Friday, December 30, 2011
Bihar men and women storm into semifinals of Senior National throwball championships
34th Senior National throwball championships trophies unveiled
Bihar men and women continue winning streak in National throwball
Munger to host Bihar cross-country race on January 8
The race will be held in eight age groups.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
34th Senior National throwball begins in Patna
Kajal Kumari achieves a grand double in Kalibari invitation carrom
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Patna Central School all set to host Senior National throwball championships
Monday, December 26, 2011
Senior Bihar throwball teams announced for National meet
Baisoya wins Goodricke East India Amateur Golf Championship title
Chikkarangappa faces Baisoya in Goodricke East India final
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Hockey India demands Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand
Orissa win Hockey India Sub-Junior Boys National title
MPHA crowned sub-junior girls' hockey champ
MPHA who led 2-0 at half time scored through Nusrat Khatun (6th min) and Karishma Yadav (21st minute penalty Corner) while Mamta reduced the margin for Haryana (65th min).
MPHA were dominant for most of the match and earned seven penalty corners as against three by their opponents.
MPHA goalkeeper Preeti Patel was declared player of the match as she warded off numerous attacks by the Haryana forwards to ensure victory for her team.
MPHA had also won the Junior Women National Championship crown at Sonepat earlier this month.
Earlier, Orissa finished third beating Karnataka 3-1.
Karnataka took the lead from a 30th minute penalty corner conversion by Sandhya HP but Orissa bounced back with goals from Birajini Ekka in the 33rd minute, Priyanka Ekka in the 52nd minute and Seema Lakra in the 59th minute.
Navneet Kaur (Haryana) was declared player of the tournament while awards for the best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forwards went to Sandhya KK (Karnataka), Jyoti Dahiya (Haryana), Shyama Tidgam (MPHA) and Birajini Ekka (Orissa) respectively.
Ashbeer takes lead in Goodricke East India Amateur Golf Championship
Honey Baisoya takes day one honours at Goodricke East India
Indian women claim bronze in four-nation hockey tournament
Sunday, December 18, 2011
St Karen's School win Patel athletics championship title
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Angad Cheema clinches RCGC Cup
Indian women down Ireland in 4-Nation hockey
Ravi, Kshiti win 100m sprint gold medals
Stage set for East Zone rating chess tournament in Patna
Sardar Patel inter-school athletics begin
Friday, December 16, 2011
Indian women lose to Argentina in four-nation hockey
Cheema surges into lead at RCGC Cup on Day Three
Bihar move into Junior National hockey quarterfinals
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Chikka and Cheema share the second day lead at RCGC Cup
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Boro, Suamana are Sub-Junior National TT champs
Kochi, December 13, 2011: Birdie Boro of the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB-A) emerged the champion in the sub-junior boys’ section beating Anirban Ghosh 4-3 (7-11, 7-11,11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 12-10,11-5) while it was West Begal’s Sumana Saha outlasted her statemate and unseeded Moumita Das 4-1 (11-4, 13-11, 7-11, 11-2, 11-4) to take the girls’ crown at the New Assurance 73 rd Cadet and Sub-Junior National Table Tennis Championships at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here today.
The winners took a cheque of Rs 26,000 and Rs. 22,000, respectively, while the runners-up took home Rs 13,000 (Boys) and Rs 11,000 (girls) sections, respectively. But more than the money, the winners earned some vital points which should help them go up the ladder in future meets.
As was to be expected, the boys’ singles final had all the ingredients and befittingly the better player from PSPB-A won at the end of the day. But it must be said to the credit of Boro who, after being down 2-1 at one stage and again 3-2, showed grit to stage a remarkable comeback and win the last three games.
Employing great attacking shots and using both back and forehand smashes to greater effect,
It was at this juncture that Boro regrouped himself well and seeing his opponent tiring, thanks to hot and humid conditions inside the hall, went into cruise mode to take the next two games to level the score at 3-3. Once pushed to the brink, it was up to Boro to show his true attacking colours and he succeeded in spite of making a couple of unforced errors in the decider. Nevertheless, Ghosh too was unable to withstand the onslaught and wilted under pressure, often unable to put the ball beyond the net. That gave several crucial points to Boro who simply smashed his way to the title.
Boro, understandably, was relieved after winning against Ghosh. “I had at the back of my mind the loss we suffered in the team championships because of Anirban. I had to set the record straight and I am happy I did exactly that,” said Boro after winning the title.
As for the girls final, it was a foregone conclusion that the No. 7 seed Saha would win. But it was a question of whether or not Moumita will be able to take a game or two off her friend at home and a bitterest rival on court. Das did manage to take a game off her rival but before she could gain any ascendancy, Saha stuck to her task and took the crown.
The Results: Sub-junior Boys: Final:Birdie Boro (PSPB-A ) bt Anirban Ghosh (WB) 7-11, 7-11,11-6, 9-11, 11-5. 12-10,11-5; Semi-finals: Birdie Boro (PSPB-A) bt Arjun Ghosh (WB) 11-7, 7-11, 12-10, 7011, 10-12, 11-8, 11-2; Anirban Gosh (WB) bt Ayush Tayal (Har) 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7; Quarterfinals: Anirban Ghosh (WB) bt Lalrin Puia (PSPB-A) 11-2, 11-8, 12-14, 11-6, 11-9; Arjun Ghosh (WB) bt Lalhun Lua (PSPB-A) 11-3, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5; Ayush Tayal (Har) bt Manav Thakkar (Guj) 11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 11-1; Birdie Boro (PSPB-A) bt Ananth D (TN) 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7.
Sub-junior Girls: Final: Sumana Saha (WB) bt. Moumita Dutta (WB) 11-4, 13-11, 7-11, 11-2, 11-4; Semi-finals: Moumita Das (WB) bt Priyadarshini Das (WB) 6-11, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 15-13, 11-5; Sumana Saha (WB) bt Harsha Vardhani (TN) 4-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8; Quarterfinals: Priyadarshini Das (WB) bt Varuni Jaiswal (AP) 10-12, 6-11, 11-6, 9-11, 17-15, 11-4. 11-7; Moumita Dutta (WB) bt Johita Banerjee (WB) 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 3-11, 11-9, 11-5; Harsha Vardhini (TN) bt Koushani Nath (WB) 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 12-10, 12-10, 11-6; Sumana Saha (WB) bt Sagorika Mukherjee (WB) 11-8, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.
A TTFI Press Release
Aslam Sher Khan elected Olympian Association of India president
Aslam Sher Khan was unanimously elected as president (hockey) along with Gurbhachan Singh Randhawa (athletics), Harbinder Singh (hockey), Col. Balbir Singh (hockey) and Gurbir Singh Sandhu (shooting) as vice presidents, Ajit Pal Singh (hockey), secretary and Sanjeeva Kumar Singh (archery) as joint secretary.
Members of the associations are Rupa Saini (hockey), Manjit Dua (table tennis), Karnam Malleswari (weightlifting), Leander Paes (tennis), Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (shooting), Sushil Kumar (wrestling), Vijender Singh (boxing), Abhinav Bindra (shooting), Ashwini Nachppa (athletics), Jagbir Singh (hockey), Subhash Verma (wrestling), Shiva Keshvan (Luge-Winter Games), Sumangla (archery), Charles Borromeo (athletics), SS Hakim (football) Ram Singh (athletics), Capt. Srichand Ram (athletics), Anwar Sultan (ahooting) Kunju Rani (weightlifting).
Indian Olympic Association acting president VK Malhotra welcomed all the Olympians attended the meeting and said that the expertise of the sportspersons would be availed by the Indian Olympic Association.
Randhir Singh, secretary general, Indian Olympic Association also welcomed the members present and said that new committee would provide useful inputs to IOA and NSF so that sport get further boost in the country.
The newly elected Olympian Association of India president Aslam Sher Khan said he would do his best for the welfare of the sportspersons of the country.
IOA Press Release
Khalin Joshi takes day one lead at RCGC Cup
Kolkata, December 13, 2011: Bangalore’s Khalin Joshi’s facial expressions said it all as he returned with a scorecard of three-under 69 on the opening day of RCGC Cup Amateur Golf Championship at The Royal Calcutta Golf Course here. Smiling Joshi became the leader of the day while
Khalin Joshi, 19, had a superb round as he shot five birdies on the 2nd, 4th, 10th, 15th and 17th but bogeys on 5th and 6th pegged him a bit on the front nine. Joshi said, “I am pretty fine with the way I played today but somehow I wasn’t confident enough on first nine. I was just managing the shots rather then playing them nicely. Though, I didn’t hit great in the front nine and missed 6-footer birdie on the 12th and 3-footer on 13th, I hit 14 regulations throughout the round. I just need to get my confidence back and I am sure it’s going to be good week.”
Chikka, who is known for a balanced round on the first day of any tournament, had done enough to keep himself in the top three. He started the day from 10th tee and made a bogey on the 11th which wasn’t a great beginning for him. He then birdied the 16th, 1st and 4th and missed couple of shots for a bogey on the 5th and 8th hole. “I am pretty happy with my swing and the changes I made in the last couple of days. I always used to miss on the left fairway and after working hard on it, I started missing on the right which is good for me because the ball usually drops or stops on the right side. I feel I have to practice at least 50 wedges today to make my game better in next three days, “said, Chikka.
The golf course was in best condition today as the players like Angad Cheema mentioned, “There was nothing better I could ask for. I played here 5 times as an amateur as well as junior but never seen the great conditions like today. If greens will remain as soft as today, the scores will definitely go lower in the upcoming days.”
Photo caption: Khalin Joshi in action at The Royal Calcutta Golf Course on December 13, 2011.
A Press Release