Algiers, April 28 (IANS) African nation Algeria has been dealt a major blow ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 as its star goalkeeper, Luca Zidane, has fractured his jaw and chin and is doubtful for the multi-national tournament in which Algeria is making an entry after 12 years.The incident happened during Sunday’s Spanish second division league clash between Zidan’s club, Granada and Almeria. After the injury, Zidane had to be replaced after suffering a concussion following a collision …
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New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A first batch of 58 Indian shooters and support staff headed to Cairo on Saturday to take part in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled in the Egyptian capital from April 19 to 27. The Cairo Junior World Cup will kickstart the ISSF junior circuit, which has three events lined up for Shotgun shooters and two for Rifle and Pistol shooters, this calendar year.India has fielded a total of 71 shooters for the 18 …
New Delhi, Apr 12 (IANS) Sonam Uttam Maskar finished a fighting fifth in the women’s 10m air rifle final as India concluded their International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol campaign in Granada, Spain, with a tally of one gold medal. Sonam shot 188.5 to bow out after the 18th shot of the 24-shot final, 0.8 behind her nearest rivals at that stage, among them world number one and eventual gold medalist Wang Zifei of China who finished with 252.9 points. Women’s 3P wor…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Sainyam, a former junior world and Asian champion, recorded her best finish at an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol leg, shooting 178.9 in the women’s 10m air pistol final on the penultimate day of competitions at the Las Gabias Shooting Range in Granada, Spain, to claim a creditable fifth place on Saturday.Reigning Asian Games champion Palak also made the final and finished seventh, bowing out after the 14th shot of the 24-shot fi…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) All three Indians in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) competition in the on-going International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol, in Granada, Spain, could not progress beyond the qualification stage with Surabhi Bharadwaj Rapole and Olympian Anjum Moudgil logging scores of 587 each to finish in 18th and 19th spots respectively.Ayushi Podder shot 585 to finish 27th. The eighth and final qualification spot went to 589.Also, on Friday, Ankur…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Divya T.S.’s creditable fourth place finish in the women’s 25m pistol and Gajanan Khandagale’s fighting fifth on her India and World Cup debut in the men’s 10m air rifle, were the highlights of India’s day at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol event at the Las Gabias Shooting range in Granada, Spain, on Thursday.Divya shot 28 in her third individual World Cup final to finish just outside the medals, while Gajanan …
Granada (Spain), April 6 (IANS) Indian shooters will eye a strong start to the international rifle/pistol season as the mixed team events will kickstart the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup Granada at the Las Gabias Shooting Range in Granada, Spain, on Tuesday. The medals of the mixed team events in 10m Air Rifle and 10m Air Pistol will be decided on the opening day on Tuesday.The competition will start with the qualification for the 10m Air Pistol mixed team at 12:45 IST (9:15 AM local time) and the…
Granada (Spain), Apr 5 (IANS) A 24-strong Indian contingent, across the 10 Olympic events on the roster, arrived here at the season-opening International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol leg. A star-studded field is set to fire the first competition shots on Tuesday at the Las Gabias Shooting Range. A total of 434 athletes from 51 National Olympic Committees have entered the fray.Finals run through the week, with day one slated to host the two mixed team deciders, concludi…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) 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.Indi…