Our Olympic Heroes Ignored

This is a question that is on everyone’s mind. Are we ignoring the achievers in sports other than cricket? Is enough recognition given to them? This question were sparked off after the Beijing Olympic medalists publicly showed their discontent as they were not named for the padma awards. The list for the annual awards given by government recognizing their contribution. Some of the Olympic medalists were left out of this list; this has given rise to the question, whether we acknowledge their contribution. The cricketers in India are much celebrated, they are widely recognized but other sports such as hockey and boxing, the world class talent in these sports in India has gone unnoticed. Quite recently there was also a public out burst from the hockey association; they criticized the government for a step motherly treatment. This debate has been raging for years now. The recent developments have clearly shown that, many sports have been ignored and contribution of many were ignored. Its high time that much needed attention needs to be shown in various sports so that India is able to excel in the upcoming world sports events.

Chennai Open

It's the time of the year again. In Chennai the focus shifts from cricket to tennis. Its time for the Chennai open . The World tennis super stars come to Chennai to battle it out in the hard court. The Chennai open is also known as the gold flake tournament is all set to begin amidst tight security in the awake of the Mumbai attacks. The Chennai open has the like of Davydenko and carlos moya playing in it and of course India's own tennis super star paes will play in it. The Chennai open boasts a prize money of $450000 . Moya was the most successful player at the event winning back to back titles in 2004 and 2005 and reaching the final again in 2006. The Indian bhupathi and paes won the doubles titles four times in between the year 1997 and 2002 . The Chennai open is played on outdoor hard court. It currently part of the Atp world tour. It is held annually in Jan. The players are all set to battle it out in the court and all of them are looking to have a good start to the new year . Chennai is all set to host this exciting tournament . It will be a great contest and a feast for the people of Chennai.

Ranji trophy-super league

Hi to all cricket lovers, the domestic cricket league which has been going unnoticed forever has perhaps now gained its much needed attention.The Ranji trophy super league matches are happening in full swing now, with a stupendous performance of the Indian test team, the growing interest has spilled over on to the domestic league also, the celebrated national stars look to contribute to their states by playing in this league. The youngsters look to impress the selectors, a good consistent run in this season would help them to get a place in the national squad heading to newzealand.With a revival of the selection system, every one is edging to burst into the scene, the old war horses like Dravid look to find their touch in these games, the fight is on for the coveted cup.