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Indian Rifle Shooter Nischal Bags Silver In Rio World Cup

Young Indian shooter Nischal has won silver in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the ISSF World Cup in Rio De Janeiro. She on Monday gave India its second medal on the concluding day of the tournament. Her achievement becomes even more credible given that this was her very first senior World Cup appearance. She finished behind Norwegian rifle ace Jeanette Hegg Duestad with a score of 458.0 in the final. Duestad is the reigning Air Rifle European Champion and 300m 3P World Champion and has 12 ISSF World Cup medals to her name including five gold. She was also fourth in Tokyo Olympics.

Mumbai City FC Lose 0-2 To Nassaji Mazandaran Of Iran In AFC Champions League

Mumbai City FC began their AFC Champions League (ACL) campaign on a disappointing note as they suffered 0-2 defeat at the hands of debutants Nassaji Mazandaran of Iran in Pune on Monday. Ehsan Hosseini (34th minute) and Mohammadreza Azadi (62nd) scored for the visiting side. Mumbai made a bright start and almost opened the scoring in the ninth minute when Jorge Pereyra Diaz slipped the ball through to Lallianzuala Chhangte, who shot from a tight angle missed the target. With 11 minutes remaining in the half, Nassanji took the lead. Hossein Zamehran picked up possession 20 yards from goal, the playmaker turning swiftly to play Ehsan Hosseini in with a defence-splitting pass, and he slotted calmly into the bottom corner of the net to put the Iranians in front.

Amazon's 'dentist-approved' £19 teeth whitening solution hailed 'game-changer' for anyone wanting to reverse 'years of coffee and fizzy drink stains'

Amazon customers are showering praise on the site's best-selling teeth whitening solution, that has been hailed a 'game changer' for anyone wanting to reverse years of stains caused by drinking tea, coffee and fizzy drinks, as well as smoking. The £19.99 teeth whitening strips, which have been created by experienced dental professionals, are safer to use than many other alternatives on the market as they don't contain any peroxide.

Elavenil Valarivan Strikes Gold In Rio Shooting World Cup

Olympian Elavenil Valarivan won the women's 10m air rifle event to clinch her second gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition in Rio de Janeiro. Elavenil was perfection personified in the strong eight-woman final field, never scoring below 10.1 throughout the 24 shots. She finished with a score of 252.2 to outgun France's 20-year-old sensation Oceanne Muller, who won silver with 251.9. China's Zhang Jiale bagged the bronze. Elavenil had qualified for the final at eighth and final spot with a score of 630.5.

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Indian Rifle Shooter Nischal Bags Silver In Rio World Cup

Mumbai City FC Lose 0-2 To Nassaji Mazandaran Of Iran In AFC Champions League

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