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• Spotlight turns to sports at Commonwealth Games

  Small crowds, minor glitches and the prospect of contracting dengue fever were still a concern for organizers Monday as the spotlight finally turned to sports at the Commonwealth Games.

• India Lawn Balls manager down with dengue?

  With less than 24 hours left for the biggest Commonwealth Games to begin, reports claimed that India's Lawn Ball manager Ruptu Gogoi has contracted dengue fever but the Bowls Federation of India said it's not confirmed as yet.     A media report said Gogoi is down with dengue but the President of the Bowls Federation Sunaina Kum...

• Five cyclists, including world champion, withdraw from CWG

  There is no stopping individual pullouts from the crisis-ridden Commonwealth Games with five leading cyclists becoming the latest to withdraw citing "fears of catching dengue fever and the unsanitary condition of the athletes' village".

• Go and participate in Commonwealth Games: NZ's sporting greats

  New Zealand's sporting legends on Sunday urged the country's athletes to participate in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next month, despite concerns about security situation and the dengue epidemic.

• Torrid build-up but Indian cyclists upbeat about CWG chances

  Their return to the Commonwealth Games after a 32-year gap has been marred by a delay in procuring new equipment and dengue but Indian cyclists remain upbeat about their chances despite their medal hopes being slim at best against powerhouses such as Australia.

• Delhi: Dengue cases on the rise, CWG village a breeding ground

  Rain in Delhi has led to the problem of serious waterlogging and traffic chaos. But the city has also become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, especially right next to the Commonwealth Games village. And the authorities seem to be at a loss."Three sides of the village are surrounded by the water coming in from the flood. After it recedes, I am sure...

• England to send 371-strong contingent to CWG

  Fear of a dengue epidemic in the Indian capital notwithstanding, England said that they would be sending a 371-strong contingent of athletes to next month's Commonwealth Games.

• Security, dengue worry Commonwealth Games participants

  Many participating countries are concerned about the security at the Commonwealth Games. Rising cases of dengue in the capital and reports of incomplete venues have added to their worries. International Security Liaison Group (ISLG), a mechanism to coordinate security concerns among participating countries will start meeting every two days from 15t...

• Dengue can't stop CWG from going ahead: Oz High Commissioner

  The dengue outbreak in Delhi notwithstanding, Australia's High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese has said that his country would be sending its biggest ever contingent to the Commonwealth Games next month.

• Dengue at CWG: More countries worried

  More than a thousand people are now down with dengue in Delhi, and this may emerge as a final hurdle before the Commonwealth Games. Twenty countries have written to the Organising Committee asking what is being done to control the epidemic and four countries have issued health advisories.  Malaysia and Australia have said they are sending medi...

• Dengue worries Commonwealth Games participants

  Worried over the spread of dengue in Delhi, over 20 countries have written to the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee seeking information about the situation and measures being adopted to check the disease ahead of the mega sporting event here.A total of 24 countries have asked in writing about the dengue status in the city and whether it has b...

• Just before CWG, Delhi bracing for worst dengue attack

  Experts are warning Delhi could be facing its worst Dengue attack this year. The number of cases is going up steadily and it's expected to peak in September.Still grieving for their sister who died on August 12 after she got dengue Shahzad and his 18-year-old brother have now tested positive for dengue. They live in Jamia Nagar, which has seen the ...

• Dengue in Delhi linked to CWG sites, says Health Minister

  With less than two months to go for the Commonwealth Games, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is worried that the unfinished work at sites is contributing to the spread of dengue in the capital. The number of dengue cases is highest in the last six years.Today, Ghulam Nabi Azad blamed the CWG sites and heavy rain for dengue. "The presence of dengue ...