JHARKHAND lIFT SUBROTO CUP
new delhi: The St Columbus Collegiate School from Jharkhand lifted the dazzling Subroto Cup trophy when they defeated Army Boys Company 2-1 in the Under-17 Junior Boys final of the 58th Subroto Football Tournament at the floodlit Dr Ambedkar Stadium here on Tuesday. Paolenmang Tuboi struck the winner in the 50th minute after the teams were locked 1-1 at the interval. Under the lights, the beaming winning squad deservingly received the trophy from Air Marshal SB Deo who gave it away during the presentation ceremony that followed soon after the final in front of a packed house even as runners-up team of Army Boys cheered. Bhaichung Bhutia was the guest of honour.
OJHA IGNORED IN BENGAl'S SQUAD FOR RANJI TROPHY
Kolkata: India discard Pragyan Ojha was on Tuesday left out of Bengal's squad for Ranji Trophy, despite not being released by Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to play for Hyderabad. Having played two seasons with Bengal, Ojha's NOC request to return to his home state was declined by CAB president Sourav Ganguly who had said they needed "his service". Apparently upset with the decision, Ojha did not turn up for pre-season practice and had been incommunicado since then as the Bengal selectors opted for a 16-member squad to be led by Manoj Tiwary for their first two Ranji matches. Bengal will take on Services from October 6-9 at Palam, New Delhi, before facing Chhattisgarh from October 14-17 at Raipur.
STRONG REASONS BEHIND KANG’S EXClUSION: INJETI
New Delhi: Sports Secretary Injeti Srinivas on Tuesday made it clear that merit is the sole criteria for including individual athletes in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and there were strong reasons behind javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang's exclusion from the list. Davinder, who became the first Indian javelin thrower to make the final of the World Championships in london last month, expressed his disappointment over his exclusion from the TOPS list and had even considered moving to Italy. But Injeti, who is also the Director General of Sports Authority of India (SAI), refused to pay attention to Davinder's agitations. "The decision of individual athlete's inclusion in TOPS is decided purely on merit," he told PTI on the sidelines of 'National Workshop on Sports for All' here.
SADATH, ARCHANA, KANG WIN GOlDS
Chennai: Services' Mohammed Sadath and Tamil Nadu's S Archana won the 100 metres dash for men and women respectively while Davinder Singh Kang captured the men's javelin event at the 57th National Open Athletics Championships here on Tuesday. The sprint finals were expected to be the higlight of the second day of the national meet and they turned out to be close contests. In the men's race, Sadath pipped Tamil Nadu sprinter Elakkiyadasan by five-hundreths of a second. He clocked 10.565 to his closest rival's 10.570. The women's sprint saw Archana romp home in 11.78 seconds. The men's javelin final saw Kang of Services come up with a throw of 75.12 metres to seal the gold.
ENGlAND NAME 21-MEMBER SQUAD FOR FIFA U-17 WC
Kolkata: England head coach Steve Cooper on Tuesday announced a 21-member squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India from October 6 to 28. Cooper has included most of the players who had helped England to qualify for the World Cup after reaching the final of the U-17 European Championship last season. The squad played two warm-up games in September, drawing against Brazil in Shrewsbury before suffering a 1-2 defeat against South Africa in leek. Jadon Sancho, who missed the September get-together while completing a switch from Manchester City to Borussia Dortmund, is a new inclusion to the group. Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher, who has impressed with his form at Stamford Bridge for their U-18s, has also been included in the England squad for the first time.