The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) strongly refutes the suggestion made in the interim report of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India pertaining to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which the CGF had not seen until today (August 12th, 2010), that Fast Track Sales Ltd was chosen as a consultant for the [...]
Read More...Cornered by one controversy after another, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) was dealt another blow on Friday after Games merchandising company Premier Brands pulled out. “We have decided to withdraw as the project has got delayed too much,” said Suresh Kumar, chairman of Premium Brands, leading sports merchandising firm in India. “I will [...]
Read More... At a time when there are reports of fresh scams every day ahead of the Commonwealth Games the congress core group discussed the issue of forming a new supervisory committee to for the CWG games, say sources.
The core group meeting was held on Friday and attended by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress [...]
Athletes should not be apprehensive about security at the Commonwealth Games in October despite concerns raised by Australia, the head of the games organising federation said on Friday.
“Security remains a major concern wherever you host the Games, be it London or Manchester,” Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper told reporters.
“When India bid [...]
Five years after the plan to redevelop Connaught Place was finalised, the city’s stylish central plaza looks like a war-ravaged zone. And just 50 days remain for the Commonwealth Games. Can this collosal mess be cleared in time?
That’s today the Rs 450-crore question – the amount that is being spent, ostensibly for the city’s [...]