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SHOOTING

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SHOOTING

Asian shotgun championship :

The Asian shotgun championship, held in Patiala, Punjab, ended on December 8, 2012. The prominent winners are : Sarah Alhawal of Kuwait (women’s trap); Manavjit Singh Sandhu of India (men’s trap); Federica Caporuscio of Italy (women’s Grand Prix); Abdullah Alrashidi of Kuwait (men’s skeet); Allan Daniel Peoples of India (men’s Grand Prix); Nutchaya Sutarporn of Thailand (women’s skeet); etc., among others.

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KABADDI

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KABADDI
World Cup kabaddi champion­ship : The third World Cup kabaddi championship, held in Ludhiana, Punjab, ended on December 16, 2012. India retained the men’s title, defeating Pakistan 59-22 in the final. If is India’s third consecutive title triumph.

India also clinched the women’s crown at the championship. In one-sided final, the Indian eves thrashed Malaysia by a 72-12  margin.

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Nigeria win African Cup of Nations

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Nigeria win African Cup of Nations :
African powerhouse Nigeria won the title at the African Cup of Nations football championship which concluded in Soweto, South Africa on February 10, 2013. In the final, they beat Burkina Faso by 1-0 margin. This win ended a 19-year- long title drought for Nigeria.
Club World Cup :
Brazilian club Corinthians clinched the title at the prestigious Club World Cup football championship which concluded in Yokohama, Japan on December 16, 2012. In the final, they beat English giants Chelsea by a 1-0 margin. Mexican club Monterrey finished third, beating Egypt’s Al-Ahly 2-0 in the’ play-off.
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India retain Nehru Cup :
 Hosts India retained the title of the Nehru Cup football tournament, beating Cameroon in the final in New Delhi on September 2, 2012. After the regulation time ended in a 2-2 tie, the hosts pulled off a miraculous 7-6 win in the tie­breakers.
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BILLIARDS & SNOOKER

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BILLIARDS & SNOOKER
Rupesh Shah, Pankaj Advani claim World titles : Indian cueist Rupesh Shah lifted the World billiards (points frame) title in Leeds, England on October 28, 2012. In the final, he beat Matthew Bolton of Australia 6-2. Shah became only the fifth Indian cueist to win the World title twice.
Meanwhile, celebrated Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched the time format billiards title at the championship. It is his seventh World title. In the final, Advani defeated Mike Russell of England by 1895-1216 margin.
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Friends of Liberation War Honour

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Friends of Liberation War Honour :
 Former Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister the late Jagjivan Ram was posthumously awarded “Friends of Liberation War Honour” by Bangladesh for his contribution to the 1971 war. The award was presented in Dhaka on October 24, 2012.
Besides, Bangladesh also honored 61 persons for
their contribution in making the country a liberated one. Out of those, 52 persons are from India itself.
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