Delhi Commonwealth Games

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  Delhi Commonwealth Games Dues Raised in UK Parliament

  The UK government has expressed hope that the issue of payment due amounting to 29 million pounds to a British company involved in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi will be resolved in the lead up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country next month.

• Over 600 condoms used every day at CWG Games village

  Athletes and officials at Commonwealth Games village seemed to have enjoyed steamy sessions as an average of nearly 640 condoms were used every day during the 11-day-long sporting extravaganza, statistics from the Delhi Government suggest.The Delhi State Aids Control Society has said that it has installed a condom vending machine at the Polyclinics...

• New Delhi: Golden Triangle tour, luxury hotel stay for CWG medallists

  Keeping up its promise, the Tourism Ministry announced more incentives like Golden Triangle tour and stay in luxury hotels for Commonwealth Games (CWG) medal winners.

• Permanent Table Tennis training centre to be set up Yamuna Sports Complex

  To ensure that the Commonwealth Games' table tennis venue does not go unutilised, the national federation is planning to set up a permanent training centre at the Yamuna Sports Complex in New Delhi.According to a source in the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), they will write to the Sports Authority of India and the Delhi Development Authori...

• Games over, street vendors re-appear in Delhi

  While the chunk of them are expected to return only after the festival of Diwali and Chhath, street vendors are nevertheless making their way back to the capital after being banished during the Commonwealth Games, an NGO here said.Ranjit Abhigyan of the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) said: "Most of the street vendors and sl...

• 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...

• We're now ready for Olympics: Sheila Dikshit

  Her fans may say she made the Commonwealth Games a spectacular success, her detractors may blame her for not getting Delhi ready on time for the Games, the press may paint her grey for allowing the Games organisers to create all sorts of problems for Delhiites. But Sheila Dikshit is unruffled.

• Wales athlete claims harassment

  An athlete from Wales participating in the Commonwealth Games has lodged a complaint with police claiming that she was harassed by unknown persons, police said on Thursday.

• Silver for India in men's 50m air rifle, Singapore clinch gold

  Singapore won the Commonwealth Games gold medal in the men's 50m Pistol Pair event on Tuesday.

• Smoking ban goes up in smoke inside CWG Village

  The smoking ban inside the sprawling Games Village seems to have gone up in smoke as some could be seen puffing cigarettes with impunity.

• Rushdie slams 'humiliating' Delhi Games

  Indian-born novelist Salman Rushdie has slammed the chaotic preparations for the Delhi Commonwealth Games as a "great humiliation" and recommended a "severe spanking" for a leading official.

• Games Village is our home now: Aus chef de mission

  Australia's Commonwealth Games delegation is set to make India its home after experiencing fantastic facilities at the Village and other venues.

• Indian wrestling team set for a medal rush at CWG

  The Indian wrestling team is confident of bagging at least 21 medals including about 14 gold at the Commonwealth Games and considers Pakistan, Canada and England as its main competitors.

• Will keep an eye on India's show in CWG: Dhoni

  They are bracing up for a tough Test series against Australia but India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday said he and his teammates will keenly follow the progress of their compatriots at the Commonwealth Games.

• Athletes happy; Games will be successful: CWG Village Mayor

  Commonwealth Games Village Mayor Dalbir Singh on Thursday claimed that about 4,000 athletes and delegates are living happily at the much-criticised residential blocks and there are no complaints related to cleanliness and hygiene anymore.