Indian Newslink Feb 15, 2016 Digital Edition

February 15, 2016 SPORTLINK
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Important Changes to Sports Awards
Ravi Nyayapati
isa2016@peaceconsulting.co.nz
In deference to the wishes
of a number of readers
and potential participants,
we have included two new
categories, namely, ‘Best Under
12 Player of the Year – Other
Sports’ and ‘Best Over 12 Player
of the Year – Other Sports.’
The total number of categories
remains the same- 12 individual
categories and the ‘Best Sportsman
of the Year’ and the ‘Best
Sportswoman of the Year.’ We
have also simplified the entry
procedure with a ‘Single Entry
Form,’ common to all individual
categories.
Our Independent Panel of
Judges will decide the ‘Best
Sportsman of the Year’ and
the ‘Best Sportswoman of the
Year’ from the winners of the
individual categories and hence
there is no direct nomination of
direct entry to these two major
awards.
In instituting the Indian
Newslink Indian Sports Awards,
we hope to fill the void in this
area. These Sports Awards will
recognise and reward not only
established players and veterans
but also young aspirants.
Awards Categories
• Best Under 18 Cricket Player
of the Year
• Best Senior Division Cricket
Player of the Year
• Best Under 12 Soccer Player
of the Year
• Best Under 18 Soccer Player
of the Year
• Best Senior Division Soccer
Player of the Year
• Best Rugby Player of the
Year
• Best Rugby League Player of
the Year
• Best Netball Player of the
Year
• Best Hockey Player of the
Year
• Best Golfer of the Year
• Best Under 12 Player of the
Year - Other Sports
• Best Over 12 Player of the
Year - Other Sports
• Best Sportsman of the Year
• Best Sportswoman of the
Year(Winners of individual
categories will be automatically
entered)
Entry Process
Entries can be nominated by
Schools, Sports Clubs, Sports
Associations, Coaches, Umpires,
Referees, Parents, Teaches
and others well known to the
recommended candidates.
Conditions of Entry:
Entries must be in electronic
format sent by email. Those sent
by post, fax or other means will
not be accepted.
A panel of judges, independent
of Indian Newslink will
evaluate the entries, select
the finalists and winners and
announce their names at the
Awards Presentation and
Dinner Night to be held in May
2016, details of which will be
announced in Indian Newslink
(www.indiannewslink.co.nz),
this website and on the Indian
Newslink Indian Business
Awards website (www.inliba.
com)
The decision of the judges
would be final and no correspondence
will be entertained
in this connection. The
management and staff of Indian
Newslink and the supporting
and sponsoring organisations
are not eligible to enter the
Awards.
Forms from this Website
Download Entry form (one
Form for all)from www.inlisa.
com or write to
editor@indiannewslink.co.nz
Completed entries must be sent
on or before Thursday, March
31, 2016 to
isa2016@peaceconsulting.co.nz
Winners will be presented
with Awards at a Gala Dinner in
May 2016 in Auckland, details of
which will be announced later.
Sponsorship Opportunity
We invite commercial
organisations and others with
a passion for sports to avail of
the sponsorship opportunities
and enhance their image in the
market. The Indian community
is one of the most significant
segments of the economy and
such Awards programmes
accrue considerable benefits to
sponsoring organisations.
Further details can be
obtained from on (09) 5336377;
(09) 3910203
Email: info@indiannewslink.
co.nz
News in Brief
Chinese spending
spree aims at goalpost
Matthew D’Souza
The winter football
transfer window has
just closed with a huge
number of signings
completed on the deadline day.
The following are the top
transfers of the 2015-2016
Winter Transfer Window.
The China Super League spent
a whopping €136 million as the
top teams offered irresistibly
large sums of money to players
willing to make the move.
Gervais €18m
Roma Forward Gervais Yao
Kouassi took the €18 million
offer to move to Hebei China
the move as ‘a dream come
true.’ His former Club will
be watching his performance
closely.
League Transfers
Paloschi €9.5m
In the English Premier League
Transfers,Swansea City completed
a €9.5 million Agreement
involving Italian striker Alberto
Paloschi to bolster their attack
for the rest of the season.
Ivory Coast striker Seydou
Doumbia has completed a € 1.30
million loan move to Newcastle
United as they look to escape the
relegation zone this season.
Crowning glory for
All Blacks Sevens
The All Blacks Sevens with the Cup
Sheevas Dayal
Three late tries, one after
the final hooter, saw New
Zealand fight back to
beat South Africa 24-21
in the Cup final at the Wellington
Sevens, the third leg of
the HSBC World Rugby Sevens
Series on January 31, 2016.
This was New Zealand’s first
win on the 2015-2016 circuit
and saw them move up to third
position on the table behind
South Africa and Fiji.
The All Blacks Sevens also
won the Tournament held in
Sydney (February 6 & 7, 2016)
beating Australia 27-24 full time.
Wellington was buzzing with
talks of the All Blacks Sevens
making its debut at the Summer
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
(August 6 to 11, 2016).
Team under pressure
The boys in Black weredetermined
not to give up when
they were down by 14 points
in the second half. The pep talk
from Coach Sir Gorden Tietjens
inspired them to spring back
into action.
Captain Tim Mikkelson said
that the New Zealand team
put itself under pressure but
knewthat it can win if they got
the ball in their hands.
“We talked all week that we
needed a lot of heart, a lot of
ticker.Flanker Liam Messam
talked about putting the
mana(pride) back in the jersey
as he did for the Chiefs after the
last two tournaments.That is
what we wanted to do,”he told
Indian Newslink.
South Africa leads
Team South Africa,which
went into the Wellington
round as joint leaders with Fiji,
dominated much of the final
and was up 21-7 early in the
Our Reporter Sheevas Dayal with
Coach Sir Gorden Tietjens
second half.
Captain Philip Snyman and
Rosko Specman scored in the
first half with Akira Ioane
replying for New Zealand.
Ioane also pulled off a try-saving
tackle when Specman was
bundled out in the corner on
the stroke of half-time as South
Africa turned with a 14-7 lead.
Sonny offloads
They moved further when
Seabelo Senatla pounced on a
misdirected offload by Sonny
Bill Williams early in the second
spell with Cheslin Kolbe adding
his third conversion.
But after Specman was
yellow-carded, New Zealand
moved up a gear.
Reiko Ioane scored twice in
quick succession before Joe
Webber capped off a length
of the field move to score the
winning try.
The home teamwas not tested
Gervais
Fortune. This resulted in a profit
of €10 million for the struggling
Italian Football Club.
Columbia-born Fredy Guarin
received €13 million to move to
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.
Some China League clubs
completed bigger transfers with
29-year-old Atletico Madrid
striker Jackson Martinez to
play for Guangzhou Evergrade
for €42 million and Chelsea
FC Midfielder Ramires made
his move to Jiangsu Suning for
€32.50 million.
Overall, the China Super
League expenditure was almost
three times the money spent by
Serie A for this transfer window.
Former AC Milan star
striker Alexandre Pato has been
assigned to Chelsea FC on loan
for six months. Pato described
through the knockout rounds,
beating Kenya 36-0 and then
England 25-5.
South Africa, after a 26-14 win
over Australia in the quarter-finals,
beat Fiji in a bruising
semi-final 31-0 with two Fijian
players, Semi Kunatani and
Vatemo Ravouvou, yellow-carded
in the second half.
Fiji composed
The Fiji team regained its
composure to beat England
24-12 in the play-off for third.
After three of the 10 legs, South
Africa has 54 points followed by
Fiji (52), New Zealand (47) and
England (41).
The only changes to the New
Zealand Sevens side for the
Sydney Sevens is Waikato’s
Dylan Collierreplacing Sam
Dickson, who sustained a minor
hip injury in Wellington.
The Super Rugby and All
Paloschi
Serie A Transfer
ACFFiorentina has signed
Spanish winger Cristian Tello
on loan from FC Barcelona for
the remainder of the season.
Inter Milan has signed Unione
Calcio Sampdoriaand Italy
forward Martin Eder on loan for
€ 2 million. AC Milan forward
Stephan El Shaarawy has signed
a contract with Roma for €1.4
(loan).The young Italian forward
has already impressed selectors
and Football critics after only
one game at Roma.
In a shocking last minute
development, AC Milan midfield
ace and former Manchester City
man Nigel de Jong completed
a deadline day transfer to Los
AngelesGalaxy in the MLS
(American Soccer League)
where he will join England
veterans Ashley Cole and Steven
Gerard.
Blacks stars remain for the
inaugural Sydney Seven.
Sonny Bill Williams, Ardie
Savea, Ben Lam, Akira and
Rieko Ioane, retain their places
in the side, as does magical
Augustine Pulu.
The Score Board
Finals Results: Shield final:
France 14 - 7 Russia; Bowl final:
Scotland 7 - 19 Samoa
Plate final: Argentina 5 - 21
Australia; Bronze final: England
12 - 24 Fiji; Cup final:
New Zealand 24 - 21 South
Africa
Upcoming Tournaments:
Las Vegas: March 4 to 6, 2016;
Vancouver: March 12 & 13,
2016; Hong Kong: April 8 to 10,
2016; Singapore: April 16 & 17,
2016; Paris: May 13 to 15, 2016;
London: May 21 & 22, 2016;
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro:
August 6 to 11, 2016