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Daily MailCommonwealth Games Village flats auction windfall for Delhi Development AuthorityTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The auction of Commonwealth Games Village flats brought about a windfall for Delhi Development Authority on Monday. The land owning agency recorded a net profit of nearly 120% by auctioning a five-bedroom flat at Rs 24137 per sq ft while it [...] more...
Games Village flats a puzzle for buyersHindustan TimesBut expect no such luck if you are coveting a flat at the Commonwealth Games Village (CWG), 110 of which are being auctioned by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The CWG Village, built under public-private partnership between DDA and developer … more...
Commonwealth Games Village sealing order set asideTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Appellate Tribunal MCD on Monday set aside the sealing orders for towers five and 15 at Commonwealth Games Village which had been lying unused so far due to the unresolved issue of excess floor-area ratio. While private developer Emaar …and more » more...
Fife TodayCommonwealth Games role for GinaFife TodayOLYmPIC fever may be mounting across the UK, but one Cupar woman's thoughts are already sprinting ahead to the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Well-know Fife swimming teacher Gina Logan has been appointed depute general team manager for the Glasgow Games, … more...
The West AustralianAustralia to host 2014 Pan Pacific championshipsTimes of IndiaQueensland will also host the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the seaside resort of Gold Coast. "Swimming is a key Commonwealth Games sport and securing a major international swimming event in the lead up to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games gives us a …Gold Coast [...] more...
Brisbane TimesGold Coast Games boss gets the chopBrisbane TimesThe man who spearheaded the Gold Coast's successful bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games has been dumped as chairman of the organising committee. The Liberal National Party state government confirmed the new board would not include developer Mark …Stockwell sacked from Comm Games committeeNinemsnStockwell dumped as [...] more...
Point 1: Hosting major sporting events may create problems to the reputation and economy of the hosting countries. For example, Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14424311 and Vancouver Winter […] more...
BBC NewsScots eye record Commonwealth Games success in 2014BBC NewsScotland is expected to land a record haul of medals when Glasgow puts on the Commonwealth Games in 2014. The full programme for the 17-sport, 11-day Games, which will feature 256 medal events, has been finalised. And Commonwealth Games Scotland …Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is to [...] more...
stv.tv2014 Games 'most inclusive ever'The Press AssociationThe next Commonwealth Games will be the "most inclusive" yet, according to Sports Minister Shona Robison. The Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee said it will include 22 medal events for para-athletes, the highest number in the history of the games.2014 Commonwealth Games to be the 'biggest and most inclusive' yetstv.tvGlasgow [...] more...
MPs won't get Commonwealth Games flats: Kamal NathFinancial ExpressNew Delhi: Government today poured cold water on wishes of MPs to occupy the Commonwealth Games flats in Delhi, saying nothing of the sort will be done. Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said in Lok Sabha that 100 CWG flats are going to be …No CWG flats [...] more...
Hundreds line up to collect CWG flat forms on day 1Hindustan TimesProspective buyers, who aspire to own a flat at the Commonwealth Games village, but don't have time to complete the formalities, sent their drivers and employees to get application forms for The Delhi Development Authority on Thursday started selling … more...
Wannabe buyers line up at CWG villageHindustan TimesEver since the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) announced the auction of flats at the Commonwealth Games Village, their phone has been ringing off the hook. On Monday, many prospective buyers even thronged the village to get a first hand look at the …and more » more...
NGO points out construction flaws in Games Village flatsThe HinduNon-government organisation Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan has punctured the Delhi Development Authority's marketing blitz inviting bidders for the luxurious housing units in the Commonwealth Games Village by pointing to “deficiencies” in the construction quality … more...
Zee NewsGames flat owners closer to possession after deed executionIndian ExpressThanks to the Delhi High Court, flat buyers in the Commonwealth Games Village complex on Wednesday inched closer to moving into their premium properties after a prolonged wait owing to dispute over excess construction. The Delhi Development Authority …HC nod for flat auctionHindustan TimesDelhi HC [...] more...
RediffKrishna Poonia to take part in Diamond League eventsTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: In a major boost to her preparations for the London Olympics, Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has been invited to take part in two Diamond League events — IAAF's highest level competition — in United States …Poonia to take part [...] more...
In a major boost to her preparations for the London Olympics, Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has been invited to take part in two Diamond League events -- IAAF`s highest level competition -- in United States in June. more...
India TodayGeeta clinches gold to qualify for OlympicsIndia TodayGeeta, who won gold at the Commonwealth Games, was a strong contender to qualify for the quadrennial event and the Bhiwani girl did not disappoint. She thrashed Gulina Kubatbek (8-0) of Kyrgyzstan in the first round before getting the better of Thai …Geeta makes history, qualifies for [...] more...
News24onlineCWG star duped of Rs 6 lakh by fraud firmIndia TodayDiscus thrower Krishna Poonia became a national celebrity when she won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi in 2010. But that didn't stop a Bhilwara based multi-level marketing company from duping her of Rs 6 lakh.Commonwealth games gold medalist Punia [...] more...
'Athletics can't improve unless we have coaches on contract'Times of IndiaSprinter Milkha Singh is popu-larly known as 'the Flying Sikh', a title he won along with many medals in international athletics, winning India its first gold at the 1958 Commonwealth Games. He missed a bronze at the 1960 Olympics 400-metre event by …Indian suppliers to [...] more...
Zee NewsCheated Poonia files FIR against fraudulent firmTimes of IndiaJAIPUR: City-based discus thrower and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Krishna Poonia has fallen prey to the guiles of a Bhilwara-based multilevel-marketing company, Saajan Jewelers, which persuaded her to part with money, promising to make her their …CWG gold medalist duped of Rs 6LFinancial Expressall 10 news [...] more...
CWG contract to Emaar MGF a big mistake: House panelBusiness StandardThe Parliamentary standing committee on urban development has slammed the government for awarding the contract to build flats at the Commonwealth Games Village to real estate player Emaar MGF. The buyers of the 445 flats sold by Emaar MGF at the CWG …Par panel questions [...] more...
Commonwealth Games gold medalist athlete Krishna Poonia and her husband Virendra Poonia were allegedly duped of Rs 6.03 lakh by a Bhilwara-based multi-level marketing company. more...
News24onlineEmaar MGF pays dues to Delhi Development Authority for Commonwealth Games flatsEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: The long wait of buyers for the possession of Commonwealth Games flats seems to be over as developer Emaar MGF has paid the contractual amount due to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) following which the agency would release the flats …Emaar-MGF [...] more...
Wait for Games flats over, Emaar pays Rs 19 crore to DDAIndian ExpressWith the payment of Rs 19 crore by developer Emaar MGF, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to release the Commonwealth Games Village flats from its possession, ending the long wait of buyers. “Emaar MGF paid their dues on Tuesday to the [...] more...
Fewer sports events ensured on free-to-airNEWS.com.auThe legislation introduced in Parliament today means Communications Minister Stephen Conroy can "declare" certain groups of events, such as the Commonwealth Games, must be shown on free-to-air television for a certain minimum number of hours.and more » more...
India TodayGames flats: Court tells DDA, Emaar to settle rowTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority, the Urban Development ministry and private builder Emaar MGF for failing to resolve their dispute and leaving the owners of the Commonwealth Games Village flats in …Wait over for CWG [...] more...
Malaysia StarCoal blocks scam: Oppn guns for UPA, seeks probeIBNLive.comEven as the UPA was busy firefighting corruption allegations related to 2G spectrum allocation, Commonwealth Games, the Antrix-Devas deal and the Adarsh Housing Society, comes another bombshell from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).Indian lawmakers outraged over huge coal scandalBusinessWeekAudit: India lost $210B on [...] more...
Emaar-MGF pays contractual amount to DDAHindustan TimesEmaar MGF, the private developer of the Commonwealth Games Village, paid the contractual amount due to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday, paving the way for individual flat buyers to finally get their flats. had to pay an upfront amount of …and more » more...
India TodayDDA told to give power of attorney to Emaar-MGFHindustan TimesThe Delhi High Court on Monday slammed the Urban Development ministry, DDA and builders for the delay in handing over the Commonwealth Games village flats to buyers, even as they continued to fight over excess floor area ratio (FAR).Games flats: Court tells DDA, Emaar to [...] more...
Auction of Games Village flats will have to wait,HC tells DDAIndian ExpressThe Delhi High Court on Monday put the brakes on Delhi Development Authority's plan to “test the market” as it refused to give a go-ahead to the civic agency to auction 110 flats at the Commonwealth Games Village complex, mired in controversy over … more...
India TodayWait over for CWG Village flat buyersIndia TodayBuyers of flats at the Commonwealth Games Village, who have waited for more than 16 months to move into their dream apartments, are set to be handed over their possession letters soon. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the building regulator in …and more » more...
Sharad Yadav flays fare hike, seeks spl package for railwayDaily News & AnalysisWithout mentioning the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he said if the Centre could spend crores of Rupees on a sports event then it should have no problem in allocating funds to the Railways for development. The government must cater to infrastructure and …and more » more...
Edinburgh Evening NewsCoach wants to bring sprinting sensation back to CapitalEdinburgh Evening NewsHE'S a sprinting prodigy with the talent to be a star of Scotland's 2014 Commonwealth Games team and his sights set on beating Usain Bolt. But while his peers hone their skills at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Stadium, 15-year-old Morro Bajo finds himself …AN ATHLETICS [...] more...
The HinduWhen Geethu danced to Chhattisgarh's tuneThe HinduShe has set the Commonwealth Games and Asian Championship stage on fire and has been a top scorer in the Continental event. And on one magical evening in Kochi, the Southern Railway star went on to score an awesome 53 points in the final of an … more...
Urban and rural developments in India have heavily impacted the lives of the poor by facilitating economic growth and global competition, and in the bargain producing large populations […] 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 […] more...
Hackers had a free run during games: DRDO chiefDeccan ChronicleDefence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief and scientific adviser to defence minister Dr VK Saraswat revealed on Saturday that computer servers of government departments were attacked nearly 200 times during 2010 Commonwealth Games in …DRDO developing censors to block CBRN threatsZee Newsall 5 news articles » more...
stv.tvOne million wear trainers for GamesThe Press AssociationA million Scots have pledged to show their support for the 2014 Commonwealth Games by wearing their trainers on Monday. Athletes and celebrities including Carol Smillie, Lee McConnell, Michelle Mone, Gavin Hastings and Liz McColgan are among those who …Million Scots pull on trainers for 2014 Commonwealth Gamesstv.tvMichelle [...] more...
Relief for flat buyers at Games villageHindustan TimesFlat owners at the Commonwealth Games Village can now smile. Following the Delhi High Court's directives, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has finally awarded completion certificates to 20 out of 34 towers in the residential complex, …DDA to auction 100 flats at Games VillageTimes of Indiaall 2 news [...] more...
News24onlineCWG Village gets Green AwardNews24onlineNew Delhi: The Common Wealth Games Village-RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, constructed by one of India's premier real estate developers EMAAR MGF Construction Pvt. Ltd., was today conferred with the prestigious Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment …and more » more...
More Than The GamesGlasgow face five rivals for right to stage 2018 Youth OlympicsMore Than The GamesThe British Olympic Association decided to press ahead with a bid from the Scottish city, which will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, last month. But they face a strong field from Europe and South America, including Poznan in Poland, [...] more...
Highland NewsInverness kids take the lead in Commonwealth Games festival ideaHighland Newsby Alex Johnston COMMONWEALTH Games-style events could appear across the Highlands this year -after organisers descended on Inverness to give youngsters tips on staging their own sporting festivals. Sportscotland, the Youth Sport Trust, …Scottish independence referendum will increase interest in Glasgow 2014, it is [...] more...
BigHospitality.co.ukPlans submitted for £44m Commonwealth Games developmentBusiness7By Scott McCulloch Plans have been submitted for a £44 million multi-use retail development at the Commonwealth Games site in Glasgow which developers say will create around 400 new jobs. Dutch hotel chain The Golden Tulip will anchor the development …Louvre Hotels introduce Tulip Inn brand to UK in [...] more...
The Delhi High Court today asked the CBI to respond to the bail plea of a Hyderabad-based firm`s promoter A K Reddy, arrested for his role in a 2010 games-related graft case, also involving the sacked CWG organising panel chief Suresh Kalmadi. more...
Independence poll good for GamesHerald ScotlandTHE independence referendum will fuel international interest in the Glasgow 2014 Games, a leading overseas Commonwealth official claims. Scott Stevenson, the director of sport at Canada's Commonwealth Games Association, said there was intense Canadian …GAMES BONANZA FOR CITY BUSINESS £181m COMMONWEALTH GAMES GIVE GLASGOW FIRMS …Glasgow Evening Timesall 4 news [...] more...
Games Village flats: Ministry says GoM declined to relax FAR normsIndian ExpressCausing more anxiety to allottees of premium flats at the Commonwealth Games Village, the Urban Development Ministry on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that the Group of Ministers (GoM) had refused to relax norms relating to excess construction …and more » more...
IBNLive.comHC raps DDA: Wants Commonwealth Village flats delivered by earliestDaily BhaskarNew Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was on Thursday directed by the Delhi High Court to expedite the process of issuing completion certificates to the flats in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) village on the flat owners'plea to give them …Buyers to get possession of [...] more...
India TodayCBI probes DDA's Games Village bailout to EmaarIndia TodayThe Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) Rs 728.89-crore bailout package to Emaar MGF, which built the Commonwealth Games Village near Akshardham Temple, is now under the CBI scanner. The probe agency on Wednesday registered a preliminary enquiry into …CBI names Emaar-MGF in Village flats probeIndian ExpressDDA officials [...] more...
The CBI started its probe into the alleged irregularities in Rs766.89-crore bailout package given to Emaar MGF by the Delhi Development Authority in the construction of 1,168 flats in the Commonwealth Games village. more...
Daily MailCommonwealth Games Village hopes fall flat as buyer's wait to get possession …Daily MailBy Kumar Vikram Even after the government's intervention in the dispute over the CWG Village flats, the buyers' wait to get possession of their apartments is far from over. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) started the process of issuing completion … more...
CWG lawn bowls case: CBI sends LRs to Hong Kong, UKTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The CBI is speeding up investigations into various projects related to Commonwealth Games 2010. In one such case, where the agency had booked several engineers of Delhi Development Authority and CPWD for alleged irregularities in laying of … more...
Daily MailGames flats: DDA told to start completion certificate processIndian ExpressThe process of issuing tower-wise completion certificates to the 34 apartment towers at the Commonwealth Games Village is set to start soon. Sources in the Lieutenant Governor's office on Friday said: “We have issued orders to DDA to start the process …Delhi Development Authority clears [...] more...
Indian ExpressNo decision on Commonwealth Games Village flats FARIndian ExpressThe debate over excess floor area ratio (FAR) of Commonwealth Games Village flats did not reach conclusion during the meeting called by the Urban Development ministry on Tuesday. Senior officials of Delhi Development Authority and project developer …and more » more...
Daily MailCWG village flats: Ministry steps inTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: With the issue of unauthorized construction in Commonwealth Games Village kicking up a storm, the ministry of urban development finally made an effort on Tuesday to hammer out a solution. Following an order from the high court, the ministry …Meet on CWG village remains inconclusiveDaily [...] more...
Telegraph.co.ukQueen's Diamond Jubilee: From Coronation Street to the Commonwealth GamesManchester Evening NewsThis was the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2002, watched by many millions around the world – a pivotal moment in Manchester's regeneration and a marker which would pave the way for the London Olympics in 2012.Queen celebrates 60 years on the throne.. [...] more...
With less than six months to go for the London Olympics, Indian pugilists led by Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota will participate in the International Boxing Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan to get the necessary exposure ahead of the marquee event. more...
The Games that very nearly didn't begin have finished with the kind of flourish that was entirely expected in India.There were so many reasons the New Delhi Commonwealth […] more...
Pooja Sareen, Student, Apeejay Institute of Mass CommunicationDelhi High court finally granted bail to the commonwealth games scams accuse Suresh Kalmadi after almost 9 months. Suresh Kalmadi was […] more...
New Delhi, Jan 19 : The Delhi High Court Thursday granted bail to Suresh Kalmadi, MP and former chief of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, accused in a corruption […] more...
Enforcement Directorate is set to begin penal action for alleged foreign exchange dealings and money laundering in award of contracts in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, beginning with a notice for alleged forex violation to the tune of Rs 185 crore. more...
Commonwealth rrs definitely an organization associated with independent cal king states with assorted faiths, cultures, races, languages and so traditions our planet. The Commonwealth Games is a sports […] more...
When Delhi decked up for the Commonwealth Games, its sportspersons were practising in makeshift camps.Sanjana Nayak has a dream. She wants to win a medal at the Commonwealth […] more...
Glasgow Games Coordinated Ceremonies. The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be organised and coordinated to produce an unforgettable opening and closing ceremony, with a creative cultural programme and […] more...
Beijing Olympic Games gold-medalist Abhinav Bindra and Delhi Commonwealth Games show-stealer Gagan Narang are the star attractions in the seven-day 55th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) in Small Bore Rifle and Pistol events commencing on Tuesday. more...
The government has extended by two months the tenure of a Group of Ministers looking into the alleged irregularities in the conduct of Commonwealth Games 2010. more...
Two of the country's biggest sports events in the last 12 months mirror two Indias. The Commonwealth Games last October were organised by an older more...
Two of the country's biggest sports events in the last 12 months mirror two Indias. The Commonwealth Games last October were organised by an older more...
Vigilance Commission is looking into alleged irregularities in the execution of 71 C'wealth Games-related projects worth several crores by government civic and construction agencies. 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...
Commonwealth Games 2010: Rebecca Adlington catches gold fever in India poolThe only ailment swimmer picked up in New Delhi was London 2012 bug.Read mo... Read story more...
Following the revelations, police registered a case of cheating and criminal conspiracy against the couple who bagged a Rs25 lakh contract for the job. more...
The Sports Complex at the sprawling Commonwealth Games Village in East Delhi will be thrown open to the public under the pay-and-play scheme by the end of November even as the 1,168 flats there wait for a completion certificate and new owners. more...
Only Thyagaraj Stadium can proudly claim that it has organised seven national and two international events in the one year after the Commonwealth Games, besides providing free access to school students to train. more...
BBC NewsRevamp for Queen Street stationBBC NewsThe project is expected to run from 2013 until 2015, with some improvements made for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. A new glass frontage will be added to the station's George Square entrance. Inside, the concourse will be extended, a new mezzanine level …Glasgow to get a glittering new gatewayScotsmanall [...] more...
BBC NewsRevamp for Queen Street stationBBC NewsThe project is expected to run from 2013 until 2015, with some improvements made for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. A new glass frontage will be added to the station's George Square entrance. Inside, the concourse will be extended, a new mezzanine level …Glasgow to get a glittering new gatewayScotsmanall [...] more...
The court, however, allowed Bhanot to approach the appropriate court for relief and clarified the court would not get influenced by observations made by the Delhi High Court which had earlier rejected his bail plea. more...
Delivery, auction of CWG village flats stuckBusiness StandardThe Urban Development Ministry and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) are passing the buck to each other on the issue of allotment of flats in the 2010 Commonwealth Games Village in the capital. Almost a year after the mega sport event, …and more » more...
Glasgow Evening TimesOlympic chiefs to make decision on Glasgow's Youth Games bidHerald ScotlandOLYMPIC chiefs will discuss tomorrow whether to proceed with Glasgow's bid to host the Youth Games in 2018. And if successful the city will find out 12 months before it stages the 2014 Commonwealth Games on whether thousands of athletes and spectators …Glasgow [...] more...
Stuff.co.nzMedal haul spurs Olympic goalStuff.co.nzChristchurch's Sophia Batchelor has returned home from a successful Youth Commonwealth Games in the Isle of Man, with a bundle of medals and an eye to the future. A 12-week break from top-level competition will give the 16-year-old Aquagym swimmer a …Canty swimmers return with medal haulThe Pressall 3 news articles » more...
Daily MailGlasgow 2014 sponsor unveiledThe Press AssociationA recruitment firm has been named as the second sponsor of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Search Consultancy will be responsible for finding people to fill 1044 jobs ahead of the Games. Roles range from sport to corporate positions and event management. …Recruitment drive for 2014 GamesBBC NewsYoung Scot laden [...] more...
The West AustralianReport boosts Gold Coast Games bidNinemsnThe Sri Lankan city taking on the Gold Coast for the 2018 Commonwealth Games presents a medium to high risk with substantial development needed, official Games evaluators say. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has released its review of both …Gold Coast having edge over H'tota?Daily MirrorQld Premier to [...] more...
Mullappally Ramachandran said an Integrated Security System (ISS) was installed for the security of Games at an estimated cost of Rs 345.70 crore. more...
Sports Minister Ajay Maken once again strongly pitched for it, saying the Commonwealth Games scam would not have taken place had the legislation been passed earlier. more...
Commonwealth Games 2010: Rebecca Adlington catches gold fever in India poolThe only ailment swimmer picked up in New Delhi was London 2012 bug.Read mo... Read story more...
After his stupendous four-gold feat at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and two silver-winning effort at the Guangzhou Asian Games last year, the ace shooter got his due finally. more...
City BriefsIndian ExpressWith the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Monday going ahead with sealing of the Commonwealth Games Village flats built by Emaar MGF which were found to be in excess of the permissible Floor Area Ratio, the developer approached the Appellate …and more » more...
Glasgow Evening TimesA look behind the scenes at preparations for 2014 Commonwealth GamesScottish Daily RecordThe Aussie is head of Catering, Cleaning and Waste for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In July and August, three years from now, Craig will make sure that the 4500 athletes from 71 Commonwealth teams around the world and their [...] more...
F1 may turbo-charge tourismBusiness StandardIt hopes the event would be able to do what the Commonwealth Games, the last major sports event in India, could not in terms of attracting tourists. But with just two months to go before the three-day event opens on October 28 in the Delhi satellite …and more » more...
2010 Commonwealth Games, the next big event after the Beijing Olympics is to knock on the door of Delhi about two years. In addition to the usual questions […] more...
16 Aug 2011 If a single event encapsulates the corruption, sleaze and political callousness that bedevils the common man today, it is the Commonwealth Games of 2010, whose reverberations […] more...
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa etched their names in history books on Friday when they became the first Indian pair to ensure a medal at the World Badminton Championships. The Commonwealth Games more...
Hindustan Times BJP brass boycotts own eventHindustan TimesDemanding the Delhi chief minister's resignation over the CAG report on Commonwealth Games projects, BJP leaders boycotted the foundation stone laying of the much-awaited Chandni Chowk's redevelopment plan on Thursday. Amidst slogans, chaos and BJP …Kapil Sibal comes to the defence of Sheila DikshitDaily News & Analysisall 5 news [...] more...
The Home Ministry has received the responses of the Delhi government, Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi Municipal Council and Municipal Corporation of Delhi on the Shunglu Committee report. more...
The Hindu 'CWG was no money spinner'Hindustan TimesSuresh Kalmadi and co. fooled everyone about the supposed profitability of the Commonwealth Games. He conjured blinding figures of revenue generation from the Games which both the Union Finance and Sports ministries fell for repeatedly. …Kalmadi appointment as OC chief vetted by PMO, ministries in 2004Times of IndiaHow IOA [...] more...
Calcutta Telegraph Malhotra spoiler in BJP Sheila pitchCalcutta Telegraph6: The BJP's campaign for Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit's exit has been blunted by revelations that party leader VK Malhotra had helped Suresh Kalmadi retain his clout over the Commonwealth Games organising committee. …and more » more...
Delhi government flouted rules by adopting CPOH of 37.5 per cent for construction of seven road and flyovers during CWG 2010 leading to increase of cost by Rs 352 crore and awarded works to companies in an irregular manner with regard to two projects, the CAG has said. more...
In a development that could spell trouble for Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit, the CAG today blamed her active involvement for causing a loss of over Rs 30 crore in the Commonwealth Games-related projects. more...
Selkirk Today Double Scots' Games date for 2012 boss CoeGlasgow Evening TimesLondon Olympic organiser Lord Coe is visiting Glasgow today to hear about preparations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The chairman of the Olympic Games organising committee is also going to Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire, the Games' triathlon venue, …Seb Coe 'impressed' by Glasgow 2014 preperationsTheSportsCampus.comCoe views [...] more...
DDA to auction 100 CWG village flats to public, dispose rest to govt departmentsEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: Delhi Development Authority will soon put to auction 100 flats at the Commonwealth Games village to public in a bid to ascertain the market value of different kind of flats. The remaining flats of the agency's share of 711 [...] more...
Bid to host the world at homeNoosa NewsCOAST developer Mark Stockwell may have abandoned plans to boost the economy via his Noosa Civic stage three retail development, but he has something a little more imposing up his sleeve – the financial spin-off from the Commonwealth Games in 2018. …and more » more...
‘Magic’ is another of our rescued dog stories, for the story of his rescue and recovery is nothing but ‘magical’. Last year when the Commonwealth Games 2010 ended, it […] more...
CBI chargesheet against seven in street lights scamIndian Express… Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet on Thursday in the Patiala House courts against seven persons, including four MCD officials, in a case relating to corruption in the installation of street lights before the Commonwealth Games. …Commonwealth Games scam: CBI files second chargesheet naming four [...] more...
Daily Mail What asses! Fireworks company pays out massive compensation bill after man in …Daily MailA fireworks company which put on displays for the Commonwealth Games was hit with an $80000 bill after a bungle which left a man in a donkey suit with severe burns. The man had been performing a traditional donkey dance at [...] more...
Island Sports News Rugby Canada turns to Island againVictoria Times ColonistBy Cleve Dheensaw, Times Colonist July 25, 2011 The immediate aim is the rugby sevens competition at the Youth Commonwealth Games on the Isle of Man in September. The long-term goal is the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, when many of these youth players will …Canadian U18 [...] more...
Peeved at being ignored for the prestigious Arjuna Award, top woman weightlifter Renubala Chanu on Monday decided to return the gold medal she won in the Commonwealth Games last year to the sports minister. more...
Peeved at being ignored for the prestigious Arjuna Award, weightlifter Renubala Chanu, on Monday, decided to return the gold medal she had won in the Commonwealth Games last year to the sports ministe more...
The Centre is likely to give its nod for regularisation of the CWG Village flats that had exceeded the sanctioned floor area ratio (FAR) after the penalty for extra construction is paid by the developers. more...
BBC News Tangent Graphic's Glasgow Commonwealth Games pictograms unveiledDesign WeekTangent Graphic has created a suite of pictograms for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, which aim to capture the 'defining moment' of each sport. Tangent Graphic director Andrew Stevenson says, 'First and foremost the pictograms are based around …For the next generationGlasgow Evening Times2014 Commonwealth Games Pictograms: [...] more...
: When the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium underwent a massive facelift, at a cost of R1,000 crore, there was hope that the Capital would witness many more track and field events after the Commonwealth Games more...
Edinburgh, July 14 (ANI): A register of the gifts and hospitality for the officials in charge of Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games has been published following the resignation of its chief executive. more...
BBC News 2014 Games chief hits out at 'cover-up' claimsGlasgow Evening TimesThe chairman of Glasgow's Commonwealth Games organising committee has denied any cover-up and hit back at claims that former chief executive John Scott was forced out. Lord Smith of Kelvin said Mr Scott, who resigned from Glasgow 2014 at the end of …Openness is the [...] 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...
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Ashwini Akkunji, who was a revelation at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games winning three gold medals, has failed the dope test along with another 400-metre runner Priyanka Pawar taking the total number of athletes returning positive to a shocking eight. more...
New Delhi, July 4 (PTI) The Congress-led UPA government had ratified the structure of the CWG Organising Committee despite its own Sports Minister having reservations about it, documents have revealed.In May 2005, the then Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh had forwarded a list of "eminent persons", who would form part of the OC, to the then Sports Minister Sunil Dutt, saying that he "approves the names in the list". The list was sent to him by Suresh Kalmadi for approval. ... more...
BBC News 20 questions for 2014 Games team … but not many answersGlasgow Evening TimesBosses of Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games organising committee have dodged questions relating to its shamed former chief executive and the gift he accepted that caused his resignation. The Evening Times submitted 20 questions to Glasgow 2014 Ltd, …BBC to Broadcast Glasgow 2014 [...] more...
Indian Express IOA fumes at SAI, refuse to be sympathatic to athletesTimes of IndiaMalhotra said the country had to pay huge amount to the IOC to get the ban lifted on the weightlifters on the eve of Commonwealth Games but said it will not be the case anymore. "If some sports persons and officials think that [...] more...
Commonwealth Games officials say they are impressed by the bid from the Sri Lankan port town of Hambantota to host the multi-sport event in 2018. more...
stv.tv Ministers 'must act to keep Games on track'ScotsmanSCOTTISH ministers were last night urged to keep work for the 2014 Commonwealth Games "on track" after the shock resignation of the event organiser's chief executive, John Scott. Mr Scott resigned after breaching rules governing …Scottish News: Tell us why Commonwealth Games boss John Scott REALLY quitScottish Daily [...] more...
Emaar razes 17 flats, owners likely to get flat possession soonHindustan TimesThe 17 contentious flats at the Commonwealth Games Village, which had become a bone of contention between the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the developer, Emaar MGF, have finally been demolished. The Games Village, with total 1168 flats, …Handover of Village flats all set [...] more...
Discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who won a historic gold in the Commonwealth Games last year, has been recommended for Rajiv Khel Ratna, the countrys highest sports award. more...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday registered a money laundering case against suspended Prasar Bharti chief BS Lalli over irregularities in awarding broadcasting rights contract for the October 2010 Commonwealth Games more...
Vow to avoid tickets fiasco at Commonwealth GamesGlasgow Evening TimesGlasgow will learn lessons from the London Olympics tickets fiasco when it comes to selling seats for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. John Scott, chief executive of the Games organising committee, said his officials had already been in close contact with …and more » more...
On the morning of September 30, 2010, 65-year-old Bijay was returning home after a visit to the nearby Temple of Sai Baba, situated in the heart of India’s […] more...
CBI today carried out searches in the premises of former top officials of MTNL and Noida-based HCL Infosystems for allegedly inflating the cost of setting up a broadcast network for the Commonwealth Games by nearly Rs400 crore. more...
Not holding up delivery of Games village flats: DDAHindustan TimesThe Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has said that it is not impeding the delivery of Commonwealth Games village flats to the owners. The Games village, meant to house 8000 athletes and officials arriving in Delhi for the sporting event, …Group Discussion Topic: CWG Flats- Wealthy and [...] more...
Commonwealth 2022 viable: economistEast Coast RadioPlaying host to the 2022 Commonwealth Games may not be off the cards, despite government's recent decision not to bid for the 2020 Olympics. An economist says that is because the sporting events are of a different scale. Tony Twine has been commenting …and more » more...
South Africa to bid for 2022 Commonwealth GameseTaiwan NewsAP South Africa will try to bring the Commonwealth Games to Africa for the first time in 2022, one of a series of smaller sports events the country is targeting after dropping plans to bid for the 2020 Olympics. …and more » more...
Plan to Host 2018 Commonwealth Games OpposedInter Press ServiceCOLOMBO, Jun 3, 2011 (IPS) – Sri Lanka plans to host the Commonwealth Games seven years from now and spend two billion dollars, in what politicians and economists slam as another extravagant adventure aimed at boosting President …and more » more...
Shunglu panel officer got to retain house after PM's interventionTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention ensured the urban development ministry revised its decision to turn down the request of Shantanu Consul, member of the VK Shunglu committee on the Commonwealth Games, for an extension of his …and more » 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...
Imagine the army chief saying that our soldiers can't be expected defend every single part of the country, overstretched as they are, having to go abroad on UN peacekeeping missions, helping census officials, conducting elections, delivering humanitarian relief and constructing buildings for events like the Commonwealth games. Would we buy this logic? more...
Mid-Day Shunglu report: DDA to set up internal probeTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Delhi Development Authority (DDA), taking the cue from the Shunglu Committee report, is planning to set up an internal inquiry to determine whether there was any dereliction of duty or misuse of power during the Commonwealth Games. …How was the money spent?Hindustan TimesShunglu Committee [...] more...
Mid-Day Probe Shunglu report observations on DDA, orders LG KhannaIndian ExpressLieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna on Thursday ordered that the Vigilance department of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) take note of the observations made in the Shunglu Committee report on the Commonwealth Games and look into cases of …Shunglu report: DDA to set up internal probeTimes of [...] more...
According to DDA, the flats were constructed illegally in the upper basement of the Games Village and it has now sent a notice to private developer Emaar-MGF for carrying out the demolition. more...
Akhil enters semis, assured of medal at Arafura GamesTimes of IndiaThe former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist won the bout 19-14 to make the last-four stage in the biennial event where India is participating for the first time. The 29-year-old, who is competing in his first international event after the …Akhil enters semis, assured of a medalsportal.co.inAkhil [...] more...
The West Australian Coast schoolgirl has part in Games bidGold Coast Bulletin NewsGOLD Coast schoolgirl Eve Lutze will take to the stage before Premier Anna Bligh in Kuala Lumpur today to push the city's bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Eve, who is in year 5 at St Andrews Lutheran College, is also featured in the [...] 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...
Games mementoes now 'parting gifts' for OC staffIndian ExpressWhen customers flocked to various outlets looking for miniatures of Shera, the Commonwealth Games mascot, and other merchandise during the event, they were told everything was sold-out. Eight months later, after the Games fever has subsided and … more...
A Delhi court on Monday deferred to May 13 the hearing on the bail plea of former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi. more...
History: Reverend Ashley Cooper was the first person to propose the idea of having a Pan-Britannic sporting contest to foster a spirit of goodwill and understanding within the […] more...
Govt could have avoided CWG mess if it heeded 2008 CAG alertTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The government might have escaped a bloody nose and India a global stink if an audit warning of the Suresh Kalmadi-led Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee's bid rigging, sloppy stadium development, improper hires, slipshod records and …and more » more...
The Hindu CWG scam: CBI registers fresh case against six OC membersThe HinduPTI The CBI on Friday registered a fresh case against six Commonwealth Games Organising Committee officials and two firms for alleged irregularities in sportswear retailing and merchandising during the sports event and carried out countrywide searches …Kalmadi queues up for two bread slices at [...] more...
Zee News CWG Scam: CBI warrant against Gem International promotersEconomic TimesSwiss Timing-Omega is involved in a scam related to timing, scoring and result, or TSR, deal clinched on the eve of the Commonwealth Games. The TSR scam, which has already claimed the scalp of Games chief Suresh Kalmadi and his associates Lalit Bhanot …TSR contract was [...] more...
The Delhi Government is now preparing its response to a fresh report of Central Vigilance Commission which found deficiencies in certain CWG projects. more...
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) CEO Jarnail Singh, appointed by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), is now being accused of approving a contract with a Swiss firm for the timing, scoring and result (TSR) system that led to the arrest of former OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi. more...
Is the arrest of former Commonwealth Games Organising Secretary Suresh Kalmadi enough to purge the government of the CWG scam taint?The Shunglu committee, appointed to probe the irregularities […] more...
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Two officials of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) -- Sujit Lal and A.S.V. Prasad - were arrested Monday along with their former boss Suresh Kalmadi by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), an officer said. more...
As the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi draws to a close, the British athletes have impressed myself -and most of Britain I hope- and will leave India with […] more...
Shunglu Committee has found that over Rs 250 crore of the tax payers money has been pocketed by various contractors executing the CWG projects. more...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to summon sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and some other officials for alleged violations of forex rules during 2010 Commonwealth Games. more...
Five-star hotels and niche hospitality projects were being surreptitiously brought in, under the guise infrastructure- creation for the 2014 National Games in Goa, legislators across the spectrum alleged on Monday. more...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a strong sounding speech in Parliament on Thursday said that "if there is a scam it must be dealt with the […] more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee`s (OC) former Secretary-General Lalit Bhanot and former Director-General VK Verma, who were remanded to Central Bureau of Investigation custody, would be produced in a Delhi court Tuesday. more...
With the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games over, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has been allocated Rs 1,121 crores in the 2011-12 Union Budget, almost one third of what it got in the last budget. more...
Blog entry for OCT 2nd 2010 Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Eve Every day I wake up here I’m far more baffled by this city than the last. The Commonwealth games begin tomorrow […] more...
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The flats at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Village are strong and will last for more than 20 years, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. more...
A CBI team from Delhi on Friday arrested Dorukhkar Shekhar, personal assistant to the former chairman of the Commonwealth Games organising committee in Pune. more...
In what could be music to sportspersons ears, the union sports ministry on Saturday cleared that their stadiums would only be used for sport events and nothing else. 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...
Australian firms, whose dues were withheld by the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee due to "under performance and contractual obligations", have vowed that they would pursue the matter by means including legal. more...
On the directives of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, the state government has appointed two medallists of Delhi Commonwealth Games and Asian Games as sports officers, an official said on Saturday. more...
Gold medallist wrestler Alka Tomar and hockey player Danish Muztaba, who was member of medal winning hockey team at CWG as well as Asian games, have been appointed as sports officers at the UP Power Corporation Limited. more...
India is known from history for its exotic locations and diverse nature all over the world. Be it the ever lasting beauty of Taj Mahal or the magnifying […] more...
British high commissioner Richard Stagg today hit out at the Commonwealth Games organisers for delay in the payment of Rs96 crore to broadcasters SIS Live. more...
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) A day after Sports Minister Ajay Maken issued directions to pay all "legitimate" dues related to the Commonwealth Games, British High Commissioner Richard Stagg today hit out at the CWG organisers for delay in the payment of Rs 96 crore to broadcasters SIS Live.Stagg sought an early resolution to the payment issue, saying that SIS Live had fulfilled its obligations under its contract with Prasar Bharati but the British broadcaster is yet to receive its outstanding dues. ... more...
The searches come in the backdrop of a multi-agency probe into alleged corruption in the run-up to the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
The CVC has gathered more than 5,000 documents including contract, payment and third party inspection report details from various civic and construction agencies in connection with alleged corruption in the conduct of CWG. more...
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has sanctioned cash awards of worth Rs 22.57 crore to 286 sportspersons who have won medals for the country in the last year`s Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. more...
NEW DELHI: They might have been sold for Rs 2 crore-plus but if a report by the technical experts of Roorkee's Central Building Research Institute is to […] more...
Research Publications Commonwealth Games 2010: Sustainability Issue of Hospitality Sector, Tourism Development Journal, Vol 5&6 No. 1 (2009). pp. 58-65. Measuring Educational Tourism, Tourism Management- New Dimensions, Gupta and Gupta […] more...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qICgQhEDnmk] HT writes: Unfazed by eight hours plus of questioning in connection with allegations of financial irregularities ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Organising Committee chairman, Suresh Kalmadi walked out smiling […] more...
The year 2010 goes down in Indian history not as the rebirth of vintage Sachin or the laurels India got for successfully hosting Commonwealth games despite all the […] more...
The brand new synthetic track laid at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium for the Commonwealth Games has been badly damaged, making it unfit for competition unless major repair is done on the nine- lane surf more...
Commonwealth Games scam - The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, one of the most celebrated event of the year, was criticized by several prominent Indian politicians […] more...
The cost of construction of five Commonwealth Games venues by Central Public Works Department escalated by over Rs1,110 crore than the original sanctioned amount. more...
Colonial Olympics calamityOrganizers of October?s 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi needed eight years to plan for the quadrennial event. They got seven. As such, missed deadlines, poor […] more...
Pune City Congress unit virtually abandoned their leader, showing neither sympathy nor support when the Central Bureau of Investigation raided his residence, Kalmadi House. more...
Its been quite some time since the commonwealth games have been over...things went well, in fact i thought it was quite a show put forward in-spite of the […] more...
Its been quite some time since the commonwealth games have been over...things went well, in fact i thought it was quite a show put forward in-spite of the […] more...
Union Home Minister P Chidambaran felicitated police sportspersons who brought medal glory to the nation at the Delhi Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. more...
(The National, Dec 24, 2010) MUMBAI // In 2007, Emaar-MGF, a joint venture between Emaar Properties of Dubai and MGF Development of India, was an object of envy among […] more...
Colonial Olympics calamityOrganizers of October?s 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi needed eight years to plan for the quadrennial event. They got seven. As such, missed deadlines, poor […] more...
Saurav Ghoshal and Joshna Chinappa said they are sad to see the state of the Siri Fort Sports Complex - the venue for the squash competition during the CWG. more...
VTU VC faces heat, thanks to RTI replyDRDO Body Approved One Research Project, But He Mentioned SevenTIMES NEWS NETWORKBangalore: From the Commonwealth Games in Delhi to land […] more...
VAT collection in the state touched the Rs5,821.92 crore mark till October against a collection of Rs4,567 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, a senior official said. more...
In 2010 there were two large international sporting events. Of course everyone knows about the 2010 Olympic Games here in BC, but there was also the 2010 Commonwealth […] more...
While we wait for our new Commonwealth Games sample products to be finalised, I thought I'd return to our 'hands on upcycling' series, showcasing Conserve India's people and […] more...
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Bolstered by India's best ever performance in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) is looking for two foreign coaches to prepare the paddlers for tougher events like the Olympics. more...
After the organising committee (OC), it's the turn of civic agencies to face the music for alleged corruption in preparation for the Commonwealth Games (CWG). more...
Chandigarh, Nov 29 (IANS) As athletes from Haryana make the country proud with their achievements in international events like the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, the state government has swiftly moved to groom a new crop of sportspersons for the future. more...
By Furquan A SiddiquiHuge sporting events like Commonwealth Games are accompanied by massive developments around the city. The idea behind the theme was to focus on workers and […] more...
Varanasi, Nov.28 (ANI): Girls from villages are undergoing tough practice in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi District to hone their skills in athletics after being inspired by the recent Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. more...
The Central Vigilance Commission has found serious procedural lapses and vast differences between the estimated and tendered costs in the development of almost all the Commonwealth Games venues here. 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...
Projects like construction of the Commonwealth Games Village, hiring and procurement of medical and fitness equipment and conduct of outdoor publicity campaign by the organising committee may come under the ED scanner. more...
The probe agency has enough evidence to register a case under the stringent provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), senior ED officials said. more...
To extend biological and radiological assistance to health institutions Prior to the Commonwealth Games at Delhi, we had trained a section of doctors, nurses, and […] more...
The Centre has decided to distribute around 600 flats in the Commonwealth Games Village among various government departments and PSUs while 100 flats will […] more...
NEW DELHI: In a blow to Suresh Kalmadi, his one-time trusted aide, T S Darbari, appears to be breaking ranks. On Monday, Darbari's counsel told […] more...
TS Darbari, a close aide of Commonwealth Games organizing committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi, reportedly revealed in a Delhi court on Monday that he played no role […] more...
CBI today arrested sacked treasurer of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee M Jayachandran in connection with the alleged bungling in the Queen`s Baton Relay (QBR) in London last year. more...
All "irregularities" in run up tohosting the just-concluded Commonwealth Games will be examinedand the guilty will not be spared, Government assured the LokSabha on Tuesday. more...
The sports minister said recommendations of Shunglu committee, the CAG and CVC -- probing the irregularities -- would be taken on board before agreeing to host similar international sporting events in the country. more...
Irregularities in run up to hosting the Commonwealth Games will be examined and the guilty will not be spared, Government assured the Lok Sabha. more...
The CBI today arrested T S Darbari and Sanjay Mohindroo, former officials of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and close aides of chairman Suresh Kalmadi, on charges of forgery and cheating relating to the Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) in London last year. more...
Emaar MGF Land Ltd, the real estate company which built the athletes' village for the Commonwealth Games, has filed a prospectus for the fourth time in four years […] more...
The CVC has found severaldiscrepancies in a DDA project for construction of certainfacilities in the Commonwealth Games Village that led to acost escalation from Rs 38 crore to over Rs 63 crore. more...
The CVC has found several discrepancies in a Delhi Development Authority project for construction of certain facilities in the Commonwealth Games Village that led to a cost escalation from Rs 38 crore to over Rs 63 crore. more...
Jayachandran, who was seen entering the ED office this afternoon, is likely to face questions regarding alleged foreign exchange violations during the Queen's Baton Relay held in London last year. 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...
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesdaysaid the just-concluded Commonwealth Games will act as acatalyst in projecting India as a sporting nation and motivatethe youth to participate in sports events. more...
Prasar Bharati had earlier said it knew in advance that the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, for which Doordarshan was the official broadcaster, would not bring in huge advertising revenues. more...
The Indian badminton team led byace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P Kashyap on Monday left for China,hoping to overcome some tough challenges and replicate theirCommonwealth Games success, in the Asian Games. 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...
Dale Parker, the Australian cyclist who won a gold medal in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, has reportedly lost his licence after a drink-driving accident in the Adelaide Hills. more...
The charges of corruption on the Congress government does not seem to be getting over. Even if one recalls the recent past, after the Commonwealth Games, which looked […] more...
Both Sonia Gandhi and PM Manmohan Singh, who addressed the meet, talked about the Kashmir situation and inclusive growth, while branding RSS as a terror outfit. more...
The meeting is being held at the Talkatora stadium in New Delhi and is the first after party chief Sonia Gandhi's recent re-election for a record fourth time. 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...
Canadian gripes against the Delhi Commonwealth Games don`t seem to be over yet even though the sports extravaganza ended more than a fortnight ago. more...
Canadian gripes against the Delhi Commonwealth Games don't seem to be over yet even though the sports extravaganza ended more than a fortnight ago. more...
Toronto, Oct 30 (IANS) Canadian gripes against the Delhi Commonwealth Games don't seem to be over yet even though the sports extravaganza ended more than a fortnight ago. more...
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal announces free education for Commonwealth Medal WinnersUnion Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal, has announced that as a token of appreciation and […] more...
: The appointment of a female coach for the women's hockey team during the Commonwealth Games has- n't gone down well with Hockey India (HI), or so it seems. Just two assignments old, Pritam Siwach more...
By John MacKinnon EDMONTON — Swimmer Annamay Pierse of Edmonton returned from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, with a case of dengue fever, Swimming Canada officials confirmed Friday. Pierse […] more...
By John MacKinnon EDMONTON — Swimmer Annamay Pierse of Edmonton returned from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, with a case of dengue fever, Swimming Canada officials confirmed Friday. Pierse […] more...
Dikshit, however, did not give a direct reply when asked whether her government will allow scrutiny of all 76 works marked earlier as Commonwealth Games projects. more...
Delhi PropertyThe Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has decided to auction 100 flats in the Commonwealth Games Village, out of its share of 722 flats, to ascertain […] more...
The chaos surrounding the preparations for that Video games received performed a "lot of damage" to India's worldwide picture, louboutin shoes explained. "People are questioning whether or not we […] more...
The Central Vigilance Commission is probing a complaint related to alleged amassing of Rs 200crore by a top Commonwealth Games official, believed to be aclose associate of Organising Committee Chairman SureshKalmadi. more...
Kolkata, Oct 28 (PTI) Para swimmer Prasanta Karmakar hasbeen showered with the long-due awards and accolades by hishome state Kolkata following his stupendous success at theCommonwealth Games but the athlete still feels snubbed by thestate authorities. more...
The commonwealth Games closed in a very delightful and spectacular manner. The many scandals hit the game but athletics healed the nation with their spectacular display […] more...
DUBAI: Dubai-based Emaar Properties has issued a clarification regarding a recently published report that said the company would be fined for delay and defects in construction of the […] more...
It was day of upsets and drama at the 3rd Commonwealth bridge event in Ghaziabad as the players reached the final round of the qualifying round robin. more...
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistOmkar Singh finished seventh after he aggregated 681.5(581+100.5) in men's 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSFWorld Cup final in Munich, Germany today. more...
An order was issued so that the committee will have the authority to summon officials, inspect records, call evidence and to look into all the official documents pertaining to the Commonwealth Games. more...
Emaar Properties has replied to speculation that the Delhi Development Authority is to fine the developer’s India unit over the state of the Games Village completed prior to […] more...
As the probe into Commonwealth Games related spendings gained momentum, the Delhi government has brought down the number of Games related projects to 25 and decided to provide […] more...
Two high-profile events in the Indian capital were held within 10 days of the uninspiring closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. The first was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's […] more...
It looks as though Washington has the sort of Monsoon Wedding last-minute event management that India displayed with just-in-time results on Delhi’s recent Commonwealth Games. In just ten days […] more...
Commonwealth Games medal winnersSaina Nehwal and Sania Mirza tonight said they are leaving nostones unturned to prepare for the Asian Games and hope to dowell in China next month. more...
New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) Armed with sweeping powers, thecommittee headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General V KShunglu will soon begin its probe into alleged financialirregularities in different Commonwealth Games projects. more...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Map of Commonwealth Games 2010"][/caption] Commonwealth Games will next move to Scottish Highlands in the year 2014, as the Commonwealth Games, 2010 ended as a […] more...
Emaar MGF, the developer of the Commonwealth Games Village, suffered a setback with the Delhi High Court on Monday allowing the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to encash R90 […] more...
NEW DELHI: The SIS Live-Prasar Bharati deal is becoming murkier with fresh revelations showing significant departures from tendering norms in the contract signed for telecast of the Commonwealth […] more...
From financial irregularities to wasteful expenditure, role of foreign advisers to weaknesses in management, wrongdoing to coordination lapses. more...
The Delhi high court (HC) stalled on Monday Delhi Development Authority's (DDA's) move to confiscate Rs183-crore bank guarantee of Emaar-MGF, its partner in the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village flats. more...
Miles to go before we sleep...!There were lots of things happening in India and abroad the last few weeks. While it was the commonwealth games that ushered […] more...
The tragic death of coach Cherukuri Lenin is a huge loss for the country's archers, feels Commonwealth Games medallists Rahul Banerjee and Jayanta Talukdar. more...
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The tragic death of coach Cherukuri Lenin is a huge loss for the country's archers, feels Commonwealth Games medallists Rahul Banerjee and Jayanta Talukdar. more...
Sources said the special cell, which is functional in the Commission's office, is responsible for coordination and logical conclusion of the complaints besides speeding up the probe process. more...
The fiasco of the Commonwealth Games Village construction, with its dirty toilets, unfinished plumbing, scattered debris and unsightly race to the finish line is an example of the […] more...
Compound archery coach Cherukuri Lenin, 27, died in a road accident in the wee hours on Sunday morning.Lenin along with Commonwealth Games com- pound team silver medal win- ners Ch Jignas and Ritu more...
After much worry and criticism before the start, the nineteenth Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have now reached a successful conclusion without any of the […] more...
Ashwini Shrivastava New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Faced with problems ofnon-cooperation and lackadaisical approach from some of thedepartments, the Central Vigilance Commission may inspectCommonwealth Games venues and the OC office to gather papersand possible vital evidence to further its probe. more...
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Manju Wanniarachchi has withdrawn from next month’s Asian Games, citing injury to his right fist.After his gold medal triumph last week, the 31-year old […] more...
John Coates said the Commonwealth Games Federation lacked the resources to monitor progress and to ensure that construction deadlines were met.England have become the first overseas team to […] 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...
New Delhi: An Indian minister defended the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) so-called "bailout" to developer Emaar MGF in connection with construction of the Commonwealth Games Village. Urban Development Minister […] more...
It’s been a week since the curtain came down on the first Commonwealth Games ever to be hosted by India. The impressive performance of our sportsmen and women […] more...
Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG), returned home to a warm welcome here Saturday and said he had no regrets over missing two more medals. more...
To ensure that the Commonwealth Games` table tennis venue does not go unutilised, the national federation is planning to set up a permanent training centre at the Yamuna Sports Complex here. more...
CNN-IBN reports: During the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, 2006, upgradation of 17 projects and creating new infrastructure came to a little more than 5,000 crore rupees. The Australian government spent […] more...
More than 200 tax investigators in India have searched the offices of a number of contractors used in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games. The raids in Delhi came […] more...
India has ordered a US$41m bank guarantee given by the athletes’ village builder, Emaar-MGF, to be frozen amid reports of serious construction defects. The moves comes as a wide-ranging […] more...
With the huge amount of money spent at the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010, reports statistically showed it was the costliest Games held in recent times. Sources said during the […] more...
It’s done and over with, tied with a glitzy bow and smacked with kisses by one and all. Dogged by negative publicity, initial concerns about incomplete venues, and a […] more...
THE XIX COMMONWEALTH GAMES....§ After much worry and criticism before the start, the nineteenth Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have now reached a successful conclusion without any of […] more...
Haroon, younger brother of world champion Amir Khan, will be undergoing his training for the Games in England.. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) has warned that […] more...
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Wednesday confiscated the bank guarantee of Rs 183 crore given by Commonwealth Games Village builder EMAAR-MGF. EMAAR-MGF also faces legal action by […] more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Delhi from October 5 to October 14 were orchestrated in typical Indian style. Until the eleventh hour, nothing was ready. There were […] more...
New Delhi Village developer complained of vandalism, theft, rowdy elements after DDA took possession Blaming Emaar-MGF for the delay and defects in construction of the Commonwealth Games Village, the […] more...
Coming down heavily on Emaar-MGF after “irregularities” and “deficiencies” were found in the Commonwealth Games Village constructed by it, the Urban Development Ministry on Wednesday directed the Delhi […] more...
New Delhi, October 20, 2010: The Rs. 183 crore bank guarantee furnished by Commonwealth Games village builder Emaar- MGF was on Wednesday ordered to be confiscated. DDA has taken […] 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...
Pakistan hockey captain Zeeshan Ashraf has vowed to avenge their defeat against India in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games when the two arch-rivals meet for the third time this year in next month`s Asian Games at Guangzhou more...
Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, announces that more than 1000 Barix Audio over IP devices were used for contribution, distribution and monitoring […] more...
Karachi, Oct 22 (PTI) Pakistan hockey captain ZeeshanAshraf has vowed to avenge their defeat against India in therecently-concluded Commonwealth Games when the two arch-rivalsmeet for the third time this year in next month's Asian Gamesat Guangzhou, China. more...
The 10-metre air rifle pairs event gold medallist in the Commonwealth Games assured the Indian shooters will give a stiff challenge to the seasoned pros during the Guangzhou Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta Thursday held a meeting with Delhi government officials and asked them to coordinate with the agencies probing the Commonwealth Games financial irregularities. more...
With the Commonwealth Games over and India grabbing the second spot in the event and a major chunk of medals coming from shooting, many had a fair idea about the growth of shooting as a sport in the c more...
As the multi-pronged probe into alleged corruption and financial irregularties in the Commonwealth Games gathered momentum, the government on Wednesday ordered confiscation of Rs 183 crore furnished by Emaar-MGF as bank guarantee and initiation of legal action against it for recovery of other expenditure for "deficiencies" and "delays" in construction of the Commonwealth Games Village. more...
New Delhi, October 20, 2010 Centre cracks whip on Games Village builderPTI PTI File photo shows a securityman in front of the Commonwealth Games Village. The government has […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): The real estate developer EMAAR-MGF, which is facing the threat of confiscation of its Rs 183 crore bank guarantee for alleged irregularities in the construction of Commonwealth Games Village on Wednesday dismissed all charges levelled at it by the Government saying all quality standards were met. more...
Delhi Belly, false starts, moths and empty seats… Amongst other things of course. If the lead-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games was farcical, the actual event isn’t far off. With […] more...
Urban development ministry directed the Delhi Development Authority to confiscate Rs183 crore bank guarantee furnished by Emaar-MGF after finding irregularities in developing Commonwealth Games Village. more...
Loquacious and bouncily energetic as ever, she giggles at any suggestion that strife in the stomach department could have threatened her capture of two Commonwealth golds.It seems instead […] more...
SG posing with Commonwealth Games 2010 logo, originally uploaded by ComSec. It has been nearly a week since Delhi's hosting of the Commonwealth Games 2010 has concluded. It […] more...
The Capital received 75,606 foreign tourists during the Commonwealth Games period. This was revealed on Tuesday by the Press Information Bureau, which quoted Immigration Authorities at the Delhi […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistdiscus thrower Krishna Poonia is ready to face world championDani Samuels for the USD 20,000 winner-takes-all contestanywhere in the world as long as the Asian Games preparationis not compromised, said her husband Virender. more...
New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has confirmed that there were major irregularities in the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village, where the athletes and delegates were […] more...
There was significant negative publicity before the event. Allegations of mismanagement of funds, nepotism, kickbacks, you name it. Some visiting team witnessed a dog (of Indian citizenship) taking […] more...
The Delhi Development Authority, on Monday, began the process of taking over the 1,168 flats at the Commonwealth Games Village from the Organising Committee. “The process of taking […] more...
NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission is scrutinising 22 more Commonwealth Games-related construction and procurement done by different government agencies for alleged financial irregularities . CVC has also found […] more...
NEW DELHI: Shiela Dikshit may have attempted to shift the onus for the Commonwealth Games mess on the Organising Committee led by Suresh Kalmadi, but the focus of […] more...
With the dust settling after the successful completion of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games many organizations in India are either heaving a sigh of relief or are simply […] more...
The 19th Commonwealth Games are being held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010 and this is the first time the Commonwealth Games have been held […] more...
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Monday decided to complete its comprehensive audit of the accounts of the controversial Commonwealth Games and related projects within three months. more...
The games ended today with Canada capturing 75 medals of which 26 were gold. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfktTjS5yLg&feature=related] In terms of our overall medal count our objectives have been more or less met,” […] more...
The hot potato news of the day is reported by the Financial Express: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Monday decided to complete its comprehensive audit of […] more...
New Delhi, Oct.18 (ANI): As the Central Vigilance Commissioner widened the ambit of its probe into the alleged financial and administrative irregularities related to the Commonwealth Games, the Comptroller Auditor General has said it would submit its audit report to the government in three months. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) BJP today demanded setting up of aJoint Parliamentary Committee to probe into reports ofcorruption in Commonwealth Games projects. more...
There were initial complaints about the condition of the athletes' village A group of Indian ministers is meeting later to begin investigating claims of corruption at […] 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 Group of Ministers (GoM), who were empowered to look into the mess preceding the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, is meeting in the capital on Monday for the first time […] more...
NEW DELHI: The Commonwealth Games Village, which had got a lot of flak initially and later glowing comments from athletes, will be handed over back to the […] more...
After much worry and criticism before the start, the nineteenth Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have now reached a successful conclusion without any of the […] more...
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will start the audit work of Commonwealth Games Village from October 28 to probe allegations of financial irregularities. more...
After all the allegations of corruption on the organization of the commonwealth games this year in Delhi, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is now all set to review […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi Sunday met Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy a day before the first meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Games after they have concluded. more...
"After much worry and criticism before the start, the nineteenth Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have now reached a successful conclusion without any of the disastrous events […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) The beleaguered organisingcommittee chairman Suresh Kalmadi today met Urban DevelopmentMinister Jaipal Reddy, who also heads the group of ministersfor Commonwealth Games, but what exactly transpired in theclosed-door meeting was not known. more...
A day after the biggest success of Indian medal tally haul, Govt. ordered a probe in misuse of funds and allocation of tenders to incompetent organizations. probing […] more...
After much worry and criticism before the start, the nineteenth Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have now reached a successful conclusion without any of the disastrous […] more...
‘What our students have achieved no media person could do it in all these years” said Sandeep Marwah Director of Asian School of Media Studies and founder of […] more...
Commonwealth Games 2010 Compilation - A Golden celebrationCommonwealth Games 2010 Compilation - A Golden celebration. This Inspirational video/Slideshow is my salute to the sports spirit, which was highlighted by INDIA through a Grand & successful sports event of Commonwealth Games 2010, which implies India a emerging Superpower. This video is my small effort to cover the event by showing some of the medallions and major milestones in the commonwealth Games history. Hats-off to India. Jai Hind........ India Rockz !!!From:ojasshelkeViews:304 1ratingsTime:04:17More inSports more...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday said the "suspicion" of corruption in the Commonwealth Games is on the Organising Committee headed by Suresh Kalmadi and welcomed the […] more...
After a lot of worries and criticisms before the start of the nineteenth Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India created a successful 2 weeks of games without any […] more...
(Indian Express, Oct 16 2010) Anuj Puri I have been following the news blitz surrounding the Commonwealth Games with considerable interest. In the spate of negative stories surrounding the whole […] more...
When Sex between men to men is legalized... what's the necessity to expose and raise concerns about Prostitution a big issue. After 60 years of independence from Britishers, […] 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...
India is expected to launch a corruption inquiry into lucrative Commonwealth Games construction and supplies contracts. The closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi followed an eventful […] more...
NEW DELHI: The cynosure of all activities during the Commonwealth Games, surrounded by hundreds of security personnel and out of bounds for visitors, the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium stood […] more...
London, Oct 16 (PTI) The disastrous build-up that marredthe Delhi Commonwealth Games has been a lesson for next hostGlasgow, which plans to keep preparations "athlete-centred andsport-focused" to avoid any glitches. more...
New Delhi: The Government has named a high-level committee headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General V.K Shunglu to examine all matters related to the […] more...
While athletes competed at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games, there was a soul who was in the Capital for a different purpose.Dame Kelly Holmes, president of Commonwealth Games England, was he more...
I: A day after the Commonwealth Games ended here as spectacularly as it began, the international media hailed India and the host city for organising one of the world's best sporting events. From Ca more...
The XIX Commonwealth Games After much worry and criticism before the start, the nineteenth Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have now reached a successful conclusion without any […] more...
The Commonwealth Games baton has been officially passed to Glasgow at a £1.8million ceremony. Last night’s glittering event marked the closure of the Delhi Games and was watched by […] 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...
Islamabad, Oct 15 (IANS) The controversy over carrying the Pakistani flag that marred the march-past of the country's contingent at the inaugural ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi has not died down even after the squad's return home. 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...
So the Delhi Commonwealth Games are finally over. The consensus is that despite all the glitches before and during the games, it finally all came together. The opening […] more...
Aparna Popat won a silver in women’s singles at Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in 1998, while Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a […] more...
Seven years in the making, $6 billion spent and the Commonwealth Games are now done. The preparations, or lack thereof, weren’t pretty. They tarnished India’s image in the […] more...
BBC.... Commonwealth Games, Delhi. As celebrations go, the atmosphere was delightful, verging on delirious. Over almost three humid hours in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium a Commonwealth Games that at several […] more...
Eleven days of non-stop action on the sports field has sadly come to an end and today, 14 October 2010, saw Delhi bidding adieu to its beloved guests […] more...
But with the absence of stars, Delhi 2010 has witnessed some of the slowest timings registered in the modern Games in the track and field events. more...
By John MacKinnon DELHI, India — Delhi jeet gaya. You did it, Delhi. It was far from flawless, especially in the nearly catastrophic run-up when an unfinished, filthy athletes’ village […] more...
NEW DELHI: While foreign players and officials complained about daytime heat in the field hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games , it seems India was the team most […] more...
You will probably all have watched the swimming events during the recent Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Midlothian Swimming Club was represented at the Games by Sean Fraser, who many […] more...
Guess who has been making the most of the opportunity to visit the Commonwealth Games village? It’s the family members and relatives of the Delhi Police, Delhi Development […] more...
Fireworks sparkled the cool evening air of Delhi, embarking on a new promise of sporting excellence as the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony kept its promise […] more...
India hails successful Games and looks forward to hosting future sporting events India: 'Today the Commonwealth Games, tomorrow the Olympics'India hails successful Games and looks forward to hosting future […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Over 2,700 shots of fireworks, 25stacks of speakers producing 500,000 Watts of sound and 1,200moving lights combined with the majestic aerostat cametogether to create a spectacular closing ceremony of theCommonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) The country's competitors cameout with flying colours and helped India finish a historicsecond in the final pecking order with more than 100 medals asthe Commonwealth Games, that had a troubled build-up butproceeded smoothly thereafter, came to a close today. more...
Eight-time Olympic champions India's dream of registering their maiden hockey gold in the Commonwealth Games came down crashing as world champions Australia spanked the home team 8-0 to win their fourth consecutive gold in the quadrennial event on Thursday. more...
Commonwealth Games: Eighth Day PreviewA week of sporting events has been completed at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) underway in Fresh Delhi, India. At the end of the seventh […] more...
The Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi is nearing its close with the last sporting events and then the closing ceremony later today, Thursday October 14. After […] 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...
Saumojyoti S Choudhury New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Eight-time Olympic championsIndia's dream of registering their maiden hockey gold in theCommonwealth Games came down crashing as world championsAustralia spanked the home team 8-0 to win their fourthconsecutive gold in the quadrennial event here today. more...
World champion Australia thrashed India 8-0 in the final of the Indian men's hockey event at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium to win gold at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Already assured of their maiden medal in the Commonwealth Games, a confident India will be hoping to ride on home support to seek a major upset against world […] more...
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...
Australia successfully defended their Commonwealth Games crown, defeating a spirited New Zealand 4-2 via tie-breaker in the final of the Women's Hockey event at the Major Dhyan Chand […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) It was a bright morning with clear skies in the Indian capital Thursday, the day the Commonwealth Games draw to a close. A sunny and humid day is in store with the maximum temperature expected to hover around 33 degrees Celsius. more...
IT CAN be said that it was an unforgettable Tuesday when Indian men's hockey team stole the heart of all their fans. They were looking perfect, they were in rhythm and they dominated at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. India defeated England by 5-4 in the tie-breaker to reach into the finals of the Commonwealth Games 2010. more...
History was made at the Siri Fort Complex in front of home crowd, when she easily defeated opponent Susan Egelstaff of Scotland with straight set win of 21-10 and 21-17. more...
I: The Sahara India group on Wednesday applaud- ed the performance of Indian athletes at the Commonwealth Games, saying this would set the tone for future sporting events. The group, which is deeply i more...
: Heena Sidhu and Samresh Jung capped off the Indian shooting team's awe- inspiring campaign in the 19th Commonwealth Games by win- ning a silver and a bronze medal, respectively, on a day when Gagan more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games is the 19th Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010, […] more...
New Delhi, Oct.13 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma on Wednesday announced a cash award of Rs.21 lakh, if the Indian team secures Gold Medal in the Commonwealth Games Hockey Finals and Rs. 15 lakh if they win a Silver Medal. more...
New Delhi, Oct.13 (ANI): Indian players continued their winning streak with the pugilists winning three Gold medals and the Indian Table Tennis team winning a historic Gold medal for the first time in the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Indian boxers redeemed somereputation by winning all three gold medals they fought forwhile a fourth gold came the hosts' way in men's table tennisdoubles on the penultimate day as a dope scandal rocked theiron-field achievements at the Commonwealth Games here today. 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...
New Delhi, Oct.13 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is expected to visit Major Dhyanchand stadium to watch the final match of Men's Hockey event to be played between India and world champion Australia here on Thursday. more...
Boxers and paddlers picked up four gold between them in a late evening surge at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday to take India's gold tally to 36 and the overall medal count to 96. more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games is the 19th Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games are being held in Delhi, India, from 3 […] 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 Indian duo of Sharath Kamal and Subhajit Saha won India its 33rd gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games defeating Singapore Gao and Yang in the men's doubles table tennis event. more...
India produced a brave performance and came back from two goals down to beat England 5-4 in the penalty shoot and book a berth in the title clash […] more...
Owais Wani New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Ever since Krishna Poonia won agold medal in discuss throw at the Commonwealth Games here shehas been in centre of the media spotlight but the attentionseems to have given the champion more grief than happiness. more...
Australian Jaele Patrick is a picture of concentration as she takes part in the women's 1m springboard diving event Pamela Cookey desperately leaps for the ball as England’s netball […] more...
If it started with a whimper, against a background of last-minute track repairs and with the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium dreadfully empty, it finished with a barely believable noise […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Krishna Poonia, who scripted history to lift the women's discuss throw gold in athletics event since Milkha Singh won the 440 yards race in 1958, called on Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Dr. C.P. Joshi at Krishi Bhawan here today. more...
Commonwealth Games 2010: Osayomi stripped of her gold medal Sally Pearson, the Australian hurdle specialist was disqualified from the women’s 100 metre event after the officials of the Team […] more...
India today took control of the athletics events by bagging two bronze medals for the hosts in the Javelin men's and the tripple jump finals in the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): With 29 gold medals at stake on the tenth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, Indian boxers Suranjoy Singh, Manoj Kumar and Paramjeet Samota will fight for gold medals in their respective finals. more...
Hosts India celebrated dramaticCommonwealth Games breakthroughs on the athletics track and hockey pitch on Tuesday with rapturous applause from their delighted home fans. (For Slideshow: Commonwealth Games Highlights, click here) Last […] more...
Rifleman Gagan Narang’s hopes of bagging six gold medals in the 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games remained unfulfilled, when he failed to win the 50metre pairs event on Wednesday. more...
England have lost another major sporting semi-final on penalties. India staged a remarkable comeback, advancing to the hockey final against Australia on Wednesday, after beating England on penalty strokes. more...
Greg Yeavich, 53, remembers how back in 1986 when he shot in the pistol events at his first Commonwealth Games, him and his manager had needed to go looking for scores and check if they'd won, and it took a week for letters commending his feat to reach Edinburgh. more...
t would've been traumatic for Gagan Narang to miss a fifth consecutive gold at the Commonwealth Games here.But, the signs were ominous, much before he went into the competition arena on Tuesday. more...
Team Singapore dominated table tennis once again at the Commonwealth Games after clinching the gold medal in the mixed doubles on Tuesday. In the all-Singapore final, second seeds Yang […] more...
Team Singapore dominated table tennis once again at the Commonwealth Games after clinching the gold medal in the mixed doubles on Tuesday. In the all-Singapore final, second seeds Yang […] more...
Hosts India celebrated dramatic Commonwealth Games breakthroughs on the athletics track and hockey pitch on Tuesday with rapturous applause from their delighted home fans. more...
New Delhi, Oct.12 (ANI): If Indian sports lovers thought Monday was the finest day in athletics for the country in the history of Commonwealth Games due to it first ever Gold in Discus Throw besides a podium finish, the Indian women runners made Tuesday an unforgettable Golden Day, as they stunned all by winning Gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay here on Tuesday. more...
TICKET sales for the Delhi Commonwealth Games hit 100,000 yesterday, with India's record medal haul finallly attracting the locals. Organising officials yesterday declared India's record 31 gold medals, […] more...
Catering to the needs of the residents of the Commonwealth Games Village, the Central Bank of India branch here has become a big hit among the athletes, international delegates […] more...
Fireworks light up the sky above the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium at the start of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Big sporting events bring big controversies. But the controversy surrounding the […] more...
Abhishek Hore New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) Indian marksmen continued theirstranglehold in the 19th Commonwealth Games winning one goldand two silver medals, even as Gagan Narang's gold-winningspree came to an end with a fifth place finish at the KarniSingh Shooting Range here today. more...
Shooters Gai Bin and Poh Lip Meng have bagged the sixth gold medal for Singapore at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Their score of 1116 in the standard […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Shooters Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh won a gold in the 10-metre air pistol pairs event at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday, taking India's gold tally to 31, the highest the country has earned in the Games' history. more...
From bacteria in the swimming pool at the Dr S P Mukherjee Aquatics Arena, to a non-functioning information dissemination system and poor transport service that led technical officials […] 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...
Watch the following clip of the reigning World, World Indoor and Olympic Champion Steve Hooker from the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. The Australian pole vaulter shrugged off an […] more...
Chandigarh crime branch sleuths tracked down Shera -- the official mascot of Commonwealth Games 2010 -- late Monday evening, hours after it went missing from the Verka Chowk in Mohali. The statue was found abandoned near a private school in Toga village of UT. more...
The Vasant Kunj flats that were built for Commonwealth Games delegates seem to have no takers. Even as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) claims that it had 1,300 flats ready by September 23, only 620 people turned up to stay in them. In fact, according to officials working at the complex, even the national technical officials who were staying there have started leaving ``after having completed their work''. more...
: For globetrotting England rugby 7s skipper Ben Gollings, the Commonwealth Games was never meant to be a whistle-stop journey, unlike most of his other assignments.Lone survivor of the silver med more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A long 52-year wait came to an end as India's national anthem was once again played in the Commonwealth Games athletics arena with woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia winning the gold. The hosts made a clean sweep of medals in the event - their first such feat in any sport at the Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (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...
The Commonwealth Games was today hit by a dope scandal when Nigerian women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola tested positive for a banned stimulant and was placed under provisional suspension pending a test of her 'B' sample. more...
The euphoria of their 7-4 win over arch-rivals Pakistan has not sinked in yet, but India will have to put their celebrations on hold for the moment and re-group their forces before they take on an unbeaten England in the second semifinal of the men's hockey event at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. more...
With 16 gold medals at stake on the eighth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India would be keen to continue the impressive run as they are on the verge of equalling their best ever Commonwealth Games gold medals record on Monday. more...
Saumojyoti S Choudhury New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) Last edition's silver medallistIndia dished out a commanding performance and defeated Canada3-0 in a classification match to take the fifth position inthe women's hockey event of the Commonwealth Games here today. more...
The Commonwealth Games enter their second week today. Maybe you hadn't noticed? Exactly. The routine is that the big five (or so) member nations thrash the rest and […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Led by world No.3 Saina Nehwal, a host of Indian players moved into the quarter-finals of the individual badminton event Monday, raising hopes of multiple medals from the badminton courts at the Commonwealth Games. more...
The Nigerian sprinter who won the women's 100 meters has failed a doping test in yet another setback for the Commonwealth Games. In what has become almost inevitable […] more...
England archer Alison Williamson had to settle for silver in the women's archery individual recurve on day seven of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 38-year-old was beaten 6-0 […] more...
With 16 gold medals at stake on the eighth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India would be keen to continue the impressive run as they are on the verge of equalling their best ever Commonwealth Games gold medals record today. more...
Commonwealth Games women's 100 metres gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola has tested positive for a banned stimulant, Games Federation chief Mike Fennell said on Monday. more...
The Commonwealth Games in Delhi is turning out to be a windfall for various contractors. After throwing over INR 11,000 crores (over USD 2.5 billion) every part of […] more...
Young striker Dharamvir Singh scored a double as India defeated Scotland 4-0 in a Pool A match to stay in hunt for a semi-final spot in the Men’s […] more...
Fourteen gold medals will be fought for on day eight of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, while the rugby sevens gets under way and England take on Australia […] more...
Minutes after winning India's first track and field silver medal of the XIX Commonwealth Games, discuss thrower Vikas Gowda threatened to “re-think“ his decision to participate for his native land in more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games is the 19th Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games are being held in Delhi, India, from 3 […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Medals tally Sunday after seven days of competitions at the Commonwealth Games. Australia continued to top the leaderboard while India reclaimed its second position. more...
The Vasant Kunj flats that were built for Commonwealth Games delegates seem to have no takers. Even as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) claims that it had 1,300 flats ready by September 23, only 620 people turned up to stay in them. In fact, according to officials working at the complex, even the national technical officials who were staying there have started leaving ‘‘after having completed their work’’. 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...
The Commonwealth Games official website has gone for a toss. Far from being uploaded automatically almost in real time, the website has been painfully slow, often well behind private media sites. This has virtually shut down an important window on the Delhi Games for the wider world. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) Somdev Devvarman did not let thenation down by giving India its first and only gold medal inthe tennis event of the Commonwealth Games and chose themoment to send out the message to authorities that athletesget support and respect in the country. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Riding high on near-hysterical support from the overflowing stands, India crushed Pakistan 7-4 to storm into the semifinals of the men's hockey competition at the 19th Commonwealth Games here Sunday. more...
// Now, this one was quite the unexpected. It was understandable to win gold after gold in shooting and wrestling. However, a medal (even if it is a bronze medal) was the most unexpected developments in the Commonwealth Games 2010. It was Harminder Singh who brought the surprising news for everyone.Harminder Singh won a bronze [...] more...
After empty stadiums put off athletes to give their best at the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Police, Organizers and local authorities in the Indian capital seem to have learnt no lesson. more...
Commonwealth GamesNEW DELHI: The that were built for Commonwealth Games delegates seem to have no takers. Even as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) claims that […] more...
Isle of Man's Mark Cavendish is in action in the men's road race and Welshman Dai Greene hopes to add the Commonwealth title to European gold on day […] more...
Shooter Gagan Narang scripted history by winning the fourth gold medal at the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Saturday. He bagged the gold in the Singles 50 m Rifle 3 Positions (Men) event and took India's gold medals to 22. 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...
The Commonwealth Games official website has gone for a toss. Far from being uploaded automatically almost in real time, the website has been painfully slow, often well behind private media sites. This has virtually shut down an important window on the Delhi Games for the wider world. more...
[caption id="attachment_23" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony at Jawahrlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, October 3rd, 2010 (Imageshack)"][/caption] The Commonwealth games, one of the largest multi-sport events in the […] more...
: India's hopes for a squash may have to medal in squash may have to wait until the next Commonwealth Games after Dipika Pallikal on Saturday pulled out of the women's and mixed doubles event due to a more...
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After the early exit of the hosts from the Singles event, India's best hopes of winning its first medal in Squash at Delhi 2010 now rest with the […] more...
The Commonwealth Games official website has gone for a toss. Far from being uploaded automatically almost in real time, the website has been painfully slow, often well behind private media sites. more...
After five days of intense competition inside the stadia, the action at Delhi 2010 is all set to hit the city's streets. Long-distance runners, walkers and cyclists will […] more...
Singapore's men paddlers won their first gold medal in the history of its participation in the Commonwealth Games after defeating England 3-1 on Saturday. Victory, however, did not come […] more...
The world witnessed an incredible India with the XIX Commonwealth Games—a country of incredible extremes. The country that has charmed the world with its rich cultural and heritage […] more...
CGF president Michael Fennell on Friday conceded that athletes were not treated well as the women’s 100m medal ceremony was delayed for hours on Thursday and blamed ‘‘a major communication blunder by athletics officials’’. more...
Singapore tightened its grip on Women's Table Tennis at Delhi 2010 as they clinched Gold in the Team event with a 3-0 win over India at the Yamuna […] more...
Leisel Jones etched herself on to the list of Australian swimming greats with her 10th Commonwealth Games gold medal on Saturday to become the joint most successful athlete in the 80 years of the multi-sport event. more...
Tonga's rugby sevens players have got a problem with the food at the Delhi Commonwealth Games -- it is so good they are putting on too much weight. more...
South African swimmer Roland Schoeman had yesterday condemned crowd antics describing them like "monkeys", while an English official used an expletive against Indian archery head coach Limba Ram in two different incidents. more...
The ongoing commonwealth games in Delhi have raised all sorts of questions in my head for which my traditional paradigms (if i may call them that) which usually […] 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) The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Saturday issued an advisory to presenters and volunteers at venues to check unruly crowds in the stands after a South African swimmer accused Indian spectators of behaving like 'monkeys'. 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...
ACE INDIAN shooter Gagan Narang scripted history by winning the fourth gold medal at the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Saturday. He bagged the gold […] more...
He became the first Indian to win a bronze and silver in different categories in gymnastics and Ashish Kumar today said he could have claimed a gold had the apparatus arrived on time for the Commonwealth Games. more...
The duo of Vijay Kumar and Harpreet Singh started the day on a high note for Indian shooters in the Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal in men's 25m-centerfire pistol pairs event. more...
Vijay Kumar and Harpreet Singh started the day on a high note for India in the Commonwealth Games, winning gold medal in men's 25m-centrefire pistol pairs event. more...
With a view of promoting sports, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday announced free education for students who win medals for India in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. 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...
The duo of Vijay Kumar and Harpreet Singh started the day on high note for Indian shooters in the Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal in men's 25m-centrefire pistol pairs event at the Karni Singh Shooting Range. more...
India's medal tally at the Commonwealth Games swelled to 21 as shooters Harpreet Singh and Vijay Kumar won gold in 25-metre centre fire pistol pairs event. more...
Embattled Commonwealth Gamesofficials conceded a "major communication blunder" was to blame for Thursday's athletics farce as they continue to grapple with snags at the halfway point of the Delhi […] more...
Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has announced that as a token of appreciation and a gesture towards encouraging sports talent among students of all categories, the cost […] more...
// Not all is over the Commonwealth Games 2010. The nightmares are back to haunt the officials. First it was before the opening ceremony and now it is in the middle of all important events. It happened with Australian runner Sally Pearson. She completed her 100 meters victory lap. She was even getting ready to [...] more...
Sally Pearson was elated when she won the women's 100m gold medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi yesterday. The 24-year-old became Australia's first Commonwealth Games 100m champion in 36 years when she crushed the field in 11.28 seconds. Then tragedy struck, and the Australian sprinter did not finish on the podium for the medal award ceremony at the Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru Stadium. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Ashish Kumar followed up his historic first-ever medal in gymnastics with a silver in the men's vault at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. more...
NEW DELHI — A giant scoreboard at the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens venue crashed to the ground on Thursday in the latest embarrassing mishap to blight the troubled […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) He has himself learnt boxing froma Dronacharya awardee and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi todayshowed his love for the sport by turning up to watch theopening Commonwealth Games bout of Olympic bronze medallistand world number one Vijender Singh here at the TalkatoraStadium. more...
Amanpreet Singh New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirzawill carry India's gold medal hopes in the tennis event of theCommonwealth Games as they progressed to the singles finalsbut star pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi bit the dustin a big upset here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Gagan Narang and Imran Hasan Khan won the eighth shooting gold for India, in the 50 metres rifle three position pairs event, while Armyman Vijay Kumar added another winning the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Repenting for his rude gesture at the judges here Wednesday, Australian track cyclist Shane Perkins Friday pulled out of the team sprint event in the Commonwealth Games. 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...
Reuters | Oct 8, 2010 | 2:10pm IST Embattled Commonwealth Games officials conceded a "major communication blunder" was to blame for Thursday's athletics farce as they […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): After wrestler Alka Tomar bagged a gold medal in the 59-kg freestyle event, wrestler Anita won a 19th gold for India on the fifth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games in women's 67kg freestyle event here today. more...
Delhi Belly, false starts, moths and empty seats... Amongst other things of course. If the lead-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games was farcical, the actual event isn't far off. With […] more...
Fri, Oct 8 01:39 PMNew Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The capital is buzzing with activities thanks to the ongoing Commonwealth Games and with the sports event […] more...
Sabi Hussain New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) India's best hopes of winning itsfirst medal in squash at the Commonwealth Games now rest withthe second seeded doubles pair of Joshna Chinappa and DipikaPallikal after the early exit of the hosts from the singlesevent. more...
Katie Glynn scored a hat-trick on Friday to guide New Zealand into the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games women's hockey competition with a 4-1 win over England. more...
Embattled Commonwealth Games officials conceded a "major communication blunder" was to blame for Thursday's athletics farce as they continue to grapple with snags at the halfway point of the Delhi event on Friday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games are nearly half way through but the 'green calculators' - to calculate the carbon footprint during the mega sporting event - are yet to come up at the Games Village and six sporting venues. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8(ANI): The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has played down fears of contamination in the swimming pools at the Dr. S.P. Mukherjee Aquatics Complex in New Delhi. more...
P Kashyap pulled off an incredible win over higher-ranked Rajiv Ouseph as India avenged a four-year-old semifinal loss to England, thrashing the visitors 3-0 to assure themselves of a silver in the team badminton event of the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday. more...
The joy in Dr UK Mishra's voice was unmistakable after Ashish Kumar, a trainee of the National Sports Academy, Allahabad, fetched the country its first medal in gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games by winning the bronze in floor exercises on Thursday. more...
: At 22, Gurpreet Singh has already learnt the art of `multi-tasking'. On Thursday morning, at the Karni Singh Ranges, the Amritsar-born marksman shot down gold and a Commonwealth Games record with se more...
An article by myself and Lauren May from over at Scoop! about what people in Bournemouth think about the Commonwealth Games in India. Enjoy...With this year’s Commonwealth Games […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Indian shooters yet again fired to glory, archers and women wrestlers joined the party and a gymnast created history with the first ever medal, taking the count to 34 at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. more...
October 6, 2010 | Posted by Admin Commonwealth GameCommonwealth Game October 2010 has left many a critics flabbergasted and bedazzled. India opened this multi-sports event […] more...
Saumojyoti S Choudhury New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Australia proved too hot for Indiato handle as the world champions spanked the home team 5-2 ina Pool A match and inched a step closer towards the semifinalsof the men's hockey event in the Commonwealth Games heretoday. more...
Patiala, Oct 7 (PTI) The Punjabi University, Patiala hasannounced a cash award of Rs two lakh to Gagandeep Kaur, whowon a bronze medal in the women's compound team event at theCommonwealth Games in Delhi today. more...
Amidst NDTV reports that the Commonwealth Games swimming pool in Delhi may be contaminated, the organisers were today left red-faced with the 'Big Two' Michael Fennell and Suresh […] more...
Amidst NDTV reports that the Commonwealth Games swimming pool in Delhi may be contaminated, the organisers were today left red-faced with the 'Big Two' Michael Fennell and Suresh […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Little known Trinidad and Tobagotoday handed over to India their third consecutive defeat inthe netball event and went out of medal contention in theCommonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): Confusion surrounds whether food at the Commonwealth Games village or contaminated water in the swimming pool is the reason behind a host of athletes reporting sick. more...
The system has been malfunctioning from the first day of competitions and problems increased on October 5 when the GIS crashed and the journalists at the Main Press Centre of the Games could not get any information related to the sporting events. more...
The Commonwealth Games have begun in India. With fears of unsafe buildings, vermin, snakes, dengue fever, Delhi belly and terrorism, who does the Royal Family send? Prince Charles. I think […] more...
Annie Samson New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) With a fan in one hand and ajournal in another, an elderly South African sports enthusiastDaniel Kruger has landed in Delhi with a bunchful of ticketsto witness the ongoing Commonwealth Games here. more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Indian shooters Vijay Kumar and Gurpreet Singh won the gold in men's 25 metres rapid fire pistol pairs event with a Games record at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Shooters Vijay Kumar and Gurpreet Singh bagged the first gold of the day and women won the first ever archery medal at the Commonwealth Games Thursday, taking India's gold tally to 12 and overall medal kitty to 25. more...
Melbourne, Oct 7 (IANS) Over a dozen Australian swimmers have fallen sick, and two of them have pulled out of their events Thursday. An official said the illness 'seems quite isolated to the swim team at the moment'. more...
The 19th Commonwealth Games are fast acquiring the taint of the most corrupt games ever. From treadmill to tissue roll, there are allegations of massive corruption in overlays. […] more...
IN NEW DELHI It didn't take long for the first athletes arriving in New Delhi last week for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to catch a glimpse of modern […] more...
Following the Commonwealth Games in Delhi? - Why not have a look and see what the local public library system is doing at their website here and as […] 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...
http://www.youtube.com/v/aJKYNp1xYas&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3 Commonwealth Games also known as the ‘Friendly Games’, the Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-discipline sports event held once in four years and participants come from theCommonwealth of Nations […] more...
This week the Commonwealth Games are taking place in New Delhi, India. I have a couple of fellow Ontarian archers competing including Crispin Duenas, Alana MacDougall and Kateri […] more...
Uganda's Moses Kipsiro took the first athletics gold of the Commonwealth Games after workers triumphed in their own desperate race to repair the track and get the infield ready at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. more...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has much reason to cheer with the Commonwealth Games underway without any big glitches. And she didn't hide her joy as she joined 160 underprivileged children in singing songs at the Central Park of Connaught Place here. more...
Uganda's Moses Kipsiro edged a thrilling last-lap duel with Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge to take the 5,000 metres on Wednesday after Commonwealth Games organisers had won their own race against time to get the track ready. more...
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 (PTI) Fourth seed Indian women stormedinto the semifinal of the Commonwealth Games table tennis teamcompetition by beating third seed Australia 3-1 at the YamunaSports Complex here today. more...
I love the sport, I love athletics, I love competition and emotion, I love lycra. Therefore it's quite easy to see that I love the Olympics. Who doesn't? […] 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...
Same as usual today really. Just had more matches to cover today, and Court 1 was my hunting ground for the most part. Watched the fastest ever match in […] more...
Egged on by a capacity crowd at the Talkatora Stadium, Jai dominated the proceedings to notch up an easy 11-1 triumph after getting a bye in the first round. more...
Delhi is ready to welcome the different tourists and athletes from different parts of the world during the Commonwealth Games. Different events in Delhi are to be organized […] more...
Commonwealth Games [caption id="attachment_6" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Commonwealth Games"][/caption] The nineteenth Commonwealth Games hosted in New Delhi, India is the largest multi-sport event conducted in New Delhi and India till […] more...
Since my volunteering at the games isn't in full swing my knowedge of the in's and outs is probably quite limited. But i've found just being in Delhi […] more...
India and the whole world witnessed the largest and spectacular event held in the Country on 03/10/2010. The XIX Commonwealth Games 2010. Well, What do we EVERISE MOTORS […] more...
The highlights of the day were nothing less than India entering her name on the medals table. There was another piece of heartening news for the Indian fans. The pair of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza started their campaign in a wining style in their mixed doubles in the tennis event at the Commonwealth Games [...] more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Swimming, badminton, tennis and hockey are the biggest crowd pullers at the Commonwealth Games, officials said on day three of the competition Thursday. more...
New Delhi/Melbourne, Oct. 6 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games officials have decided to lock-up silver-medallist wrestler Hassene Fkiri after he refused to shake hands with his Indian opponent and gold medal winner Anil Kumar following his defeat in the 96 kilogram Greco-Roman class wrestling championship on Tuesday. more...
IT WAS surely a gala affair without hitch, Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 opening ceremony made everyone sit up and take note. But after an extravagant start, the hype […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): India will look to strengthen its position in the medals tally on the second day of the Commonwealth Games as 28 gold medals are up for grabs today with the most interesting battle between Olympian gold winner Abhinav Bindra and World Champion Gagan Narang, who will be gunning for gold in the 10 m air rifles (Singles). more...
Chandigarh, Oct 6 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced a reward of Rs 15 lakh to each of the three state wrestlers for winning the first three golds at the XIXth Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. more...
India, who broke open the gold medal chest with a haul of five yellow metals on Tuesday, once again would look up to their star-packed shooting squad and lifters to boost their medals tally in the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. more...
The missing star power of the likes of Usain Bolt might have undermined the blue riband status of track and field events in the Commonwealth Games but it promises to be an enthralling affair with home athletes like PT Usha-protege Tintu Luka gearing up to help the country their best ever show in the mega event. more...
India, who broke open the gold medal chest with a haul of five yellow metals on Tuesday, once again would look up to their star-packed shooting squad and lifters to boost their medals tally in the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. more...
New Delhi: India's ayurvedic, yoga and medical tourism industries may gain Rs 1,000 crore in the next three months, with thousands of tourists visiting the country during the […] more...
The Commonwealth Games is a global media event, attracting viewers from all around the world. 6081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth teams are participating in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, currently […] more...
Hei Kids!! Did you know about Commonwealth Games???For your information The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event which has been held quadriennially (except 1942 and 1946 during the […] more...
There were more cheers in the Malaysian camp on the second day of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), when weightlifters added a gold and silver while cycling provided a silver lining to boost the medal tally. more...
Finally, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is disbursing dearness allowance of $35 per day to all the play- ers who are representing India at the Commonwealth Games here. It has been learnt that more...
Indian grapplers Ravinder Singh (60 kg), Sanjay (74 kg) and Anil Kumar (96 kg) earned their first-ever Commonwealth Games Gold medals on Tuesday.Ravinder defeated England's Christopher Terence Bos more...
India has surpassed hopes andexpectations with the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony andshould aim for hosting the Olympics, Australian SportsMinister Mark Arbib on Tuesday said. more...
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE...OI OI OI[caption id="attachment_546" align="aligncenter" width="221" caption="COMMONWEALTH GAMES"][/caption] View the events calendar and keep up to date with our Australians in the Medal Tally. Commonwealth Games Professionals BathurstTel: […] more...
There have been many reports in the media of how sex workers from across the world have converged in India to make the most of the enhanced tourist inflow due to the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) On a day of golden moments for India wrestlers and shooters won five gold and two silver medals, marksmen set new records and men's hockey team bagged three points in its first outing at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
Just a quick one today, not much to say really. Worked the afternoon/evening shift today. Got quotes from Rubin Statham from New Zealand on Centre Court, then spoke to […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) It was a golden Tuesday for India at the Commonwealth Games, wrestlers and shooters minting five gold and two silver medals with marksmen setting new records. more...
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi carved out a straight set win as India continued their domination in the tennis event of the Commonwealth Games. more...
Anna Meares led an Australian clean sweep of golds on the first day of cycling at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday but rued the absence of her British rival Victoria Pendleton. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) India made a rousing start in wrestling with a clean sweep of all the three gold medals at stake on the opening day of the event at the 19th Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Noted personalities from sports andfilm showered praise on shooters Abhinav Bindra and GaganNarang, who won gold in the 10-metre air rifle pairs event inthe Commonwealth Games here today. more...
Chandigarh, Oct 5 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister BhupinderSingh Hooda today congratulated Haryana wrestlers RavinderSingh, Sanjay Kumar and Anil Kumar for winning the first threeGolds of wrestling in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi today. more...
The moment I turned on my television to see the inaugural programme of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, live from the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, I could not believe […] more...
New Delhi/Melbourne, Oct 5 (PTI) Steven Moneghetti, chefde mission of Australia, today lashed out at CommonwealthGames organisers, saying that his country's contingent were"treated like cattle" as they were forced to wait in a tunnel"in cauldron conditions" for a long time before the march pastin Sunday's opening ceremony. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who along with Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra Tuesday won the gold in the 10- metre rifle pairs event at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, is unhappy he fell two points short of his world record score of 600 points. more...
Top seed Somdev Devvarman survived a scare before progressing to the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles tennis event of the Commonwealth Games as the Indian struggled past Bahamas' Devin Mullings 6-4 6-2 in the opening round here on Tuesday. more...
India has surpassed hopes and expectations with the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and should aim for hosting the Olympics, Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib said on Tuesday. more...
Currently hosting the Commonwealth Games, a sports event for the 70-odd nations that comprise the vestiges of the British Empire, Delhi is an intense, seething city of chaos […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Top seed Somdev Devvarman surviveda scare before progressing to the pre-quarterfinals of themen's singles tennis event of the Commonwealth Games as theIndian struggled past Bahamas' Devin Mullings 6-4 6-2 in theopening round here 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...
Athletes at the Commonwealth Games are battling a plague of Delhi bugs as much as opponents with organisers forced to blanket venues with a pungent insecticide after an influx of insects. more...
The journey continues. As mentioned, we were given an opportunity to salvage some waste heading for a landfill, after a Commonwealth Games media event. But our hopes were dampened […] more...
India has surpassed hopes and expectations with the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and should aim for hosting the Olympics, Australian sports minister Mark Arbib today said. more...
India moved a step further to winning gold medals on the second day of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang won gold medal in […] more...
Bindra and Gangan Narang fired a Games record of 1193 points in men's 10m air rifle pairs event to give the country its first gold medal in the Commonwealth Games today. more...
OLYMPIC GOLD medalist Abhinav Bindra and world champion Gagan Narang did maximum amount of justice on the hopes which were put upon them. The ace shooters on Tuesday […] more...
Indian shooters Abhinav Bindra and Gangan Narang fired in unison and shot a Games record 1193 in men's 10m air rifle event to give the country its first gold medal in the 19th Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang Tuesday gave India the first gold of the 19th Commonwealth Games by winning the men's 10 metre air rifle pairs event, breaking their own Games record. more...
India were off to a perfect start in the tennis event of Commonwealth Games with Rohan Bopanna demolishing Robert Buyinza of Uganda in straight sets in the men's singles event on Monday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): Olympian gold winner Abhinav Bindra and World Champion Gagan Narang won their first gold medals for India in the Pairs 10 m Air Rifle Mens event at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games is the nineteenth Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games are being held in Delhi, India, from 3 […] more...
India were off to a perfect start in the tennis event of Commonwealth Games with Rohan Bopanna demolishing Robert Buyinza of Uganda in straight sets in the men's […] more...
http://www.zcommunications.org/indias-games-of-shame-by-mitu-sengupta India's Games of Shame By Mitu Sengupta October 2010 Delhi is an anxious city this monsoon season, struggling to meet an onerous deadline. Preparations continue at a feverish pace for […] more...
: The Commonwealth Games are all about cama- raderie in a competitive atmos- phere. On Monday, the Indians, renowned for their hospitality, endeared themselves to the strong Australian contingent by e more...
Public broadcaster Doordarshan has struck gold with the telecast of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony as its ratings jumped almost 133%, the highest in the last decade for a single event aired 'live'. Its peak ratings (TVR) of 4.8% even managed to exceed those of some of the private satellite channels including the show ratings of Salman Khan's Bigg Boss-4 which opened with a TVR of 3.6%. more...
The boos, the cheers, and then the huge response to the thrills of last night’s brilliant gala opening of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi said it all. The […] more...
Many of you may remember that some 45 days ago I called for non cooperation with the commonwealth games. The idea was catalyzed by chetan bhagat's article aptly […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) World No.1 Vijender Singh and Asian champion Suranjoy Singh got a first round bye Monday in the draw of lots in the boxing event at the Commonwealth Games here, while defending gold medallist Akhil Kumar would begin his campaign against Qadir Khan of Pakistan later this week. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Australians dominated the poolwith three gold today but two of their swimmers -- RobertHurley and Ryan Napoleon -- had suffered stomach upset afterhaving food at the Commonwealth Games village. 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 sports ministers today unanimously resolved that all National Sports Federations should adopt internationally accepted good governance principles to ensure transparency and accountability. more...
Marred by high profile withdrawals, squalid conditions and in a constant state of disarray this year’s Commonwealth games has been a disastrous failure for the emerging nation of […] more...
Kylie Palmer won the first Commonwealth Games swimming gold in New Delhi today, powering her way to victory in the women's 200m freestyle and setting Australia on course to retain top spot in the pool. 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...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The official weigh-in ahead of theCommonwealth Games boxing event turned out to be a stormyaffair with an angry Australian team claiming that the scalesgave faulty readings, a charge refuted by the TechnicalDelegate overseeing the competition. more...
The swimming and gymnastic competitions, which usually attract good crowd, drew lukewarm response from the Delhiites as most of the stands remained vacant. 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...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) After weeks of finding fault with the organisers, the Indian media Monday lavishly praised the inaugural ceremony of the Oct 3-14 sporting extravaganza here a day earlier. more...
New Delhi, Oct.4 (ANI): Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna had to face defeat with his partner Nirupama Sanjeev against the Australian pair of Anastasia Rodionova and Paul Hanley in the mixed doubles at the Commonwealth Games here on Monday. 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...
The official weigh-in for the Commonwealth Games boxing competition ran into complete chaos on Monday with teams complaining of faulty test scales at the Talkatora Indoor stadium. more...
Much has been talked about CWG venues, athletes village, corruption from grass roots, health and hygiene, security threat etc. etc. in last 3 odd months. Some of the […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 4(ANI): The opening ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi has drawn unparalleled applause from across the world by overhauling fears of chaos with a 'spectacular' event. more...
1 City, 11 days, 12 stadium, 17 games, 71 countries and 7500 athletes will participate in one sports event that is called XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 in New […] more...
'Delhi 2010' is a prestigious event - and, to host the XIX th commonwealth games is a privilege for India. It gives an opportunity to showcase its 'Sports' […] more...
AS 7,000 dancers cavort with giant puppets beneath a vast balloon, the Commonwealth Games kick off yesterday in an explosion of noise and colour. more...
The opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games received applause from all quarters, but the organisers now have the herculean task of dismantling the stage ahead. more...
The Commonwealth Games opened on Sunday evening in New Delhi, India, amidst much controversy. Radio Canada described the grand Bollywood-style spectacle of the opening ceremony:After the athletes parade […] more...
The world today watched in admiration the spectacular beginning of Commonwealth Games 2010 today at Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium in New Delhi. The inauguration ceremoy was attended by […] more...
Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Sunday became the fourth Indian shooter to carry the tri-colour during the opening ceremony of a multi-discipline sporting event when he led the Indian contingent out during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony here. more...
Commonwealth games refers to the participation of all the countries which were under the British rule and have gained freedom in many sporting events under one banner. It […] more...
[caption id="attachment_12" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Common Wealth Games 03/09/2010 Delhi India"][/caption]The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, Multi-sport event.The 2010 Commonwealth Games is the 19th Commonwealth Games. The Games are being held in "New Delhi", […] more...
The opening ceremony, which had a number of cultural programmes, saw some traditional and unique musical instruments from different parts of the country. more...
[caption id="attachment_1767" align="alignnone" width="594" caption="This twitpic was published from the stadium by the Wall Street Journal (India)"][/caption] I love major global events - events such as the Olympics Games […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Australia were the first country to walk into the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games Sunday evening. more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) As the clock struck seven and beautiful fireworks lit the sky to signal the start of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, a huge helium balloon lifted up from the centre of the jampacked Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with colourful pupets dangling from it to welcome the spectators. more...
The glittering opening ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 kicked off here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday evening, showcasing the cultural diversity […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Watched by millions across the globe, the 19th Commonwealth Games got off to a spectacular start here Sunday evening amid traditional Indian music and a burst of colour at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the heart of the city. more...
With Commonwealth Games opening ceremony just a few hours away, the Australian Commonwealth Games athletes are now revved up in the spirit of the Games and seem to be bracing themselves for the big night. more...
An interesting news story in Delhi is never hard to come across with the Commonwealth Games beginning tomorrow. The media keep reminding us about the poor state of the […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) India's Lawn Bowls manager RuptuGogoi, who was suspected to be down with dengue fever, wastoday confirmed to have contracted the disease, hours beforethe opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. more...
As the Commonwealth Games 2010 opens in New Delhi, people of a small town in Orissa are excited about the prospects of a local youth, who is also participating in the international event. more...
With a hat-trick of podium finish in sight, Indian women's hockey team will seek to start their Commonwealth Games campaign on a winning note against an unknown Scotland in their first Pool A match here on Monday. more...
Squash has been a poor cousin of other racquet sports in the country but with the in-form trio of Saurav Ghosal, Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal making waves internationally, India has a good chance of winning its first Commonwealth Games medal in the sport at the 2010 edition. more...
Australia today said it was sure that Delhi would deliver an "outstanding" Commonwealth Games and the "challenges" of the past few months would be forgotten. more...
Delhi resembled a city under curfew on Sunday ahead of the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games with the government determined no further embarrassments should blight the troubled event. more...
Ever since its introduction in the Commonwealth Games in 1998, squash has been one of the low-profile events for India but the jinx could be broken this time when the Indian players hit the Siri Fort squash court tomorrow. more...
India Post today released third set of stamps at CWG Village Post Office to commemorate the event that inaugurates today. India Post celebrates the spirit of the XIX […] more...
A day after inaugurating Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the royal couple would spend the day meeting with a cross-section of society, including students and entrepreneurs. more...
The 19th Commonwealth Games will begin with a grand opening ceremony on Sunday evening at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. The opening ceremony is due to begin at […] more...
When I came to Delhi in 2008 I remember the palpable culture shock. It was overwhelming even for a rather intrepid traveler. I had been in Beijing and […] more...
Have just spotted sporting funny man Martin Devlin (not being a TV sports watcher his obvious comedic skills have completely passed me by). Isn't he good? I might […] more...
Toronto, Oct 3 (IANS) Having complained about every aspect of the Commonwealth Games and taking their reservations about India's ability to hold the show to ridiculous levels, Canada reportedly even expressed reluctance to join the opening ceremonies Sunday. 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...
The fortnight of intense labour to ensure the Commonwealth Games would take place has left Canada’s chef de mission feeling like she has completed the event already. more...
From helicopters to snipers and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, the national capital will witness unprecedented security arrangements for any sports event ever in the country as the 19th Commonwealth […] more...
No matter what you've felt about the Commonwealth Games before this day - trepidation or pride, nervous tension or indifference - come Sunday and goosebumps are assured, as jolly, bobbing heads of the Indian contingent comes into view on TV or inside the stadium, when the Delhi 2010 is declared open. more...
You have to want it very badly and be prepared to put in the long hours.Nothing comes easy.“ The words may sound philosoph- ical, but coming from a world champion, they speak of grit and persevera more...
On Saturday, the eve of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, tickets are still available. It is not as if there isn't a demand. The speed at which the ones priced Rs 5000 and Rs 1000 were sold off 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...
After seven years of preparation, scores of controversies and scandals, numerous referendums questioning the necessity of the extravaganza, and finally, incessant speculation over India's ability to do the job, the Commonwealth Games is upon us. more...
A Farcical FestA sporting competition bringing together the members of the British Empire was first proposed by the Reverend Astley Cooper in 1891 when he wrote an article […] more...
This is the first time the glorious Commonwealth games are hosted by India. The preparation and expectations are intensely high for this grand juncture that involves the eminent […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) With less than 24 hours left forthe biggest Commonwealth Games to begin, reports claimed thatIndia's Lawn Ball manager Ruptu Gogoi has contracted denguefever but the Bowls Federation of India said it's notconfirmed as yet. more...
With Delhi all set to declare the Commonwealth Games (CWG) open, I think I should stop the India bashing and wish the country well. My love for India […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) People going to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Sunday evening for the inauguration of the Commonwealth Games can use Delhi Metro's new Central Secretariat-Sarita Vihar line which will open about 12 hours ahead of the event, an official said. more...
NEW DELHI - It didn't take long for the first athletes arriving in New Delhi last week for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to catch a glimpse of modern […] more...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="146" caption="Shera, the mascot for the CWG"][/caption] Though much of the hype has died down, about two weeks ago the Commonwealth Games (CWG), set to start […] 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...
World Anti Doping Agency chief admitted some athletes at the Commonwealth Games could cheat and get away with it, but said it was becoming harder. more...
New Delhi, Oct 2(ANI): England's chef de mission Craig Hunter reckons that India would be a real force to be reckoned with during the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
With just a day to go for the commonwealth games, Delhi is all set. Finally after all the criticism and bad press surrounding the event, the Games gets […] more...
Welcoming his country's contingent to take part in the ensuing Commonwealth Games, the Australian High Commission hosted a grand reception at New Delhi on Friday to raise the spirits of the members of the squad. more...
COMMONWEALTH GAMES INDIA 2010The Games are scheduled to be held in Delhi between Oct 3 and Oct 14, 2010. The games will be the largest multi sport event […] 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...
What's an athlet without his kit and apparel? Just two day before curtains go up on the Commonwealth Games, sportspersons are grappling with the problem of oversize, undersize and, in some cases, abso more...
: For teams competing in India, the heat is a psycho- logical barrier. Though the Commonwealth Games are being held at the fag end of the summer season, the heat and humidity in Delhi will still be an more...
With the likes of Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang, Samaresh Jung and Tejaswini Sawant, Indian shooters will be looking to better their Melbourne performance. more...
Prasar Bharati, official broadcaster for the Commonwealth Games in India, is learnt to be scouting for advertisers even two days ahead of the mega event. more...
Mascot Shera does not seem to worry yet... India does not take part to the Football World Cup, and is not really much involved in Winter Olympics. Indeed, India’s […] more...
This BBC Sport article is a load of Bull. If the warnings of the Commonwealth Games Federation had not been heeded by the Delhi Organizing Committee then the Commonwealth Games Federation should have […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has set up a 'gender help desk' to provide assistance to the fairer sex and to ensure safety of women tourists during the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here. more...
Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh's goal-scoring spree continued as India defeated South Africa 2-1 in a practice match here on Friday ahead of the Commonwealth Games, starting Sunday. more...
Prasar Bharati Corporation ( PBC) , owners of Doordarshan (DD) the official broadcaster of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) has moved Delhi High Court apprehending ''indiscriminate'' use of CWG […] more...
Wellington, Oct 1 (IANS) New Zealander Michael Hopper, in charge of the Commonwealth Games in India, must share the blame for the problems related to the event, New Zealand Sports Minister Murray McCully has said. more...
By Akanksha Mehta and Arabinda Acharya Synopsis Despite a long lead-time, India's preparations for the Commonwealth Games 2010 have met with pitfalls. This has undermined India's opportunities […] more...
Hello everyone, i am now all settled into my new home at the commonwealth games in Delhi. we arrived here on the 30th of september at about midnight and […] more...
The nineteenth Commonwealth Games are set to begin on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. This multi-sport event that brings together athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations (former […] more...
New Zealand tennis player Ellen Barry has pulled out of the troubled Delhi Commonwealth Games citing health and safety concerns, local media reported on Friday. 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...
"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...
Stunning venues, near-flawless organisation and a table-topping performance: China dazzled the world with a 2008 Olympics that leaves India's troubled Commonwealth Games in the shade. more...
As the countdown to the Commonwealth Games moved into its final three days, athletes continued to flood into a heavily guarded Indian capital as the host of problems surrounding the event showed signs of easing. more...
As the countdown to the Commonwealth Games moved into its final three days, athletes continued to flood into a heavily guarded Indian capital as the host of problems surrounding the event showed signs of easing. more...
Delhi authorities have enlisted the hairy help of a contingent of trained large black-faced langur monkeys to work as security guards at the Commonwealth Games. Their mission: to chase […] more...
India's weaknesses in staging multi-discipline sports events stood exposed during the crisis-hit run-up to the Commonwealth Games but Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has still not lost hope of bringing the Olympics to the country. more...
India's weaknesses in staging multi-discipline sports events stood exposed during the crisis-hit run-up to the Commonwealth Games but Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has still not lost hope of bringing the Olympics to the country. Kalmadi, who was speaking at the Global Sports Summit "Turf 2010" organised by FICCI, said organising good a Commonwealth Games would help the country organise the Olympics also. more...
Special artwork has been created by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on the Central Secretariat-Badarpur corridor to welcome visitors during the Commonwealth Games. more...
The Commonwealth Games has a long and storied past. The matches in athletics alone have been amazing. The 2010 version, which opens this weekend, is having both media and security problems. Neither of those have helped ticket sales, which are at a paltry 200,000 out of an estimated 1.7 million tickets available.Security concerns have kept many athletes away. While UK athletics and many other teams have kept a stiff upper lip, elite athletes have several concerns: security issues, the absolute exhaustion many face at the end of a ten month season, and how to prepare for 2011-2012.India has huge potential in the global sporting world. They have had some outstanding athletes in track & field, and I believe we will see many more to come. They apparently understand cricket there as well, which, I assume, like American baseball, is a wonderful excuse to watch a sporting event while consuming adult beverages in a warm climate. more...
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...
With a world champion team and with one of its leading rivals not allowed in the competition, Samoa is banking on the rugby sevens competition to provide its first Commonwealth Games gold medal. more...
The English squash team, which is one of the strongest contingents at the Commonwealth Games here, will be looking forward to snaring maximum medals at the October 3-14 event. more...
: Finally, each official concerned with the much- maligned Commonwealth Games heaved a sigh of relief as Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit on Wednesday officially declared the Games Village ready. Hav more...
(Press Trust of India, September 29, 2010) New Delhi: The shoddy development of facilities for the upcoming Commonwealth Games may have come under fire but property prices near […] more...
By Cleve Dheensaw DELHI, India — There was this hopelessly misguided notion that the 400-member Canadian contingent here for the 2010 Commonwealth Games were to be part of a […] more...
Group of ministers on Commonwealth Games today expressed "high degree" of satisfaction over the preparation for the mega sporting event which will open on Sunday with a 45-minute cultural show. more...
Delhi authorities have deployed a contingent of large black-faced langur monkeys at the Commonwealth Games venues to scare away smaller simians. At least 10 langurs have been on duty […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The English squash team, which isone of the strongest contingents at the Commonwealth Gameshere, will be looking forward to snaring maximum medals at theOctober 3-14 event. more...
Well, so much for posting every day... But it was a busy one yesterday. We all got our accreditation cards and uniforms. It wasn't exactly the most well […] more...
By Michelle OwenThe Wales Sevens squad for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi has been announced by head coach Paul John. Two of the Rugby World Cup Sevens winners, Richie […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (ANI): With several international teams arriving for the mega sporting event beginning on October 3, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday expressing satisfaction said the Commonwealth Games Village is 'absolutely ready'. more...
Popular Australian TV channel ABC claimed that the alleged sting operation by another Channel Seven on alleged security lapse at the Commonwealth Games was "ridiculous and dishonest", but the latter has threatened to sue them. more...
Now days, the fever of Commonwealth Games 2010 is dancing on the track in India. Every Indian is enjoying this historical moment. While, some times ago the preparations […] more...
The Commonwealth Games Village is "absolutely ready" and "for the first time, I am feeling very satisfied," Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Wednesday as the city braced for the mega sporting event starting Sunday. more...
With a world champion team and with one of its leading rivals not allowed in the competition, Samoa is banking on the rugby sevens competition to provide its first Commonwealth Games gold medal. more...
For the first time in the history of the Commonwealth Games, the participants would march in with their respective countries' contingents during Sunday's Opening Ceremony. more...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The Commonwealth Games Villageis "absolutely ready" and "for the first time, I am feelingvery satisfied", Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit saidtoday as the city braced for the mega sporting event startingon Sunday. more...
Mumbai, Sep 29 (PTI) For the first time in the historyof the Commonwealth Games, the participants would march inwith their respective countries' contingents during Sunday'sOpening Ceremony, and would be seated alongside guests at theJawarharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. more...
Barista Lavazza introduces range of new beverages "GET SET GO" to celebrate Commonwealth GamesSeptember 29, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- To commemorate the advent of Commonwealth Games, Barista Lavazza has introduced an exciting range of new beverages 'GET ... Continue reading → 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...
Australian network ABC TV's Media Watch has dismissed as "laughable" a Channel Seven sting operation on the security lapses in Delhi ahead of the Commonwealth Games and the two rival networks are now set for a legal showdown on the matter. more...
With nearly 100,000 police guarding the Commonwealth Games in India's capital, the biggest threat will be attacks on soft targets, from bombs in markets to a shooting of a tourist on a crowded street. more...
Whether you have been to Delhi or not, you have still heard about it. It is the richest city and state in India in history, greenery, and the […] more...
Two hundred strong Delhi Government doctors and nurses are on war path, doing dharna and shouting slogans against the Organizing Committee of Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 for denying […] more...
Melbourne, Sep 29 (PTI) Australian network ABC TV's MediaWatch has dismissed as "laughable" a Channel Seven stingoperation on the security lapses in Delhi ahead of theCommonwealth Games and the two rival networks are now set fora legal showdown on the matter. 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...
I: The para-swimmers for the Commonwealth Games have been left severely handi- capped. Reason? The coach in-charge of the training camp, VK Dabas, surfaced at the Games Village on Tuesday even as the more...
Putting behind ncident, South African boxer Siphiwe Lusizi today said the facilities at the Commonwealth Games village were “top class“ and the team was looking for- ward to the sporting events.Th more...
If you watched this story on Monday night's Media Watch about Channel Seven's "expose" on security at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, you might have concluded that reporter Mr […] more...
Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said it has developed the hybrid version of its premium sedan SX4, which will be demonstrated during upcoming Commonwealth Games. The company has […] 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...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram was Tuesday evening briefed by Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna about the steps being taken to improve the condition at the 'filthy' Games Village and also the security measures put in place for the Commonwealth Games. more...
Union Sports Minister M S Gill and Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil and invited her to be the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. more...
England tennis player Richard Bloomfield is the latest to join the growing list of players pulling out of the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games after failing to recover from a back injury. more...
The Delhi high court today asked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to preserve all documents pertaining to the Queen's Baton Relay on a plea by suspended official M Jeychandren seeking appointment of a local commissioner to examine the relevant papers relating to the sports event. more...
Experienced defender Zeeshan Ashraf has passed a fitness test and will lead Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament in Delhi next month. more...
Indian car market leader Maruti Suzuki Tuesday said it has handed over the first lot of environment-friendly cars to the Delhi government for use during the Commonwealth Games (CWG). more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday extended the deadline for the completion of work at the Commonwealth Games Village by two days as workers raced against time to clean up the complex that will house thousands of athletes and officials. more...
Perhaps the deadline was not mentioned clearly enough in New Delhi. Work is behind schedule, athletes are beginning to pull out of this years games. The situation […] more...
The Australian High Commissioner, Mr Peter Varghese, today launched Business Club Australia (BCA), the Australian Government's official business program for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, aimed at boosting trade and investment opportunities between I... Continue reading → more...
Here at Splish Splosh we are getting very excited about the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, although it did seem at one point that they might have been cancelled! […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) The Delhi Police today saidsecurity forces have fully taken over the Commonwealth Gamesvenues and a fool-proof security blanket is in place. more...
The crisis-hit Commonwealth Games has got support from an un expected quarter in Australia's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth, who said controversies are not new in multisport events. more...
? 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...
Delhi Chief Minister and Organising Committe Chairman blame developers for delay in getting the Commonwealth Games Village ready on time. With the 19th Commonwealth Games just less than a […] more...
ALTHOUGH NEGATIVE counting has begun for the grand event, the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010, bizarre events are still unfolding, adding new twist and drama to the event. In the latest twist, one of the senior most officials linked with the hosting of the games, Mike Hooper, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the games fired salvo on the Organising Committee, the Government of India, the government of Delhi for the widespread mess up and lacunae in the run of to the games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The hockey event will provide the highest level of competition at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games considering the quality of teams in the fray, says Vasudevan Baskaran, who led the Indian hockey team to a gold medal in the 1980 Olympics. more...
ALTHOUGH NEGATIVE counting has begun for the grand event, the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010, bizarre events are still unfolding, adding new twist and drama to the event. In […] more...
ALTHOUGH NEGATIVE counting has begun for the grand event, the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010, bizarre events are still unfolding, adding new twist and drama to the event. In […] more...
London, Sep 28 (PTI) England tennis player RichardBloomfield is the latest to join the growing list of playerspulling out of the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games after failingto recover from a back injury. more...
Gayathri Govindraj's on the last leg of her training before she goes to New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games (CWG). The 20-year-old is just back from Bangalore, where she went to attend the national coaching camp but left halfway as she wanted to train with her own coach. "My coach understands me best and knows how to help me train," says the Chennai girl, who will be competing in the triple jump and 100 metre hurdles. She is also one of the youngest athletes at the CWG. more...
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit seems to have decided to take on Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) CEO Mike Hooper. A day after he demanded that the Games lane restrictions be implemented for 24 hours, blaming traffic snarls in the city on India’s vast population, the CM hit back saying the remarks were “very unkind and undiplomatic”. more...
To prevent the flow of narcotics in Delhi during the Commonwealth Games when a large numbers of foreigners are expected, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has decided to seek the help of agencies like the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Customs. The NCB's Delhi unit and headquarters at a recent meeting with the heads of other agencies, mooted steps to prevent peddlers from selling narcotics like heroin and cocaine to foreign tourists. more...
Singapore might be a world leader in many things but sport isn't one of them, although they do boast top-class table tennis players who go into the Commonwealth Games as firm favourites. more...
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...
The latest embarrassment over India's "Monsoon Wedding"-style preparation for the Commonwealth Games begets the knee-jerk questions: what happened? How is that possible? What are they thinking? The saga […] more...
by Jerrad Peters More than any other cultural gatherings, sporting events have a way of showing a country for what it really is. We see it time and again, […] more...
London, Sept 27 (PTI) Legendary American athlete MichaelJohnson joined the chorus of renowned sports persoanlities whohave criticised the preparation of the upcoming CommonwealthGames in Delhi by saying they were "doomed from the start". more...
International Tennis Federation (ITF) delegate Tom Boyle Monday described as "world class" the Commonwealth Games venue R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium. more...
I feel it is time to stop the skepticism on the forthcoming Commonwealth Games. Actually, the global media has a habit of anticipating and blowing the lid out […] more...
South Africa is standing up for India in the runup to the so-far mishap-plagued Commonwealth Games. Offering to clean dirty toilets if necessary, chief gave a rousing defence […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) International Tennis Federation (ITF) delegate Tom Boyle Monday described as 'world class' the Commonwealth Games venue R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium. more...
Common wealth Games Stadiums, Delhi, India - 2010 The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be the nineteenth Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI) Among the first to check in themuch-criticised Commonwealth Games Village, Indianweightlifting contingent today gave thumbs up to thefacilities there, saying that they are satisfied with thesecurity and cleanliness in the sprawling campus. more...
Expressing solidarity with the upcoming Commonwealth Games, petroleum minister Murli Deora today made a surprise tour of the games village, the first visit by a minister. more...
I AM sorry readers; I was among the first, who started writing about negativism around the Commonwealth Games. Now I feel it is time to stop the skepticism […] more...
AFTER SO many controversies, embarrassments and numerous delays, Commonwealth Games Village is now finally complete and perhaps ready for the players to settle in. Although things have turned […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI) The Delhi Government todayappeared to blame the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) forthe mess surrounding the Commonwealth Games Village and thecapital's developer also came under scathing attack at ameeting convened by the Cabinet Secretary last night. more...
The New Delhi Commonwealth Games are almost upon us, yet some questions still remains, will the facilities be ready and if they are ready will they be of […] more...
The problems at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi demonstrate the importance of delivering some projects on time. Some projects on time? Surely all projects should be delivered on time, […] more...
Team Scotland boss Jon Doig has criticised the Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers, saying the athletes have been let down by them as the Village is not up to the mark and there are things yet to be fixed. 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...
Melbourne, Sep 27 (ANI): Australian swimmer Ryan Napoleon is not concerned about security threats, and, is only worried about competing in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games after spending thousands of dollars this month on a Court of Arbitration appeal against a three-month doping ban. more...
India's sportsmen hope to strike it rich at their own Commonwealth Games even though delays in building venues have deprived them of any home advantage. more...
Workers painted walls, drained out rain water and removed a snake at the Commonwealth Games Village yesterday as India raced to address complaints of filth and hygiene a week before the start of the showpiece event. more...
Amid negative publicity for the Commonwealth Games, the Organising Committee is facing a massive shortfall in meeting its revenue target. Till date, only Rs 335 crore has come to the OC's kitty against the target of Rs 1,620 crore from various sources, including sponsorship, ticket sale, merchandise and broadcast rights. While the OC has received Rs 137 crore as sponsorship money, it has got Rs 185 crore for TV rights so far. more...
The president of South Africa's Olympic com- mittee defended New Delhi's right to host the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games, saying on Sunday he is willing to clean any toilets himself to help ensure it 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...
As we all know Commonwealth Games 2010 are about to start in Delhi within a week, precisely on October 03 , 2010. A symbol of the dying and […] more...
NDTV breaks more news from Delhi: The Commonwealth Games will begin in exactly a week from now and a lot hinges on these seven days. But the troubles, it […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Despite frantic efforts by the Commonwealth Games organisers to improve faciliities at the Games Village, stray dogs, last minute work and the discovery of a snake in one of the aprartments Sunday drew howls of protests from the visiting teams. 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...
Like any other person, I am, obviously, critical about the humungous corruption involved with Commonwealth Games-Delhi 2010. It is reasonable enough to say: it is a shame – […] 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...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Around 1,100 foreign athletes, officials and media personnel arrived in the Indian capital Sunday for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) A "complete review" of thesecurity preparedness for the Commonwealth Games was held herethis evening by Union Home Secretary G K Pillai who expressedsatisfaction at the arrangements made for the sporting event. more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The field of play at the main rugby stadium for the Commonwealth Games has been termed world-class by experts but with just seven days to go for the mega event, the venue at the Delhi University (DU) is still being given its finishing touches. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation boss Mike Fennell might talk about sharing the blame for poor preparations of the Delhi mega-event but its CEO Mike Hooper says the CGF cannot be held responsible for the Organising Committee's failure to meet deadlines. 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...
The media are full of reports and images showing the poor and unhygenic conditions the Commonwealth Games competitors will face upon there arrival in Dehli. They have all […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (ANI): The 35-person advance Canadian team is planning to get settled at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games village on Sunday. more...
London, Sept 26 (ANI): Olympic stars have reportedly backed British athletes' decision to go to India for the Commonwealth Games despite concerns over the poor facilities. more...
Residents of Delhi will have to pay a huge price for the development work carried out for the Commonwealth Games, claims a study conducted by an NGO. more...
As someone who travels by road a lot, I can report that ‘Indians (continue to) defecate everywhere’ :V.S. Naipaul’s India made headlines all over the world last week for […] more...
Fearing a dengue epidemic and worried about hygiene in Games village, Britain's number one female tennis player Elena Baltacha today pulled out of the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games. more...
Even as the Delhi police remained vague about the exact status of the lockdown of venues, sources claimed the complete lockdown of the Commonwealth Games venues was more or less complete by Saturday midnight. Though security agencies refused to come on record, top police personnel confirmed that the lockdown of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, which would host the inaugural and closing ceremonies along with a host of events, was completed by Friday midnight. 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...
Driving around Delhi last week, as the rains poured on the Commonwealth Games party, it was difficult to believe this drenched city, which hardly looked in the mood to welcome visitors, was getting dressed for a big occasion. There were few billboards advertising the event and nothing seemed to be ready yet. more...
On Saturday night, India were very lucky that Melbourne Commonwealth Games champion Akhil Kumar wasn't badly hurt when his bed at the Commonwealth Games village collapsed on Saturday evening, with him 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...
What if Hitler had won the war, what if Nelson Mandela hadn't been set free, what if the Commonwealth Games had been cancelled because India were not ready? more...
And with Delhi being the host of Commonwealth Games to be held in 2010, give them some an allowance is crucial to a child’s ability to learn to […] 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...
This year the Commonwealth Games celebrates its 80th birthday in less than a week and so far this years games are turning out to be a total disaster. […] more...
Doctors and paramedics are upset with the facilities provided to them at Games venues. With medical staff posted full time at various venues, doctors say they are neither allowed to carry food inside nor are they provided meals. The state health department says they have taken up the matter with OC. more...
As the capital makes its last-ditch attempt to host the Commonwealth Games successfully, the Delhi Police too is leaving no stone unturned to secure the venues and delegates coming for the sporting event. But the heavy deployment of cops on Games duty will come at a price. With over 40% of the force from each police station to be diverted for CWG security, local policing is bound to take a hit. more...
Emaar-MGF, developer of the Commonwealth Games Village, has distanced itself from the controversy surrounding the sporting extravaganza, according to a report. more...
IN NEW DELHI The Commonwealth Games were supposed to be India's grand coming-out party, an audition for a potential Olympic bid and a chance to show off its […] more...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper on Saturday said that only a small number of athletes have withdrawn themselves from the Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell Saturday was at a loss to explain why the final list of entries of athletes in most of the disciplines has still not been made public with the Commonwealth Games just eight days away. more...
New Delhi, Sep. 25 (ANI): The Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper on Saturday said that only a small number of athletes have withdrawn themselves from the Games. more...
The Commonwealth Game head Michael Fennel has told reporters that all 71 empires will compete in the contest in Delhi. He has however repeated the fact that the […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) There had been innumerable protests when Delhi University (DU) students were not permitted to move into their hostels as these were to be renovated for the tourists who were expected to visit the city for the Commonwealth Games. However, with the Oct 3-14 event just eight days away, the hostels are still awaiting their first guests. more...
Since the Commonwealth Games are scheduled to commence in 1 week, we thought it may be a City that had undergone a transformation and be ready to “show […] more...
Karachi, Sep 25 (PTI) Ahmed Mukarram, a senior Pakistanipolice official, today left for Delhi to take stock of thesecurity arrangements there for the Commonwealth Games to beheld from October 3-14. more...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy on Saturday expressed confidence about the country hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games saying the problem has narrowed down to the upkeep of the Games Village. more...
THE NAME was ‘British Empire Games’, when it was held for the first time in 1930. This multi-sport international event has been held once in four years. The […] more...
THE NAME was ‘British Empire Games’, when it was held for the first time in 1930. This multi-sport international event has been held once in four years. The […] more...
Celebrating the spirit of Commonwealth Games 2010, Coca-Cola India Friday announced its partnership with the Delhi Tourism in jointly organising one of the country's biggest ever cultural extravaganza - "Delhi Celebrates". more...
The Commonwealth Games Federation chief said on Saturday there was still work to be done amid concerns about security before India's showcase event starts next week, but that it would go ahead with all countries taking part. 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...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell said Saturday that 'considerable' work has been done in the Commonwealth Games Village, but some concerns relating to cleanliness remained. He praised the food for the athletes as 'excellent'. more...
With only 8 days to go, the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi India and facilities are far from ready for the arriving athletes. Unlike Beijing where the […] more...
There is total chaos in the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. With the Games Village being the focal point of top OC officials, all other pressing operational works have taken a backseat. Such is the confusion and lack of coordination that even the media is finding it difficult to get simple more...
Entering the Main Press Centre for the Commonwealth Games was a breath of fresh air. The site will be the nerve-centre and second home for over 2000 print, online and broadcast journalists who are expected to cover the event. Walking into the centre on a warm Friday afternoon, a rarity these days, more...
India's industry minister is lashing out at critics of his country's readiness to host the Commonwealth Games, warning potential trade partners to treat the emerging economic powerhouse with "respect." more...
I: There is total chaos in the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. With the Games Village being the focal point of top OC officials, all other pressing operational works have taken a backseat. more...
Entering the Main Press Centre for the Commonwealth Games was a breath of fresh air. The site will be the nerve-centre and second home for over 2000 print, online and broadcast journalists who are exp 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...
Doordarshan, which holds the broadcasting rights to the Games, is learnt to have held meetings with TAM Sports in Delhi on Friday on how the telecast can be monitored during the Games. more...
Denge Fever infested Mosquitos may kill the Delhi Games An outbreak of Denge Fever caused by mosquito infested puddles in the sites may be the last straw against the games. TWO […] more...
India's potential for hosting future Olympics should not be written off before giving embattled New Delhi organisers a chance to pull off the Commonwealth Games with a "last-ditch" effort, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge said in an interview today. more...
Gill, who had come with a file, sought permission at the fag end of the meeting to give a presentation on the preparations for the mega sporting event that will take place here from October 3 to 14, sources said. more...
The first batch of athletes arrived in India for the Commonwealth Games on Friday, opting to stay at a hotel instead of unfinished, filthy accommodation as the future of the showcase event hung in the balance. more...
The first batch of athletes arrived in India for the Commonwealth Games on Friday, opting to stay at a hotel instead of unfinished, filthy accommodation as the future of the showcase event still hung in the balance. more...
A 22 member athletes squad from England reached New Delhi Friday morning to participate in the Games. Some more teams are expected to arrive later tonight. Official sources […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Celebrating the spirit of Commonwealth Games 2010, Coca-Cola India Friday announced its partnership with the Delhi Tourism in jointly organising one of the country's biggest ever cultural extravaganza - 'Delhi Celebrates'. more...
Rogge said that he hopes India can come through, just as Greek organisers overcame "doomsday scenarios" to stage the successful 2004 Athens Olympics despite severe construction delays and political wrangling. 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, Sept.24 (ANI): Though chaotic last-minute construction and cleaning has been brought under control at venues slotted for the XIXth Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi from October 3 to 14, security remains a crucial issue. more...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) With advertisers hard to come by,oil PSUs have been roped in to bailout public broadcasterDoordarshan - the official telecaster of the 12-dayCommonwealth Games. 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...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed all those involved in Commonwealth Games preparations to ensure the success of the mega sporting event, Minister of State in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan said on Friday. more...
In 2008 the world was welcomed to China with the XXIX Olympiad Games. The critics were silenced, the supporters were pleasantly surprised and the international community as a […] more...
Is it really worth hosting major sporting events? LONDON (Sept 23, 2010): India's Commonwealth Games debacle shows the risk of such high-profile sporting events — there are limited benefits […] more...
Canadian officials, who Wednesday delayed the departure of their athletes for the Commonwealth Games, Thursday expressed satisfaction with progress being made at the athletes' village and expected the event to take place as scheduled. more...
London, Sep 24 (PTI) There is no stopping individual pullouts from the crisis-ridden Commonwealth Games with four leading cyclists becoming the latest to withdraw citing "fears of catching […] more...
Wellington, Sep 24 (PTI) They have already delayed thedeparture to Delhi and it would be another 24 hours before NewZealand take a final call on whether to participate in thetroubled Commonwealth Games or become the first country topull out altogether. more...
London, Sep 24 (PTI) There is no stopping individualpullouts from the crisis-ridden Commonwealth Games with fourleading cyclists becoming the latest to withdraw citing "fearsof catching dengue fever and the unsanitary condition of theathletes' village". more...
It's not exactly the international endorsement that Delhi was looking for when it decided to host the Delhi Games 2010. In a recent survey by the travel portal TripAdvisor, 93% of the respondents surveyed said the Commonwealth Games 2010 were of no interest to them. More damagingly, a whopping 56.7% felt that Delhi was not the right choice to host the sporting event. more...
Toronto, Sep 24 (IANS) Canadian officials, who Wednesday delayed the departure of their athletes for the Commonwealth Games, Thursday expressed satisfaction with progress being made at the athletes' village and expected the event to take place as scheduled. more...
First Soth Africa with the world cup in football billions spent on stadium which sit empty now ,now India with the commenwealth games Bribing or Not one could care […] more...
An eleventh hour rescue by a Kiwi cleaning company could save a possible threat of New Zealand's team's withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.September 24, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- An eleventh hour rescue by a Kiwi cleaning company could s... Continue reading → more...
With just 10 days to go for the Delhi Commonwealth Games and many countries expressing strong concern about securi- ty and hygiene, there's an Australian team in another part of the country which has more...
This year the Commonwealth Games are being held in India, in fact they are due to start in just under 10 days. You can visit the XIX Commonwealth Games […] more...
England committed to the troubled Commonwealth Games on Thursday after all 17 member sports agreed to go amid signs of improvement on the ground in India. more...
Seeking to inject a sense of urgency, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called sports minister MS Gill and urban development minister Jaipal Reddy for a review of the Commonwealth Games alongwith Shiela Dikshit. more...
SHOULD COMMONWEALTH Games be deferred for some time. Answer of this question is, yes. The Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 has plunged into grave uncertainty. The controversies around […] more...
That the Commonwealth Games mess is a national shame has been commented upon by every newspaper and television channel. But even as the media lambasts Suresh Kalmadi (who […] more...
An outbreak of Denge Fever caused by mosquito infested puddles in the sites may be the last straw against the games. TWO of India's top track-cycling Commonwealth Games medal […] more...
Several Indian sportspersons have expressed their anxiety over constant complaints about the ensuing Commonwealth Games to be staged in New Delhi. more...
India's prime minister called a meeting with two ministers for Thursday evening as the country scrambles to pull together the problem-plagued Commonwealth Games. more...
India, within the limitations of its financial resources, workforce skills, pressing competing demands and probable corruption, has done the best it can to organize the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, feels a senior journalist. more...
The CWG might be in the news for all the wrong reasons but Leander Paes urged fellow athletes, not to get distracted by the negative developments. more...
NOIDA, India – (September 21, 2010) – The Commonwealth Delhi 2010 mega event is just round the corner and Delhi is getting ready to host the event […] more...
New Delhi, Sept.23 (ANI): Several Indian sportspersons have expressed their anxiety over constant complaints about the ensuing Commonwealth Games to be staged in New Delhi. more...
Channel News Asia reported today that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a crisis meeting to dissuade Commonwealth Games national teams from withdrawing from the games. Teams have […] more...
Sydney, Sept.23 (ANI): India, within the limitations of its financial resources, workforce skills, pressing competing demands and probable corruption, has done the best it can to organize the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, feels a senior journalist. more...
Chandigarh, Sep 23 (PTI) At a time when internationalathletes are worried about their security in India during theCommonwealth Games, the visiting Australian cricket team todaygave thumbs up to the security arrangements for their touragainst the hosts. more...
New Zealand has joined Scotland and Canada in delaying their arrival in Delhi for the Commonwealth Games, as organisers struggle to provide suitable athlete accommodation in time for the multi-sport event. more...
Yes, thats what the Commonwealth Games,one of the most prestigious sporting events in the world, seems to be turning into- a BIG shame. And all because of a […] more...
AS THE run up to the preparation for the Commonwealth Games take an ugly turn with every other structure falling apart, the Games fiasco has got the authorities […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The negative publicity of the Commonwealth Games has pained some of the top Indian athletes, who are now keeping their fingers crossed for the successful hosting of the Games beginning here Oct 3. more...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) World chess champion ViswanathanAnand does not wish to become part of the chaos andcontroversy surrounding the Commonwealth Games here and onlywants to focus on the number of medals India would win in theOctober 3-14 event. more...
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...
Concerned about security arrangements for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, Australia is rushing its elite police squadron to safeguard its players and officials. more...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting with sports minister MS Gill and urban development minister Jaipal Reddy to discuss the CWG preparations. more...
The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi will be an 'appealing target' for Pakistan-based terror group LeT due to its political and economic significance for India, a top US counter-terrorism official has warned. more...
Gillard told reporters that Australian athletes should decide for themselves whether or not to attend the Games, but she pointed out the longstanding travel warnings. more...
International sporting events, by rights, ought to be a buoyant occasion for all involved. Not so for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Seven years since the […] more...
Amidst the mess surrounding the preparations for Commonwealth Games, there is some music to the ears literally for all Kailash Kher fans and sports lovers. more...
With barely a week to go before the Commonwealth Games would begin in the national capital, Scotland and Canada have decided to delay the departures of their teams […] more...
People of Delhi are paying a very high price for its arrogant leadership, corrupt bureaucracy and insensitive planning.They are killing animals, they are cutting trees, they are displacing […] more...
Enlarge Photo Workers clean a billboard outside the Commonwealth Games athletes village in New Delhi September 22,... New Zealand has joined Scotland and Canada in delaying their arrival […] more...
The New Zealand Olympic Committee has advised its athletes to delay their arrival into Delhi for the Commonwealth Games until at least September 28. more...
New Zealand has joined Scotland and Canada in delaying their arrival in Delhi, as organisers struggle to provide suitable athlete accommodation in time. more...
New Zealand has joined Scotland and Canada in delaying their arrival in Delhi for the Commonwealth Games, as organisers struggle to provide suitable athlete accommodation in time for the multi-sport event. more...
Commonwealth Games 2010.wmvFrom October 3rd -- 14th 2010, TEN and ONE will boast over 200 hours of live television when they broadcast the XIX Commonwealth Games. With reporters and commentators on the ground live in Delhi, as well as a host of presenters in Melbourne, you won't miss a moment of the action! Network Ten will be broadcasting all the major sporting events live at all opportunities, as well as the Opening and Closing ceremonies exclusively live from India. The games will air from 1pm -- 4am daily, hosted by Stephen Quartermain, Bill Woods and Corey Wingard. Commentators lined up for the games include; Tim Lane, Anthony Hudson, Liz Ellis and Stephanie Moorhouse.From:moreforfreeViews:99 0ratingsTime:00:45More inEntertainment more...
While the whole despair over the unpreparedness and security concerns about the Commonwealth Games, which are to be held in the Capital from October 3, a group of 14 students and staff from Leeds Metr 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...
Less than 2 weeks remained for 19th Common wealth games in Delhi. Foot Bridge on Nehru stadium built for weight lifting has collapsed. It has raised concerns about […] more...
Canada will delay sending athletes to New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games because of concerns about health and safety conditions within the athletes village, Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) said on Wednesday. more...
Does the public and the consumer matter? A good PR team must be put in place. There is no doubt that media frenzy has caught the Commonwealth Games authorities […] more...
Canada will delay sending athletes to New Deli for the Commonwealth Games because of concerns about health and safety conditions within the athletes village, Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) said on Wednesday. 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...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) With questions being raised overthe cleanliness in the Commonwealth Games Village, UnionCabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar tonight directed DelhiGovernment to take control of the maintenance of the complexwhich will house the athletes. more...
Melbourne, Sep 22 (PTI) Amid rising concerns oversecurity arrangements for next month's Commonwealth Games,Australian government is mulling sending federal policeofficers with the country's contingent to provide them ahigh-level security blanket. more...
It's meant to be an exciting time for India. The capital, New Delhi, should be welcoming star athletes on their arrival to the city as it hosts the […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (ANI): The Congress party expressed its 'deep concern' on Wednesday over complaints regarding the preparations of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here. more...
The chaos surrounding the preparation of this year’s Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) fills me with sadness and regret for a missed opportunity, given the desire of all Indians […] more...
When New Delhi was awarded the Commonwealth Games, anyone that thought that the run-up to the Games would not be mired in allegations of corruption and concerns over […] more...
NEW DELHI – Less than two weeks before it begins, one of the world's biggest sports events is in jeopardy as organizers struggle to cope with unfinished buildings, […] more...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India scrambled against the clock to save the Commonwealth Games after big ticket athletes quit the showcase event and nations threatened to stay home […] more...
The Commonwealth Games plunged into deep trouble after England admitted their participation is “on a knife-edge” while Scotland athletes delayed their departure to Delhi and Wales set a […] more...
India scrambled against the clock to save the Commonwealth Games after big ticket athletes quit the showcase event and nations threatened to stay home unless authorities cleaned venues "unfit for human habitation". more...
The commonwealth were supposed to be the stepping stone on which India would have announced their arrival, the stage where world could see the power India has become […] more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee treasurer A K Mattoo admitted that there are concerns about hygiene and cleanliness at the Games Village but promised to sort out all the mess within the next 36 hours. more...
England admitted their participation is "on a knife-edge", Scotland athletes delayed their departure to Delhi and Wales set a deadline of today evening for the organisers to certify safety in all venues and CWG Village. 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...
Commonwealth Games organisers today suffered another setback with Scotland delaying the departure of their athletes to Delhi earlier scheduled tomorrow over health and safety fears. more...
Enlarge Photo Labourers pull a hand cart loaded with bricks and sacks of sand in front of... A cancellation of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi could be disastrous […] more...
A day after a suspension pedestrian overbridge crashed, false ceiling collapsed at the Weightlifting arena of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, which is also the venue of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. more...
“ The games will be the largest multi-sport-event conducted to date in Delhi and India generally, which has previously hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. “ […] more...
A friend’s status message on facebook recently read: The commonwealth games should be renamed the commonwealth shames. I agree! As of today, 4 of the top athletes in […] more...
The Canadian media tore India apart Tuesday, describing its Commonwealth Games preparations as 'a bad joke' on the world and said India was frittering away what could have been its 'showcase moment.' more...
A cancellation of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi could be disastrous for the future of the event and for India's world standing, according to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. 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...
NEW DELHI — Less than two weeks before it begins, one of the world's biggest sports events is in jeopardy as organizers struggle to cope with unfinished buildings, […] more...
Eleven days before the beginning of the Commonwealth Games, Delhi and India were hit by a double whammy of embarrassment and humiliation a steel-and-concrete foot overbridge on the busy road outside the main athletics venue collapsed, and Games chiefs savaged the athletes' Village as "filthy" and "unliveable". more...
Amidst complaints by several countries about the “substandard“ conditions in the Commonwealth Games Village, Cabinet Secretary K.M.Chandrasekhar visited the site Tuesday and asked officials to “cl more...
The build-up may have been marred by delays, corruption allegations and security fears but tickets for the October 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games are still selling like hot cakes, if the retail outlets are to be believed. 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...
Canadian officials accused Commonwealth Games organisers of indifference about mounting problems on Tuesday although the country remains committed to sending a team to India for next month's event. more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games has been beset by a raft of problems -- including security, venue and health fears -- ever since Delhi were awarded the event in November 2003. more...
Karachi, Sep 21 (PTI) A senior Pakistani police officialwill visit New Delhi from September 26 to inspect the securityand other arrangements for the country's contingent in theCommonwealth Games scheduled from October 3-14. more...
With barely two weeks to go for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday reviewed the preparations and said the city was ‘‘now absolutely ready’’ and was aiming for ‘‘perfection’’ in various infrastructure and services. 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...
A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power. more...
Dani Samuels, 22, decided to opt out of the event following a gun attack on two tourists near Jama Masjid in Delhi on Sunday and the recent outbreak of dengue fever in the capital. more...
In the wake of firing incident near Jama Masjid, the home ministry has directed the Delhi police to tighten security in and around the national capital ahead of the Commonwealth Games beginning October 3. more...
Australian discus world champion Dani Samuels has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games because of security concerns, her coach was quoted as saying. more...
New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): New Zealand chef de mission Dave Currie slammed the authorites on Tuesday for 'not having done enough' with regard to the Delhi Commonwealth Games, but added that he is impressed with the dining hall and the recreation zones around the Games village here. more...
Might not be a bad thing if the Commonwealth games were called off: humiliating for India, obviously - but some group affiliated with Pakistani Intelligence is almost certain […] more...
Saara jahan hua ek re, India mein lag gaya mela re. The lines above are from the song Come out and play, Balle Balle, composed and sung by Anand Raj Anand, for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games. The fifth in a long line of compositions, Anand’s is another example of how the sports extravaganza is spawning a virtual mela of songs. more...
Visitors arriving in Delhi during the Commonwealth Games will soon be able to grab a quick bite and get tourism-related information about the city, at one go. On Monday, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) launched the first of 40 tourist information-cum-food kiosks in the city. Named more...
But organisers will pay Army for allowances of 300 personnel deployed at Games sitesResponding to a last-minute appeal from the Commonwealth Games organisers, the Defence Ministry has decided to waive charges that it had earlier levied for providing services for the event, including providing accommodation for 2,500 artistes in the Army barracks and NCC camps for a period ranging from two to three months. more...
Indian-origin Ken Pereira, Canada's hockey team captain, will carry the national flag at the opening ceremony of the Oct 3-14 New Delhi Commonwealth Games. Born in Toronto of Indian parents, Pereir 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...
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell Wednesday embarked on a whirlwind tour of the stadiums and Commonwealth Games village here as part of his two-day visit to monitor the preparedness for the Oct 3-14 Games. Fennell’s visit comes at a time when the Commonwealth Games are embroiled in controversies ranging from financial irregularities, unpreparedness and sub-standard quality of work in Games projects.The Jamaican, who arrived in India Tuesday night, went around the city checking out the facilities at the stadiums. He was accompanied by CGF chief executive Mike Hooper, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) vice-chairman Randhir Singh and secretary general Lalit Bhanot. more...
The group, which has been working round-the-clock, is satisfied with the security being put in place to guard the participating athletics, officials and spectators, official sources said. more...
Bagging out the next big event to happen in (insert name of) your town is, in my experience, a fairly common thing to do. When the Olympics were […] more...
You may have passed by the remains of Siri Fort wall on the busy Khel Gaon Marg several times without even noticing it. But now the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will shed light on the historical 14th century fortification wall, built during the regime of Alauddin Khilji. more...
Come October and the Delhi Zoo will have its own souvenir shop where a large assortment of zoo-themed products from toys to apparel will be available on sale for Commonwealth Games visitors. 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...
For the biggest sporting extravaganza in the country, the underlying flavour seems to be Indian with caterers spreading out an array of regional cuisines in their elaborate menu. more...
Former hockey captain Dilip Tirkey on Sunday said India would miss the services of experienced forward Prabhjot Singh in next month's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The three-time Olympian, who w more...
Wellington, Sep 19 (PTI) New Zealand's sporting legendstoday urged the country's athletes to participate in theCommonwealth Games in Delhi next month, despite concerns aboutsecurity situation and the dengue epidemic. more...
Wellington, Sep 19 (IANS) New Zealand's sporting greats Sunday exhorted the country's athletes to particiapte in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games and shared their experiences of the warm hospitality they received in New Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The off-field unsavoury happenings in recent months took a heavy toll on the Indian women's hockey team and their performance levels have gone down. Unless they lift themselves up quickly, their chances of a podium finish at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games will be bleak. more...
Only three sportspersons have been selected from Madhya Pradesh for the Indian squad which will represent the country in next month's 19th Commonwealth Games to be played in New Delhi. more...
Only three sportspersons have been selected from Madhya Pradesh for the Indian squad which will represent the country in next month's 19th Commonwealth Games to be played in New Delhi. more...
Wellington, Sept 19 (ANI): Legendary Kiwi runner Sir John Walker has urged New Zealand to participate in the upcoming Delhi Commonwealth Games, despite its concerns about security and the dengue epidemic. more...
New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Union Urban Development Minister and Chairman of the Group of Ministers (GoM) panel on the Commonwealth Games Jaipal Reddy has said there is no attempt to cover-up delay in infrastructure and facilities creation, and added that India is ready to host the 2010 Games beginning on October 3. 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...
There's finally some good news for the OC of the Commonwealth Games 2010. Sources say ticket sales over the past weeks have been brisk, with sales breaching the 2.5 lakh mark. In fact, the tickets worth Rs 1,000 have been sold out in this phase of sale, added officials. more...
For the first time in the history of Commonwealth Games, Doordarshan is pro- viding 'high definition' cover- age to its viewers and is all geared up with more than 350 ultra modern cameras and well- t more...
Defending champions Australia on Friday named a 16-strong women`s hockey squad, including 11 debutants, for the October 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Bhopal, Sep 17 (PTI) The Queen's Baton Relay for theupcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi was accorded a grandwelcome at the Boat Club here today, on its arrival fromIndore even though Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan gave the event a miss. more...
THE DAYS are drawing nearer for one of biggest sporting events, Commonwealth games 2010. It is time for Delhiites to prove themselves as a good host for visitors […] more...
Ottawa, Sep 17 (IANS) Canada's men's Rugby Sevens team is confident of posing a strong challenge to the world's top sides at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. more...
Sydney, Sep 17(ANI): Australians heading to India for next month's Commonwealth Games have been warned that the dengue fever outbreak in New Delhi is likely to get worse. more...
Ottawa, Sep 17 (IANS) Asian orgin players form the core of the eight-member Canadian table-tennis team that will take part in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
THE DAYS are drawing nearer for one of biggest sporting events, Commonwealth games 2010. It is time for Delhiites to prove themselves as a good host […] more...
THE DAYS are drawing nearer for one of biggest sporting events, Commonwealth games 2010. It is time for Delhiites to prove themselves as a good host […] more...
Mona Parthsarathi New Delhi, Sept 17 (PTI) For the first time in thehistory of Commonwealth Games, Doordarshan is providing 'highdefinition' coverage to its viewers and is all geared up withmore than 350 ultra modern cameras and well-trained crewmembers who will be covering the events on road, by air andunder water. 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...
Commonwealth GamesWith just over a fortnight to go for the Commonwealth Games the Games Village, which will be home to over 7,000 athletes and officials from 53 […] more...
Government of Rajasthan is also planning to commence the 'Discover Rajasthan in Common Wealth Games 2010' programme to cash in the 10 million tourists that are expected to step on India's turf, during the second most important sports event.September 17... Continue reading → more...
I: With just over a fortnight to go for the Commonwealth Games the Games Village, which will be home to over 7,000 athletes and officials from 53 countries, had a soft opening on Thursday. The comp more...
The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee today announced that it will be organising three separate sporting events besides the major disciplines during the October 3-14 extravaganza. more...
New Delhi, Sept.16 (ANI): The Walled City and Subhash Marg in Daryaganj are all set to get a facelift ahead of next month's XIXth Commonwealth Games. more...
JOY-TRAVELS dot com, India’s leading online travel portal has announced the launch of Commonwealth Games 2010 Tour Programme across indian Travelers. […] more...
JOY-TRAVELS dot com, India’s leading online travel portal has announced the launch of Commonwealth Games 2010 Tour Programme across indian Travelers. […] more...
Auckland, Sep 16(ANI): The second report from an independent security firm engaged by Netball New Zealand (NNZ) and Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) has raised no fresh concerns ahead of next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
n the event of several athletes testing positive for banned substances weeks before the Commonwealth Games, the National Anti- Doping Agency is leaving no stone unturned to educate the athletes. Th more...
I: England, who will ll-strength squad in field a full-strength squad in squash for the Commonwealth Games, boast of some of the best players. World No. 4 Alison Waters will participate in singles, do more...
E: Ryan Napoleon has been re-instated in the Australian swimming team for the Commonwealth Games after sport's top tribunal back- dated his three-month ban for a doping offence. Governing body FINA more...
Oz track and field athletes are having a second thought about participating in next month`s CWG after receiving an e-mail from the national federation, warning them of "a high risk of terrorist attack" on the mega-event in Delhi. more...
The makers of the iconic songs ‘Maaeri’ and ‘Dhoom Pichak’ EUPHORIA have come up with another hit number, this time it’s for the upcoming Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010. […] more...
India's two hockey teams, men's and women's, have fared contrastingly at the Commonwealth Games so far but they will go into Delhi edition with a common goal to emerge as champions before the home crowd. more...
MOST OF the Indians may have failed to understand what is a Vuvuzela but they will soon realise that it is called a 'bhopu' in our mother tongue. […] more...
MOST OF the Indians may have failed to understand what is a Vuvuzela but they will soon realise that it is called a 'bhopu' in our mother tongue. […] more...
A 4-tier system of weather forecast and information system has been planned for the Commonwealth Games where nowcasting- a very short-range weather forecasting will be used for the first time. This will cover a very short-range weather forecasting cov... Continue reading → more...
But police say motorists took alternative routes, courtesy advisoriesThe peak-hour lane trials for the Commonwealth Games started on Tuesday morning, causing a fair degree of inconvenience to commuters in the Capital. more...
Wellington: The New Zealand Olympic Committee's appre- hension about Kiwi players safe- ty during the Commonwealth Games, notwithstanding, defending 1500 metre champi- on Nick Willis said he is com- f more...
Wellington, Sep 14 (IANS) Defending 1,500 metre champion Nick Willis said he is happy with the security arrangements for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, after the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) decided to take a final call on participation in the Games following assessment by chef-de-mission Dave Currie. more...
Auckland, Sep 14(ANI): New Zealand middle distance runner Nick Willis has said that he is comfortable with the security arrangements for next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Guangzhou (China): While the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be hosted in New Delhi continues to be faced by problems related to preparedness, construction, traffic management, player movement and security, the official English-language journal of the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games has launched its inaugural issue 60 days before the opening of the Games. more...
The rehearsals were conducted on four stretches for two hours from 8 am, which threw traffic out of gear as police blocked one lane on these roads for Games traffic. more...
This might seem like an ongoing rant on just how ill-prepared we are to host a world class event as we count down to the Commonwealth Games, but […] more...
This might seem like an ongoing rant on just how ill-prepared we are to host a world class event as we count down to the Commonwealth Games, but […] more...
Three of the six-member recurve archery team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games will leave for Edinburgh on Tuesday evening to take part in the World Cup grand final to be held on Saturday and Sunday more...
: New Zealand were committed to competing at next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games but would have no hes- itation pulling out if any secu- rity concerns were raised, team management said on Monday. more...
As the D-day draws closer to the Games, is the national capital prepared for the event? What’s the buzz happening in and around the city of Delhi? 1) For […] more...
As the D-day draws closer to the Games, is the national capital prepared for the event? What’s the buzz happening in and around the city of Delhi? 1) For […] more...
It is a discipline which has never fetched India any medal in the Commonwealth Games and the swimmers are not exactly expected to create a splash even this time around with a dope slur and concerns ab more...
Despite Germany being a non-participating nation in the Commonwealth Games, its media is showing interest in the sporting extravaganza marred by allegations of corruption, prompting Indian Embassy her more...
Despite Germany being anon-participating nation in the CWG, its mediais showing interest in the sporting extravaganza marred byallegations of corruption. more...
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Stung by negative media reports, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Sunday took three busloads of journalsits on a guided tour of four of the 11 competition venues for the Oct 3-14 Games, revealing they look good for the event. more...
To woo foreign visitors arriving to the national capital for the Commonwealth Games, nearly 10 villages in Ghaziabad will be developed with various facilities to give a glimpse of rural India. more...
Melbourne, Sep 11 (PTI) Within two days of AustralianHigh Commissioner to India assuring biggest ever contingenttaking part in Delhi Commonwealth Games, top sports officialshere said they are monitoring terror threats and may pull outif the situation worsens. more...
[vodpod id=Video.4420488&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26]Just three weeks before the Commonwealth Games, Indian health officials are playing down the threat of a dengue fever outbreak in New Delhi. The outbreak is […] more...
Sydney, Sep 11(ANI): Australia men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has voiced his concerns about the team's chances at next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Melbourne, Sep 11 (IANS) Despite assurances from the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC), some of the Australian athletes are closely monitoring the security situation in Delhi and are even contemplating to pull out from the Oct 3-14 Games. more...
Did you see this?:New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) Even as the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is claiming to stage best ever edition of the quadrennial event, Commonwealth Games […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The 2010 Commonwealth Games will see around 7,000 athletes and team officials from 71 nations and territories descending on New Delhi, making it the biggest turnout in the Games history. more...
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot Friday allayed fears of athletes pulling out of the Oct 3-14 Games because of dengue in the national capital, categorically stating that that no country has expressed apprehensions about the mosquito-borne disease. more...
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Having sparkled in top rated tourneys like World Cups, Indian archers are hoping to hit the bull's eye in their quest for a medals bounty on home turf in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, where the sport makes a comeback after 28 years. more...
Fear of a dengue epidemic in the Indian capital notwithstanding, England today said that theywould be sending a 371-strong contingent of athletes to nextmonth`s Commonwealth Games. more...
Seventy seven days since it started from the Wagah Border, the Queen`s Baton for the Commonwealth Games entered the city by sea from Pune on Friday morning. more...
As we inch closer and closer to the CWG 2010 Main Event, interesting stories and incidents surrounding the sporting extravaganza never fail to amuse us. Take for instance, this […] more...
India have been underachievers in squash in the Commonwealth Games, with nothing to show for their efforts.But come October 4, the nation- al contingent will be striving hard to change the scenari more...
Australia has issued an advisory to its citizens about the dengue in Delhi but that will not deter the “biggest“ Australian contingent from coming here for the Commonwealth Games next month, Peter Var more...
Sports Minister MS Gill assured that all the venues for next month`s Commonwealth Games would be ready soon to welcome the sportspersons from 71 countries and territories. more...
CWG organising committee secretarygeneral Lalit Bhanot on Thursday said all the venues are completeand they are ready to host not only the next month`sCommonwealth Games but also Olympics. more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who has been facing allegations of financial mismanagement in the run-up to the Delhi event, said he was "concerned" about his image as a sport administrator. more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi tells DNA that all the infrastructure will be in place before the opening day of the showpiece event. more...
London, Sep 9 (PTI) Fear of a dengue epidemic in theIndian capital notwithstanding, England today said that theywould be sending a 371-strong contingent of athletes to nextmonth's Commonwealth Games. 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...
Mumbai, Sep 9 (PTI) Cricketer-turned-entrepreneur KapilDev, who runs a sport lighting firm, today said he did not bidfor any Commonwealth Games contract as his "business ethics"prevents him from pitching for government work. more...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Allaying doubts about the readiness of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games venues here, Organising Committee (OC) secretary general Lalit Bhanot Thursday said that all venues are ready. more...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit the Commonwealth Games village Tuesday to see for himself that everything is in order. more...
Expressing confidence that the upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games will be held successfully, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill on Tuesday announced doubling of cash awards for the CWG and Asian Games. more...
Just a week left for an international team to fly in for a final inspection and the Commonwealth Games Village still looks like an island in the Yamuna. […] more...
The official anthem of the Commonwealth Games 2010 is now just a click awayMUMBAI, India - 08 September 2010 - The iconic Indi- rock band Euphoria, famous for the all time favorites like ‘Maaeri’ and ‘Dhoom Pichuk Dhoom’ has released the offi... Continue reading → more...
The head of the Commonwealth Games Federation says he can vouch for the security at sporting venues in New Delhi, but not for the rest of the city. more...
Inside Dilli Haat dancers from Manipur performed to the beat of traditional folk music before guests who gathered to mark the beginning of Delhi Celebrates a cultural extravaganza to mark the Commonwealth Games. more...
Just a week left for an international team to fly in for a final inspection and the Commonwealth Games Village still looks like an island in the Yamuna. Unable to drain the rainwater that has collected, which is breeding mosquitoes, a desperate Delhi government has decided to call in the 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...
A test of mettle, in the face of stiff competition, is what the Commonwealth Games (CWG) will provide to the India paddlers.Currently in China for training, the contingent, lead by veter- ans Acha more...
The Sports Ministry doubled the cash awards for gold medal winners to Rs 20 lakhs for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to encouragesportspersons to come up with an improved performance in theupcoming mega-events. more...
Executive board member Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the horns, the flat drone of which became soccer World Cup's soundtrack in South Africa this year, have no place in India. 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...
A home for you at the gala event of Commonwealth Games 2010!Daulat Ram College Hostel, would be the home for various tourists coming over to Delhi for Grand […] more...
Delhi Police will take over all the Commonwealth Games venues by Sep 15 and initiate security measures to ensure an incident-free sporting event, an official said Monday. more...
The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Monday handed over copies of the completion certificates of all competition and non-competition venues, including the Games Village, to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper. more...
Suresh Kalmadi on Monday said he and the rest of his staff were "demoralised", "hurt" and "pained" by the negative publicity surrounding the Commonwealth Games. "We don't deserve it," said the Organising Committee (OC) chairman, who dropped in at the Hindustan Times office to chat about the problems plaguing the Committee, the state of the venues and how the Games will be conducted. more...
The Commonwealth Games Express -- the train which is the venue of this interactive exhibition -- will chug into the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) on September 11 for a two-day stay. more...
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) The Ministry of Home Affairs hasasked central security forces to "work overtime" to ensureadequate security for Commonwealth Games stadia to save thegovernment from any "embarrassment". more...
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Monday handed over copies of the completion certificates of all competition and non-competition venues, including the Games Village, to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper. more...
Commonwealth Games 2010, New Delhi the greatest historical mega sports event of all time for elite athletics & their sport from all around the world which is held […] more...
In what appears to be further bad news for Delhi's preparations for the Commonwealth Games, the MeT Department has said that heavy rains are likely to continue in […] more...
Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Mike Hooper has once again left the Organising Committee red-faced by warning just 28 days ahead of the Games that some events may be in jeopardy if all completion certificates do not come on time. more...
Delhi police have spent more than Rs 25 lakh over two years to teach their men to say “good morning”, “good afternoon”, “thank you, sir”, “India good country” and “go straight and red signal”. more...
Tamahere rower-turned-cyclist Jaime Nielsen is in line to represent New Zealand at the Delhi Commonwealth Games next month in the 3000m individual pursuit and has an outside chance […] more...
Even though the Commonwealth Games is inching closer with each passing day, the ambitious projects aimed at showcasing Delhi as a heritage city are nowhere near completion. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Mike Hooper has once again left the Organising Committee red-faced by warning just 28 days ahead of the Games that some events may be in jeopardy if all completion certificates do not come on time. more...
Frenetic rush as India readies for Commonwealth GamesOrganisers had promised a world-class event, but with only one month remaining until New Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games, hopes are quickly fading. Despite costing an estimated three-billion dollars, venues for the extravaganza remain incomplete as workers and organisers struggle to complete preparations. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.From:afparViews:39 0ratingsTime:01:32More inNews & Politics more...
Are We ready for CWG 2010Cricket is not the national game, yet it has got all the glorious, royal treatment that it actually shouldn’t deserve. While we have […] more...
Ace Indian shuttler and brand ambassador of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Saina Nehwal on Saturday evening regretted for describing preparations for the Commonwealth Games 2010 "not being up to the mark in comparison to the games held in Melobourne and Beijing on previous occasions." more...
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) India's badminton star Saina Nehwal retracted and regretted her stunning remarks that the country was not yet ready to host mega sporting events like the Commonwealth Games. more...
Controversies apart, a majority of Indians believes Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 would be a success.Allegations of corruption and gross mismanagement by the Suresh Kalmadi-headed organising committee […] 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...
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) Friday said it will request the anti-doping disciplinary panel to expedite the trial of Indian athletes, who have tested positive in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games, once the outcome of their 'B' samples are known by Saturday evening. 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...
WITH JUST a month for the Commonwealth extravaganza to begin, India is in the spotlight for various reasons. To begin with, Delhi is looking forward to usher players […] more...
Frantic rush as India readies for Commonwealth GamesOrganisers had promised a world-class event, but with only one month remaining until New Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games, hopes are quickly fading.Duration: 01:31From:AFPViews:43 1ratingsTime:01:32More inNews & Politics more...
Asian Games organisers are poised to switch the quadrennial event from 2018 to 2019 to avoid clashing with the Commonwealth Games in the future. more...
The world should not be worried about organisers' race against time to complete venues for the Games as delays are part of Indian way, Australia's Commonwealth Games chef de mission Steve Moneghetti s more...
Major sporting events, including tennis major Wimbledon, made it a point to ban vuvuzela but the organisers of the Commonwealth Games are keen to introduce the noisy plastic horn during the mega event. more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi today promised that the CWG here will be as successful as the Melbourne edition despite the spate of corruption allegations that rocked its build-up. more...
The world should not be worried about Indian organisers` race against time to complete venues for Delhi Games as delays are part of Indian way of preparations, Australia`s Commonwealth Games chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said. more...
Melbourne, Sep 2 (PTI) The world should not be worriedabout Indian organisers' race against time to complete venuesfor the Commonwealth Games as delays are part of Indian way ofpreparations, Australia's Commonwealth Games chef de missionSteve Moneghetti said today. more...
New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): With over 1,000 suspected dengue cases being reported in New Delhi, the outbreak of the disease has added to the woes of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, which is already struggling against the backdrop of constructional delays and missed deadlines. more...
'We are trying to emulate what Melbourne had done in 2006 because I feel Melbourne Commonwealth Games and (2000) Sydney Olympics are the best multi-sports event I have ever seen,' said Kalmadi more...
Debopriya Sarkar New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) Major sporting events, includingtennis major Wimbledon, made it a point to ban vuvuzela butthe organisers of the Commonwealth Games are keen to introducethe noisy plastic horn during the mega event. more...
After missing the deadline repeatedly, the Games committee faces the wrath of the Union Home Minister who visited the venue yesterday. P Chidambaram is reportedly unhappy with the […] more...
The government cannot commit whether all Commonwealth Games venues will be handed over to the Delhi Police by September 7, so that security facilities can be put in place. more...
The National Rifle Association of India's selection committee may have taken the right decision to not consider Athens Olympic Games silver- medallist, double-trap shooter RVS Rathore, for the Commonw more...
Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra will spearhead the Indian shooting challenge in both the Commonwealth and Asian Games along with other top marksmen such as Gagan Narang and Manavjit Singh Sandhu. more...
The Commonwealth Games, to be held here from October 3-14, will offer the highest number of gold medals ever for para-sports featuring athletes with physical disabilities. more...
Union home minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday admitted in the Rajya Sabha that the Delhi government had erred in diverting funds earmarked for SCs/STs to develop infrastructure for the Commonwealth Games. more...
With just 30 days left for the Games extravaganza, Urban development minister S Jaipal Reddy said the time now is to celebrate the "delivery of the Games". more...
New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) The Commonwealth Games, to be heldhere from October 3-14, will offer the highest number of goldmedals ever for para-sports featuring athletes with physicaldisabilities. more...
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Bizarre as it may appear, but the Indian cyclists for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games will be lucky if they can ride their competitive bikes before the Games get under way. more...
As the Games draws closer, there's more and more discontent than reasons to look forward to it. That's sad, considering it is a global event. Today, we list […] more...
Despite its assurance on August 6 that 4,000 flats in Vasant Kunj will be ready in time for the Commonwealth Games, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) admitted at a recent meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers that it will now only deliver 1,600 rooms for the October event. more...
The national capital Delhi is gripped under dengue fever. The toll of dengue patients is reportedly increasing on daily basis giving fear to Delhi's civic bodies to curb […] more...
The national capital Delhi is gripped under dengue fever. The toll of dengue patients is reportedly increasing on daily basis giving fear to Delhi's civic bodies to curb […] more...
n opportunity not to miss for all the dynamic and fun-filled families! Here is the time when all the Delhi families can participate in the celebrations of XIX Commonwealth Games-the biggest sports event to be held in India from Oct … Continue reading → 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...
Avevo gia’ accennato in un post precedente alla preparazione per i Commonwealth Games a Delhi. Tutto molto all’indiana, con tante parole e presentazioni ma pochi fatti. Ora ci […] 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...
Controversies surrounding the upcoming Commonwealth Games notwithstanding, South Africa President Jacob Zuma expressed confidence that India would host the mega-event successfully in Delhi from October 3-14. more...
The 19th Commonwealth Game is going to be held in New Delhi (India) from October 3-14. New Delhi was having about seven years to prepare for this game […] more...
Johannesburg, Aug 30 (PTI) Controversies surrounding theupcoming Commonwealth Games notwithstanding, South AfricaPresident Jacob Zuma today expressed confidence that Indiawould host the mega-event successfully in Delhi from October3-14. more...
MUCH WAITED theme song ‘Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto’ of Commonwealth Games 2010 was unveiled by Grammy and Oscar winning composer AR Rahman at a glittering function in Gurgaon […] more...
At the Tour de Delhi on Sunday, the test event for the Commonwealth Games road cycling, Indian's foreign coach Graham Seers came out strongly against the selection procedures for the Indian team. more...
Premji in a recent article in a leading national daily had said that the thousands of crores of rupees being spent on Games could have been used for building schools and improve infrastructure. more...
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Taking an exception to WiproChairman Azim Premji's questioning the priorities of thegovernment in view of the huge money spent on theCommonwealth Games, Sports Minister M S Gill today said theindustry should look what it was doing for sport, beforecriticising. more...
Tour operators say many Dilliwallas are in no mood to witness the Games, to be held from October 3-14, as recent reports of large-scale corruption in the preparations has led to doubts about successful hosting of the event. more...
After massive corruption charges, missed deadlines, infrastructure woes and security concerns, the Commonwealth Games might finally have a reason to smile. 'Jiyo, Utho, Badho, Jeetho' - The theme […] more...
After massive corruption charges, missed deadlines, infrastructure woes and security concerns, the Commonwealth Games might finally have a reason to smile. 'Jiyo, Utho, Badho, Jeetho' - The theme […] more...
For boxer Suranjoy Singh, ignorance is bliss, or so it seems. He revels in his own world, unmindful of the trivial- ities around him. His eyes are so docile that no one can think he revels in inflicti more...
[soundcloud url="http://soundcloud.com/arrahman/cwg-theme-song" params="show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700" width="100%" height="81" ] The Commonwealth Games theme song, 'Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto', by Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman, was unveiled at a glittering function on Saturday. The theme […] more...
Gurgaon, Aug 28 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games' theme song, 'Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto', by Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman was unveiled at a glittering function here Saturday. more...
Gurgaon, Aug 28 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games theme song, 'Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto', by Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman, was unveiled at a glittering function here Saturday. more...
The story of modern New Delhi began at this spot. It was here the King Emperor announced with great pomp on December 11, 1911, that the capital would move from Calcutta, but barely 38 days before the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Tourism admits it has no plans for the derelict wasteland called the Coronation Memorial. more...
Call it a preemptive strike. Even before opposition could launch a full-fledged attack on government over alleged corruption in the Commonwealth Games projects, CM Sheila Dikshit on Monday urged the BJP in the Delhi assembly to ‘‘not make things worse’’ and ‘‘join hands’’ to make the sporting event a great success. 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...
Here is another broken promise. To ensure an ‘‘uniform look’’ in the city, civic bodies were expected to install similar street furniture on 54 major roads leading to stadiums, airport and railway station before the Commonwealth Games. But with streetscaping work yet to complete, the civic agencies were drastically cutting down on what they had promised. more...
The lack of coordination between civic agencies continues to plague projects related to the Commonwealth Games 2010. Now, the elaborate landscaping plan for the Barapullah drain basin, which was to be executed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), has been scrapped. The reason: PWD is yet to hand over the required land. 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...
Missed deadlines, leaking stadiums, zero hotel bookings, corruption scandals, flooded roads, absentee athletes, Connaught Place looking like bombed-out Baghdad and Swagatham as our Waka Waka. Every day the bad news about Delhi Commonwealth Games gets worse. Is there any thing about the Games that’s untouched by controversy? more...
The Commonwealth Games deadline has just been pushed back, yet again. On Friday, Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit announced that, god willing, the Games venues would be ready to be handed over only by September 10-15. This means the venues will be ready just about a fortnight before the Games. more...
Organizers of the Tour de Delhi on Friday announced the international participants for what is set to be the Capital’s first International Cycling Union (UCI)- sanctioned road cycling event. It will also be a test event for the Commonwealth Games road race that is to be held on the same circuit. more...
The boxing event in the Commonwealth Games has a lone spot up for grabs in each category and a hungry bench is ready to fight it out for that final place during the three-day long trials at NIS, Patiala. more...
Leisel Jones, winner of two gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will lead Australia's 52-member swim team to the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games. Swimming Australia had ear- lier announced a more...
As Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta set out to unravel the layers of the Commonwealth Games 2010, they zeroed down on the title 'Sellotape Legacy' with "some degree of disappointment." They were "absolutely convinced that from here on what India can best achieve at the Games will be a Sellotape Legacy it's a last minute patch up job to get the event going." They reveal how "there should have been one person with the sole authority of taking decisions, as was in the 1982 Asiad. more...
Jamshedpur, Aug 27 (PTI) Commonwealth championship bronzemedal winning boxer Anthresh Lalit Lakra is doubtful for theupcoming Commonwealth Games because of a ligament injury,which he sustained at the conditioning camp in Patiala a fewmonths ago. more...
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday permitted the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Hockey India (HI) to select and field the men's and women's hockey teams for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Record rainfall in the national capital has left a question mark over the completion of the Yamuna Sports Complex, one of the venues for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
Tourism is a valuable attribute to a developing nation. It can act as a catalyst for the economic development. The importance of tourism as a contributor to economic […] 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...
Another deadline for completion of projects at the venues for Commonwealth Games here will be missed with Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy saying today there will be delay by a "couple" of days beyond August 31. more...
Jaipal Reddy, the man heading the Group of Ministers (GoM) for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) has clearly stated that Games' venues won't be complete by Aug 31, the […] more...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s promise to act against anyone indulging in corruption in the Commonwealth Games preparations may have settled the dust for a while but people believe the issue has certainly tainted the country’s image internationally. In a survey by AZ Research, a Bengaluru-based more...
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The Group of Minister overseeing the preparations for the Commonwealth Games met today to discuss the opening and closing ceremonies and installation of the much-delayed overlays at the event`s venues. more...
Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Thursday acknowledged that the final deadline of Aug 31 for completion of all Commonwealth Games related projects may not be met, but assured that everything is now "under control". more...
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) With just two days to go for thetest event for cycling, the Commonwealth Organising Committeeis learnt to have taken Connaught Place out from its route asconstruction work is yet to be over in the bustling shoppingarea. more...
Australian swimmer Ryan Napoleon has been banned from participating in the Delhi Commonwealth Games after testing positive for the substance Formoterol. more...
Some of the top PSUs may have pulled out of the Commonwealth Games in the wake of corruption allegations, but Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi is unperturbed, saying he is confident of making up the deficit through the private sector. more...
Delhi, the capital of several dynasties and empires down the ages, will showcase its array of ancient forts, edifices and memorial structures for visitors to the Commonwealth Games. At least major 46 of them are being refurbished at a cost of about Rs.24 crore($5 million) by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). more...
The Organising committee of the XIX Commonwealth Games is trying hard to keep their heads above water, in more ways than one and make it a memorable event. Considering […] more...
Wrestling has always been one of the main strenghts of the Indian contingent participating in the Commonwealth Games and the same holds true for the XIX Commonwealth Games […] more...
Only two per cent of tickets for October's Commonwealth Games in Delhi have been sold, with organisers banking on a late rush to fill stadiums. more...
Yes, we can do it. It is the firm belief of the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi that we will conduct the Games so well that all of India comes together as one and echoes this sentiment with pride. We are committed to realising the Indian dream of delivering the best more...
The Commonwealth Games tickets are finally here. And for the first time in the history of this sporting event, tickets have been printed on the same paper as currency notes. 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...
Over 1,000 personnel fromspecialised units of the Army are likely to be roped in forspecific security-related duties during the upcomingCommonwealth Games here. more...
Yes, we can do it. It is the firm belief of the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi that we will conduct the Games so well that all of India comes together as one and echoes this sentim more...
: Caster Semenya, the women's 800 metres world champion, was named in South Africa's Commonwealth Games. Semenya has made just three competitive appearances since being cleared to race by the Inter more...
The common complaint against Indian archers for long was that they have always failed to live up to their potential in international tournaments. more...
Over 1,000 personnel from specialised units of the Army are likely to be roped in for specific security-related duties during the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi . Official sources said the Army personnel are scheduled to be deployed by September 15, a little more than a fortnight ahead of the start of the sporting extravaganza on October 3. more...
India's gymnastics coach says CWG probables were at risk had they participated at the Federation CupThe ongoing Gymnastics Federation Cup at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the capital is supposed to be the Commonwealth Games' last test event of sorts though the organisers shy away from calling it so but there is barely anything being put to test. more...
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Over 1,000 personnel fromspecialised units of the Army are likely to be roped in forspecific security-related duties during the upcomingCommonwealth Games here. more...
: The 30,000 odd volunteers for the Commonwealth Games have a reason to cheer.Organising Committee chair- man, Suresh Kalmadi, along with ace shooter and CWG brand ambassador, Abhinav Bindra, on T more...
Agitated by the official apathy, Vladimir Chatko, the national artistic gymnastic coach, came down heavily on the Commonwealth Games offi- cials and organisers. “Most of the problems have come up b more...
Once denied entry to the India squad because of poor health, Surinder Kaur is now a pillar of strength for the women's hockey team. Last year's Arjuna Awardee, who has been leading the squad for the l more...
Union urban development ministry is hopeful that its plea for armed forces not charging for services rendered during the upcoming Commonwealth would be considered. more...
Amidst all the name-calling, controversies, and political back and forth, the countdown to India's show of pride officially begins today. With T-40 days to go, we bring you […] more...
Amidst all the name-calling, controversies, and political back and forth, the countdown to India's show of pride officially begins today. With T-40 days to go, we bring you […] 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...
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...
As the Queen’s Baton jogs around the country, as athletes stretch and train, as October approaches, the media coverage and public criticism of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to […] 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...
Perturbed over the negative publicity created due to controversies over Commonwealth Games preparations, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today appealed to BJP not to make things worse. more...
Defying the myth that it is losing fan base by the day, hockey has emerged as the number one sport as far as the Commonwealth Games (CWG) ticket sale is concerned. more...
One of the staunchest critics of the Commonwealth Games, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar says he will be "hell out of the country" during the October event as he is no mood to witness it. more...
With the Commonwealth Games approaching and the fear of a dengue epidemic looming large, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to get its act together. On Wednesday, MCD cancelled all sanctioned leave of its staff, announcing that it would not give leave to any of its employees till the monsoon season is over and claimed that employees of the public health department would have to work on weekends too. more...
Rs 1,034 crore, two years and a dedicated team of officers besides thousands of workers are apparently not enough to get projects finished in time. Of the six major projects that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was given for the Commonwealth Games the Yamuna and Siri Fort sport complexes, Games Village and practice venue, training venues in Saket sports complex and 5,009 rooms in Vasant Kunj for technical officials almost none have met their deadline. 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...
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): The Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games announced the names of the organizations that bagged the catering contracts for the Games. more...
India’s top tennis players, who had threatened to boycott the Commonwealth Games because of non-payment of dues, Saturday pledged to represent the country in the mega event after being given a categorical assurance that the vexed issues would be resolved soon. 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...
A solid focus has always defined this 28-year-old.Not surprising then that India's ace paddler, Achanta Sharath Kamal, has had a meteoric rise in world rankings this year -- from 76 to a career-be 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...
NEW DELHI: With allegations of corruption plaguing the Commonwealth Games, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said those found guilty will be punished after the event. Terming […] 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...
Commonwealth games are known for their grandeur and importance, they are considered near equal to olympics. This 74 countries sports event started in 1930. From then though the […] more...
Wall Street Journal got Religion: Sid Harth August 21, 2010, 9:03 AM IST What You Said: A Tale of Two Games By Arlene Chang Tuesday’s post comparing New Delhi’s Commonwealth Games beginning […] more...
New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Has the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) built a R25 crore archery stadium that was never needed? The Archery Association of India's (AAI) answer is an emphatic yes. more...
All agencies involved in the preparation of the Commonwealth Games were on Friday directed by a Group of Ministers to hand over the venues to the Organising Committee by 31st August. more...
The emergency medical services (EMS) needed for such a massive showpiece event as the Commonwealth Games, which will have top athletes from all over the world, is still in a rag-tag state. more...
Has the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) built a R25 crore archery stadium that was never needed? The Archery Association of India’s (AAI) answer is an emphatic yes. “It’s a colossal waste of taxpayers’ money and went through only because of the corruption in the system,” AAI secretary general Paresh Nath Mukherjee told HT. more...
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has admitted that it will be able to deliver only half the rooms that it had promised in Vasant Kunj where Games delegates are to be accommodated. At Friday's meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Commonwealth Games, DDA officials said that of the 3,179 upcoming flats in Vasant Kunj, they would be able to deliver just 1,600 of the promised rooms before the Games. more...
The sporting event which India hoped would herald its emergence as a regional power and serve as a springboard to an Olympic bid has instead turned into a chaotic mess. more...
The post of jury of appeal in shooting demands integrity from the incumbent.But at the Commonwealth Games, the position, which can make or mar a shooter's medal hopes, has been given to one who is more...
he Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has finalised the contracts for the catering services. As report- ed by HT, the conracts went to Graviss Hopitality and Seven Seas. The catering for the loun more...
Even as corruption allegations in the 2010 Commonwealth Games fly thick and fast, the 2007 Military World Games (MWG) organised by India has now come under the scanner of government auditors, who have more...
This was revealed in a letter Union urban development minister Jaipal Reddy wrote to defence minister AK Antony with a request that the army waive a bill of Rs11.29 crore for services. 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...
The Urban development ministry has sought the assistance of defence minister A K Antony to ensure the Army does not charge the Organising Committee for certain facilities provided by it during the Commonwealth Games. more...
All agencies involved in the preparation of the Commonwealth Games were today directed by a group of ministers to hand over the venues to the organising committee by August 31. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell on Thursday said that reports of corruption in the Delhi Commonwealth Games were a cause for concern and should be properly investigated. 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...
In a move reflecting the deep concern in the government over the Commonwealth Games, the role of the Suresh Kalmadi-led Organizing Committee has been further constricted, with the Centre deputing 10 senior officials to oversee critical aspects of the Games. more...
The former Australia swimmer Dawn Fraser has called for her country to boy- cott the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, citing fears of a tragedy similar to that which unfolded at the 1972 Olympic Games in more...
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday morning, and is believed to have reviewed the preparations for the October 2010 Commonwealth Games. more...
Patiala (Punjab), Aug 19 (IANS) Boxer Akhil Kumar, a medal hope in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, is frustrated with the apathetic attitude of the management towards its players and warns it can affect their performance in the mega event. more...
New Delhi: With revelations around the Commonwealth Games getting murkier by the day, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has now stepped in saying the guilty won't be spared. more...
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell Thursday met Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit and Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy to discuss the progress of the Games projects. more...
With the Commonwealth Games approaching and the fear of a dengue epidemic looming large, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to get its act together. On Wednesday, MCD cancelled all sanctioned leave of its staff, announcing that it would not give leave to any of its employees till the monsoon season is over and claimed that employees of the public health department would have to work on weekends too. 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...
Rs 1,034 crore, two years and a dedicated team of officers besides thousands of workers are apparently not enough to get projects finished in time. Of the six major projects that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was given for the Commonwealth Games — the Yamuna and Siri Fort sport complexes, Games Village and practice venue, training venues in Saket sports complex and 5,009 rooms in Vasant Kunj for technical officials — almost none have met their deadline. more...
Melbourne, Aug 18 (PTI) Peter Luczak and AnastasiaRodionova will spearhead Australia's challenge at the tennisevent of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi as TennisAustralia today named its squad, sans Lleyton Hewitt andSamatha Stosur. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell Wednesday embarked on a whirlwind tour of the stadiums and Commonwealth Games village here as part of his two-day visit to monitor the preparedness for the Oct 3-14 Games. more...
Jaipur, Aug 18 (PTI) Absence of a foreign coach and lackof facilities at the newly-built swimming complex have leftSwimming Federation of India (SFI) worried about India's medalprospects in the sport at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell Wednesday embarked on a whirlwind tour of the stadiums and Commonwealth Games village here as part of his two-day visit to monitor the preparedness for the Oct 3-14 Games. 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...
IOC president Jacques Rogge predicted Tuesday that the Commonwealth Games in India will be a success, despite prepa- rations being overshadowed by corruption allegations and delays in venues being com 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...
: Four years ago, Alka PATIALA: Four years ago, Alka Tomar's bronze at the World Championships in China was a shot in the arm for women's wrestling. Today, every woman wrestler in the country wants to more...
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell will begin a two-day visit here Wednesday to monitor the city's preparedness for the Oct 3-14 Games. more...
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) No restrictions have been imposed on organising religious events during the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, parliament was told Tuesday 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...
Bishen Singh Bedi wondered how the organisers failed to complete the venues before the Games after getting the hosting rights seven years earlier. more...
Commonwealth Games 2010, going to be held in the Delhi in India,The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi and India generally, which […] more...
AFTER A barrage of bad publicity for the much hyped and awaited Commonwealth Games, 2010, there is a sigh of relief as the theme song for the event […] more...
Tourists headed to Old Delhi during the Commonwealth Games will be greeted by the usual chaos in and around Jama Masjid. While the roof of the 17th-century monument again started leaking this monsoon, the situation outside doesn't look promising either MCD is yet to start redevelopment work in areas surrounding the mosque. more...
Rahman claim that the theme song which he prepared for the Commonwealth Games would be far more better than the hugely popular Shakira song “Waka Waka”,which got the entirely different mixture of Hindi and English. 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...
After missing frequent deadlines, senior officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) no longer wish to give exact dates for completion of infrastructure projects. While top level officials and engineers had earlier claimed that one carriageway of the already-delayed Ring Road bypass would open on August 15, which did not happen. The second carriageway, they had said, would open on August 31. Now, they’re claiming both carriageways will be made operational by the end of the month. more...
After the chief minister’s office issued orders last month setting July 31 as the deadline for stopping all digging work, the Delhi government’s urban development department on Wednesday issued orders banning road cutting exercises for any kind of work by any agency from August 20. While the July 31 deadline set by the CM’s office was made to sound sacrosanct, urban development minister AK Walia’s orders setting August 20 as the deadline for banning all road cutting work is likely to lead to confusion. more...
The DDA flats under construction in Vasant Kunj have become the breeding ground for Aedes aegypti mosquito which is responsible for dengue. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has found high-density of mosquito breeding in the basement of DDA flats which are earmarked for Commonwealth Games officials. more...
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has announced that his government will provide free week-long boarding and lodging in its hotels to world record holding athletes during the Commonwealth Games. more...
With less than 50 days to go before the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, concerns about India's lack of preparedness have reached a fever pitch. more...
Did you see this?:The group of ministers (GoM) on the Commonwealth Games, chaired by Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy, met for the first time yesterday after Prime […] more...
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Commonwealth Games has finalised Oscar winner A R Rahman’s theme song for the mega event and it will be made public in 10 days, the panel’s head said Sunday. more...
Legendary triple jumper MohinderSingh Gill, who won two of the only five track and fieldmedals of India`s Commonwealth Games history, is pained by thespate of scams that has engulfed the Delhi Games. more...
A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention, the Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy today held a three-hour marathon meeting on the Commonwealth Games, in which the theme song as well as other aspects related to the sporting event were finalised. more...
Taking a cue from the 'I love New York' logo campaign, one of the most successful campaigns branding a city, chief minister Sheila Dikshit plans to unveil a logo. more...
theme song New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) A day after Prime MinisterManmohan Singh took charge of Commonwealth Games, a Group ofMinisters met here tonight and voiced satisfaction over thepace of progress in preparations and also approved the themesong for the event composed by Oscar winner A R Rahman. more...
It is the first meeting of the GoM after prime minister Manmohan Singh directly stepped in yesterday convening an emergency meeting on review of preparations for the Commonwealth Games. more...
A total of 61 athletes from the national capital will compete for medals in different disciplines in the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit announced on Sunday. more...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) A total of 61 athletes from thenational capital will compete for medals in differentdisciplines in the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister SheilaDikshit announced today. more...
With prime minister Manmohan Singh stepping in after questions were raised on the preparation for the Commonwealth Games, government today said the focus now was on the delivery of the mega event. more...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) Stepping up its efforts toensure clean air during the Commonwealth Games here, DelhiGovernment has decided to crack the whip on industrial unitsflouting the prescribed air quality standards. more...
A policeman, a plumber, an apprentice mechanic and a school kid make for an interesting mix of archers picked in Australia`s 12-strong team for the Delhi Commonwealth Games in October. more...
The Group of Ministers for the Commonwealth Games, which has now been empowered to take all necessary decicions for the smooth conduct of the event, will meet here tomorrow to take stock of the preparations. more...
Suresh Kalmadi today lost his free hand in running the Commonwealth Games after the Prime Minister stepped in to rescue the showpiece event from the delays and corruption charges that have marked its preparations. more...
Much has been talked about during the past year about bulging revenues, and the Organising Committee (OC) officials continue to claim that they have exceeded targets and expectations as far as television rights for the Commonwealth Games are concerned. more...
For the first time since the preparations for the Commonwealth Games (CWG), scheduled to kick off in Delhi on October 3, began to receive adverse notice, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ordered the Ministries concerned to investigate all “procedural and other irregularities.” more...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday stepped in to rescue the Commonwealth Games by putting the Suresh Kalmadi-led Organizing Committee under the supervision of an Empowered Committee and authorizing a GoM to speed up decisions for the mega event. more...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday met Sports Minister M.S. Gill, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and other ministers to discuss ways to control the damage over the controversies surrounding the Commonwealth Games and to ensure the Games' smooth conduct. more...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said those found guilty (of corruption in Commonwealth Games preparations) would face severe and exemplary punishment. more...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and apprised her of the preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, a source said. more...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday met Sports Minister M.S. Gill, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and other ministers to discuss ways to control the damage over the controversies surrounding the Commonwealth Games and to ensure the Games' smooth conduct. more...
According to television reports, the government has appointed a monitoring panel headed by sports minister MS Gill, which the CWG organising committee will have to report to. more...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) A day after the Congress core committee met to discuss the controversy-hit Commonwealth Games (CWG), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting here of the concerned ministers, including Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Saturday evening. more...
The meeting will be attended by sports ministers MS Gill, urban development minister Jaipal Reddy, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit and others involved. more...
As crores continue to splash around in the Commonwealth Games - this way or that - it has now come to light that several players of the national shooting squad that participated in the recently-concluded World Shooting Championship paid for the Munich trip from their own pockets. more...
Five years after the plan to redevelop Connaught Place was finalised, the city's stylish central plaza looks like a war-ravaged zone. And just 50 days remain for the Commonwealth Games. Can this collosal mess be cleared in time? more...
Short of forcing him to resign as chairman of the organising committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games (CWG), the government is tightening the noose around Suresh Kalmadi over financial irregularities in the Rs20,000-crore event. more...
The every day scene in gov- ernment-run sports complex- es, where a majority of Delhi's young and old congregate morning and evening to expend their physical energy and indulge in a harmless activity 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 MCD today launched two new eco-friendly toilets built with innovative technologies on an experimental basis and said it may install some such units near the Commonwealth Games venues after examining all aspects. more...
The official merchandising and licensing partner of the Delhi Games, Premier Brands had been contemplating to withdraw as the delay in starting the process is amounting to huge losses every day. more...
The official merchandising and licensing partner of the Delhi Games had been contemplating withdrawal as the delay in starting the process is causing huge losses every day. more...
It has launched two new eco-friendly toilets built with innovative technologies on an experimental basis and said it may install some such units near the Commonwealth Games venues after examining all aspects. more...
The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it would move an adjournment motion in both houses of parliament Monday to demand a discussion on the alleged scam in Commonwealth Games deals. more...
With the Congress Core Committee scheduled to meet on Friday evening to discuss the Commonwealth Games (CWG) preparations and the controversies surrounding it, Congress circles indicated that the party was veering round to the view that Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi should not be immediately replaced. more...
India No.1 Somdev Devvarman will lead the country's challenge in the Commonwealth Games tennis event and next month's Davis Cup play-off tie against Brazil. more...
The crores of taxpayers' money that has been spent on the Commonwealth Games 2010 will be put to good use after the mega sporting event. According to senior officials in the Delhi government, two of the stadia renovated for the Delhi Games will be turned into "sports schools''. Education ministerArvinder Singh Lovely said, "Both Chhattrasal and Thyagaraj stadium will be used for coaching the young talent in the city. This is to ensure that the venues are put to good use, specially after we have spent crores upgrading them.'' more...
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Thursday lashed out at under-fire chief of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Suresh Kalmadi, holding him responsible for mismanagement in the organisation of the upcoming mega event. more...
CWG Organising Committee defended its broadcasting rights deal with Fast Track despite a high commission paid to them, saying the UK company had doubled the revenue target. more...
Delhi might fail to handle anyeventuality during the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games as thesecurity arrangements at the venues are lacking co-ordination,fears an Australian security official. more...
KALMADI Baba and the World Full of Thieves!New superbug spreading from India, Pakistan!India's bid for Olympics depends on CWG!Railways has 7190 vacancies of locomotive pilots, 89024 in safety […] 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...
Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh said support from home crowd will be a big boost for pugilists chasing glory at the Commonwealth Games. more...
The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi and ... Logo for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games being recognised as the ... more...
Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy has made a call for support from all quarters while disclosing that a total of Rs 28,054 crore have been spent on the Commonwealth games out of which Rs 16,560 crore was given to the Delhi Government in order to upgrade the capital infrastructure and building of various stadiums. more...
With less than two months left to the Commonwealth Games, the organising committee (OC) seems to be facing an uphill task. While officially, the OC has been at pains to claim that it has moved into all venues, sources say a lot of work still needs to be done before it can take over the venues fully. From addition of water lines to putting in an extra door at a venue, a list of pending works has been handed over to the venue owners. more...
The DDA flats under construction in Vasant Kunj have become the breeding ground for Aedes aegypti mosquito which is responsible for dengue. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has found high-density of mosquito breeding in the basement of DDA flats which are earmarked for Commonwealth Games officials. more...
Facing criticism for delay in completion of several infrastructure projects related to the Commonwealth Games, the Delhi government Wednesday imposed a ban on digging city roads from Aug 20. 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 threat of dengue will loom large even when the national capital will host the Commonwealth Games as officials say that the cases of the disease will continue to see an upward trend till the end of October. more...
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Australian firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM) Wednesday termed the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's (CGOC) decision to abruptly terminate their contract on grounds of non-performance as 'imaginary and concocted' and an attempt to deviate attention from the more serious charges of financial irregularities the organisers are facing. more...
New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Amid raging controversy overthe allegations of corruption in the Commonwealth Games, theCentral Public Sector Units may not release more funds for themega sporting event till a clearer picture emerges on thevarious issues that have been raised so far. more...
About 1,000 private and government schools in Delhi and national capital region (NCR) will adopt areas in their vicinity and maintain them during the Commonwealth Games. more...
Two months to go for the Commonwealth Games 2010 and the organizing committee (OC) seems to be more occupied with firefighting corruption charges than getting its management of the Delhi Games 2010 in order. Two of its important decisions the launch of the merchandising operations and a decision on the selection of caterers at the Games venues were still hanging fire on Monday. Both were to be decided on Sunday. more...
The flood of reports detailing massive corruption and bungling in preparations for the Commonwealth Games saw the government being pushed on the back foot on Monday, with MPs slamming it for allowing “loot” of public money. more...
Enough has been said in press and media about the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi between 3rd to 14th October 2010. About 8000 athletes from 72 […] more...
Two months to go for the Commonwealth Games 2010 and the organising committee (OC) seems to be busier firefighting corruption charges than getting its management of the Delhi Games 2010 in order. Two of its important decisions the launch of the merchandising operations and a decision on the selection of caterers at the Games venues were still hanging fire on Monday. Both were to be decided on Sunday. more...
With the Opposition tearing into the government and demanding a joint parliamentary probe into allegations of corruption in preparations for the Commonwealth Games more...
The UPA government faced all round flak in Lok Sabha on Monday on the issue of "mismanagement and corruption" in preparations for the Commonwealth Games (CWG). more...
New Delhi, Aug.9 (ANI) Union Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy on Monday said that a total of rupees 28,054 crore have been spent on the games of which Rs. 16,560 crore were given to the Delhi Government for upgradation of the capital's infrastructure and building of various stadia. more...
New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) Olympic bronze medallist SushilKumar will spearhead India's challenge at the CommonwealthGames in October as the Wrestling Federation of India todayannounced teams for both free style and Greco Roman events. more...
Urban development minister S Jaipal Reddy today said that a total of Rs28,054 crore have been spent on the games out of which Rs16,560 crore was given to the Delhi government for upgrading the capital infrastructure more...
Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy said a total of Rs 28,054 crore have been spent on the games out of which Rs 16,560 crore was given to the Delhi Government for upgrading the capital infrastructure. more...
We now know what the Commonwealth Games stand for. (It’s) Common (for everyone to make) Wealth (at these) Games. Toilet rolls for Rs4,000 each! Must be gold-laced. Treadmills at Rs27 lakh! The high end ones cost less than a tenth of that. more...
The latest item Delhi Police has planned to procure as part of its preparations ahead of the Commonwealth Games has baffled some of its own officials. According to an order dated August 4, Delhi Police has asked for 667 while-coloured shirts and pants for policemen who will be deployed inside the Games stadia. Till now, for securing the Commonwealth Games Delhi Police has procured several items from modern weapons and bomb-detection kits to new puppies, cameras and even specially-enabled vehicles. more...
Commonwealth Games runner Ben St. Lawrence has edged favorite and fellow Australian Michael Shelley to win the 40th City to Surf race in 41 minutes, five seconds. more...
Delhi has decided to install condom-vending machines to make the Commonwealth Games “totally safe’’. But the drive isn’t stopping there. The village dhaba will serve the safe-sex recipe, too. more...
The state-owned firms may have partly bailed out the Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) organisers offering sizeable sponsorship but questions are now being raised whether it has been fair on the government’s part to ask PSUs to dole out money for the event from their corporate social responsibility (CSR) reserves. more...
Never in all the years I have known him have I ever agreed with Mani Shankar Aiyar about anything. So it is with some nervousness I admit that on the Commonwealth Games I agree with him one thousand per cent. Who was the lunatic who bid for them in the first place? He needs to be identified and horsewhipped in public for putting India in such a disgraceful situation. If it was Suresh Kalmadi, then horsewhipping is not punishment enough because having landed the Games he should at least have known that he should do nothing that would expose India’s corrupt and incompetent underside to an international audience. more...
In 2001, just before then Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf visited Agra, the world heritage monument was given a multani mitti 'facial' to decrease the yellowness caused by air pollution and restore its pristine white colour. more...
Less than two months before the opening ceremonies for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, turmoil reigns as venues are untested or still under construction and top officials have been turfed by the organizing committee in a corruption scandal. more...
Suresh Kalmadi's claim of innocence is largely based on the fact that the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) has had a budget of only Rs 1,600 crore, while the bulk of the expenditure on the Games was made by agencies of the Central and Delhi government agencies such as MCD, DDA, PWD, CPWD, NDMC and RITES. more...
The govt has said it was willing to ask the CBI to look into charges of irregularities by state agencies involved in Commonwealth Games projects and accused the […] more...
Opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha Friday demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speak in the house on the Commonwealth Games scam and sought a debate under an adjournment motion. more...
The Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games are in dire need of some good news. If things go according to plan, that will happen through the launch of the Games merchandise at outlets in the Capital on Monday. more...
The issue of alleged large-scale corruption in the Games projects today rocked Lok Sabha with the entire opposition attacking the government accusing it of allowing "loot" of public money. more...
THE CLOCK of Commonwealth Games is ticking and merely 57 days are left for the biggest sporting event in India to begin, since the 1982 Asian Games. However, […] more...
Of Fences, Defenses and Offenses: Sid Harth August 6, 2010, 8:33 AM IST.India Journal: In Defense of the Commonwealth Games Comments (5) By Rupa Subramanya Dehejia Rupa Subramanya Dehejia As the October […] more...
Members of the BJP, Left parties and Samajwadi Party targetted the government on the issue, with the Left demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe charges of corruption in the games projects. more...
Rajdeep Sardesai blogs for IBNLive: When a society is steeped in corruption, it would be unrealistic to expect that a 40,000 crore rupee event will be above it all, […] more...
The government on Thursday came under attack from the Opposition and friendly quarters over the mounting allegations of corruption and delays in the preparations for the Commonwealth Games. more...
The Centre today ruled out setting up an apex committee to oversee the scandal-ridden Commonwealth Games but assured Parliament it would look into the corruption charges. more...
The city police have provided additional security at the residence of Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi following protests against him by political parties, who have demanded his resignation in the wake of alleged corruption in the organisation of Commonwealth Games. more...
The Urban Development minister said that the proposal to form a committee on the lines of Asiad Games to oversee the Commonwealth Games is not feasible. more...
Special interest tours are on a rise among tourists. ASSOCHAM estimates that India is going to get around USD 16,915 million from tourism alone in 2010. Special interest tours like Commonwealth games 2010 tours, spiritual tours, Ayurvedic tours, advent... Continue reading → more...
Less than 60 days are left to go for the Commonwealth Games 2010, and apart from charges of corruption, the inability to complete housing projects is turning out to be another cause of concern for the government. It is now learnt that nearly 1900 out of 2700 flats, meant to house technical staff of the games, are far from being complete. What's more surprising however is that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) which was given the task of constructing those flats seems to have almost given up. more...
There is considerable unease in Congress over the government’s failure to intervene despite piling up of evidences pointing to lack of preparations and transparency in organising the Commonwealth Games. more...
Indian government, having cleared the Games, committed itself to a massive spend and quite naturally, the vast sums attracted the predators like in the salmon season. more...
An Australian company, which was hired to raise sponsorship for the Delhi CWG, denied receiving any commission from the event`s Organising Committee. more...
While no one can deny that Mani Shankar Aiyar has a tendency to shoot his mouth off, the second part of his controversial statement on the Commonwealth Games (CWG) is relevant for future decisions. “Basically, I will be very unhappy if the Games are successful because they will start bringing Asian Games, Olympic Games and all these.” more...
The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) and Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) have charged that more than Rs.744 crore has been diverted from the Special Component Plan (Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan) between 2006-07 and 2010-11 for Commonwealth Games-2010 expenses. more...
The Delhi Development Authority will not be able to provide nearly 2,000-odd flats for Commonwealth Games delegates as the flats meant to house them are not yet ready. These multi-storey flats are still under construction in pockets D6 and D7 of Vasant Kunj. This is another blow to the government already mired in allegations of large-scale corruption, delay in execution of several Games-related projects and inferior quality of material used in construction. more...
Indian sportspersons want to win a medal at home in the Commonwealth Games and in chasing their dream, some of them are cutting corners and taking recourse to illegal means. As the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is busy meeting deadlines and answering allegations of corruption and more...
ndian sportspersons want to win a medal at home in the Commonwealth Games and in chasing their dream, some of them are cutting cor- ners and taking recourse to ille- gal means. As the Commonwealth more...
Delinking itself from Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, the Congress Tuesday said the party MP was not working in the organising body as its representative. more...
The CBI has registered a case against some MCD officials and a private firm for alleged irregularities in a street lighting project undertaken by the municipal body ahead of the Commonwealth Games. more...
During these games what we need to have is positive attitude like mascot Shera that represents the modern Indian. He is an achiever with a positive attitude, a […] more...
The email furnished yesterday by Suresh Kalmadi to defend his controversial hiring of a British firm for a Commonwealth Games-related event may have been doctored, highly placed government sources said today. 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...
INDIAN police used water cannon to disperse opposition activists protesting today in New Delhi against alleged corruption during preparations for the Commonwealth Games. more...
Sebastian Wright, a junior attache in a European mission, and his Romanian wife Maria sip coffee and nibble at sandwiches at a cafe in south Delhi. The sun has long set, but they do not mind lingering for another hour. more...
Indian police used water cannon to disperse opposition activists protesting on Monday in New Delhi against alleged corruption during preparations for the Commonwealth Games. more...
Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosswhite on Monday said the Delhi Games have turned into a political battle in India with parties trying to settle scores by raising a furore over alleged corruption and construction delays. more...
Six business class passengers, the pilot and the co-pilot of an Air India flight from Bangkok had a harrowing time at the IGI Airport on Sunday after their baggage went missing. Their baggage was finally traced to the transfer area, but not before the harried passengers spent about four anxious hours waiting for their baggage to come. more...
As the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) battles charges of corruption and seeks to be heard ahead of the sports event, the other committee which hosted the last sporting extravaganza in the country is also trying to make its point in the court cases — about 28 years after the 1982 Asian games. more...
From the outside, Karni Singh Shooting Range one of the venues of Commonwealth Games looks like a fortress complete with very high stone walls, recently extended with more stones, and glistening barbed wire. Inside, it’s a chaotic construction site with mounds of earth and paving stones dotting the area. The armed CISF men though give away the fact that this is not just any construction site but the venue for a world class event that is due to start in less than 70 days. more...
Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has said that the decision on caterers for the venues will be taken by August 10. more...
With thousands of disabled visitors and athletes expected in Delhi during the Commonwealth Games, the government is hard at work to make the city ‘‘disabled-friendly’’. But in the absence of clear guidelines, lack of coordination between different government bodies and failure to follow international-standards, it’s anybody’s guess how well-prepared the capital will be for the disabled in October. more...
Looking for that tee with a picture of a beaming Shera on it or a mug with the pink and purple hues of the Delhi Games 2010? Apparently, the Organizing Committee (OC) wants you to wait a few days more. Weeks after the OC declared it would come out with the Commonwealth Games merchandise by July 15, there’s still no sight of any Games product. Now, the OC says it will launch the merchandise by the first week of August. more...
It’s hard to believe that the Yamuna Sports Complex (YSC) in Vivek Vihar, the main competition venue for table tennis and archery, is ‘‘99% complete’’. Work is still going in the main stadium. Pipes lie along the corners perhaps a result of the repair work on the roof after the false ceiling collapsed on July 13 and tiles are strewn all over the places. more...
The Commonwealth games hold a distinguished place in everybody's heart for its brilliance ... Stadium, Delhi on the inaugural day of the XIX Commonwealth Games. ... more...
Weeks after conservation work on Lodi-period Gol Gumbad commenced, the state archaeology department along with Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Wednesday finally demolished all the encroachments in the vicinity of the monument. The structure is crucial for the government because of its proximity to Jawaharlal Nehru stadium the main venue for the Commonwealth Games 2010. more...
On a round to inspect Commonwealth Games projects of MCD and DDA in east Delhi, finance minister A K Walia on Wednesday expressed displeasure at the tardy pace of work at the Yamuna Sports Complex, where archery and table tennis events are scheduled to take place. more...
Sports minister M S Gill rubbished media reports on Wednesday that claimed that some of the Commonwealth Games venues were incomplete and faulty. more...
Reverberations of senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remarks on the Commonwealth Games preparations was still being felt by the government. Though Congress managers rushed in to downplay the former Union minister’s remarks, there was a growing concern about the fate of the event. more...
Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta today assured full support to the government in making the Commonwealth Games successful and said it should speed up the pace of Games-related projects to build a ''good image of the national capital''. ''We are with the government in making the Games successful. If the government needs our help, thousands of BJP workers are ready for that. But it should work honestly in completing the projects well in time,'' Mr Gupta told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Delhi BJP unit's monthly magazine 'Bhajpa Sandesh'. more...
Many Delhi Police constables, cooks, drivers and cleaners often find themselves working in the homes of high-ranking officers. But they may soon be deployed on Commonwealth Games duty as the short-staffed force tries to optimise on its manpower and resources for the mega event. more...
Critical of the absence of any reference to “Islamic influence on Indian history,” in either the opening or closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games, the Group of Ministers has asked the Games organisers to provide a “true” representation of India’s inclusive culture by weaving this in. more...
In a freak accident, a diver was injured Tuesday at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Complex during the National Federation Cup, a test event for the Commonwealth Games. more...
Swimming on the athletics track, water polo in the gymnasium, orgies on the hockey astroturf! It is perfectly understandable if these are some of the nightmares suffered by not just the Commonwealth Games organisers but by the Delhi chief minister and Union minister for sports and youth affairs (pun unintended). When not telecasting images of leaking roofs, mountains of debris and stadia half-built and still-incomplete with just 67 days to go for the inauguration of the Commonwealth Games, the media has been highlighting allegations of sexual harassment of India’s women hockey players by the male coach. more...
The Central Vigilance Commission is examining all construction work related to Commonwealth Games being undertaken by civic agencies following complaints of alleged large-scale corruption. The anti-corruption watchdog has also decided to formulate vigilance guidelines to check Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects. more...
A confluence of 'bazaars' displaying the best of textiles and artistic wares from across the country will provide a glimpse of India's traditional art and culture to visitors during the Commonwealth Games. more...
Commonwealth Games Delhi -2010 , India. The 2010 Commonwealth Games are the nineteenth edition of the Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. ... more...
July 8, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- Avis India, the No 1 premium car rental services provider in India, has introduced special driving holiday packages for chauffeur drive as well as self drive during the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held at New Delhi... Continue reading → 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...
Commonwealth Games 2010 DelhiCommonwealth Games 2010 Delhi For more info: sites.google.com Source: Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi The Games are scheduled to be held in Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi. The most expensive Commonwealth Games ever, being larger than the previous games in Melbourne 2006.From:varutteeViews:688 2ratingsTime:01:01More inTravel & Events more...
Delhi Commonwealth games 2010 ; see you in Delhi [ official video ]The 2010 Commonwealth Games are the nineteenth edition of the Common wealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games are scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in New Delhi and India generally, which has previously hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. It will also be the first time the Commonwealth Games will be held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). In addition to the Commonwealth Games, the city of Pune, India hosted the 3rd Common wealth Youth Games between October 12 and 18, 2008. The Youth Games offered nine sports: athletics, badminton, boxing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Attendance at the Common wealth Games is typically around 5000 athletes. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the organisation that is responsible for the direction and control of the Common wealth Games. The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Common wealth Games in 1970 and <b>...</b>From:utubekhiladiViews:8408 0ratingsTime: more...
New Delhi, Dec 20(ANI): The Group of Ministers (GoM) and the core committee responsible for the completion of the projects related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games met to review and discuss the preparations for the mega event on Sunday. more...
New Delhi: Eying the growing domestic tourist sector, Mahindra Holidays and Resorts, a part of Mahindra group, said it will be adding 1,000 more holiday homes under its newly-launched Homestays brand. more...
SURESH KALMADI, the chief of New Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 moved to combat the criticism caused by the delay in construction of the Commonwealth Games venues and cost overruns, by promising to complete all projects by the December 2009. While speaking to the media, Kalmadi said, “I’m confident that all New Delhi venues will be ready by the end of December.” He further added, “I assure you venues will be ready. They’ll be then put through test events and all problems sorted out six months before the Commonwealth Games are to take place.” The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be held in Delhi from between October 3-14, 2010. While speaking, Kalmadi was found very exciting. “These games will showcase India to the world,” he added. His enthusiasm was so high that he promised to overtake 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth. After the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) had expressed its anguish over the delay of work on Games infrastructure three months ago, Kalmadi admitted that the delay was caused primarily due to the escalating price of construction materials like steel and cement. But he also assured that the condition was successfully handled. Kalmadi is also the president of the Indian Olympic Association. After Kuala Lumpur organised the Commonwealth Games in 1998, New Delhi is the second Asian city to host the Games. It would be the second major sports event in India after the 1982 Asian Games. Mohinder Singh Gill, the Sports Minister of India also confirmed that the construction work would be closely monitored to meet the proposed deadline. He said, “While there is a lot to be done, I’m sure we’ll be ready in time. We’ll be ready, just like an Indian marriage where things look chaotic but eventually things happen smoothly.” Kalmadi said the Queen’s Baton relay would start from London in the first week of November and travel to 71 Commonwealth nations and territories before arriving in New Delhi. He also declared that Queen Elizabeth II would present the baton to an Indian athlete at Buckingham Place, from where the relay would go to all Commonwealth countries and territories. The baton would visit every state in India too. more...
Bonn, Germany – The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has officially released the Para-Sports Medal Events Programme for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games following consultation with the International Paralympic Committee. The Commonwealth Games will take place from 3-14 October 2010 in Delhi, India, and will showcase world-class sporting opportunities for elite athletes with a disability. 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...
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): A Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) security delegation arrived here on Monday to inspect all the facilities and the stadiums before the games to be held in 2010. more...
New Delhi: The Delhi Government presented its Budget for 2008-09 which emphasizes on improving the capital's infrastructure.The Budget was presented by Finance Minister AK Walia in the Assembly who allocated Rs 1,189 crore for the development of infrastructure related to Commonwealth Games which is head in the capital.A state-of-the-art Games Village is being built along the east bank of the Yamuna River by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) .A new indoor stadium will be constructed for Commonwealth Games and the existing ones will be repaired.The stadiums which will host the different games include Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Major Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium complex,Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range,Talkatora Indoor Stadium, Tyagaraj Sports Complex, Siri Fort Sports Complex, , RK Khanna Tennis Complex,Yamuna Sports Complex, Delhi University and the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.Many new flyovers are also being constructed for the 2010 Commonwealth Games along with the expedition of the work related to Delhi Metro. more...