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Australia has previously hosted the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne

Australia warns Commonwealth athletes not to overstay visas

​Australia has warned athletes competing in the Commonwealth Games that anyone caught overstaying their visas will be dealt with firmly

India’s Olympic Chief: government holds boycott power

India’s Olympic Chief: government holds boycott power

India’s Olympic Chief has said that any decision to boycott the 2012 London Games over Dow Chemical’s sponsorship of the Games rested with government.

Shoe-hurling follows Commonwealth Games arrest

Shoe-hurling follows Commonwealth Games arrest

A furious critic threw a slipper at the organiser of India’s Commonwealth Games and others ransacked his office after his arrest for corruption.

Delhi Games chief arrested as telecoms case widens

Indian police arrested the former chief organiser of the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Monday as part of a crackdown on corruption.

Shoe-hurling follows Commonwealth Games arrest

Organiser of 2010 Commonwealth Games arrested

Indian officials have arrested the chief organiser of the 2010 Commonwealth Gamesas part of a corruption investigation into the graft-plagued event.

Delhi Games chief quizzed by police over graft

Delhi Games chief quizzed by police over graft

Indian police on Wednesday questioned the top organiser of the Delhi Commonwealth Games as part of a corruption probe into the tainted October event.

Tax raids in India over Commonwealth graft

Hundreds of tax inspectors have raided scores of offices across India, probing allegations of corruption linked to the Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Delhi overcomes challenges to close on a high

Delhi overcomes challenges to close on a high

Delhi put on a second flawless spectacle of song and dance on Thursday to close the Commonwealth Games on a high.

Games chiefs salutes Delhi

Games chiefs salutes Delhi, faces new challenges

Commonwealth Games chief Mike Fennell on Thursday saluted Delhi 2010, but admitted the creaking showpiece needs to rethink its timing.

Indian race walker Yadav fails dope test in Delhi

Indian race walker Rani Yadav has tested positive for a banned steroid and provisionally suspended from the Commonwealth Games.

England claim women’s hockey bronze after 1-0 win over SA

Georgie Twigg scored the match-winning goal as England defeated SA 1-0 to bag the bronze in the Commonwealth Games women’s hockey.

Indian track and field athlete fails dope test

An Indian track and field athlete has tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone at the Commonwealth Games.

SA down 10-man Pakistan in angry clash

SA fought back to beat 10-man Pakistan in an ill-tempered clash on Tuesday and finish fifth in the Commonwealth Games men’s hockey competition.

Kiwis trounce Wales as big guns open up

New Zealand underlined their status as the team to beat at the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens on Tuesday as they crushed Wales to enter the semis.

Games overshadowed by second positive drugs test

The Commonwealth Games were overshadowed by a second positive doping test as a top official warned about the pitfalls of the supplement industry.

Women’s 100m champion fails doping test

Commonwealth Games women’s 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola has tested positive for a banned stimulant.

Australians dodge dogs, monkeys to win road races

Cyclists Allan Davis and Rochelle Gilmore dodged wild dogs and monkeys on the streets of Delhi to win the Commonwealth Games road races on Sunday.

England into semis after 2-1 in over SA

James Tindall scored the winner as England cruised to the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games men’s hockey.

Jones a ‘perfect 10’ as crowds come out in Delhi

A full house roared Australian golden girl Leisel Jones to a 10th Commonwealth swimming title as Indians came out in numbers to support the Games.

Delhi rocked by ‘monkey’ claims

Delhi’s Commonwealth Games was plunged into a racism storm on Saturday after SA swimmer Roland Schoeman described a crowd of acting like "monkeys".