2010年10月2日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Fortress Delhi set for biggest Commonwealths (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:14 AM PDT

A paramilitary soldier stands guard in front of a poster advertising the Commonwealth Games outside the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi September 26, 2010. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - With nearly 6,000 athletes already in Delhi and hundreds more streaming in by the day, the capital was putting the finishing touches to preparations for the biggest ever Commonwealth Games on Saturday.


Johnson double strike slows India reply (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:05 AM PDT

Zaheer Khan (2nd R) celebrates with team-mates after taking the wicket of Australia's Tim Paine during the second day of their first test cricket match in Mohali October 2, 2010.  REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - A double strike from Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson put the brakes on an aggressive reply from India late on day two of the first test on Saturday.


Swimming will see fierce competition in Delhi - Schoeman (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:14 AM PDT

Roland Schoeman of South Africa rests after swimming in his men's 50 meters freestyle heat at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/FilesReuters - The high-profile pullouts will not have any bearing on swimming and the events will see tough competition in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, Olympic champion Roland Schoeman said on Saturday.


South African long jumper blasted for Games no-show (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Godfrey Khotso Mokoena of South Africa competes in the men's long jump final at the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin August 22, 2009.  REUTERS/Max Rossi/FilesReuters - South Africa's Olympic committee has criticised Olympic long jump silver medallist Khotso Mokoena for what it called unacceptable behaviour after his failure to board the plane for the Commonwealth Games.


Delhi woes exhaust Team Canada head (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 07:38 AM PDT

Team members from Canada arrive for the Commonwealth Games at the airport in New Delhi September 28, 2010. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The fortnight of intense labour to ensure the Commonwealth Games would take place has left Canada's chef de mission feeling like she has completed the event already.


Bin Laden calls for Pakistan relief in new tape - Web (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:24 AM PDT

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is seen speaking in this video grab provided to Reuters on September 11, 2007. bin Laden called on Muslims around the world to mobilise to help victims of floods in Pakistan in what purported to be the second internet message from the al Qaeda leader in two days. REUTERS/Internet/FilesReuters - Osama bin Laden called on Muslims around the world to mobilise to help victims of floods in Pakistan in what purported to be the second internet message from the al Qaeda leader in two days.


Europe stage Ryder Cup fightback after trailing 6-4 (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 11:38 AM PDT

European Ryder Cup player Lee Westwood of England lines up his putt on the 13th green during play on the second day of the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in Newport, south Wales October 2, 2010. REUTERS/Eddie KeoghReuters - Lee Westwood and Luke Donald set the tone as Europe made a storming fightback in the unfinished third session of the weather-hit Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor on Saturday, leading in all six matches.


Kiwi player Daniell pulls out of Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 03:55 AM PDT

Romania's Horia Tecau (R) and New Zealand's Marcus Daniell (L) celebrate beating Johan Brunstrum and Jean-Julien Rojer of Brazil during their Auckland Open doubles final in Auckland, in this January 16, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Nigel MarpleReuters - New Zealand tennis player Marcus Daniell has pulled out of the troubled Delhi Commonwealth Games with a back injury, local media reported on Saturday.


WADA chief doubts Delhi Games can be free of doping (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 03:28 AM PDT

File photo of David Howman, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as he poses at their head offices in Montreal, November 5, 2009. Howman believes it would be stupid to suggest the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi would be drug-free as there are always athletes prepared to risk cheating. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/FileReuters - The head of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) believes it would be stupid to suggest the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi would be drug-free as there are always athletes prepared to risk cheating.


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