Mohammed Asab beat Nathan Xuereb of Malta to give India their ninth medal in shooting.
India’s Asab Mohd displays his Men’s Double Trap bronze medal. / PTI
Glasgow:
Indian shooter Mohammed Asab won the bronze medal in the men’s double trap beating 17-year-old Nathan Xuereb of Malta in the bronze medal match of the 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre here on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Asab shot 26 while Xuereb managed 24. Another Indian in the fray, Ankur Mittal missed out on a medal finishing fifth in the semi-final.
Shreyasi Singh grabbed the first medal of the day by winning the silver medal in the women’s double trap event. The Delhi girl shot 92 in the final round to win the silver, the fifth for the Indians from the shooting competition at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre.
India’s medal count from shooting now stood at nine — three gold, five silver and a bronze.
Abhinav Bindra, Rahi Sarnobat and Apurvi Chandila have won the gold medals. The silver medal winners, besides Shreyasi, are Malaika Goel, Prakash Nanjappa, Ayonika Paul and Anisa Sayyed.
source: http://www.sports.ndtv.com / NDTV Sports / NDTV Sports> News / by Indo-Asian News Service / Sunday – July 27th, 2014
Olympian BP Govinda was on Friday named chairman of Hockey India’s nine-member selection committee, which will start working from July 1.
The panel, which will be in office for a one-year tenure, was picked in the Hockey India Executive Board meeting held here. The selection committee will work jointly with the HI’s High Performance and Development Committee to identify fresh talent in the country.
Govinda represented the country twice in Olympics (1972 & 1976), two World Cups (1973 & 1975) and three Asian Games (1970, 1974 & 1978).
Olympian BP Govinda was named chairman of Hockey India’s nine-member selection committee, which will start working from July 1.
“The other members in the Selection Committee are Olympian Mr. Syed Ali (1964 Olympics), former international player Dr. R P Singh (World Cup in1986 & 1990), former Captain Mr. Gagan Ajit Singh (Olympics in 2000 & 2004), former Captain Mr. Arjun Halappa (Olympics in 2004 & Commonwealth Games in 2010), former Captain Ms. Savitri Purty (Asian Games in 1986), former Captain Ms. Mamta Kharab (Commonwealth Games in 2002 & 2006, Asia Cup in 2004), former Captain Ms. Surinder Kaur (Asia Cup in 2004) and former Captain Ms. Saba Anjum (Commonwealth Games 2002 & 2006, Asia Cup 2004 and Asian Games in 2002),” the HI said in a statement.
The newly-appointed Selection Committee will come into effect from July 1.
source: http://www.ibnlive.in.com / IBN Live / Home> Sports> Hockey / Press Trust of India / May 31st, 2013
City’s athletes, taking part in the Karnataka State Junior and Senior Athletic Championships at Sri Kanteerava Stadium, performed well on the concluding day of the Championships yesterday.
Mysore lad Mohammed Saqlain Ahmed won gold in the U-16 Boys Shot-Put event with a throw of 12.60m. Manush of Ideal Jawa Rotary School, Mysore, secured third place with a throw of 10.65m.
A. Bharath of Mysore won second place in the U-16 Boys High Jump event clearing a height of 1.45m. S.G. Pushpa of DYES, Mysore, won gold in the Hammer Throw event in the women’s section with a 40.76m. Navami of DYES, Mysore, won gold in the U-20 girls 400m event with a timing of 58.8s. Megha from T. Narasipur won silver medal in the U-18 girls 1500m event with a timing of 5:22.6s.
On Friday, Mahendra Rao won the bronze medal in Men’s 110m hurdles event.
T.S. Ravi of Mysore won bronze in Men’s Long Jump and Triple Jump events. A Bharath of Mysore finished second in the U-16 boys Triathlon event.
In the girls U-20 section, city’s E.C. Lathashree won bronze in the 10,000m event. In the girls U-18 section, DYES, Mysore’s H.R. Tharamani won silver medal in the 3000m event. In the girls U-14 event, Mysore’s Sinchana Ganesh won bronze medal in the Triathlon event.
Moodabidri Alva’s emerged overall champions.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / Sunday , September 21st, 2014
(Sitting L to R) M.V Sridhar Murthy (Vice-President) , Prof. G S. Shivashankar (Joint Secretary ), M.D. Gopinath, ( Secretary), M.A. Varadarajan (Head Master) and N.D. Jagannath (Physical Education Director).
(Standing from Left): S.G. Soundarya (Shot Put – 1st), S. Chandana (1500m – 2nd), C.S. Niranjan (3000m – 2nd), I. Syed Yaseer Mehdi (400m – 3rd), Kousik Madappa (Relay – 2nd), Tribhuvan (Relay – 2nd), T . Nagarjun (100 mts & 200 mts- 3rd), R. Deepesh (Long Jump 1st & Discuss Throw – 3rd).
Sadvidya High school, students who won medals in the South Zone Inter School Athletic Meet, conducted by Department of Public Instruction at University of Mysore Athletic Grounds in the city recently are seen with school officials
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / September 19th, 2014
Rashid Khan of Delhi claimed number one position on the 2013 Rolex Rankings after finishing sixth at the McLeod Russel Tour Championship. Rashid’s total earnings for the 2013 season were Rs. 46,38,284. He thus sealed the Rolex Player of the Year title. Rashid, the Rolex Rankings runner-up last year, posted 10 top-10s in 2013 which included two wins.
Rashid said, “It’s been a highly satisfying year for me. I won two events and was in contention in a number of events. Importantly, I’ve improved on last year when I finished second in the rankings. This is a huge boost for me as I’ll be playing as a full-card holder on the Asian Tour next year.”
Chikkarangappa S of Bangalore was second on the Rolex Rankings with earnings of Rs. 32,65,313 post his tied eighth place finish at the McLeod Russel Tour Championship. Chikkarangappa, who had one win and nine other top-10s in the season, also won the Emerging Player of the Year race as he recorded the maximum earnings among all the rookies in the 2013 season.
Chikka said, “When I began the year my target was a top-10 finish on the Rolex Rankings. But as the year progressed, I thought I had a realistic chance of finishing in the top-3 for the season. I’m delighted that I managed to finish second on the rankings and win the Emerging Player race as well. The rookies were very strong this year and coming out on top among the rookies is special. My putting was the highlight of the season. I really started putting well midway through the year when I started using a new putter.”
Angad Cheema of Panchkula ended up in second position in the Emerging Player of the Year race with earnings of Rs. 26,50,448.
source: http://www.indiansportsnews.com / Indian Sports News / Home> Top Stories / Monday – December 30th, 2014
India gets it first medal of Day 3 of Asian Games 2014 after the Indian trio shooters Heena Sidhu, Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed bagged the fourth bronze for India. They won the bronze medal in 25m Pistol Women’s Team event finishing third behind the teams from Republic of Korea and China. With this medal, India’s medal tally moves up to 5 including 1 gold and 4 bronze medals.
Shooters Heena Sidhu, Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed hit a total of 1729-45x while China’s ZHANG Jingjing, CHEN Ying and ZHOU Qingyuan finished second with 1747-57x while host nation South Korea, LEE Jungeun, KWAK Junghye and KIM Jangmi wwon the gold medal with 1748-48x.
Earlier, India’s Ayonika Paul, Apurvi Chandela and Raj Chaudhry finish at the fifth spot in 10m Air Rifle Women’s Team Finals. In the individual 10m Air Rifle Women’s event, 21-year-old Ayonika Paul finished with a lowly 7th rank while Apurvi Chandela and Raj Chaudhry failed to qualify for the finals after finishing at the 12th place and 35th place respectively.
The bronze medal by shooters Heena Sidhu, Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed is also fourth medal in shooting out of the 5 medals won so far with the one coming from Indian women’s badminton team.
source: http://www.india.com / India.com / Home> Sports / by Rashmi Mishra / September 22nd, 2014
A group photo of the winners and runners with the guests and JWGC office-bearers. Sitting from left: Anirudh Ranga, Partner, NR Group, Dr. S.L. Narayan, Chairman, Tournament Sub-Committee, B.M.Nagesh, Hon.Secretary,JWGC, P.M.Ganapathy, President, JWGC, Arjun Ranga, Partner, NR Group, R.Guru, Chairman, NR Group, Dr.Puttabasappa, Captain, JWGC, H.S. Arun Kumar, Hon.Treasurer, JWGC and Vishnu Ranga, Partner, NR Group; Standing from left: M.G.Changappa, M.A.Ramesh, Pranavi S.Urs, Dr. P.G. Karumbayya, Nikhil A.Pai, Dhruv Bopanna, M.S.Yashas Chandra, Hussain Vagh, Dr. Kashinath Achar, S. Ramachandra, P. Raghuveer and Brig. R.V. Seetharamaiah.
Mysore :
The prize distriion ceremony of the two-day NR Group Golf Championship-2014 was held at JWGC Club House on Sunday evening.
R. Guru, Chairman, NR Group and Arjun Ranga, Partner, NR Group, presented the trophies to the winners. P. M. Ganapathy, President- JWGC, Dr. Puttabasappa, Captain-JWGC, B.M.Nagesh, Hon. Secretary-JWGC, H.S. Arun Kumar, Hon.Treasurer, Dr. S.L. Narayan, Chairman-Tournament Sub-Committee and others were present.
The NR Cup Golf saw participation of 220 golfers from Mysore, Bangalore, Coorg, Chikamagalur, Ooty and Kodaikanal.
Bikers compete at the MRF MoGrip-FMSCI National Supercross championship at Technical Institute Grounds on Avinashi Road, Coimbatore on Sunday. (Photo:VIGNESH.B)
Coimbatore :
Punctuated with gravity-defying jumps and breakneck drifts on a tailor-made obstacle course, Supercross is one of the most awe-inspiring forms of motorsports. The fourth round of the MRF MoGrip National Supercross championship, held at the Hindustan Institute grounds here Sunday had thousands of fans on their feet.
More than 95 riders from across the country showcased their skills in different categories and it turned out to be a feast for the fans. The event was dominated by TVS Racing and the newly launched Hero 9T9. Harith Noah of TVS reigned supreme in SX1, the showpiece category, while Hero 9T9 made a clean sweep of the class 6 for private experts.
However, the highlight of the weekend was ‘Locals’ class, a category instituted for the host city. Coimbatore’s Jagadish Kumar of Hero 9T9 emerged ahead of his city-mates A. Anand and Mohammed Rafiq. Another local boy, S. Azaruddin, caught the eye with an impressive showing.
The capacity crowd was in for a bigger surprise when junior ‘daredevils’ took the centrestage. The U-15 riders of JR SX class were greeted with a standing ovation.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / DC Correspondent / September 22nd, 2014
The cricketer, who whacks the ball around the stadium ruthlessly, is extremely gentle while dealing with animals. Pathan works with the NGO Gujarat Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The brutality with which he smacks a cricket ball makes Yusuf Pathan appear ruthless. There’s little or no expression on his face as he wields his willow. But under it all, there is a very soft spot. The one he reserves for animals.
Yusuf accepted our invitation to supper at Port Elizabeth, where India was playing a one-day international against South Africa. With Discovery Channel running in the background, he started talking about his favourite animal – the lion.
When the word ajeeb — perhaps not the most accurate one — was used to describe the king of beasts, he subjected us to a terse lecture. “How can you use the word ajeeb? Have you taken a close look at it? It’s truly a wonderful creation of Allah,” he thundered. Yusuf then went on to describe his encounter with a lion inside Johannesburg’s Lion’s Park.
“We were following this really magnificent creature. Suddenly, it turned and pounced on the car, stood on the jeep’s bonnet and stared at us through the windscreen. Its face with the full mane was awesome.
As it opened its mouth and roared, I could only think of the prey it must have devoured. The lion stood on the vehicle for three minutes and those three minutes were like three hours for us.” The calm Yusuf brings to the crease and the instinct that takes over him when he’s attacking bowlers are perhaps traits he shares in common with the animal he so loves.
This incident was an insight into the man’s love for his environment. He said he inherited his passion from an uncle. “My late maamu, Azizul Islam, was really fond of wildlife. Whenever possible, I would tag along with him on his excursions into forests.
That is how I got hooked,” he says. Initially, Yusuf says, his abba didn’t approve of him bringing animals home. But gradually, he too started loving them. “Now, when I’m not around, he takes care of them.”
The life of an Indian cricketer alternates between various stadiums around the world and the plush environs of multi-starrer hotels.
The first thing Yusuf does when he gets into his hotel room is surf for Animal Planet, which needless to say, is his favourite channel. “I don’t like watching movies. Animal Planet or Discovery is all I want in my spare time,” he says.
Whenever he tours abroad he shops for items that come in handy for a night out in the jungle. “I’ve spent nights out in deep forests and it is the most wonderful of experiences. I usually carry three to four pairs of clothes, a small tent and a torch.
To be honest, I’ve managed to spot only a few wild cats in Gujarat till now. The moment I find time, I will be off to Ranthambore or Gir to see the big cats,” he says.
But his love for animals is not confined to watching wildlife. Snehal Bhatt Bhavsar, who works with the Gujarat Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA), is full of tales of the work Yusuf does with her NGO. She says that even before Yusuf became a household name, he would often volunteer for GSPCA and take great interest in rescuing animals, even taking them home to nurse them back to health.
“He has answered our calls in the middle of night and driven around with us to rescue abused animals. It doesn’t matter if it’s a dog, a chicken, a goat, a horse, a pigeon or a baby owl. He’s always there.
He takes the animals to his farm house outside Baroda, treats them and then releases them. He currently has a couple of horses there and really loves them although he has been kicked hard by one of them once,” she says.
Bhavsar says that when chickens were being culled mercilessly during the bird flu, Yusuf was so disturbed that he would plead with people to stop the killing. “When I visited his old house, there was an open air chicken shop on the same lane.
I couldn’t stand the ghastly sight. I pointed out to Yusuf that this was happening right outside his house even though he cared so much for animals. The next time I went there, the shop had disappeared,” Bhavsar adds.
Yusuf says, “I love all animals. Like us, Allah has given them life. What I really like about them is their wafaadari (loyalty). If you give them love, despite their inability to speak, they reciprocate in their own ways. It is so touching and tells you about the greatness of God and how he has balanced things so wonderfully in this world. It’s only we humans who don’t understand.”
source: http://www.punemirror.in / Pune Mirror / Home> Others> Sunday Read / by Ehtesham Hasan / February 06th, 2011
Former Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) vice-president Haji Jaffer died here Sunday, according to a press release from the Karnataka Billiards and Snooker Association (KBSA).
Jaffer, a widower and an advocate by profession, was 88 and is survived by two daughters and a son.
“During his tenure as the BSFI vice-president, Jaffer moved a resolution to include cue sport in the Asian Games and it was thanks to his efforts that India won 15 medals, including five gold, four silver and six bronze medals,” said BSFI secretary S. Balasubramaniam.
Cue sports made its Asian Games debut in 1998 Bangkok and was part of the quadrennial event until 2010 after which it was dropped from the programme.
Associated with cue sports since 1952, Jaffer played a key role in the KSBA securing its own premises that also houses a club house and guest rooms besides billiards tables.
Jaffer was also instrumental in shifting the venue of the National Championship from Kolkata, then the headquarters of the BSFI, to other parts of India on a rotation basis.
At Jaffer’s insistence, the BSFI agreed to introduce a National Championship for Women and the inaugural event was conducted by the KSBA in 1989.
source: http://www.business-standard.com / Business Standard / Home> Sports> IANS / Bangalore – September 21st, 2014
