Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's leading sports management college, the International Institute of Sports Management (IISM) has announced the launch of landmark new courses in Sports Science to meet the growing demands of the field in the coming years.

Mumbai Mar 19 PTI Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar was nominated as Mumbai Cricket Association representative for future BCCI forums in the state units AGM which incidentally wasnt attended by either president Vijay Patil or secretary Sanjay Naik putting a question mark on the validity of meeting Naik in fact told PTI that there was no AGM today and it has been deferred We are not aware of any such meetings However 109 authorised signatories attended the meeting which was called by the opposition faction led by Ravi Sawant-Ravi Mandrekar group which actually overturned all the decisions taken by the ruling dispensation It is still not clear whether Saturdays meeting which the rival faction is terming as AGM will be recognised or not as only treasurer Jagdish Achrekar from the ruling roup attended but didnt sign the minutes The 85th AGM of MCA also saw a host of notable decisions being taken including disbanding of all-important Cricket Improvement Committee CIC comprising three former India players in Vinod Kambli Jatin Paranjape and Nilesh Kulkarni as they werent happy with their performance in white ball tournaments Strangely senior selection committee headed by Salil Ankola has been retained despite selecting those teams for white ball tournaments The general body also appointed a new Ombudsman -- Retd Justice Bhosle of Allahabad High Court The minutes of the 84th AGM has not been accepted while the auditor for the next financial year has been changed In fact the general body did not adopt any of the reports including that of the secretary and treasurer Secretarys report has in fact been refereed back to the Apex Council for redrafting The new MCA GC chairman will be Milind Narvekar while Nilesh Bhosle is now a member of the governing council It is to be seen whether the ruling faction led by Patil and Naik acknowledges the decisions taken as they are the ones who represent the state at BCCI forum PTI KHS KHS PDS PDS

Mumbai Feb 26 PTI The International Sports University Maharashtra ISUM has welcomed the decision by the University Grants Commission UGC to include Bachelors and Masters in Sports Science and Sports Management as recognised degree options The International Sports University came up last year in Pune under the aegis of the Maharashtra government Maharashtra Sports Minister Sunil Kedar on Saturday hailed the UGC decision and said he looked forward to a quantum leap in building talent jobs and sports IP for the long term development of Indian sports industry through professional education We have had a singular vision to re-imagine and transform sports education in the country with the objective of creating skilled professionals well versed in the science and management of emerging sporting disciplines Kedar was quoted as saying in a media statement With the International Sports University our goal is to revolutionize sports education by incorporating different aspects of technology management sports governance to produce sports professionals of the future who can advance Indias prowess in sports he added Maharashtra Sports Commissioner Om Prakash Bakoria called it a momentous development for sports ecosystem in India adding that ISUM was one of the few universities in the country to offer future-ready courses in sports science and management Former India cricketer Nilesh Kulkarni who is a key consultant to the government in this project said with this notification the UGC has taken note of the work being done by the Maharashtra government in revitalizing sports education in India The approval for the degrees is the need of the hour if we want to make next-level progress across different domains of sports By setting up ISUM we aim to make rapid strides in developing carefully curated curriculum and building strategic collaborations across sectors to diversify sports learning Kulkarni said PTI NRB BNM BNM BNM

Mumbai Oct 18 PTI Indias Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will lead a strong 20-member Mumbai squad that will take part in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament with the flamboyant Prithvi Shaw being his deputy The Mumbai Cricket Association MCA announced the squad picked by the committee headed by former India pacer Salil Ankola on its website on Monday On the day Indias former hockey captain Olympian Viren Rasquinha had a session with the Mumbai team where he spoke about the success stories of Indias celebrated Olympians Rasquinha is the CEO of Olympic Gold Quest OGQ and has been associated with the journey of lot of premier athletes in India Was great chatting with the Mumbai Ranji team as they embark on a new season Thanks to my friends Nilesh Kulkarni Amol Muzumdar Mumbai Cricket Association for inviting me over to speak to the team for presenting me with an autographed team jersey Rasquinha tweeted On his part Mumbai head coach Amol Muzumdar thanked Rasquinha for sharing some amazing stories which motivated the cricketers Viren they were goose bump moments to listen to the stories you shared about our Olympians Athletes and mentors like you have made our country proud May you hit upon a Mine in your quest for the Gold Good wishes Muzumdar wrote on micro-blogging site Rasquinha was presented with a signed Mumbai team jersey Meanwhile Mumbai selection committee comprising Ankola Gulam Parkar Sunil More Prasad Desai and Anand Yalvigi have chosen to have a blend of youth and experience Senior players like batsman-wicket-keeper Aditya Tare and Mumbais crisis man Siddhesh Lad have made it to the squad Flamboyant young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and power-hitter Sarfaraz Khan along with hard-hitting all-rounder Shivam Dube have also been picked The bowling attack is led by redoubtable Dhawal Kulkarni and comprises Tushar Deshpande Mohit Awasthi left-arm medium pacer Royston Dias The spin attack is led by slow left-arm orthodox bowler Shams Mulani Mumbai will play their league matches in Guwahati Squad Ajinkya Rahane Captain Prithvi Shaw Vice Captain Aditya Tare Shivam Dube Tushar Deshpande Sarfaraz Khan Prashant Solanki Shams Mulani Atharva Ankolekar Dhaval Kulkarni Hardik Tamore Mohit Awasthi Siddhesh Lad Sairaj Patil Aman Khan Arman Jaffer Yashasvi Jaiswal Tanush Kotian Deepak Shetty and Roystan Dias PTI NRB KHS KHS KHS