It wasn't exactly a happy day for sportspersons as 3 former India captains Mohammed Azharuddin, Bhaichung Bhutia and Dilip Tirkey suffered heavy defeats with Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's thumping victory being the only saving grace.
Anju Bobby George and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore were awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Arjuna award respectively.
Rahi Sarnobat scripted history on Friday, becoming the first Indian pistol shooter to clinch a gold medal in the ISSF World Cup, when she pipped local hope Kyeongae Kim 8-6 in the final of the 25m sports pistol event in Changwon, Korea.
Olympic heroes, shooter Vijay Kumar and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt were jointly recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country's highest sporting honour.
Gagan Narang lauded the Indian shooting contingent for their fantastic performances
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi compete in the first round of the men's doubles.
The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist lost his passport in Amsterdam on Friday night and is now stranded in the city in The Netherlands. He is supposed to leave for Odense on Sunday for the Denmark Open.
In an exclusive interview with Harish Kotian in London, Thomas discusses what Indian shooters' success means to him and why he is quitting despite his wards consistently winning medals at the international stage.
The mortal remains of the Central Reserve Police Force jawans killed in the audacious attack in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir were brought to New Delhi on Friday evening in an Indian Air Force plane, officials said.
I think, as sportsmen, we all go through the adversities created by our sports officials some time or the other, says Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore after missing out selection for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
It is not just a sport. For Indians, it is a matter of pride.
Sports fraternity mourns former PM Vajpayee's demise
Abhinav Bindra climbed 24 rungs to second position in the 10m Air Rifle rankings while Olympic silver medallist Lt Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is fifth in the Double Trap event.
Former Test opener Gautam Gambhir was on Friday named a government nominee in the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) managing committee and he has made it clear that he would do his bit to "restore glory days" of the much-maligned association.
India finished their Olympic campaign with only one silver medal but Sports Minister Sunil Dutt is not disappointed.
Pankaj Advani beat Ashok Shandilya in the billiards final as India won gold and silver from the event.
A key meeting will be held on Tuesday between the government and the agitating FTII students in a fresh bid to end the four-month-long strike at the Pune-based institute.
The Delhi lad gave India the first ever individual Olympic goal when he won the 10m air rifle event in Beijing on Monday.
Anjali Bhagwat and Anuja Jung lost the gold in the 50m rifle three position pairs by just a point.
The Goa chief minister said, "The surgical strikes against militants in PoK was planned 15 months in advance."
No Indian athlete since Independence has won multiple medals at a single Games.
Pratima Kumari tested positive even before the Games while Chanu was caught in the testing after her 53kg event.
The ace shooter bolstered India's medal tally to 26 gold, nine silver and seven bronze at the end of the shooting competition in the SAF Games.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed Parsvnath developers to hand over possession of a flat in its Gurgaon project to Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in two days.
The PM has accepted the Indian skipper's challenge.
Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Sunday said the government will launch a 'Khelo India' programme at a cost of Rs 1,756 crore for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Almaktoum Ahmed won the men's Double Trap in the ISSF World Cup.
Women's national hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne was on Friday named chief coach of the Indian men's team -- a stunning decision given that the Dutchman has no prior experience of handling a senior men's side.
Go and vote just like mumma and papa did, says Ziva
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
BJP president Amit Shah's influence in the Narendra Modi cabinet revamp was evident from the inclusion of Jagat Prakash Nadda, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
The election management committee and the election manifesto committee were formed by the party's national president J P Nadda.
At loggerheads with the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on the testing of Indian cricketers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Wednesday, discussed the matter with Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
The students will now be meeting Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore next week.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, congratulated boxer M C Mary Kom for clinching a historic fifth gold medal at the Asian women's Boxing Championships in Vietnam.
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore hopes the stupendous success of FIFA Under-17 World Cup would motivate the country's budding footballers to improve their game and eye a World Cup qualification in near future.
The 10 who put in their papers include nine Lok Sabha MPs, including Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Patel, and the one Rajya Sabha member, officials said.
Abhinav Bindra became India's first individual gold medallist at the 2008 Olympic Games when he registered a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the men's 10m air rifle event on August 11, 2008.
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