Commonwealth Games Delhi

• Commonwealth Games: Siri Fort scam reported

  The CBI is conducting raids in Mumbai and Delhi in connection with a new case of corruption related to the Commonwealth Games.

• OC gives explanation through full-page ads

  Miffed by the negative reports, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) on Wednesday took the unusual step of publishing full-page advertisements in most of the leading newspapers in a bid to clear the misgivings about its expenses during last month's mega-event.

• CWG athletes visit Taj Mahal to complete India trip

  For a number of foreign athletes who participated in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, the visit to India was an opportunity to realise a long-cherished dream --visit to the iconic Taj Mahal.

• Delhi stadiums should be used for academies: Dikshit

  The world class stadia built for the Commonwealth Games in the national capital could now be used for training budding sports persons.

• Aiyar claims hosting of CWG didn't help Indian athletes

  Former Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, arguably the most ardent critic of the just-concluded Commonwealth Games, still thinks India should not have hosted them, claiming that instead of offering more facilities to athletes, sports bodies were focusing on organising events.

• Sheila intervention prevented CWG from collapsing: Official

  England, Scotland and Australia were close to pulling out from the Commonwealth Games, but for the last minute intervention of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to salvage the event, a top British Games official has revealed."She really did kick shit" that is how Dame Kelly Holmes, President of the Commonwealth Games England, put it."Every day fo...

• CWG: Did some Australians get rowdy?

  As the Australian contingent left for home after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, allegations have surfaced that their athletes at the Games Village indulged in hooliganism and damaged some property.Delhi Police said it has found a broken washing machine from a residential block and it was trying to find out what went behind it.Reports sug...

• CWG: India being too self-congratulatory?

  The Commonwealth Games, which opened 12 days ago with the world bracing for the worst, managed to conclude on Thursday without undue embarrassment or disaster. Stadiums did not collapse. Terrorists did not strike. Fears of disease went mostly unrealized. And the closing ceremony was a stirring success.  Indeed, some officials who before the ga...

• India win bronze in men's and women's 4x100m relay races

  India added two more bronze in the swelling medal count from athletics as both men and women finished third in 4x100m relay races in the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.

• India still has Olympic dreams

  Despite overseeing one of the most chaotic Commonwealth Games ever, Indian supremo Suresh Kalmadi continues to dream about hosting the Olympics.

• 2nd Nigerian athlete fails drug test at CWG

  A second Nigerian runner has failed a doping test for the same banned substance at the Commonwealth Games, organizers announced on Tuesday.

• CWG Day 9: India wants more from shooters and hockey team

  All eyes will be on the Indian hockey team on the ninth day of the Commonwealth Games when they clash with the unbeaten England team for a berth in the final. India will have to put behind their 7-4 win over arch-rivals Pakistan and re-group their forces today, as a win will not only give them a maiden place in the gold medal match since hockey's ...

• Canada's Despatie claims eighth diving gold

  Canada's Alexandre Despatie on Monday won the 3m springboard diving title in Delhi, his eighth Commonwealth Games gold medal since his first appearance in Kuala Lampur in 1998.

• CWG: Women's 200m postponed after protest

  For the second time in the track and field events in the Commonwealth Games, an athlete protested after being disqualified in the women's 200m semifinals on Sunday. The final is now scheduled for Monday.Cyprus sprinter Eleni Artymata appealed to the jury after she was disqualified after winning the semifinals heat number one and that put her in the...

• CWG Day 8: India aims to maintain lead over England

  Enjoying an impressive run in the Commonwealth Games medals tally, India is keen to continue the good work on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games. (See: CWG 2010 Medals Tally)Out of six gold medals in Athletics on Monday, India would want to clinch at least two with Krishna Pooniya representing the country in discus throw and  Renjit Mahe...