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New Delhi, October 9, 2025: India’s skeet shooters will take the field at the Malakasa Shooting Range in Athens, Greece, as the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Shotgun 2025 actions begins Friday (Oct 10) with the first two qualifying rounds of the men’s and women’s Skeet competitions. India’s men’s skeet team will be led by Olympians Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka, recently crowned Asian Champion, as well as Bhavtegh Singh Gill, completing the troika. In the women’s section, Raiza Dhillon, Olympian and former Junior World Championship silver medalist, will spearhead the charge alongside Ganemat Sekhon and…

WebDesk India is an absolute footballing backwater and one of the reasons why things here continue to go deeper in the mire is the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) lackadaisical approach towards grassroots development. Can the Premier League, which has been working actively to support grassroots football in this part of the world, partially fill the void going ahead? The Premier League, the world’s most popular football league by a distance, has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to grassroots football in India through a Community Coach Development Programme in Mumbai. The three-day programme culminated in a showcase event at Cooperage Football…

New Delhi, October 8, 2025: Cricket West Indies (CWI), one of the game’s most storied and respected institutions, took its legacy beyond the boundary this week with an exclusive Cricket West Indies Golf Day powered by IGPL. With West Indies greats Sir Vivian Richards, Brian Lara, and Sir Richie Richardson, alongside current stars Shai Hope and Roston Chase being present, this was a first-of-its-kind networking experience that brought together cricketing legends, global business leaders, and sporting icons on one stage. Organised by TCM Sports, CWI’s long-term strategic partner, the event marked a celebration of West Indies cricket in the company…

Only a couple of days ago, he was removed from the ODI captaincy. But Rohit Sharma was the showstopper at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) Awards here in Mumbai on Tuesday. The house reserved its biggest applause for a special moment — the legendary Sunil Gavaskar handing over a special award to Rohit for leading India to the Champions Trophy triumph. At the team selection press conference for the upcoming white-ball series in Australia, Ajit Agarkar admitted that it was a difficult decision to strip Rohit of 50-over captaincy, someone whose last assignment for India saw him guide the team…

New Delhi, October 7, 2025: For 20 glorious years, the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon has broken barriers, serving as a beacon of national pride and re-shaping the way India unites in health, purpose, and generosity.   As one of India’s largest sporting platforms for philanthropy, this edition brought together citizens, corporates, and not-for-profits in an extraordinary celebration of giving. For the first time, Lakshyaa, partnered with the race as its philanthropy partner and, in doing so, surpassed the fundraising benchmarks of previous years. Together with over 60 NGOs, 15 corporates, and more than 60 individual fundraisers, supported by countless of donors and…

New Delhi, October 7th, 2025: The world’s finest shotgun shooters are set to assemble in Athens, Greece, for the ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2025, scheduled from October 8 to 19 at the Malakasa Shooting Range of the Greek capital. A total of five medal events — men’s and women’s trap and skeet, along with the trap mixed team, all Olympic events, are on the roster over seven days of competition, with the first day of competition scheduled for October 10, 2025. A total of 68 federations have entered 406 athletes undertaking 518 starts, including six current Olympic medallists. India has…

Ace Indian para shuttler Pramod Bhagat continued his exceptional run of form at the 1st Abia Para Badminton International 2025, clinching three gold medals and reaffirming his dominance in the global para badminton circuit. The tournament was held in Abia from September 30 to October 5, 2025. Bhagat captured the men’s singles SL3 title, defeating compatriot Mantu Kumar in a thrilling final by 21-7, 9-21, 21-9. Displaying his trademark composure and tactical brilliance, Bhagat bounced back strongly after losing the second game to secure victory in three games. He then joined forces with Sukant Kadam to bag another gold, winning…

Guwahati, October 5: Bolstered by the presence of experience campaigners like Unnati Hooda and Rakshitha Sree and a strong line-up that includes a current and former junior world number 1, host India are gearing up for a historic performance in the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships that gets underway at the National Centre of Excellence here from Monday. The BWF World Junior Championships has returned to India after a gap of 17 years and will be played in two phases from October 6-19. The first phase will see 36 teams vying for the coveted Suhandinata Cup in the mixed team…

Bengal will once again look to go the distance in the BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, with experienced all-rounder Mita Paul named captain for the 2025-26 season. The tournament begins on October 8 in Nagpur. Promising young pacer Titas Sadhu has been appointed vice-captain, while the team will continue to draw on the guidance of legendary fast bowler Jhulan Goswami, who serves as mentor. The coaching staff includes Probal Dutta as chief coach and Ananya Mitra as coach. Bengal enjoyed a strong campaign last season, finishing runners-up after topping their group. They went on to defeat Madhya Pradesh in the…

WebDesk The last day of swimming and diving events at the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships 2025 saw China assert their dominance once again, sealing the overall champion title with a staggering 49 medals (38 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze) at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex today. For India, the final day brought four bronze medals through Bhavya Sachdeva, Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj and the Men’s relay team. Their efforts in the Women’s 400m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Backstroke and Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay lifted India’s tally to 13 medals (4 silver, 9 bronze), marking the country’s most successful…