Results of matches on Dec 29 at Bhillai:
Cluster IV: Uttarakhand 4 Pondicherry 0
Cluster VII: Delhi 2 Mizoram 2
Cluster VIII: Uttar Pradesh 4 Bihar 0
Cluster III: Punjab 2 Orissa 0
Cluster IV: Jharkhand 3 Assam 2
Results of matches on Dec 27:
Cluster IV: Assam 3 Uttarakhand 1
Cluster IV: Jharkhand 13 Pondicherry 0
Cluster III: Maharashtra 2 Punjab 2
Cluster VIII: Uttar Pradesh 3 Tripura 0
Results of matches on Dec 26:
Cluster I: Haryana 2 Kerala 0
Cluster VI: Manipur 5 Karnataka 0
Cluster V: Gujarat 3 Himachal Pradesh 0
Results of matches on Dec 25:
Cluster IV: Assam 10 Pondicherry 0
Cluster VIII: Bihar 6 Tripura 1
Cluster III: Orissa 0 Maharashtra 0
Cluster IV: Jharkhand 3 Uttarakhand 0
Results of matches on Dec 24:
Cluster I: Haryana 1 Meghalaya 1
Cluster II: West Bengal 0 Chandigarh 1
Cluster V: Chhattisgarh 1 Gujarat 3
Cluster VI: Goa 0 Manipur 0
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Manipur Women's Winners Cup
Manipur cops win BM Singh Trophy
Imphal, Dec 28: Manipur Police Sports Club lifted the 8th Women Winners Cup for B.M. Singh Football Trophy crushing Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club 5-0 in the last league match played at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium here today.
Th. Tababi Devi scored four goals, including a hattrick. This is the record seventh win for Manipur Police women’s team in the prestigious B.M. Singh Football Trophy. Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club had won the cup once.
Manipur Police Sports Club collected 12 points and bagged Rs 2,000 with the trophy while runners-up Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club fetched nine points and won Rs 1,500 today.
The lone presence of international player Ng. Bala Devi in Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club could hardly bring about any change as she was marked all the time and did not get her teammates’ support throughout the game.
Manipur Police Sports Club were all fired up right from the beginning with good support from their medios with striker Th. Tababi Devi scoring four goals. Two of the Police goals were almost gifts from Naharol custodian S. Memtombi Devi.
Th. Tababi Devi drew first blood in the 7th minute after she sent a right-flank cross to the goalmouth where the ball hit Memtombi Devi and rolled into the net. The second goal came in the 12th minute as O. Bembem Devi fired a lofted shot from the middle that was totally misjudged by the Naharol goalkeeoer. The police club was leading 2-0 till the first half.
Naharol Yaipha never had an easy moment in the game as Manipur Police mounted pressure throughout the second half and Th. Tababi Devi had a marauding run, beating defenders to come up with three more goals. She scored in the 45th, 52nd and 69the minute completing her hattrick.
Earlier today, Eastern Sporting Union had a 4-0 victory against United Progressive Sporting Association. Th. Umapati Devi, M. Mandakini Devi, P. Vijeta Devi and A.Romi Devi scored the goals. They finished third with six points.
Kangchup Road Youth Physical and Sporting Association finished fourth with three points and United Progressive Sporting Association finished last without a win from four games.
Source: The Telegraph
Imphal, Dec 28: Manipur Police Sports Club lifted the 8th Women Winners Cup for B.M. Singh Football Trophy crushing Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club 5-0 in the last league match played at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium here today.
Th. Tababi Devi scored four goals, including a hattrick. This is the record seventh win for Manipur Police women’s team in the prestigious B.M. Singh Football Trophy. Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club had won the cup once.
Manipur Police Sports Club collected 12 points and bagged Rs 2,000 with the trophy while runners-up Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club fetched nine points and won Rs 1,500 today.
The lone presence of international player Ng. Bala Devi in Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club could hardly bring about any change as she was marked all the time and did not get her teammates’ support throughout the game.
Manipur Police Sports Club were all fired up right from the beginning with good support from their medios with striker Th. Tababi Devi scoring four goals. Two of the Police goals were almost gifts from Naharol custodian S. Memtombi Devi.
Th. Tababi Devi drew first blood in the 7th minute after she sent a right-flank cross to the goalmouth where the ball hit Memtombi Devi and rolled into the net. The second goal came in the 12th minute as O. Bembem Devi fired a lofted shot from the middle that was totally misjudged by the Naharol goalkeeoer. The police club was leading 2-0 till the first half.
Naharol Yaipha never had an easy moment in the game as Manipur Police mounted pressure throughout the second half and Th. Tababi Devi had a marauding run, beating defenders to come up with three more goals. She scored in the 45th, 52nd and 69the minute completing her hattrick.
Earlier today, Eastern Sporting Union had a 4-0 victory against United Progressive Sporting Association. Th. Umapati Devi, M. Mandakini Devi, P. Vijeta Devi and A.Romi Devi scored the goals. They finished third with six points.
Kangchup Road Youth Physical and Sporting Association finished fourth with three points and United Progressive Sporting Association finished last without a win from four games.
Source: The Telegraph
AIFF Executive Committee
Ankur Dutta VP; Ranjith, Larsing members
Following is the AIFF Executive Committee members for 2009-2012:
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi - President
Praful M. Patel (WIFA) - Vice President (West Zone)
A.R. Khaleel (Karnataka) - Vice President (South)
Subarata Dutta (IFA) - Vice President (East)
Venod Sharma (Chandigarh) - Vice President (North)
Ankur Dutta (Assam) - Vice President (North Nast)
Hardev Jadeja (Gujarat) - Treasurer
Joaquim Alemao (Goa; West) - Member Executive Committee
A.R Dev (Madhya Pradesh; West) - Member Executive Committee
K.M.I Mather (Kerala; South) - Member Executive Committee
C.R Visswanathan (Tamilnadu; South) – Member Executive Committee
Inder Singh (Punjab; North) - Member Executive Committee
Sunil Bhardwaj (Haryana; North) - Member Executive Committee
M.A. Alam (Orissa; East) - Member Executive Committee
Tempo Bhutia (Sikkim; East) - Member Executive Committee
L. Ranjith Roy (Manipur; North East) - Member Executive Committee
Larsing M. Sawyan (Meghalaya; North East) - Member Executive Committee`
Rakesh Yadav (Railways ) - Nominated
Following is the AIFF Executive Committee members for 2009-2012:
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi - President
Praful M. Patel (WIFA) - Vice President (West Zone)
A.R. Khaleel (Karnataka) - Vice President (South)
Subarata Dutta (IFA) - Vice President (East)
Venod Sharma (Chandigarh) - Vice President (North)
Ankur Dutta (Assam) - Vice President (North Nast)
Hardev Jadeja (Gujarat) - Treasurer
Joaquim Alemao (Goa; West) - Member Executive Committee
A.R Dev (Madhya Pradesh; West) - Member Executive Committee
K.M.I Mather (Kerala; South) - Member Executive Committee
C.R Visswanathan (Tamilnadu; South) – Member Executive Committee
Inder Singh (Punjab; North) - Member Executive Committee
Sunil Bhardwaj (Haryana; North) - Member Executive Committee
M.A. Alam (Orissa; East) - Member Executive Committee
Tempo Bhutia (Sikkim; East) - Member Executive Committee
L. Ranjith Roy (Manipur; North East) - Member Executive Committee
Larsing M. Sawyan (Meghalaya; North East) - Member Executive Committee`
Rakesh Yadav (Railways ) - Nominated
Dingko's Bangkok Asiad Feat Revisited
I miss running with the tricolour, says Dingko
Chennai: The country has forgotten Dingko Singh, who won India a gold medal in Bangkok Games in 1998. A week after New Year's Day, Dingko will only turned 30 and that probably compounds the romance and the tragedy of the boxer's story - Akhil Kumar, the current braveheart, is 27, and by no means a late bloomer.
A maverick boxer far ahead of his time in terms of technique, it was the Dingko's talent and audacious arrogance in the ring that set him apart from the rest. A technical catalyst, his boxing serves as the reference point for the change in Indian technical approach that was adopted post-Athens 2004, benefits of which are being reaped by the current lot.
"What he did came naturally to him, but all the boxers today are trained to fight like Dingko," said a boxing federation official, adding that there was no better method to adopt to score than Dingko's technique.
"Suddenly, in four years time, we began winning," he adds.
Coaches at SAI centres across the country still turn eloquent over his famed reaction time and speed, but temperamental to the point of disbelief, Dingko probably could not have burned brighter. Injuries began to take a toll and four years ago he made his exit.
As the country prepared for the Athens Olympics, a brief news item said he had lost in the first round of the Hissar Nationals - an event in which he would usually sleepwalk to victory.
Today, a much-mellowed Dingko himself is busy completing a National Institute of Sports (NIS) coach diploma.
"Only he can impart that speed and the locked elbow punch," says a fellow coach, adding, "We can't lose him anymore."
Sent to an orphange in Imphal as a kid since his mother couldn't raise six children, Dingko took to boxing to channelise his anger. Back home in Imphal, he caused scores of girls and boys alike to suddenly throng the Zen-master-like Imbocha Singh's boxing classes at the sprawling Khuman Lampak SAI Centre of Excellence, making it the cradle of the sport before Bhiwani replaced it.
Dingko remains the reason why multi-world champion, Mary Kom still dissolves into giggles at the every mention of her hero's name, like a schoolgirl talking about her favourite movie star. The Manipuri unabashedly admits that it was Dingko's 1998 gold that spurred her to take up boxing.
"I miss running with the tricolour after winning boxing tournaments," says Dingko, adding, "Maybe one day my son Dingson will do it. He's only eight, but seems keen."
There is a pause on the phone line, and then he asks. "Do you know what Dingson means? Son of Dingko," he laughs. Dingko Singh is much-mellowed now but the arrogance remains. Good to know some things don't change.
Source: The Times Of India
A maverick boxer far ahead of his time in terms of technique, it was the Dingko's talent and audacious arrogance in the ring that set him apart from the rest. A technical catalyst, his boxing serves as the reference point for the change in Indian technical approach that was adopted post-Athens 2004, benefits of which are being reaped by the current lot.
"What he did came naturally to him, but all the boxers today are trained to fight like Dingko," said a boxing federation official, adding that there was no better method to adopt to score than Dingko's technique.
"Suddenly, in four years time, we began winning," he adds.
Coaches at SAI centres across the country still turn eloquent over his famed reaction time and speed, but temperamental to the point of disbelief, Dingko probably could not have burned brighter. Injuries began to take a toll and four years ago he made his exit.
As the country prepared for the Athens Olympics, a brief news item said he had lost in the first round of the Hissar Nationals - an event in which he would usually sleepwalk to victory.
Today, a much-mellowed Dingko himself is busy completing a National Institute of Sports (NIS) coach diploma.
"Only he can impart that speed and the locked elbow punch," says a fellow coach, adding, "We can't lose him anymore."
Sent to an orphange in Imphal as a kid since his mother couldn't raise six children, Dingko took to boxing to channelise his anger. Back home in Imphal, he caused scores of girls and boys alike to suddenly throng the Zen-master-like Imbocha Singh's boxing classes at the sprawling Khuman Lampak SAI Centre of Excellence, making it the cradle of the sport before Bhiwani replaced it.
Dingko remains the reason why multi-world champion, Mary Kom still dissolves into giggles at the every mention of her hero's name, like a schoolgirl talking about her favourite movie star. The Manipuri unabashedly admits that it was Dingko's 1998 gold that spurred her to take up boxing.
"I miss running with the tricolour after winning boxing tournaments," says Dingko, adding, "Maybe one day my son Dingson will do it. He's only eight, but seems keen."
There is a pause on the phone line, and then he asks. "Do you know what Dingson means? Son of Dingko," he laughs. Dingko Singh is much-mellowed now but the arrogance remains. Good to know some things don't change.
Source: The Times Of India
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Mary Kom Exploits
Manipuri gets 4th consecutive World Championship gold
Ningbo City (China), Nov 29: India's M C Mary Kom (46kg) re-asserted her status as the world's most successful woman boxer clinching an unprecedented fourth successive gold medal but India failed to retain the team crown at the fifth AIBA World Championships here on Saturday.
In a repeat of the previous World Championship final in New Delhi, the 25-year-old out-punched Romania's Steluta Duta 7-1 to grab India's only gold medal at the event.
The other Indian finalist, N Usha (57kg) had to be content with a silver for the second successive time after she lost 1-6 to Chinese Qin Jian.
The defending champions, who were here with a small seven-member contingent, thus finished the tournament with a haul of one gold, a silver and two bronze medals -- through Chhoto Laura (50kg) and L Sarita Devi (52kg), who lost in the semifinals yesterday.
Though she couldn't ensure that the team retained the overall title, Mary Kom was once again the star of the show for India.
The Manipuri boxer remained away from the ring for two years to take care of her twin babies after completing a hat-trick of World Championship golds in New Delhi.
The pint-sized pugilist returned to don the gloves this year at the Asian Championships in September where she failed to retain her gold and settled for a silver.
She claimed the National title earlier this month before leaving for the World Championship to achieve the spectacular feat.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Justice for Monika
Don't disclose B sample result: Delhi HC
Imphal, Dec 4: The Delhi High Court has ruled that the B sample test result of weightlifter L Monika Devi should not be disclosed without the permission of the court.
An order to this effect was passed by Chief Justice AP Shah and Justice S Muralidhar on November 26 cting a petition jointly filed by Monika Devi, Ex-MLA L Ibomcha Singh and retired Medical Director Dr Th Suresh Singh.
The joint petition prayed for the intervention of the High Court in taking up necessary action against the officials responsible for the last minute exclusion of Monika Devi from the Beijing Olympics and for giving compensation by the Union of India for the mental harassment caused to the lifter.
The petition also contended the report of the urine sample of Monika taken during the Olympic trial as invalid.
Jan 7, 2009 has been fixed for the the next hearing.
The Sangai Express
Monday, October 6, 2008
Eastern India Bodybuilding
Assam bodybuilder wins title:
Guwahati, Oct 5: Shyamal Debnath of Assam emerged champion in the 55kg category in the Mr Eastern India Bodybuilding Championship held at Asansol in West Bengal recently.
At the same venue Mr North East Bodybuilding Championship was also held where Shyamal won the title in his group. Other competitors from Assam, Trailukya Das, Dhrubajyoti Barik, Jitumoni Das, Nipananda Hazarika, Mnoj Kr Boro, Dulal Gogoi, Mubarak Hussain and Mridu Paban Dutta also won medals in their respective weight groups.
Shyamal also was placed among top 10 competitors in the 47th Senior National Bodybuilding Championship for the Mr India title held at Pune from September 24 to 26.
Guwahati, Oct 5: Shyamal Debnath of Assam emerged champion in the 55kg category in the Mr Eastern India Bodybuilding Championship held at Asansol in West Bengal recently.
At the same venue Mr North East Bodybuilding Championship was also held where Shyamal won the title in his group. Other competitors from Assam, Trailukya Das, Dhrubajyoti Barik, Jitumoni Das, Nipananda Hazarika, Mnoj Kr Boro, Dulal Gogoi, Mubarak Hussain and Mridu Paban Dutta also won medals in their respective weight groups.
Shyamal also was placed among top 10 competitors in the 47th Senior National Bodybuilding Championship for the Mr India title held at Pune from September 24 to 26.
Assam Netball Teams Named
Nazira, Oct 5: The senior men and women Netball teams of Assam have been selected for taking part in 34th National Games to be held at Jharkhand and for the national selection camp in New Delhi from October 4. The India netball team will be selected for Common Wealth Games from the New Delhi camp.
The Assam team’s selection was made after the five-days camp held at Rohiteswar Saikia Memorial Indoor Stadium, here recently where players from Tinsukia, Sivasagar, Nazira, Jorhat, Baksa, Guwahati, Orang and Mariani districts took part.
The teams: (Men) Dipak Gogoi (Sivasagar, Captain), Dipu Deka (Baksa), Atul Boru (Baksa), Pinku Borgohain (Nazira), Siladitya Bhattacharya (Nazira), Devajit Dihingia (Nazira), Jamal Ali (Nazira), Dipankar Gosh (Tinsukia), Sunil Senapati (Tinsukia), Guneswar Sonuwal (Sivasagar), Manash Sonuwal (Jorhat).
Women: Lolita Deka (Baksa), Trishna Mahanta (Baksa, Captain), Maidangshree Boru (Baksa), Nayanmoni Deka (Guwahati), Rumi Chetia (Sivasagar), Kripa Doimari (Orang), Jumashree Musahari (Orang), Rumila Basumatari (Orang), Simi Chetia (Nazira), Boby Baishya (Nazira) and Rita Bora (Nazira).
The Assam team’s selection was made after the five-days camp held at Rohiteswar Saikia Memorial Indoor Stadium, here recently where players from Tinsukia, Sivasagar, Nazira, Jorhat, Baksa, Guwahati, Orang and Mariani districts took part.
The teams: (Men) Dipak Gogoi (Sivasagar, Captain), Dipu Deka (Baksa), Atul Boru (Baksa), Pinku Borgohain (Nazira), Siladitya Bhattacharya (Nazira), Devajit Dihingia (Nazira), Jamal Ali (Nazira), Dipankar Gosh (Tinsukia), Sunil Senapati (Tinsukia), Guneswar Sonuwal (Sivasagar), Manash Sonuwal (Jorhat).
Women: Lolita Deka (Baksa), Trishna Mahanta (Baksa, Captain), Maidangshree Boru (Baksa), Nayanmoni Deka (Guwahati), Rumi Chetia (Sivasagar), Kripa Doimari (Orang), Jumashree Musahari (Orang), Rumila Basumatari (Orang), Simi Chetia (Nazira), Boby Baishya (Nazira) and Rita Bora (Nazira).
Sub-Junior National Football
Punjab, Mizoram set up title clash
Hoshiarpur: Hosts Punjab and Mizoram will meet in the final of the 31st Sub-Junior National Football Championship for Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy in Mahilpur on October 6.
In the semifinals played on October 4 at the Principal Harbhajan Stadium here, hosts Punjab eked out a hard-fought 1-0 verdict over Goa.
After a barren first session, Punjab managed to score a goal in the 46th minute. Sarbjit pounced on a rebound off the Goa goalkeeper and shot into the goal which turned out to be the winner.
In the second semifinal, Mizoram got the better of Assam 2-1. The Assamese opened the account through Hitler in the 7th minute. Mizoram restored parity in the 17th minute through Lalnunmawia.
Lalnunmawia again scored in the 64th minute to steer his team into the finals.
Source: United News of India (UNI)
Hoshiarpur: Hosts Punjab and Mizoram will meet in the final of the 31st Sub-Junior National Football Championship for Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy in Mahilpur on October 6.
In the semifinals played on October 4 at the Principal Harbhajan Stadium here, hosts Punjab eked out a hard-fought 1-0 verdict over Goa.
After a barren first session, Punjab managed to score a goal in the 46th minute. Sarbjit pounced on a rebound off the Goa goalkeeper and shot into the goal which turned out to be the winner.
In the second semifinal, Mizoram got the better of Assam 2-1. The Assamese opened the account through Hitler in the 7th minute. Mizoram restored parity in the 17th minute through Lalnunmawia.
Lalnunmawia again scored in the 64th minute to steer his team into the finals.
Source: United News of India (UNI)
Justice for Monika
Sit-in-protest staged on Monika issue:
Imphal, Oct 4: Functionaries and volunteers of North East Students' Organisation's constituent bodies as well as former and present-day sportspersons staged sit-in-protest at Latasil ground in Guwahati in denunciation for preventing weightlifter L Monika Devi from participating at the recently concluded Beijing Olympic Games as well as in demand for making public the investigation report on the said issue.
An AMSU statement further maintained that the protest was organised to condemn exclusion of Monika Devi from the Beijing Games which is akin to discriminating against the people of North East region and to demand punitive action against the guilty persons responsible to denying the weightlifter an opportunity to compete with the world's best.
While AMSU president Khamba Laishram along with hockey Olympians Thoiba, Tiken and body-builder Kh Pradipkumar represented Manipur at the protest, NESO's functionaries led by its chairman Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya and a number of sportsperson also took part at the sit-in-protes.
In their remarks at the demonstration site, representatives of NE States un-equivocally expressed that preventing Monika from the Beijing Games clearly reflects discriminatory attitude of the Central authorities against the people of the region and pledged to work in unison to eradicate such step-motherly treatment.
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, Oct 4: Functionaries and volunteers of North East Students' Organisation's constituent bodies as well as former and present-day sportspersons staged sit-in-protest at Latasil ground in Guwahati in denunciation for preventing weightlifter L Monika Devi from participating at the recently concluded Beijing Olympic Games as well as in demand for making public the investigation report on the said issue.
An AMSU statement further maintained that the protest was organised to condemn exclusion of Monika Devi from the Beijing Games which is akin to discriminating against the people of North East region and to demand punitive action against the guilty persons responsible to denying the weightlifter an opportunity to compete with the world's best.
While AMSU president Khamba Laishram along with hockey Olympians Thoiba, Tiken and body-builder Kh Pradipkumar represented Manipur at the protest, NESO's functionaries led by its chairman Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya and a number of sportsperson also took part at the sit-in-protes.
In their remarks at the demonstration site, representatives of NE States un-equivocally expressed that preventing Monika from the Beijing Games clearly reflects discriminatory attitude of the Central authorities against the people of the region and pledged to work in unison to eradicate such step-motherly treatment.
Source: The Sangai Express
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