Mangaluru: Bearys Cup badminton tournament inaugurated
Mangaluru, November 4: The Bearys Cup badminton tournament organised by the Bearys Sports Promoters was inaugurated at the US Mallya indoor stadium at Lalbagh in the city on Sunday.
Sridevi Education Trust and DKDBA president Sadananda Shetty inaugurated the tournament.
Inaugurating the event, Sadananda Shetty said that the tournament would bind the Bearys community together. Nowadays, the caste based organisations were important for the organisation of a community. Right from admitting the child to the school to joining the job and in all activities, the caste was important. Bearys Sports Promoters should be strengthened and organise more of such events in future, he said.
Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry president P B Abdul Hameed said that the badminton tournament would bring together the community people. In future, people from all communities should be invited for the tournament. Playing badminton would be beneficial instead of sweating out in gyms, he said.
City Corporation Commissioner Mohammad Nazeer said that it would provide a platform to the budding talents. Not only badminton, the Bearys Sports Promoters should also organise other sports, he said.
BEADS Dean A R Mohammad Nisar said that the players practiced in the Bearys Sports Promoters have made achievements in state, national and international level. Let this achievement reach its peak, he added.
Presiding over the programme, Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Haji SM Rasheed said that it was the third tournament being conducted by the Bearys Sports Promoters. First year tournament was conducted for the community players. But in the second year, players from all communities participated. This tournament was organised just for Bearys community. In coming years, players from all communities would be invited. The players from the Bearys Sports Promoters have participated in a badminton tournament held in Dubai recently and got various places, he said.
Bearys Sports Promoters president Noor Mohammad, Mangala Association president CS Bhandary, Mangaluru Sports Promoters Ivan Pinto and others were present.
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No contract was signed with Muzarabani for PSL stint, but verbal agreement was reached: PCB
Karachi (PTI): The Pakistan Cricket Board admitted that no contract was ever sent to Blessing Muzarabani to play in the PSL but insisted that a firm verbal agreement was reached with the Zimbabwe pacer and he had breached the trust while joining the Indian Premier League.
The PCB recently imposed a two-year ban on Muzarabani from playing in the PSL claiming he breached a contract with Islamabad United and joined IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders.
The fast bowler’s agent, Rob Humphries tore into the PCB on Sunday in a social media post for the ban and claimed his client neither took part in the PSL players auction nor signed any contract with Islamabad United.
Humphries said the ban was excessive and unjustified.
But sources in the PCB while conceding no contract was signed with Rabbani claimed that a clear verbal agreement between both the parties was reached.
The source said this was also clear in the PCB announcement about the ban that despite a clear offer and an unequivocal acceptance of essential terms, the player chose to disregard these obligations in favour of a conflicting arrangement.
The PCB source said once essential terms — including remuneration and structure — are agreed upon through written correspondence, a binding obligation is formed.
But Humphries said after talks began with Islamabad United they had made it clear that unless they had a contract they couldn’t apply for an NOC from the Zimbabwe Cricket.
“We've remained quiet publicly over the last six weeks because we did not wish to create or cause anymore animosity for the Pakistan Super League/Pakistan Cricket Board than they had already created for themselves,” Humphries’ statement said.
"[On] 13 February, Blessing [was] approached by Islamabad United about a playing opportunity for the 2026 PSL. The deal [was] agreed subject to obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Zimbabwe Cricket.
“An NOC cannot be obtained without a contract from the PSL. Islamabad United/PSL announced the signing to the world via social media,” it said.
Humphries further urged the PCB to gracefully withdraw the ban and accept this situation risen out of an administrative error at their end.
Muzarabani was taken by Islamabad as a replacement for West Indian pacer Shamar Joseph for USD 40,000.
