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Auckland stuff.co.nzLewis wins gold at Youth Commonwealth GamesHawkesbury GazetteLONDONDERRY's Daniel Lewis has made history by becoming the first ever Australian boxer to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games after he claimed the light welterweight division title in the Isle of Man a fortnight ago. …Bakkabulindi lauds Commonwealth youth teamNew VisionSwimmers reach finals [...] 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...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist and India's new discus cham- pion Krishna Poonia Tuesday accepted world champion Dani Samuels' challenge of a whop- ping $20,000 winner-takes-all contest. Krishna, more...
Wellington, Oct 16 (IANS) New Zealand swimmer Daniel Bell, sent home from the Commonwealth Games for having beer, has been defended by his father as a focused young man, a media report said Saturday. more...
An English athlete celebrates after winning gold in the Men's 4x100m Relay finals Australia's Danielle Prince performs with the ball during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Australia's Mitham Matthew and Warren Ethan […] more...
Heena Sidhu and Samaresh Jung wrapped up the final day of shooting in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) by bagging one silver and one bronze respectively to take the total medal's tally to 30 from the sport. more...
Heena won her second medal in the form of a silver when she shot 481.6 behind Malaysia's Chin Bibiana NG Pei (481.9) in the singles 10m air pistol for women. more...
Discus champion Krishna Poonia criticised athletes who pulled out of the Commonwealth Gamesand said India had proved that it could host a successful event. (For Slideshow: Commonwealth Games Highlights, click here) The […] more...
India equalled its best ever performance in the Commonwealth Games with 30 Gold medals, as Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia bagging a historic Gold medal for the country in athletics after 58 years here today. India had achieved this feat of 30 Gold medals in the 2002 Manchester games for the first time.India’s other two Discus Throwers went on to make a clean sweep,of the event , bagging Silver and Bronze medals. Poonia’s throw was 61.51metres, Harwant Kaur claimed Siliver with a throw of 60.16m, while Seema Antil took Bronze with a best of 58.46.In boxing, Olympic Bronze medalist Vijendra Singh suffered a shock defeat in 75 kg category. Suronjoy Singh, Manoj Kumar and Paramjeet Somata have entered the finals in their respective weight categories.Jai Bhagwan, Amandeep Singh and Dilbagh Singh lost their bouts and had to settle for Bronze medals apiece today. more...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India equalled its best ever performance in the Commonwealth Games with 30 Gold medals, as Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia bagging a historic Gold medal for the country in athletics after 58 years here today. more...
At this years Commonwealth Games in Delhi, wheelchair-user Danielle Brown won gold in the able-bodied team compound archery event along with team mates Nicky Hunt and Nichola Simpson. Danielle, […] more...
Reports of upset stomachs at the Commonwealth Games village in the Indian capital show that even highly protected athletes are not immune to the infamous "Delhi belly." Organisers […] more...
Gurgaon, Oct 9 (PTI) The Commonwealth Games participantsand foreign officials were all praise for the state-of-the-artKadarpur Range, which is hosting the full bore shooting eventsof the multi-discipline sporting extravaganza. more...
Blogged by Kim Ong, Josiah Ng's PR Manager Josiah has done consistently throughout the years, but the nature of the sport is that sometimes it's a good day […] more...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="513" caption="DISAPPOINTED: Archer Danielle Brown booked her place in the history books on Monday but admits tomorrow is just another day"][/caption]The 22-year-old Paralympic gold medallist […] more...
The days leading up the the Commonwealth Games in Delhi are finding Australia’s politicians and athletes on pins and needles, it seems. The recent violence and mounting concerns […] more...
Sydney, Oct 3 (ANI): Defending Dani Samuels decision to withdraw from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, the coach of Australia's world discus champion, has described as 'misrepresentation and propaganda' in stories that have circulated in India since she withdrew from the Games. more...
Melbourne, Oct 3 (PTI) Taking a potshot at India's topwoman discuss thrower Krishna Poonia, Dani Samuels coachDaniel Lane said his world champion ward's decision to pullout of the Commonwealth Games has nothing to do with her form. more...
New Zealand tennis player Marcus Daniell has pulled out of the troubled Delhi Commonwealth Games with a back injury, local media report- ed on Saturday. Daniell's injury would leave doubles partner Ru more...
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathisuffered a rare defeat together as they made a shockfirst-round exit from Thailand Open, the only ATP tournamentthey played together ahead of the Commonwealth Games. 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...
The first batch of Australian athletes for the Commonwealth Games arrived here early Monday morning hoping to remain unaffected by the troubled build-up to the event. more...
The first batch of Australian athletes for the Commonwealth Games arrived here early this morning hoping to remain unaffected by the troubled build-up to the event. more...
Australian cyclist Travis Meyer and table tennis player Stephanie Sang today joined the growing list of athletes pulling out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and health concerns. more...
Australian cyclist Travis Meyer and table tennis player Stephanie Sang today joined the growing list of athletes pulling out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and health concerns. more...
Melbourne, Sep 26 (PTI) Australian cyclist Travis Meyerand table tennis player Stephanie Sang today joined thegrowing list of athletes pulling out of the troubledCommonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and healthconcerns. more...
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...
From my bookmarks:Sports minister Mark Arbib says more Australian athletes may withdraw from the New Delhi Commonwealth Games after world discus champion Dani Samuels pulled out Tuesday citing […] more...
Twenty-nine Sheffield Hallam journalism students flew out to India in mid-September to work as volunteers in the news media centre at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games.It is the […] more...
South Africa will go to the Commonwealth Games but will not hesitate to withdraw if the athletes' safety is compromised, authorities said on Wednesday. more...
Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib today said more athletes are likely to pull out of the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games in India but his country is committed to take part in next month's multi-sporting event. more...
Australian sports minister Mark Arbib today said more athletes are likely to pull out of the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games in India but his country is committed to take part in next month's multi-sporting event. more...
Australia Wednesday warned more athletes were likely to skip New Delhi's Commonwealth Games over safety fears as high-profile pull-outs and a bridge collapse fuelled concerns over the showpiece […] more...
Dani Samuels, 22, decided to opt out of the event following a gun attack on two tourists near Jama Masjid in Delhi on Sunday and the recent outbreak of dengue fever in the capital. more...
The Commonwealth Games village will have food from all over the world. After all for Indians, it is like a grand marriage affair so just have a look at the gastronomical fare waiting for the athletes and officials at the Commonwealth Games Village. more...
R GAMES The “chaos and drama“ around the Commonwealth Games does not make Australia's world cham- pion discus thrower Dani Samuels jittery as she claims to have seen it elsewhere as well and considers more...
Melbourne, Aug 20 (PTI) The "chaos and drama" around theDelhi Commonwealth Games does not make Australia's worldchampion discus thrower Dani Samuels jittery as she claims tohave seen it elsewhere as well and considers herself toughenough to compete in even leaking stadiums. more...
Melbourne, Aug 19 (PTI) Seven world champions are part ofcycling powerhouse Australia's 27-strong team, announced todayfor the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Wellington, Aug 13 (PTI) Olympian Marina Erakovic wastoday named in New Zealand's four-strong tennis team for theOctober 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
While the top stars, including Olympic champion Usain Bolt, may be giving the Commonwealth Games a miss, the event still promises to be a fascinating confluence of athletes, young and not so young, the already famous and those striving to be so, those who have seen it all and those who still look at the world with wide-eyed fascination. more...