Commonwealth Games to start from today, high hopes with Indians
Commonwealth Games 2022 is starting from today in Birmingham, England. Today the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony will be held in which PV Sindhu will be the flag bearer for the Indian team.
Jul 28, 2022, 09:40 AM IST
Mary Kom withdraws from women's boxing trials for 2022 Commonwealth Games, here's why
Mary Kom was experiencing intense pain that eventually forced her to leave the ring towards the end of the opening round as the referee stopped the bout
Jun 10, 2022, 18:41 PM IST
Women’s T20 cricket to be included in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Eight teams will compete across eight match days, as cricket returns to the Commonwealth Games for the first time since 1998, when South Africa won Gold in a men's 50-over format competition in Kuala Lumpur.
Aug 13, 2019, 14:06 PM IST
Shooter Joydeep Karmakar urges PM Narendra Modi to intervene over shooting's absence from CWG
Indian shooters bagged 16 of their 66 medals, including seven gold, at last year`s Gold Coast CWG Games where they finished third in the medals tally.
Jul 30, 2019, 17:07 PM IST
Ace Wrestler Sakshi Malik stands with shooters, says they bring a lot of medals
Sakshi (62kg) made it to the Indian squad after the trials in Lucknow on Sunday along with Seema Bisla (50kg), Vinesh Phogat (53kg), Sarita Mor (57kg), Divya Kakran (68kg) and Kiran Godara (76kg).
Jul 30, 2019, 16:28 PM IST
ICC and ECB welcome CGF decision to nominate women's cricket for Commonwealth Games inclusion
Earlier, the ICC, in partnership with the ECB, had urged the CGF to inclusion women’s cricket in the Commonwealth Games sport programme.
Jun 20, 2019, 22:32 PM IST
Jaspal Rana calls for 2022 CWG boycott after shooting snub
India is second in the CWG's all-time medal list for shooting, having won 118 medals so far -- 56 of them gold, and axing the sport from the Games is a blow for the country.
Mar 16, 2018, 16:42 PM IST
We'll object if shooting scrapped from 2022 CWG, says IOA
Indian Olympic Association is yet to get an official confirmation about shooting being scrapped from the programme of 2022 Commonwealth Games but said it will ask the organisers to reconsider its decision.
Dec 23, 2017, 17:42 PM IST
Birmingham set to be given 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Games were originally awarded to Durban in 2015 but the South African city had the event taken away for financial reasons.
Dec 20, 2017, 16:09 PM IST
UK Government confirms Birmingham bid for 2022 Commonwealth Games
Saturday is the deadline for bids, with Birmingham seen as a favourite to be awarded the Games which were originally due to go to the South African city of Durban.
Sep 30, 2017, 00:07 AM IST
India not bidding for 2022 Commonwealth Games, clarifies IOA
A day after Durban gave up hosting rights because the South African government failed to give financial guarantees, there were reports that IOA is weighing the option of stepping in as a replacement.
Mar 21, 2017, 19:12 PM IST
2022 CGW: India eager to host another Commonwealth Games, ready to step in for defaulted Durban
New Delhi successfully hosted two Asian Games in 1951 and 1982, but the 2010 Games were overshadowed by a string of corruption scandals involving top sports officials and budget overshoots.
Mar 15, 2017, 15:58 PM IST
