
Commonwealth Games 2010 final preparations
Work continues in Delhi to clean up the athletes' village and sports venues ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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Work continues in Delhi to clean up the athletes' village and sports venues ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Letters: Athletes who go to Delhi should be asking who gains and who loses in the longer term from these extravaganzas

Indian government attempts to get a grip on preparations as prospect of mass boycott over safety and facilities recede
Jason Burke in Delhi and Owen Gibson

Indian officials boosted by news that two UK countries will send teams to Delhi as they meet to finalise preparations
Adam Gabbatt, and Jason Burke in Delhi

Dirty bathrooms, exposed electricity cables, bedsheets covered in animal footprints, and flooding in filthy toilets and basins

Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh under pressure to show country can turn around shambolic preparation for Games
Adam Gabbatt, Owen Gibson, and Jason Burke in Delhi

Commonwealth Games 2010: Scotland Yard concerned about security at unfinished venues eight weeks ago
Rajeev Syal, Owen Gibson and Richard Norton-Taylor

Owen Gibson: As the world looks on, Delhi must host a successful Commonwealth Games to alter the global perception of India
Owen Gibson

Delhi Games: the four-yearly athletic extravaganza is one of the few things identified with the Commonwealth
Julian Borger, diplomatic editor

Team officials warn they will pull athletes out if concerns about the standard of facilities are not immediately addressed
Jason Burke in Delhi and Owen Gibson

Fate of Games in the balance as chairman of England team says it remains 'very concerned' over state of facilities
Owen Gibson and Severin Carrell

India's prime minister to hold crisis talks with Commonwealth Games Federation's president as Welsh team gives ultimatum
Owen Gibson and Severin Carrell

The Commonwealth Games in India are in crisis after the collapse of a roof and a bridge, and reports that athletes' accommodation is 'unfit for use'

Welsh team wants guarantees from Delhi before flying out as teams complain venues are unsafe and 'unfit for humans'
James Meikle and agencies
Steve Busfield: All the latest developments from Delhi as the event is threatened by accidents, controversy and athletes dropping out
Steve Busfield

A collapsed bridge, rooms 'unfit for habitation' and now top athletes pulling out. Will the Games in Delhi go ahead?
Jason Burke in Delhi

Scotland and Wales get to have a go, India will go nuts – and you can't avoid it anyway, says Barney Ronay
Barney Ronay

As Pakistani cricket scandal spreads, Indian judge alleges betting rings are supporting terrorism, with the help of police complicity
Gethin Chamberlain in Karachi and Mark Townsend

Inventory shows startling disparity in cost of items to furnish stadiums supplied by ES Group
Gethin Chamberlain in Delhi

The Indian host city is struggling to complete preparations for the event in the face of rising expenses and criticism of its methods
Jason Burke

Boy spotted playing rugby barefoot on wasteland in Calcutta wins scholarship to sporting college in Gloucestershire
Steven Morris

There may be scandal off the pitch and shock results on it, but the fans at the DY Patil cricket stadium are still enthralled
Gethin Chamberlain in Navi Mumbai

The IPL's governing council are set to meet after Lalit Modi was forced to deny more accusations of impropriety
Simon Burnton

Anil Kumble admitted bomb scares 'are a part of life now' but why were those in Chinnaswamy stadium not informed?
Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore