TOI-Hyderabad:
Sambasiva nets winner M Sambasiva scored the lone goal in Royal Hockey Club’s title triumph in the GHMC Annual Hockey Tournament for juniors on Friday. The champions beat GHMC Amberpet in the final.
TOI-Delhi
Gurpreet scores brace in Bharat Petroleum’s win
Gurgaon: Gurpreet Singh struck twice from penalty corners to help Bharat Petroleum beat ONGC XI 2-1 in a Pool ‘B’ quarterfinal league encounter of the 45th Jindal Steel Nehru Hockey tournament here on Friday. In other quarterfinal league matches, Mayur Subbaiah’s hat-trick saw South Central Railway pip President’s XI Bangladesh 5-3, while India colts beat Punjab and Sind Bank 4-3. AGENCIES
Telegraph:
Hockey meet
A six-a-side indoor hockey meet will be held at the Netaji Indoor Stadium from November 24-28, the BHA announced on Friday . Six teams — Bengal, Mumbai, Karnataka, Punjab, Jharkhand and North East Region — will take part. East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting will play in exhibition ties. Former Olympians and national level players will play for those teams.
The Hindu:
Easy for Maratha Light Infantry ‘B’
BANGALORE: Maratha Light Infantry ‘B’ from Belgaum humbled Coorg HA 5-2 in a State ‘B’ division hockey league encounter at the KSHA stadium here on Friday.
Amit Kadam (seventh and 16th) and Irfan Sanadi (12th) gave the Infantrymen a 3-0 cushion before Vipin Somaya pulled one back for Coorg HA before half-time.
On change of ends Amol Lawarke (40th) and Amol Patil (59th) scored for the winner even as Robin struck once in between for the losing side. — Special Correspondent
Indian Colts pips Punjab and Sind Bank
Sports Reporter
GURGAON: Indian Colts put up a spirited performance to stun defending champion Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) 4-3 in a quarterfinals league match of the Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium, here on Friday.
In the Pool ‘A’ contest, Ranjodh Singh drew first blood for PSB in the 11th minute. But the Colts regrouped to fight back and take a 3-1 lead at half-time.
Jai Kiran (22nd and 32nd minutes) shot home twice, while Dharamvir Singh (29th) netted once.
Four minutes into the second-half, forward Gurvinder Singh Chandi reduced the margin for PSB. But the happiness was short-lived as Colts captain Diwakar Ram converted a penalty corner in the 43rd minute to extend the lead again.
PSB’s Mandeep Singh found the target nine minutes before the hooter though the effort could not prevent the Colts from walking away with a win.
Bharat Petroleum rode on Gurpreet Singh’s brace (45th and 58th) to get the better of ONGC XI 2-1 in a close Pool ‘B’ match. K.H. Jayanta (49th) pulled one back for the losing side.
In another Pool ‘B’ encounter, Mayur Subbaiah’s triple-strike (16th, 37th and 52nd) propelled South Central Railways to a 5-3 victory over President’s XI, Bangladesh.
In the goal-feast, Prabhakar Singh (33rd) and Amit Shrivas (57th) were the other scorers for the winning team. S. Mohammad Nannu (14th and 48th) and Rimon Kumar (61st) scored for the Bangladesh side.
Grass hockey — is it still feasible?
S. Thyagarajan
Chennai: Can competitive hockey come back to natural grass? This is an interesting question; somewhat even imprudent at this juncture. More than a generation has passed since the synthetic pitches became a reality after the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976.
However, the subject of grass hockey pops up now and then for a debate, especially in Asia, more specifically in India and Pakistan.
Interest in the subject is being revived, and significantly, on the eve of the week-long meetings of the International Hockey Federation starting at Los Angeles from November 23. The sessions conclude with the FIH Congress on November 29, the day on which the election of the President is scheduled.
While there is a section which still believes that hockey on grass will ensure the return of the Sub-Continent to the top, what is noteworthy is the attention being paid to the subject by the Asian Hockey Federation.
How far will the AHF take up the matter and succeed during the forthcoming Congress is a matter of conjecture. But that the administration is keen to project the advantages, or at least the need to recognise natural grass as an acceptable alternative sounds good indeed.
Cost factor
The stress is likely on cost factor as main source that impedes development in countries like Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal, the Philippines and Kazhakstan. Interestingly, the case for retaining grass as part of hockey’s competitive structure was first voiced by the then President of the Indian Olympic Association, Raja Bhalindra Singh, even as early as in the mid-Eighties.
He questioned the wisdom of confining hockey to artificial grass pointing out when a more popular sport like tennis was allowed to play on three surfaces — natural grass, clay and artificial surfaces even in Grand Slam competitions, why should hockey be restricted one surface all over the world.
The issue was even raised during an FIH Congress by Prof. Gurusewak Singh. It is a fact of history that the Asian super powers never presented a serious opposition to the elimination of grass in preference to synthetic pitches.
It is debatable whether now is the time to put the clock back, especially after the leading hockey playing nations in the continent had invested heavily on synthetic pitches.
India, Pakistan, Malaysia, South Korea, China and Japan now have sufficient number of artificial state-of-the-art venues to stage international competitions. It is only countries like Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines, that feel the pinch to go in for full fledged venues.
A solution
The solution for the AHF lies in impressing on the FIH to help these countries through the programme of donor pitches. Several African and South American countries have been benefited by the FIH schemes as part of its developmental programmes.
The AHF can also create a mechanism to suggest ways and means of installing mini-turf pitches in schools, colleges and clubs as the starting point in those countries keen on getting into the hockey fold.
More than once the FIH has clarified that it is never against any team playing on natural grass but is clear that events conducted on it will not get official recognition, or sanction.
So, there is an avenue for AHF to project the advantages of grass pitches whether the FIH is prepared to give it a hearing or not in the LA meetings.
A clear cut policy is likely to be framed when the AHF holds its bi-annual Congress at Kuala Lumpur next month.
TOI-Bangalore:
Easy win for MLI ‘B’: Maratha Light Infantry ‘B’, Belgaum trounced Coorg Hockey Association 5-2 in the State ‘B’ Division hockey league at the KSHA Stadium in Bangalore on Friday.
HMT, Jain College storm into final: HMT rallied to beat ASC Boys Company 2-1 and enter the final of the BCYA’s 13th State-level hockey tournament in Bangalore on Friday. In the other semifinal, Jain College blanked BCYA ‘A’ 3-0 in a one-sided affair.
The Statesman:
Hockey A six a side indoor hockey tournament, organised by Bengal Hockey Association, will commence from 24 November here. Mumbai, Karnataka, Punjab, Bengal, Jharkhand and North East will participate in it.
HT-Chandigarh:
Hindustan Times Exclusive - Foreigners reject Rs 1 cr prize fund for hockey event
Sahil Sharma
New Delhi
IT WAS in 1995 that the International Hockey Federation (FIH) threw spanner in the works of the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup organisers, who wanted to award Maruti Esteem cars to players. The FIH argued that hockey players are amateurs and should not be given costly awards.
It seems nothing much has changed in a decade or so and the same argument holds in hockey, as officials from Germany and the Netherlands put spokes in the plans for awarding Rs 1 crore as prizemoney to players of what would arguably be the most expensive hockey tournament in India.
Organisers of the four-nation Punjab Gold Cup involving the Netherlands, Germany and Pakistan besides hosts India, to be held in two legs at Chandigarh and Jalandhar between the last week of January and first week of February, were forced to change their plans because the Dutch and German federations objected to the players being given such a huge sum. Instead, they wanted the money to be given to them so that it could be used for their youth development programmes.
"The Punjab government, the main sponsor of the tournament, had proposed Rs 1 crore as prize fund but the German and Holland hockey federations objected to the players getting the prize money. They suggested that the respective federations directly receive the money, utilising it for their youth programmes," a source close to the organisers told Hindustan Times.
The tournament is also facing trouble on another front as Pak istan's participation is under a cloud following the Indian junior team's withdrawal from a tour across the bor der citing security concerns.
Former India captain Pargat Singh, who is heading the organising committee, said: "We are in talks with Pakistan Hockey Federation to get things sorted out. However, if they pull out, we are looking at Australia as a possible replacement.
"We are also looking for sponsors and plan to sell television rights for such a major tournament. The tournament will surely happen, but some last minute planning has to be completed to get things in order."
The tournament, which has got the go ahead from the IHF ad hoc committee, will be one of the major hockey tournaments to be hosted by India. BP, India Colts register win Bharat Petroleum and India Colts registered convincing victories to book their place in the semi-finals of the 45th Jindal Steel Nehru Hockey Tournament on Friday.
The Indian colts showed character to come from a goal down and beat defending champions Punjab and Sind Bank 4-3.
After Ranjodh Singh put the Punjab and Sind team in front, they dominated the early part of the first half showing experience and endurance. But the colts struck back in the 22nd minute to draw parity. After the equaliser, it was all colts as they dominated the their fancied opponents.
sahil.sharma@hindustantimes.com
Coimbatore: Hockey tournament
The district-level inter-School hockey tournament for boys and girls, conducted by the Coimbatore wing of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, will be held at the Bharathiar University grounds from November 24 to 26.
TOI-Goa:
BPCL win in Nehru Hockey: Gurpreet Singh struck twice from penalty corners to help Bharat Petroleum beat ONGC XI 2-1 in a Pool ‘B’ quarterfinal league encounter of the 45th Jindal Steel Nehru Hockey tournament here today. In another high scoring Pool ‘B’ quarterfinal league match, Mayur Subbaiah’s hattrick saw South Central Railway pip President’s XI Bangladesh 5-3, while India colts defeated Punjab and Sind Bank 4-3 in a Pool ‘A’ encounter.
Daily Excelsior:
Gurpreet powers BP to 2-1 win over ONGC
GURGAON, Nov 21: A brace from Gurpreet Singh helped Bharat Petroleum to overpower ONGC 2-1 in the group B quarter-final league match of the 45th Nehru Hockey tournament here today.
In the first match of the day, after a barren first half, Gurpreet drew the first blood for BP in the 45th minute through a penalty corner but KH Jayanta scored the equaliser in the 49th minute (PC).
However, it was Gurpreet’s another penalty corner in the 58th minute allowed BP to take the lead and his team held on to the lead to emerge winners.
In the other matches of the day, South Central Railways defeated President XI, Bangladesh 5-3 in the group B, while in a group A match, India Colts overwhelmed Punjab and Sind Bank 4-3.
For South Central Railways, Mayur Subbaiah scored a hat-trick firing three goals (16th, 37th, 52nd minute) all through penalty corners and was well supported by Prabhakar Singh (33rd) and Amit Shrivas (57th) who scored a goal each against the Bangladeshi outfit.
For President’s XI, Sheikh Md Mannu scored a brace in the 14th and 48th minute, while the third goal came from Rimon Kumar Ghosh (61st) which could onlyy reduce the margin of the defeat.
In the only match of group A today, India Colts held their nerves and defied a strong come back from Punjab Sind Bank after the former was leading 3-1 in the first half.
Jai Karan struck twice in the 22nd and 32nd minute, while Dharamvir Singh (29th) and Diwakar Ram (43rd) scored two crucial goals to India Colts home.
For the losers, Ranjoth Singh (11th), Gurvinder Singh Chandi (39th) and Mandeep Singh (61st) were the goal scorers. (UNI)
The Kashmir Times:
BHA to organise indoor hockey tourney
KOLKATA, Nov 21 (UNI): Bengal Hockey Association (BHA) as part of itscentenary celebration will organise a six-a-side indoor hockeytournament from November 24-29. BHA secretary Gurbax Singh told mediapersons here today that leading hockey-playing states, including Punjab, Mumbai, Karnataka , Jharkhand and combined Northeast, besides West Bengal will take part in this tournament to be held on wooden floor at the Netaji Indoor stadium.He said after a round robin league two top teams will play the final. BHA Vice-President S.Purakayastha said three top sports clubs - East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, and Mohammedan Sporting - will play in exhibition ties at the same venue from November 26 onwards.Their respective teams would be composed of Olympians and national level players along with rising stars.
DNA:
Kullu does the trick for SSC
DNA Correspondent
Rovers Sports Academy knocked out College of Military Engineering (CME) 6-1 in the Saros N Kothavalla Hockey Tournament at the Dhyanchand stadium here on Friday.
Rohan Jawale drew the first blood after striking in the 5th minute. Nitin Karle scored the second goal to put pressure on the CME side. It was Santosh Kasture who scored two back-to-back goals taking the goals tally to four.
A hat-trick by Johnson Kullu enabled Shilloh Sports Club (SSC) beat Hockey Lovers 4-2 as they enter the second round of the tournament. Johnson Kullu struck in the 8th, 18th and the 23rd minute to give a nightmarish run to the Hockey Lovers' defenders.
President XI suffers 2nd consecutive defeat; lose to South Central Railway 3-5
Sat. November 22, 2008; Posted: 05:30 AM
Dhaka, Nov 21, 2008 -- President XI of Bangladesh suffered the second consecutive defeat in the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru Cup Hockey tournament losing to South Central Railway (SCR) of India by 3-5 goals in their 2nd match at the Gurgaon Nehru Stadium in Haryana today (Friday).
With the day?s defeat, Bangladesh team quit from the prestigious Indian Hockey meet after their 1-5 goals defeat against Bharat Petroleum in the opening 2nd round match on Thursday.
Touring Bangladesh team will play their remaining match with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Eleven on Sunday at 3:30 pm BST.
In the day?s match, Mayur Subbaiah scored three goals, while Prabhakar Singh and skipper Amit Shrivas netted one goal each for the winners, which dominated the first half 2-1.
Sheikh Mohammad Nannu struck twice while Rimon Kumar Ghosh scored one goal for President XI.
Nannu put Bangladesh team ahead in the 14th minute from a penalty corner (1-0) while Mayur Subbaiah of SCR restored the parity just two minutes later, also from a penalty corner (1-1).
Prabhakar Singh put SCR team in the lead with a field goal in the 33rd minute to dominate the first half 2-1.
Subbaiah increased the SCR margin in the 37th minute converting a penalty corner (3-1) while Nannu of Bangladesh pulled one back in the 48th minute from a penalty corner (3-2).
Subbaiah scored his third goal in the match in the 52nd minute, also from a penalty corner (4-2) while captain Amith Shrivas widened the SCR margin by a field goal in the 57th minute (5-2).
Rimon Kumar Ghosh, who scored the only goal for Bangladesh in the last match, reduced the margin by a field goal in the 61st minute (5-3).
Bangladesh team: Mahbubullah Shakil, AKM Shamsuddin, Asaduzzaman Chandan, Moshiur Rahman, AHM Kamruzzaman, M Shahidullah, Ashiquzzaman, Ferdous Golder, Sheikh Nannu, Zahid Bin Talib, Taposh Barman, Jamal Hossain, Krishna Kumar, Imran Hasan Pinto and Zahid Hossain.
TheNation.com:
India name junior team for Asian Championship
By OUR STAFF REPORTER submitted 6 hours 40 minutes ago
KARACHI - The Indian Women's Hockey Federation on Saturday announced an 18-member squad for the fifth Junior (U-21) Women's Asia Cup to be held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from December 13-21, according to information available here. Pakistan team for the championship will be named on November 25 after one day trials here at the HCP. Pakistan Hockey Federation has already picked 34 players now attending training camp here for final selection.
HT-Chandigarh:
Navneet’s family takes battle to court
Saurabh Duggal
Chandigarh
THE FAMILY of Navneet Kaur, a victim of alleged sexual harassment by coach A. Edwards at the junior national hockey camp in Lucknow, has taken the issue to the court.
Alleging injustice meted out to his daughter, Navneet’s father, Harbhajan Singh, filed a Civil Writ Petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a probe into the incident by the sports ministry and inclusion of his daughter in the team for the upcoming Junior Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur from December 13.
Navneet was thrown out of the camp after she objected vociferously to alleged advances by national goalkeeping coach A Edwards. HT highlighted the case in its November 14 edition.
On Friday, a division bench comprising Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Nawab Singh issued notice of motion, returnable by Nov 27, to six respondents including the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation (IWHF), Sports Authority of India (SAI), the Sports Ministry, chief national coach G.S Bhangu and Edwards.
A promising and upcoming goalkeeper, Navneet was recalled to the camp following SAI intervention but the IWHF did not include her in the squad for the Asia Cup.
In his petition, Navneet’s father asked the HC to direct SAI to depute independent experts to determine whether Navneet is the best goalkeeper in her age group. In case the observers come to such a conclusion, he asked the IWHF be directed to include her in the squad for the Junior Asia Cup.
He alleged that the IWHF announced the squad on November 16 in order to keep his daughter out.
“Generally teams are announced after getting clearance from the Sports Ministry a week before the tournament,” he claimed.
He also claimed that IWHF secretary Amrit Bose threatened his daughter that her career would to brought to an end just like that of former India captain Pritam Siwach if she continued to cause more ‘trouble’ for the federation.
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The Telegraph:
PHL unlikely this season
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi: The fifth edition of the Premier Hockey League (PHL) is unlikely to be held this season, according to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) sources.
The PHL is generally held during the months of December-January every season.
Speaking to The Telegraph on Thursday, a member of the IOA ad hoc committee for hockey said: “I am sure we will have to forgo the tournament this time. The committee is definitely not ready to host it.”
The now deposed Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) launched the PHL in 2005.
IOA insiders, however, said it would have been difficult to stage the PHL since it is still a separate entity with both K.P.S. Gill and K. Jyothikumaran part of it as directors.
“There are legal problems as well, as the IHF has gone to court challenging the IOA’s decision to suspend it,” said an official.
Arrangements finalised for first ever floodlight hockey match
LAHORE, Nov 21 (APP)- All arrangements have been finalised to hold first ever hockey match under lights here tomorrow, Saturday with game followers getting a new taste of hockey blend with fun in a musical evening at National hockey stadium. This was stated by Chairman of the organising committee of the match Pervez Bhandara at a news conference along with Secretary,Punjab Hockey Association, Rana Mujahid on Friday.
Bhandara said the match will be played between Pak senior and Pak juniors at 7 pm and Punjab Governor,Salman Taseer will be the chief guest on the occasion.
The match is a sort of compensation of the Pak-India junior hockey series whose last match was to be played at Lahore on the same dates. The series was cancelled at the last minute when Indian authorities refused to give security clearance to its team to visit Pakistan.Pakistan Hockey Federation organised a similar event at Karachi where the opening match of the series was to be played on November 11 .
He said the musical programme will continue for one hour before the start of the match and it will go for another two hours after the match followed by a fire works display.
“ People of Lahore will be having the first hand experience to watch hockey under lights as the stadium has been equipped with the most modern facility to have matches at evenings”, he said.
Bhandara said Pakistan Hockey Federation has ensured top security to hold the match in a smooth manner. “ The entry into the stadium will be free and it will be through three gates after thorough screening of the public”.
He said PHF has invited former Pakistan hockey captains , former olympians and international players to see the match followed by an entertaining programme.
“ Our objective is to bring people back to hockey arenas and we have added another attraction by having top singers who will be performing on the occasion “,he asserted.
Those will be performing include Ali Azmat, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Adeel, daughter of famous folk singer Reshma, Komal, Haroon, Roxen and Ashia Khan.
Rana Mujahid thanked PHF for extending all out cooperation to hold the match. “ We will be having a lucky draw of Rs 100,000 for the general public “,he said.
He said the match will provide top quality hockey as country’s best hockey talent will be playing in it.
“ We are expecting a big audience to come and enjoy and we have made possible arrangements for their comfort “,he said.
President XI go 5-1 down in Nehru Hockey
Thu, Nov 20th, 2008 8:23 pm BdST
Dhaka, Nov 20 (bdnews24.com) – The President XI Bangladesh suffered a massive 5-1 defeat to Bharat Petroleum in one of three matches on the opening day of the 45th Nehru Hockey in Haryana, India, on Thursday.
The President XI, comprised of Bangladesh national players, were trailed by two goals in the first half as Pundalik scored both goals in the 21st and 28th minutes.
After resumption, the Indian side widened the lead 15 minutes into the second half as Tushar struck the third field goal.
One minute later, Rimon Kumar Ghosh pulled one goal back before Bangladesh conceded another two goals in the space of seven minutes.
Amar made it 4-1 in the 53rd minute before Tushar struck his second goal to seal the match for Bharat Petroleum.
Bangladesh were drawn into Pool B with ONGC XI, South Central Railway and Bharat Petroleum while Pool A included Punjab & Sind Bank, Pakistan Heroes Club, India Colts and Western Railway.
Bangladesh will play their second match against South Central Railway Friday.
PHL unlikely this season
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi: The fifth edition of the Premier Hockey League (PHL) is unlikely to be held this season, according to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) sources.
The PHL is generally held during the months of December-January every season.
Speaking to The Telegraph on Thursday, a member of the IOA ad hoc committee for hockey said: “I am sure we will have to forgo the tournament this time. The committee is definitely not ready to host it.”
The now deposed Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) launched the PHL in 2005.
IOA insiders, however, said it would have been difficult to stage the PHL since it is still a separate entity with both K.P.S. Gill and K. Jyothikumaran part of it as directors.
“There are legal problems as well, as the IHF has gone to court challenging the IOA’s decision to suspend it,” said an official.
Arrangements finalised for first ever floodlight hockey match
LAHORE, Nov 21 (APP)- All arrangements have been finalised to hold first ever hockey match under lights here tomorrow, Saturday with game followers getting a new taste of hockey blend with fun in a musical evening at National hockey stadium. This was stated by Chairman of the organising committee of the match Pervez Bhandara at a news conference along with Secretary,Punjab Hockey Association, Rana Mujahid on Friday.
Bhandara said the match will be played between Pak senior and Pak juniors at 7 pm and Punjab Governor,Salman Taseer will be the chief guest on the occasion.
The match is a sort of compensation of the Pak-India junior hockey series whose last match was to be played at Lahore on the same dates. The series was cancelled at the last minute when Indian authorities refused to give security clearance to its team to visit Pakistan.Pakistan Hockey Federation organised a similar event at Karachi where the opening match of the series was to be played on November 11 .
He said the musical programme will continue for one hour before the start of the match and it will go for another two hours after the match followed by a fire works display.
“ People of Lahore will be having the first hand experience to watch hockey under lights as the stadium has been equipped with the most modern facility to have matches at evenings”, he said.
Bhandara said Pakistan Hockey Federation has ensured top security to hold the match in a smooth manner. “ The entry into the stadium will be free and it will be through three gates after thorough screening of the public”.
He said PHF has invited former Pakistan hockey captains , former olympians and international players to see the match followed by an entertaining programme.
“ Our objective is to bring people back to hockey arenas and we have added another attraction by having top singers who will be performing on the occasion “,he asserted.
Those will be performing include Ali Azmat, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Adeel, daughter of famous folk singer Reshma, Komal, Haroon, Roxen and Ashia Khan.
Rana Mujahid thanked PHF for extending all out cooperation to hold the match. “ We will be having a lucky draw of Rs 100,000 for the general public “,he said.
He said the match will provide top quality hockey as country’s best hockey talent will be playing in it.
“ We are expecting a big audience to come and enjoy and we have made possible arrangements for their comfort “,he said.
President XI go 5-1 down in Nehru Hockey
Thu, Nov 20th, 2008 8:23 pm BdST
Dhaka, Nov 20 (bdnews24.com) – The President XI Bangladesh suffered a massive 5-1 defeat to Bharat Petroleum in one of three matches on the opening day of the 45th Nehru Hockey in Haryana, India, on Thursday.
The President XI, comprised of Bangladesh national players, were trailed by two goals in the first half as Pundalik scored both goals in the 21st and 28th minutes.
After resumption, the Indian side widened the lead 15 minutes into the second half as Tushar struck the third field goal.
One minute later, Rimon Kumar Ghosh pulled one goal back before Bangladesh conceded another two goals in the space of seven minutes.
Amar made it 4-1 in the 53rd minute before Tushar struck his second goal to seal the match for Bharat Petroleum.
Bangladesh were drawn into Pool B with ONGC XI, South Central Railway and Bharat Petroleum while Pool A included Punjab & Sind Bank, Pakistan Heroes Club, India Colts and Western Railway.
Bangladesh will play their second match against South Central Railway Friday.
Indian Hockey-Printed articles-20-Nov-08
Indian Express:
After Oil slick, Air India skid
Express News Service
Posted: Nov 20, 2008 at 0002 hrs IST
New Delhi, November 19 Hockey’s glamour teams sent packing early
The traditional order was turned upside down at the Nehru hockey tournament on Wednesday. Two of the best— and strongest— teams in domestic Indian hockey were sent packing in their first match itself.
For more than a year, Indian Oil and Air India — the merged entity after India Airlines and Air India came together — have dominated Indian hockey. Of the seven events held this year, four saw the duo clash for the title. In the other three, one of the two was in the final.
On Wednesday, though, both teams lost to less fancied opponents. While South Central Railway thrashed Indian Oil 3-0, Air India lost to ONGC XI in the tie-breaker.
KK Bharath gave the Railway’s team the lead in the very first minute, while Mayur Subbaiah doubled it in the 21st minute off a penalty corner.
Prabhakar Singh then rounded off the tally in the 44th minute to ensure that the oilmen, who had to win only this one match to move into the quarterfinal league, went home.
In the other match, ONGC did not have it as easy, but managed to book their quarterfinal spot after getting past favourites Air India in the tie-breaker, after the teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time. Harman Singh converted an indirect penalty corner for ONGC while Sandeep Singh equalised for Air India. In the tie-breaker, Baljinder, Harpal Singh, Bikash Toppo and Amit Bharadwaj scored for ONGC while Arjun Halappa and Sandeep Singh missed for Air India.
“What can I say? We were completely outclassed in every department — attack, midfield and defence. We had almost 10 players who were part of the India camp recently —while Indian Oil had almost seven. But both teams lost,” said Air India Harendra Singh, who also happens to be the chief national coach.
Thursday’s fixtures:India Colts vs S-C Railway, Punjab & Sind bank vs Western Railway, BPCL vs Bangladesh XI.
TOI-Hyderabad:
Coronation Club in last four Coronation Club made short work of Boys Union 5-3 to move into the semifinals of the GHMC Annual Hockey Tournament for Juniors at Gymkhana grounds on Wednesday. In another tie, Mohammedan Sporting blanked Chintalbasti playground 2-0. B-Division hockey from Dec 2 Hyderabad Hockey Association will conduct the B-Division Hockey League Championship from December 2 at Gymkhana grounds. Interested teams may register their teams with the Association.
HT-Delhi:
Indira Gandhi hockey set for revival
Sahil Sharma
New Delhi
THE LONG-FORGOTTEN Indira Gandhi International Men's Hockey tournament is on the verge of revival as Indian hockey's ad-hoc committee is planning to host it next year after a gap if 11 years. The responsibility for organising the tournament has been vested with the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Trust (JNST), which has approached the top seven teams - Olympic champions Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain and South Korea - for participating in the event "The revival process is underway and we will be giving final shape to it before the next ad-hoc committee meeting in December," said Zafar Iqbal, an ad-hoc committee member. Initially Delhi's name was being proposed as the venue, but with the National Stadium and the Shivaji Stadium under renovation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the tournament will most likely be shifted to Gurgaon. The tournament was a huge success when it was launched in 1987 at Lucknow despite the venue being on the outskirts of the city. The venue was then shifted to Delhi in 1995 and only three more editions were held - the last being in 1997 - after which the tournament fizzled out of the international calendar, thanks to the callous attitude of Indian Hockey Federation. "We are looking forward to the return of this prestigious tournament. Things are shaping up and we are hoping that some generous sponsor brings in the much needed moolah," said Iqbal. JNST is looking for the period between March and April 2009 to organise the tournament that was launched in memory of late Indira Gandhi following her assassination in 1984.Some of the teams, however, are unlikely to agree to the March-April slot, as they would be playing in the Euro league during that period. sahil.sharma@hindustantimes.com
After Oil slick, Air India skid
Express News Service
Posted: Nov 20, 2008 at 0002 hrs IST
New Delhi, November 19 Hockey’s glamour teams sent packing early
The traditional order was turned upside down at the Nehru hockey tournament on Wednesday. Two of the best— and strongest— teams in domestic Indian hockey were sent packing in their first match itself.
For more than a year, Indian Oil and Air India — the merged entity after India Airlines and Air India came together — have dominated Indian hockey. Of the seven events held this year, four saw the duo clash for the title. In the other three, one of the two was in the final.
On Wednesday, though, both teams lost to less fancied opponents. While South Central Railway thrashed Indian Oil 3-0, Air India lost to ONGC XI in the tie-breaker.
KK Bharath gave the Railway’s team the lead in the very first minute, while Mayur Subbaiah doubled it in the 21st minute off a penalty corner.
Prabhakar Singh then rounded off the tally in the 44th minute to ensure that the oilmen, who had to win only this one match to move into the quarterfinal league, went home.
In the other match, ONGC did not have it as easy, but managed to book their quarterfinal spot after getting past favourites Air India in the tie-breaker, after the teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time. Harman Singh converted an indirect penalty corner for ONGC while Sandeep Singh equalised for Air India. In the tie-breaker, Baljinder, Harpal Singh, Bikash Toppo and Amit Bharadwaj scored for ONGC while Arjun Halappa and Sandeep Singh missed for Air India.
“What can I say? We were completely outclassed in every department — attack, midfield and defence. We had almost 10 players who were part of the India camp recently —while Indian Oil had almost seven. But both teams lost,” said Air India Harendra Singh, who also happens to be the chief national coach.
Thursday’s fixtures:India Colts vs S-C Railway, Punjab & Sind bank vs Western Railway, BPCL vs Bangladesh XI.
TOI-Hyderabad:
Coronation Club in last four Coronation Club made short work of Boys Union 5-3 to move into the semifinals of the GHMC Annual Hockey Tournament for Juniors at Gymkhana grounds on Wednesday. In another tie, Mohammedan Sporting blanked Chintalbasti playground 2-0. B-Division hockey from Dec 2 Hyderabad Hockey Association will conduct the B-Division Hockey League Championship from December 2 at Gymkhana grounds. Interested teams may register their teams with the Association.
HT-Delhi:
Indira Gandhi hockey set for revival
Sahil Sharma
New Delhi
THE LONG-FORGOTTEN Indira Gandhi International Men's Hockey tournament is on the verge of revival as Indian hockey's ad-hoc committee is planning to host it next year after a gap if 11 years. The responsibility for organising the tournament has been vested with the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Trust (JNST), which has approached the top seven teams - Olympic champions Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain and South Korea - for participating in the event "The revival process is underway and we will be giving final shape to it before the next ad-hoc committee meeting in December," said Zafar Iqbal, an ad-hoc committee member. Initially Delhi's name was being proposed as the venue, but with the National Stadium and the Shivaji Stadium under renovation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the tournament will most likely be shifted to Gurgaon. The tournament was a huge success when it was launched in 1987 at Lucknow despite the venue being on the outskirts of the city. The venue was then shifted to Delhi in 1995 and only three more editions were held - the last being in 1997 - after which the tournament fizzled out of the international calendar, thanks to the callous attitude of Indian Hockey Federation. "We are looking forward to the return of this prestigious tournament. Things are shaping up and we are hoping that some generous sponsor brings in the much needed moolah," said Iqbal. JNST is looking for the period between March and April 2009 to organise the tournament that was launched in memory of late Indira Gandhi following her assassination in 1984.Some of the teams, however, are unlikely to agree to the March-April slot, as they would be playing in the Euro league during that period. sahil.sharma@hindustantimes.com
Indian Hockey-Printed articles-19-Nov-08
TOI-Hyderabad:
Royal Club in semis Royal Hockey Club and GHMC Amberpet Playground moved into the semifinals of the GHMC Annual Open Hockey Tournament for Juniors at Gymkhana grounds. In the quarterfinals, Royal Club blanked Bisthiwadi Playground 5-0 while Amberpet outplayed Tadban Hockey Club 5-1.
Indian Express:
Children's Academy, Dolours prevail
¦ Children's Academy (Malad) and Our Lady of Dolours kicked off their campaigns with impressive wins as the MSSA Inter School hockey tournament got under way at the Mumbai Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. Our Lady of Dolours beat St. Joseph's, Malad 9-0, as Anoop Valmiki, Sooraj, Nikhil and Atish scored a brace each, while Ankeet completed the rout. Children's Academy beat Hind Vidhya Bhavan, Marine Lines 4-0 with Abhishek Mondal, Abdul, Rajat Sharma and Anurag Sharma scoring for the winners. —
Western Railway in quarters
¦ Western Railway stunned favourites Namdhari XI 3-2 to book their spot in the quarter-final league of the Nehru hockey tournament on Tuesday. After the teams were tied 2-2 at the end of regulation time, Manish Saini scored the winner in the 76th minute. Western Railway took the lead twice in the match through Hardeep Singh and Chadrakesh Kumar, but Sardara Singh equalised for Namdhari. In the other match of the day, India Colts qualified for the quarter-final league, defeating Karnataka XI 4-1. Diwakar Ram scored a hat-trick while Innocent Kullu scored once for the colts while Nilesh KA score the consolation goal for Karnataka.
HT-Chandigarh:
Mata Gujri College score easy win
Fatehgarh Sahib
MATA GUJRI College, Fatehgarh Sahib, defeated Government Rajindra College, Bathinda, 6-0 in the Punjabi University InterCollege Hockey Tournament in Fatehgarh Sahib on Tuesday . In other matches, Government Rajindra College, Bathinda scored a 10 win over Government College, Ropar, while Khalsa College, Patiala, got a walkover against Government College, Ropar.
In the most thrilling encounter of the day Government Rajindra College, Bathinda, defeated Government Ranbir College, Sangrur, 4-3 via penalty shoot out.
Results: Government Ripudaman College, Nabha bt Physical College, Bhogamajra 3-2; Government Barjindra College, Faridkot bt Govt. Mohindra College, Patiala 2-1; Government Barjindra College, Faridkot w/o Government College, Malerkotla; Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib bt Govt. Rajindra College, Bathinda 6-0; Government Rajindra College, Bathinda bt Government College, Ropar 1-0; Khalsa College, Patiala w/o Government College, Ropar.
The tournament was inaugurated by social worker Ranjit Singh Libra while SGPC Director Education Dr Gurmohan Singh Walia was guest of honour.
The Hindu:
Vinod stars in BEML’s win
BANGALORE: Vinod scored a brace in BEML, Bangalore’s thumping 5-0 win over Young Star, Hubli in a State ‘C’ division hockey league match at the KSHA stadium here on Tuesday.
Charmanna, Rajan and Anil added to the score sheet.
Narrow win for DYSS
BANGALORE: DYSS, Bangalore, snatched 3-2 win over Vidyaranyapura HC in the 13th BEL State-level hockey topurnament at the BEL stadium here on Tuesday.
Vasu, Swamy and Azaruddin scored for the winners before Srinivas and Vivek struck two late goals for the losing side.
Other results: Jain College 4 (Pradeep, Pambavasan, Chengappa, Avinash) bt Aristocrat HC 0.
East India 4 (Deepak 2, Mohan, Richard) bt Leo HC 0.
BCYA ‘A’ 2 (Dyan Bopaiah, Prabhu) bt Kaveri SC 1 (Mithun).
Manish Saini’s strike puts out Namdhari XI
GURGAON: Manish Saini struck the winning goal in extra-time as Western Railway pipped Namdhari XI for a berth in the super league of the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.
Hardeep Singh had put the Railway team ahead in the first minute and Chandrakesh Kumar had consolidated the position with another goal in the 53rd minute. However, the seasoned Sardara Singh scored two goals in the space of two minutes, including a penalty stroke conversion in the 65th minute to keep the Namdhari XI in the fray.
In extra-time, Manish Saini converted a penalty corner to seal the fate of the Namdhari team.
India Colts was the other team to gain a berth in the super league, and did so in style with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Karnataka XI.
Diwakar Ram was the hero of the Colts as he converted three penalty corners and the fourth goal also came through a penalty corner conversion by Innocent Kullu.
K.A. Nilesh pulled one back for the Karantaka team.
Chennai: Reuben, Mahesh shine
Reuben and Mahesh scored twice each as Homely HC thumped Rajamanickam Memorial 6-0 in a CHA first division hockey match here on Monday.
The results: Star of Mackey 3 (U.G. Ram, R. Suresh, Deena Dayalan) bt Iqbal RC 1 (Rajasingam); Homely HC 6 (Reuben 2, Pradeep, Mahesh 2, Rajiv) bt Rajamanickam Memorial 0; Paramanu HC 2 (Karthick, M. Soori) bt AGORC 1 (Anbu).
TOI-Mumbai:
GIRLS’ HOCKEY ACADEMY
Negi launches academy
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mumbai: For a major part of his life, Mir Ranjan Negi has lived, and relived, nightmares. Starting from that 1982 Asian Games (7-1) defeat to Pakistan where he was the goalkeeper, to being branded a fixer and traitor after that loss, to his 19-year-old son’s tragic death in a road accident a few years back... He’s been through it all. Then, ‘Chak De’ happened. Suddenly, he was the toast of the nation. Nightmares were passe. He’s been living a dream since. But unlike others, he’s making his dreams turn into reality. On a balmy Tuesday afternoon, at the hallowed turf of the Brabourne Stadium, one of his dreams took shape, in the form of a women’s hockey academy. The Salaam Bombay Hockey Academy, for now, will be based in the premises of Guru Nanak School, Sion Koliwada. “I have been dreaming about this for the last three years. But it involved a lot of things. First and foremost was the tough task of motivating the parents to send their girls to the academy. Opening an academy is easy, but sustaining it is difficult. So I approached an NGO, the Salaam Bombay Foundation, and they have been a great help,’’ says Negi. Though it was officially launched on Tuesday, the academy began its activities about a month back. “As many as 60 girls from three schools are currently training at the academy. Even after persuading their parents, the more difficult task was to motivate the girls, to instil the passion for the game. I showed them ‘Chak De India’, I narrated them my own story, I called the actors who had acted in ‘Chak De’ to talk to the little girls. I want them to eat, drink, live hock ey,’’ adds the former India goalkeeper and coach. And this is only the beginning. “I plan to open at least 20 such academies in and around Mumbai over the next one year. Many corporates have shown interest to support the initiative. I will involve Bollywood too. In these trying times, hockey surely could do with a dose of glamour,’’ he chuckles.
CHAK DE: Former India goalkeeper and coach Mir Ranjan Negi leads the girls of his Salaam Bombay Hockey Academy, which was launched at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday
Children’s Academy, Dolours prevail: Children’s Academy (Malad) and Our Lady of Dolours kicked off their campaigns with impressive wins as the MSSA Inter-School hockey tournament got underway at the Mumbai Hockey Association Stadium on Tuesday. Our Lady of Dolours beat St Joseph’s, Malad, 9-0 as Anoop Valmiki, Sooraj, Nikhil and Atish scored a brace each, while Ankeet completed the rout. Children’s Academy beat Hind Vidhya Bhavan, Marine Lines, 4-0 with Abhishek Mondal, Abdul, Rajat Sharma and Anurag Sharma scoring.
TOI-Bangalore:
BEML claim ‘C’ Division title
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Bangalore: BEML, Bangalore registered a thumping 5-0 victory over Young Star, Hubli to clinch the state ‘C’ Division hockey league title on Tuesday. Playing as a well-knit unit, the Earth Movers opened their account via Vinod in the 16th minute. Two minutes later, Charmana AG added to the tally. Rajan M (37th) and Anish Illappa (48th) too scored in the subsequent minutes before Vinod got his second goal (60th) to round off the tally. BEML, Bangalore, Young Star, Hubli, Jain College and Naveen HC have been promoted to the ‘B’ Division next year.
TRIUMPHANT: BEML, Bangalore, winners of the State ‘C’ Division hockey league on Tuesday
Jain College, East India score: Jain College trounced Aristocrat HC 4-0 in the BCYA 13th state-level hockey tournament on Tuesday. In the other matches, East India mauled Leo HC by a similar margin, DYSS, Bangalore defeated Vidyaranyapura HC 3-2 and BYCA ‘A’ outplayed Kaveri Sports Club 2-1.
The Hindu:
Sports Minister releases book on hockey legend Dhyanchand
New Delhi (PTI): Sports Minister M S Gill on Wednesdayreleased a book on hockey legend Dhyanchand, penned by the three-time Olympic gold medallist's daughter-in-law Meena Umesh Dhyanchand.
The book named — 'Hockey ke Jadugar Major Dhyanchand: Kahani Apno ke Jubani' — chronicles the hockey legend's personal life, his relationship with family members, his lifestyle, the last days of his life and his playing days.
"Everybody in our family is mad about sports, so I thought why shouldn't I write a book on sports and then I made up my mind to write the book on Babuji (Dhyanchand)," Meena Dhyanchand told reporters at the release of her book in New Delhi.
"The entire family supported me in my endeavour but the main inspiration behind the book was my father-in-law," she added.
The author also said that in his last days, the Padma Bhushan awardee was so disappointed with the state of the game in the country that it eventually had a telling effect on his health.
"He (Dhyanchand) used to think about hockey day in and day out. Even lying in his death bed he used to enquire about the game.
"His last wish was to see Indian hockey regain its lost glory." said Meena Dhyanchand, a lecturer of history by profession.
Dhyanchand's son, Ashok Kumar, who represented India in 1972 and 1976 Olympics, hoped the book would inspire youngsters to take Indian hockey forward.
"In our playing days we had nothing except the motivation to excel for the country, to win gold for the country. This book will act as an inspiration to the future players," he said.
Meanwhile, Gill described Dhyanchand as the biggest sports icon of the country and said, "In the nation's sports history, Dhyanchand's name is there at the top and will be there irrespective of we earn any more Olympic medal in hockey or not."
The Minister also urged educational institutions to make sports a mandatory part of the syllabus.
"Sports is as important as education. I feel the stereotypical educational system in our country should change. Now-a-days students only run after marks and percentage but see in western world the education system is different," said Gill.
He also sympathised with Dhyanchand's fight with poverty and said it's high time that the nation gives due respect to sportspersons other than cricketers.
"Today only cricket is getting money. So, think about the past. He (Dhyanchand) died in 1979, that means he stayed in independent India for about 35 years but he spent his days in economic distress," the Sports Minister said.
"I am trying and will continue my efforts to change the conditions for the better. Cricket is every Indian's passion, but hockey is the inner feeling of their heart."
He also said that he will request the Education Ministry to celebrate the National Sports Day (Dhyanchand's birthday, August 29) in every educational institution of the country from next year.
"I will personally write to the Education Minister to celebrate the day on a big scale from next year."
Royal Club in semis Royal Hockey Club and GHMC Amberpet Playground moved into the semifinals of the GHMC Annual Open Hockey Tournament for Juniors at Gymkhana grounds. In the quarterfinals, Royal Club blanked Bisthiwadi Playground 5-0 while Amberpet outplayed Tadban Hockey Club 5-1.
Indian Express:
Children's Academy, Dolours prevail
¦ Children's Academy (Malad) and Our Lady of Dolours kicked off their campaigns with impressive wins as the MSSA Inter School hockey tournament got under way at the Mumbai Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. Our Lady of Dolours beat St. Joseph's, Malad 9-0, as Anoop Valmiki, Sooraj, Nikhil and Atish scored a brace each, while Ankeet completed the rout. Children's Academy beat Hind Vidhya Bhavan, Marine Lines 4-0 with Abhishek Mondal, Abdul, Rajat Sharma and Anurag Sharma scoring for the winners. —
Western Railway in quarters
¦ Western Railway stunned favourites Namdhari XI 3-2 to book their spot in the quarter-final league of the Nehru hockey tournament on Tuesday. After the teams were tied 2-2 at the end of regulation time, Manish Saini scored the winner in the 76th minute. Western Railway took the lead twice in the match through Hardeep Singh and Chadrakesh Kumar, but Sardara Singh equalised for Namdhari. In the other match of the day, India Colts qualified for the quarter-final league, defeating Karnataka XI 4-1. Diwakar Ram scored a hat-trick while Innocent Kullu scored once for the colts while Nilesh KA score the consolation goal for Karnataka.
HT-Chandigarh:
Mata Gujri College score easy win
Fatehgarh Sahib
MATA GUJRI College, Fatehgarh Sahib, defeated Government Rajindra College, Bathinda, 6-0 in the Punjabi University InterCollege Hockey Tournament in Fatehgarh Sahib on Tuesday . In other matches, Government Rajindra College, Bathinda scored a 10 win over Government College, Ropar, while Khalsa College, Patiala, got a walkover against Government College, Ropar.
In the most thrilling encounter of the day Government Rajindra College, Bathinda, defeated Government Ranbir College, Sangrur, 4-3 via penalty shoot out.
Results: Government Ripudaman College, Nabha bt Physical College, Bhogamajra 3-2; Government Barjindra College, Faridkot bt Govt. Mohindra College, Patiala 2-1; Government Barjindra College, Faridkot w/o Government College, Malerkotla; Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib bt Govt. Rajindra College, Bathinda 6-0; Government Rajindra College, Bathinda bt Government College, Ropar 1-0; Khalsa College, Patiala w/o Government College, Ropar.
The tournament was inaugurated by social worker Ranjit Singh Libra while SGPC Director Education Dr Gurmohan Singh Walia was guest of honour.
The Hindu:
Vinod stars in BEML’s win
BANGALORE: Vinod scored a brace in BEML, Bangalore’s thumping 5-0 win over Young Star, Hubli in a State ‘C’ division hockey league match at the KSHA stadium here on Tuesday.
Charmanna, Rajan and Anil added to the score sheet.
Narrow win for DYSS
BANGALORE: DYSS, Bangalore, snatched 3-2 win over Vidyaranyapura HC in the 13th BEL State-level hockey topurnament at the BEL stadium here on Tuesday.
Vasu, Swamy and Azaruddin scored for the winners before Srinivas and Vivek struck two late goals for the losing side.
Other results: Jain College 4 (Pradeep, Pambavasan, Chengappa, Avinash) bt Aristocrat HC 0.
East India 4 (Deepak 2, Mohan, Richard) bt Leo HC 0.
BCYA ‘A’ 2 (Dyan Bopaiah, Prabhu) bt Kaveri SC 1 (Mithun).
Manish Saini’s strike puts out Namdhari XI
GURGAON: Manish Saini struck the winning goal in extra-time as Western Railway pipped Namdhari XI for a berth in the super league of the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.
Hardeep Singh had put the Railway team ahead in the first minute and Chandrakesh Kumar had consolidated the position with another goal in the 53rd minute. However, the seasoned Sardara Singh scored two goals in the space of two minutes, including a penalty stroke conversion in the 65th minute to keep the Namdhari XI in the fray.
In extra-time, Manish Saini converted a penalty corner to seal the fate of the Namdhari team.
India Colts was the other team to gain a berth in the super league, and did so in style with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Karnataka XI.
Diwakar Ram was the hero of the Colts as he converted three penalty corners and the fourth goal also came through a penalty corner conversion by Innocent Kullu.
K.A. Nilesh pulled one back for the Karantaka team.
Chennai: Reuben, Mahesh shine
Reuben and Mahesh scored twice each as Homely HC thumped Rajamanickam Memorial 6-0 in a CHA first division hockey match here on Monday.
The results: Star of Mackey 3 (U.G. Ram, R. Suresh, Deena Dayalan) bt Iqbal RC 1 (Rajasingam); Homely HC 6 (Reuben 2, Pradeep, Mahesh 2, Rajiv) bt Rajamanickam Memorial 0; Paramanu HC 2 (Karthick, M. Soori) bt AGORC 1 (Anbu).
TOI-Mumbai:
GIRLS’ HOCKEY ACADEMY
Negi launches academy
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mumbai: For a major part of his life, Mir Ranjan Negi has lived, and relived, nightmares. Starting from that 1982 Asian Games (7-1) defeat to Pakistan where he was the goalkeeper, to being branded a fixer and traitor after that loss, to his 19-year-old son’s tragic death in a road accident a few years back... He’s been through it all. Then, ‘Chak De’ happened. Suddenly, he was the toast of the nation. Nightmares were passe. He’s been living a dream since. But unlike others, he’s making his dreams turn into reality. On a balmy Tuesday afternoon, at the hallowed turf of the Brabourne Stadium, one of his dreams took shape, in the form of a women’s hockey academy. The Salaam Bombay Hockey Academy, for now, will be based in the premises of Guru Nanak School, Sion Koliwada. “I have been dreaming about this for the last three years. But it involved a lot of things. First and foremost was the tough task of motivating the parents to send their girls to the academy. Opening an academy is easy, but sustaining it is difficult. So I approached an NGO, the Salaam Bombay Foundation, and they have been a great help,’’ says Negi. Though it was officially launched on Tuesday, the academy began its activities about a month back. “As many as 60 girls from three schools are currently training at the academy. Even after persuading their parents, the more difficult task was to motivate the girls, to instil the passion for the game. I showed them ‘Chak De India’, I narrated them my own story, I called the actors who had acted in ‘Chak De’ to talk to the little girls. I want them to eat, drink, live hock ey,’’ adds the former India goalkeeper and coach. And this is only the beginning. “I plan to open at least 20 such academies in and around Mumbai over the next one year. Many corporates have shown interest to support the initiative. I will involve Bollywood too. In these trying times, hockey surely could do with a dose of glamour,’’ he chuckles.
CHAK DE: Former India goalkeeper and coach Mir Ranjan Negi leads the girls of his Salaam Bombay Hockey Academy, which was launched at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday
Children’s Academy, Dolours prevail: Children’s Academy (Malad) and Our Lady of Dolours kicked off their campaigns with impressive wins as the MSSA Inter-School hockey tournament got underway at the Mumbai Hockey Association Stadium on Tuesday. Our Lady of Dolours beat St Joseph’s, Malad, 9-0 as Anoop Valmiki, Sooraj, Nikhil and Atish scored a brace each, while Ankeet completed the rout. Children’s Academy beat Hind Vidhya Bhavan, Marine Lines, 4-0 with Abhishek Mondal, Abdul, Rajat Sharma and Anurag Sharma scoring.
TOI-Bangalore:
BEML claim ‘C’ Division title
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Bangalore: BEML, Bangalore registered a thumping 5-0 victory over Young Star, Hubli to clinch the state ‘C’ Division hockey league title on Tuesday. Playing as a well-knit unit, the Earth Movers opened their account via Vinod in the 16th minute. Two minutes later, Charmana AG added to the tally. Rajan M (37th) and Anish Illappa (48th) too scored in the subsequent minutes before Vinod got his second goal (60th) to round off the tally. BEML, Bangalore, Young Star, Hubli, Jain College and Naveen HC have been promoted to the ‘B’ Division next year.
TRIUMPHANT: BEML, Bangalore, winners of the State ‘C’ Division hockey league on Tuesday
Jain College, East India score: Jain College trounced Aristocrat HC 4-0 in the BCYA 13th state-level hockey tournament on Tuesday. In the other matches, East India mauled Leo HC by a similar margin, DYSS, Bangalore defeated Vidyaranyapura HC 3-2 and BYCA ‘A’ outplayed Kaveri Sports Club 2-1.
The Hindu:
Sports Minister releases book on hockey legend Dhyanchand
New Delhi (PTI): Sports Minister M S Gill on Wednesdayreleased a book on hockey legend Dhyanchand, penned by the three-time Olympic gold medallist's daughter-in-law Meena Umesh Dhyanchand.
The book named — 'Hockey ke Jadugar Major Dhyanchand: Kahani Apno ke Jubani' — chronicles the hockey legend's personal life, his relationship with family members, his lifestyle, the last days of his life and his playing days.
"Everybody in our family is mad about sports, so I thought why shouldn't I write a book on sports and then I made up my mind to write the book on Babuji (Dhyanchand)," Meena Dhyanchand told reporters at the release of her book in New Delhi.
"The entire family supported me in my endeavour but the main inspiration behind the book was my father-in-law," she added.
The author also said that in his last days, the Padma Bhushan awardee was so disappointed with the state of the game in the country that it eventually had a telling effect on his health.
"He (Dhyanchand) used to think about hockey day in and day out. Even lying in his death bed he used to enquire about the game.
"His last wish was to see Indian hockey regain its lost glory." said Meena Dhyanchand, a lecturer of history by profession.
Dhyanchand's son, Ashok Kumar, who represented India in 1972 and 1976 Olympics, hoped the book would inspire youngsters to take Indian hockey forward.
"In our playing days we had nothing except the motivation to excel for the country, to win gold for the country. This book will act as an inspiration to the future players," he said.
Meanwhile, Gill described Dhyanchand as the biggest sports icon of the country and said, "In the nation's sports history, Dhyanchand's name is there at the top and will be there irrespective of we earn any more Olympic medal in hockey or not."
The Minister also urged educational institutions to make sports a mandatory part of the syllabus.
"Sports is as important as education. I feel the stereotypical educational system in our country should change. Now-a-days students only run after marks and percentage but see in western world the education system is different," said Gill.
He also sympathised with Dhyanchand's fight with poverty and said it's high time that the nation gives due respect to sportspersons other than cricketers.
"Today only cricket is getting money. So, think about the past. He (Dhyanchand) died in 1979, that means he stayed in independent India for about 35 years but he spent his days in economic distress," the Sports Minister said.
"I am trying and will continue my efforts to change the conditions for the better. Cricket is every Indian's passion, but hockey is the inner feeling of their heart."
He also said that he will request the Education Ministry to celebrate the National Sports Day (Dhyanchand's birthday, August 29) in every educational institution of the country from next year.
"I will personally write to the Education Minister to celebrate the day on a big scale from next year."
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Indian Hockey-Printed articles-18-Nov-08
TOI-Hyderabad:
Amberpet outplay Rising Stars
GHMC Amberpet Playground outplayed Rising Stars 5-1 in the Pre-quarterfinals of the GHMC Annual Open Hockey Tournament for Juniors at Gymkhana grounds on Monday.
TOI-Mumbai:
CRMD win comfortably: Sanjeev Kumar scored three times to help Central Railway Mumbai Division overwhelm greater Mumbai Police 6-3 in the Mumbai Hockey Association Senior Division league at the Mahindra Stadium on Monday. It was CRMD’s second win from five matches. Vishal Gaikwad, Amanpreet Singh and Rizwan Mohd scored the other three goals for CRMD, while Mukesh Biranje, Sunil Shivpure and Vikas Mathpali reduced the margin for the losers.
The Hindu:
Hyderabad: Tadban wins
Tadban club thrashed GHMC Marredpally 8-1 in the GHMC hockey championship for juniors.
Ashwin Kumar and Ajay Kumar scored four goals each for Tadban while for GHMC Marredpally, the lone scorer was Vikram.
Other results: GHMC Amberpet 5 (Parminder 2, Yeshwanth Kumar 2, Sharath) bt Rising Stars 1 (Venkat Surya).
Mohammedan Sporting 2 (Subhan, Quarram) bt Youth League 0.
ONGC gets past C. Railway
GURGAON: Two goals by Deepak Lakra proved inadequate as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) XI recorded a 3-2 victory over Central Railway in the preliminary phase of the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Monday.
Amit Bhardwaj, K. H. Jayanta Metei and Bikas Toppo scored for ONGC.
In another match, Western Railway defeated Indian Universities XI 2-1 after the teams were locked goalless at halftime. Jagsheer Singh put the Universities ahead while Kuldeep Singh and Hardeep Singh swung the match around for the Railway team.
South Central Railway was the other team that emerged triumphant, with a 5-0 victory over Indian Navy. Prabhakar Singh (2), Amit Shrivas, Mayur Subbaiah and N. Ramesh scored the goals.
Indian Express:
S-C Railway register win
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI,
SOUTH-CENTRAL Railway thrashed Indian Navy 5-0 in their knock-out league match of the Nehru hockey tournament on Monday.
The Railway’s team were on the attack from the word go and went into the lead in the 10th minute itself, Prabhakar Singh opening the scoring and doubling the lead four minutes later. In contrast, Indian Navy, who had registered a comprehensive 6-2 win over Vidarbha XI on Sunday, were completely at sea in the face of some brilliant opposition.
In another match of the day, Western Railway beat Indian Universities XI 2-1. After a barren first half, Jagsheer Singh gave Universities the lead in the 44th minute, but Kuldeep Singh and Hardeep Singh ensured victory for the Railway’s team.
The third match of the day saw ONGC register a hard-fought 3-2 win over Central Railway. Amit Bhardwaj, KH Jayanta Meitei and Bikash Toppo scored for ONGC while Deepak Lakra scored both goals for the losing team.
On Tuesday, Western Railway play Namdhari XI while India Colts take on Karnataka XI.
TOI-Bangalore:
Ravi, Uthaiah shine: SBI recorded a 5-2 win over Vidyaranyapura Hockey Club in the State ‘C’ Division Hockey League Championship in Bangalore on Monday. Ravi Navalgi and Uthaiah scored two goals each for the winners. In another match, Jain College defeated Young Star, Raichur 5-1.
TOI-Jaipur:
A hockey game for fun and not goals! A couple of years ago, a Lagaan type cricket match was a highlight of the Pushkar Fair, which attracts a large number of tourists from abroad. This time around, it was a Chak De hockey match between a team from the Rajasthan women’s hockey academy and a side picked from visiting tourists. Like the Lagaan match, the Chak De game was also watched by a cheering crowd of several thousand. For all the discreet appeals of district collector Naveen Mahajan to the home team to not go all out on the guests, the Rajasthan academy girls proved too good for the visiting European ladies, who, by the way, were not total strangers to the game. Lets not bother about the final result. It was a game in which fun and not goals that mattered.
The Kashmir Times:
Ranjita to lead Indian team in Jr Women Asia Cup
NEW DELHI, Nov 17 (UNI): Mid-fielder Th Ranjita Devi will lead the 18-member India Women (U-21) hockey team for 5th Junior Women's Asia Cup scheduled to be held at Kuala Lumpur during December13-21.This is a qualifying tournament for the Junior World Cup which is scheduled to be held next year. Goal Keepers: Jasdeep Kaur, Savita. Defenders : Joydeep Kaur, Preeti Sunila Kiro, Sulochna Kissan, Mid-fielders: Amubi Devi, Sunita Lakra, Sushila Chanu, Manorama Devi, Rosalind Ralte, Th Ranjita Devi (Capt). Forwards: S Ranjita Devi, Vandana Kataria, Binita Xess, Ritu Rani, Saundarya Yendala, Lalremruati, Anuradha Devi. Officials: Chief Coach: GS Bhangu. Coach: YS Chauhan, Helen Soy. Physiotherapist: Reena Pathania.
SakaalTimes.com:
Indira Gandhi hockey on revival path
Monday, November 17th, 2008 AT 11:11 PM
QAISER MOHAMMAD ALI
New Delhi:
Efforts to revive the Indira Gandhi International Men’s Hockey Tournament have begun and if everything goes according to plan, the 11th edition would be held next year – after an 11-year gap.
The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) has given the responsibility of organising the tournament to the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Trust (JNST), which has approached the top seven teams – Olympic champions Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain and South Korea.
"We have asked the JNST to revive the tournament. But since the international calendar is fully packed it is not easy to get the dates from the top teams," IHF ad hoc committee convenor Mohammad Aslam Khan told Sakaal Times.
Delhi would have the ideal choice as venue, but since both the National Stadium and the Shivaji Stadium are being renovated for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the capital has been ruled out. Gurgaon, adjoining Delhi, could be chosen as the alternate venue as it has an artificial turf.
JNST is looking for a window in March or April to organise the tourney that was launched in memory of Gandhi following her assassination in 1984. Some of the teams are, however, unlikely to agree for a March or April a lot as they will be playing in the Euro league during this period.
The tourney was a huge success when it was launched in 1987 in Lucknow as the locals thronged the stadium despite it being on the outskirts of the city. The venue was shifted to Delhi in 1995 and only three more editions were held - last being in 1997 - before the tourney fizzled out of the international calendar, thanks to callous attitude of IHF officials.
TheNews.com:
India hockey assures PHF full support
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
By our correspondent
KARACHI: Indias hockey officials have �ensured� Pakistan their full support in a bid to enhance bilateral hockey ties, a week after the Indian junior team was stopped by its government from crossing the border to feature in an eagerly-awaited Test series here from November 11-21.
In a letter received by Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Asif Bajwa, Aslam Sher Khan convener of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) regretted the cancellation of the series while hoping that the two countries will work together for the greater cause of promoting hockey in the region.
�We sincerely regret that our U-21 men�s team could not come to play the Test series in Pakistan for reasons beyond our control,� wrote Aslam, a former Olympian.�However, we would like to once again assure you of our fullest cooperation in enhancing our bilateral hockey ties.
�We look forward to meeting up during the FIH congress at Los Angles later his month,� he added referring to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Congress which will be attended by top hockey officials from all over the globe.
The Indian juniors were scheduled to play five Tests in various cities of Pakistan. The PHF had made all possible arrangements for the series at a cost of Rs 6 million. But it received a rude shock when the Indian government blocked its junior team�s visit to Pakistan at the last minute, citing security concerns.
Meanwhile, the PHF is making all out arrangements for the successful hosting of an exhibition match between the national senior team and Pakistan juniors. The match will be played under floodlights at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore on November 21.
App.com:
Indian Hockey Federation expresses its regret
LAHORE,Nov 17 (APP)- Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) through a letter to Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has expressed its regrets that their U21 team could not come to play a test series for reasons beyond their control and urged to continue bilateral hockey ties. “ We have officially received a letter from the ad-hoc committee of IHF in which it expressed its regrets regarding cancellation of its junior team’s tour to Pakistan”, Secretary,PHF, Muhammad Asif Bajwa told APP here on Monday.
Indian team was to tour Pakistan from November 10 to play a five test series against Pak Junior at various centres and it could not come to Pakistan when it was refused clearance by the Indian authorities at the last minute when PHF officials had reached Wagha Border to receive it.
In the letter ,Convenor of the IHF Ad-hoc committee, Muhammad Aslam Khan wrote “ However,We would like to express, once again, our fullest cooperation in having bilateral ties between the two countries in future”.
“ We will be seeing you (PHF officials) at FIH Congress at Los Angles later this month to find ways and means to explore possibilities for having regular hockey ties “,he stated in the letter.
When contacted ,Secretary,PHF,Asif Bajwa welcomed the gesture of the IHF and said it will be good for the cause of hockey to have hockey ties between the two countries on regular basis.
“ We firmly believe that PHF and IHF must have a close interaction in the field of hockey to address a common cause of development of the game in the sub-continent “,he said.
Bajwa said Pakistan and India are the two former champions who have struggling to revive the game and collective efforts and frequent exchange of visits between the two countries can help in safeguarding the future of the game in the region.
He disclosed that PHF will be taking up the matter of cancellation of Indian hockey team’s tour to Pakistan at the congress of Games ruling Body,FIH, to find a solution of the problem.
“ Obviously it was not good to have cancelled a series at a point when all was set to stage it as we spent a lot of money on various stadiums and preparations and there should be a solution to this problem if such a situation arises in future and we are confident that FIH will take steps to avert such happenings in future “,he said.
Amberpet outplay Rising Stars
GHMC Amberpet Playground outplayed Rising Stars 5-1 in the Pre-quarterfinals of the GHMC Annual Open Hockey Tournament for Juniors at Gymkhana grounds on Monday.
TOI-Mumbai:
CRMD win comfortably: Sanjeev Kumar scored three times to help Central Railway Mumbai Division overwhelm greater Mumbai Police 6-3 in the Mumbai Hockey Association Senior Division league at the Mahindra Stadium on Monday. It was CRMD’s second win from five matches. Vishal Gaikwad, Amanpreet Singh and Rizwan Mohd scored the other three goals for CRMD, while Mukesh Biranje, Sunil Shivpure and Vikas Mathpali reduced the margin for the losers.
The Hindu:
Hyderabad: Tadban wins
Tadban club thrashed GHMC Marredpally 8-1 in the GHMC hockey championship for juniors.
Ashwin Kumar and Ajay Kumar scored four goals each for Tadban while for GHMC Marredpally, the lone scorer was Vikram.
Other results: GHMC Amberpet 5 (Parminder 2, Yeshwanth Kumar 2, Sharath) bt Rising Stars 1 (Venkat Surya).
Mohammedan Sporting 2 (Subhan, Quarram) bt Youth League 0.
ONGC gets past C. Railway
GURGAON: Two goals by Deepak Lakra proved inadequate as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) XI recorded a 3-2 victory over Central Railway in the preliminary phase of the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Monday.
Amit Bhardwaj, K. H. Jayanta Metei and Bikas Toppo scored for ONGC.
In another match, Western Railway defeated Indian Universities XI 2-1 after the teams were locked goalless at halftime. Jagsheer Singh put the Universities ahead while Kuldeep Singh and Hardeep Singh swung the match around for the Railway team.
South Central Railway was the other team that emerged triumphant, with a 5-0 victory over Indian Navy. Prabhakar Singh (2), Amit Shrivas, Mayur Subbaiah and N. Ramesh scored the goals.
Indian Express:
S-C Railway register win
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI,
SOUTH-CENTRAL Railway thrashed Indian Navy 5-0 in their knock-out league match of the Nehru hockey tournament on Monday.
The Railway’s team were on the attack from the word go and went into the lead in the 10th minute itself, Prabhakar Singh opening the scoring and doubling the lead four minutes later. In contrast, Indian Navy, who had registered a comprehensive 6-2 win over Vidarbha XI on Sunday, were completely at sea in the face of some brilliant opposition.
In another match of the day, Western Railway beat Indian Universities XI 2-1. After a barren first half, Jagsheer Singh gave Universities the lead in the 44th minute, but Kuldeep Singh and Hardeep Singh ensured victory for the Railway’s team.
The third match of the day saw ONGC register a hard-fought 3-2 win over Central Railway. Amit Bhardwaj, KH Jayanta Meitei and Bikash Toppo scored for ONGC while Deepak Lakra scored both goals for the losing team.
On Tuesday, Western Railway play Namdhari XI while India Colts take on Karnataka XI.
TOI-Bangalore:
Ravi, Uthaiah shine: SBI recorded a 5-2 win over Vidyaranyapura Hockey Club in the State ‘C’ Division Hockey League Championship in Bangalore on Monday. Ravi Navalgi and Uthaiah scored two goals each for the winners. In another match, Jain College defeated Young Star, Raichur 5-1.
TOI-Jaipur:
A hockey game for fun and not goals! A couple of years ago, a Lagaan type cricket match was a highlight of the Pushkar Fair, which attracts a large number of tourists from abroad. This time around, it was a Chak De hockey match between a team from the Rajasthan women’s hockey academy and a side picked from visiting tourists. Like the Lagaan match, the Chak De game was also watched by a cheering crowd of several thousand. For all the discreet appeals of district collector Naveen Mahajan to the home team to not go all out on the guests, the Rajasthan academy girls proved too good for the visiting European ladies, who, by the way, were not total strangers to the game. Lets not bother about the final result. It was a game in which fun and not goals that mattered.
The Kashmir Times:
Ranjita to lead Indian team in Jr Women Asia Cup
NEW DELHI, Nov 17 (UNI): Mid-fielder Th Ranjita Devi will lead the 18-member India Women (U-21) hockey team for 5th Junior Women's Asia Cup scheduled to be held at Kuala Lumpur during December13-21.This is a qualifying tournament for the Junior World Cup which is scheduled to be held next year. Goal Keepers: Jasdeep Kaur, Savita. Defenders : Joydeep Kaur, Preeti Sunila Kiro, Sulochna Kissan, Mid-fielders: Amubi Devi, Sunita Lakra, Sushila Chanu, Manorama Devi, Rosalind Ralte, Th Ranjita Devi (Capt). Forwards: S Ranjita Devi, Vandana Kataria, Binita Xess, Ritu Rani, Saundarya Yendala, Lalremruati, Anuradha Devi. Officials: Chief Coach: GS Bhangu. Coach: YS Chauhan, Helen Soy. Physiotherapist: Reena Pathania.
SakaalTimes.com:
Indira Gandhi hockey on revival path
Monday, November 17th, 2008 AT 11:11 PM
QAISER MOHAMMAD ALI
New Delhi:
Efforts to revive the Indira Gandhi International Men’s Hockey Tournament have begun and if everything goes according to plan, the 11th edition would be held next year – after an 11-year gap.
The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) has given the responsibility of organising the tournament to the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Trust (JNST), which has approached the top seven teams – Olympic champions Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain and South Korea.
"We have asked the JNST to revive the tournament. But since the international calendar is fully packed it is not easy to get the dates from the top teams," IHF ad hoc committee convenor Mohammad Aslam Khan told Sakaal Times.
Delhi would have the ideal choice as venue, but since both the National Stadium and the Shivaji Stadium are being renovated for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the capital has been ruled out. Gurgaon, adjoining Delhi, could be chosen as the alternate venue as it has an artificial turf.
JNST is looking for a window in March or April to organise the tourney that was launched in memory of Gandhi following her assassination in 1984. Some of the teams are, however, unlikely to agree for a March or April a lot as they will be playing in the Euro league during this period.
The tourney was a huge success when it was launched in 1987 in Lucknow as the locals thronged the stadium despite it being on the outskirts of the city. The venue was shifted to Delhi in 1995 and only three more editions were held - last being in 1997 - before the tourney fizzled out of the international calendar, thanks to callous attitude of IHF officials.
TheNews.com:
India hockey assures PHF full support
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
By our correspondent
KARACHI: Indias hockey officials have �ensured� Pakistan their full support in a bid to enhance bilateral hockey ties, a week after the Indian junior team was stopped by its government from crossing the border to feature in an eagerly-awaited Test series here from November 11-21.
In a letter received by Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Asif Bajwa, Aslam Sher Khan convener of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) regretted the cancellation of the series while hoping that the two countries will work together for the greater cause of promoting hockey in the region.
�We sincerely regret that our U-21 men�s team could not come to play the Test series in Pakistan for reasons beyond our control,� wrote Aslam, a former Olympian.�However, we would like to once again assure you of our fullest cooperation in enhancing our bilateral hockey ties.
�We look forward to meeting up during the FIH congress at Los Angles later his month,� he added referring to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Congress which will be attended by top hockey officials from all over the globe.
The Indian juniors were scheduled to play five Tests in various cities of Pakistan. The PHF had made all possible arrangements for the series at a cost of Rs 6 million. But it received a rude shock when the Indian government blocked its junior team�s visit to Pakistan at the last minute, citing security concerns.
Meanwhile, the PHF is making all out arrangements for the successful hosting of an exhibition match between the national senior team and Pakistan juniors. The match will be played under floodlights at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore on November 21.
App.com:
Indian Hockey Federation expresses its regret
LAHORE,Nov 17 (APP)- Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) through a letter to Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has expressed its regrets that their U21 team could not come to play a test series for reasons beyond their control and urged to continue bilateral hockey ties. “ We have officially received a letter from the ad-hoc committee of IHF in which it expressed its regrets regarding cancellation of its junior team’s tour to Pakistan”, Secretary,PHF, Muhammad Asif Bajwa told APP here on Monday.
Indian team was to tour Pakistan from November 10 to play a five test series against Pak Junior at various centres and it could not come to Pakistan when it was refused clearance by the Indian authorities at the last minute when PHF officials had reached Wagha Border to receive it.
In the letter ,Convenor of the IHF Ad-hoc committee, Muhammad Aslam Khan wrote “ However,We would like to express, once again, our fullest cooperation in having bilateral ties between the two countries in future”.
“ We will be seeing you (PHF officials) at FIH Congress at Los Angles later this month to find ways and means to explore possibilities for having regular hockey ties “,he stated in the letter.
When contacted ,Secretary,PHF,Asif Bajwa welcomed the gesture of the IHF and said it will be good for the cause of hockey to have hockey ties between the two countries on regular basis.
“ We firmly believe that PHF and IHF must have a close interaction in the field of hockey to address a common cause of development of the game in the sub-continent “,he said.
Bajwa said Pakistan and India are the two former champions who have struggling to revive the game and collective efforts and frequent exchange of visits between the two countries can help in safeguarding the future of the game in the region.
He disclosed that PHF will be taking up the matter of cancellation of Indian hockey team’s tour to Pakistan at the congress of Games ruling Body,FIH, to find a solution of the problem.
“ Obviously it was not good to have cancelled a series at a point when all was set to stage it as we spent a lot of money on various stadiums and preparations and there should be a solution to this problem if such a situation arises in future and we are confident that FIH will take steps to avert such happenings in future “,he said.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Indian Hockey-Printed articles-17-Nov-08
The Hindu:
Karnataka posts win
GURGAON: Karnataka XI defeated Central Reserve Police Force 8-7 via tie-breaker in the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. The teams were locked 5-5 at the end of the regulation period.
K.A. Nilesh (3), Rafeeq and K.M. Somanna scored for Karnataka while Simon Tirkey (2), Rajender Singh, Daljit Singh and Jolen Topno were the marksmen for CRPF.
In the tie-breaker, Somanna, Aiyappa and Nithin scored for the winner and the scorers for CRPF were Dilip and Daljit.
Indian Navy defeated Vidarbha XI 6-2. The scorers were Dharmendra Singh (2), Ajay Kumar (2), Shish Ram and Amrit Kiro. Vidarbha reduced the margin through Nind Gade and Imtiyaz Rahim.
In another match, Indian Colts got past Indian Air Force 5-0. The goals came through Amir Khan (3), Jai Karan and Danish Mujtaba.
Naveen and Shailesh score three each
BANGALORE: Naveen and Shailesh Munda slammed in three goals apiece and powered Naveen HC to a 7-3 victory over Vidyaranyapura in the Karnataka State Hockey Association’s ‘C’ division championship here on Sunday.
Chandrashekar scored the other goal for Naveen HC, while George, Vivek and Baljit Singh reduced the margin for Vidyaranypaura.
In another match, Young Star (Raichur) held BEML to a 1-1 draw. After Rajan put BEML ahead in 35th minute, Arvind struck in the 53rd to equalise for Young Star.
Saturday’s results: East India HC bt Aristocrat 3-1; Young Star, Hubli bt SBI 5-2; Young Star, Raichur bt Adhiyaman College 3-2. — Special Correspondent
Umpires’ clinic
Chennai: Chennai Hockey Association (CHA) will conduct an umpires’ clinic on November 22 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Egmore. The session will commence at 11 a.m. and is being conducted for the benefit of umpires officiating in the ongoing first division league competition.
TOI-Mumbai:
Republicans prevail: Bombay Republicans held off the challenge from Hockey Malad, winning 2-1 in the Mumbai Hockey Association second division match at the Mahindra Stadium on Sunday. Sujit Shirke and Aditya Shirke scored the goals for Republicans while Mayuf Jadhav reduced the margin for the losers. Results: Div III: Freunds 2 (Imran Khan, Mario Andrade) bt Rebels SC 0. Div IV: Ajantha 3 (Mamoy Kerketta, Jiwan I, Albunus Kimao) bt Akansha SC 0.
TOI-Pune:
Friends Union clinch senior’s hockey title
Friends Union and Vikram Pillay Academy ‘B’ won the senior and junior titles respectively in the Fakirbhai Pansare memorial hockey tournament at PCMC stadium on Sunday.
Pakwatan.com
New management for senior hockey team
LAHORE, While announcing the new management for the senior hockey team, President, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Qasim Zia failed to defend the appointment of Olympian Ayaz Mahmood as chief coach.
Besides making the former centre-half the chief coach, Qasim Zia also appointed former forwards Mohammad Shahbaz Jr and Kamran Ashraf as the coaches, while sidelining Khawaja Junaid, also being tipped as making the team management.
‘We had said that the new senior team management would be announced before Nov 15 and I am glad to have met the deadline by appointing Ayaz Mahmood as chief coach with Kamran Ashraf and Mohammad Shahbaz as the coaches,’ said Qasim, who took charge as president last month after Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali’s resigning from the post.
When asked what he saw in Ayaz’s coaching abilities that inspired him to give the slot to him, since Ayaz has stayed away from the national hockey scene for a long time, Qasim, also a former Olympian, said that he was appointed for his vast experience of playing international hockey both on the grass as well as Astroturf.
‘The national team in the past has had several great players as coaches despite their having no experience of playing on the synthetic turf, so, we think it is better to give chance to those with a know-how of playing on the Astroturf,’ he said.
But when asked to explain about Ayaz’s coaching abilities, Qasim said: ‘As the PHF is going to hire the services of a foreign consultant , the new coaching panel at the helm will make a good combination to serve the national team.’
He said that though these appointments have been made for the World Cup qualifying round to be held next year, they could hold the positions till the 2010 Asian Games.
‘Qualifying for the World Cup will be tough as only one team from Asia can qualify for the mega event. So we will have to beat teams like South Korea, India and Japan,’ he said.
Ayaz, who has played in one Olympics (1984), has played 110 international matches from 1982 to 87. He is currently working as a station manager for Pakistan International Airlines in Moscow, Russia.
Kamran Ashraf’s career spans from 1991 to 99. He has scored 129 goals in the 166 matches that he played. Similarly, Shahbaz, who had resigned from coaching during Zafarullah Jamali’s regime for not being allowing to tour Europe as coach while being forced to return from Malaysia, after the Azlan Shah Cup, has represented the country in 168 international matches and has 89 goals to his credit.
Meanwhile, Ayaz’s only coaching assignment was with the national junior team way back in early 2002 when the present Secretary PHF Asif Bajwa was his assistant coach. Later, Bajwa was elevated as the senior team coach.
When asked if Khawaja Junaid was also under consideration for the job, Qasim explained there was a long list of players being considered for this job but the new panel was decided after lengthy consultations with them all.
Meanwhile, Qasim informed about the Dutch hockey expert Wouter Tazelaar’s presentation made to him on Friday on how to improve the standard of the game here. However, the decision to appoint him as consultant and to sign an agreement with him is yet to be taken.
To another question, Qasim hinted that if signed Tazelaar would cost them around US$8,000 per month, which was not that high a price if the PHF succeeded in its attempt to resurrect hockey through the consultant.
‘Tazelaar is in Pakistan on 10-day visit and he would be in a better position to sign a contract with the PHF after getting an idea of the hockey atmosphere here,’ he said.
Qasim also said that the PHF had decided to allow all the players playing league hockey abroad to play for their national team, after proving their fitness of course.
He said PHF’s first priority was to play a home series against different teams but cancellation of the Indian Junior team tour to Pakistan was a big setback.
PHF Secretary Asif Bajwa also attended the press conference.
Karnataka posts win
GURGAON: Karnataka XI defeated Central Reserve Police Force 8-7 via tie-breaker in the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. The teams were locked 5-5 at the end of the regulation period.
K.A. Nilesh (3), Rafeeq and K.M. Somanna scored for Karnataka while Simon Tirkey (2), Rajender Singh, Daljit Singh and Jolen Topno were the marksmen for CRPF.
In the tie-breaker, Somanna, Aiyappa and Nithin scored for the winner and the scorers for CRPF were Dilip and Daljit.
Indian Navy defeated Vidarbha XI 6-2. The scorers were Dharmendra Singh (2), Ajay Kumar (2), Shish Ram and Amrit Kiro. Vidarbha reduced the margin through Nind Gade and Imtiyaz Rahim.
In another match, Indian Colts got past Indian Air Force 5-0. The goals came through Amir Khan (3), Jai Karan and Danish Mujtaba.
Naveen and Shailesh score three each
BANGALORE: Naveen and Shailesh Munda slammed in three goals apiece and powered Naveen HC to a 7-3 victory over Vidyaranyapura in the Karnataka State Hockey Association’s ‘C’ division championship here on Sunday.
Chandrashekar scored the other goal for Naveen HC, while George, Vivek and Baljit Singh reduced the margin for Vidyaranypaura.
In another match, Young Star (Raichur) held BEML to a 1-1 draw. After Rajan put BEML ahead in 35th minute, Arvind struck in the 53rd to equalise for Young Star.
Saturday’s results: East India HC bt Aristocrat 3-1; Young Star, Hubli bt SBI 5-2; Young Star, Raichur bt Adhiyaman College 3-2. — Special Correspondent
Umpires’ clinic
Chennai: Chennai Hockey Association (CHA) will conduct an umpires’ clinic on November 22 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Egmore. The session will commence at 11 a.m. and is being conducted for the benefit of umpires officiating in the ongoing first division league competition.
TOI-Mumbai:
Republicans prevail: Bombay Republicans held off the challenge from Hockey Malad, winning 2-1 in the Mumbai Hockey Association second division match at the Mahindra Stadium on Sunday. Sujit Shirke and Aditya Shirke scored the goals for Republicans while Mayuf Jadhav reduced the margin for the losers. Results: Div III: Freunds 2 (Imran Khan, Mario Andrade) bt Rebels SC 0. Div IV: Ajantha 3 (Mamoy Kerketta, Jiwan I, Albunus Kimao) bt Akansha SC 0.
TOI-Pune:
Friends Union clinch senior’s hockey title
Friends Union and Vikram Pillay Academy ‘B’ won the senior and junior titles respectively in the Fakirbhai Pansare memorial hockey tournament at PCMC stadium on Sunday.
Pakwatan.com
New management for senior hockey team
LAHORE, While announcing the new management for the senior hockey team, President, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Qasim Zia failed to defend the appointment of Olympian Ayaz Mahmood as chief coach.
Besides making the former centre-half the chief coach, Qasim Zia also appointed former forwards Mohammad Shahbaz Jr and Kamran Ashraf as the coaches, while sidelining Khawaja Junaid, also being tipped as making the team management.
‘We had said that the new senior team management would be announced before Nov 15 and I am glad to have met the deadline by appointing Ayaz Mahmood as chief coach with Kamran Ashraf and Mohammad Shahbaz as the coaches,’ said Qasim, who took charge as president last month after Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali’s resigning from the post.
When asked what he saw in Ayaz’s coaching abilities that inspired him to give the slot to him, since Ayaz has stayed away from the national hockey scene for a long time, Qasim, also a former Olympian, said that he was appointed for his vast experience of playing international hockey both on the grass as well as Astroturf.
‘The national team in the past has had several great players as coaches despite their having no experience of playing on the synthetic turf, so, we think it is better to give chance to those with a know-how of playing on the Astroturf,’ he said.
But when asked to explain about Ayaz’s coaching abilities, Qasim said: ‘As the PHF is going to hire the services of a foreign consultant , the new coaching panel at the helm will make a good combination to serve the national team.’
He said that though these appointments have been made for the World Cup qualifying round to be held next year, they could hold the positions till the 2010 Asian Games.
‘Qualifying for the World Cup will be tough as only one team from Asia can qualify for the mega event. So we will have to beat teams like South Korea, India and Japan,’ he said.
Ayaz, who has played in one Olympics (1984), has played 110 international matches from 1982 to 87. He is currently working as a station manager for Pakistan International Airlines in Moscow, Russia.
Kamran Ashraf’s career spans from 1991 to 99. He has scored 129 goals in the 166 matches that he played. Similarly, Shahbaz, who had resigned from coaching during Zafarullah Jamali’s regime for not being allowing to tour Europe as coach while being forced to return from Malaysia, after the Azlan Shah Cup, has represented the country in 168 international matches and has 89 goals to his credit.
Meanwhile, Ayaz’s only coaching assignment was with the national junior team way back in early 2002 when the present Secretary PHF Asif Bajwa was his assistant coach. Later, Bajwa was elevated as the senior team coach.
When asked if Khawaja Junaid was also under consideration for the job, Qasim explained there was a long list of players being considered for this job but the new panel was decided after lengthy consultations with them all.
Meanwhile, Qasim informed about the Dutch hockey expert Wouter Tazelaar’s presentation made to him on Friday on how to improve the standard of the game here. However, the decision to appoint him as consultant and to sign an agreement with him is yet to be taken.
To another question, Qasim hinted that if signed Tazelaar would cost them around US$8,000 per month, which was not that high a price if the PHF succeeded in its attempt to resurrect hockey through the consultant.
‘Tazelaar is in Pakistan on 10-day visit and he would be in a better position to sign a contract with the PHF after getting an idea of the hockey atmosphere here,’ he said.
Qasim also said that the PHF had decided to allow all the players playing league hockey abroad to play for their national team, after proving their fitness of course.
He said PHF’s first priority was to play a home series against different teams but cancellation of the Indian Junior team tour to Pakistan was a big setback.
PHF Secretary Asif Bajwa also attended the press conference.
Indian Hockey-Printed articles-16-Nov-08
TOI-Ahmedabad: Philanthropist Carvalho comes to Indira’s rescue Biju Babu Cyriac TNN Mysore: The public may slowly be forgetting the times of Joaquim Carvalho as the chief hockey coach but for this middle distance runner from Chikmagalur, the Mumbaikar is the saviour who helps to continue with her passion __ athletics. “Sir had called up to convey his best wishes before the start of the meet. He asked me to focus on the event,” said 19-yearold Indira BE, who had to battle the odds to make it big. Indira, who won the silver medal in 1500m (girls u-20), caught the eye of the former coach after she began training under Dr YS Lakshmi at the Sports Authority of India, South Centre in Kengeri in 2006 after a stint under Manjunath BG at the Vidyanagar sports hostel. “My father, who was a poor farmer, passed away and but for Carvalho sir’s help it would have been difficult for me,” she said after finishing second behind Kerala’s Bindhu SR on Friday. Indira’s time of 4 minutes, 51.69 seconds was below her personal best of 4:46 which she touched last year at the Junior nationals in Vijayawada. On Saturday, Indira ran a spirited last lap that gave Karnataka a silver in 4x400m relay (girls u-20). “Whenever I need money he is ready to help. Carvalho sir also sends money for my training purposes regularly,” said the wiry girl, who is doing her second year PUC from the Bangalore University through distance education. To make ends meet and to carry on with the sport and studies, Indira takes part in cross country races which offers prize money. And her biggest pay cheque came from the recent Dasara sports meet which was held at the same venue last month. “I got Rs 5,000 for winning the 800m race and Rs 3,000 for finishing second in the 1,500m race at the Dasara sports festival,” she said.
Joaquim Carvalho interacting with SAI players in Bangalore in this file picture
Joaquim Carvalho interacting with SAI players in Bangalore in this file picture New Indian Express:
Paramanu blank Homely
Paramanu Hockey Club blanked Homely Hockey Club 5-0 in the first division league of the Chennai Hockey Association. In anoth er match Divakaran Memorial bt Cornation Youngsters 9-1.
HT-Delhi:
Hindustan Times Follow up - SAI intervenes, Nayneet back in camp
Chandigarh
Saurabh Duggal EVEN BEFORE the Indian Women's Hockey Federation could complete its probe into the allegations of sexual harassment of a player by a coach at the junior national camp, there is a twist in the tale. The player who made the allegations has been reinstated while the coach has been removed from the camp. Nayneet Kaur, who was thrown out of the camp at Lue- know on Wednesday after objecting to the alleged advances by goalkeeping coach A Edwards, has been reinstated in the camp. The IWHF was forced to call her back after intervention of the Sports Authority of India. According to a SAI source, its executive director (teams) directed the IWHF to call Nayneet back. The IWHF was also asked to explain why Nayneet was asked to leave the camp without in- forming SAL IWHF secretary general Amrit Bose said that Edwards is no longer with the women's camp. Meanwhile, Nayneet has been left out of the 18-member squad named on Saturday for the junior Asia Cup to be held at Kuala Lumput: Malaysia, from December 13-21. Nayneet, who was in the squad for the tour of Australia that got cancelled in the last minute, has been relegated to standbys.
The Hindu:
Hyderabad: Rising Star wins
Rising Star beat Cosmopolitan Club 6-5 in the GHMC hockey tournament. Akshay Reddy and Srinivas (two each) and Ching Lamba and Venkat Surya (one each) scored for the winner. For Cosmopolitan, Somesh Yadav scored four and Aleem one. In another match, Royal Club trounced Nav Bharath Club 7-0.
Brace by Srinivasulu
Chennai: Srinivasulu’s brace helped HVF Avadi to a 4-0 win over BSNL Chennai Telephones in the CHA first division hockey championship match, here on Friday.
The results: RBI 3 (Stephen, Amaranth, Balasubramanian) bt St. George’s 0; HVF Avadi 4 (Srinivasulu 2, Gafur Khan, Chandrasekar) bt BSNL Chennai Telephones 0; Indira Gandhi Mem. 2 (Kamal Raj, Dinakar) bt St. Paul’s 1 (Praveen Kumar).
Jashan Preet on song
GURGAON: Jashan Preet struck two goals including the match-winner in extra-time as Indian Universities XI recorded a 3-2 victory over Chandigarh XI in the inaugural match of the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.
Jaspreet Singh put the Universities ahead with a penalty corner conversion in the second minute. Ravinder Singh equalised for the Chandigarh team 30 minutes later with a penalty corner strike, as the teams took the interval 1-1.
Two minutes after resumption, Jashan Preet put the Universities ahead and the Chandigarh team restored parity yet again through Gurcharan Singh in the 58th minute.
Ayaz Mahmood named coach
Karachi: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed Olympian Ayaz Mahmood as the chief coach of the national team.
PHF President Qasim Zia informed reporters in Lahore that Mahmood, who represented Pakistan in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, would be the chief coach and would be assisted by 1994 World Cup winning team members Mohammad Shahbaz Jr. and Kamran Ashraf.
Zia also informed that PHF had entered into an agreement with Dutch trainer and coach Wouter Tazelaar, who will work as a consultant and help set up a hockey academy in the country.
Tazelaar would also assist the national team coaches if required, he added. Zia said appointment of the coaches was part of the rebuilding process taking place in Pakistan hockey after the dismal show in the Beijing Olympics.
The new coaching staff will prepare the national team for the planned Test series against India in January, he added. — PTI
The Tribune:
Jalandhar school clinch hockey title Sunit Dhawan
Paramanu blank Homely
Paramanu Hockey Club blanked Homely Hockey Club 5-0 in the first division league of the Chennai Hockey Association. In anoth er match Divakaran Memorial bt Cornation Youngsters 9-1.
HT-Delhi:
Hindustan Times Follow up - SAI intervenes, Nayneet back in camp
Chandigarh
Saurabh Duggal EVEN BEFORE the Indian Women's Hockey Federation could complete its probe into the allegations of sexual harassment of a player by a coach at the junior national camp, there is a twist in the tale. The player who made the allegations has been reinstated while the coach has been removed from the camp. Nayneet Kaur, who was thrown out of the camp at Lue- know on Wednesday after objecting to the alleged advances by goalkeeping coach A Edwards, has been reinstated in the camp. The IWHF was forced to call her back after intervention of the Sports Authority of India. According to a SAI source, its executive director (teams) directed the IWHF to call Nayneet back. The IWHF was also asked to explain why Nayneet was asked to leave the camp without in- forming SAL IWHF secretary general Amrit Bose said that Edwards is no longer with the women's camp. Meanwhile, Nayneet has been left out of the 18-member squad named on Saturday for the junior Asia Cup to be held at Kuala Lumput: Malaysia, from December 13-21. Nayneet, who was in the squad for the tour of Australia that got cancelled in the last minute, has been relegated to standbys.
The Hindu:
Hyderabad: Rising Star wins
Rising Star beat Cosmopolitan Club 6-5 in the GHMC hockey tournament. Akshay Reddy and Srinivas (two each) and Ching Lamba and Venkat Surya (one each) scored for the winner. For Cosmopolitan, Somesh Yadav scored four and Aleem one. In another match, Royal Club trounced Nav Bharath Club 7-0.
Brace by Srinivasulu
Chennai: Srinivasulu’s brace helped HVF Avadi to a 4-0 win over BSNL Chennai Telephones in the CHA first division hockey championship match, here on Friday.
The results: RBI 3 (Stephen, Amaranth, Balasubramanian) bt St. George’s 0; HVF Avadi 4 (Srinivasulu 2, Gafur Khan, Chandrasekar) bt BSNL Chennai Telephones 0; Indira Gandhi Mem. 2 (Kamal Raj, Dinakar) bt St. Paul’s 1 (Praveen Kumar).
Jashan Preet on song
GURGAON: Jashan Preet struck two goals including the match-winner in extra-time as Indian Universities XI recorded a 3-2 victory over Chandigarh XI in the inaugural match of the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.
Jaspreet Singh put the Universities ahead with a penalty corner conversion in the second minute. Ravinder Singh equalised for the Chandigarh team 30 minutes later with a penalty corner strike, as the teams took the interval 1-1.
Two minutes after resumption, Jashan Preet put the Universities ahead and the Chandigarh team restored parity yet again through Gurcharan Singh in the 58th minute.
Ayaz Mahmood named coach
Karachi: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed Olympian Ayaz Mahmood as the chief coach of the national team.
PHF President Qasim Zia informed reporters in Lahore that Mahmood, who represented Pakistan in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, would be the chief coach and would be assisted by 1994 World Cup winning team members Mohammad Shahbaz Jr. and Kamran Ashraf.
Zia also informed that PHF had entered into an agreement with Dutch trainer and coach Wouter Tazelaar, who will work as a consultant and help set up a hockey academy in the country.
Tazelaar would also assist the national team coaches if required, he added. Zia said appointment of the coaches was part of the rebuilding process taking place in Pakistan hockey after the dismal show in the Beijing Olympics.
The new coaching staff will prepare the national team for the planned Test series against India in January, he added. — PTI
The Tribune:
Jalandhar school clinch hockey title Sunit Dhawan
Tribune News Service
Gurgaon, November 15
Gurgaon, November 15
The Lyalpur Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar, won the ATS Nehru Junior Hockey Cup-2008 by defeating Birsa Munda Vidyapeeth, Rourkela (Orissa), by 1-0. The final match of this championship was played in Nehru Stadium here last evening. The Haryana finance minister, Birender Singh, gave away the prizes.
Both finalists played well, but the Lyalpur Khalsa team took the lead by opening their account in the first half of the match, which remained intact till the end. Gagandeep successfully turned a penalty stroke into goal for Lyalpur Khalsa and the lead was maintained throughout the match. The Rourkela team made several attempts, but failed to score any goal.
In this tournament, Government Senior Secondary School, Ladowali, Jallandhar, stood third. Birender Singh presented the Nehru Junior Hockey Cup-2008 title, along with a cheque of Rs 96,000 to the winning team. He also presented a cheque of Rs 64,000 to the runners-up team and of Rs 32,000 to the third team.
DNA:
Pillay pads up for AI
Taus Rizvi. Mumbai
To spot Dhanraj Pillay wielding his hockey stick is an everyday occurrence. But on Saturday he was in a different mood and playing a game which is different altogether from his usual sport.
The Indian Hockey Federation selector was seen with a cricket bat in hand at the Indian Airlines ground in a six-a-side corporate cricket tournament, organised by an NGO — Phoenix Sports for the Underprevileged. When he entered the field, spectators were left bemused and wondered whether the legend would be able to handle the cricket bat. However, he cleared everyones doubts with his spectacular batting, bowling and wicket-keeping for Air India.
With most players above the age of 30 playing the tournament, the 40-year-old was the fastest of all. His running matched any other youngster onthe field.
Such was his charisma when he took the crease that everyone present at the venue chanted his name. Though hockey is the love of his life, he was equally enthusiastic to play the gentlemans game.
When he took the crease for batting, he played like a warrior on a mission. There wasnt even a tad bit of discomfort in his demeanour and his running between the wickets was near perfect. The rule in a six-a-side match is that a batsman must retire after scoring 30 to give the rest a chance to take the crease. Dhanraj, who was on 29, finished his innings in style hitting a six over long-off against hosts Phoenix Sports. He did exceptionally well behind the wickets and when he took to bowling, he was the most difficult bowler to be hit and was also the most economical for his team.
Pillay, for his all round effort, also earned the player of the series award. “I like this game and I play it at least once in 15 days,” said Dhanraj. In the final, Mumbai Customs got the better of Air India to win the title.
TOI-Bangalore:
Dhananjaya stars in DYSS’ big win: Dhananjaya slammed in eight goals as DYSS registered a 11-1 win over Rising Star in the BCYA state-level hockey tournament on Saturday. In another match, Leo Hockey Club trounced BCYA ‘B’ 7-1.
Easy win for Young Star: Young Star, Hubli defeated State Bank of India 5-2 in the state ‘C’ division hockey league at the KSHA stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. Krishna opened the account for Young Star in the very first minute. Praveen (14th), Raghu K (24th) and Sushil (31st, 52nd) found the target for the Hubli side while Santosh (12th) and Uthaiah (56th) scored for SBI.
TOI-Goa:
Monte de Guirim ahead St Anthony High School, Monte de Guirim scored a hard fought 5-3 win via the tiebreaker over Fr Agnel High School, Pilar to clinch the under-14 Inter School boys hockey tournament at Peddem Sports Complex in Mapusa. The teams were level 1-1 at the end of regulation time. a brace for the winners.
Both finalists played well, but the Lyalpur Khalsa team took the lead by opening their account in the first half of the match, which remained intact till the end. Gagandeep successfully turned a penalty stroke into goal for Lyalpur Khalsa and the lead was maintained throughout the match. The Rourkela team made several attempts, but failed to score any goal.
In this tournament, Government Senior Secondary School, Ladowali, Jallandhar, stood third. Birender Singh presented the Nehru Junior Hockey Cup-2008 title, along with a cheque of Rs 96,000 to the winning team. He also presented a cheque of Rs 64,000 to the runners-up team and of Rs 32,000 to the third team.
DNA:
Pillay pads up for AI
Taus Rizvi. Mumbai
To spot Dhanraj Pillay wielding his hockey stick is an everyday occurrence. But on Saturday he was in a different mood and playing a game which is different altogether from his usual sport.
The Indian Hockey Federation selector was seen with a cricket bat in hand at the Indian Airlines ground in a six-a-side corporate cricket tournament, organised by an NGO — Phoenix Sports for the Underprevileged. When he entered the field, spectators were left bemused and wondered whether the legend would be able to handle the cricket bat. However, he cleared everyones doubts with his spectacular batting, bowling and wicket-keeping for Air India.
With most players above the age of 30 playing the tournament, the 40-year-old was the fastest of all. His running matched any other youngster onthe field.
Such was his charisma when he took the crease that everyone present at the venue chanted his name. Though hockey is the love of his life, he was equally enthusiastic to play the gentlemans game.
When he took the crease for batting, he played like a warrior on a mission. There wasnt even a tad bit of discomfort in his demeanour and his running between the wickets was near perfect. The rule in a six-a-side match is that a batsman must retire after scoring 30 to give the rest a chance to take the crease. Dhanraj, who was on 29, finished his innings in style hitting a six over long-off against hosts Phoenix Sports. He did exceptionally well behind the wickets and when he took to bowling, he was the most difficult bowler to be hit and was also the most economical for his team.
Pillay, for his all round effort, also earned the player of the series award. “I like this game and I play it at least once in 15 days,” said Dhanraj. In the final, Mumbai Customs got the better of Air India to win the title.
TOI-Bangalore:
Dhananjaya stars in DYSS’ big win: Dhananjaya slammed in eight goals as DYSS registered a 11-1 win over Rising Star in the BCYA state-level hockey tournament on Saturday. In another match, Leo Hockey Club trounced BCYA ‘B’ 7-1.
Easy win for Young Star: Young Star, Hubli defeated State Bank of India 5-2 in the state ‘C’ division hockey league at the KSHA stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. Krishna opened the account for Young Star in the very first minute. Praveen (14th), Raghu K (24th) and Sushil (31st, 52nd) found the target for the Hubli side while Santosh (12th) and Uthaiah (56th) scored for SBI.
TOI-Goa:
Monte de Guirim ahead St Anthony High School, Monte de Guirim scored a hard fought 5-3 win via the tiebreaker over Fr Agnel High School, Pilar to clinch the under-14 Inter School boys hockey tournament at Peddem Sports Complex in Mapusa. The teams were level 1-1 at the end of regulation time. a brace for the winners.
Indian Hockey-Printed articles-15-Nov-08
TOI-Bangalore:
CAMP ROUND-UP New year, new options
Coach Harendra Wants Matches Against Other International Teams Or Neutral Venue For India-Pakistan Tests
V Narayan Swamy TNN
Bangalore: Whether the tour to Pakistan materialises or not, Harendra Singh believes a diet of five international matches will stand the Indian hockey team in good stead ahead of the double leg four-nation in Chandigarh and Jalandhar. The coach in-charge said if India cannot travel to Pakistan for the test series in January owing to security fears, the games ought to be organised at a neutral venue. And, if the Pakistan Hockey Federation does not agree to the idea then India should look for practice matches with other countries. “It is vital that the boys get at least four or five matches against good teams ahead of the four-nation in January-February. It will give us a chance too to gauge the performance of the team. I will discuss this point with the ad-hoc committee next week,” Harendra told TOI on the last day of the camp on Friday. The venue for the next camp, scheduled from December 5, too will depend on India’s tour programme in January. “If the government clears the Pakistan tour, the camp will be in Chandigarh. If not, the players return to Bangalore. The number of probables too will be brought down to 33.” Harendra felt the boys made good progress in the opening camp. “Going by the physiological and bio-mechanical tests conducted in the first and last weeks of the camp, there is considerable improvement. The seniors have led from the front and that is evident in the dedication every player has shown.” The camp focussed a lot on skills that the game demands on the international arena. “Dribbling in the air, for example, was practised extensively. We had the players sharing their thoughts, giving their inputs as how to deal with pressure situations, as we felt that they would be in the best position to come up with solutions. In penalty corners, besides the usual routine of dragflicks, we gave the players eight indirect variations and asked to master at least five.” The coaches also witnessed a presentation on video analysis but reserved their judgement saying that the software ought to be tested further at the camps. The software, created by A Prasanna, who was the video analyst when Joaquim Carvalho was the chief coach, hasn’t quite convinced the coaches of its efficacy during a match, it is learnt. “We do not want software for prematch analysis or a post mortem. We want the software to provide us with analytical material during a match. Women’s hockey coach MK Kaushik and I had a look at it yesterday. Kaushik will study more presentations from them before giving his views. We don’t want to rush through this because we need the best for Indian hockey ,” said Harendra.
WORK THAT MUSCLE: Hockey probables at a training session in Bangalore
IWHF orders probe into coach’s ‘misbehaviour’
New Delhi: A day after a junior national player accused a coach of misbehaving with her, the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation (IWHF) on Friday ordered an inquiry into the allegations but claimed it was actually the girl herself who was at fault. Chandigarh-based Navneet Kaur on Thursday accused goalkeeping coach A Edwards of making advances at her at the ongoing national camp in Lucknow and said when she brought the matter to chief coach GS Bhangu’s attention, she was ordered to leave the camp. Stunned by the allegations, IWHF Secretary Amrit Bose said Navneet informed neither Bhangu nor the federation but said a probe has been ordered to get the real picture. “It is an unpleasant episode in the history of Indian women’s hockey . It is a gross violation of discipline and we are not going to tolerate this,” Bose said. “Both the player and goalkeeping coach have been asked to leave the camp. We are going deep into the matter. I have asked for a report from the chief coach which will be put before the IWHF disciplinary committee,” she added. The IWHF secretary claimed that according to initial report of the chief coach and other officials in the camp, it was Navneet who misbehaved with Edwards. She also questioned Navneet’s intention and said if the player had any such problem she should have straightaway approached her. “The girl was a standby for the Junior Asia Cup team. If she had any problems, she could have informed me directly, or the coaches. But instead of doing so, she directly approached the media.” Navneet rejected Bose’s claims and said she did inform the chief coach about the incident but he did little to help her. She said Edwards had been misbehaving with her for quite sometime now. “He has been misbehaving with me since the last camp. I have complained about the matter but now they are accusing me of foul play,” she said. AGENCIES
BEML, Young Star win big: Bharat Earth Movers Limited showed their class and temperament when they trounced Adhiyaman Engineering College 6-0 in the State ‘C’ Division hockey league in Bangalore on Friday. Hari Govind drew first blood in the fifth minute before striking again in the 20th and 37th minutes. Cariappa, Aniesh and Diwakar completed the rout for the Earth Movers. In another match, Young Stars, Hubli mauled Vidyaranyapura HC 3-0.
TOI-Hyderabad:
Boys Union rout Shaikpet Saajin Josh scored a brace as Boys Union Club defeated Shaikpet 4-1 in the GHMC annual hockey tournament.
New Indian Express:
IWHF orders probe into player’s accusation
New Delhi:
A day after a junior nati onal player accused a coach of misbehaviour the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation ordered an inquiry into the allegations but claimed it was the girl herself, who was at fault. Chandigarh-based Navneet Kaur accused goalkeeping coach A Edwards of making advances towards her at the ongoing national camp in Lucknow and said when she brought the matter to chief coach GS Bhangu’s attention she was ordered to leave
Indian Express:
IWHF orders probe into player’s accusation
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
NEW DELHI,
A DAY after a junior national player accused a coach of misbehaving with her, the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation (IWHF) on Friday ordered an inquiry into the allegations but claimed it was actually the girl herself who was at fault.
Chandigarh-based Navneet Kaur had accused goalkeeping coach A Edwards of making advances towards her at the ongoing national camp in Lucknow and said when she brought the matter to chief coach GS Bhangu's attention, she was ordered to leave the camp.
Stunned by the allegations, IWHF Secretary Amrit Bose said Navneet informed neither Bhangu nor the federation but said a probe has been ordered to get the real picture. “I don't know exactly what happened as everything was going smoothly till yesterday but it is an unpleasant episode in the history of Indian women’s hockey. It is a gross violation of discipline and we are not going to tolerate this,” Bose said.
“Both the player and goalkeeping coach have been asked to leave the camp. We are definitely going deep into the matter. I have asked for a detailed report from the chief coach at the earliest which will be put before the IWHF disciplinary committee,” she added.
The IWHF secretary claimed that according to the initial report of the chief coach and other officials in the camp, it was Navneet who misbehaved with Edwards.
Bose also questioned Navneet’s intention and said if the player had any such problem she should have straightaway approached her.
The Hindu:
Lyallpur Khalsa wins
GURGAON: Lyallpur Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar, defeated Birsa Munda Vidyapitha, Rourkela, 1-0 in the final of the ATS 37th Nehru junior hockey tournament on Friday.
Joga Singh converted a penalty stroke in the 13th minute to clinch the match-winner.
Other results: Third place: Government Model SSS-Jalandhar 3 bt Young Pioneer English School-Imphal 1.
Hari Govind nets thrice
BANGALORE: BEML notched up another big win, beating Adhiyaman College 6-0 in the ‘C’ division hockey championship at KSHA Stadium here on Friday. Hari Govind accounted for three goals, scoring in the fifith, 20th and 37th minutes, but missed out on a hat-trick.
In another match, Young Stars, Hubli defeated Vidyaranyapura HC 2-0. — Special Correspondent
Deccan Chronicle:
IWHF probes player’s charge
New Delhi, Nov. 14: A day after junior women’s hockey player Navneet Kaur accused goalkeeping coach A. Edwards of misbehaving with her, the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation on Friday ordered an enquiry into the allegations.
Navneet, a resident of Chandigarh, claimed that the coach made advances towards her, and she was thrown out of the national camp in Lucknow when she complained of the same to the authorities. Reports suggest that Edwards was also asked to leave the camp immediately. Surprisingly, the IWHF claimed that it was the girl herself who was at fault. IWHF secretary Amrit Bose said, "I do not know what exactly happened as everything was going smoothly till yesterday.
"It is an unpleasant episode in the history of Indian women’s hockey. It is a gross violation of discipline and we are not going to tolerate this."
"Both the player and the goalkeeping coach have been asked to leave the camp. We are definitely going deep into the matter. I have asked for a detailed report from the chief coach at the earliest which will be put before the IWHF disciplinary committee," she added.
According to Navneet, she brought the matter to chief coach G.S. Bhangu, but was still asked to leave.
Bose, however, said Navneet informed neither Bhangu nor the federation.
The IWHF secretary also claimed that according to initial report of the chief coach and other officials in the camp, it was Navneet who misbehaved with Edwards.
Bose also questioned Navneet’s intention and said if the player had a problem, she should have approached the federation.
"The girl was a standby for the Junior Asia Cup team.If she had a problem, she should have informed me directly. At the end of the day she was supposed to return home as she was not part of the Asia Cup-bound team," she said.
Navneet, on her part, negated Bose’s claims, saying said she did inform the chief coach about the incident but was offered no help. She said Edwards had been misbehaving with her for quite sometime now and instead of standing by her side, the authorities were trying to put the blame on her.
"He has been misbehaving with me since the last camp. I have complained about the matter but now they are accusing me of foul practice," she said.
DNA:
Headquarter cops win overall championship
Bag 65 points in the annual police sports meet held at Belapur
DNA Correspondent.Belapur
Navi Mumbai Police Headquarters division bagged overall championship with 65 points in the Navi Mumbai Police Commissionaretes 12th Annual Sports Meet held at police headquarters ground at Belapur.
The city police headquarters solely dominated the games as they finished winners in four of five team events. In hockey, the city cops riding on KB Dhaygudes three goals won the final match against Panvel division 5-4. Besides, the winning team was ably supported SS Shinde who netted two goals. For the losing team, SS Baraskar and JU Bagwan scored two goals each.
Headquarters division even bagged kabaddi final against Vashi division 24-13 and basketball final tie against the same team 16-14. However, Volleyball mens title was clinched by Port Division as they defeated headquarters division 15-12, 11-15, 15-11.
In athletics, RB Dagade from Panvel division claimed two gold medals in mens 200m and 400m with timing of 23.06 and 52.06seconds. Similarly, in the 200m SS Shelar from Vashi division claimed gold medal. In womens 200m and 400m, MD Bhange secured gold medal for headquarters with a timing of 27.62seconds and 52.06seconds, respectively.
Similarly, VG Patil stood second in 200m women while SS Patil bagged silver medal in 400m women as she clocked 59.14seconds. Altogether, 120players from five divisions such as Police Headquarters Division, Vashi Division, Turbhe Division, Panvel Division and Port Division participated in different disciplines like kabaddi, volleyball, football, basketball, hockey, athletics, boxing, wrestling, weightlifting and swimming.
CAMP ROUND-UP New year, new options
Coach Harendra Wants Matches Against Other International Teams Or Neutral Venue For India-Pakistan Tests
V Narayan Swamy TNN
Bangalore: Whether the tour to Pakistan materialises or not, Harendra Singh believes a diet of five international matches will stand the Indian hockey team in good stead ahead of the double leg four-nation in Chandigarh and Jalandhar. The coach in-charge said if India cannot travel to Pakistan for the test series in January owing to security fears, the games ought to be organised at a neutral venue. And, if the Pakistan Hockey Federation does not agree to the idea then India should look for practice matches with other countries. “It is vital that the boys get at least four or five matches against good teams ahead of the four-nation in January-February. It will give us a chance too to gauge the performance of the team. I will discuss this point with the ad-hoc committee next week,” Harendra told TOI on the last day of the camp on Friday. The venue for the next camp, scheduled from December 5, too will depend on India’s tour programme in January. “If the government clears the Pakistan tour, the camp will be in Chandigarh. If not, the players return to Bangalore. The number of probables too will be brought down to 33.” Harendra felt the boys made good progress in the opening camp. “Going by the physiological and bio-mechanical tests conducted in the first and last weeks of the camp, there is considerable improvement. The seniors have led from the front and that is evident in the dedication every player has shown.” The camp focussed a lot on skills that the game demands on the international arena. “Dribbling in the air, for example, was practised extensively. We had the players sharing their thoughts, giving their inputs as how to deal with pressure situations, as we felt that they would be in the best position to come up with solutions. In penalty corners, besides the usual routine of dragflicks, we gave the players eight indirect variations and asked to master at least five.” The coaches also witnessed a presentation on video analysis but reserved their judgement saying that the software ought to be tested further at the camps. The software, created by A Prasanna, who was the video analyst when Joaquim Carvalho was the chief coach, hasn’t quite convinced the coaches of its efficacy during a match, it is learnt. “We do not want software for prematch analysis or a post mortem. We want the software to provide us with analytical material during a match. Women’s hockey coach MK Kaushik and I had a look at it yesterday. Kaushik will study more presentations from them before giving his views. We don’t want to rush through this because we need the best for Indian hockey ,” said Harendra.
WORK THAT MUSCLE: Hockey probables at a training session in BangaloreIWHF orders probe into coach’s ‘misbehaviour’
New Delhi: A day after a junior national player accused a coach of misbehaving with her, the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation (IWHF) on Friday ordered an inquiry into the allegations but claimed it was actually the girl herself who was at fault. Chandigarh-based Navneet Kaur on Thursday accused goalkeeping coach A Edwards of making advances at her at the ongoing national camp in Lucknow and said when she brought the matter to chief coach GS Bhangu’s attention, she was ordered to leave the camp. Stunned by the allegations, IWHF Secretary Amrit Bose said Navneet informed neither Bhangu nor the federation but said a probe has been ordered to get the real picture. “It is an unpleasant episode in the history of Indian women’s hockey . It is a gross violation of discipline and we are not going to tolerate this,” Bose said. “Both the player and goalkeeping coach have been asked to leave the camp. We are going deep into the matter. I have asked for a report from the chief coach which will be put before the IWHF disciplinary committee,” she added. The IWHF secretary claimed that according to initial report of the chief coach and other officials in the camp, it was Navneet who misbehaved with Edwards. She also questioned Navneet’s intention and said if the player had any such problem she should have straightaway approached her. “The girl was a standby for the Junior Asia Cup team. If she had any problems, she could have informed me directly, or the coaches. But instead of doing so, she directly approached the media.” Navneet rejected Bose’s claims and said she did inform the chief coach about the incident but he did little to help her. She said Edwards had been misbehaving with her for quite sometime now. “He has been misbehaving with me since the last camp. I have complained about the matter but now they are accusing me of foul play,” she said. AGENCIES
BEML, Young Star win big: Bharat Earth Movers Limited showed their class and temperament when they trounced Adhiyaman Engineering College 6-0 in the State ‘C’ Division hockey league in Bangalore on Friday. Hari Govind drew first blood in the fifth minute before striking again in the 20th and 37th minutes. Cariappa, Aniesh and Diwakar completed the rout for the Earth Movers. In another match, Young Stars, Hubli mauled Vidyaranyapura HC 3-0.
TOI-Hyderabad:
Boys Union rout Shaikpet Saajin Josh scored a brace as Boys Union Club defeated Shaikpet 4-1 in the GHMC annual hockey tournament.
New Indian Express:
IWHF orders probe into player’s accusation
New Delhi:
A day after a junior nati onal player accused a coach of misbehaviour the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation ordered an inquiry into the allegations but claimed it was the girl herself, who was at fault. Chandigarh-based Navneet Kaur accused goalkeeping coach A Edwards of making advances towards her at the ongoing national camp in Lucknow and said when she brought the matter to chief coach GS Bhangu’s attention she was ordered to leave
Indian Express:
IWHF orders probe into player’s accusation
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
NEW DELHI,
A DAY after a junior national player accused a coach of misbehaving with her, the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation (IWHF) on Friday ordered an inquiry into the allegations but claimed it was actually the girl herself who was at fault.
Chandigarh-based Navneet Kaur had accused goalkeeping coach A Edwards of making advances towards her at the ongoing national camp in Lucknow and said when she brought the matter to chief coach GS Bhangu's attention, she was ordered to leave the camp.
Stunned by the allegations, IWHF Secretary Amrit Bose said Navneet informed neither Bhangu nor the federation but said a probe has been ordered to get the real picture. “I don't know exactly what happened as everything was going smoothly till yesterday but it is an unpleasant episode in the history of Indian women’s hockey. It is a gross violation of discipline and we are not going to tolerate this,” Bose said.
“Both the player and goalkeeping coach have been asked to leave the camp. We are definitely going deep into the matter. I have asked for a detailed report from the chief coach at the earliest which will be put before the IWHF disciplinary committee,” she added.
The IWHF secretary claimed that according to the initial report of the chief coach and other officials in the camp, it was Navneet who misbehaved with Edwards.
Bose also questioned Navneet’s intention and said if the player had any such problem she should have straightaway approached her.
The Hindu:
Lyallpur Khalsa wins
GURGAON: Lyallpur Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar, defeated Birsa Munda Vidyapitha, Rourkela, 1-0 in the final of the ATS 37th Nehru junior hockey tournament on Friday.
Joga Singh converted a penalty stroke in the 13th minute to clinch the match-winner.
Other results: Third place: Government Model SSS-Jalandhar 3 bt Young Pioneer English School-Imphal 1.
Hari Govind nets thrice
BANGALORE: BEML notched up another big win, beating Adhiyaman College 6-0 in the ‘C’ division hockey championship at KSHA Stadium here on Friday. Hari Govind accounted for three goals, scoring in the fifith, 20th and 37th minutes, but missed out on a hat-trick.
In another match, Young Stars, Hubli defeated Vidyaranyapura HC 2-0. — Special Correspondent
Deccan Chronicle:
IWHF probes player’s charge
New Delhi, Nov. 14: A day after junior women’s hockey player Navneet Kaur accused goalkeeping coach A. Edwards of misbehaving with her, the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation on Friday ordered an enquiry into the allegations.
Navneet, a resident of Chandigarh, claimed that the coach made advances towards her, and she was thrown out of the national camp in Lucknow when she complained of the same to the authorities. Reports suggest that Edwards was also asked to leave the camp immediately. Surprisingly, the IWHF claimed that it was the girl herself who was at fault. IWHF secretary Amrit Bose said, "I do not know what exactly happened as everything was going smoothly till yesterday.
"It is an unpleasant episode in the history of Indian women’s hockey. It is a gross violation of discipline and we are not going to tolerate this."
"Both the player and the goalkeeping coach have been asked to leave the camp. We are definitely going deep into the matter. I have asked for a detailed report from the chief coach at the earliest which will be put before the IWHF disciplinary committee," she added.
According to Navneet, she brought the matter to chief coach G.S. Bhangu, but was still asked to leave.
Bose, however, said Navneet informed neither Bhangu nor the federation.
The IWHF secretary also claimed that according to initial report of the chief coach and other officials in the camp, it was Navneet who misbehaved with Edwards.
Bose also questioned Navneet’s intention and said if the player had a problem, she should have approached the federation.
"The girl was a standby for the Junior Asia Cup team.If she had a problem, she should have informed me directly. At the end of the day she was supposed to return home as she was not part of the Asia Cup-bound team," she said.
Navneet, on her part, negated Bose’s claims, saying said she did inform the chief coach about the incident but was offered no help. She said Edwards had been misbehaving with her for quite sometime now and instead of standing by her side, the authorities were trying to put the blame on her.
"He has been misbehaving with me since the last camp. I have complained about the matter but now they are accusing me of foul practice," she said.
DNA:
Headquarter cops win overall championship
Bag 65 points in the annual police sports meet held at Belapur
DNA Correspondent.Belapur
Navi Mumbai Police Headquarters division bagged overall championship with 65 points in the Navi Mumbai Police Commissionaretes 12th Annual Sports Meet held at police headquarters ground at Belapur.
The city police headquarters solely dominated the games as they finished winners in four of five team events. In hockey, the city cops riding on KB Dhaygudes three goals won the final match against Panvel division 5-4. Besides, the winning team was ably supported SS Shinde who netted two goals. For the losing team, SS Baraskar and JU Bagwan scored two goals each.
Headquarters division even bagged kabaddi final against Vashi division 24-13 and basketball final tie against the same team 16-14. However, Volleyball mens title was clinched by Port Division as they defeated headquarters division 15-12, 11-15, 15-11.
In athletics, RB Dagade from Panvel division claimed two gold medals in mens 200m and 400m with timing of 23.06 and 52.06seconds. Similarly, in the 200m SS Shelar from Vashi division claimed gold medal. In womens 200m and 400m, MD Bhange secured gold medal for headquarters with a timing of 27.62seconds and 52.06seconds, respectively.
Similarly, VG Patil stood second in 200m women while SS Patil bagged silver medal in 400m women as she clocked 59.14seconds. Altogether, 120players from five divisions such as Police Headquarters Division, Vashi Division, Turbhe Division, Panvel Division and Port Division participated in different disciplines like kabaddi, volleyball, football, basketball, hockey, athletics, boxing, wrestling, weightlifting and swimming.
Indian Hockey-Printed articles-14-Nov-08
HT-Delhi:
What really happened in Lucknow? Navneet cries foul
Saurabh Duggal
Chandigarh
WHENEVER THERE'S a messy issue concerning an athlete and official, Indian administrators either sweep it under the carpet or deny it happened. Usually, most athletes do not want to come on record. So how are they going to deal with this? On Thursday evening, national women's hockey player Navneet Kaur told the Hindustan Times that she had been thrown out of the ongoing junior national camp in Lucknow after vociferously objecting to alleged advances from national goalkeeping coach A. Edwards. The Chandigarh-based Navneet said that when she made her objec- tions public, he began discriminating against her during practice. Navneet said on Wednesday that when she asked him why he was not giving her proper training opportunities, he questioned her character and made vulgar remarks. She said he had variously commented on her face and figure, said he felt hurt whenever she got hit during practice and made other inappropriate comments. She said this time, she lost her temper and asked him to "behave" and "shut up". Navneet said she reported the matter to chief national junior coach G.S. Bhangu but instead of any help forthcoming, she was asked to leave the camp. Interestingly, the Indian Women Hockey Federation (IWHF) also directed Edwards to leave the camp. "I don't regret what I said," Navneet told HT from Delhi. "Any girl in my place would have reacted similarly But instead of punishing him, I was punished for trying to protect my dignity" She said after the incident, Bhangu handed her a letter It states, "In the morning session whatever the episode happened between Navneet and coach A. Edwards has no concern with the team and the unparliamentary language that was used leads to indiscipline. So both of you are requested to leave the camp immediately as per the orders of IWHE" Navneet claims she has been harassed a while. "It began in the last camp and even then, despite my complaints, no action was taken. Now they all are saying I am at fault." Curiously, Edwards (who was cced on Navneet's letter) said neither he nor Navneet was asked to leave. "Navneet is in Lucknow and I had tak- en a three-day leave for some personal work." When told Navneet was in Delhi and had left the camp, he cut the call. Both Amrit Bose and Bhangu were unavailable for comment. saurabhskating@gmail.com
The Hindu:
Lyallpur Khalsa in final
GURGAON: Lyallpur Khalsa SSS, Jalandhar, scored a thrilling 2-1 victory over Government Model SSS, Ladowali, Jalandhar in the semifinals of the ATS 37th Nehru junior hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.
Barkat Singh put the Ladowali team ahead in the 46th minute.
However, Lyallpur Khalsa hit back with strikes in the 49th and 64th minutes, with goals through Harjot Singh and Manjinder Singh.
Big win
In the other semifinal, Birsa Munda Vidyapitha, Rourkela, overwhelmed Young Pioneer English School, Imphal, 5-1 after the teams were 1-1 at half-time.
James Jidan Munda, Suresh Toppo, Amit Minz, Bikas Kujur and Stalin Victor Minz scored the goals for the Rourkela team, after Moirang Bronson Singh had opened the account for the Imphal team. — Special Correspondent
ASC bags Kodava Cup
BANGALORE: The Army outfit ASC lifted the Kodava Cup with an emphatic 5-2 victory over Central Excise in the final at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium, Jalahalli on Wednesday.
Deepu (1st and 28th) and Titte (30th, 37th) scored a brace each for ASC whose other goal getter was Sairaj (50th). Excise reduced the margin with Anoop Anthony’s twin strike (23rd, 44th).
Naveen HC prevails
Naveen Hockey Club prevailed over State Bank of India 1-0 in the KSHA C division league championship at KSHA Stadium here on Thursday. Vasanth Kumar scored the match winner.
In another match, BEML coasted to a facile 3-0 win over SBM Jain College. Hari, Govind and Rajan were the scorers.
The Kashmir Times:
Half-Marathon on Nov 23
AURANGABAD, Nov 13 (UNI): The Ellora-Ajanta Festival Committee and Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will jointly organise half- marathon on November 23, as part of the four-day Ellora-Ajanta Festival. The Festival will be organised between November 28 and December one at Soneri Mahal. The main attraction of event is the former Indian hockey team captain, Dhanraj Pillai, who will be the chief guest.In all, cash prizes worth Rs 2.15 lakh will be given to the winners. There will be nine categories, including 21 km half- marathon, five km and two km. For the 21 km, the cash prize is Rs 1.37 lakh, for five and two km Rs 48,000 and Rs 37,000 respectively, the sources said.Each participant will be given a certificate, whereas the winner of each category will get a cash prize of Rs 2,500, Rs 1,500 for runner-up and Rs 1,000 for the second runner up, the organisers said.The 21 km event will start from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU) gate on November 23. The participants from outside will be provided lodging and boarding facilities. They will have to register their names till November 22, while the local participants will have to register their names before or on November 20.
The Sangai Express:
SAI, Meiraa in jr hockey final
IMPHAL, Nov 13: SAI RC, Takyel and Meiraa, Bashikhong will clash for the title of the 1st State Level junior Women’s Hockey League Tournament on November 16 at 1 pm at Khuman Lampak Hockey Stadium. At the end of the six team round robin league competition, SAI topped with an unblemished record with the other finalists occupying the second spot with four victories and a loss. In their last league matches played today, Meiraa crushed Ideal Club, Tera 7-0 while SAI netted 13 goals against SLO, Bishnupur.
The News:
PHF suffers six million loss: Secretary
Friday, November 14, 2008By By our correspondent KARACHI: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is claiming that it lost almost six million rupees after a five-match junior Test series between Pakistan and India was cancelled earlier this week over security fears.Asif Bajwa, the PHF secretary, said that all arrangements were made for a successful hosting of the series that was to be played from November 11-21 in Karachi, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Sialkot and Lahore. However, the Indian government refused to clear the country’s junior team for the series, leaving the PHF highly disappointed.“We had already spent five to six million rupees on the preparations for the series and that’s a huge loss,” said Bajwa, a former Olympian.Bajwa said that the PHF has learnt its lesson from the fiasco and will seek permission from the governments involved before finalising a home series.He said that Pakistan were also seriously considering the option of playing hockey matches at offshore venues.He pointed out that Pakistan hockey is going through a lean patch and the country’s team has to play ample number of matches to bounce back on the world circuit.
Canada.com:
You haven't heard hockey until you hear it in Punjabi
Yvonne Zacharias, Vancouver Sun
Published: Friday, November 14, 2008
Vah ji vah!
If you hear those words bellowed from the pressbox during the Canucks-Leafs hockey game Saturday night at GM Place, don't be surprised. They mean "What a play!" Words any hockey fan can relate to.
What you will be hearing are the new sounds of an increasingly diverse Canada and of two Punjabi hockey commentators who will be calling the game from the broadcast booth for the first time. Toronto's Parminder Singh and Calgary's Harnarayan Singh will give a play-by-play description of the game to a community that loves hockey and wants to hear more of it in their own language.
"No one in the Punjabi community in Canada had ever expected or imagined this would happen," said Harnarayan. "It's great. Nothing says that Canada is a multi-cultural country more than this."
Both Singhs strongly believe that listeners of the Punjabi version will get a much livelier rendition of the play on ice than comes from English broadcasters.
"We bring a lot more enthusiasm to the game," said Parminder. "When you watch the game in Punjabi, whether you understand the language or not, you are just so drawn into it. It's like a huge magnet."
That's because sports played in the Punjab, whether field hockey, cricket or a wrestling sport called kabaddi, ride on the shoulders of the commentators. So they have developed some colourful analogies that they can apply to hockey.
The broadcasting Singhs don't think they will have any problem finding the words. The problem will be holding their passions in check for a game they love with the unbridled enthusiasm of school boys shooting pucks on a frozen prairie pond.
"Sometimes the excitement just takes us over," said Parminder. "The little hockey fan in us comes right out."
Both grew up playing road hockey rather than the on-ice version. Parminder said the equipment for the on-ice game was too expensive for his family.
Parminder, who grew up in Toronto, said his favourite player is former Leafs captain Mats Sundin, who is currently biding his time, waiting to sign on with a team.
"Unfortunately he left the Leafs and sold his house in Toronto." And Parminder claims to be heartbroken. "If it's okay with you, I wouldn't like to talk about it now."
The pair are known to the Punjabi community for providing play-by-play out of CBC headquarters from live feeds both from last year's Stanley Cup final and from double-headers Saturday nights this season and say they have had nothing but positive feedback.
They sense they are stitching families together since more traditional moms, dads and grandparents can now sit and watch games on Saturday night with their ultra-Canadian kids. They also hope that more kids who are natives of India will be drawn to the sport, thanks to their Punjabi broadcasts. Not that there aren't plenty already.
Ex-Canucks coach Marc Crawford told the pair he wasn't surprised by the popularity of Punjabi broadcasts because he sees so many Indian kids playing hockey out here. (The Singhs are proud to point out that NHL player Manny Malhotra is half Punjabi.)
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