Rashid sizzles at BIlT Open
Greater Noida: Delhi’s Rashid Khan fired a sizzling eight-under 64 to take the lead after round one of the BIlT Open 2013 golf tournament being played at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort here on Wednesday. Digvijay Singh of the DlF Golf & Country Club posted a seven-under 65 in the opening round to be placed second. Rashid, who was runners-up at last year’s BIlT Open, made an ideal start to the tournament with a bogey-free 64. The three-time winner on the PGTI had a quiet front-nine as he picked up just two birdies on the second and eighth. Rashid chipped-in from the edge for birdie on the eighth. The 22-year-old had a far more profitable back-nine. Rashid gained momentum with three straight birdies on the 10th, 11th and 12th.
4 foreign coaches want HIl role
New Delhi: Four foreign coaches, including India’s newly-appointed chief coach Terence Walsh, have showed interest in taking up coaching roles in the second edition of the Hockey India league, starting January 23 next year. The other three coaches include India’s first foreign coach Gerhard Rach, Ezequiel Paulon and Jacques Brinkman. “It is good that Hero Hockey India league is able to draw the attention of the best hockey coaches in the world who are willing to be part of this prestigious league. The options of these foreign coaches are open for the franchises who wish to hire them,” Hockey India Secretary General and Hockey India league Chairman Narinder Batra said.
7-member team for World IBSF
New Delhi: A seven-member Indian contingent was on Wednesday selected for the World IBSF Snooker Championship to be played in latvia from November 28 to December 8. The women’s squad comprises of Vidya Pillai, Neena Praveen, Arantxa Sanchis and Chitra M while the men’s team includes Manan Chandra, Brijesh Damani and Shahbaaz Adil Khan. The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) organised two back-to-back selection camps in Bangalore from October 21 to 23 and handpicked the women’s team based on their rankings. Vidya and Arantxa’s trip will be funded by the government while Chitra’s travel expenses will be borne by the DYSS and Arantxa will travel at her own cost. The duo of Chandra and Damani will be travelling at the government’s cost while Shahbaaz will take care of his own expenditure, BSFI said in a press release.
TV show on Anjali’s life
New Delhi: From the time she lifted a gun for the first time to becoming a champion shooter, Anjali Bhagwat’s life is being retold in a new TV show titled ‘Mujhe Pankh De Do’, which narrates real life inspirational stories of women who battled against all odds to realise their dreams. The show is being aired every Sunday, starting October 20, on general entertainment channel ‘life Ok’. “I am really excited and looking forward to the show. It feels happy that they are portraying my life on TV,” Anjali said. “I gave the woman, who is playing me in the show, my old rifle and jacket trouser. My students assisted them (crew) while shooting, which took place at Balewadi (Range near Pune),” the former world number one air rifle shooter and multiple medallist at the Commonwealth Games and World Cups said.