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ISSF Shotgun World Cup: Veteran Mairaj Ahmad Khan narrowly misses out final, finishes 11th
The seasoned Mairaj Ahmad Khan shot a qualifying round score of 121 out of 125 to narrowly miss out on making the final of the ongoing ISSF Shotgun World Cup at Changwon on Saturday.

ISSF Beijing World Cup: Teenager Divyansh Singh Panwar cuts out the noise to give glimpse of temperament and talent
Teenager Divyansh Singh Panwar cuts out the noise to give a glimpse of temperament and talent in the 10m air rifle mixed team final, where he and partner Anjum Moudgil won gold.

Asian Airgun Championship: India's Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary win gold medal in 10m air pistol mixed team event
Teenage Indian shooting stars Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary smashed the qualification world record before clinching the 10m air pistol mixed team gold in the 12th Asian Airgun Championship in Taoyuan, Taipei on Wednesday.

Firstpost Spodcast Episode 153: Australia win T20I series against India, Barcelona reach Copa del Rey final and more
Welcome to Spodcast, where we cover the big sports headlines of the day. Today, we discuss Australia's 2-0 T20I series victory over India, Barcelona's 4-1 aggregate victory over Real Madrid in the Cope del Rey semi-final and midweek Premier League results

LISTEN: Full script of Episode 153 of Spodcast where we discuss Australia's T20I series win, Barcelona's El Clasico triumph and more
Welcome to Spodcast, where we cover the big sports headlines of the day. Today, we discuss Australia's 2-0 T20I series victory over India, Barcelona's 4-1 aggregate victory over Real Madrid in the Cope del Rey semi-final and midweek Premier League results

Firstpost Spodcast Episode 150: Australia beat India in 1st T20I, Manchester City win Carabao Cup and more
Welcome to Spodcast, where we cover the big sports headlines of the day. Today, we discuss Australia's thrilling last-ball win over India in 1st T20I, Manchester City's triumph in Carabao Cup final and other stories.

LISTEN: Full script of Episosde 150 of Spodcast where we discuss Australia's T20I win over India, Manchester City's Carabao Cup victory and more
Welcome to Spodcast, where we cover the big sports headlines of the day. Today, we discuss Australia's thrilling last-ball win over India in 1st T20I, Manchester City's triumph in Carabao Cup final and other stories.

ISSF New Delhi Shooting World Cup 2019: Saurabh Chaudhary cuts out the noise to claim Tokyo Olympics 2020 quota with world record score
Only 16, Saurabh Chaudhary drowned out the noise of the shooting range to clinch a World Cup gold, a world record and a Tokyo Olympics quota with peerless shooting.

ISSF New Delhi Shooting World Cup 2019: Manu Bhaker misfires in 25m pistol final, but confident of turning tables in 10m event
Manu Bhaker admitted that neither pressure nor occasion got to her. She just didn't have an answer.

ISSF New Delhi Shooting World Cup 2019: Saurabh Chaudhary smashes world record enroute gold medal, secures Olympic quota
Teenager Saurabh Chaudhary smashed the world record on his way to a gold medal in the ISSF World Cup on Sunday, securing the country's third Tokyo Olympics quota

ISSF New Delhi Shooting World Cup 2019: Slovenian legend Rajmond Debevec keeps fire burning for ninth Olympics appearance
Slovenian shooting legend Rajmond Debevec reflects on his career, current lot of shooters, and his bid for a record-equalling ninth Olympics.

ISSF New Delhi Shooting World Cup 2019: Apurvi Chandela dedicates her gold medal to Pulwama martyrs and their families
After winning gold in the 10m air rifle event, Apurvi Chandela said, "I would like to dedicate this medal to the soldiers who lost their lives in the unfortunate incident in Pulwama and their families. This is for them."

ISSF New Delhi Shooting World Cup 2019: Apurvi Chandela invokes inner Zen to ensure record-breaking start
Both Chandela and Zhao's last shot was a 10.5, but the 1.1-point gap that she had opened up with Zhao with a crucial 10.8 in her penultimate attempt ensured her a golden start and a world record.

ISSF New Delhi Shooting World Cup 2019: Apurvi Chandela breaks world record to claim women's 10m air rifle gold
Apurvi Chandela, who had secured a Tokyo Olympic quota in the last World Championships, was fourth in the qualifications with 629.3

ISSF New Delhi World Cup 2019: Anish Bhanwala, Adarsh Singh upbeat despite 25m rapid fire event losing Tokyo 2020 quotas
Quota loss from the ongoing shooting World Cup has done little to dampen the spirits of Anish Bhanwala and Adarsh Singh, both of whom are making their Senior World Cup debut in this event.

Pulwama attack: India boycotting Pakistan in World Cup makes no sense; team must prove a point on field
Imagine India gifting World Cup points to Pakistan. Is that the best outcome of all the anger and outrage in the wake of the terror attack in Pulwama?

ISSF New Delhi Shooting World Cup 2019: IOC revokes two Olympic quotas, suspends talks with India for hosting future events
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have suspended all Indian applications to host future events and urged international sports federations not to stage competitions in the country after two Pakistanis were denied visas to compete in New Delhi.

Firstpost Spodcast Episode 148: Pakistan athletes face the music in wake of Pulwama attack, Harmanpreet Kaur's ankle injury and more
Here's the full script of episode 148 of Spodcast, where we discuss the impact of Pulwama terror attack on Pakistan athletes, Harmanpreet Kaur's ankle injury and other updates from the Champions League and the Indian Super League.

LISTEN: Full script of Episode 148 of Spodcast where we discuss the impact of Pulwama attack on Pakistani athletes and other news stories
In today's episode of Spodcast, we discuss the impact of Pulwama terror attack on Pakistan athletes, Harmanpreet Kaur's ankle injury and other updates from the Champions League and the Indian Super League.

Pakistan ask ISSF to drop Olympic quota spots from rapid fire event after their shooters are denied visas following Pulwama attack
Pakistan's shooting federation on Wednesday wrote to the international body, asking it to drop the two 25m rapid fire pistol quotas for 2020 Olympics.