Commonwelath Games

• Commonwealth Games' crowning glory, the aerostat, is deflated and donated

  Amid all the controversy about the Commonwealth Games held in India in 2010, the aerostat soared high, a spectacle that earned rave international reviews.

• Eco-friendly rickshaw launched ahead of Games

  Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit on Tuesday launched a battery-operated rickshaw, "E-rick", sponsored by cellular services provider Vodafone Essar, to promote eco-friendly transportation in the city ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

• Himachal extends holiday package for top players

  World record holders will get a week's free stay in Himachal Pradesh if they visit during the Commonwealth Games in October, an official said.

• CGF seeks advice on Indian hockey team's participation in CWG

  The Commonwealth Games Federation has written a letter to FIH seeking advice on the Indian Hockey team's participation in the Commonwealth Games.

• CWG controversies will be over as the Games starts: Ganguly

  The build up to the Commonwealth Games might be marred in controversies but former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said all the problems would be sorted out once the event starts on October 3.

• Indian hockey team may miss Commonwealth Games

  India's field hockey teams on Tuesday faced the prospect of missing their own Commonwealth Games over a deadlock on who ran the sport in the country.

• Medal hopes in athletics very dim: Milkha Singh

  Sprint legend Milka Singh feels India has very little chance of winning an athletics medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games due to the apathy of those at the helm of affairs.

• Wrestling team for CWG announced

  The Indian wrestling team for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games was announced on Monday.

• Commonwealth Games merchandise launch postponed again

  The Commonwealth Games 2010 merchandise launch, which was scheduled on Monday, has been postponed yet again.

• Monica Devi looks for revival in Commonwealth Games

  Two years after she was unceremoniously dumped out of the Beijing Olympics for flunking a dope test, top Indian woman lifter Monica Devi on Sunday said she wants to silence her critics by winning a Gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.

• Allegations of corruption in CWG a major concern: Fennell

  With the allegations of corruption making headlines each day, there is a cloud over the Commonwealth Games. While Games authorities promise it will be the best games ever, the President of Commonwealth Federation Mike Fennell sounds a worried man.

• Delhi Games timing is off-season for swimming: Canada coach

  Canada's 200m breaststroke world record holder Annamay Pierse and coach Pierre Lafontaine feel the timing of the Delhi Commonwealth Games is off-season for swimming and adapting to the conditions would be the key to winning a medal at the October 3 to 14 event.

• SAI hands over five stadia to CWGOC

  The Sports Authority of India handed over five of the nine stadia which it was preparing for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games to the Organising Committee on Friday.

• I will quit, if my leaders ask me to: Kalmadi

  Suresh Kalmadi on Friday ruled out stepping down as Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman in the wake of corruption allegations but said he would quit if asked to by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Sonia Gandhi.

• Aussie netball coach tells team to be ready for worst in CWG

  Australia's netball coach Norma Plummer has told her players to be prepared for the "worst" when they travel to India for the controversy-hit Commonwealth Games this October.