Saturday July 1, 2017 Manish Yadev secured his spot I thegoan.net in the Men’s quarter-finals at the ongoing Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias TT Championship PLAYGOA in Miramar on Friday 10 QUARTER-FINALS AT FATORDA CRC Chinchinim LET’S PLAY SOCCER... down Varca 3-1 OL of Succour, St Joseph, THE GOAN I NETWORK CRC, Chinchinim got the bet- ter of Varca Sports Club 3-1 and advanced into the quar- Loyola enter Subroto semis terfinals of All St Sebas- tian Union Club Cup inter THE GOAN I NETWORK village football tournament organized by St Sebastian MARGAO Union Club of Benaulim at Our Lady of Succour High St John the Baptist Grounds, School, Nagoa, Loyola High Dando, Benaulim on Friday. School, Margao and St Jo- CRC dominated the game seph Educational Institute, right from the word go and Chandor stormed into the pushed their opponents on Kids make the most of the cool weather to enjoy a game of football at the Campal grounds semi -finals of Taluka the back foot. Persistent for- on Friday. Sagun Gawade Under 14 Subroto Mukherjee ays paid off the dividends inter-school football tourna- when Merilo Ferrao broke the ment organized by Directorate deadlock with a snap shot in of Sports and Youth Affairs at the 16th minute. SAG Artificial Turf grounds, Fatorda on Friday. CRC, Chinchinim got the In the first match, Our Lady better of Varca Sports Club Calangute Assn edge Areal of Succour High School made 3-1 and advanced into the short work St Xavier’s High quarter-finals of All Goa St School, Velim 4-2. Our Lady of Sebastian Union Club Cup D’Souza came to his side’s Succour dominated the game rescue by fisting away rival right from the word go and inter village football striker Darryl Costa’s attempt. pushed their opponents on After the break, Calangute the back foot throughout the continued to enjoy better ball match. Bloyton Estrocio who Spurred by the early suc- possession. was in the thick of action put cess, CRC upped the ante and his team in front in the very tormented the rival defence Novowado rout 10th minute with a snap shot. with well orchestrated raids. Damdolem 5-1 Stung by that setback, St Two minutes later Merilo Fer- Novowado swamped Dam- Xavier’s School regrouped rao doubled the lead and also dolem 5-1 to move into the quickly and took the fight to registered his brace. final of the Jose and Franky the rival camp and made a After taking a 2-0 cushion, memorial inter-ward foot- couple of attempts at the rival CRC forwards did not lose ap- Calangute Association and Sao Jose de Areal in action during ball tournament at Church goal when Darshan Haliker petite for more goals as they the Custodio Memorial football at Raia on Friday. grounds, Curtorim. Nevil Fer- made a solo run into the rival attacked from both the flanks nandes scored a hat-trick for penalty box was foiled by ri- and in the 32nd minute, Sun- THE GOAN I NETWORK net giving no chance to the Novowado while Milagres Fer- val defender Sitroy Carvalho. ny Simoes put the issue be- rival goalkeeper. nandes and Geliston were oth- After the minor hiccups, Our yond doubt. MARGAO As the match progressed, er goal-getters for the winners. Lady of Succour lads intens- Post resumption, CRC Calangute Association edged Calangute nearly broke the Vicky Cardozo scored the con- fied their attacks when striker slackened their pace and al- past Sao Jose de Areal Sports deadlock when striker Aniket solation goal for Damdolem. Marvin Rebello cooly punted lowed Varca Sports Club to Club 1-0 and advanced into Mandrekar picked up the ball the ball in off well measured manoeuvre inside their penal- the quarter-finals of 46th from Charles Cardozo and the Navelim Sporting cross from Bloyton Estrocio. ty box and in the 55th minute All Goa Custodio Memorial former outwitted couple of cruise into quarters Crossing over, St Xavier’s Our Lady of Succour High School, Nagoa and St Xavier’s High School, Velim players in action Varca Sports Club managed football tournament organ- defenders and Mandrekar’s Navelim Sporting Club High School were a domi- at SAG Artificial turf grounds, Fatorda on Friday. Santosh Mirajkar to score the consolation goal ized by Raia Sporting Club at rasping shot was well blocked thumped CAC Sports and So- nanat lot with their forwards through the boots of Nash Panchayat Grounds, Raia on by Sao Jose de Areal Sports cial Club 5-2 to cruise into the and midfielders working in minute. A minute later Tinon goal. Bloyton showed char- High School, Fatorda 1-0. The Pereira to bring some relief in Friday. Club goalkeeper Joseph Mon- quarter-finals of All Goa 5th tandeem to put the rival de- Fernandes neutralized the acter and pumped two more all-important goal was scored the camp. The all important goal came teiro in the 4th minute. Nuvem Panchayat Cup inter fenders under tremendous lead. Stunned by the equalis- goals to register his hat-trick. by Rui Noronha. St Joseph’s, CRC Chinchinim will next in the 54th minute when Runal At the other end, Areal village football tournament pressure. Darshan Hatikar er, Our Lady of Succour High In another match, Loyola Chandor humbled Perpetual meet Parish Youth Nuvem in Shirodkar hoodwinked couple slowly took over their reins organized by Parish Youth at was in his elements and re- School went into attacking High School, Margao over- Succour Convent High School, the quarter-finals on July 6 to of defenders and unleashed a and nearly scored but Cal- Church grounds, Nuvem on duced the deficit in the 27th mode and raided the rival come Our Lady of Rosary Navelim 4-1. seek a semis place. stiff shot that crashed into the angute goalkeeper Selwyn Friday.

Sporting Clube celebrate junior teams’ success

THE GOAN I NETWORK The football season gone - Highest Scorer (16 goals); and Joel Colaco - Player of the by was a successful season Dattaraj Gaonkar - Emerging season. Goalkeeper Akshat Player and Jayson Fernandes Hadkonkar received a special The football season gone for Sporting Clube de – Player of the season; U18: award for playing in three by was a successful season Goa’s youth teams. The Princeton Rebello - Highest competitions, U-16, U-18 and for Sporting Clube de Goa’s Junior Oranje emerged Scorer (12 goals), Joston Car- GFA 1st Division, while Savio youth teams. The Junior Or- Champions in the GFA U-18 dozo - Emerging Player and Vaz coach of both the cham- anje emerged Champions in and the GFA U-20 (Taca Cassel D’Souza - Player of pion teams was awarded as the GFA U-18 and the GFA Goa) competitions and the the season;U-20 (Taca Goa): the Coach of the season. The U-20 (Taca Goa) competitions Akiraj Martins - Highest Scor- awards were presented at the and the U-16 team were run- U-16 team were runners- er (5 goals), Alston Camotio hands of Sporting Head of ners-up. up. - Emerging Player and Myron Youth Development Shekar To celebrate this success Fernandes - player of the sea- Kerkar, Technical Director Pe- a special party and awards son.Junior Players on Loan for ter Valles, Head Coach Mateus evening was organised re- Awards, specially designed GFA First Division: Snedden Costa, Junior Team Manager cently at Odxel, which was at- mementos were presented to Rodrigues, Akiraj Martins and Anthony Vaz, Physio Sandesh The Sporting Clube de Goa Youth Team award winners for season 2016-17 seen posing with their trophies. Seen from left: tended by all the junior play- all. The awards for the season Daryl Costa – Joint Highest Gadekar, Competitions Direc- Joston, Cassel, Myron, Akeraj, Snedden, Princeton, Gautam, Coach Savio Vaz, Team Manager Anthony Vaz, Aman, Alston, ers, coaches and officials. 2016-2017 were presented as Scorers (7 goals each), Gau- tor Angelo Albuquerque and Dattaraj, Daryl, Akshat, Joel and Jayson. Apart from the Performance follows: U-16: Aman Govekar tam Dias - Emerging Player CEO Victor Fernandes.

Rutuj,Diraj, Noel Will strive to promote UAE’s Petromann to back ’s move ahead chess culture: Bandekar indoor cricket team for World Cup THE GOAN I NETWORK Petromann Events an pose courts. said: “The expertise and skill We are planning to tap PANAJI THE GOAN I NETWORK UAE based company is The 10th edition of the set that Petromann Events It was an evening of excite- WICF World Cup will also brings to the table made it into the vast Indian ment as the spectators wit- PANAJI appointed to manage involve players competing easy for us to choose them community in the nessed the commencement Goa Chess Association Secre- the national team’s in the Open Men’s, Open to execute the operations. region. There are plans of the Men’s category of the tary, Kishor M Bandekar, in operations, sponsorship Women’s, 21 & Under Men’s, The experience of Abdul Latif afoot to involve some Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias recognition of his ongoing ef- and marketing. India and 21 & Under Women’s Khan’s team made it easier reputed names in TT Championship 2017 held at forts to promote chess in the squad to gear up for World divisions, with Australia the for us to make the decision.” helping raise awareness the Polygon Hall at Clube Ten- country has been elected as Cup at Dubai’s Insportz in reigning World Champions in Abdul Latif Khan, chair- nis de Gaspar Dias in Miramar. the ‘Treasurer’ of the All India each of the four divisions. man, Petromann Events of the tournament Sachin Soares showed Chess Federation (AICF) being September The Indian team is man- said: “It is an absolute and the team. Our signs of going all the way as part of helm of affairs of the aged and operated by the honour to be chosen to knowledge of the area he won (11-6, 11-3, 11-1) over federation. XLR8 India, an indoor manage the Indian makes it that much Akshay Madye. On the oth- Bandekar was elected un- THE GOAN I NETWORK arena in Bengalu- national team. As easier for us to do our er hand, Suresh Karapurkar opposed in the general elec- GOAN ELEVATED: Kishore Bandekar (centre) being ru. The India an Indian, it is a task was on top of his game right tion of central council held garlanded by newly elected Joint Secretaries Kapil Saxena PANAJI Indoor Sports historic moment from the start and eventually recently for a three-year term from Madhya Pradesh and Bhavesh Patel from Gujarat. ndia’s indoor cricket team Federation, has for Petromann —Abdul Latif Khan, closed out the game by defeat- (2017-2020). It’s the first time is all set to take part in the mandated XLR8 Events and for Chairman of Petromann ing Gururaj Shetye (11-2, 9-11, that a Goan representative has I10th edition of the World to select, train me person- Events 11-4, 11-8). been elected to the treasurer’s I am glad that the members have given me a chance Indoor Cricket Federation and prepare ally to be In the pre-quarter finals, post for AICF, the governing to serve the Federation. Together with the members I (WICF) World Cup, scheduled Indian chosen for in helping raise awareness Rutuj Sonaware defeated Na- body for chess in India. shall strive hard to promote chess in the country. The to be held from September cricket this honour. of the tournament and the than Barua (11-8, 11-4, 11-8) to Bandekar was pleased with aim is to start a chess culture in the country and get as 16-23, 2017. The week-long teams for all We will put team. Our knowledge of the reach the quarter-finals and the appointment: “I am glad tournament, will be held indoor tour- forth our area makes it that much joining him is Nagesh Veren- that the members have giv- many people play the game in partnership with Cricket naments. best foot easier for us to do our task,” kar as he smashed through en me a chance to serve the —Kishore Bandekar, first Goan representative to be Australia (CA) and Emirates For the 2017 edition forward for this event.” Abdul Latif Khan added. with a remarkable score of Federation. Together with the elected as treasurer of All India Chess Federation (AICF) Cricket Board (ECB), at the of the showpiece event In the coming days, One of the biggest hand- 11-8, 11-1, 11-6 against Sagar members I shall strive hard to Insportz Club in Dubai, in indoor cricket, XLR8 has Petromann Events is ex- icaps for the Indian team Kulkarni. promote chess in the country. disclosed a communique appointed UAE-based Petro- pected to unveil their plans is the fact that unlike other Diraj Rai and Pranav Naik The aim is to start a chess cul- states of India. Bandekar was ka of the State as per directives e-mailed to The Goan on mann Events to manage, to promote, manage and teams participating in the played an entertaining draw. ture in the country and get as the member of the Executive of the Ministry of Sports and Friday. operate and market the Indi- secure sponsorships for the World Cup, they are not sup- Diraj Rai amidst the cheer of many people play the game,” Committee of the Goa Chess As- Youth Development. During The event will attract ap- an team. Petromann Events, Indian team. Among the ported or managed by their fellow table tennis players said Bandekar, who served sociation in 1981 and was vice his last tenure as Secretary of proximately 400 players and brainchild of Abdul Latif variety of plans likely to put national board. So raising and family triumphed over as the Joint Secretary of AICF president in 2005-09, Treasurer GCA he actively worked along officials from Australia, New Khan, also known as Arif forth, could be the appoint- the profile of the Indian team Pranav Naik (6-11, 11-12, 11-3, for the last two terms. R Ven- in 2009-2013, Secretary in 2013- with other committee and ta- Zealand, South Africa, Eng- Khan in sporting arena, has ment of a reputed interna- becomes the first task of 11-8). Noel Noronha emerged ketrama Raja CMD of Ramco 17 and re-elected unopposed as luka members in organising 4 land, Sri Lanka, Singapore, been in existence for close tional cricketer as brand both Petromann Events and victorious over Suresh Kara- Group of Companies has been the Secretary of the GCA for the national tournaments in Goa. Malaysia and the host UAE, to two decades and has ambassador of the Indian XLR8. purkar scoring a 11-8, 11-5, re-elected for 2nd term as Pres- term 2017-21. The newly elected President of apart from India. Established been an active player in the cricket team. “We are plan- In the coming days, the In- 11-7 win and proceeding to the ident of AICF and Bharatsingh He is also FIDE Arbiter and GCA and MLA from Curchorem, in 1997, Insportz Club is the domestic indoor and out- ning to tap into the vast Indi- dian cricket team is set to be quarter-finals. Wesley Do Ro- Chowan as Secretary of AICF Rated player1982. He was in- Nilesh Cabral has already Middle East’s first indoor door cricket scene in UAE. an community in the region. showcased in the grandest sario beat Upender Talavikar in 15 members central coun- strumental in forming sub promised to develop chess in sports facility with fully Lending his comments, There are plans afoot to way possible as they train to with an impressive score of 11- cil represented by all affiliated chess associations in each talu- the state of Goa. air-conditioned multipur- Henry D’Souza, CEO of XLR8 involve some reputed names prepare for the World Cup. 3, 11-5, 11-6.