2010 Commonwealth Games

Para-swimmer Prasanta Karmakar suspended by PCI for recording videos of female swimmers; athlete refutes charges

The PCI revealed that a written complaint was received against Karmakar regarding acts of misconduct, misbehaviour and manhandling by the Arjuna awardee swimmer.

Bawana fire: Amid municipal failures and neglect, residents and factory workers are no stranger to accidents

Firstpost hit ground zero to compile this report on how Bawana suffers the consequence of a state that miserably fails to address the cause.

Shooting excluded from 2022 Commonwealth Games; mixed-gender T20 cricket competition a possibility

India's medal chances at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham take a hit as shooting has been excluded from the competition.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: 27,000 tickets given away to avoid 2010 Commonwealth Games 'embarasment'

The Under-17 World Cup marks India's first attempt at hosting a FIFA tournament, but sales for the high-profile event have been poor, despite some seats costing less than a dollar.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: India take on USA, Colombia, Ghana in New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium boasts a formidable seating capacity of 58,000 and fans in Delhi will surely want to make sure they fill each and every seat when the tournament gets going.

Jwala Gutta to focus on popularising doubles event, expanding talent pool in new role as coach

Jwala Gutta, a Commonwealth gold medalist in women's doubles, was recently included in the coaches panel by the Badminton Association of India (BAI).

CWG scam: Two and a half year jail term for two private firm directors

A special court has awarded two-and-a-half year jail term to two directors of a Mumbai-based firm for cheating and criminal conspiracy during 2010 Commonwealth Games(CWG).

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: AIFF promises to avoid errors of Commonwealth Games 2010

India has promised that this year's U-17 football World Cup will avoid the errors of New Delhi's 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were notorious for shoddy facilities and corruption.

Sports Minister Vijay Goel vows upkeep of Commonwealth Games 2010 venues following complaints

Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Friday assured of proper upkeep of all the venues used in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, days after the toilets at the IG Stadium came in for sharp criticism during the Asian Wrestling Championship.

IOA annuls appointments of scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi, Abhay Chautala as life presidents

Facing a severe backlash for appointing scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala as life presidents, IOA has been forced to revoke its decision.