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DU undergoing facelift to produce champs New Delhi, July 17 Preliminary evidence in this respect is already visible in the sprawling Delhi University Stadium, where presently a relaying of the cricket wicket is underway. Sources said that the objective was to have the new wicket ready much before the season starts in October. The authorities have been at the receiving end of a volley of criticism as experts and those in the know of things have pointed out that inadequate sporting facilities, dearth of funds, ambiguous norms and general apathy of the authorities have combined together in ensuring that champions and match-winners no longer roll out of the campus. Ironically, every year each student pays Rs 20 as sports development fee. Over one lakh students are studying in more than eighty colleges in Delhi University, thus generating more than Rs 20 lakh every year in the name of sports development. Add to this the funds the university receives from central authorities, it appears to be a case of poor fund management rather than inadequacy. The failure of Delhi University in equipping the aspiring and talented sportsmen has forced students to shift their base to some different university. “I was told by many of my relatives and friends to select a university like Delhi University for my B.A, as I also happen to be a national body builder. I was under the impression that the sports facilities at Delhi University will allow me to continue the sport with my studies. But I realized that Delhi University doesn’t even have a gymnasium of its own. Now, I have no other option but to look for some other university, which at least gives me some ground to train,’’ says Rampal, a perturbed DU student. Every year, the colleges of Delhi University reserves five to 10 per cent of the total seats for promising sports persons. Ironically, however, despite this, not many a champion has turned out from Delhi University, forcing the authorities to do a rethink on their policy. Sources, however, warned that the upgradation of infrastructure may take some time and should not be expected to be an overnight affair. “We are doing our best within the constraints. But it would be unfair, if we were expected to deliver the results overnight,” an official said. Delhi University, till not very long ago, was considered to be the best nursery of sporting talent. However, antiquated policies of Delhi University sports administrators do not allow genuine sports talent to flower, primarily due to the lack of facilities and motivation from the concerned authorities. The perennial alibi for not doing enough for sports has been premised upon insufficient funds. However, while many other universities were quick enough to
utilise the services of corporate sponsors, the Delhi University, source said, were still unwilling to tap the resources emanating from this pool. Moreover, sources said, that sports reservation has become more of an eyewash, particularly in some of the more prestigious colleges on the campus. The objective it appears, is to get admitted to a good college through the sports quota and not for pursuing sports as a serious career option. University cricket, was once the stepping stone to achieving higher laurels not too long ago. Many of the cricket icons of the past years like Mohinder Amarnath, Surinder Amarnath, Raman Lamba, Manoj Prabhakar, Ajay Jadeja etc. were products of Delhi University. |
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Best 40 of BCCI umpires to supervise matches New Delhi, July 17 The umpires will be selected on the basis of their performance in the last four years in domestic cricket. The rest of the umpires will be posted for umpiring matches in the Ranji Trophy Junior Division and all junior tournaments. These decisions were taken at a meeting of the Umpires’ Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, held at Solan (Himachal Pradesh) on July 15. The Umpires’ Committee meeting was chaired by its chairman C.K. Khanna, who is the vice-president of the BCCI. Others who attended the meeting were convenor of the Umpires’ Committee Jyoti Bajpayee, who is also the joint secretary of the BCCI, Prof Ratnagar Shetty, M.M.Dorai Rajan, Prof R.R.Mohit and Anurag Thakur. The meeting also decided to hold the annual meeting of the BCCI Umpires’ Seminar in Delhi. The Umpires’ Committee also unanimously recommended that the retirement age of umpires should be 55 years for Ranji Panel and 58 years for One-Day International and Test matches. It has also been decided to hold an examination for All-India panel umpires in winter this year. |
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Kahlon’s
team win Royal Springs Open Pro-Am New Delhi, July 17 Kahlon, playing his first event on the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour, after his sensational victory at the Masters in February, was a bit off colour on the back nine where he went three-over to aggregate two-over 74. However, his partners, Tikoo, B.R.Singh, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, and M. Ashfaq contributed enough to tally 120 stableford points. The pro-am raised the curtain on the Royal Springs Open, a Rs 15-lakh major championship on the Indian Golf Tour. The main event, offering a winner’s cheque of Rs 2.43 lakh, begins on Thursday. The Indian professional golfers have responded magnificently to the tournament, sponsored by Jammu and Kashmir Tourism and as many as 116 players, including 98 pros and 18 amateurs, will tee off on the opening day. Mukesh Kumar, winner of the Sher-e-Kashmir Open, the first event played at the Royal Springs Course in October last year, sounded a warning bell for rest of the classy field with a bogey-free five-under 67, but that only saw his team tie with Harmeet’s 120 stableford points. However, on the countback over the last nine holes, Mukesh and his team of Khurshid Ahmed, Sanjay Wahi and Vikrant Chopra, scored 61 points as compared to 60 by Harmeet’s team. Mukesh, Mahindra Champion Golfer of the Year for the past three seasons, was joined at five-under 67 by rookie of last year, Rahil Gangjee. Fresh from a coaching stint at the United Arab Emirates with his coach Ajay Gupta, Gangjee shared the best pro prize of Rs 3,000 with Mukesh. The third-placed team in the pro-am was Jyoti Randhawa’s, comprising KBS Katoch, Naurath and Ravish Trehan. Randhawa shot a two-under 70, thus scorching any talks of his form after the long injury lay-off. |
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Schumacher
zooms to record in Magny-Cours New Delhi, July 17 Catch all the moments from Mobil I French Grand Prix live on Star Sports at 5.15 pm on July 21. If results could go his way in the French Grand Prix, Schumacher could seal the driver’s title, which would put him level on five with Juan Manuel Fangio. It would also make him the earliest clincher of the title in the history of formula racing. The win was only Schumacher’s second ever in the British Grand Prix and it gave him 86 points from 10 races, with seven to go. That’s a massive 54-point gap over Barrichello (32), with Montoya (31), Ralf Schumacher (30) and Coulthard (26) next in line and the only ones with mathematical chances of catching Schumacher. |
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Sunita Bharati’s SC certificate cancelled
New Delhi, July 17
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