National cycling coach Ruma Chatterjee killed in road accident
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 18, 2013
Former India international and current coach of the national cycling team Ruma Chatterjee was killed in a road accident here early Tuesday morning.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to present UPA's fourth report card tomorrow
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Under attack from the opposition over corruption and lack of governance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will present the fourth and last report card of the UPA-II government tomorrow, sources said on Tuesday.
India include Manoj Kumar and L Devendro Singh in boxing team for Cyprus
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
Manoj (64kg) won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and followed it up with a fine quarterfinal show at the London Olympics last year.
Commonwealth TT: NZ coach Chunli Li, 51, still winning titles but sacrificing for youngsters
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 10, 2013
A lot of players heaved a sigh of relief when they came to know that she was not playing here. She has an enviable record at the Commonwealth level. She won the singles gold at the 2002 Manchester games where table tennis made its debut. She ended...
K Shamini refuses to play, coach complains to Table Tennis Federation Of India
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Coach Bhawani Mukherjee informed that Shamini on Tuesday refused to play against England in the team championship semi-final as she was pitted against higher-ranked players.
CWG probe: Enforcement Directorate questions Suresh Kalmadi in money laundering case
Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today questioned sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and recorded his statement in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in the run up to the 2010 sporting extra...
Suresh Kalmadi indicted for irregularities in Commonwealth Youth Games
Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Maharashtra Legislature has indicted former Indian Olympic Association president (IOA) Suresh Kalmadi for irregularities in organising the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008 at Pune and asked the state government ...
CWG Organising Committee to move to Jawahar Lal Stadium
Press Trust of India | Thursday April 11, 2013
The Organising Committee was first scheduled to be wound up by March 2011, but authorities had later decided to extend its tenure till all its pending works get completed. The OC, which conducted the 2010 Commonwealth Games, is contesting over a do...
History-maker Rahi Sarnobat says she is 'very good' in finals
Press Trust of India | Thursday April 11, 2013
A team gold medallist and individual silver medallist in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Kolhapur-born Rahi, edged out her Korean rival Kyeongae Kim 8-6 in the fight for the gold.
Rahi Sarnobat shoots India's first pistol gold at World Cup
SportsNDTV | Friday April 5, 2013
Kolhapur girl upstages Korean rival in the final of the 25m pistol event. She had won a bronze medal in the same event at Fort Benning, US in May 2011.
Glasgow CWG to incorporate best practices of 2010 Delhi Games
Press Trust of India | Thursday March 14, 2013
The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games organisers have said that they would learn from the things that went well in India during 2010 CWG and incorporate those for the event in July-August next year.
Notice to CBI on Suresh Kalmadi plea
Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2013
Kalmadi moved the court terming the investigation against him "illegal" as he was a central government employee and no prior sanction from the government was taken to initiate inquiry under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.
Fast-track trial for corruption for Suresh Kalmadi, face of Commonwealth Games
Reported by Sidharth Pandey; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Monday February 4, 2013
Suresh Kalmadi, the face of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, will be tried for corruption and misusing his public office. Nine others have also been charged in the games-related corruption case. The trial commences on the 20th of this month.
Commonwealth Games Scam: CBI court frames charges against Kalmadi, 9 others
NDTV Correspondent | Monday February 4, 2013
Mr Kalmadi was arrested on April 25, 2011. He spent nine months in Delhi's Tihar Jail and was released after the Delhi High Court granted him bail on January 19 2012.
Commonwealth Games Scam: CBI court frames charges against Kalmadi, 9 others
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Monday February 4, 2013
A Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI court has framed charges against Suresh Kalmadi and nine others today for allegedly cheating, conspiring and causing a loss of over Rs. 90 crore to the exchequer in a Commonwealth Games or CWG-related corrupti...
