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Hong Kong Athlete Hit By Stray Bullet During World Baseball Event
August 14, 2010 14:11 ISTCaracas, Venezuela: A Hong Kong player was hit in the leg by a stray bullet at the women's baseball world championship on Friday, forcing the suspension of matches and increased security for other teams. The
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Postage Stamps Issued To Commemorate Delhi Games
August 14, 2010 11:41 ISTAmid the controversy surrounding the Commonwealth Games, India Post's Philately Bureau has issued two commemorative stamps on the Talkatora Stadium and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to mark the coming event, reports Hindustan Times. The department
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CWG Scam: UK Firm Sends Rs 90-Lakh Bill
August 13, 2010 11:59 ISTNew Delhi: The UK firm accused of receiving inflated payments from the organisers of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) has sent a bill to the Organising Committee of £122,692 (Rs 89.52 lakh) as unpaid dues for
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Kalmadi, Fennell Come Under ED Scanner
August 13, 2010 10:03 ISTNew Delhi: Top bosses of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the Organizing Committee have come under the government's scanner with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sending notices to the Royal Bank of Scotland in London
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OC Justifies Deal With Fast Track
August 12, 2010 13:01 ISTNew Delhi: Stung by the CAG's interim report which has found discrepancies in some deals, the CWG Organising Committee on Thursday defended its broadcasting rights deal with Fast Track despite a high commission paid to
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This Is How China Trains Its Future Gymnasts
August 11, 2010 12:38 ISTChinese children, aged between four and seven, are contorted into the most uncomfortable positions in the country's bid to nurture future gymnasts, reports The Daily Mail, London.The children are put through a rigorous stretching routine
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ED Questions Darbari; May Grill Some More OC Officials
August 09, 2010 20:33 ISTNew Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned terminated CWG Organising Committee Joint Director General T S Darbari for six hours and may interrogate some more members of the OC over alleged financial irregularities in
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Kalmadi Cleared Payment For AM Deal Which He'd 'Never Heard Of'
August 09, 2010 11:20 ISTNew Delhi: Despite Suresh Kalmadi's claim of ignorance about the dubious payments to London-based AM Films, evidence show that he authorised them. This is the same company that he pretended -- at his first press
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Queen Elizabeth Furious Over CWG Controversy
August 08, 2010 16:53 ISTLondon : The British Queen is said to be furious over allegations of corruption involving a UK-based firm and the baton relay of the Commonwealth Games which is to be held in New Delhi this
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Tejaswini Sawant Is India's First Woman Shooter To Win Gold At World Championships
August 08, 2010 16:30 ISTNew Delhi : Tejaswini Sawant on Sunday became the first Indian woman shooter to clinch a gold medal at the World Championship by finishing on top with a world-record equalling score in the 50m Rifle
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Darbari Claims Innocence In QBR Financial Irregularities
August 07, 2010 21:39 ISTNew Delhi: Suspended Organising Committee Joint Director General T S Darbari claims he is not involved in the Queen's Baton Relay financial irregularities case and has become a victim of media campaign. Darbari, a close
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200 Politicians, Officials Spent Rs 45 Crore On Foreign Junkets In the Name Of CWG
August 07, 2010 13:02 ISTThe Delhi tabloid Mail Today on Saturday reported that over 200 politicians and officials from various government and civic bodies were sent on foreign tours — that effectively turned out to be junkets — to
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CWG Scam: Liquid Soap Dispensers Taken On Rent At Rs 187 And Rs 9,379
August 06, 2010 13:35 ISTThe Suresh Kalmadi-led Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) may have some more explaining to do. A scrutiny of the final inventory and price list of several “overlays” — movable fixtures and fittings for venues and
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Saina Nehwal To Get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
August 05, 2010 16:51 ISTAce shuttler Saina Nehwal's name for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sports honour, was approved by the government on Thursday which announced the list of all the Arjuna and other award winners for
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We Shouldn't Have Hosted CWG, Says Bhaichung Bhutia
August 05, 2010 12:01 ISTIndia's soccer star Baichung Bhutia said in Kolkata on Wednesday that the country should not have hosted the Commonwealth Games in the first place, reports Times of India. The Indian football captain did not mince
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CWG Scandal Claims First Victim, Treasurer Resigns
August 05, 2010 18:09 ISTThe spate of corruption allegations in the Commonwealth Games on Thursday claimed its first victim with OC treasurer Anil Khanna resigning on moral grounds after it came to light that his son's firm had secured
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Kalmadi Says He Is Ready For CAG Or Judicial Probe
August 04, 2010 12:31 ISTNew Delhi: Cornered by allegations of corruption in the Commonwealth Games' preparations and isolated within his own party, under-fire Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said he is ready to face any CAG or judicial probe
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Saina Nehwal To Get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
July 30, 2010 14:38 ISTNew Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler and world number two Saina Nehwal has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by the panel headed by sprinter queen P T Usha on Friday. "I am ecstatic",
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RJD, LJP For High-Level Probe Into CWG Construction Works
July 30, 2010 14:17 ISTNew Delhi: RJD and LJP on Friday demanded a high-level probe into the alleged irregularities in Commonwealth Games-related works being carried put by various government departments in the national capital. "Bhari ghapla, bhari loot (massive
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Commonwealth Games Mired In Corruption Row
July 29, 2010 11:20 ISTThe Central Vigilance Commission has found alleged irregularities in several Commonwealth Games related works being carried out by civic and construction agencies in Delhi.The anti-graft watchdog, through its Chief Technical Examiner's Wing, made an assessment
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Nehru Stadium Opens, But Swimmer Trips On Loose Grill In Talkatora
July 28, 2010 13:02 ISTNew Delhi: With just 67 days to go for the Commonwealth Games, anxiety levels soared on Tuesday -- the day when the showpiece Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was inaugurated in the backdrop of a worrying accident
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Malleswari Wants IWF Secretary Out, Suspended Coach Hits Back
July 25, 2010 19:03 ISTNoida- After Ramesh Malhotra's suspension on charges of sexual harassment, the Indian Weightlifting Federation on Sunday headed towards a bitter showdown among its top brass with Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari demanding the sacking of
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My Target Is To Regain World Number One Status: Anand
July 24, 2010 19:45 ISTHaving defended his World Championships title two months back, Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has set his eyes on regaining FIDE number one spot by the year end."I wanted to win the world championship and now
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Saina Nehwal Rises To World No. 2 In Rankings
July 15, 2010 22:59 ISTNEW DELHI: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal is just a step away from realising her goal of becoming the world's numero uno player as she jumped one place to a career-best second in the latest
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The Shady Underbelly Of Japanese Sumo
July 15, 2010 10:53 ISTNAGOYA, Japan: Sumo is more than a sport to Japan. It's like a religion, a bastion of traditional culture and a matter of national pride. Wrestlers aren't just athletes _ they are icons, role models
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Aiming To Win World Badminton Championship: Saina
July 15, 2010 10:21 ISTGwalior: Ace badminton player Saina Nehwal, who won three titles in three weeks in June, said she was aiming to win the World badminton Championship, to be played in Paris next month. "My goal is
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Deepika Padukone Cheers On At British Grand Prix
July 15, 2010 10:01 ISTNew Delhi: She had vowed Cannes with her saree, but Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone was seen in a all-together more glamorous avatar as she cheered on her favourite F1 team, 'Force India' at the British
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Govt Gives IOA Time Till Thursday To Submit Bid Documents
July 13, 2010 17:08 ISTNew Delhi : The Sports Ministry has given the Indian Olympic Association time till Thursday to submit a comprehensive document with all the financial details if it wants to get the government's permission to bid
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