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Ogogo books Olympic spot – Eurosport.com AU

2 months ago
Eurosport.com AUOgogo books Olympic spotEurosport.com AUMiddleweight Ogogo, a silver medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, became the seventh British boxer to secure London 2012 selection after beating Belarusian Vitali Bandarenka 14-7 in his semi-final in Trabzon. Ogogo has only just returned to the …and more »  more...

Babita, Neha fight it out legally – Daily News & Analysis

3 months ago
Babita, Neha fight it out legallyDaily News & AnalysisBy Chander Shekhar Luthra | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA Commonwealth Games silver medallist Babita Kumari's attempt to find a berth in the Indian wrestling team for the London Olympics has hit a road block after Delhi high court stayed the retrial …and more »  more...


Babita gets relief as panel orders fresh trials – Daily News & Analysis

3 months ago
Babita gets relief as panel orders fresh trialsDaily News & AnalysisBy Chander Shekhar Luthra | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA Commonwealth Games silver medallist Babita Kumari has scored a big victory over Wrestling Federation of India when a five-member panel, constituted by the sports ministry, ordered fresh trials …  more...

Babita gets relief as panel orders fresh trials

3 months ago
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Babita Kumari has scored a big victory over Wrestling Federation of India.  more...

Healthy Seebohm picks up speed – The Australian

4 months ago
Brisbane TimesHealthy Seebohm picks up speedThe AustralianBut Seebohm, 19, is now back in the form that won her eight medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and this time her timing is perfect with the Olympic trials just five weeks away. She defeated Belinda Hocking, the world silver medallist in the 200m …Seebohm sets sights on [...]  more...

Samota in semifinals of Senior Men`s National Boxing

6 months ago
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota of Railways continued his winning streak as he overpowered Rambol of Madhya Pradesh to storm into the semifinals in super heavyweight category on day four of 58th Senior Men`s National Boxing Championship on Friday.  more...

Athletics: Beesley on track to make big impact at 2012 Games

8 months ago
My article published in Leicester Mercury Newspaper on Friday, February 04, 2011Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Meghan Beesley hopes to add to her impressive array of medals at the London […]  more...

Rollison blitzes field – Coolum & North Shore News

9 months ago
Rollison blitzes fieldCoolum & North Shore NewsThe Commonwealth Games steeplechase silver medallist only started competing on the 70.3 circuit 12 months ago and has already won three events. She has been a professional athlete for more than a decade, and was raging favourite heading into the race. …and more »  more...

Super Ken turns into top coach – The Zimbabwe Standard

10 months ago
Super Ken turns into top coachThe Zimbabwe StandardHe counts the NCAA gold in 400m hurdles, World championship finalist twice and bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia in 1998, as well as a silver medallist at the All Africa Games in 1999, among his numerous medals. …and more »  more...

McCONNELL WINS NATIONAL TITLE – Sportinglife.com

11 months ago
Sportinglife.com McCONNELL WINS NATIONAL TITLESportinglife.comThe Shaftesbury Barnett runner, who is a double bronze medallist in both the World and European Championships and a silver medallist in the Commonwealth Games, clocked in at 23.49 seconds ahead of Stacey Downie Edinburgh (23.88) and Bethanie Finlayson …and more »  more...

Jitender, Jai Bhagwan to lead Indian challenge at Kazakhstan – Times of India

2 years ago
Jitender, Jai Bhagwan to lead Indian challenge at KazakhstanTimes of IndiaJai Bhagwan, playing in the light-weight category (60kg) will also be making his first international appearance after the Commonwealth Games in October. The silver medallist at the 2009 Asian Boxing Championship said, "It is a fresh start for all of us …and more »  more...

Three Indian boxers enter semis of Serbia Invitational

2 years ago
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91kg), Manpreet Singh (91kg) and teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) notched up contrasting wins to enter the semifinals on a mixed opening day for Indian boxers in the Winners'' International tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. Samota, also an Asian Games bronze-medallist, beat Mongolian boxer, Davolkhagva Iderbat 25-10.Asian Games silver medal winner Manpreet, on the other hand, got thebetter of Algeria''s Bouloudinats Chou 15-12. ...  more...

Ashish's journey from somersaults on bed to podium

2 years ago
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...

Lajja to be flag bearer at National Games

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Lajja Gauswami will be the flag bearer for Gujarat in the forthcoming 34th National Games in Jharkhand from February 12.  more...

Over Rs 22 crore cash awards for CWG, Asian Games medalists!

2 years ago
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...

Gowda bites the dust as Indian athletes draw blank

2 years ago
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...

Asian Games: Malaysia dash India's gold medal hopes in hockey

2 years ago
Malaysia, ranked 15th in the world, defeated the Commonwealth Games silver medallist through a golden goal after both sides were tied 3-3 at the end of regulation time.  more...

Praful Patel calls Gagan Narang a one-man army!

2 years ago
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today described shooting star Gagan Narang as a `one-man army` and also promised promotion for Air India athletes, who won medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games.  more...

CWG silver medallist Lajja finishes 11th in shooting World Cup!

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Lajja Gauswami finished 11th after she aggregated 573 in women`s 50-metre rifle 3 position event at the ISSF World Cup final in Munich, Germany on Wednesday .  more...

Omkar Singh finishes seventh in shooting world cup final!

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Omkar Singh finished seventh after he aggregated 681.5 (581+100.5) in men`s 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup final in Munich, Germany on Wednesday  more...

Omkar Singh finishes seventh in shooting world cup final

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistOmkar Singh finished seventh after he aggregated 681.5(581+100.5) in men's 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSFWorld Cup final in Munich, Germany today.  more...

CWG silver medallist Lajja finishes 11th in shooting World Cup

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Commonwealth Games silvermedallist Lajja Gauswami finished 11th after she aggregated573 in women's 50-metre rifle 3 position event at the ISSFWorld Cup final in Munich, Germany today.  more...

I have lost my elder brother: Ritul!

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ritul Chatterjee on Sunday not only lost his personal trainer Lenin Cherukuri but also his elder brother whom he used to call `Dada`.  more...

VJA Gold medalist in CWG died in accident

2 years ago
At a time when he was set to scale new heights, archer-turned-coach Cherukuri Lenin met a fate similar to that of his younger sister, Volga. The 27-year-old died […]  more...

Archery coach Lenin dies in accident, CWG medallist unhurt

2 years ago
Indian compound archery team coach Cherkuri Lenin died while CWG silver medallist Ritul Chatterjee escaped unhurt in a road accident at Jupdi village.  more...

Delhi 2010: Day 5 LIVE!

2 years ago
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...

WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM NAMED FOR CHINA

2 years ago
: The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Thursday announced a 13-member squad, that also includes two Commonwealth Games gold medallist, for the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou in China. K.  more...

WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM NAMED FOR CHINA

2 years ago
The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Thursday announced a 13-member squad, that also includes two Commonwealth Games gold medallist, for the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou in China. K. Ra  more...

Gujarat proud of its Lajja: Narendra Modi honours C'Wealth Games shooter

2 years ago
The state government honoured the Commonwealth Games silver medallist Lajja Gauswami with a Rs5 lakh award in an unprecedented manner.  more...

Modi visits CWG silver medallist in Anand

2 years ago
Anand, Oct 18 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Moditoday visited Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lajja Goswamiat her village in the district here to congratulate on herachievement.  more...

Delhi to reward city's CWG medallists

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday declared cash rewards for all the capital's sportspersons who won medals at the Commonwealth Games which concluded Oct 14. The capital's 10 medal winners include seven wrestlers and three shooters.  more...

Teen boxer revealed as Aussie athlete sent back early from CWG

2 years ago
Melbourne, Oct 17 (PTI) Teenage boxer Damien Hooper hasbeen revealed as the Australian athlete sent back home earlyfrom the Delhi Commonwealth Games for alleged indiscipline.  more...

Haryana CWG medal winners to get cars too!

2 years ago
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (IANS) All medal winners of the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) hailing from Haryana will get Maruti cars as prize besides the cash rewards already announced by the state government.  more...

Boys didn't have all the fun at Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Women athletes, especially those from non-urban family backgrounds, fared as well as their male counterparts.  more...

Nigerian silver medallist Folashade Abugan tests positive

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Nigerian runner Folashade Abugan, who bagged two silver medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, is the fourth athlete to test positive for a banned substance and has been disqualified, the Commonwealth Games Federation said Friday.  more...

Indian men win two more bronze in athletics

2 years ago
India today took control of the athletics events by bagging two bronze medals for the hosts in the Javelin men's and the tripple jump finals in the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here today.  more...

Medal burst in games last lap

2 years ago
Four young women created track history in front of a roaring full house at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday, as India grabbed a fistful of medals in what is now its best Commonwealth Games performance ever.  more...

Boxers Disappoint At The Commonwealth Games 2010

2 years ago
// We fear the pugilists are getting complacent. Of late, in boxing we have not been able to show a good fight and put up a performance. Our boxers are more deserving and justifiable that what the score lines read. Last night there was a loss for Amandeep Singh, the Asian silver-medallist Jai Bhagwan Dilbag [...]  more...

CWG: India adds four Bronze medals; as pugilists disappoint

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India could add just four Bronze medals here till Monday evening, as shooters duo Tejaswani and Meena Kumari and three pugilists contributed apiece to the total medal tally of 73 as recorded here on yesterday.  more...

Boxer Vijender Kr. misses Gold in 75 kg competition

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India's poster boy Vijender Kumar lost to England's Ogogo in a semi-final match in the 75 kilogram category of boxing competition here at the XIX Commonwealth Games.  more...

India beat Canada 3-0, finish fifth in women''s hockey

2 years ago
Saumojyoti S Choudhury New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) Last edition's silver medallistIndia dished out a commanding performance and defeated Canada3-0 in a classification match to take the fifth position inthe women's hockey event of the Commonwealth Games here today.  more...

Indian boxers settle for 3 bronze

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) India's hopes of winning a bagfulof gold medals from boxing in the Commonwealth Games suffereda setback as their three pugilists lost semifinal bouts tosettle for bronze at the Talkatora Stadium here today.  more...

Pietie, the drag flicker keeps the SA flag fluttering high

2 years ago
For South African's drag-flick queen, Pietie Coetzee, country comes first, and for that she can go to any extent. That's the reason why she responded to national call to oin the Commonwealth Games  more...

Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins 28th gold for India

2 years ago
World champion and Olympic bronze medalist Sushil Kumar of India has beaten Heinrich Barnes of South Africa to win the the 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Commonwealth Games to bring India's gold tally to 28. Kumar pinned down his opponent in the second round when leading 2-0, 5-0 to  more...

C'Wealth Games: Sushil Kumar, Deepika Kumari steals show as India regain second spot

2 years ago
The fierce battle for gaining the second spot in the Commonwealth Games continued in earnest between India and England on the seventh day of competitions with the hosts edging in front by bagging four gold medals.  more...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES: 'Magic can happen between Turner and Sharman' (BBC)

2 years ago
Turner delighted to add to medal haul (UK only) Three Englishmen swept the podium in the Commonwealth 110m hurdles final on Friday, led by European champion Andy Turner. Turner, 30, […]  more...

CWG Tennis: Sania goes down fighting in singles final

2 years ago
India's Sania Mirza saved four match points but fell short in the decisive final set tie-breaker to lose a nail  more...

CWG Tennis: Sania goes down fighting in singles final

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza saved four match points but fell short in the decisive final set tie-breaker to lose a nail-biting women's singles tennis final  more...

CWG: Shooters win two more gold; India slip to third place

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Indian shooters won two more gold medals and an unexpected bronze came from the 20 km walk at the Commonwealth Games here Saturday but the country slipped to third position behind Australia and England on the sixth day of the competitions.  more...

No sympathy for Oz sprinter Pearson's Delhi CWG 100metre gold medal disqualification

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9(ANI): Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson's rivals have offered little by way of sympathy over her disqualification in Thursday's Delhi Commonwealth Games 100metre race.  more...

India get surprise bronze in men's walk, but England ahead

2 years ago
India secured an unexpected bronze in the men's 20km walk when Harminder Singh finished third behind the Australian duo of Jarred Tallent and Luke Adams with a personal best of 1:23:28 in the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.  more...

CWG: More gold from shooters; overall India stands third

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Gold continued to pour from the Karni Singh Shooting Ranges while an unexpected bronze from the 20km walk early in the morning boosted India's medals tally Saturday, the sixth day of the competitions at the Commonwealth Games here.  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 badminton: Gallant India go down to Malaysia, settle for silver

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India went down gallantly 1-3 to badminton powerhouse and top seeds Malaysia and settled for a silver in the mixed team event at the Commonwealth Games here Friday, Saina Nehwal winning the lone match.  more...

Indian shooters continue to dominate range

2 years ago
Abhishek Hore New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Gagagn Narang extended his purplepatch by winning his third gold as Indian shooters todaygrabbed five medals to take their tally to an impressive 15 inthe Commonwealth Games shooting event here.  more...

Vijender clinches win to enter CWG Quarters

2 years ago
World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) enthralled with a convincing win in just about five minutes to enter the quarterfinals along with Asian silver-medallist Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and Dilbag Singh (69kg) on yet another superb day for the Indians in the boxing competition of the Commonwealth Games here today.  more...

Feels fantastic to finally have the gold medal: Shanks

2 years ago
Debopriya Sarkar New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) New Zealands track cyclist AlisonShanks won the first gold medal for her country in theindividual pursuit category of the track cycling event in the2010 edition of the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Jai Bhagwan enters C'Wealth Games quarterfinal

2 years ago
The silver-medallist became the fourth Indian boxer to book a berth in the Commonwealth Games quarterfinals after defeating Tanzania's Nasser Mafuru 11-2.  more...

Indian boxers continue to deliver power-packed show in CWG

2 years ago
Poonam Mehra New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) There was no stopping the Indianboxers' victory march at the Commonwealth Games with Asiangold-medallist Suranjoy Singh (52kg) and Amandeep Singh (49kg)advancing to the quarterfinals, while defending champion AkhilKumar (56kg) booking a place in the last-16 stage in front ofa rapturous home crowd at the Talkatora Stadium here today.  more...

CWG archery: First-ever medal for India

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India won its first-ever archery medal in the Commonwealth Games Thursday as the trio of Gagandeep Kaur, Jhano Hansdah and Bheigyabati Chanu bagged an unexpected bronze in the women's compound team event.  more...

Disgraced Oz wrestler to be locked up in Delhi CWG Games village

2 years ago
New Delhi/Melbourne, Oct. 6 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games officials have decided to lock-up silver-medallist wrestler Hassene Fkiri after he refused to shake hands with his Indian opponent and gold medal winner Anil Kumar following his defeat in the 96 kilogram Greco-Roman class wrestling championship on Tuesday.  more...

CWG TT: Indian men steamroll, women face Aussies in quarters

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team defeated Ghana to reach the quarterfinals and the men's team scored yet another comfortable victory over Guyana in their group tie of the Commonwealth Games competition here Tuesday.  more...

Fazny Zavahir: Commonwealth Games: Dazzling Start!

2 years ago
Amid glittering pageantry which evoked thousands of years of India’s diverse culture and rich history, the 2010 Commonwealth Games were declared open by Prince Charles last night in […]  more...

Anand Sharma announces reward for CWG medallists

2 years ago
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Sunday announced cash rewards for all the Indian medal winners in the Commonwealth Games, including Rs 7.5 lakh for gold.  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...

Anand Sharma announces reward for C'Wealth Games medallists

2 years ago
Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma today announced cash rewards for all the Indian medal winners in the Commonwealth Games, including Rs 7.5 lakh for gold.  more...

Two more Aussies skip Delhi CWG due to injury

2 years ago
Australia have lost two more athletes from their Commonwealth Games  squad, with reigning discus gold medallist Scott Martin among two track and field competitors forced to pull out due to injury.  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...

SEMENYA INJURED, BUT KEEPS CWG HOPES ALIVE

2 years ago
The depleted track and field event is in danger of another high-profile withdraw- al if world 800m champion Caster Semenya fails to recov- er from a back injury. The 19-year-old is one of the bigge  more...

India on gold hunt despite home woes

2 years ago
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...

Former champion Waterfield pulls out of Delhi Games

2 years ago
Former Commonwealth Games diving champion Peter Waterfield is the latest British athlete to withdraw from the troubled Delhi Games.  more...

Competitors shrug off Commonwealth commotion

2 years ago
Once again in the arena of international sport, the athletes are the men and women caught in the middle.  more...

Ignored, Rathore lashes out at NRAI!

2 years ago
Athens Olympic silvermedallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore lashed out at theNational Rifle Shooting Association of India (NRAI) forleaving him out of the Commonwealth Games squad on the basisof "unfair selection policy".  more...

Kenya`s Kiprop, Masai pull out of Commonwealth Games!

2 years ago
Kenya`s Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop and women`s world 10,000 champion Linet Masai have pulled out of next month`s Commonwealth Games, officials said.  more...

England's star trio pull out of Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
London, Sep 22 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi from Oct 3, has suffered another blow after three of England's high profile athletes - Phillips Idowu, Christine Ohuruogu and Lisa Dobriskey - withdrew citing security and injury concerns.  more...

Kenya's Kiprop, Masai pull out of Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Kenya's Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop and women's world 10,000 champion Linet Masai have pulled out of next month's Commonwealth Games, officials said on Tuesday.  more...

Team must go for CWG: New Zealand sporting greats

2 years ago
Wellington, Sep 19 (IANS) New Zealand's sporting greats Sunday exhorted the country's athletes to particiapte in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games and shared their experiences of the warm hospitality they received in New Delhi.  more...

Champion Kiwi runner happy with Delhi security!

2 years ago
Nick Willis said he is happy with the security arrangements for the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Champion Kiwi runner happy with Delhi security

2 years ago
Wellington: The New Zealand Olympic Committee's appre- hension about Kiwi players safe- ty during the Commonwealth Games, notwithstanding, defending 1500 metre champi- on Nick Willis said he is com- f  more...

Champion Kiwi runner happy with Delhi security

2 years ago
Wellington, Sep 14 (IANS) Defending 1,500 metre champion Nick Willis said he is happy with the security arrangements for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, after the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) decided to take a final call on participation in the Games following assessment by chef-de-mission Dave Currie.  more...

World champion Sushil eyes CWG gold

2 years ago
Sushil Kumar has set his eyes on next month's Commonwealth Games and believes India can get to see 15 champions.Sushil defeated local favourite Gogaev Alan […]  more...

CWG: Shooters aim for bagful of medals

2 years ago
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...

After World title, Sushil eyes CWG gold

2 years ago
After breaking an almost six-decade jinx with his gold medal winning feat at the World Championship, wrestler Sushil Kumar has set his eyes on next month's Commonwealth Games, where he believes India can get to see about 15 champions.  more...

Shooters aim for bagful of medals in Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
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...

Tough challenge for India in men's hockey

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Up against some top guns of world hockey, the Indian men's hockey team faces a tough challenge as, under home conditions, they look for their first medal in the sport in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here.  more...

CWG ROUNDUP - Gill doubles cash awards for CWG and Asian Games 2010

2 years ago
The Sports Ministry on Tuesday doubled the cash awards for gold medal winners to Rs 20 lakhs for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to encourage sportspersons to come up with an improved performan  more...

Cash award for medal winners at CWG, Asian Games doubled

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The sports ministry Tuesday doubled the cash award for medal winners at the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.  more...

Rajput misses out on CWG berth

2 years ago
The National Rifle Association of India's selection committee may have taken the right decision to not consider Athens Olympic Games silver- medallist, double-trap shooter RVS Rathore, for the Commonw  more...

Wrestlers grappling for gold at the Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
It needed just 2 medals, Sushil's bronze in Beijing Olympic and another one by Ramesh Kumar in the World Wrestling Championships 2009, Herning to perk up wrestling once again in India. Some out-of-the-skin performances by juniors, and of late, women wrestlers have only been adding to it. In a sport where decades can pass before something noteworthy comes up, such a successful streak has made Indian wrestlers an buoyant bunch.  more...

Biased selection policy forced me to boycott trials: Rathore

2 years ago
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Athens Olympics silver-medallistRajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who is set to miss the DelhiCommonwealth Games after skipping the trials, today said hewas driven into taking the step by a "biased" selection policyand a "prejudiced and vindictive" National Rifles Associationof India.  more...

Rathore misses CWG cut, lashes out at NRAI selection policy

2 years ago
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India's first Olympic silver medallist double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Tuesday lashed out at the 'vindictive attitude' of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) after pulling out of the last day's trials to select the Commonwealth Games shooting squad.  more...

Rathore skips last day's trials, dropped along with Rajput

2 years ago
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Arjuna Award winner rifleman Sanjeev Rajput were axed from the shooting squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.  more...

Rathore to miss CWG after skipping trials

2 years ago
Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will not part be a part of the Indian shooting team at the Commonwealth Games as he stands disqualified for selection after missing the trials.  more...

British swimmer tells parents to stay away from Delhi CWG!

2 years ago
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...

7 world champions in Aussie cycling squad for Delhi CWG!

2 years ago
Seven world champions are part of cycling powerhouse Australia`s 27-strong team, announced on Thursday for the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi.  more...

Good news: Seven world champs to pedal in Delhi

2 years ago
: Seven world champions are part of cycling pow- erhouse Australia's 27-strong team, announced today for the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 2004 Olympic and reign- ing Commonwealth Games  more...

Team Wales name squad for the Commonwealth Games 2010

2 years ago
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...

7 world champions in Aussie cycling squad for Delhi CWG

2 years ago
Melbourne, Aug 19 (PTI) Seven world champions are part ofcycling powerhouse Australia's 27-strong team, announced todayfor the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi.  more...

Scotland announce 191-member strong squad for Delhi CWG

2 years ago
Glasgow (Scotland), Aug 18 (PTI) Olympic silver medallistcyclist Ross Edgar and star swimmer Hannah Miley were todaynamed in the 191-member strong Scotland squad, including 83women athletes, for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games inDelhi.  more...

England star runner Dobriskey in two minds over Delhi CWG!

2 years ago
England`s star middle distance runner Lisa Dobriskey says she is keen to defend her 1500m Commonwealth Games gold in Delhi but an injury-hit season has left her in two minds.  more...

World heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis pulls out of Delhi CWG

2 years ago
London, Aug 16 (PTI) England's world heptathlon championJessica Ennis and 800m world championship bronze-medallistJenny Meadows have joined the growing list of star athletespulling out from the the controversy-ridden Delhi CommonwealthGames.  more...

England star runner Dobriskey in two minds over Delhi CWG

2 years ago
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...

Australian long jumper Lapierre to compete at Delhi CWG!

2 years ago
Australian world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre made up his mind to take part in the CWG in New Delhi after initial reluctance to travel to India.  more...

Lapierre tempted to skip Commonwealth Games!

2 years ago
Australian world indoor long jumpchampion Fabrice Lapierre may soon become another top athleteto give the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games a miss.  more...

Australian long jumper Lapierre to compete at Delhi CWG

2 years ago
Melbourne, Aug 15 (PTI) Australian world indoor long jumpchampion Fabrice Lapierre today made up his mind to take partin the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi after initialreluctance to travel to India.  more...

Lapierre tempted to skip Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
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...

OZ ANNOUNCE LIFTING SQUAD

2 years ago
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...

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!

2 years ago
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...

 
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