Olympic stars have reportedly backed British athletes’ decision to go to India for the Commonwealth Games despite concerns over the poor facilities.

Scotland’s number one tennis player Elena Baltacha has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi because of health concerns.

Soccer star David Beckham is apparently set to serve the hooker who alleged that she had sex with the former England captain with a massive 25-million-dollar libel writ.
 

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell Saturday was at a loss to explain why the final list of entries of athletes in most of the disciplines has still not been made public with the Commonwealth Games just eight days away.

There had been innumerable protests when Delhi University (DU) students were not permitted to move into their hostels as these were to be renovated for the tourists who were expected to visit the city for the Commonwealth Games. However, with the Oct 3-14 event just eight days away, the hostels are still awaiting their first guests.

After being in denial mode for weeks, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi Saturday owned up to the mess surrounding the Oct 3-14 event, but deflected this somewhat by saying the infrastructure had not been delivered on time by the government agencies.

Unfazed by the controversies surrounding the Commonwealth Games, champion swimmers Ashley Callus of Australia and England's Jenna Randall have said they will definitely travel to New Delhi and the problems there have not had a negative impact on them.

Bangladeshi archers being trained by an Indian coach are confident of putting up a good show at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, officials said.

One of India's star attractions at the Commonwealth Games, World No.3 Saina Nehwal, would be shouldering the nation's badminton campaign in which the hosts are expecting their best performance.

Junior world shooting champion Asher Noria has more than one reason to cheer. He came into the double trap team as a replacement for Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore but will also shoot alongside his mentor Ronjan Singh Sodhi in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here.