Commonwealth Games
Hurt Gagan says he’ll still shoot for country
Hyderabad, Aug. 11: World record holder Gagan Narang laid speculation about his participation in the upcoming Commonwealth Games to rest by confirming that he would turn up for the shooting selection
Sacked SMAM calls OC sham
New Delhi, Aug. 11: Australian company Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM) on Wednesday termed the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee’s decision to terminate its services as ‘wrongful, vicious
New Zealand diplomats fear terror attack ahead of CWG
New Zealand diplomats fear terrorists will attack a "soft target" in India ahead of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in October, according to cables reported in a newspaper on Thursday.
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India's bid for Olympics depends on successful CWG: Coates
Seemingly unimpressed by tardy preparations for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Australia's Olympic chief, Mr John Coates, on Thursday said India will have to prepare in a better way if it aspires t
Construction waste will soon be cleared, says Dikshit
With huge amount of rubble still strewn across Delhi even as the deadline set by her for their removal expires on Tuesday, the Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, said all construction waste will be cl
Kalmadi should quit if inquiry finds him guilty: Digvijay
The Congress General Secretary, Mr Digvijay Singh, has waded into the controversy over corruption in Commonwealth Games, saying Organising Committee Chairman, Mr Suresh Kalmadi, should resign if his n
No one is indispensable, clean Games is priority: Aiyar
In the wake of corruption charges against the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Congress MP and former sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday hinted at the removal of OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi, saying “no one is indispensable”.
1982 Asian Games had unified authority, unlike CWG: M.S. Gill
The organisation of Commonwealth Games entails multiple authorities unlike the 1982 Asian Games, minister of sports and youth affairs M.S. Gill said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Govt promises probe into corruption charges in CWG projects
The government on Tuesday assured the Lok Sabha that it was ready to consider any kind of inquiry into alleged corruption in the Commonwealth Games projects after the event was over.
ED summons Darbari for questioning
The Enforcement Directorate has asked suspended CWG Organising Committee joint director general T.S. Darbari to appear before it on Monday in connection with its probe into alleged financial irregularities relating to the Queen’s Baton Relay in London.
