New Delhi: Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell today inspected the Commonwealth Games Village here and said “considerable improvements” have been made there even as embattled organisers continued their sprint against time to complete preparations for the October 3-14 event. “It... (Continue reading)
Melbourne: John Coates, the President of Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President has said that India should never have been awarded the hosting rights of the Commonwealth Games given the shoddy preparations that have marred the build-up to the Games. “In hindsight,... (Continue reading)
London: England have committed participation in the Commonwealth Games but the first batch of athletes who would land in Delhi today would put up at hotels instead of the Games’ Village as it would be “several days” before their living... (Continue reading)
London: There is no stopping individual pullouts from the crisis-ridden Delhi Commonwealth Games with four leading cyclists becoming the latest to withdraw citing “fears of catching dengue fever and the unsanitary condition of the athletes’ village”. Welsh world and Olympic champion... (Continue reading)
London: There seems no respite for the Pakistan cricket team here as after facing spot-fixing allegations, temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has landed the scandal-hit side in the middle of a ball-tampering controversy. Akhtar was caught on camera tampering with the... (Continue reading)
New Delhi: World chess champion Viswanathan Anand does not wish to become part of the chaos and controversy surrounding the Commonwealth Games here and only wants to focus on the number of medals India would win in the October 3-14... (Continue reading)
Mumbai: Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal fears that mass pull out by top athletes from the Commonwealth Games will rob spectators of a chance to witness some great contests. Reports of tourist-attack and foot-bridge collapse, coupled with fears of dengue epidemic and... (Continue reading)
Mumbai: Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal fears that mass pull out by top athletes from the Commonwealth Games will rob spectators of a chance to witness some great contests. Reports of tourist-attack and foot-bridge collapse, coupled with fears of dengue epidemic and... (Continue reading)
New Delhi: A day after her government was directed by Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to take charge of the Commonwealth Games village; Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today took stock of maintenance and cleanliness facilities at the complex... (Continue reading)
Toronto: Canada will review over the next couple of days whether to send its athletes to Delhi for the Commonwealth Games 2010 and has instructed some of its sportspersons to delay their departures. Canadian Broadcaster CBC said Canadian Commonwealth Games officials... (Continue reading)