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Shooter Gagan sets world record at Olympic test

Indian shooter Gagan Narang won the gold and surpassed the air rifle men's world record at an Olympic test event held at Hannover in Germany.

Shooter Zorawar makes case for an Olympic berth

Trap shooter Zorawar Singh insists he is in the form of his life and he deserves an Olympic berth. If the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) gives him a chance, he is hopeful of winning a medal in Beijing.6:30 PM on July 05

Sunitha targets Olympics medal

Sunitha Rao is ecstatic about playing in her maiden Olympics and is hopeful that together with Sania Mirza, they can win a medal for India in the doubles event in tennis.6:01 PM on July 05

India's budding players to train at Brazilian Football Academy

Sixteen budding Indian footballers from seven schools will fly out to Brazil for a six-day training camp beginning Monday.1:31 PM on July 05

Sports schedule for July 5, 2008

Following is the sports schedule for July 5, 2008:12:00 PM on July 05

Can't fly to Delhi, so athlete to miss world championship

Chinchu Jose will miss the World Junior Athletics Championships in Poland, because her family failed to raise enough money to fly her to New Delhi, from where the Indian team leaves for the tournament.12:00 PM on July 05

Dasmunsi tells coach, state associations: 'work more, talk less'

Upset at the verbal exchanges between Indian football coach Bob Houghton and state football associations, All India Football Federation chief Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Friday stressed that the two 'should concentrate on their own work by talking less'.9:30 PM on July 04

NBA stars pitch in to professionalise Indian basketball

There cannot be a better advertisement for basketball than the National Basketball Association (NBA) stars, who are part of one of the richest professional leagues in world sport. Some well-known hoopsters are here to help India market the game.7:33 PM on July 04

National rally championship runs into trouble

The Indian National Rally Championship (INRC), that is already running on a near-empty tank, received a further blow with the postponement, a euphemism for cancellation, of the second round of the 2008 series scheduled for July 16-18 at Nashik.5:53 PM on July 04

National rally championship runs into trouble

The Indian National Rally Championship (INRC), that is already running on a near-empty tank, received a further blow with the postponement, a euphemism for cancellation, of the second round of the 2008 series scheduled for July 16-18 at Nashik.5:35 PM on July 04

All-women's team gears up to scale greater heights

One has a doctorate, another is an instructor with a US-based adventure club -- eleven women from diverse backgrounds with a common passion - scaling heights - have come together for a mountaineering expedition to a peak in Himachal Pradesh.5:01 PM on July 04

India to launch professional basketball league

After football, now the professional basketball league in the country. The Basketball Federation (BFI) is ready with the blueprint for a pro league and is in the process of tying up sponsorship deal.5:01 PM on July 04

Sports schedule for July 4, 2008

Following is the sports schedule for July 4, 2008:1:01 PM on July 04

Archer Reena questions Olympics selection

Archer Reena Kumari, who was left out of the Indian Olympic team after the trials in Kolkata last week, slammed the Archery Association of India (AAI) alleging several discrepancies in the selection process and claimed that she was not picked despite being the best performer in the other two trials.10:33 PM on July 03

Rashid takes five-shot lead in Lalit Suri Junior golf

Young Rashid Khan, the 2007 Faldo Asian Junior series champion, carded a one-over 73 to take a five-shot lead at the end of the third round in the Lalit Suri Northern India Junior/Sub-Junior golf championship at the Army Golf Course here Thursday.10:33 PM on July 03