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Delhi CWG chaos to hit Oz Channel Ten''s ad bounty if viewers plunge over problems

Delhi CWG chaos to hit Oz Channel Ten''s ad bounty if viewers plunge over problemsSydney, Sept 26 : Companies that have spent almost 25 million dollars for prime-time advertising during TV coverage  Read more »

Olympians back Brit athletes decision to participate in Delhi CWG despite security concerns

Olympians back Brit athletes� decision to participate in Delhi CWG despite security concernsLondon, Sept 26 : Olympic stars have reportedly backed British athletes?  Read more »

Brits warned not to visit tourist sites during Delhi CWG over terror attack threat

Brits warned not to visit tourist sites during Delhi CWG over terror attack threatLondon, Sep 26 : British athletes and business leaders planning to attend the Delhi Commonwealth Games have been warned to expect terrorist  Read more »

Kalmadi accepts blame for CWG mess, says venues were handed late

Jawaharlal Nehru StadiumNew Delhi, Sep 25 : Commonwealth Games Organising Commitee (CGOC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi Saturday accepted the blame for the mess surrounding the Commonwealth Games, but pointed fingers towards the  Read more »

British diver Peter Waterfield pulls out of Delhi CWG citing ‘family fears’

British diver Peter Waterfield pulls out of Delhi CWG citing ‘family fears’London, Sep 25 : British diver Peter Waterfield has become the latest athlete to pull out of the Delhi Commonwealth Games over health and security fears.  Read more »

New Zealand confirms Delhi Commonwealth Games participation

New Zealand confirms Delhi Commonwealth Games participationAuckland, Sep 25 : The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has agreed to continue with plans to send athletes for Delhi Commonwealth Games, which ends mounting speculation that New Zealand could withdraw from the event.  Read more »

Jokes in the time of a floundering Games

mike fennellNew Delhi, Sep 25 : If you think the Commonwealth Games have just brought grief, misery and embarrassment to the people of the country, you are wrong.  Read more »

Commonwealth Games has become a laughing stock: Pawar

Commonwealth Games has become a laughing stock: PawarPune (Maharashtra), Sep 25 : Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has criticised Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi for his poor management, saying the 2010 Games has become a laughing stock.  Read more »

CWG organisers have no sense of national pride

CWGA sporting extravaganza is more than just a matter of fun and games. Hitler was one of the first to realise that a successful event can burnish a country's image, especially after a humiliating setback as in World War I in Germany's case.  Read more »

New Zealand confirms participation in CWG

New Zealand confirms participation in CWGAuckland, Sep 25 - The New Zealand Olympic Committee has announced that its team would attend the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.  Read more »

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Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season

Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of seasonMadrid, May 21 : Jose Mourinho's three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.

Club President Florentino Perez confirmed the news Monday at a press  Read more »

'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'

'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'St. Petersburg, May 21 : The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg's $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head  Read more »

Chennai through to fourth consecutive IPL final

Chennai through to fourth consecutive IPL finalNew Delhi, May 22 : Blistering unbeaten knocks by David Hussey and
Suresh Raina took two-time champions Chennai Super Kings to their fifth
Indian Premier League (IPL) final in six seasons with a comprehensive  Read more »

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPLNew Delhi, May 21 : While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players.  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »