New Delhi, Sep 3 – The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) said Friday it has put in place an effective and robust programme in place to ensure that the Games are free from dope violations with 1,500 doping control tests, the largest in the Games history. The programme, put up with the support of the [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 – The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) Friday said it will request the anti-doping disciplinary panel to expedite the trial of Indian athletes, who have tested positive in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games, once the outcome of their ‘B’ samples are known by Saturday evening. NADA director-general Rahul Bhatnagar also [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 – The Cycle Federation of India (CFI) Friday announced a 27-member squad for the Commonwealth Games even as the cyclists are yet to receive their cycles for the Oct 3-14 event. The Manipuri duo of Bikram Singh and Rameshwari Devi will respectively lead the Indian men’s and women’s challenge. Maniton Singh [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 – Sachin Tendulkar, in a startling disclosure, said Thursday that in his 21 years of international career no bookie has ever approached an Indian cricketer. Tendulkar’s statement comes as a big surprise as his second captain Mohammad Azharuddin was banned for life for match-fixing in 2000. ‘No, in my 21 years [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 – In a light blue terrycot half-sleeve shirt, silk rank braid on his shoulders and collar tags of an Indian Air Force (IAF) group captain – that is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the cricketing wonder of India, in his new innings and uniform. Tendulkar may have achieved many cricketing heights in the [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 – The sale of Commonwealth Games merchandise may have begun late, but it has been selling like hot cakes within a day of its launch, with vuvuzelas being the most sought after in an eclectic mix. An initial range of 25 items has been introduced in the run-up to the Oct [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 – Information will be merely a touchscreen away for over 100,000 visitors who are expected to visit the capital during the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. Forty tourist info-cafes — comprising a touchscreen, a quick bite-cum-coffee corner and a souvenir counter — are to be set up across prime market locations in [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 – Indian sports icon Sachin Tendulkar was Friday conferred the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for services the cricketer has rendered to the nation through the sport. The cricketer was presented his rank by Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik at a function here. ‘I cannot [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 – India’s top paddler Sharath Kamal fell two places from 39 to 41 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Rankings. Sharath’s fall in the rankings can be attributed to his first-round exit in the recently concluded China Open in August. It has been a good year for the Chennai [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 – Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Friday slammed reports of extravagance on Commonwealth Games projects as ‘ridiculously exaggerated’ and promised that the government was taking every possible action to make the mega sporting event a success. He stressed that while the central government has spent Rs.11,494 crore (over $2 billon) [...]
Chennai, Sep 2 – Tata Sports Club snatched a dramatic last-over win by one run for their first success in two outings in the BCCI-Airtel Corporate Cup cricket tournament, here Thursday. Batting first, Tata, who had lost to Indian Oil Wednesday, posted 265 for eight in their allotted 50 overs with Dhruv Singh scoring 115 [...]
New Delhi, Sep 2 – Vuvuzela, the trumpet which was centre of attraction at the World Cup football in South Africa, will blow loud during the Commonwealth Games as it was included in the Oct 3-14 Games’ official merchandise which was finally launched here Thursday after missing several deadlines. The growing popularity of Vuvuzelas have [...]
Kolkata, Sep 2 – Teenage archery sensation Deepika Kumari Thursday became the second Indian woman ever to sail into the final of a World Cup Stage IV meet. National champion Deepika, who is also the reigning cadet world champion, will take on Ki Bo Bae of Korea for the gold medal in her maiden World [...]
New Delhi, Sep 2 – Two athletes and four wrestlers have tested positive in random testing conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) during the trials in Patiala in the run-up to the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games and provisionally suspended by their respective federations. The wrestlers — Sumit (74kg), Mausam Khatri (96kg) and Rajiv Tomar [...]
New Delhi, Sep 2 – After successful stints at Istanbul and England, the Indian rugby team will leave Thursday night for the Shanghai Sevens tournament scheduled Sep 4-5 in Shanghai. The two-day tournament features the top 12 teams of Asia featuring Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Sri Lanka among other Rugby powerhouses. The Indian team has [...]
New Delhi, Sep 2 – Four wrestlers, who were part of the Commonwealth Games squad, have tested positive and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Thursday provisionally suspended them. This comes barely a week after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) bailed out the weightlifters by giving an interest-free loan to the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) [...]
Kolkata, Sep 2 – Former India captain Kapil Dev Thursday called for severe punishment for Pakistan players found guilty in the spot-fixing controversy, and asked legendary Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan to take the initiative to save the game in his country. ‘I appeal to Imran Khan to take charge of the current situation in Pakistan. [...]
New Delhi, Sep 2 – Did you know there are 53 Commonwealth countries but 71 teams are participating in the 19th Commonwealth Games here? This is among the many interesting facts on the sporting jamboree that will take place Oct 3-14. The reason why there are 71 teams is that it is games associations that [...]
New Delhi, Sep 2 – A 10-member Indian badminton team for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games was announced here Thursday. Saina Nehwal would be spearheading India’s campaign in women’s singles while World No. 17 Chetan Anand, who won bronze in Melbourne Games, will be the highest ranked Indian in men’s singles. World No. 3 Saina, [...]
New Delhi, Sep 2 – The clock is ticking fast and furious to the 19th Commonwealth Games here Oct 3-14. As Delhi works away at a feverish pitch in the last lap, the missed deadlines, corruption allegations, debris and resulting disease have put a question mark on the whopping Rs.16,000 crore ($ 3.2 billion) expenditure [...]
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