Sports trainee found dead at hostel
Kozhikode: The body of a 17-year-old sports trainee was on Tuesday found hanging from the ceiling of her hostel room inside Wayanad District Sports Council women’s hostel at Kalpetta, police said. Resanamol, a native of Cherpuzha in Kannur district, was found hanging in her room by her roommate around 11.30 am, following which the warden was informed. The girl, a member of the athletic squad, was enquired by her colleagues and warden about a mobile phone in her possession on Tuesday morning, Kalpetta Sub-Inspector Raman Unni said. As she gave conflicting replies, the warden intimated it to Resanamol’s mother and left for her room. A few minutes later she was found hanging, he added.
‘Oscar’s rights being undermined’
Somerset: Oscar Pistorius’ family criticised South African authorities today for delays in deciding whether he should be released from jail and moved to house arrest, saying his rights were being “undermined” because of the publicity surrounding his case. The family also reacted to parole officials’ recommendation that the double-amputee runner undergo psychotherapy, saying he was already receiving “regular and ongoing” psychotherapy from both his personal and prison psychologists. The Pistorius family spoke out in a written statement after his early release which had been granted in June was cancelled on Monday and ordered to be reconsidered.
Dehradun to host final leg of RBC T20
Mumbai: Around hundred college cricketers from eight countries, including Pakistan, would take part in the final leg of Red Bull Campus T20 cricket tournament in Dehradun from October 19-24. The participating nations in the tournament to be played at the National School of Cricket in Dehradun are hosts India, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri lanka, Australia, United Kingdom, Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates, a media release said on Tuesday. The qualifiers will be held from October 19-22, followed by the semi-finals on October 23 and the final on October 24. The team that will represent India is yet to be identified, as per the tournament’s website.
SAIHPA in athletics established
New Delhi: SAI, AFI and IAAF joined hands on Tuesday to establish a SAI-AFI-IAAF High Performance Academy [SAIHPA] in athletics here at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. An Expression of Intent (EOI) for this purpose has been signed on Tuesday in the chamber of secretary, sports at Shastri Bhawan. The SAIHPA envisages to provide excellent coaching, integrated support services, mental skills and create professional atmosphere to develop elite athletes.
Prosecutors call for lio’s father arrest
MADRID: Barcelona prosecutors are calling for the arrest of lionel Messi’s father in a tax fraud case. Prosecutors have cleared Messi of wrongdoing but are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, for allegedly defrauding Spain’s tax office of 4 million euros ($4.5 million) in unpaid taxes from 2007-09.