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  • injured semenya pulls out of commonwealth games

    Injured Semenya Pulls Out Of Commonwealth Games

    Other Sports | 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

  • lock your rooms says cm on reports of theft at cwg village

    'Lock Your Rooms', Says CM On Reports Of Theft At CWG Village

    India | September 28, 2010 17:14 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) "Lock your rooms" is Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's advice to visiting athletes and officials putting up at the Commonwealth Games Village. She was responding to questions from mediapersons on

  • semenya likely to be fit for cwg coach

    Semenya Likely To Be Fit For CWG: Coach

    Other Sports | 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

  • kiwi athletes give thumbs up to games village

    Kiwi Athletes Give Thumbs-Up To Games Village

    Other Sports | 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

  • air india offers special schemes flights for cwg

    Air India Offers Special Schemes, Flights For CWG

    India | September 27, 2010 16:12 IST

    Mumbai, Sep 27: In a bid to cash-in on the extra traffic expected during the Commonwealth Games, state-run Air India has offered two special schemes to its passengers flying out of Delhi. Besides, the national

  • foreign athletes making lots of fuss milkha

    Foreign Athletes Making Lots Of Fuss: Milkha

    Other Sports | 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

  • i ll travel to delhi unless i am injured says cyclist champ

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

    Other Sports | 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

  • new zealand blame cgf for commonwealth games delays

    New Zealand Blame CGF For Commonwealth Games Delays

    India | September 26, 2010 14:06 IST

    WELLINGTON (New Zealand): The Commonwealth Games Federation "has a lot to answer for" over delays in preparing the athletes' village for next week's New Delhi Games, say New Zealand Olympic officials. Olympic Committee secretary general

  • sushil best bet for hosts at cwg

    Sushil Best Bet For Hosts At CWG

    India | September 26, 2010 14:02 IST

    NEW DELHI: Wrestling makes its return to the Commonwealth Games after being dropped from the 2006 program, mired in a drugs scandal, which has sent shockwaves through host India's training camp. The sport was plunged

  • cwg scam kalmadi s associates bagged travel contract

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

    Other Sports | 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

  • cgf ceo hooper blames india for commonwealth games chaos

    CGF CEO Hooper Blames India For Commonwealth Games Chaos

    Other Sports | 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

  • olympic medallist australian swimmer huegill commits for cwg

    Olympic Medallist Australian Swimmer Huegill Commits For CWG

    Other Sports | 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

  • work still more to be done cwg boss

    Work Still More To Be Done: CWG Boss

    Other Sports | September 25, 2010 14:42 IST

    New Delhi: Racing against time and under attack from all-around, Commonwealth Games boss Mike Fennell on Saturday said considerable work has been done in the last few days to set things right but it has

  • i accept the responsibility kalmadi

    I Accept The Responsibility: Kalmadi

    Other Sports | September 25, 2010 14:25 IST

    New Delhi: Often the butt of criticism, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Saturday faced some tough questioning from journalists but he accepted moral responsibility for the mess ahead of the event.   "I

  • everyone has to share the blame says fennell

    Everyone Has To Share The Blame, Says Fennell

    Other Sports | September 25, 2010 11:47 IST

    New Delhi: CGF President Mike Fennell on Saturday said that everyone in the Commonwealth Games management has to share the blame for the lack of preparations ahead of the Delhi edition but hoped that they

  • none should have been given chance to point fingers cong

    None Should Have Been Given Chance To Point Fingers: Cong

    Politics | September 24, 2010 22:41 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 24 : As controversy over the preparations of the Commonwealth Games continues, Congress on Friday  blamed all those involved for the state of affairs, saying that no one should have been given

  • pull out of stars will not affect tennis debut at cwg sania

    Pull Out Of Stars Will Not Affect Tennis' Debut At CWG: Sania

    India | September 24, 2010 16:40 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 24: The game of tennis has "enough depth" to negate the absence of star players when the sport makes its debut at the Commonwealth Games, feels India's star player Sania Mirza.  It

  • pull out of stars will not affect tennis debut at cwg sania

    Pull Out Of Stars Will Not Affect Tennis' Debut At CWG: Sania

    Tennis | September 24, 2010 16:37 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 24: The game of tennis has "enough depth" to negate the absence of star players when the sport makes its debut at the Commonwealth Games, feels India's star player Sania Mirza.  It

  • shocking scenes scared cwg guests at games village

    Shocking Scenes Scared CWG Guests At Games Village

    Other Sports | September 24, 2010 10:47 IST

    Shocking pictures on Thursday  exposed the filthy state of the accommodation provided for athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.  The images were revealed just hours before the first wave of the English team flew

  • chefs de missions happier then before kalmadi

    Chefs De Missions Happier Then Before: Kalmadi

    India | September 23, 2010 20:18 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 23 : In the eye of a storm over the shoddy state of the Commonwealth Games Village, Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi finally broke his silence on Thursday  saying that the international

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