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Mairaj Khan wins historic skeet gold in ISSF World Cup

In the 40-shot final, the 46-year-old from Uttar Pradesh shot 37 to finish ahead of Korea's Minsu Kim (36) and Britain's Ben Llewellin (26), who won the silver and bronze respectively. The shooter shot 119/125 over two days of qualifying before coming through in a five-way shoot-off enroute his maiden individual gold. The two-time Olympian, who is the oldest member of the Indian contingent in Changwon this year, won a silver at the 2016 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. Earlier in the day, the trio of Anjum Moudgil, Ashi Chouksey, and Sift Kaur Samra won bronze in the women's 50m rifle 3P team event.

From fears of paralysis to CWG, shuttler B Sumeeth Reddy's inspiring tale

Many summers ago, Sumeeth, then a budding men's singles player, sat on his bed, contemplating his life after being diagnosed with a spinal bone degeneration problem that left him bedridden for three weeks.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes announces retirement from ODIs

ODI cricket, saying playing three formats has become "unsustainable" for him. The 31-year-old Stokes will play his last ODI against South Africa at his home ground in Durham on Tuesday. Stokes' ODI career will forever be remembered for his Player-of-the-Match performance in the World Cup final against New Zealand at the Lord's three years ago. His unbeaten 84 helped to send the match into a Super Over as England claimed their first 50-over World Cup title in the most thrilling of circumstances. Stokes, who is England's Test captain, has scored 2919 runs in 104 ODIs and taken 74 wickets. "I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday in Durham. I have decided to retire from this format," he said in an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) statement.

CBI conducts searches at ex-IOA president Narinder Batra's premises in corruption case

The searches were conducted after filing an FIR against him in an alleged corruption case, they said. The central probe agency had received a complaint against Batra following which it started a preliminary enquiry in April this year, which is the first step to establish prima facie criminality, they said. It was alleged in the complaint that Rs 35 lakh of Hockey India funds was used for Batra's personal benefits, the officials said.

Martic, Pera move up WTA rankings dominated by Swiatek

In a largely unchanged Top 10, American Jessica Pegula moved up one place to a career-high seven. Croat Petra Martic jumped 30 spots to 55 after winning her second title in Lausanne on Sunday with American Bernarda Pera moving up 49 places to break into the Top 100 at 81st after her first title win in Budapest. WTA rankings:1.

Hockey at CWG: India aim to end Australia's dominance

Australia's dominance at the CWG is a matter of envy. Since the game's introduction in the quadrennial event 24 years ago, the world No.1 Australia has been the most dominant force, having won all six gold medals till date. Going by renewed optimism and belief among the Indian players, it appears the men's team has a great opportunity to end Australia's gold rush at the event.

Chelsea appoint Tom Glick as president of business

Previously chief commercial officer of the City Football Group, Glick will assume day-to-day operational control of the club, including managing its global commercial strategy, driving revenue growth and enhancing fan engagement, the statement said. His appointment follows the departure of several executives and staff members at Stamford Bridge following the takeover led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. "Chelsea FC is an iconic sports institution, known and admired all over the world.

Distance not on Neeraj Chopra's mind at World Championships

Chopra had set a new national record of 89.94m, just 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold standard in the world of javelin throw, at the prestigious Diamond League in Stockholm last month en route to a silver medal. The 24-year-old finished second behind Grenada's Anderson Peters, who recorded a best throw of 90.31m. "I was 6cm short of the 90m mark, I was pretty close.

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Mairaj Khan wins historic skeet gold in ISSF World Cup

From fears of paralysis to CWG, shuttler B Sumeeth Reddy's inspiring tale

England all-rounder Ben Stokes announces retirement from ODIs

CBI conducts searches at ex-IOA president Narinder Batra's premises in corruption case

Martic, Pera move up WTA rankings dominated by Swiatek

Hockey at CWG: India aim to end Australia's dominance

Chelsea appoint Tom Glick as president of business

Distance not on Neeraj Chopra's mind at World Championships