Tu nazm nazm sa mere

It is a dark, partially clouded night,stars peeping through them to shine. Moon playing hide and seek...
It seems as if Priya was having a shabby day at her work; She sits calmly in her balcony holding her favourite coffee in the mug while peeping to see the moon as thoughts randomly come across....
" Raat itni tanha kyu hoti hain?
Yeh andhera itni dharavini kyu hoti hain?
Pyaar nasha ki tarha kyu hoti hain?
Log kyu bolthe hain ki sab waqt ke issab se naseeb main hoti woh milti hain?"

With random thoughts coming across the mind, Prince charming- is in search...

                                   To be Cont....

2017 Round Up: Women's Special

2017....

The year has been great for Indian Sports and its lovers & fans specially Women have Shinned so well that few names have become household names like Smriti , Harmanpreet , Deepti ,  Noor Jahan(specially in J&K), Bhavani , Sindhu, Phogat, Aditi, Josana and so on.

Here, are the few achievements in various events at international level in various sporting events:-

Ø Indian Women’s Ice Hockey team made its 1^st International debut in the Challenge Cup of Asia, Bangkok held in March, 2017. The results are satisfying as they fought back well and the goal Tender NOOR JAHAN has won the best Goal Tender of the tournament.

Ø Indian contingent has won 73 medals at Special Winter Olympics held in March, 2017 at Austria.

Ø Indian Women’s cricket team openers Deepthi Sharma and Punam Raut has created a record breaking partnership of 320 runs from 273 balls suppressing all the records. Deepthi holds her personal best and the country’s best individual score of 188 runs off 160 balls.

Ø Yashaswini Singh Deswal bagged gold in Women’s 10m Air pistol at ISSF Junior Championship held in June, 2017.

Ø Women’s cricket team made it to the finals of the Women’s world cup for the second time in July, 2017. Indian team stood runners up as before in 2005.   
*2005 world cup:- Indian team went to play on their own expenses along with some fund-raisers as women’s cricket was not covered by BCCI back then.

Ø Mithali Raj becomes the first Female cricketer to score 6000+ runs in ODIs. She is the only female player to have 6000 runs in ODIs.

Ø Jhulan Goswami becomes the highest wicket taker in ODIs with 195 wickets.

Ø Manpreet Kaur won gold in shot put by throwing at a distance of 18.23m at Asian Athletes championships, 2017.

Ø Heena Sidhu won gold along with Jitu Rai in mixed team event of 10m rifle shooting at ISSF world cup.

Ø C.A.Bhavani Devi becomes 1^st Indian to win a Gold in international Fencing Tournament.

Ø P.V.Sindhu won 3 series in 2017: Syed Modi International, India Open & Korea Open. She was runner up in: World Championships, Hong Kong Open & Super Series Finals.

Ø Archana Kamath won the Gold in South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship.

Ø Mirabai Chanu wins gold at World Weightlifting Championships becoming 2^nd Indian after Karanam Malleshwari; the Olympic medallist.

Ø Ritu Phogat win Silver at under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championships.

Ø Mary Kom won Gold in Asian Boxing Championships in light flyweight category.

Ø Indian Women’s hockey and Cricket team wins 2017 Asia Title in their respective fields. Cricket team has won every Asian Cup.

Ø Karam Jyothi Dala wins bronze medal at World Para Athletics, in discuss throw.

Ø Aditi Ashok won the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open in 2017 held in U.A.E.

Ø D.Harika, won Bronze at Womens WorldChess Championshipship.

Ø Joshna Chinappa won the Asian Squash Title. 


   Hope the New Year brings all the cups and medals to the Country...

   HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2018. ALL THE BEST.

Hand ball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of 7 players each (six outfield players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.

Modern handball is played on a court 40 by 20 meters, with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a 6-meter (20 ft) zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball and beach handball.

 The History: The game was codified at the end of the 19th century in northern Europe. The modern set of rules was published in 1917 in Germany, and had several revisions since. The first international games were played under these rules for men in 1925 and for women in 1930. Men's handball was first played at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin as outdoors, and the next time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich as indoors, and has been an Olympic sport since. Women's team handball was added at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

The International Handball Federation was formed in 1946 and, as of 2016, has 197 member federations. The sport is most popular in the countries of continental Europe.

The team handball game of today was codified at the end of the 19th century in northern Europe—primarily in Denmark,  Germany, Norway and Sweden. The first written set of team handball rules was published in 1906 by the Danish gym teacher, lieutenant and Olympic medalist Holger Nielsen from Ordrup grammar school, north of Copenhagen. The modern set of rules was published on 29 October 1917 by Max Heiser, Karl Schelenz, and Erich Konigh from Germany.

The International Handball Federation organized the men's world championship, the competition has been held every two years since 1995. The women's world championship has been held since 1957. By July 2009, the IHF listed 166 member federations.

Playing field: A dashed near-semicircular line nine meters from the goal marks the free-throw line. Each line on the court is part of the area it encompasses. This implies that the middle line belongs to both halves at the same time.

D-Zone: The goals are surrounded by the crease. This area is delineated by two quarter circles with a radius of six meters around the far corners of each goal post and a connecting line parallel to the goal line. Only the defending goalkeeper is allowed inside this zone. However, the court players may catch and touch the ball in the air within it as long as the player starts his jump outside the zone and releases the ball before he lands (landing inside the perimeter is allowed in this case as long as the ball has been released).

Duration: A standard match for all teams of at least age 16 has two 30-minute halves with a 10- to 15-minute halftime break. At half-time, teams switch sides of the court as well as benches. For youths the length of the halves is reduced—25 minutes at ages 12 to 15, and 20 minutes at ages 8 to 11; though national federations of some countries may differ in their implementation from the official guidelines.

If a decision must be reached in a particular match (e.g., in a tournament) and it ends in a draw after regular time, there are at maximum two overtimes, each consisting of two straight 5-minute periods with a one-minute break in between. Should these not decide the game either, the winning team is determined in a penalty shootout.

The referees may call timeout according to their sole discretion; typical reasons are injuries, suspensions, or court cleaning. Penalty throws should trigger a timeout only for lengthy delays, such as a change of the goalkeeper.The IHF defines 18 had signals for quick visual communication with players and officials. The referees use whistle blows to indicate infractions or to restart the play.

The referees are supported by a scorekeeper and a timekeeper who attend to formal things such as keeping track of goals and suspensions, or starting and stopping the clock, respectively. Their desk is located between the two substitution areas.

Team players, substitutes, and officials: Each team consists of seven players on court and seven substitute players on the bench. One player on the court must be the designated goalkeeper, differing in his clothing from the rest of the field players. Substitution of players can be done in any number and at any time during game play. An exchange takes place over the substitution line. A prior notification of the referees is not necessary.

Field players: Field players are allowed to touch the ball with any part of their bodies above and including the knee. As in several other team sports, a distinction is made between catching and dribbling. A player who is in possession of the ball may stand stationary for only three seconds, and may take only three steps. They must then either shoot, pass, or dribble the ball. Taking more than three steps at any time is considered travelling, and results in a turnover. After the dribble is picked up, the player has the right to another three seconds or three steps. The ball must then be passed or shot, as further holding or dribbling will result in a double dribble turnover and a free throw for the other team. Other offensive infractions that result in a turnover include charging and setting an illegal screen. Carrying the ball into the six-meter zone results either in ball possession by the goalkeeper (by attacker) or turnover (by defender).

Awarded throws

The referees may award a special throw to a team. This usually happens after certain events such as scored goals, off-court balls, turnovers and timeouts.

Throw-off: A throw-off takes place from the centre of the court. The thrower must touch the middle line with one foot, and all the other offensive players must stay in their half until the referee restarts the game. The defending players must keep a distance of at least three meters from the thrower until the ball leaves his hand. A throw-off occurs at the beginning of each period and after the opposing team scores a goal. It must be cleared by the referees.

Throw-in: The team which did not touch the ball last is awarded a throw-in when the ball fully crosses the side line or touches the ceiling. If the ball crosses the outer goal line, a throw-in is awarded only if the defending field players touched the ball last. Execution requires the thrower to place one foot on the nearest outer line to the cause. All defending players must keep a distance of three metres. Goalkeeper-throw: If the ball crosses the outer goal line without interference from the defending team or when deflected by the defending team's goalkeeper, or when the attacking team violates the D-zone as described above, a goalkeeper-throw is awarded to the defending team. The goalkeeper resumes the play with a throw from anywhere within the goal area.

Free-throw: It takes places from the spot where the interruption was caused, as long as this spot is outside of the free-throw line of the opposing team. In the latter case, the throw is deferred to the nearest spot on the free-throw line. The thrower may take a direct attempt for a goal which, however, is rarely feasible if the defending team has organised a defence.

Seven-meter throw: A seven-meter throw is awarded when a clear chance of scoring is illegally prevented anywhere on the court by an opposing team player, official, or spectator. The goalkeeper must keep a distance of three meters. The thrower must await the whistle blow of the referee.

Penalties: Actions directed mainly at the opponent and not the ball as well as contact from the side, from behind a player or impeding the opponent's counterattack are all considered illegal and are subject to penalty. Typically the referee will give a warning yellow card for an illegal action; but, if the contact was particularly dangerous, like striking the opponent in the head, neck or throat, the referee can forego the warning for an immediate two-minute suspension. A player can get only one warning before receiving a two-minute suspension. One player is only permitted two two-minute suspensions; after the third time, they will be shown the red card. A red card results in an ejection from the game and a two-minute penalty for the team. As per the penalty, playing with a one player less than the opposing team.

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Wushu: Martial Art

Wushu is a martial art and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was developed in China after 1949, in an effort to standardize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts. The term wushu is Chinese for "martial arts" (武 "Wu" = military or martial, 术 "Shu" = art).

In India, most of the wushu players are from north eastern states.

In contemporary times, wushu has become an international sport through the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), which holds the World Wushu Championships every two years; the first World Championships were held in 1991 in Beijing and won by Yuan Wen Qing.

Competitive wushu is composed of two disciplines: taolu ( forms) and sanda (sparring).

Taolu involves martial art patterns and manoeuvres for which competitors are judged and given points according to specific rules. The forms comprise basic movements (stances, kicks, punches, balances, jumps, sweeps, and throws) based on aggregate categories of traditional Chinese martial art styles.Competitive forms have time limits that can range from 1 minute, 20 seconds for some external styles, to over five minutes for internal styles. Modern wushu competitors are increasingly training in aerial techniques such as 540-, 720-, and even 900-degree jumps and kicks, to add more difficulty and style to their forms.

Sanda (sometimes called sanshou) is a modern fighting method and sport influenced by traditional Chinese boxing, Chinese wrestling methods.It has all the combat aspects of wushu.

In addition to events for individual routines, some wushu competitions also feature dual and group events. The dual event, also called duilian, is an event in which there is some form of sparring with weapons, or without weapons or even using bare hands against weapons. The dual event is usually spectacular and actions are choreographed beforehand. The group event, also known as jiti, requires a group of people to perform together and smooth synchronization of actions are crucial. Usually, the group event also allows instrumental music to accompany the choreography during the performance.

After 2003 Wushu World Games in Macau it was decided to opt for individual routines in international competition with nandu (难度; difficulty movements) integrating a maximum 2 point nandu score into the overall maximum score of 10.

Barehanded

Chángquán (Long Fist) refers to long-range extended wushu styles like Chāquán , Huaquan , Hongquan ("flood fist"), and Shaolinquan , but this wushu form is a modernized style derived from movements of these and other traditional styles. Changquan is the most widely seen of the wushu forms, and includes speed, power, accuracy, and flexibility. All nandu movements must be made within 4 steps or it will not count for nandu points.

Nanquan (Southern Fist) refers to wushu styles originating in south China. Many are known for vigorous, athletic movements with very stable, low stances and intricate hand movements; form is a modern style derived from movements of these. This event was created in 1960. All nandu movements must be made within 4 steps or it will not count for nandu points.

Taijiquan is a wushu style mistakenly famous for slow, relaxed movements, often seen as an exercise method for the elderly, and sometimes known as "T'ai chi" in Western countries to those otherwise unfamiliar with wushu. Competitive contemporary taiji is distinct from the traditional first form for styles it draws from, in that it typically involves difficult holds, balances, jumps and jump kicks.

Short weapons

Dao (刀 or knife) refers to any curved, one-sided sword/blade, but this wushu form is a Changquan method of using a medium-sized willow-leaf-shaped dao (柳葉刀/柳叶刀).

Nandao (南刀 or Southern Style knife) refers to a form performed with a curved, one sided sword/blade based on the techniques of Nanquan. In the Wushu form, the blade has been lengthened and changed so that only one is used. This event was created in 1992.

Jian (劍/剑 or double-edged sword) refers to any double-edged straight sword/blade, but this wushu form is a Changquan method of using the jian.

Taijijian (太極劍/太极剑 or Taiji double-edged sword) is an event using the jian based on traditional Taijiquan jian methods.

Long weapons

Gun (棍 or staff) refers to a long staff (shaped from white wax wood) as tall as the wrist of a person standing with his/her arms stretched upwards, but this wushu form is a Changquan method of using the white wax wood staff.

Nangun (南棍 or Southern cudgel) is a Nanquan method of using the staff. This event was created in 1992.

Qiang (槍/枪 or spear) refers to a flexible spear with red horse hair attached to the spearhead, but this wushu form is a Changquan method of using the qiang.

Sanda (sparring)

The other major discipline of contemporary Chinese Wushu is Sǎndǎ, or Yùndòng Sǎndǎ- Sport Free-Fighting, or Jìngzhēng Sàndǎ-Competitive Free-Fighting: A modern fighting method, sport, and applicable component of Wushu / Kung Fu influenced by traditional Chinese Boxing, of which takedowns & throws are legal in competition, as well as all other sorts of striking (use of arms & legs).

Sanda appears much like Kickboxing or Muay Thai, but includes many more grappling techniques. Sanda fighting competitions are often held alongside taolu or form competitions. Sanda represents the modern development of Lei Tai contests, but with rules in place to reduce the chance of serious injury.

Corn Gudalu

Corn Gudalu,is a popular snack item in Telangana state which is had in the evening after coming back from work/schools/colleges and also along side with some desi daaru. Try it and enjoy the snack.

Ingredients:-

Corn-2

Chillies-2

Garlic cloves-5

Curry leaves- 5/6

Oil- 2 tablespoons

Salt – to taste

Pepper powder- to taste

PREPARATION:-

1. Separate the kernels from corn.

2. Slit the chillies into 2 halves.

3. Crush the garlic cloves.

4. Heat the oil in a kadai.

5. After oil heats up, add the crushed garlic and stir it till its fragrance comes out.

6. Now add the slit chillies. (You can use 1 chilli if you need lesser spiciness)

7. Add the curry leaves and stir them for few seconds.

8. Add the corn kernels to the kadai and stir it for couple of times.

9. Add salt as per the taste and mix it.

10. Put the flame low and cover the kadai with the lid and keep it for few minutes. Check the item in between so that it doesn’t stick to the pan. Taste them and if you feel salt is less add in here, stir them and close the lid again.

11. When the corn gudalu, becomes soft and crisp take it into serving plate/bowl and add pepper powder if you want to.

the CUE SLAM league

While having 2.5 million amateur Cue players in India but the sport has still has not captured the attention of the masses. Cue sport is considered an elitist game even though Indian players clinching 42 world titles over years. To make the sport appeal to larger section of the society. Sportzlive Entertainment in association with Billiards & Snooker Federation of India launched the cue slam- Indian Cue Masters League. The 5 team affair will be held at the Rajpath Club in Ahmedabad, Gujarat; from August 19 to 25, 2017.

Cue slam will be played on a round-robin cum knock-out format. Each tie will consist of 5 matches with three 6-red snooker & two 9-ball pool matches per tie- no billiards and snooker. Each franchise has 5 players: 1 icon player, 1 female player, 3 men players with a stipulation that a minimum of three Indians will be in the team. Players draft with marquee players being picked at $15000. The matches will be live on Sony Espn.

TEAMS:- [ Icon, female player, other 3 players]

GUJRAT KINGS: - Andrew Pigget, Daria Sirotina, Alok Kumar, Sourav Kothari, Brijesh Damani.

COACH: - Ashok Shandilya

CHENNAI STRIKERS: - Pankaj Advani, Vidya Pillai, Dharminder Lilly, Faisal Khan, E. Panduranaiah

COACH: - G. Kishore Khurana

HYDERABAD HUSTIERS: - Amir Sarkhosh, Amee Kamani, Kamal Chawla, Lucky Vatnani, Anuj Uppal.

COACH: - Manoj Kothari.

BEGALURU BUDDIES: - Darren Morgan, Anastasia Nechaeva, Sundeep Gulati, Varun Madan, Laxman Rawat.

COACH: - Derek Sippy.

DELHI DONS: - Kelly Fisher, Laura Evans, Pushpinder Singh, Manan Chandra, Malkeet Singh.

COACH: -Tanuj Kohli.

CHAK DE! INDIA@WWC17

The 2017 Women’s World Cup(WWC) has drawn a lot of attention from media and the people of the country, India. This WWC has given some roller-coaster matches especially with the semi-finals and the finals. And the outstanding response for our own nation team of India...

The Qualification-WWC:-

Indian Women’s team has faced the qualification round of the world cup held in Sri Lanka early this year in February. Indian team has defeated South Africa in the finals of the qualification by 49 runs.

Mithali Raj showing her master strokes with a half-century & Shika Pandey took 4 wickets in 9.4 overs for 34 runs. In this tournament, Mithali Raj became 2^nd batter to score more than 5500 runs after Charlotte Edwards of England...

Batters Mithali Raj, Thirush Kamini, Veda Krishnamurthy have shinned where as the bowlers Shika Pandey, Mansi Joshi and Poonam Yadav have been impressive taking wickets...

The big tourney:-

This Women’s World Cup has been their 1^st World Cup for most of the girls; but fought the matches, lost couple of them in the groups and reached the finals to settle with the Runners up position. But the journey of these girls has won the attention and gained the attraction from their own people and media...

Indian women’s cricket team has bid adieu to the veterans Mithali Raj and inJhulan Goswami has this is their last World Cup to play. Mithali Raj & Jhulan Goswami has become the idols to many young cricketers in India and has been strong pillars in the team.

India started their WWC with a great win against the host team, England with 35 runs but later stood as runners losing to them in the finals. Smrithi’s unbeaten 90 after her comeback from the injury helped the innings; and a ton against West Indians in the second match helped to reach the target.

In the 3^rd match against the neighbouring country Pakistan, the spin star Ekta Bisht got 5 wicket haul for 18 runs making 95 runs victory defending the small total of 169 runs...

4^th match against Sri Lanka, Deepthi Sharma starred with bat and Jhulan & Poonam with their Balls led India clinch their 4^th straight victory with 16 runs...

In the 5^th match against the South Africans, India lost to them with 115 runs as South Africa’s captain Dane Van has scored half-century & taking 4 wickets...

 In the next match with Australia, the Australian Women made their target in an easy manner with special performance from Perry and Meg Lanning...

Last match in the group stage was both the teams of India and New Zealand as it was do or die match for the semi’s berth. India has come up with a change by replacing Rajeshwari Gayakwad with Ekta Bisht. This changed the course of the match has Gayakwad has got her 1^st 5 wicket haul crumble up the opponent all-out for 79. Mithali scored a ton & Veda Krishnamurthy’s 70 helped them also...

The semi’s with the Aussies:-

A huge win against New Zealand, brought confidence in the team to face the mighty Australian Women’s team. Harmanpreet Kaur’s mesmerising 171* from 115 balls was an monstrous attack against the opponents made a victory with 36 runs making the way to the Finals for the 2^nd time after 2005, to meet England at the Lords.

The FINALS:-

In the finals against the England-the hosts, the team looked confident to restrict the opponents for 228 runs and special bowling figures from the ace pacer Jhulan Goswami 10-3-23-3 which was the best for any Indian Women in the Finals. But under the pressure the young girls couldn’t with the stand the hosts and the last 7 wickets fell for 28 runs making up to settle for the runner-up position by losing the game to England for 9 runs...

STATS FOR INDIA:-

#Mithali Raj was the second highest score runner in the tournament with 409 runs. Also, Mithali is the current highest score runner having 6190 runs.

# Jhulan Goswami has the highest wicket taker having 195 wickets.

# Sushma Verma- Wicket Keeper has the highest number of dismissals in the tournament: 7 catches & 8 stumpings.

# Deepthi Sharma is at 5^th position of having taking the most wickets of 12 in the tournament.

# Harmanpreet Kaur is the 2^nd highest number of sixes being hit, 11 in 8 innings.

#Mithali Raj is the only Indian captain to lead the team to the finals of the World Cup for 2 times.

#Mithali Raj & Jhulan Goswami;only two players to play world cup finals for 2 times.

#Mithali Raj & Jhulan Goswami played their last world cup; bid adieu inspiring many girls to take up cricket.

Indian Women’s cricket is the new attraction to the people as they have bought some immense training to bring the game to this stage. Indian side having most young lads coming into the team are mostly aging between19-25. There is a long road to success for the girls in future years and may IPL version of  Women turn up in a couple of years. All the Indian are looking up to these 15 as their new heroines who were unnoticed in the yester years. CHAK DE! INDIA.