From the electrifying victory of the Indian cricket team in the recent T20 series to the rising star power of young badminton sensations, India's sporting landscape is ablaze with action! This week alone saw record-breaking performances in the Pro Kabaddi League, showcasing the nation's unwavering passion for indigenous sports. The upcoming Asian Games are generating immense anticipation, with athletes across disciplines sharpening their skills and aiming for glory on the international stage. We delve into the crucial role of sports sponsorships in nurturing talent and boosting India's sporting infrastructure. Furthermore, debates rage on about the future of cricket's dominance in India's sporting ecosystem, with other sports like hockey and football vying for increased attention and investment. Stay updated on all the latest scores, match analyses, and exclusive interviews with your favorite athletes. Explore the dynamic world of Indian sports—from the bustling stadiums to the quiet dedication of rising stars—right here. Discover the stories that shape the nation’s sporting spirit and witness the unfolding drama of the sporting year.
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) India ended engagements at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Lonato, after the pair of Lakshay Sheoran (22,19,25) and Neeru Dhanda (25,24,25), despite shooting a perfect third series, fell short of the Trap Mixed Team medal rounds. They totalled 140 out of a possible 150 in the qualifying round to finish 10th among 54 pairs. The second Indian pair of Zoravar Singh Sandhu (21,23,24) and Preeti Rajak (23,24,23) combined for a tally of 138 to finish in 22nd spot. Four teams, Australia, Great Britain and both the Spanish teams topped the qualifications with identical tallies of 143. Indian pair of Kynan Chenai and Sabeera Haris had won a bronze in the Trap Mixed Team event at the previous Nicosia Shotgun World Cup. The event will be held for the first time in the Olympics at Los Angeles in 2028. On Saturday, National Games champion Neeru Dhanda reached a first-ever World Cup final to finish a creditable fourth in women's trap, on the penultimate day. Having taken the sixth and final qualifying spot by virtue of winning (2-1) a shoot-off over last year's New Delhi World Cup Final winner Alessia Iezzi (Italy), Neeru eventually went out due to a higher bib number. Australia's Laetisha Scanlan won gold with 45 hits. While Neeru continued from her brilliant fourth-place finish in the women's trap a day earlier to miss just one target out of her 75, Lakshay had a blip in the second series, where he missed six, which eventually cost a shot at a podium finish.
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The National Rifle Aociation of India (NRAI), ha revealed the India quad for upcoming international competition, including the enior quad for the 16th Aian Shooting Championhip (ASC) Rifle/Pitol/Shotgun, cheduled in Shymkent, Kazakhtan, between Aug 16-30, 2025. The other quad revealed include thoe for International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pitol in Ningbo, China, in September (7th-15th) and the junior India quad for the 16th ASC a well a for the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pitol/Shotgun, cheduled in New Delhi between Sep 24-Oct 02, 2025 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India produced a stunning display of dominance in the 10m Air Rifle Junior Women event at the ISSF Junior World Cup New Delhi 2025 here on Monday at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, registering a clean sweep of the podium. Ojasvi Thakur emerged as the champion with a score of 252.7, firing two brilliant 10.9s on her 8th and 16th shots to seal the gold medal. Teammate Hrudya Shri Kondur secured the silver with 250.2, while qualification leader Shambhavi S Kshirsagar completed the all-India podium with 229.4, as per a press release from the National Rifle As ...Read More >
Jaipur, Dec 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympian Sift Kaur Samra is confident that the shooting sport, which was discontinued as a medal event for both the 2022 Birmingham and 2026 Glasgow editions, will be included as a discipline when India hosts the Commonwealth Games at Ahmedabad in 2030. Sift Kaur said that as India are hosting the 2030 CWG, national shooters will get a big chance to showcase their talent and secure a bagful of medals in front of their home crowd. "I am thrilled that India is hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games, and I am sure shooting will be included as an event. This is a fant ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 10: The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) on Thursday awarded New Delhi two major competitions -- the combined World Cup in 2027 and the Junior World Championship in 2028 -- during its executive committee meeting here. Announcing the calendar for the crucial 2026-27 season, the ISSF said that New Delhi, which will also organise the Junior World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) in September-October this year, will host the prestigious World Cup leg in all three disciplines next year, the dates for which will be announced in due course. The 2026 Asian Cup (Rifle/Pistol) ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) National Games champion Neeru Dhanda reached a first-ever World Cup final to finish a creditable fourth in women's trap, on the penultimate day of the fourth and final International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun stage, currently underway in Lonato, Italy. She shot 30 out of her first 35 targets in the 50-shot final. Having taken the sixth and final qualifying spot by virtue of winning (2-1) a shoot-off over last year's New Delhi World Cup Final winner Alessia Iezzi (Italy), Neeru eventually went out due to a higher bib number, after tyi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Paris Olympics bronze medallist Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kushale, along with shooter Sift Kaur Samra expressed their delight as India is set to witness its first-ever franchise league in sport shooting, tentatively named the Shooting League of India (SLI) organised by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) which will take place later this year from November 24 to December 7. The proposal, put forward by NRAI President Kalikesh Narayana Singh Deo, has been approved by the Governing Body, the national federation's highest decision-making authority. Sp ...Read More >
Tokyo [Japan], November 14 (ANI): The Indian shooting contingent left for Tokyo, Japan, on Friday to participate in the 25th Summer Deaflympic Games, scheduled from November 15 to November 26. The 15-member squad, comprising three coaches, will represent India in five individual events across the men's and women's categories, one event in the men's category, and two mixed team shooting events at the Ajinomoto National Training Centre (East). Also Read | IND vs SA 1st Test 2025 Day 1 Stumps: Jasprit Bumrah's Fifer Restricts South Africa to 159, India in Control. The squad will be led by Deaf ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India made a strong start to their ISSF World Cup campaign for rifle and pistol in Granada, Spain, with shooters Palak and Mukesh Nelavalli clinching gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.The Indian duo secured top honours with a world record score of 487.7, which also stands as a junior world record.They were in impressive form during the qualification round as well.China's Qianxun Yao and Kai Hu took the silver medal with a score of 484.8, while Hungary's Veronika Major and Akos Karoly Nagy settled for bronze after finishing with 414.9 in the final.In the gold medal round, P ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global royalty of Rifle/Pistol sport shooting, is set to descend on one of its most hallowed turfs Munich's Olympic Shooting range for the third International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) stage, set for June 10-15. A massive 695 athletes, among them a constellation of Olympic and World champions and legends of the sport from 78 countries, will make feature in Munich World Cup. There are 10 finals on the roster and competitions begin on Tuesday. The season began with a double-header in South America where Indian Rifle and Pis ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India produced a stunning display of dominance in the 10m Air Rifle Junior Women's event at the ISSF Junior World Cup New Delhi 2025 here on Monday at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, registering a clean sweep of the podium. Ojasvi Thakur emerged as the champion with a score of 252.7, firing two brilliant 10.9s on her 8th and 16th shots to seal the gold medal. Teammate Hrudya Shri Kondur secured the silver with 250.2, while qualification leader Shambhavi S Kshirsagar completed the all-India podium with 229.4, as per a press release from the National Rifle ...Read More >
New Delhi: Indian shooters continued their winning run at the ISSF Junior World Cup by winning gold and silver at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range on Tuesday.The pair of Isha Taksale and Himanshu won the 10m air rifle mixed team event, beating compatriots Shambhavi Kshirsagar and Naraen Pranav 17-15 in the gold medal match.It was Himanshu's second gold of the competition as he had clinched the top medal in the individual category on Monday.The match was a good example of opportunity lost for the Shambhavi-Pranav duo. They were leading 15-9 and needed only a point to win the match.However, pre ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): India's star boxer Jaismine Lamboria expressed her team's motivation and excitement for the upcoming World Boxing Cup Finals in Noida. She highlighted their extensive preparation and eagerness to make their country proud again. The stage is set for a global boxing spectacle as the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 come to Greater Noida's Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex from November 14 to 21, bringing together over 140 elite boxers from 18 nations, including three Olympic medalists. A strong 20-member squad will represent India at the event, led by se ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Its arrival day at the season-opening International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol leg in Granada, Spain and a star-studded field is set to fire the first competition shots come Tuesday at the Las Gabias Shooting Range. A total of 434 athletes from 51 National Olympic Committees have entered the fray, including a 24-strong Indian contingent, across the 10 Olympic events on the roster, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). Finals run through the week with day one slated to host the two mixed team ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday took strong action against the police officers allegedly responsible for the Bengaluru stampede, suspending several high-ranking officials, including the city's police commissioner. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also announced a one-man commission to probe the lapses that triggered the deadly stampede. "Cubbon Park Police Station police inspector, station house master, station house officer, ACP, Central Division DCP, cricket stadium in-charge, additional commissioner of police, commissioner of police have been susp ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief ministerBhagwant Mann on Thursday said the government will table a bill in the assembly on Friday to introduce harsher punishment for religious sacrilege. However, the law will not be enacted immediately, as the government plans to hold consultations with stakeholders before finalising the legislation.Mann said the decision was taken in a meeting of the cabinet earlier in the day. After the legislation is tabled, Punjab govt will gather suggestions on the law from stakeholders, including religious organisations and people, he added.Sources said said the new legislation ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda for winning the gold medal in the 57 kg and 48 kg categories, respectively, at the 2025 World Boxing Championships, and said that their stupendous performances will inspire countless athletes. The PM also hailed the Indian women's hockey team for making the nation proud by winning the silver medal in the Women's Asia Cup 2025. "Proud of Minakshi on her outstanding performance at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool! She brings home the Gold in the 48kg category," Modi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian shooting contingent left for Tokyo, Japan, on Friday to participate in the 25th Summer Deaflympic Games, scheduled from November 15 to 26, 2025. The 15-member squad, including three coaches, will represent India across five individual events in the men's and women's categories, one event in the men's category, and two mixed-team shooting events at the Ajinomoto National Training Center (East). The squad will be led by Deaflympic double gold medallist Dhanush Srikanth, who will lead India's challenge alongside fellow Deaflympic medallists Shourya S ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian trap shooters Kynan Chenai and Aashima Ahlawat fought hard but missed reaching the finals of the men's and women's trap competitions by an identical one-point margin, at the year's first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun leg, currently underway in the Moroccan port city of Tangier. Kynan shot 119 (24,24,24,24,23) while Aashima tallied 111 (22,22,21,22,24), as they bowed out in 13th and 14th spots, respectively. Reigning Olympic champion Nathan Hales of Great Britain topped the 83-man qualification field, firing a 123 o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Paris Olympics bronze medallist Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kushale, along with shooter Sift Kaur Samra expressed their delight as India is set to witness its first-ever franchise league in sport shooting, tentatively named the Shooting League of India (SLI) organised by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) which will take place later this year from November 24 to December 7. The proposal, put forward by NRAI President Kalikesh Narayana Singh Deo, has been approved by the Governing Body, the national federation's highest decision-making authority. Sp ...Read More >
Mumbai, November 20: Rifle shooter Mahit Sandhu won silver in the 50m Prone event, her third medal in the ongoing 25th Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo. Mahit also broke the World Deaf Record in qualification en route to the finals. She shot 246.1 in the finals to secure the silver medal while Eliska Svobodova of Czechia won the gold, with a score of 247.2. Hungary's Mira Zsuzsanna Biatovszki won bronze with a score of 225.0. The other Indian shooter in the finals, Natasha Joshi finished in eighth position, going out after a shoot-off. ISSF World Cup 2025: Meghana Sajjanar Wins Bronze Medal in Wome ...Read More >
India will host the 2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup, announced by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). The decision was made by the Asian Shooting Confederation's executive committee. NRAI officials expressed excitement over the event, emphasizing India's growing stature in international shooting sports. The competition provides Indian shooters with an opportunity to compete at home against the world’s best. The Indian government and sports authorities continue to support the sport, having previously hosted several major shooting events, including the 8th Asian Air Gun competition in 20 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): A six-member Indian men's and women's skeet shooting squad will take first aim on Sunday (July 06, 2025) as competitions for the international season's fourth and final International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun stage, gets set to blast off at one of the sport's traditional amphitheaters, the Trap Concaverde in Lonato, Italy. While the Skeet squad have already arrived in the Italian town well in time and hit the training ground, a further six members of the Trap team are expected to come later in the day, as per a press release from the N ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) India produced a stunning display of dominance in the 10m air rifle junior women's event at the ISSF Junior World Cup New Delhi 2025, at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Monday, registering a clean sweep of the podium. Ojasvi Thakur emerged as the champion with a score of 252.7, firing two brilliant 10.9s on her 8th and 16th shots to seal the gold medal. Teammate Hrudya Shri Kondur secured the silver with 250.2, while qualification leader Shambhavi S. Kshirsagar completed the all-India podium with 229.4. The Indian trio had already stamped their autho ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Isha Anil Taksale and Himanshu staged a thrilling fightback to win the 10m air rifle mixed team gold against country-mates Shambhavi Kshirsagar and Naraen Pranav, while Vinay Pratap Chandrawat bagged a bronze in men's trap as India maintained its No. 1 spot in the ISSF Junior World Cup with 23 medals, here on Tuesday. On the penultimate day of the event when India took its tally to seven gold, nine silver and seven bronze, the pair of Isha and Himanshu defeated Shambhavi and Pranav 17-15 after trailing 9-15 at one stage. Both pairs showcased high-quality shooting with ...Read More >
Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and ISSF World Cup Final 2025 gold medallist Simranpreet Kaur Brar delivered outstanding performances to win gold medals in the senior and junior women's 25m sports pistol events, respectively, at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in Tughlakabad near New Delhi on Monday. Manu Bhaker scored 36 in the final to secure the gold, finishing four hits ahead of Divya T.S. from Karnataka, who claimed ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's mixed team trap pairings finished outside the medal round at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Tangier, Morocco, as the squad concluded its engagements in the year's first world cup leg without a medal. India 1, represented by Prithviraj Tondaiman (24,22,23) and Kirti Gupta (22,22,21), shot a total of 134 after three rounds in qualification, to finish 18th in the 33-team competition. The top four pairs make the final. India 2, comprising Kynan Chenai (25,21,22) and Rajeshwari Kumari (18,22,22), ended 25th with ...Read More >
New Delhi- With an audacious bid to host Olympic Games at stake, the Indian government could not have blocked Pakistan from multi-lateral sporting events here despite the prevailing public anger against the arch-rivals as it could have resulted in the nation being barred from hosting future big events. The government on Thursday gave its approval for Pakistani participation in hockey's Asia Cup (August) and the Junior World Cup (November-December), the junior shooting World Cup (September) and World Para-Athletics Championship (October). The reason being that any move to block Pakistan, in t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Indian skeet shooters came up with dismal performances on the third day of qualification rounds with none of them in the men's and women's sections making it to the finals of the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Lonato here on Tuesday. In men's skeet, 49-year-old veteran marksman Mairaj Ahmad Khan -- one of the senior-most shotgun shooters still competing professionally -- had rounds of 24, 25, 24, 25, 23 over three days as he aggregated 121/125 to finish 34th. Olympian Anant Jeet Singh Naruka (24, 24, 24, 23, 24) fired a 24 in his final effort to finish with 119 points and a ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 28: Former India cricketers Yuvraj Singh and VVS Laxman hailed para-archer Sheetal Devi after she struck a gold medal at the Para World Archery Championship. Sheetal continued her impressive ascent in para-archery by winning the women's compound individual gold at the 2025 Para World Archery Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. She secured a close and exciting victory with a score of 146-143 against Turkiye's top-ranked Oznur Cure Girdi on Saturday. 'With All My Heart, for My Country' Sheetal Devi Reacts After Winning Historic Gold Medal for India at World Para Archery Cham ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Indian legendary cricketer Yuvraj Singh hailed 18-year-old Indian armless archery wonder, Sheetal Devi, who made history by bagging the gold medal in the women's individual compound archery category at the ongoing World Para Archery Championship on Saturday. Sheetal defeated Turkiye's world number one Oznur Cure Girdi by 146-143 in the gold medal clash. Yuvraj Singh, in an X post, wrote, "Many congratulations, Sheetal, on inspiring a nation and showing the world that nothing is stronger than an unbreakable spirit! Born without arms and told that archery ...Read More >