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Year on, filthy CWG flats lie unoccupiedEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: It was supposed to be one of the showpieces of the 19th Commonwealth Games, an example of how hosting international sports meets can spur infrastructure growth. But with just days to go before the first anniversary of the event, …and more » more...
Year on, filthy CWG flats lie unoccupiedEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: It was supposed to be one of the showpieces of the 19th Commonwealth Games, an example of how hosting international sports meets can spur infrastructure growth. But with just days to go before the first anniversary of the event, …and more » more...
Sports Minister Ajay Maken once again strongly pitched for it, saying the Commonwealth Games scam would not have taken place had the legislation been passed earlier. more...
Thyagaraj Stadium the Most Sought After Venue for Major EventsDaijiworld.comNew Delhi, Jul 24 (IANS): Once the sports ministry has decided against misuse and disuse of the various stadia built for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), Thyagaraj Stadium Complex is the most sought after by the national sports federations. …and more » more...
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Once the sports ministry has decided against misuse and disuse of the various stadia built for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), Thyagaraj Stadium Complex is the most sought after by the national sports federations. more...
AFP Rugby League secures Commonwealth Games recognitionMalta Independent OnlineRugby League's success as a growing international sport has been recognised by the Commonwealth Games Federation at their meeting in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. The Federation has given its unanimous support to an application for Rugby League …Commonwealth Games keen on T20 cricketIBNLive.comRUGBY LEAGUE NEWSSportinglife.comCommonwealth Games keen [...] more...
On the directives of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, the state government has appointed two medallists of Delhi Commonwealth Games and Asian Games as sports officers, an official said on Saturday. more...
Gold medallist wrestler Alka Tomar and hockey player Danish Muztaba, who was member of medal winning hockey team at CWG as well as Asian games, have been appointed as sports officers at the UP Power Corporation Limited. more...
The former full-back said the country just cannot afford "third-rate shows" like the Commonwealth Games on which thousands of crores were spent. more...
British high commissioner Richard Stagg today hit out at the Commonwealth Games organisers for delay in the payment of Rs96 crore to broadcasters SIS Live. more...
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) A day after Sports Minister Ajay Maken issued directions to pay all "legitimate" dues related to the Commonwealth Games, British High Commissioner Richard Stagg today hit out at the CWG organisers for delay in the payment of Rs 96 crore to broadcasters SIS Live.Stagg sought an early resolution to the payment issue, saying that SIS Live had fulfilled its obligations under its contract with Prasar Bharati but the British broadcaster is yet to receive its outstanding dues. ... more...
His tenure as the newly appointed sports minis- ter is not going to be a cake- walk. On Thursday, Ajay Maken got a firsthand taste of the chal- lenges in his way as he formal- ly took charge of the Mi 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...
In 2010 there were two large international sporting events. Of course everyone knows about the 2010 Olympic Games here in BC, but there was also the 2010 Commonwealth […] more...
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...
All "irregularities" in run up tohosting the just-concluded Commonwealth Games will be examinedand the guilty will not be spared, Government assured the LokSabha on Tuesday. more...
The sports minister said recommendations of Shunglu committee, the CAG and CVC -- probing the irregularities -- would be taken on board before agreeing to host similar international sporting events in the country. more...
Irregularities in run up to hosting the Commonwealth Games will be examined and the guilty will not be spared, Government assured the Lok Sabha. more...
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...
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...
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...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Map of Commonwealth Games 2010"][/caption] Commonwealth Games will next move to Scottish Highlands in the year 2014, as the Commonwealth Games, 2010 ended as a […] more...
From financial irregularities to wasteful expenditure, role of foreign advisers to weaknesses in management, wrongdoing to coordination lapses. more...
Why the Games came to Indiactober 14, 2010 10:48 AMBy Scott RussellThe XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi were in a hot, crowded place and they got off […] more...
‘What our students have achieved no media person could do it in all these years” said Sandeep Marwah Director of Asian School of Media Studies and founder of […] more...
When Sex between men to men is legalized... what's the necessity to expose and raise concerns about Prostitution a big issue. After 60 years of independence from Britishers, […] more...
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...
Hosts India celebrated dramaticCommonwealth Games breakthroughs on the athletics track and hockey pitch on Tuesday with rapturous applause from their delighted home fans. (For Slideshow: Commonwealth Games Highlights, click here) Last […] more...
Hosts India celebrated dramatic Commonwealth Games breakthroughs on the athletics track and hockey pitch on Tuesday with rapturous applause from their delighted home fans. more...
When India take to the green in the Women's Triples final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon it will be a testament to the vision […] more...
The joy in Dr UK Mishra's voice was unmistakable after Ashish Kumar, a trainee of the National Sports Academy, Allahabad, fetched the country its first medal in gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games by winning the bronze in floor exercises on Thursday. more...
The boos, the cheers, and then the huge response to the thrills of last night’s brilliant gala opening of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi said it all. The […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The Commonwealth Sports Ministerstoday unanimously resolved that all National SportsFederations should adopt internationally accepted goodgovernance principles to ensure transparency andaccountability during their fifth conference here. more...
When I came to Delhi in 2008 I remember the palpable culture shock. It was overwhelming even for a rather intrepid traveler. I had been in Beijing and […] more...
Mascot Shera does not seem to worry yet... India does not take part to the Football World Cup, and is not really much involved in Winter Olympics. Indeed, India’s […] more...
Prasar Bharati Corporation ( PBC) , owners of Doordarshan (DD) the official broadcaster of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) has moved Delhi High Court apprehending ''indiscriminate'' use of CWG […] more...
The good thing is the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) is issuing accreditation cards to the country's eminent sportspersons that will allow them to watch the opening and closing ceremonie more...
// The national sport of India, Hockey, has always given laurels to the country. The one time undisputed Champions of the world for 28 years on the trot have now fallen apart. However, that was on the bigger stage – the Olympics. There is the need for even more mercy for the team.There is literally [...] more...
“The Commonwealth Games and the Indian Reality” David Robinson International sport is often said to be about far more than the competition, promoting intercultural understanding, friendship […] more...
NEW DELHI — Two more Australian athletes withdrew Sunday and a South African competitor reportedly found a snake in his room as complaints over cleanliness, security and construction […] more...
Amid all the gloom and doom, here’s a piece of good news the OC has finally got the video of Delhi Games 2010 theme song by A R Rahman out. The video, which didn’t get an official launch in the midst of the controversies surrounding the Commonwealth Games Village, showcases a much peppier version of the theme song, Swagatham. more...
International sporting events, by rights, ought to be a buoyant occasion for all involved. Not so for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Seven years since the […] more...
With barely two weeks to go for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday reviewed the preparations and said the city was ‘‘now absolutely ready’’ and was aiming for ‘‘perfection’’ in various infrastructure and services. more...
Might not be a bad thing if the Commonwealth games were called off: humiliating for India, obviously - but some group affiliated with Pakistani Intelligence is almost certain […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Archery Association of India (AAI) president V.K. Malhotra Sunday termed as 'misleading' Sports Minister M.S. Gill's promise of doubling the prize money of medal winners at international events and claimed the amount has not changed since the 2002 Commonwealth Games. more...
Recently, 18 players, including Commonwealth Games squad members, had failed the dope test with 12 of them testing positive for the same substance -- Methylhexanamine. more...
The payment row that threatened to derail India's tennis campaign in the upcoming Commonwealth Games was resolved today with the government approving Rs1 crore for five elite players. more...
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The growing list of dope offenders among Indian sportspersons ahead of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games is a 'serious' matter and a high-level probe should be initiated by the sports ministry, Indian Olympic Association vice-president V.K. Malhotra said here Tuesday. more...
On a day when the Indian shooting team was announced for the Commonwealth Games, it emerged that none of the marksmen who underwent tri- als at Pune and Delhi for the quadrennial games were test- ed f more...
Olympian and Indian selectorAjitpal Singh on Monday hit out at national team coach Jose Brasaand said the Spaniard`s comments were baseless in an effort tocreate a controversy ahead of this year`s Commonwealth Games. more...
Premji in a recent article in a leading national daily had said that the thousands of crores of rupees being spent on Games could have been used for building schools and improve infrastructure. more...
India will be fielding a 10-member contingent for the Commonwealth Games squash competition, Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) said here Monday. more...
The payment row which prompted top tennis players to issue a Commonwealth Games boycott threat is expected to take another fortnight to resolve. more...
Chennai, Aug 23 (IANS) India will be fielding a 10-member contingent for the Commonwealth Games squash competition, Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) said here Monday. more...
One of the staunchest critics of the Commonwealth Games, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar says he will be "hell out of the country" during the October event as he is no mood to witness it. more...
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Ending the stalemate over apayment dispute, India's revolting tennis players today saidthey will represent the country in the upcoming Davis Cup tieand Commonwealth Games after being given an assurance by theSports Ministry. more...
Suresh Kalmadi's claim of innocence is largely based on the fact that the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) has had a budget of only Rs 1,600 crore, while the bulk of the expenditure on the Games was made by agencies of the Central and Delhi government agencies such as MCD, DDA, PWD, CPWD, NDMC and RITES. more...
The scholarships are awarded under the national sports policy as cash incentive to performers in recognised state, national and international meets. more...
Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta today assured full support to the government in making the Commonwealth Games successful and said it should speed up the pace of Games-related projects to build a ''good image of the national capital''. ''We are with the government in making the Games successful. If the government needs our help, thousands of BJP workers are ready for that. But it should work honestly in completing the projects well in time,'' Mr Gupta told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Delhi BJP unit's monthly magazine 'Bhajpa Sandesh'. more...
New Delhi, Dec 20(ANI): The Group of Ministers (GoM) and the core committee responsible for the completion of the projects related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games met to review and discuss the preparations for the mega event on Sunday. more...
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): A Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) security delegation arrived here on Monday to inspect all the facilities and the stadiums before the games to be held in 2010. more...