sachin, Middlesex cricket launch academy
Mumbai: Iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has announced an association with Middlesex Cricket to launch Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy (TMGA). The academy will provide young girls and boys between the age of nine and 14 an opportunity to learn from the master blaster himself and Middlesex Cricket. The TMGA, a joint venture between SRT Sports and Middlesex Cricket, will begin by launching its first cricket camp at Merchant Taylor's School in Northwood from August 6-9 followed by other locations in Mumbai and london. The comprehensive training curriculum has been developed by coaches at MCCC and Tendulkar himself. The TMGA will also provide 100 per cent scholarship to the talented underprivileged children.
wanted to be a dancer: Mithali
Mumbai: Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj, who wanted to be a dancer, says it was her fathers decision to put her into cricket. Raj shared interesting facts from her life on the Breakfast with Champions show hosted by Gaurav Kapur, a statement said. “It was my dad's decision to put me into cricket and of course my mother did not wanted me to be a cricketer. She wanted me to be a dancer. I started dance much before I got into cricket and it was something of my own choice,” Raj said on the show.
asian games venue ready with pitfalls
jakarta: Asian Games venues will be ready before Indonesia hosts the showpiece event in a month, organisers say, but the threat of terror attacks and endless traffic jams still looms over the huge tournament. An army of labourers has been toiling around the clock to finish building work, widen roads and plant trees in a breakneck bid to beautify Jakarta, a teeming metropolis that many visitors find tough to love. The athletes' village looks ready, but some competitors may need nose pegs — it backs out onto a toxic, foul-smelling river. Jakarta and Palembang in Sumatra are set to host about 11,000 athletes and 5,000 officials from 45 Asian countries for the August 18 to September 2 Games.
Indian juniors draw with Belgium; eves win
Antwerp: The Indian junior hockey team was held to a 1-1 draw by Belgium in its third round robin match of the U-23 Five Nations Tournament. The Indian team had defeated Ireland 5-0 in the first match before a 1-3 loss to Britain. However, against the hosts, the side was rewarded for its constant pressure when striker Mohammad Umar put the ball into the back of the net at the stroke of half-time. India will now need to win their last round robin match against the Netherlands on July 20 to have a chance of qualifying for the final. Meanwhile, the Indian junior women's hockey team defeated Belgium 2-0 to clinch its third consecutive victory at the Under-23 Six Nations Tournament.
BCCI schedule 2017 domestic games
new delhi: The inclusion of all North Eastern states has forced BCCI to schedule an unprecedented 2017 (Two thousand and seventeen) domestic matches, which many fear would lead to logistical nightmare. A record 37 teams will take part in the Ranji Trophy this year (starting November 1) with addition of nine new teams and formation of a ‘Plate' Group. The addition of Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Bihar has led to an exponential increase in number of matches from senior men, women to U-16 level (boys and girls).