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Exclusion of major sports disappointing but reduced cost of 2026 CWG is good

Exclusion of major sports disappointing but reduced cost of 2026 CWG is good

"Historically, CWG featured around 10 sports and since 1998, programme has expanded to include 15 to 20 sports, and flexibility in future will be crucial for hosts," PT Usha

24 October,2024 05:02 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
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CWG 2026 | "Need time to think about that": Craig Fulton on omission of hockey

Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh shared his views on the sport's exclusion from the Commonwealth Games 2026. Field hockey's exclusion means the sport will be missing from the event for the first time since its CWG debut in 1998

22 October,2024 10:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Hockey, shooting, cricket, badminton among key sports axed from 2026 Glasgow CWG

Hockey, shooting, cricket, badminton among key sports axed from 2026 Glasgow CWG

The roster is a massive setback to India's medal prospects given that bulk of the country's medals came from the removed disciplines in the past editions

22 October,2024 01:13 PM IST | London | mid-day online correspondent
Glasgow set to be announced as host city of 2026 CWG

Glasgow set to be announced as host city of 2026 CWG

“Glasgow, which hosted the games in 2014, is now close to confirming a scaled down event featuring fewer sports,” the BBC reported.

17 September,2024 08:23 AM IST | London | PTI
UK high commissioner condemns heckling of Indian envoy outside Glasgow Gurdwara

UK high commissioner condemns heckling of Indian envoy outside Glasgow Gurdwara

Alex Ellis, the United Kingdom's High Commissioner to India, strongly denounced the recent incident in Glasgow, where his Indian counterpart faced obstruction from pro-Khalistan extremists attempting to enter a gurdwara

04 October,2023 06:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Indian envoy to UK denied entry to Glasgow gurudwara amidst India-Canada row

Indian envoy to UK denied entry to Glasgow gurudwara amidst India-Canada row

Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vikram Doraiswami, was on Friday prevented from entering a Gurudwara in Glasgow, Scotland. A purported video shared on the Instagram channel of "Sikh Youth UK" depicted a man, reportedly a pro-Khalistani activist, blocking Doraiswami from entering the Glasgow Gurudwara on Albert Drive

30 September,2023 11:11 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
This Bengalurean helps Glasgow become UK's first feminist city

This Bengalurean helps Glasgow become UK's first feminist city

A Bengaluru woman may have had a hand in Glasgow being stamped UK’s first feminist city, but her own country is miles away from the honour

06 November,2022 02:44 PM IST | Mumbai | Yusra Husain
Porto upset Bayer Leverkusen; Salah hits fastest hat-trick

Porto upset Bayer Leverkusen; Salah hits fastest hat-trick

Salah came off the bench to score the fastest-ever Champions League hat trick as Liverpool ran riot in Glasgow. The home side actually took the lead when Scott Arfield finished off a fine team move, but Roberto Firmino levelled and after the break, it was all Liverpool

13 October,2022 11:02 AM IST | Paris | IANS
Dipika’s doubles titles, a boost for Indian squash

Dipika’s doubles titles, a boost for Indian squash

By an interesting coincidence it was in Glasgow itself back in 2014 that India had announced its arrival on the world stage with Joshna and Dipika winning the women’s doubles title

14 April,2022 08:07 AM IST | Mumbai | SR Suryanarayan
Dipika Pallikal reaches twin finals in Glasgow

Dipika Pallikal reaches twin finals in Glasgow

In mixed doubles, Dipika and Saurav Ghosal beat Wales’ Joel Makin and Tesni Evans 11-9,  11-5. Dipika also paired up with Joshna Chinappa to reach the summit clash in women’s doubles

10 April,2022 09:52 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI

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