Stowe receives ski racing safety grant
KELLY BRUSH FOUNDATION AWARDS SKI RACING SAFETY GRANTSSTOWE AND ASPEN SKI CLUBS AMONG RECIPIENTSBURLINGTON, Vermont (Nov. 24, 2008) Just as ski resorts are opening for the season, the Kelly Brush Foundation kicked off its 2008/2009 Ski Racing Safety is No Accident Campaign with the announcement of over $20,000 in grants to ski racing clubs and programs across the country. The grants are part of a campaign to promote and improve ski racing safety.Among the recipients are some of the most prestigious racing programs in the nation including the Mount Mansfield Ski Club at Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont and the Aspen Valley Ski Club at Aspen in Colorado. Each club won a $10,000 grant earmarked for enhancing safety on the trails where their young racers train and race.”The Kelly Brush Foundation is working to raise the bar when it comes to safety in ski training and racing. We really want safety to be foremost in everybody’s mind anytime a ski racer is racing or training on the hill,” said Charlie Brush, a founder of the KellyBrush Foundation. “The goal of the Ski Racing Safety is No Accident Campaign is to facilitate safety enhancements and promote awareness in the ski racing community including officials, coaches, athletes and parents.”Brush founded the nonprofit along with his family and friends after his daughter Kelly Brush was paralyzed in a ski racing accident in 2006. Ever since, the foundation has been working to improve ski racing safety as well as providing adaptive sports equipment to those living with spinal cord injury and supporting the U.S. Disabled Ski Team.Igor Vanovac, Director of Mount Mansfield Ski Club, said the grant will be used to purchase state-of-the-art safety fencing to line a new race course at Stowe Mountain Resort.”As one of the most important training sites in Vermont and a leader in the nation, Mount Mansfield Ski Club sets the standard for ski racing and training. This Kelly Brush Foundation grant allows us to bring the very latest in safety technology to our race venue and athletes, which is an absolute priority for our club,” Vanovac said.So far this season grants from the Ski Racing Safety is No Accident Campaign include:* $10,000 grant to Aspen Valley Ski Club in Aspen, Colo. for safety fencing* $10,000 grant to Mount Mansfield Ski Club in Stowe, Vt. for safety fencing* $2,500 grant to Green Mountain Valley School in Waitsfield, Vt. for safety equipment* $1,000 grant to the Middlebury College Ski Team in Middlebury, Vt. for safety equipment* Ski Racing Safety is No Accident posters to 450 ski clubs and race programs across the United States to raise ski racing safety awareness.About the foundation: The Kelly Brush Foundation is a nonprofit 501c(3) organization dedicated to improving ski racing safety, enhancing the quality of life for those withspinal cord injury(SCI) through providing adaptive sports equipment, advancing scientific research on SCI and supporting the U.S. Disabled Ski Team. Kelly Brush, together with her family and friends, started the foundation in 2006 after she sustained a spinal cord injury while racing in NCAA Div. 1 competition as a member of the Middlebury College Ski Team in Vermont. That injury left Kelly paralyzed from the chest down. The Kelly Brush Foundation affirms Kelly’s ongoing commitment to live life to the fullest on her own terms and better the lives of others living with SCI. www.kellybrushfoundation.org(link is external)###
Power-packed innings from Shikhar Dhawan and skipper Virat Kohli guided India to a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their first One Day International (ODI) at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium here on Sunday.Dhawan slammed 132 runs in 90 balls while Kohli smashed 82 runs off 70 deliveries. Both players forged a 197-run partnership for the second wicket, the highest in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka.It all went good for India in this match. After a little bit of punishment initially, their bowlers bounced back in style to restrict the hosts for 216 and then Dhawan and Kohli applied themselves perfectly to chase down the total with 21.1 overs (127 balls) remaining. This also helped them to record their biggest win, in terms of overs to spare, for a target of over 200.Coming in to chase a relatively low total, openers Rohit Sharma and Dhawan started the innings on a steady note but Rohit failed to support the Delhi batsman for long as he was dismissed in the fifth over with barely 23 runs on the board.AP PhotoIncoming batsman and skipper Kohli, along with Dhawan, then paced up the innings by thrashing the Sri Lankan bowlers all around the park. It was raining boundaries in the ground and stopped only after they reached the target. Dhawan slammed 20 boundaries and three sixes while Kohli hit 10 boundaries and one six.Earlier, Sri Lanka wasted a good start to allow Indian spinners to bounce back in style and restrict the hosts to 216.For Sri Lanka, openers Niroshan Dickwella (64) and Anjelo Mathews (36 not out) were the major contributors to the cause.advertisementUnlike the Test series, which the hosts lost 0-3, Sri Lanka started the limited overs campaign on a good note as their top order stood up to the occasion. The top three batsmen maintained a perfect run-rate till the halfway-mark of the allotted 50 overs.India’s ploy to use pacer Jasprit Bumrah as the first change also failed as all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was brought in for Bumrah, was smashed by the Sri Lankan batman. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar also failed to click this time.But soon, after 12 overs, when the spinners were introduced, it was India gaining the upper edge as the Sri Lankan batsman found it difficult to tackle them.After Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and put Sri Lanka in to bat, Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka gave the perfect start to their team as both forged a 74-run partnership in 14 overs before the latter was sent back to the pavilion by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (74/1).Unperturbed by the fall of Gunathilaka’s wicket, incoming batsman Kusal Mendis (36) along with Dickwella continued the pace and built up a 65-run stand for the second wicket. But just when things seemed good in the middle, Dickwella was adjudged leg before wicket off Kedar Jadhav in the 25th over (139/2).AP PhotoIt was just after Dickwella’s wicket that the Sri Lankans lost the plot and started losing their wickets at regular intervals. Apart from the top-three batsmen, no other player stood up to the Indian pressure and went back to the pavilion one by one.Anjelo Mathews (36 not out) somehow managed to stick at the wicket but lack of support from the other end resulted in a low total for the hosts.Mathews apart, other middle-order batsmen Upul Tharanga (13), Chamara Kapugedera (1) Wanidu Hasaranga (2) scored a total of 16 runs only.Lower-order players Thisara Perera (0), Lakshan Sandakan (5) and Lasith Malinga (8) tried to make up for the middle-order collapse but failed and thus, after a perfect start, the Islanders were restricted to 216.For India, left-arm spinner Axar Patel scalped three wickets while Bumrah, Chahal and Jadhav took two wickets each.
Real Madrid Marcelo signs new contract at Real Madrid until 2022 Matthew Judge Last updated 2 years ago 20:51 13/9/2017 FacebookTwitterRedditcopy Comments(1) 
Getty Images Real Madrid Marcelo Real Madrid v APOEL APOEL UEFA Champions League The Brazilian inked fresh terms with the Liga champions on the same day that he received a two-game ban for kicking out at an opponent Real Madrid defender Marcelo has signed a new contract until 2022.Marcelo, 29, will appear before the media at 1400 CET (1300 GMT) on Thursday after putting pen to paper on fresh terms with the Liga champions.Madrid 7/2 to retain CL Article continues below Editors’ Picks ‘I’m getting better’ – Can Man Utd flop Fred save his Old Trafford career? Why Barcelona god Messi will never be worshipped in the same way in Argentina Lyon treble & England heartbreak: The full story behind Lucy Bronze’s dramatic 2019 Liverpool v Man City is now the league’s biggest rivalry and the bitterness is growing The news came on the same day that the Brazilian received a two-game ban for kicking out at an opponent during Saturday’s surprise 1-1 draw against Levante.
Marcelo was sent off towards the end of the clash at the Santiago Bernabeu after kicking out at Jefferson Lerma, with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) later confirming his suspension.He will still be available for selection as Real take on APOEL in their Champions League group-stage opener on Wednesday, with the ban only taking domestic clashes into consideration.The suspension means the defender will miss Real’s Liga games against high-flying Real Sociedad on Sunday and Real Betis on September 20.Real have made a stuttering start to the new season, beating Deportivo La Coruna 3-0 before following that victory up with draws against Valencia and then Levante on home soil.