New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Eager to help Indian hockey get back on its feet, Australia today pledged support in providing training and scholarships for budding players and coaches here.
Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith announced that starting next year, two players -- a male and female -- and a coach will get free training at the Institute of Sports and Hockey Facility in Perth.
"India is one of the premier hockey playing nations and we are sad that India failed to qualify for Beijing Olympics.
So, all the hockey playing nations, including Australia, want India to return to its historic place as a great hockey playing nation," he told reporters after visiting the Major Dhyan Chand stadium and the Talkotra Stadium here.
Under the scholarship, the selected trio will get a two-week training stint at the Institute which has been in existence for the past 20 years.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Australia for scholarships to Indian hockey players
Mumbai to host final, two other matches of 2011 WC
Mumbai, Oct 14 (PTI) Mumbai will host the final, along with two other matches, while Mohali will host one of the semifinals of the 2011 cricket World Cup to be organised jointly by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The Local Organising Committee met here today to finalise the venue-based distribution of the 29 games that India is scheduled to host. The rest of the 20 games of the 49-match event have been awarded to Sri Lanka (12) and Bangaldesh (8).
The committee decided to give two other matches to Mohali apart from the semifinal.
Ahmedabad has been given a quarterfinal and two other games, while Kolkata and Delhi will host one India and three other matches each, BCCI secretary N Srinivas said in a statement.
Jaipur has been left out of the list of venues with Nagpur, Chennai and Bangalore getting one India game each.
