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Former Indian hockey forward Mohammad Shahid died aged 56 on Wednesday. He had been ailing for the last few months due to kidney and lung complications. He was being treated at a hospital in Gurgaon.Known for his quick footwork and dribbling, Shahid was a member of the last Indian hockey team to have won an Olympic gold -- at the 1980 Moscow Games, where he scored the winning goal against Spain in the final. He participated in two more Games, belonging to the generation of Indian hockey players who had to transition from grass to astro turfs.?A product of Sports College Lucknow, Shahid was well known for his half push-half hit; with his left hand on top of the handle and his right half low down around the centre of the stick, he would slam the ball towards a team-mate with minimum back-lift.He was part of the Indian team that won the Asian Games silver medal in New Delhi in 1982, and the Asian Games bronze in Seoul in 1986, following which he became a member of the Asian All Star team. Shahid also had a brief stint as Indias captain, between 1985 and 1986.?Born on April 14, 1960 in Varanasi, Shahid made his debut for India at the age of 19; he played in the Junior World Cup in 1979, against France. Shahid then came into the limelight in 1980 when he made his debut with the senior side in a four-nation tournament in Kuala Lumpur under the captaincy of Vasudevan Baskaran.Shahid was awarded the Best Forward player at the 1980 Champions Trophy in Karachi, though India had a disappointing tournament and finished fifth. He received the Arjuna Award in 1981, as well as the Padma Shri in 1986. Shahid also represented the Indian Railways hockey team in a number of National Hockey Championships, and even won a title in Delhi, in 1988.Overall, Shahid played 167 times for India and scored 66 goals. His last international game was in the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.?After his retirement, Shahid joined the Indian railways in Varanasi. He is survived by his wife Parveen Shahid, and twin children, son Mohammad Saif and daughter Heena Shahid.?(Stats courtesy BG Joshi) Custom Nike New York Yankees Jerseys . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. Custom Nike Baseball Jerseys Online .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. https://www.customnikebaseballjerseys.com/401n-custom-nike-chicago-cubs-jerseys-baseball.html . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Cheap Custom Nike Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping .Y. - Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. Custom Nike Minnesota Twins Jerseys . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. The members of the College Football Playoff selection committee have been assigned two FBS conferences each to monitor throughout the season as they have in the past, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Saturday.New committee chairman Kirby Hocutt doesnt have any conferences to monitor because of his duty as chairman.The CFP stresses that the committee members are not advocates for these leagues; rather, their jobs are to make sure the other committee members have the most relevant, up-to-date information on each conference and to provide reports on their respective leagues.It is always important to be clear about the role of the point persons, Hancock said. They are not advocates for teams in a conference or for any independent institution. They will not speak on behalf of any conference or institution during the committees deliberations or represent any cconferences or independent institutions interests during those deliberations.dddddddddddd.Their function is to gather information and ensure that it is available to the committee. Their role is purely for the purpose of objective fact-gathering.The assignments for the season:?American -- Barry Alvarez and Jeff BowerACC -- Condoleezza Rice and Rob MullensBig Ten -- Jeff Long and Tyrone WillinghamBig 12 -- Steve Wieberg and Barry AlvarezConference USA -- Rob Mullens and Tom JernstedtMid-American -- Bobby Johnson and Condoleezza RiceMountain West -- Tyrone Willingham and Herb DeromediPac-12 -- Tom Jernstedt and Bobby JohnsonSEC -- Dan Radakovich and Steve WiebergSun Belt -- Jeff Bower and Dan RadakovichIndependents - Herb Deromedi and Jeff Long ' ' '