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The Hindu Commonwealth Games Federation evaluates Sri LankaPeople’s Daily OnlineThe Commonwealth Games Federation began evaluating Sri Lanka's bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the southern city of Hambantota on Monday. Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper told reporters in Colombo that …Technical committee assesses 2018 CWG bidThe HinduH' tota development [...] more...
McGoldrick – has been awarded the Commonwealth Games gold medalSportinglife.comCommonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper said: "Sean is a very deserving gold medallist. "It has been unfortunate that Sean has had to wait so long for a medal that is rightly his. He showed great sportsmanship during the Games in … more...
Sports Features Communications Crime rate won't put Games bid at risk: authorityABC OnlineThe Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) says concerns about a spate of violent crimes on Queensland's Gold Coast are not likely to jeopardise the region's chances of hosting the 2018 games. CGF chief executive officer Mike Hooper and …Gold Coast crime not a factor in [...] more...
Reports claimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s representative on the Organising Committee, Jarnail Singh, knew and approved of the time scoring deal, which has led to the arrest of Suresh Kalmadi. 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...
Athletes planning to travel to India for the Commonwealth Games this week may find themselves in the heartbreaking position of making a choice between their safety and their […] more...
[author]BEN DOHERTY: FAIRFAX[/author] DELHI: Commonwealth Games organisers could face an expensive and embarrassing class action over their refusal to pay the international companies who put on the […] more...
Wellington, Oct 17 (PTI) Commonwealth Games Federationchief executive Mike Hooper today said he had done all hecould to make the Delhi Games a success and any talk of hisstanding down from his post was "silly". more...
Wellington, Oct 17 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper has defended the various comments he made during the preparations for Commonwealth Games 2010, saying he did all he could to make the mega event a success. more...
Melbourne, Oct 17 (PTI) Teenage boxer Damien Hooper hasbeen revealed as the Australian athlete sent back home earlyfrom the Delhi Commonwealth Games for alleged indiscipline. more...
Aussie boxer was sent home over 'dropping pants in front of official' during Delhi CWGPosted: 10:8a.m. IST, October 17, 2010Sydney, Oct 17 (ANI): An Australian boxer was sent […] more...
New Delhi, October 14 (PTI) Suresh Kalmadi today evadedmedia grilling after his last formal address to the press asthe Commonwealth Games chief organiser and walked away toreceive Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the men's hockeyfinal even as a question was fired at him by a scribe. more...
It has been learnt that Bhanot has been stripped off his decision making powers by OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi on the insistence of Games boss Mike Fennell. more...
When the organizing committee (OC) decided to move its international technical officials (ITO) from Vasant Kunj to different hotels in the NCR, it wouldn’t have thought its decision would come to haunt it later. Complaints from delegates about long wait for transport, combined with a long commute, have now forced the OC to re look at its transportation plans. 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...
World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) enthralled with a convincing win in just about five minutes to enter the quarterfinals along with Asian silver-medallist Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and Dilbag Singh (69kg) on yet another superb day for the Indians in the boxing competition of the Commonwealth Games here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Commonwealth Games CEO Mike Hoopertoday termed as "unfortuante" the comments made by a NewZealand TV anchor against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. more...
“The Commonwealth Games Federation has been consistent in saying that there have been delays in preparation of the Games. The completion date kept moving from February to March […] more...
From my bookmarks:Lawmaker says CGF must explain Comm Games failingsCommonwealth Games Federation chief executive Michael Hooper must share some blame over flawed planning for the New Delhi games […] more...
From my bookmarks:Lawmaker says CGF must explain Comm Games failingsCommonwealth Games Federation chief executive Michael Hooper must share some blame over flawed planning for the New Delhi games […] more...
Cool site of the day:Lawmaker says CGF must explain Comm Games failingsCommonwealth Games Federation chief executive Michael Hooper must share some blame over flawed planning for the New […] 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...
Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Mike Hooper should share the blame for the messy build up to the October 3-14 mega-event in Delhi, feels New Zealand Sports Minister Murray McCully. more...
Wellington, Oct 1 (PTI) Commonwealth Games Federation CEOMike Hooper should share the blame for the messy build up tothe October 3-14 mega-event in Delhi, feels New Zealand SportsMinister Murray McCully. more...
Protesters took to the streets of the Indian capital Thursday for a second straight day of demonstrations, demanding a boycott of the Commonwealth Games that begin this weekend. more...
The Kiwi head of the Commonwealth Games Federation has been accused of living it up royally in India, even as the Games preparations were floundering. more...
It was a relatively sunny start of the week for the Delhi Games 2010, with the intense work in the Games Village showing visible results. While the scenario seemed to be brighter sources said that the number of uninhabitable rooms which had been put at 150 is now only 30-40 rooms both team delegates as well as athletes admitted that the Village had improved significantly. The best news for the organizing committee (OC), however, was the arrival of another batch of over 500 athletes from various countries for the Games. 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...
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...
TOI reports: Michael Hooper, CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation who has been in Delhi for the past several years, has been living it up royally even as the […] 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...
Michael Hooper, CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation who has been in Delhi for the past several years, has been living it up royally even as the Games preparations were floundering. more...
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) 'Hang me if I am proved guilty,' Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi declared dramatically Monday, even as he ruled out his resignation on the graft charges that have hit the Games preparations, terming this a 'conspiracy against India'. more...
New Delhi, Sep.27 (ANI): Vice Chairman of Commonwealth Games' Organizing Committee Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Monday said that the committee will look into the money being spent on C'wealth Games Federation's Chief Executive Officer Mike Hooper's accommodation in India. more...
The first photos of the accommodation for athletes at the Commonwealth Games in India have emerged. One shows a filthy leaking toilet, another a stained and dirty shower […] more...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday took exception to Commonwealth Games CEO Mike Hooper's reported comments on the Capital's population, saying it was "very unkind and undiplomatic". more...
Commonwealth Games Federation boss Mike Fennell today backed his colleague Mike Hooper, saying he neither blamed the Indian government for Delhi's under-preparedness nor made any disparaging comments about Indians. more...
Mike Fennell backed Mike Hooper, saying he neither blamed the Indian govt for Delhi's under-preparedness nor made any disparaging comments about Indians. more...
A fact that most students of physics learn early in their careers is that the lack of a free path leads to viscosity. Now, as the Sydney Morning […] more...
“The Commonwealth Games and the Indian Reality” David Robinson International sport is often said to be about far more than the competition, promoting intercultural understanding, friendship […] more...
Taking a U-turn, CGF CEO Mike Hooper owned up the responsibility for the mess around the Commonwealth Games after blaming India's central and state governments for all the problems. more...
No end to the controversies over the Commonwealth Games (CWG) -this time over an interview given by Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) CEO Mike Hooper to a New Zealand media, which is blown up into a controversy. 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...
Just as things were beginning to look up for the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games, a spate of pullouts, more complaints about the athletes' village and the continuous negative publicity added to the hassled organisers' woes just one week before the mega-event. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation boss Mike Fennell might talk about sharing the blame for poor preparations of Games but its CEO Mike Hooper says they cannot be held responsible for OC's failure to meet the deadlines. more...
If Pakistan does not do something about its economy, poverty and over-population, we too will have gigantic slums like Delhi, Mumbai and Calcutta. Wake up politicians. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1314514/Commonwealth-Games-2010-Filthy-rooms-await-athletes-Delhi.html New Zealand joins […] more...
The controversy-hit 19th Commonwealth Games here Oct 3-14 are finally on the home stretch, despite some more pullouts by star athletes, and Australia, which hosted the previous edition, […] more...
There’s finally some good news coming from the Commonwealth Games Village. Days after the advance teams from New Zealand and Canada besides other countries complained about the condition of the Village, both delegates and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief, Michael Fennell, admitted that ‘‘considerable’’ improvements have been made. And while Fennell made it clear that the organising committee (OC) of the Delhi Games 2010 had to keep on its toes to ensure that the momentum of work continues, things looks good for the Games, with the first batch of 47 athletes, including 17 from England, landing in Delhi on Friday. 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...
Mike Hooper, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation,in an exclusive interview to ANI on Saturday in New Delhi,expressed satisfaction with security arrangement at the Games venues. 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...
NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell on Friday inspected the Commonwealth Games Village and said "considerable improvements" have been made there even as embattled organisers continued their sprint against time to complete preparations for the October 3-14 event. more...
It was another day of frenetic activity at the Commonwealth Games Village as top-ranking officials continued to drop in for inspections throughout Friday. Early on a sunny day, at 8:50 am, OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi and vice chairman Randhir Singh entered, and along with CGF president Mike Fennell, more...
The arrival of the first batch of the England contingent, New Zealand's confirmation of its participation and a positive statement from Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president […] more...
t was another day of frenetic activity at the Commonwealth Games Village as top-ranking officials contin- ued to drop in for inspections throughout Friday. Early on a sunny day, at 8:50am, OC chair- m more...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The controversy-hit 19th Commonwealth Games here Oct 3-14 are finally on the home stretch, despite some more pullouts by star athletes, and Australia, which hosted the previous edition, even questioning why the Games are being held in India. 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...
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell today inspected the Commonwealth Games village here and said "considerable improvements" have been made there. more...
Delhi authorities have made progress in fixing problems in the Commonwealth Games village and the event is expected to go ahead, the chief executive of the Games […] 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...
Here is a Morning Report interview with Michael Hooper from October 2009. At that time Hooper was in a spat over Games preparedness with Mr Kalmadi, head of […] more...
British team officials have warned the Commonwealth Games are on a "knife edge" over complaints of filthy housing and growing structural and security fears. more...
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 (ANI): The Congress party expressed its 'deep concern' on Wednesday over complaints regarding the preparations of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here. 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...
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...
The up-coming Commonwealth Games has all the marks of a Project Failure, even if it goes ahead. We are seeing a rapid moving of the criteria for success […] more...
New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games (CWG) plunged into deeper controversy on Tuesday when the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell said that parts of the Games Village […] more...
CEO of Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper expressed disappointment over the state of cleanliness at the Games Village here, calling the conditions "filthy". more...
New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive, Mike Hooper, on Tuesday expressing disappointment over the ill preparedness of the 2010 Games Village termed it as 'filthy'. more...
A meeting, which took stock of the progress of various unfinished projects, also deliberated on the shortcomings pointed out by Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell. more...
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Mike Hooper, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Tuesday expressed disappointment over the state of cleanliness at the Games Village here, calling the conditions 'filthy'. more...
COMMONWEALTH Games Federation president Michael Fennell has expressed grave concern about the athletes' village in Delhi, saying the facility is "seriously compromised".The state of the village has “shocked” many team officials ahead of the October 3-14 Games in the Indian capital, Fennell said. more...
: Security wise, the Commonwealth Games Federation is concerned but not worried at the moment. “We should not jump to conclusions right away,“ Mike Hooper, the CEO of the CGF, told HT after the incide 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...
Fears that some events at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi would have to be cancelled have been allayed after safety certificates for all venues were finally issued last night - less than four weeks before the start of the Games. 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...
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 Federation (CGF) is relying on Indian officials to provide bona fide building certificates for all of the sporting venues suspected of dodgy construction. 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...
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...
Games Federation CEO Mike Hooper said that it's not yet confirmed by the Organizing Committee that the Games Village and other venues are structurally safe. more...
India'sfailure to ensure that all CWG venues comply with safety provision norms couldrisk the organisation of event, according to CGF CEO Mike Hooper. more...
The Commonwealth Games Federation, which had been assured that the neces- sary certifications for all the venues and Games Village would be obtained by August 31, is yet to receive any confir- mation more...
India's failure to prove all Commonwealth Games venues and the athletes village are structurally sound and safe to use could jeopardise the event. more...
Remember the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee's controversial deal with Australia-based Sports Marketing & Management (SMAM)? The one that was hurriedly scrapped when it was discovered that SMAM was getting money for jam - a commission, ranging between 15 and 23%, not only on sponsorships brought by it for the Games but also on sponsorships coming to the Games anyway, like money from PSUs? more...
The Indian government has missed a deadline to certify all Commonwealth Games sporting venues are structurally sound and safe to operate following reports of dodgy building practices. more...
In the meeting, Dikshit briefed Fennel about progress of various key infrastructure projects like Barapullah Nallah elevated road and Games Village and told him that all the works will be completed well on time. more...
An investigation by a news channel has revealed a web of ownership details of firms awarded contracts by the Organising Committee of the Delhi Games that point to conflicts of interest. The channel, NDTV, revealed evidence linking Australia-based company, Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM) to more...
Safety, as reported by HT 10 days ago, will be the primary concern of Commonwealth Games Federation when its president arrives here for his two-day visit on Wednesday. The CGF chief, Mike Fennell, during an exclusive interview with HT, had asked the Games Organising Committee to provide fitness more...
: Safety, as reported by HT 10 days ago, will be the primary concern of Commonwealth Games Federation when its president arrives here for his two-day visit on Wednesday. The CGF chief, Mike Fennell more...
An investigation by a news channel has revealed a web of ownership details of firms awarded contracts by the Organising Committee of the Delhi Games that point to con- flicts of interest. The channel 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...
Athletes should not be apprehensive about security at the Commonwealth Games in October despite concerns raised by Australia, the head of the games organising federation said on Friday. more...
Mike Hooper, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), on Thursday denied the corruption charges by an interim report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India into the broadcast rights of the 2010 games to be hosted by New Delhi. more...
The chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation has denied his organization acted improperly over the appointment of a consultancy firm to handle international broadcasting rights for the event in India in October. 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...
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Already under attack from variousquarters, the CWG Organising Committee has come in forcriticism from government auditor CAG over appointment of twoconsultants for broadcast rights and sponsorship agreements. more...
New Delhi, Aug.12 (ANI): The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Thursday strongly denied charges made in the interim report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) related to selection procedure of Fast Track Sales Ltd. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation admitted that it recommended Fast Track Pvt Ltd for broadcast rights deal to OC but claimed there was nothing wrong in it. more...
Suspended CWG OC joint director TS Darbari has written to the union sports secretary and CGF CEO Mike Hooper claiming that his sacking was unjustified. more...
The Commonwealth Games Federation has written a letter to FIH seeking advice on the Indian Hockey team`s participation in the Commonwealth Games. more...
The Commonwealth Games Federation has written a letter to FIH seeking advice on the Indian hockey team's participation in the Commonwealth Games. more...
Straight Talk with Mike Hooper Part 1Mike Hooper, the CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation is a worried man with all the allegations of corruption floating around. Listen to what he told our national affairs editor Seema Mustafa in the course of the show. Straight Talk.From:newsxliveViews:122 1ratingsTime:11:53More inNews & Politics more...
Straight Talk with Mike Hooper Part 2Mike Hooper, the CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation is a worried man with all the allegations of corruption floating around. Listen to what he told our national affairs editor Seema Mustafa in the course of the show. Straight Talk.From:newsxliveViews:44 0ratingsTime:13:22More inNews & Politics more...
The embattled Commonwealth Games Organisers received a strong rebuke from CGF chief Michael Fennell who said that the image of the Games "could not be damaged by corruption charges". more...
With barely eight weeks to go, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is closely monitoring all developments around Delhi 2010. What has been of concern to the Federation is the short time remaining to fix all the problems that have been reported in the media. “Since we are just eight weeks away more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) Secretary General Lalit Bhanot on Monday said about 700 people have been sent as part of venue operations teams to the stadiums to assess facilities. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Mike Hooper slammed Suresh Kalmadi for the shoddy construction at the various venues of the upcoming CW Games. more...