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Athletic Circle Meet from today Bhopal, Feb 22: The stage is all set for the one-day seven-nation first International Athletic Circle Meet to be held at the newly-......more Mansher Singh NEW DELHI, Feb 22: International Mansher Singh lived up to his reputation as he staged a smart recovery to claim his ninth national men’s trap title in......more Mohun Bagan become leaders with 1-0 win over Dempo CALCUTTA, Feb 22 Former champions Mohun Bagan shot atop the chart edging past Dempo Sports Club, Goa, 1-0 in a one-sided National Football league encounter here today. .....more Question mark over Cullinan’s fitness MUMBAI, Feb 22: With less than 48 hours remaining for the commencement of the India-South Africa two-test series at the Wankhede Stadium here, the visitors have a problem on their hands. .....more |
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Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 22: Two-day Jammu District Athletics Championship organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Amateur ....more Birthday of Rober Stephenson Symth celebrated Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 22: Head of the various education and government agencies today took part in birthday celebrations ....more Finished at number four Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 22: The Jammu and Kashmir state won a silver and a bronze medals in the recently concluded......more State Olympics Association elects new treasurer Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association in its executive meeting which was also attended......more |
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International Athletic Circle Meet from today Bhopal, Feb 22: The stage is all set for the one-day seven-nation first International Athletic Circle Meet to be held at the newly- prepared synthetic track of Tatya Tope Nagar stadium here tomorrow. Meet’s convenor Mumtaz Khan told UNI here today that hosts India’s leading athletic stars, including P T Usha, Shakti Singh, Sunita Rani, Anuradha Biswal, Jobeshwari Devi, Bahadur Singh, Neelam J Singh, Anil Kumar, Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, Anil Kumar and Gulab Chand would be seen in action during the meet. Besides these, several outstanding athletes from Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Kenya would also vye for top honours during the meet organised in Bhopal for the first time, he said. He said all necessary preparations for the international event had been completed. All the participants were likely to arrive today, he said, adding they would practise in the stadium the same day. The Indian team would be accompanied by Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI) secretary, Dr Lalit K Bhanot. Mr khan said Doordarshan will telecast the international meet live while ESPN would telecast highlights of the meet. The three-hour meet would begin at 1400 hours and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh would inaugurate this, he added. (UNI) |
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Mansher Singh claim trap title NEW DELHI, Feb 22: International Mansher Singh lived up to his reputation as he staged a smart recovery to claim his ninth national men’s trap title in the Trap and Skeet Championship here today. The 34-year-old former Commonwealth Games champion who suffered the ignominy of failing to reach the final of the Asian Championship held at Langkawi last month, showed great form and nerve as he made up a three-point leeway against overnight leader Anwar Sultan (UP) before winning in style at the Tughlakabad’s Karni Singh Ranges. Mansher Singh, India’s top trap shooter for many years, had an excellent day as he stood joint first with the faltering Sultan entering the final for the top six before winning with 137 points to nicely warm up for the March 1 to 7 Trap and Skeet World Cup to be held here. The 22-year-old Zorawar Singh of Punjab, new hope for the country and last year’s winner when Mansher was absent due to injury, shot a superb series in the final and claimed the silver logging 133 points. But Sultan, 37, the lone Indian to qualify for the Sydney Olympics by claiming silver at Langkawi, saw his form desert him completely as he missed as many as seven birds in the final round over 25 before winning bronze with 133 points after a tie-shoot with Anirudh Singh of Bihar. Fifty-year-old Harisimran Singh Sandhu of Punjab claimed his third national title as he won the men’s skeet with 139 points, pipping Harinder Singh Bedi (138) by a lone point. Shwinder Bhel (Har), leader with Sandhu after the first day, took bronze with 136 points. (PTI) |
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Mohun Bagan become leaders with 1-0 win over Dempo CALCUTTA, Feb 22 Former champions Mohun Bagan shot atop the chart edging past Dempo Sports Club, Goa, 1-0 in a one-sided National Football league encounter here today. Uzbek Igor Skhvrin struck the winner with a snap flick in the 75th minute following a Jose Ramirez Barreto centre to take Bagan’s point tally to 32 from 16 matches, a point ahead of close second Churchill Brothers, another goan outfit. A desperate Bagan coach Subrata Bhattarcharya introduced the partially fit Brazilian Barreto in the 54th minute as the Bagan upfronters struggled to find the elusive goal despite maintaining incessant pressure on their rivals. The Brazilian immediately took charge, adding a further sting to the Bagan attack with his spectacular ball control and measured crosses. The city outfit, however, could have won by a bigger margin had their forwards not squandered a number of sitters. Dempo custodian Vikrant Sharma was also in fine fettle saving his side’s downfall on at least five occasions in the match at the mammoth Salt Lake Stadium. The upright also came to the rescue of the goans in the 53rd minute as a James Singh shot palmed by Sharma hit the post and rebounded into play. Bagan were also unlucky in the 41st minute as Skhvrin’s rasping goalbound shot from inside the box hit teamate Stephen Abarowei before being cleared by a defender. Dempo now have nine points from 15 matches. (PTI) |
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Question mark over Cullinan’s fitness MUMBAI, Feb 22: With less than 48 hours remaining for the commencement of the India-South Africa two-test series at the Wankhede Stadium here, the visitors have a problem on their hands. Daryll Cullinan, their regular two-down batsman, is recovering from a hamstring problem which forced him to retire hurt after a cursory stay at the crease in their tour opener against the Board President’s eleven which ended yesterday. The player, who represents Gauteng (formerly transvaal) and will be 33 on March 4 - the third day of the second test at Bangalore, is responding well to treatment, team manager Ghulam Rajah told PTI today. A final decision is to be taken only tomorrow whether Cullinan, who showed his prodigious talent with a first class century when he was only 16 years old, would be fit to play in the first test. It will be a huge blow for the visitors’ hopes if the 55-test veteran, with ten test hundreds under his belt since making his debut against India at home in the 1992-93 "friendship series", is ruled out of the series opener here. He is one of only three visiting team’s batsmen - apart from opener Gary Kirsten and one-down Jacques Kallis - having an average of plus-40 in tests, often considered as a benchmark to distinguish a class batsman at the highest level of the game after a lengthy career. Meanwhile, only two members of the visiting team, vice-captain Shaun Pollock and left-arm spinner Nicky Boje, turned up for a hit at the nets this morning at the Wankhede Stadium. (PTI) |
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Finished at number four Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 22: The Jammu and Kashmir state won a silver and a bronze medals in the recently concluded 7th National Junior Fencing Championship which held at Pondichery from February 13 to 16. The state team won silver medal in the individual event, while bronze in team events. Lucky Singh bagged the silver medal in Sabre event, whereas, gold went to Manipur. Bronze medal was bagged by the team consisting of Sanjeev Suri, Vinod Raina, Toney Mattoo and Rashid Ahmed in Foil team event. In the competition, Punjab and Manipur shared gold and silver medals respectively. The Jammu and Kashmir state had also finished at fourth place. The medals winning team was today called on the Secretary, J&K State Sports Council, Shiekh Fazal Ahmed, the sponsors of the state teams participation. The contingent was accompanied by the J&K Amateur Fencing Association president Mr M J Sharma and general secretary, Mr Vijay Sharma. Speaking on the occasion, the Secretary lauded the role of the players and the association and the coach, Mr Shotu Lal for winning various medals for the state even without proper infrastructure at their disposal. He assured the players of all sorts of help in the coming times and asked them to work hard so that their medal winning pace continues. |
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State Olympics Association elects new treasurer Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association in its executive meeting which was also attended by the special invitees, unanimously elected Mr Ramesh Mahajan as its treasurer till next elections of the body. His name was proposed by Captain Murti Gupta and seconded by Mr Ramesh Chander and R C Thakur. The post was lying vacant in view of the resignation by Mr S M Bali from the said post which was accepted by the house. The meeting was chaired by Mr Ajatshatru Singh, the Minister for Transport and Information, who is the vice-president of the J&K Olympic Association. The meeting, besides the executive members was also attended by the secretaries and presidents of all the affiliated units as special invitees. At the end of the meeting, Mr Ajatshatru Singh asked the Association for holding of its regular meetings, atleast twice in a year and a general body meeting in a year so that the misunderstanding of any sort can be cleared among the members. He also directed the Association to hold its elections within a time of six months, so that the popular faces come forward and work for the well-being of the sports in the state. The J&K Olympic Association, he said being the highest body in the state has an important role to play. The participation of the state contingent in the National Games being held in Punjab in the month of November was also discussed in length. It was decided to send only those players, who qualify in their respective events or those who are nearing the qualifying mark. In team events only those teams who qualify on the basis of their previous performances in National championship will be cleared. The general secretary of the Association, Prof Ashutosh Sharma was requested in the meeting to approach the State Sports Council well in time so that coaching camps are held after conducting the selection trials. Stress was laid to give special attentions to the games of Canoeing Kayaking, Archery and Fencing where the state has hope to win medals. The meeting was attended by Messrs D D Magotra (Badminton), Shiekh Fazal Ahmed (Weightlifting) and Secretary, State Sports Council, Abdul Hamid (Football), G R Beig, Administrative Officer, V K Maggoo (Table Tennis), Capt. Murti Gupta (Lawn Tennis), Sudershan Singh (Fencing), Kuldip Gupta (Kabaddi), Dr Nirmolak Singh (Boxing), all executive members. The special invitees were Messrs Rafiq Sadiq (Gymnastic), Satbir Singh, Ome Dutt, R C Thakur (Judo), Jagjit Singh (Hockey), M M Sharma (Yoga), Ajit Singh Wazir (Gymnastic), R K Maini (Wrestling), Sunil Sharma (Archery), Ajay Sharma (Badminton), Jagbir Singh (Swimming), Ravinder Singh (Athletic) and V K Sawhney (Trithlon). |
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