Rugby Sevens Commonwealth Games

Just days after the queen was snapped beaming in the background as Australian hockey players Jayde Taylor and Brooke Peris took a selfie, 29-year-old Prince Harry popped up as New Zealand rugby sevens coach Gordon Tietjens was being photographed at the swimming pool.

New Zealand won a record fourth consecutive gold in the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens on Tuesday, defeating rivals Australia 24-17 in a closely fought final.

The capacity crowd at the Delhi University ground vociferously cheered for the home team but that did not prove sufficient as Indian ruggers lost all three encounters of the day against their higher ranked opponents to bow out of medal contention in the Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens event here on Monday.

The Indian Rugby Sevens team is still developing but it has come a long way in the last 18 months, Fijian-born coach Usaia Biumaiwai said on Monday.

South Africa got the Commonwealth Games rubgy sevens programme off to a winning start on Monday by thumping Pacific Islanders Tonga 23-0 in the opening game.In a 16-team lineup, defending champions New Zealand were expecting a major challenge from Samoa, who have dominated them recently in the World Sevens Series, as well as South Africa and possib...

The massive interest generated by the crunch pool games involving "All Black" New Zealand, South Africa and Australia have resulted in tickets being sold out at all the venues as Rugby fever grips the host city ahead of the Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens event due to kick-off on Monday.

Injured All Blacks backrower Adam Thomson has withdrawn from the New Zealand rugby sevens team which will be aiming to defend its title at next month's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Canada has named an eight-member squash team for next month's Commonwealth Games, which will be spearheaded by two-time men's national champion Shahier Razik and three-time women's national champion Alana Miller.

Ranked near the bottom among rugby's seven playing nations, the Indian team are rank outsiders at a top class field in the Commonwealth Games here but the home squad is gearing up to prove that they can compete at the highest level.

The rugby stadium for the Commonwealth Games is ready. It was inaugurated on Thursday by Sports Minister MS Gill and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at the Delhi University Campus. The Rugby Sevens event will be held at this venue, which has been built at a total cost of Rs 300 crore. The state-of-the-art complex, spread over an area of 10,000 metre...

Just days after the queen was snapped beaming in the background as Australian hockey players Jayde Taylor and Brooke Peris took a selfie, 29-year-old Prince Harry popped up as New Zealand rugby sevens coach Gordon Tietjens was being photographed at the swimming pool.

New Zealand won a record fourth consecutive gold in the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens on Tuesday, defeating rivals Australia 24-17 in a closely fought final.

The capacity crowd at the Delhi University ground vociferously cheered for the home team but that did not prove sufficient as Indian ruggers lost all three encounters of the day against their higher ranked opponents to bow out of medal contention in the Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens event here on Monday.

The Indian Rugby Sevens team is still developing but it has come a long way in the last 18 months, Fijian-born coach Usaia Biumaiwai said on Monday.

South Africa got the Commonwealth Games rubgy sevens programme off to a winning start on Monday by thumping Pacific Islanders Tonga 23-0 in the opening game.In a 16-team lineup, defending champions New Zealand were expecting a major challenge from Samoa, who have dominated them recently in the World Sevens Series, as well as South Africa and possib...

The massive interest generated by the crunch pool games involving "All Black" New Zealand, South Africa and Australia have resulted in tickets being sold out at all the venues as Rugby fever grips the host city ahead of the Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens event due to kick-off on Monday.

Injured All Blacks backrower Adam Thomson has withdrawn from the New Zealand rugby sevens team which will be aiming to defend its title at next month's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Canada has named an eight-member squash team for next month's Commonwealth Games, which will be spearheaded by two-time men's national champion Shahier Razik and three-time women's national champion Alana Miller.

Ranked near the bottom among rugby's seven playing nations, the Indian team are rank outsiders at a top class field in the Commonwealth Games here but the home squad is gearing up to prove that they can compete at the highest level.

The rugby stadium for the Commonwealth Games is ready. It was inaugurated on Thursday by Sports Minister MS Gill and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at the Delhi University Campus. The Rugby Sevens event will be held at this venue, which has been built at a total cost of Rs 300 crore. The state-of-the-art complex, spread over an area of 10,000 metre...