New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) said Friday it has put in place an effective and robust programme in place to ensure that the Games are free from dope violations with 1,500 doping control tests, the largest in the Games history. ...More

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) Friday said it will request the anti-doping disciplinary panel to expedite the trial of Indian athletes, who have tested positive in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games, once the outcome of their 'B' samples are know...More

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Cycle Federation of India (CFI) Friday announced a 27-member squad for the Commonwealth Games even as the cyclists are yet to receive their cycles for the Oct 3-14 event. The Manipuri duo of Bikram Singh and Rameshwari Devi will...More

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar, in a startling disclosure, said Thursday that in his 21 years of international career no bookie has ever approached an Indian cricketer. Tendulkar's statement comes as a big surprise as his second captain Mohammad Azharuddin was banned fo...More

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) In a light blue terrycot half-sleeve shirt, silk rank braid on his shoulders and collar tags of an Indian Air Force (IAF) group captain - that is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the cricketing wonder of India, in his new innings and uniform. ...More

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The sale of Commonwealth Games merchandise may have begun late, but it has been selling like hot cakes within a day of its launch, with vuvuzelas being the most sought after in an eclectic mix. An initial range of 25 items has been ...More

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Information will be merely a touchscreen away for over 100,000 visitors who are expected to visit the capital during the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. Forty tourist info-cafes -- comprising a touchscreen, a quick bite-cum-coffee corn...More

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Indian sports icon Sachin Tendulkar was Friday conferred the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for services the cricketer has rendered to the nation through the sport. The cricketer was presented his rank ...More

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India's top paddler Sharath Kamal fell two places from 39 to 41 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Rankings. Sharath's fall in the rankings can be attributed to his first-round exit in the recently concluded ...More

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Friday slammed reports of extravagance on Commonwealth Games projects as 'ridiculously exaggerated' and promised that the government was taking every possible action to make the mega sporting event a success. ...More