The shooting interrupted an otherwise peaceful, six-hour bash that only began to clear out in the late afternoon.
Canadians took to social media to hail their first tennis Grand Slam champion Bianca Andreescu after the 19-year-old's US Open win over Serena Williams.
The Sports Ministry is set to establish 1000 Khelo India Centres (KIC) at the district level across the country with the help of sporting champions, who will be remunerated for providing their expertise. The centres will either be run by a past champion or have them as a coach.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Indian men's hockey team captain Sardar Singh and former skipper of the national women's side Saba Anjum were conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri Award by President Pranab Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Iivo Niskanen put on a brilliant display of cross-country skiing to win gold for Finland at the Beijing Games
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday.
Sports Awards could to be delayed: Ministry official
Deepa Malik became the first Indian woman para-athlete and the oldest to be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu was conferred with the Padma Shri award by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Prasar Bharti were restrained from interfering with the telecast of the tri-series cricket in Sri Lanka, the US Open tennis, the hockey World Cup as the exclusive telecast rights are with Ten Sports.
Sporting world lost some of its favourite stars this year.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Joyce Sombroek, 29, is a practicing GP and says that with the outbreak of the Coronavirus, we currently find ourselves in a very special situation, as she treats patients affected by the virus.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was named the Indian contingent's flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony to be held on August 18 in Jakarta.
India and hosts Holland are in the same pool for the junior hockey World Cup scheduled to be held in Rotterdam
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Frida
Erstwhile hockey powerhouse India are languishing at the 10th position in the men's category, while the women's team is further down at 13th spot in the recently-released FIH world rankings.
There is never a dull moment in the sporting world and this weekend was no different.
Looking back, the Indians had rubbed their hands in delight at the variety of marquee events at home the sporting calendar of 2017 offered, and they now look forward, with optimism and anticipation, to a challenging 2018.
India cricket captain Virat Kohli and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu were on Monday recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna by the awards selection committee.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday.
Over the last few years, National Sports Awards have been in the news for creating controversies, but Sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said there is no need to review the selection policy for them.
Sehwag and Lamba, who played 76 first-class matches for Delhi between 1967 and 1981, are in the six-member panel headed by retired judge R V Easwar.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Keen to start their Rio Olympic Games campaign on a winning note, Indian hockey men's captain PR Sreejesh said that his team would not be taking unpredictable Ireland lightly when they face-off on Saturday.
Rising Indian midfielder Manpreet Singh was named the 'Junior Player of the Year' by the Asian Hockey Federation in its Congress held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The seven participants due to represent Pakistan at next month's Games have all been given wildcard entries.
The 27th edition of the prestigious tournament will be held in November-December, in Chennai.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Denmark's Superliga to resume on May 28 says Danish League Association
Shooter Ronjan Sodhi picked for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the selection committee.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
