Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell said “time would be the enemy” in preparing for the 2010 New Delhi Games and announced that a high-powered tenchnical committee would monitior the monthly progress of work. After six days of inspecting the venues and the Games Village, Fennell said that all the members of the CGF after Monday’s General Assembly were convinced that the infrastructure would be ready in time for the necessary overlay installations and test events.
Last Updated ( Monday, 02 November 2009 13:14 )
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Weightlifters Vicky Batta and Shailaja Pujari have tested positive in out-of-competition dope test and face the risk of being banned for life. Batta (56 kg) tested positive in a surprise test conducted by World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) in September while Pujari (75 kg) was caught in an out-of-competition test done by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA), a source told IANS.
Last Updated ( Monday, 02 November 2009 13:07 )
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Comeback-bound Belgian Justine Henin Monday was awarded a wild card start into January’s Australian Open as she joins compatriot Kim Clijsters in reversing a recent retirement. “I spoke to Justine’s team over the weekend and was happy to grant her request for a wild card,” tournament director Craig Tiley said. “Justine is the ultimate competitor, the winner of seven Grand Slam titles.”
Hamburg, Oct 12 (DPA) Serena Williams of the United States returned to the top of the women’s tennis rankings in the latest list issued Monday by the WTA, dethroning Russian Dinara Safina by a mere five points. Williams has 7,945 points to Safina’s 7,940, with Venus Williams third on 6,445 points.
Last Updated ( Monday, 02 November 2009 12:55 )
Read more...Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and vice-patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), gave a thumbs-up to India’s preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games here Sunday. Edward, who is here to attend Monday’s CGF General Assembly, went around the city to inspect various venues and the Games Village being constructed for the mega event. The Games take place Oct 3-14 next year.
Last Updated ( Monday, 02 November 2009 12:36 )
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It is believed that the game of Golf originated on the coasts of Scotland during the 15th century. The evolution of the game has kept pace with the times and changing technology. Not only have the rules, method of playing and the course designs changed, there have also been transformational changes in the way golfers look like and their golfing weaponry.
Peter Gade has long fought Chinese domination in world badminton. The Danish veteran sees the same fire in India’s teen star Saina Nehwal and says she is the best thing that has happened to the sport in a long time. And the Indian challenge in the World Badminton Championships ended after top medal contender and sixth-seed Super Saina went down fighting 16-21, 19-21 to second-seed Lin Wang of China in women’s singles quarterfinals in Hyderabad.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 September 2009 12:35 )
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The Women Tennis Association (WTA) will be headed by a woman after Canadian Stacey Allaster was promoted on July 14 from president to CEO, five months after longtime head Larry Scott announced he was stepping down. Allaster, 46, a former boss of Tennis Canada credited with revitalising tennis in her home nation, replaces Scott, who served for six years and officially left only weeks ago for a job in American university sports as head of the PAC-10 conference in San Francisco.
It’s been three-year wait for the four-time women’s world boxing champion M.C. Mary Kom to get nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. The Manipuri who was finally nominated for the country’s highest sporting award on July 20 however, regrets it has come after so long. “It’s been a long wait for me, I have been applying for the award from the past three years.
