Sports Minister M S Gill on Sunday inaugurated the refurbished R K Khanna Stadium with the hope that the Indian tennis players would shine here and rake in the medals when the capital hosts the Commonwealth Games in October.
After men's Olympic Champion Usain Bolt, women's Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser has also decided to opt out of this year's Commonwealth Games.
With less than 90 days left for the Commonwealth Games, a leading US-based strategic think tank has warned that athletes will be most vulnerable to terrorist attacks while in transit to and from the venues.
The BCCI ruled out participation in the 2010 Commonwealth Games citing a packed schedule of the Indian team.
The Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games is fine with Queen Elizabeth II skipping the event in October and is ready to welcome Prince Charles as a representative of the royal family, OC Chairman Suresh Kalmadi said on Sunday.
With eyes firmly set on this year's Commonwealth Games, India's ace squash player Saurav Ghosal has decided to cut down on international tournaments to remain injury-free before the October 3-14 quadrennial event in New Delhi.
According to sources, around 25 hotels would benefit from this move and as a consequence the government would have access to 2,000 more rooms for the Commonwealth Games.
M C Mary Kom managed to surpass even herself, obliterating everyone and everything else along the way in a tumultuous year for the sport.
The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Sheila Dikshit.
In a surprise move on Tuesday, India's women's hockey coach Harendra Singh was named chief coach of the men's team while incumbent men's in-charge Sjoerd Marijne was sent back to the women's camp -- a fallout of the poor show by Manpreet Singh and Co. in the Commonwealth Games.
Union Sports Minister M S Gill on Monday inspected the 2010 Commonwealth Games venues in New Delhi and expressed satisfaction at the pace of preparation for the quadrennial sporting extravaganza.
The BCCI has not got the clearance to include cricket in the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games
Australia on Wednesday said it has apprehensions over security arrangements for the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi next year but maintained that India has assured all necessary precautions will be taken.
Prince Edward has given a thumbs-up to the infrastructure coming up for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the capital, the organisers claimed in New Delhi, on Sunday. The Prince showed interest in understanding the infrastructure development in Delhi and the level of the preparedness of the Organising Committee.
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell, who had only last month expressed concern at the tardy preparation for the 2010 edition of the Games, is now satisfied with the progress, organisers claimed on Saturday.
The Commonwealth Games delegation that visited the sporting facilities in New Delhi to take stock of the work for the 2010 Games has "gone back happy", Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said on Friday. The delegation members had their "doubts cleared" with the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games and also the Delhi Government, Dikshit said.
Union home minister P Chidambaram, who gave monthly update to newsmen at a press conference, said that adequate security arrangements have been made to provide protection to the athletes and others who come to attend the Commonwealth Games next year.
Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom entered the final in the 48 kg classs at the Commonwealth Games, beating Sri Lanka's Anusha Dilrukshi , on Wednesday.
Delhiites, change the way you behave. This was the message Home Minister P Chidambaram gave to Delhiites on Tuesday ahead of the Commonwealth Games next year.
Squash Racquet Federation of India (SRFI) secretary Cyrus Poncha said that he does not see any tournament being conducted before September.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing at the Commonwealth Games on Day 3.
After early setbacks, India is back on track to host a successful Commonwealth Games next October, but there is absolutely no margin to ease up on preparations, Games federation president Mike Fennell says.
Apurvi Chandela won the gold in the women's 10 metres air rifle event on the concluding day of the 58th National Shooting Championships.
A 350-member team has been put in place to prepare for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
The Indian Olympic Association has decided to include cue sports in the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi
Boxers and coaches have connected over a WhatsApp group to raise over 1 lakh, transferred directly to Dingko's account through online payment modes. The 'mission' started on Tuesday evening once Dingko's bank details were established. The contributions have ranged from 1,000 to 25,000 so far and are still coming in.
It has emerged now that Prannoy's name was recommended by Gopichand on June 3 in his capacity as a Khel Ratna Award recipient.
The number of active cases remained below 5 lakh for the fifth consecutive day.
In a statement, the ministry said the rise in the number of total recovered cases from 1 lakh in June 2020 has been steep and the last 10 lakh recoveries were added in just 11 days.
'I could not do mat training for nearly 25 days. I was not able to run as well after the injury. Before a tournament like Olympics even missing one day's training is not good.'
Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat raised questions about the manner in which Padma awards are given to sportspersons, terming the process as an 'unfair one' after facing the snub for the third time. The current World Championship bronze medallist and one of India's biggest medal hopes at the Tokyo Olympics, Vinesh hit out at the government accusing them of leaving out 'deserving' candidates.
The Commonwealth Games mess rocked Parliament for the second day on Tuesday as opposition National Democratic Alliance stalled the Question Hour in both the Houses and demanded resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the wake Comptroller and Auditor General observations against her.
Besides, the BAI also recommended renowned National Institute of Sports (NIS)-certified coaches -- S Murlidharan and Bhaskar Babu -- for the Dronacharya Award.
Feels like I have just started my career, says 35-year-old Seema Punia
Under the scanner for alleged bungling to the tune of several crores of rupees, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is now mired in litigation with several firms and its former employees seeking their dues.
The doping scandal in Indian athletics grew in proportion with two more athletes, including the country's new golden girl Ashwini Akkunji, testing positive for anabolic steroids hours before the departure for Japan for the Asian Championships.
Sharath Kamal, India's finest ever table tennis player, says he might have played the best match of his almost two-decade career despite ending on the wrong side of the result against the mighty Ma Long at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
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