Rakesh, Mampi & Anirudh win golds in National shooting c`ship

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 22:16

Rakesh Manpat clinched the 50 meter Rifle Prone Gold, Mampi Das won the Gold in 10m Air Rifle event, while Anirudh Singh claimed the Gold of Trap Shooting on a day when big names came tumbling down at the 57th National shooting championship here Friday.

Shooters hope to compete under Indian flag at CWG next year

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 18:02

Top shooters Ronjan Sodhi and Gagan Narang thursday expressed happiness over India`s possible return to Olympic fold if the IOA holds elections without involvement of charge-framed persons and hoped they would be able to compete under the Indian flag in Commonwealth Games next year.

Gagan Narang moots IPL-style shooting league

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 13:25

Inspired by the success of cricket`s Indian Premier League, ace marksman and London Olympic medallist Gagan Narang has favoured a similar club competition for shooting to popularise the sport in the country.

Indian shooters fail to impress in Changwon World Cup

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 19:08

The Indian shooting team`s campaign in the ISSF Changwon World Cup started on a sour note with all the shooters, including Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, failing to make a mark on the first day of the event in Changwon, Korea on Thursday.

Indian shooting team leaves for Changwon World Cup

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 21:19

A 30-member strong Indian shooting contingent, including Olympic medallists Abhinav Bindra and Vijay Kumar, left for Changwonon Sunday for South Korea to participate in the ISSF World Cup, scheduled to be held there from April 2-10.

Efforts on to ease norms for acquiring ammunitions

Last Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013, 20:22

Indian shooters complaining about lack of ammunitions could soon become a thing of past as the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is set to come out with guidelines under which youngsters will have easy access to pellets, pistols and rifles

Troughs outnumber crests in bad year for Indian sports

Last Updated: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 12:33

The unprecedented Olympic medal haul ended up being overshadowed by ugly turf wars which jeopardised the country`s Olympic future even as it went from bad to worse on the cricket field where voids left by legends seemed too huge to fill in a largely depressing year for Indian sports.

Top-10 Indian sportspersons of 2012

Last Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 15:50

The following is the list of top-10 Indian sportspersons who made news during 2012.

Vijay, Narang bright spots in quiet year for shooters

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 18:07

The Olympic year had long been seen as the one that would provide Indian shooting its watershed moment but barring the success of Vijay Kumar and Gagan Narang at the London Games, 2012 almost bordered on being termed a downer.

My success is due to hardwork and discipline: Saina

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 22:23

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal today said that it is sheer hardwork and discipline that has helped her to reach where she is today.

London medallists conferred doctorate by a UP University

Last Updated: Saturday, November 3, 2012, 21:55

India`s six London Olympics medallists were on Saturday conferred Honorary Doctorate Degree by Mangalayatan University at its Annual Convocation Ceremony.