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CWG 2014: Rousing welcome for silver-winning Indian hockey team

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 15:50

With a Commonwealth Games silver proudly hanging by their necks, the Indian men`s hockey team returned home to a rousing welcome by Hockey India (HI), Indian Olympic Association (IOA), fans and friends at the Indira Gandhi International airport here on Tuesday.

Sushil Kumar most searched on Google during 2012 Commonwealth Games

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 15:45

The Indian athletes` brilliant performance in the Commonwealth Games created quite a buzz online as well with gold-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar being the most searched on Google.

CWG 2014: Rajeev Mehta, Virender Malik released for lack of evidence

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 23:01

IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta and unattached wrestling referee Virender Malik, who were arrested on different reasons, were today released after charges against them were dropped for lack of evidence, putting an end to their unsavoury ordeal.

I wasn`t in a drunken state, says IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 21:55

Relieved after the courts dropped alleged charges of drunken driving and assualt, Indian Olympic Association secretary general Rajeev Mehta said that the entire case has been "represented in a wrong manner as he wasn`t driving in a drunken state".

CWG 2014: Charges against Rajeev Mehta, Virender Malik dropped

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 20:48

Charges against Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Rajeev Mehta and senior international wrestling referee Virender Malik were dropped on Monday after two hours of negotiations.

Yogeshwar Dutt likely to miss World Championships for Asian Games

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 19:31

Exhausted after a golden performance at the Commonwealth Games, star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Monday said he might skip next month`s World Championships at Tashkent to be fighting fit for the Asian Games, to be held in Incheon from September 19 to October 4.

Australia`s worst medal haul since 1986 prompts recriminations, inquiries

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 19:16

Australia finished the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with its lowest medal haul since 1986, a lackluster performance that has already led to several internal investigations.

Glasgow won but sport fell short at Commonwealth Games

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 19:00

As Glasgow basks in the afterglow of hosting a popular 20th edition of the Commonwealth Games, Scotland’s largest city can reflect on a job well done even if the sporting action underwhelmed on a global scale.