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International footballer Anthony Fernandes deadFormer international footballer Anthony Fernandes died last Saturday following a brief ill...

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International footballer Anthony Fernandes dead

Former international footballer Anthony Fernandes died last Saturday following a brief illness. He was 59.
Fernandes had been hospitalised for about 15 days and the death came after his discharge, family sources said.
After playing a few seasons for Salgaocar in Goa, Fernandes, a half-back, came to Mumbai in 1962 to join the Tata Sports Club, where he was employed till his death.
Fernandes represented India in the 1965 Mardeka Football Festival in Malaysia and was also part of the Maharashtra team when it won the Santosh Trophy in 1962.

Bosco Strikers Rink football

The Bosco Strikers Sports Club will hold a 8-a-side rink football tournament on November 10 at the Sai Baba grounds. Last date for entries is November 5.
For details, contact Anton Rebello (8084514) between 7-10 pm or Velanky (8070498).

Karnataka SA football camp

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Karnatak Sporting Association will conduct free football coaching camp for boysunder-16 at their centre at Churchgate between November 5-20. For details, contact the centre between 4-7 pm.

CCI Western India Squash

The 56th CCI Western India Squash Tournament will be sponsored by The Indian Express.
The tournament will be held from November 13-20 in 11 categories. Last date for entries is November 6, 4 pm.

City District Amateur athletics meet

The Bombay City District Amateur Athletic Association is conducting their annual meet from December 3-5 for all age groups. Entry forms can be collected from the association office, University Ground or Priyadarshini Park. Last date for submitting entries is November 26. For details, contact RH Shetty on 6211349/0318 or Govind Dangi (2066850).

Orlem SC Women’s throwball

The Orlem Sports Council will conduct its Fourth Annual Women’s Open throwball competition from November 13-21 at Orlem, Malad. Entries close on November 10.
For details, contact Arthur Fernandes or Andrea Lewis at MMCommunications (8881377, 8816885).

Kotnis, Shruti to lead Mumbai teams

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Ashish Kotnis and Shruti Jain will lead Mumbai’s men’s and women’s side for the State Handball championships to be held at Solapur from November 4.The teams: Men: Ashish Kotnis, Munalal Yadav, Ajay Lal, Shesha Thakur, Mahesh, Allwyn Mendes, Michael Johnson, Sachin Nair, Karan Patel, Sandeep Joshi, Saikrishna Hattangdi, S Khan, Chinmay, Sagar Kulkarni, Samson, Suraj. Coach Randhir Singh. Manager CJ Pires.
Women: Shruti Jain, Esha Deol, Khalisha, Natasha Jitendra, Vandana Singh, Amruta Nair, Meenal Landge, Shradha Joshi, Kusum Gokhale, kanchan, Gauri Kulkarni, Leena Wadekar. Coach: Anand Mande. Manager AH Lohar.