I S Bindra, the ICC's principal advisor, warned cricketers against giving up their central contracts to participate in the cash-rich Indian Premier League, saying the Twenty20 event will not accept any rebel. A member of the IPL's governing board, he urged players to be patient and wait for the league to adjust in the cricket calendar.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has accepted the Indian Olympic Association's invitation to become a goodwill ambassador for the country at the upcoming Rio Olympics. He is third goodwill ambassador roped in by the IOA after Bollywood actor Salman Khan and ace shooter Abhinav Bindra.
Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal and boxing hero Vijender Singh are among six sportspersons who were named brand ambassadors on Tuesday for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra shot 208.9 to win the gold medal in the 10 meter air rifle event while Vijay Kumar had to be content with silver in the centre fire event on the concluding day of the 57th National Shooting championship, in New Delhi.
Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra said adjusting to the newly introduced rules will remain a priority for him in the 2013 season.
'I'm so sad to see the visuals of our Athletes.... Please solve this ASAP'
Neeraj Chopra lived upto his favourite billing as the star Indian athlete clinched gold in the men's javelin throw at the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.
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His bronze has helped him secure a berth in the 2004 Athens Olympics.
The National Rifle Association of India agreed to consider the Olympic hero's international scores for inclusion in the team for the third and fourth World Cups later this year, but said his inclusion in the first and second edition of the mega-event and the Commonwealth Shooting Championships is out of the question as the squads for the three events have already been approved by the Sports Ministry.
Abhinav Bindra will aim for his second-successive medal, while Gagan Narang will hope to end his Olympic jinx when the hyped duo takes aim in the 10m Air Rifle event of the London Games on Monday.
I decided to become a shooter after watching Abhinav Bindra win a gold medal for the country, 21-one-year-old shooter Apurvi Chandela tells Shahnawaz Akhtar.
For India's only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, the 2008 Bejing Games is history as he has now set his sights on this year's quadrennial extravaganza in London.
India's biggest sporting legends Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra and Vishwanathan Anand hailed PV Sindhu for her valiant performance in the Olympic final against world number one Carolina Marin. Abhinav Bindra in his message for Sindhu said that he wasn't as heartbroken after missing out on a medal himself as he is today (Saturday). India's only individual Olympic gold medallist tweeted: "I think I'm more heartbroken today (after Sindhu's loss in final) than I was a week ago! Well played @Pvsindhu1 you are an inspiration to me!"
Beijing Olympic Games gold medalist Abhinav Bindra won the men's 10m Air Rifle gold, pushing Commonwealth Games champion Gagan Narang to the silver, in the 55th National Shooting Championships in Pune on Friday.
Earlier, Samresh Jung won the gold medal in men's 50-metre Pistol individual event.
Ace marksman Abhinav Bindra belied expectations after failing to qualify for the finals of men's 10 air rifle event in the 51st ISSF World Championships, his hopes of earning an Olympic quota in this tournament going up in smoke.
Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Tuesday lashed out at Indian Olympic Association officials for refusing to accept International Olympic Committee's directive to bar chargesheeted persons from contesting elections and asked the world body to stick to its earlier stand.
Celebrity spotting at a suburban Mumbai Ganpati pandal.
Continuing his tirade against the Board of Control for Cricket in India, former president I S Bindra says the players alone should not be blamed for bringing disrepute to the sport.
Zinta made it a memorable evening for some fans as she continued her tradition of throwing Punjab Kings jerseys into the stands.
Youngster Rudrankksh Patil has emerged as a hot contender to emulate 2008 Beijing Olympics champion Abhinav Bindra's feat at the 2024 Paris Games.
'You can never break performance into black and white, there will always be grey and that's the nature of sport' 'My interest just lies in seeing how we can do better'
Preity Zinta and husband Gene Goodenough were spotted at the LSG-PBKS game.
Controversial Dolly Bindra on her eviction from the Bigg Boss house.
The gold medal fetched by rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the country's first-ever individual yellow metal in the Games long history, has been chosen by All Sports magazine as the greatest Indian sporting achievement of all time.
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Beijing Olympic Games gold medallist Abhinav Bindra and world record holder Gagan Narang will be the cynosure of all eyes as the famed Indian shooting squad kicks off its campaign in the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, who failed to defend his Olympic gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle, on Tuesday said though he was disappointed for not qualifying for the final of his event, he has no shame as he gave his 100 percent.
The ace shooter shot an aggregate of 698.7 in the men's Air Rifle event at the Munich Air Gun Shooting Championships.
Olympian Manavjit Singh Sandhu on Saturday clinched the trap gold medal while unheralded Chain Singh of Army bagged the yellow metal in 10-metre air rifle event ahead of Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, at the 56th National Shooting Championship in New Delhi.
India's pistol ace Jitu Rai displayed good form to sail through to the qualification round of the men's 50-metre pistol event on the opening day of the ISSF World Cup in Munich on Saturday.
Calling on the IOA to sort out the administrative mess which led to India's suspension from the Olympic movement, IHF patron KPS Gill has said that the overhauling should put in place a system so clean and efficient that it becomes a model for the world to follow.
Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha surprised fans at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali as they turned up to watch the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians.
Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
Sanjeev Rajput was the highest placed Indian at the 13th position in the ISSF World Cup.
The Indian camp in Beijing went into a tizzy on Wednesday following reports that Abhinav Bindra's gun sights were tampered with before Monday's 10m Air Rifle final at the Olympics.
Baichung Bhutia and Kiran Bedi's refusal notwithstanding, the Olympic torch relay continues to draw celebrities, with sharpshooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Abhinav Bindra joining the April 17 run with the flame. According to a statement from Samsung, the Olympic torch relay partner, sprint queen P T Usha, powerlifter Rajinder Singh Rahelu, actor Sagarika Ghatge of Chak De! India fame and sarod player Ayaan Ali Khan will also join the run.
Sri Lanka Cricket refuted claims by Indian cricket administrator IS Bindra that a BCCI official had arm-twisted them to withdraw a report which mentioned an Indian player allegedly violating the anti-corruption regulations during the Indian team's tour in 2010.
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