Mid Week 21 MIDWEEK NEWS WEEKLY TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016 Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Khel Ratna Awardees-PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai in New Delhi (IANS). SINDHU, SAKSHI, DIPA, JITU GET KHEL RATNAS NEW DELHI, (IANS) Shuttler P.V. Sindhu, wrestler Sakshi Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, and shooter Jitu Rai were on Monday conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the country's highest sporting honour -- at Rashtrapati Bhawan here. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the awards amid thunder- ous applause at the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of National Sports Day. The President also gave away the Dronacharya awards to Nagapuri Ramesh (Athletics), Sagar Mal Dhayal (Boxing), Raj Kumar Sharma (Cricket), Bishweshwar Nandi (Gymnastics), S Pradeep Kumar (Swim- ming) and Mahabir Singh (Wrestling). Apart from this, 15 sportspersons were given the Arjuna Awards, among them Olympian runner Lalita Babar, boxer Shiva Thapa, cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, hockey players Rani Rampal and VR Raghunath. While athlete Satti Geetha, hockey player Sylvanus Dung Dung and rower Rajendra Pralhad Shelke were conferred the Dhyanchand Award. NO CRICKET AT HOME FOR EIGHT YEARS, NO CRICKET OUTSIDE ASIA FOR THREE YEARS, NO CRICKET ANYWHERE FOR SIX MONTHS, YET NUMBER ONE INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT BY PAKISTAN! BY DR ADNAN KHAN The ICC Test Championship is an international competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 teams that play Test cricket. Currently Team Pakistan is the Number one ranked Test team for the first ever time since rankings were introduced in 2003. Pakistan came at the top in August 2016 when India drew the last Test of the 4-match series against West Indies. Pakistan played some brilliant cricket this summer in the home of cricket with outstanding heroics in London. Delightful to see them fighting for the victory with no cricket at home for eight years, no cricket outside Asia for three years, no cricket anywhere since six months and yet gaining number one spot. Wow! Incredible achieve- ment! Coming back to the ranking rules, after every Test series, the two teams involved receive points based on a mathematical formula. Each team's points total is divided by their total number of matches played to give a 'rating', and the Test- playing teams are ranked by order of rating. A drawn match between higher and lower rated teams will benefit the lower-rated team at the expense of the higher-rated team. Since rankings were introduced in 2003, Pakistan is the fifth team to become number one In ICC Test rankings while Australia, England, India, South Africa are the others. Kangaroos are the one who dominated the rankings single handedly at the time of their introduction by playing the scientific cricket and giving the proof of their power house by winning the three world cup titles in between. From June 2003 to August 2009, Aussies remained number one Test team for 74 months. Since then in 85 months, rankings keep on stumbling up and down and have been changed ten times. While aussies keeping the longest reign, team India remained the most unlucky by holding this reign of number one Test team for only five days which is the shortest ever time for any team to stay at the top. In past, all teams remained at number one spot at least for one month. In last three years, if you are seeking for the top two ranked teams in AWAY Tests, it's Pakistan who played total number of 13 matches, won six, lost six, drawn one, while India playing total of 21 matches, winning five, losing eight, drawn eight. The International Cricket Council awards a trophy, the ICC Test Championship mace, to the team holding the highest rating. The mace is transferred whenever a new team moves to the top of the rating list. The team that is top of the ratings table on 1 April each year also wins a cash prize, currently $1 million. This mace will be presented to Misbah next month after the completion of English tour. What an achievement for a humble and down to earth Pakistan captain leading from the front. I wonder on the philosophy of keeping Misbah away from the other formats and strongly deny the fact Misbah can't lead team Green in the limited over formats. Pakistan team scoring in other formats with the pattern followed two decades ago and denying for the place for their victorious captain who remained their sole survivor in most of the matches in all the formats. Anyhow congratulations to team Pakistan, having not played a home Test for a long time and still tight up the top. Bring on the summer. IP22 IP22 IP22 PM bats for better sports acumen in Mann Ki Baat NEW DELHI, (IANS) Congratulating Indian sportsmen and athletes, especially the "daughters of India" who performed well at the Rio Olympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said there was clearly a need to do more to improve the country's medals tally. Addressing the nation over radio in his 23rd Mann Ki Baat talk, he touched upon Kashmir, cleanliness, Ganga rejuvenation and environment conservation, among other issues. Modi also paid tributes to hockey legend Dhyan Chand on the eve of his 111th birth anniversary, and to Mother Teresa, who is to be canonised on September 4. Congratulating the athletes who performed well at the Rio Olym- pics, Modi stressed that sports should not be seen as a waste of time and that state governments must support and promote at least two sports of their choice. "Although our medals tally is just two, but many Indian sportsmen have performed quite well ... but we have to do more. If we keep doing what we have been, then we would face disappointment again. "I have announced a committee to look deeply into the matter. It would study the best practices (in sports) across the world and would prepare a roadmap on how to perform better at the 2020, 2024 and 2028 Olympics," Modi said. Touching upon the Kashmir situation, he said "unity" and "compassion" have been the key words while dealing with the unrest in the Valley, while shaming the troublemakers who were using children as shields. "In my interaction with different political groups, one thing emerged. It was unity and compassion to be the core mantra of our policy in Kashmir. Those trying to incite trouble from behind children will have to answer for their deeds to these innocent children some day," he said. Raising concern over environmental degradation, Modi urged people to avoid using idols made of Plaster of Paris (POP) during the Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja festivals. "Festival is the time of self-evaluation and they need to change with time. Envi- ronment is damaged due to immersion of POP idols. Let's go back to old traditions and adopt idols made of pond clay," he said. Paying tributes to Mother Teresa, Modi said that every Indian is feeling proud as she has officially been recognised as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. "Mother Teresa devoted her whole life serving the poor and destitute people in India. When such a person is conferred with sainthood, it is natural for Indians to feel proud," he said, noting that despite not being an Indian, she had dedicated her whole life to serving Indians. The Prime Minister also praised a village pradhan from Karnataka for building a toilet in the house of a girl who staged a protest demanding a toilet. He appreciated Mohammad Shafi from Koppal district for building the toilet in the house of 16-year-old Mallamma, who demanded one but her poor parents could not arrange it. When Shafi heard about the matter, he arranged Rs 18,000 for the construction of a toilet in her house, Modi said. Modi also praised the 1.25 lakh students of 1,700 schools in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham district for writing to their parents requesting a toilet in their house instead of spending money on birthdays. Lauderhill (Florida), (IANS) In- dia skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on off- spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and leg-spinner Amit Mishra for putting up a "fantastic ef- fort" to bowl out the West Indies for a low score in the second Twenty20 International cricket match here. After the one-run defeat in the high-scoring first game, Indian bowlers came back well to bowl out West Indies for 143. Mishra picked up three wick- ets for 24 runs in his four overs, while Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami picked up two wickets each to restrict the reigning T20 champions to a below-par total. But the second match was abandoned due to rain and West Indies bagged the two- match series 1-0. "I felt bowlers executed plans very well; 150 was a good score to achieve. I'm not saying we would have definitely won, but a good batting effort would have seen us through. Dhoni praises Mishra, Ashwin for fantastic bowling effort INDIA VS WINDIES SECOND T20I ABANDONED, DHONI'S MEN LOSE SERIES LAUDERHILL (FLORIDA), (IANS) The second match of the two- match Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and the West Indies here on Sunday was called off due to rain, leading to the latter clinch the cricket series 1-0. After bowling out the West Indies for 143 in 19.4 overs, India were 15/0 in two overs when the dark clouds hovering over Lauderhill opened up, interrupting the play. Even though the rain stopped, wet outfield meant that the match couldn't be resumed. It resulted in the match being called off and the West Indies bagged the series, thanks to their one-run win in the first match on Saturday at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground. In the second match, India's bowlers showed marked improvement bowling out the West Indies for 143 in 19.4 overs and the team looked very much in contention to share the honours in the series. India opted to bowl and Jasprit Bumrah (2/26), Mohammed Shami (2/31), Amit Mishra (3/24) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/11) per- fectly exploited the West Indian batsmen's loopholes as the latter struggled from the very start and even failed to play the full 20 overs. Unlike their previous encounter which saw the West Indies hammering out 245/6 thanks to opening batsmen Evin Lewis (49- ball 100) and Johnson Charles (33-ball 79), India's bowlers operated with discipline and didn't alllow the West Indies bats- men to swing their bat freely. SACHIN TENDULKAR AFTER GIVING BMWS TO RIO OLYMPIANS SAKSHI, VP SINDHU, DIPA AND COACH PULLELA GOPICHAND IN HYDERABAD (IANS).
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MidWeek 21MIDWEEK NEWS WEEKLY
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Khel Ratna Awardees-PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai in New Delhi (IANS).
SINDHU, SAKSHI, DIPA, JITU GET KHEL RATNASNEW DELHI, (IANS) Shuttler P.V. Sindhu, wrestler Sakshi Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, and shooter JituRai were on Monday conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the country's highest sportinghonour -- at Rashtrapati Bhawan here. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the awards amid thunder-ous applause at the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of National Spor ts Day. ThePresident also gave away the Dronacharya awards to Nagapuri Ramesh (Athletics), Sagar Mal Dhayal(Boxing), Raj Kumar Sharma (Cricket), Bishweshwar Nandi (Gymnastics), S Pradeep Kumar (Swim-ming) and Mahabir Singh (Wrestling). Apart from this, 15 sportspersons were given the Arjuna Awards,among them Olympian runner Lalita Babar, boxer Shiva Thapa, cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, wrestler VineshPhogat, hockey players Rani Rampal and VR Raghunath. While athlete Satti Geetha, hockey playerSylvanus Dung Dung and rower Rajendra Pralhad Shelke were conferred the Dhyanchand Award.
NO CRICKET AT HOME FOR EIGHTYEARS, NO CRICKET OUTSIDE ASIA FORTHREE YEARS, NO CRICKET ANYWHERE
FOR SIX MONTHS, YET NUMBER ONEINCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT BY PAKISTAN!
BY DR ADNAN KHANThe ICC Test Championship is an international competition runby the International Cricket Council in the spor t of cricket forthe 10 teams that play Test cricket. Currently Team Pakistan is theNumber one ranked Test team for the first ever time since rankingswere introduced in 2003. Pakistan came at the top in August 2016when India drew the last Test of the 4-match series against WestIndies. Pakistan played some brilliant cricket this summer in thehome of cricket with outstanding heroics in London. Delightful to seethem fighting for the victory with no cricket at home for eight years,no cricket outside Asia for three years, no cricket anywhere since sixmonths and yet gaining number one spot. Wow! Incredible achieve-ment! Coming back to the ranking rules,after every Test series, the two teams involved receive points basedon a mathematical formula. Each team's points total is divided bytheir total number of matches played to give a 'rating', and the Test-playing teams are ranked by order of rating. A drawn match betweenhigher and lower rated teams will benefit the lower-rated team at theexpense of the higher-rated team. Since rankings were introduced in2003, Pakistan is the fifth team to become number one In ICC Testrankings while Australia, England, India, South Africa are the others.Kangaroos are the one who dominated the rankings single handedlyat the time of their introduction by playing the scientific cricket and givingthe proof of their power house by winning the three world cup titles inbetween. From June 2003 to August 2009, Aussies remained number oneTest team for 74 months. Since then in 85 months, rankings keep onstumbling up and down and have been changed ten times. While aussieskeeping the longest reign, team India remained the most unlucky byholding this reign of number one Test team for only five days which is theshortest ever time for any team to stay at the top. In past, all teamsremained at number one spot at least for one month. In last three years, ifyou are seeking for the top two ranked teams in AWAY Tests, it's Pakistanwho played total number of 13 matches, won six, lost six, drawn one,while India playing total of 21 matches, winning five, losing eight, drawneight. The International Cricket Council awards a trophy, the ICC TestChampionship mace, to the team holding the highest rating. The mace istransferred whenever a new team moves to the top of the rating list. Theteam that is top of the ratings table on 1 April each year also wins a cashprize, currently $1 million. This mace will be presented to Misbah nextmonth after the completion of English tour. What an achievement for ahumble and down to earth Pakistan captain leading from the front. Iwonder on the philosophy of keeping Misbah away from the other formatsand strongly deny the fact Misbah can't lead team Green in the limitedover formats. Pakistan team scoring in other formats with the patternfollowed two decades ago and denying for the place for their victoriouscaptain who remained their sole survivor in most of the matches in all theformats. Anyhow congratulations to team Pakistan, having not played ahome Test for a long time and still tight up the top. Bring on the summer.
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PM bats for better sports acumen in Mann Ki BaatNEW DELHI, (IANS) Congratulating Indian spor tsmen and athletes,especially the "daughters of India" who per formed well at the RioOlympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said therewas clearly a need to do more to improve the country's medalstally. Addressing the nation over radio in his 23rd Mann Ki Baattalk, he touched upon Kashmir, cleanliness, Ganga rejuvenationand environment conservation, among other issues. Modi alsopaid tributes to hockey legend Dhyan Chand on the eve of his111th bir th anniversary, and to Mother Teresa, who is to becanonised on September 4.Congratulating the athletes who per formed well at the Rio Olym-pics, Modi stressed that spor ts should not be seen as a waste oftime and that state governments must suppor t and promote atleast two spor ts of their choice. "Although our medals tally is justtwo, but many Indian spor tsmen have per formed quite well ... butwe have to do more. If we keep doing what we have been, then wewould face disappointment again."I have announced a committee to look deeply into the matter. Itwould study the best practices (in spor ts) across the world andwould prepare a roadmap on how to per form better at the 2020,2024 and 2028 Olympics," Modi said. Touching upon the Kashmirsituation, he said "unity" and "compassion" have been the keywords while dealing with the unrest in the Valley, while shamingthe troublemakers who were using children as shields." In my interact ion wi th d i f ferent pol i t ica l groups, one th ingemerged. It was unity and compassion to be the core mantra of
our policy in Kashmir. Those trying to incite trouble from behindchildren will have to answer for their deeds to these innocentchildren some day," he said.Raising concern over environmental degradation, Modi urgedpeople to avoid using idols made of Plaster of Paris (POP) duringthe Ganesh Chatur thi and Durga Puja festivals. "Festival is thetime of self-evaluation and they need to change with time. Envi-ronment is damaged due to immersion of POP idols. Let's go backto old traditions and adopt idols made of pond clay," he said.Paying tributes to Mother Teresa, Modi said that every Indian isfeeling proud as she has officially been recognised as a saint ofthe Roman Catholic Church. "Mother Teresa devoted her wholelife serving the poor and destitute people in India. When such aperson is conferred with sainthood, it is natural for Indians to feelproud," he said, noting that despite not being an Indian, she haddedicated her whole life to serving Indians.The Prime Minister also praised a village pradhan from Karnatakafor building a toilet in the house of a girl who staged a protestdemanding a toilet. He appreciated Mohammad Shafi from Koppaldistrict for building the toilet in the house of 16-year-old Mallamma,who demanded one but her poor parents could not arrange it.When Shafi heard about the matter, he arranged Rs 18,000 for theconstruction of a toilet in her house, Modi said. Modi also praisedthe 1.25 lakh s tudents of 1 ,700 schools in Chhat t isgarh 'sKabirdham district for writing to their parents requesting a toiletin their house instead of spending money on bir thdays.
Lauderhill (Florida), (IANS) In-dia skipper Mahendra SinghDhoni heaped praise on off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwinand leg-spinner Amit Mishrafor putting up a "fantastic ef-fort" to bowl out the West Indiesfor a low score in the secondTwenty20 International cricketmatch here.After the one-run defeat in thehigh-scoring first game, Indianbowlers came back well tobowl out West Indies for 143.Mishra picked up three wick-ets for 24 runs in his four overs,while Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrahand Mohammad Shami pickedup two wickets each to restrictthe reigning T20 champions toa below-par total.But the second match wasabandoned due to rain andWest Indies bagged the two-match series 1-0. "I feltbowlers executed plans verywell; 150 was a good score toachieve. I'm not saying wewould have definitely won, buta good batting effor t wouldhave seen us through.
Dhoni praises Mishra,Ashwin for fantastic
bowling effort
INDIA VS WINDIES SECONDT20I ABANDONED, DHONI'S
MEN LOSE SERIES
LAUDERHILL (FLORIDA), (IANS) The second match of the two-match Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and theWest Indies here on Sunday was called off due to rain, leading to thelatter clinch the cricket series 1-0. After bowling out the West Indiesfor 143 in 19.4 overs, India were 15/0 in two overs when the darkclouds hovering over Lauderhill opened up, interrupting the play. Eventhough the rain stopped, wet outfield meant that the match couldn't beresumed. It resulted in the match being called off and the West Indiesbagged the series, thanks to their one-run win in the first match onSaturday at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground.In the second match, India's bowlers showed marked improvementbowling out the West Indies for 143 in 19.4 overs and the team lookedvery much in contention to share the honours in the series.India opted to bowl and Jasprit Bumrah (2/26), Mohammed Shami(2/31), Amit Mishra (3/24) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/11) per-fectly exploited the West Indian batsmen's loopholes as the latterstruggled from the very star t and even failed to play the full 20overs. Unlike their previous encounter which saw the West Indieshammering out 245/6 thanks to opening batsmen Evin Lewis (49-ball 100) and Johnson Charles (33-ball 79), India's bowlersoperated with discipline and didn't alllow the West Indies bats-men to swing their bat freely.
SACHIN TENDULKAR AFTER GIVING BMWS TO RIO OLYMPIANS SAKSHI, VP SINDHU, DIPA ANDCOACH PULLELA GOPICHAND IN HYDERABAD (IANS).
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RANBIR KAPOOR AND NITA AMBANI, CHAIRPERSON, RELIANCE FOUNDATION AT THE LAUNCH OF RELIANCE FOUNDATION YOUTHSPORTS IN MUMBAI (IANS).
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MP RAJ GREWAL CALLS ALLBASKETBALL ENTHUSIASTS
BRAMPTON - Every Sunday, MP Raj Grewal invites and hosts a bas-ketball drop-in for the youth of Brampton East at Gore Meadows Com-munity Centre. This is a wonderful oppor tunity to get youth off thestreets and expending their energy on playing basketball, where youlearn the ideas of teamwork, respect and competition.MP Grewal is a firm believer of providing opportunities for youth toengage with others in a healthy and safe environment. Spor t bringspeople of all backgrounds together and it is impor tant to create spaceswhere this engagement can happen.Most Sundays between 2pm and 5pm, you can find MP Grewal at thecour t where he can interact with the young ballers of Brampton East.During breaks, MP Grewal speaks with some of the youth that have
come out and engage with them on topics like school, the TorontoRaptors and issues affecting them or the community. With a diverseage group coming out, this gives MP Grewal an oppor tunity to learnabout the issues impacting youth of all ages.Over the course of the past several months, the number of youngpeople coming out to play basketball has steadily grown. This envi-ronment creates a safe space for youth who have the opportunity totalk to MP Grewal and make new friends. About his love for the spor t,MP Grewal said, "Basketball is the fastest growing spor t in Canada.All you really need is a basketball and hoop. It is a perfect spor t forbuilding impor tant core skills that will help young people succeed intheir lives."
Fan Favourite Blain Returns toBrampton For Second Season
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO - The Brampton Beast, ECHL affiliate of the St.John's IceCaps and Montreal Canadiens, announce today that 2015-16 Beast Fan Favourite Luc-Olivier Blain hassigned a contract to remain a member of theBrampton Beast for the upcoming 2016-17ECHL season. Blain, 26, appeared in 66games as a rookie in the ECHL last seasonand was one of the Beast's most consistentcompetitors. He lit the lamp 10 times andadded another 22 helpers for 32 points in 66games played.Throughout the 2015-16 season, nobody wasmore dependable than Blain. His 66 gamesplayed were the most recorded by a Beastskater last season. His 32 points was goodfor four th place in team scoring and he wasone of just six players to record 10 or moregoals. The Longueuil, Quebec native's un-wavering stability didn't go unnoticed byBeast fans, as he was named the team's Fan Favourite award winnerfor the 2015-16 campaign and is excited to bring more of the same tothe Beast this year. "It was an easy decision for me," Blain said of re-signing with the Beast. "It's close to home. (Brampton) is a great city.
I love the fans. I love the rink. I love the staff. I love the coaches. I lovemy teammates. The only thing I told (Beast Head Coach Colin Chaulk)
is that I want to win this year. I want tomake Brampton a successful city with asuccessful team for many years."Blain's upside impressed the Beast'sAmerican Hockey League affiliate, the St.John's IceCaps, as he earned a two-gamecallup to the AHLin late November of 2015.Before making the jump to professionalhockey, the 6'3" lefty played his univer-sity hockey at the University of Ottawa forthree seasons from 2010 to 2013. He re-corded an impressive rookie campaignin 2010-11, scoring 16 goals and adding36 assists for 52 points in just 28 gamesplayed. Beast Head Coach Colin Chaulkis excited to have a player as versatile asBlain back in the mix for another season.
"Luc Blain is someone who can be your number one centre or yourthird line centre," Chaulk said. "He's one of those guys who is willingto do anything for the team. He's an excellent two-way player whoplays the right way."
India U-16 womenfootballers taking inspirationfrom Sindhu, SakshiWEI FANG (CHINA), (IANS) The Indian Under-16 womenfootballers, who landed here for the for thcoming AFC Qualifi-ers, on Friday said they have taken inspiration from Rio Olym-pics medallists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik.Looking ahead to the Championship where India have beenclubbed with South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia and Nor th-ern Mariana Islands, the girls are drawing inspiration fromthe medal winning performances of shuttler Sindhu and wres-tler Sakshi in the recently concluded Rio Games. "Making thenation proud is a dream of any athlete or footballer and therecent per formances in the Olympics have shown us thatIndian women belong to the big stage," Soumya Gugulothsaid. "(P.V) Sindhu-di and Sakshi-di (Sakshi Malik) are aninspiration for us and they motivate us to excel in whateverwe do," added Soumya, who leads the Indian attack force.While Sindhu won the silver medal in women singles bad-minton, Sakshi Malik followed closely behind by earning abronze medal in the women's 58kg freestyle wrestling in therecently concluded Rio Olympic 2016. "(P.V) Sindhu-di is mybiggest inspiration and I hope that I can score many goals tomake the nation proud, just as she did by winning the silvermedal," Soumya added. "But Dipa (Karmakar) di is my moti-vation," Laxmita Reang said about the gymnast who finished acreditable fourth. "She has shown that hard work and determinationreap profit. It's about making a mark and earning respect. As I hailfrom Tripura, I feel more connected to Dipa-di," Laxmita added.The Indian girls face a stern Philippines challenge in theiropening match of the AFC U-16 Qualifiers on August 28.
Rahul's ton in vain as Windies stop India by 1 run in first T20ILAUDERHILL (US), (IANS) Promising batsman Lokesh Rahul's 110 not out went in vain as West Indies managed to defeat India by onerun in the nail-biting first T20 International at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground here on Saturday.With India needing 2 runs from the final ball, West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo kept his nerves to dismiss Mahendra SinghDhoni (43) with a slower one to take the Caribbean side home. Chasing a mammoth 246, Rahul struck the second fastest centuryin T20 Internationals to guide India to an almost improbable win before the last ball twist changed the for tunes of the men inblue.With the century, the Karnataka batsman has now become the third Indian to score a century in all three formats of the game. The24-year-old Rahul, who was preferred over regular opener Shikhar Dhawan for the match, made the most of the oppor tunity,bringing up 89 runs for the third wicket with Rohit Sharma (62) before almost guiding the team to victory with a 107-run standwith Dhoni.Earlier, India were off to a disappointing star t losing the key wickets of opener Ajinkya Rahane (7) and Test skipper Virat Kohli(16) cheaply, until Sharma was joined by Rahul and their 89-run stand for the third wicket provided momentum for the chase.The Mumbai batsman's innings was laced with four boundaries and as many sixes, including the three consecutive maximumsoff tweaker Sunil Narine, before being caught by Johnson Charles at deep midwicket off Keiron Pollard in the 12th over.Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni then joined Rahul, who by now got to his half century off 26 balls and the duo took the attack tothe opposition. West Indies also paid the price for giving Rahul another chance on 38 when skipper Carlos Brathwaite droppedhim at long off off Andre Russell.Both the right-handers were at their lethal best with Dhoni bringing the asking rate down with two sixes off Russel in the 17th overwhile Rahul got one more to take India to 213/3. With India needing 33 from the last three, Rahul got to his century with a brilliant six andthen struck a four off the very next ball.But all the drama was stored for the last over, in which India managed to score six out of the required eight runs, before Dhoni, whosurvived a catch on the first ball, was caught at shor t third-man on the final ball. Earlier, riding on opener Evin Lewis' century, WestIndies posted 245/6 after being sent in to bat, in what is the US's only International Cricket Council (ICC) recognised cricket stadium.The carnage star ted from the word go as the opening duo of Johnson Charles (79) and Lewis clobbered pacer Mohammed Shami for asix and two fours in the opening over. The Indian bowlers had no answer to the onslaught launched by the West Indians with Charlesbeing the more aggressive of the two.Shami, who was recalled for his second spell, finally managed to bring the onslaught to a halt by removing Charles with a full lengthdelivery that rocked his off-stump. Charles' 33-ball knock was laced with six boundaries and seven massive sixes and his par tnershipwith Lewis produced 126 runs.The dismissal of Charles brought in all-rounder Andre Russell, who was promoted to keep the run-rate soaring. Playing his second everT20I, Lewis, who till now was playing second fiddle, began his attack, getting to his 50 off 25 balls with four boundaries and three sixes.
GOPICHAND AN EXAMPLE OFEXCELLENT TEACHER: MODINEW DELHI, (IANS) Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand isan example of an "excellent teacher", Prime MinisterNarendra Modi said on Sunday. "I salute Gopichand's hardwork and dedication towards the games," Modi said in his23rd 'Mann Ki Baat' radio address. Indian badminton playerP.V. Sindhu won the silver medal at the Rio Olympic gamesunder Gopichand's coaching.Modi said teachers were as important as mothers. "Forme, September 5 is not only Teachers Day but a day oflearning as well. Teachers are as impor tant as mothersin our lives. They spend their lives caring for theirstudents," he said. Modi paid tribute to late SarvapalliRadhakrishnan, the former President of India whosebir thday is celebrated as Teachers Day."He used to love to be known as a teacher. He lived theincredible life like a teacher despite being a President."Modi said he was still in touch with a man, now 90 yearsof age, who taught him years ago. His teacher writes tohim with his own hand, said the Prime Minister."He analyses whatever work I do in a month. He stilltells me new things from various books that he reads. Itis like he gives me a correspondence class everymonth," Modi said. Modi said he has "immenserespect" for people with good handwriting as his ownhandwriting was not that good.
Chawrasia, Chikka to representIndia at World Cup of GolfNEW DELHI, (IANS) S.S.P. Chawrasia and S. Chikka willrepresent India at this year's World Cup of Golf slated to beheld at the Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne fromNovember 23 to 27, it was announced on Saturday.Chawrasia, who represented India at the Rio Olympicsearlier this month, got a late spot in the event following thewithdrawal of Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti.The 38-year-old Chawrasia, a winner of four internationalevents, including three on the European Tour, picked 22-year-old Chikka as his partner, who is a winner of twoevents on the Asian Development Tour (ADT). Interestingly,both world No.234 Chawrasia and world No.439Chikkarangappa will be making their debut at the WorldCup. India will be one among seven Asian nations that willmake up the elite 28-team field in Melbourne. "I'm ex-tremely excited about making my debut at the World Cup ofGolf. It's always an honour to represent the country. Iexpect our team comprising of Chikka and myself to makea major impact at the event," Chawrasia said."I picked Chikka as my par tner as he is one of the mostpromising young talents in India and is in good form andhigh on confidence at the moment." Chawrasia hadpar ticipated at another major team event earlier this yearwhen he represented Team Asia at the EurAsia Cup. Anelated Chikka said: "I am honoured that S.S.P. has pickedme as a partner for the World Cup. When Anirban (Lahiri)played at the World Cup last time, I saw it on TV andstar ted dreaming about representing my country in such aprestigious tournament. "Now the time has come for me torepresent India and I would do my best to make mycountry proud." India's best performance at the World Cupof Golf came in 2005 when the pair of Arjun Atwal and JyotiRandhawa secured a ninth place finish.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui,Sohail Khan and Jas Arora at the press conference of their Movie Freaky Ali in Gurgaon (IANS).
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LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Singer Ariana Grande has beenslapped with a lawsuit over her 2015 song "One last time".Grande is being sued by Alex Greggs -- who claims thatGrande copied a 2012 single he wrote for Skye Stevenstitled "Takes all night", repor ts variety.com. David Guetta,who wrote "One last time", music producer Rami Yacoub,songwriter Carl Falk, Universal Music Group and RepublicRecords are also listed as defendants in the lawsuit. Greggsis claiming that "the similarity between 'Takes all night'and 'One last time' is so striking that it is highly likelythe works were not created independently of one another"with the chorus or hook being the main reason for hislawsuit as the "harmonic background remains the samein both songs for the entire sixteen measures of the cho-rus". Greggs is seeking $150,000 as settlement per eachinfringement. Grande is no stranger to legal troubles overher music. In 2013,, she was sued for "The way", in whichMinder Music claimed that a phrase of her song was a copyof the 1972 track "Troglodyte".
JENNIFER LOPEZ, CASPERSMART SPLIT AGAIN?LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Ac-tress Jennifer Lopez andher boyfr iend CasperSmar t have repor tedlycalled it quits again. "Jen-ni fer and Casper havesplit. They have not beentogether for a few weeks,"people.com quoted asource as saying. "It wasn'tanything dramatic and theywere on good terms - it justcame to a natural end. Theywill remain friends and they see each other, but they are nottogether. It was very amiable," the source added. Lopez wasfirst romantically linked to Smar t, her former backup dancer,in 2011 following her split from husband Marc Anthony. Theyhave been in an on-and-off relationship since then.
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LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Britney Spears isgetting her own TV movie, which will
focus on the singer's road to suc-cess, including her various ups and
downs. TV network Lifetime madethe announcement about thebiopic recently. To be directedby Leslie Libman, the film willcha r t t he s inge r ' s r i se tofame, and will also focus onthe peaks and val leys thatoccurred throughout her ca-
reer, in front of the camerasand behind the scenes, repor ts
var ie ty.com. Act ress NatashaBassett will star as Spears in thetwo-hour biopic. The f i lm wi l l
also explore the singer's rela-tionships with Justin Timberlake,Jason Alexander and Kevin
Federline. The TV movie, which is ten-tatively titled "Britney", will be produced byAsylum Enter tainment, with a script writ-ten by Anne-Marie Hess. Production for"Britney" will begin on September 19 inVancouver, Canada. The film is scheduledfor a 2017 release.
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MUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Shatrughan Sinha is proud of his daughter andactress Sonakshi Sinha for the devotion she shows towards her work.Shatrughan also heaped praise on the hard work she has put in for heraction avtaar in the for thcoming film "Akira". He said even he "wasn'tlike her" when he used to do action films."Sonakshi has done the film ('Akira') with so much of devotion andconcentration even I wasn't like her when I used to do action films.She is a hard worker," Shatrughan said here. "Akira" sees Sonakshi'scharacter coming to Mumbai from Jodhpur, where she gets into a tiffwith the goons of the college she enrolls in. The story is about herfight to come out of a case in which the goons and corrupt policeofficials play crucial roles.Shatrughan added: "Let us wait for the release and the audience'sfeedback. I am happy that Sonakshi's performance in 'Akira' has beenappreciated well. Even my friends, colleagues from Bollywood,Sonakshi's seniors are praising her." Presented by Fox Star Studios,"Akira" is directed by A.R. Murugadoss, who had previously directedSonakshi in the film "Holiday". The film, also starring Anurag Kashyapand Konkona Sen Sharma, will release on September 2.
Dwayne Bravo nervous about Bollywood singing debutNEW DELHI, (IANS) After creating waves with his track "Champion", West Indies cricketer and singer Dwayne Bravo is excited as wellas nervous over his singing debut in Bollywood via director Anubhav Sinha's movie "Tum Bin 2". "I'm nervous and excited at the sametime. I hope the song becomes a bigger hit than my last single ('Champion'). That's the vision to constantly challenge yourself to dobetter with every inning," Bravo told IANS over an e-mail interaction.Talking about the song titled "Jager bomb", the 32-year-old said: "The song is (also) being sung by Ankit Tiwari. I have Anubhav Sinhadirecting me. It's a very fast paced number and we are shooting in a night club with the star cast of 'Tum Bin 2'." In the song, the suavecricketer will be seen donning an Indo-Western ensemble, which will be designed by Indian designer Bhavesh Shah."Tum Bin 2" features actors Neha Sharma, Aditya Seal and Aashim Gulati. The film is a sequel to "Tum Bin", which released in 2001 andfeatured Priyanshu Chatterjee, Sandali Sinha, Himanshu Malik and Raqesh Vashisth.Talking about his love for India, Bravo said the country "is like his second home. I love India to be honest. It's like second home." headded. The singer-cricketer is really fond of the Indian language, and also wishes to croon an entire number in Hindi. "I love Indianlanguages and I'd like to sing a complete song in Hindi at some point. I'm hoping to brush up on my Hindi on the flight on my way backto India," said the West Indian all-rounder.
Mom gets worried about controversies: Sonakshi SinhaMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha says while her father and actor Shatrughan Sinha understands that controversies are a par tand parcel of showbiz, her mother Poonam Sinha gets worried about the controversies involving her. Recently, there have been reportsthat Sonakshi is planning to settle down with her friend and rumoured boyfriend Bunty Sajdeh."My dad doesn't get bothered. He doesn't get into it at all because he has been through that in fact even more than me," Sonakshi toldIANS. She added: "But my mom gets worried so I have to pacify her and calm her down. She understands at the end of the day. Butwonders 'why are they writing about my daughter' so she gets a little protective.The actress, who is excited about her next film "Akira", shares that she shrugs off baseless repor ts, but reacts when they drag her familyinto it. She said: "I take it depending on if its only affecting me then I can ignore it, but if you are going to drag my family and friends intoit that is not cool." The "Lootera" star went on to share that that is when she feels a "need to take a stand because people need to realisealong with the person you are writing about there is lot of people around them who have nothing to do with and that's not right."
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SINGER KANIKA KAPOOR, AUSTRALIAN SWIMMER STEPHANIE RICE AND ACTRESS SONAM KAPOOR DURING THE OPENINGOF WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR EXHIBITION BY INDIAN MERCHANTS' CHAMBER LADIES WING IN MUMBAI (IANS).
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LONDON, (IANS) Love to play wind instruments like trumpets, trom-bones, saxophones or bagpipes? Be careful, you may be at an in-creased risk of developing a deadly inflammatory lung disease dubbedas 'bagpipe lung', warns a study.The warning comes after a 61-year-old British man died of the chronicinflammatory lung condition called hypersensitivity pneumonitis --thought to have been caused by regularly breathing in mould andfungi lurking inside the moist interior of a set of bagpipes.The man had a dry cough and progressive breathlessness for sevenyears, despite treatment with immunosuppressant drugs. The doc-tors identified multiple potential precipitating antigens isolated fromhis bagpipes. He died as a result of extensive lung damage consis-tent with acute respiratory distress syndrome and tissue fibrosis(scarring), the study said.
"This is the first case that identified fungal exposure, from a bagpipeplayer, as a potential trigger for the development of (hypersensitivitypneumonitis)," said Jenny King from University Hospital of SouthManchester (UHSM) in Manchester, Britain. The findings showed thatinteriors of wind instruments turn moist and may thus foster growth offungi or moulds that can lead to hypersensitivity pneumonitis, thatgets triggered by the immune system's response to an inhaled envi-ronmental antigen. The condition can eventually progress to disablingor fatal lung disease, the authors noted, adding that any type of windinstrument could be contaminated with yeasts and moulds, makingplayers susceptible to the risk of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Clean-ing instruments immediately after use and allowing them to drip drycould theoretically curb the risk of microbe growth, the researcherssuggested, in the paper published in the journal Thorax.
Umbilical cells linked to increase risk of obesityNEW YORK, (IANS) Children born to obese mothers are likely tobe at an increased risk of obesity as a result of their umbilicalcells showing impaired expression of genes regulating cellenergy and metabolism, a study has found.The study published in the International Journal of Obesitysuggested that the increased risks of obesity may be driven byboosted levels of certain lipids (fats and other substances that are notsoluble in water) in the maternal blood that flows through the umbilicalcord.For the study, the researchers gathered umbilical cords after birth fromwomen without diabetes and recruited 24 overweight or obese women(with a body mass index over 25 before pregnancy), and 13 womenwho were not overweight for the study.The scientists collected umbilical cells from the vein that carriesoxygen and other nutrients from the placenta to the embryo. Theteam discovered that in these cells, increased obesity in the
mothers correlated with lower expression of genes regulatingmitochondria (which act as the cell's powerhouses) and of othergenes regulating the production and metabolism of lipids."This suggests that already at bir th there are detectable meta-bolic per turbations resulting from maternal obesity. Changes inthese cells were similar to some known to occur in obesity,insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes," said Elvira Isganaitis,Researcher at the Harvard Medical School.When the researchers followed up by analysing fetal blood fromthe umbilical cord vein, it was found that the infants of obesemothers had significantly higher levels of many lipids that areknown to be metabolically deleterious, like saturated fattyacids.Fat tissues in the obese mothers may shed fatty acids thatmake their way into the fetal blood and create a kind of fueloverload for the embryo.
Use alternativesto food to comfortinfants: StudyNEW YORK, (IANS) Parents couldreward infants with activity or cud-dling rather than food, encouraginghealthy behaviour and lifestyle in thefuture, says a study. Babies who getupset easily and take longer to calmdown might be at higher risk of obesity.The study found that children can learnhealthier lifestyles only when parentsmodel healthy behaviour themselvesand don't immediately use food to com-fort a child who is crying or fussing."The research tells us that differencesin behaviour begin as early as infancyand those differences can influencehealth behaviours that impact futurehealth risks," said Kai Ling Kong.
ADDED SUGARS MAY UPHEART DISEASE RISK IN KIDSNEW YORK, (IANS) Does your toddler have a bigger appetitefor drinks with added sugar such as soda, fruit-flavoured andspor ts drinks, than fresh fruits and green vegetables?Be warned, as children between the age of two-to-18 consum-ing more than six teaspoons of added sugars a day -- equiva-lent to about 100 calories or 25 grams of added sugars -- may be at anincreased risk of obesity and elevated blood pressure that are keyfactors for developing heart disease, a study has found. The findingsshowed that the likelihood of children developing health problemsrises with an increase in the amount of added sugars consumed."Children who eat foods loaded with added sugars tend to eat fewerhealthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fatdairy products that are good for their heart health," said lead authorMiriam Vos, Professor at Emory University in Georgia, US.Further, overweight children who continue to take in more addedsugars are more likely to be insulin resistant -- a precursor to devel-oping Type 2 diabetes. One of the most common sources of addedsugars is sugar-sweetened beverages, such as soda, fruit-flavouredand sports drinks, sweetened teas and energy drinks."Children should not drink more than one 8-ounce sugar-sweeteneddrink a week," Vos added. Moreover, sweet processed foods, whichtend to be loaded with added sugars, such as cereal bars, cookies,cakes and many other foods marketed specifically for children, likesweet cereals, should also be avoided.Added sugars -- including table sugar, fructose and honey - eitherused in processing and preparing foods or beverages, added to foodsat the table or eaten separately -- should not be included at all in thediet of children under the age of two-year, the researchers warned.The calorie needs of children in this age group are lower than olderchildren and adults, so there is little room for food and beveragescontaining added sugars that don't provide them with good nutrition. Inaddition, taste preferences begin early in life, so limiting addedsugars may help children develop a life-long preference forhealthier foods, the study said.
How to prevent obesity, eatingdisorders in teenagersNEW YORK, (IANS) Parents must focus on a healthy balancedlifestyle for their children instead of focussing on weight ordieting in order to prevent obesity and eating disorder amongteenagers, say new guidelines from the American Academy ofPediatrics. The guidelines were developed in response to grow-ing concern about teenagers' use of unhealthy methods to loseweight.Quick, substantial weight loss methods can trigger medicalconsequences such as unstable hear t rate. Also, teenagerswho diet in ninth grade are three times more likely than theirpeers to be overweight in 12th grade, the researchers said."Scientific evidence increasingly shows that for teenagers, di-eting is a bad news," said lead author Neville Golden, Profes-sor at the Stanford University in California.The calorie-counting diets can deprive growing teenagers ofthe energy they need and lead to symptoms of anorexia nervosa,which may even become life-threatening. Parents and doctorsshould not encourage dieting, and should avoid "weight talk"such as commenting on their own weight or their child's weight.Instead parents should help their children develop a healthybody image by encouraging them to eat a balanced diet and toexercise for fitness, not weight loss, the researchers stated.Fur ther, they should also never tease teenagers about theirweight. Negative comments about weight can also be detri-mental to a teenager's health. "Mothers who talk about theirown bodies and weights can inadver tently encourage their kidsto have body dissatisfaction, which we see in half of teenagegirls and a quar ter of boys," Golden noted. Such dissatisfactionis associated with lower levels of physical activity and withuse of vomiting, laxatives and diuretics to control weight. Fami-lies should eat regular meals together, the researchers sug-gested, adding that eating family meals is likely to preventagainst weight problems, said the paper published online inthe journal Pediatrics.
