‘Summer coaching camp 2025' in multiple sports disciplines
Visakhapatnam: The much-awaited annual 'Summer Coaching Camp 2025' for children was formally inaugurated at the Sports Complex of Ukkunagaram by HK Jha, HoD (F&A).
The event witnessed the presence of Tapan Kumar Ghosh, GM-HR (Sports) and HoD, PK Goutham, DGM (General Surgery), VSGH, along with the sports department team, coaches and enthusiastic parents and guardians.
Designed with a focus on enhancing children's physical fitness, endurance and technical skills, the camp is being conducted across 13 sports disciplines, they include athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, chess, cricket, football, hockey, kabaddi, lawn tennis, roller skating, volleyball and yoga.
The platform aims to instill core values such as teamwork, discipline and sportsmanship among children along with giving them an opportunity to make new friends and build confidence.
The initiative underscores the organisation's commitment towards nurturing young talent and promoting a healthy, active lifestyle.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Hindu
a day ago
- The Hindu
ENG vs IND, 1st Test: Shubman Gill-led India takes on England's inexperienced bowling attack in battle of the unknown
It is quite fashionable – and a bit of a truism too – to say that no team or player carries secrets anymore. Such is the speed at which information travels and so many are the opportunities to mingle – like in franchise T20 leagues – that every cricketer's every move is broken down, analysed threadbare and bespoke plans hatched. Yet, when England hosts India in the first of five Tests starting Friday at Headingley here, there is a fair sprinkling of the unknown. How will a new-look Indian batting order sans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fare? How will an inexperienced English bowling attack perform? And how will a venue which has long been synonymous with swing and seam behave under hot conditions and forecast for very little rain. The chief among the intrigues for India is about who would bat at No. 3, with skipper Shubman Gill – who started his career up top and then became the designated No. 3 – confirmed to occupy the No. 4 position, a right of passage, following in the footsteps of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. B. Sai Sudharsan is spoken of highly, and Karun Nair has past experience of playing Tests, two seasons of county cricket for Northamptonshire and a 204 at No. 3 for India-A versus England Lions recently. The bowling, set to be led by the irresistible duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, will see a shuffle too. Prasidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh lead the race for the third seamer's berth, and there is Akash Deep too. Prasidh can threaten the top half of the willow while Arshdeep brings a left-armer's variety and know-how of the Dukes ball, having played for county side Kent. ALSO READ | Reached out to Pataudi family to ensure his legacy will remain, says Sachin Tendulkar Who among all-rounders Nitish Reddy and Shardul Thakur, and tweaker Kuldeep Yadav play will indicate the Indian think tank's philosophy. Nitish can shore up the batting while Thakur offers a better chance of taking 20 scalps. With the turf expected to flatten progressively, the left-arm wrist spin of Kuldeep, which fetched up 19 wickets at 20.15 across four home Tests against England last year, can come in handy. England, in contrast, cannot boast of such riches. Captain Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are seasoned men but Stokes has had a limited role as a bowler in recent times while Woakes was out of action for four months (ankle trouble) and has just two First Class games leading in. However, there is a familiar look to the batting. With Ollie Pope set for No. 3, it is near-certain that the home side will sport the same top-four of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Pope and local hero Joe Root as it had the last time it met India, in Dharamsala in March 2024. England would, however, like a different result, for back then, it lost the match by an innings and 64 runs, a result that secured India a 4-1 series win. Confidence can be gained from the fact that England has won each of the last five matches at Leeds going back seven years, including the innings-and-a-76-run victory over India in 2021. A continuation of this streak will only further whet the appetite of the average fan in these parts after the enthralling World Test Championship final that ushered in this summer's big-ticket action. The teams: India (from): Shubman Gill (capt.), Rishabh Pant (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, K.L. Rahul, B. Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana. England (XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt.), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue and Shoaib Bashir. Match starts at 3.30 p.m. IST.
The Hindu
a day ago
- The Hindu
Gill era set to roll as India braces for the Bazball test
It is quite fashionable – and a bit of truism too – to say that no team or player carries secrets anymore. Such is the speed at which information travels and so many are the opportunities to mingle – like in franchise T20 leagues – that every cricketer's every move is broken down, analysed threadbare and bespoke plans hatched. Yet, when England hosts India in the first of five Tests starting Friday at Headingley here, there is a fair sprinkling of the unknown. How will a new-look Indian batting order sans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fare? How will an inexperienced English bowling attack perform? And how will a venue which has long been synonymous with swing and seam behave under hot conditions and forecast for very little rain. The chief among the intrigues for India is about who would bat at No. 3, with skipper Shubman Gill – who started his career up top and then became the designated No. 3 – confirmed to occupy the No. 4 position, a right of passage, following in the footsteps of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. B. Sai Sudharsan is spoken of highly, and Karun Nair has past experience of playing Tests, two seasons of country cricket for Northamptonshire and a 204 at No. 3 for India-A versus England Lions recently. The bowling, set to be led by the irresistible duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, will see a shuffle too. Prasidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh lead the race for the third seamer's berth, and there is Akash Deep too. Prasidh can threaten the top half of the willow while Arshdeep brings a left-armer's variety and knowhow of the Dukes ball, having played for county side Kent. Who among all-rounders Nitish Reddy and Shardul Thakur, and tweaker Kuldeep Yadav play will indicate the Indian think tank's philosophy. Nitish can shore up the batting while Thakur offers a better chance of taking 20 scalps. With the turf expected to flatten progressively, the left-arm wrist spin of Kuldeep, that fetched up 19 wickets at 20.15 across four home Tests against England last year, can come in handy. England, in contrast, cannot boast of such riches. Captain Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are seasoned men but Stokes has had a limited role as a bowler in recent times while Woakes was out of action for four months (ankle trouble) and has just two First Class games leading in. However, there is a familiar look to the batting. With Ollie Pope set for No. 3, it is near-certain that the home side will sport the same top-four of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Pope and local hero Joe Root as it had the last time it met India, in Dharamshala in March 2024. England would however like a different result, for back then, it lost the match by an innings and 64 runs, a result that secured India a 4-1 series win. Confidence can be gained from the fact that England has won each of the last five matches at Leeds going back seven years, including the innings-and-a-76-run victory over India in 2021. A continuation of this streak will only further whet the appetite of the average fan in these parts after the enthralling World Test Championship final that ushered this summer's big-ticket action. The teams: England (XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt.), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue and Shoaib Bashir. India (from): Shubman Gill (capt.), Rishabh Pant (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, K.L. Rahul, B. Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana. Match starts at 3.30 p.m. IST.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
A caddie at heart, Bones Mackay makes sure to get the 18th flag to Spaun's bagman
OAKMONT, Pa. — Jim 'Bones' Mackay often has said he would always be a caddie, even now that he has left his longtime role to be a course reporter for NBC Sports. That much was evident in the final, chaotic hour of the U.S. Open. That's when Mackay identified a potential problem and solved it. When it was over, he removed the flag on the 18th hole, which traditionally is the 'trophy' for the winner's caddie. That was Mark Carens, who had to leave the 18th with another group coming through. 'We were 200 yards away when J.J. made his putt,' Mackay said Tuesday. 'That scene ... I realized J.J. won the tournament and I was super happy for both of those guys. But it just occurred to me, Mark might not have access to the flag.' Carens joined Spaun in the scoring area. Sam Burns and Adam Scott closed out their rough back nine with bogeys. Mackay waited for them to finish and grabbed the pin. 'There were so many people inside the ropes, I just wanted to make sure Mark got it, or to have the option,' Mackay said. 'As I got to scoring, he was coming out with J.J. I handed it to him, said, 'Congrats,' and left him alone.' Only a caddie would think to do that. Mackay is a caddie. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club talks about a feasibility study for the British Open to return to Turnberry. Far more serious is whether to take golf's oldest championship outside the United Kingdom for the first time. The topic was Portmarnock in Ireland. The response from Mark Darbon, the R&A's new CEO, was that 'we're serious.' 'We're having a proper look at it,' Darbon said in a recent interview 'It's clearly a great course.' Darbon said he went to Portmarnock, located on a peninsula about 10 miles northwest of Dublin, for the first time last month. 'Wonderful links golf course,' he said. 'And clearly a links course that provides a challenge to the best golfers in the world is right in the heart of our thinking about where we take our prized Open Championship.' Darbon pointed out the history with Portmarnock and the R&A, specifically the Walker Cup in 1991 and the British Amateur in 1949 and 2019, along with the Women's British Amateur last year and in 1931. 'We think if we're happy taking our Amateur Championships there, why not consider it for the Open, too?' he said. Work remains, particularly the logistics of a massive crowd — The Open is all about 'big' these days — on and off the peninsula. The PGA Championship a decade ago flirted with the idea of going around the world. For the British Open to leave the U.K. for the first time would not open more borders. 'I think the simple answer is 'no,' it wouldn't open up our thinking more broadly,' Darbon said. 'If you go back in history, the home territory of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews is the British Isles, basically. We think if we've got this great history with the Republic of Ireland and its great golf course, then why not look at it?' The KPMG Women's PGA is now on equal terms with the U.S. Women's Open when it comes to prize money. KPMG announced Tuesday its total purse is now $12 million, up from $10.4 million a year ago. KPMG took over as title sponsor in 2015 when the PGA of America became partners with the LPGA in the major championship that dates to 1955. More than money, the company has provided players with data to improve their games called 'KPMG Performance Insights,' which operates on a smaller scale of the ShotLink data on the PGA Tour. For the Women's PGA, which starts Thursday at the Fields Ranch East at PGA of America headquarters near Dallas, KPMG is adding AI-enhanced features like hole-by-hole analysis delivered to players after each round. Another feature is AI-generated scoring targets, particularly the cut, giving players an idea if they're safe or need to make a move. 'The high purse, top courses, comprehensive broadcast coverage, and technology are all ways we are setting the standard,' said Paul Knopp, the U.S. chairman and CEO of KPMG. Another measure of how well Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have played this year — McIlroy until the Masters, Scheffler ever since then — is that both already have locked up a spot on their Ryder Cup teams with at least two months left in the qualifying period. Scheffler locked up his spot among the leading six players two weeks ago. Team Europe disclosed Tuesday that McIlroy already has clinched a spot. The Ryder Cup is at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, at the end of September. More interesting is who gets the other spots, or even is in position for a captain's pick. U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun moved all the way up to No. 3, followed by Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa. All have Ryder Cup experience. Of the next six in the U.S. standings, only Harris English and Brian Harman have played in a Ryder Cup. McIlroy is followed by Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre, Sepp Straka and Rasmus Hojgaard. MacIntyre moved up seven spots to No. 4 with as the U.S. Open runner-up. Keegan Bradley, the U.S. captain who has said he would play if he qualifies, is at No. 17 with three $20 million tournaments to play and the British Open. The PGA Tour says 143 players have competed in a signature event since 2024. The Travelers Championship is the final one of 2025. ... The Korn Ferry Tour is adding a tournament in Amarillo, Texas, to its 2026 schedule. The OccuNet Classic will be played played June 11-14 at Tascosa Golf Club. ... The two players picking up medals on the 18th green at Oakmont for the U.S. Open were from San Diego State — J.J. Spaun, the U.S. Open champion, and Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands, the low amateur. ... Corey Conners, who had to withdraw from the final round of the U.S. Open with a wrist injury, withdrew from the $20 million Travelers Championship. He was replaced in the field by Jhonattan Vegas. ... The field for the KPMG Women's PGA features all 100 players from the Race to CME Globe on the LPGA Tour. Philip Barbaree Jr. finished in last place at the U.S. Open and earned the largest paycheck of his career at $41,785. 'I feel like I've earned the right to do whatever I want to do.' — Rory McIlroy. golf: /hub/golf
