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Indian athletes depart for Commonwealth Games
March 14, 2018 20:05 IST
The Indians will camp and train at Super Sports Center in Gold Coast till March 25th before moving to the Commonwealth Games Village.
Rani Rampal to lead India women’s hockey team at Commonwealth Games
March 14, 2018 14:04 IST
The India team has been grouped in Pool A along with Malaysia, Wales, England and South Africa at the multi-sport event scheduled to begin on April 4.
Old hand Sardar Singh loses out to fresh legs in hockey squad for CWG 2018Subscriber Only
March 14, 2018 08:20 IST
Sardar Singh dropped from Commonwealth Games squad as India coach Sjoerd Marijne goes for players with ‘more creativity and depth’.
Sardar Singh, Ramandeep Singh dropped from CWG squad for varied reasons, says Sjoerd Marijne
March 13, 2018 20:53 IST
Sardar Singh's exclusion was on expected lines as he performed below-par at this year's Azlan Shah Cup. However, a few eyebrows were raised at Ramandeep Singh's exclusion as he performed decently in the same tournament.
Sardar Singh dropped, Manpreet Singh to lead 18-man hockey squad for CWG 2018
March 13, 2018 11:46 IST
Sardar Singh dropped from Commonwealth Games squad as Manpreet Singh to lead 18-man hockey squad in the tournament.
Sardar Singh likely to be dropped from Commonwealth Games 2018 squad due to fitness concernsSubscriber Only
March 13, 2018 08:06 IST
After captaining the team at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Sardar Singh is likely to be dropped from India’s Commonwealth Games squad, which will be announced on Tuesday.
Athletics Federation of India goes back to non-campers to shore up 400m relay squad for Commonwealth Games
March 11, 2018 08:40 IST
Athletics Federation of India has announced a 31-member list for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Saturday after including non-campers in the relay team.
Athletics Federation of India names 31-member athletics team for CWG
March 10, 2018 21:42 IST
India has been offered a quota of 37 in athletics but the AFI selection committee, which met after the conclusion of the March 5-8 Federation Cup National Championships in Patiala, chose only 31.
Commonwealth Games 2018 gold medal more important than being world number one, says Kidambi Srikanth
March 9, 2018 23:01 IST
Kidambi Srikanth said that remaining fit for upcoming Commonwealth Games has been a priority for him, a reason why he skipped a few tournaments last year.
Young Ayyasamy Dharun breaks National record in 400m hurdles, earns CWG spot
March 8, 2018 21:40 IST
Ayyasamy Dharun smashed the men's 400m hurdles national record and in the process grabbed a Commonwealth Games ticket.
Outgoing squash coach slams ‘unprofessional’ national squash federation, unlikely to travel with Indian team to Gold Coast
March 8, 2018 19:26 IST
The coach claimed that that SRFI did not give him the treatment he deserved, forcing him to step down much before his contract expires in July 2019.
CWG-bound Seema Punia to be dope-tested by NADA
March 8, 2018 17:19 IST
Seema Punia will be subjected to an out-of-competition dope test before Commonwealth Games as she could not be tested during Athletics Championships in Patiala.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Gymnast Rakesh Patra in Gold Coast-bound team after initial snubSubscriber Only
March 8, 2018 09:13 IST
Rakesh Patra and Yogeshwar Singh were included in India's CWG squad alongwith Ashish Kumar, after IOA accepted without objection the right of GFI to pick the squad.
Federation Cup Athletics: Sprinter Hima Das turns quartermile star, qualifies for CWG 2018Subscriber Only
March 7, 2018 09:10 IST
Hima Das, 18, betters Athletics Federation of India mark by 0.03 seconds to qualify for Commonwealth Games 2018 in 400m.
Gymnastics world body tells IOA not to interfere in Commonwealth Games 2018 team selectionSubscriber Only
March 7, 2018 08:34 IST
Rakesh Patra found a place in the team announced by the Executive Committee of the GFI, even as another vaulting specialist Yogeshwar Singh was brought in place of Md Bobby and Gaurav Kumar.
Boxing Federation of India announces 12-member squad for Commonwealth Games 2018
March 6, 2018 22:02 IST
The BFI announced their complete contingent for the 2018 Commonwealth Games with seasoned pugilists MC Mary Kom and Manoj Kumar leading the country's charge.
Poor lighting stops record-breaking S Siva from soaring higherSubscriber Only
March 6, 2018 09:48 IST
21-year-old vaulter S Siva complained about the “poorly lit” competition area and said he couldn’t even see the bar, crashing into it in his last three attempts.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Strict qualification mark for Indian athletesSubscriber Only
March 5, 2018 08:33 IST
Strict Commonwealth Games guidelines mean several Indian athletes will have to rewrite the current national records to make the cut
World Cup finalist Rakesh Patra omitted from Commonwealth Games-bound gymnastics squadSubscriber Only
March 5, 2018 08:30 IST
His scores and potential on the Rings put Rakesh Patra in contention for a finals spot at Gold Coast, but the selection process has nipped his dream in the bud.
India squash coach flies back home, leaving CWG squad in lurch
March 4, 2018 19:03 IST
India foreign coach for squash Achraf El Karargui flies back home raising doubts over his return with less than a month to go for the Commonwealth Games 2018.
Naman Tanwar wins trial, makes case for Commonwealth Games 2018 selection
March 1, 2018 20:08 IST
Naman Tanwar on Thursday upstaged Asian silver-medallist Sumit Sangwan in the heavyweight (91kg) category trials to strengthen his case for selection in India's boxing squad for next month's Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Games 2018: No place for World Championship medallists Gaurav Bidhuri and Sonia Lather in boxing squadSubscriber Only
March 1, 2018 09:21 IST
India's only medallists from the men and women boxing world championships, Gaurav Bidhuri and Sonia Lather, have not been included in Commonwealth Games squad.
Shiva Thapa, Gaurav Bidhuri not picked; Mary Kom, Vikas Krishan in Commonwealth Games 2018 squad
February 28, 2018 20:51 IST
Gaurav Bidhuri and Shiva Thapa were the notable omissions, while the likes of MC Mary Kom and Vikas Krishan were picked in India's boxing squad for the Commonwealth Games, selected for the first time without conventional trials.
Dipa Karmakar rues missing out on Commonwealth Games, vows to win medal at Asian Games
February 26, 2018 21:08 IST
Dipa Karmakar was forced out of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (April 4-15) owing to a knee injury she picked up last year. She underwent an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery in April last year.
Commonwealth Games Federation rejects ban on New Zealand transgender weightlifter
February 26, 2018 14:32 IST
Commonwealth Games Federation rejects call from Australian Weightlifting Federation to have New Zealand transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard barred from competing at CWG 2018.
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