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Over 1000 athletes and fitness enthusiasts participated in Xavierathon 2012 – a 6km marathon organized by St. Xavier’s College Mapusa in association with SK Promotions, on the auspicious occasion of Goa Liberation Day.

St. Xavier’s College has organized this kind of an event for the first time as a part of their Golden Jubilee celebrations. The race was flagged-off by Ms. Alina Saldanha, Minister for Environment & Forest and also an alumna of the college. Earlier in her address to the participants, Ms. Saldanha urged the runners to overcome the six kilometre test. “This run will be a test of endurance, perseverance and focus. Overcome it and feel the sense of achievement and victory. It’s not about finishing first, but it’s more important to complete the race,” she stated.

The race flagged-off from the college premises. The runners followed a route that led them towards the Mapusa court, Remanso Hospital, Milagres Church and across the highway, straight to Fransalian Institute, Bastora which is the old campus of St. Xavier’s College. The route back was similar beside a small bifurcation near the Milagres Church.

Runners from all age groups participated with a lot of zeal as all the participants completed the race. The event and the public in general also witnessed a 78-year old woman Mrs. Maria Imelda De Souza, participate in the marathon and also completed the race. Similarly, a 4-year boy Sarthak Vijay Bhike also completed the race in style.

From among the numerous runners, Jeovito Fernandes of St. Xavier’s College completed the race first as he emerged champion in the men’s open category.

Winners in different categories:

Men's Open Category:

1st Place: Jeovito Fernandes (St. Xavier's College, Mapusa)

2nd Place: Ajay Vishwakarma (St. Anthony's HS, Duler)

3rd Place: Anthony Carvalho (St. Xavier's College, Mapusa)

Women's Open Category:

1st Place: Prachita Naik (St. Xavier's HSS)

2nd Place: Siddhi Chavan (St. Anthony's HS, Duler)

3rd Place: Rosaria Rebello

School & HSS Boy's Category:

1st Place: Mangesh Kadam (ITI Pernem)

2nd Place: Arun Gobicha (Sacred Heart HS, Parra)

School & HSS Girl's Category:

1st Place: Geeta Mutugur (Sacred Heart HS, Parra)

2nd Place: Seema Karatta (Sacred Heart HS, Parra)

Oldest Runner

Mrs. Maria Imelda De Souza (Age: 78 years)

Mr. Bhiku Azgaonkar (Age: 63 years)

Youngest Runner

Sarthak Vijay Bhike (Age: 4 years, Divine Mercy HS)

The prize distribution ceremony was clubbed along with the flag hoisting ceremony in the college campus. Chief Guest alumnus of the college, Adv. Ramakant Khalap, Former Union Minister for Law & Judiciary hoisted the flag. On the occasion, students of the college put up various programmes like group song, street play, and monologue.

Adv. Khalap in his speech brought back his memories of the college and ignited students to be better citizens. “Use this institute as a platform to be better human beings who can serve the nation better,” he encouraged the students of the college.

Mr. Saif Ullah Khan, Councillor, Mormugao Municipal Council, Mr. Santosh Redkar, Social Worker and Mr. Vijay Bhike, treasurer of the Alumni Association of St. Xavier’s College, also graced the occasion with their presence.

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The response for the mini-marathon XAVIERATHON has been outstanding even before the event can begin. Entries are coming in nearly every minute. Whom are you waiting for? Click the image below to register yourself as a participant. Run for Health!



 

 

 

St. Xavier's College, Mapusa were crowned champions of the Inter-Collegiate Basketball tournament for men and women, organized by the Goa University. In the Men’s final St.Xavier’s College defeated MES College, Zuarinagar by a narrow 23-21 margin.

 
Members of Winning Team: St.Xavier’s

1. Rainon Fernandes
2. Daniel Pereira
3. Roger Fernandes
4. Jonas Monteiro
5. Himanshu Tivrekar
6. Rochester Fernandes
7. Linekar Raposo
8. Flobert Monteiro
9. Kriste Ribeiro
10. Richard Castelino
11. Glenn Fernandes
12. Ryan Vaz.

Members of Runners-up Team: MES College
1. C.S. Gokul
2. Sarvesh Patil
3. Nishant Thakur
4. Gouresh Naik
5. Sachin Naik
6. Smith Saglani
7. Jonathan D’Souza
8. Akshay Pagi
9. Vianney Fernandes
10. Sushant Prabhu
11. Ahmad Razakhan
12. Daniel D’Silva
In the Women’s section, St.Xavier’s College thrashed Rosary College, Navelim 14- 01

Members of Winning Team: St.Xavier’s

1. Leisanne Pinto
2. Shona Mahambre
3. Joan Fernandes
4. Fiona Fernandes
5. Snigdha Tiwari
6. Divya Pinto
7. Myra D’Costa
8. Kim Elaine de Araujo
9. Sweeny Coelho
10. Sameere Khan
11. Iram Khan
12. Beverly Vaz

Members of Runners-Up team: Rosary College
1. D’Silva Swizel
2. Quadros Seniza
3. Barboza Elaine
4. Pereira Melissa
5. Figueiedo Steffi
6. Fernandes Reenal
7. Fernandes Sharlene
8. Rebello Velani
9. Pereira Keziah
10. Fernandes Kimberly
11. D’Costa Magdalina
12. Fernandes Josima.

Dr. Gopakumar, Goa University Librarian, was the Chief Guest for the presentation ceremony and awarded medals and Trophies to the Winner's & Runner's-Up.

As part of it's golden jubilee celebrations, St. Xavier's College of Arts, Commerce & Science, Mapusa, Goa will be organized XAVIERATHON on December 19. The event is a 6km marathon, primarily organized to promote fitness among all age groups.

The run will be flagged-off from the present college campus at 7.30 am. To bring a feel of nostalgia, the plan is to chalk out a route towards Fransalian Institute, Bastora where St. Xavier's College was initially started in 1963. The runners will move towards the old campus of the college and come back.

With the focus on fitness, participation is open to all. Chest numbers will have to be collected from the registration counter between 6:30 am to 7:00 am on the day of the event. Kindly confirm your participation at the earliest. For registration and queries kindly contact Mr. Pradeep Morajkar (09822139319)

Goa Football Development Council will be organising a Sports Medicine Seminar on 9th December’2012 at the Vivanta by Taj, Panaji from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m as one of our major aspect to drive football in a scientific manner.

Among the prominent speakers for the programme is Dr. Vece Paes, a doctor of Goan origin , former Olympian and father of tennis star Leander Paes would speak on ‘Long term development of the Athlete (Footballer)/Role of deliberate practice in attaining expertise in the sport’ along with other leading doctors from NS NIS, Patiala, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad and Symbiosis International University, Pune viz. Dr. Ashok Ahuja Dr. Venkata Ramana, Dr. Sanjeev Sahni, Dr. Ashish Phulkar, Dr. Sheel Sheth.

The programme will be attended by football coaches /trainers, football administrators/managers, physiotherapists and nutritionists of football teams, former and current players, directors of physical education, students of physical education and referees.

Goa University will participate in the West Zone Inter University Volleyball Championship for  men organized by Hemchandracharya North Gujarat  University, Patan  from 28th November  to 2nd December 2012. The team will be led by Aaron Pereira.

The Team:- Aaron Pereira (Captain) Atikesh Khedekar (Vice Captain), Ritesh Zarmekar, Shubham Dhawaskar, Sidhivinay Gad, Gouresh Naik,  Siddesh Gawas, Ravji Naik, Ritesh Mandrekar, Aclinton Fernandes, Rajeshekar Naik,  Sadanand Naik, Avelino Pereira (Coach). Goa University will play their first match on 28th November versus DAIICT, Gandhinagar.

Its been exactly three years that I started this blog 'Patterson's Sports Page' and undoubtedly its been the most satisfying experience to pen down my thoughts through this medium. Although I prefer restricting the content to 'sports' only, shamelessly I would like to admit that I have gone against my word. Well, its just not me to be blamed. What can one do if the platform is such a tempting one, that you just can't avoid penning your thoughts down, regardless of what your content is.

Blogs are such are such an attractive and interactive medium that I doubt anyone would refrain from stretching its utilitarian power. But I do confess that in these three years I haven't made the most out of the privilege I have. Yet, the response is simply amazing and certainly encouraging as well.

My sincere effort, through this blog, is to highlight rural and youth-oriented sports activities in Goa that fail to find space and time in main stream media.  Yes of course, along with such content, you will also find a lot of my opinions on random sports news around the globe. This is basically what has kept the blog ticking.

All this would not have been possible without you visitors - some dedicated, some frequent, some rare; but whoever you may be, I just want to say THANK YOU. Of what use is written matter if not read?

Kindly feel free to make suggestions and give feedback about the blog and its content. It will be an honor to listen to YOU.

Muito Obrigado!

Classy performance from the Indian test cricket team. The hosts have made the right start to this campaign with the 9-wicket victory over England in the 1st Test played at Ahmedabad.

The biggest bonus is that majority of the players have contributed well. Cheteshwar Pujara, Virender Sehwag and Pragyan Ojha have contributed immensely and the team looks is good shape.

Here is a detailed story for you.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/current/story/591989.html

 

Hurry aspiring football coaches!

The Goa Football Development Council is looking for football coaches. The GFDC held their executive committee meeting at their GFDC office on Friday 9^thNovember, 2012. Their main plan is to start their Grassroots and Youth Development program and are looking to employ coaches for for the same at various centers. Applications from Valpoi, Bicholim, Usgao, Aldona, Sulcorna areas are welcome. All those interested – licensed coaches, Former players, Physical education graduates interested in coaching can visit the GFDC office at the 6^th Floor Myles High Corporate Hub, Patto Panjim or contact the GFDC Coaching Officer Mr. Derryl D’Souza (9689939826).

Goan and Indian football fans have been anxiously waiting for the moment when India qualifies for the FIFA World Cup. Practically speaking, the goal is a distance dream that will take many years of preparations to qualify for the mega tournament. Yet it is very common to see fans ask the same question repeatedly, “When will India qualify for the World Cup?”

Indian football has been a subject of mockery for the media and rivals of the sport. And rarely there has been any appreciation for Indian football’s achievements despite its barriers like poor infrastructure, lack of youth development programmes and corruption.

Amidst all the problems, it is interesting to note that India once qualified for the World Cup in 1950. The period from 1950 to 1964 is considered as the Golden era for Indian football as the national team won laurels at international level like the Olympics and Asian Cup during that period.

India’s qualification for the 1950 World Cup was more of a fortune. At that time, the Indian team was considered as a football powerhouse in Asia. Four teams – Burma, Indonesia, Philippines and India – were invited to participate in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. All the teams, except India, withdrew from the competition. So India were automatically placed in the world cup which was held in Brazil. India were pitted against Sweden, Italy and Paraguay in Group 3.

Sadly, India also withdrew from the mega event at the eleventh hour. There is not one concrete reason to why India withdrew. However the story, that FIFA sent back the Indian team because they had no shoes, is a myth and a way of mocking Indian football. In fact sources reveal that FIFA had no objection if Indian footballers played barefoot. The choice was left to the players and the All India Football Federation (AIFF)

Then why did India back out from the tournament? The most possible reasons for India’s withdrawal are state below :-

• India never understood the value of participating in a FIFA World Cup. The Olympics was everything for them at that time. So they did not attend the biggest sporting event of the world. The then national team captain late Sailen Manna said, “We had no idea about the World Cup then. Had we been better informed, we would have taken the initiative ourselves. For us, the Olympics was everything. There was nothing bigger.” The legendary Indian footballer was found quoted on a website.


• Another known reason was that there were issues in the team selection. There also seemed insufficient time to practice for such a huge competition. This was the official reason stated by the All India Football Federation.


• India could not bear the cost for travelling from India to Brazil. India had got independence just three years prior to that World Cup and hence their economy was not stable yet. It certainly took time for India to become a stable economy and generate revenue. According to some sources, FIFA agreed to bare most of the travel cost yet the team failed to participate.


• There are high possibilities that the Indian players were reluctant to embark on a long sea voyage as during those days most of the people commuted from country to country by sea. A common Indian man, somehow, felt very hesitant to travel such a long journey that too by sea.

Tejan Fallary will meet Shashank Desai in the Boys Under-17 Singles finals while Anura Prabhudesai will clash with Pranjal Chimulkar for the Girls Under-19 Singles title, in the SAG State Badminton Championship, organised by Goa Badminton Association in collaboration with the Sports Authority of Goa. In the U-17 Boys semis matches played at Indoor Stadium, Campal; Tejan Fallary beat Varun Vernekar 21-16, 21-9 while Shashank Desai beat Varad Karekar 21-18, 21-19. In U-19 Girls semis, Anura Prabhudesai beat Emilia Silveira 21-9, 21-13 while Pranjal Chimulkar beat Anushka Kuvelkar 18-21, 14-8 (conceded).

Other Results:

Under-13 Boys Singles Quarters
Mehul Jirage beat Soham Khandeparkar 21-4, 21-10
Raghuvir Khandeparkar beat Sharvil Naik 21-8, 21-6
Satej Khandeparkar beat Kushal Khandeparkar 21-14, 21-13
Aashrun Gautam beat Sheryesh K 21-6, 21-4

Under-13 Boys Singles Semis
Mehul Jirage beat Raghuvir Khandeparkar 21-8, 21-6
Aashrun Gautam beat Satej Khandeparkar 20-22, 21-13, 21-13

Under-13 Girls Singles Quarters
Neha Sahakari beat Zaira Fernandes 21-2, 21-2
Bhumika Berbetta beat Anjana Kumari 21-10, 21-17
Vasudha Singbal beat Sarita Patil 21-7, 21-1
Manjushri Raut beat Mamta A 21-2, 21-5

Under-13 Girls Singles Semis
Neha Sahakari beat Bhumika Berbetta 21-9, 21-11
Manjushri Raut beat Vasudha Singbal 21-4, 21-6

Under-13 Boys Singles Quarters Quarters
Tejan Fallary beat Jaideep Singh 21-4, 21-8
Kartik Karekar beat Mehul Jirage 21-16, 21-14
Krishnank Fallary beat Aashrun Gautam 21-17, 21-13
Dhruv Angle beat Tejas Borkar 21-10, 21-12

Under-13 Boys Singles Quarters Semis
Tejan Fallary beat Kartik Karekar 21-13, 21-13
Dhruv Angle beat Krishnank Fallary 21-12, 21-19

Under-15 Girls Singles Semis
Anura Prabhudesai beat Neha Sahakari 21-6, 21-8
Emilia Silveira beat Anar Singbal 21-18, 21-8

Football is anybodies game! Don Bosco Engineering College, Fatorda just proved that as they were crowned champions of the inter-college football tournament on Friday. The Engineers defeated favorites Dhempe College, Miramar 2-0 in the final at the Goa University grounds, Taleigao. The tournament was organized by the Goa University.



In the exciting final, Don Bosco surprised Dhempe with some smart piece of play. The Fatorda side implemented their strategies well to thwart Dhempe's attacking game policy.

After a goalless first half, Don Bosco broke the deadlock in the 56th minute through Joel Dias. Jolted severely, Dhempe made furious attempts to level the scoreline. However, on the the contrary, the Miramar side conceded the second goal in the 90th minute. Don Bosco's Aggio Antao was bang on target to seal the victory and championship in favor of the Fatorda side.

Prof. A. V. Afonso, Vice Chancellor of Goa University, was the chief guest and presented medals and trophies to the Winners and Runners up.

The Teams

Don Bosco Engg. (winners): Kanchan Kiro (capt), Cleofas Cardoso, Mouvin Marques, Frazier Rogtao, Joshua Dias, Stallon Mascarenhas, Frazir Monteir, Joal Dias, Aggio Antao, Lazren Dias, Joyston Fernandes, Samson ibeiro, Leny Cardoso, Joshua Barreto, Lourence Allister, Samuel Fernandes, Joshua Fernandes, Pranoy Paes.

Dhempe College(Runners-up): Myron Fernandes (capt), Roystan Fernandes, Rohit Janardhan, Minesh Kunkolkar, Kiran Kari, Gauresh Dias, Jerson Pereira, Standly Fernandes, Pritesh Sawant, Salim Samimy, Raymond Rodrigues, Akshay Salunke, Francisco DeSouza, Mozam Khan, Dayesh Vengurlekar, Shoib Barakzai, Ahmad Khalid, Siddesh Vasta.

Goa University is set to be a beneficiary in Sports Sciences from the Lesgaft University, Russia. A delegation from Lesgaft University of Physical Education, Sports and Health, St. Petersberg (Russia) visited the Goa University today to discuss the modalities.



The delegation included Mr. Yakov Morozov – Director of  Institute and Vice President of the Federation of Sports Managers in Russia, Mr. Nikolaev Sergei – Head of the North West branch of the Federation of Sports Managers in Russia, Mr. Nikitin Ruslan – Deputy Director of the Institute of Sports facilities and Indistries, Mr. Nunez Joshua David – Coordinator of the delegation and Mr. Nilesh Neel – Coordinator of the visit to Goa.

The team had a meeting with Prof. A.V. Afonso, Vice Chancellor and  Prof. V.P.Kamat, Registrar of Goa University. The two parties have decided to continue the communication further so as to work out the modalities of signing a Memorandum of Understanding. This will lead to sharing of expertise among the Universities. The Goa University can benefit from the progress made by the Lesgaft University in Sports Sciences, being one of the foremost Universities in Physical Education and Sports Sciences. It was felt that the Goa University is logistically placed well and with the support of SAG and the backing of the Government, Goa University can become the centre for development of Sports Sciences. Mr. Elvis Gomes, Executive Director SAG, Kennedy D’Silva Executive Secretary, GFDC and Milton Fernandes, Asst. Dir. of Physical Education and Sports, Goa University were also present.

Later there was an interactive session between the Lesgaft University delegation and the  Directors of Physical Education and Sports, of Colleges affiliated to Goa University.

Rosary College Navelim, lifted the Xavier’s Gold Cup with pride after defeating hosts St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa 7-5 via tiebreaker at St. Xavier’s College ground on Thursday.

Rosary’s feat is commendable considering that they were playing in their opponents den and in front of a hundreds of St. Xavier’s supporters. At the same time, St. Xavier’s too put up an impressive performance despite of playing with their second string players. Keeping an eye on the preparations for the Goa University tournament, St. Xavier’s coach Fausto Lobo preferred resting his star players to make way for his second team players to prove their worth.

Nevertheless, the match had all the elements of a perfect entertaining final. The score read 2-2 at the end of regulation time.

Rosary were the ones to grab the lead first. In the stoppage time of the first half, playmaker Clencio Pinto neatly struck the ball from a considerable distance to beat St. Xavier’s keeper Agnelo.

Changing ends, St. Xavier’s looked like a transformed side. The home team created as series of attacks at the rival citadel. Ultimately it was the brilliance of Lesten Martins that not only brought St. Xavier’s on levelled terms but also gave them a 2-1 lead. The midfielder first intelligently headed home Samson Cardoz’s long floater in the 63^rd minute and later converted clinically from a 30-yard free kick in the 76^th minute.

From then on St. Xavier’s seemed to be in total control. However, the youngsters gathered unnecessary pressure towards the dying stages. St. Xavier’s striker Shubham Dessai picked up a red card after a dangerous tackle on Rosary’s Razor Braganza.

With one man down and just a few seconds remaining for the final whistle, St. Xavier’s conceded a goal. Rosary defender Ronald Dias scored the precious equalizer to silence the crowd 2-2.

In the resultant tiebreaker, Rosary held their nerves to walk home victorious. Chief guest Mr. Francis D’Souza, Minister for Urban Development presented the trophies to the winning team. “In such ground conditions I feel you played the best. But there should be discipline. Red card at inter-college level is not acceptable,” Mr. D’Souza said in his address to both the finalists. Guest of honour Mr. Michael Lobo, MLA of Calangute constituency and St. Xavier’s College principal Dr. (Fr.) Walter de Sa were present among other college staff members.

Individual prizes were awarded to the following:

Best defender: Samson Cardoz (St. Xavier’s)

Best forward: Nigel Falcao (Rosary)

Best midfielder: Jason Pereira (Rosary)

Best goalkeeper: Agnelo (St. Xavier’s)

Man of the final: Razor Braganza (Rosary) and Lesten Martins (St. Xavier’s)

 

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Pics Courtesy: Rohan Da Costa

Hosts St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa set up a final clash against Rosary College, Navelim in the Xavier’s Gold Cup inter-college football tournament at St. Xavier’s College ground.

In the first semi-final played on Wednesday, St. Xavier’s defeated Dhempe College by a 2-0 margin. Both the goals came in the second session of play.

Although midfield and frontline played well, St. Xavier’s had to rely on their defenders to get the goals.

Stopper back Samsung Cardoz gave the home side the lead in the 52^nd minute after scoring from close quarters. Wing back Jovito Fernandes scored the second goal for St. Xavier’s in the 65^th minute from a one on one situation with the rival keeper.

In the second semis, Rosary College scored a narrow 1-0 win over Damodar College, Margao. The all important goal came in the first half when Stephen Pereira’s rasping long ranger made its way into the Damodar nets.

After clinching the Chowgule Golden Jubilee Cup, St. Xavier's College continue to dominate as they made it to the semi-final of their own Xavier’s Gold Cup. Rosary College also joined the hosts in the semi-final line-up. The matches were played at St. Xavier's College ground on Tuesday.

In the first match of the day, St. Xavier’s defeated Fr. Agnel College, Pilar 4-2 via tiebreaker. The teams failed to break the deadlock within the regulation time.

Although St. Xavier’s played a beautiful game, their scoring options were squandered by Shubham Dessai on a couple of occasions. In the resultant tiebreaker St. Xavier’s found the nets through Mawrick Almeida, Jovito Fernandes, Lesten Martins and Shane Temudo while Reenoy and Clive were the scorers for Fr. Agnel

In the next quarter-final, Rosary College got the better of Chowgule College by a 3-0 margin. The winners led 1-0 at half time, courtesy an early strike from Bitu Singh.

Crossing over, Rosary pumped in two more goals through Stephen Pereira and Clencio Pinto.

In the semis, Rosary College will face Damodar College, Margao while St. Xavier’s will play host to Dhempe College, Miramar.

St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa laid their hands on the glittering Chowgule Golden Jubilee Cup after defeating Don Bosco College, Panjim 1-0 in the final played at Chowgule college ground on Monday.

The all important goal came in the dying moments of the match. St. Xavier’s striker Synter Pereira was anxiously waiting to latch onto Edberg Sequeira’s cross. However a Don Bosco defender intercepted in between to do the needful.

The Mapusa side enjoyed more ball possession but their classy moved, somehow, could not be transferred into goals.

Gopal Shirodkar and Edberg played a key role for Xavier’s in the final. Both the midfielders ensured that the side played like a well oiled unit. Similarly their defence marshalled by Shane Temudo made no errors in the task allotted to them.

This triumph makes St. Xavier’s the favourites for the Xavier’s Gold Cup which is played at their own den. It also gives the Xavierites a psychological advantage for the Goa University tournament which is expected to commence soon.

St. Xavier’s coach Fausto Lobo certainly needs a special mention. The player-friendly coach has managed to get the best out of the boys even if he had a weaker squad to work with. “I am extremely happy with their performance. Everyone is working hard and that is important. The journey is not over yet. In fact it’s just begun. Our eyes are set on the university tournament,” said the jubilant coach.

Following were individual prizes awarded:

Tiger of the tournament: Micky Vaz (Government College, Pernem)

Man of the final: Alber Gonsalves (St. Xavier’s)

Best striker: Snyter Pereira (St. Xavier’s)

Best Goalkeeper: Soma Korgaonkar (Don Bosco)

Best midfielder: Joel (Don Bosco)

Here are a few captured moments of the prize distribution function

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Pictures Courtesy: Mr. Caje Pinto

Rosary College, Navelim won the Power Lifting Championship organised by Goa University at Indoor Stadium Campal. D.M’s College, Assagao claimed the Runners up position.

Aniket Kerkar of D.M’s college, Assagao was declared the Strongest Man of Goa University.

Upto 52 kgs

1. Tushar Naik – Salgaocar Law, Miramar

2. Stenzil Souza - DM’s, Assagao

3. Tushar Chodankar – DM’s. Assagao

Upto 56kgs

1. Aniket Kerkar – DM’s, Assagao

2. Suthil Naik – C.E.S., Cuncolim

3. Melvin D’Souza - DM’s, Assagao

Upto 60 Kgs

1. Ashish Shirodkar – Damodar, Margao

2. Salil Korgaonkar – Govt. College, Pernem

3. Elroy Luis - Govt. College, Quepem

Upto 67.5 Kgs

1. Ashish Naik – P.E.S., Farmagudi

2. Rahul Virdikar – Rosary, Navelim

3. Max Dias – Fr. Agnel, Pilar

Upto 75 Kgs

1. Rohit Chodankar - DM’s, Assagao

2. Bhushan Verekar – Salgaocar, Miramar

3. Atish Sawant – Dhempe, Miramar

Upto 83.5 Kgs

1. Avlon Fernandes – Rosary, Navelim

2. Tukaram Chaodanlar – G.E.C., Farmagudi

3. Amey Bandodkar – P.C.C.E., Verna

Upto 90 Kgs

1. Lavu Govekar – Dhempe, Miramar

2. Basilio Pereira – St. Xaviers, Mapusa

3. Maditera Devaiah – Rosary, Navelim

Upto 100Kgs

1. Atish Kantak – P.C.C.E., Verna

2. Navid Azimi - St. Xaviers, Mapusa

3. Ajinkya Phadte – Govt. College, Sanquelim

Upto 110 Kgs

1. Rolfan Fernandes - Rosary, Navelim

2. Hirba Rane – Salgaocar, Miramar

3. Jayant Satodkar - Govt. College, Sanquelim

Above 110 Kgs

1. Charlton Almeida - Rosary, Navelim

2. Sayel Lingudkar – D.M.’s, Assagao

3. Parab Rohan – Govt. College, Pernem

 

Hosts St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa scored a facile 2-0 win over Don Bosco College, Panjim to move into the quarter-final of the Xavier’s Gold Cup inter-college football tournament played at St. Xavier’s College ground on Thursday.

The winners scored a goal in each session of play. Xavier's rested most of their first team players in view of the other upcoming challenging matches. Nevertheless, the performance of the team was not affected.

In the initial stages of the match, play was mostly restricted to the midfield. In the 28^th minute, St. Xavier’s took the lead through Shane Temudo who converted from the penalty spot after striker Valson Colaco was brought down by a rival defender inside the 18-yard box.

In the second half, Valson again made a dangerous run inside the rival box how the forward's attempt missed the target by a whisker.

The hosts finally struck the second goal in the stoppage time through Darel Fernandes. Lesten Martins corner was well headed by Samsung before Darel nodded home from close range.

Don Bosco did give the home team a couple of threats through man-of-the-match Soma Korgaonkar, but the hard working player lacked sufficient support from his teammates.

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Xavier’s Gold Cup inter-college football tournament kicked-off on Tuesday at St. Xavier’s College ground, Mapusa. Dhempe College, Miramar defeated Government College, Quepem 7-6 via tiebreaker in the inaugural match.

The opening match of the tournament proved to be a well contested affair with either side exhibiting a beautiful brand of football. The teams were locked 1-1 at full time.

Government College had the first look at the rival goal when playmaker Micky Vas’ 40-yard free kick was kept at bay by the Dhempe goalkeeper. Nevertheless Micky’s hard work paid dividends in the 10^th minute when he neatly chipped the ball into the rival nets from 25-yards.

In the first half, Dhempe never really made any convincing moves except for Myron Fernandes’ deadly runs upfront.

Crossing ends, fortunes switched as Dhempe started to enjoy more of the ball. Just four minutes into the second session the Miramar side found the equalizer. Myron made a dangerous run on the right flank before feeding Francisco on a platter. The latter fumbled yet managed to send the ball home 1-1.

Pressure kept mounting at both ends as the match progressed towards its closure. At the end of regulation time the teams remained levelled at 1-1.

In the resultant tiebreaker Dhempe scored through Gauresh Dias, Raymond Rodrigues, Minesh Kunkolkar, Jerson Pereira, Rohit Ramdan and Dayesh while Micky, Briton Faria, Jelies Gracias, Anthony Fernandes and Allan Carvalho netted for the Quepem side.

Myron Fernandes of Dhempe was adjudged as the man of the match.

Prior to the match, the teams were introduced to the chief guest Rev. Dr. Walter De Sa, Principal of St. Xavier’s College. Fr. Walter inaugurated the tournament which is being organized as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the college. Vice principals Mr. Herwin Furtado and Mrs. Ursula Barreto also graced the occasion.

Government Engineering College, Farmagudi won the Inter Collegiate Chess Championship organized by Goa University, held at the Jubilee Hall, Goa University Taleigao Plateau.

Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, Verna claimed the Runners Up position while Salgaocar Law College, Miramar claimed the third position.

G.E.C. was represented by Sampada Barve, Twinkle Kambli, Abhishek Shivathaya, Mohinish Naik, Diksha Chavan and Amogh Kamalkar.

P.C.C.E. was represented by Umang Kaisary, Umesh Pednekar, Eldridge Gomes, Hemant Gaude, Clarence DeMello. Prof. N. Mekoth, Dean of Management Studies was the Chief Guest for the Presentation Ceremony.

Vijay Kumar made way into the hearts of Indian fans with his silver medal winning performance at the ongoing London Olympics. The Indian Army man finished second in the 25m rapid fire pistol event.

Arguably, Vijay ended up with a medal because of the training providing to him at the army. But today, Vijay strongly feels like quitting the army. Why? The Times of India reports:

London Olympic silver-medallist shooter Vijay Kumar on Monday said that he wants to leave Indian Army as he has not been given a single promotion in last six years despite good performances at the national and international levels.

Unheralded Vijay, who is a subedar with 16 Dogra Regiment, provided the silver lining for India in London Games last week, clinching the second place in the 25m rapid fire pistol event.

"Indian army helped me in shooting by giving me coaching facilities and providing me with pistol and ammunition but I need money for my daily needs," said Vijay.

"Since 2006 I won many national and international medals that includes 2010 Commonwealth Games' three gold and one silver medal. But I have not been recommended by my seniors. I have not given any promotion or honorary award or any other kind of facility," he added.

Six-time national champion, Vijay had won two silver at ISSF's World Cup. And though he missed out on a medal in rapid fire event at Guangzhou Asiad, he won two bronze in air pistol and center fire pistol. He also won a gold at Doha Asian Games.

"I have been continuously performing well in shooting, but I have not given any reward. I am still a subedar," complained Vijay.

Asked if he has written to his seniors about this, Vijay said, "Nothing is given in written. It is done automatically. If somebody is performing well, he is recommended by seniors."

Himachal Pradesh government has announced Rs 1 crore for Vijay but he is not satisfied with it as he is not been given any state awards so far.

"After 2010 CWG, Haryana, Punjab and other states gave promotion to their players but I have not received any award from my state where Parshuram and Himachal Gaurav award is given to those players who perform well at national and international level," he said.

The Indian Army, on its part, said it may consdider giving Vijay promotion.

The Army also said that it will felicitate the shooter with some cash award once he is back from London.

Rosary College, Navelim won the men and women Judo Championships, organized by Goa University. Government college Sanquelim won the runners up title in both the section. The Best Judoka, women was awarded to Ms. Drohini Gaude from Govt. college Khandola and Best Judoka men was awarded to Mr. Datta Hinde from Govt. college, Sanquelim.
Dr. Manish Gaunekar, Medical Officer, Govt.Health Centre, Panaji was the Chief Guest and presented medals and trophies to the winners.

Results :Women
Weight Category : 44 kgs
Hema Gaude (P.E. S., Farmagudi) - Gold medal
Nora Dias (Rosary, Navelim ) – Silver medal
Vealia Mendes (Govt. C. Borda) – Bronze medal
Lavisha Kuttikar (Govt. C. Khandola) – Bronze medal

Weight Category : 48 Kgs
Ivina Miranda ( Kare law, Margao) – Gold medal
Shaila Padwalkar (Govt. C. Sanquelim) - Silver medal
Tejasvi Gaunekar ( Nursing Institute, Bambolim) – Bronze medal
Velegiel Paes ( Rosary, Navelim) – Bronze medal

Weight Category : 52Kgs
Brenda D’sa (St. Xaviers, Mapusa) – Gold medal
Sharlene Fernandes ( Rosary, Navelim) – Silver medal
Shirin Noronha ( Rosary, Navelim) – Bronze medal
Sonam Dalvi ( Govt. C. Khandola) – Bronze medal
Weight Category : 57Kgs
Anisha Rodrigues ( Rosary, Navelim) – Gold medal
Shantipriya Pednekar (Govt. C. Sanquelim) – Silver medal
Sobin Gupta ( Govt. C. Sanquelim) – Bronze medal
Trupti Shirke ( Govt. C. Khandola) - Bronze medal

Weight Category : 63 Kgs
Drohini Gaude ( Govt. c. Khandola) – Gold medal
Shanjia Gracias ( Rosary, Navelim) – Silver medal
Natasha Rodrigues ( Caculo, Mapusa) – Bronze medal
Swella Andrade ( Rosary, Navelim) – Bronze medal

Weight Category: 70Kgs
Snusha Gawas ( Govt. C. Sanquelim) – Gold medal
Kenisha Menezes ( Damodar, Margao) – Silver medal
Meloiza Silveria ( Govt. C. Khandola) – Bronze medal
Kusum Vishwakaram ( Govt. C. Khandola) – Bronze medal

Weight Category : 78 Kgs
Sameen Shaikh (Rosary, Navelim) – Gold medal
Brinsee Antao ( Rosary, Navelim) – Silver medal
Gayatri Sane ( Govt. c. Sanquelim) – Bronze medal
Janice Ferrnandes ( Salgaocar, Miramar ) – Bronze medal

Results: Men
Weight Category: 56kgs
Mayur Kolekar (Damodar, Margao) – Gold medal
Surendra Hinde ( Zanyte, Bicholim) – Silver medal
Akshay Naik ( P.E.S., Farmagudi) – Bronze medal
Silverster Cotta ( Rosary, Navelim) – Bronze medal

Weight Category: 60kgs
Datta Hinde ( Govt. C. Sanquelim) – Gold medal
Appasaheb Rane ( Govt. C. Sanquelim ) – Silver medal
Roger Dias ( Rosary, Navelim) – Bronze medal
Rayan Pereira ( Damodar, Margao) – Bronze medal

Weight Category: 66kgs
Sainath Kuttikar ( Rosary, Navelim) – Gold medal
Arjun Nagvekar ( Caculo, Mapusa) – Silver medal
Montek Dias ( Govt. C. Borda) – Bronze medal
Nilesh Joshi ( Govt. C. Sanquelim) – Bronze medal

Weight Category: 73kgs
Ashish Verma ( St. Xaviers, Mapusa) – Gold medal
Ayush Singh ( Chowgule, Margao) – Silver medal
Anson Fernandes ( Rosary, Navelim) – Bronze medal
Sushant Vaigankar ( Govt. C. Khandola) – Bronze medal


Weight Category: 81kgs
Saiprasad Naik ( Rosary, Navelim) – Gold medal
Aislon Fernandes ( Govt. C. Borda) – Silver medal
Vinayak Dessai ( P.E.S.,Farmagudi) – Bronze medal
Lindasay Lobo ( Rosary,Navelim) – Bronze medal

Weight Category: 90kgs
Siddharth Gaude (GVM’s, Ponda) – Gold medal
Maditora Devaiah ( Rosary, Navelim) – Silver medal
Avlon Fernandes ( Rosary, Navelim) - Bronze medal
John C. D’Souza ( Govt. C. Quepem) – Bronze medal

Weight Category: 100kgs
Atish Kantak ( PCCE, Verna) – Gold medal
Chariston Pereira ( Govt. C.Khandola) – Silver medal
Nagesh Karpani ( Chowgule, Margao) – Bronze medal
Kasarani Nishad ( Caculo, Mapusa) – Bronze medal

Weight Category: Open
Gautam Mudgal ( Salgaocar, Miramar) – Gold medal
Hirba R. Rane ( Salgaocar, Miramar) – Silver medal
Gauraav PhalDessai ( Damodar, Margao) – Bronze medal

Post Graduate, Goa University and Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, Verna moved into the semi finals of the Inter Collegiate Badminton championship for Women. The championship organized by Goa University is underway at indoor stadium, Campal. In the earlier rounds P.C.C.E. Verna defeated Damodar, Margao 2-0 . G.E.C. Farmagudi defeated Kare Law, Margao 2-0. St. Xaviers, Mapusa defeated Zantye, Bicholim 2-0. PGGU defeated Ayurveda, Shiroda 2-0 . In the pre quarters P.C.C.E. Verna defeated G.M.C., Bambolim 2-0. Kare Law, Margao defeated St. Xavier, Mapusa 2-0. G.V.M. Ponda defeated Rosary, Navelim 2-1 & PGGU defeated Pharmacy, Panjim 2-0. In the quarter-finals PCCE, Verna defeated GEC, Farmagudi 2-0 and PGGU defeated G.V.M, Ponda 2-0.

In the Men section

Shri Damodar, Margao defeated Don Bosco Fatorda 3-0. Kare Law, Margao defeated Govt. College, Kandola 3-0 , GEC Farmagudi defeated Rosary, Navelim 3-0. DM’s, Assagao defeated Govt. College, Borda 3-0. S. Caculo, Mapusa defeated Shree Damodar ,Margao 3-0. Shree Mallikarjun, Canacona defeated Kare Law 3-0. S.P. Chowgule, Margao defeated Pharmacy, Panjim 3-0. G.E.C, Farmagudi defeated G.V.M, Ponda 3-1 and S.Caculo, Mapusa defeated Shree Mallikarjun Canacona 3-0.

The Sports Council of Goa University has approved the introduction of Taekwondo and Baseball as  new disciplines  in the annual Inter Collegiate Championships Calender 2012-2013. These new events will be held during the second phase of the Inter Collegiate Championships. The first Championship for this year will be Badminton for Men and Women, scheduled  to commence on 25th July, 2012 at Sports Authority of Goa, Indoor Stadium, Campal, Panaji. The schedule for the first phase is as under:

GOA UNIVERSITY

Inter-Collegiate Championships 2012-2013

Sports Calender

(Subject to alteration)

Goa's Anura Prabhudesai put up a commendable performance at the recently held All India Major Ranking Badminton Tournament played at Ernakulam, Kerala. Anura, partnering Riya Mukherjee, reached the semi finals of the Under 17 Girls doubles event, before bowing out to the tournament top seeds. Anura and Riya beat Mahima Agarwal and Shikha Gautam 22-20, 8-21, 21-19 in a closely fought quarters match. Anura also reached the pre-quarters in the Girls Under 19 singles event.

Force Mapusa stormed into the quarters of the Angley's Cup Table
Tennis Team Championship event, organised by Panjim Gymkhana at the
Gymkhana Hall premises. In the Group A League matches, Force Mapusa
beat Panjim Falcons and Aldona Boys by identical 3-0 margins to seal
their place into the round of eight. Following are the results in
detail

Panjim Falcons beat Aldona Boys 3-2
Tanay Kaisare lost to Saajan Sopte 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 6-11, 6-11
R Ashok beat Kalpesh Bandodkar 15-13, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8
Amey Lawande beat Macbeth Rocha 11-6, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8
Tanay Kaisare lost to Kalpesh Bandodkar 2-11, 8-11, 4-11
R Ashok beat Saajan Sopte 11-7, 11-6, 11-8

Force Mapusa beat Aldona Boys 3-0
Suneet D' Mello beat Kalpesh Bandodkar 11-5, 15-13, 11-5
Sandeep D' Mello beat Saajan Sopte 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
Myron Pereira beat Macbeth Rocha 11-4, 11-3, 11-8

Force Mapusa beat Panjim Falcons 3-0
Sandeep D' Mello beat R Ashok 11-8, 11-4, 11-4
Suneet D' Mello beat Amey Lawande 11-3, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7
Myron Pereira beat Tanay Kaisare 6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8

The Angley's Cup Table Tennis Team Championship event 2012, organised by Panjim Gymkhana, will commence from July 9 (4 pm) at the Gymkhana Hall premises. The championship will comprise of 3 Singles and 2 reverse Singles in a best-of-5 format. Teams/ Institutions/ Firms  interested in participating may submit their entries along with the names of Players(minimum 3, maximum 5) latest by July 6 to Panjim Gymkhana or Angleys Sports or by email to angleyscup@gmail.com

After a two week break from racing and a busy spell at the engine shop, Mahindra’s riders and team join forces again this weekend at the Montmeló circuit outside Barcelona for round five of 17 in the Moto3™ World Championship.

A tranche of new engine parts and the boost of having opened their World Championship score at the previous round will add further impetus to their efforts – race-developing the all-new all-independent Mahindra MGP-30 in the white heat of grand prix competition.

It was the younger Mahindra rider, Marcel Schrötter (19, from Germany), who bagged the points, in a gruelling race in which his refusal to give up in treacherous wet conditions earned him 12th place. Team-mate Danny Webb (21, from England) fell prey to the conditions, dashing his hopes of making the most of his skills on the wet track.

The Indian team, based in Italy, is facing a grid full of over-the-counter production racers with its own pure prototype – still at the beginning of its development and already able to mix it with the establishment. Mahindra has chosen this difficult path because engineering lessons learned offer greater research-and-development opportunities to the Indian manufacturer.

“We have had some challenging times, but the result at Le Mans shows that if we never give up and all work together, we can continue making progress. That is very much the Mahindra philosophy,” said Mahindra Racing’s CEO Mufaddal Choonia.

The Catalunyan GP is the second race this year in Spain, with Moto3 the first race of Sunday, over 22 laps of the 2.937-mile (4.727 km) circuit. The track is shared with Formula One, but does not use the chicanes put in for the cars.

DANNY WEBB

This project is tough but interesting, and we are taking it step by step. I’m looking forward to testing the new parts, and having another go at getting further forward in qualifying and the race. It’s not a favourite track, but it’s a good track. Let’s go.

MARCEL SCHRÖTTER

To be honest Le Mans was one of the most difficult races I’ve ever done. I just wanted it to be over. Now looking back I can appreciate the result a bit more. We’ve been asking for more from the engine, and that’s what we’re expecting at Catalunya.

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Donald, Sattappa, Dayne, Katya, Chadwick and Myron crowned themselves with glory, by winning the 2012 National Boardsailing Championships in their category with clear leads over their rivals.

Donald Coelho of Goa Beach sports Academy, captured his second National title in the Raceboard Seniors, in no uncertain terms, taking sweet revenge on Remy, who had just piped him to the title last year. Donald kept a clean slate taking 10 guns to win his second title.

Sattappa Kuranagi of AYN Mumbai, won his second title in the RSX class Seniors, after a hard and bitter fight with his compatriot and main rival Chenaiah. It was heartbreak for Chenaiah, who is participating in his first Nationals. However he performed creditably to take the second spot.

Dayne Coelho, GYA, performed a hat trick by capturing his third title in a row in the Raceboard Youth division. At age 14 he still has 3 more years in the Youth division, and one hopes to see him excel at the international level in the youth and Senior divisions.

Katya Coelho, of GBSA, captured her first National title, beating back all the challenge, in the Raceboard Youth Girls division. Malvika Joshi put up a gritty performance to take the second place.

Chadwick won the Raceboard Junior Boys title after a hard fought battle with his main rival Vir.Menon. With both tied till the final race, Chadwick sialed his heart out in the strong wind conditions to win the final race and take the Championship.

Myron Gomes of GYA, son of ex- National Champion Mathew Gomes, showed his sailing genes, by winning the title in the Raceboard Subjunior Division.

The final day of the National Boardsailing Championships started in winds of 8 knots building up gradually to 15 knots. 2 races were sailed back to back in the morning session, and one in the afternoon.

In the RSX Seniors once again the honours were shared by Sattappa and Chennaiah. The first race saw Sattappa , Murugan, Chennaiah and Prabhu shoot off the start line together. Sattappa tacked off to the port side of the course and was soon followed by the other three. In the tacking duel Chennaiah got the better of Sattappa to round the windward mark first followed closely by Sattappa, Murugan and Prabhu. On the reach, however Sattappa sailed better to take control of the race again. After a close fight Sattappa piped Chenaiah to win the race by a couple of seconds. Murugan took the third spot.
In the second race Chenaiah shot off from the start, and raced away, to lead till the halfway mark. Sattappa fought back hard, and kept the pressure on Chennaiah, who capsized and let Sattappa shoot past him to take his second gun of the day, and assure himself of the Championship.

In the Raceboard Seniors, Remy sailed well in the first race of the day, to take the lead and hold Donald at bay. Donald fought hard but Remy held on to win the race.
However in the second race of the morning, a pumped up Donald pushed hard from the start. Donald gave Remy no chance at all, taking the lead from the start to end and winning with a lead of over 100 mtrs. A fighting Malkit Singh who had lost out to Ram Lal yesterday, kept a close watch on Ram Lal, and kept him covered all through out to make sure that he took the third spot in both the races to keep his hopes of a bronze medal alive.

In the Raceboard Youth Boys, Dayne proved his superiority in no uncertain terms by taking both the guns very comfortably. Canute Demello came back strongly to take the second and third place in the two races. Dirquane took the third and second place in the two races.

In the Raceboard Youth Girls, Malavika Joshi gave Katya a good fight, but Katya with her better board handling and superior windsurfing skill held off Malvika’s challenge, to take both the guns.Malvika took the second spot in both races and Malaika Vaz, took the third spot.

In the Raceboard Junior Boys,it was once again a fight between Chadwick and Vir. Chadwick took the gun in the first race, but Vir fought back in the second race to race ahead from the start and win the second race in the morning.session.

A lot of credit for the excellent performance of the Goan sailors should go the Mathew Gomes, the state sailing coach, and former National Windsurfing Champion, who has put in a lot of work alongwith Donald Coelho to build up the standard of the Junior and youth sailors of Goa.

The afternoon session saw strong winds of about 15 knots gusting to 22 knots, with swells of I.5 mtr..

In the RSX Seniors it was once again a fight between Chenaiah and Sattappa. Satappa raced off in the strong wind conditions, doing far better on the beats and reaches than Chenaiah, to win the race comfortably.

In the Raceboard Seniors, Donald retired from the final race,since he had already won the Championship. Remy sailed breavely in the strong winds to win the race comfortably

In the Raceboard Youth, Dayne took the lead and made a clean sweep of the race.

In the Raceboard Youth Girls a fast improving Malvika put up a stellar performance to take her second gun after Katya retired from the race with a broken mast foot.

In the Junior Boys Chadwick sailed well to win the race in the Junior boys. Vir Menon sailed bravely, but the strong wind conditions were a bit too much for him, causing him to capsize several times. His performance is extrememly creditable considering that this is his first National Championship in Windsurfing.

In the subjunior boys, it was Myron Gomes who ruled 2 guns and one second place. Malban took one gun and 2 second places, followed by Rhea.

Mr. Vasudev Prabhudesai, Director of Sports was the Chief Guest, and Cesar Menezes, was the guest of Honour.
Mr Prabhudesai praised the sailors for their excellent performance and exhorted them to reach higher standards. He assured them of all the help and assistance from the Govt, who he said would go all out to support top sports persons. The prizes were given away by by Mr .Prabhudesai.

Day 2 of the 2012 National Boardsailing Championships started in light wind conditions of about 7 knots, gradually picking up to 10 knots. Two races were sailed in the morning session.

The fourth race of the Championships sailed in the morning session, saw Remy sail off to the starboard side of the course to take counter the strong high tide current. The rest of the fleet however sailed to the port side of the course. The light winds and strong currents gave Remy a great advantage as he raced past all the competition leaving Donald a good 300 mtrs behind. Donald sailed his heart out and managed to reduce the gap, but Remy managed to hold out and win the race comfortably in the Raceboad Seniors followed by Donald.

The fifth race in the Raceboard Seniors saw a strong fight back from Donald, who covered Remy from the start, after getting off to a perfect start. Donald took no chances and raced off to build a lead in each leg of the race and win the fifth race comfortably, followed by a visibly tired Remy. A much improved Malkit Singh of AYN surprised RamLal on the Navy and took the third position in both the races.

In the RSX Seniors it was once again a close fight between Sattappa, Chennaiah, Murugan and Prabhu. In the fourth race, all four sailors kept a close watch on one another. Chennaiah, who is a better sailor in light wind conditions, kept a tight control on the race and kept Sasttapa covered all through to ultimately win the race by about 3 boad lengths. Sattappa took the second spot followed by Prabhu.

In the fifth race, Sattappa turned the tables on Chennaiah. Sattappa got off to a perfrect start and stayed upwind of Chennaiah, tacking on every tack of Chennaiah. Chenaiah fought bravely and tried his best to get out of Sattappa’s cover, but Sattappa held on grittily and won the race with a lead of 2 board lengths. Prabhu sailed consistently to hold onto the third position in both races.

Dayne and Katya of Goa Beach Sport Academy made a clean sweep in the raceboard class Youth Division winning both the races comfortably. Cany Rodrigues put up a good show to surprise his rivals and take the second position in both the mornings races in the youth boys. Malvika Joshi sailed consistently to hold onto her second position in the youth girls in both the races.

The honours in the Raceboard Junior Boys were shared by Chadwick Demello of GYA and Vir, Menon of RMYC. Chadwick took the fourth race comfortably, with Vir in the second spot, but a fast improving, displayed far better board control and race tactics to surprise Chadwick and win the fifth race with a comfortable lead. Raunak Pai of GYA took the third spot. . .

The afternoon session saw the wind pick up to about 15 knots with swells of over 1 mtr.
The sixth race saw a lot of excitement with Remy trying to take off on a port tack from the pin head. His attempt came to naught when he went crashing into the rest of the fleet and was forced to do his penalty, leaving the field open for Donald to win the Raceboard Seniors race comfortably. Remy however used his better sailing skills to overtake RamLal and Malkit Singh and all the others to take the second spot. Malkit Singh sailed well again to take the third spot.

In the Rsx Seniors, the fight between Satappa and Chennaiah continued. Prabhu took full advantage of their tussle to sail away, and win the sixth race shocking all his other sailors. Satappa took the second spot and Chennaiah the third.

In the Youth Boys Dayne continued his dominance and took his sixth gun of he championship. Dirquane sailed well to take the second spot.

In the junior boys Vir, Menon of RMYC showed his superiority by beating back the challenge of Chadwick, and taking his second gun of the day/ Chadwick took the second spot..

The Championships have now reached a very exciting stage with no clear winner in the RSX Seniors, Raceboard Seniors, junior boys.

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The National Boardsailing Championships 2012 took off to a flying start today with the 1st race being sailed in winds of 8 knots which picked up to 10 knots by the end of the 1st race. Donald, Dayne and Katya of Goa Beach Sport Academy made a clean sweep in the raceboard class while Sattappa and Chennaiah shared honours in the RSX class.

The morning races saw two back to back races. In the 1st race in the RSX senior men Sattappa got off to an excellent start followed by Chennaiah and Murugan. Sattappa got off to a good lead till the 1st wind ward mark, where unfortunately he capsized giving Chennaiah a chance to take the lead. Chennaiah held on to his lead and covered Sattappa throughout the entire race to take the gun in the 1st race.
In the 2nd race Murugan, Sattappa and Chennaiah got off to a good start with all 3 battling it out throughout the entire course of the race. The lead changed hands a couple of time, However Sattappa managed to get ahead on the final beat to take the gun for the 2nd race.

In the 3rd race sailed in the afternoon it was once again a close fight between Sattappa, Murrugan, Chennaiah. & Prabhu. Chennaiah and Sattappa led in different legs of the race. However at the end Sattappa managed to pip Chenaiah to take the 3rd race with a very narrow margin. Chennaiah came in 2nd . Prabhu surprised Murugan and took the 3rd place.
In the Raceboard senior division class it was a close fight between Donald and Remy. In the 1st race Remy of Goa Yachting Association got off to a quick start followed closely by Donald. Remy held the lead for the 1st leg of the race, However on the 2nd leg of the race Donald managed to take the lead by the windward mark. Donald then exploited his better control on the reach to win the 1st race comfortably, followed by Remy.

The 2nd race saw a pumped up Donald taking the lead from the start followed by Remy and Ramlal.. Remy tried his best to close the gap however Donald held onto his lead to take the gun in the 2nd race too.

In the 3rd race held in the afternoon Donald and Remy once again engaged in a close fight with lead changing hand at different phases of the race. Donald however was far quicker on the beat and ultimately managed to take his 3rd gun followed closely by Remy Fernandes.

An improved Ramlal of the navy constituently took the 3rd place in all three races.

In the Race board youth, Dayne Coelho showed that he was head and shoulders ahead of the rest of the competitors by winning both the races in the morning session.. The 2nd Place was taken by Canute and Dirquaine took the 3rd place in the first race, while in the second race Dirquane took the second place followed by Cany.

In the 3rd race held in the afternoon Dayne Coelho once again proved his superiority in no uncertain turns by taking the gun comfortably.

Katya was well ahead of all the other competitors in the youth Girls division. She won both the races in the morning comfortably. The 2nd place was won by Malvika Joshi of Mumbai In the race held in the afternoon Katya proved her superiority once again by taking her 3rd gun and making a clean sweep of all her races.

In juniors Boys Chadwick Demello took the gun in all 3 races of the day. Vir Menon of RBYC performed well to take the second spot. Myron Gomes took both the guns followed by Riya Fernandes and Malben Cabral.

 

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The main races of the 2012 National Boardsailing Championships will start from tomorrow 24th May 2012. The Championships will first time see more than 30 sailors on the waters in the RSX and Raceboard division.
Races will be held for Men, women, in the seniors, youth, Juniors and sub-juniors catergory. Amongst the men the main tussle in the raceboard division will be amongst Donald Coelho, Remy Fernandes and Ramlal. While in the RSX division the tussle will be between Sattappa, Murugan, Prabhu & Channaiah of the Army.

The junior boys event, it is expected to see a tussle between Dwayne Coelho, Chedwick, and Canute and while in the junior girls the fight is expected to see between Kathia and Mallaika.

Several young sailors from Chennai, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore , and Orissa are expected to give the Goan sailors a tough fight. The winners of this championships are expected to represent India at the Asian and World Championships.

The Championships shall comprise a maximum of 12 races with 3 races being sailed everyday. The races are being sailed in the river Zuari at Donapaula.

Universal Collectabillia Private Limited, promoters of India’s first sports merchandise and auction website, today announced the auction of a jersey signed by batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, as part of their ongoing ‘Deal of the Day’ series of auctions.

Auctions for this specially autographed jersey are live on www.collectabillia.com for three more days with an opening bid of Rs 1. The winner of the auction will be the highest bidder on closing of the auction on May 9th.

www.collectabillia.com offers cricket fans a single window of purchase for Sachin Tendulkars 100th Century memorabilia, and for the first time a live auction of Indian premier League merchandise from 6 teams called ‘Deal of the Day’.

Panjim Table Tennis Club in association with Panjim Sports Festival Committee will be organizing a Table Tennis 'Forehand, backhand and counter skills" tourney at D Bandodkar Campal Football ground, from April 27-29, 5 pm onwards. The event will be held during the Football Fun Fest which has been organised to support the reconstruction of a state-of-the-art football stadium at Campal.

Categories will be:

• Under 15 (Boys and Girls)


• Under 19 (Boys and Girls)


• Mens


• Ladies

Emmanuel Souza and Marc D’Cruz from St. Britto’s High School, Goa, are among the 22 probables selected on the basis of their performance in the MahindraYouthFootballChallengeInter-Cityleg to attend the three-day special coaching clinic to be conducted by coaches from Celtic Football Club at the Bangalore Football Stadium from April 25 to 27, 2012.



 

The clinic will be conducted by Mark Reid (Youth Academy Coach/Senior Football Development Officer), Jose Romero & Mark Tobin (Centre of Excellence coaches and Tom McKay (Development Centre Goalkeeping coach). The clinic will be conducted in two sessions (8.30 am to 10.30 am and 4.30 pm to 6 pm).

Following this clinic two to four players will be picked to travel and train at the Celtic Football Club in Scotland for ten days.

Winner Pandua SBS High School, Kolkata have ten players, with two from St. Aloysius High School, Bangalore, two from Don Bosco High School, Mumbai, two from (MSP HSS, Kerala), two from St. Britto’s High School, Goa, and four from CRPF School, Delhi.


 

Following are the selected players:

Vikrant Belwalkar, Nathan Fernandes (Don Bosco High School, Mumbai), James A., Singreipam R. (St. Aloysius High School, Bangalore), Mukesh Kumar, Anuj Kumar (GK), Gaurav Bora, Abhishek Yadav (CRPF School, Delhi), Emmanuel Souza, Marc D’Cruz (St. Britto’s High School, Goa), M. D. Sajid Khan, Sufaid Ali (MSP HSS, Kerala), Srimanth Paul, Premananda Singha, Mangal Murmu, Sk. Raju, Jagannath Singh, Jayanta Murmu, Sunil Tudu, Palas Das, Pardip Rajak, Prakash Khetrapal (GK) (Pandua SBS High School, Kolkata).

After a horrifying run in the Manhindra Youth Football Challenge, St. Britto's HS, Goa finally saved the pride of the state by clinching a narrow 1-0 win over St. Aloysius HS, Bangalore.

Both the teams were out of the competition despite have this last match in hand. The Goan lads managed to return home with at least one victory at the national level. The all-important goal came in the 11th minute through the boots of Emmanuel D'souza.

Pandua SBS HS, Kolkata and CRPF HS, Delhi will lock horns in the finals of the Manhindra Youth Football Challenge. This tournament is an initiative of the Manhindra Group as part of their commitment to develop football at the grassroots level. Mahindra have partnered with Scottish Football giants Celtic Football Club that will take the responsibility of training and developing the young talented players identified through this competition.

Mahindra Racing, the first Indian team to compete in the Italian Championship, created history when their Indian rider, Sarath Kumar, scored his first points in the competitive Championship during the second round in Imola. The team got off to a spectacular start in its maiden entry in the Italian championship this year with ex-Italian champion, Riccardo Moretti, winning the opening two rounds in the 125 GP class. Kumar finished seventh in the second round for a personal tally of nine points after a technical issue forced him into early retirement in the opening race.

“We are delighted by Sarath’s performance at Imola and are confident that he will only get better. Mahindra Racing sees the Italian championship as an opportunity to nurture and grow rising Indian talent like Sarath. Riding in a championship with such high standards is a great opportunity for him to hone his skills and develop into a world-class rider,” said Mufaddal Choonia, Chief Operating Officer, Mahindra Racing, at a special ceremony in Chennai to felicitate Sarath for his achievement.

“This is a moment of great pride for me as the Italian Championship is one of the most competitive breeding grounds for emerging talent on the racing circuit. I would like to express my gratitude to the Mahindra Group for all their support and encouragement and I look forward to delivering a strong performance in future races,” said Sarath.

Round 3 of the eight-round Italian championship with Mahindra Racing on top will be held at the Monza circuit on April 29, 2012.

The Italian Road-Racing Championship is the leading national track competition in Italy and a launch pad for Italy’s best young motorcyclists as they head towards the international arena. It is staged on the country’s best race tracks from March to October over six weekends and 8 rounds. The event is organized by FMI- Federazione Motociclistica Italiana and CIV -Campionato Italiano Velocità.

In the past, world-class riders like Valentino Rossi, Giacomo Agostini and Marco Melandri, amongst others have been Italian Championship winners.

St. Britto's faced their fourth successive defeat after losing 0-2 at the hands of CRPR, New Delhi in the Mahindra Youth Football Challenge played at the Bangalore Football Stadium, on Sunday.

Only the top two teams can make it to the finals. Mathematically, the Goan side are out of the tournament now but have one more game in hand. The Mapusa school failed to secure even a single point from the four games and are left looking at the last match against St. Aloysius HS, Bangalore which they would be playing only for pride.

Can the Goan lads save the pride of the state? To know whether they do, watch out for this space on April 23, 2012.

St. Britto's title aspirations suffered a serious jolt after their second consecutive defeat in the Inter-city league match of the Mahindra Youth Football Challenge, held at Banglore Football Station. On Friday, the Goan side lost to Malabar Special Police Higher Secondary School, Kerala by a 3-0 margin.

Having the physical advantage, the Kerala side got the better of their Goan rivals by scoring through MD Sajid Khan (9^th & 18^th minute) and Wahidur Rehman (35^th minute). MD. Sajid Khan was declared the star performer of the match for scoring two spectacular goals.

In another match, Pandua Sasibhusan Saha High School, Kolkata defeated Don Bosco High School, Mumbai 3-0. PSS High School, Kolkata -3 [Srimanta Pal-1(8^th min), Jayanta Murmu-1(15^th Minute), Premananda Singha-1(21^st Minute)]

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Panjim Sports Festival Committee in association with Sports Authority of Goa are all set to launch their premier Football Fun Festival during which a mega ‘Panjim Gold Cup’ Football Championship will be organized from April 20 - April 29.

In addition to the football championship matches, the highlight of this event will be a ‘Fun Fest’ which will be held from 27-29 April. The Fun Fest will be 3 days of fun family evenings for young and old to celebrate Football in the backdrop of fun, music and entertainment.

The Football extravaganza is being organised to welcome the State Government's decision to declare Football as the Official State Sport and to support a State-of-the-art Football stadium at the historic Dayanand Bandodkar Campal Football Grounds, Panjim.

Committee Members Brahmanand Shankwalkar(President), Dr Rufino Monteiro(Vice-President), Sandeep Heble(Secretary), SAG Officials and other committee members will address a press conference on April 18 to announce the same.

Rajasthan Royals today announced the signing of Essel Marketing & Promotions as the team's official merchandise partner for the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Mumbai based strategic marketing company will be responsible for producing a range of high quality fan cheering equipment / licensed products that will be sold at cricket stadia and through retail channels across Rajasthan.

The company will have the exclusive rights to source innovative promotional products from around the globe for the team.

Commenting on the association with Essel Marketing and Promotions, Mr. Raghu Iyer, CEO, Rajasthan Royals said, 㔨e merchandising business plays a big role from a business point of view and also because it helps us connect with our fans. The business has been doing well all over India and especially in our home state of Rajasthan. We are glad to be associated with Essel and are trust this partnership will be a mutually beneficial one.

Mr. Bhavin Thakkar, GM Sales & Marketing, Essel Marketing and Promotions said, thrilled to be associated with Rajasthan Royals as official merchandising partner and look forward to driving this business and producing fan cheering merchandise during the upcoming IPL season. We are sure true Rajasthan Royals fans will be delighted to buy and own licensed merchandise.

Rajasthan Royals co-owner Shilpa Shetty Kundra recently unveiled the team's new jersey. The team also bolstered its line-up by acquiring five new players including England all-rounder Owais Shah.

Rajasthan Royals today announced their newly acquired fast bowler S Sreesanth will entertain crowds before the team plays its first match of IPL 2012 at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium on 6th April 2012.

Sreesanth, a passionate musician, will perform for the team’s fans with his experimental music band S36, which he formed with his brother-in-law and close friends in 2010. As part of the pre-game concert, the band will play an all-new version of Halla Bol, the Rajasthan Royals official team anthem, and other numbers from 6:20 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. before the team’s opening match against Kings XI Punjab.

Commenting on the upcoming performance, Royals pace man, S Sreesanth said, “Music is something that is very close to my heart. Besides cricket, it gives a lot of energy and strength. The performance on the 6th is a tribute to our fans and marks the beginning of IPL 2012 for us as a team. I am eagerly looking forward to the season ahead.”

The band’s name is a combination of the first letter of Sreesanth’s name and the player’s lucky jersey number. Rajasthan Royals recently announced that their box office at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium would be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day.

 

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Chris O’Brien, Head Coach, Manchester United Soccer Schools and fellow coach Mick Bennett have designed special one-week and two-week summer vacation football course to benefit players from out of Mumbai, who wish to learn playing soccer the Manchester United Way at their excellent facility at the Cooperage Football Ground in Mumbai.

Designed in a manner that will enable players to benefit without staying in Mumbai for long periods of time, all players attending the programs, regardless of ability will be able to take part in a series of fun and challenging coaching sessions following the latest MUSS curriculum.

The courses will also focus on other areas, such as physical, mental and social development. All activity is based on principles and coaching methods employed by the famous Manchester United Academy and delivered by qualified Manchester United Soccer Schools coaches.

The summer courses include: The opportunity to win a place at the 2012 World skills final at Old Trafford; exclusive MUSS merchandise; individual player evaluation and will be open between April 23 and June 2, 2012.

The course will be divided between a 6-day course and a 12-day course and will include 2-hour sessions daily; a practical look at how Manchester United train; technique & skill practice; tactical small-sided games; individual player evaluation and an opportunity to win a place at the 2012 World Skill Finals. The 12-day course will also have workshops including nutrition & hydration and parents sessions.

More details can be got from 022-22844544. For more information log on to the website www.manutdsoccerschools.in

Deccan Chargers today announced that Emirates, the international airline which serves India with 185 weekly flights, will be Team Sponsor for their season, starting 7th April.

Emirates will be supporting the Hyderabad-based team for an initial period of three years and will be with them for their opening Indian Premier League (IPL) match against the Chennai Superkings in Vizag.

Ms Gayatri Reddy, co-owner of the Deccan Chargers, and Venkatram Reddy, COO, were joined by Orhan Abbas, Emirates’ Vice President India and Nepal, at a press conference in Hyderabad to finalise the agreement.

“We are proud to have a leading global brand like Emirates as our Team Sponsor for the next three seasons of the IPL,” said Ms Gayatri Reddy. “We are confident this association with Emirates will be fruitful. With an exciting new squad and sponsor, we look forward to the tournament and repeating our winning performance in DLF IPL 2012.”

“We are honoured to be joining forces with the Deccan Chargers and partnering with the team for the next three IPL campaigns,” said Orhan Abbas. “India is a vital market for Emirates and we recognise the huge role it has played in our development, from the employees who make up almost 25% our workforce to the millions of Indian passengers who book with us every year.

“Through this sponsorship we have the chance to connect with the people who we connect to 122 destinations and show our ongoing commitment to a nation which Emirates has been serving since we began operating in 1985,” added Orhan Abbas. “It is also a tremendous opportunity for us to further strengthen our support of a sport which the people of India follow with renowned passion.”

The Deccan Chargers – whose home games will be played at Vizag, Cuttack and Hyderabad - will feature a host of household names in 2012, including Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, who will captain the side, South African stars JP Duminy and Dale Steyn, as well as Indian wicketkeeper/batsman Parthiv Patel.

The press conference in Hyderabad – which Emirates has been operating to since 2001 - was also attended by vice-captain Cameron White, head coach Darren Lehmann and their fellow Australian Daniel Harris, as well as Indian stars Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Amit Mishra and Manpreet Gony, who had the honour of unveiling the 2012 home kit.

As Team Sponsor, Emirates will enjoy a range of rights and entitlements to display their official logo on platforms that include the team’s apparel, in stadia branding, for premium hospitality and match tickets, official merchandise and access to the Deccan Chargers players.

 

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Mahindra Racing Team and Riccardo Moretti got an amazing result at the Mugello Circuit on Sunday, by taking the victory in the Season opening race at the 125GP Italian Championship. It was also a good race for the Sarath Kumar, who unfortunately was forced to an early retirement due to a technical issue. Moretti started the race from the pole thanks to the outstanding performance displayed in the two qualifying sessions, while Kumar got off from the 8th row and the 22nd spot on the grid. It was the first week-end for the young Indian rider on the Italian track and also the crash suffered during the wet 2nd qualifying session didn't help, albeit it let to no injury. Moretti got a fantastic start of the race and he both maintained and quickly extended his leadership on the opponents. Kumar, on the other hand, didn't get the best start, but he was able to settle into a good rhythm and to overtake several riders ahead of him. As the race went into its second half Moretti's advantage on the runner-up grew to an amazing ten seconds, while Kumar kept pushing hard before pulling to an early and unlucky retirement - due to a technical problem he experienced with three laps to go, after a good battle with Luca Marini - brother of Valentino Rossi. The race ended up with an overpowering victory by Moretti, who crossed the finish line with a big margin over the rest of the field, that means first place in the standings.

Muffadal Choonia – Team Mahindra Racing Principal: "We feel ecstatic winning the first race of the italian championship which is one of the toughest national motor racing championships in the world. A victory in our debut race is a shot in the arm. We are now in the right frame of mind to vie for the championship title!"

Riccardo Moretti: "We started this season in the best way possible. My start from the grid was a good one and since I was in the lead I tried to push at my best to get the best margin possible. I was able to do so and that allowed me to just manage the advantage in the second part of the race. During the course of the week-end I got to know both bike and time much better and I can say we're still not at 100% but surely there's good room for improvements. I would like to thank my team that gave me a very competitive bike and I'm looking forward to the next event, that will take place at Imola."

Sarath Kumar: "It's been a very good experience for me, despite the technical problem that didn't allow me to finish the race. I learned a lot, though. I didn't get the perfect start but my race pace was not so bad. Next time I will do better, I'm sure."

 

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Rajasthan Royals today welcomed UltraTech Cement Limited as the Principal Team Sponsor for IPL 2012. The leading cement brand has been associated with the Rajasthan Royals since the first season of the IPL. They were principal team sponsor in 2009 and 2010 while being an on-ground partner in 2008 and 2011. The Royals also launched the team's new jerseys and presented their new line up, which includes five cricketers who were acquired at last month’s IPL auction.

Says Mr. Raghu Iyer, CEO, Rajasthan Royals: “We are extremely delighted with the continued association with UltraTech cement. They have been true partners and have extended their support to the Royals throughout our journey in the IPL so far. I would like to express heartfelt gratitude to UltraTech Cement for reposing their faith in the Royals and I hope we can win together this season”

Mr. O P Puranmalka, Business Director, UltraTech Cement said: “Cricket in India is truly a national game, transcending geography, age and gender. And when two brands that share similar values come together, it is sure to be a winning combination! Rajasthan Royals in their previous IPL editions have stood for inspired leadership, innovation and professionalism. Driven by a team of Professionals and strategic thinkers, UltraTech, as a Market Leader and a champion brand, places great emphasis on all of these attributes too.”

“We are very pleased to have UltraTech Cement as the Royals’ Principal Team Sponsor. I am confident that with their support, the Royals, under a new captain and with the exciting new additions to our squad will be able to give our fans a lot to cheer about this season. As a tribute to our home city we have also designed a new training jersey.” said Shilpa Shetty, Rajasthan Royals.

Ms. Shetty along with Mr. Puranmalka launched the team’s official jersey in the presence of team members at the glittering ceremony that witnessed the use of innovative video projection mapping to unveil the brand new jersey. The projection was used to show case the team’s unforgettable moments of victory and pride during the last few seasons.

Designed by Puma, which is the franchises' official kitting partner, the lightweight jersey is made with Polyester and lightweight mesh back and are made to give high breathability in soaring temperatures. With uniquely styled names and numbers inscribed in Dazzel gold, the royal blue jerseys have cut and sew panels with Dazzel inserts. In addition to this, a training jersey dedicated to the pink city of Jaipur, the team’s home was also unveiled at the ceremony.[slideshow]

It has been nearly two years now that I have been playing for the St. Aloysius College Football team and never in this term did I play a match as rough as today. It was a nightmare. The season hasn't been great at all. Not a single trophy this year and all hopes were on the ongoing Mangalore League.

If we were to be champions, we had to win all the matches from today. Unfortunately its over for us as today we drew 1-1 to Bengre. Initially I used the word nightmare not because we drew and our chances of winning the league are over but because we were saving our lives today more than playing football.

Our opponents Bengre, known for their notorious style of play, made all attempts to crush us with rash play. We were not even given an opportunity to hold the ball for a fraction of a second. The minute we received the ball, we had a opponents going for our legs but not the ball.

To our relief, we had the crowd backing us. This is something which we have hardly experienced. The referee flashed several yellow cards to our opponents and a few to our players but the mood just could settle down. Having the built advantage, they easily crippled us for the ball. Nevertheless, it  was a good experience.

But I'm still wondering if whether what we played today was football or rugby?

Four Goan Girls have been selected for the India U-13 Girls team, that will participate in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-13 Girls Football Tournament to be held at Colombo, Sri Lanka from the 9th to the 14th of March, 2012.

The names of the girls are:

1. Lifa Gama from OLPS School, Cortalim

2. Aria Jean Vas from OLPS School, Cortalim

3. Scindia Veganand Saundatik from Holy Cross H.S. Siolim

4. Anline Sharmila Fernandes from Fatima Convent H. S. Margao.

Congratulation to the young girls and all the very best for their international challenge. Hope they make Goa and India proud.

St. Xaviers College, Mapusa won the men's title and Rosary College, Navelim won the women's title in the Goa University inter collegiate Handball Championship played at Fatorda Sports Complex.

In the men's section: A fantastic combined team effort by St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa in the second half helped them defeat Rosary College, Navelim by 19-05 goals. At half time Xaviers were leading 5-4.

Sriram Kalangutkar, Johan Almeida and Elroy Pinto scored 3 goals each while Sebydas Gauncar and Ali Hydar Gundar scored 2 goals each for Rosary College.

In the Women section Rosary College, Navelim defeated St.Xavier’s College, Mapusa 04 - 03 via the tie- breaker. Both the team ended with two goals each at the end of regulation time. Kisny Carneiro in the goal for Rosary and Manjita Mathkar goalkeeper for Xaviers brought off numerous saves for their teams to keep the score low. The dead lock remained even after extra time. The issue was settled in the tie breaker where Rosary college won 2-1. Ayesha Alvares scored 2 goals for Navelim while Clara D’Souza 2 goals for St.Xavier’s.

Rev. Dr. Simao R. Diniz, Principal of Rosary College, Navelim was the Chief Guest for the Presentation Ceremony and awarded medals and trophies to the Winners and Runners-Up.

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World Sport Group (WSG), Asia's leading sports marketing, media and event Management Company, has signed the young and very promising Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara under its player management programme.

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Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Harish Krishnamachar, Country Head and Senior Vice President, World Sport Group said, “In keeping with WSG’s steadfast commitment towards building and promoting sport in Asia, we are proud to have added a confident and correct batsman like Cheteshwar Pujara to our portfolio. We believe in working with a select group of players. The basis of our choice of who we can work with and help from a commercial point of view is that each of the players is focussed on his on-ground performance. He is the third cricketer we have signed on after Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir, and look forward to doing some excellent work with him over the years.”

Pujara said: “I am fortunate to be associated with an organisation that is proficiently managing the commercial interests of iconic cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir. I am glad to be in the able hands of WSG and can now focus completely on performing better and cementing my place in the national squad.”

The Saurashtra-based right-handed batsman first came to the fore during the 2006 Under-19 World Cup where he was the highest run scorer and aggregated 349 runs at an average of 116. Following some big knocks for Saurashtra, including a couple of triple hundreds, he earned the India cap for the home Test series against Australia in 2010. He made his debut in the second Test of the series on 9 October 2010 at Bangalore and currently plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Mr. Krishnamachar added: “We believe Cheteshwar has the potential to be among the top five cricketers of the next generation. Known for his solid, classic technique, he has impressed critics and cricket experts alike. He has displayed his talent in age-level cricket at an international level and his appetite for big scores displayed in domestic cricket surely makes him a player to watch out for.”

About World Sport Group
World Sport Group (WSG) is Asia’s leading sports marketing, event management and Media company, managing almost 600 days of sport events and producing more than 1000 hours of sports programming annually, across more than 30 countries in the region. Today WSG is the market leader in Asia, with unrivalled access to the fastest-growing and potentially largest sports market in the world. With a Pan-Asian vision, the widest geographic and demographic reach, and unparalleled knowledge of regional and local markets, WSG is the partner of choice for rights-holders, brands, multinational corporations, broadcasters and governments. With its expertise and experience in the business of sport, WSG is uniquely positioned to assist governments, sport governing bodies, athletes, media and multinational companies to harness the opportunities created by the union of sport and business. Headquartered in Singapore, WSG has a team of more than 150 employees in offices in Beijing, Beirut, Delhi, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Tokyo.