By Duncan Mackay September 18 - Badminton has become the latest sport to reject plans by the London 2012 to relocate it for the Olympics to Wembley.

office has said £20 million could be be saved if badminton and rhythmic gymnastics were moved, and if shooting

Minister Tessa Jowell (pictured) has proposed a compromise which would see boxing remain at ExCel and shooting

By Duncan Mackay September 18 - Badminton has become the latest sport to reject plans by the London 2012 to relocate it for the Olympics to Wembley.

office has said £20 million could be be saved if badminton and rhythmic gymnastics were moved, and if shooting

Minister Tessa Jowell (pictured) has proposed a compromise which would see boxing remain at ExCel and shooting

By Duncan Mackay September 18 - Badminton has become the latest sport to reject plans by the London 2012 to relocate it for the Olympics to Wembley.

office has said £20 million could be be saved if badminton and rhythmic gymnastics were moved, and if shooting

Minister Tessa Jowell (pictured) has proposed a compromise which would see boxing remain at ExCel and shooting

By Duncan Mackay September 18 - Badminton has become the latest sport to reject plans by the London 2012 to relocate it for the Olympics to Wembley.

office has said £20 million could be be saved if badminton and rhythmic gymnastics were moved, and if shooting

Minister Tessa Jowell (pictured) has proposed a compromise which would see boxing remain at ExCel and shooting

September 18 - India has withdrawn from hosting the 2010 pistol and rifle World Cup because the event will not offer qualifying berths for the London 2012 Olympic Games, it announced today.

."   The International Sports Shooting Federation (ISSF) said in a statement that no Olympic spots

that spots should be offered no sooner than two years ahead of the 2012 Olympics.   The first shooting

Shooting officials have been pushing Commonwealth Games organisers to deliver the venue by December 31

to enable them make arrangements for the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in February.   On

September 16 - The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) has announced the members of its Athletes Commission for the period up to and including the 2012 Olympics in London, led by race walker Jamie Costin (pictured).

The other members of the Commission will be Ciara Peelo from sailing, Derek Burnett from shooting, Rory

September 16 - The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) has announced the members of its Athletes Commission for the period up to and including the 2012 Olympics in London, led by race walker Jamie Costin (pictured).

The other members of the Commission will be Ciara Peelo from sailing, Derek Burnett from shooting, Rory

September 16 - Suresh Kalmadi (pictured), the head of the organising committee for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, today again claimed that international officials need not have any fears over the Indian capital hosting a world-class event next year.

."   Indian Shooting Federation President Digvijay Singh had expressed concern over the slow

pace of work at the shooting range but claimed he is now satisfied things are progressing in the right

September 16 - Suresh Kalmadi (pictured), the head of the organising committee for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, today again claimed that international officials need not have any fears over the Indian capital hosting a world-class event next year.

."   Indian Shooting Federation President Digvijay Singh had expressed concern over the slow

pace of work at the shooting range but claimed he is now satisfied things are progressing in the right

September 16 - Suresh Kalmadi (pictured), the head of the organising committee for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, today again claimed that international officials need not have any fears over the Indian capital hosting a world-class event next year.

."   Indian Shooting Federation President Digvijay Singh had expressed concern over the slow

pace of work at the shooting range but claimed he is now satisfied things are progressing in the right

Running and shooting – they go together like opposed magnets.

event of the biathlon to gain information about the best way of balancing the contending forces of shooting

intention has been to jazz the event up, to eliminate the early morning longeurs of the lonely morning shooting

It’s in front of me as I write – a target printed on yellow card, signed by a range officer, evidencing the results of 20-odd shots from a Morini 162E air pistol at a range of 10 yards. I fired the shots, which are largely grouped in an archipelago to the right of the central black circle.

Running and shooting – they go together like opposed magnets.

event of the biathlon to gain information about the best way of balancing the contending forces of shooting

intention has been to jazz the event up, to eliminate the early morning longeurs of the lonely morning shooting

August 30 - Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympics will not be affected by the defeat of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who had been in power for more than half-a-century, and the resignation of Prime Minister Taro Aso.

Aso competed for Japan in shooting at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.

August 29 - India's preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games have been put under pressure by the country hosting so many other major events in the build-up, Sports Minister M.S Gill (pictured) claimed today.

having to get ready for other events has not helped.He said: "We are hosting the hockey World Cup, the shooting

August 27 - Mary Kom (pictured), a four-time women's world boxing champion, has signed up with Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to helping India's athletes, to help her with her preprations for London 2012.

We will be supporting several more athletes in shooting, boxing and badminton which will be announced