The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has found alleged irregularities in several Commonwealth Games related works being carried out by civic and construction agencies in the national capital. The anti-graft watchdog, through its Chief Technical Examiner's Wing, made an assessment of such works
and found irregularities in 14 construction projects, official sources said on Wednesday.

It’s official. The Common-wealth Games committee has announced the names of the six ambassadors — they’re all sports stars who’ve made India proud. Olympians Abhinav Bindra, Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh, shuttler Saina Nehwal, shooter Samaresh Jung, the best athlete in the previous Games, and woman boxer MC Mary Kom — are the chosen six.

Diego Maradona's stormy spell as Argentina coach came to an end on Tuesday when the Argentine Football Association (AFA) voted unanimously not to renew his contract. Maradona's future had been in doubt since Argentina's 4-0 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup quarterfinals in South Africa this month, less than two years since his headline-grabbing appointment.

Refuting reports that the Lalit Modi camp will boycott Tuesday's disciplinary committee meeting in Delhi, his legal counsel Mehmood Abdi on Monday said the suspended IPL Commissioner would fully cooperate with the panel set up by the BCCI.

No glamour and no film stars. Much to the disappointment of Bollywood fans, the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi will not have a filmy face as its brand ambassador.

Chairman of the Games Organising Committee, Suresh Kalmadi told HT City, “The face of the games won’t be anyone from Bollywood. We will have 5-6 sports stars promoting the Games.”

Who? Muttiah Muralitharan. When? 1.55 pm, Thursday. Where? Galle International Cricket Stadium, 120 km south of Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital. What? History. Not because the greatest off-spinner bowled his last ball in Tests but because he broke the 800-wicket barrier. How? Muralitharan, bowling from the Fort End, tosses one up to India’s last-man Pragyan Ojha. The southpaw takes a stride forward but the ball kisses the willow's edge and Mahela Jayawardene lunges at first slip to pouch it.