Sports Shorts: Ivanisevic headlines Hall of Fame nominations

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Goran Ivanisevic, who remains the lowest-ranked player to win Wimbledon and the only male player to win a Grand Slam singles......

Shooting: India's Valarivan takes silver in Napoli

IMAGE: Silver-medallist, India's Elavenil Valarivan (left) is all smiles on the podium alongside gold medallist Czech Republic's Lucie Brazdova (centre) and bronze medal winner Taiwan's Ying-Shin......

Despite criticism, NRAI says mixed gender events will benefit India

'An example is mixed pair test event over here in air pistol (which Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu won). So we have the best chance of picking up an extra medal in the two air events. That's why I......

Shooting World Cup: Mairaj wins India's first skeet medal

Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan made a successful start to his campaign at the ISSF World Cup by winning a silver medal in men's skeet event in Rio de Janeiro. Mairaj's feat gave India its......

Ronjan Sodhi to become world No 1 in double trap

Come August 1 and India's champion double-trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi will become the world No 1 in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) rankings. The numero uno status will add to......