Kohima, December 2 (MExN): The T Khel Wrestling meet will take place on December 5 at 9:30 AM at T Khel Ground, Kohima Village. The meet will also witness wrestling competition or the children according to their weight. Any member interested to take part can contact the office bearers of the T Khel Youth Organisation. T T Angami, (Retd) joint director, SCERT will grace the occasion as the guest of honour. All the members of T Khel Kohima village have been requested to come and witness the event.

‘Adopt sports for professionalism’

Dimapur, December 2 (MExN): The 12th meet of the Zunheboto Area Sports Association organised by the Zunheboto Range Students’ Union (ZRSU) started on November 30 with Dr. K C Nihoshe Yepthomi, parliamentary secretary, Industries & Commerce as chief guest. Yepthomi in his inaugural speech called upon the young generation to uphold their natural talents and utilise the best of it. He also urged the youngsters not to take sports for leisure or hobby but to adopt it for professionalism. He also expressed willingness of the government in promoting sports in the state. ZRSU general secretary Ayemo Z Ayemi in a press release informed that the chief guest also donated Rs 1 lakh to the organisers.

SAI to conduct selection test from Dec 8

DIMAPUR, DECEMBER 2 (MExN): The Sports Authority of India (SAI), Sports Training Centre, Dimapur is going to conduct a selection test from December 8 to 9 at the Government Higher Secondary School Ground, Dimapur for induction into football, sepaktakraw, wushu and taekwondo for the year 2010. The age criteria for induction in each discipline are as fallows: football-(for under 14 years football team) a player must be born in between November 1, 1996 to November 1, 1997, the age group of the remaining three sports disciplines i.e. sepaktakraw, wushu and taekwondo shall be between 13 to 15 years. All the participating players for the selection test have been informed to bring school certificate and age proof certificate in original from the respective schools duly sign by the principal/headmaster along with two copies of passport size photographs. Players without age proof and reading certificates will not be allowed to attend the selection test, it informed. Further, all the players have been informed to report to SAI, STC, United Colony, Half Nagarjan, Dimapur at 7:30 am for the selection test.

No takers for Team India, Sahara benefits

New Delhi, December 2 (AGENCIES): Sahara's contract as sponsor of the Indian cricket team has been extended till June 2010. This was decided at a meeting of the BCCI marketing committee on Wednesday. Sahara's contract was to have ended on December 31 and had earlier been extended by three months. It has now been extended by six months. The reason for the extension is that while companies have shown interest in sponsoring the Indian team, there are no real bidders. And no company seems willing to pay the price the BCCI is asking for. Sahara's contract was a four-year-deal signed in 2006 for Rs 400 crores. The BCCI is now asking companies to top that and pay a price of somewhere around $ 35 million (about Rs 162 crore) annually. Also, the ground sponsorship rights that were with World Sports Group (WSG) for 3.25 crore per match were also up for a fresh bid. The WSG was wanted to give 2.5 crore per match for the fresh deal. The BCCI rejected this reduced offer and has decided to put out a fresh bid.

No Indian shortlisted for IHF award

CHENNAI, DECEMBER 2 (AGENCIES): Surprisingly, no Indian figures in the list of nominees for the International Hockey Federation's 2009 Men's Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year awards. Out of the Olympics fold after their failure to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Games, India had to make do with participating in minor tournaments or bilateral series just to keep the show going over the past one year. The only consolation has been an automatic berth in the 2010 World Cup by virtue of being the hosts. The list of nominees for the men's award include previous winners Teun de Nooijer of the Netherlands (2003, 05, 06), Pol Amat of Spain (2008) and Jamie Dwyer of Australia (2004). All the players, who are currently participating at the ABN AMRO Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia, voted and the FIH established shortlisted the candidates for the two prestigious awards whose winners will be announced during the final weekend of the Champions Trophy, according to a FIH press release.

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