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Kila Raipur Sports Festival January 31- February 3, 2013

Posted on Saturday, 2 February 2013 by Punjabi Articles

Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

Competition is held for major Punjabi rural sports, include cart-race, rope pulling.

In February each year, Ludhiana becomes the destination for hundreds of sports enthusiasts, including foreigners. They come to Kila Raipur to see the special breed of bullocks, camels, dogs, mules and other animals competing in competitive events. The most prestigious winners have attended. In the year of the Olympics 2008, Hakam and Naib Singh Dhaliwal from village Kalsian, Punjab took the 1st place prize. They also won first in gujjaral and phalewal. They are known in punjab as the men who hold the greatest passion in the sport

One of the event among them is the annual sports festival held in the Kila Raipur village near Ludhiana captures the attention of every sports lover worldwide.Kila Raipur Rural Sports Festival is popularly known as "Rural Olympics” may be it is named so because Olympics is the biggest sporting event and is held in a rural environment. It is held at Grewal Sports Stadium and the event is organised byGrewal Sports Association.

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12-day Saras mela in Patiala from October 11 2012

Posted on Tuesday, 9 October 2012 by Punjabi Articles

To promote the sale of articles prepared by artists belonging to the economically weaker sections, the city will host the 12-day Sale of Articles by Rural Artisans' Society (SARAS) mela from October 11.

More than 350 artists from 18 states will display their creations. As many as 160 stalls will be set up. Though the mela will begin on October 11, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will formally inaugurate it on October 12.

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After 33-yr wait, Windies annex world title-West Indies

Posted on Monday, 8 October 2012 by Punjabi Articles



West Indies were crowned the World Twenty20 champions after beating hosts Sri Lanka by 36 runs in a bowler-dominated final at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday. 

Sri Lanka restricted West Indies to 137 for six wickets to boost their chances of winning their maiden World Twenty20 title but the dream did not materialise as they were shot out for 101 runs in 18.4 overs.

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Junior Seau is no more.His Greatest Years in the NFL

Posted on Thursday, 3 May 2012 by Punjabi Articles

Junior Seau was pronounced dead on Wednesday May 2nd at the tender age of 43. The cause of death was a self inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. In 2010, Seau drove off a 100 foot cliff and survived the plummet with minor injuries. He was charged soon after with domestic abuse on his girlfriend.

1992
After being chose in the first round of the 1990 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers, Junior Seau started to create his monumental legacy. Though his 1990 and 1991 rookie years were grand, 1992 was when he started making a tremendous stride.
1994
Still early in his NFL career, Junior Seau had accomplished a personal record in 1994. That year, Junior registered 155 tackles. He also made his first appearance in the NFL Super Bowl.
2006
After being traded from the San Diego Chargers to the Miami Dolphins in 2003, Seau started falling victim to injuries. In 2004 he tore a pectoral muscle that left him sidelined for most of the season. As if that wasn't bad enough, the following year he was sidelined with an Achilles Tendon injury. 


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‘Initially, I didn’t get any help from the system and had to struggle a lot’

Posted on Tuesday, 1 May 2012 by Punjabi Articles


After securing a berth in the London Olympics, shot putter OP Singh visits Bathinda where he studied and honed his skills for many years


Standing 6 feet 7 inches tall, shot-putter Om Prakash Singh Karhana, or OP as he is popularly and fondly called, can dwarf anybody standing next to him. Apart from his height, the sporting achievements of this 25-year-old shot-putter will also put many to shame.

Contrary to expectations, OP, who has qualified for the London Olympics in the shot-put event, is humble and down to earth. OP, a gazetted officer with the ONGC, who has been undergoing training in Hungary, was at his alma mater Malwa College today to attend a ceremony, held to felicitate him.

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Hotels serve a cricket treat, bring IPL on big screen

Posted on Monday, 23 April 2012 by Punjabi Articles


If you thought that the next best option of watching an IPL match live, other than on your TV set, was to go to the stadium, you stand to be surprised. Considering the popularity of this ‘fast’ version of cricket matches, some hotels in the city have come up with the novel idea of installing big screens at their pubs and bars and screen the matches for their patrons.

The guests, in addition to feasting their eyes on the matches on these huge screens, can also relish the packages that the hotels offer at the beverages counters to lure more guests.

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The 101-year-old athelete Fauja Singh

Posted on Friday, 20 April 2012 by Punjabi Articles


If there's ever been a late start in life, Fauja Singh is the epitome of it. This Indian born resident of Britain ran and completed his first marathon at the age of 89, a feat spanning 26.2 miles in 6 hours and 54 minutes.

 From one continent to the other, the Sikh centenarian who turned up for his first training session in a three piece suit, has since sped his way into people's hearts inspiring confidence. Now at the plum age of 101, he seems even more enthusiastic than before. 


In a recent interview with the BBC, The marathon man has said that the London Marathon on April 22, 2012 will be his last run.

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Yuvraj returns to India after cancer treatment

Posted on Monday, 9 April 2012 by Punjabi Articles



India's World Cup cricket hero Yuvraj Singh returned home on Monday after receiving treatment for a cancerous tumour in the United States.

Sporting a black jacket and red baseball cap, the 30-year-old all-rounder gave thumbs up signs to well-wishers who had gathered at New Delhi airport to welcome him back.

"He is absolutely fine and will rest at home for another 10-15 days," his mother Shabnam Singh told reporters at the airport.

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Bangalore footballer dies of heart attack on field

Posted on Thursday, 22 March 2012 by Punjabi Articles

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Zynga ditching Facebook, to launch games service

Posted on Friday, 2 March 2012 by Punjabi Articles

Zynga Inc is launching a new games service that allows users to play on the company's website instead of Facebook, potentially driving traffic away from the world's No. 1 social network that is its biggest partner. 

The service is the online game company's boldest move yet to create a presence outside of Facebook, where it makes 93 per cent of its revenue. 

Investors sent Zynga's shares up 10 per cent to $14.48. 

"Zynga is building their own web-based platform, which makes them a bit more independent and creates a brand for them outside of Facebook. But it doesn't really cut the cord with Facebook, and it won't have a dramatic impact on their margins," said Baird Research analyst Colin Sebastian.

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Ludhiana man breaks world record in hang-gliding

Posted on Saturday, 18 February 2012 by Punjabi Articles


The ace trainer Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh, who belongs to the village Sangatpura near Jagraon in Ludhiana, had no words to express his feelings today when he broke the 33 years old British world record in powered hang gliding by covering a distance of 380 kms between Sriganganagar and Sanderav near Jodhpur.

Paramjeet told the TNS over the telephone, “I have no words to describe my feelings for the achievement for which I was preparing for a long time.”

He broke the world record on the second day of the expedition this afternoon. The 700 kms expedition from Sriganganagar to Udaipur was flagged off yesterday.

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25th Australian Sikh Games 2012 in Sydney:Interview with Avtar Singh (Terry) Sidhu

Posted on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 by Punjabi Articles

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Yuvraj Singh's dad accuses mother, physio for late treatment

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Bullock cart race back at Kila Raipur

Posted on Saturday, 11 February 2012 by Punjabi Articles


The sports enthusiasts at Kila Raipur games heaved a sigh of relief at the second day of the 76th Rural Olympics on Friday. 
 
The Bullock cart race at Kila Raipur, which had come under scanner owing to the order passed by the Animal Welfare Board of India had been cancelled by the Grewal Sports Association. The race is one of the most awaited events at the sports extravaganza held every year in the month of February.

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Kabaddi cup cancelled, Babbu Mann and Satinder Sartaj were scheduled to perform after the kabaddi matches -Ludhiana

Posted on Monday, 6 February 2012 by Punjabi Articles


Hundreds of fans were left high and dry after the much-awaited Canada-America Kabaddi Cup was cancelled as the sports department officials refused to install a stage in the middle of Guru Nanak Stadium for the performance of Punjabi singers.
Babbu Mann and Satinder Sartaj were scheduled to perform after the kabaddi matches.
Reacting to kabaddi-turned-singing concerts, District Sports Officer (DSO) Surjit Singh said: “From now on, no singer will be allowed to perform in the stadium during the kabaddi event until they make proper security arrangements and ensure that the stage would not damage the ground.”

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Jarkhar sports festival begins Jarkhar Academy lads hold ITBP men 1-1

Posted on Thursday, 15 December 2011 by Punjabi Articles

Mata Sahib Kaur Sports Club of Jarkhar village on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road took lead over others as the opening ceremony of the 26th edition of the annual sports festival began today under floodlights.

The organisers of the sports festival, popularly known as “mini modern rural Olympics”, have emerged as pioneers by holding the inaugural function of a rural festival under artificial lights.

The stadium of the village was jampacked well before the games torch arrived there. The torch procession had started yesterday from Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa Stadium, Jalandhar. A large number of former and current sports stars along with sports lovers were present during the flag-off ceremony.

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17-year old smashes highest individual score of 451 in inter-state game

Posted on Sunday, 11 December 2011 by Punjabi Articles

Close on the heels of Virender Sehwag's world-record innings of 219 against the West Indies in the fourth one-day international match against West Indies, another youth 17-year old batting sensation Vijay Zol scripted history at the Anant Kanhere Maidan in Nashik (Maharashtra) as he smashed record-breaking knock of unbeaten 451 in the inter-state game. 

This unbeaten record-breaking score by 17-year old came during the under-19 Cooch Behar trophy match between Maharashtra and Assam. He also broke the 11-year old record of Yuvraj Singh's innings of 358 runs in the same category. 

Speaking about his innings, he said that when I went out to bat I had nothing in mind and just wanted to concentrate on every ball and play on its merit. He said that approaching the innings in this manner helped him to concentrate hard and play long innings. As the match got underway on Thursday morning with Assam winning the toss surprisingly asked Maharashtra to take first use of the wicket. The wicket was a batting paradise and made it very easy for batsmen to score runs.

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Sehwag hits highest individual score in one-dayers, smashes Tendulkar's record

Posted on Thursday, 8 December 2011 by Punjabi Articles


India's explosive opening batsman Virender Sehwag smashed the record of highest individual scorer in the history of one-day internationals eclipsing the world-record of his teammate  Sachin Tendulkar as he scored 219 runs against the West Indies in the third one-day international match of the ongoing series against the hapless Windies attack at Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. 

Earlier Tendulkar had held the record after he scored exactly 200 two years back against South Africa at Gwalior also in Madhya Pradesh. After Tendukar, Charles Coventry of Zimbabwe and Saeed Anwar of Pakistan with scores of 194 against Bangladesh and India respectively are the third highest run-getters in the one-day version of the game. 

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Mandi phool zone emerges champion

Posted on Thursday, 1 December 2011 by Punjabi Articles


The Mandi Phool zone today won the district-level athletic meet that concluded today at the grounds of the Thermal Colony. Mandi Phool zone secured the first position by 158 points.


In the under-19 age-group boys, Talwandi Sabo stood first with 44 points, Sangat stood second with 36 points while Bhucho Mandi secured the third position with 24 points. In the girls’ category for the same age group, Mandi Phool secured the first place with 51 points, Maur Mandi secured second place with 19 points while Talwandi Sabo stood third with 18 points.

In the under-17 age-group boys, Sangat secured the first position with 45 points, Maur Mandi stood second with 27 points while Mandi Phool secured third place with 19 points. In the girls’ category for same the age group Mandi Phool secured 55 points, Maur Mandi secured 33 points while Talwandi Sabo secured 18 points.

In the under-14 age group boys, Bathinda I stood first with 30 points, Sangat stood runner-up with 26 points while Bhucho Mandi secured the third place with 10 points. In the girls’ category Maur Mandi stood first with 30 points, Bathinda I stood second with 19 points while Sangat stood third with 14 points.

Around 2000 students from 10 zones of the district competed in various events being held at the district-level sports meet of the Education Department. The zones include Bathinda I, Bathinda II, Talwandi Sabo, Sangat Mandi, Bhucho Mandi, Goniana Mandi, Mandi Kalan, Mandi Phool, Maur Mandi and Bhagta.
Read more:http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111201/battrib.htm#7

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PUNJAB WILL ORGANISE INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING MATCHES SAYS SUKHBIR

Posted on Thursday, 6 October 2011 by Punjabi Articles


Asserting that the ruling SAD-BJP combine had given special attention to sports, Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal said the state government, to further promote traditional sport, will soon organise an international level wrestling competition by inviting noted wrestlers from countries like Iran and Pakistan. He further said the state government was spending Rs 30 crore to provide gymnasiums and sport kits to the village youth across the state.

Read Morehttp://www.punjabmailonline.com/Punjab_News_news2.aspx#53499
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