P V Sindhu sought the help of the legendary Prakash Padukone and trained at his academy in Bengaluru last week.
With India gearing up to host the Commonwealth Games next year, hoteliers in the country are rushing to make the most of the likely spurt in tourist traffic, leading to a boom in development, global consultancy firm Deloitte has said.
The financial losses due to economic meltdown and Mumbai terror attack notwithstanding, the Indian hotel industry is gearing up for the Commonwealth Games next year to make the most of the likely spurt in tourist traffic.
Prannoy will take on Rajawat in the second round.
'There are no formal guidelines for security. The Commonwealth Games Federation, London, oversees the preparations. The idea is to ensure that the games go on smoothly. It should not be a fortress,' says A Vasudevan, additional director general, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee.
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year twice in a row.
Lawn bowls, netball and rugby sevens are three of the five obligatory sports that Delhi will have to include in the 2010 Games.
India tennis squad has a fair chance of winning a couple of gold medals at Commonwealth Games to be held in October next year, former Davis cup team member Jaideep Mukherjea said on Wednesday.
India were unfortunate to miss a medal in men's 100kg where Avtar Singh sustained an injury and conceded his quarter-final and repechage matches.
The Indian Railways will be the lead partner for Commonwealth Games. Special trains will run during the Commonwealth Games.
In mixed doubles, K Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto prevailed 21-18, 21-14 over Macau's Leong Iok Chong and Weng Chi NG to make a winning start.
Another triumphant story was written in Indian badminton as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty romped to a stunning comeback win.
Annu Rani continued her disappointing form this season with an effort of 57.74m in the women's javelin throw event.
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In the men's doubles, Indian duo of Manav Vikash Thakkar and Manush Utpalbhai Shah defeated Mohamed Shaffan Ismail and Moosa Munsif Ahmed of the Maldives 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2) to enter the round of 16.
Lakshya Sen, who won both his matches to play his part in the silver medal-winning effort in men's team event, too dropped one spot to world number 15. Kidambi Srikanth gained a spot to 20th.
Promising boxer Rahul Poonia continued his good show at the ongoing Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Mann by advancing into the final of the light flyweight category on Sunday.
Pakistan is all set to be readmitted to the Commonwealth this month. A crucial meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group will take place in London at its headquarters on May 12, which will formally lift Pakistan's suspension from the 53- member organisation. Pakistan was suspended from the Commonwealth in November 2007 after the imposition of emergency by President Pervez Musharraf.
The United Kingdom has shown its disagreement with India's action after the India-Canada standoff which resulted in the departure of 41 Canadian diplomats from India and called for resolution of differences through discussion.
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Indian pistol shooters, on Wednesday, pulled off a clean sweep in the 10m air pistol event at the Commonwealth Shooting Championship with Shahzar Rizvi, Omkar Singh and Jitu Rai winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
The Indian skippers beat South Africa in straight sets to make the grade.
Lakshya Sen is aware that his Olympic qualification is still in choppy waters but said he has been working on his "variations" and "deceptions" during the off-season to regain his world's top-10 position and seal his Paris Games berth.
The Commonwealth Games have been a happy hunting ground for Indian athletes, who shine in the absence of world-class competition. Some young Indians can once again relish the opportunity to go for gold, feels Dhruv Munjal.
Schedule of Indian athletes in the 20th Commonwealth Games on Monday (July 29).
With 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze in their kitty, the Indian para athletes won four medals more than the record tally of 107 won by the able-bodied athletes in the Hangzhou Asian Games, held from September 23 to October 8.
India scrambled against the clock to save the Commonwealth Games after big ticket athletes quit the showcase event and nations threatened to stay home unless authorities cleaned venues 'unfit for human habitation'.
The Central Vigilance Commission has found alleged irregularities in several Commonwealth Games related works being carried out by civic and construction agencies in Delhi.
A day after her government was directed by Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to take charge of the Commonwealth Games village, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit took stock of maintenance and cleanliness facilities at the complex on Thursday.
The 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Delhi, on Sunday.
A trio of top British athletes, including world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu and Olympic 400 metres gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu, pulled out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in India on Tuesday.
Gayakwad said upcoming editions of the WPL will provide more match-time to the players.
No Indian function is complete without a sumptuous spread of food. Fortunately, the controversy-ridden Commonwealth Games Organising Committee will maintain that tradition when guests descend in New Delhi for the October 3-14 extravaganza.
A sensational run over the last two weeks has given wings to Ashwini Ponnappa's Olympics dreams, and the ace Indian shuttler now wants to continue her fine run in the upcoming bigger tournaments to stay on course for a trip to Paris.
The Indian men's team suffered a 0-3 thrashing from a much superior Singapore and had to settle for the silver medal at the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, in New Delhi, on Wednesday.
The star pull-outs from this year's Commonwealth Games continue with French Open finalist Samantha Stosur becoming the latest to decide against competing in the Delhi event to focus on top WTA tournaments. The Australian tennis ace joins the country's top male tennis player Lleyton Hewitt in pulling out of the Games, according to an Australian Associated Press report.
The Organising Committee of the games (CWG-OC) hopes to foster business ties with other Commonwealth nations and is in talks with South Africa, Scotland, Australia and the United Kingdom to sign agreements in the areas of IT, pharmaceuticals and tourism.
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