Nilamel, KERALA :
Prague :
Indian Athletes:
Muhammad Anas created a new Indian 400M National record 45.24s in VELKÁ CENA NOVÉHO MĚSTA NAD METUJÍ at NOVÉ MĚSTO NAD METUJÍ .
Anas broke his own national record of 45.31s created in commonwealth games gold coast 2018.
source: http://www.youtube.com / Indian Athletes / Published : July 21st, 2018
Nilamel, KERALA :
Prague:
Muhammad Anas bettered his own 400m national record while winning gold with a time of 45.24 seconds in an event at Czech Republic on Saturday.
His earlier national mark is 45.31 seconds which he clocked while finishing fourth at the Gold Coast CWG.
Anas, who is training near Prague along with other quartermilers as part of preparation for the upcoming Asian Games, set the new mark at an event at Velka Cena Nove Mesto nad Metuji.
Anas now also holds the next 3 fastest times – 45.32 seconds, 45.35, and 45.40.
In the women’s event, MR Poovamma won gold with a timing of 53.01 seconds. There were only five women, who competed in the event.
Watch full race of record breaking run by Muhammad Anas of India who set new record with a timing of 45.24s in the VELKÁ CENA NOVÉHO MĚSTA NAD METUJÍ at Nové Město nad Metují (21. 7. 2018)@afiindia
source: http://www.scroll.in / Scroll.in / Home> The Field / by Scroll Staff / July 21st, 2018
Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (now TELANGANA) :
More than 62 years after an Indian football team came within a whisker of winning an Olympic medal, a Bollywood movie is being made on the Hyderabad coach who made it happen: Syed Abdul Rahim.
“About a year ago, Joy Sengupta, an ad filmmaker, approached me saying he wanted to make a movie about Rahim sahab. I shared all the information with him. They expected I would ask for money. I don’t want money, I want the younger generation to know about the glorious golden period of Indian football and my father’s contribution,” says Syed Shahid Hakim, son of S.A. Rahim and a Dhyan Chand awardee.
Reliving glory
The biopic is expected to bring alive S.A. Rahim’s life, who led a stunning rise of the Indian team in the 1950s. His biggest achievement? Getting a walkover in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics against defending champion Hungary even as its Magic Magyars withdrew due to Hungarian Revolution; beating Australia 4-2 before losing to Yugoslavia 1-4 in the semifinals. At the Asian Games inaugural, Rahim’s team won gold for India as the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, watched from the VIP stand. On Friday, Zee Studios tweeted about its project: “Elated and proud to announce a story never told as @ZeeStudios_ #BoneyKapoor & @freshlimefilms come together for a biopic on India’s legendary #Football coach, Syed Abdul Rahim, starring @ajaydevgn, directed by @CinemaPuraDesi.”
Mr. Shahid Hakim, who played under his father, later coached and was a referee as well before retiring from the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, has been bombarded with calls about his father since then.
The trigger was perhaps Novy Kapadia’s book Barefoot to Boots that’s partly instrumental in spotlighting the coach, who was almost forgotten except in the rarefied field of Hyderabad’s football circles. Rahim worked his magic on Indian football teams between 1948 and 1960 bagging Asian Games gold in 1951 and 1962. In the 1960 Rome Olympics, India was jinxed in the death group ‘D’ which had Hungary, France and Peru. India lost to Hungary 2-1 and drew 1-1 with France before losing 2-0 to Peru. It was here that Balaram and P.K. Banerjee scored a goal each. In that period, the Hyderabad police team brought home five Rovers Cup trophies.
Football prophet
Rahim was a school teacher who drifted into football coaching. Noticing that Indian footballers used to dribble needlessly, he came up with the concept of one-touch football. “The player had to get the ball and pass it. A dribble would be considered a foul and a free kick awarded,” says Hakim, as he reels out names of playgrounds in Hyderabad and tournaments that used to be played here.
“People bemoan our football skills. But where are the grounds for children to play? Football is the most democratic game. One ball and two goal posts can engage 22 players. But our government is interested in promoting individual sports. Money, land, academies are gifted to players. Team games get a short shrift,” rues Mr. Hakim, promising to share all the trials and tribulations of his father with the movie-makers. “He was a strict disciplinarian. I was treated as just one of the players. There were so many talented players that we used to hide injuries, lest someone else play and take our slot. He used the 4-2-4 combination before anyone used it,” says Mr. Hakim.
While football grounds have disappeared and the beautiful game is played only by a few expats in Hyderabad, the biopic is sure to make Indians remember a time when India was a name to reckon with in world soccer scene.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Serish Nanisetti / Hyderabad – July 14th, 2018
Safakadal (Srinagar), JAMMU & KASHMIR :
An English sport is empowering girls in the Kashmir Valley to chase their love for sports. No, it’s not cricket, but rugby.
Until a few years ago, this Kashmiri girl didn’t know a thing about rugby and had never even seen a rugby ball. But today, she claims she is the youngest Rugby Development Officer (RDO) in Jammu and Kashmir , has coached hundreds of school and college kids, and has dreams of playing for India one day.
Irtiqa Ayoub (23) from Jammu and Kashmir , discovered rugby when she was 16-years-old, and since then there has been no looking back. For someone so young, she is fearless, passionate and determined. She is a shining example of how when young girls are empowered and given freedom of choice, they can surmount any challenge. Irtiqa has also leveraged the power of social media to ensure that her efforts and talent don’t go unnoticed.
As she speaks to me over the phone in Hindi from her home in Safakadal in Srinagar, Irtiqa confesses that she has always been into sports and loved playing football. But when rugby was first introduced in her school, she was hesitant to play. “I had no idea about the sport, the rules and how it’s played. I hadn’t even seen how the ball looked like. When the coach encouraged us, I decided to give it a try but was still hesitant,” she says. However, after a week of playing rugby, she realised that she was going to enjoy this rough contact sports.
Since then, there has been no looking back. Irtiqa has won seven gold medals at the state level, and seven at the district level. She won a silver medal for Rugby 7’s in 2016 and 2017, and a gold medal for snow Rugby in 2017.
About a year-and-a-half ago, Irtiqa decided to take her love and passion for the sport to the next level and began coaching assignments in schools and colleges across the Valley. When she had started playing, there were very few girls in sports. But over the years, rugby’s popularity has grown not just among girls, but across the Valley. Sports has become a way to not just channel the spirit of the youth, but to build teams that can play for India. Given the Valley has so much snow, it provides an excellent opportunity for players to play snow rugby too.
The promotion of rugby has undoubtedly changed the lives of young girls like Irtiqa for the better. “I want to learn more. I believe there is a lot of scope and talent in Kashmir. I have been coaching for the past one and a half years and started to reach schools, colleges and tuitions for activities of Rugby sports. I believe we Kashmiris have good talent in all sports and activities, and we just need to believe in ourselves and work hard for better outcomes. I want all girls to feel free and join any sport they want to learn and earn,” she says.
The sheer confidence she displays is surprising, given that no one in her family has worn jeans, been on the field playing rough, and come back home with a broken nose. “My life changed after my father started seeing my pictures on magazines and television.”
“Initially, he was hesitant and didn’t let me go for the Nationals, but once he came round, his support has been my strength. I come and go, wear jeans, go to the gym to train, and my grandfather, who is old school, asks me why I am not going out to practice or play when he sees me in the house.”
Quiet like the scene from the movie Dangal, Irtiqa and her family often get to hear unsavoury remarks, but her attitude to it is simple. “Ignore what people say. When people close to you say things, it does hurt, but I need to do what I need to do.” However, when some remarks and comments warrant a response, she doesn’t take it lying down.
When in one of the matches, the opponent’s knee hit her nose, she went on to play the match and win. “This game is my passion and nothing can keep me away from it.” She believes she is no less than the boys, and when it comes to competition she says, “I don’t look at anyone. I look at myself for I am my own competition.”
The ice, rain, snow, and the roughness of the game don’t deter her.
In summers, she wakes up at 5.30 am and goes for a two-hour walk, and after she is back, she has breakfast and heads for her coaching assignment. Then she heads to the gym, and in evenings she spends time on social media to connect with the world and share her experiences. Ever since she started coaching, she has leveraged various social media channels such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. to share her love for Rugby with the world. Now, Irtiqa is a well-recognised face in the state.
Irtiqa also has a club, a team of girls she is training and prepping alongside her, to make it to the nationals, and eventually play for India. It’s surprising how someone so young wants to not just play for herself but also empower others who can go on to make a name for themselves in this sport. She is proud that some of the girls she trained have gone on to play at the State and National level.
For any sportsperson, and for sports to thrive, the access to resources is pertinent. Earlier, the rugby players didn’t have the ground, which meant they could not practice for more than a month before big games. But now, the Valley has the Rugby Home Polo in Srinagar. The Jammu Kashmir Sports Council and the Jammu Kashmir Rugby Association have not only helped by providing a ground and promoting the game, but they have been very supportive. “They support us every time,” says Irtiqa. Having an exclusive ground has made a huge difference, as all the rugby players now have a place to practice. “Now, we prep for three months before the nationals,” she says. The popularity and support for the game in Kashmir has definitely come in handy.
However, the mindsets need to change. Irtiqa has this message to share with especially parents and girls – “The girls who have talent and commitment, please pursue the game, but it is important for parents to support your girls for with your support they can go far.”
“I don’t believe in giving up. It’s not a part of my dictionary,” she emphasises passionately. However, as in any game, all days are not the same and sometimes you have to face failure. On those days, she doesn’t let defeat get to her. “I tell myself it was not my lucky day and I move on.”
Her primary goal right now is to play for the country and be a part of the Indian team. “I am going to the gym and training very hard for the upcoming camp. I hope to make it, as I want to play for my country,” says Irtiqa.
source: http://www.yourstory.com / Your Story / Home> Her Story / by Tanvi Dubey / June 09th, 2018
Hyderabad, TELANGANA :
As part of the Swachh Bharat Campaign, participants undertook a cleanliness drive promoting ecological awareness.
IT minister K T Rama Rao will inaugurate the “Hyderabad Sailing Week” on July 3, 2018. During the Hyderabad Sailing Week, a national seminar on “Race Management” will be organized.
Major General TSA Narayanan, cice commodore, EME Sailing Association said Hyderabad was a popular destination for the sailing in the country. The wind conditions in June – July are most favorable in the Hussain Sagar Lake to hone the skills in boat handling and understanding wind shifts, he said.
This is a landmark year for the EME Sailing Association as this year the event has been accredited as the Yachting Association of India (YAI) National Ranking event where in the performance of the sailors will be ranked, which will give them points for selection into National Team. The eco friendly sports are getting popular day by day and 200 sailors from all over the country are expected to participate in this year’s event, he said.
Major Alok Kumar, honorary secretary, EME Sailing Association informed that the event will see the biggest congregation of sailors in the country. “Sailing is an eco friendly sport which requires immense technical skills to negotiate wind conditions and water. The concepts of sails and boat handling have undergone huge advancement, however the sport still retains the old world charm of explorers and discoverers who used their wind propelled boats to discover the world,” he said.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> City News> Hyderabad News / Ch. Sushil Rao / TNN / July 01st, 2018
Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :
When 16-year-old Sandeep Akash, a resident of Byatarayanapura, told his mother that he had been selected to travel to Russia to play football and watch the FIFA World Cup, his mother dismissed it as a tall tale. She asked him not waste her time with silly jokes. It was only after his trainer called and assured his parents that their son had been selected to play football in Russia were they convinced.
Sandeep will be travelling to Russia along with three other teenagers — Amreen Taj, Manasa Yadav K. and Vishnu R. — to take part in the ‘Football For Hope Festival 2018’, an official event of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
He is the first person in his family to be travelling abroad. His father, a painter by profession, encouraged him to pursue his interest in sports, but never thought that his son’s hobby would turn out to be this eventful.
The festival brings together children from various communities across the world, with a focus on social development. Around 48 teams will be participating in the programme from June 25 to July 5. Children will get to play football with their peers from various countries and will also attend leadership programmes. They will also get to watch one of the ongoing World Cup matches.
Sandeep and his friends, who were part of the NGO Dream A Dream’s after-school life skills programme, were chosen as delegates. They are the first in their families to get the opportunity to travel abroad. While Amreen and Vishnu’s fathers work as mechanics, Manasa’s father works as a driver.
The NGO is one of the two organisations selected from India by FIFA to take part in the event.
“We selected children with great potential who lacked avenues to exhibit their capabilities. We have been helping them work on their nutrition and fitness after the selection was done. For the last four months, the children have been practising for at least three hours every day, making time for football in their school schedule,” said Anitha Raju, trainer for the children and employee of Dream A Dream. These four children were shortlisted from 2,200 candidates across 28 schools in the city.
To play football was a big step for Amreen. “Usually, girls are not encouraged to take up a sport like football. Initially, everyone was sceptical. But after watching me, my brother and sister are very proud of me. I want to help more girls in my community take up this sport,” she said.
According to Sucheta Bhat, CEO of Dream A Dream, the football match that the children will be playing will have a set of unconventional rules (which the children themselves will come up with), with the primary aim of building leadership and cooperation. “This is the second consecutive time that our organisation has been selected,” she said.
All the four children said they want to pursue football training as a career and help more children from local communities realise their potential.
“It’s not only about the game. I have benefited by improving my communication skills and overall discipline,” said Vishnu.
Manasa said that she has gained focus in life. “Earlier, I used to be lazy. I see a huge transformation in myself. I want to pass on the benefit to more youngsters,” she said.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / June 20th, 2018
Nellihudikeri Village, Siddapur (Kodagu Distrct), KARNATAKA :
Madikeri:
A farmer and a vintage car collector died after a tree branch fell on him at Nellihudikeri village near Siddapura in Kodagu district yesterday.
The deceased, 67-year-old P.C. Ahmed Kutti Haji, was working in his Mubarak Estate along with his son Ashraf at around 11.30 am. Due to heavy rain and wind, a branch of a banyan tree fell on Ahmed Kutti. He was immediately rushed to a hospital. But he succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Kodagu Deputy Commissioner P.I. Sreevidya has announced Rs.5 lakh compensation to his family. She sent the cheque through the Tahsildar.
Ahmed Kutti Haji is a coffee planter and also an industrialist. He has a huge collection of vintage cars which he threw open to public. Collecting vintage cars was a hobby for Ahmed who has 86 of them and over 15 vintage petrol jeeps. Not to stop there, he also has 20 old two-wheelers, a 125-year-old bicycle and a 200-year-old bullock cart. The oldest car in the collection is 1925 model.
Normally vintage car collectors eye Bengaluru to add cars to their collection. Changing the trend, Ahmed focussed on old workshops in Kodagu and surrounding areas to hunt vintage ‘beauties.’ After picking them, Ahmed gave old cars a fresh coat of paint and tuned them to working condition.
Almost all foreign cars owned by Ahmed were manufactured between 1925 and 1965. Barring Dharmasthala, no other place in the State has such a wide collection of vintage cars.
With his death, Kodagu has lost a vintage automobile enthusiast.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News /June 10th, 2018
Hyderabad, TELANGANA :
He is called the hakeem — a doctor in Urdu — of the Royal Enfield Bullet. His diagnostic ability is like the practitioners of Unani medicine who can identify an ailment just by checking a patient’s pulse.
The Bullet’s famed thump is its pulse, and he only has to listen to tell what’s wrong.
Sayeed bin Abdul Rabb has been restoring Enfield Bullets since his pre-teens. His proficiency in dealing with the motorcycle’s cast iron engines is well known not only in Hyderabad but also in Marathwada.
“I was 10 years old when I started working for marhoom [deceased] Enfield mechanic Mahbub Patel. I think I’m 75 years old now. In my 65 years as a Bullet specialist, I must have repaired thousands of Bullets and restored hundreds,” he says.
A Yafai tribesman, Mr. Rabb’s grandfather, Sayeed bin Abdul Rabb, after whom he is named, arrived in the city from Hadramaut in the modern day Yemen. Unlike his countrymen, Rabb Sr. did not join the Afwaj-e-Beqidah, the Nizam’s irregular army. Instead, he dabbled in small trades.
Room for workshop
Mr. Rabb’s workshop is a room in Troop Bazaar in the city centre. Hanging on walls is an array of spares: handlebars, silencers, wheelrims and a toghra (wall hanging) with a verse from the Quran. In a corner is a rudimentary lathe machine, used to fabricate out-of-stock spare parts for other British Classics such as Norton and Triumph.
In a conversation peppered with delightful Dakhni idioms, he says: “I’ve been repairing motorcycles for 65 years, miyan. Hau? I only need to listen to the firing [for thump] or the sound of the engine. If the tapit [tappets] make a certain sound or the bigin [corruption of the world flywheel] sounds strange, I know there is some gadbad,” Mr. Rabb says.
His customers also come from Nanded, Parli Vaijnath, Osmanabad and Latur in Maharashtra.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Syed Mohammed / Hyderabad – May 26th, 2018
Kumta (Uttar Kannada District), KARNATAKA :
Kumta:
Once again, a young sportsman of the town, Naazim Javed Khan has made the entire town proud after qualifying to represent India in ‘ITTF Para Table Tennis Spanish Open’, which will be held at Barcelona in Spain from 7th to 11th June 2018. Around 9 players from various states including Naazim Javed Khan and two others from Karnataka have been selected for this championship game in Spain.
Speaking to SahilOnline Kumta correspondent, Naazim said that he obtained two years of coaching in Maharashtra Mandal table tennis club at Hubli. As a player, he always participated in various levels of table tennis games held across the country. Recently, a team of 9 players from across India was selected by Indian Table Tennis Federation to represent India in Spain, which included him too. VRL will be the official sponsor for Naazim.
It may be noted that, Naazim had represented India in the ‘Para Asian Regional Table Tennis Championship’ in August 2017 in China and had also participated at ‘Para Table Tennis Games’ held in Thailand in 2013. Other than this, Naazim is a student of Karnataka Institute of Medical Science (KIMS) in Hubli, studying MBBS.
As the news of his selection made rounds on social media platforms, the smiles and happiness spread among the people of Kumta and many expressed their best wishes for his upcoming games in Barcelona, Spain.
On this occasion, various organizations of Kumta including the management of Kumta Jamatul Muslimeen, North Kanara Muslim United Forum, Kumta Muslim Association, and Al-Ittihad Youth Committee Kumta have congratulated him and wished him all the success in the upcoming games.
Team SahilOnline also wishes all the best for his upcoming games.
source: http://www.sahilonline.net / Sahil Online / Home / source: S.O. News Service / Coastal News – National News / by Sajjad Qazi / June 02nd, 2018
Tonk, RAJASHTHAN :
Every year the IPL throws up a heartwarming rags-to-riches story, reminding us of the human ability to triumph against adversity. One such story is of Syed Khaleel Ahmed.
Rajasthan’s left-arm speedster Syed Khaleel Ahmed was another one to get a big amount of Rs 3 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad on the first day of Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions
Born in a small town in Rajasthan, Ahmed is a son of a compounder. He was part of U-19 team which reached the World Cup final in 2016. He has already spent two seasons with Delhi Daredevils.
Ahmed’s father used to hate cricket and even tried to dissuade him from playing, however, coach Imtiyaz Ali Khan, played a big part in convincing Khaleel’s father to let him continue playing.
“Back then cricket, for someone in Tonk, was just a threat to the children’s studies,” reported espncricinfo.com quoting Ahmed.
Speaking to SportsStarLive, Ahmed said that getting Rs. 3 crore is a big thing for him and he wants to shift his family to Jaipur and buy a house.
“That will help me to focus on my training better. All the academies are in Jaipur, so I will be able to train harder if I move to Jaipur,” Khaleel said.
Indian players dominated the bidding wars on the first day as KL Rahul and Manish Pandey laughed their way to the bank with multi-million dollar deals but England all-rounder Ben Stokes once again emerged the costliest buy in the IPL auctions, here today.
Stylish opener Rahul and middle-order batsman Pandey bagged deals worth Rs 11 crore (USD 1.73 million) from Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively.
The Karnataka players had a field day at the auctions with India discard Karun Nair also triggering a bidding war before Kings XI Punjab got him for Rs 5.60 crore (USD 880,000).
Kedar Jadhav, one of Mahendra Singh Dhoni ‘Go To Man’ during his last stint as India captain, also fetched a healthy price of Rs 7.80 crore for his all-round qualities of batting, round-arm off-spin and back-up wicket-keeping. He was snapped by the Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings.
Chennai, however, didn’t bid vigorously for Ravichandran Ashwin, who will now ply his trade for Kings XI Punjab at a salary of Rs 7.60 crore (USD 1.19 million).
Following is the complete list of sold players in the first day of Indian Premier League auctions
Chennai Super Kings: Kedar Jadhav (Rs 7.80 crore), Dwayne Bravo (Rs 6.40 crore), Karn Sharma (Rs 5 crore), Shane Watson (Rs 4 crore); Ambati Rayudu (Rs 2.20 crore); Harbhajan Singh (Rs 2 crore), Faf Du Plessis (Rs 1.60 crore), Imran Tahir (Rs 1 crore)
Delhi Daredevils: Glenn Maxwell (Rs 9 crore), Kagiso Rabada (Rs 4.20 crore), Amit Mishra (Rs 4 crore), Vijay Shankar (Rs 3.20 crore), Rahul Tewatia (Rs 3 crore), Mohammad Shami (Rs 3 crore), Gautam Gambhir (Rs 2.80), Colin Munro (Rs 1.90 crore), Jason Roy (Rs 1.50 crore), Prithvi Shaw (Rs 1.20), Avesh Khan (Rs 70 lakh) and Harshal Patel (Rs 20 lakh).
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (Rs 11 crore), Ravichandran Ashwin (Rs 7.60 crore), Aaron Finch (Rs 6.20 crore), Marcus Stoinis (Rs 6.20 crore), Karun Nair (Rs 5.60 crore), Ankit Singh Rajpoot (Rs 3 crore), David Miller (Rs 3 crore), Yuvraj Singh (Rs 2 crore), Mayank Agarwal (Rs 1 crore).
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn (Rs 9.60 crore), Mitchell Starc (Rs 9.40 crore), Dinesh Karthik (Rs 7.40 crore), Robin Uthappa (Rs 6.40 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 5.80 crore), Piyush Chawla (Rs 4.20 crore), Nitish Rana (Rs 3.40 crore), Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Rs 3.20 crore), Shubman Gill (Rs 1.80 crore), Ishank Jaggi (Rs 20 lakh).
source: http://www.dnaindia.com / DNA / Home> Sports> Cricket / by DNA Web Team / January 28th, 2018