This study explores the coverage of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India in developed and developing countries of the Commonwealth. The results show the presence of 4 prominent news frames in the international news coverage: game preparedness, cultural, athletics, and economic consequences. A comparison of news reports from developed and developing countries show a difference in frame occurrence. Developed countries differed from developing countries in highlighting deficiencies in game preparations and in the use of the sociocultural frame that highlighted India's backwardness, while developing countries focused on the athletics, particularly their athletes' successes and failures. A negative tone was more prevalent in news articles from developed countries than from developing countries. The results of the study are discussed in context of globalization, colonial history and cultural attitudes and biases.