Comonwealth Games

Taking a U-turn, CGF CEO Mike Hooper on Sunday owned up the responsibility for the mess around the Commonwealth Games after blaming India's central and state governments for all the problems.

Against the backdrop of the firing incident near Jama Masjid, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi on Monday met Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal and discussed security-related issues.

Around 1.7 million spectators are expected to watch the Commonwealth Games over 12 days and elaborate plans have been made to cater to their needs, Organising Committee said on Tuesday.

Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Vice-Chairman Randhir Singh on Tuesday dismissed the claims of dope-tainted athletes that they were not aware of the banned substances and said that those guilty would be punished under anti-doping rules.

Athens Olympics silver-medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who is set to miss the Delhi Commonwealth Games after skipping the trials, on Tuesday said he was driven into taking the step by a "biased" selection policy and a "prejudiced and vindictive" National Rifles Association of India.

Two weeks after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appointed a panel of ministers to overlook the Commonwealth Games preparations, he went for an inspection of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.He was shown the various facilities including box, playing fields, media facilities, the royal box, stands for spectators, security and other arrangements.T...

Taking a U-turn, CGF CEO Mike Hooper on Sunday owned up the responsibility for the mess around the Commonwealth Games after blaming India's central and state governments for all the problems.

Against the backdrop of the firing incident near Jama Masjid, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi on Monday met Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal and discussed security-related issues.

Around 1.7 million spectators are expected to watch the Commonwealth Games over 12 days and elaborate plans have been made to cater to their needs, Organising Committee said on Tuesday.

Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Vice-Chairman Randhir Singh on Tuesday dismissed the claims of dope-tainted athletes that they were not aware of the banned substances and said that those guilty would be punished under anti-doping rules.

Athens Olympics silver-medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who is set to miss the Delhi Commonwealth Games after skipping the trials, on Tuesday said he was driven into taking the step by a "biased" selection policy and a "prejudiced and vindictive" National Rifles Association of India.

Two weeks after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appointed a panel of ministers to overlook the Commonwealth Games preparations, he went for an inspection of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.He was shown the various facilities including box, playing fields, media facilities, the royal box, stands for spectators, security and other arrangements.T...