Shepherds International Academy holds 4th annual sports day
Mangaluru, January 6, 2024: Shepherds International Academy (SIA) conducted its 4th Annual Sports Day on January 6, 2024, at Mangala Stadium. The event witnessed the active participation of students, staff, and guests, featuring various sports competitions.
The opening ceremony commenced with the school flag hoisting by Chief Guest D.M. Aslam, President of the Dakshina Kannada District Football Association, and Anup Nair, Senior HR of ABB in Dubai. School officials, including Chairman Ar Mohammed Nissar and Principal Lubna Banu, were present.
The day included a march past by Capella and Sirius Houses, a mass drill by students, and a performance by Montessori children on the theme of Chandrayan3. Karate competition winners were acknowledged, and Chief Guests commended the school's management for their support.
Various races and games, such as 25, 50, and 100-meter races, hula hoop race, rabbit-turtle race, obstacle races, and three-legged race, took place. Team Sirius emerged as the overall champion.
The closing ceremony featured the lowering of the school flag by chief guests Likitha K.V, Rajitha Madhuraj, and Sharvari Shetty, along with Principal Lubna Banu. The event concluded with the national anthem.
The 4th Annual Sports Day at SIA focused on promoting physical fitness and instilling qualities like determination, teamwork, and leadership among students.
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Cummins doubtful for T20 World Cup? It's quite grey right now, says Aus head coach
Melbourne (PTI): Australia skipper Pat Cummins' chances of playing at next year's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka are "quite grey at the moment" as he battles a back stress issue that has affected his participation in the ongoing Ashes series against England.
Cummins returned to play the third Ashes Test in Adelaide after missing the opening two matches, picking up six wickets to help Australia clinch the series 3-0.
However, the Australian Test and ODI skipper will take no further part in the series and even his participation at the T20 World Cup is also uncertain. All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is Australia's T20I captain.
"Looking forward to the World Cup, whether he will be there or not, I can't really say. It's quite grey at the moment. We're hopeful," head coach Andrew McDonald was quoted as saying by 'ESPNCricinfo'.
The fast bowler was diagnosed with a lumbar stress reaction during Australia's tour of the West Indies in July. He underwent rehabilitation before being cleared for a carefully managed return in Adelaide.
"He's pulled up fine. He won't play any part in the rest of the series and that was a discussion that we had a long time out around his return," McDonald said.
"We were taking on some risk and people that reported on that would understand the risk associated with that rebuild. We've now won the series and that was the goal.
"So, to position him for further risk and jeopardise him long-term is not something that we want to do and Pat's really comfortable with that," he added.
The T20 World Cup is scheduled to begin on February 7 across India and Sri Lanka with the summit clash set for March 8.
Australia's first match is on February 11 against Ireland at Colombo. Although Cummins captains the Test and ODI teams, all-rounder Mitch Marsh leads Australia in the shortest format.
