD) broadcast Commonwealth Games (CWG) is only benefiting the private DTH operators. more...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said it was indeed a proud moment for India to host the 19th edition of Commonwealth Games in the historic city of New Delhi. more...
The Dandi March etched on sand was the cynosure of all eyes at the opening of Commonwealth Games today as it rolled out into the middle to the tunes of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymn "Vaishnavo Janato". more...
Short answer, no, but you're not here for the short answer are you? I hope not, I hope you're here because you're bored out of your mind, stumbled […] more...
A successful Commonwealth Games will provide India the foundation to think about a future Olympic bid, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said on Sunday. more...
Department Of Posts has established two Post Offices i.e. CWG Village and Main Press Centre, Pragati Maiden to cater to the athletes, delegates, visitors and media persons. These […] more...
Poor tourist arrivals for the Commonwealth Games, beginning today, have left bed & breakfast providers in the national capital a disappointed lot. more...
THREE countries are threatening to boycott the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony because they claim organisers have not told them enough about the event. more...
: Nominated as the country's flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra says the hon- our is a dream-come true. “To represent the coun more...
New Delhi, Oct.2 (ANI): The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, will read out the Queen's message and the President of India, Pratiba Devisingh Patil, will deliver an address to signal the commencement of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 during the opening ceremony to be held here on Sunday. more...
New Delhi, Oct.2 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Saturday that the people of Delhi would reap dividends of hosting the Commonwealth Games 2010. more...
India's first Olympic and World Championship bronze-medalist, the 24-year-old was hardly noticed when he won a silver at the previous Commonwealth Games. more...
After reading this article on the telegraph website today the Commonwealth Games in Delhi still looks to be in crisis a day before the Opening Ceremony is due to take […] more...
The 19th Commonwealth Games opens tomorrow in New Delhi, with more than 70 nations fielding a team. The Commonwealth Games takes place every four years and is the […] more...
: The point of the Commonwealth Games, besides the obvious sports, is for the competitors and tourists to enjoy the sights and sounds of the host coun- try's different culture. But for Australia, secu more...
London, Oct 1 (PTI) Prince Charles and the Duchess ofCornwall will leave for Delhi tomorrow on a three-day visit todeclare open the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) India and Britain resolved a protocol row by agreeing that Prince Charles and President Pratibha Patil will jointly declare the 19th Commonwealth Games open Sunday, an event for which a spruced up Indian capital has come under an unheard of security cover. more...
Commonwealth Games chief Mike Fennell has criticised Delhi's organisers for failing to heed warnings over preparations for the 2010 event. The Games, which open on Sunday, have been […] more...
The largest contingents to arrive today will be from Malaysia and Ghana with participants from sporting disciplines like cycling, aquatics, para-sports, shooting, boxing and athletics. more...
International Athletes and officials will continue to check in at the Commonwealth Games Village here with over 1300 more expected to arrive on Friday for the October 3-14 event. more...
The build-up to the series has- n't been as feverish as an India- Australia encounter normally causes. But that has a lot to do with the Commonwealth Games and the Pakistan cricketing saga which has h more...
"This is a great opportunity to promote 'Aman ki Aasha'" is the message that the Pakistan contingent will be spreading during the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The buzz surrounding theCommonwealth Games began to increase with the arrival of theQueen's Baton Relay as around 1250 athletes and officials alsochecked in for the mega-event, which is just three days awayfrom being declared open. more...
As Salman Rushidie recently told NDTV: "I am upset about the CWG scandals..... as they reveal the ancient and negative part of India....not the modern India..." How wrong can […] more...
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) is also gearing up for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and has increased manpower at stations to ensure smooth movement of commuters from October 3-14. more...
India has formally invited Pakistan Sports Minister Ijaz Hussain Jakhrani along with those from other neighbouring countries, to attend the Commonwealth Games inaugural ceremony here on October 3, sources said here today. more...
With more and more participant countries complementing the Commonwealth Games village and feeling at home therein, the Mayor of the village, Retd Gen Dalbir Singh today asked the media to ''do patriotic reporting as true Indians''. more...
In a veiled reference to the unfinished works at the Commonwealth Games venues, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the fact that some of the works to be done by other agencies had not been done had put an “extra burden” upon the security system. more...
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has taken a host of measures to provide easy access and comfortable travelling to commuters during the Commonwealth Games. more...
South African chef de mission Patience Martina Shikwambana on Tuesday said the African nation will sorely miss 800m world champion Caster Semenya, ruled out of the Commonwealth Games due to a back injury. more...
Pakistan high commissioner Shahid Malik, who visited the Commonwealth Games village yesterday, had expressed satisfaction over the facilities and said that the Pakistan athletes would be staying there. more...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Life has turned full circle for Akhil Kumar. Four years ago in Melbourne, he was only the second Indian boxer to win gold in the Commonwealth Games, and many believe that his feat inspired India's string of recent success in the sport, including Vijender's Olympic bronze. more...
Joining the long list of star pullouts from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya on Wednesday withdrew from the event citing a back injury. more...
Their talks in New York might not have materialised, but External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has invited his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi to visit India to witness the Commonwealth Games. more...
Joining the long list of star pullouts from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya today withdrew from the event citing a back injury. more...
Johannesburg, Sep 29 (PTI) Joining the long list of starpullouts from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, South Africa's800m world champion Caster Semenya today withdrew from theevent citing a back injury. more...
Beijing is not getting drawn into the chorus of critical comparisons between the Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Olympics. At a media briefing on Tuesday, a foreign journalist asked what was Beijing's more...
The depleted track and field event is in danger of another high-profile withdraw- al if world 800m champion Caster Semenya fails to recov- er from a back injury. The 19-year-old is one of the bigge more...
With only four days to go for the Commonwealth Games, `welcome' was the key word for volunteers and officials inside the Games Village. With new contingents pouring in on Tuesday, it was smiles and po more...
China on Tuesday backed India`s ability to conduct the Commonwealth Games successfully saying that the Indian government has made "great efforts" to host them. more...
Caster Semenya, the women's 800 metres world champion, has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games because of a back injury dealing the event another blow, South Africa's Olympic body announced on Tuesday. more...
The Ayodhya verdict could not have come at a worst time. It comes on the eve of the beginning of the Delhi Commonwealth Games. Not only Delhi but […] more...
Australia, which has been severely critical of Commonwealth Games arrangements, today sought to downplay the remarks of its Prime Minister Julia Gillard cautioning her countrymen while travelling in India. more...
? Wales and Scotland to send teams to Delhi? Commonwealth Games given 48 hours to save itself? Owen Gibson: India tries to save reputation with 10 days to […] more...
THE SCHEDULED opening of Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi by Prince Charles of United Kingdom and not by President of host country, India justifies Madhya Pradesh Chief […] more...
THE SCHEDULED opening of Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi by Prince Charles of United Kingdom and not by President of host country, India justifies Madhya Pradesh Chief […] more...
THE SCHEDULED opening of Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi by Prince Charles of United Kingdom and not by President of host country, India justifies Madhya Pradesh Chief […] more...
After a week of nailing down Suresh Kalmadi through abusive names, jokes and ‘We are like this only’ comments directed at politicians connected to the Commonwealth Games, it appears that Twitter and Facebook are now witnessing a groundswell of patriotic fervour in support of the Games. more...
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...
Some of his countrymen might have opted out of the Commonwealth Games due to security and hygiene issues, but veteran Australian hockey player Jamie Dwyer on Monday said he has no concerns travelling to Delhi for the crisis-hit mega-event even though his pregnant wife is little apprehensive. more...
On the web today:Extensive work remains to be done on the crisis-hit Delhi Commonwealth Games with barely a week to go, federation chief Mike Fennell said on Saturday, […] more...
Remember the days when you were on the school bus and you realized that you forgot the homework? As the school came closer, you prayed for: 1) Earth opens […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 : Expressing unhappiness over the state of residential facilities for their athletes, diplomats from Africa's Commonwealth nations are to visit the Games Village for […] more...
India promised to have the athletes' housing for the Commonwealth Games cleaned up by Wednesday, and said workers were labouring at double time to have all facilities ready for the opening ceremony on Oct. 3. more...
Well, everyone is talking about the commonwealth games, for better or for worse. I think most of the people including the best of investigative journalists have missed the […] more...
Union minister Kamal Nath today told critics of the Commonwealth Games to wait for a "post- mortem" before apportioning any blame for the lapses, and assured that India would make the event a success. more...
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The negative publicity about the Commonwealth Games has affected the prospects of tourism, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said Monday. more...
H S Rao London, Sept 27 (PTI) Union Minister Kamal Nath todaytold critics of the Commonwealth Games to wait for a "post-mortem" before apportioning any blame for the lapses, andassured that India would make the event a success. more...
Pakistan today joined the list of countries complaining about the Commonwealth Games facilities, saying a lot still needs to be done to ensure that their athletes are comfortable at the athletes' village. more...
With just six days to go for the Commonwealth Games, athletes from all different countries have started arriving. And not all are complaining. Athletes from England who are […] more...
With just six days to go for the Commonwealth Games, athletes from all different countries have started arriving. And not all are complaining. Athletes from England who are […] more...
Bharati racism against Africans in general and South Africans in particular are nothing new. Kenyans, and Ugandans were so upset with the Indian racism that they expelled all […] more...
The bridge collapse and a suspected militant attack on two foreign visitors threw the Games into crisis. An outbreak of dengue has only compounded worries. Several top athletes, including world […] more...
So it looks as though most teams and competitors are overlooking any risks and stories of unfinished accommodation and are going to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. I suppose the worrying […] more...
Canada sports minister Gary Lunn today said they will not get influenced by the negative publicity around the Commonwealth Games and vowed to support the crisis-hit event. more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Diplomats of Africa's Commonwealth nations Sunday said there was some improvement in the facilities for their players in the Commonwealth Games Village, but they will take a final decision on their teams' full-strength arrival only after another inspection Monday evening. more...
Workers painted walls, drained out rain water and removed a snake at the Commonwealth Games Village as India raced today to address complaints of filth and hygiene a week before the start of the showpiece event. more...
Just when things seemed to be getting on track, the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games has plunged into a new crisis on Sunday. A snake was found in a room allotted to South African athletes, who are yet to check in, High Commissioner Harris Mbulelo Mejeke told reporters. more...
The Games were supposed to enhance India’s image of a rising power, but shoddy construction, filthy accommodation and security fears have underlined governance and accountability issues, hurting the runaway pride of Asia’s third largest economy. more...
Al Qaeda plot to kidnap British athletes, fans during Delhi Games unearthed 2010-09-26 11:50:00 A plot to target or kidnap British athletes and fans coming to India for the 2010 […] more...
The Commonwealth Games have been all over international news this week - maybe you've seen the embarrassing photos of rooms inside the games village smeared in filth. It's […] more...
The Olympic Council of Malaysia president Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja'afar on Sunday, warned its athletes participating in upcoming Commonwealth Games to take necessary prevention against the deadly dengue fever. more...
Workers removed rain water, scraped dirt and painted walls at the Commonwealth Games Village on Sunday as India raced to address complaints of filth and hygiene a week before the start of the showpiece event. more...
London, Sep 26 (ANI): A plot to target or kidnap British athletes and fans coming to India for the 2010 Commonwealth Games has emerged over their country's support to the war in Afghanistan. more...
The 19th Commonwealth Games look set to begin as planned, but only after Delhi, and India gets the message that so far it has not been good enough. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell has conceded that everyone has to share the blame and responsibility for the inadequate preparation, particularly in regard to the Athletes Village, even as he confirmed full participation of all the member-countries for the games set to open on October 3. more...
September 25, 2010 21:27 IST Australian authorities have received intelligence about a plan by Al-Qaida-linked terrorists to take foreigners hostage during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, a report […] more...
BBC Sport has recently released photos captured of the hotels in athletes’ village in New Delhi, India –the location for the 2010 Commonwealth Games being held October 3rd […] more...
"Come as a friend and go back as a family," is the message that Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi today sent out to athletes and officials of the 71 Commonwealth countries. more...
Decorated and illuminated markets will greet visitors as the Commonwealth Games Shopping Festival at mjor markets in the capital will be inaugurated in New Delhi on Saturday evening, an official said. Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi would launch the festival at 5 pm more...
Police bestiality, legal and official corruption in India todayIndia’s government has spent billions of dollars (some estimate it may eventually amount to 50 billion) on the Commonwealth Games […] more...
The Commonwealth Games, Delhi, 2010. After much of chaos, controversy, speculation and deliberation it is going to be held, yes it will be. A total damage of Rs.85,000 […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell said Saturday that 'damage' has been done to India's image and hoped that lessons have been 'learnt' from the controversies surrounding the Oct 3-14 Games preparations. more...
London, Sep 25(ANI): Northern Ireland has followed England, Wales and Scotland in giving their athletes approval to participate in the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Good news continue to flow the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games way with Northern Ireland confirming their participation in the event, starting October 3. more...
Moody’s Analytics Inc., a unit of Moody’s Corp., said India’s preparations for next month’s Commonwealth Games may discourage investors and dent its appeal with holidaymakers. “Confidence in India’s […] more...
Toronto, Sep 25 (IANS) Lashing out at nations, particularly Australia, New Zealand, Canada and England, for criticizing India for its handling of the Commonwealth Games, Commerce Industry Minister Anand Sharma Friday warned that they may have a price to pay in terms of business opportunities in the emerging economy. more...
While Scotland gave the green light yesterday for their athletes to travel out to the Commonwealth Games, English officials in Delhi warned that "more and swift action" was required to make the athletes' village fit for habitation. more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games are under threat in New Delhi as a number of countries threaten to pull out from the games amidst accusations of unfit conditions surrounding […] more...
Northern Ireland followed England, Wales and Scotland on Friday in giving their athletes approval to travel to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Australian Commonwealth Games Chief, Perry Crosswhite, indicated here today that the Australian contingent would be ready to move into the Games Village on September 27. more...
New Delhi, Sep. 24 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games Chief, Perry Crosswhite, indicated here today that the Australian contingent would be ready to move into the Games Village on September 27. more...
Scotland has followed England and Wales by deciding to send athletes to the Commonwealth Games, announcing on Friday that its first group would depart for New Delhi on Saturday. more...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) With just eight days to go for the Commonwealth Games, Uganda Friday expressed its concern about safety and disappointment at the 'slow progress' in the completion of the Games venues and Village. more...
The Commonwealth Games is a stepping stone for international spotlight of those new emerging athletics in Commonwealth countries and also for more experienced athletics on the way to […] more...
The Commonwealth Games countdown is ticking the nation. Lets gear up for this major sporting landmark happening in Delhi, India. Dgreetings.com has already prepared itself and honoured to […] more...
An update from the CNN newsdesk in London on the stories we're following on Friday: Commonwealth Games -- The list of countries that have agreed to compete in the […] more...
At the Games Village on Thursday evening, Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) chief Perry Crosswhite said that conditions at the venue were acceptable now, with the Australian athletes sc more...
Even as individual pullouts and contingents delay- ing their arrival are plaguing the Commonwealth Games, the Organising Committee chair- man, Suresh Kalmadi, said he had had a fruitful meeting with t more...
India bribed 72 Commonwealth countries $100,000 each to get the hosting rights for the scandal-hit 19th edition of the Games, a media report claimed. more...
Delhi: India bribed 72 Commonwealth countries USD 100,000 each to get the hosting rights for the scandal-hit 19th edition of the Games which will start in Delhi from […] more...
Delhi is not the first host of a major sporting event to come under intense scrutiny in the build-up to the opening ceremony and the start of competition. more...
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Amid concerns of hygiene and safety expressed by participating nations, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi said Thursday that he has not received any letter of withdrawal from any member country and also declared that all the 71 chefs de missions are now happy. more...
With just a few days remaining for the Commonwealth Games (CWG), you must have made your plans! So, which is your favorite game - swimming, tennis, archery, weightlifting, […] more...
India shifted the balance in its favour in the second round of voting with a promise that it would provide US$100,000 to each participating country, along with air […] more...
British team officials have warned the Commonwealth Games are on a "knife edge" over complaints of filthy housing and growing structural and security fears. more...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aczfppx84pc] As the New Delhi Commonwealth Games approach on October 3 worries are mounting over security and safety issues amongst the Commonwealth countries. So far complaints have been raised about […] more...
: Even as the various government agencies and Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) burn midnight oil to salvage the situation at the Games Village, scathing criticism from partic- ipating coun more...
In my previous post, I said the athletics event at the Commonwealth Games would be hampered by top athletes' absence, some from injury, some from more […] more...
The chief of the US National Counterterrorism Center said today that the mega-event will be an appealing target for the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba. more...
Indian blogger Amreekandesi has a "vociferous and boisterous" (and not entirely serious) defence of India's preparation for the Commonwealth Games, now just 11 days away. His open letter […] more...
A week before the Commonwealth Games open in Delhi, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna is set to face some difficult questions from foreign ministers of the 53-nation grouping […] more...
Today I like to say I am also pulling out of the Commonwealth games. Not because of potential sickness or dodgy bridges, but because the Commonwealth games is bullshit. I've […] more...
Now that Suresh Kalmadi’s goose is all but cooked, here’s a question I would like to ask Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sports Minister MS Gill. What were […] more...
The chaotic build-up to the DelhiCommonwealth Games might have left some participating nationsjittery but Singapore is not one of them and remains committedto sending its 68 athletes for the October 3 to 14 event. more...
A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power. more...
Leading Commonwealth countries explained their positions on Tuesday following the latest setbacks in preparations for next month's Games in India. more...
New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) At least some municipalcouncillors of Delhi will be able to watch the CommonwealthGames here next month for free as the Organising Committee haspartially accepted their demand for passes. more...
Britain's Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu has pulled out of next month's Commonwealth Games due to injury, her management team said on Tuesday. more...
COMMONWEALTH Games organisers have suffered a major set back — after a bridge close to the main stadium collapsed. Several people are said to have suffered injuries in the accident in New Delhi. more...
Dismissing travel advisories issued by Commonwealth countries, Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Monday said no country had expressed concern or threatened to pull out of the Commonwealth Games after the Jama Masjid shooting incident. more...
Amid all the gloom about chaotic preparations for the Commonwealth Games, there was at least one silver lining: the widespread applause for the ‘‘world class’’ Games Village at its soft launch on September 16. Unfortunately, the Organizing Committee has run into a rude reality check even on this front. more...
India is famously a country of contradictions where one can safely say that everything and its opposite is true.Rarely can that have been more evident than it is […] more...
COMMONWEALTH Games Federation president Michael Fennell has expressed grave concern about the athletes' village in Delhi, saying the facility is "seriously compromised".The state of the village has “shocked” many team officials ahead of the October 3-14 Games in the Indian capital, Fennell said. more...
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key remained confident that his country will field a team for the Commonwealth Games despite Sunday's firing incident outside a New Delhi mosque. The New Zealand Oly more...
No country has expressed securityfear and informed the organisers about pulling out of nextmonth`s Commonwealth Games after Sunday`s firing incident thatinjured two foreign nationals. more...
Against the backdrop of thefiring incident near Jama Masjid here, Commonwealth GamesOrganising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi today met PoliceCommissioner Y S Dadwal and discussed security-related issues. more...
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...
NEW DELHI: Amid all the gloom about chaotic preparations for the Commonwealth Games, there was at least one silver lining: the widespread applause for the "world class" Games Village at its soft launch on September 16. Unfortunately, the Organising Committee has run into a rude reality check even on this front. more...
New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) The shooting incident near theJama Masjid here will have no bearing on the CommonwealthGames next month as foolproof security arrangements have beenput in place for the visiting athletes and officials, saidOrganising Committee vice-president Randhir Singh. more...
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The firing incident near the Jama Masjid here 'was not a Games-related matter' and no participating country has expressed security apprehensions over it, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi said Monday. more...
Hours after two gunmen fired at a foreign tourist party near Gate No 3 of Jama Masjid on Sunday, the Delhi Police increased security at all important installations in the city. Security at all historical and religious places like Red Fort and Akshardham Temple as well as government buildings was stepped up. Police said all local calls made in the central Delhi area during and immediately after the attack were being scanned and occupants of the hotels at Daryaganj and Jama Masjid area were being verified. more...
'I have not got a single call from any Commonwealth country expressing apprehensions about security (of the athletes after yesterday's firing). This (firing) was not a Games related incident,' he said. more...
The India holidays tours which was made live on 1st Oct 2010 offers Commonwealth Games 2010 holiday vacation packages,group tour bookings. The Commonwealth is primarily an organization in which […] more...
In yet another setback for India, yesterday’s Jama Masjid firing adds to the CWG Organising Committee’s list of woes. It is no longer the question of the stadia […] more...
: Australia's Delhibound Commonwealth Games contingent has been warned that there is an 80 per cent risk of terror attacks in the Indian capital but the country remained committed to partic- ipating i more...
Melbourne, Sep 19 (PTI) Australia's Delhi-boundCommonwealth Games contingent has been warned that there is an80 per cent risk of terror attacks in the Indian capital butthe country remained committed to participating in the event. more...
The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next month will be a spectacular festival of sport, togetherness, colour, enthusiasm, South Asian culture and hopefully, peace.Despite the negativity surrounding the […] more...
Weightlifting contributes a big chunk of medals to India's tally in the Commonwealth Games and this time also, the lifters are expected to repeat the show. more...
The Indian Government has assured the Common Wealth countries that all the security and health concerns ahead of the Commonwealth Games have been taken care of and that […] more...
I: For a team that has failed to achieve much in FIH- organised tournaments, the Commonwealth Games has been a happy hunting ground for the India women's hockey team. The women have reached the fin more...
Former Hockey Olympian, AslamSher Khan, on Wednesday called for boycott of the Commonwealth Gamesas they were not required in a country like India. more...
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...
India's two hockey teams, men's and women's, have fared contrastingly at the Commonwealth Games so far but they will go into Delhi edition with a common goal to emerge as champions before the home crowd. more...
The security and operational systems for the Games would be confirmed over the next 10 days, and it is believed that the Kiwis would not back down from taking tough decisions if the reports are not satisfactory. more...
BJP MP Ram Jethmalani today attacked the government over allegations of corruption in Commonwealth Games projects, asking why nobody has been arrested in the matter so far. more...
Netball New Zealand (NNZ), Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) and the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) have hired independent security consultants ahead of next month?s Delhi Commonwealth Games. According […] more...
The much-awaited hop-on hop-off bus service, modelled on best of such facilities in European countries, will finally be launched in the national capital on September 27 -- six days ahead of the Commonwealth Games. more...
Auckland, Sep 11(ANI): Netball New Zealand (NNZ), Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) and the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) have hired independent security consultants ahead of next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
: Kenyan athletics chiefs have defended world 800m record holder David Rudisha's decision to pull out of the Commonwealth Games. “He explained his case to us and we feel he has done this country proud more...
Even the most passionate upholders of 'national pride' don't deny that the arrangements for October's Commonwealth Games are in a mess. Some feel that the chaos will persist […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Up against some top guns of world hockey, the Indian men's hockey team faces a tough challenge as, under home conditions, they look for their first medal in the sport in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here. more...
The Sports Ministry on Tuesday doubled the cash awards for gold medal winners to Rs 20 lakhs for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to encourage sportspersons to come up with an improved performan more...
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The growing list of dope offenders among Indian sportspersons ahead of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games is a 'serious' matter and a high-level probe should be initiated by the sports ministry, Indian Olympic Association vice-president V.K. Malhotra said here Tuesday. more...
The athletics event of the Delhi Commonwealth Games promises to be enthralling nonetheless with home-grown talents such as PT Usha-protege Tintu Luka gearing up to make a mark. more...
India have just nine athletics medals, including a gold, in the Commonwealth Games history but the country can look forward to a haul of at least six this time. more...
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is relying on Indian officials to provide bona fide building certificates for all of the sporting venues suspected of dodgy construction. more...
The countdown has long begun for the iconic Commonwealth Games 2010. The venue for the 2010 edition of the games is Delhi and the city administration has overdone […] more...
With 29 days to go for the Commonwealth Games, the organising committee on Saturday launched a campaign to spread awareness about the mega event and muster support for the Indian sportspersons. Under the campaign titled -- 'Go India! Go for Gold' the OC in collaboration with HT Media and Muthoot Pappachan group will collect about one lakh hand imprints from citizens as a gesture of 'high five' in support of the Indian teams. more...
Indian athletes have traditionally done well in the medal standings of the Commonwealth Games but of the 17 sporting disciplines in the event, there are eight in which this edition`s host country is yet to open its account. more...
The countdown has long begun for the iconic Commonwealth Games 2010. The venue for the 2010 edition of the games is Delhi and the city administration has overdone […] more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games Map portrays the venues where the sporting events are to be held. The map displays the relative distance between each venue and the Games […] more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games Map portrays the venues where the sporting events are to be held. The map displays the relative distance between each venue and the Games […] more...
Did you know there are 53 Commonwealth countries but 71 teams are participating in the 19th Commonwealth Games here? This is among the many interesting facts on the […] more...
Asian Games organisers are poised to switch the quadrennial event from 2018 to 2019 to avoid clashing with the Commonwealth Games in the future. more...
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Did you know there are 53 Commonwealth countries but 71 teams are participating in the 19th Commonwealth Games here? This is among the many interesting facts on the sporting jamboree that will take place Oct 3-14. more...
Union Minister of State for Youth affairs and Sports Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said there was no breach of deadlines in the completion of stadia facilities for conduct of the upcoming Commonwealth Games. more...
It’s not just the Queen of England uninterested in coming to Delhi for the Commonwealth Games. Ticket sales by the Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA) show that even spectators from Commonwealth countries are not buying tickets for the Delhi Games 2010. As per sales figures, only 16,000 tickets have been sold so far by the 70 CGAs in-charge of selling the tickets in their respective countries. Interestingly, the Jamaican CGA, headed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell, has not been able to sell a single ticket till date. more...
Kancheepuram (TN), Sep 1 (PTI) Union Minister of Statefor Youth affairs and Sports Pratik Prakashbapu Patil todaysaid there were no breach of deadlines in the completion ofstadia facilities for conduct of the upcoming CommonwealthGames. more...
India named the biggest ever track and field squad in Commonwealth Games as Athletics Federation of India announced 90 athletes for the CWG with almost all big names making the cut. more...
Come October, when India hosts the Commonwealth Games 2010 in NewDelhi, the country will unite in celebrating the biggest sportsextravaganza in its history. The whole nation will share […] more...
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) India today named the biggestever track and field squad in Commonwealth Games as AthleticsFederation of India announced 90 athletes for the October 3-14multi-sport event here with almost all big names making thecut. more...
The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event which features competitions involving thousands of elite athletes from members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Organised every four years, they […] more...
After the Indian hockey squad for the Commonwealth Games was leaked on Saturday, the official team announcement was made on Monday, reiterating the new one-keeper tactic. more...
In a matter of days, hundreds of thousands of visitors from more than 85 Commonwealth countries will flood India's capital city for the Games. Yet with just 36 […] more...
It suddenly struck me that no news is good news for the Indian media. Ruthlessly suppressing any glimmer of positivity, hope or encouragement that it might behove them […] more...
India is taking baby steps in rugby at present and one should not hope for a medal in the discipline at the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held from October 3 to 14 in New Delhi. more...
Kolkata, Aug 27 (PTI) India is taking baby steps in rugbyat present and one should not hope for a medal in thediscipline at the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held fromOctober 3 to 14 in New Delhi. more...
The Queen's Baton for the Commonwealth Games, which journeyed through 70 Commonwealth countries and several States and Union Territories of India, will enter Karnataka from Tamil Nadu at 12.30 p.m. on September 1 and will be received by the President of the Karnataka Olympic Association K. Govindaraj at Chikkanahalli, a border village in Chamarajanagar district. more...
Following disclosures of corrupt practices in the setting up of the commonwealth games, many Indians have had reservations about such white elephants. Azim Premji gave voice to these […] more...
Over 3,00,000 people have been evicted and displaced from their homes due to projects related to the Commonwealth Games (CWG), a report by an NGO Hazard Centre has said. "Very few of them have been given alternative accommodations. Even after strict High Court directives, the Delhi government and more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Friday made it clear that he would not quit despite the charges of corruption levelled against him with regard to the upcoming mega event, asserting that he was still the boss. more...
New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Friday made it clear that he would not quit despite the charges of corruption levelled against him with regard to the upcoming mega event, asserting that he was still the boss. more...
Hungama Digital Media has launched the redesigned website for the 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games (XIX CWG 2010). The website http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org is website that contains all the information for the forthcoming world event. Hungama will be designing and executing a digital campaign for the event and manage their digital presence through social networking sites. more...
England's best athletes have flocked to its colours for the Commonwealth Games, ignoring terror threats and the example of double world champion Jessica Ennis. more...
Tickets to the Commonwealth Games that you buy from August 25 onwards will have all the hallmarks of the Indian rupee note. Literally. Specially designed to make counterfeits impossible, the tickets, like the rupee, have been printed on the same paper with a corresponding watermark and security thread that runs through it. To make copying tougher, the tickets have been printed at the same press in Nashik as the rupee bank notes, said organising committee (OC) sources. more...
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The sports ministry Monday asked All India Tennis Association (AITA) to submit more documents for the reimbursement of the long-pending bills of the top tennis players, who last week threatened to skip Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games over their dues. more...
Mumbai, August 23, 2010: Hungama Digital Media, South Asia’s premier digital agency, has launched the redesigned website for the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 (XIX CWG 2010). The website http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/ is a one stop digital destination for all information for the … Continue reading → more...
India's young shooters are providing tough competition to their senior counterparts.Samaresh Jung feels this healthy rivalry will help India garner a rich haul at the Commonwealth Games. Jung, more...
As the countdown for the Commonwealth Games intensifies, the organizing committee (OC) is moving towards setting up one of the most important aspects of the Games the doping control centers at all the venues. These facilities, which will be set up at both competition and training venues, are of international standards and form an important more...
As concerns grow over timely completion of Commonwealth Games works, lack of coordination between different agencies in the national capital is emerging as one of the key reasons for the mess. more...
New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Believe it or not, with only over a month left for the Commonwealth Games, the players are still waiting for their equipment to arrive and the venues to open. more...
: Believe it or not, with only over a month left for the Commonwealth Games, the players are still waiting for their equipment to arrive and the venues to open. But the Games organisers are clearly no more...
: Believe it or not, with only over a month left for the Commonwealth Games, the players are still waiting for their equipment to arrive and the venues to open. But the Games organisers are clearly no more...
The CYG, held between October 12-18, 2008 saw the participation of all the 71 Commonwealth countries and it was looked upon as a dress rehearsal for Delhi's Commonwealth Games. more...
In a series of startling disclosures, a suspended senior official of the Organizing Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games has alleged that Sanjay Mohindroo, the deputy director general and OC boss Suresh Kalmadi’s key aide had tried to appropriate over Rs 22 lakh from the funds meant for the Queen’s Baton relay inauguration in London last October. more...
The Comptroller and Auditor General tabled a report in parliament on Friday on violation of financial rules and regulations in the conduct of MWG. more...
Fennell, who arrived at new Delhi on Tuesday night for two days visit to the host country.Commonwealth games, CWF president have inspected few stadiums on Wednesday regarding facilities and work progress at the venues. The inspection began at Net-ball venue Thyagaraj Stadium south Delhi, from there he went to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the venue [...] more...
I am sure a certain Mr Modi must be smiling. Well make that two Modi’s. The first one: holidaying abroad away from the Commonwealth and IPL circus here […] more...
The Indian government has missed a deadline to certify all Commonwealth Games sporting venues are structurally sound and safe to operate following reports of dodgy building practices. more...
Suresh Kalmadi said that he was innocent in the alleged fraud in the bid documents that enabled him to be the complete in charge of the Commonwealth Games 2010. more...
With the Commonwealth Games, con- troversies cannot be far behind.This time, table tennis is in the spotlight. Prominent Indian manufacturer, Stag International, which provides table tennis equipm more...
The Commonwealth Games faced another controversywith reports claiming that original bid documents of theDelhi event were allegedly tampered with to help SureshKalmadi become chairman of the Organising Committee (OC). more...
The CWG organizing committee has submitted a “written commitment” stating that NTPC’s sponsorship amount will be utilized for the realization of the bona fide objectives of the committee more...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) Already caught in corruptionscandals, the Commonwealth Games faced another controversywith reports today claiming that original bid documents of theDelhi event were allegedly tampered with to help SureshKalmadi become chairman of the Organising Committee (OC). more...
Safety, as reported by HT 10 days ago, will be the primary concern of Commonwealth Games Federation when its president arrives here for his two-day visit on Wednesday. The CGF chief, Mike Fennell, during an exclusive interview with HT, had asked the Games Organising Committee to provide fitness more...
: Safety, as reported by HT 10 days ago, will be the primary concern of Commonwealth Games Federation when its president arrives here for his two-day visit on Wednesday. The CGF chief, Mike Fennell more...
In its bid to make theCommonwealth Games a dope-free event, the organisers todaysaid participating athletes will be subjected to surprise dopetesting to deter them from taking banned drugs. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell starts a two-day inspection visit Wednesday amid admissions from organizers that venues still don't have safety certificates, and simmering corruption allegations that are overshadowing the New Delhi Games. more...
Amazed by the Delhi Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's laxity, spin legend Bishen Singh Bedi on Tuesday said the corruption allegations against it and the shoddy construction work at the venues have put paid to India's chances of hosting multi-sports events in near future. more...
To create a maximum safety plus helpful environment ahead of the Commonwealth Games, the national capital will get a police station exclusively to deal with foreign tourists […] more...
With 47 days to go for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Police has procured a radiation meter and is training its personnel to use the meter with the help of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). Delhi Police officers were given a demonstration on the meter last week. more...
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) Delhi Government will now have tomake public details of penalties levied on contractors foundresponsible for delay in works related to Commonwealth Gamesfollowing the orders of Central Information Commission in thisregard. more...
Asking people to treat the Commonwealth Games as a national festival, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday exuded confidence that the country will successfully host the October event, […] more...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Amid uproar over corruption in the Commonwealth Games, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said the October mega event will be a 'success' and it will be a 'proud moment for the whole country'. more...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) Asking people to treat theCommonwealth Games as a national festival, Prime MinisterManmohan Singh today exuded confidence that the country willsuccessfully host the October event, preparations for whichhave been plagued by controversies. more...
: The motto of Commonwealth Games Federation may be 'humani- ty, equality and destiny,' but come October 2010 the Scottish anthem is sure to create a wave of discomfort for English Athletes. The ma more...
India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman will lead the coun- try's challenge in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games men's tennis event here and next month's Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Brazil in Chenn more...
The UK firm accused of receiving inflated payments from the organisers of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) has sent a bill to the Organising Committee of £122,692 (Rs 89.52 lakh) as unpaid dues for services during the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR). more...
Olympic bronze medalist and brand ambassa- dor of the Delhi Commonwealth Games Vijender Singh felt sup- port from a passionate home crowd will be a big boost for pugilists chasing glory in Delhi. T more...
Common Wealth of Corruption Over the last few decades, a number of countries have leveraged the hosting of sporting events like Olympics, Soccer World Cup, Commonwealth Games for economic […] more...
New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Already stumbling through a minefield of allegations and controversies, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) has been hit with another, very serious, allegation - racism. more...
The highly prestigious Games are in India! It's only the second time that the Commonwealth Games will be organised in an Asian country. The first was in 1998 when the Commonwealth Games were hosted by Malaysia. This year, the national capital of India, New Delhi will play host to the Games.... more...
Have been reading about all the controversies surrounding the Commonwealth games and had stayed away from writing anything about it. After all in a corrupt country.. when controversies […] more...
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...
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...
THE Commonwealth Games organising committee has fired one of its top officials as it investigates alleged irregularities in funding for an event in London. more...
The Queens Baton Relay (QBR), one of the greatest traditions of the Commonwealth Games, reaches the Orissa at Jamsola Gate on Sunday and scheduled to depart from here on August 11 . more...
After unveiling of the new building block at the Ajmeri Gate side of the New Delhi railway station, the much-neglected Paharganj side is now gearing up for a new look, hopefully in time for the Commonwealth Games in the Capital in October. more...
The Suresh Kalmadi-led Organising Committee, which has been forced to cleanse the Commonwealth Games stables, on Thursday suspended joint director TS Darbari, former deputy director-general Sanjay Mahendroo, and head of the accounting department M Jeychandran. The executive board also terminated the contract of Melbourne-based Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM) for “non-performance”. more...
The condition of the Delhi and the shambolic Commonwealth Games is not something you guys are not aware of, Yeah its on news for the last 20 days.When […] 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...
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday asked local shop owners and market associations to gear up for a major trading opportunity during the Commonwealth Games. The CM said the government and civic agencies MCD and NDMC are already sprucing up some markets in capital including Connaught Place and Khan Market. more...
Security heads of 31 participating nations, including Pakistan, will take stock on Thursday of the security in Commonwealth Games village and venues where a four-layer protection will be provided during the fortnight-long mega sporting event here in October. more...
The Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 to be held in Delhi, National Capital of ... The Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 is by far the most expensive games that have been ... more...
Slaving for the Commonwealth Games: New Delhi 2010What a disgraceful and shameful nation India is, uncivilised barbarians, who are forcing their children to carry out extreme workout, burden on their shoulders to build the commonwealth stadium, as the Indian capital struggles to get ready for this year's Commonwealth Games. It will be interesting to see how many Commonwealth countries will raise the questions concerning the child labor, it pity, surely no athlete would want to set foot in any building built using child labourFrom:GreaterPakistanViews:2568 89ratingsTime:05:05More inNews & Politics more...
Countdown begins for Commonwealth Games 2010Delhi: Only one year has been left for 2010 Commonwealth GamesFrom:starnewsViews:2928 4ratingsTime:01:46More inSports more...
Security is the prime concern ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi due to the tense situation in the region, organisers said on Wednesday. more...
The Commonwealth Games 2010 Opening Ceremony will be held on 3rd October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. This opening ceremony will include many events as follows. more...
Countdown begins for 2010 Delhi Commonwealth GamesNew Delhi, 7 Jan (ANI): Thousands of locals and foreign athletes in the Indian capital New Delhi participated in a run on January 6th to mark the 1000 days countdown to the 2010 Commonwealth Games on Sunday. The run began from Vijay Chowk and concluded at the India Gate. Athletes from Australia, England and some African countries, and many prominent Indian sport personalities including woman weight lifter Karnam Malleswari, badminton player also participated in the raceFrom:MediascrapeViews:8759 19ratingsTime:02:02More inNews & Politics more...