Commonwealth Games Events

• CWG Day 6: India eyes best-ever Games haul, 36 Gold medals at stake

  Day 6 and India's attempts to continue at the second position in the medals tally will get a huge challenge from England and Canada as both these countries have reduced their gap with the hosts considerably. (Read: 20 and still counting) Large number of spectators are expected to pour in at all venues today with plenty of action lined up for the we...

• Somdev sails into singles semi-finals

  Top seed Somdev Devvarman inched closer to a medal in the men's singles of the Commonwealth Games as he marched into the semi-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over sixth seed Rubin Statham of New Zealand in New Delhi on Thursday. After an easy outing against Sri Lanka's Amresh Jayawickreme, Somdev had to do a lot of hard work on Thursday as the crowd favo...

• CWG Day 4: 35 gold medals on stake; more glory for India?

  With 35 gold medals at stake, Day 4 is also set to be an eventful day in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. (See: CWG 2010 Medals Tally)The Indian interest once again comes from the sport of shooting where World Champions Tejaswini Sawant is expected to win the gold for the hosts in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions singles event. Lajakummari Gauswami wi...

• Kalmadi under fire for no-show at CWG events

  Concerned by the poor attendance at the competition venues, Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell today bluntly told the Organising Committee to get more people into the stadium, saying it is a serious issue which needs to be resolved fast.Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi gave one-line answers when he was grilled by journalis...

• Indian cyclists fail to make a mark on the first day

  The unseeded Indian cycling team began their Commonwealth Games campaign on a lacklustre note in the track cycling event in both men's and women's category at the Indira Gandhi Stadium on Tuesday.Sombir, Vinod Mallik and Dayala Ram Saran failed to qualify for the men's individual pursuit with Sombir being the best of the three by fininshing with a ...

• Indian men, women paddlers score easy wins

  India women spanked Ghana 3-0 to enter quarterfinal of the table tennis team event while their men counterparts consolidated their position by thrashing Guyana with an identical scoreline in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Tuesday.National champion Poulomi Ghatak beat Gyasi B Pokua 3-0 before her doubles partner Mouma Das spanked Ketu Akosua...

• CWG Day 3: Bindra, Narang to clash in shooting; 28 gold medals at stake

  India will look to consolidate their second position in the medals tally on Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games as 28 gold medals are up for grabs today. Four of these though come singularly from the sport of shooting as Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra will be gunning for Gold in his pet event 10 m air rifles (Singles). He will expect stiff challe...

• Bindra, Narang win first gold medal for India

  Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang win gold medal in Pairs 10m air rifle and created Commonwealth Games record.

• Sachin Tendulkar inspires South African Olympian

  Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar not only inspires budding cricketers around the world but he is also a source of inspiration for South Africa's world record holder swimmer Roland Schoeman."I am very fond of cricket and Sachin is my favourite. In fact I take a lot of inspiration from him. Sachin, Lara (Brian) and (Micheal) Phelps are kind of pl...

• India eyeing rich medal haul in CWG wrestling

  Spurred by Sushil Kumar's world title, Indian grapplers would look to make amends for the embarrassment they have brought to the nation by the recent dope flunk and win a bagful of medals when wrestling makes its return in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Tuesday. Sushil's bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and then Ramesh Kumar's bron...