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The GuardianLondon 2012: Paul Drinkhall heads Team GB's group of table tennis playersThe GuardianDrinkhall is joined by the 18-year-old Liam Pitchford, who won two medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Pitchford demonstrated his potential at the European Championships, where he beat four players ranked in the world top 100 including the …London 2012 [...] more...
Insidethegames.bizTime to bring back Games, mayor saysEdmonton JournalMayor Stephen Mandel enthusiastically backed plans Tuesday to explore an Edmonton bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. "I think 1978 (the last Edmonton Games) was a watershed moment for the city, and 2022, almost 45 years later, it would be a nice …Canada making a pitch for 2022 [...] more...
Insidethegames.bizMayor supports plans to explore bid for Commonwealth GamesEdmonton JournalEDMONTON – Mayor Stephen Mandel enthusiastically backed plans Tuesday to explore an Edmonton bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. “I think 1978 (the last Edmonton Games) was a watershed moment for the city, and 2022, almost 45 years later, …Canada making a pitch for 2022 Commonwealth [...] more...
Canadian cities show interest in 2022 pitchMontreal GazetteFive years after Halifax's embarrassing, 11th-hour pullout from the race to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the international sporting event's top Canadian official has begun laying the groundwork for a bid to stage the Games in this country in 2022. more...
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa made a strong pitch for port city Hambantota to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, for which Australia`s Gold Coast is also in the fray. more...
Delhi Journal: Carbuncles And Corruption – The Commonwealth Games LegacyWall Street Journal (blog)It will not be called “India After Gandhi” but he toys with a similar title and pitches to his agent that it will be called, in equally epoch-defining terms, “India After the Commonwealth Games.” His agent demurs, saying he will approach a publisher [...] more...
Calcutta Telegraph Malhotra spoiler in BJP Sheila pitchCalcutta Telegraph6: The BJP's campaign for Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit's exit has been blunted by revelations that party leader VK Malhotra had helped Suresh Kalmadi retain his clout over the Commonwealth Games organising committee. …and more » more...
The Commonwealth Games served as a platform for the Indian organizing committees to showcase its hosting abilities for a major tournament. The event was most definitely a notable […] more...
"The [recently-concluded] Commonwealth Games in New Delhi smacks of plain racism", a friend of mine lamented over lunch, and in between sips of his mango lassi.According to him, […] 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...
Australia becomes 2018 Commonwealth Games frontrunnerSydney: Australia's Gold Coast is almost certain to host the Commonwealth Games in 2018 after Sri Lanka failed to make a pitch to […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Malaysian men's hockey team player Faizal Saari has been suspended for two matches following an incident in their game Friday against Scotland at the Commonwealth Games here. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): The Australian Sports Minister, Mark Arbib has said the Australian Commonwealth Games Association would take strict disciplinary action against wrestler Hassene Fkiri for making a rude gesture to wrestling officials after losing a fight to Indian wrestler at the Commonwealth Games. more...
The New Delhi Commonwealth Games are almost upon us, yet some questions still remains, will the facilities be ready and if they are ready will they be of […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The field of play at the main rugby stadium for the Commonwealth Games has been termed world-class by experts but with just seven days to go for the mega event, the venue at the Delhi University (DU) is still being given its finishing touches. more...
Sydney, Sep 11(ANI): Australia men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has voiced his concerns about the team's chances at next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
As the Queen’s Baton jogs around the country, as athletes stretch and train, as October approaches, the media coverage and public criticism of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to […] more...
The sporting event which India hoped would herald its emergence as a regional power and serve as a springboard to an Olympic bid has instead turned into a chaotic mess. more...
With less than 50 days to go before the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, concerns about India's lack of preparedness have reached a fever pitch. more...