Common Wealth Games
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Commonwealth Games: Indian hockey team can beat any team anyday, says Manpreet Singh
Hockey | Feb 26, 2018, 06:32 PM ISTManpreet, 25, said the CWG hockey competition is of a high standard with several top teams and his side would have to play their best to win a medal.
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Dipa Karmakar rues missing out on Commonwealth Games, sets sights on Asian Games
Other Sports | Feb 26, 2018, 08:26 PM ISTKarmakar, 24, was forced out of the Gold Coast CWG (April 4-15) owing to a knee injury she picked up last year.
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Shooting not scrapped from 2022 Commonwealth Games
Other Sports | Feb 26, 2018, 08:27 PM ISTThe Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) CEO David Grevemberg refuted reports that shooting has been dropped from the Birmingham Games roster on the organisers' request.
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Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu to lead India's badminton charge in 2018 CWG
Other Sports | Feb 21, 2018, 12:44 PM ISTIndia have been drawn in Group A against neighbours Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Europe's Scotland, which arguably makes it tough for them to progress to the knockout phase of the tournament.
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PV Sindhu aims to top badminton rankings by the end of 'big year' 2018
Other Sports | Feb 20, 2018, 05:45 PM ISTLooking ahead, Sindhu said the key was to keep fit, both mentally and physically to figure in the mandatory 15 tournaments that each player needs to play every year.
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Dipa Karmakar ruled out of Commonwealth Games
Other Sports | Feb 13, 2018, 06:31 PM ISTKarmakar, the first Indian female to compete in the Olympics where she finished a historic fourth in the women's vault at the 2016 Rio Games, opted out of the CWG trials taking place at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi.
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Skipper Manpreet Singh believes India can win medals in big-ticket events
Hockey | Feb 12, 2018, 09:17 PM ISTAfter having ended 2017 by winning the bronze medal in the World League Final in Bhubaneswar, the Indian hockey team began preparations for the upcoming assignments including Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and Commonwealth Games this year.
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Winning gold medal in Commonwealth Games a realistic goal: Manpreet Singh
Hockey | Jan 12, 2018, 03:24 PM ISTWith a young team that features four debutants, Manpreet stressed on the importance of this tournament.
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Birmingham to host Commonwealth Games in 2022
Other Sports | Dec 21, 2017, 05:26 PM ISTThe 2022 Commonwealth Games were originally given to Durban in 2015, but they were taken off the South African city mainly because the country's government could not provide financial guarantees.
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Dipa Karmakar fit but coach will take Commonwealth Games call in March
Other Sports | Dec 09, 2017, 09:33 PM ISTThe Dronacharya awardee coach Bishweshwar Nandin, who is credited with Dipa's spectacular fourth-place finish in Rio Olympics, said he would take a call only mid-March after seeing his ward's progress.
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India men's hockey team to face Pakistan in opening match of CWG 2018
Hockey | Nov 28, 2017, 11:38 AM ISTAsian champions India are placed in a relatively easy but tricky Pool B alongside Pakistan, the last edition's bronze medallists England, Malaysia and Wales.
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To win a medal in 2018 Commonwealth Games is my priority, says Mary Kom
Other Sports | Sep 19, 2017, 12:54 AM ISTThe ace India pugilist said that the training sessions have been going really well and that the national coaches are helping her a lot to prepare for the coveted event.
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Durban stripped of 2022 CWG, India may bid for the event
Other Sports | Mar 15, 2017, 10:08 AM ISTThe Indian Olympic Association (IOA) may bid for hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games after Durban was stripped of the right to host the event due to financial crisis.
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Corruption tainted Kalmadi, Chautala made IOA life presidents
Other Sports | Dec 27, 2016, 10:59 PM ISTIn an unexpected move, Commonwealth Games corruption scandal accused Suresh Kalmadi was today appointed the life president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Other than him, another tainted official Abhay Singh Chautala was also made the
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Manmohan Singh approved Kalmadi’s appointment as CWG organising committee chief: report
National | Nov 14, 2016, 03:05 PM ISTThe appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as chairman of the organising committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games was done with the approval of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Court accepts CBI’s closure report in CWG related graft case
India | May 05, 2016, 06:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Special court has accepted CBI’s closure report filed in a graft case relating to Commonwealth Games against several officials of CPWD and DDA for allegedly inflating cost of laying of synthetic turf
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Aim is to break into top 10 by year-end: Jwala Gutta
Other Sports | Nov 04, 2015, 08:07 PM ISTMumbai: India's top women's doubles pair in badminton, seasoned campaigners Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa, are aiming to crack the top 10 in world rankings before the year comes to an end."We are currently ranked
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Arun Jaitley bats for automatic info exchange to tackle black money
Oct 08, 2015, 01:23 PM ISTLima (Peru) : Keen to put in place a system to prevent international tax evasion and avoidance, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has made a strong pitch for countries to implement Common Reporting Standards on automatic
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Upset with Commonwealth Games snub, Mary Kom alleges regional bias in selection
Other Sports | Sep 24, 2015, 09:47 PM ISTMumbai: Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom on Friday broke down and accused the Indian selectors of regional bias during boxing selection and trails."Sometimes I feel very upset. Some of the referees and judges do
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Yoga's promotion as sport not on communal lines: Government
India | Sep 03, 2015, 07:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Wednesday defended its decision to recognise Yoga as a competitive sport, saying it was not done on communal lines and it was high time Yoga is seen as a proper