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RediffKrishna Poonia to take part in Diamond League eventsTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: In a major boost to her preparations for the London Olympics, Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has been invited to take part in two Diamond League events — IAAF's highest level competition — in United States …Poonia to take part [...] more...
In a major boost to her preparations for the London Olympics, Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has been invited to take part in two Diamond League events -- IAAF`s highest level competition -- in United States in June. more...
Glasgow's Commonwealth Games pool gets nod for 2015 IPC European Swimming …insideworldparasportThe venue will be the new Tollcross International Swimming Centre, the same pool that will host the swimming competitions of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Scottish complex is currently undergoing a £13.7million ($22 million/€16.5 million) …and more » more...
BBC NewsCommonwealth Pool in Edinburgh officially reopensBBC NewsOne of the venues for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 has been officially reopened – in Edinburgh. The Royal Commonwealth Pool (RCP) will host the Games' diving competition. It will reopen to the public on Wednesday, following a two-year £37m …Swimming champ reopens pool ahead of [...] more...
Urban and rural developments in India have heavily impacted the lives of the poor by facilitating economic growth and global competition, and in the bargain producing large populations […] more...
Athletics Journal: A Special Report on DopingWall Street Journal (blog)By Geeta Anand The women's athletic team after winning the 4×400m relay final of the Track and Field competition of the XIX Commonwealth Games on Oct. 12, 2010 in New Delhi. Ashwini Akkunji Chidananda is at far left. NEW DELHI–Few athletes have fallen …and more » more...
FirstpostImages: India's dying sports tradition, KushtiFirstpostCoaches say this is to gain access to the top international competitions like the Commonwealth Games or the upcoming Olympic Games. Here are pictures of wrestlers as they practise in the mud at a traditional Akhaara in Kolhapur, about 400km south of …Mud wrestling losing out as Indian athletes eye [...] 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...
Beijing Olympic Games gold-medalist Abhinav Bindra and Delhi Commonwealth Games show-stealer Gagan Narang are the star attractions in the seven-day 55th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) in Small Bore Rifle and Pistol events commencing on Tuesday. more...
The 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...
Even as the Sports Authority of India grapples with severe financial constraints due to Commonwealth Games overspending, the sports ministry is liberally allocating funds for the Panchayat Yuva Krida more...
The court, however, allowed Bhanot to approach the appropriate court for relief and clarified the court would not get influenced by observations made by the Delhi High Court which had earlier rejected his bail plea. more...
No monitoring of CWG probe: SCTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to take up monitoring of the ongoing CBI probe into the multi-crore Commonwealth Games scam but allowed the petitioner to approach the court if in future it found any discrepancy in the investigations. …and more » more...
The HinduCWG scam: Supreme Court disallows plea to monitor CBI probeThe HinduThe Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking monitoring of the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged corruption cases related to the Commonwealth Games. A bench comprising justices RM Lodha and Gyan Sudha Misra …CWG: SC refuses plea to [...] 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...
Mullappally Ramachandran said an Integrated Security System (ISS) was installed for the security of Games at an estimated cost of Rs 345.70 crore. more...
NDTV.com Kalmadi again approaches court to attend ParliamentAsian AgeThe Delhi high court on Friday issued notice to the home ministry and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a petition filed by Congress MP and sacked Commonwealth Games organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi seeking permission to attend the …Why does Kalmadi want to attend Parliament, asks [...] 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...
CWG scam: Court fines two absconding accusedDaily News & AnalysisPlace: New Delhi | Agency: PTI A Delhi court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs10,000 on two accused in the Commonwealth Games TSR scam who were absconding since the lodging of the case against them while dismissing their petitions to reject CBI's plea to …and [...] more...
SamayLive HC rejects Bhanot bail petitionIndian ExpressThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Lalit Bhanot, former secretary general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee who has been accused of favouring a Swiss firm in according a contract and thereby allegedly causing a loss …CWG scam: Lalit Bhanot's bail plea rejectedDeccan HeraldCWG scam: [...] more...
Top athletes test positiveHindustan TimesIt has been learnt that the athletes, who are training in Patiala for international competitions, have tested positive for a banned substa According to sources, the athletes have won gold for India in both, the Delhi Commonwealth Games and the Asian …Setback for Indian hopes in relay as two women test [...] more...
The bitter dispute over proposed reforms of Indian sports administration in the wake of the shambolic build-up to the Commonwealth Games is showing no signs of abating despite threats that the country of 1.1 billion could be excluded from the Olympics. 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...
Sportstar A flood of fresh bloodSportstarAfter the intense competition in the Commonwealth Games at home and the Asian Games in China, the shooters had to grapple with the National championship and the National Games, before going through repeated rounds of mandatory trials that tested their …and more » more...
India Today CWG: Kalmadi questions CEO's roleIndian ExpressA CBI court Thursday seized the affidavit record register of an oath commissioner, Meena Sharma, who had appeared before court on May 24 with a petition of an absconding co-accused in a Commonwealth Games scam case. The plea, filed on behalf of …CWG: court to hear Kalmadi's bail plea [...] more...
New Delhi: CBI might file the first chargesheet in the Commonwealth Games scam today, Friday, against Suresh Kalmadi and other former officials of the Organising Committee with the […] more...
BBC News Scottish pupils to design Glasgow games tartanBBC NewsThe Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games organisers have launched a competition for Scottish school pupils to design the event's official tartan. The winning tartan could feature in Glasgow 2014's branding, merchandise and ceremonies. …Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games competition tasks pupils with designing …The Drumall 3 news articles » more...
The Sport Review 'F1 won't go Commonwealth Games way'Daily News & AnalysisThey also promised that there will be no repetition of what occurred during the Commonwealth Games last year. “The country's reputation is at stake. Our reputation is at stake. The western media may write whatever they want to. …Indian GP organisers vow no Commonwealth Games [...] more...
Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi allegedly received kickbacks for awarding Commonwealth Games contracts through a Hyderabad-based construction company, CBI sources told DNA. more...
The Sport Review'F1 won't go Commonwealth Games way'Daily News & AnalysisThey also promised that there will be no repetition of what occurred during the Commonwealth Games last year. “The country's reputation is at stake. Our reputati... more...
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games doubles gold medallist Ashwini Ponnappa said qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics tops her priority and the Indian Open Super Series, starting Tuesday, will be the first step in that direction. more...
I'm be wary of i can only visualize that their excluding actions. Their online is no framework or military arts competitions or up to date pentathlon for […] more...
Officials of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee had hired equipment for overlay works at over 14 times the actual price, a CVC investigation has found. 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...
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 overreaction to security issue and the decision to keep spectators away spoiled the cycling event during the Delhi Commonwealth Games, International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat McQuaid said. more...
All the work related to the 2014 Commonwealth Games will be completed on time and Glasgow will host the best ever Games, says Louise Martin, Vice Chair of the Organising Committee. more...
In what could be music to sportspersons ears, the union sports ministry on Saturday cleared that their stadiums would only be used for sport events and nothing else. more...
It is Commonwealth Games, 2010 in Delhi. A corrupt nation, unscrupulous politicians and ruthless competition. A young Ekalavya faces the ultimate test! Will he suffer the same fate […] 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...
Former two-time champion and Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medallist, John Kelai of Kenya, will be the cynosure of all eyes in the upcoming Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, scheduled to be held on January 16. more...
Langur Monkeys toGuard Games in IndiaThe Commonwealth Games, an olympics type international competition to start in New Delhi, India, next week, will have an unusual platoon guarding its […] more...
By Leon Ferguson The 22nd November, 2003 marked a day in history. Assembled in Montego Bay, Jamaica, 46 members if the Commonwealth Games Federation voted in favour of the […] more...
The state sports directorate has admitted that the audited report of expenditure for the CYG held in Pune in October 2008, is not ready even after two years of the event. more...
Guangzhou, Nov 24 (PTI) Commonwealth Games silvermedallist Vikas Gowda bit the dust after a below-parperformance saw him finish fourth in discus throw as Indianathletes drew blank on the fourth day of the track and fieldcompetitions in the Asian Games, here today. more...
S S Ramaswamy Guangzhou, Nov 23 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold-medallistKrishna Poonia settled for a bronze in women's discus throwdespite performing better in Asian Games here and G Prameelafinished third in heptathlon as Indian athletes failed tosparkle on the third day of track and field competition 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...
It was all good news for Asiad organizers: the deputy mayor of host city outlining impressive progress, and talking of hosting it "with a Cantonese charm." more...
After a mediocre show at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi last month where the 26-member swim team sank without a trace, the Indian team is hopeful of a respectable show at the Asian Games. more...
The Indian badminton team led byace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P Kashyap on Monday left for China,hoping to overcome some tough challenges and replicate theirCommonwealth Games success, in the Asian Games. more...
Less than a month after being lauded for salvaging the national pride in the wake of the trouble-plagued preparations for the Commonwealth Games,India`s athletes are heading to China carrying great expectations for the Asian Games more...
Article from The Newyorktimes.. The Commonwealth Games, a quadrennial competition of nations from the old British Empire, may be closely watched by economists and business executives around the world nonetheless. […] more...
Removal of Village overlays from today The process of removing temporary structures from the Commonwealth Games Village will start on Wednesday with auditing agencies giving their go-ahead for the […] more...
The Delhi high court (HC) stalled on Monday Delhi Development Authority's (DDA's) move to confiscate Rs183-crore bank guarantee of Emaar-MGF, its partner in the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village flats. more...
Indian compound archery team coach Cherkuri Lenin died while his former ward and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ritul Chatterjee escaped unhurt in a road accident at Jupdi village near here in the wee hours on Sunday. more...
Lenin was returning to Vijayawada along with Ritul after being felicitated by Andhra Pradesh governor ESL Narasimhan and chief minister K Rosaiah in Hyderabad last night. more...
Indian compound archery team coach Cherkuri Lenin died while CWG silver medallist Ritul Chatterjee escaped unhurt in a road accident at Jupdi village. more...
Winning a gold medal in an international competition is a daunting task. So when Anisa Sayyed bagged two in the pistol shoot- ing event at the Commonwealth Games, praise and accolade were quick to com more...
Tonight marks the last day of artistic competition at the Commonwealth Games. Australia has competitors in every apparatus final being contested tonight.We'll see Tom aim for another gold […] more...
Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, announces that more than 1000 Barix Audio over IP devices were used for contribution, distribution and monitoring […] more...
With the Commonwealth Games over and India grabbing the second spot in the event and a major chunk of medals coming from shooting, many had a fair idea about the growth of shooting as a sport in the c more...
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday disposed of a petition seeking an inquiry into alleged corruption in the funding of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), and noted a government panel was already looking into it. more...
Sydney, Oct 19 (IANS) Discus champ Dani Samuels' challenge to Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia from India to a winner-takes-all contest 'could be enormous', said the Australian's manager who added that 'it could be like a boxing match'. more...
I read an article last week on tsn.ca stating that Canadian summer athletics had taken a giant step backwards after being pushed from the overall medal podium at […] 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...
By Zaidul Haque for Twocircles.net, Kolkata: Son of a poor carpenter, Rahmatullah Molla is today pride of the nondescript Daqaitmara village in West Bengal. When he won […] more...
By Zaidul Haque for Twocircles.net, Kolkata: Son of a poor carpenter, Rahmatullah Molla is today pride of the nondescript Daqaitmara village in West Bengal. When he won medal […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) After 12 days of intensecompetition, the Commonwealth Games Village has become the hubof all activity now as athletes pack up to leave for theirrespective countries amid emotional farewells by thevolunteers. 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...
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...
Finally, some words of appreciation from the Commonwealth Games Federation. After some scathing attacks on the Delhi Commonwealth Games prior to the Opening Ceremony on an unhygienic Games Village, CG more...
By John MacKinnon DELHI, India — Delhi jeet gaya. You did it, Delhi. It was far from flawless, especially in the nearly catastrophic run-up when an unfinished, filthy athletes’ village […] more...
NEW DELHI: While foreign players and officials complained about daytime heat in the field hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games , it seems India was the team most […] more...
After the shambolic build-up that included a dirty athletes village and other shortcomings leading to threats of pull-out by leading competing nations, the Commmonwealth Games was on Thursday […] more...
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...
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...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) World champions Australia trounced India 8-0 to claim the gold in the men's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games at the Major Dhyan Chand stadium here Thursday. 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...
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 (IANS) For Frank Murray, there were no tears of joy, but only a sense of immense satisfaction at ending his coaching career with a gold medal in the women's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday. more...
Commonwealth Games 2010: Australian athletes threaten to boycott Closing Ceremony The crisis hit event is finally drawing to an end. With intense competitions and criticism from all corners, the […] more...
Nigerian Osayemi Oludamola was stripped of the women's 100 metres Commonwealth Games gold medal on Tuesday after her B sample confirmed a positive test for a banned stimulant, the […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Indian pair of Sharath Kamal and Subhajit Saha came from a match point down to register a thrilling 3-2 win over Englishmen Liam Pitchford and Andrew Baggaley in the semi-finals of the men's doubles table tennis competition at the Commonwealth Games Wednesday. more...
t would've been traumatic for Gagan Narang to miss a fifth consecutive gold at the Commonwealth Games here.But, the signs were ominous, much before he went into the competition arena on Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India won bronze in the men's and women's 4x100 metres relays and men's javelin in the track and field competitions at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
The 42km event, traditionally among the highlights of any multi-discipline sports festival, is to be held on the last day of the Games, October 14. more...
The Commonwealth Games has been a great spectacle and many of us have enjoyed watching Australia win so many events and dominate the medal tally, as we seem […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) World champions Australia beat arch-rivals New Zealand 6-2 and entered the final of the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. 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...
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...
The Commonwealth Games was today hit by a dope scandal when Nigerian women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola tested positive for a banned stimulant and was placed under provisional suspension pending a test of her 'B' sample. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India need to ratchet up their game and show more discipline Tuesday when they face their nemesis England in the semi-finals of the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here. more...
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Hugely disappointed by the crushing hockey defeat by India, Pakistanis are blaming the pressure of playing before roaring Indian fans for the Commonwealth Games humiliation. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The women's 200 m sprint final in track and field competition at the Commonwealth Games here was postponed to Monday after a disqualified Cyprus athlete lodged a protest. 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...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Eleven goals in an emotionally charged India-Pakistan hockey match and the victory was a great gift for Indian people who got what they richly deserved, said coach Jose Brasa. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Riding high on near-hysterical support from the overflowing stands, India crushed Pakistan 7-4 to storm into the semifinals of the men's hockey competition at the 19th Commonwealth Games here Sunday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman Sunday created history by becoming the first player to win a gold medal in the men's singles at the Commonwealth Games tennis competition, which made its debut in this edition. Somdev outclassed Australia's Greg Jones 6-4, 6-2. more...
Where's the boss? Where's the tickets? and where's the chlorine? As the Commonwealth Games heads into its eighth day of competition there is no let up of the glitches and stuff ups that have marred the lead up preparations and the actual competition. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) World champions Australia enjoyed a useful workout ahead of the semi-finals as they hammered Malaysia 7-0 to conclude their pool A league engagements with an all-win record in the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Sunday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India has lost out on a semi-final berth in the women's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games. But the medal rounds Monday could yet dish out fascinating fare, with arch rivals Australia facing England and favourites New Zealand taking on South Africa. more...
A member of the Nigerian table tennis team has been struck down with malaria at the Commonwealth Games. Ekundayo Nasiru was forced to withdraw from the men's team and […] more...
After five days of intense competition inside the stadia, the action at Delhi 2010 is all set to hit the city's streets. Long-distance runners, walkers and cyclists will […] more...
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 9 (IANS) India cruised past Scotland 4-0 for their second win in three pool A matches of the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Saturday and are tied with Pakistan, whom they take on Sunday, on points. 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...
Gurgaon, Oct 9 (PTI) The Commonwealth Games participantsand foreign officials were all praise for the state-of-the-artKadarpur Range, which is hosting the full bore shooting eventsof the multi-discipline sporting extravaganza. more...
South African swimmer Roland Schoeman had yesterday condemned crowd antics describing them like "monkeys", while an English official used an expletive against Indian archery head coach Limba Ram in two different incidents. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago ended their Pool B campaign on a losing note Saturday, going down 0-2 to Canada for their fourth consecutive defeat in the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) England snatched a dramatic 5-3 win against New Zealand to set up a three-way race for the two semi-final berths from Pool B of the men's hockey competition in the Commonwealth Games here Saturday. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation today launched an investigation into the complaints of unavailability of tickets by people despite empty seats at some stadiums. more...
Shrugging off the disappointment of a 1-3 semifinal loss to England, Indian men's team spanked Nigeria 3-0 in third place play-off to clinch the bronze in the Commonwealth Games' table tennis competition today. more...
Unhappy with the "still unsatisfactory" attendance at competition venues, Commonwealth Games Federation on Saturday launched an investigation into the complaints of unavailability of tickets by people despite empty seats at some stadiums. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Australia did just enough to ensure themselves a spot in the semi-finals of the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games by defeating Pakistan 1-0 for their third win, here Saturday. more...
The Indian media have gone hammer and tongs with regards to the Commonwealth Games 2010 being held in New Delhi. While we have been bashing up […] more...
NEW DELHI — A giant scoreboard at the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens venue crashed to the ground on Thursday in the latest embarrassing mishap to blight the troubled […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman was at his fluent best on way to the men's singles final while Sania Mirza took time to come on top in the women's singles semi-final of the tennis competition at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. more...
Katie Glynn scored a hat-trick on Friday to guide New Zealand into the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games women's hockey competition with a 4-1 win over England. more...
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...
The youngest gymnast from any nation at the Commonwealth Games, New Zealand's Jordan Rae came surprisingly close to bagging a medal in the vault overnight (NZT). more...
: Two Australian swimmers pulled out of com- petition and South Africa topped Thursday's honours, winning two out of five gold on offer. Australia, England and Canada won a gold apiece. Ernest Stoe more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Online games will start on Sunday which has a 'spectacular' opening ritual in Delhi at 1430 BST. The Online games, the primary to be staged in […] more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Video games will commence on Sunday using a 'spectacular' beginning ritual in Delhi at 1430 BST. The Video games, the initial to become staged in India, […] more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Online games will start on Sunday with a 'spectacular' starting ritual in Delhi at 1430 BST. The Online games, the initial to become staged in India, […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago women's hockey team scored their first goal in three matches at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. With that they made a statement for hockey in their country that loves football, cricket and athletics and has only one synthetic turf. 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)Scotland helped themselves to a 6-1 win against Trinidad and Tobago to notch their first win in three matches of the women's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. more...
The Commonwealth Games is facing a new crisis after reports that up to 15 swimmers on the England and Australian teams have a stomach virus - potentially caused […] 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...
I tried to stay away from all the bad press I've heard about New Delhi leading up to the Commonwealth Games. I took the advice of well meaning […] more...
This week the Commonwealth Games are taking place in New Delhi, India. I have a couple of fellow Ontarian archers competing including Crispin Duenas, Alana MacDougall and Kateri […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Fourth seed Indian women stormedinto the semifinal of the Commonwealth Games table tennis teamcompetition by beating third seed Australia 3-1 at the YamunaSports Complex here today. more...
Tapan Mohanta New Delhi, October 6 (PTI) Notwithstanding an erraticperformance by the World Cup champions recurve team, theIndian archers made the semi-finals in all the four teamevents of the Commonwealth Games at Yamuna Sports Complex heretoday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) England opened their campaign in Pool B of the men's hockey competition with a 4-0 win against Trinidad and Tobago at the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Down by a goal in the fourth minute, England showcased their collective character to beat Canada 4-1 and notch up their second win in the women's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): Indian tennis star Somdev Devvarman entered the men's singles quarterfinals with a thumping 6-0 6-1 win over unseeded Sri Lankan Amresh Jayawickreme in the second round of the tennis competition of the XIXth Commonwealth Games today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza Wednesday moved into the women's singles quarter-finals with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Brittany Teei of Cook Islands in the tennis competition at the Commonwealth Games here. 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...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvaraman stormed into the men's singles quarter-finals with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Sri Lankan Amresh Jayawickreme in the tennis competition at the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) World champions Australia took just 14 minutes to shake off the early morning blues and then proceed to dismantle Scotland 9-0 to open their campaign in the men's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games on a strong note here Wednesday. more...
Somdev Devvarman breezed into the men's singles quarterfinals with a thumping win over Sri Lankan Amresh Jayawickreme at the Commonwealth Games. more...
The missing star power of the likes of Usain Bolt might have undermined the blue riband status of track and field events in the Commonwealth Games but it promises to be an enthralling affair with home athletes like PT Usha-protege Tintu Luka gearing up to help the country their best ever show in the mega event. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) As usual, India kept their supporters on tenterhooks before snatching a 3-2 win against Malaysia to provide a fitting finale for the day in the men's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) South Africa (pool A) and New Zealand (pool B) emerged early front-runners for semi-final spots in the women's hockey competition of the 19th Commonwealth Games with two victories apiece. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Leading lights of tennis doubles Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi capped a successful day for the Indians at the Commonwealth Games tennis competition entering the quarter-finals with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 victory over Sri Lanka's Amresh Jayawickreme and Thangarajah Dineshkanthan Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) England, the highest ranked team in the women's hockey competition at the 19th Commonwealth Games, opened their campaign in pool B with a 4-1 win against arch-rivals Wales at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here Tuesday. more...
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...
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...
: India could have had a perfect start to the Commonwealth Games on Monday but instead had to be content with two silver and an equal number of bronze in weightlifting. Nkem Augustina Nwaokolo of N more...
ndia topped the recurve team rankings in both the men's and women's sec- tions but Monday, the opening day of the Commonwealth Games archery competition, was not without concerns. On the brighter s more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Down by a third minute goal, India fought their way to a 1-1 draw with Scotland in a pool A match of the Commonwealth Games women's hockey competition here Monday. more...
The swimming and gymnastic competitions, which usually attract good crowd, drew lukewarm response from the Delhiites as most of the stands remained vacant. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) The general weigh-in ahead of theCommonwealth Games boxing competition turned out to be achaotic affair today with the Australian team complaining thatthe scales were faulty, a claim refuted by the TechnicalDelegate for the event. more...
The official weigh-in for the Commonwealth Games boxing competition ran into complete chaos on Monday with teams complaining of faulty test scales at the Talkatora Indoor stadium. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Not everything is hunky-dory withthe organisation of the Commonwealth Games netball eventbeing held at the Thyagraj Sport complex. 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...
NEW DELHI — The Commonwealth Games are not expected to be particularly gripping viewing for sports fans. After all, most of the top international athletes […] more...
The troubled Commonwealth Games got underway with a glittering opening ceremony on Sunday in a fortress-like New Delhi after a shambolic run-up that threatened to derail the event. more...
The Dandi March etched on sand was the cynosure of all eyes at the opening of Commonwealth Games today as it rolled out into the middle to the tunes of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymn "Vaishnavo Janato". more...
Spectacular show kicks off 12 days of athletic competition after weeks of bad publicity over country's preparedness. The 19th Commonwealth Games have kicked off in India's capital amid […] more...
Thousands of armed security personnel were on their toes today securing the capital for the Commonwealth Games as helicopters patrolled the skies and unmanned aerial vehicles scanned the ground. more...
Thousands of armed security personnel were on their toes today securing the capital for the Commonwealth Games as helicopters patrolled the skies and unmanned aerial vehicles scanned the ground. more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Thousands of armed securitypersonnel were on their toes today securing the capital forthe Commonwealth Games as helicopters patrolled the skies andUnmanned Aerial Vehicles scanned the ground. more...
Describing it as a moment of great challenge, Delhi's Police Commissioner Y. S. Dadwal on Saturday said his force was leaving no stone unturned to make the Commonwealth Games a success. The leave of all the policemen has been cancelled from September 15 and the entire force is on its toes round-the-clock. more...
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The draw for badminton singles and doubles in the Commonwealth Games was done here Saturday, but strangely it was not released. more...
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) The draw for the CommonwealthGames badminton competition started two hours late but evenafter a long wait media had to go back empty-handed from theSiri Fort complex, thanks to the unique laws of the OrganisingCommittee. more...
The Delhi police today expressed confidence of a trouble-free Commonwealth Games and asserted that security norms will be applicable to everyone without any discrimination. more...
The Commonwealth Games in Delhi have been constantly in the news with talks of bridges falling and stadiums collapsing, but many of our athletes seem ready and willing […] more...
: For teams competing in India, the heat is a psycho- logical barrier. Though the Commonwealth Games are being held at the fag end of the summer season, the heat and humidity in Delhi will still be an more...
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...
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Indian shooters had to stay away from the contingent's flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village Friday as they were yet to get their ceremonial outfits and now would receive them only hours before Sunday's opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 : Hundreds of Delhi Traffic policemen fanned out over parts of the capital to facilitate Commonwealth Games related traffic as exclusive lanes became operational […] more...
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...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The hockey event will provide the highest level of competition at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games considering the quality of teams in the fray, says Vasudevan Baskaran, who led the Indian hockey team to a gold medal in the 1980 Olympics. more...
Great article that discusses the problems and obstacles that the organisers of the Commonwealth Games are facing in the run up to the competition. Areas this article explores are […] 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...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Around 1,100 foreign athletes, officials and media personnel arrived in the Indian capital Sunday for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
A vital part of training before a mega event like the Commonwealth Games is accli- matising to the local conditions.A variety of factors ranging from weather to food and adjusting to the time diff more...
Doctors and paramedics are upset with the facilities provided to them at Games venues. With medical staff posted full time at various venues, doctors say they are neither allowed to carry food inside nor are they provided meals. The state health department says they have taken up the matter with OC. more...
New Delhi, Sept.24 (ANI): Though chaotic last-minute construction and cleaning has been brought under control at venues slotted for the XIXth Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi from October 3 to 14, security remains a crucial issue. more...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Commuters in Delhi prepared themselves for traffic problems Friday with lanes for the Commonwealth Games being closed for a few hours to facilitate athletes and their trainers who arrive in the city, police said. more...
India, within the limitations of its financial resources, workforce skills, pressing competing demands and probable corruption, has done the best it can to organize the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, feels a senior journalist. more...
Sydney, Sept.23 (ANI): India, within the limitations of its financial resources, workforce skills, pressing competing demands and probable corruption, has done the best it can to organize the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, feels a senior journalist. more...
With barely a week to go before the Commonwealth Games would begin in the national capital, Scotland and Canada have decided to delay the departures of their teams […] more...
Commonwealth Games 2010 News The 19th Commonwealth games are all set to be held in Delhi from October 3, 2010 to October 14, 2010. This 12 day […] more...
A trio of top British athletes, including injured Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu, pulled out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in India on Tuesday. more...
Reuters/Adnan AbidiThe Commonwealth Games, a track and field competition is scheduled to run October 3-14, 2010 in New Delhi, India. Unfortunately this event that only occurs every four […] 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...
Britain's Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu has pulled out of next month's Commonwealth Games due to injury, her management team said on Tuesday. more...
The group, which has been working round-the-clock, is satisfied with the security being put in place to guard the participating athletics, officials and spectators, official sources said. more...
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...
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...
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...
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...
With only 15 days to go until the start of the Commonwealth Games, the Indian capital is in a frantic rush to be ready for its big opening night. "My motto is 'Not tomorrow, today. Not today, now'," said Lalit Bhanot, the hard-pressed secretary general of the Games organizing committee. more...
New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): The organizers of the Commonwealth Games took the foreign media on an exciting tour of the main stadiums prepared for the sporting extravaganza in New Delhi. more...
Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh is favoured for the gold at CWG. But the mercurial Manipuri boxer also has an eye on the Asian Games and the London Olympics. more...
f the World Cup and ns Trophy are overlooked, the Commonwealth Games men's hockey competi- tion is one of the toughest events, going by the rankings of the participating countries. Six of the top 10 t more...
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Looking at the popularity of hockey in India and the strong field the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games attracted, the security agencies are leaving nothing to chance at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. more...
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Sports Minister M S Gill todayannounced a cash award of Rs 10 lakh for World Championshipgold medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar and hoped the grapplerwill continue with his fine form in next month's CommonwealthGames as well. more...
he Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC), for the second consecu- tive day on Monday, took the media to visit the venues. This time around it was the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and the lawn bowls more...
It was a soggy start to the national shooting camp for the Commonwealth Games at the Karni Singh Ranges, with barely a couple of marksmen taking aim on the first day. With rains continuing to play more...
New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) In yet another bid to showcaseits preparedness for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, theOrganising Committee today took the mediapersons on a guidedtour of Jawaharlal Nehru stadium complex, the venue for theopening and closing ceremonies of the October 3-14 megaevent. more...
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The recent heavy rains in the capital might have affected the frenetic pace of work in giving finishing touches to the Commonwealth Games venues but the officials in-charge are confident the stadia and their surroundings will be ready much before the sports extravaganza begins Oct 3. more...
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Stung by negative media reports, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Sunday took three busloads of journalsits on a guided tour of four of the 11 competition venues for the Oct 3-14 Games, revealing they look good for the event. more...
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) An Olympic gold medallist, a World Champion and multiple World Cup medal winners are among India's 28-member shooting squad for the Commonwealth Games. That should give India a bagful of medals. more...
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Saturday announced that the Games Village will have a soft opening Thursday. 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...
The International Athletics Federation has given a `Class A' certificate to the ath- letics track at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, an official asso- ciated with the Commonwealth Games (CWG) said on We more...
New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) A multipurpose aerostat to be usedfor the next month's Commonwealth Games' opening ceremony, wastoday unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium where thequadrennial sporting extravaganza will commence on October 3. 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...
Executive board member Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the horns, the flat drone of which became soccer World Cup's soundtrack in South Africa this year, have no place in India. more...
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Coca-Cola India, the official beverage partner of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Tuesday, announced the launch of its new Visual Identity System (VIS) and logo for the Games in Delhi. more...
The athletics event of the Delhi Commonwealth Games promises to be enthralling nonetheless with home-grown talents such as PT Usha-protege Tintu Luka gearing up to make a mark. more...
Around 800 international and 1200 domestic media personnel are expected to cover the Delhi Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in the capital from October 3 to 14. more...
The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Monday handed over copies of the completion certificates of all competition and non-competition venues, including the Games Village, to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper. more...
A matter related to the closure of the Siri Fort Sports Complex in south Delhi as certain events of the Commonwealth Games are to be hosted there was Monday referred by a Delhi High Court bench to another court. more...
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Monday handed over copies of the completion certificates of all competition and non-competition venues, including the Games Village, to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper. more...
India have just nine athletics medals, including a gold, in the Commonwealth Games history but the country can look forward to a haul of at least six this time. more...
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is relying on Indian officials to provide bona fide building certificates for all of the sporting venues suspected of dodgy construction. more...
Tamahere rower-turned-cyclist Jaime Nielsen is in line to represent New Zealand at the Delhi Commonwealth Games next month in the 3000m individual pursuit and has an outside chance […] more...
The High and Lows of the Himalayan MountainsWinner of the 1st Prize Commonwealth Games 2002 Literary CompetitionTwenty five years ago I made what was for me to be […] more...
The Swimming Federation of India today told the Bombay High Court that that selections of the Indian team for synchronized swimming are only for forthcoming Commonwealth Games and not for the Asian games. more...
Over 450 highly trained officials will handle the anti-doping measures, under the supervision of a nine-member CGF Medical Commission chaired by Malaysian Dr M Jegathesan, during the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) Dope tainted shot putter SauravVij's name will not be removed from the Indian squad for theCommonwealth Games as of now and a decision on hisparticipation will be taken later this month, CWG OC SecretaryGeneral Lalit Bhanot today said. more...
As the Games draws closer, there's more and more discontent than reasons to look forward to it. That's sad, considering it is a global event. Today, we list […] more...
The Centre has admitted that the Sheila Dikshit government violated guidelines to divert funds meant for Schedules Castes and Tribes to finance its pets projects for the Commonwealth Games. more...
The family members of the athletes who will participate in Commonwealth Games in Delhi are unwilling to come to Delhi after the reports of dengue in the city. more...
Delhi police commissioner YS Dadwal is expected to give a presentation on the deployment of security personnel, traffic management and contingency plan for emergency. more...
After the Indian hockey squad for the Commonwealth Games was leaked on Saturday, the official team announcement was made on Monday, reiterating the new one-keeper tactic. more...
After the Central Vista, it seems to be the turn of Shivaji Stadium to miss the Commonwealth Games 2010 deadline. The stadium, which is being built by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), was to be part of the list of practice venues for athletes who are expected to start arriving from September 23. However, organizing committee (OC) officials say the facility is not even near completion. ‘‘As of now, we are not taking a call on Shivaji Stadium. We have already lined up other venues in case the stadium is not completed on time,’’ admitted Lalit Bhanot, secretary general, OC. more...
At the Tour de Delhi on Sunday, the test event for the Commonwealth Games road cycling, Indian's foreign coach Graham Seers came out strongly against the selection procedures for the Indian team. more...
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Record rainfall in the national capital has left a question mark over the completion of the Yamuna Sports Complex, one of the venues for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
It seems that the Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games has got its focus wrong. Rather than concentrating on successfully hosting the event, the OC appears to be more interested in the opening and closing ceremonies. more...
A medical team of close to 2000 people, including 386 doctors, will be deployed during the Commonwealth Games to make the mega event a health-hazard free sporting spectacle, the organisers said. more...
Indian men have never been to the podium since hockey's entry to the Commonwealth Games and they will have to play out of their skins to break the jinx. more...
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The sports ministry and the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) seems to be in a deadlock over the issue of bailing out the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) by paying off their outstanding fine worth $375,000 to the international federation. more...
: That network and technology integration are key elements in the success of the Commonwealth Games was highlighted when Mike Fennell, president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, brought up the is more...
In its bid to make theCommonwealth Games a dope-free event, the organisers todaysaid participating athletes will be subjected to surprise dopetesting to deter them from taking banned drugs. 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...
Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Vice-Chairman Randhir Singh and Secretary General Dr. Lalit K Bhanot have been visiting the competition venues over the past four days to review the state of readiness of various stadia and to address issues reported by the media about the delay in construction work at various venues. more...
New Delhi, Aug.14 (ANI): Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Vice-Chairman Randhir Singh and Secretary General Dr. Lalit K Bhanot have been visiting the competition venues over the past four days to review the state of readiness of various stadia and to address issues reported by the media about the delay in construction work at various venues. more...
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...
Retired IAS officer Arun Bhatia and 10 other citizens of Pune filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court today, seeking immediate removal of Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi as chairman of the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games. They have also demanded replacement of the committee with a new one to be appointed by the apex court. more...
London, Aug 13 (PTI) "The fastest man on no legs", tripleparalympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius is aiming to qualifyas an able-bodied athlete for the Delhi Commonwealth Games butremains non-committal on whether he would actually participatein the mega-event. more...
To save man-hours in responding to such extra large number of RTI petitions, Union Sports Ministry and Organising Committee for Commonwealth Games 2010 should make a smart beginning […] more...
To save man-hours in responding to such extra large number of RTI petitions, Union Sports Ministry and Organising Committee for Commonwealth Games 2010 should make a smart beginning […] more...
Mumbai, Aug 11 (PTI) The Bombay High Court today refusedto grant any immediate relief to Mayur Sinhasane, aweightlifter, who moved the court after not being shortlistedfor the upcoming Commonwealth Games. more...
About 1,000 private and government schools in Delhi and national capital region (NCR) will adopt areas in their vicinity and maintain them during the Commonwealth Games. more...
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 government has deployed additional manpower and machinery to ensure completion of construction work at the Commonwealth Games venues, Minister of State of Sports Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said yesterday. Patil said in view of rain disrupting the work, additional labour and machinery have been pressed into service. more...
Mani Shankar Aiyar has probably not read Dale Carnegie's best-seller, "How to win friends and influence people". A few years ago, in a St Stephens more...
With just 60 days to go, the Commonwealth Games organisers are making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Corruption charges are flying thick and fast, heads are rolling and inquiries are being commissioned. Amid all this, things like stadia preparation, logistic readiness and the like, the core areas in a giant event like the Commonwealth Games, seem to have taken a backseat. But that may not be the case. more...
It’s hard to believe that the Yamuna Sports Complex (YSC) in Vivek Vihar, the main competition venue for table tennis and archery, is ‘‘99% complete’’. Work is still going in the main stadium. Pipes lie along the corners perhaps a result of the repair work on the roof after the false ceiling collapsed on July 13 and tiles are strewn all over the places. more...
Security heads of 31 participating nations, including Pakistan, will take stock on Thursday of the security in Commonwealth Games village and venues where a four-layer protection will be provided during the fortnight-long mega sporting event here in October. more...
Assuring the security administrators attending the International Security Liaison Conference , the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi (OC CWG Delhi 2010) Chairman Mr. Suresh kalmadi, MP, said that visiting security experts can assure the athletes and sports persons in their respective countries that “All is well in Delhi”. more...
Security heads from 31 participating nations will review security arrangements for the Commonwealth Games on Thursday, taking stock of the four-layered cover that will be thrown around key venues during the mega sporting event. more...
The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, which is still finding catering for the event too hot to handle, has now decided to break the problem down to bite sizes to make it easy. Instead of one tender for all catering needs, from athletes to security staff, three tenders will now be floated. more...
Finally, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium main venue of Commonwealth games 2010 which are going to be held in Delhi from October 3-14 is ready to be inaugurated. This stadium is ready to be inaugurated today by sports Minister M.S. Gill. This stadium was constructed during the 1982 Asian Games, and its remodeling for commonwealth games [...] more...