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  Canada, NZ Wanted to Leave Opening Ceremony After March Past

  October 02, 2010 22:12 IST

  New Delhi: Commonwealth countries, including Canada and New Zealand, have sought assurances about logistics before committing to participation in the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony here tomorrow but the organising committee said the issue has been

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  Half Of Games Volunteers Disappear With CWG Kit

  September 30, 2010 12:51 IST

  An estimated 10,000 volunteers have dropped out after enrolling for the Commonwealth Games, reports Times of India.  The volunteers have displayed less than expected zest for the Games due to what is seen as a

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  Diners Abuse Kalmadi In Vasant Kunj Mall Restaurant

  September 30, 2010 12:12 IST

  Delhi tabloid MidDay reported that the chairman of the Organizing Committee Suresh Kalmadi was verbally abused by some young diners at a restaurant in DLF Promenade Mall in Vasant Kunj, south Delhi on Saturday night.

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  Injured Semenya Pulls Out Of Commonwealth Games

  September 29, 2010 10:15 IST

  Johannesburg, Sep 29:  Joining the long list of star pullouts from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya today withdrew from the event citing a back injury. Hours after her mentor

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  Semenya Likely To Be Fit For CWG: Coach

  September 28, 2010 22:21 IST

  Melbourne, Sep 28 : Controversial South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya is likely to compete in the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Organisers are hoping Semenya will add glamour to the track event already decimated by the

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  Kiwi Athletes Give Thumbs-Up To Games Village

  September 28, 2010 12:54 IST

  NEW DELHI: The first New Zealand athletes to check into the Games Village for the Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi has given the thumbs-up to the facilities provided, New Zealand Press Association (NZPA) has reported. Coach

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  Complaints Subside, More Athletes Check In

  September 27, 2010 22:55 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 27 : Things began to look up for the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games as complaints about the village subsided and international athletes continued to check in on a relatively controversy-free day for the

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  CGF, Delhi CM Locked In Verbal Duel Over 'Population' Remark

  September 27, 2010 22:51 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 27 : The Commonwealth Games Federation and Delhi government were today locked in a verbal duel with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit slamming CGF CEO Mike Hooper's reported comment blaming traffic snarls in

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  Games To Be Opened By Prince Charles, President Together

  September 27, 2010 22:46 IST

  New Delhi/London, Sep 27 : In a compromise over the contentious issue of inauguration of Commonwealth Games on Sunday, Prince Charles will declare the Games open while President will say 'let the Games begin'. Highly

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  CWG Lane Restriction, Blueline Withdrawal Cause Road Chaos

  September 27, 2010 18:11 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 27: It was a chaotic Monday on Delhi roads today as the exclusive lane for Commonwealth Games remained out of bounds for normal traffic while around 1,600 blueline buses kept off the

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  Kalmadi Says All Problems At CWG Village Sorted Out

  September 27, 2010 15:57 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 27: Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi today claimed that all major problems in the much-criticised Athletes Village have been sorted out and a majority of the flats were ready to

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  Athletes Start Trickling Into Games Village

  September 27, 2010 13:23 IST

  With athletes trickling into New Delhi and cleaning crews rushing to scour their rooms, the Commonwealth Games organisers are working hard to ensure it is prepared to host the beleaguered sporting event - though much

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  Australian Athletes Arrive In Delhi For CWG

  September 27, 2010 11:06 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 27: The first batch of Australian athletes for the Commonwealth Games arrived here early this morning hoping to remain unaffected by the troubled build-up to the event. Australia's lawn bowls team landed

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  After Snake Scare, South African Top Diplomat Happy With Village Now

  September 27, 2010 11:00 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 27 :  South African High Commissioner Harris Mbulelo Mejeke, who created a sensation by claiming that a snake was found inside his country's residential block at the Commonwealth Games Village, now says

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  Hopper Does A U-Turn, Says CGF Also Responsible For CWG Mess

  September 26, 2010 22:00 IST

  New Delhi/Wellington, Sep 26 : Taking a U-turn, CGF CEO Mike Hooper on Sunday  owned up the responsibility for the mess around the Commonwealth Games after blaming India's central and state governments for all the

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  Major Problems In Over 100 Apartments In Games Village

  September 26, 2010 19:42 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 25: Even as things seemed to be falling in place at the much-criticised Games Village, officials looking after maintenance work at the complex today indicated "severe problems" in over 100 apartments and

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  Foreign Athletes Making Lots Of Fuss: Milkha

  September 26, 2010 18:14 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 26 : Legendary Milkha Singh today lashed out at the foreign athletes for making too much noise about the living conditions at the Commonwealth Games Village, saying that they can stay at

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  More Pullouts, Fresh Complaints On Games Village Hit CWG

  September 26, 2010 18:09 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 26: Just as things were beginning to look up for the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games, a spate of pullouts, more complaints about the athletes' village and the continuous negative publicity added to the

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  Rooms Are Still 'Unlivable': Botswana Chef De Mission

  September 26, 2010 16:53 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 26: African nation Botswana, today complained of lack of cleanliness in the residential complexes of the Commonwealth Games village being provided for its players. "There are lot of construction materials lying in

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  No Central Point At Domestic Airpot Led To Shooters' Delay

  September 26, 2010 16:27 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 26 : The absence of central points for athletes at the domestic terminal of the Delhi airport was the reason for Indian shooting contingent being stranded for hours, on their arrival here

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  Heli-Borne Assault Teams During CWG

  September 26, 2010 16:02 IST

   New Delhi, Sep 26 :  Heli-borne assault teams and commando hit teams will give protection to athletes while participating in marathon, walkathon and cycling events of Commonwealth Games.  Elaborate security measures and traffic arrangements have

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  Malaysia Warns Athletes Of Dengue Threat

  September 26, 2010 15:57 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Sept 26: The Olympic Council of Malaysia president Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja'afar on Sunday, warned its athletes participating in upcoming Commonwealth Games to take necessary prevention against the deadly dengue fever.  "While the

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  I'll Travel To Delhi Unless I am Injured, Says Cyclist Champ Cavendish

  September 26, 2010 14:07 IST

  London: Tour de France star Mark Cavendish gave the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games a thumbs up, saying only an injury can stop him from participating in the October 3-14 Delhi mega-event. Cavendish will be competing in

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  CWG Scam: Kalmadi's Associates 'Bagged' Travel Contract

  September 26, 2010 13:56 IST

  NEW DELHI: With barely a week left for the Commonwealth Games, the Organising Committee (OC) is beset with more evidence of nepotism, says a Times of India report. Two close associates of OC chairman Suresh

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  CGF CEO Hooper Blames India For Commonwealth Games Chaos

  September 26, 2010 13:43 IST

  WELLINGTON: Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper denied Sunday his organisation was partly to blame for problems in the lead-up to the Delhi Games and said the fault lay with India. Hooper, a New

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  British Tennis Player Pulls Out Of CWG

  September 26, 2010 10:29 IST

  London, Sep 26 : Fearing a dengue epidemic and worried about hygiene in Games village, Britain's number one female tennis player Elena Baltacha today pulled out of the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games. Ranked 50 in the

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  37 Athletes From 11 Countries Arrive For CWG

  September 26, 2010 9:54 IST

  New Delhi: Foreign contingents continued to drop in after CGF President Mike Fennell's assurance of full participation in the Commonwealth Games with 37 athletes and team officials from 11 nations and territories arriving here on

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  Olympic Medallist Australian Swimmer Huegill Commits For CWG

  September 26, 2010 8:37 IST

  MELBOURNE: In a boost to pullout-ridden Commonwealth Games, veteran Olympic medallist Australian swimmer Geoff Huegill has downplayed security concerns and said he is committed to contesting in the mega event in India. Huegill said he