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YMCA chalks out a hectic sports calendar New Delhi, September 11 This year, the YMCA will organise four major sporting events, starting with the sixth YMCA Delhi State Body-Building Championship on October 4-5. Then, after a few weeks’ gap, the sixth YMCA Delhi State Volleyball Tournament will be held from November 11 to 15. The sixth YMCA Inter-College Basketball Tournament will be held from December 11 to 14 and the season will conclude with the popular YMCA International Boxing Championships to be held from February 4 to 8, 2003. The YMCA Body Building Championship is a very popular event with the youth as around 250 “body beautifuls” participate in the event every year to flex their muscles and flaunt their ‘body beautifuls’. The event has been recognised by the Delhi Amateur Body Building Association. Top teams of Delhi like Railways, Air Force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Police, Delhi University, Dayal Singh College, Vivekananda College, Jesus and Mary College, Jaunty Club, Miranda House, Stickers’ Club etc participate in the volleyball tournament. The Inter-College Basketball Tournament also attracts the cream like Hindu, Shri Ram College of Commerce, Venkateshwara, Kirorimal, Zakir Hussain, Lady Shri Ram, St. Stephen’s etc. And of course, the YMCA boxing attracts the best talent from India and some foreign countries. The YMCA has facilities for tennis, swimming, table tennis, badminton, billiards, karate and an air-conditioned fitness centre. It’s tennis academy is being run by former Indian Davis Cup player Shyam
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Sahara changes sponsorship logo New Delhi, September 11 Sahara had signed an agreement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the sponsorship of the Indian cricket team. This sponsorship, which ensured that the players and the BCCI got the largest ever sponsorship fees for any cricket team across the world, was undertaken by Sahara India Pariwar in the spirit of protecting “national pride so as to ensure that a truly Indian brand sponsored the Indian team”. While the sponsorship contract was signed for a period of three years, starting on June 2001, Sahara was informed by the BCCI in July 2002 that the sponsorship was in conflict with the South African Airways — a sponsor of the ICC – and this conflict was both for the ICC Knockout Tournament and the World Cup. A clarification from Sahara that the company that signed the sponsorship was not in the airlines business was not accepted by ICC and BCCI, and Sahara was told that as Air Sahara was a group company, therefore, there was conflict. “This stance was taken by ICC-BCCI despite the fact that not only was the logo of Air Sahara completely different from the logo used for the sponsorship but also South African Airways and Air Sahara operate in completely different sectors and there is no way in which either of them could lose a single passenger seat to the other,” Sahara said. The final decision by ICC that the sponsorship logo could have any name provided that it did not contain the name “Sahara” left Sahara with no option, but to change the sponsorship logo to “Subrata” in the interest of “national pride”. |
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AIR to broadcast ICC commentary New Delhi, September 11 AIR will broadcast running commentary of the following matches: South Africa vs West Indies (day/night) on Sept 12; India vs Zimbabwe (day/night) on Sept 14; Australia vs New Zealand (day) on Sept 15; England vs Zimbabwe (day/night) on Sept 18; India vs England (day/night) on Sept 22; first semi-final (day/night) on Sept 25; second semi-final (day/night) on Sept 27 and the final (day/night) on Sept 29. The commentary of the day matches will begin at 9.20 am while that of the day/night matches will begin at 1.50 pm. The Delhi Station of AIR will also broadcast special reports in addition to the live coverage. The 12 participating teams have been divided into four pools of three teams each. Pool I: Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh; Pool 2: India, Zimbabwe and England; Pool 3: South Africa, West Indies and Kenya; Pool 4: Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Holland. Doordarshan will telecast the India matches on September 14 and 22, the two semi-finals and the final. |
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Kamal mounts photo exhibition New Delhi, September 11 Kamal Sharma was present in New York when the World Trade Centre twin towers were pierced by two terrorists-navigated aeroplanes. Kamal captured the grotesque scenes of the crash of the twin towers in all its gory detail. Fuji Films and the IGNCA have come together to realise Kamal’s “dream come true” of mounting the exhibition. Former Union Minister and president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association Arun Jaitley inaugurated the exhibition. Mr Jaitley described the exhibits as a “perfect homage to the victims and a message to the world to oppose terrorism in totality”. The guest of honour was former Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev, who was declared as the “Cricketer of the Century” by Wisden Cricket Magazine. The US embassy was represented by Mr Micheal Anderson, Minister Counsellor Public Affairs of the US Embassy in India. He was moved by the sights of the September 11 scenes in New York. Cricketers Vijay Dahiya, Robin Singh, Rakesh Jolly and Atul Wassan and Board of Control for Cricket in India Communications Manager Amrit Mathur also visited the exhibition. |
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Young Boys Club, Raisina Club win New Delhi, September 11 Young Boys defeated former DSA Senior Division champions Shastri Club 3-1 via tie-breaker after playing a goalless match during the regulation time. Young Boys’ Arif Ali, Gaingam Lung Kamei and A Saran Singh converted the spot kicks while only Dinesh Pal Rawat could get his kick right for Shastri Club. Earlier, Raisina Club defeated Garhwal Diamond 4-0. Rakesh Tamang, Rabin Das (two) and Dababrata Ghosh were the marksmen. Due to the practice session of the Indian football team, there will be no match on Thursday. India play two exhibition matches against Uzbekistan on September 15 and 18 at the Ambedkar Stadium. Nivia soccer:
In an Under-19 match, Vasant Valley School defeated St. Xavier’s 2-0. Rohan K and Karan scored Vasant Valley’s goals. The Nivia soccer matches will be suspended till September 23 due to non-availability of the Ambedkar Stadium. |
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Fr. Mermier
Memorial tourneys from September 20 New Delhi, September 11 The events, open to schools, will be held on a league-cum-knock out basis. Entries close with organising secretary S P Saini or the principal, St. Francis De Sales School, Janakpuri between 8 am and 1 pm on all working days, except Saturday and Sunday. Ph: 5551113. Entries, with a fee of Rs 500, close on September 15. Bal Bhavan Cricket: Ganga enter final: Results: Sidharth Mohan beat Laksya Sharma 11-9, 8-11, 11-5; Tushar beat Ankur 11-8, 11-7. And in this match Shiva beat Akshit 11-7, 11-9.
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Team MRF win second title New Delhi, September 11 Warren, the overnight leader in the category, said he didn’t take any chances. The victory (16 points, including bonus) takes Warren’s APRC Group N points tally to 40 as he closes in on current leader, Italian Nico Caldarola, with two more rounds to go in China in October and Thailand in November. Warren said the rains made it slushy and re-running on it was dangerous. “What really helped us were the MRF tyres. The newly developed MRF rally tyres are solid and sound and should help us again in China”, he added. Warren timed 3:29.48.9 overall, keeping Leyraud at bay by well over two minutes. He also finished third in the APRC overall and seventh in the open event.
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