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Commonwealth Shooting Championships: Heena Sidhu Strikes Gold, Deepak Kumar Wins Bronze

Darpan News Desk IANS, 31 Oct, 2017 12:41 PM
    Heena Sidhu clinched the 10m air pistol gold medal to give India a perfect start at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships here on Tuesday.
     
    Sidhu shot a combined score of 626.2 (386+240.8) to claim the top honours.
     
    This was Sidhu's second successive international gold after she, along with Jitu Rai, claimed the top position in the 10m air pistol mixed team event in the ISSF World Cup Finals in Delhi earlier this month.
     
    Among other Indians in fray here, Deepak Kumar won a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle event.
     
    London Olympic bronze-medallist Gagan Narang finished fourth in the same event, while Ravikumar ended fifth.
     
    Narang shot 626.2 in the qualification to create Commonwealth record.

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    With injured Irving staying home, Cavaliers also James extra night off in loss to Pacers

    With injured Irving staying home, Cavaliers also James extra night off in loss to Pacers
    LeBron James couldn't carry the Cavaliers on his sore back Friday night. So Cavaliers coach David Blatt put him on the bench.

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    B.C. Place To Stage Rugby Sevens Event As Vancouver Wins 2016 Bid To Host

    B.C. Place To Stage Rugby Sevens Event As Vancouver Wins 2016 Bid To Host
    Canada faced opposition from 20 bidding nations to stage the two-day event in March 2016 that will feature 16 of the world's top men's sevens teams.

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    Canucks, Comets Part Ways With Tough Guy Tom Sestito

    Canucks, Comets Part Ways With Tough Guy Tom Sestito
    The team announced Monday that Sestito will not play for the Canucks or the American Hockey League's Utica Comets for the remainder of the season.

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    India Break Jinx, Beat South Africa In World Cup

    India Break Jinx, Beat South Africa In World Cup
    India finally managed to break a 23-year-old jinx when they thrashed favourites South Africa by 130 runs to win their second World Cup Pool B match at the 90,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Sunday.

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    Wasim Akram Misses Wife In New Zealand!

    Wasim Akram Misses Wife In New Zealand!
    Working as a cricket commentator during the World Cup, former Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram Sunday said that he is missing his wife Shaniera.

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