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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Organisers of this year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi have promised tight security during the October event after bomb blasts in Bangalore at the weekend raised safety concerns. At least 10 people were wounded when two bombs exploded on Saturday outside a packed cricket stadium in Bangalore, increasing fears about further terrorist attacks in the country.
Amid apprehensions about the quality of the venues and preparedness of sporting facilities, the Commonwealth Games organisers declared that all venues for the mega-event are ready and the Games would be a huge success.
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Cricket's absence from Commonwealth Games will continue at least until the 2018 Games in Australia after the International Cricket Council (ICC) turned down an invitation from the governing body of the multi-sport event.
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'It was a great response. We have our responsibilities in place, 'said IOA president Suresh Kalmadi after his presentation.
A delegation from Ficci explained the project to the businessmen at an India-South Africa Round Table in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
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A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Home advantage notwithstanding, Indian boxers will have their task cut out when they take the ring in this year's Commonwealth Games as a record 304 international pugilists are set to participate in the October 3 to 14 megaevent.
'I will be running for timing in Asian Games. The training I had, I hope to record my personal best and win the race.'
"Musharraf should decide if he wants to be the 'operational' head of the army or the democratic President," McKinnon said a day before the opening of a Commonwealth Finance ministers' meeting in Colombo.
"The major issue is the athletics stadium, whether to make a new stadium or renovate the present one," the IOA president said.
India's hurdlers Jyothi Yarraji and Nithya Ramraj advanced to the women's 100m hurdles final, while ace long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin also sailed through.
Canada, along with 17 other countries, have confirmed their participation in the sixth Commonwealth Boxing Championship, to be held in New Delhi from March 10 to 18.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra progressed to the women's singles quarter-finals but veterans Sharath Kamal and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan crashed out.
India unveiled a refurbished hockey stadium, the first venue to be completed for this year's Commonwealth Games and promised all other facilities would be ready in time for the October 3-14 event in New Delhi. India came under severe criticism after construction of several venues, including the athletes' village, fell behind schedule, forcing the postponement or shifting of many international meets planned as test events.
The Indian men's team lost 2-3 to Singapore in the World Table Tennis Championships.
The airline signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday with the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to be the official carrier during the Games, which is scheduled to be held between October 3 and 14, 2010.
Ace defender Dilip Tirkey and goalkeeper Adrian D'Souza were omitted from the 16-member team announced on Tuesday.
'Big cricketers can win the World Cup but if a big player gets an opportunity to claim an Olympic medal they will definitely work towards'
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Olympic and World champion sprinter Usain Bolt said the final call on his participation in the Delhi event would be taken by his coach next summer.
There are indications that Shikhar Dhawan may make a comeback as the captain of the India 'B' team at the Asian Games
Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters carrying combat commandos armed with snipers and assault rifles are likely to be roped in to keep a hawk-eye vigil over Delhi during the next year's Commonwealth Games. The Home Ministry has approached the Defence Ministry to provide at least seven to eight helicopters for surveillance of the Delhi sky during the fortnight-long sporting event.
There is no rivalry with Neeraj Chopra, insists Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem
'On September 29, 2023, three persons- all from areas outside Scotland-deliberately disrupted a planned interaction organised by the Gurudwara Committee for the community, the High Commissioner and the Consul General of India. This interaction was to discuss community and consular issues,' the High Commission of India, London said in a statement on Saturday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday stepped up its protest against Rahul Gandhi for his 'panauti' jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged the Election Commission to take action against the Congress leader.
Gagan Narang and Samaresh Jung earned India two more gold medals at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Melbourne.
Indian weightlifters bagged a gold and two bronze medals, on the last day of the Commonwealth Championships, to end their campaign on a high with 45 medals, including 29 gold, at Apia, Samoa on Saturday.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games should remain in India despite growing concerns about security in the country and neighbouring Pakistan, a top Australian sports official said on Wednesday. Speculation about the Games, which are due to be held in New Delhi from October 3-14, 2010, has intensified since last year's attacks on Mumbai and Tuesday's bloody ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan.
This was the third title for the Indian duo -- they had clinched the Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 and Nantes International Challenge this year.
Asian Games selections were biased, made to feel unworthy in national camp, claims Panghal
Incidentally, all three pugilists are currently embroiled in court case with the BFI over selection for the Asian Games.
El-Sisi welcomed Modi, who is on a two-day state visit to Egypt, at the Presidential Palace where the two leaders were closeted for one-on-one meeting after which the two sides signed a memorandum of understandng.
Mohd Ali Qamar and Jitender Kumar won gold medals in the Light-fly and Light-heavyweight categories respectively.\n\n
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