Tag: Commonwealth Games
Indian delays could hand Australia Commonwealth Games
Australia could be on a new list to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games, after India was told it could miss out because of a dispute over the construction of the athletes' village.[MORE]
Ten secures 2014 Commonwealth Games
Channel Ten has been on another sports buying spree, acquiring the exclusive rights to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland.[MORE]
Oppn slams Foley's 'B-grade' games comment
The South Australian Opposition says Kevin Foley's comment that the Commonwealth Games is a "B-grade" event is an insult to athletes who have competed in the games.[MORE]
Hamilton-Smith hits back over games jibe
SA Liberal leader hits back at a suggestion Adelaide is a 'cemetery with traffic lights'.[MORE]
Sports exec up-beat about Gold Coast Commonweath Games bid
A sports executive says the Gold Coast's Olympians are the best advertisement for the city's suitability to host a Commonwealth Games.[MORE]
Gold Coast to bid for 2018 Commonwealth Games
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland will make a bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2018.[MORE]
Demolition of Perry Lakes Stadium underway
The demolition of Perry Lakes Stadium in the Perth suburb of Floreat has commenced.[MORE]
India to create beggar database: report
Beggars in the Indian capital New Delhi will be photographed and fingerprinted under a plan to clear them from the city's streets ahead of the Commonwealth Games in 2010, a report said.[MORE]
ACT Govt considers bid for 2022 Commonwealth Games
The ACT Government says major changes will have to be made to Canberra if the city is going to make a serious bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[MORE]
Pakistan suspended from Commonwealth
Pakistan has been suspended from the Commonwealth, after President Pervez Musharraf failed to meet a deadline to lift emergency rule and resign as army chief.[MORE]
Hundreds pay final respects to broadcaster George Grljusich
Hundreds of friends, family and colleagues have filled St Patricks Basicalla in Fremantle for the funeral of former ABC broadcaster George Grjlusich. [MORE]
Scotland wins 2014 Commonwealth Games battle
Scotland's city of Glasgow has convincingly clinched the 2014 Commonwealth Games shattering the hopes of Nigeria, which wanted to be the first African nation to host the event.[MORE]
Commonwealth Games cost Victoria $1b
The final figures for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games show the event cost more than $1 billion.[MORE]
Commonwealth Games cost Victoria $1b
The final figures for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games show the event cost more than $1 billion.[MORE]
WADA pans Melbourne Games' testing facilities
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has criticised the venues used for drug testing at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games earlier this year.[MORE]
WADA pans Melbourne Games' testing facilities
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has criticised the venues used for drug testing at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games earlier this year.[MORE]
Melbourne Games memorabilia up for auction
Memorabilia and paraphernalia from Melbourne's Commonwealth Games will go under the hammer at Port Melbourne today.[MORE]
Melbourne Games memorabilia up for auction
Memorabilia and paraphernalia from Melbourne's Commonwealth Games will go under the hammer at Port Melbourne today.[MORE]
Athletes' welcome tour off blocks in Broome
West Australian athletes who competed in this year's Commonwealth Games have begun their regional tour of WA in the Kimberley town of Broome.[MORE]
24 Games athletes overstay visas
Federal Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone says 24 athletes and officials are now in Australia unlawfully, after last month's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[MORE]
24 Games athletes overstay visas
Federal Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone says 24 athletes and officials are now in Australia unlawfully, after last month's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[MORE]
Commonwealth Games athletes seek asylum in Australia
Twenty-six athletes and officials who participated in last month's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne have sought asylum in Australia, an immigration department official said on Wednesday. [MORE]
Commonwealth Games athletes seek asylum in Australia
Twenty-six athletes and officials who participated in last month's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne have sought asylum in Australia, an immigration department official said on Wednesday. [MORE]
Commonwealth Games athletes' visas due to run out
The Immigration Department has issued a reminder to international Commonwealth Games athletes still in Australia to leave the country by tomorrow.[MORE]
