INTERNSHIP

REPORT
On

THE

TIMES OF
INDIA-SPORTS
NEWS ANALYSIS &
REPORTING
SUBMITTED TO
MS.TANU BHARGAVA
SUBMITTED BY
CHIRAG SACHDEVA
A2028712146
AMITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
AMITY UNIVERSITY

INDEX
S.No.

Topic

Page

1.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2.

CERTIFICATE

3.

DECLARATION

4.

CERTIFICATE OF JOININGCALL LETTER

5.

SUMMER INTERNSHIP
FORM

6.

CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION

7.

CHAPTER 2-COMPANY
PROFILE

8.

CHAPTER 3-INTERNSHIP
REPORT-WEEKLY
PROGRESS REPORT

9.

CHAPTER 4-ARTICLES
WRITTEN

10. CHAPTER 5-RESEARCH

ANALYSIS
11. CHAPTER 6-CONCLUSION

12. INTERNAL EVALUATION

FORM
13. CERTIFICATE OF
COMPLETION OF
INTERNSHIP
14. BIBLIOGRAPHY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my gratitude and sincere
thanks to Mrs. Tanu Bhargava, faculty of ASCO,
for her invaluable guidance and support which
provided me with an opportunity to run the
basics of brand management.
I want to pay sincere thanks to her, under
whom, I did my project work and learned
various tools and techniques. He helped me
learn the practical applications of all the tools of
the media industry. I would like to thank my
parents and all my friends for their supportive
nature and benevolence and constant intimate
support with all possible help in this project.
I am sure that all the knowledge and experience
gained during my project will go a long way in
enhancing my knowledge and strengthening my
career prospects in advertising.

CERTIFICATE
Chirag,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a month long
training/internship with us. You are required to bring a hard copy of
your resume. You may also bring with yourself, any articles that you
may have written or have had published.
Yours Sincerely
Kavita Abrol.

KavitaAbrol
Human Resources
Bennett , Coleman & Co. Ltd
Times House , 7, Bahadur Shah ZafarMarg
New Delhi - 110 103
Tel No: 011 23302278

DECLARATION

I the undersigned solemnly declare that the Report of

the Project Work entitled Sports News Analysis And
Reporting, is based on my own work carried out during
the course of

my study under the supervision and

guidance of Mrs. Tanu Bhargava.

I declare that the statements made and conclusions

drawn are an outcome of my Project Work. I further
declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the
Project Report does not contain any part/work which has
been

submitted

for

the

award

of

any

other

degree/diploma/certificate in this University or any

other University.

_______
_____

(Signature
of the Candidate)

Name of the Candidate:

Chirag Sachdeva

INTRODUCTION
OF
The Times Of India

The first edition appears on November 3, 1838 known as "The

Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce", later to be known as
The Times of India.

The first edition appears on November 3, 1838 known as "The

Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce". The issue is published
twice a week. Dr. J.E. Brennan, the first editor, also Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce. Rs 30/- is the annual subscription.

1846
The newspaper experiences proprietary changes and Dr.
George Brit appointed editor.

1850

Shareholders decide to increase the share capital and the

paper converted into a daily

1855
Telegraph Services opens up in India shortly afterwards,
the paper

signs an agreement with Reuters for raising news

coverage and

lowering subscription rates. That old tie was

renewed in 2006 with

the

pact

between

TIMESNOW

&

Reuters

1861
Editor Robert Knight amalgamates The Bombay
Times,

Bombay

Standard

and

Bombay

Telegraph & Courier to form 'The Times of

India' and gives it a national character.

1880
The Times of India Weekly edition
launched.The Times of India weekly
edition launched, to meet the need
for

a weekend paper. This later came to

be

known as the Illustrated Weekly of

India in 1923.The Times of India Weekly edition launched.

1890
Editor Henry Curwen buys TOI in partnership with Charles
Kane.

1892

Following the death of Henry Curwen, T. J. Bennett becomes the

editor and enters into a partnership with F.M. Coleman to form a
joint stock company - Bennett, Colemen & Co. Ltd. (BCCL).

1902
The paper moves in to its current office
opposite CST. It started out at the Parsi
Bazar and then moved on to Churchgate
where

things

got

so

bad

that

editor

Bennett had to complete his editorial elsewhere after the ceiling fan
collapsed in his room.

1907
Editor

Stanley

production

by

Reed

revolutionises

extending

the

news

deadline

to

midnight. Until then any news that came in

after 5pm was held over for the next day.
TOI's first price war under editor Stanley
Reed: price cut from 4 annas to 1 anna; circulation rises 5
times.

1923
Evening News of India launched

1929

The Times Of India Illustrated Weekly renamedThe Illustrated

Weekly Of India

1930
The Column "Bombay 100 Years ago" published

1930
The Column "Bombay 100 Years ago" published First movie
review published

1940
First time news items appeared on the front page

1946
For the first time the paper transfers to Indian ownership.
Seth Ramakrishna Dalmia buys out Bennett, Coleman &
Co.Ltd. for Rs. 2 crores.

1948
Sahu Jain Group become the owners of the
company. Shanti Prasad Jain is the first
Chairman of the group

1950
Navbharat

Times

launched

 The TOI Crest changes from the lions to elephants

Dharmayug, Hindi weekly pictorial magazine launched
Frank Moraes succeeded Ivor Jehu to become the first Indian
editor (1950-57)R K Laxmans common man cartoon starts.

1952
Filmfare- first film magazine in

English

launched

1959
Femina- first womens magazine in English launched

1961
The Economic Times launched

1962
Maharashtra Times launched

1965
FeminaMiss India contest started.

1987
Printing of The Times of India from
Kandivili Press

in Mumbai.

1988Times of India completes 150 years. Special stamp released.

1991
BBC features Times of India among world's six great newspapers

1994
Bombay Times, the sassy colour supplement that chronicles the
changing lifestyle mores of a globalising city is launched.

1996
Times of India carry its first colour photograph. Times of India
crosses 1 million mark in circulation.

1998
BCCL enters into music market with Times
Music.

1999
Indiatimes.com launched

1999
BCCL enters music retailing business with Planet M and
radio broadcasting business with Radio Mirchi

2000

TOI crosses the 2 million mark in circulation.

2001
TOI goes all colour and storms Delhi by being

"Number One"

2003
President APJ Abdul Kalam visits TOI
to

inaugurate Times Foundation

2004
Television business launched with the launch of a
lifestyle and

entertainment channel called ZOOME

Paper launched, Timescape- the Times Group Intranet

launched. Launch of the jobs portal, Times Jobs
http://www.timesjobs.com.

TimesJobs.com pioneered the concept of job

fairs in India, branded as

Big Leap.

2005
MT Largest read Marathi Newspaper in Mumbai
IRS survey
TOI Goes daily full colour
Mumbai Mirror launched
TimesMatri.com

- Launched in August - re-launched as

SimplyMarry.com in December 2006.

2006
TIMES NOW TV News Channel launched

ET first newspaper available on cell phone

Mumbai Mirror Afternoon edition launched
Offers Mumbai Mirror or Maharashtra Times as complimentary copy
with TOI at a price of
Rs.4/- TOI The only English
language daily to feature among the top 10 with a readership of
131.4 lakhs- IRS Survey by Hansa ResearchTimes Group MD, Mr
Vineet Jain awarded the scroll of honour for being the new age
media guru - Hero Honda Indian TV Academy AwardsTimescape the
Times Group Intranet portal re-launched - now powered by SAP
Netweaver BCCL goes live on SAP systemMagicBricks.com
launched in October 2006 targets the Online Real Estate Space
Smart Hire launched April 2006, is witnessing stupendous growth
with its focus on providing organisations with end-to-end
recruitment solutions. Ads2Book.com The Worlds Only Global Ad
Booking Engine - Relaunched in August 2006With intensive R&D,
the Net-2-Print classifieds booking system Ads2Book.com was
created and imbued with AI (artificial intelligence) that assisted
users through the entire process of Creating, Booking & Paying for
their Print Classified Ads, all from the comfort of their desktop.

2007
TOI the Indian Corporate Elites No. 1 newspaper - A
CNielsen Report
Whats Hot- a new weekly magazine delivered free with TOI
on every Friday
Times Group bags 5 gold and 1 silver at the ABBY Awards
TOI prints 2 city editions., one at 11pm and second 12.30 am

 BCCL wins SAP ACE 2007 Awards for Customer Excellence in

the best media sector implementation The Economic TimesGujarati Edition launched

Good Life World - launched April 2007is the future of Internet

in India, the concept of Click & Brick is just the right impetus
the Online Industry needs, as users are either to busy to log
on to the net for their personal needs or are not savvy enough
and need help. The Good Life World Centre allows users to
access the services offered by Times Business Solutions
portals from the Centre and make offline payments for online
services, thus ensuring ease of access and complete financial
security.

Businesses are in:

Publications,Finance,Music,Retailing,Media,Radio,Internet
products,Events, Charitable Trusts,Education.

Mission ofTIMES OF INDIA:

The Times of India Group is the aggregator of
content in any form in the infotainment Industry.
We collect & sell content to right target audience.

The Mantra
YOU ARE EMPOWERED

 STAGES OF GROWTH
To

empower the reader to live the life of their

dreams.
To facilitate better decision.
To provoke Thought
Global Experience.
Love for the community
Adopt the Readers worldwide view.
Liberate the mind
Cheerfulness in the circus of life.

We grow at this stage because:

OUR CENTRAL VALUE IS YOU!

COMPANY PROFILE
The Times Of India
Director : A. P. Parigi
Director : Sumir Chadha
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer : Dinesh
Wadhawan
Chairman : Vineet Jain
Chief Editor : Rajesh Karla
Owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., The Times Of
India also known as TOI is one of India's leading English daily
newspapers. TOI group has 45 dailies and periodicals in 3 languages
and 108 editions from 9 centres across the country and a combined
readership of over 40 million.
Started 170 years ago, the paper has earned credentials for its
authentic and up to date news publications. India's largest media
group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, along with this newspaper also
publishes " Economic Times", "Mumbai Mirror", the "Navbharat
Times" and "Maharastra Times". In January 2007, the Kannada
edition of the paper was launched in Karnataka's capital Bangalore.
The Times of India has its daily editions from New Delhi, Mumbai,
Kolkata, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Pune, Nagpur, Chandigarh, Patna,
Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mangalore.

Recently Times group has launched a controversial new business

initiative, called "Private Treaties." It offers to take an equity stake
in a company in exchange for advertising.
History of TOI
The Times of India came into being on November 3, 1838 and was
known as "The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce". Initially
the paper served only the British residents of western India.
Published twice a week on every Saturday and Wednesday, The
Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce contained news from
Europe, America and the sub- continent and was circulated between
India and Europe via regular steamships. From the year 1850 the
daily editions of the paper were started and the newspaper got its
present name in 1861.
In the 19th century, the company employed over 800 people and
had a good circulation in India and Europe. The Times of India was
originally British-owned and controlled. Ivor S. Jehu was its last
British editor, who left the editorship in 1950. After India's
Independence in 1947, the ownership of the paper was passed on
to the industrial family of Dalmiyas and later it was over by Sahu
Shanti Prasad Jain of the Sahu Jain group from Bijnore of Uttar
Pradesh.
TOI Circulation
The newspaper has the widest circulation among all Englishlanguage broadsheets with about 2.6 million daily paid copies. In
the year 2005, the newspaper reported that (with a daily circulation
of more than 2.4 million) it was certified by the Audit Bureau of
Circulations as the world's largest selling English broadsheet
newspaper.
TOI Sister Publications

Economic Times - A Financial daily

Navhbharat Times - Hindi Daily Newspaper

Maharashtra Times - Marathi Daily Newspaper

Mumbai Mirror - Morning newspaper from

Mumbai

Femina - Women's magazine published in

association with BBC

Filmfare - English Film Magazine published in

association with BBC

TOI Supplements
The Times of India comes with several city-specific supplements,
such as Delhi Times, Bombay Times, Lucknow Times, Bangalore
Times etc. These city supplements carry entertainment news,
gossips, page3 party news, photographs and other lifestyle related
happenings in metros and big cities.
Other major supplements of TOI include:
Times Wellness : Carries health related news and also provides
solution of your grievances by experts.
Education Times : Education Times is weekly supplement focussed
towards students and acts as a counselor and advisor for student
community.
Times Ascent : A weekly supplement Times Ascent seeks to
introduce more understanding of Human Resources and corporate
life related stories. Also carries the advertisements of various kinds
of jobs in India and abroad.
Times Drive : Times drive is a supplement related to auto-mobiles
and latest development in the industry.
Times Property : The weekly supplement has real estate and
property news.
Times Life : Times life comes once in a week carrying news about
life of personalities and famous people.
Times Classifieds : Carries advertisements regarding jobs, buy
and sell of items etc.
Times Matrimonial : Feature marriage advertisement of boys and
girls looking for match.
Rouge : A weekly supplement
Times en Vogue : A weekly supplement
Renowned People Associated with TOI

Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain

Indu Jain, chairperson

Jug Suraiya (Associate editor, Columnist,

Jugular Vein, cartoonist, Dubyaman II)

Shashi Tharoor - Edit page

Swaminathan Aiyar (Columnist and

"Swaminomics")

R. K. Laxman ("You Said It" editorial cartoon,

featuring the famous Common Man)

Popular Columnist

Jug Suraiya

Swaminathan Aiyar

Rashmee Roshan Lal

Bachi Karkaria

Shashi Tharoor

Shobha De

Tarun Vijaya

Gurcharan Das

Chidanand Rajghatta

TOI in Electronic Media

A 24 hour English news channel, TIMES NOW has been started
couple of years back by a joint venture between Reuters and the
Times Group. The company also owns an lifestyle TV channel Zoom and a radio channel - Radio Mirchi. One of India's leading
radio channel - Radio Mirchi is available in Delhi, Mumbai and other
important cities of India.
Times Group in Merchandise
Planet M: Times Retail, with Planet M outlets offer merchandise
from music to designer watches, books and cafes.

Times Group Events

The Times group organizes a number of fairs and exhibitions time-

to-time all over the country. Times Utsav Consumer fairs, Times
Ascent Job Fairs and Education Events are the fair and exhibitions
organised by the Times group. The Times Group sponsors Miss
World and Miss Universe events and played host to a galaxy of stars
at the Filmfare Awards. The group also organizes The Economic
Times Awards for Corporate Excellence or the Brand Equity Quiz.
Times Group in Social Services
The philanthropic arm of the Times group, the Times Foundation,
offers Non Government Organisations , institutions & others
organisations all over India, a good platform to converge and
address the country's developmental needs.
TOI in Internet
Times Group offers Internet services worldwide that covers
everything from art to airlines, knowledge events to telecom and
integrated marketing,. The site is visited by millions of users from
India and other countries of the world. Websites of Times group
are :
http://www.timesofindia.com (The Times of India)
http://www.economictimes.com (Economic Times)
http://www.indiatimes.com (Indiatimes)
http://www.epaper.timesofindia.com (TOI e Paper)
http://www.syndication.indiatimes.com (Times Syndication Service)
http://www.educationtimes.com (Education Times A
comprehensive education portal)
http://www.timesascent.in (Times Ascent A HR community portal)
http://www.timesjobs.com (Times Jobs.com A job portal)
http://www.simplymarry.com (Simply Marry.com A matrimonial

INTERNSHIP REPORT

WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTDAYS

DESCRIPTION

MONDAY

Article 1: Which teams would

be in the finals of ICC
WC'2015?

TUESDAY

Article 2: Arsenal Vs
Monaco(second leg)

WEDNESDAY

Article 3: Sri Lanka Vs South

Africa(quarter finals 1-ICC
WC'15)

THURSDAY

Article 4: India Vs
Bangladesh(quarter finals 2ICC WC'15)

FRIDAY

Article 5: Australia Vs
Pakistan(quarter finals 3-ICC
WC'15)

SATURDAY

Article 6: New Zealand Vs

West Indies(quarter finals 4ICC WC'15)

SUNDAY

Article 7: Manchester United

Vs Liverpool(BPL'2015)

WEEK #116th MARCH TO 23rd MARCH

WEEK #223rd MARCH TO 30th MARCH

DAYS
MONDAY

TUESDAYS

WEDNESDAYS
THURSDAYS

DESCRIPTION

Article 8: El Clasico( La
Liga'15)
Article 9: South Africa Vs New
Zealand( semi finals 1-ICC
WC'15)
OFF-no duty assigned
Article 10: India Vs
Australia( semi finals 2-ICC

WC'15)
FRIDAY

Statiscal methodology reading

from the internet-basics of
editing

SATURDAY

Reading seminar of Write

Better,Speak Better-Reader's
Digest

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Reading seminar of Write

Better,Speak Better-Reader's
Digest

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THURSDAY

Reading seminar of Write

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FRIDAY

Reading seminar of Write

Better,Speak Better-Reader's
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SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Article 11: Arsenal Vs Liverpool(

BPL'2015)
Evaluation of articles and
pointers for improvements

WEEK #46th APRIL TO 13th APRIL

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MONDAY

Evaluation of articles and

pointers for improvements

TUESDAY

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pointers for improvements

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pointers for improvements

THURSDAY

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pointers for improvements

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pointers for improvements

SATURDAY

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pointers for improvements

SUNDAY

Special Correspondent's views

on editing skills

WEEK #513th APRIL TO 15th APRIL

DAYS

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Sport's Editor gives his

techniques to write better
analytically

TUESDAY

Internal Evaluation
Assessment for overall
performance

WEDNESDAY

Result declaration and

certificate distribution to
interns

ARTICLES WRITTEN

ARTICLE 1:WHICH TEAMS WOULD BE IN THE FINALS OF

THE ICC WORLDCUP 2015?

Cricket like any other sport is based on

consistency. There is not much of a difference
between home ground morale booster and
away ground consistency of performance,as
both the tools provide sufficient results so as
to qualify for higher battles. If we take the
examples of the both the cases we get two
teams who would deserve to be called
upon,namely New Zealand & India,which are
supporting the former and latter cases
respectively.
New Zealand is partially on it's home ground
where-in fans go all-out on cheering and
hooting for their nation's lads to do a
wonderful task of blasting boundaries and
taking insane,bail-shaking wickets. This is
one of the most significant reasons as to why
there is a high morale game on the Kiwi's
side,apart from the magnificent players it
has,to do what is needed to take the trophy
home.
India on the other side is consistent with it's
strategies and game-play at such an intense
level that out of the six games played as of
now,they have managed to wrap-up all the
opponent teams with a sensational effort by
the bowlers to not look at anything but the
all-ten-wickets-down strategy or in simple
words,all-out. Of course,the batsmen have

done a decent job themselves of managing to

score according to the required run-rate.
Even though it is not the Indian's home
ground,they have supporters from all the
parts of the world ranging from anything
between thirty-forty percentage of the total
number of spectators who are all their diehard fans.
This world cup is just the beginning of a new
revolution based on how humanity works in
play by all casts,religions present in our
human race,who have come together as one
in order to take this game to the next level.
As asked by a radio jockey to a Pakistani,who
craves to see his team with the trophy,that
after two consecutive matches being lost
what he would do if Pakistan is eliminated
from this tournament, the man
wholeheartedly replied that he wouldn't
frown as his next best team of preference to
take away the winning slot is India,who is
playing at high stakes at it's performance.
This shows how every individual loves each
other irrespective of the cruelty opposed by
certain democratic leaders. Sports is merely
a way to bring together nations from all
around the globe.
The Kiwi's have been impressive too with a
win-rate of hundred percent as they stood

undefeated in all the six matches played with

teams like Australia and Sri Lanka being
present in the same pool. New Zealand tops
the chart of it's pool with twelve points in
hand being chased by none other than the
Aussies with nine points. This amazing
performance is just a way to show that they
are ready to face any team coming up as
they have a tight bond between the team
mates and a perfect gel-in to thrust into any
other team's strategy. Also,the fans have
been at their best by loud cries of joy for
every wicket that is taken and every
boundary that is crossed. The supporters of
the Kiwi's team easily rounds-up to a neverdescending percentage of sixty and above
which is more than half of the total
spectators howling around for the wrath of
gods to demolish their opponents.
Coming up next to face the undefeated
squad of the Kiwi's in the Quarter Finals is
West Indies,who have a track record of
coming out of the blue to destroy the state of
happiness around the best teams.
Nonetheless,predictions have given an upperhand to New Zealand to take this match
away to the semi's like any other normal day
of cricket for them,after their glorious
performance in the early stages. With the

doubt of coin flipping on the Indies side,it is a

very crucial stage for the Kiwi's as one
mistake could possibly make them as
endangered as the their national bird and
push them out of this knock-out tournament
of extraordinary gentlemen.
According to further calculations &
analysis,New Zealand might have to face the
feared South Africans in the Semi's while on
the other hand,India would be going through
living hell themselves by facing their all-time
feared team of Aussies,especially after being
defeated to them in the Tri-series. India's
mid-summer nightmare of facing the Aussies
would only be after their win against
Bangladesh and Australia's win against
Pakistan,as clearly the track records show
would happen.
"Money comes and goes but sportsmanship
comes and grows." With this thought in
mind,it would be enthralling to witness New
Zealand & India in the finals of the ICC
Worldcup 2015 as they have retained the
position of being the favourites ,and as
always may the best team win the glory they
deserve.

ARTICLE 2:ARSENAL Vs MONACO(second leg)

Arsenal's first leg performance at their home

ground left them astounded with a defeat of
3-1 to Monaco,which almost left them without
a leg to advance to the quarter finals of the
Champions League.
However,on Tuesday,Arsenal's coach Arsene
Wenger, with a gambling of his own brought
his team to take vengeance in the away
ground,during the second leg ,pacing ahead
of Monaco with a clean sheet and the
scoreboard picturing a two nil defeat for the
home ground defending French team.
Being conscious of the fact that Monaco has
a new game-play and an amazing statistic,a
new game plan had to be executed and the
score of the second leg should have resulted
in three times the number of goals scored by
Monaco,so as to retain a spot by the Gunners
in the quarter finals.
Trailing a 3-1 score in the first leg,Monaco
was playing blindly on high stakes just when
Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey created
holes in the opposition's net as well as
dreams to take the game away easily. Both
the Gunners came out of the brink to shine
as stars of progression & hope for Arsenal's
living dream of UEFA Champions League ,a
tournament where nothing but champions

from all the leagues qualify to hold the most

prestigious trophy in the world of football.
The much needed third goal was a story
untold and the great chances for the Gunners
were directed in the opposite direction which
seemed a million miles away when the clock
ticked it's longest hand to put a halt to the
game. Monaco slipped into the quarter finals
and left Arsenal dumbstruck of what just
happened even after a thrashing,one-sided
game as seen in the second leg.
Arsene Wenger,was thoroughly disappointed
as his team was disqualified after equalising
3-3 on an aggregate with Monaco, who was
getting an upper-hand due to higher number
of goals being scored on the away ground.
According to a few remarks said by the
coach,the one that really makes a difference
in the 21st century is the fact that the away
goal rule was created in the 1960's and is
being given a lot weight in the present times.
Chelsea was eliminated from the Champions
League due to the same reason which made
Wegner comment on the rule further that it
was outdated and is bringing the best of
teams to pay for it. Arsene made a defending
remark on his team's performance with
Monaco and said that the only reason they

lost in the first leg was because of tiredness

which followed them after their game with
West Ham,which they won 3-0,and he added
on saying that Monaco did not deserve to
qualify.
Nonetheless,the French team has made it to
the quarter finals,irrespective of what the
scenario might have been and at the end of
the day that is all that matters. The prime
focus of Wenger's team has now shifted to
the Premiere League where they stand on the
third place with just one point behind the
second,Manchester City and seven points
behind Chelsea who stand with their chest
held high on the first position. With teams
like City and Chelsea,it is definitely no walk in
the park for the Gunners so their game needs
to be sprinted upon,both metaphorically and
literally on the ground.

Article 3:SRI LANKA Vs SOUTH AFRICA(QUARTER FINAL

1-ICC WC 2015)

A sunny day for the South Africans to storm

into the semi's at Sydney,on Wednesday.
With a crowd of twenty eight thousand
spectators to witness the first quarter finals
of the ICC Worldcup 2015, between South
Africa and Sri Lanka,was marked by two
historic events in sight that were celebrated
with fireworks and were given respect with
tears being shed all around.
Firstly,South Africa's first victory ever in a
Worldcup knockout game and lastly,the end
of an invulnerable partnership seen in this
swanky game,as Jayawardene and
Sangakkara have both retired from the
international form of the pompous sport of
Cricket.
With over four hundred ODIs played by both
the sportsmen and above twelve thousand
runs scored by each one of them,they hold a
record breaking partnership of more than
eleven thousand runs with sixty plus
centuries and thirty fifties scored together as
an insane duplet of partners in crime. They
have left a splendid benchmark for other
batsmen in their termination process of
bidding byes to the imperial era of the sport
they have loved more than their lives,and
made this game interesting for the viewers
who have held no grudge against the

wonderful innings and classy shots they have

managed to pull-off.
South Africa's win was a cracker as they
broke their jinx of elimination in a knockout
game in the Worldcup. They won by nine
wickets,Amla being the only batsmen taken
out by Malinga. One hundred and thirty three
was to be chased by the African's and the
target was fulfilled with one hundred and
ninety two balls remaining,which is the
largest victory in terms of balls remaining.
With a towering partnership of ninety four
runs in seventy balls, Du Plessis(21runs off
31balls) and De Kock(78runs off 57balls) lead
the tusking Africans one step closer to the
finals. JP Duminy's hattrick in the first innings
paid off well as a morale booster and a
source of inspiration for the batsmen to do a
plush job at batting their way to glory.
Although this was Sri Lanka's second lowest
score against South Africa in a
Worldcup,Sangakkara was just one stumping
away to set a record of his own,of being the
only wicket keeper to add hundred stumpings
to his name in the ODI format of the game.
There was a no fairy tale ending for
Jayawardene and Sangakkara but the
farewell definitely made them feel lighthearted and flooded tears all across the

ground,with hearts throbbing as fast as a

galloping horse to bid these champions a
much deserved goodbye for their
transcendent way of style and class brought
upon this game.
After-all,even the most colourful rainbow is
created by a mixture of depressing rainfall
and illuminating sun rays,so was this game a
solution of both the emotions being
portrayed and felt.

Article 4:BANGLADESH Vs INDIA(QUARTER FINAL 2-ICC

WC 2015)

On Thursday,India has shown a great scope

of improvement in it's sense of bowling
pattern adopted as it retained it's streak of
taking all the wickets on the MCG,for the
seventh time in a row & roaring into the
semi's against the best improved team of this
Worldcup,Bangladesh,who had advanced into
the quarter finals after taking on teams like
England,who were once masters of the game
of cricket.
The first innings were pretty tight as India
had lost Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli in
the beginning of ten overs. Not much of the
runs were scored in thirty five overs of the
innings,just when Rohit Sharma tied the rope
of the sinking boat of the Indians to his hands
and brought it to the shore. He went on to
score one hundred and thirty seven off one
hundred and twenty six balls. Suresh Raina
chipped in a quick sixty five to his name and
to add up to his team's total which made
quite a difference in the overall performance
for the champs.
India managed to reach a sum total of three
hundred and two runs,with a tinge of luck by
their side as Rohit Sharma would have gone
at an earlier stage with ninety runs in
hand,on Rubel Hossain's delivery which was
fortunately above the waist-height and was

therefore declared a no-ball.

At one hundred and fifteen with a loss of
three wickets,when India needed some
magical hope to raise them and pull up their
socks,came in these two victory-driven
batsmen to pull-off a trick better than most of
the magicians that merely left the Tigers with
their mouths wide open and eyes popping
out. The last fifteen overs were troublesome
for Bangladesh as India did not hesitate on
taking any chance to go for the line that gave
them boundaries.
Bangladesh did a decent job in the bowlingfirst-half of their game and managed to take
six wonderfully strategised wickets but that
was exactly the number of overs they batted
well with an amazing run-rate,Tamim Iqbal
and Imrul Kayes scored thirty one runs off six
overs. The run-rate went drastically down the
drains & went for a toss when both these
batsmen fell in successive balls in the next
over itself.
India's bowling was once laughed upon with a
dozen of extras to mark a humiliating
over,and now it is one of their strongest point
which has made us question our own facts of
rechecking the charts where-in such an
accusation was written against their names.
With an improbable skill found in the arms of

the Indian bowlers throughout this

tournament,it comes as a hazardous warning
for the challenger lined-up to meet this
rebellious team in the semi's on 24th of this
month,exactly nine godly days after the Ides
of March when Julius Caesar was brutally
assassinated. God bless the opponents with
shields of iron as the hits coming up next are
surprisingly made of bullet strength shot from
a P90.

Article 5:AUSTRALIA Vs PAKISTAN(QUARTER FINAL 3ICC WC 2015)

The highly-motivated Kangaroo's went on like

jumping jacks into the semi's defeating
Pakistan. On Friday,a fine game was
witnessed when Pakistan went on to bat first
and set a score for the home heroes to
chase.
Opening from Pakistan's end were Ahmed
Shehzad and Sarfraz Ahmed. Their strokes
were short-lived as the batsmen were
dismissed at five and ten runs respectively,in
a matter of just five overs. Along came Haris
Sohail and Misbah-Ul-Haq,who were focused
at one point which was to gain stability over
a couple of balls and not play any risky shots.
The ground-shaking innings of Pakistanis
gained some control and managed to take
the scoreboard to a hundred runs. In about
twenty overs,both the batsmen went for a
toss and lost their wickets too. The Pakistanis
scored a not-so-grand total of two hundred
and thirteen runs with a fall of all the
wickets,and a single ball remaining in
completion of the fifty overs inning.
Clearly,with a run-rate of 4.26, there was less
hope left for Pakistan to get through the four
times champions,unless a great spell would
have been casted by them. Talking about
great spells,Mitchell Starc and Josh
Hazlewood were the spell-masters from the

Australian side,2-40 and 4-35 in ten overs

each respectively.
Australia,being confident of becoming the
victors,played a few careless shots
themselves which resulted in the loss of early
wickets of David Warner and Aaron Finch,who
were expected to give a ripping performance.
Nonetheless,Steven Smith(sixty five runs)
and Shane Watson(sixty four runs) took an
amazing stand to score eighty runs in
partnership,which raised the bars of hope for
their teammates. The fall of Smith's wicket
got the low-runners pacing again and made a
mirage of victory in the eyes of the
Pakistanis,which in-return made them a bit
casual and free-minded. Glenn
Maxwell,pulled it off with a spectacular strike
rate of 151.72 and closed all the doors for the
opponents to get into the semi finals of this
game-changing Worldcup.
After a great defeat at the Tri-series, India
must be devastated to see Australia in the
semis. However, it is all about channelising
the negativity and fear into mind-boggling
innings of success & pride. India is pumped
up with seven consecutive wins in this
tournament so it would be wrong to make a
guess about which team has it to reach the
top,but the fact remains the better team

would see glory touching their feet while the

other might just slip off it.
Article 6:NEW ZEALAND Vs WEST INDIES(QUARTER
FINAL 4-ICC WC 2015)

Just when viewers felt that this was a low

scoring Worldcup,New Zealand smashed all
such suspicions held. Saturday was marked
by great Cricket as New Zealand did not just
advance into the semi's by conquering West
Indies but it also shook other teams,who are
dreading to face them soon.
The Kiwi's batted first with Martin Guptill and
Brendon McCullum as the openers. With the
highest runs scored in ICC Worldcup
2015,Guptill was applauded by the whole
stadium including the away fans. Being
persistent with his rooted and anchored
innings,Martin scored two hundred and thirty
seven with an unthinkable strike rate of
145.4,not out. Ross Taylor followed his
footsteps and added on some crucial forty
two runs until he was run-out by Ramdin.
Four wickets in-hand,New Zealand scored
three hundred and ninety three runs,the
highest runs scored in the quarters and
second highest throughout the
Worldcup,after Australia who scored four
hundred and fifteen against Afghanistan.
West Indies left-arm orthodox spin
bowler,Suleiman Benn, took three wickets
with a fiery spell and a good economy rate
but the other bowlers were picked upon one
by one & were proved costly against the

indestructible team of the Kiwis.

Chris Gayle,after his stunning double century
in this Worldcup(two hundred and fifteen
runs),being the first to score in this
Worldcup,came along with Johnson Charles to
open from the Caribbean side to show-off
their skills and score as much as possible,in
the least of balls. Although the intention was
to score some more,wickets fell like leaves
from tree in the season of fall. The only
reason why the Kiwis were getting in a lather
was because Gayle survived each time,even
after three opportunities given to them of
catch-outs. Formidable Gayle left the ground
in a span of a few overs at sixty one runs
with 184.8 as his unremarkable strike rate.
Jason Holder scored forty two runs with a
decent strike rate of 161.5 and added a few
necessary runs to his team's total. As soon as
these two batsmen were eliminated,West
Indies was at a bad state & the Kiwis
wrapped it up at two hundred and fifty in
30.3 overs. Trent Boult took four massive
wickets,Tim Southee and Daniel Vettori took
two each and lead their team win by a huge
margin of one hundred and forty three runs.
South Africa is going to meet New Zealand in
the semi final on the 26 of March,2015. They
better have their A-game on in order to

compete with a Herculean team of the

flapping & slapping Kiwis.
Article 7:MANCHESTER UNITED Vs LIVERPOOL

Manchester United,with a mediocre record of

winning away games,adds a victory to it's
record against their rivals,Liverpool. There
are just a few teams like West Ham United
who are as close to Manchester United with
the charts beeping in red light signifying the
low win rate at away grounds. No
wonder,today's game at Anfield was nerveracking for most of the United supporters.
Juan Mata,a brilliant performer of classy
finishings to his shots in the Barclay's
Premiere League,proved to be handy even
today. He scored an early,sweeping goal by
gently receiving a through-ball between four
Liverpool players. The far-post finesse and
the kick-to-the-corner-flag celebration by
Mata on the 14th minute of the game
electrified the crowd with melodious cheering
for their team.
The first half was calm,calm before the storm
hit in. Steven Gerrard came roaring-in with a
frustrated body language and made a
reckless challenge with a clear stamp on
Ander Herrera,within forty six seconds of the
second half and he was red carded for the
same.
With one-man-down,Liverpool's aggression
went on,so did the game. United took this
great opportunity of dismissal of Gerrard and

called upon a substitution of Ashley Young by

none other than the Argentine,Di Maria. At
the 59th minute,the Argentinian proved his
worth by a marvellous through-lob pass
towards Mata,who in-return made no mistake
in converting a beautiful ball like that into an
eye-catching,scissor-kicked goal.
This rivalry took a great turn when Daniel
Sturridge,one of the best players in this
league,scored a galloping goal on the 69th
minute. With many more chances being
created and an offensive gameplay being
witnessed,what was going to happen next
was simply unpredictable.
Manchester United got a chance to triple the
score from that of Liverpool's after Emre Can
fouled Daley Blind & United won a penalty.
The game became more dramatic after
Rooney missing the penalty. It didn't prove to
be that costly as the game ended with United
being the vanquishers.

Article 8:BARCELONA Vs REAL MADRID( EL CLASICO)

The much awaited El Clasico resulted with a

bang for the away fans as Barcelona took it
away from Madrid,with a score of 2-1,at their
home ground Nou Camp,on Sunday evening.
Suarez scored his first El Clasico goal in the
56th minute,which was the winning goal for
Barcelona as well as an important ascendent
in the points table. Barcelona is leading with
four points ahead of Madrid,in the charts
after this last meeting of the eternal rivals.
This win could probably be a crucial win for
the race of the Spanish La Liga title.
Th first half was under Madrid's control,with
immense pressure building from their side on
the home team. However,the opening goal
by Jeremy Mathieu in the 19th minute,with a
header past Iker Casillas,did get Madrid's
heart racing as the home crowd started
booing at every touch by their most beloved
player,Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo,just managed to score the
equilizer for Madrid,right before half-time.
The superb back-heel assist from Benzema
was credited more than the goal contributed
by Ronaldo. Ronaldo and Bale are always
under the limelight,although Benzema is
usually the unsung hero of this team,with
various such marvellous assists and goals
too.

Luis Suarez came out as the saviour for his

team and he is proved to be a good &
successful buy on the transfer sheets for
Barcelona,especially after scoring in the most
climacteric match of the Spanish league. 'It
means a lot to have scored against Madrid &
it is the most important goal of my career as
of now', he said. It was a jaw-dropping sprint
from Suarez to get across the closing-in
defenders,Sergio Ramos and Pepe. He made
a decent amount of space which resulted in a
well-struck shot at the far corner,rifled ahead
of the goalkeeper,Casillas.
The game looked to be slipping away from
Barcelona in the first half. 'Goal by Ronaldo
calmed us down and we started working on
our regular game of maintaining high
possession,ground passing and in the
end,creating chances',as said by Luis
Enrique,triumphant Barca's coach.
Gareth Bale thought he had scored from a
perfectly timed flicked-header from
Ronaldo,just when their hopes were crushed
by the raised offside flag against the
Portuguese.
There were more thrashing goals expected
from Barcelona,Neymar missed both the
opportunities and the desperately needed
third goal seemed far-fetched.

'The league is more competitive now and to

be victorious,we had to play the whole of 90
minutes just like we did in the first half,'
Madrid's coach,Ancelotti added.
Real Madrid's head is down burdened with
the shame of defeat after the previous
Clasico's victory but with ten games
remaining for both the splendid teams,the
race for the title continues & the winner
remains a mystery.

Article 9:SOUTH AFRICA Vs NEW ZEALAND (SEMIFINAL 1- ICC WC)

A rainy day at the field and a stunningly

sunny day for the Kiwis as they have
qualified for the first time in history in the
Worldcup finals against a charming team of
fine cricketers,South Africa.
New Zealand's winning streak continues with
a eighth game consecutive win even though
the match had been suspended and cut-short
to forty three overs,due to rainfall.
Chasing two hundred and ninety seven off
two hundred and fifty eight balls seemed like
a decent score from the Africans to get
themselves in the finals. The Kiwis did not
disappoint their fans and qualified,not just in
the tournament but within the hearts of the
spectators as well.
South Africa batted first and created a burst
of cries from their supporters with two early
wickets of Hashim Amla and De Kock. Du
Plessis came in next and pulled off an outstanding inning with eighty two runs off
hundred and seven balls. AB de Villiers
scored sixty five from forty five balls and
swooped the run-rate. David Miller had an
inconceivable strike rate of 272.2,with forty
nine runs in the last seven overs.
With a loss of just five wickets,South Africa
put up a great show for the Kiwis to become
the show-stoppers. CJ Anderson and T Bolt

took three and two wickets respectively,to

slow down the striding run-rate of the
Africans. Although Anderson spelled
brilliantly, South Africa was vengeful in his
over and gave him a poor bowling economy
of 12.
Grant Elliot was the man of the match with
eighty four runs off seventy three balls,not
out. The last winning-blow was struck for a
six by Elliot when five runs were needed off
two balls. With McCullum opening for the
Kiwis,a lot had gone down for the Africans
mentality, just when he managed to damage
them physically by a mind-blowing strike rate
of 226.9 with fifty nine runs. Corey Anderson
contributed with an incredible fifty eight off
fifty seven balls and helped in building a
lacking partnership,with none other than
Elliot himself.
Morne Morkel had a treacherous spell with
three wickets added to his team's efforts to
take it away. Dale Steyn and Duminy took
one and two wickets respectively,at a cost of
being expensive.
Nevertheless, it was a fantastic semi-final
and the Kiwis are pepped up to meet the next
set of contenders,either Australia or India,for
the finals of ICC Worldcup 2015.

Article 10:AUSTRALIA Vs INDIA(SEMI FINAL 2-ICC WC)

The first defeat of the Indians at the ICC

Worldcup 2015 marked by none other than
the Australians has ended a wild streak of
seven wins for India.
Australia won the toss and chose to batas
would India do,when asked to the captain,MS
Dhoni. Being a thrilling sportsman he took
the challenge of bowling as India stood high
with a great ranking of bowlers who would
settle for nothing but ten wickets.
Aaron Finch and David Warner were the
openers for Australia. The game seemed to
be moving in a slow rhythm and it
unexpectedly turned into a turtle race with
an early wicket of Warner. Next up was
Steven Smith,who gathered the courage of
taking Warner's dismissal in the positive
direction & came out as the biggest
contribution for Australia in gloriously
winning it to the finals. With a smooth and
steady yet effective partnership with Finch of
one hundred and eighty two runs,the extra
boost to the turtles was given and it reached
an acceleration of matching upto the number
of balls. Two hundred runs were on the board
for Australia and many more talented
cricketers were left to dutch in their efforts.
Mitchell Johnson,out of all the others was a
survivor who swung his bat like never before

& pulled off a fast twenty seven off just nine

balls with an unremarkable strike rate of 300.
At the end of the first innings,Australia put up
a great score of three hundred and twenty
eight,the highest India had ever chased in
this worldcup.
Umesh Yadav & Mohit Sharma walked handsin-hand as both of them took
spectacular,much needed four and two
wickets respectively,at the cost of giving the
maximum runs and proving themselves to
have been costlier than the booming rates of
petroleum,in terms of their bowling
economy.
There was not a single difference in the
batting line-up for the Indians,with Rohit
Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan opening. Both
played remarkably well and constructed the
first pillar of a required partnership of
seventy six runs. The pillar cracked open
when Dhawan was caught-out at forty five
runs. Virat Kohli's presence was undoubtedly
worse than his absence in today's game as
he missed a crucial catch and managed to
score a single run after disposing over two
essential overs. Ajinkya Rahane & MS Dhoni
tried to stir their sinking ship towards the
closest safe zone that was to reconstruct a
partnership and unfortunately it was the last

of decent batting seen in their innings,with

Rahane caught-out at forty four and Dhoni
run-out at sixty five,the highest an individual
scored from India.
Today's match was indeed a rare sight
witnessed throughout the tournament as it
was the first time India could not take ten
wickets of the opponents,the first time India
was all out and the very first time they lost in
this Worldcup. It was expected though as
Australia had not given them a single chance
to gather control even in the Tri-series played
before the Worldcup nor did they let them
win two out of four test matches easily.
However,it will be one heck of a final with the
Kiwis and the Aussies fighting in their own
zones & partly sharing the worthy home
ground morale as they meet in the much
awaited finals on the 29th March,at MCG.

Article 11:ARSENAL Vs LIVERPOOL(BPL)

With a week of rest for the players and

restlessness for the fans,this weekend had
it's own perks with the kick-off of the
remaining premiere league matches. Arsenal
whooped through the match on their home
ground against Liverpool,with a 4-1 win.
The match was a fast-paced one with several
attacks from both the ends,with possessions
changing and curiosity building with
stupendous attacks in the first thirty five
minutes of the match. Sterling and Coutinho
missed one goal-scoring opportunity each in
the early phases of the match. Never did
they know that their misses could have been
so crucial for the whole team.
Starting from the 37th minute right upto the
end of the first half,the dynamics of football
were witnessed by the home supporters to
hoot as loud as they could. In a span of just
eight minutes,Liverpool was down by a
quotient of three goals which were
immensely struck that fulfilled two major
aspects of a wonderful goal,accuracy &
power. At the 37th minute,Bellerin broke the
Emirates deadlock for the Gunners,cutting in
from his right-hand side and scoring from his
left-foot. Four minutes after their first,Ozil
doubled the score from 25yards,with a freekick that went curling away from the

defensive wall,into the nets for a goal.

Sanchez went on to score the third right
before half-time by smashing a drive over the
keeper's head.
The second half began with a much needed
substitution from Liverpool,Daniel
Sturridge,in the hope to ignite the flame for
the darkened tunnels of Liverpool. Appealed
fouls by the visitors and the one-touch
passes from the home team shook heads all
the way and spiced up the match.
Sturridge's efforts were not responded well
by his team mates and were left in the mere
dream of being rewarded as various
opportunities created by this trickster were
wasted. Liverpool won a penalty on the 76th
minute,with Henderson luckily taking the first
goal to his name as the keeper managed to
dive in the right direction but mistimed his
leap for the save. This glimmered the leftover
hopes of the visitors which were eventually
shattered by the dismissal of Emre Can after
being yellow carded for the second time. The
curse of being red carded was assisted with
more misfortune of another goal by the
Gunners,Giroud being the man to wrap it up
in style on the 90 +1 minute of the game.
The Gunners have moved up to the second
position on the premiere league table leaving

Manchester City behind by two points

whereas Liverpool remains on the fifth spot
with a marginal gap from the top four teams
on the chart.

RESEARCH
ANALYSIS(EXPERIMENTATION) &
CONCLUSION(LEARNING
OUTCOME AND LIMITATIONS)
TOPIC:
Analysis of research done to write a newspaper article,
collection of statistical data and then editing of the article.

NEWSPAPERS INCLUDED:
1.

THE TIMES OF INDIA..

OBJECTIVE:

1. To find out the most popularly used angles of

covering the sports news.
2. To find out the statistical data to be used in the
article from the internet and from the live matches
as viewed on television.
3. To note down all the collected data in an assembled
manner and then to edit it for the sports article as
published in the newspaper.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:

STEP 1Collect various newspapers and open the sports section.

STEP 2-

View the writing patterns in the sports section and read as

much as possible to get a good knowledge of the style
used in the writing of a sports article.
STEP 3Watch live matches and follow live feeds on the internet to
stay updated regarding the match details and stats that
has to be covered in the article.

STEP 4Write down all the main leads of the sport being watched
with main highlights which need to be written as a part of
the article according to the time of happening,
systematically.
STEP 5With the main heading such as which team won,cover all
the 5Ws and 1H of writing an article in the inverted
pyramid style of writing with the most important part of
the story coming first followed by less important matter.
STEP 6Edit the article and make it of approximately 500 words so
as to not make it boring for the daily reader of the
newspaper.

CONCLUSIONLEARNING OUTCOMES:There were many aspects of

learning such as1.Learnt analytical skills which
helped in a much more organised
pattern of study so as to be
methodical in the style of writing.
2.Learnt various steps involved in
the digging of information from
live RSS feeds and live
matches,which were all collected
so as to form a factual article.
3. Improved my writing and
speaking skills in the english
language.

4. Reading skills were replenished

after being assigned to read a
Readers Digest book called
WRITE BETTER,SPEAK BETTER.

LIMITATIONS1. Field trips to grounds where

the matches were being played
was not possible as they were
taking place in foreign nations.
Therefore,the experience of being
a journalist was a incomplete.
2.Live Interviews of sportsmen
were not possible which would
have enhanced the quality of the
articles.

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1. GOOGLE.COM
2. SCRIBD.COM
3. WIKIPEDIA.COM