Gurpreet scores lone goal, lifts BUSH to 1-0 win
Chandigarh: BUSH Academy, Khandoor Sahib, managed to beat Malwa Khalsa Hockey Academy, Ludhiana, 1-0 in a keenly fought match in the 7th S.N. Vohra Memorial Sub-Junior Hockey Tournament being organised by the Rock Rovers Hockey Club at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium in Chandigarh on Wednesday .
Playing fast hockey, both the teams raided each others area, but were not successful in opening their account and played a goalless first half. After changing ends, BUSH Academy and Malwa Khalsa went on offensive, but yet again failed to find the first goal of the match. Eventually, BUSH Academy broke the deadlock in the 52nd minute when Gurpreet Singh made no mistake in converting a penalty stroke. The match ended with a 1-0 score line in favour of BUSH Academy .
Malwa Khalsa Hockey Academy earned one penalty corner while BUSH Academy were awarded seven penalty corners and were successful in converting only one.
In the second match of the day, DAV Sector 8 Hockey Academy and Jarkhar Hockey Acade my, Ludhiana, played a 2-2 draw.
Gurjeet Singh put Jarkhar Hockey Academy ahead in the 15th minute through a penalty corner. DAV restored parity in the 27th minute through penalty corner which was converted by Ramandeep Singh. Jarkhar Hockey Academy again went ahead in the 30th minute. Shaminder Singh was the goal scorer for Jarkhar Academy . Seven minutes later, Harsimranjeet Singh pulled back an equaliser for DAV .
KPS calls AGM of ‘IHF’
New Delhi
SACKED INDIAN Hockey Federation (IHF) president K.P.S Gill continues to cause pinpricks to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Now he has called the annual general meeting of the dissolved body next month.IOA superseded the IHF on April 28 and appointed an ad-hoc committee in its place. Gill has gone to Delhi High Court challenging the supersession. IHF has since been operating from a rented place in South Patel Nagar in West Delhi. The agenda for the IHF meeting on September 17 are adoption of the reports of the secretary-general and treasurer, adoption of accounts for 2005-06 to 2007-08, appointment of auditor, nomination of representatives on the IOA. “Yes, we have called the AGM. We are fighting the supersession in court. We have called all the office-bearers and members to the AGM," IHF office secretary Narayanan said.
TOI-Chandigarh:
BUSH Academy clinch a thriller
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Chandigarh: Baba Uttam Singh Hockey (BUSH) Academy of Khadoor Sahib snatched two points from Malwa Khalsa School (MKS) Hockey Academy with a hardfought 1-0 victory in the four-team round robin league match of the 7th SN Vohra Memorial Sub-Junior Under-14 hockey tournament being conducted by Rock Rovers Club at Sector 42 Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. After a barren first half session, Bush Academy got their all-important goal through Gurpreet Singh, who converted a penalty corner in the 52nd minute. Khadoor Sahib Academy had a slight edge over their rivals as they forced seven-penalty corners but could take advantage of only one. Malwa Khalsa School Academy forced a lone penalty corner, which they failed to convert. The second match between DAV School Academy, Sector 8 and Jarkhar Academy of Ludhiana ended in a two-all draw. Jarkhar Hockey Academy which were awarded three penalty corners, shot into the lead in the 15 minute through Gurpreet Singh who converted a penalty corner. DAV Academy restored parity in the 27th minute when Ramandeep Singh converted penalty corner. In a seesaw battle Jarkhar Academy again went up as Shaminder Singh scored a fine field goal in the 30th minute. DAV Academy then went all out and forced another penalty corner in the 37th minute, which Harsimranjeet Singh converted it. With this draw, the teams split points.
Players vie for the ball in the match between BUSH Academy and MKS AcademyThe Hindu:
Gill convenes IHF’s AGM
NEW DELHI: The President of the suspended Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), Mr. K.P.S. Gill, has convened the annual general meeting (AGM) of the IHF here on September 17.
The agenda for the AGM includes adoption of the accounts of three financial years (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08), appointment of an auditor, nomination of representatives to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and pending legal cases and IOA’s action against the IHF.
After bribery charges came up against the then Secretary General of the IHF, Mr. K. Jothikumaran, the IOA had suspended the hockey body in April and had set up a five-member ad hoc committee to look after the affairs of the sport.
Later, the International Hockey Federation recognised a body named Hockey India as the authorised entity to run the game in the country. The IOA ad hoc committee and the women’s hockey federation together came under the new body. The official confirmation to this is expected to come at the IOA’s General Assembly scheduled in November.
Challenging the suspension, the IHF has filed a case in the Delhi High court. — Sports Reporter
Expressindia.com:
From trains to hockey sticks
Posted online: Thursday , August 28, 2008 at 12:55:42
Beginning this week, we introduce a new column featuring facts about the Indian Railways. We are thankful to Mayank Tiwari, director of National Rail Museum , New Delhi for extending his support and helping us put together fascinating details about the Railways.
Well-known for his exploits on the hockey field, few are aware that Leslie Walter Claudius started his hockey career with the Railways. The first hockey player to represent the country in four Olympics and win as many medals, it was a fortuitous incident that lead to Leslie Claudius taking up hockey at the highest level. In the year 1946, 19-year old Leslie was representing the Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) in football. During a Beighton Cup hockey match in Calcutta, Leslie was watching BNR play, when one of the players in the hockey team was injured. Fortunately for Leslie and for the country, no immediate replacement was on hand and the captain, Dickie Carr, another Olympian and one who knew Leslie well, thrust a hockey stick towards him and asked him to play.
The rest is history. As a permanent right half-back, Claudius represented India at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics, winning four medals, including three golds. His only regret: his team in the last Games in Rome (1960) won silver, under his captaincy.
— By J L Singh
TOI-Lucknow:
Sports Hostel lose
Sports Hostel lost to Sashastra Seema Bal by a solitary goal in the Lucknow hockey league. The goal was scored by Gunamani Singh in the 11th minute from the first penalty corner. The winners got two more PCs but failed to convert them. Sports Hostel also could not make use of the four PCs they received. In another match SAI Centre defeated Northern Railway Lucknow Division by two goals. Both the goals came in the first half through Ram Singh in the 13th minute and Shashi Kant in the 26th minute. NR got as many as nine PCs but wasted all of them. Saturday: UPP vs SAI 2.30 pm, NR vs Sports College 4 pm.
The Hindu:
Bangalore: Mani nets three
Centre-half Mani’s three strikes and a brace each by left-in Darshan and Kariappa, helped Sports School Ponnampet register a facile 8-2 win over Padriyad, Tellicherry in their last Group ’A’ encounter and qualify for the semifinals in the High School boys section of the Andolana Cup Invitation hockey tournament played at Mysore on Wednesday. Muthappa was the other scorer for the winner while Nithin and Kusha reduced the margin for the loser.
Best School, Bellary topped Group ’A’ with an all win record (4 played & 4 win) while DYSS, Bellary topped Group ’B’ with four wins. Bagalkot finished runner-up in Group ’B’ (three wins and one loss) and qualified for the semifinals.
The results: Invitation tournament: High School Boys: League: Sports School, Ponnampet bt Padriyad, Tellicherry 8-2; Best School, Bellary bt DYSS, Gulbarga 4-0; DYSS, Bellary bt Bagalkot 5-1; Tellicherry bt Mangalore 4-1; Gagag bt Padriyad, Tellicherry 8-1; DYSS, Hassan bt Tellicherry 4-0; Sports School, Ponnampet bt DYSS, Gulbarga 2-1; Bagalkot bt Mangalore 2-0. District tourney: College Boys: Semifinals: St. Philomena’s FGC bt TTL College of management 1-0; SBRR Mahajana PU College bt Sree Cauvery PU College 3-2 (tie-breaker).
High School Boys: Semifinals: Sree Ramakrishna Vidyashala bt Sree Cauvery HS 6-0; JSS HS bt Govt. HS, Hansoge, KR Nagar 3-2.
High school Girls: Third Place: Demonstration HS bt Good Shepherd ’B’ 3-1 (tie-breaker). Primary Boys: Third Place: Cauvery HPS bt DMS 3-2 (tie-breaker).
The Statesman:
Hockey’s golden era
The centenary celebrations of the Bengal Hockey Association were held in La Martiniere for Boys School since it has been one of the premiere institutions promoting hockey for many years now. The interactive session expressed the fact that everyone is worried about earning something from a sport. Gone is the opinion of people that sports were played for fun and as a form of improving one’s fitness levels. The audiovisual presentation “When we were kings” illustrated the glory days of hockey. As many as 140 schools came together on this great occasion of the centenary year of hockey. Many veteran players of that golden period were present and were honoured with a memento of their glorious days as young and talented players of hockey. The presentation paid heartfelt tribute to all veteran hockey players of the once famous Indian hockey team like Dhanraj Pillai, who captained the team, Brandon Claudius, Gurbux Singh, Vir Bahadur Chettri, and many other players. Gurbux Singh and Vir Bahadur Chettri displayed some of the artifacts like the shoes they had worn, team coats, medals et al. The presentation consisted of veteran players varying opinions on their game including the golden age of hockey and their victories against America and other countries. This was also an event where they encouraged and promoted hockey amongst the children of today. Of course very few reputed schools have the space to promote this game. The quiz round focussed on India and its participation in the Montreal and Moscow Olympics of ‘76 and ‘80. The winners of the quiz round were Assembly of God Church School and Khalsa Model School.
Mr Vir Bahadur Chettri Had said, “People are using sport as a passport to qualify for jobs and gain placements in renowned Institutions.” He said “the lack of facilities including astro turf and practice space has resulted in India not being selected in this year’s Olympics in Beijing.” He also said “hockey implements and techniques have evolved over the years and are now beginning to evolve with cultural differences in Asia and Europe thus hockey is being evolved to suit the culture of the country.” The final event that topped the show was the photographs which Gurbux Singh shared with the children of the various schools of their golden days. These veterans of the “Golden Age of Hockey” deserve a standing ovation for their effort and the glory they have brought to the Indian hockey team.
Tisha Maria Mendes, Coordinator,Cambridge School.
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