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Indian team gets ready for Asia Cup qualifier

Indian team gets ready for Asia Cup qualifier The Indian football team was slugging it out in a practice match against the Air Force team, but its skipper, Baichung Bhutia was sweating it out by jogging on the adjacent athletic track. "Straight running is not a problem,'' says Bhutia to the doctor P. S. M. Chandran who queries about his recovery. Bhutia suffered a cut on his thigh during East Bengal's national league encounter against JCT recently and thus has been reduced to the sidelines so far during the national team's preparation for the Asia Cup qualifier to be played

Saudi Arabia’s Hamad named Asia’s top player

Saudi Arabia’s Hamad named Asia’s top player KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia defender Hamad Al Montashari was named Asian Player of the Year yesterday and Japan were crowned Team of the Year at an awards ceremony overshadowed by controversy. The Al Ittihad star beat off the challenge of Uzbekistan’s Dynamo Kiev striker Maksim Shatskikh for a title diminished by the exclusion of most of Asia’s best players because they could not travel to Kuala Lumpur. An Asian Football Confederation (AFC) dictate that a player must attend the ceremony to be eligible for the award ruled out Manchester United star Park Ji-Sung and

Here, cricket means South Asia

Here, cricket means South Asia When England walk out for their first match of this junior World Cup against Nepal a week from today, they will be led by Birminghan-born Moeen Ali, whose deputy is Essex’s Varun Kumar. The captain is of Pakistani origin, the No 2 has strong Indian roots. South Asia’s hold over world cricket extends far beyond the monetary to something more permanent: Most youth teams are dominated by players from this region. Indeed, 30 players with non-Asian countries have connections with this region; add to that the 70 players representing Asian countries and it’s safe to

PanAmSat Named Best Satellite Carrier at 2006 Telecom Asia Awards

PanAmSat Named Best Satellite Carrier at 2006 Telecom Asia Awards PanAmSat has received a top honor from Telecom Asia magazine. The publication awarded PanAmSat with the Best Satellite Carrier award at the 2006 Telecom Asia Awards, held in Phuket, Thailand, on April 24. PanAmSat was selected for the award due to its market leadership, innovations in technology and services as well as its strong financial performance in one of the worlds most challenging telecommunications markets. PanAmSat has been dedicated to serving the Asia-Pacific region with world-class satellite services for more than 10 years, said David Ball, PanAmSats vice president for Asia Pacific,

Former Pres. Bush named U.N. Asia quake envoy

Former Pres. Bush named U.N. Asia quake envoy UNITED NATIONS -- Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush will represent the United Nations as special envoy in the international response to the South Asian earthquake disaster. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced the appointment at U.N. World Headquarters in New York Thursday. "I am delighted that President Bush has accepted to play this role. I know the Pakistan authorities are too," he said in a statement. "We know that he is going to bring extraordinary leadership and attention to this