NCC National games conclude
New Delhi: Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh reviewed an impressive march past presented by the Young NCC Cadets at the Garrison Parade Ground, Delhi Cantt, marking an end to the eleven days long NCC National Games 2015. The Closing ceremony commenced with hundreds of young blossoming cadets performing a scintillating display of a choreographed dance display with the theme 'Vibrant India'. Thereafter, a thrilling display by the 'Dare Devils' — Motor Cycle Display Team and the Para-motors from the Indian Army was carried out. The Sarang Helicopters left the audience spellbound with a well synchronized show.
Ashwini Kumar passes away
New Delhi: Former Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Ashwini Kumar, who was honoured with the Olympic Order in 2002, passed away on Monday. Ashwini was 94 and breathed his last in a city hospital this evening. He was life President of IOA and also headed Indian Hockey Federation, which he served for 16 years. He was elected as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member in 1973 and became a member of the IOC Executive Board in 1980. He served IOC as vice-president from 1983 to 1987 and was re-elected to the IOC Executive Board from 1992 to 1996. He became an IOC honorary member in 2000.
Yuki breaches top-100, touches 99
New Delhi: Yuki Bhambri on Monday cracked the coveted top-100 bracket by achieving a career-best rank of 99, a reflection of his consistent progress in the last few months. In his last three ATP Challenger tournaments, the 23-year-old Yuki won the Shanghai Challenger, was a runner-up in Taiwan and ended a semifinalist at the $125000 Tashkent event last week. Yuki is the first Indian player since 2010 to enter the top-100 and only the third in a decade-and-half to be in the list. His next assignment is the Pune Challenger, starting October 26 after he pulled out of the Bangalore event due to some niggles. Not only Yuki but Saketh Myneni is also making a steady progress on the tour. He won the Vietnam Open on Monday and is now ranked 166. Somdev Devvarman though has dropped further to 181. India now have three singles players in top-200.
Podium finish eludes Armaan
Shanghai: India's Armaan Ebrahim had to be satisfied with a fourth-place finish after he was denied another podium position due to a drive-through penalty in the second race of the double-header of the lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Asia series, here. Having acquired second spot in the first race on Saturday, JK Tyre Brand Ambassador Armaan looked set for another podium finish before a drive-through penalty dashed his hopes on Sunday.