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Commonwealth Games 2010
Commonwealth Games 2010 headlines with summaries.
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NZ squash players beaten
7 Oct 2010Both New Zealand women are now out of the Commonwealth Games singles squash competition.
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Cyclists, swimmers boosts NZ's medal haul
7 Oct 2010New Zealand's Commonwealth Games medal tally was boosted to six early on Thursday after success at the velodrome and in the pool.
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Erakovic breezes into tennis quarterfinals
7 Oct 2010New Zealand tennis player Marina Erakovic breezed into the singles quarterfinals at the Commonwealth Games with a straight sets win on Wednesday.
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First loss for women's lawn bowls pair
6 Oct 2010The New Zealand women's lawn bowls pair of Jan Kahn and Manu Timoti have suffered their first loss at the Commonwealth Games.
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Greco-Roman wrestler Hill eliminated in first round
6 Oct 2010New Zealand Greco-Roman wrestler Stephen Hill has been eliminated in the first round at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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NZ officials concerned at state of athletics track
6 Oct 2010New Zealand officials still have concerns over the state of the track at the Commonwealth Games stadium, with the track and field programme due to start on Wednesday.
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Hooper 'feels safe' in Delhi despite threats
6 Oct 2010The New Zealand Commonwealth Games chief executive, Michael Hooper, says he's not concerned for his safety, despite the burning of his effigy on the streets and death threats. Audio
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Badminton team into quarterfinals
6 Oct 2010The New Zealand badminton team has scored two more wins in the mixed teams competition to reach the quarterfinals.
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Joelle King continues golden run
6 Oct 2010Newly-crowned New Zealand squash champion Joelle King continued her golden year by beating higher-ranked Australian Donna Urquhart in the Commonwealth Games women's singles tournament in Delhi.
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NZ cyclists win first Games medals
6 Oct 2010Cyclists Jesse Sergent and Edward Dawkins have won the first medals for New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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Silver Ferns notch up big win against Cook Islands
6 Oct 2010The New Zealand netballers have won their second Commonwealth Games pool match against the Cook Islands, 87-24.
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Three NZ boxers win opening fights
6 Oct 2010Three New Zealand boxers won their opening bouts at the Commonwealth Games.
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Another close medal miss for swim team
6 Oct 2010The New Zealand swim team just missed out on a medal for a second day at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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Women's bowls pair remain unbeaten
6 Oct 2010Only the women's bowls pair remain unbeaten at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, while the men's pair were all but out of medal contention on Wednesday.
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Strong start for Black Sticks
6 Oct 2010The New Zealand men's hockey team has started their bid for a Commonwealth medal in style with a 7-1 win against Trinidad and Tobago in their opening pool game in Delhi.
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Athletes 'treated like cattle' before ceremony
5 Oct 2010The Australian Commonwealth Games team has criticised organisers of the opening ceremony in Delhi, saying their athletes were treated like cattle and forced to wait in a tunnel in stifling conditions.
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NZ swimmer tantalisingly close to bronze
5 Oct 2010Southland swimmer Natalie Wiegersma has been pipped for a medal at the Commonwealth Games, finishing fourth in the 200m individual medley final.
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Erakovic easily wins first round singles match
5 Oct 2010New Zealand tennis player Marina Erakovic scored a comfortable win in her first round singles match at the Commonwealth Games, beating a Bahamas opponent 6-1, 6-0.
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Strong performance by NZ men's archery team
5 Oct 2010The New Zealand's men's archery team were in third place after the 72-shot round on Monday, putting them in a strong position for the rest of the week.
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Mixed results for lawn bowlers
5 Oct 2010The New Zealand lawn bowlers' first day of competition at the Commonwealth Games was a mixed one.
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Three NZ squash players progress
5 Oct 2010Three New Zealand squash players are through to the third round of singles.
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Table tennis women win pool match
5 Oct 2010The New Zealand women's table tennis team came from behind to beat the Indian team on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games.
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Netballers, women's hockey team win first up
4 Oct 2010The New Zealand netballers made the best possible start to their Commonwealth Games title defence, beating Papua New Guinea 102-21.
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Burmester can't work his Melbourne magic again
4 Oct 2010The defending Commonwealth Games 200-metre butterfly champion, New Zealand's Moss Burmester, has failed to qualify for the final in Delhi.
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