This year, the 17 students on Notre Dame’s first-ever women’s rugby club team are making school history and starting a successful program with an 84-0 win already under their belts. The team at Notre Dame formed during the 2009-10 school year, but began competing in matches this fall. Priscilla Nyankson, a sophomore who joined the team last year, said it has been a great experience so far. “We’re making Notre Dame history,” Nyankson said. “It’s one of the coolest things I’ve done here as of yet. A lot of people coming here aren’t going to be varsity athletes, but with rugby I get to play a sport and be part of a team.” After a loss in their first scrimmage against Eastern Illinois University, the team had two successive wins, including the 84-0 win Saturday over Northwestern University. “I noticed that we made a lot of mistakes in the scrimmage because we didn’t know a lot of the rules,” Nyankson said, “but with that we were able to learn a lot.” Learning the rules of the game was something almost all of the girls went through together, Nyankson said. Although everyone on the team was an athlete in high school, only two or three had ever played rugby before. “It was definitely difficult for everybody. We were learning something totally new,” Nyankson said. “It was kind of frustrating in the beginning.” Despite these difficulties, Nyankson was hooked on the sport ever since she began last year. “It was super exciting,” Nyankson said. “Even waking up at 6:30 in the morning last year for practice, yeah you kind of cry about it, but after you feel great about it. We really bonded as a team and it was really nice to be a part of something like that.” Last year the team was much larger, with around 30 members. Sophomore returning member Veronica Ryan said many girls were intimidated by the roughness when they began practicing the game as a contact sport. “We couldn’t play contact until the very end of the year, so there were a lot of girls who showed up then realized that they didn’t like the contact part of the sport,” Ryan said. Because they lost some players in the spring, the team hopes to recruit throughout the season. Nyankson said no experience is needed and everyone is encouraged to try it. “We’re absolutely looking for people of all ages to join,” Nyankson said. “None of us knew how to play. We can teach you everything you need to know.” The team meets Monday through Friday, with two days of contact practice, two days of weight lifting and one day of practicing plays and game-like situations. They play matches Saturdays on McGlinn Fields. The team has two home matches and two away matches remaining this season. The next home match is against DePaul University on Oct. 9 at 9 a.m. Once the official season ends, the team will practice for the rest of the year. Senior player Danielle Tan said that the team has high hopes for the future. “Notre Dame is so big on tradition, and we’re really hoping that the team becomes a permanent part of the tradition here,” Tan said. read more

Jamie Carragher says it’s almost impossible for defenders to move their arms out of the way when they’re running – Advertisement – Former Manchester Utd and Aston Villa goalkeeper Mark Bosnich says the current handball law is ‘leading to utter confusion’ 1:01 2:53 He wrote: “I propose to reconsider the old text of Law 12 which, in its extreme conciseness, provided almost all factors that the referees must bear in mind in order to assess whether a handball should be held intentional or not.“I believe that going back to the previous wording, perhaps reviewed and integrated by a provision which does not allow goals to be scored with a hand/arm, is an option to be taken into account.”Handball could be discussed as part of the summary of law changes made for the 2020-21 season. At IFAB’s 2020 annual general meeting in February, clarification on the 2019 changes was provided over which part of the arm represented handball, and which should not be given as handball.IFAB’s panels may propose further clarification on the handball law for the 2021-22 season. It is understood a proposal from former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger – now head of global development at FIFA – will be looked at. He proposes that a player should be onside if any part of their body that can score a goal is behind or level with the relevant defender.It is possible the panels will make a recommendation for new proposals on offside to be trialled next season.VAR itself is on the IFAB agenda, but it is understood this is to highlight to the panels that responsibility for the implementation of the technology has now passed to FIFA. – Advertisement – Wednesday 18th November 7:00pm The panels will also consider the temporary dispensation to increase the number of substitutes allowed to a maximum of five, and whether it would be helpful to further extend this beyond 2021 to assist teams and competitions managing a congested and delayed schedule as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Proposals around the offside law will also be considered, after video assistant referee (VAR) technology inevitably led to increasingly marginal decisions. Football’s lawmakers will discuss the controversial handball rule when they gather virtually next week, Sky Sports News has confirmed.The agenda for the next meeting of the technical and football advisory panels of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) does not explicitly mention handball, but it is understood it will be talked about on November 23.- Advertisement – Kick off 7:45pm UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin wrote to his FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino last month asking that IFAB look again at the law, which was changed in 2019 in a bid to make it less subjective.Ceferin said there was “growing frustration and discomfort” within football over the law changes and how they were being applied.He highlighted the difficulty of defining what a ‘natural’ body position was when the ball strikes the hand, or when it strikes a hand or arm above shoulder height, and also the amendment which meant even unintentional handball by an attacking team directly before a goal is scored should be penalised. – Advertisement – read more

Shubman Gill was the leading run-getter for India in the Under-19 World Cup.Prithvi Shaw made a century on Test debut for India.Delhi Capitals lost to Chennai Super Kings in their opening game. Now, with the name of the Delhi franchise changing from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Capitals, the stage is set for a resumption of the battle between the Under-19 stars. There is an added incentive for both players. Gill made his debut in the series in New Zealand while Shaw had a stellar debut for the Indian cricket team by scoring a century on Test debut against West Indies. A solid performance from either Shaw or Gill could potentially fetch them a ticket to the Indian squad for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 which will be held in England.Gill and Shaw have already shown their mettle in domestic cricket, Shaw more so. Shubman has been in fine form ever since the World Cup in New Zealand and although he did not do well on debut in New Zealand, he has displayed his class in IPL 2019, having finished a close game against Sunrisers Hyderabad with two sixes.The battle between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders is important, but it is a contest between two of the next-generation talents for Indian cricket. New Delhi: Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi and Manjot Kalra. These are few names who played a vital part in India’s glorious Under-19 campaign in 2018 when they clinched the title by defeating Australia in the final in Mount Maunganui. All these guys made the next big jump when they were selected in the 2018 Indian Premier League. Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw made an impression for Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils respectively while Shivam Mavi made an impression for Kolkata Knight Riders. Kamlesh Nagarkoti, though, was injured and could not play in the tournament while Manjot Kalra remained on the fringes of the Daredevils side.In 2019, Nagarkoti and Mavi could not feature in the two-time IPL champions squad due to injuries but in the Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2019 clash at the Feroz Shah Kotla, a reunion was once again witnessed between Shaw and Gill. Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals are the only two sides that have taken the bulk of the India Under-19 stars in their line-up. In the previous encounter between the two sides in 2018 at the Kotla, Shaw got the better of Gill with the India Under-19 captain scoring 62 off 44 balls while Gill scored just 37 off 29 balls as Kolkata Knight Riders lost by 55 runs to the Delhi Daredevils. For all the Latest Sports News News, Indian Premier League News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps. highlights read more

The Amerindian Act of 2006 is set to be amended following the completion of the consultation process which isIndigenous Peoples’ Affairs Minister Sydney Allicockcurrently underway.The Amerindian Act of 2006 was intended to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of the indigenous people, including the right to life, liberty, expression, movement and the protection from slavery and forced labour.However, Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Minister Sydney Allicock posited that the current Act left much to be desired as it inadequately covered Amerindian rights, especially as it pertained to land rights. As such, he related that an amendment of the Act was necessary so as to address and resolve many of the conflicts surrounding land rights within indigenous communities.He revealed that the Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Ministry has already commenced consultations with stakeholders, including village leaders and the Nationals Toshaos Council (NTC), on the revision of the Act.Allicock went on to explain that the issue of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), which is enshrined in the Act, has been ignored throughout the years. As such, the consultation will be placing emphasis on the issue. FPIC is the principle that a community has the right to give or withhold its consent to proposed projects that may affect the lands they customarily own, occupy or otherwise use. FPIC is now a key principle in international law and jurisprudence related to indigenous peoples. It implies informed, non-coercive negotiations between investors, companies or governments and indigenous peoples prior to the development and establishment of oil palm estates, timber plantations or other enterprises on their customary lands.This principle means that those who wish to use the customary lands belonging to indigenous communities must enter into negotiations with them. It is the communities who have the right to decide whether they will agree to the project or not once they have a full and accurate understanding of the implications of the project on them and their customary land. As most commonly interpreted, the right to FPIC is meant to allow for indigenous peoples to reach consensus and make decisions according to their customary systems of decision-making.The Minister pointed out that while the consultation process should have been at a more advanced level, Government is keen on involving all the indigenous peoples and their representatives. Therefore, the South Indigenous Group is heavily involved in the revision and amendment of the Act.“We believe that some of the things could be easily amended to allow us to move the process of land settlements…We are encouraging other indigenous groups and organisations to help to come up with ideas that will assist in moving the process forward,” Allicock declared. read more