A dazzling laser show and a musical extravaganza marked the grand finale of the Commonwealth Games, the biggest sporting event hosted by India which crowned itself with sporting glory by winning an unprecedented 101 medals. Skies over the national capital lit with multi-colour laser beams and fireworks as part of 160-minute closing ceremony at the [...]
A lone bagpiper walked to the centre stage, playing a haunting tune. Hundreds of performers dressed in traditional red-striped tartan kilts ran behind him and lifted him up. In true Scottish spirit, Glasgow showcased, at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the enthusiasm with which it is preparing to host the 2014 edition [...]
Marred by series of controversies in the build-up, the Delhi Commonwealth Games got the ultimate pat on the back from the CGF chief Michael Fennell, who declared the mega-event as “truly exceptional”. Delivering his address during a spectacular and colourful closing ceremony, Fennell said, “Today, we bring down curtains on 19th CWG Delhi. Delhi, you [...]
India were brought down to earth by a ruthless Australia who dished out a clinical display to spank the hosts 8-0 in a totally lopsided hockey final in the Commonwealth Games here today. The Indians, who had pipped England in the shoot-out to make it to final and raise hopes of their first gold in [...]
Star drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and Shivendra Singh scored a double each as India thrashed Pakistan 7-4 in a must-win Pool A match to storm into the semifinals of the men`s hockey event in the Commonwealth Games at a packed Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on Saturday. Under pressure to perform or face the ignominy [...]
Somdev Devvarman became the first Commonwealth Games men’s singles champion on Sunday cruising to a 6-4, 6-2 win over Greg Jones of Australia. The top seed’s win had local fans on their feet, 24 hours after the despair of seeing Indian glamour girl Sania Mirza lose the women’s singles final in a deciding tie-break to [...]
Winning 15 medals in sports ranging from archery to athletics, which included five yellow metals, Commonwealth Games hosts India produced yet another scintillating display to get back to the second spot grabbed last evening by England. Teenager Deepika Kumari and Rahul Banerjee won gold medals in individual recurve events on the last day of the [...]
The closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on October 14 will be a show of unity and solidarity. While the flag parade of the opening ceremony separately introduced each of the contingents from the 71 participating nations, the closing ceremony promises to be a fun fiesta — the march-past will feature jumbled groups of participating [...]
India’s top seed Somdev Devvarman breezed into the men’s singles quarterfinals with a thumping 6-0, 6-1 win over unseeded Sri Lankan Amresh Jayawickreme in the second round of the tennis competition of the Commonwealth Games. It was not more than a stroll in the park for Somdev as he mowed down the unranked Jayawickreme in [...]
Notwithstanding an erratic performance by the World Cup champions recurve team, the Indian archers made the semifinals in all the four team events of the Commonwealth Games at Yamuna Sports Complex on Wednesday. The highlight of the day was a delightful performance by the compound archers who shed their underdogs tag to make men’s and [...]
India’s Renu Bala retained her Commonwealth Games 58kg women’s weightlifting title on Wednesday with a commanding performance which delivered her country’s first Delhi gold in the competition. Bala, who turned 24 on Saturday, set a new Commonwealth record by lifting 90kg in the snatch before piling on the pressure with a clean and jerk of [...]
Adoring home fans brought the house down by cheering their lungs out as Indian boxers opened their campaign in style with Amandeep Singh (49kg) and Manoj Kumar (64kg) advancing to the pre-quarterfinals, following thumping wins in their opening bouts of the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. An almost packed Talkatora Stadium cheered lustily for every blow [...]
The government on Tuesday said the ongoing Commonwealth Games may add about $5 billion to the Indian economy and create about 2.5 million jobs in the next few years. Inviting the business community of Commonwealth nations to invest in India, Minister of State for Agriculture and Consumer Affairs KV Thomas said opportunities for business during [...]
Indian shooters expectedly came up with a top drawer show to pick up two gold and as many silver medals as India crept up to the second spot in the medals tally behind leaders Australia at the Commonwealth Games. Ace marksmen Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang, one an Olympic champion and the other a world [...]
Somdev Devvarman struggled past his first round match, while Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi carved out a straight set win as India continued their domination in the tennis event of the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. The top seeded ‘Indian Express’ sailed into the men’s doubles quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Sri Lanka’s Thangarajah [...]
Indian wrestlers produced a clinical display on the mat and made a clean sweep in the men’s Greco-Roman style with Ravinder Singh, Sanjay and Anil Kumar clinching gold in their respective categories at the Commonwealth Games. Young Ravinder started the gold rush for India, bagging the first yellow metal in wrestling in the 60kg category, [...]
Top seed Somdev Devvarman survived a scare before progressing to the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s singles tennis event of the Commonwealth Games as the Indian struggled past Bahamas’ Devin Mullings 6-4 6-2 in the opening round here on Tuesday. Mullings gave a rude shock to the home fans by racing to a 4-1 lead in [...]
Bharat Chikara netted the winner four minutes from time as India edged Malaysia 3-2 in its opening match in the Commonwealth Games men’s field hockey competition on Tuesday. Arch-rival Pakistan started its campaign with a 3-0 win over Scotland, New Zealand’s beat Trinidad & Tobago 7-1 and South Africa faced little trouble in defeating Canada [...]
The XIX Commonwealth Games got off to a glittering start here today with over 60,000 spectators in the jam-packed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium witnessing a stupendous show that was a fascinating mix of Indian culture and modernity. Another 3 billion watched the opening ceremony — that saw a scintillating performance by Mozart of Madras AR Rahman [...]
It was both cheers and jeers for Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games, when he made his speech while it was cheers all the way for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Kalmadi, who has been under attack over alleged corruption and several missed deadlines, received a round of boos [...]