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Ajit Pal Singh named Indian Chef-de-MissionDeccan HeraldIt has always been the administrators who have been picked to head a contingent, be it in Olympics, Asian Games or Commonwealth Games, but never a sportsperson. It was time for a change. I proposed the name of Ajitpal Singh and got a unanimous approval …and more » more...
On the directives of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, the state government has appointed two medallists of Delhi Commonwealth Games and Asian Games as sports officers, an official said on Saturday. more...
New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) India''s star shuttler Jwala Gutta, who won the gold medal along with Ashwini Ponnappa in women''s doubles badminton at the Commonwealth Games, said she deserves to be the sportsperson of the year."Suggest my name for the sportsperson of the year," Gutta quipped when asked by media persons who she felt should be the sportsperson of the year."I am serious about it. ... more...
New Delhi, Oct 30 (ANI): Miffed by corruption, security issues and chronic mismanagement by sports administration in the Commonwealth Games 2010, former Indian athletes on Friday launched 'Clean Sports India' signature campaign in New Delhi. more...
If Haryana were a country, it would be fifth on the gold medal winners list at Delhi 2010 after Australia, England, Canada and India-minus-Haryana. more...
Kushan Sarkar New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) In what turned out to be a raregesture in Indian sport, national hockey team's young centreback Dhananjay Mahadik carried a poster acknowledging thecrowd support after their 0-8 drubbing at the hands ofAustralia in the final of the Commonwealth Games, today. more...
With players from Haryana leading India's gold medal hunt in the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday said India should now host the Olympics. more...
Recently, the central government disclosed that its total spend on the Delhi Commonwealth Games is likely to be Rs 11,494 crore. This number is disconcerting for two reasons. […] more...
The B-samples of six Indian wrestlers, charged with doping, have also tested positive and they now face the anti-doping disciplinary panel for a hearing. more...
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...
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Taking an exception to WiproChairman Azim Premji's questioning the priorities of thegovernment in view of the huge money spent on theCommonwealth Games, Sports Minister M S Gill today said theindustry should look what it was doing for sport, beforecriticising. more...
The gross spending on the Delhi Commonwealth Games has been estimated at Rs. 11,494 crore which is quite exorbitant compared to its original estimate of Rs. 655 crore. If the additional amount of Rs. 16,560 spent by Delhi government for the development of infrastructure in the capital and the real cost of labour had to be included, then the real cost of the games will be much higher, says Azim Premji. more...
Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Recently, the central government disclosed that its total spend on the Delhi Commonwealth Games is likely to be `11,494cr. This number is disconcerting […] more...
After winning 27 medals at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, this time 36 Indian shooters will be eyeing the 120 medals at stake in different shooting events at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) After winning 27 medals at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, this time 36 Indian shooters will be eyeing the 120 medals at stake in different shooting events at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
: Bhaichung Bhutia became the first active Indian sportsperson to say New Delhi's hosting the Commonwealth Games wasn't a good idea. But now that it is upon us, everyone should support it, he said. more...