ARS 2013 to kick off in Delhi on Aug 17

15 08 2013

New Delhi, August 14, 2013: The Airtel Rising Stars 2013 season, IndiaⳠlargest Under-16 soccer talent hunt, will kick off in Delhi on August 17, with 80 of the cityⳠleading soccer playing schools vying for the honour of lifting the Airtel Cup, the symbol of supremacy in the city. Besides Delhi, the Airtel Rising Stars talent hunt will be held in six other cities, namely Mumbai, Kolkata, Goa, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Guwahati and will involve around 450 schools in total.
The opening matches of the tournament will be played at the Ganga International School Ground and will feature G.I.S. versus Richmond Public School, followed by Venkateshwar, Rohini versus St. Margret.
The tournament will also be the platform to pick the best three players, who will go on to represent Delhi in the final selection trials to be held in Goa. The best goalkeeper from each city will also be picked and put through their paces, following which two will be shortlisted for the final selection trials, which will be held in Goa.
Besides players from the top soccer playing schools, individual players also stand a chance of being picked for the final selection trials. Those aspiring of the opportunity can upload videos of their soccer playing skills and the top 50 videos from each city will be shortlisted for a live audition. From these, the most talented player will get an opportunity to be a part of the final selection trials.
The 30 players in the final selection trials will train for five days under coaches of the Manchester United Soccer Schools (MUSS) in Goa and will be tested on all parameters (including physical attributes, individual skills, match situations and their performances in actual matches) before 11 of the best players are chosen to travel to Manchester for a week and train alongside the Manchester United – Under 21 team.
The Airtel Rising Stars 2013 was flagged off in Delhi previous month in the presence of Manchester United football legend Gary Pallister and Mohit Beotra (Chief Brand Officer Bharti Airtel, India).

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Himmat Singh Rai emerges triumphant at Jamega Tour event in England

15 08 2013

Bristol, England, August 14, 2013: IndiaⳊHimmat Singh Rai emerged triumphant at a Jamega Tour event at The Players Club near Bristol in England on Tuesday. Rai shot scores of 66 and 71 to end up with a total of three-under-137 at the par-70 course. James Ruth (66-72) of England finished one stroke behind Rai in second place.
The strong field at the 36-hole event included players from the European Tour, Challenge Tour and Asian Tour. The victory gave Himmat his fourth professional title. He also has an Asian Tourtitle to his credit.
Himmat posted a four-under-66 to be the joint leader in round one along with the English duo of James Ruth and Dan Osbaldeston. RaiⳠopening round included seven birdies and three bogeys.
The 26-year-old Himmat showed the patience that was required on a difficult and windy second day as he reeled off nine straight pars on the front nine to remain at four-under for the tournament and lead by one.
Ruth then snatched a great birdie from the difficult, short 10^th hole to once again get on level terms with Rai, who then counterpunched with birdie on the 12^th to once again move one shot ahead.
Rai tripped and stumbled after his birdie on the 12^th and proceeded to bogey the 13^th and 15^th but fortunately for him Ruth also bogeyed the par-5 15^th and so the pair were still tied with two holes to play.
The turning point came on the 17^th hole when Rai hit a super second into a tight pin to birdie whilst Ruth dropped a bogey-5 to fall two shots back with one to play.
A little drama ensued up the eighteenth when Rai could only reach the front of the green in three shots while Ruth had a very makeable birdie putt from around 10 feet.
Rai putted up stone dead and marked, leaving Ruth to try and hole his to force a playoff but his effort looked into the hole but refused to drop and so Rai tapped his in to be a worthy winner.

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Egyptian security forces crack down on Morsi supporters,

15 08 2013 Naresh:
As Egyptian security forces crack down on Morsi supporters, Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley is in Cairo meeting with human rights activists. With Brian’s help, we’re posting updates on the situation in Cairo on Twitter @humanrights1st and we’ve provided recommendations to the United States government on how to better promote human rights in Egypt.
Here’s the latest from Brian:

It’s 8:00 PM here. Egyptian security forces have cleared the smaller sit-in at Nahda but there is still fighting at the larger encampment at the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque. Casualty estimates vary wildly. Morsi supporters are claiming 1,000 dead and 10,000 wounded, including many women and children. International media outlets report more than 100 fatalities, mostly (not all) men.
Getting around much of the city is now dangerous. Downtown Cairo is very quiet with few people on the streets, but many neighborhoods are unsafe and there has been shooting between security forces and gunmen. Trains and main arteries into Cairo have been stopped to prevent protestors from the rest of the country from entering the city.
The military is solidifying its coup by installing governors across the country and has declared a month-long State of Emergency, which is all too reminiscent of Mubarak’s three decades of authoritarian rule. Curfew begins at 9pm and will last until 6am.
Churches and police stations are being attacked in various locations across the country by Islamist militants in revenge, and there has been a fresh wave of attacks on Coptic Christians.
Here’s what the Egyptian human rights activists I’ve been talking with tell me:

• Along with the security forces, the Muslim Brotherhood has a responsibility to do what it can to quell the violence. Amnesty International’s report of torture within the camps and reports of protestors firing at security forces show that the sit-ins weren’t entirely peaceful. Still, the security forces’ assaults on them are collective punishment.
• Today, the U.S. State Department could help provide clarity about what’s actually happening on the ground by releasing information on casualties and the scope of the violence gathered by the Embassy in Cairo.

U.S. government aid to the military should be suspended after today’s violence. The resumption of military aid should be conditioned on the implementation of a credible program of national reconciliation in Egypt, and the empowerment of an inclusive, civilian led government with control over the military and security forces.

Human Rights First has been working to make sure that human rights promotion is at the center of American policy toward Egypt. Read our Blueprint on how the U.S. government can promote human rights in Egypt and follow us on Twitter @humanrights1st for the latest news from Cairo.
Sincerely,
Sharon Kelly McBride
Human Rights First