Senior bureaucrat Praveen Mahajan became the first woman president of the All India Tennis Association (AITA), replacing Anil Khanna?on Thursday.Mahajan, a former IRS officer, was appointed after the Executive Committee of AITA unanimously chose her for the post until the election is conducted.Mahajan was the first woman chief of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), the apex policy-making body for indirect taxes, and is now posted in Jodhpur as an administrative member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).The Ministry had asked Khanna to quit, arguing that his election as president in 2012 was against the Sports Code that bars officials from re-election after serving two consecutive terms of four years. A cooling off period of four years is required before being eligible for the post again.After offering to quit, Khanna was re-elected AITA president recently for a four-year term till 2020, but refused to take it up until the issue was resolved. Eventually he decided to quit the position.AITA then held an Executive Committee meeting and as per its Constitution elevated Mahajan, one of the 10 vice presidents.AITA will hold a Special General Meeting by March 31, 2017 to allow the members to elect the president for the remaining period, ending in 2020.Apart from Mahajan, only two other Vice Presidents, including Chintan Parikh (from Gujarat) and Aneil Mahajan (from Madhya Pradesh), were eligible for the post of President as per the age and tenure conditions of the Sports Code.Mahajans standing is much better and much higher. Since she herself has worked with the government, she knows how to deal with the government and no one can say we have chose someone from inside, said Hironmoy Chatterjee, AITA Secretary General. Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. http://www.cheapjerseysnikenfl.com/ . It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys China . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. Nike NFL Jerseys China . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. Despite Baylor s impending coaching change and a late-season slump, the school still intends to play in a postseason bowl, athletic director Mack Rhoades said Monday.Our intent, at this time, is to accept a bowl bid for our student-athletes who have worked so hard to earn it over the course of this season, Rhoades said in a statement provided to ESPN. Our focus, as it has been throughout the season, is on our student-athletes and trying to finish strong against a great West Virginia team this weekend in Morgantown.Interim coach Jim Grobe signed an eight-month contract earlier this year, when he replaced fired coach Art Briles. Grobe reiterated Monday that he would not be a candidate for thhe position in 2017 and said its doubtful the new coach would retain any of the current assistants, in part because of their ties to Briles.ddddddddddddThe Bears (6-5) opened the season 6-0 and were ranked No. 8 in the Associated Press poll but have since lost five consecutive games. After a 35-34 loss to Texas on Oct. 29, Baylor lost four more by an average margin of 25 points.Following the Nov. 19 loss to Kansas State, several seniors told Baylor officials that they wanted to participate in a bowl game. Baylor ends the regular season Saturday at West Virginia. ' ' '