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A trainee of Sports Authority of India's Ludhiana center Indejit Singh get warm welcome on returning from Pune, where he won gold medal in Youth Commonwealth Games. Inderjit is member of 400 meter relay team, who won gol medal.

Dempo's last chance to create history

Dempo Sports club made history by becoming the first Indian club to make the semi-finals of the AFC Cup, but Dempo have one last chance to take a good shot at a bigger slice of history. The Goan giants take on Lebanese side Safa in the second leg of their AFC Cup semi-final at Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad on Tuesday, and coach Armando Colaco admits that their last 1-0 defeat to the Lebanon side will not have any impact on the players.
Amando colaco said, We watched the videos of their matches, they are a good side. We have played them earlier and I know that if the players play to their potential then we will definitely win the match, For all practical purposes, Dempo have a fair shot at going one step further, as playing the home leg second has always been an advantage in home-and-away formats.
The players are gearing up for the match tomorrow and they just want to prove a point. They are focused and if score an early goal then we have a chance to make it to the finals. Though we lost the first leg but the players are not demoralized, Colaco added. Injury is a cause of concern for Dempo coach as striker Ranty Martins and mid-fielder Roberto Mendes Silva are likely to take the field as substitute.
Dempos line up seems to be a strong one with India defender Mahesh Gawli leads a well-knit back-four that includes the impressive Samir Naik, while left-winger Nicolau Borges is one of the most exciting players in the I-League. With a defeat in back of his mind Armando Colaco says that there will be a few changes as far as their strategy and formation goes.

Pranav won Bronze for Country

Ludhiana Badminton Academy's trainee Pranav Chopra has won Bronze medal in Boys Doubles Category in Youth Common Wealth Games held at PUNE. Pranav Chopra along with Sai Praneet defeated FOX GARY and MORRIS RICHARD pair of England by 21-18, 23-21. It was a very tough match as the scores went neck to neck till the last point. Pranav Chopra and Sai Praneet hold their nerves till the last and won Bronze medal for India. They are playing together for the last one year and are performing well at major tournaments. This is the first international medal for Sai Praneet and Pranav Chopra.
Pranav Chopra and Sai Praneet were the youngest pairs at Youth Common Wealth Games and hold very bright future for Indian Badminton. Pranav Chopra is already sponsored by Air India and is selected in Elite group of players in 2010 common wealth games. Badminton Association of India is spending a lot of money on young players like Pranav Chopra and it has started yielding results. Pranav Chopra alongwith Sai Praneet is also representing India in Youth World Badminton championship to be help at PUNE from October 24th 2008.

WHO STANDS WHERE

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TEAM ............ P ......W..... D ......L .... POINT
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Sporting ....... 3 ......3 ...... 0 .......0 ......09
Mumbai FC .... 3 ......3 .......0 .......0 ......09
JCT Phag. ..... 3 ......2 .......1 .......0 ......07
Air India ........ 3 ......1 .......2 .......0 ......05
Churchil ........ 2 ......1 .......1 .......0 ......04
Chirag .......... 3 ......1 .......1 .......1 ......04
East Bengal ... 3 ..... 1 .......0 .......2 ......03
Dempo Goa ... 2 ......1 .......0 ....... 1 ......03
Mohan Bagan . 3 ......0 .......1 .......1 ......01
Vasco Goa ...... 3 ......0 .......1 .......2 ......01
Mohammedan . 3 ......0 .......1 .......2 ......01
Mahindra ....... 3 ......0 .......0 ........3 ......00

(After finish of 3rd. Round )

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IN THE RUN OF GOLDEN BOOT
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3 Goals ---- Elijah Obagbemiro Junior (SCG)
2 Goals ---- Eduardo da Silva Escobar (JCT), Kalia Kulothungan (MFC), Odafe Onyeka Okolie (CB), Surojit Roy (AI), Sushil Kumar Singh (MU)>

Pranav to represent India in Youth Commomwealth Games

Ludhiana Badminton Academy's shuttler Pranav Chopra has been selected to represent India in Youth Commonwealth Games at PUNE. Top players from Malaysia, Scotland, Canada, United Kingdom, Newzealand, Australia are participating in this tournament. He will be representing India in Junior Doubles Category and his partner is Sai Praneet from Andhra Pradesh. Pranav has recently come back from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he represented India in Asian Badminton Championship. Pranav’s performance in last two years had been very impressive and is selected in Elite group of players by Badminton Association of India for 2010 Commowealth Games. Badminton Association of India had also sent him for training in Indonesia this year for 70 days. His game has been immensely improved in these training camps. Pranav is now playing for Air India. Pranav is also awarded with best upcoming Junior Player in TATA Memorial Senior Badminton Tournament which was held in Bombay in July 2008.

Selectors given chance to Ganguly?

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly announced his retirement few days after National selectors choosen him for first two test against Australian team touring India. I think before announcement of Indian Team, Ganguly's confidence of coming back to team, shows that he had a close room talk with selectors. in which he promised to selectors that he will announce his retirement in cuurene series. You can also imagine that few days ago newely Indian selction teams chairman K. Srikanta given him a comeback and few days after team announcement he is saying that Ganguly had made the right decision. what is this? that means they had finalised with Ganguly, that he will announce his retirement soon. Intresting thing is that Indian team is announced only for first two test of four test series, while Ganguly is saying that he would retire end of the series. that means he is also insured for last two test of the series also.

BROWN TARGETS TO EASE MERIT PRESSURE

New Delhi, October 4: New Zealander Mark Brown, currently leading the race to be Asia's number one, will tee it up at the Hero Honda India Open in the same mind set as last year but with a far loftier goal in mind. Twelve months ago, Brown was looking to make enough cash to keep his card while now he is aiming to cement his place at the top of the Asian Tour's Order of Merit. Brown finished a creditable joint fifth in the event last year at Delhi Golf Club - a prelude to the stunning displays earlier this year that saw him win the SAIL Open and Johnnie Walker Classic back-to-back. Those successes in India represented a huge reversal of fortune for the 33-year-old Kiwi. He struggled to make an impression during his early days as a professional and put his playing career on hold to teach golf to kids from 2003 to 2006. All the practice and enthusiasm as a teacher inspired him to get back to competitive golf and he found his way to the Asian Tour via Qualifying School. His second stint as a touring pro was not going that well either as he came into last year's Barclays Singapore Open. "I knew that if I made the cut at the Barclays Singapore Open, I would keep my card." recalled Brown. Brown picked up just under US$90,000 for his equal eighth place in Singapore and eventually finished a comfortable 15th in the Order of Merit.

Nine past champions to tee off at Hero Honda Indian Open

NEW DELHI, October 3: The Hero Honda Indian Open 2008 will witness the best ever draw in the tournament's history with nine past champions including the winners of the last six editions of the tournament looking to draw blood again at the 45th edition of the tournament. The tournament will be played at the par-72 Delhi Golf Club from October 9 to 12, 2008 with the pro-am teeing off proceedings on October 8. India's most prestigious golfing event will for the first ever time, offer USD One Million in prize money. The winner's cheque will be worth USD 158,500, while the runner-up will get to take home USD 108,500. The list of winners of the Indian Open competing this year includes Jyoti Randhawa (2000, 2006 & 2007), Thaworn Wiratchant, Thailand (2005), Mardan Mamat, Singapore (2004), Mike Cunning, USA (2003) and Vijay Kumar (2002). In addition there will be Ali Sher (1991 & 1993) and Feroz Ali (1998) looking to relive their glory days. From a global perspective two competitors are ranked in the top-100 in the world namely Jeev Milkha Singh, currently ranked 58th and Mark Brown ranked 81st. In addition, PGA Tour regular Daniel Chopra considered the biggest attraction this week, is sitting on the bubble at 101st place. Mark Brown, who leads the Order of Merit courtesy back-to-back wins at the SAIL Open and the Johnnie Walker Classic earlier this year, will be keen to extend his honeymoon with India. Both the Kiwi's triumphs came on Indian soil and more importantly in the National Capital Region.

Suresh Rana leads in Raid-de-Himalaya finishes the first leg

Manali, October 3: The 10th Maruti Suzuki Raid de Himalaya 2008 was flagged off by the Hon Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh amidst a lively gathering of motorsport enthusiasts from all over the country. An early start on the 2nd October 2008 to the Parc Ferme at Gumma turned out to be a not so easy affair for both Raju Verma and Khushwant Randhawa. Both failed to make the first step of the Raid this year and were out before the event had even started. Similarly bikers Ganesh Pakhe and friend also went down the wrong road getting hopelessly lost in the first hour itself. They too handed in their time cards. The first competitive stage between Kiari and Umladwar proved challenging. Though exceedingly short by Raid standards the stage caught several drivers on the wrong foot. Col Rajesh Vaid from Team Army Adventure skidded off wet grass on a tight left hander and down the side of a small drop. Fortunate to be caught by a tree Col Vaid was able to walk out unharmed. Sunny Sidhu of Team Godwin blasted through the stage but fell victim to head gasket failure when his knee accidentally hit a dash mounted switch and disconnected an additional cooling fan. Dismay writ large over his face he was not willing to quit ....but alas the Raid is not anything if cruel! Sandeep Sharma of Team Thunderbolt fared little better when his car came to a grinding halt after oil sump damage caused a turbo to seize up and killed his hopes for 2008! Rana drove smoothly to a first place on Day 1 itself. The charge of the bike brigade is on. Ashish Moudghil was beaten by a minute and the man that relegated him to second spot none other than Bhaskar Ramani of Red Rooster Racing Bangalore. Team Ceat's Klaudia Honeder though looking strong on stage 1 eventually fell into 11th place. Karanbir Bedi of Team Overdrive Honda was in a relatively modest 10th spot whereas team mate Pankaj Trivedi in 24th place was hardly likely to attract another sponsor.

JEEV SET FOR HEROES RETURN AT INDIAN OPEN

India's golfing heavyweight Jeev Milkha Singh will return to play in the Hero Honda Indian Open this year riding high on the crest of a wave following another outstanding season. Singh, who finished joint fifth in the British Masters at the weekend to move to number 58 in the world, will attempt to win his country's national Open for the first time when it tees off from October 9 to 12 at Delhi Golf Club. Having been in fine form already this year he will be strongly fancied at this year's tournament which has seen its prize money doubled to US$1million. Other marquee names already confirmed are Daniel Chopra from Sweden and Indian Jyoti Randhawa – winner of the past two Hero Honda Indian Opens. New Zealand's Mark Brown, who has won twice in India this year and leads the Asian Tour Order of Merit list, and last year's number one ranked player Liang Wen-chong from China are also competing. Singh played in the tournament last year finishing in joint 13th position. The result came during a season when he was not at the peak of his powers but this year he is back on track. He won the Bank Austria Open on the European Tour and the Sega Sammy Cup in Japan. The 36 year old is currently ranked number two on the Asian Tour Order of Merit and is placed 10th in Europe. However, it has been his performances in the Majors that have been most eye catching. For the second year in a row he made the cut in the US Masters and finished equal 25th while arguably his finest ever week since turning professional in 1993 came when he placed tied for ninth in the US PGA Championship – where he was the first round leader.

Average age of Indian cricket team is 30+

When day by day competition in International level cricket is getting more tough and most of the team looking on physical fittness of there player. Indian selectors are more depending on there old player. The Indian team announced for two test against Australia is the same story like `old wine in new bottle.' The average age of the 15 member announced team is 30 years. Most elder member of the team is captain Anil Kumbley, who is 38 years old. Top batting line up is above 30, except Gautam Gambhir and Mohinder Singh Dhnoi(both are 27 years). half of the team (7 players) is avove 30 and four are above 35. The most younger player are only Ishant Sharma (20 years) and R.P.Singh (23 years).
The individual age of the player is like this :
38 years - Anil Kumbley, 36 years - Sourav Ganguly, 35 years - Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, 34 years - V.V.S. Laxman, 30 years - Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, 28 years - Harbhajan Singh, Badrinath, 27 years - Gautam Gambhir, Mohinder Singh Dhoni, 26 years - Amit Mishra, 25 years - Munuf Patel, 23 years - R.P.Singh, 20 years - Ishant Sharma. How young is GREAT INDIAN TEAM.