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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Xaviers, Rosary triumph in Varsity Handball tourney
WSG signs young star Cheteshwar Pujara after Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir
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.
V. M. Salgaocar win inter-collegiate Cricket Championship
V. M. Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar, won the Inter-Collegiate Cricket Championship 2011-2012 defeating DM's College, Assagao, by 3 wickets in an exciting final match played at the University ground, Taleigao. Kyle Ticlo received the best Player of the Championship trophy whereas Praveen Gawas received the Man of the match trophy.
Winning the toss, DM's College elected to bat first and scored 122 runs in the alloted 20 overs. Ashutosh Natekar scored 28 runs, Amey Naique 15, Sachin Parsekar 15, Utkarsh Pokle 10, Ajinkya 10. Onkar Gaonkar of Salgaocar College took 2 wickets for 20, Rajshekhar Harikant 2 for 22, Vithalraj Sangodkar 1 for 17, Kyle Ticlo 1 for 20 and Deepesh Shetkar 1 for 8.
V. M. Salgaocar College won the match in the 17th over with 3 wickets in hand. Praveen Gawas scored a brilliant 36 with 2 huge sixes in just 26 balls, Kyle Ticlo 24, Vithalraj Sangodkar 20, Rajshekhar Harikant 14, and Kalpesh Kamat 14, contributed in their victory. Ajinkya Kudtarkar took 3 wickets giving away 13 runs, Vinayak, Dhanesh and Shubham picked up a 1 wicket each.
Dr. D. B. Arolkar, Principal of DM's College, Assagao was the Chief guest for the finals and gave away the trophies and medals to the winners and runners-up.
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Goa Varsity march on in Inter-Varsity Volleyball Championship
Goa University defeated MVK Parbhani University, (Mah) 25-14,25-14,25-13 to move to the second round of the West Zone Inter University Volleyball championship for Men held at Dr. H. Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
Goa University is represented by:
Aaron Pereira(Captain), Mitesh Lotlikar, Nitin Sawant, Aclinton
Fernandes, John Jonathan Dias, Devendra Hadkonkar, Vaibhav Gaonkar,
Manoj Hadkonkar, Rajshekhar Naik, Samir Noronha, Ritesh Zarmekar and
Gouresh Naik while Avelino Pereira is Coach.
VM Salgaocar & Govt College Sanquelim in last four
V.M. Salgaocar college of Law, Miramar & Govt. college Sanquelim
moved in the semifinals of the Goa University Inter Collegiate Cricket
Championship
V.M.Salgaocar college deateated Dhempe college, Miramar by 8wkts,
Dhempe batted first & scored 110/10 in 19.5 Over's (Rohit Naik 31* &
Akram Shaikh 22* Bowlers Vithalraj Sangodkar 2/27 7 Deepesh Shetkar
3/09) In reply Salgaocar achieved the target in 15 Over's by losing
2wkts.(Kyle tiklo 47 & Praveen Gawas 47* Bowling Dishan Naik 1/18).
In the second match Govt.College, sanquelim defeated Govt. College
Khandola by 32 Runs, Sanquelim batted first & scored 123/10 in 19.2
Over's ( Jayant sathodkar 29 & Gauresh Gawas 32, Bowling Eric Alphonso
2/09, Pralay Gaude 3/33 7 Gauresh Sawant 2/12) In reply Govt. College,
Khandola just manage 91/7 in 20 Over's( Prasanna Mangueshkar 18 &
Gauresh Sawant 19* Bowling Siddhart Gawas 2/13 & Jayant Santhodkar
2/28)
Goa ride on Stany's double hat trick to thrash Rajasthan 12-0
Goa started their campaign in the 34th Sub Junior National Football Championship for the Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy with a resounding 12-0 win over Rajasthan.
The hosts dominated the proceedings right from the start, with the midfielders and forwards combining well to exert sustained pressure on the Rajasthan defense.
Goa took the lead in the 3rd minute when Akeraj Martins scored with a deft placement.
Stany Braganza scored in the 17th, 18th, 21st (Penalty), 25th and 38th minute. Delbert Fernandes added two more in the 41st and 44th minute.
Crossing over Delbert completed his hat trick when he scored in the 51st minute. Stany added one more in the 84th minute and substitute Aldrich Coelho scored two in the last five minutes to round off the tally.
Jesmon to lead Goa at Mir Iqbal tourney
Jesmon Soares of Salgaocar Sports Club will lead the Goa State Team that will take part in the 34th sub-junior Mir Iqbal Hussain National Football Championship to be held in Goa from the 13th to the 21st of February, 2012. Shivkumar Paithani of Goa United will be the Vice-Captain.
Mr. Uday Lingudkar is the team Manager while Mr. Seby Noronha and Mr. Inacio Viegas are the Coaches.
The full team:
JESMON SOARES (Captain)
SHIVKUMAR PAITHAN (Vice-Captain)
SANTHOSH PUJAR
SHERWIN D’CUNHA
DILLENGER CARVALHO
SHAYAM MURMU
JULIES MENEZES
BENEDICTO SAVIO DIAS
JOAQUIM CARDOZO
CLIFFTON BARBOSA
HAYDEN FERNANDES
ARIF PATHAN
JAYSON LUCAS
STANY BRAGANCA
MEDHAJ CHANEKAR
AKERAJ MARTINS
LATESH MANDREKAR
ALDRICH COELHO
PARESH VAIGANKAR
DELBERT FERNANDES
16 Clubs to feature in Kingfisher Beach Football Challenge
Football action moves from the stadiums to the beaches and the ‘Good Times’ for football in Goa will continue with the Kingfisher Beach Football Challenge, 2011-12, scheduled to be played at Calangute Beach on February 9 and 10, 2012. The tournament will be played on a knockout basis under the ‘Beach Soccer Worldwide Rules’ recognized by FIFA. Teams comprising of 5 players each will be seen in a 12 minute face off.
Coach's Camp concludes
The community grass roots football 5-day training camp under the aegis of the Goa Football Association in collaboration with Football Federation Australia came to an end on Friday at Duler stadium, Mapusa.
Twenty five coaches completed the coaching programme which started on 30th January, conducted by experienced Australian coaching instructor Mr. Norm Boardman. Goan coaches Gavin Araujo and Fausto Lobo assisted the Instructor.
The resource person’s slogan “better coaches, better football!” proved appropriate as the coaches were guided through football skilled themes such as first touch, running with the ball, 1v1, striking and focused mainly on exciting challenging game related sessions, rather than drills.
The acronym C.H.A.N.G.E I.T. (coaching style, how you score/win, area, numbers, game rules, equipment, inclusion, time) was continuously impressed on the coaches.
The participants were assessed individually on a specific topic and were given valuable pointers and the necessary tools to improve on their performance in the future. On the last day a small fun five-a-side tournament was arranged.
This was the second visit by the dedicated coaching instructor Norm Boardman to Goa in the last four months. In the future the GFA hopes that more students, players and club representatives interested in coaching come forward to avail of the unique youth development certified scheme.
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[/caption]In Picture: (Top row L to R) Alan Nazerath, Marcelino Pereira, Gajanan Kauthankar, Bibiano Fernandes, Anand Adkoukar, Terence D’Souza, Mohan Parab, Mahesh Kambli, Agostinho D’Costa.
(Middle) Laura Estibeiro, Aldrid Da Costa, Loyed Mascarenhas, Fausto Lobo (assistant instructor), Norm Boardman (coach instructor), Gavin Araujo (assistant instructor), Derick Christopher, Menino Afonso, Naresh Virnodkar, Zeena Soares.
(Bottom) Caetano Xaiver, Milagres Carvalho , Domnic Pereira, Ryan Cardosa, Purushottam Mapari, Saliya Shaikh, Jude Fernandes, Deggie Cardoza.