Figure skating & speed skating C’ship held
new delhi: Hundreds of participants took part in the National Special Olympics Bharat Figure Skating & Speed Skating Championship on the last day of a six days National event in figure skating and speed skating, which is being conducted in collaboration with Bird Group, under their CSR initiative, at iSKATE, Ambience Mall, Gurgaon on Thursday. The program which was held from 8th May was focused on sharpening sport skills of the athletes while preparing them for Special Olympics World Winter Games to be held in Austria in 2017.
WFI to hold meeting to break deadlock
NEW DElHI: Caught in a fix on holding a selection trial to choose between Sushil Kumar and Narsingh Pancham Yadav for this year’s Olympic Games, the Wrestling Federation of India is likely to meet on Tuesday to break the deadlock, which is threatening to snowball into a massive furore. “A meeting is likely to be held on Tuesday when a final decision on whether the trials will be conducted would be taken in all probability,” a source in WFI said. With Sushil having written letters to both the Sports Ministry as well as the WFI, his case is likely to be referred to the selection committee, which in turn will decide whether to hold the trials.
MCC releases laws of cricket app
new delhi: Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has released the first ever laws of Cricket app. Free to download, ‘MCC laws of Cricket’ includes easily digestible explanations of each law, new imagery and animations and a special laws quiz. MCC is the Guardian of the laws and Spirit of Cricket, and all 42 laws of the game are explained within the app. The laws are categorised into eight sections explaining everything from how to set up a game to appeals and modes of dismissals. There are 15 laws animations available to view, all of which are voiced by writer, broadcaster and actor Stephen Fry and explain various laws including ‘Damaging the Pitch’ and ‘Obstructing the Field’.
Chillar bought for Rs53 lakh by Bengaluru Bulls
Mumbai: Defender Mohit Chillar, a clerk in North Western Railway, saw his earnings jump nine-fold from 2014 when Bengaluru Bulls made a successful bid to grab him for a substantial amount of Rs53 lakh for the upcoming season 4 of the Pro Kabaddi league at the players’ auction on Friday. Sandeep Narwal, of Patna Pirates, was successfully bid for by Telugu Titans for Rs45.5 lakh while U Mumba held on to Jeeva Kumar for Rs40 lakh.