New DELHI, India: Arab states have protested to India for agreeing to play Davis Cup tennis tie against Israel, and want New Delhi to reverse its decision, Arab Diplomats said here.
India announced last week that their Davis Cup team would take on Israel in a second round match here on July 2426.
“It is a decision that has greatly shocked us and we would like the Indian government to change its mind”, said Haga Khashif Badri, Chief Representative of the League of Arab States.
Mrs. Badri, a Sudanese, said heads of Arab missions here had conveyed their missions here had conveyed their “anguish and dismay” to the Indian External Affairs Ministry.
“The decision is a reversal of all that India has stood for and is clearly a mistake”, she added. “There is still time, the mistake can be corrected”.
NEW DELHL, India: Punjab has been the storehouse of champions, consistently churning out sportsmen of repute. In view of the tremendous potential available in the state and in order to improve the infrastructural base so as to utilize the abundance of talents the government of India and the Sports Authority of India has awarded an amount of Rs. 61.42 lakhs for 198687 to the Punjab State Sports Council. The highest ever grant to any state body till date.
NEW DELHI, India: Though India is way behind in cycling; the administrative side of the sport is fast catching up with international standards. J.S. Grewal superintending engineer of Punjab state electricity board acquired the distinction of being the first Indian to be appointed as the Chief Commissioner (Umpire) by the Cycling International Union. He will supervise the Asian cycling meet to be held in Indonesia from July 11 to 19.
BAHRAIN: Next year couia well be the biggest year for Indian track star P.T. Usha.
This was stated by her coach O.M. Nambiar during their visit to Bahrain recently.
Nambiar said: “I have studied the career statistics of leading woman athletes and most of them
peaked at the age of 24. And considering that Usha will be turning 24 soon, we could well see the best from Usha”.
Usha was in Bahrain to receive what probably ranks as the biggest recognition of her chequered career the Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa award named after Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Commander-in-chief.
BOMBAY: Former world billiards champion Michael Ferreira with three World Amateur titles under his belt is now chancing his luck in the professional circuit, at the three cushion Billiards Tournament, being held in Belgium. This variation of the game is considered to be the toughest of different types not he green baize, and is played on a pocket less table. The dominant rule being that scoring is through canons, only hitting either the object ball or the cushion for a canon, making it not the most interesting of the games to watch, yet it does attract the enterprising. It is mostly played in Europe, United States, Canada and the Far East. Ferreira will be vying for the top prize of 6,000 pounds sterling along with some of the best cueists.
Article extracted from this publication >> June 12, 1987
