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CWG In Trouble: England, Wales Set Deadline
Other Sports | Sep 22, 2010, 05:44 PM ISTLondon, Sep 22: The Delhi Commonwealth Games plunged into deep trouble today after England admitted their participation is "on a knife-edge" while Scotland athletes delayed their departure to Delhi and Wales set a deadline of
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CWG Not Collapsing, Says Delhi CM
Other Sports | Sep 22, 2010, 04:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 22: Under mounting attack over preparations for the Commonwealth Games, particularly after collapse of a foot overbridge near the main venue, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday admitted facing "problems" but
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CWG Cancellation Will Not Be Good For India, Says NZ PM
World | Sep 22, 2010, 03:00 PM ISTWellington: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Wednesday said if next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games gets cancelled, it would not only have long-lasting implications on the quadrennial event's future but also damage the image
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Aussie TV Reporter Claims Bringing Explosives Into CWG Venue
World | Sep 21, 2010, 11:32 PM ISTMelbourne, Sep 21 :An Australian TV channel has claimed that its crew got past security personnel and entered the Commonwealth Games village with crude explosives bought in New Delhi a few days ago, raising questions
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CWG Fed Remarks: Govt Announces Series Of Measures
India | Sep 21, 2010, 10:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 21: Stung by the Commonwealth Games Federation dubbing the Athletes Village as "filthy and uninhabitable", the government on Tuesday announced a series of measures to address the concerns and remove the deficiencies
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Games Village Issue Nothing To Be Ashamed Of: OC
India | Sep 21, 2010, 08:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 21: Despite the scathing criticism from the CGF chief Michael Fennell who termed Athletes Village "unlivable", the Commonwealth Organising Committee on Tuesday said that the matter was not something for which it
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Games Preparation: BJP Terms Situation As Worrisome
India | Sep 21, 2010, 08:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 21: The BJP on Tuesday said the collapse of an under-construction foot overbridge at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium and the statements of Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennel show that the situation is
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Australian World Discus Champ Samuels Pulls Out Of CWG
Other Sports | Sep 21, 2010, 06:51 PM ISTAustralia's world discus champion Dani Samuels has delivered a huge blow to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, becoming the first Australian athlete to pull out of next month's event due to security and health fears.A
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No Point In Sending Athletes To Delhi For CWG, Says NZ PM
World | Sep 21, 2010, 06:16 PM ISTAuckland, Sep 21 : New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday that there was no point in sending the athletes to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi if they faced health and sanitation issues in
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E-Mail Threatening More Attacks Traced To Mumbai
India | Sep 20, 2010, 10:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 20 :The email purportedly sent by outlawed Indian Mujahideen owning up the attacks outside Jama Masjid and threatening more strikes ahead of Commonwealth Games has been traced to Mumbai, police said on
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UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand Issue Travel Alerts
World | Sep 20, 2010, 04:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 20 : The UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have issued travel advisories to its citizens warning them against a high risk of terror attack ahead of the Commonwealth Games next month.
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India Issues Health Advisory For CWG Visitors
India | Sep 17, 2010, 09:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 17 : With less than a fortnight left for Commonwealth Games and Delhi still reeling under dengue and swine flu outbreak, India on Friday issued a health advisory for participants and visitors
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We Can Host Events At CWG Venues In An Hour: Kalmadi
India | Sep 12, 2010, 10:18 PM ISTNew Delhi : Several missed deadlines later, the venues of the Commonwealth Games are now completely ready, said Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, claiming that the preparedness is such that events can now be held
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PM To Review Commonwealth Games Preparations
India | Sep 09, 2010, 04:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on Friday review the preparations for the Commonwealth Games, which are less than a month away, at a high-level meeting. This will be the second time within a
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Weightlifter Chanu Says, She Is Innocent
Other Sports | Sep 09, 2010, 04:31 PM ISTNew Delhi : Facing a life ban after failing a second dope test, weightlifter Sanamacha Chanu on Thursday accused the Indian Weightlifting Federation of keeping her in dark about the banned substance methylhexaneamine, which she
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'B' Samples Of Two Swimmers, Two Athletes Test Positive
India | Sep 08, 2010, 05:11 PM ISTNew Delhi : The 'B' samples of four athletes, including two Commonwealth Games-bound swimmers and a shot putter, today returned positive for banned substance piling on the embarrassment to the country less than a month
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Gill Doubles Cash Awards For CWG And Asian Games
India | Sep 07, 2010, 08:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Tuesday doubled the cash awards for gold medal winners to Rs 20 lakhs for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to encourage sportspersons to come up with an improved
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Six Wrestlers' Dope Flunk Confirmed; B Samples Test Positive
India | Sep 06, 2010, 06:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: The six dope tainted wrestlers who last week had caused a major embarrassment to the country less than a month ahead of the Commonwealth Games also failed their 'B' sample tests conducted by
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Saina Says Delhi Not Ready For CWG, Then Makes Volte Face
Other Sports | Sep 04, 2010, 07:30 PM ISTHyderabad: India's ace shuttler and a brand ambassador for Commonwealth Games Saina Nehwal on Saturday created a flutter by questioning the country's capability of holding such a mega event but retracted her controversial statement within
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'No Need To Worry About CWG, Delays Are A Part Of Indian Preparations'
India | Sep 02, 2010, 10:55 PM ISTMELBOURNE: The world should not be worried about Indian organisers' race against time to complete venues for the Commonwealth Games as delays are part of Indian way of preparations, Australia's Commonwealth Games chef de mission