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| Anand, Anjali are best sportspersons of 2002 NEW DELHI, May 1: World Chess champion Viswanathan Anand and Commonwealth Games triple gold medallist Anjali Bhagwat were adjudged the best..............more Prabhakar NEW DELHI, May 1: Manoj Prabhakar, the man who famously blew the lid off the match-fixing scandal in cricket before himself getting embroiled in it, continues to be dogged by controversy with his estranged wife today accusing him of "torturing" her "in collusion with a failed Bollywood actress"..................more Rs 312
crore to be spend on RATLAM (MP), May 1: Sports Minister Vikram Verma today said that Rs 312 crore would be spend on development of sports infrastructure................more India
begins hockey BANGALORE, May 1: India has begun preparations for next year’s Athens Olympics in right earnest and national coach..........more |
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Shastri Club wins by 3 wkts in Lajwanti
Memorial Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 1: Shastri Cricket Club (SCC) defeated R S Pura Cricket Club by seven wickets.....more Sindh,
Chenab share Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 1: Sindh House won the seniors final, while Chenab House claimed juniors trophy in the Inter-house Basketball.......more J&K
Skating contingent Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 1: A big contingent of the State skating team today left for the 40th Junior.......more Bantalab
‘B’, Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 1: Bantalab ‘B’ Cricket Club and Durganagar Cricket Club won their respective......more |
Anand, Anjali are best sportspersons of 2002 NEW DELHI, May 1: World Chess champion Viswanathan Anand and Commonwealth Games triple gold medallist Anjali Bhagwat were adjudged the best male and female sportspersons respectively for the year 2002 by the Hero Indian Sports Academy. The Academy conferred 14 other awards in different categories at a glittering ceremony here last night. The winners for outstanding performance in their respective fields were B C Ramesh (Kabaddi), Kunjarani Devi (Weightlifting), Jyoti Randhawa (Golf), Dhanraj Pillay (Hockey), Bhaichung Bhutia (Football), Pullela Gopichand (Badminton), Mahesh Bhupathi (Tennis), Geet Sethi (Cue sports), Rahul Dravid (Cricket), Neelam J. Singh (Track and Field) and Palwinder Singh Cheema (Wrestling). The award for the best team performance went to the Indian women’s hockey squad which won the Manchester Commonweath Games. Shiv Kapur (Golf) was awarded the best young male achiever and Koneru Humpy (Chess) was selected the best young female achiever. In a noble gesture, the Academy also presented cheques to the son of ailing twice world billiards champion Wilson Jones and the wife of late table tennis player Vilas Menon. The Academy, which opened in February with the help of London-based Laureus World Sports Academy, had nominated four players in each category based on the voting done by members of the Sports Journalist Federation of India. The 20 Indian founder members of the Academy then picked winners. The nominations for these awards have been conferred for outstanding performance in the respective field of sport for the calendar year between January 1 and December 31, 2002. Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev is the chairman of the Academy and there are 19 other legendary sportspersons. Kapil is also one of 41 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy. Also present on the occasion were former England all-rounder Ian Botham, a member of the Laureus Academy, all the nominees and their families. Laureus, in association with percept d’mark of Mumbai, also launched the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation - India project in February. Founded three years ago, Laureus is currently running 18 projects worldwide to bring about social change through sports. It also presents annual awards to the world’s top sportspersons in different categories in Monte Carlo every year. Film personalities Salman Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Shilpa Shetty, Dino Morea, Archana Puran Singh and Shekhar Suman were also present adding to the glamour and glitz. Apart from Kapil, 19 of the top Indian sports legends from different varied sport disciplines — P K Banerjee, Milkha Singh, P T Usha, Michael Ferreira, Diana Eduljee, Bachendri Pal, Vikramjit Singh, Pargat Singh, Kamlesh Mehta, Khazan Singh, Moraad Ali Khan, Dinesh Khanna, Shantaram Jadav, Jaidip Mukerjea, Premchand Degra, Balbir Singh Bhatia, Mehrwan Daruwalla, Eliza Nelson, Praveen Thipsay joined hands to promote sports. (UNI) |
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Prabhakar "torturing" his wife NEW DELHI, May 1: Manoj Prabhakar, the man who famously blew the lid off the match-fixing scandal in cricket before himself getting embroiled in it, continues to be dogged by controversy with his estranged wife today accusing him of "torturing" her "in collusion with a failed Bollywood actress". Already serving a five-year ban following match-fixing allegations and facing a possible prosecution for fraud, the former India all-rounder finds himself in fresh trouble with Sandhya Prabhakar, who married the cricketer in 1986, alleging that her husband had moved in with the "failed actress" in a flat in Faridabad. Sandhya also charged Manoj Prabhakar with cheating her and illegally removing her from the post of co-director of the company which the two of them had set up. Sandhya, who had filed a case of harassment against her husband and the actress in the women’s cell of Delhi Police last year, said she had been "paying for the sins of Manoj Prabhakar" for long and had decided to "expose him" now. "I have supported him throughout and this is what I am getting in return. Ever since that actress has come into his life, he has completely neglected his family. He has tortured me physically and mentally and not spared our son either," she told PTI. "I have suffered all these years and now there is no option before me but to seek divorce. I want to start a new life." Despite repeated attempts to reach him for his version, Manoj Prabhakar was not available for comments. His office said he does not want to talk about the allegations. (PTI) |
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Rs 312 crore to be spend on sports infrastructure: Verma RATLAM (MP), May 1: Sports Minister Vikram Verma today said that Rs 312 crore would be spend on development of sports infrastructure. "Under the scheme every district in the country will have a sports complex. Half of the amount and land will be contributed by the State Governments,"Verma told reporters. "Centre will identify 150 ‘Akharas’ and provide them with all modern facilities and selected wrestlers will be provided with a stipend of Rs 1,000,"he said. Replying to a question, he accepted that condition of sports in Madhya Pradesh was poor and Manipur was fast becoming a prime centre for sports in the country. "Due to the efforts of the Centre, Indian sportsmen have performed commendably in Commonwealth and Asian Games,"he added. On the possibility of resumption of cricketing ties between India and Pakistan, Mr Verma said, "there is no chance of it in the near future." Answering a question of MP politics, Mr Verma said, "the forthcoming elections in the state will be fought under the leadership of Ms Uma Bharati and BJP will form a Government in MP on its own." (UNI) |
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India begins hockey preparations for Olympics BANGALORE, May 1: India has begun preparations for next year’s Athens Olympics in right earnest and national coach Rajinder Singh believes that the Asian style of attacking hockey will be the key to success. The Indian probables kicked off today a month-long training camp for the double leg May 28 to June eight Invitational Hockey Tournament, involving India, Pakistan, Australia, Australia A at Perth and Sydney. "My main aim (at the camp) is to prepare and build a team for Olympics qualifying and Olympics," Rajinder Singh, himself an Olympian, told PTI here in an interview. He said senior players — Mukesh Kumar, Baljeet Singh Dhillon, Baljit Singh Saini and Dhanraj Pillay — had been called to the camp to see if they could carry on till after the Olympic Games next year. The qualifiers would be held in Madrid next march. "They want to play more hockey and we have to give them a chance. If they are able to play for the nation, we should welcome them," he said of the seniors. "I will observe them for 15 to 20 days. I would like them to play at least one international match to see how they perform and also observe their fitness level. (their) selection would be purely based on performance and fitness level. Age will not be a consideration at all," Singh added. Rajinder Singh said the reverses suffered by India prior to his taking over as coach about a year ago could be primarily attributed to the team adopting a European style of `mix’ approach and giving up the attacking Asian 5-3-2-1 format. "Earlier, we played a different style that does not suit Indian players," he said but emphasised that for India to beat European teams, who are good at penalty corner conversions, goal-keeping and hit-and-run, it must adopt an attacking style. "That is the only way we can beat European teams. We cannot beat them by adopting European style," the Indian coach said. "Now, we are adopting the Indian style. The boys are happy. This is the way they played hockey through the years." Rajinder Singh, who was the coach of the Indian junior team which won the World Cup, said he was adopting the same recipe for success at the senior level by focusing on short-corner conversions, defending, goal-keeping and improving conversion rate of field goals. "In the junior World Cup, we were getting goals only from short-corner conversions," Rajinder Singh said adding "we are putting in a lot of effort on our weaker areas like goal keeping and conversion rate". Another area of concern for the coach is the midfield, where he has only new players to depend on. It is this area that he would like to strengthen with seasoned campaigner Baljit Saini. (PTI) |
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Shastri Club wins by 3 wkts in Lajwanti Memorial Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 1: Shastri Cricket Club (SCC) defeated R S Pura Cricket Club by seven wickets in the inaugural match of the Lajwanti Memorial Tamar Cup Cricket Tournament organised by the Kashyap Sports Club at M A Stadium, here today. Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, R S Pura Club made 173 runs in the allotted 30 overs. In reply, SCC chased the target in 23 overs with seven wickets in hand. Narinder Singh was top scorer with 48 runs off 46 delivers from R S Pura Club, while Sandeep Choudhary contributed 22 runs. Jarnail Singh and Tarsem added 15 each. For SCC, Ashish and Lucky claimed three wickets each. Sanjay, Sachin and Karan shared one each. Batting second, SCC reached the required total in 23 overs for the loss of three wickets. Nikhil and Kanu played magnificent innings of 71 (off 65 balls) and 58 (off 38 balls) runs respectively. Munesh Sharma contributed 24 runs. For R S Pura, Sandeep Choudhary and Ashwani took one wicket each. For his brilliant batting, Nikhil was named as man of the match. Rajesh Dhar and Vinod Koul were umpires in todays match. Next match: JCC will take on Akhnoor Cricket Club. |
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Sindh, Chenab share honours
in Sainik Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 1: Sindh House won the seniors final, while Chenab House claimed juniors trophy in the Inter-house Basketball Tournament of the Sainik School, Nagrota, near here. In the finals played yesterday, for the seniors title, Sindh house downed Jehlum 48-23, while Chenab house outplayed Sindh house 24-12 in juniors. Arjun Magotra was adjudged as best scorer of the tournament, while Mirza Rouf was declared as most promising player. Commander, S D Ray, gave away prizes to the winners and runners-up teams. Meanwhile, prior to the Basketball tournament, Football competitions took place in the school. In Football, Sindh house bagged seniors and juniors titles beating Chenab house in both the finals. Taekwondo competitions were also organised wherein Chenab house emerged as overall winner. To prepare the students for the tough times ahead, school management has decided to sent a group of 100 students for a 15-day long mountaineering camp to be organised by Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering. |
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J&K Skating contingent leaves for Nationals Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 1: A big contingent of the State skating team today left for the 40th Junior, Sub-junior and Senior National Roller Skating Championships to be held at Calcutta, under the banner of J&K Roller Skating Adhoc body of the Roller Skating Federation of India, here today. A handout issued informed that the selected team include Arjun Gandotra, six time national champion in Speed and Paramveer Singh Bhatia, bronze medalist of Asian Games and Manvi Gupta. List of selected skaters: 0-8 boys: Shivang Gupta, Anirudh Gupta, Satyam Gandotra. 8-10: Valentine A Bernard, Amarjeet Singh, Vikramjeet Singh Maan. 10-12: Milan Pal Singh, Vivian A Bernard and Neeraj. 12-14: Ankush Gupta, Rahul Verma and Achal Gupta. Above 14 Men: Jasmeet Singh Bali, Vivek Verma and Kanwaljeet Singh. Girls 0-8: Phalguni Manhas, Megha Sharma and Muskan Talwar. 8-10: Preeti Malhotra, Ankita Singh, Payal Gupta. 10-12: Bavneet Kour, Ragni Gupta and Tilotma Jamwal. 12-14: Naina Gandotra, Bani Khurana and Ankita Pawar. Hockey (Junior): Rahul Verma—GK, Ankush Gupta, Shubam Dev Manhas, Inder Pal Singh, Achal Gupta, Josh Pal Singh, Vikram Gupta, Devinder Pal Singh. Girls: Bani Khurana, Mehak Sharma, Swati Langer, Naina Gandotra and Mandipika. Hockey (Senior): Rajesh Anand, Paramvir Singh, Nasir Ahmed, Ajay Kumar, Jugraj Singh Charlie, Sahil Mahajan, Ankush Kohli, Arfan Ali (GK), Anil Devi Singh (GK) and Arjun Gandotra. Stand By: Gursharan Singh and Vivek Verma. Girls: Sakshi Bakshi, Swati Langar, Surbi Rohmetra, Pooja Langer, Manvi Gupta, Harpreet Kour, Vanita Suri, Mehak Sharma and Sakshi Gupta. Hockey (Sub-junior): Amarjeet Singh, Valantine A Bernad, Anirudh, Neeraj Verma (GK), Milan Pal Singh, Vikramjit Singh Man, Dixit Gupta, Satayam Gandotra, Shivam Gupta and Vikrant Gupta. Stand By: Abhinav Gupta and Vikramjit Singh. Girls: Tilotma Jamwal, Bhavneet Kour, Prakrti Sharma (GK), Ragni Gupta, Preeti Malhotra, Phalguni Manhas, Megha Sharma, Ankita Singh, Payal Gupta, Akriti Pawar. Stand By: Ankita Pawar and Sakshi Yadav. |
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Bantalab ‘B’, Durganagar win in Utsah Migrant Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 1: Bantalab ‘B’ Cricket Club and Durganagar Cricket Club won their respective ties in the ongoing Utsah Migrant Cricket Tournament being organised by the All Kashmir Pandit Youth Front at Green Field here today. In the first match, Bantalab Club defeated Muthi Phase-II by four wickets. Batting first Muthi made 198 runs losing all the wickets in the 25 overs match. In reply, Bantalab chased the total for the loss of six wickets. Sahil Pandita (Robin) was declared as man of the match. In the second match, Durganagar outplayed Muthi Phase-I by ten wickets to enter the second round. After winning the toss and elected to bat first, Muthi made 96 runs. The target was chased by Durganagar without losing any wicket. Rohit Bhan, who took seven wickets was declared as man of the match. LONDON, May 1: Cricket bible Wisden has devoted special space to Sachin Tendulkar in its latest issue, eulogising the Indian batting genius for being "miles ahead" of his contemporaries and continuing to "write an elegant, belligerent and unprecedented history". "Sachin is now 30. But to the world, and to India in particular, he is still a boy wonder," Wisden cricketers’ Almanack 2003 said in its separate write up on Tendulkar -"batting for a billion". "Thirteen years and 105 tests have passed since he first took guard at Karachi in November 1989, but the poet’s son with the almost-falsetto voice and the supremely dignified manner continues to write an elegant, belligerent and unprecedented history," Rohit Brijnath said in the article. The write-up says though Tendulkar cannot be the greatest batsman ever in history, "in tests and one-dayers together, the reality of international cricket today, Tendulkar will take some catching too". "Tendulkar will never be the greatest batsman in history; that seat is taken. But as much as Donald Bradman’s test average (99.94) outstrips Tendulkar’s (57.58), the gap diminishes substantially when other factors are taken into account. "Tendulkar travels more in a year than Bradman did in a decade; he has had to manage the varying conditions of 49 test grounds, to Bradman’s ten; he has already played twice as many tests as Bradman, and over 300 one-day games, nearly all of them under the unrelenting scrutiny of television. And whereas Bradman had to cope with the expectations of a small populace, not given to idolatry, in an age of restraint, Tendulkar must play god to one billion expectant worshippers." (PTI) Haryana beat Jharkhand in U-19 PANCHKULA, May 1: The junior Haryana women cricket team today defeated Jharkhand by 82 runs in the opening match of the four-day Junior National Women’s under-19 Cricket Championship here today. The championship was inaugurated by Haryana Governor Babu Parmanand at lush green newly constructed cricket stadium in the Ch. Devi Lal sports complex here today. Gayatri was top scorer for the Jharkhand team. She scored 24 runs and Reeta 13 runs. Among the bowlers, Bimla took three wickets for 21 runs for Jharkhand. Hosts won the toss and electing to bat, hit up 171 runs for eight wickets in 40 overs. Jharkhand was skittled out for 89 runs in 28 overs. Shashi was declared ‘player of the match’ as she scored 13 runs and took two wickets giving away just five runs. (UNI) DHAKA, May 1: Mohammad Rafique helped Bangladesh give a rare fighting display as South Africa scored 264 for six on the opening day of the second Test at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here today. The 32-year-old left-arm spinner took four for 59 as Bangladesh looked to redeem itself after going down by an innings and 60 runs in the first test, their 17th loss in 18 matches since gaining test status. Rafique, whose best in two previous matches was three for 117 against India in Bangladesh’s inaugural test at the same ground in November 2000, spun a web on a slow pitch with low bounce. (AFP) SARS scare force ARSAJK not to send team for Nationals Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 1: The Amateur Roller Skating Association of J&K has decided not to send the team for the forthcoming 40th National Roller Skating Championship to be held at Calcutta, reason being scare of SARS disease seen in Calcutta. Decision in this regard was taken in a meeting of the Association held today after parents of the selected skaters showed concern about the disease. |
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