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The GuardianLondon 2012: Paul Drinkhall heads Team GB's group of table tennis playersThe GuardianDrinkhall is joined by the 18-year-old Liam Pitchford, who won two medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Pitchford demonstrated his potential at the European Championships, where he beat four players ranked in the world top 100 including the …London 2012 [...] more...
Brisbane TimesBusinessman replaces sacked Olympian as Gold Coast chiefReuters UK| SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Queensland government has replaced the sacked chairman of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games organising committee with a Brisbane businessman. Mark Stockwell, who won three swimming medals at the 1984 Olympics, …Newman tight-lipped over dropping Games chairman StockwellABC OnlineComm Games Board [...] more...
SA's top Olympic hopesSPORT24Chad le Clos won five gold medals at the All Africa Games, two gold medals in the Commonwealth Games and also won gold at the World Championship in the 200m butterfly. (Gallo Images) Caster Semenya won gold in the women's 800m at the 2009 World … more...
Scotsman2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games drops archery and tennis in favour of judo and …Indian Sports news2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games drops archery and tennis in favour of judo and triathlon 5.0 out of 5 based on 1 votes. India's medals hopes at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games were dealt a severe blow on Tuesday with the [...] 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...
Stuff.co.nzNZ rugby stars may switch to sevensStuff.co.nz"There's no doubt that seeing four teams go to Commonwealth Games and come back with gold medals has meant a lot to the image of the game and the status that sevens has," Tew said. Tietjens said the differences between the seven-man game and 15s would …Finale in Rio [...] 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...
Police Games from MondayTimes of IndiaInspector Anil Kumar, gold medallist in wrestling in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and Samresh Jung, who won five gold medals, one silver and one bronze in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, are some of the high-profile athletes who will be seen in …CISF to host 60th All India Police GamesIndian [...] more...
Stuff.co.nzLi Chunli still a table tennis ace at age 50Stuff.co.nzA fifth Olympic Games is beyond Chunli, who celebrated her 50th birthday a week ago, but the Chinese-born New Zealander still displayed the touch that enabled her to win gold, silver and two bronze medals at the Manchester Commonwealth Games a decade …and more » more...
Sportsnet.caCanadian divers book tickets for London OlympicsCP24, CanadaCanada's Alexandre Despatie, from Montreal, holds up his three gold medals for diving Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz) LONDON — Canada's Alexandre Despatie and Reuben Ross …Canadian divers qualify for LondonLondon Free PressCanada's Despatie desperate to [...] more...
LJ seeks 'something special'SPORT24"I've won medals everywhere else in outdoor competition – World Championships, Commonwealth Games and African Championships – and all I need now is that Olympic medal." Van Zyl, 26, was the standout performer in last season's Yellow Pages Series, …and more » more...
Brisbane TimesHealthy Seebohm picks up speedThe AustralianBut Seebohm, 19, is now back in the form that won her eight medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and this time her timing is perfect with the Olympic trials just five weeks away. She defeated Belinda Hocking, the world silver medallist in the 200m …Seebohm sets sights on [...] more...
After Members of Parliament, it was the turn of sportspersons to demand that they should be given priority in allotting the flats at the Commonwealth Games Village. more...
India`s medals tally swelled to 33, including 15 gold, on the second day of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Cape Town, South Africa. more...
India bagged 15 medals, including six gold, to begin their campaign on an impressive note in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Cape Town, South Africa more...
Flashback time or looking at the sporting road ahead? No easy answers even one year after the Commonwealth Games with the grand opening ceremony and rich medals haul almost fading in memory as the men behind the multimillion rupee event continue to be behind bars on charges of corruption and many of the lavish stadiums lie in disuse. more...
My article published in Leicester Mercury Newspaper on Friday, February 04, 2011Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Meghan Beesley hopes to add to her impressive array of medals at the London […] more...
BBC NewsCommonwealth Games youth team fails to achieve targetMmegi OnlineAn eight-member team that represented the country at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man, United Kingdom, will return home with two medals, falling short of the target of four medals. The games ended yesterday and the team is expected to …Orange Army praised [...] 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...
City sprinter facilitatedTimes of IndiaSudha brought laurels to the country and state by winning medals in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. She won a gold in 3000 m steeple chase event in Asian Games at Guangzhou in November 2010 and at the Commonwealth Games. …and more » more...
India finished 9th in the Commonwealth Youth Games which concluded in Isle of Man on Tuesday, as England topped the table with 37 gold. India won 3 gold, silver and as many bronze medals. HTC more...
Medals At Commonwealth Youth Games Boost Hambantota 2018 BidGamesBids.comHambantota 2018 Organising Committee Co-Chair Ajith Nivard Cabraal said Tuesday that the performance of Sri Lanka's rising stars at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games this past week will benefit the country's bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2018. … more...
BBC NewsFive NZ medals on opening night of Commonwealth Youth GamesVoxyNew Zealand has claimed five medals on the opening night of finals at the fourth Commonwealth Youth Games on the Isle of Man today. Counties Manukau teenager Corey Main led the way with a gold medal, with a silver and bronze to Christchurch's Sophia …Fabulous [...] more...
The HinduAshish Kumar aims to perfect new movesThe HinduAshish Kumar, the only Indian gymnast to win Commonwealth Games and Asian Games medals, having introduced some new elements into his routines, is striving to perfect them to claim an Olympics berth in the World championships in Tokyo next month. …Kumar eyes Olympic spotsportal.co.inGowda determined to win [...] more...
Manx RadioEight leave for Commonwealth Youth GamesMmegi OnlineEight juniors will leave on Tuesday for the Isle of Man for the Commonwealth Youth Games, which run from September 6-13. Botswana will be represented in athletics, swimming, boxing and badminton and are targeting at least four medals. …Canadian team selected for Commonwealth Youth GamesVancouver SunM'sia target one [...] 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...
The HinduNarang conferred Khel Ratna, Zaheer misses functionRediffAce shooter Gagan Narang [ Images ], who won four gold medals at last year's Commonwealth Games [ Images ], was conferred the country's highest sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna [ Images ] award — at a glittering ceremony at the …Khel Ratna in bag, [...] more...
Super Ken turns into top coachThe Zimbabwe StandardHe counts the NCAA gold in 400m hurdles, World championship finalist twice and bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia in 1998, as well as a silver medallist at the All Africa Games in 1999, among his numerous medals. …and more » more...
The Hindu Gagan Narang to be conferred Khel Ratna on Aug 29RediffAce Indian shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals at last year's Commonwealth Games [ Images ], will receive the country's highest sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna — from the President at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. …Govt confirms Khel Ratna for Gagan [...] more...
Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Amandeep Singh (49kg) was the lone Indian boxer to reach the finals of the Asian Championships with a tough win over Asylbek Nazaraliev of Kyrgyzstan in the semifin more...
Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Amandeep Singh (49kg) was the lone Indian boxer to reach the finals of the Asian Championships with a tough win over Asylbek Nazaraliev of Kyrgyzstan in the semifinals on Thursday. more...
Medals Won at the Commonwealth GamesBernewsSince competing in the first Commonwealth Games in 1930, Bermuda has won a total of five medals. Initially called the British Empire Games,the name change came in the 1950's. With one gold and two silver and bronze, Bermuda has won five Commonwealth …and more » more...
DAWN.com Wrestlers denied participation owing to PSB goof-upDAWN.comThe squad also included two of the top wrestlers — Azhar Hussain and Mohammad Inam — who bagged medals in the last Commonwealth Games held in India in 2010. However, slackness on part of the PSB officials have disrupted Pakistan Wrestling Federation …Pak participation in C'wealth Wrestling in doubtPakistan [...] 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...
SO how will the Commonwealth Games in Delhi be remembered – indeed, will it be remembered at all? The disappointing truth is that it will be remembered in […] more...
Sydney Morning Herald With world championship jitters put aside, Coutts cruises aheadSydney Morning HeraldSHANGHAI: Alicia Coutts competed in the 2008 Olympic Games, won five Commonwealth Games gold medals in New Delhi, and has ranked highly in her events this year, but she has revealed that when it comes to major international competitions, …Coutts conquers butterfliesThe AgeHuegill [...] more...
The Hindu The shooting star: Gagan NarangDaily News & AnalysisAnd since then, I have always let my gun do the talking and I am happy that I shot well in the Commonwealth Games and the Asians after that. After the disappointment of not getting the award last year, you won four gold medals at the Commonwealth [...] more...
The Hindu Gagan Narang set to get Khel Ratna, Arjuna for ZaheerTimes of IndiaPTI | Jul 22, 2011, 01.34pm IST NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang, who notched up four gold medals at last year's Commonwealth Games, is all set to be conferred with the country's highest sporting honour – the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna [...] more...
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India's top shooter Gagan Narang, who bagged four gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting award in the country, a member of the selection committee said. more...
Mitchell takes all-around goldSydney Morning HeraldCommonwealth Games golden girl Lauren Mitchell has regained her Australian all-around gymnastics title to kick-start preparations for the world championships and next year's London Olympics. Mitchell, who won four gold medals at the Delhi Games, …WA's Lauren Mitchell wins all-round title at National ChampionshipsPerth Nowall 9 news articles » more...
Daijiworld.com India's 400m star Akkunji faces doping banAFPAkkunji was part of the women's 4×400m relay team that won the gold medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, last year along with Mandeep Kaur and Jose. Akkunji also took the 400m hurdles Asiad title. …Another Blow for Ashwini: 'B' Sample Tests Positive, [...] more...
Reuters India Indian names judge to head doping inquiryAFPThe trio were part of the women's 4×400m relay teams that won the gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, last year. Akkunji also claimed the 400m hurdles Asiad title in a personal best time. …Indian officials fired over doping [...] more...
The Hindu Long jump king Powell backs life bans for dopingAFPThe trio were part of the women's 4×400m relay team that won gold medals in 2010 at the Delhi Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. "It shows we are taking this seriously," said Powell. "As of now, if you try to use something [...] more...
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Ashwini Akkunji, the star of India's successful athletics campaign at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games who won three gold medals, is the latest to fail the dope test along with another fellow runner Priyanka Pawar, taking the total number of athletes returning positive to a shocking eight. 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...
The Hindu Positive that negates India's athletics highIndian ExpressThe black smear of doping is just one positive test away from coating itself on any past triumphs — something Mandeep Kaur, one of the poster-girls of Indian athletics after the women's 4X400m relay quartet's gold medals in the Commonwealth Games and …Banned & shamedHindustan TimesWe'll raid your [...] more...
Zee News Haryana assures top sportspersons of jobsMangalorean.comSportspersons from Haryana had bagged the maximum number of medals, including gold medals, at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) and Guangzhou Asian Games last year. Under the new policy, medal winners at the Olympic Games and gold medal winners at …Employment for outstanding sportspersonsHindustan TimesEmployment Guarantee Policy for [...] more...
The official CWG website declares: Host nation India performs better than ever • India won more Gold medals than it had won before in one Games. It took 38 […] more...
BBC News Hoy undecided about Glasgow GamesBBC NewsSir Chris Hoy will wait until after the London 2012 Olympics before deciding whether to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow two years later. Hoy won three cycling gold medals at Beijing 2008, becoming Scotland's most successful Olympian, …Chris Hoy undecided on future but dreams of Glasgow 2014 [...] more...
Pune, Jun 3 (PTI) Believing in the adage "a stitch in time saves nine," Asian Games gold medal winning rower Bajrang Lal Takhar today said more medals could have been won in the sport at international events had timely response and help come from the government."There is government support, but it does not come on time. Two years ago, we had prepared a budget and presented but the help did not come on time. If it had come on time, we could have won more gold medals in the international competitions, including Commonwealth Games 2010 and Asian Games 2010," said Bajrang here. ... more...
Taekwondo DVD Set Featuring National Team Coaches And Commonwealth Games …PR Web (press release)BTS Southampton had three of their students represent Great Britain in the Commonwealth Games. Alexandra Thomas and Jenny Marjason both got Gold Medals whilst Jemma Johnson gained a silver medal. It was time for the world to stand up and take note [...] more...
A Mighty Mouse auctionVancouver SunThe 5-foot-3 Vancouverite swam internationally for three years. She won four gold medals, three silver medals and set two world records at the 1966 Commonwealth Games. She set two more world records at the 1967 Pan American Games. …and more » more...
Haryana's youth lead the way to EverestExpress BuzzKATHMANDU: After proving their mettle in the sporting arena, including bagging the lion's share of medals at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, men and women from Haryana, including a young couple, are now seeking to conquer the world's highest peak. …and more » more...
The Delhi government today honoured the medallists of last year`s Commonwealth Games and Asian Games with cash awards and distributed an amount of Rs 2.80 crore among the athletes, who brought laurels for the country. more...
Delhi Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist in boxing Dilbag Singh of Haryana is among the 13 top players who tested positive for performanceenhancing drugs during the Jharkhand National Games in Februa more...
New Delhi, Apr 14 (PTI) Indian women weightlifters won five bronze medals on the opening day of the Senior Asian Championships at Tongling City in China today.48kg lifter Kh Sanjita Chanu won a bronze each in clean and jerk (90kg) and total lift (158kg).In 53kg category, Matsa Santoshi bagged a bronze each in snatch (70kg), clean and jerk (88kg) and total lift (158kg).Commonwealth Games gold medallist Katulu Ravi Kumar is competing in men''s 69kg category while Chandreshori Devi is taking part in women''s 58kg. more...
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...
LAINE CLARK WINNING eight medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games was always going to be a hard act to follow. But for Australian swim team spearhead Emily Seebohm just performing […] more...
Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist V Srinivasa Rao bettered his pre- vious record to clinch the yel- low metal in the men's 56kg category of the National Games weightlifting event at the Tata Auditor more...
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) President Pratibha Patil today described the Commonwealth Games held here in October last year as a "great success" and lauded Delhiites for showing "exemplary discipline and courtesy". Addressing a joint sitting of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget session, she also noted that sportspersons of the country secured "an unprecedented medal tally" in the event. "The Commonwealth Games in October last were a great success. Our sportspersons secured an unprecedented medal tally. The citizens of Delhi displayed exemplary discipline and courtesy," she said. ... more...
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ashish Kumar was introduced to Gymnastics at a tender age of four when his brother observed him somersaulting with near accuracy in the comforts of his bed room. more...
The Uttar Pradesh government today honoured 16 players of the state who brought laurels to the country by winning medals in the recently held Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. more...
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister PK Dhumal gave away cash awards to Commonwealth and Asian Games medal winners at the Statehood Day function at Hamirpur. more...
The HP govt honoured four shooters from the state who won medals at 2010 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, by giving them cash awards totalling Rs 57 lakh. more...
A few months after the worst-ever Commonwealth Games ended in New Delhi, disgraced Chairman of the CWG Committee Suresh Kalmadi found himself entangled in a fresh controversy in […] 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...
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 CWG and Asian Games. more...
India`s top singles player Somdev Devvarman was felicitated here on Thursday ahead of the Aircel Chennai Open 2011, for winning gold medals at both the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and Asian Games at Guangzhou. more...
India's top singles player Somdev Devvarman was felicitated ahead of the Aircel Chennai Open 2011, for winning gold medals at both the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and Asian Games at Guangzhou. more...
New stars emerged on the horizon as Indian track and field athletes brought unprecedented success to the country with impressive performances in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in a record-breaking 2010. more...
The All India Police Sports Control Board organised today a felicitation function for police sportspersons who won medals in the 19th Commonwealth Games, New Delhi (October 3-14, 2010), […] more...
India recovered from a bout of bad publicity in time to put on a great show at the Commonwealth Games.With 74 gold medals, Australia dominated the October event, but it was the record 38 gold that more...
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday felicitated sportspersons employed with various police forces who won medals during the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games. 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...
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...
Indian lifters bagged seven medals including three gold, on the first day of the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships at Penang in Malaysia. more...
Buoyed by the success in the Commonwealth Games and Asiad, Railways have decided to undertake full-fledged exercise to win as many medals in the 2012 London Olympics. more...
Buoyed by the success in the Commonwealth Games and Asiad, Railways have decided to undertake full-fledged exercise to win as many medals in the 2012 London Olympics. more...
Tennis stalwart Mahesh Bhupathi feels it has been a `big` year for Indian tennis capped by Somdev Devvarman`s exceptional showing at the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. more...
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Encouraged by India's best-ever medal haul in the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, the sports ministry is ready with an ambitious blueprint for the 2012 London Olympics and has identified 15 athletes capable of winning an unprecedented 10 medals. more...
A trip to Italy a day after the Delhi Commonwealth Games, it seems, was the secret behind Ronjan Sodhi`s gold-medal winning feat at the Asian Games in Guangzhou. more...
New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) A trip to Italy a day after theDelhi Commonwealth Games, it seems, was the secret behindRonjan Sodhi's gold-medal winning feat at the Asian Games inGuangzhou. 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...
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...
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...
S S Ramaswamy Guangzhou, Nov 17 (PTI) Indian shooters put up a dismalshow on another windy day as they drew a blank for the thirdday in running with only pistol expert and MelbourneCommonwealth Games hero Samaresh Jung coming up with somethingnotable in the Asian Games today. 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...
After a splendid performance in Commonwealth Games 2010, Indian Railways’ sports persons are set to bring more laurels to the nation. Continuing its run of glory in country’s […] more...
India exceeded all expectations with 38 gold medals in the Commonwealth Games to finish at the second spot in the medals tally. The event has changed. So have the venues and conditions. The goal thoug more...
By Jes Lothman -- During October, the Commonwealth Games were played in New Delhi, India. These games similar in spirit to the Olympics but competing teams, like South […] more...
India are hoping to follow their impressive performance at the Commonwealth Games with another big medal haul at the Asian Games in Guangzhou but tougher competition awaits them in China. more...
All the Commonwealth Gamesmedallists, except for woman discus thrower Seema Antil, wereon Tuesday named in India`s 69-strong athletics squad for the AsianGames starting in Guangzhou, China from November 12. 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...
As the 600-plus Indian contingent shifts base to Guangzhou (China) for the Asian Games, starting November 12, a candid Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president, Suresh Kalmadi, spoke to the Hindusta more...
At the Melbourne Commonwealth Games four years ago, Indian shooters had contributed 27 medals, includ- ing 14 gold. A couple of months later, at the Doha Asian Games, their share had shrunk to 14, whi more...
With expectations sky-high aftertheir stupendous Commonwealth Games performance but verylittle time for preparations, Indian pugilists head toGuangzhou for the Asiad where the country hasnot won a boxing gold since 1998. more...
New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) With expectations sky-high aftertheir stupendous Commonwealth Games performance but verylittle time for preparations, Indian pugilists head toGuangzhou tomorrow for the Asian Games where the country hasnot won a boxing gold since 1998. more...
Delhi brings down the curtain on astonishing 19th Commonwealth Games(2010)!!!!To check for the medals list check the official site link,http://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/Root.mvc/Medals DELHI, Oct 14 - The 19th Commonwealth Games came […] more...
: After a reasonabl successful jaunt at the Commonwealth Games, Indian weightlifters will be expected to bag a rich haul at the Asian Games too. India had bagged eight medals, including two gold, a more...
Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who lifted four gold medals in the 19th Commonwealth Games in Delhi last month, will be India's flag-bearer for the 16th Asian Games. more...
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today described shooting star Gagan Narang as a `one-man army` and also promised promotion for Air India athletes, who won medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games. more...
Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals at last month`s Commonwealth Games, will be India`s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on November 12. more...
Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals at last month's Commonwealth Games, will be India's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on November 12.It was announced by Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi here on Tuesday. more...
Bhagalpur silks ‘win’ CWG ‘golds’ BJ Mirror Correspondent Bihar ‘grabbed’ ‘gold medals’ at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, 2010 at New Delhi, albeit with a difference. The century-old traditional Bhagalpur […] more...
Rai (Haryana), Nov 1 (IANS) After doling out huge cash rewards for the Commonwealth Games medallists, the Haryana government Monday announced a whopping Rs.2 crore for athletes from the state who win gold in the 2012 London Olympics. 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...
Chandigarh, Oct 31 (IANS) Shooter Gagan Narang hails from Hyderabad but when Haryana honours medal winners of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), he will be the biggest beneficiary - thanks to his family's Panipat connection. 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...
Indian Gold Medal Winners of Commonwealth Delhi| Commonwealth games 2010 medal tally | Commonwealth Games 2010 Indian Medal Winners| Medals and Results | CWG Medal List […] more...
Following the overwhelming success of Indian athletes at the Commonwealth Games, the sports ministry wants to continue pumping in more money and strategising for their sustained progress till the 2012 London Olympics. more...
Indian archers were hoping to strike three medals in the Asian Games, but were getting a bit tired by the plethora of felicitations after their success at the Commonwealth Games. more...
: The Indian weightlifting team expected a tally of at least 10 medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, but could manage eight with just a cou- ple of gold. National coach Ha more...
Kolkata, Oct 29 (PTI) Indian archers were hoping tostrike three medals in the Asian Games, but were getting a bittired by the plethora of felicitations after their success atthe Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Following the overwhelming success of Indian athletes at the Commonwealth Games, the sports ministry wants to continue pumping in more money and strategising […] more...
The staging of the Commonwealth Games Squash Championships in Delhi has been hailed as an overwhelming success by the World Squash Federation at its AGM. Led by 19 players […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The staging of squash competitionat the Commonwealth Games here has been hailed as anoverwhelming success by the World Squash Federation at itsannual general meeting. more...
The South African team that finished fifth in the Delhi Commonwealth Games with 33 medals was "too white" and was not representative of the country`s population demographics, a Parliamentarian here has stated. more...
The South African team that finished fifth in the Commonwealth Games with 33 medals was "too white" and was not representative of the country's population demographics. 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...
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...
World champion grappler Sushil Kumar and discus thrower Krishna Poonia along with 25 other Railways sportspersons were felicitated today by Rail Minister Mamata Banerjee for clinching medals in the Commonwealth Games here. more...
Mamata Banerjee batted for Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold-diggers on Tuesday when she asked her staff to remove hurdles in the paths of sportspersons employed with the railways. more...
Kolkata, Oct 26 (PTI) Having earned India the first evertable tennis gold in Commonwealth Games, Subhajit Saha now hashis eyes firm on the next month's Asian Games. more...
A Sri Lankan boxer who won gold the bantamweight division in New Delhi has been confirmed as the fifth athlete to fail a doping test during the Oct. […] 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...
Recently I was in Delhi working as part of the coverage for the Commonwealth Games, so what better way to sample some venues I've never been to before?? […] more...
Working at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, I was given the task of covering the wrestling. The only problem was I had (and pretty much still have) no […] more...
Bangalore: The Commonwealth Games 2010 are over finally and nobody has or should have any doubt about India's successful hosting of the mega event. Yes, there are dark […] 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...
Hyderabad, Oct 24 (PTI) She may not have succeeded inwinning a gold at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games,but tennis star Sania Mirza is now looking forward to give herbest in the next month's Asian Games in Guangzhou. more...
: Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG), returned home to a warm wel- come here Saturday and said he had no regrets over missing two more medals. 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...
Shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta and shooter Gagan Narang were among the sportspersons who were felicitated by the Andhra Pradesh government for their medal winning performance in Delhi Commonwealth Games, here on Saturday. more...
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (PTI) Ace Indian marksman Gagan Narang,who claimed four golds in Delhi Commonwealth Games, today saidhe does not regret missing the chance to complete his quota ofsix yellow metals in the October 3-14 mega-event. more...
...are disappointingly boring and uninteresting to hold. Incredibly plain and not heavy at all... even holding 2 at once.I can say I was whelmed by the whole experience. Just […] more...
Image by ComSec via Flickr Now that the Commonwealth Games are over Mani Shankar Aiyar and others who fled the city have returned to Delhi to […] more...
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (IANS) 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...
: The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Thursday announced a 13-member squad, that also includes two Commonwealth Games gold medallist, for the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou in China. K. more...
The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Thursday announced a 13-member squad, that also includes two Commonwealth Games gold medallist, for the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou in China. K. Ra more...
Chandigarh, Oct 22 (PTI) Indian marksman Gagan Narang,who clinched four medals in Delhi Commonwealth Games, would behonoured by Haryana government at Sonipat on November 1, ChiefMinister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said. more...
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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 glory can obscure the ignominy that dogged the Commonwealth Games, but learn we must from our mistakes.. K. Murali Kumar Brand India, but at what cost? (Above) […] more...
Coimbatore, Oct 21 (ANI): The Indian Navy on Thursday felicitated ace shooters Omkar Singh and Harpreet Singh, who won gold medals in the recently concluded XIXth Commonwealth Games, in a ceremony held at INS Agrani base station in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore city. more...
Chandigarh, Oct 21 (PTI) Haryana Government today decidedto boost the morale of the state atheltes who didn't finish inthe medal bracket of the Commonwealth Games by announcing acash prize of Rs two lakhs for all the participants. more...
'We saw it in the Commonwealth Games. We gave a chance to rural India and who won us the medals -- the girls of rural India,' said the HRD minister. more...
TWO-time Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has backed Grimsby's Kate Haywood to repeat her Commonwealth Games heroics at the London 2012 Olympics. Haywood revealed she will now wave goodbye to […] more...
Ranchi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Jharkhand government Wednesday felicitated the Indian archers including local girl Deepika Kumari for their medal-winning performances at the Commonwealth Games but ignored the efforts of hockey player Prabodh Tirkey, who was also among the medal-winners in New Delhi. more...
The Commonwealth Games have begun in Delhi, in fact we are into the fourth day of competition! As usual at the Commonwealth Games, Australia is dominating and again as […] more...
As India created history by bagging Commonwealth medals in gymnastics, former Australian champion says he is impressed with the quality of young Indian sportspersons as well as the attitude and passion of Indians which helped in making the recently concluded Games great. more...
THE Community, Culture and Leisure Minister has said that plans are progressing well for the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2011. Following the return of the Island's Commonwealth Team from […] more...
Ranchi, Oct 19 (IANS) Archer Deepika Kumar, who won two gold medals in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, Tuesday sought a plot from the Jharkhand government for a house. more...
Nashik, Oct 19 (PTI) Two armymen from Nashik ArtilleryCentre -- Manoj Kumar and C Srither -- who bagged a silvereach at the Commonwealth Games were accorded a warm welcomehere. 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...
Howdy All, I came across this article by Anthony Sharwood who writes for the punch. A very clever and entertaining read. Enjoy 1. Fat men can be winners Geoff Huegill won […] more...
With 38 gold medals earned at the Commonwealth Games, India seem to have announced their arrival. Hindustan Times takes a look at how our stars compare against the best in the trade ... ATHLETICS Disc more...
Hard punches exchanged during the Commonwealth Games, it was time for the boxers to take a break and set their sights on the next big event coming up -- the Asian Games in Guangzhou next month. Tho more...
Indian boxers packed a powerful punch in the Commonwealth Games with an unprecedented medal haul but replicating the performance in next month`s Asian Games would be tough as they have got very little time for rest and recovery. more...
Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh vowed to make up for his semifinal loss at the CWG with a gold medal at the upcoming Asian Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh Monday vowed to make up for his semi-final loss at the Commonwealth Games with a gold medal at the upcoming Asian Games at Guangzhou, China from Nov 12. more...
While Australia dominated the overall medal standings of the just concluded New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Kenya dominated the middle and long distance events of athletics.So dominating was their […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Cuban coach of the Indian boxing team B.I. Fernandez Monday expressed disappointment at being ignored for the felicitation ceremony hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Commonwealth Games medallists. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday declared cash rewards for all the capital's sportspersons who won medals at the Commonwealth Games which concluded Oct 14. The capital's 10 medal winners include seven wrestlers and three shooters. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistwrestler Sushil Kumar and silver medal winning shooter DeepakSharma were felicitated by the Ministry of Steel here at UdyogBhavan today. more...
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...
What a week for the home nations at the Commonwealth Games. A total of 16 medals - five gold, five silver and six bronze augers well for London […] more...
Jaipur, Oct 17 (PTI) Krishna Poonia, who became the firstIndian woman to win an individual Commonwealth Games goldmedal early this week, today said she bagged the yellow metaldespite having a knee swelling during her discus throw eventin the New Delhi mega event. more...
"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...
Great show, India! 101, the magical figure which we reached with medals, make us so proud! Our athletes deserve a standing ovation! And, of course, not to forget […] more...
Coimbatore, Oct 17 (PTI) Two shooters from Coimbatore --Omkar Singh and Harpreet Singh made the city proud afterwinning five gold medals and a silver medal for the country inthe recently concluded Commonwealth Games at New Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) The International BoxingAssociation (AIBA) has lavished praise on Indian pugilists fortheir unprecedented haul of three gold and four bronze medalsat the just-concluded Commonwealth Games, saying theperformance was "absolutely outstanding". 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...
Champion shuttlers and Commonwealth Games gold medallists Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa arrived here on Saturday to a low-key welcome.It was a private television channel which welc more...
India`s top shuttlers, including Saina Nehwal, today said their success at the Commonwealth Games would not put them under pressure to perform at upcoming Asian Games in China. more...
Firebrand shuttler and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jwala Gutta tells DNA that she has not got any help from Badminton Federation of India. And she is also cool about being the glamour girl of badminton more...
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (IANS) All medal winners of the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) hailing from Haryana will get Maruti cars as prize besides the cash rewards already announced by the state government. more...
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (PTI) Thirty medalists of theCommonwealth Games (CWG) from Haryana and two others - SainaNehwal and Sushil Kumar - having connection with the statewould get Maruti cars. more...
The Commonwealth Games 2010 came to an end Thursday evening. There have been a flood of opinions in the print and on the web about different aspects of […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and MP Rahul Gandhi Saturday met Indian sportspersons who won medals in the Commonwealth Games. 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...
Melbourne, Oct 16 (PTI) She went to Delhi in anonymitybut five medals at the Commonwealth Games have made swimmerAlicia Coutts a household name in Australia now. more...
Gold, silver and bronze medallists would receive Rs10 lakh, Rs7 lakh and Rs5 lakh, respectively. The announcement comes as a ray of hope for the athletes, most of who come from middle-class families in rural Karnataka. more...
While Delhi was winding up as the 2010 Commonwealth Games hosts, trap champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu was busy packing his bags and heading to Italy for a training stint. more...
COMMENT I cannot but help wonder about the stunning cash awards being promised to Singapore athletes after their wins at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. China-born shooter Gai Bin, 42, garnered the […] more...
COMMENT I cannot but help wonder about the stunning cash awards being promised to Singapore athletes after their wins at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. China-born shooter Gai Bin, 42, garnered the […] more...
India celebrates its success in CWG; Medal Winners meet PMIndia is in a celebration mood with its sports men and women bringing laurels to the country in the […] more...
After much criticism and irregularities by the organising committee of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, India has finally put on a “spectacular” show. On October 14, Thursday, the curtain […] more...
India gloriously showcased its soft power in a Bollywood spectacle that brought the curtains down on the Commonwealth Games 2010 — and tears to every eye that watched […] more...
India's Jwala Gutta, right, and Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda show the gold medals they won in the women's badminton doubles event during the Commonwealth Games at Siri Fort Sports […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Nigerian runner Folashade Abugan, who bagged two silver medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, is the fourth athlete to test positive for a banned substance and has been disqualified, the Commonwealth Games Federation said Friday. more...
London, Oct 15 (IANS) The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi have ended without any major glitches as India celebrated the finale with an extravagant cultural show, the British media said Friday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkartoday congratulated the Indian athletes for putting up a goodperformance in the 19th Commonwealth Games here and helpingthe country finish second on the medal tally. 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...
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): It was a triumphant evening for India when it completed the holding of the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi, putting at rest a thousand doubts by staging one of the most colourful galas to bring down the curtain on the eleven-day event. more...
Sydney, Oct 15 (IANS) An Australian athlete was sent home for bad behaviour this week from the Commonwealth Games and a washing machine was dropped from a balcony in the Australian section of the Games Village after the closing ceremony, it was reported Friday. 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...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Indian Vice President M Hamid Ansari and Britain s Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex at the Commonwealth Games closing […] more...
Nehwal's victory handed India second place in the medals tableEngland were beaten to second place in the Commonwealth Games medals table by […] more...
India has proved that it can do the best by hosting the best ever Commonwealth Games. Indian atheletes also gave be best ever performance winning 38 Gold medals […] more...
MATT EBDEN (2004) and DAVID CHAN (2003) have plenty to grin about! [slideshow] They both won bronze medals in Delhi at the Commonwealth Games. Matt in Tennis and David on […] more...
There’s life beyond self-doubt. Even for a country that has suffered chronic bouts of that dark feeling often when the words Commonwealth Games were uttered these last few months. Fitting then that it was three extremely self-assured sportswomen from India — seasoned shuttle-sharks Saina Nehwal and Jwala Gutta, and a third, Ashwini Ponappa, emerging as Jwala’s finest understudy over the last 10 days — who guided the country into that realm of supreme confidence and pride, that only a sporting medal could guarantee. more...
New Delhi’s Commonwealth Games ended with martial art battles and a laser show after a record haul of gold medals for India and last-minute fixes to venues rescued an event that had threatened a national embarrassment. more...
Indian paddlers on Thursday assured the country of a total five medals from table tennis in the Commonwealth Games when reigning national champion Poulomi Ghatak and Mouma Das clinched a bronze, beati more...
The 19th Commonwealth Games have ended in Delhi with Australia topping the medals table, winning 74 gold medals. India edged ahead of England to the second place on Thursday […] 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...
When this commonwealth was about to become many doubted whether it will even begin or get scrapped. I must confess that I was one of them. Mr kalmadi’s […] more...
The closing ceremony is taking place after hosts India edge England out of second place in the medals table in the last action of the 2010 Commonwealth […] more...
Marred by series of controversies in the build-up, the Delhi Commonwealth Games got the ultimate pat on the back from the CGF chief Michael Fennell, who declared the mega-event as 'truly exceptional'.Delivering his address during a spectacular and colourful closing ceremony, Fennell said, "Today, we bring down curtains on 19th CWG Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Doordarshan Thursday evening broadcast the entire closing ceremony without showing any advertisements, much to the relief of viewers who had complained of ill-placed ad breaks during the opener. more...
Singapore paddlers struck gold once more on the final day of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. In the all-Singaporean men's singles final, Yang Zi beat Gao Ning 4-1 […] more...
Commonwealth Games closing ceremonyA dazzling laser show and a musical extravaganza tonight marked the grand finale of the Commonwealth Games, the biggest sporting event hosted by India which crowned itself with sporting glory by winning an unprecedented 101 medals.From:newsxliveViews:11 0ratingsTime:05:22More inNews & Politics more...
Australia top with 74 gold medals as 11-day event in Indian capital finishes without major glitches. The games went off smoothly despite initial concerns over India's ability to host […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) After giving India three goldmedals in the Commonwealth Games, pugilists Suranjoy Singh,Paramjeet Samota and Manoj Kumar today disclosed the recipesof their success. more...
In their attempt to finish second in the medal tally, the Indian boxers did magic on Wednesday to bag three Gold medals to keep India's hope flying for the second spot in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2010 being held at New Delhi. more...
India's ace badminton player Saina Nehwal displayed nerves of steel to clinch gold in the singles final of the Commonwealth Games and thus helped India retain second spot in the medals tally with 38 golds. 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...
Women shuttlers led by singles title-favourite Saina Nehwal provided India with a golden double to pilot the country to a historic second-place finish in the Commonwealth Games that ended on Thursday. more...
The two-gold final flourish in badminton led by singles title-favourite Saina Nehwal enabled India to rise to a historic second-place finish in the Commonwealth Games that ended on Thursday. more...
// The shooting discipline has been one of the most awarding disciplines in the Commonwealth Games 2010 along with wrestling. The Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range has proved to be more than lucky for the Indian shooters.Shooting again won India a couple of medals, though the medal was not gold. However, a medal is a [...] more...
// You will agree that Table Tennis is not that popular a sport in India. However, the Commonwealth Games 2010 has given India medals and accolades in those sports which do not happen to be popular (things might have been different had there been cricket). India is steadily climbing up on her gold medal tally.To [...] more...
// After a lackluster performance by the Indian contingent in the last 3-4 days, the boxers are back to business. They are back to doing what they can do best. The gold medals were won by Suranjoy Mayengbam and Manoj Kumar at the Commonwealth Games 2010. It was Suranjoy who gave the first of the [...] more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Ace paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal and the women's pair of Mouma Das and Poulomi Ghatak won a bronze each Thursday as India ended with five medals from the table tennis competition of the Commonwealth Games here. more...
Ace Indian shuttler and world No 3, Saina Nehwal, won the 38th gold for India by beating Malaysia's Mew Choo Wong in the women's singles final at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. more...
Wellington, Oct 14 (IANS) Samoa, one of the smallest country's in the world with a population of about 220,000, is rejoicing the four medals, including three golds, it won in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Kenyans ran away with twomarathon gold medals on offer to bring down curtains on theathletics events on the last day of the Commonwealth Gameshere today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Will they do it, is the questionuppermost in the minds of the country's sports loving publicas India go into the last day of the Commonwealth Games todaytrailing second-placed England by a single gold medal. 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...
Paddy Barnes (NIR) won the Gold medal in the Light Flyweight (49kg) at the Delhi 2010 competition on Wednesday. This was Northern Ireland’s first Gold medal in Boxing since […] 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...
Track and Field competition at the Commonwealth Games wrapped up Tuesday in Delhi, India, and all ten BC athletes on the Canadian team advanced to their respective finals. Star performer […] more...
Heena Sidhu and Samaresh Jung wrapped up the final day of shooting in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) by bagging one silver and one bronze respectively to take the total medal's tally to 30 from the sport. more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Four gold medals, including a hat-trick by boxers, took India's gold count to 36 and the overall tally to 96 on the penultimate day of the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday. more...
Northern Ireland boxers Paddy Barnes, Paddy Gallagher and Eamonn O'Kane win gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.... From BBC News. Full story For a different topic see […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Medals tally on the 10th day of competitions at the Commonwealth Games Wednesday. Australia continued to lead the tally while England pushed India to the third place. 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...
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...
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 13 (PTI) The Southern Railwaywould honour athletes Sini Jose and P K Priya, who won medalsfor the country in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. 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...
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...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Having failed to win a gold atthe Commonwealth Games, world champion Tejaswini Sawant saidshe did not get enough time to prepare for the mega-event. more...
IN THE second doping incident after two Nigerian athletes tested positive for a banned substance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, an Indian athlete has been […] more...
IN THE second doping incident after two Nigerian athletes tested positive for a banned substance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, an Indian athlete has been […] more...
IN THE second doping incident after two Nigerian athletes tested positive for a banned substance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, an Indian athlete has been […] 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...
India won their second athletics gold at the Delhi Games with the women's relay team's stellar show in the 4x400 race at the JN Stadium here. Manjeet Kaur, Sini […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) After a glorious day on theathletics track and hockey field yesterday where they createdhistory, India are looking up to another excellent outing onthe penultimate day of the Commonwealth Games here today. more...
Boxing, cycling, diving and shooting are among the highlights as 29 gold medals are up for grabs at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.... From BBC News. Full story For […] more...
On a day when medals rained for India at the 19th Commonwealth Games, history was created when Indian athletes won their first medals on the track since the legendary Milkha Singh won gold more than half a century ago. more...
AN evaluation of Uganda's performance at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games will provide basis of the country's preparations for the 2012 London Olympics, James Bakama reports. 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...
Sometimes, the most balanced personality can be a split one. As Rebecca Adlington acknowledges, most of her young life has been spent in "a bubble" – a numbing, obsessive schedule of training that reduces every different pool, Doha or Delhi, to the same, daily ducking-stool test of endurance and belief as the one where it all began, back in Mansfield. And yet, within these cramped horizons, she has discovered, or preserved, a sense of perspective somehow uncompromised by an almost pathological determination to swim faster than anyone else. 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...
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...
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...
The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian reports that Caribbean athletes collected four medals yesterday at the XIX Commonwealth Games taking place in Delhi, India. Lansford Spence and fellow Jamaican […] 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...
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...
// 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...
// Seeing India’s performance in the Commonwealth Games 2010, we always get a pleasant. How has India performed so highly in these Games? From where have the players got the energy and more importantly the will to perform? Whatever be their source of origin and what not, everyone will have to admit that, India herself [...] more...
Wild monkeys and stray dogs got front row seats but a massive security operation kept most other spectators away as Australia snatched another two Commonwealth Games cycling gold medals […] more...
India equalled its best ever performance in the Commonwealth Games with 30 Gold medals, as Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia bagging a historic Gold medal for the country in athletics after 58 years here today. India had achieved this feat of 30 Gold medals in the 2002 Manchester games for the first time.India’s other two Discus Throwers went on to make a clean sweep,of the event , bagging Silver and Bronze medals. Poonia’s throw was 61.51metres, Harwant Kaur claimed Siliver with a throw of 60.16m, while Seema Antil took Bronze with a best of 58.46.In boxing, Olympic Bronze medalist Vijendra Singh suffered a shock defeat in 75 kg category. Suronjoy Singh, Manoj Kumar and Paramjeet Somata have entered the finals in their respective weight categories.Jai Bhagwan, Amandeep Singh and Dilbagh Singh lost their bouts and had to settle for Bronze medals apiece today. more...
The commonwealth can be seen as a weird thing : an organisation which is made of England, and the ancient colonies... Yet it seems to be nicely organised, […] more...
England is struggling to overhaul India for second place on the Commonwealth Games medal tally as leaders Australia claim superiority across most sports including the pool. more...
British Swimming has promised the Home Nations' competitors who succumbed to Delhi belly last week that it will have their "interests at heart" when it reviews performance-related pay. more...
India's glowing medal tally in the Commonwealth Games is boosting public broadcaster Doordarshan's earnings, with mounting viewership leading to more advertisements, officials said Monday. more...
It was all over for us even before we took court for the bronze medal match. Frankly, we came to the Commonwealth Games looking for a gold medal. In the end the consolation was at least a medal, to ad more...
If India's performance at the weightlifting com- petition at the Commonwealth Games began on a little disap- pointing note, it finished on a rather embarrassing one. On Monday, India's Sarabjit fai more...
2010 Commonwealth Games – bit of a fail Delhi. It’s halfway through the competition and already Australia have bagged almost twice as many medals as any other country even […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Medals tally Monday on the eighth day of competitions at the Commonwealth Games. Australia continued to top the leaderboard while India is at second position. more...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India equalled its best ever performance in the Commonwealth Games with 30 Gold medals, as Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia bagging a historic Gold medal for the country in athletics after 58 years here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India's hopes to maintain its second position in the medal tally of Commonwealth Games were boosted when Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia won a historic Gold Medal on Monday evening. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Dedicating her Commonwealth Games gold to all Indians, discus thrower Krishna Poonia Monday said she now hoped for a similar showing at the 2012 London Olympics. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The medal sweep in women's discus at the Commonwealth Games athletics event Monday has made the Indians hopeful of a good performance in next month's Asian Games at Guangzhou. more...
The unheralded athletics contingent exceeded expectations when Krishna Pooniya led an unprecedented clean sweep of all the women's discus medals in the Commonwealth Games on Monday. more...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India could add just four Bronze medals here till Monday evening, as shooters duo Tejaswani and Meena Kumari and three pugilists contributed apiece to the total medal tally of 73 as recorded here on yesterday. more...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India's poster boy Vijender Kumar lost to England's Ogogo in a semi-final match in the 75 kilogram category of boxing competition here at the XIX Commonwealth Games. more...
Himachal Pradesh cabinet today decided to give Rs 35 lakh to shooter Vijay Singh from the state who won three gold medals and a silver in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
India won its first Commonwealth Games gold in 52 years, with Krishna Poonia winning the women's discus throw gold. She swept all three medals. more...
With 16 gold medals at stake on the eighth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India would be keen to continue the impressive run as they are on the verge of equalling their best ever Commonwealth Games gold medals record on Monday. more...
Commonwealth Games had a grand opening inspite of the initial hiccups. Delhi was made beautiful, clean in every way that was possible by the same authorities who were […] more...
// India is assured of more medals in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2010. It remains to be seen how many of these gold medals are. But from the way Indian players are battling it out, we should safely say that, gold medals and Indian players are made for each other in the coming days.Today, there [...] more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) India's hopes of winning a bagfulof gold medals from boxing in the Commonwealth Games suffereda setback as their three pugilists lost semifinal bouts tosettle for bronze at the Talkatora Stadium here today. more...
IN THE first case of doping at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi, Nigerian athlete Osayemi Oludamola, the 100 m gold medalist has reportedly tested positive for Methylhexaneamine, […] more...
IN THE first case of doping at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi, Nigerian athlete Osayemi Oludamola, the 100 m gold medalist has reportedly tested positive for Methylhexaneamine, […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India's glowing medal tally in the Commonwealth Games is boosting public broadcaster Doordarshan's earnings, with mounting viewership leading to more advertisements, officials said Monday. more...
India are looking up to their star-studded boxing squad that includes Olympic Games bronze medallist Vijender Singh, to provide a further impetus to their medal harvest on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Monday. Seven boxers would be seen in the ring in which the semi 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...
India are looking up to their star-studded boxing squad, that includes Olympic Games bronze medallist Vijender Singh, to provide a further impetus to their medal harvest on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games here on Monday. more...
I just felt like sharing a post and thereby giving you all an update on the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2010 happening in Delhi. There have been impressive […] more...
India are looking up to their star-studded boxing squad to provide a further impetus to their medal harvest on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games. 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...
Wild monkeys and stray dogs got front row seats but a massive security operation kept most other spectators away as Australia snatched another two Commonwealth Games cycling gold medals on the streets of Delhi on Sunday. more...
Sandeep Singh celebrates a goal as India thrash Pakistan in the field hockey preliminaries at the Commonwealth Games. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Hosts India win a clutch of gold medals at the […] more...
Pakistani wrestlers ended the medal drought for Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games by winning two gold medals today. This came at a time when Pakistanis had totally given […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India enter the second week of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Monday after an euphoric 7-4 hockey victory over Pakistan Sunday and an encouraging 73 medals, the best-ever Games tally, surpassing the 69 at Manchester eight years ago. 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...
Indian handcrafted items like rose buds dipped in silver, shawls, decoration pieces and, of course, collectibles sporting Mahatma Gandhi are on offer for athletes and delegates from across the world for the ongoing Commonwealth Games. 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...
Tapan Mohanta New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) India's chief archery coach LimbaRam today lashed out at the below-par performance of therecurve archers who fell short of expectation in the 19thCommonwealth Games. more...
With players from Haryana leading India's gold medal hunt in the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday said India should now host the Olympics. more...
World champion and Olympic bronze medalist Sushil Kumar of India has beaten Heinrich Barnes of South Africa to win the the 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Commonwealth Games to bring India's gold tally to 28. Kumar pinned down his opponent in the second round when leading 2-0, 5-0 to more...
Tight security featuring gun-toting police on top of steel barricades kept most of the spectators away during a Commonwealth Games women's cycling road race won by Rochelle Gilmore of Australia on Sunday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Deepaki Kumari, India's young archery sensation, and Rahul Banerjee won gold in individual recurve events, rounding off a memorable outing for the archers at the Commonwealth Games here Sunday. more...
The fierce battle for gaining the second spot in the Commonwealth Games continued in earnest between India and England on the seventh day of competitions with the hosts edging in front by bagging four gold medals. more...
Indian shooters, led by ace rifleman Gagan Narang, have already garnered 23 medals, including 13 golds in the Delhi Games but Thomas was not just ready to bask in the glory yet. more...
Defending champion Geeta Rani failed to live upto her expectations as he finished a disappointing fourth in women's 75+kg category in the weightlifting competition of the Commonwealth Games today. more...
He was expected to give India at least two gold medals on tennis debut in the Commonwealth Games but all Leander Paes got was a bronze and that too at the cost of another Indian pair. more...
India hopes to use the Commonwealth Games as a springboard for its athletes at next month's Asian Games in Guangzhou, an official said on Sunday. more...
When the Commonwealth Games 2010 started in New Delhi, India targeted to get the second place in the medals tally and get more than 100 medals. With the […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (ANI): The action will hot up on seventh day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games as a total of 35 gold medals will be up for grabs in various disciplines. 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...
Leisel Jones watched backstroke teammate Emily Seebohm touch the wall at the Commonwealth Games pool on Saturday, then plunged off the deck and into her breaststroke leg of the Australian team’s 4x100-meter medley relay. more...
Kuala Lumpur was the first Asian city to host the Commonwealth Games in 1998, which was the only time cricket was included in the list of disciplines.Gold Coast (Australia) and Hambantota (Sri Lan more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Medals tally at the Commonwealth Games Saturday. Australia continued to be atop the leaderboard while England overtook India to claim the second position. more...
Amanpreet Singh New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) A gritty Sania Mirza saved fourmatch points before going down 3-6 6-2 6-7 (3) to top seedAnastasia Rodionova in a heart-stopping women's singles finalto settle for a silver in the tennis competition of the 19thCommonwealth Games here today. more...
Marksmen were bang on target while grapplers came up with a power-packed display to help India bag four gold medals but England nosed ahead of the hosts in the medals table at the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Gagan Narang shot to fame longbefore the Delhi Commonwealth Games, but the Indian shootingsensation's feat of winning four gold medals in four eventshere, all with new Games record, has made him a strongcontender for the coveted David Dixon award. more...
New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): India maintained a slender edge for the second position in the ongoing XIX Commonwealth Games with 58 medals; 24 Gold, 17 Silver, 17 Silver medals on the sixth day. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) While shooting is bringing in themost medals for India during the ongoing Commonwealth Gameshere, athletes say the sport presently lagging behind cricketor hockey in terms of popularity has the potential to be acrowd puller. more...
New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): Indian athlete Harminder Singh won a bronze medal in men's 20-kilometres walk event in the ongoing XIX Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. more...
The Jamaican sprinting prowess is all too well-known. Though the country’s best had not been entered in the Commonwealth Games here, Lerone Clarke showed that the Jamaican flag […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Gagan Narang had taken to shooting as a pastime, not in pursuit of excellence. Now, after winning four golds at the Commonwealth Games and with at least two more expected, he is well on his way to be the world's best. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India Saturday surpassed its Melbourne Commonwealth Games medal haul of 50 with 54 medals at the Games it is hosting for the first time. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) 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...
The Indian boxers in Amandeep and Suranjoy defeated Muhammad Fuad and Mohammad Subrie -- both from Malaysia -- respectively to assure themselves of their maiden medals in the Games. 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...
India secured an unexpected bronze in the men's 20km walk when Harminder Singh finished third behind the Australian duo of Jarred Tallent and Luke Adams with a personal best of 1:23:28 in the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. 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 (ANI): After a superb performance by the Indian shooters and wrestlers on the fifth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, there is plenty of action lined up for Day 6, with 32 gold medals at stake, and all eyes are upon ace tennis star Sania Mirza and shooting champion Gagan Narang, who will fight for gold in their respective events. more...
// It is a race for the second spot in the Commonwealth Games 2010. India is marching ahead with gold medals everyday and England is following suit and so is Canada. It was yet another golden day for the host nation. Gold medals came India’s way through the superlative performances of archers, shooters and wrestlers.As [...] more...
While the newspapers are full of stories about the number of golds won by India in the Commonwealth Games, several magazines take a harder look at India's sports. […] more...
// Meanwhile shooters seem to see the bull’s eye more often than not in the Commonwealth Games 2010. A couple of Games records were set by India today. Gagan Narang and Imran Hasan Khan have now added gold medal for India. The duo of Narang and Khan paired up to win the 50-metre rifle 3 [...] more...
// India is assured of more medals in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2010. It remains to be seen how many of these gold medals are. But from the way Indian players are battling it out, we should safely say that, gold medals and Indian players are made for each other in the coming days.Today, there [...] more...
The pool water is clean, but the toilets in the aquatic venue are blocked. Ticket sales are on the increase but the stadiums still seem mostly empty. There was a "major communications blunder" at the track that nearly resulted in athletes being presented with their medals despite the race being under protest. more...
The pool water is clean, but the toilets in the aquatic venue are blocked. Ticket sales are on the increase but the stadiums still seem mostly empty. more...
Australian teenager Yolane Kukla made history on Friday when she became the youngest person to win a Commonwealth Games swim- ming gold since 2000. The teenager - aged just 15 and nine days - won gold more...
World record-holder Rebecca Adlington credited pasta and pizza for her return to form with a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games women's 800 metres freestyle on Thursday. It was the […] more...
In the weeks before the Delhi Commonwealth Games, the world was afraid. There was a lot to have been afraid of apparently. Not only were there problems in the […] more...
Australia's 4x100m freestyle team of, from left, Alicia Coutts, Felicity Galvez, Emily Seebohm and Marieke Guehrer celebrate their win at the Commonwealth Games in India. Quite a good results […] more...
School Reporters from Nigeria reflect on how many medals their national team have won at the halfway stage of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.... From BBC News. Full […] 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) Adding to India's glory in the Commonwealth Games, women wrestlers Alka Tomer and Anita won gold medals in freestyle wrestling amidst cries of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' in the jam-packed KD Yadav wrestling stadium in the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here Friday. more...
Commonwealth Games 2010: What's going wrong in Delhi today?Empty stands, blocked lavatories, collapsing scoreboards, vomiting swimmers and striking officials – it's been a shocking few days for Commonwealth […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Australia won two more gold medals in cycling, creating a record in the men's team sprint at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi opened on Sunday night. ITV Wales Dean Thomas is following the Welsh team out there – you can catch up on the latest […] more...
Amanpreet Singh New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirzaensured India will grab at least two silver medals in tennisin the Commonwealth Games, after both of them progressed totheir respective singles finals, although in contrastingfashion. more...
The pool water is clean, but the toilets in the aquatic venue are blocked. Ticket sales are on the increase but the stadiums still seem mostly empty. There was a "major communications blunder" at the track that nearly resulted in athletes presented with their medals despite the race being protested. more...
NEW DELHI — The pool water is clean, but the toilets in the aquatic venue are blocked. Ticket sales are on the increase but the stadiums still seem […] more...
Narang's purple patch in Commonwealth Games continued as he combined with Imran Hasan Khan to win gold in pairs 50-metre rifle 3 positions event. more...
Australia and India are certain of winning multiple Tennis medals at the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi after players from both nations dominated the day session at R.K. […] more...
Rifle shooting ace Gagan Narang picked up his third gold medal, and second individual, in the Commonwealth Games while the women's archery team grabbed their first. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): The action will hot up on fifth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games as a total of 43 gold medals will be up for grabs in various disciplines. more...
India won their 15th gold medal in the Commonwealth Games when the hosts' women archers beat England in the final of the Recurve team competition. more...
New Zealand's performance in the final of the men's 4000m team pursuit overnight (NZT) encapsulated their track cycling campaign at these Commonwealth Games. more...
Willie Wood is pushing for a fifth Commonwealth Games medal to cap his record eighth appearance but even if the 72-year-old lawn bowler misses out this time he has not ruled out a tilt at home glory in 2014. more...
World record-holder Rebecca Adlington credited pasta and pizza for her return to form with a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games women's 800 metres freestyle on Thursday. more...
England won their first gold medals of the games when Fran Halsall and Liam Tancock both took victory in the pool in Delhi.Halsall won her first individual Commonwealth […] more...
New Delhi, Oct.7 (ANI): India on Thursday maintained its second position standing in the XIXth Commonwealth Games with 34 medals. The current leaders are Australia with 70 medals. England is in third position with 46 medals at the time of the filing of this report. more...
The Commonwealth Games have begun in Delhi, in fact we are into the fourth day of competition! As usual at the Commonwealth Games, Australia is dominating and again as […] more...
After generating negative publicity for corruption scandals one after the other, the Commonwealth Games 2010 has finally given the country a reason to smile. 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...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Archery, the event where Indiahas high stakes, has made only its second appearance in thehistory of Commonwealth Games at Delhi after a gap of 28years. more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India won its first-ever archery medal in the Commonwealth Games Thursday as the trio of Gagandeep Kaur, Jhano Hansdah and Bheigyabati Chanu bagged an unexpected bronze in the women's compound team event. more...
// The golden run for the host country continued on Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games 2010. Medals were pouring in from all the quarters. Wrestling, shooting and weightlifting all proved to be medal-winning disciplines for India. With various wins on the third day, India remained successful in retaining her second spot in the medal [...] more...
I am happy to see India winning gold medals in the ongoing Commonwealth games in Delhi. So far, Indians have won gold medals in shooting,wrestling, weightlifting competitions. Congratulations to […] more...
Gagan Narang won the Shooting Singles 10 m Air Rifle, becoming the first athlete to clinch two Gold medals at Delhi 2010.Narang beat his compatriot Abhinav Bindra, who […] more...
Anisa Sayyed was mobbed outside the Karni Singh Shooting Range by the waiting media after her second successive gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. more...
In Delhi, at the Commonwealth Games 2010, India shines with 11 Gold Medals. Having bagged Silver and Bronze as well, Indian athletes are displaying a sterling performance, much […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Sterling performance by shooters, wrestlers and weightlifters at the Commonwealth Games took India's gold medal tally to 11 Wednesday as badminton, tennis, table tennis and archery stars relentlessly continued their hunt for top honours. more...
Berhampur (Orissa), Oct 6 (PTI) People of Berhampurcelebrated today as K Ravi Kumar of the southern Orissa townwon the gold medal in weightlifting in Commonwealth Games. more...
Blogged by Kim Ong, Josiah Ng's PR Manager Josiah has done consistently throughout the years, but the nature of the sport is that sometimes it's a good day […] more...
In a mixed day for Indian archery, the recurve section saw a thumping performance but the compound section was a big letdown, in the Commonwealth Games competition at […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Indian shooters are drawing huge crowds at the Karni Singh Range to watch stars Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, World no.3 Gagan Narang, among others, find the bull's eye with incredible regularity. more...
Without doubt, Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games 2010 proved to be golden day for India, literally. On one hand India won not one, not two, but five gold medals in one single day. On the other hand, there was miracle of sorts for Team India in cricket as they defeated the mighty Aussies in [...] 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 (ANI): Minister of State for Tourism, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Kumari Selja, has announced that Commonwealth Games medal winners for India will be given complimentary free travel passes for luxury trains that visit tourist attractions across the country. 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...
The empty stadiums that have marred the first two days of competition at the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games may be filled by children and the underprivileged given free tickets if attendance doesn't improve. 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...
Commonwealth Games 2010: Medals TableAll Sports medal table ordered by the gold won by the participant countries. Currently India is on 2nd position.What do you think, will India retain this position? Do you think India is able to get number one position on the point table, please share your views by commenting on this post. CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal Australia99422 India54211 England24612 South [...] more...
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...
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...
UGANDA'S biggest medal bet Moses Kipsiro enters the athletics arena today, wary of a Kenyan trio who are ready to do anything to box him out of the Commonwealth Games men's 5000m final. 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...
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Indian men and women shooters on Tuesday hit the bull's eye to give the country two gold medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. The men also won a […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS)Formidable Australia maintained their top position on the leaderboard even as hosts India showed their sporting might on day two of the 19th Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. 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...
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...
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...
Swimmer Fran Halsall ignored a dose of 'Delhi Belly' to win a shock women's 50 metre butterfly gold and kick-start England's Commonwealth Games Ashes battle with rivals Australia on Tuesday. 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...
Indian shooters on Tuesday led the medal hunt at the Delhi Commonwealth Games winning two gold and two silver while wrestlers brought up the third, fourth […] more...
Wrestlers Sanjay Kumar and Ravinder Singh earned two more gold medals for India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games taking the day's tally to four. Indian shooters won five medals today. | 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...
The UK team arrived in India a few days ago amid concerns over corruption, health and security at this year’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi . The opening event […] more...
With a grand beginning, the Delhi CWG did indeed silence all other people including the negative publicity but apart from that India is also steeping ahead towards its […] more...
Shooters Gai Bin and Lim Swee Hon has won Singapore's first gold medal at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. They took top spot in the 50m pistol […] more...
Shooters Gai Bin and Lim Swee Hon has won Singapore's first gold medal at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. They took top spot in the 50m pistol […] more...
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...
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...
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...
Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang have given India its first Gold in the 19th edition of Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The duo won Gold in […] more...
India is gunning for gold at the Commonwealth Games today. With Olympic hero Abhinav Bindra and the shooting team, the first set of gold medals is expected on Tuesday. more...
Yesterday,Ramli saw personally on TV the stiff competition of the weightlifting competition involving Malaysia's very own athletes ie.Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim for the men and Zaira Zakaria for the […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Formidable Australia dominated the pool to establish early lead in the medal contest on day one of the 19th Commonwealth Games here Monday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Weightlifting coach Harnam Singh is not a happy man despite India winning four medals on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games Monday and feels they could have ended with at least two golds. more...
Hyderabad, Oct 4 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Sports MinisterK Venkata Reddy and TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu todaycongratulated V Srinivasa Rao, who won bronze medal in the56kg class weightlifting competition in the ongoingCommonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Weightlifters brought India's first four medals at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi on Monday. Soniya Chanu won a silver and Sandhya Rani Devi a bronze in […] more...
India's medal winning spree in the 19th commonwealth games got off to a flying start as the women weighlifters won two medals in the 48 kg category. Soniya Chanu […] more...
New Delhi, Oct.4 (ANI): India won its first medals in the 48 kilogram women's weightlifting category, as Soniya Chanu clinched the silver medal and Sandhya Rani Devi won bronze at the XIXth Commonwealth Games here on Monday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Hosts India opened their medalaccount in Commonwealth Games weightlifting competition whenSoniya Chanu bagged a silver medal and Sandhya Rani Deviclinched a bronze in the women's 48 kg class at the JawaharlalNehru sports complex today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) India's Soniya Chanu and Sandhya Rani Devi won India's first medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, picking up the silver and bronze respectively in the women's weightlifting 48kg category here Monday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora and Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma have separately announced cash rewards for Indian medal winners in the XIXth Commonwealth Games. more...
The strength of the swimming competition at the Commonwealth Games was evident on the first morning of action with defending champions and expected finalists exiting early in the opening heats. more...
Australia swimmers look to better their 2006 performance where they had won 53 medals including 19 gold; England aim to put up a stiff resistance. 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...
Amanpreet Singh New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) They have always come up withsomething special when representing the country and theIndian tennis players are expected to continue the traditionwhen the sport makes its debut at the Commonwealth Gamesstarting tomorrow. more...
With 2007 World Cup final winner Dola Banerjee, the 12-member Indian squad will target the recurve individual and team events to grab at least six gold medals that head coach Limba Ram has targeted out of the eight up for grabs. more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (ANI): Australia's swimming head coach Leigh Nugent is confident of maintaining dominance of his team in the Delhi Commonwealth Games by overcoming the strong challenge posed by the English team. more...
A day before the Commonwealth Games begin in Delhi, sprint queen P.T. Usha is upset at the organisers having failed to invite to the opening ceremony many Indian […] more...
After years of preparation, months of allegations and counter allegations, the nation is all set to host the biggest Commonwealth Games till date. more...
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) After a bronze at Manchester and a silver in Melbourne, weightlifter Christine Girard is desperate to win gold at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games. She feels her toughest challengers will be from India. more...
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Commonwealth Games OrganisingCommittee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot today said sprintlegend P T Usha could not have been given invitation for theopening ceremony tomorrow as she figures among the Indiancontingent. 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 (PTI) Wales chef de mission ChrisJenkins today said he is impressed with the transition thathas happened at the Commonwealth Games Village, where thingswere "quite chaotic" a couple of weeks ago. more...
With just one day left for the Commonwealth Games, Indian sportspersons are all geared up to fetch medals in the biggest sporting event the country has ever held. more...
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) A controversy-marred build-up toCommonwealth Games notwithstanding, Indian cyclists are hopingto make it big in the upcoming quadrennial mega-event. 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...
In 2002 Manchester, she was a novice taking her first steps in badminton but eight years down the line, Jwala Gutta is one of the best medal prospects for India at the Commonwealth Games and the 27-year-old says she will not let her country down. more...
The Queen's Baton for the Commonwealth Games 2010 reached the Millennium City on Wednesday amidst great pomp and show. Deputy commissioner R K Kataria received the baton after it crossed the Jhajjar-Gurgaon border near Farrukhnagar. more...
South African chef de mission Patience Martina Shikwambana on Tuesday said the African nation will sorely miss 800m world champion Caster Semenya, ruled out of the Commonwealth Games due to a back injury. more...
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...
ggal@hindustantimes.com : They had entered the Commonwealth Games Village with the hope that having won laurels for the country, they would get preferential treatment. Instead, Arjuna awardee Jagse 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...
You read it here first! The Conmanwealth Games 2010 in Delhi is disgraced before it starts. India is a place of extremes and we find ourselves laughing at […] more...
Beijing is not getting drawn into the chorus of critical comparisons between the Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Olympics. At a media briefing on Tuesday, a foreign journalist asked what was Beijing's more...
By Avishek Roy, New Delhi, Sep 26 : One of India's star attractions at the Commonwealth Games, World No.3 Saina Nehwal, would be shouldering the nation's badminton campaign […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Over 3,100 Indian and foreign athletes have arrived here for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. Around 850 athletes arrived Tuesday. more...
Interesting:Games athletes eye medals as clean-up race nears endHundreds of athletes arrived in New Delhi for the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, setting their sights on winning medals […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Tipped to win a gold medal in theCommonwealth Games, top Indian woman weightlifter Soniya Chanutoday said a good show in the mega event here will be aconfidence booster for the Asian Games in China. 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...
Gagan Narang, rifle shooterI have been to a few Games Villages over the years, but my best memory would be of the 4 gold medals I won at the Commonwealth Games four years ago in Melbourne. more...
There has been enough written, enough read, enough said and more than enough shown about the Commonwealth Games to held in Delhi, October 2010. They have thrown out […] 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...
Their build-up to the Commonwealth Games was marred by doping controversies but Indian weightlifting coach Harnaam Singh said the lifters will look to regain their lost glory by reaping a rich medal haul in next month's Delhi Games. 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...
Since 2008 Olympics, Indian boxing is on a high. Having won its first medal at the global meet in Beijing, the pugilists have not returned empty handed from major competitions and at the Commonwealth Games, they are targetting a record haul of medals. 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...
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...
Toronto, Sep 25 (IANS) Lashing out at nations, particularly Australia, New Zealand, Canada and England, for criticizing India for its handling of the Commonwealth Games, Commerce Industry Minister Anand Sharma Friday warned that they may have a price to pay in terms of business opportunities in the emerging economy. more...
Caster Semenya, the women's 800m world champion battling back from a sex-test controversy, will be central to South Africa's medal hopes at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. more...
Suresh Kalmadi, the CWG Organizing Committee (OC) Chairman, while talking to reporters today, expressed confidence that India will finish on top of the medals tally. [caption id="attachment_180" align="alignleft" width="240" […] more...
Sydney, Sep 24(ANI): The withdrawal of champion athletes from the Delhi Commonwealth Games due to fears about health and security may have boosted Australian medal prospects, but is also promising to devalue the medals won, Archery Australia Chief Executive Jim Larven has said. more...
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal fears that mass pull out by top athletes from the Commonwealth Games (CWG) will rob spectators of a chance to witness some great contests. “I'm disappointed with the pull- more...
Reports of tourist-attack and foot-bridge collapse, coupled with fears of dengue epidemic and doubts over hygiene of Games Village have let to the withdrawal of many top stars and Saina said she is disappointed. 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...
India`s top squash players SauravGhosal and Joshna Chinappa have got easy draws in the singlesevent of the Commonwealth Games from October 3-14. more...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) India's top squash players SauravGhosal and Joshna Chinappa have got easy draws in the singlesevent of the Commonwealth Games from October 3-14. more...
London, Sep 22 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi from Oct 3, has suffered another blow after three of England's high profile athletes - Phillips Idowu, Christine Ohuruogu and Lisa Dobriskey - withdrew citing security and injury concerns. more...
The build-up may have been marred by delays corruption allegations and secu- rity fears but tickets for the October 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games are still selling like hot cakes, if the retail outlets a 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...
Though this event may not hold any relevance for Olympic qualification, it is a perfect platform for our shooters to prepare themselves for the Asian Games, which start barely a month after the CWG. more...
London, Sep 21 (PTI) England's Olympic 400 metreschampion Christine Ohuruogu and Melbourne Commonwealth Games1500m title holder Lisa Dobriskey have withdrawn from theCommonwealth Games in Delhi next month. more...
: You just can't afford to give this one a miss at the Commonwealth Games. This is your chance to see the living swimming legends in action when some of the best in busi- ness will look to set the poo more...
he last time the Indian national anthem was played during the medal ceremony of a badminton event in the 1982 Commonwealth Games, current sensation Saina Nehwal was not even born, and her mentor and n more...
Indian wrestlers would look to make amends of the embarrassment they have brought to the nation by the dope flunk of six grapplers and win a rich haul of medals in the Commonwealth Games. 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...
After so many star pullouts, Commonwealth Games organisers have some reason to smile as Mark Cavendish confirmed his participation for the road-race event on October 10. 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...
Ottawa, Sep 17 (PTI) A Melbourne Games triple medallistand two sets of family members -- a father-son combination anda sister duo -- have made it to the Canadian shooting squadfor next month's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. more...
Saved from missing the Commonwealth Games by a last-minute loan from the Organizing Committee, Indian weightlifters would look to erase the dope shame of the previous two editions with a rich haul of medals in the October 3-14 mega-event held in Delhi. more...
Ottawa, Sep 17 (IANS) Six-time Olympian and triple Commonwealth Games medallist Susan Nattrass will lead Canada's shooting squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. 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...
With World Champions Korea and formidable China not part of the competition, India would look to put up a dominating show when archery is re-introduced in the New Commonwealth Games, next month. more...
I: For a team that has failed to achieve much in FIH- organised tournaments, the Commonwealth Games has been a happy hunting ground for the India women's hockey team. The women have reached the fin more...
Some people struggle to cope when they've got a weight on their shoulders - but for P.E. teacher Michaela Breeze it's all in a days work. After all she […] more...
Australian swimmer Ryan Napoleon has been freed to take part in the Commonwealth Games after sport`s top tribunal ruled that a three-month suspension for use of a banned substance should be back-dated. more...
Debopriya Sarkar New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Shooting has always been India'sstrength in the Commonwealth Games and this time around theshooters promise to better their previous records. more...
Aslam Sher Khan said that if this money was spent on development of sports in the country, India might well have bagged 28 gold medals in the Olympics. more...
Australian swimmer Ryan Napoleon has been freed to take part in the Commonwealth Games after sport's top tribunal ruled that a three-month suspension for use of a banned substance should be back-dated more...
Australian swimmer Ryan Napoleon has been freed to take part in the Commonwealth Games after sport's top tribunal ruled that a three-month suspension for use of a banned substance should be back-dated. more...
Sushil Kumar has set his eyes on next month's Commonwealth Games and believes India can get to see 15 champions.Sushil defeated local favourite Gogaev Alan […] more...
There is little doubt that shooting is India's best bet for medals in the Delhi Commonwealth Games but coach Sunny Thomas has his fingers crossed.An […] more...
The 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games may have been marred by controversies and delays but that doesn't seem to have dampened the Indian government's spirit for medals as its wishlist stands at nearly 120 medals. more...
After breaking an almost six-decade jinx with his gold medal winning feat at the World Championship, wrestler Sushil Kumar has set his eyes on next month's Commonwealth Games, where he believes India can get to see about 15 champions. more...
(Attn Editors: This is the sixth of the previews discussing India's chances in various disciplines at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. The piece is on boxing.)Patiala, Sep 13 (IANS) Vijender Singh's bronze medal and Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar making the quarter-finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics has spurred the Indian pugilists to aspire for bigger things at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Wrestler Sushil Kumar's historic World Championship gold finally brought some cheer to Indian wrestling at a time when six wrestlers tested positive for banned drugs ahead of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games and brought taint upon the sport. more...
It is a discipline which hasnever 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 about the venue`s preparedness. more...
Jaideep Mukherjea, the Chairman of CWG preparation programme for tennis, today predicted that India will pocket at least three gold medals during the New Delhi Commonwealth Games next month. more...
Matthew became the second Englishman to top the world squash rankings last month - after Lee Beachill in 2004 - following victories in a string of major tournaments […] more...
Last night there was an official launch at the Waterfront Hall for the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games 2010 team.� The games take place between 3 and 14 October […] more...
It was at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games that Indian shooting turned a new leaf --- from the perennial also-rans it became a powerhouse in a sport long considered elite. A bulging tally of 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...
There is little doubt that shooting is India's best bet for medals in the Delhi Commonwealth Games but coach Sunny Thomas has his fingers crossed. 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...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) CWG organising committee secretarygeneral Lalit Bhanot today said all the venues are completeand they are ready to host not only the next month'sCommonwealth Games but also Olympics. more...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) India is targeting to win over 75 medals and secure the third position in the medal rankings in the Commonwealth Games next month, Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot said Thursday. 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...
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): The mascot for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Shera, visited the Vasant Valley School here on Tuesday along with Indian shooter Samresh Jung to promote the upcoming mega event among the children. more...
India’s sports chiefs said on Monday they were shocked at the growing number of dope offenders ahead of next month’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Four wrestlers, a shot-putter […] more...
Richa Mishra, along with fellow Commonwealth teammate Jyotsana Pansare and Amar Muralitharan, tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a stimulant banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency this year. more...
Embarrassment piled on India ahead of the next month's Commonwealth Games with three swimmers, two of them part of the country's team for the mega sporting event, flunking dope tests today. more...
With 29 days to go for the Commonwealth Games, the organising committee on Saturday launched a campaign to spread awareness about the mega event and muster support for the Indian sportspersons. Under the campaign titled -- 'Go India! Go for Gold' the OC in collaboration with HT Media and Muthoot Pappachan group will collect about one lakh hand imprints from citizens as a gesture of 'high five' in support of the Indian teams. more...
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...
Lalit Bhanot, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC), has said that doping incidents will not affect India''s performance in the upcoming mega-event, after four […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): Lalit Bhanot, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC), has said that doping incidents will not affect India's performance in the upcoming mega-event, after four Indian wrestlers were ruled out of the 2010 Games, failing to pass the doping test. 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...
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...
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...
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...
It needed just 2 medals, Sushil's bronze in Beijing Olympic and another one by Ramesh Kumar in the World Wrestling Championships 2009, Herning to perk up wrestling once again in India. Some out-of-the-skin performances by juniors, and of late, women wrestlers have only been adding to it. In a sport where decades can pass before something noteworthy comes up, such a successful streak has made Indian wrestlers an buoyant bunch. more...
India named the biggest ever track and field squad in Commonwealth Games as Athletics Federation of India announced 90 athletes for the CWG with almost all big names making the cut. more...
Defending champion Achanta Sharath Kamal will lead India's table tennis cam- paign in the Commonwealth Games beginning October 3.Table Tennis Federation of India announced a 10-member squad for th more...
A 92-member team has been selected to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games.Announcing the team on Tuesday the Athletics Federation of India officiating secretary general said, India had more...
Ace swimmer Rehan Poncha and top boxer Dinesh Kumar today said getting the coveted Arjuna Award just a month before the Commonwealth Games has boosted their confidence for a good show at the mega event. more...
New Delhi, Aug 29 (ANI): Union Sports Minister M S Gill on Sunday appealed to Indian players, participating in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, to fully utilise the infrastructure facilities given to them by the government and deliver their best. more...
Bhopal, Aug 29 (PTI) 'Angvastrams', made of the famousChanderi fabric, will adorn medal winners at the forthcomingCommonwealth Games in New Delhi. 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...
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...
Well I just wonder whether the Commonwealth Games as an extravaganza is nearing its end. I have always been a big supporter of the event mainly as its one […] more...
David Davies, David Roberts and Jazz Carlin are among the 16 swimmers named today in what has been described as Wales’ strongest ever swim squad to be sent […] more...
After weeks of uncertainty, decks were finally cleared for Indian weightlifters' participation in the Commonwealth Games with the games Organising Committee releasing Rs 1.75 crore to the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF). more...
Horizon Fitness Racing Team rider, Sarah, has been chosen to ride the Individual Pursuit for England in the Commonwealth Games which take place in Delhi this October. Sarah will […] 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...
After winning 27 medals at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, this time 36 Indian shooters will be eyeing the 120 medals at stake in different shooting events at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) After winning 27 medals at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, this time 36 Indian shooters will be eyeing the 120 medals at stake in different shooting events at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
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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...
Double European gold medallist Mo Farah along with defending champions Phillips Idowu, Lisa Dobriskey and Christine Ohuruogu highlight a 100-strong England athletics team for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Olympian Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee joined national champion Tarundeep Rai in the Indian men`s recurve team for this year`s Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi from October 3-14. more...
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Former world champion Dola Banerjee will lead the 12-member Indian archery squad for the Commonwealth Games to be held here Oct 3-14. more...
London, Aug 23 (PTI) Double European gold medallist MoFarah along with defending champions Phillips Idowu, LisaDobriskey and Christine Ohuruogu highlight a 100-strongEngland athletics team for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Concerned about security in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, British swimmer Fran Halsall has asked her parents not to accompany her to India during the October 3-14 mega-event. more...
India's young shooters are providing tough competition to their senior counterparts.Samaresh Jung feels this healthy rivalry will help India garner a rich haul at the Commonwealth Games. Jung, more...
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England is ready with her women hockey team for the CWG. Here it should be noted that England has won bronze medal in 2006 in Melbourne. England has won silver medals in commonwealth games in year 1998 and 2002. England’s 16 members women hockey team hoping for the better performance as compared with past however [...] more...
Hoping to better the bronze medal-winning per- formance fours years ago in Melbourne, England has named a 16-member women's hockey squad for the Games. England already has two Commonwealth Games silve more...
Gagan Narang comes across as a sentimental man.But the ace shooter knows how to channelise the sentiments to his advantage, especially in the form of medals. Though dejected at being overlooked more...
Commonwealth Games FederationPresident Michael Fennell downplayed Dawn Fraser`s fearsof a Munich-like terror attack during the CWG, saying the Australian swimming legend was not sufficiently informed tomake such a statement. more...
Seven world champions are part of cycling powerhouse Australia`s 27-strong team, announced on Thursday for the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Dawn Fraser has called on athletes to boycott the event but the Australian Commonwealth Games Association rejected her apprehensions insisting that the Indian capital would be safe and secure. more...
London, Aug 20 (PTI) Hoping to better the bronzemedal-winning performance fours years ago in Melbourne,England has named a 16-member women's hockey squad for theupcoming Delhi Commonwealth 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...
: Seven world champions are part of cycling pow- erhouse Australia's 27-strong team, announced today for the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 2004 Olympic and reign- ing Commonwealth Games more...
Melbourne, Aug 19 (PTI) Seven world champions are part ofcycling powerhouse Australia's 27-strong team, announced todayfor the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
Samresh Jung - Pistol Shooter adjudged the "Best Athlete of the 18th CWG", Melbourne in 2004 & a winner of 7 medals is quite right in his saying […] more...
Olympic silver medalist cyclist Ross Edgar and star swimmer Hannah Miley were named in the 191-member Scotland squad, including 83 women athletes, for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Scotland athl more...
17 Aug 10 @ 06:45am by PAUL AMY MELBOURNE is set for serious squash action when Commonwealth Games squash teams from England, Scotland, New Zealand and […] more...
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India's ace rifle shooter Gagan Narang said Tuesday that he would participate in the Commonwealth Games here from Oct 3-14. more...
: Sportspersons from Haryana, who win medals in the Commonwealth Games, will get cash rewards, the highest being R 7,00,000 for a gold medal, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here on Monday. more...
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) Sportspersons from Haryana who win medals in the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) will get cash rewards -- the highest being Rs.700,000 for a gold medal -- Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced here Monday. 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 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...
Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced an increase in pension of freedom fighters besides promising cash incentives to sportspersons from the state on winning medals in the upcoming Commonwealth Games. 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...
Olympic bronze medalist and brand ambassa- dor of the Delhi Commonwealth Games Vijender Singh felt sup- port from a passionate home crowd will be a big boost for pugilists chasing glory in Delhi. T more...
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...
Sprint legend Milka Singh feels India has very little chance of winning an athletics medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games due to the apathy of those at the helm of affairs. more...
Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi today unveiled the victory medals for XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. Delhi 2010 medals combine sporting excellence with fine craftsmanship. more...
If the news of top foreign athletes pulling out of the Commonwealth Games was not enough, here is more bad news.Two of India's top sportsper- sons -- rifle shooter Gagan Narang and pistol shooter more...
As the Congress-led governments in Delhi and the centre pray for a successful Commonwealth Games, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar Tuesday said he would be "unhappy" if the Games were a success. more...