MCA names squad for BCCI
Mens U-23 State A Trophy
By Our Reporter
Shillong, Oct 1: The Meghalaya Cricket Association today named a 15-member squad for the BCCI’s U-23 Men’s State A Trophy, a domestic limited overs tournament. Meghalaya will play six group games, all in Chandigarh, from October 28. The state’s opponents comprise Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bengal and Railways, making it a highly competitive group. A preparatory camp will be held on October 15-24 in Shillong. Support staff, players and standbys hailing from outside the district will report for the camp on October 14. The team, sans the standbys, will then leave for Chandigarh on October 25.
Meghalaya squad
Abhishek Gupta, Nishanta Chakravarty, Manish Sharma, Md Asif Khan, PM Santhosh, Aaron A Nongrum, Badonnam J Mylliemngap, Joydeepan Deb, Sudhir Sahani, Kevin Sanjeev Christopher, Raghav Magotra, Agreas Chamcham A Sangma, Aryan Borah, Sachin Kumar, Appante Waldora A Sangma. Standbys: Mrinal Das, Wankitlang Nongpluh, Abhishek Kumar, Kush Agarwal. Support staff: Neetesh Sharma (head coach), Synrapsing Riatham (assistant coach), Skhembor Khongbtep (trainer), Emidao Dhar (physio), Wonderful Pakyntein (manager)
Meghalaya fixtures
vs Uttar Pradesh, October 28
vs Rajasthan, October 30
vs Assam, November 1
vs Andhra Pradesh, November 5
vs Bengal, November 7
vs Railways, November 9
Trials for North East Zone Sport Climbing Competition on Oct 6-7
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Oct 1: The Meghalaya Sport Climbing and Mountaineering Association will organise the State Level Selection Trial for the forthcoming North East Zone Sport Climbing Competition 2023 on October 6 and 7, 9am onwards at the climbing wall of 58 GTC, Happy Valley. The climbers will be selected for Sub-junior category (born between 01/01/2010 and 31/12/2013), Junior category (born between 01/01/2007 and 31/12/2009) and Senior category (born on 01/01/2006 & before). No TA/DA will be given to participants for attending the trials. Registration for trials will be accepted till 5 pm on October 4. For more information contact: 7085400617/7005417842/.
Dutch top flight halted after goalkeeper knocked unconscious
The Hague, Oct 1: The Dutch Eredivisie match between RKC Waalwijk and Ajax was suspended Saturday night after the home team’s goalkeeper, Etienne Vaessen, collided with Ajax striker Brian Brobbey and lost consciousness. Waalwijk director Frank van Mosselveld told Dutch broadcaster NOS that medics administered CPR on the pitch before Vaessen was carried off on a stretcher and taken to a hospital. “You think heart problem, but it doesn’t look like that,” Van Mosselveld said. He said that Vaessen was knocked out in the collision with Brobbey but regained consciousness before he was stretchered off. He said that in the locker room after being taken off the pitch Vaessen “didn’t know what had happened or where he was.” The match was called off in the 85th minute with Ajax leading 3-2. (AP)
Lionel Messi misses another
Inter Miami match with injury
Fort Lauderdale, Oct 1: Here’s how it goes for Inter Miami right now when it comes to the injured Lionel Messi: The team keeps saying he might play, and then he doesn’t play. That pattern held true again Saturday, when the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was scratched from the lineup for a matchup against New York City FC – a game with significant Major League Soccer playoff implications for both clubs. Messi has a leg injury, the severity of which has not been revealed by Inter Miami. The team announced that Messi would not play about 45 minutes before Saturday’s game time. The 36-year-old superstar has now missed four of Inter Miami’s last five matches, plus another for Argentina in that span because of what was first called fatigue – by both his club and country – and has evolved from there. The only game he didn’t miss during that stretch was a 37-minute appearance against Toronto on September 20, and he had to leave that match before halftime because of what is believed to be a hamstring issue. (AP)