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Manu Bhaker and Simranpreet Kaur Brar strike gold in women’s 25m sports pistol at NSCC

New Delhi, Dec 15(UNI) Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker and ISSF World Cup Final Cairo 2025 gold medalist Simranpreet Kaur Brar delivered top-class performances, here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, winning the gold medals in the senior and junior women’s 25m sports pistol events respectively at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC).
Manu shot 36 in the final to secure the gold, finishing four hits clear of Divya T.S. of Karnataka, who took silver with 32. Anjali Choudhary claimed the bronze medal after hitting 28 targets. Rhythm Sangwan (22) finished fourth, followed by Arshdeep Kaur (18), Annu Raj Singh (14) and Anuja Verma (11) in fifth, sixth and seventh positions respectively, while Parisha Gupta did not start in the final.
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J&K DyCM, Sports Minister inaugurate border sports festival

17 Jan 2026 | 11:05 PM

Jammu, Jan 17 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary alongwith Minister for Youth Services and Sports and Transport Satish Sharma on Saturday inaugurated the Border Sports Festival–2026 at the Sports Stadium, Nowshera in Rajouri district.

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India’s squad for ODI & T20I series against Australia Women announced

17 Jan 2026 | 11:01 PM

Mumbai, Jan 17 (UNI) The Women’s Selection Committee has picked India’s squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, comprising three ODIs, three T20Is and one Test.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the team in both formats as the newly crowned world champions will look for a first-ever series victory over Australia in white-ball cricket.

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J&K DyCM, Sports Minister inaugurate border sports festival

17 Jan 2026 | 10:35 PM

Jammu, Jan 17 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, along with Minister for Youth Services and Sports and Transport, Satish Sharma, today inaugurated the Border Sports Festival–2026 at the Sports Stadium, Nowshera in Rajouri district.

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India U19 ride Kundu, Suryavanshi, Malhotra’s magic to beat Bangladesh

17 Jan 2026 | 10:28 PM

Bulawayo, Jan 17 (UNI) A blend of composure, flair and match-winning impact from Abhigyan Kundu, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Vihaan Malhotra powered India Under-19 to a gripping 18-run victory over Bangladesh Under-19 in a rain-affected Group A encounter of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 at the Queens Sports Club here on Saturday.

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HIL: Vedanta Kalinga Lancers beat SG Pipers 6-1 to stay top of the table

17 Jan 2026 | 10:27 PM

Bhubaneshwar, Jan 17(UNI): Table-toppers Vedanta Kalinga Lancers opened the Bhubaneshwar leg of the Men’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL) with a commanding 6-1 victory over SG Pipers. Playing at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium on Saturday, the Lancers extended their winning streak to five matches, proving they are the team to beat this season.

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