Commonwealth Games (CWG): News
03 Apr 2018
SportsCommonwealth Games 2018: Indian contingent escapes punishment
The Indian authorities in Gold Coast have been left red-faced due to the 'needle-controversy'.
03 Apr 2018
Mary KomAll you need to know about 2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games will kick off on April 4.
03 Apr 2018
India2018 Commonwealth Games: Indian boxers cleared of doping charges
Indian boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games have been cleared of doping violations.
02 Apr 2018
IndiaCWG-2018: No 'dope-shame', but needles could create trouble for Indians
The Indian Commonwealth Games contingent could be in trouble amid speculation that its boxers possessed syringes in violation of the event's "no needle policy" but the country is believed to have steered clear of any doping embarrassment.
02 Apr 2018
IndiaCWG-2018: Sindhu hopes to regain fitness to lead India's medal-rush
Struck by an ankle-sprain prior to the Commonwealth Games, Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu hoped to regain peak fitness before the start of individual events and assured India will return with multiple medals.
01 Apr 2018
IndiaCommonwealth Games: PV Sindhu suffers an ankle injury
22-year-old India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu hopes to be fit before the 21st edition of Commonwealth Games. The Games will be held at the Gold Coast.
31 Mar 2018
AustraliaCommonwealth Games: Indian contingent under scanner at Gold Coast
The Commonwealth Games hasn't even kicked off and Indian athletes are being investigated after syringes were found at their accommodation in Australia.
30 Mar 2018
IndiaSushil Kumar's name missing from entry list on CWG website
The 2018 Commonwealth Games are just 5 days away and ace Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar's name has gone missing from the official entry list on the Gold Coast 2018 website.
29 Mar 2018
AustraliaCommonwealth Games: Indian journalists, eight others detained at Brisbane Airport
An Indian journalist in Australia has been charged with people smuggling after he helped a "fake media contingent" of eight other Indians arrive in Brisbane to cover the Commonwealth Games, authorities said on Thursday.
27 Mar 2018
IndiaRape accused Ghosh dropped from Ultimate Table Tennis Player draft
25-year-old Indian table tennis player Soumyajit Ghosh, who has been accused of rape by a teenager in Kolkata, has suffered another blow.
24 Mar 2018
IndiaSindhu to be India's flag-bearer in CWG opening ceremony
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu will be the country's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of 21st Commonwealth Games, to be held at Gold Coast.
23 Mar 2018
Saina NehwalCWG-2018: Parents of Sindhu and Saina deny using taxpayers' money
The 2018 Commonwealth Games are around the corner and the parents of badminton stars PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have been left disappointed, after reports claimed that they were travelling to Gold Coast at the expenses of the Indian Government.
23 Mar 2018
FacebookAfter Facebook controversy, Commonwealth Games to not collect visitor details
Learning from Facebook's data-breach scandal, Commonwealth Games on Thursday dropped the idea of collecting information of visitors, whom it would have provided free/fast Wi-Fi during the multi-sport event.
08 Mar 2018
IndiaHockey: India would face Pakistan in Champions Trophy's curtain raiser
The Champions Trophy hockey tournament would kick off with a bang, as arch-rivals India and Pakistan are scheduled to lock horns in the tournament opener in Breda, Netherlands on June 23.
14 Mar 2018
IndiaCommonwealth Games: Rani Rampal named women's hockey team captain
Young striker Rani Rampal has been named the captain of the Indian women's hockey team and will lead the 18-member squad at the upcoming 2018 Commonwealth Games in April.
13 Mar 2018
Sardar SinghCommonwealth Games: Veteran Sardar Singh dropped from 18-member squad
Veteran hockey ace player Sardar Singh has been omitted from India's 18-member squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
10 Mar 2018
IrelandSultan Azlan Shah Cup: India trash Ireland 4-1
Sardar Singh led Indian hockey team ended their Sultan Azlan Shah Cup campaign on a positive note, after beating Ireland 4-1 in the 5th-6th place classification match in Malaysia.
06 Mar 2018
IndiaWho is this new shooting sensation Manu Bhaker?
Manu Bhaker, a 16-year-old prodigy is India's new shooting hero.
03 Mar 2018
IndiaDespite Sachin's win, India lose to Russia at WSB boxing-championship
India's world youth champion Sachin Siwach made a winning debut, but India ended up on the losing side, going down 1-4 to Russia in their second World Series of Boxing clash in Russia's Kazan.
03 Mar 2018
GeorgiaAce wrestler Sushil Kumar plays down retirement talks
Two-time Olympic medal winner Sushil Kumar has played down the possibility of retiring from the sport as of now.
02 Mar 2018
Vinesh PhogatVinesh Phogat wins silver at Asian Wrestling Championships
Indian star wrestler Vinesh Phogat had to be content with a silver medal in the Asian Wrestling Championship after losing 2-3 to China's a Chun Lei in the summit clash of the women's 50kg freestyle event in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.
01 Mar 2018
IndiaVinesh Phogat enters final of Asian Wrestling Championship
Vinesh Phogat assured herself and India of at least a silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship as the Commonwealth Games gold medallist entered the final of the 50kg category with a win over Japan's Yuki Irie.
27 Feb 2018
IndiaThe cost of Indian athletes' participation at CWG creates debate
The cost of sending Indian athletes to participate in the upcoming Commonwealth Games has sparked a war of words.
24 Feb 2018
Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreNo shooting at 2022 Commonwealth Games
In a major blow to India's medal hopes, Commonwealth Games Federation has decided not to reinstate the shooting event for the 2022 edition of the tournament.
24 Feb 2018
JapanIndian shuttler Sameer Verma enter Swiss Open semis
Indian shuttler Sameer Verma has advanced to the semifinals of the Swiss Open after defeating former world no. 2 Japan's Kento Momota in Basel.
24 Jan 2018
Table Tennis11-year-old, Anna Hursey to represent Wales at 2018 CWG
11-year-old table tennis player, Anna Hursey has been named in Wales' squad for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
21 Jan 2018
DelhiSheila Dixit: Had lot of differences with Manmohan Singh's government
In the coming days, Congress may have to put out many fires. Earlier, former-telecom minister A Raja slammed them for not supporting him during 2G scam. Now, former-Delhi CM Sheila Dixit has made some explosive revelations in her autobiography "Citizen Delhi: My Times, My Life."
12 Jan 2018
IndiaSushil Kumar to lose his CWG spot?
India's Olympic hero, wrestler Sushil Kumar has claimed innocence in the fracas that broke out following his bout against Parveen Rana, post the selection trials for the Commonwealth Games.
30 Dec 2017
OlympicsFIR against wrestler Sushil Kumar for brawl at CWG trials
Olympic medallist, Sushil Kumar, was booked by the Delhi police after a complaint which stated that his supporters beat up fellow wrestler Parveen Rana and his brother.
21 Dec 2017
AthleticsBirmingham to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games
The English city of Birmingham will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
21 Dec 2017
Bharti AirtelOP Saini: Judge handpicked to handle the 2G scam case
A special CBI court led by Judge Om Prakash Saini acquitted politicians A Raja, Kanimozhi and others in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
17 Dec 2017
WrestlingIndia dominate Commonwealth Wrestling Championships
Indian contingent, at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg, is making the country proud yet again.
10 Jul 2017
IndiaMir Ranjan Negi of 'Chak De' fame hit by corruption
Mir Ranjan Negi, former Indian hockey coach on whom 'Chak De India' (2007) was based, may be suspended as assistant commissioner of customs.
11 Apr 2017
IndiaCWG Scam: Manmohan Singh PMO recommended Kalmadi's appointment, says PAC
Criticizing the Manmohan Singh PMO, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has adopted the politically controversial 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) report.
17 Mar 2017
South Africa2022 Commonwealth Games: UK cities join together as hosts?
After Durban pulled out of hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Commonwealth Games Federation is considering a bid from various cities of the United Kingdom to host the games jointly.
18 Feb 2017
IndiaDelhi: Former athlete caught with drugs worth Rs. 50 cr
Delhi police arrested former international athlete along with two other people having with 25 kilogram of Mephedrone drug (popularly known as meow-meow).
05 Nov 2016
West BengalRTI appeals to take decades in some states
A study on workings of 'Information Commissions' in 16 states has concluded that the inherent power of the 'Right to Information' Act (RTI) is diminishing.
02 Sep 2016
LondonFaith brings electricity to her village
Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon, who won gold at the 2016 Olympics in the women's 1500m race, comes from the village of Ndabibit which has been without electricity since 1980.
