By Michael PavittDetails of the Opening Ceremony of the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) have been announced, with 150 performers from Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein to take part.

Alois of Liechtenstein.Tamara Kaufmann also explained that that the logo of the event "represents a shooting

athletes will experience a fascinating evening; personally, I am really looking forward to seeing our shooting

By Liam MorganBritish Shooting chief executive Hamish McInnes has dismissed claims the closure of the

Southern Counties shooting centre will lead to the end of the Olympic discipline in the country.

This comes after the country's best known shooter, London 2012 Olympic double trap shooting gold medallist

The Southern Counties Shooting Centre was one of the most advanced training centres in Great Britain

record that he did not want the centre to close.Britain is the fifth most successful nation in Olympic shooting

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By Liam MorganMartin Fourcade claimed his second win in as many days with victory in the Biathlon World Cup 15-kilometre mass start event in Oberhof, Germany.

The Frenchman produced an impressive display that included a perfect 20 for 20 shooting round on his

led the chasing pack at the start of the first prone stage before he began to stretch his lead after shooting

Lesser was also still in with a chance of claiming a surprise win, but Fourcade's trademark patient shooting

injured more than 200 at the Boston Marathon ©Getty ImagesOvershadowing everything else of course was the shooting

just happens to be the chairman of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).The tragic Charlie Hebdo shooting

By Liam MorganThe Czech Republic women's team powered to victory in the 4x6 kilometres relay of the fourth BMW International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup event in Oberhof, Germany.

The final shooting was quite hard as I was nervous; but I really wanted to win," she said.Dorin Habert

The shooting of hundreds of students by police in Mexico City during protests against the Government

By Duncan MackayPreparations for major events next year dominated the 82nd meeting of the Executive Bureau of the Heads of Olympic Committees of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held in Kuwait City today.

confirmed that it feature 10 sports - athletics, basketball, bowling, chess, equestrian, handball, shooting

By Daniel EtchellsRio 2016 hopeful Mike Tagliapietra has been named USA Shooting's Paralympic Athlete of the Year for 2014.

The 47-year-old made three finals at the 2014 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World

Paralympic quota spot for Rio 2016, joining rifle shooter McKenna Dahl in achieving that goal in 2014.Shooting

following a car accident in 2003, was a competitive wheelchair racer before he fully committed to the shooting

The pistol athlete, who started shooting competitively in December 2011, states on USA Shooting's official

By Mike RowbottomChristmas Day 2014 will mark the anniversary of extraordinary events along parts of the line between British and German forces in Northern France during the First World War as soldiers from both sides created their own brief truce, during which they exchanged gifts and engaged in impromptu games of football before resuming their business of mutual slaughter on Boxing Day.It was one of the most memorable examples in history of sport's transcending power to unite.Meanwhile, Manchester's National Football Museum has just opened a new exhibition, taking place from December 19 to September 15, looking at the role of...

I hope devoutly they will - next door the two battalions opposite each other were shooting away all day

hear it was further north, first R.B. playing football with the Germans opposite them - next Regiments shooting

The Mountain Bike Velopark will be a temporary facility built specifically for the European Games.

Located in the hills immediately south of the Baku Shooting Centre, it will comprise of the first ever

The Baku Shooting Centre is a brand-new purpose built shooting facility for the Baku 2015 European Games

Terminal, Moskva Prospekti and is approximately 100m away from the venue.The venue will host the seven day shooting

European Games, bringing with it 330 athletes who will be battling for the 19 gold medals on offer.The Shooting

By Emily GoddardThe Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has claimed there are positive signs for the nation's team ahead of Rio 2016 following the results of its latest benchmark study.

results from London 2012 [four medals], rowing [four medals], canoe/kayak [three medals] and diving and shooting

By Paul OsborneUkraine's Oleksandra Kononova secured her fourth win in five races at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti as the competition came to an end.

Impeccable shooting was the recipe for success for the 23-year-old in Finland as she was on point with

By Daniel EtchellsRussia continued their domination of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Nordic Skiing World Cup, winning three of the four biathlon sprint races on day five in Vuokatti, Finland.

third respectively, with times of 23:20.4 and 23:46.8, having both also dropped one shot each.Clean shooting

By Nick ButlerMunich will host next year's International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final