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Posted On Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 02:34:39 AM – Mumbai Mirror

2 months ago
Mumbai MirrorPosted On Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 02:34:39 AMMumbai MirrorBy the end of 2008, discus thrower Seema Antil's silver medal at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games started feeling too heavy for her neck to carry. She was sick and tired of fending off 'those people'. 'Those people' who called her a dope cheat, …She [...]  more...

Police Games from Monday – Times of India

2 months ago
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...


Seema claims London berth sans govt support – Hindustan Times

2 months ago
Zee NewsSeema claims London berth sans govt supportHindustan Times"After the silver-winning effort at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006, was I able to touch this distance again. It was because of the six-month stint under coach Tony Ciarelli, otherwise I wouldn't have qualified for the London Olympics," Seema …Seema Antil books ticket to London OlympicsThe [...]  more...

Coast Games ripped off by Feds – Gold Coast Bulletin News

3 months ago
Coast Games ripped off by FedsGold Coast Bulletin NewsThat's the message Gold Coasters are sending to the Federal Government which so far has dished out `nothing' towards the Commonwealth Games. Documents obtained by the Gold Coast Bulletin show the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games was handed a tidy …Exclusive: Early interest in 2022 Commonwealth Games is [...]  more...

McMahon is happy to miss the season – Sydney Morning Herald

4 months ago
Sydney Morning HeraldMcMahon is happy to miss the seasonSydney Morning HeraldBut a childhood dream has changed the Commonwealth Games gold medallist's plans. Yesterday she told her teammates that she was expecting her first child with husband Brek Mansfield. The two-time Melbourne Vixens best and fairest winner said she was yet …Top Vixen's pregnant pauseThe Ageall [...]  more...

John Harnden named 2015 cricket World Cup CEO

7 months ago
John Harnden, who was formerly chief executive of the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, was named CEO of the 2015 cricket World Cup`s Local Organising Committee.  more...

Gold Coast to host 2018 Commonwealth Games

7 months ago
The bidding for 2018 Commonwealth Games has ended, and the winning bid goes to Gold Coast, Australia. Congratulation to the city for successfully obtained the hosting right for […]  more...

Commonwealth Games a major economic boost to Gold Coast

7 months ago
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House in Sydney. – Reuters file picSYDNEY, Nov 12 ― Australia‘s Gold Coast has been chosen to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, […]  more...

Gold Coast to host 2018 Commonwealth Games

7 months ago
The subtropical beachside region of Queensland will bring the Games to Australia for a fifth time.  more...

Strong Indian contingent in Commonwealth Championship – Times of India

10 months ago
Strong Indian contingent in Commonwealth ChampionshipTimes of IndiaPTI | Aug 2, 2011, 07.16PM IST NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Alka Tomar and Olympian Rajiv Tomar will spearhead the Indian challenge at the 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, to be held in Melbourne, Australia from Friday. …and more »  more...

Lifter Renubala returns CWG gold!

10 months ago
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...

Weightlifter Renubala returns CWG gold

11 months ago
Peeved at being ignored for the prestigious Arjuna Award, top woman weightlifter Renubala Chanu decided to return her Commonwealth gold medal.  more...

CGF trying to convince ICC to include T20 in future Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Melbourne, May 14 (ANI): The Commonwealth Games Federation is trying to convince the International Cricket Council (ICC) to include Twenty20 cricket in future Games editions.  more...

Akhil in quarterfinals of Arafura Games – Times of India

2 years ago
Akhil in quarterfinals of Arafura GamesTimes of IndiaAkhil, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist from the 2006 edition in Melbourne, beat Marescot Michael 21-6. The 29-year-old took a 7-0 lead before his rival tried to stage a fightback but the Indian was so dominant that he ensured that the scoreline …and more »  more...

Krishna says he was `taken aback` by Aus on CWG payments!

2 years ago
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said he was "taken aback" when Kevin Rudd raised the issue of non-payment of dues to companies for Commonwealth Games-related work during their bilateral meeting in Melbourne recently.  more...

Sharath and Subhajit to play in ITTF Pro Tour Finals in Seoul!

2 years ago
The duo, who won the Commonwealth Games gold medal in men`s doubles event, are the only Indians to play in the event since it started in 1996.  more...

Dismal show by Indian shooters

2 years ago
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...

Taking aim with caution

2 years ago
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...

No regrets over missing two medals: Gagan Narang !

2 years ago
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...

I don''t regret two missed golds: Narang

2 years ago
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...

Delhi CWG 2.5 times costlier than Beijing Olympics

2 years ago
CNN-IBN reports: During the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, 2006, upgradation of 17 projects and creating new infrastructure came to a little more than 5,000 crore rupees. The Australian government spent […]  more...

Fazny Zavahir: 'CWG 2010 records most expensive games'

2 years ago
With the huge amount of money spent at the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010, reports statistically showed it was the costliest Games held in recent times. Sources said during the […]  more...

India delivered exceptional Games: OZ Sport Minister

2 years ago
Melbourne, Oct 15 (PTI) Rich praise continue to flowIndia's way following successful organisation of theCommonwealth Games with Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbibdescribing the mega event as 'exceptional'.  more...

Why Haryana ranks fifth in the Commonwealth

2 years ago
If Haryana were a country, it would be fifth on the gold medal winners’ list at Delhi 2010 — after Australia, England, Canada and India-minus-Haryana.  more...

Meet the first family of the Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Melbourne, Oct 14 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games now have a first family -- in Australia. Alana Boyd won a gold medal in pole vault at the Delhi Games, emulating the medal-winning performance of her parents over two decades back.  more...

Australia rout India 8-0, win 4th Games hockey gold on trot

2 years ago
Saumojyoti S Choudhury New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Eight-time Olympic championsIndia's dream of registering their maiden hockey gold in theCommonwealth Games came down crashing as world championsAustralia spanked the home team 8-0 to win their fourthconsecutive gold in the quadrennial event here today.  more...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Nyonyi and Weightman to lead the way in Thursday's marathons

2 years ago
Tanzania and Australia will be going for their third successive wins in the Men's and Women's Marathon respectively, when the Delhi 2010 marathons are run early on Thursday […]  more...

Shooters bag one gold, two silver; Gagan disappoints

2 years ago
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...

INDIA LIFTERS END DAY ON AN EMBARRASSING NOTE

2 years ago
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...

Antil lashes out at Milkha after the Indian sweep

2 years ago
ndian discus thro trio had just created history b sweeping the three medals a the Commonwealth Games a the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday. But soon after India's 52-yea wait for another gold me  more...

Discus results will inspire us to perform better at Guangzhou: Harwant

2 years ago
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...

Fazny Zavahir | Nigeria: Highest Number of Records at Delhi 2010

2 years ago
The XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi has already registered the highest number of records, while more are expected with five days to go. Delhi 2010 has seen 81 […]  more...

Former medallists return to Rugby Sevens event

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) Only two former medallists areparticipating in the Commonwealth Games' Rugby Sevens eventcurrently in progress at the Delhi University ground.  more...

Common filthy lucre

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games in Delhi is turning out to be a windfall for various contractors. After throwing over INR 11,000 crores (over USD 2.5 billion) every part of […]  more...

Riverland's champ celebrates another gold

2 years ago
Loxton-born Sophie Edington has added another gold Commonwealth Games medal to her trophy cabinet.  more...

Best-ever Games tally makes for India's euphoric Sunday

2 years ago
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...

World No. 1 Wins Commonwwealth Games Squash Gold

2 years ago
Nicol David, the world no. 1 women's squash player struck gold Friday when she she defeated Jenny DuncalfJenny Duncalf 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 in the XIX Commonwealth Games squash singles final.  more...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Australia win Men's Team Sprint in record time

2 years ago
Australia today slammed home a new Commonwealth Games record to defeat New Zealand in the Men's Team Sprint.Jason Niblett replaced Shane Perkins in the three-rider event which the […]  more...

Medal mark: Delhi bests Melbourne, heads for best ever

2 years ago
With five days to go for the Commonwealth Games’ closing ceremony, India took their gold medal tally to 24 today.  more...

CWG: India surpasses Melbourne medal haul

2 years ago
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...

who had won Commonwealth silver twice before behind Nathan Deakes. CWG 2010

2 years ago
Jared Tallent beat fellow Australian Luke Adams for the gold yesterday when Adams, who led with slightly more than two kilometres remaining, hit what he termed a ''blob […]  more...

Harpreet, Vijay win 21st gold for India

2 years ago
India's medal tally at the Commonwealth Games swelled to 21 as shooters Harpreet Singh and Vijay Kumar won gold in 25-metre centre fire pistol pairs event.  more...

CWG TT: Women win silver, men knocked out

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team won its maiden silver in the Commonwealth Games after losing to Singapore 0-3 in the final, while the defending champion men's team suffered a shock 1-3 defeat at the hands of England in the semi-finals here Friday.  more...

CWG cycling: Australia snap up two golds

2 years ago
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...

CWG: India cruise into final of mixed team event

2 years ago
P Kashyap today pulled off an upset victory against world number 16 Rajiv Ouseph 21-13, 21-17 as India demolished England 3-0 to set up the title clash against defending champions Malaysia in the mixed team event at Commonwealth Games here tomorrow.  more...

CWG table tennis: Maiden final for women, men in semis

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team Thursday reached their maiden final at the Commonwealth Games blanking fancied England in the semi-finals here Thursday and the men's team entered the last four beating South Africa in the quarter-finals.  more...

CWG: Indian women enter TT final

2 years ago
Fourth seed Indian women's team breezed into the final of the Commonwealth Games' table tennis competition, spanking third seed England 3-0.  more...

Dozen Australian swimmers take ill at Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Melbourne, Oct 7 (IANS) Over a dozen Australian swimmers have fallen sick, and two of them have pulled out of their events Thursday. An official said the illness 'seems quite isolated to the swim team at the moment'.  more...

Viv Richards in the city for CWG

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Legendary former West Indiancaptain Sir Vivian Richards has accompanied the Antiguan andBerbuda national team, participating in the Commonwealth Gameshere, as its ambassador.  more...

Remembering a real Australian hero

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games women’s marathon crown will not be defended at Delhi. Australian Kerryn McCann captured our nation’s imagination with her scintillating win at the last Games, in Melbourne, […]  more...

Commonwealth Games: Mentor's girls win again

2 years ago
BOURNEMOUTH netballer Geva Mentor helped England make it two out of two at the Commonwealth Games, but insists they will need to up their game to hang on to their 100 per cent record.  more...

Uganda: Kipsiro Eyeing No Less Than a Medal

2 years ago
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...

Aussie Meares misses Pendleton rivalry despite gold

2 years ago
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...

We were treated like cattle at CWG inauguration: Aus official

2 years ago
New Delhi/Melbourne, Oct 5 (PTI) Steven Moneghetti, chefde mission of Australia, today lashed out at CommonwealthGames organisers, saying that his country's contingent were"treated like cattle" as they were forced to wait in a tunnel"in cauldron conditions" for a long time before the march pastin Sunday's opening ceremony.  more...

CWG shooting: Narang rues missing his perfect 600 score

2 years ago
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...

CWG: Tejaswini, Lajja shoot silver in 50m rifle

2 years ago
The duo added to the glorious day for Indian shooters that began with Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang winning gold.  more...

Indian shooters clinch gold in 10m air rifle pair in CWG

2 years ago
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...

Bindra, Narang shoot India to a golden start

2 years ago
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...

CWG: Bindra, Narang win India's first gold

2 years ago
The pair broke the Games record they had set four years ago in Melbourne.  more...

What makes a sport a Commonwealth Games sport?

2 years ago
There are thirty-one sports approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). This article on the CGF website provides some historical background to the Games. It is interesting to […]  more...

Soniya, yet so far

2 years ago
It could've been yet another golden start to India's medal tally in the Commonwealth Games like Melbourne four years ago when lifter Kunjarani Devi kicked off India's medal count.  more...

Silver Ferns beat minnows Papua New Guinea 102-21

2 years ago
Wellington, Oct 4 (ANI): New Zealand's netball team racked up 102 goals in beating Papua New Guinea 102-21 on Monday in their Commonwealth Games opener in Delhi.  more...

Kiwi squash coach doesn't see withdrawal of main player as major setback

2 years ago
Wellington, Oct 4 (ANI): New Zealand squash coach Anthony Ricketts doesn't see main player Shelley Kitchen's withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games as a major setback to the team's medal hopes.  more...

Australian squash stars happy with Squash venue

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Australian racqueters have giventhe Commonwealth Games Squash venue at the Siri Fort SportsComplex here a thumbs-up.  more...

The un Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
It has been a hectic few weeks for India, organising the Commonwealth Games for the first time. Despite having been awarded the Games 7 years ago, the Indian […]  more...

Lifters threaten pullout from Pak CWG team but stopped

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Pakistan's weightliftersthreatened to pull out of the Delhi Commonwealth Games after ashowdown with their contingent leader over carrying thenational flag at last night's opening ceremony but trouble wasaverted when officials sorted out the "misunderstanding".  more...

Amazing opening ceremony of Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games!

2 years ago
The games is now declared open! The much anticipating opening ceremony of the 19th Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010 has just concluded around an hour ago. Finally, the games is […]  more...

Bindra fourth shooter to carry Indian flag

2 years ago
India's only individual Olympic champion will carry the national flag at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, becoming the fourth shooter to carry the flag in a mega event.  more...

Amazing to be New Zealand team's flag bearer for Delhi CWG: Van Dyk

2 years ago
New Zealand netball player Irene Van Dyk has said that being unveiled as the team's flag bearer for the Delhi Commonwealth Games has come as a huge shock to her.  more...

Amazing to be New Zealand team's flag bearer for Delhi CWG: Van Dyk

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 3(ANI): New Zealand netball player Irene Van Dyk has said that being unveiled as the team's flag bearer for the Delhi Commonwealth Games has come as a huge shock to her.  more...

Some drug cheats may beat anti-doping program at Delhi CWG: WADA chief

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 3(ANI): World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Director General David Howman has said that some drug cheats may avoid detection at the Delhi Commonwealth Games.  more...

Form not behind Samuels'' pull out, says coach

2 years ago
Melbourne, Oct 3 (PTI) Taking a potshot at India's topwoman discuss thrower Krishna Poonia, Dani Samuels coachDaniel Lane said his world champion ward's decision to pullout of the Commonwealth Games has nothing to do with her form.  more...

Dwyer finally gets his playing kit

2 years ago
Melbourne, Oct 3 (PTI) After days of agonising wait, starAustralian hockey player Jamie Dwyer finally received hisplaying kit which lost in transit in Singapore en route toDelhi for the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Gold Coast Commonwealth Games bid

2 years ago
Premier Anna Bligh is currently in Delhi lobbying to bring the 2018 Commonwealth Games to the Gold Coast. The ABC (Bligh pitches Gold Coast bid to Games federation) […]  more...

Games Federation pats Organising Committee

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly Saturday commended the Delhi Games Organising Committee for getting things ready for hosting the Oct 3-14 event.  more...

Canadian weightlifter aims to grab CWG gold

2 years ago
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...

I am the best so I don't feel any pressure: Vijender Singh

2 years ago
India's first Olympic and World Championship bronze-medalist, the 24-year-old was hardly noticed when he won a silver at the previous Commonwealth Games.  more...

Commonwealth turns the tide in favour of Delhi

2 years ago
After much negative publicity, the Games have made history by being the biggest ever in terms of participants.  more...

Wales delighted with transition at CWG Village

2 years ago
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...

India real force to reckon with during Delhi CWG: England chef de mission

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 2(ANI): England's chef de mission Craig Hunter reckons that India would be a real force to be reckoned with during the Delhi Commonwealth Games.  more...

Guns and glory at the Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
With the likes of Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang, Samaresh Jung and Tejaswini Sawant, Indian shooters will be looking to better their Melbourne performance.  more...

It's Commonwealth 2010's eve!

2 years ago
It's Saturday, the day before the opening of 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi, India from 3rd to 14th October 2010. Today is the eve […]  more...

Delhi CWG the biggest ever: OC

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games beginning Sunday will be biggest ever with 6,700 athletes and officials participating, the organisers announced Friday.  more...

Singapore's Chinese TT import a big threat to India

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) China's World No 17 Gao Ning has moved to Singapore to grow as a table tennis player as well as to develop his personality. For the moment he is keen on settling scores with Commonwealth Games hosts India, who defeated his adopted country in the 2006 Melbourne Games to win the team gold.  more...

Bindra to be the flag bearer, confusion over torch bearers names

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Even as Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra was named India's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games here on Oct 3, there was confusion as to who would be the Queen's baton bearers on the last stretch of the relay into the stadium.  more...

Abhinav Bindra India's flag-bearer

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra will be India's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday.  more...

Commonwealth Games: Queen’s Baton rally organized in Delhi

2 years ago
The Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) of the XIXth Commonwealth Games was carried out in a rally here today.  more...

Redemption time for Pakistan hockey team

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) When Pakistan take on Scotland in their Commonwealth Games men's hockey opener Oct 5, they will need to shake off the ghosts of their horrible outing in the World Cup this year.  more...

Top Indian sports persons check into Village

2 years ago
Beijing Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra and bronze medallist Vijender are among 464 Indian athletes who have checked into the Commonwealth Games Village, chef-de-mission Bhubneshwar Kalita said here Thursday.  more...

Champion discus thrower Scott Martin pulls out

2 years ago
Melbourne, Sep 30 (PTI) Star pull-outs continued ahead ofthe Commonwealth Games with defending champion discus throwerScott Martin of Australia withdrawing from the mega event dueto a chest injury.  more...

SA contingent feels home in CWG village

2 years ago
Impressed with the Commonwealth Games Village here, the South African contingent is feeling quite at home in the Indian capital.  more...

Rehan promises great show from Pakistan hockey team at CWG

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Pakistan hockey captain RehanButt, just after his arrival at the Commonwealth Games Villagehere today, promised a great show from his side at the October3-14 event.  more...

Christie is my Commonwealth benchmark: Mark Lewis-Francis

2 years ago
London, Sept.29 (ANI): MARK Lewis-Francis has said that one of his inspirations for his successful comeback is seeing 50-year-old Linford Christie lifting more weights than him.  more...

Akhil wants to retain Commonwealth Games title

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Life has turned full circle for Akhil Kumar. Four years ago in Melbourne, he was only the second Indian boxer to win gold in the Commonwealth Games, and many believe that his feat inspired India's string of recent success in the sport, including Vijender's Olympic bronze.  more...

Rival network ridicules Channel Seven sting on Delhi security

2 years ago
Melbourne, Sep 29 (PTI) Australian network ABC TV's MediaWatch has dismissed as "laughable" a Channel Seven stingoperation on the security lapses in Delhi ahead of theCommonwealth Games and the two rival networks are now set fora legal showdown on the matter.  more...

Saina to shoulder India's CWG badminton hopes - World News, 49641

2 years ago
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...

Another world champion pulls out of C'Wealth Games; Caster Semenya doubtful

2 years ago
South African world champion 800m runner Mbulaeni Mulaudzi today became the latest high-profile athlete to pull out of Commonwealth Games due to injury.  more...

CWG: We will deliver, says a beaming Kalmadi

2 years ago
CWG OC chief Suresh Kalmadi is confident that the Games will be no less than the one held in Melbourne in 2006.  more...

Commonwealth Games: Paddlers spearhead Singapore's hopes

2 years ago
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...

As long as there is a good track and roof above, say England athletes

2 years ago
A lot of negative stuff has been written about the Delhi Commonwealth Games. But are the athletes themselves concerned and therefore going to India with a great deal of apprehension?  more...

Villagetales

2 years ago
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...

Delhi games venues designed by Aussie firm

2 years ago
Credit:Architecture & Design Several Commonwealth Games venues have been designed by Melbourne-based architectural firm Peddle Thorp. Peddle Thorp designed the Thyagaraj Stadium, the Rugby […]  more...

Indian lifters will win at least four golds: Coach

2 years ago
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...

Oz swimmer Ryan Napoleon desperate to compete at Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
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...

CWG Fever!!

2 years ago
Wooooo!!! CWG!! Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi.. till yesterday.. i thought that no... India would not be able to host the CWG.. but aftr seeing the games village.. i […]  more...

Two more Aussie athletes pull out of Delhi CWG

2 years ago
Melbourne, Sep 26 (PTI) Australian cyclist Travis Meyerand table tennis player Stephanie Sang today joined thegrowing list of athletes pulling out of the troubledCommonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and healthconcerns.  more...

Time to focus on challenge ahead

2 years ago
Pullela Gopi Chand feels it is time to focus on the challenge ahead in the 2010 Commonwealth Games rather than on issues like pull-outs.  more...

Village bed almost throws Akhil out of the Games

2 years ago
On Saturday night, India were very lucky that Melbourne Commonwealth Games champion Akhil Kumar wasn't badly hurt when his bed at the Commonwealth Games village collapsed on Saturday evening, with him  more...

Blue Lines: Away From Games Venues

2 years ago
From September 26, about 1,600 Blue line buses will go off the roads in central Delhi and around Commonwealth Games venues. The rickety fleet will be replaced with an equal number of low floor DTC buses which are being put on the affected routes. The move is aimed at improving the ‘‘image and look’’ of areas which will be frequented by athletes, delegates and tourists during the Games.  more...

New Guests Busy in Exploring Games Village

2 years ago
Even as the political and bureaucratic brass of the country scrambled to get the Delhi Games back on track on Friday, athletes living in the Commonwealth Games Village were busy discovering the Village. Sources said the day was spent by the 300-odd athletes and delegates living there many of whom had arrived only on Thursday mostly exploring the international zone in the Village as well as the training facility.  more...

Keith Roney, 62, competes in his fourth Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Keith Roney is anxious to address one of the few remaining voids in his highly successful lawn bowling career.  more...

Aus defender McGurk out of CWG

2 years ago
Defending champions Australia will be without their key defender Kobie McGurk in next month's Commonwealth Games in Delhi with a stress fracture ruling her out of the event, Hockey Australia said today.  more...

Nostalgic Time : 2006 Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Let us bring you memory of 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony. Saif was […]  more...

Delhi CWG-XIX Scandal Unwinded

2 years ago
[caption id="attachment_7436" align="aligncenter" width="575" caption="CWG Scandal Unwinded"][/caption] India bribed 72 nations to get Delhi CWG Press Trust Of India Posted on Sep 23, 2010 at 23:06 Melbourne: India bribed 72 […]  more...

Indian athletes move into Games Village

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New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The first batch of Indian athletes Thursday checked into the Commonwealth Games Village which has come in for severe criticism after many nations said the conditions were 'filthy and unliveable.'  more...

Commonwealth Games 2010.wmv

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Commonwealth Games 2010.wmvFrom October 3rd -- 14th 2010, TEN and ONE will boast over 200 hours of live television when they broadcast the XIX Commonwealth Games. With reporters and commentators on the ground live in Delhi, as well as a host of presenters in Melbourne, you won't miss a moment of the action! Network Ten will be broadcasting all the major sporting events live at all opportunities, as well as the Opening and Closing ceremonies exclusively live from India. The games will air from 1pm -- 4am daily, hosted by Stephen Quartermain, Bill Woods and Corey Wingard. Commentators lined up for the games include; Tim Lane, Anthony Hudson, Liz Ellis and Stephanie Moorhouse.From:moreforfreeViews:99 0ratingsTime:00:45More inEntertainment  more...

Pulling out of the commonwealth games

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Today I like to say I am also pulling out of the Commonwealth games. Not because of potential sickness or dodgy bridges, but because the Commonwealth games is bullshit. I've […]  more...

HOCKEY, GYMNASTICS GETTING BEST FAN RESPONSE

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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...

Commonwealth Games a perfect platform for Asian Games

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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...

Olympic champion Ohuruogu to miss Commonwealth Games

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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...

CWG 2010

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Bagging out the next big event to happen in (insert name of) your town is, in my experience, a fairly common thing to do. When the Olympics were […]  more...

Mark Cavendish on his way to New Delhi

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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...

2010 commonwealth games Delhi

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This years Commowealth Games are going to be held in Delhi, India. This is for the first time that CWG will be held in this country. The games […]  more...

Asian origin players form core of Canada's table tennis squad

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Ottawa, Sep 17 (IANS) Asian orgin players form the core of the eight-member Canadian table-tennis team that will take part in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.  more...

Lifters look to erase dope shame in CWG

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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...

Table Tennis Canada announces eight-member team for Delhi CWG

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Table Tennis Canada and Commonwealth Games Canada has named the team for the XIXth Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi from October 3-14. Olympians Pradeeban Peter-Paul and […]  more...

India to host third Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship

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Defending Champions India will host the third Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship from October 24 to 29, the organisers said.  more...

Merchandise outlets only from Day 1

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While the merchandise for the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games was launched two months before the event, that for the 2002 Manchester event found themselves in city stands with as many as 300 days to go.  more...

Shooting team promises atleast 30 medals in CWG!

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Shooting has always been India`s strength in the CWG and this time around the shooters promise to better their previous records.  more...

India to host Commonwealth Nations Bridge C''ship

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New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) India will host the third editionof the Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship from October24-29.  more...

Commonwealth Games 2010: Captain Fantastic

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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...

Shooting team promises atleast 30 medals in CWG

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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...

Champion Kiwi athlete, Willis, happy with Delhi CWG security arrangements

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Auckland, Sep 14(ANI): New Zealand middle distance runner Nick Willis has said that he is comfortable with the security arrangements for next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games.  more...

CWG: Shooters aim for bagful of medals

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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...

Govt dreams of record medal haul in C'Wealth Games

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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...

Indian boxers, coaches upbeat about their chances

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(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...

Nick Mathew & Jenny Duncalf to lead Englands Challenge in CWG Squash - 2010

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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...

Australian athletes monitoring Delhi terror threats

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Melbourne, Sep 11 (IANS) Despite assurances from the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC), some of the Australian athletes are closely monitoring the security situation in Delhi and are even contemplating to pull out from the Oct 3-14 Games.  more...

GAMES TRACKER - Delhi 2010 to be the biggest Commonwealth Games ever

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More than 7,000 athletes and officials from 71 coun- tries will take part in next month's Commonwealth Games to be held in the Capital.Secretary-general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Commit  more...

Shooters aim for bagful of medals in Commonwealth Games

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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...

Despite dengue scare in Delhi, Australia to send biggest delegation

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Australia has issued an advisory to its citizens about the dengue in Delhi but that will not deter the “biggest“ Australian contingent from coming here for the Commonwealth Games next month, Peter Var  more...

CWG watch

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Kiwi cyclist stewart banned for 2 yearsWELLINGTON: New Zealand track cyclist Adam Stewart has been banned for two years for attempting to use a banned substance.  more...

All venues ready, India eyeing 75 medals: Lalit Bhanot!

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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...

Vijender Singh and co promise medal rush at Commonwealth Games

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The first Indian boxer to clinch a World Championship medal when he won the bronze in Milan last year, Vijender will be the cynosure of all eyes when he will fight to better the silver that he won in the previous Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.  more...

All venues ready, India eyeing 75 medals: Lalit Bhanot

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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...

India eyeing 75 medals, third spot in Games: Lalit Bhanot

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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...

Oz runner boycotts Delhi CWG over dispute with national athletics body

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Melbourne, Sept.9 (ANI): Australia's champion 400 meter runner John Steffensen has said he will not participate in the Delhi Commonwealth Games in protest against the "bullying, egotism and outdated approach" of Athletics Australia.  more...

Australian athlete Steffensen decides to boycott Delhi Games

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Melbourne, Sep 9 (PTI) Miffed with Athletics Australia's"egotism and outdated approach", a frustrated John Steffensenhas decided to boycott next month's Commonwealth Games inDelhi.  more...

Aus swimmers allowed to abandon CWG if felt unsafe: Report

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Melbourne, Sep 6 (PTI) Australian swimmers have beengiven permission to abandon the Commonwealth Games in NewDelhi if they are worried about their safety, a report said.  more...

Saina slams CWG preparations, backtracks

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World No.3 women's singles badminton star Saina Nehwal, one of the ambassadors of the Commonwealth Games, raised concerns about the lack of preparedness, including the incomplete stadiums, with less than a month to go for the event.  more...

Saina retracts critical remark on Commonwealth Games preparedness

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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...

C'Wealth Games preparations not upto the mark: Saina Nehwal

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In a major embarrassment for the Commonwealth Games organisers, its brand ambassador and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal today questioned India's capability of holding such a mega-event.  more...

CWG: Saina doubts India's preparedness

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"Looking at the progress of the stadiums, I don't think we are capable of holding such big Games."  more...

Aussies disagree over team uniform for Commonwealth Games 2010

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Melbourne, Sept 4 (ANI): A disagreement over the Australian team uniform for the Commonwealth Games 2010 has come up, with Olympic gold medallist swimmer Leisel Jones saying she loves it, while fashion designer George Gross says they are just "blah" and "gaga".  more...

With 2 Gujarati stars in squad, state hopes for medals at C'Wealth Games

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Lajja Gauswami, the shooting star from Anand, has been named in the 28-member squad for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.  more...

We will match Melbourne Games: Kalmadi!

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Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi today promised that the CWG here will be as successful as the Melbourne edition despite the spate of corruption allegations that rocked its build-up.  more...

Delay is the way India prepare: Australian Games CWG chief

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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...

We will match Melbourne Games: Suresh Kalmadi

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'We are trying to emulate what Melbourne had done in 2006 because I feel Melbourne Commonwealth Games and (2000) Sydney Olympics are the best multi-sports event I have ever seen,' said Kalmadi  more...

Saina Nehwal, Chetan Anand to lead Indian badminton challenge in Commonwealth Games

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The Badminton Association of India today announced a strong 10-member squad, including five women, for the multi-sporting event.  more...

Saina, Chetan to lead Indian badminton challenge in CWG

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New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) Ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal andChetan Anand will spearhead Indian challenge in the badmintonevent of the Commonwealth Games to be held here from October 3to 14.  more...

15 gold medals at stake in Para-sports at CWG!

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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...

National Rifle Association of India names strong field

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Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang and Samresh Jung lead the 28-member shooting squad for Commonwealth Games.  more...

Sharath to spearhead Indian TT challenge in CWG!

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Defending champion Achanta Sharath Kamal will spearhead Indian challenge in table tennis in the Commonwealth Games to be held from October 3-14.  more...

Sharath to spearhead Indian TT challenge in CWG

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New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) Defending champion AchantaSharath Kamal will spearhead Indian challenge in table tennisin the Commonwealth Games to be held here from October 3-14.  more...

Sr Army officer to handle security emergencies

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The authorities are pulling out all stops to ensure that the Commonwealth Games, to be held in October, turns out to be a safe affair.  more...

Commonwealth Games 2010, Indra Devta, and Waka Waka!

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Dear Visitors, KarelaSplit is a humor blog and so it automatically is the right place to discuss the Commonwealth Games 2010!Sheila Dikshit (Delhi's Chief Minister) Makes a Statement!Here we […]  more...

Team Wales announce Commonwealth Games 2010 swimming squad

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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...

Commonwealth Games 2010 ? A World-Class Event on the Indian Soil

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Commonwealth Games 2010 – A World-Class Event on the Indian Soil Image : http://www.flickr.comThese Games would be a larger, more lavish and expensive event than the last Commonwealth Games […]  more...

36 Indian shooters will be targetting 120 CWG medals

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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...

36 Indian shooters will be targetting 120 CWG medals

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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...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 training for glory - A beacon of hope for women's hockey

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Once denied entry to the India squad because of poor health, Surinder Kaur is now a pillar of strength for the women's hockey team. Last year's Arjuna Awardee, who has been leading the squad for the l  more...

British swimmer tells parents to stay away from Delhi CWG!

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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...

Youth giving us challenge: Jung

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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...

Commonwealth Games 2010 ? A World-Class Event on the Indian Soil

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Commonwealth Games 2010 – A World-Class Event on the Indian Soil Image : http://www.flickr.comThese Games would be a larger, more lavish and expensive event than the last Commonwealth Games […]  more...

England made women’s hockey team for commonwealth games 2010

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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...

Do not expect much from pistol shooter at CWG: Jung!

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Samresh Jung says he will not be able to repeat his Melbourne CWG`s shooting feat at home.  more...

Ailing Rice pulls out of Commonwealth Games

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Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice has pulled out of this year's Commonwealth Games to have shoulder surgery in the hope of being fit enough to compete at the 2012 London Games.  more...

Team Wales name squad for the Commonwealth Games 2010

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The squad to represent Wales at the Commonwealth Games has been announced. The squad includes European Championship medalists Dai Green, Rhys Williams and Christian Malcolm. The 2010 Games take place […]  more...

XIX CommonWealth Games: A Story Gone Wrong

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Come 3rd of October, Delhi will welcome the world for commencement of 19th Commonwealth Games. After a glittering ceremony in Melbourne 2006, whole world was promised what were […]  more...

Boxer Akhil lashes out at chief coach, management

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Patiala (Punjab), Aug 19 (IANS) Boxer Akhil Kumar, a medal hope in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, is frustrated with the apathetic attitude of the management towards its players and warns it can affect their performance in the mega event.  more...

Don't expect more from us in CWG - Athletes

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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...

No action being squashed at MSAC, Albert Park

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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...

Alleged CWG scam: Who is Craig McLatchey, did he get business favours?

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The allegations of mammoth corruption in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games are steadily scaling up to some of the senior-most men involved with organizing the event.  And they aren't all Indian.  more...

THE GAMES WITH THE COMMON WEALTH.

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India is going to host the most expensive Commonwealth Games in history, with an infrastructure and organising budget of two billion dollars being larger than the previous games […]  more...

England star runner Dobriskey in two minds over Delhi CWG

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London, Aug 16 (PTI) England's star middle distancerunner Lisa Dobriskey says she is keen to defend her 1500mCommonwealth Games gold in Delhi but an injury-hit season hasleft her in two minds.  more...

Crosswhite sees ulterior motive behind criticism of CWG

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Melbourne, Aug 15 (PTI) Australian Commonwealth GamesAssociation chief executive Perry Crosswhite, who was a strongcritic of India's preparedness for the CWG for a long timebefore changing stance, says he suspects constant criticism ofthe Games' organisers a part of a concerted campaign to stopor relocate the event from Delhi.  more...

XIX Commonwealth Games : Delhi 2010

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Can you believe? Commonwealth Games : Delhi 2010 will be the most expensive CWG ever in the history of 19 Common Wealth Games. The previous one Common Wealth Games 2006 held in Melbourne Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006 cost was US$ 1.1 billion. We made it possible so say “Jai HIND”  more...

Oz world long jump champ may skip Delhi CWG over security, infrastructure fears

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Melbourne, Aug 15 (ANI): The security situation, infrastructure problems and the event falling so late in the season is set to take another toll in star cancellations, with world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre seriously considering not participating in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.  more...

Lapierre tempted to skip Commonwealth Games

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Melbourne, Aug 15 (PTI) Australian world indoor long jumpchampion Fabrice Lapierre may soon become another top athleteto give the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games a miss.  more...

A cop, mechanic and plumber make Australia's archery squad

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Melbourne, Aug 14 (IANS) A cop, a plumber and a mechanic will be among the 12 members of Australia's archery team for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.  more...

'Satisfied with Games security'

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Melbourne, Aug. 14 -- Satisfied with security for the Delhi Commonwealth Games as of now but jittery nonetheless, the Australian Commonwealth Games Association said on Friday it continues to keep a "watching brief" on how things unfold in the run-up to the October 3-14 event.  more...

FEW KIWIS FOR CWG

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For the first time in 16 years, New Zealand's Commonwealth Games con- tingent will feature less than 200 athletes when it lands in Delhi for the 19th edition of the quadrennial extravaganza. The la  more...

OZ ANNOUNCE LIFTING SQUAD

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Melbourne 2006 gold medallists Deborah Acason and Ben Turner highlight a 15- strong Australian weightlifting team named on Friday to com- pete at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in October. Acason  more...

CWG: Onus on Kalmadi, says Congress!

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Congress party distanced itself from CWG mess by putting the onus on Suresh Kalmadi.  more...

Hooper denies CAG's corruption charges over selection procedure of Fast Track Sales

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New Delhi, Aug.12 (ANI): The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Thursday strongly denied charges made in the interim report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) related to selection procedure of Fast Track Sales Ltd.  more...

CGF defends Fast Track recommendation

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Commonwealth Games Federation admitted that it recommended Fast Track Pvt Ltd for broadcast rights deal to OC but claimed there was nothing wrong in it.  more...

CGOC's decision to terminate contract vicious, concocted: SMAM

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New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Australian firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM) Wednesday termed the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's (CGOC) decision to abruptly terminate their contract on grounds of non-performance as 'imaginary and concocted' and an attempt to deviate attention from the more serious charges of financial irregularities the organisers are facing.  more...

Security of athletes in India remains Australia''s top priority

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Melbourne, Aug 11 (PTI) The corruption scandals andconstruction delays ahead of the Delhi Commonwealth Games arehardly a concern for the Australian government, which is moreworried about the security of its athletes during the Octoberevent.  more...

Monika, Sarabjit to lead Indian weightlifters in Delhi Games

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Dope-tainted Manipuri lifter L. Monika Devi and Sarabjit Singh, who broke his own national record in the over 105kg category, will lead India at the Commonwealth Games from October 3-14. A silver-m  more...

Monika, Sarabjit to lead India in Commonwealth Games!

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Dope-tainted Manipuri lifter L Monika Devi and Sarabjit Singh, who broke his own national record in the over 105kg category, will spearhead Indian challenge at the Commonwealth Games from October 3-14.  more...

Aussie firm denies getting commission from CWG OC!

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An Australian company, which was hired to raise sponsorship for the Delhi CWG, denied receiving any commission from the event`s Organising Committee.  more...

Commonwealth Games to do without world’s fastest man

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Sprint superstar Usain Bolt will miss this year’s Commonwealth Games in India, his coach Glen Mills has confirmed. Organisers were hoping the World record holder in the 100 and 200 metres would show up for the October 3-14 Games scheduled for Delhi, but the latest announcement is sure to be a huge blow. “Bolt made it known long ago that he is not going to the Commonwealth Games,” Mills said. Bolt’s absence is expected to allow him to continue his preparation for the London 2012 Olympics where he will defend his sprint titles in the 100 and 200 metres. Before that, the 23-year-old will also defend both sprint titles at next year’s World Championship in Daegu, South Korea. It will be the second successive time Bolt has missed the Commonwealth Games after pulling out of the 2006 edition in Melbourne because of injury. He will also be a no-show at the Jamaica National Championships next weekend, another meet Mills said the Jamaican was never carded to attend. “He was never down to run at trials,” Mills said. Bolt is currently on the mend from an Achilles tendon injury which forced him out of the last IAAF Diamond League event in New York. He has already shown glimpses of his ominous form this year, posting 19.56 seconds in the 200 metres in Jamaica g earlier this month before returning to run 9.86 seconds in the 100 metres in Daegu.source>> http://www.stabroeknews.com/2010/sports/06/21/commonwealth-games-to-do-without-world%E2%80%99s-fastest-man/  more...

Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

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Commonwealth Games 2010 DelhiCommonwealth Games 2010 Delhi For more info: sites.google.com Source: Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi The Games are scheduled to be held in Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi. The most expensive Commonwealth Games ever, being larger than the previous games in Melbourne 2006.From:varutteeViews:688 2ratingsTime:01:01More inTravel & Events  more...

dehi commonwealth games 2010 (delhi mein dhamaal)

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dehi commonwealth games 2010 (delhi mein dhamaal)welcome greet for commonwealthgames 2010 dehi in the closing ceremony of melbourne 2006 in melbourne cricket groundFrom:pintuparrotViews:1739 2ratingsTime:03:03More inSports  more...

delhi commonwealth games 2010(delhi chalein)

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delhi commonwealth games 2010(delhi chalein)welcome greet to delhi commonwealth games 2010 during the melborne 2006 in melbourne cricket groundFrom:pintuparrotViews:3807 6ratingsTime:03:16More inSports  more...

Indian shooters hire coach, pay him from own pocket

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The men's hockey team showed the way a few weeks ago and the women followed in their footsteps. Now, the shooters have got officialdom in their sights and are proving that where there is a will, there is indeed a way  more...

T&T interested in Commonwealth Games bid

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning has expressed an interest in the country staging the 2018 Commonwealth Games. T&T is one of three countries so far – the others Australia and Nigeria — showing an interest in bidding for the games in nine years. The Australian city of Melbourne staged the 2006 Commonwealth Games and Nigeria’s Abuja lost out to Glasgow (Scotland) for the 2014 Games. India will host the 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games next year. Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, made the disclosure about T&T’s interest on Saturday, during a press conference at the International Financial Centre, Port-of-Spain. Manning’s intentions were made at a Sports Breakfast meeting, in which Kalmadi and dignitaries representing the Commonwealth nations attended at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. “In his (Manning’s) speech, he said he would like to be the host of the Commonwealth Games 2018,” Kalmadi said. “He made a bid right there in front of all of us,” added Kalmadi. Manning’s bid came on the heels of T&T’s hosting of the Fifth Summit of the Americas in April and just before the closure of the 21st Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here this past weekend. Kalmadi said countries need strong financial backing to successfully bid for the Commonwealth Games. Asked if T&T would be able to prepare for an event of this magnitude, Kalmadi said, “It depends on your government. If they are ready to come forward or not”. The 2010 games, which will be held in Delhi India next October, has already cost India’s government US$2 billion. T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC) general secretary Brian Lewis said that in 2008 they had given some thought to staging the Commonwealth Games. “Our intention was to engage discussion with Sport Minister Gary Hunt and the government following the Caribbean Games.” T&T cancelled staging the Caribbean Games earlier this year as a result of the H1N1 virus and scuppered the TTOC’s projections for the bigger assignment. “The background of a successful Caribbean Games would have given T&T a good argument to be the (Commonwealth) host. If the Prime Minister is of the view it is something he would like to explore, I would think the T&TOC would like to have some discussion with him,” Lewis said.source >> http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/sports/12/01/tt-interested-in-commonwealth-games-bid/  more...

Host Nations of Commonwealth Games

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YEAR NATIONS 1930 Hamilton, Canada 1934 London, England 1938 Sydney, Australia 1950 Auckland, NewZealand 1954 Vancouver, Canada 1958 Cardiff, Wales 1962 Perth, Australia 1966 Kingston, Jamaica 1970 Edinburgh, Scotland 1974 Christchurch, NewZealand 1978 Edmonton, Canada 1982 Brisbane, Australia 1986 Edinburgh, Scotland 1990 Auckland, Newzealand 1994 Victoria, Canada 1998 Kaulalampur, Malaysia 2002 Manchester, England 2006 Melbourne, Australia 2010 New Delhi, India  more...

Gold Coast To Bid For 2018 Commonwealth Games

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MELBOURNE-- Australia's Commonwealth Games top body said the Gold Coast in Queensland has a realistic shot at hosting the 2018 Games.  more...

 
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