BHOPAL, FEB 29
Running a planned race Sinimol Paulose comfortably emerged winner in the women's 1500metres race and completed her golden double as she had earlier claimed gold in 800 metres in the 14th Federation Cup National Athletics Championship sponsored by Airport Authority of India at Tantya Tope Stadium here today.
Sinimol today convered the 1500 metres distance in 4:23.71s on the final day of the four0-day meet.
In the last final Surendra Singh too completed his double gold by winning men's energy-consuming 10000 metres final with a timing of 29:52.69s. C. Hamza faced another defeat from Ravinder of Delhi in men's 1500m final. Ravinder won the event with 3:52.01s while Hamza clocked 3:52.38s.
Sinimol Paulose abd Kuldev Singh won the title of best female and male athlete by securing 1096 and 1112 points, respectively. Jharkhand emerged on top with 11 gold, three silver and seven bronze while Army Sports Control Board came second with 7 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Results: Men: Pole Vault: 1 Gajanan Upadhhay (Jharkhand) 4.90m; 2 Bimin K.P. (Kerala) 4.80; 3 Sunder Singh (BSF) 4.60m. 400m: 1 Virender Kumar Pankaj (UP) 47.10m; 2 P.Shankar ONGC) 47.40; 3 V.B.Bineesh (Kerala) 47.52.Shot Put: 1 Om Prakash (Haryana) 18.44; 2 P.B.Giri (ASCB) 17.66; 3 Satyender Kumar Singh (Jharkhand)17.47. 100 Relay: 1 Jharkhand (B.G.Nagraj,Ajay Kumar Naik, Ashu Bhatia, Ritesh Anand) 41.12; 2 A.S.C.B. (K.B.Sivadevan,Sameer Mon, Srinivasan R.,Krishna Mohan) 42.66; 3 Kerala (Roshan Issac John,Jiby Peter, Jali P.I., Freji Jose) 42.88.400 Relay: 1 A.S.C.B. (Abubakar, Arun Raj, Sarish Paul, Siju S R) 3:18.60; 2 BSNL (V.Girish, V.Srinivasa Rao,Vikas Puthran, Sunil Joseph) 3:18.87; 3 Tamil Nadu (M.P.Parthiban, T.Balamurugan, Gnanasekaran, T.Karu Pannan) 3:19.66. 1500m: 1 Ravinder (Delhi)3:52.01; 2 C.Hamza (A.S.C.B) 3:52.38; 3 Pritam Bind (ONGC) 3:52.66. 10,000m: 1 Surender Singh (A.S.C.B) 29:52.69; 2 Santosh Patel (Jharkhand) 30:10.91; 3Soji Mathew (Kerala) 30:29.42.
Women: Discus: 1 Seema Antil (CRPF) 57.54; 2 Harwant Kaur (Punjab Police) 56.16;3 Saroj Sihag (CRPF) 48.79. 400m: 1 Chitra K.Somaon (ONGC) 53.59; 2 Mandeep Kaur (ONGC) 53.88, 3 S.Geetha (Andhra Pradesh 54.23. Long Jump: 1 Mayookha Johny Kerala) 6.32; 2 J.J.Shobha (AP)6.22; 3 Prajusha M A (Kerala) 6.19.100m relay: 1 Andhra Pradesh (K.Ramasarwani, K.Sowjanya, N Sudha, H.M.Jyothi) 47.34; 2 Kerala (Saumya Mohan, Bindhu B., Beevi Rajan, Priya P.K.) 47.40; 3 Jharkhand (Tripti Prabha Dass,Poonam Bojanna, G.D.Goramma, Gurbari Soy) 49.60. 400 Relay: AP (K.Sowjanya, Iyleen Samantha, K.Mirdula, S.Geetha) 3:48.70; 2 Kerala (Anu Mariam Jose, Chinchu Jose, Sona V J, Dayana John Selvan) 3:50.72; 3 West Bangal 4:08.14.Hammer Throw: 1 Sukanya Mishra (UP) 49.33; 2 Gunjan Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 47.72; 3 Vipin Kumari (CRPF) 47.57. 1500m: 1 Sinimole Paulose (Jharkhand) 4:23.71; 2 Bindhu S.R. (Kerala) 4:33.75; 3 Priyanka Singh Patel (UP) 4:34.22. 10,000m: 1 Preeja Sreedharan (Kerala) 36:36.22; 2 Kavita Raut (Maharastra) 37:03.96; 3 Preeti L. Rao (Jharkhand) 38:07.17.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Dharamvir, Amit hog limelight in HWC Meet
HWC Managing Director Dr R K Ranga receiving Haryana Agriculture Minister HS Chatha.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oQyz1sQbo-o/R8gH_3o2aLI/AAAAAAAABnc/Voc4vA3Tq48/s1600-h/183.jpg">
100 metres race in progress.
Girls presenting a cultural programme.
PANCHKULA, FEB 29
Dharamvir and Amit Kumar, both of Rewari, cornered glory in athletic competitions on the opening day of the two-day 10th Annual Sports Meet of Haryana Warehousing Corporation at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Sector 3 here today.
Dharamvir sprinted to glory by winning the 100 metres and 200 metres races in the track events and long jump in the field event. Dharamvir displayed better finishing to push Amit Kumar to second position and emerged the fastest athlete of the meet by winning 100 metres dash. While Dharamvir clocked 13.48 seconds, Amit timed 13.50 seconds. Dharamvir completed a golden double by winning 200 metres. Dhirpal of Rohtak and Dilbag Singh of Kaithal got silver and bronze, respectively. Dharamvir also claimed bronze medal in the one-lap race and silver in 800 metres.
With a leap of 4.70 metes, Dharamvir finished on top in the long jump event.
Amit proved better in 400 and 800 metres races which he won with ease. In 800 metres final, Amit clocked 2.31 seconds while silver medallist Dharamvir clocked 2:42 seconds.
Rewari maintained their supremacy as Dilawar Singh defeated Bodh Raj of Kurukshetra by 21-16, 21-16 in the badminton singles final. Dharamvir of Rewari finished third at the expense of Vivek of Hisar whom he beat by 21-16, 21-18.
Panchkula dominated the table tennis competitons. Their paddlers emerged winners in the singles as well as doubles. In the singles final, CK Sood rallied to beat his colleague VK Chakravarty 9-11, 11-8, 11-8. Later Sood and Chakravarty partnered to down another Panchkula duo of RK Nayyar and Sandeep Gujaral.
Earlier, Haryana Agriculture Minister HS Chatha inaugurated the meet amidst realsing of balloons. He also took salute at the march past by 10 teams, including Head Office. Chief Parliamentary Secretray Dharamvir Singh presided over the opening ceremony. HWC Managing Director Dr R K Ranga and members of the organising committee welcomed the guests.
Results: Athletics: 100m: 1 Dharamvir (Rewari) 13.48; 2 Amit Kumar (Rewari) 13.50; 3 Rajit Kumar (Kurukshetra) 13.54. 200m: 1 Dharamvir (Rewari); 2 Dhirpal (Rohtak); 3 DilbagSingh (Kaithal). 400m: 1 Amit Kumar (Rewari), 2 Dilbag Singh (Kaithal); 3 Dharamvir (Rewari). 800m: Amit Kumar (Rewari) 2:31; 2 Dharamvir (Rewari) 2.42; 3 Gulshan Kumar (Panchkula) 2.55.
Long jump: 1 Dharamvir (Rewari) 4.70 m; 2 Gulshan Kumar (Panchkula) 4.59m; 3 Rajinder (Faridabad) 4.50m. Shot put: 1 Mahinder Singh (Kurukshetra) 8.74m; 2 Dalip Singh (Hisar) 7.75m; 3 Mohan Lal (Sirsa) 7.35m.
Badminton (singles): Final: Dilawar Singh (Rewari) bt Bodh Raj (Kurukshetra) 21-16, 21-16. For third and fourth places: Dharamvir (Rewari) bt Vivek (Hisar) 21-6, 21-8.
Table tennis singles (final): CK Sood (Pkl) bt VK Chakravarty (Pkl) 9-11, 11-8, 11-8. For third and fourth places: RK Nayyar (Pkl) bt Sandeep Gujral (Pkl) 11-8, 11-6. Doubles (final): VK Chakravarty/CK Sood (Pkl) bt RK Nayyar/Sandeep Gujaral (Pkl) 11-6, 10-12, 11-3. For third and fourth positions: Avinash Goel and Dilawar Singh (Rewari) bt Satish and DL Wadhawan (Faridabad) 11-3, 11-4.
100 metres race in progress.
Girls presenting a cultural programme.
PANCHKULA, FEB 29Dharamvir and Amit Kumar, both of Rewari, cornered glory in athletic competitions on the opening day of the two-day 10th Annual Sports Meet of Haryana Warehousing Corporation at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Sector 3 here today.
Dharamvir sprinted to glory by winning the 100 metres and 200 metres races in the track events and long jump in the field event. Dharamvir displayed better finishing to push Amit Kumar to second position and emerged the fastest athlete of the meet by winning 100 metres dash. While Dharamvir clocked 13.48 seconds, Amit timed 13.50 seconds. Dharamvir completed a golden double by winning 200 metres. Dhirpal of Rohtak and Dilbag Singh of Kaithal got silver and bronze, respectively. Dharamvir also claimed bronze medal in the one-lap race and silver in 800 metres.
With a leap of 4.70 metes, Dharamvir finished on top in the long jump event.
Amit proved better in 400 and 800 metres races which he won with ease. In 800 metres final, Amit clocked 2.31 seconds while silver medallist Dharamvir clocked 2:42 seconds.
Rewari maintained their supremacy as Dilawar Singh defeated Bodh Raj of Kurukshetra by 21-16, 21-16 in the badminton singles final. Dharamvir of Rewari finished third at the expense of Vivek of Hisar whom he beat by 21-16, 21-18.
Panchkula dominated the table tennis competitons. Their paddlers emerged winners in the singles as well as doubles. In the singles final, CK Sood rallied to beat his colleague VK Chakravarty 9-11, 11-8, 11-8. Later Sood and Chakravarty partnered to down another Panchkula duo of RK Nayyar and Sandeep Gujaral.
Earlier, Haryana Agriculture Minister HS Chatha inaugurated the meet amidst realsing of balloons. He also took salute at the march past by 10 teams, including Head Office. Chief Parliamentary Secretray Dharamvir Singh presided over the opening ceremony. HWC Managing Director Dr R K Ranga and members of the organising committee welcomed the guests.
Results: Athletics: 100m: 1 Dharamvir (Rewari) 13.48; 2 Amit Kumar (Rewari) 13.50; 3 Rajit Kumar (Kurukshetra) 13.54. 200m: 1 Dharamvir (Rewari); 2 Dhirpal (Rohtak); 3 DilbagSingh (Kaithal). 400m: 1 Amit Kumar (Rewari), 2 Dilbag Singh (Kaithal); 3 Dharamvir (Rewari). 800m: Amit Kumar (Rewari) 2:31; 2 Dharamvir (Rewari) 2.42; 3 Gulshan Kumar (Panchkula) 2.55.
Long jump: 1 Dharamvir (Rewari) 4.70 m; 2 Gulshan Kumar (Panchkula) 4.59m; 3 Rajinder (Faridabad) 4.50m. Shot put: 1 Mahinder Singh (Kurukshetra) 8.74m; 2 Dalip Singh (Hisar) 7.75m; 3 Mohan Lal (Sirsa) 7.35m.
Badminton (singles): Final: Dilawar Singh (Rewari) bt Bodh Raj (Kurukshetra) 21-16, 21-16. For third and fourth places: Dharamvir (Rewari) bt Vivek (Hisar) 21-6, 21-8.
Table tennis singles (final): CK Sood (Pkl) bt VK Chakravarty (Pkl) 9-11, 11-8, 11-8. For third and fourth places: RK Nayyar (Pkl) bt Sandeep Gujral (Pkl) 11-8, 11-6. Doubles (final): VK Chakravarty/CK Sood (Pkl) bt RK Nayyar/Sandeep Gujaral (Pkl) 11-6, 10-12, 11-3. For third and fourth positions: Avinash Goel and Dilawar Singh (Rewari) bt Satish and DL Wadhawan (Faridabad) 11-3, 11-4.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Khan shares lead in Johnnie Walker Classic
GURGAON, FEB 28
Unheralded Shamim Khan of India upstaged some of the biggest names in golf to grab a share of the first round lead at the Johnnie Walker Classic on Thursday. Khan fired a sparkling five-under-par 67 at DLF Golf and Country Club and set up the possibility of becoming the second Indian winner of a major tournament on home soil in the past month.
The slightly-built Indian was joined atop the leaderboard by Argentina’s Daniel Vancsik, who carded six birdies against a lone bogey in the US$2.5 million event dubbed the Asia Pacific’s premier golf tournament.
Khan’s stunning performance marked a memorable first day for the Indian contingent as Jeev Milkha Singh, the Asian Tour’s number one in 2006, ended the day in a share of third place alongside compatriot Rahil Gangjee and nine other players following a 68 while US-based Arjun Atwal, Shiv Kapur and Arjun Singh were a further stroke back.
Reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Liang Wen-chong of China also enjoyed a solid start when he overcame a double bogey for a 69. World number five Adam Scott of Australia battled into the mix with a 68 and could have led on his own if not for a double bogey on his 16th hole when he sprayed his tee shot into the water.
Three-time Major champion Vijay Singh of Fiji carded a 70 but Europe’s Ryder Cup stars Colin Montgomerie of Scotland and England’s Ian Poulter struggled with a 74 and 76 respectively.
The day however belonged to Khan. “I’m really happy that in such a star-studded field, I’m at the top of the leaderboard. I can’t explain it in words,” said a beaming Khan.
He took only 24 putts on the tricky DLF greens, holing from long range on the 11th and 16th holes and enjoyed a chip-in birdie as well on the seventh. If he continues to wield his putter like a magic wand, Khan’s world could well change this week. “My putting was very good. I took only 24 putts and I drove it good as well,” said Khan.
Jeev soared to the top of the leaderboard momentarily but late bogeys prevented him from taking the sole lead. He missed a short par putt on the 16th and found the hazard on 17th hole. “It’s a good test of golf,” said Jeev of the Arnold Palmer-designed course. “I played solid for 15 holes but caught a couple of bad breaks.”
Leading first round scores: 67 - Shamim Khan (Ind), Daniel Vancsik (Arg); 68 - Rahil Gangjee (Ind), Unho Park (Aus), Jason Knutzon (USA), Adam Scott (Aus), Paul Sheehan (AUS), Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Taichiro Kiyota (Jpn), Greg Chalmers (Aus), James Kamte (RSA), Robert-Jan Derksen (Ned), Mark Foster (Eng); 69 - Adam Bland (Aus), Soren Hansen (Den), Anthony Summers (Aus), Shiv Kapur (Ind), Liang Wen-chong (Chn), Arjun Atwal (Ind), Arjun Singh (Ind), Jose Manuel Lara (Esp), Adam Blyth (Aus), Hendrik Buhrmann (RSA); 70 - Digvijay Singh (Ind), Graeme Storm (Eng), Iain Steel (Mas), Jyoti Randhawa (Ind), James Nitties (Aus), Gaurav Ghei (Ind), Vijay Singh (Fij), Michael Long (Nzl), Martin Erlandsson (Swe), Prom Meesawat (Tha), Lee Won-joon (Aus), Lin Wen-tang (Tpe). Others: 72: S.S.P. Chowrasia (Ind); 74: Colin Montgomerie (Sco).
Unheralded Shamim Khan of India upstaged some of the biggest names in golf to grab a share of the first round lead at the Johnnie Walker Classic on Thursday. Khan fired a sparkling five-under-par 67 at DLF Golf and Country Club and set up the possibility of becoming the second Indian winner of a major tournament on home soil in the past month.
The slightly-built Indian was joined atop the leaderboard by Argentina’s Daniel Vancsik, who carded six birdies against a lone bogey in the US$2.5 million event dubbed the Asia Pacific’s premier golf tournament.
Khan’s stunning performance marked a memorable first day for the Indian contingent as Jeev Milkha Singh, the Asian Tour’s number one in 2006, ended the day in a share of third place alongside compatriot Rahil Gangjee and nine other players following a 68 while US-based Arjun Atwal, Shiv Kapur and Arjun Singh were a further stroke back.
Reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Liang Wen-chong of China also enjoyed a solid start when he overcame a double bogey for a 69. World number five Adam Scott of Australia battled into the mix with a 68 and could have led on his own if not for a double bogey on his 16th hole when he sprayed his tee shot into the water.
Three-time Major champion Vijay Singh of Fiji carded a 70 but Europe’s Ryder Cup stars Colin Montgomerie of Scotland and England’s Ian Poulter struggled with a 74 and 76 respectively.
The day however belonged to Khan. “I’m really happy that in such a star-studded field, I’m at the top of the leaderboard. I can’t explain it in words,” said a beaming Khan.
He took only 24 putts on the tricky DLF greens, holing from long range on the 11th and 16th holes and enjoyed a chip-in birdie as well on the seventh. If he continues to wield his putter like a magic wand, Khan’s world could well change this week. “My putting was very good. I took only 24 putts and I drove it good as well,” said Khan.
Jeev soared to the top of the leaderboard momentarily but late bogeys prevented him from taking the sole lead. He missed a short par putt on the 16th and found the hazard on 17th hole. “It’s a good test of golf,” said Jeev of the Arnold Palmer-designed course. “I played solid for 15 holes but caught a couple of bad breaks.”
Leading first round scores: 67 - Shamim Khan (Ind), Daniel Vancsik (Arg); 68 - Rahil Gangjee (Ind), Unho Park (Aus), Jason Knutzon (USA), Adam Scott (Aus), Paul Sheehan (AUS), Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Taichiro Kiyota (Jpn), Greg Chalmers (Aus), James Kamte (RSA), Robert-Jan Derksen (Ned), Mark Foster (Eng); 69 - Adam Bland (Aus), Soren Hansen (Den), Anthony Summers (Aus), Shiv Kapur (Ind), Liang Wen-chong (Chn), Arjun Atwal (Ind), Arjun Singh (Ind), Jose Manuel Lara (Esp), Adam Blyth (Aus), Hendrik Buhrmann (RSA); 70 - Digvijay Singh (Ind), Graeme Storm (Eng), Iain Steel (Mas), Jyoti Randhawa (Ind), James Nitties (Aus), Gaurav Ghei (Ind), Vijay Singh (Fij), Michael Long (Nzl), Martin Erlandsson (Swe), Prom Meesawat (Tha), Lee Won-joon (Aus), Lin Wen-tang (Tpe). Others: 72: S.S.P. Chowrasia (Ind); 74: Colin Montgomerie (Sco).
Sudha sets 3000m steeple chase record
Sudha Singh about to clear a hurdle on her way to establishing a new meet record in 3000 metres steeple chase.
BHOPAL, FEB 28
Sudha Singh of Jharkhand stole the show as she set a new meet record in 3000 metres steeplechase by clocking 10:29.92s on the penultimate day of the four-day 14th Federation Cup Athletics championships at the Tantiya Tope Stadium here on Thursday.
Sudha Singh, who has been dominating the women's 3000m steeplechase since inception of this event two years ago, however, fell short of her own national record of 10:18.76s. Her effort was better than Santhi Soundarajan's record of 10:44.76 established in 2006. Rajashree Patil of Maharashtra won the silver with a timing of 10:50.99.
In the men's long jump comeback man Maha Singh secured the gold with a distance of 7.57 metres. Returning after more than 18 months, Maha Singh managed to clear the distance in his penultimate attempt. His sequence of attempts was 7.39, 7.39, x, 7.43, 7.52, 7.57.
In women's shot put,Haryanvi Seema Antil, representing Central Reserve Police Force won the gold in the women's shot put with a release of 14.17metres. The silver went to her teammate Saroj Sihag (13.64m), who also hails from Haryana.
National record holder in high jump Hari Shankar Roy of Jharkhand managed to clear 2.15 metres for his gold, while Bendict Starley of Tamil Nadu (2.11m) won the silver.
Earlier, Y. Baladevi from Jharkhand won the 20 km walk clocking 1::43:33.69 ahead of National record holder L. Deepmala Devi (1::46:45.53s).
Jharkhand were leading the medal tally with eight gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Army Sports Control Board, with five gold and three bronze medals were at the second place. Kerala have so far bagged two gold, four silver and three bronze medals and were at the third spot. Andhra Pradesh have so far secured two gold, two silver and bronze medal and were at the fourth position. Punjab Police have captured two gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
According the Nitin Arya, System Administrator of AFI, Anju Bobby George will not participate in the tomorrow's event as her manager didn't confirm her entry.
WOMEN: 20 km walk: 1 Y.Baladevi (Jharkhand) 1::43:33.69; 2 L.Deepmala Devi (Manipur) 1::46:45.53; 3 Sandhya KJ (CRPF) 1::57:21.58.Javelin throw: 1 Suman Devi (UP)46.28; 2 Gurpreet Kaur (Haryana) 45.05;3 Chunki Chaudhary (CRPF) 42.78.Shot Put: Seema Antil (CRPF) 14.17m; 2 Saroj Sihag (CRPF) 13.64m;3 Patwant Kaur (Punjab) 12.64m. 3000 m steeple chase: 1 Sudha Singh (Jharkhand)10:29.92 NMR; 2 Rajashree Patil (Mah)10:50.99; 3 Kamlsh Bhagel (Jharkhand) 11:01.07.MR.:S. Shanti (TN) :10:44.76.NR:Sudha Singh (Jamshedpur) 10:18.76 25/10/07
MEN: High Jump: 1 Hari Shankar Roy (Jharkhand) 2.15m; 2 Beticstarley (TN) 2.11;3 L.Yogaraj (TN) 2.08m. Discus throw: 1 Simranjit Singh (BSF) 51.00m; 2 Sukhbir Singh (Punjab Police) 49.89m; 3 Rambir Singh (A.S.C.B.) 49.52. Long jump: 1 Maha Singh (Punjab) 7.57 m; 2 Pushpinder Singh (UP) 7.44m; 3 Amritpal Singh (Punjab Police) 7.42m. 3000m steeple chase: 1 Om Prakash (ASCB) 8:53.54; 2 Arun de Souza (AP) 9:00.91; 3 Elam Singh (ASCB) 9:01.12.110mh: 1 Krishna Mohan (A.S.C.B.) 14.27; 2 P.Muthu Samy (Tamil Nadu) 14.37;3 D.Prasad (AP) 14.70.
BHOPAL, FEB 28Sudha Singh of Jharkhand stole the show as she set a new meet record in 3000 metres steeplechase by clocking 10:29.92s on the penultimate day of the four-day 14th Federation Cup Athletics championships at the Tantiya Tope Stadium here on Thursday.
Sudha Singh, who has been dominating the women's 3000m steeplechase since inception of this event two years ago, however, fell short of her own national record of 10:18.76s. Her effort was better than Santhi Soundarajan's record of 10:44.76 established in 2006. Rajashree Patil of Maharashtra won the silver with a timing of 10:50.99.
In the men's long jump comeback man Maha Singh secured the gold with a distance of 7.57 metres. Returning after more than 18 months, Maha Singh managed to clear the distance in his penultimate attempt. His sequence of attempts was 7.39, 7.39, x, 7.43, 7.52, 7.57.
In women's shot put,Haryanvi Seema Antil, representing Central Reserve Police Force won the gold in the women's shot put with a release of 14.17metres. The silver went to her teammate Saroj Sihag (13.64m), who also hails from Haryana.
National record holder in high jump Hari Shankar Roy of Jharkhand managed to clear 2.15 metres for his gold, while Bendict Starley of Tamil Nadu (2.11m) won the silver.
Earlier, Y. Baladevi from Jharkhand won the 20 km walk clocking 1::43:33.69 ahead of National record holder L. Deepmala Devi (1::46:45.53s).
Jharkhand were leading the medal tally with eight gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Army Sports Control Board, with five gold and three bronze medals were at the second place. Kerala have so far bagged two gold, four silver and three bronze medals and were at the third spot. Andhra Pradesh have so far secured two gold, two silver and bronze medal and were at the fourth position. Punjab Police have captured two gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
According the Nitin Arya, System Administrator of AFI, Anju Bobby George will not participate in the tomorrow's event as her manager didn't confirm her entry.
WOMEN: 20 km walk: 1 Y.Baladevi (Jharkhand) 1::43:33.69; 2 L.Deepmala Devi (Manipur) 1::46:45.53; 3 Sandhya KJ (CRPF) 1::57:21.58.Javelin throw: 1 Suman Devi (UP)46.28; 2 Gurpreet Kaur (Haryana) 45.05;3 Chunki Chaudhary (CRPF) 42.78.Shot Put: Seema Antil (CRPF) 14.17m; 2 Saroj Sihag (CRPF) 13.64m;3 Patwant Kaur (Punjab) 12.64m. 3000 m steeple chase: 1 Sudha Singh (Jharkhand)10:29.92 NMR; 2 Rajashree Patil (Mah)10:50.99; 3 Kamlsh Bhagel (Jharkhand) 11:01.07.MR.:S. Shanti (TN) :10:44.76.NR:Sudha Singh (Jamshedpur) 10:18.76 25/10/07
MEN: High Jump: 1 Hari Shankar Roy (Jharkhand) 2.15m; 2 Beticstarley (TN) 2.11;3 L.Yogaraj (TN) 2.08m. Discus throw: 1 Simranjit Singh (BSF) 51.00m; 2 Sukhbir Singh (Punjab Police) 49.89m; 3 Rambir Singh (A.S.C.B.) 49.52. Long jump: 1 Maha Singh (Punjab) 7.57 m; 2 Pushpinder Singh (UP) 7.44m; 3 Amritpal Singh (Punjab Police) 7.42m. 3000m steeple chase: 1 Om Prakash (ASCB) 8:53.54; 2 Arun de Souza (AP) 9:00.91; 3 Elam Singh (ASCB) 9:01.12.110mh: 1 Krishna Mohan (A.S.C.B.) 14.27; 2 P.Muthu Samy (Tamil Nadu) 14.37;3 D.Prasad (AP) 14.70.
Setia on SGFI panel
CHANDIGARH, FEB 28Mr SK Setia, Director Public Instructions (Schools) Chandigarh Administration has been appointed as chairman of the advisory committee of School Games Federation of India during the meeting of federation recently held at New Delhi.
P.S.Brar an official of the Sports Department in the office of DEO Chandigarh was also appointed as a member in the finance committee for a period of four years whereas Mr. Prem Puri, retired Sports Coordinator of Education Department, has been appointed as advisor to the SGFI.
Seminar on drug abuses and doping in Kaithal
CHANDIGARH, FEB 28
The Haryana Olympic Association in collaboration with Jat Sabha Chandigarh, Federation of Jat Institutions and United Federation of Indian Journalists have launched a comprehensive programme in Haryana to create health awareness among the masses. The campaign will explain the abuses of drugs and the ill-effects of doping on the budding sportspersons.
In this direction a State-level Seminar on Drug Abuses and Doping will be organized at RKSD College Kaithal on March 23 from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. according to Dr. M S Malik, IPS (Rtd) Secretary General, Haryana Olympic Association.
In a press release issued here today, Dr. Malik informed that an organizing committee has been formed under the patronage of HOA president Khel Rattan Abhey Singh Chautala. Senior Kaithal advocate Ranvir Parashar will be the organizing secretary, Dr. M S Shah, Chief Coordinator , Mr . B S Gill Coordinator, Mr . H S Bhadu , Director and Dr. Narender S. Mor will be the Secretary. Dr Malik is the chairman.
Dr. Malik informed that Mr. Justice J M Malik , Judge Delhi High Court will be the chief guest and Mr. Justice Rajeev Sharma, Judge Himachal Pradesh High Court has agreed to preside over the seminar. Mr. H S Bhangoo,. District and Session Judge, Kaithal will be the guest of honour for the seminar.
More than 700 delegates from all over the state, from Haryana Olympic Association, State Sports Associations, District Rural Games Associations, Physical Education teachers, renowned sportspersons, Arjuna Awardees, sports administrators, lawyers and doctors are expected to participate in the deminar.
Dr Malik informed that experts in the field of drug de- addiction and doping such as Dr.(Prof.) Savita Malhotra, Head Deptt. Of Drug-de-addiction, PGI Chandigarh, Dr. (Mrs.) Bimla Bhatia, former Head of Department NS NIS Patiala, Dr. Saji Mohan IPS, Zonal Director Narcotics, Dr.A shok Ahuja, Head Department NS NIS Patiala, Dr. (Mrs.) Alka Beotra, Scientific Director, SAI, Delhi, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Chairman, Medical and Anti-Doping Commission IOA, and Dr. Munish Chander, Director, Anti-Doping Deptt. Commonwealth Games 2010. has confirmed their participation and to deliver the lecture in the seminar.
The Haryana Olympic Association in collaboration with Jat Sabha Chandigarh, Federation of Jat Institutions and United Federation of Indian Journalists have launched a comprehensive programme in Haryana to create health awareness among the masses. The campaign will explain the abuses of drugs and the ill-effects of doping on the budding sportspersons.
In this direction a State-level Seminar on Drug Abuses and Doping will be organized at RKSD College Kaithal on March 23 from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. according to Dr. M S Malik, IPS (Rtd) Secretary General, Haryana Olympic Association.
In a press release issued here today, Dr. Malik informed that an organizing committee has been formed under the patronage of HOA president Khel Rattan Abhey Singh Chautala. Senior Kaithal advocate Ranvir Parashar will be the organizing secretary, Dr. M S Shah, Chief Coordinator , Mr . B S Gill Coordinator, Mr . H S Bhadu , Director and Dr. Narender S. Mor will be the Secretary. Dr Malik is the chairman.
Dr. Malik informed that Mr. Justice J M Malik , Judge Delhi High Court will be the chief guest and Mr. Justice Rajeev Sharma, Judge Himachal Pradesh High Court has agreed to preside over the seminar. Mr. H S Bhangoo,. District and Session Judge, Kaithal will be the guest of honour for the seminar.
More than 700 delegates from all over the state, from Haryana Olympic Association, State Sports Associations, District Rural Games Associations, Physical Education teachers, renowned sportspersons, Arjuna Awardees, sports administrators, lawyers and doctors are expected to participate in the deminar.
Dr Malik informed that experts in the field of drug de- addiction and doping such as Dr.(Prof.) Savita Malhotra, Head Deptt. Of Drug-de-addiction, PGI Chandigarh, Dr. (Mrs.) Bimla Bhatia, former Head of Department NS NIS Patiala, Dr. Saji Mohan IPS, Zonal Director Narcotics, Dr.A shok Ahuja, Head Department NS NIS Patiala, Dr. (Mrs.) Alka Beotra, Scientific Director, SAI, Delhi, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Chairman, Medical and Anti-Doping Commission IOA, and Dr. Munish Chander, Director, Anti-Doping Deptt. Commonwealth Games 2010. has confirmed their participation and to deliver the lecture in the seminar.
400 to compete in HWC Games
HWC Managing Director Dr RK Ranga addressing press conference in Chandigarh on Thursday. On his right is secretary Sushil Nagpal and convener Vaneet Chawla. Photo by Balbir Singh.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 27
More than 400 employees will compete in the 10th Haryana Warehousing Corporation Annual Sports Meet to be held at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Sector 3 in Panchkula on February 29 and March 1.
HWC Managing Director Dr RK Ranga said that nine teams from each of the district offices in the state and one team from Head Office, Pachkula would fight for the top honours in athletics, volleyball, kabaddi, tug of war, table tennis, chess, carrom. In athletics, competitions would include races, long jump, high jumps and shot put. Panchkula and Rewari were the joint overall winners in the last edition.
For smooth and fair conduct, the Haryana Warehousing Corporation has deputed qualified technical officials of the state to supervise the competitions. KS Narban has been appointed incharge of Technical Committee. The arrangements for stay of all participants have been made in Panchkula itself.
Dr Ranga disclosed that the Haryana Agriculture Minister, Mr HS Chatha will inaugurate the two-day meet on February 29 at 10 a.m. while the Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Dharamvir Singh, will be the guest of honour at the opening ceremony.
The organising committee has also planned a cultural evening for participants and officials at the Inder Dhanush Auditorium in Sector 5, Panchkula. Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Dr Raghuvir Singh Kadian will light the lamp on the occasion.
Dr Ranga said that Kumari Selja, Hon'ble Minister of State for Housing and Urban Alleviation (Independent charge), Government of India, will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony and distribute the prizes on March 1 at 3 p.m.
Also present in the press conference were secretary Sushil Nagpal and convener Vaneet Chawla.
The volleyball competitons will begin with matches between Hisar vs Kurukshetra and Faridabad vs Rewati at 7.30 a.m. The kabaddi-- Ambala vs Panchkula and Sirsar vs Kurukshetra -- will be played from 7.30 a.m. Opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 27More than 400 employees will compete in the 10th Haryana Warehousing Corporation Annual Sports Meet to be held at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Sector 3 in Panchkula on February 29 and March 1.
HWC Managing Director Dr RK Ranga said that nine teams from each of the district offices in the state and one team from Head Office, Pachkula would fight for the top honours in athletics, volleyball, kabaddi, tug of war, table tennis, chess, carrom. In athletics, competitions would include races, long jump, high jumps and shot put. Panchkula and Rewari were the joint overall winners in the last edition.
For smooth and fair conduct, the Haryana Warehousing Corporation has deputed qualified technical officials of the state to supervise the competitions. KS Narban has been appointed incharge of Technical Committee. The arrangements for stay of all participants have been made in Panchkula itself.
Dr Ranga disclosed that the Haryana Agriculture Minister, Mr HS Chatha will inaugurate the two-day meet on February 29 at 10 a.m. while the Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Dharamvir Singh, will be the guest of honour at the opening ceremony.
The organising committee has also planned a cultural evening for participants and officials at the Inder Dhanush Auditorium in Sector 5, Panchkula. Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Dr Raghuvir Singh Kadian will light the lamp on the occasion.
Dr Ranga said that Kumari Selja, Hon'ble Minister of State for Housing and Urban Alleviation (Independent charge), Government of India, will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony and distribute the prizes on March 1 at 3 p.m.
Also present in the press conference were secretary Sushil Nagpal and convener Vaneet Chawla.
The volleyball competitons will begin with matches between Hisar vs Kurukshetra and Faridabad vs Rewati at 7.30 a.m. The kabaddi-- Ambala vs Panchkula and Sirsar vs Kurukshetra -- will be played from 7.30 a.m. Opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
GHG Khalsa Gurusar Sadhar champions
CHANDIGAH, FEB 27
GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar prevailed over a never-say-die Shree Satya Sai B. Ed College, Kariwala (Mukatsar) by 3-2 in an absorbing final to emerge winners in the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton (Evening and Educational Colleges) for men at the Panjab University Gymnasium Hall here today.
Tied two-all, Ajay Kumar and Tarandeep displayed better coordination to defeat Shree Satya Sai B. Ed College duo of Ajay and Deepak 21-13, 21-17 to clinch the title.
Final: GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar bt Shree Satya Sai B. Ed College, Kariwala (Mukatsar) 3-2 (Tarandeep Singh bt Deepak 21-15, 21-10, Ajay Kumar lost to Manish 13-21, 21-14, 10-21, Harsh and Naresh lost to Manish and Vipul 18-21, 13-21, Harsh bt Ajay 21-10, 21-11, Ajay Kumar and Tarandeep Singh bt Ajay and Deepak 21-13, 21-17).
Semi-finals: GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar bt BCM College of Education, Ludhiana by 3-1 (Harsh bt Lovepreet 21-19, 21-14, Tarandeep Singh bt Bharat 21-8, 21-16, Harsh and Tarandeep los tto Gurdeep and Lovepreet 21-16, 16-21, 18-21, Ajay bt Gurpartap 21-16, 21-19).
Shree Satya Sai B. Ed College, Kariwala (Mukatsar) bt DM College of Education, Moga 3-2 (Vipul lost to Sukhjinder 13-21, 19-21, Manish bt Jagjit 21-8, 21-16, Manish and Deepak lost to Sukhjinder and Jagjit 7-21. 12-21, Deepak bt Amandeep 21-16, 21-19, Vipul and Ajay bt Amandeep and Mandeep 21-13, 21-18.
Preliminary round: Shree Satya Sai B. Ed College, Kariwala (Mukatsar) bt Satyam College of Education, Ghal Kalan (Moga) 3-1 (Deepak lost to Harjeet 11-21, 18-21, Manish bt Gagan 19-21, 21-14, 21-17, Deepak and Manish bt Gurjeet and Gagan 21-16, 11-21, 21-18, Vipul bt Sanjeev 21-16, 21-11).
AMAR JEET KUMAR RESIGNS: Amar Jeet Kumar has resigned as joint secretary of the Association for Twenty20 Cricket (India). He has sent his resignation letter, dated February 20, 2008, to the association president. Amar Jeet has sighted 'personal reasons' for his resignation. Recently he was 'appointed' working secretary.
Confirming his regisnation, Amar Jeet said "I have resigned from the ATC. I am not holding any position in the ATC."
GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar prevailed over a never-say-die Shree Satya Sai B. Ed College, Kariwala (Mukatsar) by 3-2 in an absorbing final to emerge winners in the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton (Evening and Educational Colleges) for men at the Panjab University Gymnasium Hall here today.
Tied two-all, Ajay Kumar and Tarandeep displayed better coordination to defeat Shree Satya Sai B. Ed College duo of Ajay and Deepak 21-13, 21-17 to clinch the title.
Final: GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar bt Shree Satya Sai B. Ed College, Kariwala (Mukatsar) 3-2 (Tarandeep Singh bt Deepak 21-15, 21-10, Ajay Kumar lost to Manish 13-21, 21-14, 10-21, Harsh and Naresh lost to Manish and Vipul 18-21, 13-21, Harsh bt Ajay 21-10, 21-11, Ajay Kumar and Tarandeep Singh bt Ajay and Deepak 21-13, 21-17).
Semi-finals: GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar bt BCM College of Education, Ludhiana by 3-1 (Harsh bt Lovepreet 21-19, 21-14, Tarandeep Singh bt Bharat 21-8, 21-16, Harsh and Tarandeep los tto Gurdeep and Lovepreet 21-16, 16-21, 18-21, Ajay bt Gurpartap 21-16, 21-19).
Shree Satya Sai B. Ed College, Kariwala (Mukatsar) bt DM College of Education, Moga 3-2 (Vipul lost to Sukhjinder 13-21, 19-21, Manish bt Jagjit 21-8, 21-16, Manish and Deepak lost to Sukhjinder and Jagjit 7-21. 12-21, Deepak bt Amandeep 21-16, 21-19, Vipul and Ajay bt Amandeep and Mandeep 21-13, 21-18.
Preliminary round: Shree Satya Sai B. Ed College, Kariwala (Mukatsar) bt Satyam College of Education, Ghal Kalan (Moga) 3-1 (Deepak lost to Harjeet 11-21, 18-21, Manish bt Gagan 19-21, 21-14, 21-17, Deepak and Manish bt Gurjeet and Gagan 21-16, 11-21, 21-18, Vipul bt Sanjeev 21-16, 21-11).
AMAR JEET KUMAR RESIGNS: Amar Jeet Kumar has resigned as joint secretary of the Association for Twenty20 Cricket (India). He has sent his resignation letter, dated February 20, 2008, to the association president. Amar Jeet has sighted 'personal reasons' for his resignation. Recently he was 'appointed' working secretary.
Confirming his regisnation, Amar Jeet said "I have resigned from the ATC. I am not holding any position in the ATC."
Sushmita attains qualifying norm for Beijing
Sushmita Singha Roy 
Sinimole Paulose
BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 27
West Bengal's all-round athlete Sushmita Singha Roy became the first athlete to acquire the qualification norm for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in heptathlon at the 14 Federation Cup Athletics Championship now in progress at the Tantiya Tope Stadium here on Wednesday. Sushmita attained the qualifying standards with her best effort to acquire the B standard after logging 5866 points in the seven events she competed here since yesterday. The B standard is 5800 points.
Soma Biswas, her teammate missed the bus by a whisker as she managed to secure 5779 points.
"I am happy to have secured the qualifying standard here," said Sushmita after her event. "I hope to do well in the near future." Her coach Dr. Kuntal Roy was also happy that his ward has qualified for the Olympics this year. "I hope she does well throughout the season," said Dr.Roy.
Her sequence of attempts are 14.39 (100MH), 1.73(HJ), 11.44(SP), 23.97 (200M), 6.25 (LJ), 40.11(JT), 2:18.28 (800M).
In the 800 metres race for women, Sinimole Paulose fetched her first gold of the meet when she touched the tape in 2:03.25s ahead of Sushma of Delhi (2:03.81s) and Bindhu SR of Kerala (2:08.48s). Sinimole, however, did not obtain the qualifying norm for Beijing in this event. "After the gold, I hope I will do well in the 1500m," said Sinimole.
In men's 800 metres, Rajeev Rameshan of Kerala won the gold with a timing of 1:54.15 followed by Sajeesh Joseph of Kerala (1:54.18).
Gurmeet Singh of Punjab Police won the 20km walk in the morning clocking 1::34:04.23. Ashok Kumar Patel won the silver with a timing of 1::34:36.05s. While in javelin, Kashinath Naik of Army Sports Control Board won the gold with a throw of 73.02m.
Men: 20 km walk: 1 Gurmeet Singh (Punjab Police) 1::34:04.23; 2 Ashok Kumar Patel (Chattisgarh) 1::34:36.05; 3 Hari Ram Yadav (UP) 1:36:22.53. Javelin throw: 1 Kashi Nath Naik (A.S.C.B.) 73.02m, 2 Purandar PJ (Karnataka) 70.51m; 3 Sandeep Yadav (UP) 69.78m.400mh: 1 Kuldeep Singh (Punjab Police) 50.48; 2 P.Shanker (ONGC) 51.01; 3 Ranjodh Singh (Punjab Police) 52.54.200m: 1 P Muthu Samy (TN) 21.79, 2 Ritesh Anand (Jharkahand) 21.82; 3 Vilas Nelgund (Karnataka) 22.05. 800m: 1 Rameshan Rajeev (Kerala) 1:54.15; 2 Sajeesh Joseph (Kerala) 1:54.18; 3 Ghannda Ram (A.S.C.B.) 1:54.78.
Women: 400mh: 1 V.Leelavathy (Indian Bank) 59.84; 2 Harpreet Kaur (Jharkhand) 1:00.08; 3 Shiji John C (Kerala) 1:02.58. Triple Jump: 1 Mayookha Johny (Kerala) 13.34; 2 Prajusha M A (Kerala) 12.65; Alka Chikili AP (Kerala) 12.44. 200m:1 K.Sowjanya (AP) 24.39; 2 H.M.Jyothi (AP) 24.51; 3 Poovamma MR (Karnataka) 24.75. 800 m: 1 Sinimole Paulose (Jharkhand) 2:03.25; 2 Sushma (Delhi) 2:03.81; 3 Bindhu SR (Kerala) 2:08.48. Hepthalon: 1 Susmita Singha Roy (West Bengal) 5866 pts; 2 Soma Biswas (West Bengal) 5779 pts; 3 JJ Shobha (AP) 5575; 4 Navpreet Kaur (Punjab) 2754.
Sinimole Paulose
BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 27West Bengal's all-round athlete Sushmita Singha Roy became the first athlete to acquire the qualification norm for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in heptathlon at the 14 Federation Cup Athletics Championship now in progress at the Tantiya Tope Stadium here on Wednesday. Sushmita attained the qualifying standards with her best effort to acquire the B standard after logging 5866 points in the seven events she competed here since yesterday. The B standard is 5800 points.
Soma Biswas, her teammate missed the bus by a whisker as she managed to secure 5779 points.
"I am happy to have secured the qualifying standard here," said Sushmita after her event. "I hope to do well in the near future." Her coach Dr. Kuntal Roy was also happy that his ward has qualified for the Olympics this year. "I hope she does well throughout the season," said Dr.Roy.
Her sequence of attempts are 14.39 (100MH), 1.73(HJ), 11.44(SP), 23.97 (200M), 6.25 (LJ), 40.11(JT), 2:18.28 (800M).
In the 800 metres race for women, Sinimole Paulose fetched her first gold of the meet when she touched the tape in 2:03.25s ahead of Sushma of Delhi (2:03.81s) and Bindhu SR of Kerala (2:08.48s). Sinimole, however, did not obtain the qualifying norm for Beijing in this event. "After the gold, I hope I will do well in the 1500m," said Sinimole.
In men's 800 metres, Rajeev Rameshan of Kerala won the gold with a timing of 1:54.15 followed by Sajeesh Joseph of Kerala (1:54.18).
Gurmeet Singh of Punjab Police won the 20km walk in the morning clocking 1::34:04.23. Ashok Kumar Patel won the silver with a timing of 1::34:36.05s. While in javelin, Kashinath Naik of Army Sports Control Board won the gold with a throw of 73.02m.
Men: 20 km walk: 1 Gurmeet Singh (Punjab Police) 1::34:04.23; 2 Ashok Kumar Patel (Chattisgarh) 1::34:36.05; 3 Hari Ram Yadav (UP) 1:36:22.53. Javelin throw: 1 Kashi Nath Naik (A.S.C.B.) 73.02m, 2 Purandar PJ (Karnataka) 70.51m; 3 Sandeep Yadav (UP) 69.78m.400mh: 1 Kuldeep Singh (Punjab Police) 50.48; 2 P.Shanker (ONGC) 51.01; 3 Ranjodh Singh (Punjab Police) 52.54.200m: 1 P Muthu Samy (TN) 21.79, 2 Ritesh Anand (Jharkahand) 21.82; 3 Vilas Nelgund (Karnataka) 22.05. 800m: 1 Rameshan Rajeev (Kerala) 1:54.15; 2 Sajeesh Joseph (Kerala) 1:54.18; 3 Ghannda Ram (A.S.C.B.) 1:54.78.
Women: 400mh: 1 V.Leelavathy (Indian Bank) 59.84; 2 Harpreet Kaur (Jharkhand) 1:00.08; 3 Shiji John C (Kerala) 1:02.58. Triple Jump: 1 Mayookha Johny (Kerala) 13.34; 2 Prajusha M A (Kerala) 12.65; Alka Chikili AP (Kerala) 12.44. 200m:1 K.Sowjanya (AP) 24.39; 2 H.M.Jyothi (AP) 24.51; 3 Poovamma MR (Karnataka) 24.75. 800 m: 1 Sinimole Paulose (Jharkhand) 2:03.25; 2 Sushma (Delhi) 2:03.81; 3 Bindhu SR (Kerala) 2:08.48. Hepthalon: 1 Susmita Singha Roy (West Bengal) 5866 pts; 2 Soma Biswas (West Bengal) 5779 pts; 3 JJ Shobha (AP) 5575; 4 Navpreet Kaur (Punjab) 2754.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Australian Open broadcast rights stay with ESPN Star Sports
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NEW DELHI, FEB 26
It is game, set and match for Asia's number one sports broadcaster as ESPN STAR Sports announced its new seven-year contract for the Australian Open till 2014 covering cable and satellite, IPTV, DTH and Terrestrial rights. ESPN STAR Sports and Tennis Australia have also agreed to a ground-breaking collaboration for new media platforms such as mobile telephony and internet.
The new contract gives ESPN STAR Sports rights for the entire territory including China for 2008, while beginning 2009 the rights will cover 23 countries across South Asia, South East Asia and North Asia with the exception of China. ESPN STAR Sports has been bringing all the excitement of the Australian Open to tennis fans across Asia since 2002 and with this agreement will ensure that millions of fans across Asia continue to enjoy the action in the distinctive ESPN STAR Sports style directly from the hard courts of Melbourne Park. ESPN STAR Sports will continue to support the Australian Open match coverage with comprehensive presentation packages including daily highlights, news and analysis as well as behind-the-scene looks at the tournament.
Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, said: "The Australian Open has always occupied a special place in Asian sports fans' hearts with its legacy as one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world of tennis. We have built a very successful partnership with Tennis Australia over the last six years and we are extremely pleased to now extend our relationship for another seven years.
"With the strong equity that our brands enjoy across Asia and the strength of our new media platforms including mobile and online, we are committed to further strengthen the appeal and distribution of Australian Open across Asia and to continue its growth as the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific."
A delighted Tennis Australia CEO Steve Wood said the new deal marked a new chapter in a very strong relationship with ESPN STAR Sports.
"ESPN STAR Sports has been a highly valued partner to Tennis Australia and the Australian Open," Wood said. "As the leader in Asian sports television, ESPN STAR Sports is the perfect fit for the Grand Slam of Asia Pacific.
"We appreciate, in particular, how well ESS has continued to promote the event and contributed to raising the popularity of the Australian Open across Asia. We look forward to continuing that growth with ESS support."
Last month ESS concluded the successful broadcast of 'The Australian Open 2008', with its coverage on various networks across Asia featuring the legendary tennis player Vijay Amritraj as expert commentator and the popular anchor Alan Wilkins presenting the highly-watched programming line-up..
This latest multi-year acquisition adds to a stellar list of the world's top tennis events already airing on the ESPN STAR Sports network, including the Wimbledon throughout Asia, the French Open in South Asia, the ATP Masters Series, which comprises ten of the best tennis tournaments outside of the Grand Slams and the Hyundai Hopman Cup, the only ITF official international mixed teams competition.
ESPN STAR Sports' comprehensive tennis coverage goes beyond its stable of tennis tournament coverage and includes its original in-house production, 'Ace' which features the latest results and updates in the world of tennis, as well as exclusive interviews with top tennis players. It will also begin to air shows such as 'Destination Tennis', the show that features best places for tennis vacations on and off the court; 'No Strings', a unique behind-the-scenes, up close and personal look at some of the world's biggest tennis stars; and 'Tactical Tennis', an instructional series for tennis fans to take their game to the next level.
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NEW DELHI, FEB 26
It is game, set and match for Asia's number one sports broadcaster as ESPN STAR Sports announced its new seven-year contract for the Australian Open till 2014 covering cable and satellite, IPTV, DTH and Terrestrial rights. ESPN STAR Sports and Tennis Australia have also agreed to a ground-breaking collaboration for new media platforms such as mobile telephony and internet.
The new contract gives ESPN STAR Sports rights for the entire territory including China for 2008, while beginning 2009 the rights will cover 23 countries across South Asia, South East Asia and North Asia with the exception of China. ESPN STAR Sports has been bringing all the excitement of the Australian Open to tennis fans across Asia since 2002 and with this agreement will ensure that millions of fans across Asia continue to enjoy the action in the distinctive ESPN STAR Sports style directly from the hard courts of Melbourne Park. ESPN STAR Sports will continue to support the Australian Open match coverage with comprehensive presentation packages including daily highlights, news and analysis as well as behind-the-scene looks at the tournament.
Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, said: "The Australian Open has always occupied a special place in Asian sports fans' hearts with its legacy as one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world of tennis. We have built a very successful partnership with Tennis Australia over the last six years and we are extremely pleased to now extend our relationship for another seven years.
"With the strong equity that our brands enjoy across Asia and the strength of our new media platforms including mobile and online, we are committed to further strengthen the appeal and distribution of Australian Open across Asia and to continue its growth as the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific."
A delighted Tennis Australia CEO Steve Wood said the new deal marked a new chapter in a very strong relationship with ESPN STAR Sports.
"ESPN STAR Sports has been a highly valued partner to Tennis Australia and the Australian Open," Wood said. "As the leader in Asian sports television, ESPN STAR Sports is the perfect fit for the Grand Slam of Asia Pacific.
"We appreciate, in particular, how well ESS has continued to promote the event and contributed to raising the popularity of the Australian Open across Asia. We look forward to continuing that growth with ESS support."
Last month ESS concluded the successful broadcast of 'The Australian Open 2008', with its coverage on various networks across Asia featuring the legendary tennis player Vijay Amritraj as expert commentator and the popular anchor Alan Wilkins presenting the highly-watched programming line-up..
This latest multi-year acquisition adds to a stellar list of the world's top tennis events already airing on the ESPN STAR Sports network, including the Wimbledon throughout Asia, the French Open in South Asia, the ATP Masters Series, which comprises ten of the best tennis tournaments outside of the Grand Slams and the Hyundai Hopman Cup, the only ITF official international mixed teams competition.
ESPN STAR Sports' comprehensive tennis coverage goes beyond its stable of tennis tournament coverage and includes its original in-house production, 'Ace' which features the latest results and updates in the world of tennis, as well as exclusive interviews with top tennis players. It will also begin to air shows such as 'Destination Tennis', the show that features best places for tennis vacations on and off the court; 'No Strings', a unique behind-the-scenes, up close and personal look at some of the world's biggest tennis stars; and 'Tactical Tennis', an instructional series for tennis fans to take their game to the next level.
Weightlifting platforms to be renovated
CHANDIGARH, FEB 25Renovation of weightlifting platforms is urgently required so that the trainees can take full load during training sessions without taking any risk of getting themselves inurjed as the platmforms are in shambles.
The players are cautious while training. Sports Authority of India coach KDS Nagra makes sure that the trainees strictly follow the instructions.
KDS Nagra, who was the chief coach and Head of the Department at the NIS Patiala before his transfer to Chandigarh on December 31, 2007, has submitted a detail project on the renovation of the weightlifting platforms and other related matters. The Chandigarh Sports Department is working on it and renovation work may start very soon.
Six to seven girls and equal number of boys were see training under the supervision of Nagra who was also inchrage of the NIS monitoring cell of Centre of Excellence, STC, pay-and-play conditioning.
Asked the number of regular trainees attending the weightlifting centre here, Nagra said 20 to 25. Nowadays due to annual examinations, attendence is thin. The girl trainees doing regular practice are of the sports wings. The number will increase after the exams are over.
It will be better if the weightlifers have a separate hall as at present they share it with wrestlers.
Besides, Nagra, lady coach Umeshwari Sharma also seen supervising the girls trainees.
With a view to educating the weighlifters, Nagra said that anti-doping posters would be placed inside the hall. He will also educate the trainees of the harmful affects of the banned substance.
Nagraj and Jyothi fastest runners
100 metres race in progress in the 14 Federation Cup Athletics Championship in Bhopal on Monday. 
BHOPAL, FEB 25
BG Nagraj emerged the fastest runner in the 14 Federation Cup Athletics Championship at the Tantia Tope Stadium here on Tuesday. Representing Jharkhand, Nagraj touched the tape in 10.70s to retain his gold in 100 metres race, ahead of Jamaluddin (10.81) and Ritesh Anand (10.87). In the 100m women's event, H.M. Jyothi of Andhra Pradesh claimed this honour of becoming the fastest woman runners as she clocked 11.89 second in the 100 metres dash. Mandeep Kaur of Punjab got the silver with a timing of 11.93 seconds.
In the women's 100 metres hurdles race, meet and national record holder Anuradha Biswal of Orissa was disqualified for not confirming her participation in 100m heats held earlier in day. Though she won the hurdles with a timing of 13.75 seconds, she had to forfeit her medal. Poonam Bojanna of Jharkhand, who finished behind Biswal, was declared the winner with a timing of 14.13 seconds followed by Shreema Priyadharshini (14.22s).
In men's triple jump, Indian Grand Prix winner Amarjeet Singh didn't get a tough challenge in the absence of Renjith Maheswari, who is in the US for training. His sequence of attempts were 15.78, 15.53, x, x, 16.19, 16.15, enough to fetch him the gold. Surender Singh won the 5000 m men's gold in the 14.16:18s.
Results: MEN: Triple jump: 1 Amar Jeet Singh (Jharkhand) 16.19m; 2 B.MATHEW (Indian Navy) 15.74m;3 Malkiat Singh (Punjab) 15.53m. Hammer throw: 1 Shanawaj Khan (UP)59.64; 2 Madhu Kumar (Haryana) 59.11; 3 Jitender Singh (CRPF) 58.22. 100 m: 1 B.G.NAGRAJ (Jharkhand) 10.70; 2 Jamalludin (Karnataka) 10.81;3 Ritesh Anand (Jhakhand) 10.87. 5000m: 1 Surender Singh (A.S.C.B.) 14:16.18; 2 Sandeep Batham (MP) 14:23.79; 3 Santosh Patel (Jharkhand) 14:24.74
WOMEN: High Jump: 1 Sahana Kumari (Jharkhand) 1.81 m; 2 Siji N K (Kerala) 1.70m;3 Mallika Mondal (West Bengal) 1.65m.100m hurdles: 1 Poonam Bojanna (Jharkhand) 14.13m; 2 Shreema Priyadarshani (Karnataka) 14.22m; 3 P.Lakshami (TN) 14.91m. 100m: 1 H.M.Jyothi (AP) 11.89; 2 Mandeep Kaur (Punjab) 11.93;3 K. Sowjanya (AP) 11.98. 5000 m: 1 Kavita Raut (Mah) 16:48.37; 2 Preeja Sreedharan (Kerala) 16:48.69 3 Preeti L Rao (Jharkhand) 17:12.95.
BHOPAL, FEB 25
BG Nagraj emerged the fastest runner in the 14 Federation Cup Athletics Championship at the Tantia Tope Stadium here on Tuesday. Representing Jharkhand, Nagraj touched the tape in 10.70s to retain his gold in 100 metres race, ahead of Jamaluddin (10.81) and Ritesh Anand (10.87). In the 100m women's event, H.M. Jyothi of Andhra Pradesh claimed this honour of becoming the fastest woman runners as she clocked 11.89 second in the 100 metres dash. Mandeep Kaur of Punjab got the silver with a timing of 11.93 seconds.
In the women's 100 metres hurdles race, meet and national record holder Anuradha Biswal of Orissa was disqualified for not confirming her participation in 100m heats held earlier in day. Though she won the hurdles with a timing of 13.75 seconds, she had to forfeit her medal. Poonam Bojanna of Jharkhand, who finished behind Biswal, was declared the winner with a timing of 14.13 seconds followed by Shreema Priyadharshini (14.22s).
In men's triple jump, Indian Grand Prix winner Amarjeet Singh didn't get a tough challenge in the absence of Renjith Maheswari, who is in the US for training. His sequence of attempts were 15.78, 15.53, x, x, 16.19, 16.15, enough to fetch him the gold. Surender Singh won the 5000 m men's gold in the 14.16:18s.
Results: MEN: Triple jump: 1 Amar Jeet Singh (Jharkhand) 16.19m; 2 B.MATHEW (Indian Navy) 15.74m;3 Malkiat Singh (Punjab) 15.53m. Hammer throw: 1 Shanawaj Khan (UP)59.64; 2 Madhu Kumar (Haryana) 59.11; 3 Jitender Singh (CRPF) 58.22. 100 m: 1 B.G.NAGRAJ (Jharkhand) 10.70; 2 Jamalludin (Karnataka) 10.81;3 Ritesh Anand (Jhakhand) 10.87. 5000m: 1 Surender Singh (A.S.C.B.) 14:16.18; 2 Sandeep Batham (MP) 14:23.79; 3 Santosh Patel (Jharkhand) 14:24.74
WOMEN: High Jump: 1 Sahana Kumari (Jharkhand) 1.81 m; 2 Siji N K (Kerala) 1.70m;3 Mallika Mondal (West Bengal) 1.65m.100m hurdles: 1 Poonam Bojanna (Jharkhand) 14.13m; 2 Shreema Priyadarshani (Karnataka) 14.22m; 3 P.Lakshami (TN) 14.91m. 100m: 1 H.M.Jyothi (AP) 11.89; 2 Mandeep Kaur (Punjab) 11.93;3 K. Sowjanya (AP) 11.98. 5000 m: 1 Kavita Raut (Mah) 16:48.37; 2 Preeja Sreedharan (Kerala) 16:48.69 3 Preeti L Rao (Jharkhand) 17:12.95.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Powerful Punjab team for Hazare Trophy
CHANDIGARH, FEB 25
The Punjab Cricket Association will field a strong team in the Inter-State One-Day Limited Overs League Cricket Tournament for the Vijay Hazare Trophy commencing on February 26 in New Delhi.
Besides seasoned campaigner Pankaj Dhamani, prolific batsmen Ravneet Ricky and Uday Kaul, Punjab team will have medium pacer VRV Singh in their line-up.
The team: Karan Goel, Ravi Inder, Sunny Sohal, Pankaj Dharmani, Ravneet Ricky, Udai Kaul, Mayank Siddanah, Gurkirat, Manpreet Gony, VRV Singh, Gangandeep Singh, Bharat Looma and Ankur Kakkar.
DEV SAMAJ COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WIN: Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh claimed the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton 'B' Division (women) Championship by defeating MBBGRGC Girls College of Mansowal in the title-clash match by 2-1 at the Panjab University Gymnasium here today.
In the opening singles match Manjula beat Baljinder Kaur 24-22, 19-21, 21-19. The Mansowal college neutralised the lead through Baljinder and Parneet who defeated Dev Samaj pair of Manjula and Sonia 16-21, 21-18, 21-6. However, Tanjya clinched the issue for Dev Samaj as she got the better of Parneet 21-18, 21-16.
Meanwhile, Department of Evening Studies, Panjab University, pocketed the PU Basketball title for men (evening and educational) Championship as they outplayed GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar by 28-8 in the final.
Arun (14), Om Bahadur (6) and Gansham (6) repeatedly pierced their rival defence to sink baskets. Sukhraj (6) and Jagmeet (2) reduced the margin for Gurusar Sadhar college.
Other results: Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh bt BCM College of Education, Ludhiana 24-10; Dept of Evening Studies, PU Campus bt Chandigarh College of Architecture 29-19; GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar bt SCD Govt Evening College, Ludhiana 18-17.
The Punjab Cricket Association will field a strong team in the Inter-State One-Day Limited Overs League Cricket Tournament for the Vijay Hazare Trophy commencing on February 26 in New Delhi.
Besides seasoned campaigner Pankaj Dhamani, prolific batsmen Ravneet Ricky and Uday Kaul, Punjab team will have medium pacer VRV Singh in their line-up.
The team: Karan Goel, Ravi Inder, Sunny Sohal, Pankaj Dharmani, Ravneet Ricky, Udai Kaul, Mayank Siddanah, Gurkirat, Manpreet Gony, VRV Singh, Gangandeep Singh, Bharat Looma and Ankur Kakkar.
DEV SAMAJ COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WIN: Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh claimed the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton 'B' Division (women) Championship by defeating MBBGRGC Girls College of Mansowal in the title-clash match by 2-1 at the Panjab University Gymnasium here today.
In the opening singles match Manjula beat Baljinder Kaur 24-22, 19-21, 21-19. The Mansowal college neutralised the lead through Baljinder and Parneet who defeated Dev Samaj pair of Manjula and Sonia 16-21, 21-18, 21-6. However, Tanjya clinched the issue for Dev Samaj as she got the better of Parneet 21-18, 21-16.
Meanwhile, Department of Evening Studies, Panjab University, pocketed the PU Basketball title for men (evening and educational) Championship as they outplayed GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar by 28-8 in the final.
Arun (14), Om Bahadur (6) and Gansham (6) repeatedly pierced their rival defence to sink baskets. Sukhraj (6) and Jagmeet (2) reduced the margin for Gurusar Sadhar college.
Other results: Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh bt BCM College of Education, Ludhiana 24-10; Dept of Evening Studies, PU Campus bt Chandigarh College of Architecture 29-19; GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar bt SCD Govt Evening College, Ludhiana 18-17.
Pooja to lead Chandigarh in Senior National Women Football in Haldia
The Chandigarh team which will take part in the 16th Senior National Women Football Championship at Haldia (West Bengal).
CHANDIGARH, FEB 25
The Chandigarh Football Association has appointed Pooja of MCM DAV College, Sector 36 as captain of the Chandigarh team which will take part in the 16th Senior National Women Football Championship to be held at Haldia (West Bengal) from February 29 to March 17.
Announcing the team here today, CFA general secretary Rakesh Bakshi said that RK Sharma and Miss Kamal will accompany the team as manager and coach, respectively. The team is leaving for Halida tonight. The girls attended a coaching camp at Dev Samaj College ground in Sector 45 here.
The team: Pooja (captain), Sumandeep Kaur, Parminder Kaur, Harnoor, Rupinder Kaur, Punam Deol, Tanya, Punam Ghosai, Meena, Rekha, Simran Sardana, Anjana Dogran Priyanka Negi, Nikky, Sunita, Jaskiran, Renu and Kawaljeet.
Chandigarh, along with Orissa and Mizoram have been clubbed in Cluster II for the preliminary league. They begin their campaign with a match against Orissa on February 29 and their next preliminary cluster encounter is against Mizoram on March 2.
WEIGHTLIFTING AND BEST PHYSIQUE TRIALS: The Chandigarh Sports Depatment will conduct selection trials to choose Chandigarh Civil Services weightlifting and best physique team on March 1 at 9 a.m. at the Mulipurpose Hall of the Sector 42 Sports Complex.
The selected weightlifters and best physique competitors will represent Chandigarh in the All India Civil Services Weighlifting and Best Physique Tournament to be held at Raipur (Chattisgarh) from March 14 to 16.
Eligible civil servants may contact weightlifting coaches KDS Nagra and Umeshwari Sharma, at Multipurpose Hall in Sector 42 Sports Complex.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 25The Chandigarh Football Association has appointed Pooja of MCM DAV College, Sector 36 as captain of the Chandigarh team which will take part in the 16th Senior National Women Football Championship to be held at Haldia (West Bengal) from February 29 to March 17.
Announcing the team here today, CFA general secretary Rakesh Bakshi said that RK Sharma and Miss Kamal will accompany the team as manager and coach, respectively. The team is leaving for Halida tonight. The girls attended a coaching camp at Dev Samaj College ground in Sector 45 here.
The team: Pooja (captain), Sumandeep Kaur, Parminder Kaur, Harnoor, Rupinder Kaur, Punam Deol, Tanya, Punam Ghosai, Meena, Rekha, Simran Sardana, Anjana Dogran Priyanka Negi, Nikky, Sunita, Jaskiran, Renu and Kawaljeet.
Chandigarh, along with Orissa and Mizoram have been clubbed in Cluster II for the preliminary league. They begin their campaign with a match against Orissa on February 29 and their next preliminary cluster encounter is against Mizoram on March 2.
WEIGHTLIFTING AND BEST PHYSIQUE TRIALS: The Chandigarh Sports Depatment will conduct selection trials to choose Chandigarh Civil Services weightlifting and best physique team on March 1 at 9 a.m. at the Mulipurpose Hall of the Sector 42 Sports Complex.
The selected weightlifters and best physique competitors will represent Chandigarh in the All India Civil Services Weighlifting and Best Physique Tournament to be held at Raipur (Chattisgarh) from March 14 to 16.
Eligible civil servants may contact weightlifting coaches KDS Nagra and Umeshwari Sharma, at Multipurpose Hall in Sector 42 Sports Complex.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Godrej CC and Hari Kirpa XI win
CHANDIGARH, FEB 24
Godrej Cricket Club defeated SVIET Club by 32 runs in the inaugural match of the second Godrej Defender Cup being organised by Chandigarh Sports Club at the Government Model Senior Secondary School Ground in Sector 32 here today.
Batting first after winning the toss, Godrej Club lost openers chearply. An 87-run partnership for the second wicket between Jai Kapil (54) and Vineet Chawla (31) helped Godrej score 186 for 7 in 25 overs. Inderjet also chiped in with important 40 runs.
In reply, SVIET lost their openers quickly. Jabarjeet Singh played a defiant knock of 56 as SVIET could muster 154 for 9. Kulwinder Romy and Devi Singh got two wickets each for 26 and 19 runs, respectively.
Earlier, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Area Sales Manager, Godrej Mfg. Co. Ltd., inaugrated the tournament.
Brief scores : Godrej CC: 186 for 7 (Jai Kapil 54, Inderjeet 40, Vaneet Chawla 31, Akash Sharma 2 for 34, Siddharth Saini 2 for 18).
SVIET Club: 154 for 9 (Jabarjeet Singh 56, Abhiji Singh 26, Siddharth Saini 23, Kulwinder Romy 2 for 26, Devi Singh 2 for 19).
In another match Hari Kirpa XI defeated Charan Salwan XI by 19 runs. Hari Kirpa Xi got off to a fine start as the openers put up 36 runs on board. After the openers got out, the other batsmen displayed inapet batting and were bundeled out for 143. Anmil Sharma got four wickets for 19 runs.
In reply, despite a good start given by the openers Charan Amrit (42) and Rohit Singh (28) who put on 49 runs, the other batsmen meakly surrendered adn were dimismissed for 124 runs. Satish (2 for 17) and Suresh Sahndil (2 for 19) were the main wicket takers.
Brief scores: Hari Kirpa XI: -143 all out in 25 overs (Vinod Sharma 40, Jatin 35, Anil Sharma 4 for 19, Sharanjit Singh 2 for 18).
Charan Salwan XI: 124 runs all out in 22.3 overs (Charan Amrit 42, Rohit Singh 28, Satish 2 for 17, Suresh Sahndil 2 for 19).
Godrej Cricket Club defeated SVIET Club by 32 runs in the inaugural match of the second Godrej Defender Cup being organised by Chandigarh Sports Club at the Government Model Senior Secondary School Ground in Sector 32 here today.
Batting first after winning the toss, Godrej Club lost openers chearply. An 87-run partnership for the second wicket between Jai Kapil (54) and Vineet Chawla (31) helped Godrej score 186 for 7 in 25 overs. Inderjet also chiped in with important 40 runs.
In reply, SVIET lost their openers quickly. Jabarjeet Singh played a defiant knock of 56 as SVIET could muster 154 for 9. Kulwinder Romy and Devi Singh got two wickets each for 26 and 19 runs, respectively.
Earlier, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Area Sales Manager, Godrej Mfg. Co. Ltd., inaugrated the tournament.
Brief scores : Godrej CC: 186 for 7 (Jai Kapil 54, Inderjeet 40, Vaneet Chawla 31, Akash Sharma 2 for 34, Siddharth Saini 2 for 18).
SVIET Club: 154 for 9 (Jabarjeet Singh 56, Abhiji Singh 26, Siddharth Saini 23, Kulwinder Romy 2 for 26, Devi Singh 2 for 19).
In another match Hari Kirpa XI defeated Charan Salwan XI by 19 runs. Hari Kirpa Xi got off to a fine start as the openers put up 36 runs on board. After the openers got out, the other batsmen displayed inapet batting and were bundeled out for 143. Anmil Sharma got four wickets for 19 runs.
In reply, despite a good start given by the openers Charan Amrit (42) and Rohit Singh (28) who put on 49 runs, the other batsmen meakly surrendered adn were dimismissed for 124 runs. Satish (2 for 17) and Suresh Sahndil (2 for 19) were the main wicket takers.
Brief scores: Hari Kirpa XI: -143 all out in 25 overs (Vinod Sharma 40, Jatin 35, Anil Sharma 4 for 19, Sharanjit Singh 2 for 18).
Charan Salwan XI: 124 runs all out in 22.3 overs (Charan Amrit 42, Rohit Singh 28, Satish 2 for 17, Suresh Sahndil 2 for 19).
Surjit Hockey Academy prove their class in PHL
The winners of the Punjab Hockey League with the chief guest BS Sandhu, IRS, Secretary Finance, Government of Punjab and Punjab Sports Director Pargat Singh at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on Sunday.
JALANDHAR, FEB 24Surjit Hockey Academy of Jalandhar emerged winners in the boys Under-16 'A' Division as well as boys Under-14 'A' Division Punjab Hockey Legue organised Punjab Sports Department at different venues.
In their title-clash encounter in boys Under-16 'A' Division, Surjit Hockey Academy defeated Malwa Khalsa School of Ludhiana by 1-0. Sports Authority of India of Patiala prevailed over Spring Dale Academy of Amritsar by 7-6 for the third and fourth places.
The boys under-16 'B' Division, the title was claimed by Ferozpur who beat Batala by 4-1. For the third and fourth place, Bathinda who walked over Sarih of Jalandhar.
The Under 14 Boys (A Division)Surjit hockey Academy blanked Khalsa School of Amritsar by 2-0 in the final. For the third position, Malwa Khalsa School of Ludhiana prevailed over Spring Dale of Amritsar by 4-3.
Faridkot Cheema Academy Batala by 5-4 in the boys under-14 'B' Division final. Khehra Academy of Ludhiana defeated Khambra by 3-1 in a match to decide the third and fourth positions.
Meanwhile, the seven-month long Punjab Hockey League in came to an end in an impressive closing ceremony at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium here today. The PHL was inaugurated by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on August 29 on the National Sports Day celebrated in memory of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. The Sports Department distributed bicycles and shoes to the top teams in all the age groups.
Mr. BS Sandhu, IRS, Secretary Finance Government of Punjab was the chief guest and gave away the prizes to the winners. Speaking on the occasion, he disclosed that the Punjab Government was committed to promote sports in the state to maintain its supremacy at the national and international level. For the purpose, The government. will allot more funds on the proposal mooted by the Punjab Sports Department.
Punjab Sports Director Padma Shree Pargat Singh thanked the chief guest for the assurance for further encouraging young sportspersons. He informed that the Department is determined to strengthen the sports wings which have been revived after a number of years. He said the government has agreed to allot more funds for purchase of equipment, opening of new wings and on the schemes by which the sports will get a boost at the grass root level. Olympian Pargat disclosed that Senior Men League will be launched next year.
The first, second and third boys under-14 and 16 (Group A) were presented bicycles and the fourth place winners were given sports shoes. In Group B (Boys under 14 & 16) winners to bicycles whereas the teams at second, third and fourth places got sports shoes. In girls under- 14, winners and runners up teams got bicycles whereas third and fourth placed teams received sports shoes.
JALANDHAR, FEB 24Surjit Hockey Academy of Jalandhar emerged winners in the boys Under-16 'A' Division as well as boys Under-14 'A' Division Punjab Hockey Legue organised Punjab Sports Department at different venues. In their title-clash encounter in boys Under-16 'A' Division, Surjit Hockey Academy defeated Malwa Khalsa School of Ludhiana by 1-0. Sports Authority of India of Patiala prevailed over Spring Dale Academy of Amritsar by 7-6 for the third and fourth places.
The boys under-16 'B' Division, the title was claimed by Ferozpur who beat Batala by 4-1. For the third and fourth place, Bathinda who walked over Sarih of Jalandhar.
The Under 14 Boys (A Division)Surjit hockey Academy blanked Khalsa School of Amritsar by 2-0 in the final. For the third position, Malwa Khalsa School of Ludhiana prevailed over Spring Dale of Amritsar by 4-3.
Faridkot Cheema Academy Batala by 5-4 in the boys under-14 'B' Division final. Khehra Academy of Ludhiana defeated Khambra by 3-1 in a match to decide the third and fourth positions.
Meanwhile, the seven-month long Punjab Hockey League in came to an end in an impressive closing ceremony at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium here today. The PHL was inaugurated by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on August 29 on the National Sports Day celebrated in memory of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. The Sports Department distributed bicycles and shoes to the top teams in all the age groups.
Mr. BS Sandhu, IRS, Secretary Finance Government of Punjab was the chief guest and gave away the prizes to the winners. Speaking on the occasion, he disclosed that the Punjab Government was committed to promote sports in the state to maintain its supremacy at the national and international level. For the purpose, The government. will allot more funds on the proposal mooted by the Punjab Sports Department.
Punjab Sports Director Padma Shree Pargat Singh thanked the chief guest for the assurance for further encouraging young sportspersons. He informed that the Department is determined to strengthen the sports wings which have been revived after a number of years. He said the government has agreed to allot more funds for purchase of equipment, opening of new wings and on the schemes by which the sports will get a boost at the grass root level. Olympian Pargat disclosed that Senior Men League will be launched next year.
The first, second and third boys under-14 and 16 (Group A) were presented bicycles and the fourth place winners were given sports shoes. In Group B (Boys under 14 & 16) winners to bicycles whereas the teams at second, third and fourth places got sports shoes. In girls under- 14, winners and runners up teams got bicycles whereas third and fourth placed teams received sports shoes.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Stage set for ONGC Super Cup match in Gurgaon
CHANDIGARH, FEB 23
The arrangement for the ONGC Super Cup football match scheduled for February 27 at the Ch. Devi Lal Stadium at Gurgaon is in full swing. Haryana Parliamentary Secretary, Rao Dan Singh who is also the Working President of Haryana Football Association said that the facility of action replay of ONGC Super Cup football match had been made besides installation of electronic scoreboard. The match will be telecast live.
Rao Dan Singh said the match would be inaugurated by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mr Priyaranjan Dass Munshi, who is also president of the All India Football Federation. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would give away the prizes to the winners of this match. A panel of judges will select the best forward, thebest defender, the best half and the best goalkeeper and each will be given Rs 50,000.
Union Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh and Member Parliament Rohtak, Deepender Hooda would also watch the match. Besides the winners of Super Cup, the Chief Minister would also award three teams winning the first, second and third place
in National Football League.
Rao Dan Singh said that Super Cup would be held between Kingfisher East Bengal and winners of Goa's Dempo Sports Club and Churchill Brothers. East Bengal had already won the Federation Cup. The match between the winners of Federation Cup and National Football League is held for the ONGC Super Cup.
Haryana Football Association secretary Sunil Bhardwaj said 90th match was being played in the Natioanl Football League and the winners of first position of National Football league was given Rs. 50 lakh, second Rs. 28 lakh and the third Rs. 22 lakh. The winners of ONGC Super Cup is given cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh.
Haryana Football Association president Deepinder Hooda had decided free entrance. Haryana Football Association would organize summer camps for youth to encourage football.
The arrangement for the ONGC Super Cup football match scheduled for February 27 at the Ch. Devi Lal Stadium at Gurgaon is in full swing. Haryana Parliamentary Secretary, Rao Dan Singh who is also the Working President of Haryana Football Association said that the facility of action replay of ONGC Super Cup football match had been made besides installation of electronic scoreboard. The match will be telecast live.
Rao Dan Singh said the match would be inaugurated by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mr Priyaranjan Dass Munshi, who is also president of the All India Football Federation. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would give away the prizes to the winners of this match. A panel of judges will select the best forward, thebest defender, the best half and the best goalkeeper and each will be given Rs 50,000.
Union Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh and Member Parliament Rohtak, Deepender Hooda would also watch the match. Besides the winners of Super Cup, the Chief Minister would also award three teams winning the first, second and third place
in National Football League.
Rao Dan Singh said that Super Cup would be held between Kingfisher East Bengal and winners of Goa's Dempo Sports Club and Churchill Brothers. East Bengal had already won the Federation Cup. The match between the winners of Federation Cup and National Football League is held for the ONGC Super Cup.
Haryana Football Association secretary Sunil Bhardwaj said 90th match was being played in the Natioanl Football League and the winners of first position of National Football league was given Rs. 50 lakh, second Rs. 28 lakh and the third Rs. 22 lakh. The winners of ONGC Super Cup is given cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh.
Haryana Football Association president Deepinder Hooda had decided free entrance. Haryana Football Association would organize summer camps for youth to encourage football.
STAR Sports Golf Invitational Attracts Big wigs from Corporate and Sports Arena
L-R)- Manu Sawhney, MD, ESPN Software India Pvt. Ltd. - Pawan Munjal, MD, Hero Honda Motors Ltd. -Bharat Patel, Chairman, Procter&Gamble- Deepak Verma,MD, Sheffie.
NEW DELHI, February 23
The second edition of STAR Sports Golf Invitational was held at the par-72 Golden Green Resort, Gurgaon on February 23, 2008. Organized by ESPN STAR Sports, the one day Golf Invitational saw wide spread participation from corporate India. The tournament featured corporate honchos, cricketers like Ajay Jadeja, Rahul Sanghvi and some fine young Indian talent like Laverry Kumar, Rashid Khan, Chikrangappa and Gauri Monga.
Widely recognized corporate leaders across industry segments including Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, Pawan Munjal, Managing Director, Hero Honda Motors Ltd, Bharat Patel, Chairman, P&G, Sundar Raman, Chief Executive Officer, IPL were seen swinging their clubs and vying for top honors.
Speaking on the occasion, R C Venkateish, Managing Director, ESPN Software India Pvt. Ltd said, "I am extremely pleased to see the response for the second edition of the STAR Sports Golf Invitational. ESPN STAR Sports showcases the biggest golf events in the world like the PGA Championships, Augusta Masters and so on. With the STAR Sports Golf Invitational we have extended the enjoyment of the game by allowing the spectator to become an actual player."
"Besides the sporting entertainment, tournaments like these also provide a great platform to meet up with fellow corporate heads outside official meetings and in an informal setting." added Mr. Venkateish.
STAR Sports Golf Invitational was played in the individual stroke play format with 3 over par as the maximum score on any hole. The handicaps were adjusted on the 'Double Peoria System'. The participants competed in 3 handicap divisions as per the declared handicaps.
NEW DELHI, February 23The second edition of STAR Sports Golf Invitational was held at the par-72 Golden Green Resort, Gurgaon on February 23, 2008. Organized by ESPN STAR Sports, the one day Golf Invitational saw wide spread participation from corporate India. The tournament featured corporate honchos, cricketers like Ajay Jadeja, Rahul Sanghvi and some fine young Indian talent like Laverry Kumar, Rashid Khan, Chikrangappa and Gauri Monga.
Widely recognized corporate leaders across industry segments including Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, Pawan Munjal, Managing Director, Hero Honda Motors Ltd, Bharat Patel, Chairman, P&G, Sundar Raman, Chief Executive Officer, IPL were seen swinging their clubs and vying for top honors.
Speaking on the occasion, R C Venkateish, Managing Director, ESPN Software India Pvt. Ltd said, "I am extremely pleased to see the response for the second edition of the STAR Sports Golf Invitational. ESPN STAR Sports showcases the biggest golf events in the world like the PGA Championships, Augusta Masters and so on. With the STAR Sports Golf Invitational we have extended the enjoyment of the game by allowing the spectator to become an actual player."
"Besides the sporting entertainment, tournaments like these also provide a great platform to meet up with fellow corporate heads outside official meetings and in an informal setting." added Mr. Venkateish.
STAR Sports Golf Invitational was played in the individual stroke play format with 3 over par as the maximum score on any hole. The handicaps were adjusted on the 'Double Peoria System'. The participants competed in 3 handicap divisions as per the declared handicaps.
Tennis is more of an individual game: MacCurdy
From left to right: Doug MacCurdy, Rajan Kashyap and M Ramsekhar addressing press conference at the CLTA Complex in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Balbir Singh
CHANDIGARH, FEB 23
"Producing a top player takes 7 to 10 years under the long-term plan from the grass root level. Still there is no absolute guarantee of getting good returns,' said Doug MacCurdy, a professional sports consultant.
Interacting with the media on the penultimate day of his one week up-gradation of coaches and players development workshop at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Stadium in Sector 10 here, MacCurdy , former director of USA Tennis Development from 1998 to 2001, said "the same programme would not suit all players. Same recommendations will not be given to a bunch of 60 trainees. Each individual's requirements are different. Tennis is more of an individual game."
Impressed with the infrastructure and training facilities at the CLTA Stadium, MacCurdy, a former Director of International Tennis Federation, said "the CLTA concept is very impressive. The ratio of trainees and coaches is satisfactory. I have seen coaches on all courts during training sessions."
"The coaches should study and improve their qualifications by appearing for ITF level II certification. At the same time certification is along is not the full proof. Proof is on the court," said MacCurdy. After his evaluation, MacCurdy has recommended that CLTA should chalk out plan to provide more practice and competitions. "Regular in-house matches," is one of the recommendations to the CLTA management. Participation in a tournament should be logical one. "Selection of a tournament for participation is also a bit tactical. Playing at wrong level is harmful," said MacCurdy, who is a recipient of the International Tennis Hall of Fame Educational Merit Award.
CLTA chairman Rajan Kashyap said that the CLTA would be implementing recommendations which MacCurdy had given after evaluation of the CLTA coaches and long and short term plan. "We hope, MacCurdy would be visiting us in the future. Individual attention would be paid for scientific training and improvement physical fitness of individual players," Kashyap said and added that MacCurdy's visit to CLTA would not be a one-off thing.
"Twenty four boys and girls, who have potential to rise to the top, have been identified for specialised year-round training under the overall Junior Level programme. The scheme will be latched on April 1 and boys and girls have been selected under 10 to 14 and 14 to 18," disclosed Rajan Kashyap. "The CLTA will provide freeship to the top deserving and needy players," assured the former Punjab Chief Secretary.
Suggesting that 15 to 20 CLTA trainees should be among the top ranked players in different age groups. Asked to point out the best players he had seen on court in CLTA, MacCurdy said "Digvijay Singh Mehta is one of them. Mandeep Yadav also possesses lot of skills. I have not seen Vijayant Malik."
MacCurdy is under contract with the All India Tennis Association for one year to evaluate the suggest action for improving the tennis standard in India. MacCurdy's stress will be on improving the transit ratio of top players into professionals.
Also present on the ocasion were CLTA secretary M Ramsekhar and Director (Coaching) Gary O'Briend, who has been appointed as coach of the Indian team (boys and girls) which will take part in the ITF 14 and Under-14 Asian Championship (group I) which will be held in Jakarata from March 16 to 30.
Balbir SinghCHANDIGARH, FEB 23
"Producing a top player takes 7 to 10 years under the long-term plan from the grass root level. Still there is no absolute guarantee of getting good returns,' said Doug MacCurdy, a professional sports consultant.
Interacting with the media on the penultimate day of his one week up-gradation of coaches and players development workshop at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Stadium in Sector 10 here, MacCurdy , former director of USA Tennis Development from 1998 to 2001, said "the same programme would not suit all players. Same recommendations will not be given to a bunch of 60 trainees. Each individual's requirements are different. Tennis is more of an individual game."
Impressed with the infrastructure and training facilities at the CLTA Stadium, MacCurdy, a former Director of International Tennis Federation, said "the CLTA concept is very impressive. The ratio of trainees and coaches is satisfactory. I have seen coaches on all courts during training sessions."
"The coaches should study and improve their qualifications by appearing for ITF level II certification. At the same time certification is along is not the full proof. Proof is on the court," said MacCurdy. After his evaluation, MacCurdy has recommended that CLTA should chalk out plan to provide more practice and competitions. "Regular in-house matches," is one of the recommendations to the CLTA management. Participation in a tournament should be logical one. "Selection of a tournament for participation is also a bit tactical. Playing at wrong level is harmful," said MacCurdy, who is a recipient of the International Tennis Hall of Fame Educational Merit Award.
CLTA chairman Rajan Kashyap said that the CLTA would be implementing recommendations which MacCurdy had given after evaluation of the CLTA coaches and long and short term plan. "We hope, MacCurdy would be visiting us in the future. Individual attention would be paid for scientific training and improvement physical fitness of individual players," Kashyap said and added that MacCurdy's visit to CLTA would not be a one-off thing.
"Twenty four boys and girls, who have potential to rise to the top, have been identified for specialised year-round training under the overall Junior Level programme. The scheme will be latched on April 1 and boys and girls have been selected under 10 to 14 and 14 to 18," disclosed Rajan Kashyap. "The CLTA will provide freeship to the top deserving and needy players," assured the former Punjab Chief Secretary.
Suggesting that 15 to 20 CLTA trainees should be among the top ranked players in different age groups. Asked to point out the best players he had seen on court in CLTA, MacCurdy said "Digvijay Singh Mehta is one of them. Mandeep Yadav also possesses lot of skills. I have not seen Vijayant Malik."
MacCurdy is under contract with the All India Tennis Association for one year to evaluate the suggest action for improving the tennis standard in India. MacCurdy's stress will be on improving the transit ratio of top players into professionals.
Also present on the ocasion were CLTA secretary M Ramsekhar and Director (Coaching) Gary O'Briend, who has been appointed as coach of the Indian team (boys and girls) which will take part in the ITF 14 and Under-14 Asian Championship (group I) which will be held in Jakarata from March 16 to 30.
Friday, February 22, 2008
45 register for Kanchendzonga Mountain Biking
CHANDIGARH, FEB 23 The Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation Limited has so far received 45 entries for the inaugural $ 25,000 Prize Money Kanchendzonga Mountain Biking from March 2.
According to information received from Gangtok, the teams from Indian Army, Nepal, Thailand, France and Germany have registered for the thrilling and energy-consuming 10-mountain biking expedition which will be an annual feature. Out of 45 entries, 17 are from abroad.
It’s a toast to adventure lovers from around the world over, as they come together for this grand cycling and hiking spectacle to the majestic ranges of the Himalayas.The splendid adventure racing through a staggering 350 kms gaining an elevation of over 21,000 metres a test of strength and determination, the trans-Himalayan challenge.
The first camp will be at Sang Play Ground on March 3 and return to Gangtok on March 12.
March 3 Camp 1 Sang Play Ground.
March 4 Camp 2 Ravong TIC Complex.
March 5 Camp 3 Tashiding Yatri Niwas.
March 6 Camp 4 Yuksam Base Camp.
March 7 Camp 5 Pelling Play Ground.
March 8 Camp 6 Hee Patal Yatri Niwas.
March 9 Camp 7 Soreng Play Ground.
March 10 Camp 8 Namchi Bhaichng Ground.
March 11 Camp 9 Rangpo Mining Ground.
March 12 Camp 10 Gangtok.
Randhawa overcomes shaky start
NEW DELHI, FEB 22
Joint overnight leader Jyoti Randhawa of India overcame a shaky start which saw him go three over par after seven holes before bouncing back with a 72 to keep his title hopes alive in the inaugural US$400,000 SAIL Open presented by Jaypee Greens on Friday. The Indian star was tied fourth, two off the pace, alongside compatriot Gaganjeet Bhullar, Malaysia’s Danny Chia and Australian Adam Groom, who all carded matching 69s.
New Zealand’s Mark Brown produced a superb five-under-par 67 in blustery conditions to grab the sole third round lead on a day when many challengers were blown off course. The in-form Brown surged ahead with his 11-under-par 205 aggregate and leads by one shot from Australian Scott Hend, who carded a 69 and Asian Tour rookie Rhys Davies of Wales, who fired a fine 67.
Another Australian, Kane Webber (68) made a big move up from 23rd to eighth on 208 while Korean Noh Seung-yul (71), Singaporean Mardan Mamat (69) and veteran Wang Ter-Chang of Chinese Taipei (73) completed the top-10. The three were tied for ninth on 209.
Randhawa, Asia’s number one in 2002 and a seven-time winner, struggled early on in the round and blamed a late night of catching up with his family for his sluggish start. "I was tired as I slept a little late last night," admitted Randhawa, who is staying with his sister this week. "I could not concentrate early on and in no time I was three shots down with a double and a bogey. “But I made a great recovery from there and any time, you are two or so behind the leader it is a nice position to be in."
Young Bhullar, whom many reckon could be India's next star in the making, played steady golf, holding his big-hitting well in the face of gusting winds. His 69 was built around a stunning eagle on the par-five 12th, where his smashed a drive of over 400 yards.
Bhullar, second at the Pertamina President Indonesia Invitational last year, followed that up with a textbook pitch to 20 feet, which he duly holed for the eagle and lead. But he dropped back with a bogey on 16th, which he said was his first bad shot of the day. " I had a steady day and had a good eagle, just like yesterday," said Bhullar.
Leading third round scores: 205 - Mark Brown (Nzl) 69-69-67. 206 - Rhys Davies (Wal) 70-69-67, Scott Hend (Aus) 67-70-69. 207 - Gaganjeet Bhullar (Ind) 70-68-69, Danny Chia (Mas) 68-70-69, Adam Groom (Aus) 67-71-69, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 67-68-72. 208 - Kane Webber (Aus) 70-70-68. 209 - Mardan Mamat (Sin) 71-69-69, Noh Seung-yul (Kor) 68-70-71, Wang Ter-chang (Tpe) 69-67-73. 210 - Richard Lee (Nzl) 72-69-69, Ashok Kumar (Ind) 70-69-71, Peter Cooke (Aus) 67-72-71, Angelo Que (Phi) 68-70-72, Tony Carolan (Aus) 66-69-75. 211 - Adam Blyth (Aus) 71-71-69, Ted Oh (Kor) 73-66-72, Neven Basic (Aus) 70-69-72, Lloyd Saltman (Sco) 70-75-66. 212 - Harinder Gupta (Ind) 69-70-73, Guido Van Der Valk (Nld) 72-67-73, Ross Bain (Sco) 66-71-75.
Joint overnight leader Jyoti Randhawa of India overcame a shaky start which saw him go three over par after seven holes before bouncing back with a 72 to keep his title hopes alive in the inaugural US$400,000 SAIL Open presented by Jaypee Greens on Friday. The Indian star was tied fourth, two off the pace, alongside compatriot Gaganjeet Bhullar, Malaysia’s Danny Chia and Australian Adam Groom, who all carded matching 69s.
New Zealand’s Mark Brown produced a superb five-under-par 67 in blustery conditions to grab the sole third round lead on a day when many challengers were blown off course. The in-form Brown surged ahead with his 11-under-par 205 aggregate and leads by one shot from Australian Scott Hend, who carded a 69 and Asian Tour rookie Rhys Davies of Wales, who fired a fine 67.
Another Australian, Kane Webber (68) made a big move up from 23rd to eighth on 208 while Korean Noh Seung-yul (71), Singaporean Mardan Mamat (69) and veteran Wang Ter-Chang of Chinese Taipei (73) completed the top-10. The three were tied for ninth on 209.
Randhawa, Asia’s number one in 2002 and a seven-time winner, struggled early on in the round and blamed a late night of catching up with his family for his sluggish start. "I was tired as I slept a little late last night," admitted Randhawa, who is staying with his sister this week. "I could not concentrate early on and in no time I was three shots down with a double and a bogey. “But I made a great recovery from there and any time, you are two or so behind the leader it is a nice position to be in."
Young Bhullar, whom many reckon could be India's next star in the making, played steady golf, holding his big-hitting well in the face of gusting winds. His 69 was built around a stunning eagle on the par-five 12th, where his smashed a drive of over 400 yards.
Bhullar, second at the Pertamina President Indonesia Invitational last year, followed that up with a textbook pitch to 20 feet, which he duly holed for the eagle and lead. But he dropped back with a bogey on 16th, which he said was his first bad shot of the day. " I had a steady day and had a good eagle, just like yesterday," said Bhullar.
Leading third round scores: 205 - Mark Brown (Nzl) 69-69-67. 206 - Rhys Davies (Wal) 70-69-67, Scott Hend (Aus) 67-70-69. 207 - Gaganjeet Bhullar (Ind) 70-68-69, Danny Chia (Mas) 68-70-69, Adam Groom (Aus) 67-71-69, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 67-68-72. 208 - Kane Webber (Aus) 70-70-68. 209 - Mardan Mamat (Sin) 71-69-69, Noh Seung-yul (Kor) 68-70-71, Wang Ter-chang (Tpe) 69-67-73. 210 - Richard Lee (Nzl) 72-69-69, Ashok Kumar (Ind) 70-69-71, Peter Cooke (Aus) 67-72-71, Angelo Que (Phi) 68-70-72, Tony Carolan (Aus) 66-69-75. 211 - Adam Blyth (Aus) 71-71-69, Ted Oh (Kor) 73-66-72, Neven Basic (Aus) 70-69-72, Lloyd Saltman (Sco) 70-75-66. 212 - Harinder Gupta (Ind) 69-70-73, Guido Van Der Valk (Nld) 72-67-73, Ross Bain (Sco) 66-71-75.
Easy for Chandigarh women
CHANDIGARH, FEB 22
Chandigarh women proved too strong for Uttar Pradesh whom they routed by 15-0 in the National Baseball Championship being jointly organized by the Sports Excellence Academy, Baseball Federation of India and Women Baseball Federation of India at the Government Model School ground in Sector 23 here today. Suman, Sarita, Gurpreet, Lala, Leela and Anju contributed points each for the winners.
However Chandigarh men struggled to prevail over Madhya Pradesh by a lone point registered by Mohammad.
Maharashtra downed Delhi by 4-2 in the men's encounter. Shanker, Jaideep, Vishal and Mohan contributed one point each Maharashtra. Pratap waged a lone battle for Delhi as he scored both points for Delhi. .
Delhi had a mixed luck in the women's category. In their first match today, Punjab outclassed in all departments of the game beating them by 11-0. However, Delhi outplayed West Bengal by 17-7. Shilpi, Renu and Meenakshi scored three points each for the winners.
Results: Men: Chandigarh (Mohammad 1) bt Madhya Pradesh 1-0. Himachal Pradesh (Rajesh, Ankush 2 each, Ruhal P, Gurdeep, Abhijeet, Kishore Pawan, Deepak and Rahul 1each) bt Uttar Pradesh by 11-0. Maharashtra (Shanker, Jaideep, Vishal and Mohan 1 each) bt Delhi (Pratap 2) 4-2. Haryana (Satyajit, Ravin, Sandeep, Vipin and Amit 2 each0 bt West Bengal by 10-0. Orissa (Chinmay, Hirasad, Amit 2 each, Gautam, Parnab and Aquish 1 each) bt Himachal Pradesh 10-0. Chandigarh (Brij, Ravinder 2 each) bt Haryana (Satyajit, Ravin, Sandeep one each) by 4-3.
Women: Punjab (Gurpreet, Jaslin, Rajwinder, Navjot 2 each, Manju, Pardeep, Kanwaljit, Sangeeta, Neha 1 each) bt Delhi 11-0. Delhi (Shilpi, Renu, Meenakshi 3 each, Taruna, Biraj, Rekha, Anjali 2 each) bt West Bengal 17-7. Chandigarh (Suman, Sarita, Gurpreet, Lala, Leela, Anju 2 each, Latesh, Hema, Kiran 1 each) bt Uttar Pradesh 15-0.
PU 'B' DIVISION WOMEN BADMINTON: Dev Samaj College of Education for Women, Sector 36 beat Dashmesh College of Education, Badal Muktsar by 2-0 (Tany bt Amanpreet 21-11, 21-6, Tany and Manjula bt Amanpreet and Meenakshi 21-6, 21-15) in the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton B Division (women) Tournament at the PU Gymnasium.
In another mtch, GHGH College of Education, Sidhwan Khurd (Ludhiana) defeated BAM Khalsa College, Garshankar (Hoshiarpur) by 2-0 (Swati bt Harpreet 21-8, 15-21, 21-16, Swati and Renu bt Gagandeep and Harpreet 21-14, 21-14).
Chandigarh women proved too strong for Uttar Pradesh whom they routed by 15-0 in the National Baseball Championship being jointly organized by the Sports Excellence Academy, Baseball Federation of India and Women Baseball Federation of India at the Government Model School ground in Sector 23 here today. Suman, Sarita, Gurpreet, Lala, Leela and Anju contributed points each for the winners.
However Chandigarh men struggled to prevail over Madhya Pradesh by a lone point registered by Mohammad.
Maharashtra downed Delhi by 4-2 in the men's encounter. Shanker, Jaideep, Vishal and Mohan contributed one point each Maharashtra. Pratap waged a lone battle for Delhi as he scored both points for Delhi. .
Delhi had a mixed luck in the women's category. In their first match today, Punjab outclassed in all departments of the game beating them by 11-0. However, Delhi outplayed West Bengal by 17-7. Shilpi, Renu and Meenakshi scored three points each for the winners.
Results: Men: Chandigarh (Mohammad 1) bt Madhya Pradesh 1-0. Himachal Pradesh (Rajesh, Ankush 2 each, Ruhal P, Gurdeep, Abhijeet, Kishore Pawan, Deepak and Rahul 1each) bt Uttar Pradesh by 11-0. Maharashtra (Shanker, Jaideep, Vishal and Mohan 1 each) bt Delhi (Pratap 2) 4-2. Haryana (Satyajit, Ravin, Sandeep, Vipin and Amit 2 each0 bt West Bengal by 10-0. Orissa (Chinmay, Hirasad, Amit 2 each, Gautam, Parnab and Aquish 1 each) bt Himachal Pradesh 10-0. Chandigarh (Brij, Ravinder 2 each) bt Haryana (Satyajit, Ravin, Sandeep one each) by 4-3.
Women: Punjab (Gurpreet, Jaslin, Rajwinder, Navjot 2 each, Manju, Pardeep, Kanwaljit, Sangeeta, Neha 1 each) bt Delhi 11-0. Delhi (Shilpi, Renu, Meenakshi 3 each, Taruna, Biraj, Rekha, Anjali 2 each) bt West Bengal 17-7. Chandigarh (Suman, Sarita, Gurpreet, Lala, Leela, Anju 2 each, Latesh, Hema, Kiran 1 each) bt Uttar Pradesh 15-0.
PU 'B' DIVISION WOMEN BADMINTON: Dev Samaj College of Education for Women, Sector 36 beat Dashmesh College of Education, Badal Muktsar by 2-0 (Tany bt Amanpreet 21-11, 21-6, Tany and Manjula bt Amanpreet and Meenakshi 21-6, 21-15) in the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton B Division (women) Tournament at the PU Gymnasium.
In another mtch, GHGH College of Education, Sidhwan Khurd (Ludhiana) defeated BAM Khalsa College, Garshankar (Hoshiarpur) by 2-0 (Swati bt Harpreet 21-8, 15-21, 21-16, Swati and Renu bt Gagandeep and Harpreet 21-14, 21-14).
Chandigarh Hockey Academy runners-up in maiden appearance in Junior Nationals
Chandigarh Hockey Academy players with Sports Director IS Sandhu with the runners-up trophy they won in the Junior Under-18 National Hockey Championship in Hyderabad.
Chandigarh Hockey Academy captain Harmanpreet showing the runners-up trophy to Sports Director IS Sandhu.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 22
Chandigarh Sports Director Inderjit Singh Sandhu today congratulated the Chandigarh Hockey Academy being run by the Chandigarh Administration, for finishing a creditable runners-up position in the fourth Under-18 Junior National Hockey Championship in Hyderabad. It was Chandigarh Hockey Academy's maiden entry in the Under-18 Junior Nationals after the Indian Hockey Federation had given direct affiliation to the academy this year. Harmanpreet Singh led the academy team to success though it was a team efforts.
"Now your basics and fundaments are sound. It is for you to work hard and sincerely so that you win the gold medal in the Olympic Games," advised Sandhu while praising the players for their heart-warming performance in Hyderabad.
The Sports Director assured the academy players for all possible help for achieving their goal.
Impressed with the display, the IHF selectors have selected Rajbir Singh and Amanpreet for the under-21 national camp now in progress in Bhopal. More Chandigarh Academy players are likely to be invited to the under-19 national camp.
In the league matches Chandigarh Hockey Academy defeated Madhya Bharat by 18-1, Karnatka 2-1 and Indian SAI 4-1. In the quarter final match they beat Punjab by 2-1.
Maintaining their winning spree, Chandigarh Hockey Academy defeated hosts Andhra Pradesh by 4-1 in the semi-final. However, the Chandigarh Academy went down fighting to SAIL in the extra time by a golden goal.
Coach Alpinder Singh was delighted with the team sprited and performance of the academy boys. Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Davinder Singh, Lovedeep Singh, Preetinder, Ranjodh Singh, Rajbir Singh (goalkeeper) and Rupinder Singh impressed the the IHF selectors and the other officials.
Chandigarh Hockey Academy captain Harmanpreet showing the runners-up trophy to Sports Director IS Sandhu.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 22
Chandigarh Sports Director Inderjit Singh Sandhu today congratulated the Chandigarh Hockey Academy being run by the Chandigarh Administration, for finishing a creditable runners-up position in the fourth Under-18 Junior National Hockey Championship in Hyderabad. It was Chandigarh Hockey Academy's maiden entry in the Under-18 Junior Nationals after the Indian Hockey Federation had given direct affiliation to the academy this year. Harmanpreet Singh led the academy team to success though it was a team efforts.
"Now your basics and fundaments are sound. It is for you to work hard and sincerely so that you win the gold medal in the Olympic Games," advised Sandhu while praising the players for their heart-warming performance in Hyderabad.
The Sports Director assured the academy players for all possible help for achieving their goal.
Impressed with the display, the IHF selectors have selected Rajbir Singh and Amanpreet for the under-21 national camp now in progress in Bhopal. More Chandigarh Academy players are likely to be invited to the under-19 national camp.
In the league matches Chandigarh Hockey Academy defeated Madhya Bharat by 18-1, Karnatka 2-1 and Indian SAI 4-1. In the quarter final match they beat Punjab by 2-1.
Maintaining their winning spree, Chandigarh Hockey Academy defeated hosts Andhra Pradesh by 4-1 in the semi-final. However, the Chandigarh Academy went down fighting to SAIL in the extra time by a golden goal.
Coach Alpinder Singh was delighted with the team sprited and performance of the academy boys. Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Davinder Singh, Lovedeep Singh, Preetinder, Ranjodh Singh, Rajbir Singh (goalkeeper) and Rupinder Singh impressed the the IHF selectors and the other officials.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Easy wins for Punjab, Chandigarh
Former Punjab Governor Lt.Gen . B.K.N Chibber (Retd) being introduced to the players in the National Baseball Championship in Chandigarh on Thursday.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 21
Punjab began their campaign with a bang by routing Delhi by 14-0 on the opening day of the National Baseball Championship being jointly organized by the Sports Excellence Academy, Baseball Federation of India and Women Baseball Federation of India at the Government Model School ground in Sector 23 here today.
Madhya Pradesh eked out a narrow 1-0 triumph over Assam. Sunny scored the all-important point. Hosts Chandigarh outplayed West Bengal by 6-0
Earlier, former Punjab Governor Lt.Gen . B.K.N Chibber (Retd) inaugurated the Nationals.
Teams from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Manipur and Assam are taking part in the Nationals.
Results: M.P (Sunny 1) bt Assam 1-0.
Punjab (Rakesh 2, Sanjeev 1, Akhilesh 2, Ravi 3, Jaspreet 2, Puneet 1, Narthpal 1, Jaspal 2) bt Delhi 14-0.
Chandigarh (Dappinder 2, Ravinder, Briz,Vikram, and Santosh 1 each) bt West Bengal 6-0. Orissa (Anil, Dinabindu, Ajay and Chinmy 1 each) bt Himachal by 4-0.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 21
Punjab began their campaign with a bang by routing Delhi by 14-0 on the opening day of the National Baseball Championship being jointly organized by the Sports Excellence Academy, Baseball Federation of India and Women Baseball Federation of India at the Government Model School ground in Sector 23 here today.
Madhya Pradesh eked out a narrow 1-0 triumph over Assam. Sunny scored the all-important point. Hosts Chandigarh outplayed West Bengal by 6-0
Earlier, former Punjab Governor Lt.Gen . B.K.N Chibber (Retd) inaugurated the Nationals.
Teams from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Manipur and Assam are taking part in the Nationals.
Results: M.P (Sunny 1) bt Assam 1-0.
Punjab (Rakesh 2, Sanjeev 1, Akhilesh 2, Ravi 3, Jaspreet 2, Puneet 1, Narthpal 1, Jaspal 2) bt Delhi 14-0.
Chandigarh (Dappinder 2, Ravinder, Briz,Vikram, and Santosh 1 each) bt West Bengal 6-0. Orissa (Anil, Dinabindu, Ajay and Chinmy 1 each) bt Himachal by 4-0.
Punjab qualify from their groups
Punjab Sports Director Padamshree Pargat Singh giving the Aristrocrat Man of the Day award to Subhash Batra of Punjab.
JALANDHAR, FEB 21
Punjab qualified from their groups in the men's plus 40 as well as plus 50 for the quarter-final in the team championship of the 15th National Table Tennis Championships which began at the Corporation Table Tennis Hall here today.
Former national player Subhash Batra of Punjab held the spotlight by defeating last year's champion John of Tamil Nadu, Batra won all his matches he played today. Punjab Sports Director Padamshree Pargat Singh was the chief guest and inaugurated the meet. He also presented the Aristrocrat Man of the Day to Subhash Batra.
Among those present on the occasion were Table Tennis Federation of India general secretary MC Chowhan and Punjab Veterans Table Tennis Association president Rajiv Budia.
Other teams which qualified from their respective groups are: Men: Plus 40: West Bengal B, Maharashtra A, North Bengal, Delhi, West Bengal A, Tamil Nadu B and Maharashtra B.Plus 50: Maharashtra A, Andhra Pradesh A, Maharashtra C, North Bengal, West Bengal A, West Bengal B, Delhi.
Women Plush 40: West Bengal, Maharashtra A, Maharashtra B, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Karnataka A, AP A and MP.
JALANDHAR, FEB 21
Punjab qualified from their groups in the men's plus 40 as well as plus 50 for the quarter-final in the team championship of the 15th National Table Tennis Championships which began at the Corporation Table Tennis Hall here today.
Former national player Subhash Batra of Punjab held the spotlight by defeating last year's champion John of Tamil Nadu, Batra won all his matches he played today. Punjab Sports Director Padamshree Pargat Singh was the chief guest and inaugurated the meet. He also presented the Aristrocrat Man of the Day to Subhash Batra.
Among those present on the occasion were Table Tennis Federation of India general secretary MC Chowhan and Punjab Veterans Table Tennis Association president Rajiv Budia.
Other teams which qualified from their respective groups are: Men: Plus 40: West Bengal B, Maharashtra A, North Bengal, Delhi, West Bengal A, Tamil Nadu B and Maharashtra B.Plus 50: Maharashtra A, Andhra Pradesh A, Maharashtra C, North Bengal, West Bengal A, West Bengal B, Delhi.
Women Plush 40: West Bengal, Maharashtra A, Maharashtra B, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Karnataka A, AP A and MP.
Walker Basant Bahadur and jumper Amarjit hold spotlight in Indian Grand Prix
Winners of the 400 metres race for women in the first Indian Grand Prix in Patiala. 
Basant Bahadur sets new national record in 50 km walk.
PATIALA, FEB 21
Unsung Service Sports Control Board's Basant Bahadur today established himself as one of the country's top athletes by setting a new national record in the men's 50 km walk here at the first Indian Grand Prix on Thursday.
Bahadur finished the event in 4::10:42, bettering Gurdev Singh's (4::16:22) record by six minutes set in 2005.
Bahadur's performance is a good sign for the walker who is close to the Beijing qualification mark (4::07:00). Today was the good day for the walkers because all the athletes who finished the event bettered the national record.
In another event Amarjit Singh of Railways (16.30m) won gold by relegating national record holder Renjith Maheswari (15.83m) to second position. His sequence of attempts were (16.07, 16.22, x, x, 16.20, 16.30) while Renjith's attempts were (14.97, 15.34, 14.02, 15.83, 14.41, 15.33).
In the women's 400m metre, Chitra Soman won gold clocking 53.19 seconds. Mandeep Kaur (53.47) managed to clinch the silver ahead of Manjit Kaur (53.62).
Neelam Jaswant Singh was back on the throwing cirlcle after serving a two-year ban for failing a dope test at the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005. The event, however was won by Harwant Kaur (58.54). Seema Antil finished second in this event.
Results: Men: 400 m: Race 1: 1 Virender Kumar Pankaj (Police) 47.51; 2 Kuldev Singh . (Punjab Police) 47.76; 3 Amreek Rana (Uttar Pradesh) 47.81. Race 2: 1 Neeraj Panwar (Uttar Pradesh) 49.50; 2 Surinder Singh (Haryana) 49.59; 3 Rupesh Thakur (Police) 49.74. 800 m: 1 Rajeev Ramesan (Camper) 1:50.43; 2 Sajeesh Joseph (Camper) 1:50.81; 3 Ghamanda Ram (Camper) 1:51.29. 1500 m: 1 Ravinder (Camper) 3:43.04; 2 Hamza Chatholi (Camper) 3:44.09; 3 Pritam Bind (ONGC) 3:48.07. High jump: 1 Hari Shanker Roy (Railways) 2.15 m; 2 Pawan Prakash (Camper) 2.00 m; 3 V.Tyagi (Police) 1.95 m. Triple jump: 1 Amarjit Singh (Railways) 16.30 m; 2 Ranjith Maheshwari (Railways) 15.83 m; 3 Bibu Mathew (Navy) 15.76 m. Shot put: 1 Om Prakash (Camper) 18.27 m; 2 Satyendra Singh (Camper) 17.98 m; 3P.B.Giri (Maharastra)17.28 m. 50 km walk:1 Basant Bahadur (SSCB)4::10:42.00; 2 P.S.Jalan (SSCB) 4::13:40.00; 3 Harminder Singh (SSCB) 4::14:41.00. 5000m: 1 Surender Singh (Camper) 13:46.47; 2 Santosh Kumar (Camper) 14:08.32; 3 Sojee Mathew W.(Camper) 14:15.55.
Women: 400m: 1 Chitra K.Soman (ONGC) 53.19; 2 Mandeep Kaur(ONGC) 53.47; 3 Manjit Kaur (Punjab Police) 53.62. 800 m:1 Sushma Devi (Camper) 2:07.57; 2 Priyanka Patel (Camper) 2:11.47; 3 Lincy K.P. (Camper) 2:47.13. 1500 m: 1 Sinimol Paluose (Camper) 4:16.53; 2 Bindhu Simon Rajan (Camper) 4:32.88; 3 Kiran Tiwari (Uttarnchal)4:37.16. 5000m: 1 Preeja Sridharan (Camper) 15:57.70; 2 Kavita Raut (Camper)16:27.68; 3 Preethi Rolo (Camper) 17:05.26. High jump: 1 Sahana Kumari (Karnataka) 1.80 m; 2 Mariyan C. Thariyan (CRPF) 1.65 m; 3 J.J.Shobha (Railways) 1.60 m. Long jump: 1 J.J.Shobha (Railways) 6.13 m;2 Prijusha (Camper) 5.98; 3 V. Leelavathi (Camper) 5.68 m. Discus throw: 1 Harwant Kaur (Punjab Police) 58.54 m; 2 Seema Antil (Police)57.89 m;3 Saroj (Police)49.74 m.
Basant Bahadur sets new national record in 50 km walk.
PATIALA, FEB 21
Unsung Service Sports Control Board's Basant Bahadur today established himself as one of the country's top athletes by setting a new national record in the men's 50 km walk here at the first Indian Grand Prix on Thursday.
Bahadur finished the event in 4::10:42, bettering Gurdev Singh's (4::16:22) record by six minutes set in 2005.
Bahadur's performance is a good sign for the walker who is close to the Beijing qualification mark (4::07:00). Today was the good day for the walkers because all the athletes who finished the event bettered the national record.
In another event Amarjit Singh of Railways (16.30m) won gold by relegating national record holder Renjith Maheswari (15.83m) to second position. His sequence of attempts were (16.07, 16.22, x, x, 16.20, 16.30) while Renjith's attempts were (14.97, 15.34, 14.02, 15.83, 14.41, 15.33).
In the women's 400m metre, Chitra Soman won gold clocking 53.19 seconds. Mandeep Kaur (53.47) managed to clinch the silver ahead of Manjit Kaur (53.62).
Neelam Jaswant Singh was back on the throwing cirlcle after serving a two-year ban for failing a dope test at the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005. The event, however was won by Harwant Kaur (58.54). Seema Antil finished second in this event.
Results: Men: 400 m: Race 1: 1 Virender Kumar Pankaj (Police) 47.51; 2 Kuldev Singh . (Punjab Police) 47.76; 3 Amreek Rana (Uttar Pradesh) 47.81. Race 2: 1 Neeraj Panwar (Uttar Pradesh) 49.50; 2 Surinder Singh (Haryana) 49.59; 3 Rupesh Thakur (Police) 49.74. 800 m: 1 Rajeev Ramesan (Camper) 1:50.43; 2 Sajeesh Joseph (Camper) 1:50.81; 3 Ghamanda Ram (Camper) 1:51.29. 1500 m: 1 Ravinder (Camper) 3:43.04; 2 Hamza Chatholi (Camper) 3:44.09; 3 Pritam Bind (ONGC) 3:48.07. High jump: 1 Hari Shanker Roy (Railways) 2.15 m; 2 Pawan Prakash (Camper) 2.00 m; 3 V.Tyagi (Police) 1.95 m. Triple jump: 1 Amarjit Singh (Railways) 16.30 m; 2 Ranjith Maheshwari (Railways) 15.83 m; 3 Bibu Mathew (Navy) 15.76 m. Shot put: 1 Om Prakash (Camper) 18.27 m; 2 Satyendra Singh (Camper) 17.98 m; 3P.B.Giri (Maharastra)17.28 m. 50 km walk:1 Basant Bahadur (SSCB)4::10:42.00; 2 P.S.Jalan (SSCB) 4::13:40.00; 3 Harminder Singh (SSCB) 4::14:41.00. 5000m: 1 Surender Singh (Camper) 13:46.47; 2 Santosh Kumar (Camper) 14:08.32; 3 Sojee Mathew W.(Camper) 14:15.55.
Women: 400m: 1 Chitra K.Soman (ONGC) 53.19; 2 Mandeep Kaur(ONGC) 53.47; 3 Manjit Kaur (Punjab Police) 53.62. 800 m:1 Sushma Devi (Camper) 2:07.57; 2 Priyanka Patel (Camper) 2:11.47; 3 Lincy K.P. (Camper) 2:47.13. 1500 m: 1 Sinimol Paluose (Camper) 4:16.53; 2 Bindhu Simon Rajan (Camper) 4:32.88; 3 Kiran Tiwari (Uttarnchal)4:37.16. 5000m: 1 Preeja Sridharan (Camper) 15:57.70; 2 Kavita Raut (Camper)16:27.68; 3 Preethi Rolo (Camper) 17:05.26. High jump: 1 Sahana Kumari (Karnataka) 1.80 m; 2 Mariyan C. Thariyan (CRPF) 1.65 m; 3 J.J.Shobha (Railways) 1.60 m. Long jump: 1 J.J.Shobha (Railways) 6.13 m;2 Prijusha (Camper) 5.98; 3 V. Leelavathi (Camper) 5.68 m. Discus throw: 1 Harwant Kaur (Punjab Police) 58.54 m; 2 Seema Antil (Police)57.89 m;3 Saroj (Police)49.74 m.
India likely to play 3 ODIs at Lahore
CHANDIGARH, FEB 21
An Indian cricket team is likely to visit Pakistan and play a three-match one-day international series in the second second week of March next month.
According to infomation received here quoting Pakistan Cricket Board chairman
Dr Nasim Ashrif, said that the Indian team would visit Pakistan from March 12 and play three ODIs. The PCB chairman said that all matches would be played in Lahore and invitation has been sent to the Board of Control for Cricket in India which has reportedly assured 'to help the PCB'.
The dates of matches will be finalised in the next two days.
Australia are scheduled to visit Pakistan from March 29.
MALWA CENTRAL COLLEGE CHAMPS: Malwa Central College of Education of Ludhiana claimed the Panjab University Inter-College Kho-kho women B Division Championship by defeating Dev Samaj College of Education (W), Sector 36 by 8-4 in the final here today.
Results: Sant Hari Singh Memorial College of Education, Muksuspur bt D Girls College, Mukerian by 10-9; Malwa Central College of Education Ludhiana bt MBBG RGC Girls College, Mansowala 5-4 and Dev Samaj College of Education (W)-36 bt Sant Hari Singh Memorial College of Education, Maksuspur by 9-7.
Final: Malwa Central College of Education Ludhiana bt Dev Samaj College of Education (W)-36 8-4.
TC GUPTA ELECTED: Consequent upon the resignation of mR Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, mR TC Gupta has been elected unanimously as President of Chandigarh Rowing Association by the governing body of CRA in its meeting held recently. Mr. Gupta has since assumed the office. Mr. TC Gupta has also been re-elected as vice president of RFI at Hyderabad.
An Indian cricket team is likely to visit Pakistan and play a three-match one-day international series in the second second week of March next month.
According to infomation received here quoting Pakistan Cricket Board chairman
Dr Nasim Ashrif, said that the Indian team would visit Pakistan from March 12 and play three ODIs. The PCB chairman said that all matches would be played in Lahore and invitation has been sent to the Board of Control for Cricket in India which has reportedly assured 'to help the PCB'.
The dates of matches will be finalised in the next two days.
Australia are scheduled to visit Pakistan from March 29.
MALWA CENTRAL COLLEGE CHAMPS: Malwa Central College of Education of Ludhiana claimed the Panjab University Inter-College Kho-kho women B Division Championship by defeating Dev Samaj College of Education (W), Sector 36 by 8-4 in the final here today.
Results: Sant Hari Singh Memorial College of Education, Muksuspur bt D Girls College, Mukerian by 10-9; Malwa Central College of Education Ludhiana bt MBBG RGC Girls College, Mansowala 5-4 and Dev Samaj College of Education (W)-36 bt Sant Hari Singh Memorial College of Education, Maksuspur by 9-7.
Final: Malwa Central College of Education Ludhiana bt Dev Samaj College of Education (W)-36 8-4.
TC GUPTA ELECTED: Consequent upon the resignation of mR Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, mR TC Gupta has been elected unanimously as President of Chandigarh Rowing Association by the governing body of CRA in its meeting held recently. Mr. Gupta has since assumed the office. Mr. TC Gupta has also been re-elected as vice president of RFI at Hyderabad.
Chandigarh women face Orissa in opener
The Chandigarh women probables attending a coaching camp at Dev Samaj College ground in Sector 45. 
CHANDIGARH, FEB 21
Chandigarh have been placed in preliminary cluster II along with Orissa and Mizoram in the 16th Senior Women National Football Championship to be held at Haldia (Kolkata) from February 23 to March 16.
Chandigarh have been drawn to play Orissa in their opening match on February 29 and their next preliminary cluster encounter is against Mizoram on March 2. The handigarh team is attending a 20-day coaching camp at Dev Samaj College ground in Sector 45.
According to Chandigarh Football Association secretary Rakesh Bakshi,2 4 girls were selected during trials on January 29. The team is likely to leave for Haldia on February 24.
Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura are in cluster VII. Haryana, Kerala and Bihar form cluster VI.
The top team from each cluster will qualify for the quarter-finals league. One best team from all clusters will join the seven quarter-finalists. The teams would be divided into two groups for quarter-final league. Winners of group A will meet runners-up of Group B in one semi-final. Group B winners will face Group A runners-up in the second semi-final.
The final is slated for March 16.
Cluster I: Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand, Jharkhand.
Cluster II: Orissa, Mizoram, Chandigarh.
Cluster III: West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.
Cluster IV: Goa, Assam, Delhi.
Cluster V: Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu.
Cluster VI: Kerala, Haryana, Bihar.
Cluster VII: Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura.
Preliminary qualifying League fixtures:Cluster I: Feb 29: Manipur vs Jharkhand; Rajasthan vs Uttrakhan.March 2: Uttarakhand vs Manipur; Jharkhand vs Rajasthan. March 4: Uttarakhand vs Jharkhand; Manipur vs Rajasthan.
Cluster II: Feb 29: Orissa vs Chandigarh. March 2: Chandigarh vs Mizoram. March 4: Mizoram vs Orissa.
Cluster III: Feb 29: West Bengal vs Madhya Pradesh. March 2: MP vs UP. March 4: UP vs West Bengal.
Cluster IV: Feb 29: Assam vs Delhi. March 2: Goa vs Assam. March 4: Delhi vs Goa.
Cluster V: March 1: Maharashtra vs Chattisgarh; Jammu and Kashmir vs Tamil Nadu. March 3: Chattisgarh vs Jammu and Kashmir; Tamil Nadu vs Maharashtra. March 5: Tamil Nadu vs Chattisgar; Maharashtra vs Jammu and Kashmir.
Cluster VI: March 1: Kerala vs Haryana. March 3: Haryana vs Bihar. March 5: Bihar vs Kerala.
Cluster VII: March 1: Punjab vs Tripura. March 3: Tripura vs Karnataka. March 5: Karnataka vs Punjab.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 21
Chandigarh have been placed in preliminary cluster II along with Orissa and Mizoram in the 16th Senior Women National Football Championship to be held at Haldia (Kolkata) from February 23 to March 16.
Chandigarh have been drawn to play Orissa in their opening match on February 29 and their next preliminary cluster encounter is against Mizoram on March 2. The handigarh team is attending a 20-day coaching camp at Dev Samaj College ground in Sector 45.
According to Chandigarh Football Association secretary Rakesh Bakshi,2 4 girls were selected during trials on January 29. The team is likely to leave for Haldia on February 24.
Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura are in cluster VII. Haryana, Kerala and Bihar form cluster VI.
The top team from each cluster will qualify for the quarter-finals league. One best team from all clusters will join the seven quarter-finalists. The teams would be divided into two groups for quarter-final league. Winners of group A will meet runners-up of Group B in one semi-final. Group B winners will face Group A runners-up in the second semi-final.
The final is slated for March 16.
Cluster I: Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand, Jharkhand.
Cluster II: Orissa, Mizoram, Chandigarh.
Cluster III: West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.
Cluster IV: Goa, Assam, Delhi.
Cluster V: Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu.
Cluster VI: Kerala, Haryana, Bihar.
Cluster VII: Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura.
Preliminary qualifying League fixtures:Cluster I: Feb 29: Manipur vs Jharkhand; Rajasthan vs Uttrakhan.March 2: Uttarakhand vs Manipur; Jharkhand vs Rajasthan. March 4: Uttarakhand vs Jharkhand; Manipur vs Rajasthan.
Cluster II: Feb 29: Orissa vs Chandigarh. March 2: Chandigarh vs Mizoram. March 4: Mizoram vs Orissa.
Cluster III: Feb 29: West Bengal vs Madhya Pradesh. March 2: MP vs UP. March 4: UP vs West Bengal.
Cluster IV: Feb 29: Assam vs Delhi. March 2: Goa vs Assam. March 4: Delhi vs Goa.
Cluster V: March 1: Maharashtra vs Chattisgarh; Jammu and Kashmir vs Tamil Nadu. March 3: Chattisgarh vs Jammu and Kashmir; Tamil Nadu vs Maharashtra. March 5: Tamil Nadu vs Chattisgar; Maharashtra vs Jammu and Kashmir.
Cluster VI: March 1: Kerala vs Haryana. March 3: Haryana vs Bihar. March 5: Bihar vs Kerala.
Cluster VII: March 1: Punjab vs Tripura. March 3: Tripura vs Karnataka. March 5: Karnataka vs Punjab.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Navdeep, Tuli star in AG Punjab win
CHANDIGARH, FEB 20
An all-round display by Navdeep Singh (33, 4 for 36) helped Accounant General Punjab defeat Account General Haryana by 35 runs in the final of the North Zone IA and AD Cricket Tournament at the DAV College ground in Sector 10 here today.
Batting first AG Punjab posted 175 for 8 in allotted 35 overs. Ranji player Arun Tuli topscored with 51 which included eight fours. Navdeep Singh (33) and Rajiv Bhatia (23) were the other main scorers for Punjab. Parveen got three wickets and Raman two for 22 and 12 runs, respectively.
In reply, AG Haryana were dismissed for 140 in 33 overs. Navdeep Singh emerged the wrecker-in-chief of Haryana innings as he claimed four wickets for 36 runs. Arun Tuli (3 for 18) and Amit Kakaria (2 for 20) gave Navdeep full support. Rishpal Singh (33) and Gulab Rubani (25) were the principal scorers for Haryana.
Navdeep Singh was adjudged the best batsman; Parveen Sharma the best bowler and Gulab Rubani the best all-rounder. Navdeep was also given a special prize of Master Blaster.
Principal Accountant General (Audit) Punjab and UT RP Singh gave away the prizes.
Brief scores: AG Punjab: 175 for 8 in 35 overs (Navdeep Singh 33, Arun Tuli 51, Rajiv Bhatia 23, Vijay Ahuja 18, Raman 2 for 12, Parveen 3 for 22, Aman 1 for 30). AG Haryana: 140 in 33 overs (Rishpal Singh 33, Gulab Rubani 25, Surinder Singh 20, Didar Singh 15, Navdeep Singh 4 for 36, Arun Tuli 3 for 18, Amit Kakria 2 for 20).
PK SINGLA ELECTED JOINT SECRETARY: Parmod Kumar Singla, Secretary, Chandigarh Rowing Association has been elected joint secretary of the Executive Council of Rowing Federation of India during the Annual General Body meeting held at Hyderabad last week.
It may be recalled that Mr. Parmod Kumar Singla, has been recently awarded the International License for Umpiring for Rowing by Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d' Aviron (FISA) at Jomtien, Pattaya, Thailand last year.
An all-round display by Navdeep Singh (33, 4 for 36) helped Accounant General Punjab defeat Account General Haryana by 35 runs in the final of the North Zone IA and AD Cricket Tournament at the DAV College ground in Sector 10 here today.
Batting first AG Punjab posted 175 for 8 in allotted 35 overs. Ranji player Arun Tuli topscored with 51 which included eight fours. Navdeep Singh (33) and Rajiv Bhatia (23) were the other main scorers for Punjab. Parveen got three wickets and Raman two for 22 and 12 runs, respectively.
In reply, AG Haryana were dismissed for 140 in 33 overs. Navdeep Singh emerged the wrecker-in-chief of Haryana innings as he claimed four wickets for 36 runs. Arun Tuli (3 for 18) and Amit Kakaria (2 for 20) gave Navdeep full support. Rishpal Singh (33) and Gulab Rubani (25) were the principal scorers for Haryana.
Navdeep Singh was adjudged the best batsman; Parveen Sharma the best bowler and Gulab Rubani the best all-rounder. Navdeep was also given a special prize of Master Blaster.
Principal Accountant General (Audit) Punjab and UT RP Singh gave away the prizes.
Brief scores: AG Punjab: 175 for 8 in 35 overs (Navdeep Singh 33, Arun Tuli 51, Rajiv Bhatia 23, Vijay Ahuja 18, Raman 2 for 12, Parveen 3 for 22, Aman 1 for 30). AG Haryana: 140 in 33 overs (Rishpal Singh 33, Gulab Rubani 25, Surinder Singh 20, Didar Singh 15, Navdeep Singh 4 for 36, Arun Tuli 3 for 18, Amit Kakria 2 for 20).
PK SINGLA ELECTED JOINT SECRETARY: Parmod Kumar Singla, Secretary, Chandigarh Rowing Association has been elected joint secretary of the Executive Council of Rowing Federation of India during the Annual General Body meeting held at Hyderabad last week.
It may be recalled that Mr. Parmod Kumar Singla, has been recently awarded the International License for Umpiring for Rowing by Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d' Aviron (FISA) at Jomtien, Pattaya, Thailand last year.
Waris Rashid to lead Chandigarh
Chandigarh team which will take part in the All India Football Federation Under-14 Football Festival in Goa.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 20
Waris Rashid of St Stephen's Football Academy, Sector 45, will lead the Chandigarh team in the All India Football Federation Under-14 Football Festival to be held in Goa from February 23 to March 3. The team was attending a 15-day coaching camp which concluded at the St Stephen's School today.
Announcing the team, Chandigarh Football Association secretary Rakesh Bakshi said that Surinder Singh and Manjit Singh will accompany the team as coach and manager, respectively.
The team: Warish Rashid (captain), Sirtaj Singh, Sahil Mohkta, Uma Kant Singh,Suraj Singh, Kanwar Sumari Singh, Gulmei Miramdun, Rahul Chadha, Attinder Pal Singh, Sonu Majhi, JasbirSingh, Pawan, Daksh Bassi, Amrinder Thappa and Uday Partap.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 20
Waris Rashid of St Stephen's Football Academy, Sector 45, will lead the Chandigarh team in the All India Football Federation Under-14 Football Festival to be held in Goa from February 23 to March 3. The team was attending a 15-day coaching camp which concluded at the St Stephen's School today.
Announcing the team, Chandigarh Football Association secretary Rakesh Bakshi said that Surinder Singh and Manjit Singh will accompany the team as coach and manager, respectively.
The team: Warish Rashid (captain), Sirtaj Singh, Sahil Mohkta, Uma Kant Singh,Suraj Singh, Kanwar Sumari Singh, Gulmei Miramdun, Rahul Chadha, Attinder Pal Singh, Sonu Majhi, JasbirSingh, Pawan, Daksh Bassi, Amrinder Thappa and Uday Partap.
CFA will bear fruits after some time: Tom Stuckey
German football coach Tom Stuckey with CFA trainees after last training session in Sector 42 Sports Complex on Wesnesday.
Sports Director IS Sandhu presenting a memento to German football coach Tom Stuckey at the Sector 42 Sports Complex on Wesnesday.
Tom Stuckey discussing some points with Sports Director IS Sandhu and coaches Harjinder Singh and Tejinder Singh.
Balbir Singh
CHANDIGARH, FEB 20
Egidius Brown Sports School, Leipzig, Germany, chief coach Tom Stuckey has prepared profile of all trainees of the state-run Chandigarh Football Academy after training them for two weeks at the Sector 42 Sports Complex here. The advanced training camp concluded today with a practice match with Sanjay Public School, Sector 44.
"I have submitted the profile of the players and now the Indian football coaches have to work on it for improvement," said Tom Stuckey adding that "I have achieved my goals I wanted to achieve in two weeks which is not much of time."
"Though the CFA boys lost, they played proper football with quick passes, dribbling and shooting. However, their opponents were more mature and physically strong. The SPS players played with long passes. I am happy with my trainees whose basics are more strong and sound," said Tom Stuckey, 25, who is a level C licence holder in Germany. He would have cleared level A licence but two years experience is required as per the rules before getting A level licence.
"Though happy with his assignment with the CFA trainees, two weeks were not enough. At least one month would have been better for more better results. Exams and other factors prevented longer stay with the CFA trainees," said Tom who was confident that "we (CFA) will get the fruits after some time."
Asked about the main weakness he might have noticed among the CFA players, Tom Stuckey said "they lacked defensive discipline. My stress was on that aspect more." Elaborating the defensive discipline, the young German coach said "if a striker loses the ball, it will not make much difference. However, if a defender loses the ball, it can spell danger. So the defender should know his next job. That is diagonal coverage. The CFA players are adopting it and they have to continuously work on it. I have given the inputs and the Indian coaches have to work on it."
Regarding the plus point, Tom Stuckey explained "their basics-- passing, dribbling and ball control --- are very sound. They play two-touch or one-touch game."
Tom has also given junior practice plan before the CFA trainees visit Germany. "I was also involved in selection for CFA vacant seats. Out of 50 shortlisted eligible players, I selected three seniors and three juniors."
On physical training, Tom said "the hi-tech gym is wonderful. The infrastructure and training facilities are excellent. Even some of these are not available in Germany. The football trainees can play volleyball and other sports disciplines when they find training monotonous." Tom who had studied sports science, said the 'football wall' is an excellent thing for training. He had also given suggestion for reducing the height of the poles for header practice.
Stressing the participation in tournament and playing regular matches are very essential to evaluate the players progress, Tom has suggested 'weekly competitions". "We have prepared videos of each training session. The Indian coaches can see, if they require, how I taught a particular exercise during the training.''
Sports Director-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner IS Sandhu confirmed that the German coach has submitted the profile of all players and "our coaches would work on the evaluation given by Tom Stuckey.
Inderjit Sandhu presented a memento to Tom after his last training session with the CFA players on Wednesday evening.
Tom Stuckey had called on Chandigarh Administrator and Punjab Governor Gen (Retd) SF Rodrigues and Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator Pardip Mehra.
Gen Rodrigues suggested "review after every practice. This should be a continuous process for achieving excellence. Mr Mehra assured that whatever suggestions Tom Stuckey has given after his evaluation, the Chandigarh Sports Department would implement it.
Sports Director IS Sandhu presenting a memento to German football coach Tom Stuckey at the Sector 42 Sports Complex on Wesnesday.
Tom Stuckey discussing some points with Sports Director IS Sandhu and coaches Harjinder Singh and Tejinder Singh.
Balbir Singh
CHANDIGARH, FEB 20
Egidius Brown Sports School, Leipzig, Germany, chief coach Tom Stuckey has prepared profile of all trainees of the state-run Chandigarh Football Academy after training them for two weeks at the Sector 42 Sports Complex here. The advanced training camp concluded today with a practice match with Sanjay Public School, Sector 44.
"I have submitted the profile of the players and now the Indian football coaches have to work on it for improvement," said Tom Stuckey adding that "I have achieved my goals I wanted to achieve in two weeks which is not much of time."
"Though the CFA boys lost, they played proper football with quick passes, dribbling and shooting. However, their opponents were more mature and physically strong. The SPS players played with long passes. I am happy with my trainees whose basics are more strong and sound," said Tom Stuckey, 25, who is a level C licence holder in Germany. He would have cleared level A licence but two years experience is required as per the rules before getting A level licence.
"Though happy with his assignment with the CFA trainees, two weeks were not enough. At least one month would have been better for more better results. Exams and other factors prevented longer stay with the CFA trainees," said Tom who was confident that "we (CFA) will get the fruits after some time."
Asked about the main weakness he might have noticed among the CFA players, Tom Stuckey said "they lacked defensive discipline. My stress was on that aspect more." Elaborating the defensive discipline, the young German coach said "if a striker loses the ball, it will not make much difference. However, if a defender loses the ball, it can spell danger. So the defender should know his next job. That is diagonal coverage. The CFA players are adopting it and they have to continuously work on it. I have given the inputs and the Indian coaches have to work on it."
Regarding the plus point, Tom Stuckey explained "their basics-- passing, dribbling and ball control --- are very sound. They play two-touch or one-touch game."
Tom has also given junior practice plan before the CFA trainees visit Germany. "I was also involved in selection for CFA vacant seats. Out of 50 shortlisted eligible players, I selected three seniors and three juniors."
On physical training, Tom said "the hi-tech gym is wonderful. The infrastructure and training facilities are excellent. Even some of these are not available in Germany. The football trainees can play volleyball and other sports disciplines when they find training monotonous." Tom who had studied sports science, said the 'football wall' is an excellent thing for training. He had also given suggestion for reducing the height of the poles for header practice.
Stressing the participation in tournament and playing regular matches are very essential to evaluate the players progress, Tom has suggested 'weekly competitions". "We have prepared videos of each training session. The Indian coaches can see, if they require, how I taught a particular exercise during the training.''
Sports Director-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner IS Sandhu confirmed that the German coach has submitted the profile of all players and "our coaches would work on the evaluation given by Tom Stuckey.
Inderjit Sandhu presented a memento to Tom after his last training session with the CFA players on Wednesday evening.
Tom Stuckey had called on Chandigarh Administrator and Punjab Governor Gen (Retd) SF Rodrigues and Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator Pardip Mehra.
Gen Rodrigues suggested "review after every practice. This should be a continuous process for achieving excellence. Mr Mehra assured that whatever suggestions Tom Stuckey has given after his evaluation, the Chandigarh Sports Department would implement it.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Chautala releases HSAA calendar
CHANDIGARH, February 20
The Haryana State Athletic Association has finalised its sports calendar for 2008-9. The Haryana State Senior Athletic Championship will be organised at Sonipat from October 2 to 4 and the Junior State Athletic meet is scheduled at Chautala from August 1 to 3.
Releasing the athletics calendar today HSAA president Abhey Singh Chautala said besides organising the state level athletic competitions in all age groups, the association will also hold coaching camps to prepare the Haryana athletes for the National and international athletic championships. The association will also conduct off season coaching camps and also clincs for coaches to upgrade their knowledge.
HSAA Secretary General Hanuman Singh Bhadu said that perrformance of the association in 2007 was praiseworthy as the Haryana athletes had won 283 medals, -- 93 gold, 65 silver and 60 bronze --in the international, national and zonal championships. With a view to gaining further excellence in track and field events, the association prepared the calendar for 2008.
Calendar for 2008-9:
Participation in Federation Cup Sr. National Athletic Championship at Bhopal Feb 26-29.
State Technical Official Test at Sonipat on April 27.
Off Season coaching camps for juniors at Nidani and Sirsa from May 4-25.
Participation in Federation Cup National Jr. Athletic Championship at Karim Nagar (AP) from May 22-24.
Participation in Inter-State Senior Athletic Championship at Chennai from June 9-12.
District Athletic Championships at all districts of Haryana from July 1-15.
Haryana State Junior. Athletic Championship at Chautala from August 1-3.
Participation in North Zone Jr. Athletic Championship in Uttar Pradesh from August 17-19.
Participation in National Inter zonal Junior Athletic Championship at Ranchi from September 2-4.
Participation in National Youth Athletic Championship at Pune from Sept 20-22.
Participation in National Open Athletic Championship at Cochin from September 29 to Oct 1. Haryana State Senior. Athletic Championship at Sonipat from October 2-4.
Participation in National Inter District Junior Athletic Meet at Nasik from November 5-7.
Participation in National Junior Athletic Championship ib Banglore from November 25-28.
Participation in National Cross Country Championship Bhilai on February 8, 2009.
The Haryana State Athletic Association has finalised its sports calendar for 2008-9. The Haryana State Senior Athletic Championship will be organised at Sonipat from October 2 to 4 and the Junior State Athletic meet is scheduled at Chautala from August 1 to 3.
Releasing the athletics calendar today HSAA president Abhey Singh Chautala said besides organising the state level athletic competitions in all age groups, the association will also hold coaching camps to prepare the Haryana athletes for the National and international athletic championships. The association will also conduct off season coaching camps and also clincs for coaches to upgrade their knowledge.
HSAA Secretary General Hanuman Singh Bhadu said that perrformance of the association in 2007 was praiseworthy as the Haryana athletes had won 283 medals, -- 93 gold, 65 silver and 60 bronze --in the international, national and zonal championships. With a view to gaining further excellence in track and field events, the association prepared the calendar for 2008.
Calendar for 2008-9:
Participation in Federation Cup Sr. National Athletic Championship at Bhopal Feb 26-29.
State Technical Official Test at Sonipat on April 27.
Off Season coaching camps for juniors at Nidani and Sirsa from May 4-25.
Participation in Federation Cup National Jr. Athletic Championship at Karim Nagar (AP) from May 22-24.
Participation in Inter-State Senior Athletic Championship at Chennai from June 9-12.
District Athletic Championships at all districts of Haryana from July 1-15.
Haryana State Junior. Athletic Championship at Chautala from August 1-3.
Participation in North Zone Jr. Athletic Championship in Uttar Pradesh from August 17-19.
Participation in National Inter zonal Junior Athletic Championship at Ranchi from September 2-4.
Participation in National Youth Athletic Championship at Pune from Sept 20-22.
Participation in National Open Athletic Championship at Cochin from September 29 to Oct 1. Haryana State Senior. Athletic Championship at Sonipat from October 2-4.
Participation in National Inter District Junior Athletic Meet at Nasik from November 5-7.
Participation in National Junior Athletic Championship ib Banglore from November 25-28.
Participation in National Cross Country Championship Bhilai on February 8, 2009.
Haryana face Punjab in NZ Audit Cricket
CHANDIGARH, FEB 19
Accountant General Haryana will lock horns with Accountant General Punjab in the final of the North Zone Audit and Accounts Department Cricket Tournament at the DAV College ground in Sector 10 here today.
A 121-run fourth wicket partnership between Jatinde (63, 8x4s) and Suraj Salhotra (40-ball 64, 8x4s, 2x6s) helped AG Haryana defeat Delhi Audit by six wickets in the semi-final match at the DAV College ground.
Required to score 207 for victory in 35 overs, AG Haryana achieved the target in 27.1 overs by posting 210 for 4. Jatinder and Salhotra steered their team to victory path by realising 121 runs for the fourth wicket. AG Haryana had a bad start as they lost their first wicket without scoring any run. However, opener Gulab Rubani (19) and skipper Aman (42) bolstered their innings with a 54-run stand for the second wicket.
Earlier, Delhi Audit scored 206 for 9 in allotted 35 overs. Raju Sharma topscored with unbeaten 90. Neelmani (43) and Rawat (31) also made significant contribution. Satnam Singh (3 for 47), Surinder (2 for 24) and Raman (2 for 38) were the main wicket takers for AG Haryana.
In the second semi-final played at the Panjab University ground, AG Punjab scored an easy nine-wicket triumph over AG Uttar Pradesh. The fluent victory was made possible with an unbeaten 100 by Navdeep and unbeaten 48 by Randhir Nain.
Chasing a target of 194 to win, AG Punjab achieved the target by losing just one wicket in 36 overs. Earlier, AG UP had scored 193 for 9 in 40 overs. Abbas (72), Satish (45), Ramesh Sonkar (37) were their main scorers. Rajib Bhatia (4 for 22) and Amit Kakaria (2 for 34) restricted AG UP's total.
Brief scores: Delhi Audit: 206 for 9 in 35 overs (Neelmani 43, Sunil Rawat 31, Raju Sharma 90 not out, Satnam Singh 3 for 47, Raman 2 for 38, Surinder 2 for 24). AG Haryana: 210 for 4 in 27.1 overs (Jatinder 63 not out, Suraj Salhotra 64, Aman Kumar 42, Gulab Rubani 19, Ayub 1 for 13).
AG Uttar Pradesh: 193 for 9 in 40 overs (Abbas 72, Satish 45, Ramesh Sonkar 37, 37, Rajib Bhatia 4 for 22, Amit Kakria 2 for 34). AG Punjab: 194 for 1 in 36 overs (Navdeep 100 not out, Randhir Nain 48 not out).
Accountant General Haryana will lock horns with Accountant General Punjab in the final of the North Zone Audit and Accounts Department Cricket Tournament at the DAV College ground in Sector 10 here today.
A 121-run fourth wicket partnership between Jatinde (63, 8x4s) and Suraj Salhotra (40-ball 64, 8x4s, 2x6s) helped AG Haryana defeat Delhi Audit by six wickets in the semi-final match at the DAV College ground.
Required to score 207 for victory in 35 overs, AG Haryana achieved the target in 27.1 overs by posting 210 for 4. Jatinder and Salhotra steered their team to victory path by realising 121 runs for the fourth wicket. AG Haryana had a bad start as they lost their first wicket without scoring any run. However, opener Gulab Rubani (19) and skipper Aman (42) bolstered their innings with a 54-run stand for the second wicket.
Earlier, Delhi Audit scored 206 for 9 in allotted 35 overs. Raju Sharma topscored with unbeaten 90. Neelmani (43) and Rawat (31) also made significant contribution. Satnam Singh (3 for 47), Surinder (2 for 24) and Raman (2 for 38) were the main wicket takers for AG Haryana.
In the second semi-final played at the Panjab University ground, AG Punjab scored an easy nine-wicket triumph over AG Uttar Pradesh. The fluent victory was made possible with an unbeaten 100 by Navdeep and unbeaten 48 by Randhir Nain.
Chasing a target of 194 to win, AG Punjab achieved the target by losing just one wicket in 36 overs. Earlier, AG UP had scored 193 for 9 in 40 overs. Abbas (72), Satish (45), Ramesh Sonkar (37) were their main scorers. Rajib Bhatia (4 for 22) and Amit Kakaria (2 for 34) restricted AG UP's total.
Brief scores: Delhi Audit: 206 for 9 in 35 overs (Neelmani 43, Sunil Rawat 31, Raju Sharma 90 not out, Satnam Singh 3 for 47, Raman 2 for 38, Surinder 2 for 24). AG Haryana: 210 for 4 in 27.1 overs (Jatinder 63 not out, Suraj Salhotra 64, Aman Kumar 42, Gulab Rubani 19, Ayub 1 for 13).
AG Uttar Pradesh: 193 for 9 in 40 overs (Abbas 72, Satish 45, Ramesh Sonkar 37, 37, Rajib Bhatia 4 for 22, Amit Kakria 2 for 34). AG Punjab: 194 for 1 in 36 overs (Navdeep 100 not out, Randhir Nain 48 not out).
Chowrasia, Randhawa to spearhead Indian challenge in SAIL Open
NEW DELHI, February 19
Latest hero in Indian golf S.S.P Chowrasia returns to action for the first time since his maiden Asian Tour title when he tees up in the US$400,000 SAIL Open at Jaypee Greens starting on Wednesday. Chowrasia, who stunned a classy field which included South African star Ernie Els at the EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters a fortnight ago, has been swamped by media attention and the sheer emotion of such a big win forced him to take a week off.
“I needed time for myself and re-think about my whole career,” said Chowrasia, who arrived in Delhi last night and enjoyed a practice round at the Greg Norman-designed Jaypee Greens earlier today. “All the celebrations back home in Kolkata was great, but I did manage a little bit of practice.”
Chowrasia, along with three-time Hero Honda Indian Open champion Jyoti Randhawa will spearhead the Indian challenge in the inaugural SAIL Open, which is the third leg of the 2008 Asian Tour season.
The event, which puts SAIL and Jaypee Greens firmly on the international golfing map, is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), which has had great success in 2008. The SAIL Open will raise the number of Asian Tour tournaments in India to four this season.
Chowrasia won the Indian Masters and led three Indians in the top-10 and a week later, as Chowrasia took a break, Jeev Milkha Singh was second with three Indians in the top-10 at the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open. Currently, six Indians occupy the top-eight of the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit.
“Indian golf is seeing a big change. We have a whole lot of talented players, who can win on any day,” said Randhawa, who is strongly tipped to contend this week after closing with a 62 for a share of eighth place in Indonesia at the weekend.
"I love playing in India and Jaypee Greens is a great course. I have always enjoyed playing here,” said Randhawa, who in the past has won the BILT Open, the biggest event on domestic PGTI Tour, at the same venue.
The Indian starcast will also include Digviay Singh and Gaurav Ghei, fourth and sixth respectively at the Indian Masters, besides Rahil Gangjee, winner of the 2004 Volkswagen Masters – China.
Seasoned campaigners Amandeep Johl, Harmeet Kahlon, Ashok Kumar and Feroz Ali will also be in the field as will be the youth brigade led by Gurbaaz Mann, Gaganjeet Bhullar, Anirban Lahiri and Ranjit Singh among others.
Asian Tour stars from outside India will include Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand, a former Asia No. 1, Mardan Mamat of Singapore and Hendrik Buhrmann of South Africa. While Thaworn and Mardan have won the Indian Open in the past, Buhrmann won the Amby Valley Asian Masters in 2006. Prayad Marksaeng, Bryan Saltus, Chinnarat Phadungsil, Anthony Kang, Adam Blyth, Thammannoon Srirot will be among the foreign challengers.
Steel Authority of India (SAIL), India's largest integrated steel producer, is making its first foray into international golf.
Latest hero in Indian golf S.S.P Chowrasia returns to action for the first time since his maiden Asian Tour title when he tees up in the US$400,000 SAIL Open at Jaypee Greens starting on Wednesday. Chowrasia, who stunned a classy field which included South African star Ernie Els at the EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters a fortnight ago, has been swamped by media attention and the sheer emotion of such a big win forced him to take a week off.
“I needed time for myself and re-think about my whole career,” said Chowrasia, who arrived in Delhi last night and enjoyed a practice round at the Greg Norman-designed Jaypee Greens earlier today. “All the celebrations back home in Kolkata was great, but I did manage a little bit of practice.”
Chowrasia, along with three-time Hero Honda Indian Open champion Jyoti Randhawa will spearhead the Indian challenge in the inaugural SAIL Open, which is the third leg of the 2008 Asian Tour season.
The event, which puts SAIL and Jaypee Greens firmly on the international golfing map, is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), which has had great success in 2008. The SAIL Open will raise the number of Asian Tour tournaments in India to four this season.
Chowrasia won the Indian Masters and led three Indians in the top-10 and a week later, as Chowrasia took a break, Jeev Milkha Singh was second with three Indians in the top-10 at the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open. Currently, six Indians occupy the top-eight of the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit.
“Indian golf is seeing a big change. We have a whole lot of talented players, who can win on any day,” said Randhawa, who is strongly tipped to contend this week after closing with a 62 for a share of eighth place in Indonesia at the weekend.
"I love playing in India and Jaypee Greens is a great course. I have always enjoyed playing here,” said Randhawa, who in the past has won the BILT Open, the biggest event on domestic PGTI Tour, at the same venue.
The Indian starcast will also include Digviay Singh and Gaurav Ghei, fourth and sixth respectively at the Indian Masters, besides Rahil Gangjee, winner of the 2004 Volkswagen Masters – China.
Seasoned campaigners Amandeep Johl, Harmeet Kahlon, Ashok Kumar and Feroz Ali will also be in the field as will be the youth brigade led by Gurbaaz Mann, Gaganjeet Bhullar, Anirban Lahiri and Ranjit Singh among others.
Asian Tour stars from outside India will include Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand, a former Asia No. 1, Mardan Mamat of Singapore and Hendrik Buhrmann of South Africa. While Thaworn and Mardan have won the Indian Open in the past, Buhrmann won the Amby Valley Asian Masters in 2006. Prayad Marksaeng, Bryan Saltus, Chinnarat Phadungsil, Anthony Kang, Adam Blyth, Thammannoon Srirot will be among the foreign challengers.
Steel Authority of India (SAIL), India's largest integrated steel producer, is making its first foray into international golf.
Rayat College win TT title
CHANDIGARH, FEB 19Rayat College of Physical Eduction, Rail Majra, claimed the Panjab University Inter-College Table Tennis (Evening Colleges and Educational Colleges) Men Championship by beating Mharishi Dayanand College of Eduction, Abohr by 3-1 in the team championship final here today.
The star performer for winners was Bipan who won both his matches. In the opening singles, he defeated Ram Prakssh 11-3, 11-5, 11-4. Later, he accounted for Subhash Godara 11-2, 11-8, 11-4.
Results: Rayat College of Physical Education, Rail Majra bt DAV College of Education, Abohar 3-1 (Rakesh bt Ankit 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, Bipan bt Jaswinderpal 11-7, 11-7, 12-10, Varinder lost to Anuj Kumar 5-11, 3-11, 1-11, Rakesh bt Jawinderpal 11-2, 11-5, 11-4.
Final: Rayat College of Physical Education, Rail Majra bt Maharishi Dayanand College of Education, Abohar 3-1 (Bipan bt Ram Prakash 11-3, 11-5, 121-4, Rakesh bt Subhash Dodara 11-3, 11-5, 11-4, Hemant lost to Sourav Suneja 1-11, 1-11, 3-11, Bipan bt Subhash Godara 11-2, 11-8, 11-4).
In a "B' Division kho-kho (women) BAM Khalsa College, Garhshankar bt Shashi Sports College of Physical Education, Jhakroudi (Samrala) by an innings and nine points.
Monday, February 18, 2008
31-member Haryana squad for Fed Cup
CHANDIGARH, FEB 19
The Haryana State Athletic Association secretary HS Bhadu on Tuesday announed a 31-member squad which will represent Haryana in the 14th Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championship in Bhopal from Februry 26 to 29. He also disclosed that pole vaulter Rampal Singh will be the captain of the team.
The squad: Men: Surender Singh, Sunil Kumar, Kana Ram, Prmod Kumar, Kudeep Singh, Anil Kumar, Ravinder, Gurpreet Singh, Jaskaran, Sunil Kumar II, Kailash Kumar, On Narain, Amit Malik, Sandeep, Karan Singh, Rahul, Rampal Singh, Suresh Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Ramnivas, Jora Singh.
Women: Neelam, Aplesh, Savita, Neesha Rani, Reenu and Poonam.
PANJAB UNIVERSITY WIN: Panjab University claimed the football title by defeating Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar in the Panjab University Diamond Jubilee Sports Festival at PU Campus. Barkatullah University of Bhopal got third place.
Other results: Ball badminton: 1 Manipur University, 2 Palampur University, 3 MCM DAV College. Cricket: Punjabi University, Patiala, 2, PU Chandigarh, 3 CCS HAU Hisar. Tug of war: 1 Punjab Education Board, 2 Panjab University, Chandigarh.
WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP: The 19th Senior Men and 11th Senior Women Chandigarh Weightlifting Championship will be held at the Sector 42 Sports Complex on March 1. The selected lifters will represent Chandigarh in the Northern India Weightlifting Championship in Ludhiana from March 15.
PRIZE MONEY CHESS: The Chandigarh Prize Money Chess Tournament will be held from Februry 22 to 24 at St Xavier's School in Sector 44. Prizes for boys and girls under-14 and under 10 will be given. Entry closes with Sanjeev Biswas (9914437230) on Feb 21.
The Haryana State Athletic Association secretary HS Bhadu on Tuesday announed a 31-member squad which will represent Haryana in the 14th Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championship in Bhopal from Februry 26 to 29. He also disclosed that pole vaulter Rampal Singh will be the captain of the team.
The squad: Men: Surender Singh, Sunil Kumar, Kana Ram, Prmod Kumar, Kudeep Singh, Anil Kumar, Ravinder, Gurpreet Singh, Jaskaran, Sunil Kumar II, Kailash Kumar, On Narain, Amit Malik, Sandeep, Karan Singh, Rahul, Rampal Singh, Suresh Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Ramnivas, Jora Singh.
Women: Neelam, Aplesh, Savita, Neesha Rani, Reenu and Poonam.
PANJAB UNIVERSITY WIN: Panjab University claimed the football title by defeating Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar in the Panjab University Diamond Jubilee Sports Festival at PU Campus. Barkatullah University of Bhopal got third place.
Other results: Ball badminton: 1 Manipur University, 2 Palampur University, 3 MCM DAV College. Cricket: Punjabi University, Patiala, 2, PU Chandigarh, 3 CCS HAU Hisar. Tug of war: 1 Punjab Education Board, 2 Panjab University, Chandigarh.
WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP: The 19th Senior Men and 11th Senior Women Chandigarh Weightlifting Championship will be held at the Sector 42 Sports Complex on March 1. The selected lifters will represent Chandigarh in the Northern India Weightlifting Championship in Ludhiana from March 15.
PRIZE MONEY CHESS: The Chandigarh Prize Money Chess Tournament will be held from Februry 22 to 24 at St Xavier's School in Sector 44. Prizes for boys and girls under-14 and under 10 will be given. Entry closes with Sanjeev Biswas (9914437230) on Feb 21.
Indian athletes win overall trophy in Doha
The Indian 4x400 metres gold medal winning squad.
India won the overall championship, with a haul of five godl nine silver and three bronze medals in the 3rd Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held at Doha (Qatar) from February 14 to 16, according to a press release of the Athletic Federation of India.
Sinimol Paulose, 24-year old reigning Asian, Asian Indoor Games champion added another crown to her kitty with an exhilarating win over Matsko Mragarita of Kazakhstan in the final of women’s 800 metres.
Running neck-and-neck, Matsko made Sinimol sweat out in the last 400 metres of the race. Eventually Sinimol shred more than three seconds from her personal best. Sinimol clocked 2:03.43s for first place with championship record. Indian Sushm Devi took over Matsko in the last 50 metres to finish second with a personal best performance of 2:04.66s while Matsko got third place in 2:04.85s
The Indian women 4x400m relay team won the gold medal with a new Asian and championship record timing of 3:37.46s. Mandeep Kaur started the race and hand over baton to Manjeet Kaur who failed to extend the lead achieved by Mandeep and it became Sini Jose’s call to regain the lead but she failed to do so and finally hand over baton to Asian Games champion Chitra Soman who ran spirited 2 laps, overtaking Kazak runner in the last 30m to register an exciting win of the day. Kazaksthan team finished second with 3:38.10s while Thailand took bronze in 3:43.22s
Asian Indoor Games champion P. J. Vinod once again reckoned the same points achieved in Macau during Asian Indoor Games to win gold medal for India. Vinod scored 5561 points to win the gruesome indoor heptathlon contest. Sephrzad Hadi of Iran finished on second place with 5515 points while Hiromasa Tanaka of Japan took bronze with 5306 points.
In the men’s 800m, Rajeev Ramesan and Sajeesh Joseph opt for leading strategy to win the race but faded out in the lap due to pressure from Bahrain’s Kamal Yusuf Saad. Kamal clocked 1:48.03s to equal the championship record. Iran’s Ehsan won first medal for Iran with silver place in 1:48.68s while Masato Yokota of Japan took bronze in 1:49.30. India’s Ramesan Rajeev finished fourth with 1:49.46s.
Om Prakash, participating in his maiden Indoor competition earned silver medal for India and first continental championship medal for himself in the final of men’s shot put with a throw of 18.37m which was better than the championship record. Gholoum Ahmed of Kuwait won Gold medal with a throw of 18.55m. Yao Yong Guang of China took bronze with 18.16m.
In the men’s 3000m final Surendra Singh won silver medal with a new personal best of 7:49.47s, an improvement of more than 15 seconds to his indoor best. With three Qatari’s in battle, Surender remain with them till end but in the last curve Sultan Zaman of Qatar spurt ahead Surendra to win the race. Sultan took 7:49.31s to win Gold while Surendra and James Kurui of Qatar (7:50.76s) took silver and bronze respectively.
Indian men 4x400m relay team claimed silver in 3:16.53s. Saudi Arabia’s team dominated the race from start to finish on top. Saudi Arabia clocked 3:14.25s to register sixth championship record of the third day. Hosts Qatar team finished third with 3:17.93s.
India won the overall championship, with a haul of five godl nine silver and three bronze medals in the 3rd Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held at Doha (Qatar) from February 14 to 16, according to a press release of the Athletic Federation of India.
Sinimol Paulose, 24-year old reigning Asian, Asian Indoor Games champion added another crown to her kitty with an exhilarating win over Matsko Mragarita of Kazakhstan in the final of women’s 800 metres.
Running neck-and-neck, Matsko made Sinimol sweat out in the last 400 metres of the race. Eventually Sinimol shred more than three seconds from her personal best. Sinimol clocked 2:03.43s for first place with championship record. Indian Sushm Devi took over Matsko in the last 50 metres to finish second with a personal best performance of 2:04.66s while Matsko got third place in 2:04.85s
The Indian women 4x400m relay team won the gold medal with a new Asian and championship record timing of 3:37.46s. Mandeep Kaur started the race and hand over baton to Manjeet Kaur who failed to extend the lead achieved by Mandeep and it became Sini Jose’s call to regain the lead but she failed to do so and finally hand over baton to Asian Games champion Chitra Soman who ran spirited 2 laps, overtaking Kazak runner in the last 30m to register an exciting win of the day. Kazaksthan team finished second with 3:38.10s while Thailand took bronze in 3:43.22s
Asian Indoor Games champion P. J. Vinod once again reckoned the same points achieved in Macau during Asian Indoor Games to win gold medal for India. Vinod scored 5561 points to win the gruesome indoor heptathlon contest. Sephrzad Hadi of Iran finished on second place with 5515 points while Hiromasa Tanaka of Japan took bronze with 5306 points.
In the men’s 800m, Rajeev Ramesan and Sajeesh Joseph opt for leading strategy to win the race but faded out in the lap due to pressure from Bahrain’s Kamal Yusuf Saad. Kamal clocked 1:48.03s to equal the championship record. Iran’s Ehsan won first medal for Iran with silver place in 1:48.68s while Masato Yokota of Japan took bronze in 1:49.30. India’s Ramesan Rajeev finished fourth with 1:49.46s.
Om Prakash, participating in his maiden Indoor competition earned silver medal for India and first continental championship medal for himself in the final of men’s shot put with a throw of 18.37m which was better than the championship record. Gholoum Ahmed of Kuwait won Gold medal with a throw of 18.55m. Yao Yong Guang of China took bronze with 18.16m.
In the men’s 3000m final Surendra Singh won silver medal with a new personal best of 7:49.47s, an improvement of more than 15 seconds to his indoor best. With three Qatari’s in battle, Surender remain with them till end but in the last curve Sultan Zaman of Qatar spurt ahead Surendra to win the race. Sultan took 7:49.31s to win Gold while Surendra and James Kurui of Qatar (7:50.76s) took silver and bronze respectively.
Indian men 4x400m relay team claimed silver in 3:16.53s. Saudi Arabia’s team dominated the race from start to finish on top. Saudi Arabia clocked 3:14.25s to register sixth championship record of the third day. Hosts Qatar team finished third with 3:17.93s.
MacCurdy starts assesment round at CLTA
Former Director of USA Tennis Player Development from 1998 to 2001 Doug MacCurdy feeding the tiny tots (4 to 8 years) trainees at the CLTA Stadium in Chandigarh on Monday. 
Doug MacCurdy getting feedback from Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association secretary M Ramsekhar. Photos by Balbir Singh
CHANDIGARH, FEB 18
Doug MacCurdy , a player development adviser with the International Tennis Federation (ITF), means business. Soon after arriving here today, he was on the courts of the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Sports Complex in Sector 10 to commence his first revaluation round by gathering feedback from the officials, coaches and watching and giving tips to the players on the courts, specially in the age group of 4 to 8.
CLTA secretary M Ramsekhar explained the coaching concept of the association, facilities being provided to the players. The CLTA official was keen that Chandigarh tennis players should be among the top ranked players in the world as the association is providing all help to hon their skills and opportunities for competitions at national and international level.
Doug MacCurdy also held detailed discusssions with CLTA Director (Coaching) Gary O'Brien and coaches, including Sandeep Singh.
Praising the tennis facilities, Doug MacCurdy said his job will be raise the transit ratio of top tennis players into professionals. "I will evaluate and develop a blueprint for result-oriented player development for the future of Indian tennis. Working for revamping the tennis setup in the country, Doug MacCurdy, a recipient of the International Tennis Hall of Fame Educational Merit Award in 1993 and the ITF Award for Services to the Game in 1998, will submit his evaluation report to the AITA and the decision to implement it will be of the association. He will also be preparing a similar
evaluation report for the CLTA players as well as coaches.
His visit to Chandigarh will entirely depend upon his contract period for one or two years with the AITA. Doug, who has worked for two years as a player development adviser with the Chinese Tennis Association under the auspices of the ITF, the International Olympic Committee and the Chinese Olympic Committee in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games, said women's tennis standard in India is better than men. Sania Mirza's named Doug MacCurdy specially mentioned.
"My efforts will be to improve the transit ratio of the top Indian players into professional players," said Doug MacCurdy.
It may be recalled that CLTA chairman Rajan Kashyap had hoped that the workshop under MacCurdy in Chandigarh will not be one-off thing. The renowned tennis adviser would be frequently visiting Chandigarh for the CLTA coaches orientation programme. Besides upgrading the coaching programme, MacCurdy would also be laying special emphasis on physical fitness, explaining the modern coaching methods etc
Asked how he rates the Indian tennis coaches, MacCurdy said, some of them are good.
Doug MacCurdy getting feedback from Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association secretary M Ramsekhar. Photos by Balbir SinghCHANDIGARH, FEB 18
Doug MacCurdy , a player development adviser with the International Tennis Federation (ITF), means business. Soon after arriving here today, he was on the courts of the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Sports Complex in Sector 10 to commence his first revaluation round by gathering feedback from the officials, coaches and watching and giving tips to the players on the courts, specially in the age group of 4 to 8.
CLTA secretary M Ramsekhar explained the coaching concept of the association, facilities being provided to the players. The CLTA official was keen that Chandigarh tennis players should be among the top ranked players in the world as the association is providing all help to hon their skills and opportunities for competitions at national and international level.
Doug MacCurdy also held detailed discusssions with CLTA Director (Coaching) Gary O'Brien and coaches, including Sandeep Singh.
Praising the tennis facilities, Doug MacCurdy said his job will be raise the transit ratio of top tennis players into professionals. "I will evaluate and develop a blueprint for result-oriented player development for the future of Indian tennis. Working for revamping the tennis setup in the country, Doug MacCurdy, a recipient of the International Tennis Hall of Fame Educational Merit Award in 1993 and the ITF Award for Services to the Game in 1998, will submit his evaluation report to the AITA and the decision to implement it will be of the association. He will also be preparing a similar
evaluation report for the CLTA players as well as coaches.
His visit to Chandigarh will entirely depend upon his contract period for one or two years with the AITA. Doug, who has worked for two years as a player development adviser with the Chinese Tennis Association under the auspices of the ITF, the International Olympic Committee and the Chinese Olympic Committee in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games, said women's tennis standard in India is better than men. Sania Mirza's named Doug MacCurdy specially mentioned.
"My efforts will be to improve the transit ratio of the top Indian players into professional players," said Doug MacCurdy.
It may be recalled that CLTA chairman Rajan Kashyap had hoped that the workshop under MacCurdy in Chandigarh will not be one-off thing. The renowned tennis adviser would be frequently visiting Chandigarh for the CLTA coaches orientation programme. Besides upgrading the coaching programme, MacCurdy would also be laying special emphasis on physical fitness, explaining the modern coaching methods etc
Asked how he rates the Indian tennis coaches, MacCurdy said, some of them are good.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Punjab women claim overall trophy
Punjab contingent with the overall trophy after Sports Minister Gurzar Singh Ranike distributed the prizes in Jalandhar on Sunday.
JALANDHAR, FEB 17
Punjab clinched the overall trophy in the National Sports Festival for Women in (Group I at Madurai, Group II at Thane) and Group III at the Surjit Hockey Stadium here, today.
Punjab and Tamil Nadu were tied with bagged 20 points each. However, the hosts were declared overall champion as both won two gold each, but silvers played the decider role as Punjab won had won two and Tamil Nadu got one. The third place went to Delhi with 19 points.
Punjab also won the overall championship in in Group III with 15 points. West Bengal were runners-up with six points. Haryana and Chattisgarh were declared third with five points each. Punjab got two gold in gymnastics and kho kho, one silver in hockey and one bronze in basketball. West Bengal captured silver in kho kho and gymnastics. Haryana and Chattisgarh got gold in hockey and basketball, respectively.
Haryana blanked Punjab by 6-0 in hockey final. Chandigarh defeated Uttar Pradesh by 3-2 for the third position.
Proper coordination among Simar Kaur, Sukhwinder Kaur, Salma and Parminder paved the way for Punjab to win gold in kho kho by defeating West Bengal by 19-12. Karnataka got bronze defeating Delhi by 7-2 and one turn.
In the basketball final match, Chattisgarh proved their supremacy against Delhi who won the final by 57-47. Punjab got the third place by defeating Maharashtra 45-22.
In gymnastics, Meenakshi of Punjab won five gold, including the team championship. In balancing beam, Meenakshi bagged gold with 13.70 points. Nagender also from Punjab won the silver with 12.70 points and Amita of Delhi got bronze with 12.20 points. In floor exercise, Meenakshi claimed gold with 14.10 points and Sarabjit of Punjab won the silver with 12.30 points whereas Amita from Delhi got bronze with 12.15 points.
Punjab Minister for Sports & Youth Services Gulzar Singh Ranike distributed the prizes. Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab, was the guest of honour on the occasion.
Padamshree Pargat Singh Director Sports Punjab thanked the chief guest and other distinguished guests. Deputy Commissioner A.S. Pannu and SSP Arpit Shukla were also present on the occasion.
JALANDHAR, FEB 17
Punjab clinched the overall trophy in the National Sports Festival for Women in (Group I at Madurai, Group II at Thane) and Group III at the Surjit Hockey Stadium here, today.
Punjab and Tamil Nadu were tied with bagged 20 points each. However, the hosts were declared overall champion as both won two gold each, but silvers played the decider role as Punjab won had won two and Tamil Nadu got one. The third place went to Delhi with 19 points.
Punjab also won the overall championship in in Group III with 15 points. West Bengal were runners-up with six points. Haryana and Chattisgarh were declared third with five points each. Punjab got two gold in gymnastics and kho kho, one silver in hockey and one bronze in basketball. West Bengal captured silver in kho kho and gymnastics. Haryana and Chattisgarh got gold in hockey and basketball, respectively.
Haryana blanked Punjab by 6-0 in hockey final. Chandigarh defeated Uttar Pradesh by 3-2 for the third position.
Proper coordination among Simar Kaur, Sukhwinder Kaur, Salma and Parminder paved the way for Punjab to win gold in kho kho by defeating West Bengal by 19-12. Karnataka got bronze defeating Delhi by 7-2 and one turn.
In the basketball final match, Chattisgarh proved their supremacy against Delhi who won the final by 57-47. Punjab got the third place by defeating Maharashtra 45-22.
In gymnastics, Meenakshi of Punjab won five gold, including the team championship. In balancing beam, Meenakshi bagged gold with 13.70 points. Nagender also from Punjab won the silver with 12.70 points and Amita of Delhi got bronze with 12.20 points. In floor exercise, Meenakshi claimed gold with 14.10 points and Sarabjit of Punjab won the silver with 12.30 points whereas Amita from Delhi got bronze with 12.15 points.
Punjab Minister for Sports & Youth Services Gulzar Singh Ranike distributed the prizes. Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab, was the guest of honour on the occasion.
Padamshree Pargat Singh Director Sports Punjab thanked the chief guest and other distinguished guests. Deputy Commissioner A.S. Pannu and SSP Arpit Shukla were also present on the occasion.
Moody to coach Team Mohali: Preity Zinta
From left: Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Karan Paul, Mohit Burman, IS Bindra and MP Pandove at a press conference at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Sunday. Photos by Balbir Singh
Balbir Singh
MOHALI, FEB 17
Bollywood star Preity Zinta on Sunday said that Australian Tom Moody, 42, will coach Team Mohali for the multi-billion dollars Indian Premier League of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Moddy was earlier coach of the Sri Lanka teams for two years before taking up the reigns of Western Australia.
Addressing a press conference at the PCA Stadium here, Preity Zinta said that on January 24, four cricket lovers from different industries came together in their passion made successful bid for Team Mohali at $ 76 million (Rs 310 crore)
Vivacious leader of the consortium, Preity Zinta said "It was an exciting moment for me as Mohali was our first choice. I am thrilled to have won the bid and it feels like coming home." She hails from Shimla.
The IPL Twenty-20 format will create the most captivating entertainment, both on and off the field.
Accompanied by Joint Managing Director of Bombay Dying Ness Wadia, Chairman of Dabur Pharma Mohit Burman, Apeejay Surrendra Group chairman Karan Paul, Punjab Cricket Association, the Group of Four discussed their plans with president Inderjit Singh Bindra and secretary MP Pandove. The IPL league will provide an opportunity to the players at the grass root level.
She promised that everyday will be a Sunday. "There is a saying in English that everyday is not Sunday. We are determined to win the inaugural league and we will win it," said Preity Zinta.
The Bollywood star said "Film is my first child and cricket second. However, when I will be watching a cricket match, cricket will be my first choice. However, on a shooting day, film will be my top priority."
Preity Zinta said "I have developed interest for the game and now I read last four pages (sports) of newspapers."
Preity Zinta described Yuvraj is an icon. It was Yuvraj who hit six sixes in one over." Yuvraj will captain the Team Mohali. She asked the cricket lovers to suggest name of Team Mohali. The send SMS contest to suggest attractive name will end on February 24.
Bombay Dying JMD Ness Walia said Rs 310 crore bidding amount was not for business. It has nothing to do with business. We are associating with the best managed cricket association of the country-- Punjab Cricket Association.
"I play golf with Jeev Milkha Singh and tennis. I love other games, including football," said Ness Wadia. Karan Paul said on the bidding amount "It is to create better franchise."
On the advise of former Board of Control for Cricket in India President Inderjit Singh Bindra, neither Priety Zinta, nor Ness or Mohit disclosed the amount to be paid to Tom Moody or any player.
Balbir SinghMOHALI, FEB 17
Bollywood star Preity Zinta on Sunday said that Australian Tom Moody, 42, will coach Team Mohali for the multi-billion dollars Indian Premier League of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Moddy was earlier coach of the Sri Lanka teams for two years before taking up the reigns of Western Australia.
Addressing a press conference at the PCA Stadium here, Preity Zinta said that on January 24, four cricket lovers from different industries came together in their passion made successful bid for Team Mohali at $ 76 million (Rs 310 crore)
Vivacious leader of the consortium, Preity Zinta said "It was an exciting moment for me as Mohali was our first choice. I am thrilled to have won the bid and it feels like coming home." She hails from Shimla.
The IPL Twenty-20 format will create the most captivating entertainment, both on and off the field.
Accompanied by Joint Managing Director of Bombay Dying Ness Wadia, Chairman of Dabur Pharma Mohit Burman, Apeejay Surrendra Group chairman Karan Paul, Punjab Cricket Association, the Group of Four discussed their plans with president Inderjit Singh Bindra and secretary MP Pandove. The IPL league will provide an opportunity to the players at the grass root level.
She promised that everyday will be a Sunday. "There is a saying in English that everyday is not Sunday. We are determined to win the inaugural league and we will win it," said Preity Zinta.
The Bollywood star said "Film is my first child and cricket second. However, when I will be watching a cricket match, cricket will be my first choice. However, on a shooting day, film will be my top priority."
Preity Zinta said "I have developed interest for the game and now I read last four pages (sports) of newspapers."
Preity Zinta described Yuvraj is an icon. It was Yuvraj who hit six sixes in one over." Yuvraj will captain the Team Mohali. She asked the cricket lovers to suggest name of Team Mohali. The send SMS contest to suggest attractive name will end on February 24.
Bombay Dying JMD Ness Walia said Rs 310 crore bidding amount was not for business. It has nothing to do with business. We are associating with the best managed cricket association of the country-- Punjab Cricket Association.
"I play golf with Jeev Milkha Singh and tennis. I love other games, including football," said Ness Wadia. Karan Paul said on the bidding amount "It is to create better franchise."
On the advise of former Board of Control for Cricket in India President Inderjit Singh Bindra, neither Priety Zinta, nor Ness or Mohit disclosed the amount to be paid to Tom Moody or any player.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Haryana may establish Korfball Academy
CHANDIGARH, February 16
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupender Singh Hooda today said that Government would
consider setting up a korfball academy in the state. This was stated by the Haryana Chief Minister while addressing the gathering after giving away the prizes to the winners of 21th National Korf ball Championship at Gurgaon. Haryana clinched the trophy while Uttar Pradesh and J.K finished second and third respectively.
The Chief Minister announced a grant of Rs. 5 lakh to the Korfball Association of India and Haryana.
He said that with a view to promote sports in a big way in the state, the
Haryana Government was incurring a sum of Rs. 40 crore during the
current financial year. Besides, to promote rural sports, the Government
has also decided to construct 154 rural stadia in the state at a cost
of Rs. 76 crore.
Korfball initially was started at Netherlands during 20th century and now this game had assumed importance at international level also. He said that it was a matter of pride for the state as six
players of korfball belongs to Haryana which included Pardeep Dahiya,
Kuldeep Singh, Parveen Ghayal, Ms Shalini, Ms Monika and Ms Lalita
Garg who had represented India at international level.
He said that Haryana Government would also provide the the cash prizes amounting to
Rs. 3.50 crore to the players during the current financial year which
would be a record in itself. He said that similarly government had
also provided cash prizes of Rs. 2.62 crore during 2006-07 who had
brought laurels for the state.
The Chief Minister said that Haryana Government would also provide
incentives to those players who would score a century in the
international cricket tournaments. Similarly hockey players would be
given a sum of Rs. 10000 per goal at the international hockey meet.
He said that Haryana Government had also decided to make the model
villages of all players who had brought laurels in the games at
international level. He said that as many as 16 sports nurseries had
been set up in the state to groom the budding players. A sports
complex was also being developed at Rohtak at a cost of Rs. 50 crore
on 83 acres of land.
The 21th National Korfball Championship was won by Haryana state by
defeating Uttar Pradesh by 15-12. All India Korfball
Association President, former Haryana Chief Secretary M.C. Gupta, welcomed the Chief Minister and said that the Haryana State had brought laurels in field of korfball.
Earlier, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of a sports
stadium at village Daultabad which would be constructed at a cost of
Rs. 50 lakh. A multipurpose hall would also be constructed in this
stadium for the indoor games. He was of the opinion that with the
qualitative education sports were also necessary for all round
development of the personality.
Mr. Hooda also inaugurated the 'Singh Dawar' of Shree Mata Sheetla
Devi which had been constructed by Ardee City as a Charity.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupender Singh Hooda today said that Government would
consider setting up a korfball academy in the state. This was stated by the Haryana Chief Minister while addressing the gathering after giving away the prizes to the winners of 21th National Korf ball Championship at Gurgaon. Haryana clinched the trophy while Uttar Pradesh and J.K finished second and third respectively.
The Chief Minister announced a grant of Rs. 5 lakh to the Korfball Association of India and Haryana.
He said that with a view to promote sports in a big way in the state, the
Haryana Government was incurring a sum of Rs. 40 crore during the
current financial year. Besides, to promote rural sports, the Government
has also decided to construct 154 rural stadia in the state at a cost
of Rs. 76 crore.
Korfball initially was started at Netherlands during 20th century and now this game had assumed importance at international level also. He said that it was a matter of pride for the state as six
players of korfball belongs to Haryana which included Pardeep Dahiya,
Kuldeep Singh, Parveen Ghayal, Ms Shalini, Ms Monika and Ms Lalita
Garg who had represented India at international level.
He said that Haryana Government would also provide the the cash prizes amounting to
Rs. 3.50 crore to the players during the current financial year which
would be a record in itself. He said that similarly government had
also provided cash prizes of Rs. 2.62 crore during 2006-07 who had
brought laurels for the state.
The Chief Minister said that Haryana Government would also provide
incentives to those players who would score a century in the
international cricket tournaments. Similarly hockey players would be
given a sum of Rs. 10000 per goal at the international hockey meet.
He said that Haryana Government had also decided to make the model
villages of all players who had brought laurels in the games at
international level. He said that as many as 16 sports nurseries had
been set up in the state to groom the budding players. A sports
complex was also being developed at Rohtak at a cost of Rs. 50 crore
on 83 acres of land.
The 21th National Korfball Championship was won by Haryana state by
defeating Uttar Pradesh by 15-12. All India Korfball
Association President, former Haryana Chief Secretary M.C. Gupta, welcomed the Chief Minister and said that the Haryana State had brought laurels in field of korfball.
Earlier, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of a sports
stadium at village Daultabad which would be constructed at a cost of
Rs. 50 lakh. A multipurpose hall would also be constructed in this
stadium for the indoor games. He was of the opinion that with the
qualitative education sports were also necessary for all round
development of the personality.
Mr. Hooda also inaugurated the 'Singh Dawar' of Shree Mata Sheetla
Devi which had been constructed by Ardee City as a Charity.
Meenakshi best all-round gymnast
Assistant Director Sports SL Lotey being introduced to the hockey players.
JALANDHAR, Feb 16
Meenakshi of Punjab was declared the All-around best gymnast with 53.30 points on the third day of 33rd National Sports Festival for Women (group III) here today. Sapna Tiwari of Uttar Pardesh got second place with 44.80 whereas Sarabjit Kaur, also from Punjab, remained third with 44.25.
Meenakashi claimed gold in vaulting table and uneven bar with 13.00 and 12.19 respectively.
Deputy Director Sports Hazari Lal inaugurated the gymnastic championship and Kulwinder Singh Theara gave away the prizes.
Punjab will clash with West Bengal in the kho-kho finals tomorrow. The hosts outplayed Delhi by 14-3 and one inning in the first semi-finals whereas West Bengal defeated Karnataka by 11-6. Sukhwinder Kaur of Punjab gave an outstanding performance.
Haryana outclassed Chandigarh by 11-1 goals in the first hockey semi-finals Surinder Kaur of Haryana topscored with five goals, including hat-trick. Simarjeet and Jaspreet scored three goals each. In the second semi-finals Punjab outplayed Uttar Pradesh by 6-1 goals. Punjab captain Deepika scored three goals.
Results: Gymnastics (apparatus):Vaulting Table: 1 Meenakashi (Punjab) 13.00, 2Priyanka (Andhra Pradesh)12.15, 3 Priya (Uttar Pardesh) 11.60.Uneven Bar: 1 Meenakashi (Punjab)12.90; 2 Monica (Punjab) 12.20; 3 Suparna Das (West Bengal)11.65.
Basketball (QFs): Maharashtra bt Assam 43-27; Delhi bt Chandigarh67-45; Punjab bt Andhra Pradesh 48-13; Chattisgarh bt Kerala 77-27.
Hockey (Q-finals): Chandigarh bt Jharkhand 3-0; Punjab bt Gujarat 8-0; Haryana bt Madhya Pradesh 8-2; Uttar Pradesh bt Himachal Pradesh 2-0.
JALANDHAR, Feb 16
Meenakshi of Punjab was declared the All-around best gymnast with 53.30 points on the third day of 33rd National Sports Festival for Women (group III) here today. Sapna Tiwari of Uttar Pardesh got second place with 44.80 whereas Sarabjit Kaur, also from Punjab, remained third with 44.25.
Meenakashi claimed gold in vaulting table and uneven bar with 13.00 and 12.19 respectively.
Deputy Director Sports Hazari Lal inaugurated the gymnastic championship and Kulwinder Singh Theara gave away the prizes.
Punjab will clash with West Bengal in the kho-kho finals tomorrow. The hosts outplayed Delhi by 14-3 and one inning in the first semi-finals whereas West Bengal defeated Karnataka by 11-6. Sukhwinder Kaur of Punjab gave an outstanding performance.
Haryana outclassed Chandigarh by 11-1 goals in the first hockey semi-finals Surinder Kaur of Haryana topscored with five goals, including hat-trick. Simarjeet and Jaspreet scored three goals each. In the second semi-finals Punjab outplayed Uttar Pradesh by 6-1 goals. Punjab captain Deepika scored three goals.
Results: Gymnastics (apparatus):Vaulting Table: 1 Meenakashi (Punjab) 13.00, 2Priyanka (Andhra Pradesh)12.15, 3 Priya (Uttar Pardesh) 11.60.Uneven Bar: 1 Meenakashi (Punjab)12.90; 2 Monica (Punjab) 12.20; 3 Suparna Das (West Bengal)11.65.
Basketball (QFs): Maharashtra bt Assam 43-27; Delhi bt Chandigarh67-45; Punjab bt Andhra Pradesh 48-13; Chattisgarh bt Kerala 77-27.
Hockey (Q-finals): Chandigarh bt Jharkhand 3-0; Punjab bt Gujarat 8-0; Haryana bt Madhya Pradesh 8-2; Uttar Pradesh bt Himachal Pradesh 2-0.
Rlys men and women bag cross country titles
CHANDIGARH, FEB 16
Railway Sports Promotion Board ruled the roost in the 42nd National Cross Country Championship in Goa today. According to information received here, the RSPB expectedly claimed the men’s 4km and women 4 km team championships, respectively.
The Railways men’s team consisting of Sachin Patil, Binish Soman, Arun D'sooza, Umesh Joon were awarded 23 points. Services Sports Control Board (Ranjan KK, Sanjeev Raja, Shanavas P.M., Naresh Kumar) finished runners-up with 30 points.
The RSPB team comprising Jhuma Khatun, Sudha Singh, Sangita Yadav and Rajshri Pati lifted the women’s 4 km team championship with 10 points. The Kerala squad consisting of Kerala (Renjitha C V, Jijimol Jacob, Jomeya Thomas and Sinimol PM secured 52 points for the runners-up position.
The Railway runners Soji Mathew, Paras Kumar, Santosh Kumar and Tejinder Singh) helped their team to win the men's 12 km team championship with 14 pts. Their women's team of Priti L. Rao, Pampa Chanda,Molly Biju and Lavanya logged 10 points for the team title in the 8 km category.
Santosh Kumar won the 12 km race with a time of 37:49 Preeti L. Rao was victorious in the women's 8km run clocking 29:11minutes. Maharashtra's Ashok Kumbhare outpaced Railways runners in men's 4 km race. Ashok clocked 12:01minutes to win in a photo finish. Arvind Kumar Yadav of Uttar Pradesh bagged gold medal in the junior men's 8km run with a timing of 25:44 minutes.
Results:
Men: 12 km: 1 Santosh Kumar (RSPB) 37:49s; 2 Soji Mathew ((RSPB)37:55s;
3 Neeraj Pal Singh (SSCB) 38.05s. Men 4 km: 1 Ashok Kumbhare (Maharashtra) 12:01s; 2 Sachin Patil (RSPB) 12:02s;3 Binish Soman (RSPB) 12:03s.
Boys (20 years) 8 km: 1 Arvind Kumar Yadav (UP) 25:44s; 2 Suresh Kumar Patel (UP) 25:56s; 3 Bhau Ramu Lambar (Maharashtra) 26.15s. Boys (18 years) 6 km: 1 Rama Shankar (UP) 20:09s; 2 Inderjeet Patel (UP) 20:14s;
3 Atwa Bhagat (Maha) 20:22s. Boys (16 years) 3 km: 1 Ranjit Patel(UP) 9:21s; 2Paramjit Singh (Mah)9:22s, 3 Shakti Singh (Mah)9:23s. Women 8 km: 1 Priti L. Rao (RSPB) 29:11s; 2 Pampa Chanda (RSPB) 29:18s; 3 Molly Biju (RSPB) 29.20s.Women 4 km: 1 Sudha Singh (RSPB)14:13s; 2 Rajshri Patil (RSPB)14:15s; 3 Jhuma Khatun(RSPB) 14:16s. Girls (20 years) 6 km: 1 Manisha Salunkhe (Mah) 23:44s; 2 Swati Gadhave (Mah) 23:57s; 3 Reshma Dalvi (Mah) 24:00s.Girls (18 years) 4 km: 1 Rekha (UP)15:49s; 2 Mini V (Kerala) 15:57s; 3 K.C.Shruthi(Karnataka) 16:02s.
Girls (16 years) 3 km: 1 Shobha VV (Kerala)11:08s; 2 Thara MD (Kerala) 11:09s; 3 Meenu Nirval (UP)11:10s.
Men 12 km team Championship: 1 RSPB (Soji Mathew, Paras Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Tejinder Singh) 14 pts.; 2 SSCB (Mukesh Kumar, BC Tilak, Kheta Ram, Neeraj Pal Singh) 23 pts; 3 Maharashtra (Devdan Singh, Maruti Dolas, Bachitar Singh, Deepak Kumar) 74 pts.
Women 8 km yeam championship: 1 RSPB (Priti L. Rao, Pampa Chanda,Molly Biju, Lavanya) 10 pts; 2 Kerala (Jamsheena Ashraf,Sreena P, Tintu Jose, Renju P R) 41 pts; 3 Maharashtra (Vijaymala Patil, Anuja Bijagare, Nisha Wankhede, Sushma Bele) 48 pts.
Boys 20 years 8 km team championship: 1 Maharashtra (Bhau Ramu Lambar, Abid Ahemed, Sandeep Tayde, Sandeep Tayde) 20 pts; Madhya Pradesh (Virendra Pratap, Shamsher Bahadur, Dharmendra, Meraj Ahmed) 38 pts; 3 Karnataka (K.Mahabala, D.Raghu , Basavaraju, Ramesh).
Girls 20 years 6 km team championship: 1 Maharashtra (Swati Gadhave, Manisha Salunkhe, Reshma Dalvi, Manjula Patil) 10 pts; 2 Kerala (Nirosha PV, Remeswari MV, Ashly Joseph, Anju KK) 46 pts; 3 AP (V. Prabhavathi, P. Sujitha Reddy, S. Nikitha, B. Lakshmi) 90 pts.
Women 4 km team championship: 1 RSPB (Jhuma Khatun , Sudha Singh, Sangita Yadav, Rajshri Pati) 10 pts; 2 Kerala (Renjitha C V, Jijimol Jacob, Jomeya Thomas, Sinimol PM) 52 pts; 3 Delhi (Savita Devi, S.Tsabital, Jyoti Bist, Jibolata) 56 pts.
Men 4 km team championship: 1 RSPB (Sachin Patil, Binish Soman, Arun D'sooza, Umesh Joon) 23 pts; 2 SSCB (Ranjan KK, Sanjeev Raja, Shanavas P.M., Naresh Kumar) 30 pts; 3 Maharashtra (Ashok Kumbhare, Amit Kumar, Champat Lal, Gurusevak Singh) 57 pts.
Railway Sports Promotion Board ruled the roost in the 42nd National Cross Country Championship in Goa today. According to information received here, the RSPB expectedly claimed the men’s 4km and women 4 km team championships, respectively.
The Railways men’s team consisting of Sachin Patil, Binish Soman, Arun D'sooza, Umesh Joon were awarded 23 points. Services Sports Control Board (Ranjan KK, Sanjeev Raja, Shanavas P.M., Naresh Kumar) finished runners-up with 30 points.
The RSPB team comprising Jhuma Khatun, Sudha Singh, Sangita Yadav and Rajshri Pati lifted the women’s 4 km team championship with 10 points. The Kerala squad consisting of Kerala (Renjitha C V, Jijimol Jacob, Jomeya Thomas and Sinimol PM secured 52 points for the runners-up position.
The Railway runners Soji Mathew, Paras Kumar, Santosh Kumar and Tejinder Singh) helped their team to win the men's 12 km team championship with 14 pts. Their women's team of Priti L. Rao, Pampa Chanda,Molly Biju and Lavanya logged 10 points for the team title in the 8 km category.
Santosh Kumar won the 12 km race with a time of 37:49 Preeti L. Rao was victorious in the women's 8km run clocking 29:11minutes. Maharashtra's Ashok Kumbhare outpaced Railways runners in men's 4 km race. Ashok clocked 12:01minutes to win in a photo finish. Arvind Kumar Yadav of Uttar Pradesh bagged gold medal in the junior men's 8km run with a timing of 25:44 minutes.
Results:
Men: 12 km: 1 Santosh Kumar (RSPB) 37:49s; 2 Soji Mathew ((RSPB)37:55s;
3 Neeraj Pal Singh (SSCB) 38.05s. Men 4 km: 1 Ashok Kumbhare (Maharashtra) 12:01s; 2 Sachin Patil (RSPB) 12:02s;3 Binish Soman (RSPB) 12:03s.
Boys (20 years) 8 km: 1 Arvind Kumar Yadav (UP) 25:44s; 2 Suresh Kumar Patel (UP) 25:56s; 3 Bhau Ramu Lambar (Maharashtra) 26.15s. Boys (18 years) 6 km: 1 Rama Shankar (UP) 20:09s; 2 Inderjeet Patel (UP) 20:14s;
3 Atwa Bhagat (Maha) 20:22s. Boys (16 years) 3 km: 1 Ranjit Patel(UP) 9:21s; 2Paramjit Singh (Mah)9:22s, 3 Shakti Singh (Mah)9:23s. Women 8 km: 1 Priti L. Rao (RSPB) 29:11s; 2 Pampa Chanda (RSPB) 29:18s; 3 Molly Biju (RSPB) 29.20s.Women 4 km: 1 Sudha Singh (RSPB)14:13s; 2 Rajshri Patil (RSPB)14:15s; 3 Jhuma Khatun(RSPB) 14:16s. Girls (20 years) 6 km: 1 Manisha Salunkhe (Mah) 23:44s; 2 Swati Gadhave (Mah) 23:57s; 3 Reshma Dalvi (Mah) 24:00s.Girls (18 years) 4 km: 1 Rekha (UP)15:49s; 2 Mini V (Kerala) 15:57s; 3 K.C.Shruthi(Karnataka) 16:02s.
Girls (16 years) 3 km: 1 Shobha VV (Kerala)11:08s; 2 Thara MD (Kerala) 11:09s; 3 Meenu Nirval (UP)11:10s.
Men 12 km team Championship: 1 RSPB (Soji Mathew, Paras Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Tejinder Singh) 14 pts.; 2 SSCB (Mukesh Kumar, BC Tilak, Kheta Ram, Neeraj Pal Singh) 23 pts; 3 Maharashtra (Devdan Singh, Maruti Dolas, Bachitar Singh, Deepak Kumar) 74 pts.
Women 8 km yeam championship: 1 RSPB (Priti L. Rao, Pampa Chanda,Molly Biju, Lavanya) 10 pts; 2 Kerala (Jamsheena Ashraf,Sreena P, Tintu Jose, Renju P R) 41 pts; 3 Maharashtra (Vijaymala Patil, Anuja Bijagare, Nisha Wankhede, Sushma Bele) 48 pts.
Boys 20 years 8 km team championship: 1 Maharashtra (Bhau Ramu Lambar, Abid Ahemed, Sandeep Tayde, Sandeep Tayde) 20 pts; Madhya Pradesh (Virendra Pratap, Shamsher Bahadur, Dharmendra, Meraj Ahmed) 38 pts; 3 Karnataka (K.Mahabala, D.Raghu , Basavaraju, Ramesh).
Girls 20 years 6 km team championship: 1 Maharashtra (Swati Gadhave, Manisha Salunkhe, Reshma Dalvi, Manjula Patil) 10 pts; 2 Kerala (Nirosha PV, Remeswari MV, Ashly Joseph, Anju KK) 46 pts; 3 AP (V. Prabhavathi, P. Sujitha Reddy, S. Nikitha, B. Lakshmi) 90 pts.
Women 4 km team championship: 1 RSPB (Jhuma Khatun , Sudha Singh, Sangita Yadav, Rajshri Pati) 10 pts; 2 Kerala (Renjitha C V, Jijimol Jacob, Jomeya Thomas, Sinimol PM) 52 pts; 3 Delhi (Savita Devi, S.Tsabital, Jyoti Bist, Jibolata) 56 pts.
Men 4 km team championship: 1 RSPB (Sachin Patil, Binish Soman, Arun D'sooza, Umesh Joon) 23 pts; 2 SSCB (Ranjan KK, Sanjeev Raja, Shanavas P.M., Naresh Kumar) 30 pts; 3 Maharashtra (Ashok Kumbhare, Amit Kumar, Champat Lal, Gurusevak Singh) 57 pts.
Moudgil leads in NZ Civil Services Golf
CHANDIGARH, FEB 16
Rajiv Moudgil returned the best card of the day, eight over par 80, to forge ahead in the serving category of the third North Zone Civil Services Golf Championship being played at the 72-par Chandigarh Golf Club course here today.
Two strokes behind the leader was RP Chander while defending champion SK Sharma was occupying the third place with a card of 84. Harinder Pal Bedi and JS Mahi were tied at fourth place with an identical score of 85.
Former Haryana Ranji player Rakesh Jolly was sharing the 11 spot with RK Arora, Dr RC Mishra and Dr RC Kapoor. They all carded 89. Former Indian Hockey Federation junior selector international Gurdishpal Singh was at the 15th place. Chandigarh Golf Association president CRS Reddy returned a card of 95.
In the retired category, Kuldeep Singh Sandhu was leading with 92 and two strokes behind him was Mann Singh and BS Thakur. Gurmit Singh played 96 while BR Bajaj scored 99.
The winners will be decided on two days' gross total and Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, Mr Pardip Mehra, will distribute the prizes at the Chandigarh Golf Range tomorrow at 7 p.m.
Leading scorers: Serving: 1 Rajiv Moudgil 80; 2 RP Chander 82; 3 SK Sharma 84; 4 Harinder Pal Bedi 85 and JS Mahi 85; 6 DS Garcha 87 and Kulwinder Singh 87; 8 Hardip Kumar 88, Rahiv Kapoor 88, Rupinder Singh 88; 11 RK Arora8 9, Dr RC Mishra 89, Dr RC Kapoor 89; Rakesh Jolly 89; 15 Gurdishpal Singh.
Retired: 1 Kuldeep Singh Sandhu 92; 2 Mann Singh 94 and BS Thakur 94; 4 Gurmit Singh 96; 5 BR Bajaj 99; 6 Sukhdarshan 100; 7 Sultant Singh 101 and RS Chalia; 9 Ram S Varma 105 and 10 SR Sharma.
Rajiv Moudgil returned the best card of the day, eight over par 80, to forge ahead in the serving category of the third North Zone Civil Services Golf Championship being played at the 72-par Chandigarh Golf Club course here today.
Two strokes behind the leader was RP Chander while defending champion SK Sharma was occupying the third place with a card of 84. Harinder Pal Bedi and JS Mahi were tied at fourth place with an identical score of 85.
Former Haryana Ranji player Rakesh Jolly was sharing the 11 spot with RK Arora, Dr RC Mishra and Dr RC Kapoor. They all carded 89. Former Indian Hockey Federation junior selector international Gurdishpal Singh was at the 15th place. Chandigarh Golf Association president CRS Reddy returned a card of 95.
In the retired category, Kuldeep Singh Sandhu was leading with 92 and two strokes behind him was Mann Singh and BS Thakur. Gurmit Singh played 96 while BR Bajaj scored 99.
The winners will be decided on two days' gross total and Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, Mr Pardip Mehra, will distribute the prizes at the Chandigarh Golf Range tomorrow at 7 p.m.
Leading scorers: Serving: 1 Rajiv Moudgil 80; 2 RP Chander 82; 3 SK Sharma 84; 4 Harinder Pal Bedi 85 and JS Mahi 85; 6 DS Garcha 87 and Kulwinder Singh 87; 8 Hardip Kumar 88, Rahiv Kapoor 88, Rupinder Singh 88; 11 RK Arora8 9, Dr RC Mishra 89, Dr RC Kapoor 89; Rakesh Jolly 89; 15 Gurdishpal Singh.
Retired: 1 Kuldeep Singh Sandhu 92; 2 Mann Singh 94 and BS Thakur 94; 4 Gurmit Singh 96; 5 BR Bajaj 99; 6 Sukhdarshan 100; 7 Sultant Singh 101 and RS Chalia; 9 Ram S Varma 105 and 10 SR Sharma.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Punjab gymnasts win team trophy
Punjab (gold), West Bengal (silver) and Andhra Pradesh (bronze) gymnasts on the victory podium.
JALANDHAR, Feb 15
Hosts Punjab claimed the gymnastic team championship on the second day of the 33rd National Sports Festival for Women (Group III) at State Sports School here today. Punjab logged 241.00 points for the top position. West Bengal gymnasts secured runners-up trophy with 221.10 points. Andhra Pradesh secured third position by piling up 212.95 points. Assistant Director Sports S.L.Lotey gave away the prizes to the winners.
In kho-kho, Punjab , Delhi and West Bengal booked their berth in the semi-finals. The fourth semi-finalists would be decided after tomorrow’s match between Karnataka and Bihar . Punjab outplayed Chattisgarh 17-1 and one inning, Delhi beat Haryana one inning and 13 points, where as West Bengal beat Maharashtra in a tough fight 7-6.
In hockey, Punjab , Haryana, Utttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chandigarh entered quarter-finals at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium. Haryana thrashed Tamil Nadu by 25-0; Jharkhand beat J&K 12-0, Punjab blanked Kerala by 6-0 and Gujarat routed Andhra Pradesh by 8-2
Results: Basketball: J&K bt Himachal Pradesh 44-18; Keralabt Karnataka 52-44; Uttar Pradesh bt Uttarakhand 28-8; Assam bt Bihar 20-18, Chandigarh bt Andhra Pradesh 65-53, Maharashtra bt Meghalaya 47-18, Haryana bt Jharkhand 36-20, Chattisgarh bt Delhi 63-52, Maharashtra btTamil Nadu 56-18, Punjab bt Bihar 47-8, Haryana bt Madhya Pradesh 32-24, Uttar Pradesh bt West Bengal 61-44, Kerala bt Meghalaya 36-12, Assam bt J&K 35-30, Delhi bt Uttarakhand 48-16, Andhra Pradesh bt Jharkhand 37-20, Punjab bt Himachal Pradesh 42-17, Maharashtra bt Karnataka 43-20, Chattisgarh bt Uttar Pradesh 44-19, Chandigarh bt Haryana 42-39.
Hockey: Punjab bt Goa 7-0, Chandigarh bt Chattisgarh 7-0, Maharashtra bt Assam 8-0, Delhi bt J&K 10-0, Kerala bt Goa 8-0, Karnataka bt Bihar4-0, Uttar Pradesh bt West Bengal 1-0, Haryana bt Tamil Nadu 25-0, Himachal Pradesh bt Assam 8-0, Jharkhand bt J&K 12-0, Gujarat bt Andhra Pradesh 8-2.
Kho-kho: Uttar Pradesh bt Chandigarh 9-3 & one turn, Andhra Pradesh bt Goa 12-2, Punjab bt Bihar 13-1 & one turn, Maharashtra bt Gujarat 14-3, Karnataka bt Karela 10-8, Tamil Nadu bt Haryana 12-8 & Innings, West Bengal bt J&K 15-3 & one turn, Punjab bt Chattisgarh 17-1 & one turn, Delhi bt Madhya Pradesh 8-7, Kerala bt Assam 9-8 & one turn, Gujarat bt Meghalaya 13-0 & one turn, Haryana bt Jharkhank 11-6, Bihar bt Chandigarh 9-8, Karnataka bt Andhra Pradesh 4-3 & one turn, Punjab bt Uttar Pradesh 13-3 & one turn, Delhi bt Haryana 1 turn 13 point, Madhya Pradesh bt Tamil Nadu 14-9, Kerala bt Goa 15-10, Gujarat bt J&K 17-3, Bengal bt Maharashtra 7-6.
JALANDHAR, Feb 15
Hosts Punjab claimed the gymnastic team championship on the second day of the 33rd National Sports Festival for Women (Group III) at State Sports School here today. Punjab logged 241.00 points for the top position. West Bengal gymnasts secured runners-up trophy with 221.10 points. Andhra Pradesh secured third position by piling up 212.95 points. Assistant Director Sports S.L.Lotey gave away the prizes to the winners.
In kho-kho, Punjab , Delhi and West Bengal booked their berth in the semi-finals. The fourth semi-finalists would be decided after tomorrow’s match between Karnataka and Bihar . Punjab outplayed Chattisgarh 17-1 and one inning, Delhi beat Haryana one inning and 13 points, where as West Bengal beat Maharashtra in a tough fight 7-6.
In hockey, Punjab , Haryana, Utttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chandigarh entered quarter-finals at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium. Haryana thrashed Tamil Nadu by 25-0; Jharkhand beat J&K 12-0, Punjab blanked Kerala by 6-0 and Gujarat routed Andhra Pradesh by 8-2
Results: Basketball: J&K bt Himachal Pradesh 44-18; Keralabt Karnataka 52-44; Uttar Pradesh bt Uttarakhand 28-8; Assam bt Bihar 20-18, Chandigarh bt Andhra Pradesh 65-53, Maharashtra bt Meghalaya 47-18, Haryana bt Jharkhand 36-20, Chattisgarh bt Delhi 63-52, Maharashtra btTamil Nadu 56-18, Punjab bt Bihar 47-8, Haryana bt Madhya Pradesh 32-24, Uttar Pradesh bt West Bengal 61-44, Kerala bt Meghalaya 36-12, Assam bt J&K 35-30, Delhi bt Uttarakhand 48-16, Andhra Pradesh bt Jharkhand 37-20, Punjab bt Himachal Pradesh 42-17, Maharashtra bt Karnataka 43-20, Chattisgarh bt Uttar Pradesh 44-19, Chandigarh bt Haryana 42-39.
Hockey: Punjab bt Goa 7-0, Chandigarh bt Chattisgarh 7-0, Maharashtra bt Assam 8-0, Delhi bt J&K 10-0, Kerala bt Goa 8-0, Karnataka bt Bihar4-0, Uttar Pradesh bt West Bengal 1-0, Haryana bt Tamil Nadu 25-0, Himachal Pradesh bt Assam 8-0, Jharkhand bt J&K 12-0, Gujarat bt Andhra Pradesh 8-2.
Kho-kho: Uttar Pradesh bt Chandigarh 9-3 & one turn, Andhra Pradesh bt Goa 12-2, Punjab bt Bihar 13-1 & one turn, Maharashtra bt Gujarat 14-3, Karnataka bt Karela 10-8, Tamil Nadu bt Haryana 12-8 & Innings, West Bengal bt J&K 15-3 & one turn, Punjab bt Chattisgarh 17-1 & one turn, Delhi bt Madhya Pradesh 8-7, Kerala bt Assam 9-8 & one turn, Gujarat bt Meghalaya 13-0 & one turn, Haryana bt Jharkhank 11-6, Bihar bt Chandigarh 9-8, Karnataka bt Andhra Pradesh 4-3 & one turn, Punjab bt Uttar Pradesh 13-3 & one turn, Delhi bt Haryana 1 turn 13 point, Madhya Pradesh bt Tamil Nadu 14-9, Kerala bt Goa 15-10, Gujarat bt J&K 17-3, Bengal bt Maharashtra 7-6.
U-19 World Cup live on ESPN STAR Sports
ESPN STAR Sports will telecast selected matches from the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled to be held from February 17 to March 2 in Malaysia. In all, 16 teams will be battling for a place in the final on March 2 in Kuala Lumpur. Besides the ICC's 10 full members and hosts Malaysia, five qualifiers - Namibia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, and Bermuda - will take part in the two-week long tournament.
STAR Cricket will telecast live 10 matches from Malaysia including the semi-finals and the finals. The commentary panel for the live telecast of the tournament includes eminent personalities like Alan Wilkins, Alistair Campbell, Colin Miller, Ranjit Fernando and Danny Morrison.
ESPN STAR Sports has ensured that live telecast of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup will be seen in more than 100 countries worldwide. Nearly all participating nations will have live coverage of the tournament in their home countries including in such places as Malaysia, India and Namibia. In addition to cricket's traditional heartlands in South Asia, England and Australia, the coverage will also be seen across the continents of Africa, throughout the Middle East and in the nations of the West Indies. In addition, viewers in North America will see the action in what will be the most coverage enjoyed by any U-19 CWC to date.
The live telecast is part of ICC global telecast and marketing rights until 2015. The rights package, starting in 2007, includes the two ICC Cricket World Cups in 2011 and 2015, ICC Champions Trophy and ICC Twenty20 World Cups in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014, Women's World Cup and Intercontinental Cup.
Speaking on the occasion, RC Venkateish, Managing Director, ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd, said, "This is the first time that ESPN STAR Sports will be telecasting the Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup and we are very excited about it. Our World class production facility will ensure the best viewing experience for the audience during the tournament. All arrangements for the smooth telecast, which will spot the emerging talent not only in the country but across all playing nations of the world, have been completed."
STAR Cricket will telecast live 10 matches from Malaysia including the semi-finals and the finals. The commentary panel for the live telecast of the tournament includes eminent personalities like Alan Wilkins, Alistair Campbell, Colin Miller, Ranjit Fernando and Danny Morrison.
ESPN STAR Sports has ensured that live telecast of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup will be seen in more than 100 countries worldwide. Nearly all participating nations will have live coverage of the tournament in their home countries including in such places as Malaysia, India and Namibia. In addition to cricket's traditional heartlands in South Asia, England and Australia, the coverage will also be seen across the continents of Africa, throughout the Middle East and in the nations of the West Indies. In addition, viewers in North America will see the action in what will be the most coverage enjoyed by any U-19 CWC to date.
The live telecast is part of ICC global telecast and marketing rights until 2015. The rights package, starting in 2007, includes the two ICC Cricket World Cups in 2011 and 2015, ICC Champions Trophy and ICC Twenty20 World Cups in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014, Women's World Cup and Intercontinental Cup.
Speaking on the occasion, RC Venkateish, Managing Director, ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd, said, "This is the first time that ESPN STAR Sports will be telecasting the Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup and we are very excited about it. Our World class production facility will ensure the best viewing experience for the audience during the tournament. All arrangements for the smooth telecast, which will spot the emerging talent not only in the country but across all playing nations of the world, have been completed."
NZ Civil Services Golf on Feb 16
CHANDIGARH, FEB 15
As many as 75 officers, including 13 retiree, will take part in the third North Zone Civil Services Golf Championship-2008 which willl tee off on February 16 at Chandigarh Golf Club at 8.00 a.m.
The Championshi will be played over 36 hole on February 16 and 17. Based on two days' gross scoring, 12 players including three reserve will be selected to participate in the All India Civil Services Golf Tournament scheduled to be held in Delhi next month.
The prizes distribution function will be held at CGA Golf Range at 7.00 p.m. Mr. Pradip Mehra, Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, will give away the prizes.
The North Zone meet is part of promoting golf amongst Civil Servants, the All India Civil Services has divided the country into six zones --Northern, Central, Eastern, Western, Southern and North East Zone. All Civil servants in Service and retired, who are paid from the Consolidated Fund of India, are eligible to take part in the championship, Mr CSR Reddy IPS IG, Patiala Zone, is the president of North Zone. North Zone comprises J & K, Himachal Pardesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Chandigarh.
As many as 75 officers, including 13 retiree, will take part in the third North Zone Civil Services Golf Championship-2008 which willl tee off on February 16 at Chandigarh Golf Club at 8.00 a.m.
The Championshi will be played over 36 hole on February 16 and 17. Based on two days' gross scoring, 12 players including three reserve will be selected to participate in the All India Civil Services Golf Tournament scheduled to be held in Delhi next month.
The prizes distribution function will be held at CGA Golf Range at 7.00 p.m. Mr. Pradip Mehra, Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, will give away the prizes.
The North Zone meet is part of promoting golf amongst Civil Servants, the All India Civil Services has divided the country into six zones --Northern, Central, Eastern, Western, Southern and North East Zone. All Civil servants in Service and retired, who are paid from the Consolidated Fund of India, are eligible to take part in the championship, Mr CSR Reddy IPS IG, Patiala Zone, is the president of North Zone. North Zone comprises J & K, Himachal Pardesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Chandigarh.
UIET make clean sweep in table soccer
Tanisha-Aastha playing against Vani and Garima in the all-UIET women doubles table soccer final in the Panjab University Campus Sports Festival in Chandigarh on Friday. 
A tug-of-war match in progress.
CHANDIGARH,FEB 15
University Institute of Engineering and Technology made a clean sweep in table soccer competitons in the Panjab University Campus Sports Festival at the PU grounds here today. UIET students won the women's doubles, mixed doubles, open singles men, open women singles and men's doubles.
In the women's doubles final, Tanisha and Aashta prevailed over Vani adn Garima by 5-4. Simran and Pulkit claimed the men's and women's singles titles, respectivley.
University Institute of Engineering and Technology (Rohit, Rohit Sharma, Terzin, Sanjeev and Prithvi) also emerged champions by beating Combined Team (Chamba Kaysat, Tashi, Tsering, Rinchen and Tsewang) in the five-a-side soccer final. UIET also claimed the third place.
Law Evening (Hardeep Singh, Deepinder, Om, Anuj and Surinder) finished first in ball badminton competitions. UIET were third. Besides track and field events, competitions in five-a-side soccer, blind shooting, table soccer, one-minute basketball game and five-a-side ball badminton were conducted. The response from boys and girls was overwhelming.
PU Vice Chancellor Prof RC Sobti distributed the prizes and the Sports Festival was inaugurated by Kamaljit Kooner, Director National Camps, NIS. Also present on the occasion were Assistant Director PU Sports Dr Kewal Singh and Deputy Director Physical Education Mrs Dolly.
Best athletes: Women (sports): Amanjot (Bio-Tech). Non-sports: Namita (UIET). Men (sports): Bhupinder Nain (Phy Ed). Non-sports: Sahil Singla (UIET).
Results: Table soccer: Women's doubles: 1 Tanish and Aastha (UIET), 2 Vani and Garima UIET), 3 Neetu and Namita(UIET).Mixed doubles: 1 Himanshu and Priya (UIET), 2 Varun and Astha (UIET), 3 Surabhi and Sumit (UIET).Open singles: 1 Simran (UIET), 2 Haurav Sharma (UIET), 3 Hardeep Singh (UIET), 4 Gaurav (UIET).Open Women singles: 1 Pulkit (UIET), 2 Vrinda (UIET), 3 Garima (UIET). Men's doubles: 1 Manu Pandy and Samrath, 2 Hitesh and Gautam, 3 Abhishek adn Manas.
Ball badminton: 1 Law Evening College (Hardeep Singh, Deepinder, Om, Anuj,Surinder), 2 University Institute of Engineering and Technology (Ajay, Sandeep Singh, Prithpal Singh, Harmeet, Vikram). 3 DECT (Suprabhat Kumar, Rahul Shrawat, Rahul, Anikit Jain, Nitin Kumar).
Sack Race (open): 1 Shikha (BP Ed), 2 Niharika (BA), 3 Sarika (BP Ed).
Three-leg race: 1 Megha-Ruchi (EEE 4th), 2 Divya (Physics) and Satakshi (DECT), 3 Rimmi Negi and Nishta (IT 4th).
Five-a-side soccer: 1 UIET (Rohit, Rohit Sharma, Tenzin, Sanjeev, Prithvi), 2 Combied team (Chamba Kaysat (Pol Sc), Tashi (UIET), Tsering Motup (Eco), Rinchen (Eco), Tsweang Gyaltsen (Soc). 3 UIET (Bathla, Jatin Singla, Madhur Kaushik, Hitesh Thakkar, Nikhil Raspal).
Athletics: Non-sports: 100m women: 1 Namita, 2 Supreet Kaur, 3 Rimmi Negi. Sports: 1 Amandeep Kaur, 2 Amanjot Kaur, 3 Surbhi. Men 100 (reserved): 1 Bhupinder Singh (Phy E), 2 Sandeep Sandhu (Phy Ed), 3 Deepak Hooda (Law). Men (Open): 1 Sahil Singla (UIET), 2 Pradeep Kumar (Geography), 3 Ankit (UIET).
800m (men open): 1 Suresh Joglan (Pol Sc), 2 Sandeep Thakur (Env Science), 3 Jasbir Singh (Law). 800m women open: 1 Tanvi (UIET), 2 Supreet (UIET), 3 Kanwal (UIET). 800m (reserved): 1 Bhupinder Singh (Phy Ed), 2 Sandeep Kumar (Phy Ed), 3 Pankaj Kumar (Phy Ed). 800m women (reserved): 1 Amanjot (Bio Tech), 2 Praveen (Phy Ed), 3 Jasbir Kaur (Math).400m men (non-sports): 1 Sureseh Jaglon (Pol Sc), 2 Ikampreet Singh (UIET), 3 Anand (UIET). Reserved: 1 Bhupinder Nain (Phy Ed), 2 Sandeep Sandhu (Phy Ed), 3 Kuldeep (Psy). 400m women: 1 Amanjot Kaur (Bio Tech), 2 Sonia Verma (Phy Ed), 3 Manish (Phy Ed). Non-sports: 1 Richa (Eco), 2 Shaveet (Eco), 3 Vijay Luxmi (Micro).
Shot put men open: 1 Dilpreet (Pol Sc), 2 Rahul (UIET), 3 Sashwal (UIET). Reserved: 1 Harinder Singh (Law), 2 Sandeep Sandhu (Phy Ed), 3 Arvind Kumar (Hindi). Long jump men non-sports: 1 Abhishek (Anth), 2 Jashveer Rana (Com Sc), 3 Vivek (UIET). Sports: 1 Bhupinder Nain (Phy Ed), 2 RK Nondrin (Phy Ed), 3 Sandeep Sandhu (Phy Ed). Long jump women non-sports: 1 Namita (UIET), 2 Satakshi (UIET), 3 Divya (Phy). High Jump women (reserved): 1 Amonjot Kaur (Bio Tech), Pinky (Phy Ed), 3 Shikha Rana (Phy Ed).1500m men non-sports: 1 Suresh Jalan (Pol Sc), 2 Anand (UIET), 3 Abhishek (DCET). 200m men non-sports: 1 Sahil Singla (UIET), 2 Jonathan (Phys), 2 Ankit (UIET). Shot put women non-sports: 1 Sandeep Kaur (Physics), 2 Namita (UIET), 3 Aastha (UIET). Sports: 1 Sakshi Sharma (Phy Ed), 2 Parveen (Phy Edu), 3 Sabina (DCET).High jump mem sports: 1 Sandeep Sandhu (Phy Ed), 2 Sandeep Kuma (Phy Ed), 3 Naveen (Phy Ed). 50m women sports: 1 Amandeep Kaur (Phy Ed), 2 Surbhi (Phy Ed), 3 Amanjot Kaur (BioTech). Non-sports: 1 Namita (UIET), 2 Supreet (UIET), 3 Megha (UIET). 50m men non-sports: 1 Sahil Singla (UIET), 2 Gaurav (UIET), 3 Ankush (UIET). 1500m men sports: 1 Deepak Handa (Law), 2 Sunil Kumar (Phy Ed), 3 Sandeep Kumar (Phy Ed). Discus men non-sports: 1 Dilpreet (Pol Sc), 2 Rahul (UIET), 3 Raoverinder) Women reserved: Sashi (phy Ed), 2 Parveen Kumar (Phy Ed), 3 Pinky (DCET). Women open: 1 Sandeep (Physics), 2 Shveta (Eco) and 3 Shivani (Hindi).
A tug-of-war match in progress.
CHANDIGARH,FEB 15 University Institute of Engineering and Technology made a clean sweep in table soccer competitons in the Panjab University Campus Sports Festival at the PU grounds here today. UIET students won the women's doubles, mixed doubles, open singles men, open women singles and men's doubles.
In the women's doubles final, Tanisha and Aashta prevailed over Vani adn Garima by 5-4. Simran and Pulkit claimed the men's and women's singles titles, respectivley.
University Institute of Engineering and Technology (Rohit, Rohit Sharma, Terzin, Sanjeev and Prithvi) also emerged champions by beating Combined Team (Chamba Kaysat, Tashi, Tsering, Rinchen and Tsewang) in the five-a-side soccer final. UIET also claimed the third place.
Law Evening (Hardeep Singh, Deepinder, Om, Anuj and Surinder) finished first in ball badminton competitions. UIET were third. Besides track and field events, competitions in five-a-side soccer, blind shooting, table soccer, one-minute basketball game and five-a-side ball badminton were conducted. The response from boys and girls was overwhelming.
PU Vice Chancellor Prof RC Sobti distributed the prizes and the Sports Festival was inaugurated by Kamaljit Kooner, Director National Camps, NIS. Also present on the occasion were Assistant Director PU Sports Dr Kewal Singh and Deputy Director Physical Education Mrs Dolly.
Best athletes: Women (sports): Amanjot (Bio-Tech). Non-sports: Namita (UIET). Men (sports): Bhupinder Nain (Phy Ed). Non-sports: Sahil Singla (UIET).
Results: Table soccer: Women's doubles: 1 Tanish and Aastha (UIET), 2 Vani and Garima UIET), 3 Neetu and Namita(UIET).Mixed doubles: 1 Himanshu and Priya (UIET), 2 Varun and Astha (UIET), 3 Surabhi and Sumit (UIET).Open singles: 1 Simran (UIET), 2 Haurav Sharma (UIET), 3 Hardeep Singh (UIET), 4 Gaurav (UIET).Open Women singles: 1 Pulkit (UIET), 2 Vrinda (UIET), 3 Garima (UIET). Men's doubles: 1 Manu Pandy and Samrath, 2 Hitesh and Gautam, 3 Abhishek adn Manas.
Ball badminton: 1 Law Evening College (Hardeep Singh, Deepinder, Om, Anuj,Surinder), 2 University Institute of Engineering and Technology (Ajay, Sandeep Singh, Prithpal Singh, Harmeet, Vikram). 3 DECT (Suprabhat Kumar, Rahul Shrawat, Rahul, Anikit Jain, Nitin Kumar).
Sack Race (open): 1 Shikha (BP Ed), 2 Niharika (BA), 3 Sarika (BP Ed).
Three-leg race: 1 Megha-Ruchi (EEE 4th), 2 Divya (Physics) and Satakshi (DECT), 3 Rimmi Negi and Nishta (IT 4th).
Five-a-side soccer: 1 UIET (Rohit, Rohit Sharma, Tenzin, Sanjeev, Prithvi), 2 Combied team (Chamba Kaysat (Pol Sc), Tashi (UIET), Tsering Motup (Eco), Rinchen (Eco), Tsweang Gyaltsen (Soc). 3 UIET (Bathla, Jatin Singla, Madhur Kaushik, Hitesh Thakkar, Nikhil Raspal).
Athletics: Non-sports: 100m women: 1 Namita, 2 Supreet Kaur, 3 Rimmi Negi. Sports: 1 Amandeep Kaur, 2 Amanjot Kaur, 3 Surbhi. Men 100 (reserved): 1 Bhupinder Singh (Phy E), 2 Sandeep Sandhu (Phy Ed), 3 Deepak Hooda (Law). Men (Open): 1 Sahil Singla (UIET), 2 Pradeep Kumar (Geography), 3 Ankit (UIET).
800m (men open): 1 Suresh Joglan (Pol Sc), 2 Sandeep Thakur (Env Science), 3 Jasbir Singh (Law). 800m women open: 1 Tanvi (UIET), 2 Supreet (UIET), 3 Kanwal (UIET). 800m (reserved): 1 Bhupinder Singh (Phy Ed), 2 Sandeep Kumar (Phy Ed), 3 Pankaj Kumar (Phy Ed). 800m women (reserved): 1 Amanjot (Bio Tech), 2 Praveen (Phy Ed), 3 Jasbir Kaur (Math).400m men (non-sports): 1 Sureseh Jaglon (Pol Sc), 2 Ikampreet Singh (UIET), 3 Anand (UIET). Reserved: 1 Bhupinder Nain (Phy Ed), 2 Sandeep Sandhu (Phy Ed), 3 Kuldeep (Psy). 400m women: 1 Amanjot Kaur (Bio Tech), 2 Sonia Verma (Phy Ed), 3 Manish (Phy Ed). Non-sports: 1 Richa (Eco), 2 Shaveet (Eco), 3 Vijay Luxmi (Micro).
Shot put men open: 1 Dilpreet (Pol Sc), 2 Rahul (UIET), 3 Sashwal (UIET). Reserved: 1 Harinder Singh (Law), 2 Sandeep Sandhu (Phy Ed), 3 Arvind Kumar (Hindi). Long jump men non-sports: 1 Abhishek (Anth), 2 Jashveer Rana (Com Sc), 3 Vivek (UIET). Sports: 1 Bhupinder Nain (Phy Ed), 2 RK Nondrin (Phy Ed), 3 Sandeep Sandhu (Phy Ed). Long jump women non-sports: 1 Namita (UIET), 2 Satakshi (UIET), 3 Divya (Phy). High Jump women (reserved): 1 Amonjot Kaur (Bio Tech), Pinky (Phy Ed), 3 Shikha Rana (Phy Ed).1500m men non-sports: 1 Suresh Jalan (Pol Sc), 2 Anand (UIET), 3 Abhishek (DCET). 200m men non-sports: 1 Sahil Singla (UIET), 2 Jonathan (Phys), 2 Ankit (UIET). Shot put women non-sports: 1 Sandeep Kaur (Physics), 2 Namita (UIET), 3 Aastha (UIET). Sports: 1 Sakshi Sharma (Phy Ed), 2 Parveen (Phy Edu), 3 Sabina (DCET).High jump mem sports: 1 Sandeep Sandhu (Phy Ed), 2 Sandeep Kuma (Phy Ed), 3 Naveen (Phy Ed). 50m women sports: 1 Amandeep Kaur (Phy Ed), 2 Surbhi (Phy Ed), 3 Amanjot Kaur (BioTech). Non-sports: 1 Namita (UIET), 2 Supreet (UIET), 3 Megha (UIET). 50m men non-sports: 1 Sahil Singla (UIET), 2 Gaurav (UIET), 3 Ankush (UIET). 1500m men sports: 1 Deepak Handa (Law), 2 Sunil Kumar (Phy Ed), 3 Sandeep Kumar (Phy Ed). Discus men non-sports: 1 Dilpreet (Pol Sc), 2 Rahul (UIET), 3 Raoverinder) Women reserved: Sashi (phy Ed), 2 Parveen Kumar (Phy Ed), 3 Pinky (DCET). Women open: 1 Sandeep (Physics), 2 Shveta (Eco) and 3 Shivani (Hindi).
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Punjab, TN cagers start with bang
Punjab Sports Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike releasing balloons signifying the opening of the 33rd National Sports for Women in Jalandhar on Thursday.
International sportspersons taking part in the torch relay.
JALANDHAR, Feb 14
Hosts Punjab and Tamil Nadu cagers started their campaign with facile victories on the opening day of the 33rd National Sports For Women which got off to a flying start at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium here today.
Tamil Nadu registered an easy 39-9 victory after leading by 20-4 at half time in the basketball match. Playing before the home crowd, Punjab out played Jammu and Kashmir by 55-11 after having established a commanding 20-3 lead at half time.
Chandigarh cagers also had a smooth sailing as they outscored Madhya Pradesh by 35-5. The winners led 20-3 at half time.
In hockey matches Jharkhand defeated Delhi by 2-0, Himachal Pradesh got the better of Maharashtra by 4-2.
Earlier, Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Gulzar Singh Ranike inaugurated the National Festival. As many as 1200 participants representing 22 States and Union Territories took part in the march past ceremony.
Punjab Sports Director Olympian Pargat Singh welcome the chief guest and assured comfortable stay over to all participants and officials.
The torch bearing ceremony was performed by internationals Kiranjit Kaur, Harminder Kaur, Deepika, Meenakshi and Jagroop Kaur. Kirandeep Kaur took the oath on behalf of all the participants Jharkhand claimed the best March Past Trophy with 26 points and Goa were declared runners-up with 25 points.
Basketball: Tamil Nadu bt Karnataka 39-9; Punjab bt J& K 55-11; Chandigarh bt Madhya Pradesh 35-5; Wst Bengal bt Uttarakhand 50-6; Maharashtra bt Kerala 35-18; Andhra Pradesh bt Haryana 38-26; Delhi bt Uttar Pradesh 67-42; Tamil Nadu bt Meghalaya 43-14; Jharkhand bt Madhya Pradesh 12-9; Punjabbt Assam 64-21; Chattisgarh bt West Bengal 40-10.
Hockey: Jharkhand bt Delhi 2-0; Madhya Pradesh bt Karnataka 7-1; Himachal Pradesh bt Maharashtra 4-2; Gujarat bt Andhra Pradesh 8-2.
Kho-kho: Madhya Pradesh bt Haryana 9-3; Keralabt Andhra Pradesh 6-5; Delhi bt Tamil Nadu 14-9; Maharashtra bt J & K 13-2; West Bengal bt Gujarat 17-11; Karnataka bt Goa 10-5; Punjab bt Chandigarh 15-2; Uttar Pradesh bt Chattisgarh 15-1; J&K bt Meghalaya 14-2; Madhya Pradesh bt Jharkhand 8-4; Assam bt Goa 13-7; Uttar Pradesh w/o Bihar.
International sportspersons taking part in the torch relay.
JALANDHAR, Feb 14
Hosts Punjab and Tamil Nadu cagers started their campaign with facile victories on the opening day of the 33rd National Sports For Women which got off to a flying start at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium here today.
Tamil Nadu registered an easy 39-9 victory after leading by 20-4 at half time in the basketball match. Playing before the home crowd, Punjab out played Jammu and Kashmir by 55-11 after having established a commanding 20-3 lead at half time.
Chandigarh cagers also had a smooth sailing as they outscored Madhya Pradesh by 35-5. The winners led 20-3 at half time.
In hockey matches Jharkhand defeated Delhi by 2-0, Himachal Pradesh got the better of Maharashtra by 4-2.
Earlier, Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Gulzar Singh Ranike inaugurated the National Festival. As many as 1200 participants representing 22 States and Union Territories took part in the march past ceremony.
Punjab Sports Director Olympian Pargat Singh welcome the chief guest and assured comfortable stay over to all participants and officials.
The torch bearing ceremony was performed by internationals Kiranjit Kaur, Harminder Kaur, Deepika, Meenakshi and Jagroop Kaur. Kirandeep Kaur took the oath on behalf of all the participants Jharkhand claimed the best March Past Trophy with 26 points and Goa were declared runners-up with 25 points.
Basketball: Tamil Nadu bt Karnataka 39-9; Punjab bt J& K 55-11; Chandigarh bt Madhya Pradesh 35-5; Wst Bengal bt Uttarakhand 50-6; Maharashtra bt Kerala 35-18; Andhra Pradesh bt Haryana 38-26; Delhi bt Uttar Pradesh 67-42; Tamil Nadu bt Meghalaya 43-14; Jharkhand bt Madhya Pradesh 12-9; Punjabbt Assam 64-21; Chattisgarh bt West Bengal 40-10.
Hockey: Jharkhand bt Delhi 2-0; Madhya Pradesh bt Karnataka 7-1; Himachal Pradesh bt Maharashtra 4-2; Gujarat bt Andhra Pradesh 8-2.
Kho-kho: Madhya Pradesh bt Haryana 9-3; Keralabt Andhra Pradesh 6-5; Delhi bt Tamil Nadu 14-9; Maharashtra bt J & K 13-2; West Bengal bt Gujarat 17-11; Karnataka bt Goa 10-5; Punjab bt Chandigarh 15-2; Uttar Pradesh bt Chattisgarh 15-1; J&K bt Meghalaya 14-2; Madhya Pradesh bt Jharkhand 8-4; Assam bt Goa 13-7; Uttar Pradesh w/o Bihar.
Vibhuti wears u-12 singles crown
Girls under-12 winner Vibhuti Khullar showing trophy and certificate she was awarded in the AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament. 
CHANDIGARH, FEB 14
Third seed local girl Vibhuti Khullar emerged worthy winner in the girls under-12 singles final of the AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament at the CLTA Stadium in Sector 10 here today. Maintaining her winning streak, Vibhuti Khullar played with confident and consistency to outplay Simran Wadhwa of Delhi in straight sets 6-4, 6-1.It is her first title in under-12 category.
Earlier in the semi-final, Vibhuti Khullar overcame a tough opponent from Punjab Hasan Abdal Dhanoa 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Manish Kumar of Delhi scored a double title. Seeded second in the boys under-14, the Delhi lad upset the calculations of third seed Rishab Deb of Punjab whom he beat in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
Manish later combined with Nischay Rawat of Chandigarh to claim the boys doubles title at the expense of Punjab duo of Rishab Dev and Amit Bzad 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Amit Bzad, a trainee of Harvest Tennis Academy of Jasowal (Ludhiana) completed a double by winning the boys under-12 singles final. Second seeded Amit toppled top seed Jatinder Singh of Chandigarh in three sets 6-2, 1-6, 7-5.
Another HTA player Rajbir Singh also recorded a double delight by winning the girls under-14 as well as girls under-14 doubles titles. In the singles final, Rajbir defeated Riya Bhatia of Delhi 6-0, 6-1.
Later, Rajbir and Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) outpowered Haryana pair of Deepti Rana (Har) and Shweta Sangwan (Har) 6-4, 1-6, 10-6 in the girls under-14 doubles final.
Boys U-14-singles (final): Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Rishab Dev (Pb) 6-3, 6-2. Boys U-12 singles (final): Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Jatinder Singh (Chd) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5. Girls U-14 singles (final): Rajbir Kaur (Pb) bt Riya Bhatia (Dli) 6-0, 6-1. Semi-finals: Rajbir Kaur (Pb) bt Sonali Bansal (Chd) 6-4, 6-0, Riya Bhatia (Dli) bt Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) 6-1, 7-5.
Girls U-12 singles (final): Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Simran Wadhwa (Dli) 6-4, 6-1. Semi-finals: Simran Wadhwa (Dli) bt Shweta Sangwan (Har) 6-3, 6-4, Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) 6-2, 7-6 (2). Boys U-14 doubles (final): Manish Kumar (Dli) and Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Rishab Dev (Pb) and Amit Bzad (Pb) 6-3, 7-6 (5). Girls U-14 doubles (final): Rajbir Kaur (Pb) and Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) bt Deepti Rana (Har) and Shweta Sangwan (Har) 6-4, 1-6, 10-6.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 14
Third seed local girl Vibhuti Khullar emerged worthy winner in the girls under-12 singles final of the AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament at the CLTA Stadium in Sector 10 here today. Maintaining her winning streak, Vibhuti Khullar played with confident and consistency to outplay Simran Wadhwa of Delhi in straight sets 6-4, 6-1.It is her first title in under-12 category.
Earlier in the semi-final, Vibhuti Khullar overcame a tough opponent from Punjab Hasan Abdal Dhanoa 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Manish Kumar of Delhi scored a double title. Seeded second in the boys under-14, the Delhi lad upset the calculations of third seed Rishab Deb of Punjab whom he beat in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
Manish later combined with Nischay Rawat of Chandigarh to claim the boys doubles title at the expense of Punjab duo of Rishab Dev and Amit Bzad 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Amit Bzad, a trainee of Harvest Tennis Academy of Jasowal (Ludhiana) completed a double by winning the boys under-12 singles final. Second seeded Amit toppled top seed Jatinder Singh of Chandigarh in three sets 6-2, 1-6, 7-5.
Another HTA player Rajbir Singh also recorded a double delight by winning the girls under-14 as well as girls under-14 doubles titles. In the singles final, Rajbir defeated Riya Bhatia of Delhi 6-0, 6-1.
Later, Rajbir and Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) outpowered Haryana pair of Deepti Rana (Har) and Shweta Sangwan (Har) 6-4, 1-6, 10-6 in the girls under-14 doubles final.
Boys U-14-singles (final): Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Rishab Dev (Pb) 6-3, 6-2. Boys U-12 singles (final): Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Jatinder Singh (Chd) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5. Girls U-14 singles (final): Rajbir Kaur (Pb) bt Riya Bhatia (Dli) 6-0, 6-1. Semi-finals: Rajbir Kaur (Pb) bt Sonali Bansal (Chd) 6-4, 6-0, Riya Bhatia (Dli) bt Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) 6-1, 7-5.
Girls U-12 singles (final): Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Simran Wadhwa (Dli) 6-4, 6-1. Semi-finals: Simran Wadhwa (Dli) bt Shweta Sangwan (Har) 6-3, 6-4, Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) 6-2, 7-6 (2). Boys U-14 doubles (final): Manish Kumar (Dli) and Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Rishab Dev (Pb) and Amit Bzad (Pb) 6-3, 7-6 (5). Girls U-14 doubles (final): Rajbir Kaur (Pb) and Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) bt Deepti Rana (Har) and Shweta Sangwan (Har) 6-4, 1-6, 10-6.
Adviser's Cup goes to DAVSSS-8
The victorious DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 'A' team with the chief guest Pradip Mehra.
Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, Pradip Mehra presenting trophy to DAVSSS captain and coach.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 14
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 'A' team lifted the Adviser's Cup with an impressive seven-wicket victory over Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, in the final of the Inter-School Under-19 Limited Overs Cricket Tournament organised by the Chandigarh Administration at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today.
Sanjay Public School won the toss and elected to bat. They suffered an early blow as opener Gunjit Singh was bowled by Pankaj Gohar without opening his account. With scoreboard reading 39, other opener Shivam Khurana was dismissed after contributing 18 runs, which contained two fours.
Abhinav Mittal returned to the pavilion after scoring 30 runs (3 fours) and putting on 37 runs with centurion Anil Sihag (103) for the third wicket. Anil was also associated in a 95-run unbeaten partnership for the sixth wicket with Newab Singh (41). Anil Sihag's century came from 92 balls in 114 minutes and he slammed eight fours. Newab's unbeaten knock contained three fours and one six.
Pankaj Gohar of DAVSSS-8 was the most successful bowler as he bagged two for 19.
Chasing a victory target of 235, DAV achieved the target in 38 overs and in the process lost just three wickets.
A solid 158-run partnership between opener Saket Nandel (81, 7x4s, 2x6s) and Amit Rana (113, 15x4s) paved the way for DAV's well-merited title triumph. Amit and Shivam Pathania (33, 4x4s) contributed 65 runs for the third wicket before Amit was bowled by Newab with a slower one. After the fall of Amit's wicket, captain Jaskaran Malhotra came in and hit the winning stroke for four.
Anil Sihag of Sanjay Public School was declared the Man of the Series and Ggandeep Singh of DAVSSS-8 the best all-rounder. Jaskaran Malhotra, Pankaj Gohar, Gurinder Singh and Shivam Khurana were adjudged the best batsman, the best bowler, the best fielder and the best wicket-keeper.
Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator Pardip Mehra distributed the prizes. Speaking on the occasion he said that Chandigarh have best sports infrastructure and provides best training. He advised the players to excel in sports without ignoring studies. "There is no substitute for education,' said Mr Mehra.
Also present on the occasion were Finance Secretary Sanjay Kumar, Sports Director IS Sandhu and Joint Director Sports Dr JPS Sidhu.
Brief scores: Sanjay Public School, Sector 44: 234 for 5 in 40 overs (Shivam Khurana 18, Abhinav Mittal 30, Anil Sihag 105, 8x4s, Gurinder Singh 27, Newab Singh not out 41, 3x4s, 1x6, Pankaj Gohar 2 for 19, Rakesh Yadav 1 for 40, Gagandeep Singh 1 for 42, Vikrant Bansal 1 for 63).
DAV Senior Secondary School-8 'A': 235 for 3 in 38 overs (Saket Nandel 81, 7x4s, 2x6s, Amit Rana 113, 15x4s, Shivam Pathania 33, 4x4s, Newab Singh 1 for 28, Dheeraj 1 for 19, Anshul Tripathi 1 for 45).
Best batsman: Jaskaran Malhotra (DAVSSS-8). Best bowler: Pankaj Gohar (DAVSSS-8). Best fielder: Gurinder Singh (Sanjay Public School). Best wicketkeeper: Shivam Khurana (SPS-44). Man of the Series: Anil Sihag (SPS-44). Best all-rounder: Gagandeep Singh (DAVSSS-8).
Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, Pradip Mehra presenting trophy to DAVSSS captain and coach. CHANDIGARH, FEB 14
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 'A' team lifted the Adviser's Cup with an impressive seven-wicket victory over Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, in the final of the Inter-School Under-19 Limited Overs Cricket Tournament organised by the Chandigarh Administration at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today.
Sanjay Public School won the toss and elected to bat. They suffered an early blow as opener Gunjit Singh was bowled by Pankaj Gohar without opening his account. With scoreboard reading 39, other opener Shivam Khurana was dismissed after contributing 18 runs, which contained two fours.
Abhinav Mittal returned to the pavilion after scoring 30 runs (3 fours) and putting on 37 runs with centurion Anil Sihag (103) for the third wicket. Anil was also associated in a 95-run unbeaten partnership for the sixth wicket with Newab Singh (41). Anil Sihag's century came from 92 balls in 114 minutes and he slammed eight fours. Newab's unbeaten knock contained three fours and one six.
Pankaj Gohar of DAVSSS-8 was the most successful bowler as he bagged two for 19.
Chasing a victory target of 235, DAV achieved the target in 38 overs and in the process lost just three wickets.
A solid 158-run partnership between opener Saket Nandel (81, 7x4s, 2x6s) and Amit Rana (113, 15x4s) paved the way for DAV's well-merited title triumph. Amit and Shivam Pathania (33, 4x4s) contributed 65 runs for the third wicket before Amit was bowled by Newab with a slower one. After the fall of Amit's wicket, captain Jaskaran Malhotra came in and hit the winning stroke for four.
Anil Sihag of Sanjay Public School was declared the Man of the Series and Ggandeep Singh of DAVSSS-8 the best all-rounder. Jaskaran Malhotra, Pankaj Gohar, Gurinder Singh and Shivam Khurana were adjudged the best batsman, the best bowler, the best fielder and the best wicket-keeper.
Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator Pardip Mehra distributed the prizes. Speaking on the occasion he said that Chandigarh have best sports infrastructure and provides best training. He advised the players to excel in sports without ignoring studies. "There is no substitute for education,' said Mr Mehra.
Also present on the occasion were Finance Secretary Sanjay Kumar, Sports Director IS Sandhu and Joint Director Sports Dr JPS Sidhu.
Brief scores: Sanjay Public School, Sector 44: 234 for 5 in 40 overs (Shivam Khurana 18, Abhinav Mittal 30, Anil Sihag 105, 8x4s, Gurinder Singh 27, Newab Singh not out 41, 3x4s, 1x6, Pankaj Gohar 2 for 19, Rakesh Yadav 1 for 40, Gagandeep Singh 1 for 42, Vikrant Bansal 1 for 63).
DAV Senior Secondary School-8 'A': 235 for 3 in 38 overs (Saket Nandel 81, 7x4s, 2x6s, Amit Rana 113, 15x4s, Shivam Pathania 33, 4x4s, Newab Singh 1 for 28, Dheeraj 1 for 19, Anshul Tripathi 1 for 45).
Best batsman: Jaskaran Malhotra (DAVSSS-8). Best bowler: Pankaj Gohar (DAVSSS-8). Best fielder: Gurinder Singh (Sanjay Public School). Best wicketkeeper: Shivam Khurana (SPS-44). Man of the Series: Anil Sihag (SPS-44). Best all-rounder: Gagandeep Singh (DAVSSS-8).
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
GC Karamsar spikers champs
CHANDIGARH, FEB 13
Government College of Karamsar defeated MLBG Girls College, Tapprian Khurd 25-21, 14-25, 19-25, 25-16, 16-12=4 in the final to win the Panjab University Inter-College Volleyball 'B' Division (Women) Championship at the Panjab University Complex here today.
In an earlier fixture, Government College of Karamsar beat Satyam College of Education, Ghal Kalan by 20-25, 25-12, 26-24, 25-16.
Khalsa College, Garhdiwala claimed the Panjab University Inter-College Basketball 'B' Division (Women) Championship. Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36 finished runners-up. In the final match Khalsa College, Garhdiwala defeated Dev Samaj College of Education by 32-07.
Other results: Khalsa College, Garhdiwala bt GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar 31-3; Dev Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh bt DAV College of Education Abohar by 38-25.
Gobind National College of Narangwal, District Ludhiana, claimed the PU Inter-College (men) 'B' Division Basketball Championship by beating Khalsa College Ghardiwala by 66-64.
Government College of Karamsar defeated MLBG Girls College, Tapprian Khurd 25-21, 14-25, 19-25, 25-16, 16-12=4 in the final to win the Panjab University Inter-College Volleyball 'B' Division (Women) Championship at the Panjab University Complex here today.
In an earlier fixture, Government College of Karamsar beat Satyam College of Education, Ghal Kalan by 20-25, 25-12, 26-24, 25-16.
Khalsa College, Garhdiwala claimed the Panjab University Inter-College Basketball 'B' Division (Women) Championship. Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36 finished runners-up. In the final match Khalsa College, Garhdiwala defeated Dev Samaj College of Education by 32-07.
Other results: Khalsa College, Garhdiwala bt GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar 31-3; Dev Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh bt DAV College of Education Abohar by 38-25.
Gobind National College of Narangwal, District Ludhiana, claimed the PU Inter-College (men) 'B' Division Basketball Championship by beating Khalsa College Ghardiwala by 66-64.
Indian Air Force beat Royal Air Force
Air Marshal J N Burma, Air Officer in Charge Administration,Chief guest of the event being introduced with the Royal Air Force team members at Mohali on Wednesday.
RAF team celebrates when an IAF bats man got out during a match played at Mohali on Wednesday.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 13
Indian Air Force (IAF) beat visiting Royal Air Force (RAF) by 121 runs in the second limited overs cricket match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali today.
Electing to field after having won the toss, the RAF team failed to contain the IAF batsmen who notched up 245 for 6 in the allotted 45 overs. Scoring 73 runs in 99 balls, PMS Reddy was the top scorer for IAF, followed by D Israni who scored 49 runs in 36 balls. For the RAF, P Turner captured 3 wickets for 44 runs and N Goapher took 2 wickets giving away 44 runs.
In reply, the RAF team could score only 124 runs for the loss of nine wickets with M Sinclair scoring 18 not out and G Lumb scoring 17 runs. For the IAF, Asif Khan, A Sakhuja and S Chatterjee bagged two wickets each giving away 7, 22 and 25 runs, respectively.
PMS Reddy of the IAF was declared the Man of the Match. Air Marshal JN Burma, Air Officer in charge Administration, Air Headquarters, New Delhi who was the chief guest for the match gave away the prizes. Also present on the occasion was Air Commodore SC Luthra, Air Officer Commanding, 3 Base Repair Depot (3 BRD), the chief patron of the organising committee of the match which was organised by 3 BRD.
The RAF cricket team is currently touring India to play a series of cricket matches with IAF cricket team. The exercise is aimed at further enhancing the existing goodwill between the RAF and the IAF. In India, on an invitation of the IAF Chief, the RAF team played its first one day limited over match with IAF team in Delhi on February 08. The team would play their third match with the IAF on February 16 in Delhi, followed by a two-day match with a local team in Delhi itself. The RAF team would leave the country on February 21.
RAF team celebrates when an IAF bats man got out during a match played at Mohali on Wednesday.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 13Indian Air Force (IAF) beat visiting Royal Air Force (RAF) by 121 runs in the second limited overs cricket match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali today.
Electing to field after having won the toss, the RAF team failed to contain the IAF batsmen who notched up 245 for 6 in the allotted 45 overs. Scoring 73 runs in 99 balls, PMS Reddy was the top scorer for IAF, followed by D Israni who scored 49 runs in 36 balls. For the RAF, P Turner captured 3 wickets for 44 runs and N Goapher took 2 wickets giving away 44 runs.
In reply, the RAF team could score only 124 runs for the loss of nine wickets with M Sinclair scoring 18 not out and G Lumb scoring 17 runs. For the IAF, Asif Khan, A Sakhuja and S Chatterjee bagged two wickets each giving away 7, 22 and 25 runs, respectively.
PMS Reddy of the IAF was declared the Man of the Match. Air Marshal JN Burma, Air Officer in charge Administration, Air Headquarters, New Delhi who was the chief guest for the match gave away the prizes. Also present on the occasion was Air Commodore SC Luthra, Air Officer Commanding, 3 Base Repair Depot (3 BRD), the chief patron of the organising committee of the match which was organised by 3 BRD.
The RAF cricket team is currently touring India to play a series of cricket matches with IAF cricket team. The exercise is aimed at further enhancing the existing goodwill between the RAF and the IAF. In India, on an invitation of the IAF Chief, the RAF team played its first one day limited over match with IAF team in Delhi on February 08. The team would play their third match with the IAF on February 16 in Delhi, followed by a two-day match with a local team in Delhi itself. The RAF team would leave the country on February 21.
Rishab stuns top seed Nischay
CHANDIGARH, FEB 13
Third seed Rishab Deb of Punjab will meet second seed Manish Kumar of Delhi in the boys Under-14 singles final of the AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament tomorrow.
In the semi-final played at the CLTA Stadium courts in Sector 10 here today, Rishab Deb upset top seed Nischay Rawat of Chandigarh in two straight sets. Both players matched each other in the first set but Rishab won the set at tie-breaker at 7-6 (2). In the second set, Rishab asserted himself and clinched it at 6-3 for the final spot.
Manish defeated Jasbir Singh of Punjab virtually without facing any opposition in the second semi-final match. The Delhi player did not drop even a singles point.
Top seed Jatinder Singh ousted Sachin Kumar 6-3, 6-3 in the boys Under-12 all-Chandigarh semi-final. His opponent in the final tomorrow will be second seed Amit Bzad of Punjab who scored a hard-fought 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory over third seed Tejas Kapoor of Delhi 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Boys Under-14 singles (semi-finals): Rishab Dev (Pb) bt Nischay Rawal (Chd) 7-6 (2), 6-3, Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Jasbir Singh (Pb) 6-0, 6-0. Quarter-finals: Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Bhavtaranpreet (Chd) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, Rishab Dev (Pb) bt Amit Bzad (Pb) 6-1, 6-1, Jasbir Singh (Pb) bt Kuwar Singh Tater (Asm) 6-2, 6-1, Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Mandeep Kumar (Chd) 6-3, 6-3.
Boys Under-12 singles (semi-finals): Jatinder Singh (Chd) bt Sachin Kumar (Chd) 6-3, 6-3, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Tejas Kapoor (Dli) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Quarter-finals: Jatinder Singh (Chd) bt Dhruv Pal (Utr) 6-0, 6-1, Sachin Kumar (Chd) bt Ishaque Eqbal (WB) 7-5, 7-6 (3), Tejas Kapoor (Dli) bt Ankush Arora (Pb) 6-3, 6-0, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Dheer Anush Bhatti (Chd) 6-4, 6-1.
Girls Under-14 singles (QF): Sonali Bansal (Chd) bt Nikita 6-3, 6-1, Rajbir Kaur (Pb) bt Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) 6-1, 6-0, Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Sabrina Gill (Chd) 6-4, 6-2, Riya Bhatia (Dli) bt Charvi Saxena (Chd) 6-4, 6-4.
Girls Under-12 singles (QF): Simran Wadhwa (Dli) bt Harsimran Kaur 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, Shweta Sangwan (Har) bt Riya Bhatia (Dli) 6-0, 6-2, Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Nikita Bishnoi (Chd) 6-1, 6-0, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Chd) bt Nandini Sharma (Chd) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Third seed Rishab Deb of Punjab will meet second seed Manish Kumar of Delhi in the boys Under-14 singles final of the AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament tomorrow.
In the semi-final played at the CLTA Stadium courts in Sector 10 here today, Rishab Deb upset top seed Nischay Rawat of Chandigarh in two straight sets. Both players matched each other in the first set but Rishab won the set at tie-breaker at 7-6 (2). In the second set, Rishab asserted himself and clinched it at 6-3 for the final spot.
Manish defeated Jasbir Singh of Punjab virtually without facing any opposition in the second semi-final match. The Delhi player did not drop even a singles point.
Top seed Jatinder Singh ousted Sachin Kumar 6-3, 6-3 in the boys Under-12 all-Chandigarh semi-final. His opponent in the final tomorrow will be second seed Amit Bzad of Punjab who scored a hard-fought 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory over third seed Tejas Kapoor of Delhi 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Boys Under-14 singles (semi-finals): Rishab Dev (Pb) bt Nischay Rawal (Chd) 7-6 (2), 6-3, Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Jasbir Singh (Pb) 6-0, 6-0. Quarter-finals: Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Bhavtaranpreet (Chd) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, Rishab Dev (Pb) bt Amit Bzad (Pb) 6-1, 6-1, Jasbir Singh (Pb) bt Kuwar Singh Tater (Asm) 6-2, 6-1, Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Mandeep Kumar (Chd) 6-3, 6-3.
Boys Under-12 singles (semi-finals): Jatinder Singh (Chd) bt Sachin Kumar (Chd) 6-3, 6-3, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Tejas Kapoor (Dli) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Quarter-finals: Jatinder Singh (Chd) bt Dhruv Pal (Utr) 6-0, 6-1, Sachin Kumar (Chd) bt Ishaque Eqbal (WB) 7-5, 7-6 (3), Tejas Kapoor (Dli) bt Ankush Arora (Pb) 6-3, 6-0, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Dheer Anush Bhatti (Chd) 6-4, 6-1.
Girls Under-14 singles (QF): Sonali Bansal (Chd) bt Nikita 6-3, 6-1, Rajbir Kaur (Pb) bt Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) 6-1, 6-0, Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Sabrina Gill (Chd) 6-4, 6-2, Riya Bhatia (Dli) bt Charvi Saxena (Chd) 6-4, 6-4.
Girls Under-12 singles (QF): Simran Wadhwa (Dli) bt Harsimran Kaur 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, Shweta Sangwan (Har) bt Riya Bhatia (Dli) 6-0, 6-2, Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Nikita Bishnoi (Chd) 6-1, 6-0, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Chd) bt Nandini Sharma (Chd) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Jaskaran (106) steers DAVSSS 'A' into final
CHANDIGARH, FEB 13
DAV Senior Secondary School-8 'A' will meet Sanjay Public School, Sector 44 in the final of the Inter-School Under-19 Limited Overs Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department here. The final will be played at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium tomorrow and prize distribution function will be held at 4.30 p.m. Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator Pardip Mehra will be the chief guest and distribute the prizes.
In the second semi-final played at St John's School ground in Sector 26, DAVSSS 'A' trounced Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36 by 111 runs. GNPS won the toss and elected to field. DAVSSS 'A' piled up an impressive 209 for 5 in allotted 30 overs.
The highlight of their innings was a brilliant century by Jaskaran Malhtora who hit 87-ball 106 runs. He was supported by Vikrant Bansal who scored 66. They were associated in a 164-run patnership for the third wicket. Jaskaran slammed 14 boundaries and two sixes. Vikrant's 64-ball 66 knock contained five fours. Opener Amit Rana contributed 20 runs. Saket Nandel and Rakesh Yadav remained not out on 8 and 9 respectively.
GNPS's Hitesh Bhutani was the most successive bowler by taking two wickets for 25 runs. Shubham Mahajan got one wicket for 60 runs.
Chasing a big total for victory, GNP School innings terminated at 98 and lasted just 24 overs.They got two early jolts as opener Piyush Sharma (5)and Navtej Singh (0) were back to the pavilion with scoreboard reading just seven runs. They continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. Only Shubham Mahajan (17), Hitesh Bhutani (27) and Amar Pal (23) were their principal scorers.
Medium pacers Pankaj Goher (4 for 18) and Rakesh Yadav (2 for 18) and Gagandeep Singh (3 for 20) destroyed the GNPS innings.
Brief scores: DAVSSS 'A': 209 for 4 in 30 overs (Amit Rana 20, Jaskaran Malhotra 106, 14x4s, 2x6s, Vikrant Bansal 66, 5x4s, Saket Nandel not out 8, Rakesh Yadav not out 9, Hitesh Bhutani 2 for 25, Shubham Mahajan 1 for 60).
Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36: 98 all out in 24 overs (Shubham Mahajan 17, Hitesh Bhutani 27, Amar Pal 23, Pankaj Goher 4 for 18, Rakesh Yadav 2 for 18, Gagandeep Singh 3 for 20, Vikrant Bansal 1 for 6).
DAV Senior Secondary School-8 'A' will meet Sanjay Public School, Sector 44 in the final of the Inter-School Under-19 Limited Overs Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department here. The final will be played at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium tomorrow and prize distribution function will be held at 4.30 p.m. Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator Pardip Mehra will be the chief guest and distribute the prizes.
In the second semi-final played at St John's School ground in Sector 26, DAVSSS 'A' trounced Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36 by 111 runs. GNPS won the toss and elected to field. DAVSSS 'A' piled up an impressive 209 for 5 in allotted 30 overs.
The highlight of their innings was a brilliant century by Jaskaran Malhtora who hit 87-ball 106 runs. He was supported by Vikrant Bansal who scored 66. They were associated in a 164-run patnership for the third wicket. Jaskaran slammed 14 boundaries and two sixes. Vikrant's 64-ball 66 knock contained five fours. Opener Amit Rana contributed 20 runs. Saket Nandel and Rakesh Yadav remained not out on 8 and 9 respectively.
GNPS's Hitesh Bhutani was the most successive bowler by taking two wickets for 25 runs. Shubham Mahajan got one wicket for 60 runs.
Chasing a big total for victory, GNP School innings terminated at 98 and lasted just 24 overs.They got two early jolts as opener Piyush Sharma (5)and Navtej Singh (0) were back to the pavilion with scoreboard reading just seven runs. They continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. Only Shubham Mahajan (17), Hitesh Bhutani (27) and Amar Pal (23) were their principal scorers.
Medium pacers Pankaj Goher (4 for 18) and Rakesh Yadav (2 for 18) and Gagandeep Singh (3 for 20) destroyed the GNPS innings.
Brief scores: DAVSSS 'A': 209 for 4 in 30 overs (Amit Rana 20, Jaskaran Malhotra 106, 14x4s, 2x6s, Vikrant Bansal 66, 5x4s, Saket Nandel not out 8, Rakesh Yadav not out 9, Hitesh Bhutani 2 for 25, Shubham Mahajan 1 for 60).
Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36: 98 all out in 24 overs (Shubham Mahajan 17, Hitesh Bhutani 27, Amar Pal 23, Pankaj Goher 4 for 18, Rakesh Yadav 2 for 18, Gagandeep Singh 3 for 20, Vikrant Bansal 1 for 6).
19 states for Women’s Sports Festival
JALANDHAR, FEB 13Ninteen states and Union Territories have confirmed their participation in the 33rd National Sports Festival for Women in disciplines of basketball, hockey, kho kho and gymnastics. Some of the teams have already arrived and had the feeling of the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium and State Sports School here. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Anadhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Kerala have already reached Jalandhar.
Those who have sent their entries are Andhra Pardesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujrat, Haryana, Himachal Pardesh, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pardesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pardesh, Uttaranchal and West Bengal.
Punjab Sports Director Padamshree Pargat Singh said that the festival would be inaugurated by Sports and Youth Services Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike at 3.00 p.m at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium, Burlton Park. The closing ceremony will be on February 17 at the same venue and time.
Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner A.S. Pannu said that on the eve of the Festival all the arrangements for board & lodging, transportation, medical and security were reviewed and last-minute instructions have been issued for the smooth conduct of the games.
A full-fledged media centre has also been established at Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium to provide information to the press, including electronic.
Arpit Shukla, IPS, SSP Jalandhar informed that all security arrangements for opening, closing , places of stay and games venues, have been completed.
This Group-III Sports Festival for Women was earlier scheduled to be conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Government. However, due to weather conditions, the games have been shifted to Punjab as desired by the Sports Authority of India.
The inaugural National Women Sports Festival was held in 1975 to celebrate as International Women Year. Since then, it’s a regular feature in the sports calendar of the Sports Authority of India. The games are divided into three groups. Group I include badminton, lawn tennis, table tennis and swimming. Athletics, handball , kabaddi and volleyball are in group II. Basketball, hockey, kho kKho and gymnastics have been included in group III.
The Punjab Sports Department conducts the competitions at block, district and sState every year. This year the Punjab State Games for Women were organized from November 3 to 6 at Amritsar.
32-member Indian team for Doha Asian Indoor Athletic Championship
CHANDIGARH, Feb 13
The Athletic Federation of India has selected a 32-member Indian team which will take part in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championship to be held in Doha from February 14 to 16. Long jumper Anju Bobby George has been named to lead the Indian squad.
Announcing the team on Thursday, AFI secretary Dr Lalit K Bhanot said that the athletes left for Doha early this morning. This Asian Championship will provide an opportunity for the athletes to qualify for the World Indoor Athletics Championships to be held in Spain and also for the Beijing Olympics Games.
Three athletes each from Haryana and Punjab figure in the list of the Indian team. Surinder Kumar (3000m), Om Prakash Karhana (shot put) and Ram Niwas (heptathlon). Belong to Haryana. Punjab athletes included in the team are: Mandeep Kaur, Manjeet Kaur (400 m, 4x400 m relay) and Kulwinder Kaur (triple jump).
The squad: Men: Aboobacker T., V.B.Bineesh, Vinay Chaudhary, Gurvinder Pal Singh Bhullar, Virinder Kr. Pankaj (4x400 m Relay),Sajeesh Kumar Joseph (800 m / 1500 m),Rajeev Ramesan (800 m), Hamza Chatholi (1500 m), Surendra Singh (3000 m),Sandeep Kumar (3000 m), Hari Shanker Roy (high jump), Krishna Kumar Rane (long jump), Amarjeet Singh (triple jump),Satender Singh (shot put), Om Prakash Karhana (shot put), P.J.Vinod (heptathlon),Ram Niwas (heptathlon).
Women: Chitra Kulathummriyil Soman (4x400 m relay), Mandeep Kaur (400 m, 4x400 m relay), Manjeet Kaur (400 m, 4x400 m relay), Sini Jose (4x400 m relay),Iyleen Samantha Lawrence Anthony (4x400 m relay, 60m), Veerappan Leelavathi (4x400 m relay, 60mh, pentathlon), Sinimol Paulose (800m & 1500 m), Sushma Devi (800m/1500 m),Preeja Shreedharan (3000 m), Kavita Raut (3000 m), Sahana Kumari (high jump),Anju Bobby George (long jump),Prajusha M. A. (long jump), Kulwinder Kaur (triple jump) and J. J. Shobha (pentathlon).
The Athletic Federation of India has selected a 32-member Indian team which will take part in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championship to be held in Doha from February 14 to 16. Long jumper Anju Bobby George has been named to lead the Indian squad.
Announcing the team on Thursday, AFI secretary Dr Lalit K Bhanot said that the athletes left for Doha early this morning. This Asian Championship will provide an opportunity for the athletes to qualify for the World Indoor Athletics Championships to be held in Spain and also for the Beijing Olympics Games.
Three athletes each from Haryana and Punjab figure in the list of the Indian team. Surinder Kumar (3000m), Om Prakash Karhana (shot put) and Ram Niwas (heptathlon). Belong to Haryana. Punjab athletes included in the team are: Mandeep Kaur, Manjeet Kaur (400 m, 4x400 m relay) and Kulwinder Kaur (triple jump).
The squad: Men: Aboobacker T., V.B.Bineesh, Vinay Chaudhary, Gurvinder Pal Singh Bhullar, Virinder Kr. Pankaj (4x400 m Relay),Sajeesh Kumar Joseph (800 m / 1500 m),Rajeev Ramesan (800 m), Hamza Chatholi (1500 m), Surendra Singh (3000 m),Sandeep Kumar (3000 m), Hari Shanker Roy (high jump), Krishna Kumar Rane (long jump), Amarjeet Singh (triple jump),Satender Singh (shot put), Om Prakash Karhana (shot put), P.J.Vinod (heptathlon),Ram Niwas (heptathlon).
Women: Chitra Kulathummriyil Soman (4x400 m relay), Mandeep Kaur (400 m, 4x400 m relay), Manjeet Kaur (400 m, 4x400 m relay), Sini Jose (4x400 m relay),Iyleen Samantha Lawrence Anthony (4x400 m relay, 60m), Veerappan Leelavathi (4x400 m relay, 60mh, pentathlon), Sinimol Paulose (800m & 1500 m), Sushma Devi (800m/1500 m),Preeja Shreedharan (3000 m), Kavita Raut (3000 m), Sahana Kumari (high jump),Anju Bobby George (long jump),Prajusha M. A. (long jump), Kulwinder Kaur (triple jump) and J. J. Shobha (pentathlon).
Bhadu re-elected AFI vice-president
CHANDIGARH, FEB 13Mr Hanuman Singh Bhadu has been elected Vice-President of the Athletic Federation of India for the third term in the annual general body meeting of the federation held in New Delhi last week. Mr Bhadu is also the secretary of the Haryana State Athletic Association and Director Haryana Olympic Association. Former international athlete, Bhadu is associated with the AFI for the last 30 years.
He has also twice served as chairman of the Technical Committee of the Athletic Federation of India from 1980 to 88. He also accompanied Indians contingents in various international competitions, including 2003 World Junior Athletics Championships in Kingston (Jamaica).
Mr Umrao Singh and Dr Lalit Kumar Bhanot were unanimously elected president and secretary for the four-year term from 2008-2012.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Three seeds tumble; easy for Vibhuti
CHANDIGARH, FEB 12
Barring third seed Vibhuti Khullar, the other top three seeded players tumbled in the girls under-12 singles pre-quarter-final matches in the AITA Talent Tennis Series being conducted at the CLTA Stadium here on today. Delhi's Simran Wadhwa caused the biggest upset as she shocked top seeded Charvi Saxena of Chandigarh 6-4, 6-4.
Isha Budwal, second seed from the National capital was outplayed by Hasan Abdal Dhanoa of Punjab who won with ease 6-1, 6-1 in another prequarter-final match. The upsets galore continued as Riya Bhatia shocked fourth seed Bhavya Wadhawan of Chandigarh 6-2, 6-4.
Seeded third Vibhuti Khullar did not face any problem as she moved into quarter-final at the expense of Naemat Aulakh 6-1, 6-0. However, fifth seed Vibhuti Khullar struggled to outcome a spirited challenge from Bhavya Wadhawan of Chandigarh before winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the girls under-14 prequarter-final round.,
A minor upset was also recorded in the girls under-14 singles pre-quarter-final round as fourth seeded Isha Budwal of Delhi was shocked by Sabrina Gill of Chandigarh 6-0, 6-1.
Other seeded players in the boys and girls under-14 had smooth sailing into their next round. Top seed Nischay Rawal blanked Dheer Anush Bhatti 6-0, 6-0 in the boys under-14 singles pre-quarter-final round. Second seed Manish Kumar of Delhi also did not drop even a singles game as he ousted Dhruv Pal of Uttrakhand 6-0, 6-0. Mandeep Kumar of Chandigarh rallied to down spirited Udai S. Mann, also of Chandigarh, in three sets 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Boys under-14 singles (PQF): Bhavtaranpreet Singh (Chd) bt Ankush Arora (Pb) 6-2, 6-4, Rishab Dev (Pb) bt Kundan Singh (Chd) 6-1, 6-3, Jajbir Singh (Pb) bt Srijan Uppal (Chd) 6-4, 6-4, Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Dheer Anush Bhatti (Chd) 6-0, 6-0, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Pranav Suri (Chd) 7-6, 6-1, Kuwar Singh (Asm) bt Ishaque Eqbal (WB) 6-0, 6-2, Mandeep Kumar (Chd) bt Udai S. Mann (Chd) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Dhruv Pal (Utr) 6-0, 6-0.
Boys under-12 singles (PQF): Jatinder Singh (Chd) bt Arush Sood (Pb) 6-4, 6-1, Dhruv Pal (Utr) bt Sultan Singh 6-2, 6-0, Ishaque Eqbal (WB) bt Sameer Vats 6-0, 6-0, Sachin (Chd) bt Himanshu Gupta (Chd) 6-0, 6-4, Ankush Arora (Pb) bt Raghav Talwar (Chd) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-1, Tejas Kapoor (Dli) bt Santbir Singh (Chd) 6-1, 6-2, Anush Dheer Bhatti (Chd) bt Kundan singh (Chd) 6-0, 6-3, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Shrey Gupta (Har) 6-4, 6-0.
Girls under-14 singles (PQF): Nikita (Chd) bt Harkirat Bains (Chd) 6-1, 6-2, Sonali Bansal bt Sania Dewan 6-0, 6-0, Rajbir Kaur (Pb) bt Shreya 6-2, 6-2, Sabrina Gill (Chd) bt Isha Budwal 6-0, 6-1, Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Bhavya Wadhawan (Chd) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, Riya Bhatia bt Vanshika Sawhney 6-0, 6-1, Charvi Saxena (Chd) bt Harman Kaur (Pb) 6-1, 6-0, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa bt Deepti Rana (Har) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
Girls under-12 singles (PQF): Nandini Sharma (Chd) bt Karman Kaur 6-3, 6-2, Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Naemat Aulakh 6-1, 6-0, Simran Wadhwa (Dli) bt Charvi Saxena (Chd) 6-4, 6-4, Harsimran Kaur bt Shreya 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, Shweta Sangwan (Har) bt Vanshika Sawhney (Chd) 6-4, 6-3, Nikita Bishnoi bt Shubangi Bhatnagar 6-0, 6-1, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) bt Isha Budwal 6-1, 6-1, Riya Bhatia bt Bhavya Wadhawan (Chd) 6-2, 6-4.
Barring third seed Vibhuti Khullar, the other top three seeded players tumbled in the girls under-12 singles pre-quarter-final matches in the AITA Talent Tennis Series being conducted at the CLTA Stadium here on today. Delhi's Simran Wadhwa caused the biggest upset as she shocked top seeded Charvi Saxena of Chandigarh 6-4, 6-4.
Isha Budwal, second seed from the National capital was outplayed by Hasan Abdal Dhanoa of Punjab who won with ease 6-1, 6-1 in another prequarter-final match. The upsets galore continued as Riya Bhatia shocked fourth seed Bhavya Wadhawan of Chandigarh 6-2, 6-4.
Seeded third Vibhuti Khullar did not face any problem as she moved into quarter-final at the expense of Naemat Aulakh 6-1, 6-0. However, fifth seed Vibhuti Khullar struggled to outcome a spirited challenge from Bhavya Wadhawan of Chandigarh before winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the girls under-14 prequarter-final round.,
A minor upset was also recorded in the girls under-14 singles pre-quarter-final round as fourth seeded Isha Budwal of Delhi was shocked by Sabrina Gill of Chandigarh 6-0, 6-1.
Other seeded players in the boys and girls under-14 had smooth sailing into their next round. Top seed Nischay Rawal blanked Dheer Anush Bhatti 6-0, 6-0 in the boys under-14 singles pre-quarter-final round. Second seed Manish Kumar of Delhi also did not drop even a singles game as he ousted Dhruv Pal of Uttrakhand 6-0, 6-0. Mandeep Kumar of Chandigarh rallied to down spirited Udai S. Mann, also of Chandigarh, in three sets 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Boys under-14 singles (PQF): Bhavtaranpreet Singh (Chd) bt Ankush Arora (Pb) 6-2, 6-4, Rishab Dev (Pb) bt Kundan Singh (Chd) 6-1, 6-3, Jajbir Singh (Pb) bt Srijan Uppal (Chd) 6-4, 6-4, Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Dheer Anush Bhatti (Chd) 6-0, 6-0, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Pranav Suri (Chd) 7-6, 6-1, Kuwar Singh (Asm) bt Ishaque Eqbal (WB) 6-0, 6-2, Mandeep Kumar (Chd) bt Udai S. Mann (Chd) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Dhruv Pal (Utr) 6-0, 6-0.
Boys under-12 singles (PQF): Jatinder Singh (Chd) bt Arush Sood (Pb) 6-4, 6-1, Dhruv Pal (Utr) bt Sultan Singh 6-2, 6-0, Ishaque Eqbal (WB) bt Sameer Vats 6-0, 6-0, Sachin (Chd) bt Himanshu Gupta (Chd) 6-0, 6-4, Ankush Arora (Pb) bt Raghav Talwar (Chd) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-1, Tejas Kapoor (Dli) bt Santbir Singh (Chd) 6-1, 6-2, Anush Dheer Bhatti (Chd) bt Kundan singh (Chd) 6-0, 6-3, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Shrey Gupta (Har) 6-4, 6-0.
Girls under-14 singles (PQF): Nikita (Chd) bt Harkirat Bains (Chd) 6-1, 6-2, Sonali Bansal bt Sania Dewan 6-0, 6-0, Rajbir Kaur (Pb) bt Shreya 6-2, 6-2, Sabrina Gill (Chd) bt Isha Budwal 6-0, 6-1, Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Bhavya Wadhawan (Chd) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, Riya Bhatia bt Vanshika Sawhney 6-0, 6-1, Charvi Saxena (Chd) bt Harman Kaur (Pb) 6-1, 6-0, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa bt Deepti Rana (Har) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
Girls under-12 singles (PQF): Nandini Sharma (Chd) bt Karman Kaur 6-3, 6-2, Vibhuti Khullar (Chd) bt Naemat Aulakh 6-1, 6-0, Simran Wadhwa (Dli) bt Charvi Saxena (Chd) 6-4, 6-4, Harsimran Kaur bt Shreya 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, Shweta Sangwan (Har) bt Vanshika Sawhney (Chd) 6-4, 6-3, Nikita Bishnoi bt Shubangi Bhatnagar 6-0, 6-1, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) bt Isha Budwal 6-1, 6-1, Riya Bhatia bt Bhavya Wadhawan (Chd) 6-2, 6-4.
Chandigarh squad for Women's Sports Festival
CHANDIGARH, FEB 12
The Chandigarh Sports Department today announced a 54-member, including seven officials, contingent which will represent Chandigarh in the XXXIII National Sports Festival for Women (Group III) being organised by the Punjab Sports Department at Jalandhar from February 14 to 17. Severe cold conditions in Jammu and Kashmir forced the Sports Authority of India to shift the venue and allot the games to Punjab which is conducting it at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium and State Sports School complex.
The games were allotted to Jammu and Kashmir. However, the Festival was shifted to Punjab due to unfavourable weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir.
Team: Basketall: Navdeep Maini, Nivida Gupta, Sumeet Sandhu, Sweety Rani, Mandeep Kaur, Sanchi Sharma, Veena Sanger, Rajwinder Kaur, Pooja Thapa, Meena, Lata Negi, Santoshi Rawat. Coach: Paramjit Kaur. Manager: Manjeet Singh.
Gymnasitcs: Shivani,, Aditi, Hari Kala, Dipshi Jain, Damini, Praleen, Arpati. Coach: N Shashi (coach-cum-contingent leader).
Hockey: Geeta, Navneet Kaur, Sangeeta Kalyan, Raj Rani, Jaspreet Kaur, Parkash, Poonam, Ruchi, Jivanjyoti, Deepika, Sonia, Monika, Reena, Simran, Neha Rawat, Navdeep Kaur. Coach: SK Goswami. Manager: Kusum.
Kho-kho: Deepika, Neeta, Chandra, Aman, Roshni, Seema, Amanpreet, Nishu, Gurjeet Kaur, Manpreet, Amrita, Ashu. Coach: DS Kohli. Manager: Lakhbir Singh.
TENZING NORGAY AWARD: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has instituted "Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award". It will be awarded to a person with outstanding performance, quality and a sense of adventure discipline. The award is equivalent to the Arjuna Award. The Government of India has made a provision for giving one Life Time Achievement Award in the field of adventure. The recipient will get a bronze statuette, a scroll of honour, a blazer and a cash award of Rs 3 lakh.
The prescribed forms are available with the incharge Youth Affairs, Chandigarh Sports Department. Entry closes on March 14.
The Chandigarh Sports Department today announced a 54-member, including seven officials, contingent which will represent Chandigarh in the XXXIII National Sports Festival for Women (Group III) being organised by the Punjab Sports Department at Jalandhar from February 14 to 17. Severe cold conditions in Jammu and Kashmir forced the Sports Authority of India to shift the venue and allot the games to Punjab which is conducting it at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium and State Sports School complex.
The games were allotted to Jammu and Kashmir. However, the Festival was shifted to Punjab due to unfavourable weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir.
Team: Basketall: Navdeep Maini, Nivida Gupta, Sumeet Sandhu, Sweety Rani, Mandeep Kaur, Sanchi Sharma, Veena Sanger, Rajwinder Kaur, Pooja Thapa, Meena, Lata Negi, Santoshi Rawat. Coach: Paramjit Kaur. Manager: Manjeet Singh.
Gymnasitcs: Shivani,, Aditi, Hari Kala, Dipshi Jain, Damini, Praleen, Arpati. Coach: N Shashi (coach-cum-contingent leader).
Hockey: Geeta, Navneet Kaur, Sangeeta Kalyan, Raj Rani, Jaspreet Kaur, Parkash, Poonam, Ruchi, Jivanjyoti, Deepika, Sonia, Monika, Reena, Simran, Neha Rawat, Navdeep Kaur. Coach: SK Goswami. Manager: Kusum.
Kho-kho: Deepika, Neeta, Chandra, Aman, Roshni, Seema, Amanpreet, Nishu, Gurjeet Kaur, Manpreet, Amrita, Ashu. Coach: DS Kohli. Manager: Lakhbir Singh.
TENZING NORGAY AWARD: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has instituted "Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award". It will be awarded to a person with outstanding performance, quality and a sense of adventure discipline. The award is equivalent to the Arjuna Award. The Government of India has made a provision for giving one Life Time Achievement Award in the field of adventure. The recipient will get a bronze statuette, a scroll of honour, a blazer and a cash award of Rs 3 lakh.
The prescribed forms are available with the incharge Youth Affairs, Chandigarh Sports Department. Entry closes on March 14.
Sanjay Public School enter final
CHANDIGARH, FEB 12
Sanjay Public School, which was derecognised by UT Education Department on Monday, today stormed into the final of the Inter-School Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department at the St John's School ground in Sector 26 here.
In the first semi-final encounter, Sanjay Public School defeated DAV Model, Sector 15by five wickets.
DAV-15 won the toss and elected to bat. An 81-run partnership between opener Kunal Mahajan (63) and Aayush Raj Soni for the third wicket enabled them to score 121 all out in 24.5 overs. These two batsmen saved DAV-15 from abject surrender. Kunal's 63-ball 63 contained eighth fours and one six before he was caught by Abhinav of the bowling of Gurinder. Aayush scored 33 in 31 balls and hit five boundaries.
DAV-15 lost last eight wickets for just 11 runs. Wickets of Kunal and Aayush fell at the same total of 110. Non of the other DAV-15 batsmen could reach the double figure mark. Sanjay Public School bowlers Anshul Tripahti (4 for 16) and Anil Sihag (3 for 11).
Chasing a victory target of 122, Sanjay Public School achieved their target in 26.2 overs by scoring 125 for 5. Openders Gunjit Singh (11) and Shivam Khurana (14) put on 22 runs before Shivam was run out. With the addition of another 22 runs, Gunjit also departed at 47. Sanjay's third wicket (Naveen Dhiman, 6) also fell at the same total Then Aninav Mittal (20) and Anil Sihag (29) played cautiously and realised 51 for the fourth wicket stand and took their total to 88 for 4. Newab Singh (15) and Vishal Thind (9) remained not out and steered their team to five-wicket win.
Brief scores: DAV Model, Sector 15: 121 all out in 24.5 overs (Kunal Mahajan 63, 8x4s, 1x6, Aayush Raj Soni 33,5x4s, Anshul Tripathi 4 for 16, Anil Sihag 3 for 11, Nawab Singh 1 for 20, Dheeraj 1 for 26, Gurinder Singh 1 for 19).
Sanjay Public School: 125 for 5 in 26.2 overs (Gurjit Singh 11, Shivam Khurana 14, Abhinav 28, Anil Sihag 29, Nawab Singh 19, Vishal Thind not out 9, Arjanveer Singh 2 for 22, Sahib Malhotra 1 for 30).
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Sanjay Public School, which was derecognised by UT Education Department on Monday, today stormed into the final of the Inter-School Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department at the St John's School ground in Sector 26 here.
In the first semi-final encounter, Sanjay Public School defeated DAV Model, Sector 15by five wickets.
DAV-15 won the toss and elected to bat. An 81-run partnership between opener Kunal Mahajan (63) and Aayush Raj Soni for the third wicket enabled them to score 121 all out in 24.5 overs. These two batsmen saved DAV-15 from abject surrender. Kunal's 63-ball 63 contained eighth fours and one six before he was caught by Abhinav of the bowling of Gurinder. Aayush scored 33 in 31 balls and hit five boundaries.
DAV-15 lost last eight wickets for just 11 runs. Wickets of Kunal and Aayush fell at the same total of 110. Non of the other DAV-15 batsmen could reach the double figure mark. Sanjay Public School bowlers Anshul Tripahti (4 for 16) and Anil Sihag (3 for 11).
Chasing a victory target of 122, Sanjay Public School achieved their target in 26.2 overs by scoring 125 for 5. Openders Gunjit Singh (11) and Shivam Khurana (14) put on 22 runs before Shivam was run out. With the addition of another 22 runs, Gunjit also departed at 47. Sanjay's third wicket (Naveen Dhiman, 6) also fell at the same total Then Aninav Mittal (20) and Anil Sihag (29) played cautiously and realised 51 for the fourth wicket stand and took their total to 88 for 4. Newab Singh (15) and Vishal Thind (9) remained not out and steered their team to five-wicket win.
Brief scores: DAV Model, Sector 15: 121 all out in 24.5 overs (Kunal Mahajan 63, 8x4s, 1x6, Aayush Raj Soni 33,5x4s, Anshul Tripathi 4 for 16, Anil Sihag 3 for 11, Nawab Singh 1 for 20, Dheeraj 1 for 26, Gurinder Singh 1 for 19).
Sanjay Public School: 125 for 5 in 26.2 overs (Gurjit Singh 11, Shivam Khurana 14, Abhinav 28, Anil Sihag 29, Nawab Singh 19, Vishal Thind not out 9, Arjanveer Singh 2 for 22, Sahib Malhotra 1 for 30).
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Four Indians among top 5 in USB Order of Merit
Four Indian golfers are now in the top five of the UBS Asian Tour Order of Merit. PGTI member SSP Chowrasia’s landmark victory at the Emaar MGF Indian Masters has taken him to the top of the UBS Asian Tour Order of Merit. His earnings currently stand at $416,660. In second place is Chowrasia’s compatriot and fellow PGTI member Digvijay Singh. Digvijay’s tied fourth finish at the Delhi Golf Club last week took his total earnings to $115,500. PGTI member Gaurav Ghei’s tied sixth finish at the Emaar MGF Indian Masters has placed him third ($66,200) on the UBS Asian Tour Order of Merit. In the process, Ghei also became the 17th player and fourth Indian to surpass USD one million in career earnings on the Asian Tour.
Arjun Atwal’s tied 15th in Delhi has placed him fifth ($34,500). PGTI member Jyoti Randhawa is currently tied seventh in the money list while Shiv Kapur is tied 15th.
This is not all. Chowrasia’s stellar performance that earned him a full card on the European and Asian Tours till 2010 has also helped him climb to seventh on the European Tour Order of Merit with earnings of Euro 280,561.
The icing on the cake for Chowrasia was his rise to 161 in the Official World Golf Rankings. This is an improvement of more than 200 places from his last ranking.
UBS ORDER OF MERIT (After EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters): 1 S.S.P Chowrasia (Ind) $416,660.00; 2 Digvijay Singh (Ind) $115,500.00; 3 Gaurav Ghei (Ind) $66,200.00; 4 Hendrik Buhrmann (Rsa)$40,500.00; 5 Arjun Atwal (Ind) $34,500.00; 6 Scott Hend (Aus)$30,000.00;7 Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) $26,000.00; 7 Ross Bain (Sco) $26,000.00; 9 Unho Park (Aus) $22,250.00; 9 Adam Groom (Aus) $22,250.00; 11 Simon Yates (Sco) $20,000.00; 12 Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) $18,250.00; 12 Amandeep Johl (Ind) $18,250.00; 12 Mark Brown (Nzl) $18,250.00;15 Keith Horne (RSA) $16,000.00; 15 Shiv Kapur (Ind) $16,000.00; 15 Scott Barr (Aus) $16,000.00; 18 Prom Meesawat (Tha) $13,500.00;19 Suk Jong-Yul (Kor) $7,500.00; 19 Adam Blyth (Aus) $7,500.00; 21 Harmeet Kahlon (Ind)$5,875.00; 22 Airil Rizman (Mas) $5,500.00; 23 Anthony Kang (USA) $5,000.00 and 24 Lee Sung (Kor) $4,750.00.
Chennai to host Sr National Athletics in June
CHANDIGARH, FEB 12
The Athletic Federation of India has suspended Association of Indian Universities and few North-East state associations for not perform according to the norms fixed by the Federation. Uttrakhand State Athletic Association has been given permanent affiliation by the AFI. These decisions were taken in the annual general body meeting held in New Delhi last week.
Besides electing new office-bearers for the next four-year term up to 2012, the AFI also finalised the calendar for 2008. The AFI will conduct three international competitions -- Senior South Asian Championships at Kochi; Junior South Asian Championships at Pune and Asian All Star Athletics Meet at Bhopal. The dates will be finalised later.
The Tamil Nadu Athletic Association will conduct the National Inter- State Senior Athletics Championships from June 9 to 12 in Chennai. Cohin has been decided the veune of the National Open Athletics Championships which will be organised from September 29 to October 1.
National Institute of Sports in Patiala will play host to the Indian Grand Prix which will organised on February 21 and Uttar Pradesh will conduct the North Zone Junior Athletics Championships from August 17 to 19.
Calendar for 2008-9:
1 Indian Grand Prix I February 21 at NS NIS, Patiala. 2 Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships from February 26 to 29 at Bhopal(MP). 3 World Athletics Days Between May 1 to 10 at Bangalore. 4 Federation Cup National Junior Athletics Championships May 22 to 24 at Karim Nagar (A.P.). 5 Indian Grand Prix II June 4 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. 6 National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships June 9 to 12 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 7 2nd North East Zone Junior Athletics Championships August 2 and 3 Guwahati.8 North Zone Junior Athletics Championships August 17 to 19 in Uttar Pradesh. 9 East Zone Junior Athletics Championships August 17 to 19 in Jharkhand. 10 South Zone Junior Athletics Championships August 21 to 23 in Tamil Nadu. 11 West Zone Junior Athletics Championships August 21 to 23 in Maharashtra. 12 National Inter Zonal Junior Athletics Championships September 2 to 4 at Ranchi (Jharkhand). 13 National Youth Athletics Championships September 20 to 22 at Pune.14 Indian Grand Prix III September 25 in Coimbatore (T.Nadu).15 National Open Athletics Championships Sept 29 – 1 Oct. 1 in Cochin (Kerala). 16 National Sprint and Relay Championships October 9 and 10 at Mumbai. 17 National Endurance Meet 15-17 October 15 to 17 at Jamshedpur (Jharkhand).18 National Jumps & Combined Events October 19 and 20 in Bangalore.
19 Inter-District Athletics Meet November 5 to 7 at Nasik. 20 National Junior Athletics Championships November 25 to 28 in Mangalore (Karnataka).21 National Cross Country Championships February 8, 2009 in Bhilai (Chhattisgarh). 22 State Athletics Championships. 1-15 August 1 to 15. 23 District Athletics Championships 1-15 September 1 to 15 and Board Meets September 1 to 20.
The Athletic Federation of India has suspended Association of Indian Universities and few North-East state associations for not perform according to the norms fixed by the Federation. Uttrakhand State Athletic Association has been given permanent affiliation by the AFI. These decisions were taken in the annual general body meeting held in New Delhi last week.
Besides electing new office-bearers for the next four-year term up to 2012, the AFI also finalised the calendar for 2008. The AFI will conduct three international competitions -- Senior South Asian Championships at Kochi; Junior South Asian Championships at Pune and Asian All Star Athletics Meet at Bhopal. The dates will be finalised later.
The Tamil Nadu Athletic Association will conduct the National Inter- State Senior Athletics Championships from June 9 to 12 in Chennai. Cohin has been decided the veune of the National Open Athletics Championships which will be organised from September 29 to October 1.
National Institute of Sports in Patiala will play host to the Indian Grand Prix which will organised on February 21 and Uttar Pradesh will conduct the North Zone Junior Athletics Championships from August 17 to 19.
Calendar for 2008-9:
1 Indian Grand Prix I February 21 at NS NIS, Patiala. 2 Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships from February 26 to 29 at Bhopal(MP). 3 World Athletics Days Between May 1 to 10 at Bangalore. 4 Federation Cup National Junior Athletics Championships May 22 to 24 at Karim Nagar (A.P.). 5 Indian Grand Prix II June 4 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. 6 National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships June 9 to 12 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 7 2nd North East Zone Junior Athletics Championships August 2 and 3 Guwahati.8 North Zone Junior Athletics Championships August 17 to 19 in Uttar Pradesh. 9 East Zone Junior Athletics Championships August 17 to 19 in Jharkhand. 10 South Zone Junior Athletics Championships August 21 to 23 in Tamil Nadu. 11 West Zone Junior Athletics Championships August 21 to 23 in Maharashtra. 12 National Inter Zonal Junior Athletics Championships September 2 to 4 at Ranchi (Jharkhand). 13 National Youth Athletics Championships September 20 to 22 at Pune.14 Indian Grand Prix III September 25 in Coimbatore (T.Nadu).15 National Open Athletics Championships Sept 29 – 1 Oct. 1 in Cochin (Kerala). 16 National Sprint and Relay Championships October 9 and 10 at Mumbai. 17 National Endurance Meet 15-17 October 15 to 17 at Jamshedpur (Jharkhand).18 National Jumps & Combined Events October 19 and 20 in Bangalore.
19 Inter-District Athletics Meet November 5 to 7 at Nasik. 20 National Junior Athletics Championships November 25 to 28 in Mangalore (Karnataka).21 National Cross Country Championships February 8, 2009 in Bhilai (Chhattisgarh). 22 State Athletics Championships. 1-15 August 1 to 15. 23 District Athletics Championships 1-15 September 1 to 15 and Board Meets September 1 to 20.
Monday, February 11, 2008
RAF-IAF cricket match in Mohali
CHANDIGARH, FEB 11
Royal Air Force (RAF) and Indian Air Force (IAF) will play their second match of the goodwill series at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali tomorrow. The RAF team played their inaugural match of their tour yesterday in Delhi.
The match is being organised by the 3 Base Repair Depot (3BRD), Air Force with Air Commodore SC Luthra, Air Officer Commanding, 3 BRD being the chief patron of the organising committee. Air Marshal JN Burma, Air Officer in charge Administration, Air Headquarters, New Delhi will be the Chief Guest for the match. The match is open for all and there is no entry ticket.
Forming a part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Indian Air Force, which completed its 75 glorious years last year, the RAF tour is a reciprocation of the tour of IAF hockey team to the United Kingdom in May 2007. The RAF team arrived in India on Feb 6 and after playing their first match with the IAF on Feb 08, pushed off to Jaipur to play a match with a local club there.
After the Mohali match on Wednesday, the team would play their third match with the IAF on Feb 16 in Delhi, followed by a two-day match with a local team in Delhi itself. The RAF team would leave the country on Feb 21.
Wing Commander MK Sharma is the organising secretary for the event. It is matter of pride for 3 BRD, AF for giving responsibility to organize the international event.
In the past also, the Depot had successfully conducted the 55th Inter Services Hockey championship in July 07 and the 51st Inter Service Weight Lifting championship in December 07.
A social evening is being organised tomorrow for the visiting RAF team and other dignitaries at 3 BRD8.
PANJAB UNIVERSITY COLLEGES SPORTS: Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology defeated SA College of Commerce and Managment, Ludhiana by 33-27 in the Panjab University Inter-College Basketball B Division (men) Tournament today. In another match, Govind National College of Narangwal beat Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology by 45-30.
B DIVISION VOLLEYBALL(WOMEN): MLBG Girls College, Tapprian Khurd (Nawanshahr) bt Malwa Central College of Education for Women, Ludhiana by25-23, 26-24and BAM Khalsa College, Garshankar bt Dashmesh Girls College of Education Badal by 25-12, 25-4.
Royal Air Force (RAF) and Indian Air Force (IAF) will play their second match of the goodwill series at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali tomorrow. The RAF team played their inaugural match of their tour yesterday in Delhi.
The match is being organised by the 3 Base Repair Depot (3BRD), Air Force with Air Commodore SC Luthra, Air Officer Commanding, 3 BRD being the chief patron of the organising committee. Air Marshal JN Burma, Air Officer in charge Administration, Air Headquarters, New Delhi will be the Chief Guest for the match. The match is open for all and there is no entry ticket.
Forming a part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Indian Air Force, which completed its 75 glorious years last year, the RAF tour is a reciprocation of the tour of IAF hockey team to the United Kingdom in May 2007. The RAF team arrived in India on Feb 6 and after playing their first match with the IAF on Feb 08, pushed off to Jaipur to play a match with a local club there.
After the Mohali match on Wednesday, the team would play their third match with the IAF on Feb 16 in Delhi, followed by a two-day match with a local team in Delhi itself. The RAF team would leave the country on Feb 21.
Wing Commander MK Sharma is the organising secretary for the event. It is matter of pride for 3 BRD, AF for giving responsibility to organize the international event.
In the past also, the Depot had successfully conducted the 55th Inter Services Hockey championship in July 07 and the 51st Inter Service Weight Lifting championship in December 07.
A social evening is being organised tomorrow for the visiting RAF team and other dignitaries at 3 BRD8.
PANJAB UNIVERSITY COLLEGES SPORTS: Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology defeated SA College of Commerce and Managment, Ludhiana by 33-27 in the Panjab University Inter-College Basketball B Division (men) Tournament today. In another match, Govind National College of Narangwal beat Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology by 45-30.
B DIVISION VOLLEYBALL(WOMEN): MLBG Girls College, Tapprian Khurd (Nawanshahr) bt Malwa Central College of Education for Women, Ludhiana by25-23, 26-24and BAM Khalsa College, Garshankar bt Dashmesh Girls College of Education Badal by 25-12, 25-4.
Jajbir, Nishat, Harkirat toil to win
CHANDIGARH, FEB 11
Down by one set, Jajbir Singh of Punjab rallied to down local lad Jatinder Singh 2-4, 4-2, 4-2 in a first-round boys under-14 singles match on the opening day of the AITA Talent Tennis Series at the Sector 10 CLTA Sports Complex here today.
In another first-round match between West Bengal players, Nishat Eqbal defeated Ishaque Eqbal in three sets 5-3, 1-4, 4-2. Local lad Nischay Rawal outplayed Arush Sood of Punjab with ease at 4-1, 4-1. Rishav Dev of Punjab moved ahead at the expense of Sachin of Chandigarh without dropping even a single game in short sets 4-0, 4-0.
A keen contest in first round of boys under-12 singles match between two Chandigarh players, Himanshu Gupta prevailed over Lovedeep Benipal 3-5, 4-1, 5-3.
Harkirat K. Bains of Chandigarh struggled to beat Shweta Sangwan of Haryana 4-2, 4-5 (5), 4-1 in the girls under-14 singles first-round encounter.
Results: Boys under-14 singles (Ist round): Dheer Anush Bhatti (Chd) bt Aakash Chauhan (Chd) 4-3, 4-2, Ankush Arora (Pb) bt Dalwinder Singh (Pb) 0-4, 4-2, 4-0, Bhavtaranpreet Singh (Chd) bt Ranjeet Singh (Chd) 4-2, 5-4 (4), Rishav Dev (Pb) Sachin (Chd) 4-0, 4-0, Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Arush Sood (Pb) 4-1, 4-1, Kundan Singh (Chd) bt Yashesh Mulchandani (MP) 4-5 (3), 5-3, 4-1, Pranav Suri (Chd) bt Umesh Kumar 4-1, 4-2, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Jaskirat Aneja (MP) 4-0, 4-0, Kuwar Singh Tater (Asm) bt Agrish Sharma 4-1, 4-1, Nishat Eqbal (WB) bt Ishaque Eqbal (WB) 5-3, 1-4, 4-2, Srijan Uppal (Chd) bt Sonu (Pb) 4-1, 4-1, Jajbir Singh (Pb) Jatinder Singh (Chd) 2-4, 4-2, 4-2, Mandeep Kumar (Chd) bt Sohil Singh 4-1, 4-1, Uday Singh Mann (Chd) bt Tejas Kapoor (Dli) 4-1, 4-1, Dhruv Pal (Utr) bt Abhijit Singh (Chd) 5-4 (2), 4-1, Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Ranjood (Pb) 4-1, 4-0.
Boys under-12 singles (Ist round): Jatinder Singh (Chd) bt Nihit Rawal (Chd) 4-0, 4-0, Arush Sood (Pb) bt Ishan Kakkar (Pb) 4-0, 4-0, Sultan Singh (Pb) bt Aseem Verma 4-1, 4-2, Dhruv Pal (Utr) bt Yashesh Mulchandani (MP) 4-0, 4-1, Ishaque Eqbal (WB) bt Jaskirat Aneja (MP) 4-1, 4-1, Sameer Vats bye, Himanshu Gupta (Chd) bt Lovedeep Benipal (Chd) 3-5, 4-1, 5-3, Sachin Kumar (Chd) bt Parampun (Chd) 4-2, 5-3, Ankush Arora (Pb) bt Kunnal Punj (Utr) 4-2, 4-1, Tejas Kapoor (Dli) bt Paramveer S. Bajwa 4-1, 4-2, Anush Dheer Bhatti (Chd) bt Akhil Bansal (Pb) 4-0, 4-0, Kundan Singh (Chd) bt Sumit Pal (Chd) 4-2, 5-3, Shrey Gupta bt Tapish Narwal (Chd) 4-0, 4-0, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Harpreet S. Bains (Chd)4-1, 4-0, Raghav Talwar (Chd) bt Rohin Vinayak (Chd) 5-3, 4-2.
Girls under-14 singles (Ist round): Shaina Dewan bt Sanesh Bhatnagar 4-0, 4-0, Nikita bt Suvarna Singh 4-1, 4-1, Harkirat K. Bains (Chd) bt Shweta Sangwan (Hry) 4-2, 4-5 (5), 4-1, Shreya bt Karman KAur 4-1, 4-0, Deepti Rana bt Simran Wadhwa (Chd) 5-4 (1), 5-3, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) bt Naemat Aulakh (Chd) 4-0, 4-0, Bhavya Wadhavan (Chd) bt Harsimran Kaur 4-1, 1-4, 4-0, Sabrina Gill (Chd) bt Ankriti 4-0, 5-3, Vanshika Sawhney (Chd) bt Simarjeet Kaur (Pb) 4-1, 4-1, Harman Kaur (Pb) bt Khushpreet Kaur (Pb) 4-2, 4-1, Riya Bhatia (Dli) bt Ayna Arora (Chd) 4-0, 4-0.
Girls under-12 singles (Ist round): Shreya (Hry) bt Ena Arora (Chd) 4-0, 4-0, Riya Bhatia (Dli) bt Simarjeet Kaur (Pb) 4-0, 4-0, Naemat Aulakh Chd) bt Sabrina Gill (Chd) 3-5, 4-2, 4-2, Shubhangi Sharma bt Sanesh Bhatnagar 4-2, 4-1, Nandini Sharma (Chd) bt Khushpreet Kaur (Pb) 4-0, 4-2, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) bt Simran Wadhwa (Chd) 4-1, 4-1, Shweta Sangwan (Hry) bt Ena Arora (Chd) 4-0, 5-3.
Down by one set, Jajbir Singh of Punjab rallied to down local lad Jatinder Singh 2-4, 4-2, 4-2 in a first-round boys under-14 singles match on the opening day of the AITA Talent Tennis Series at the Sector 10 CLTA Sports Complex here today.
In another first-round match between West Bengal players, Nishat Eqbal defeated Ishaque Eqbal in three sets 5-3, 1-4, 4-2. Local lad Nischay Rawal outplayed Arush Sood of Punjab with ease at 4-1, 4-1. Rishav Dev of Punjab moved ahead at the expense of Sachin of Chandigarh without dropping even a single game in short sets 4-0, 4-0.
A keen contest in first round of boys under-12 singles match between two Chandigarh players, Himanshu Gupta prevailed over Lovedeep Benipal 3-5, 4-1, 5-3.
Harkirat K. Bains of Chandigarh struggled to beat Shweta Sangwan of Haryana 4-2, 4-5 (5), 4-1 in the girls under-14 singles first-round encounter.
Results: Boys under-14 singles (Ist round): Dheer Anush Bhatti (Chd) bt Aakash Chauhan (Chd) 4-3, 4-2, Ankush Arora (Pb) bt Dalwinder Singh (Pb) 0-4, 4-2, 4-0, Bhavtaranpreet Singh (Chd) bt Ranjeet Singh (Chd) 4-2, 5-4 (4), Rishav Dev (Pb) Sachin (Chd) 4-0, 4-0, Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Arush Sood (Pb) 4-1, 4-1, Kundan Singh (Chd) bt Yashesh Mulchandani (MP) 4-5 (3), 5-3, 4-1, Pranav Suri (Chd) bt Umesh Kumar 4-1, 4-2, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Jaskirat Aneja (MP) 4-0, 4-0, Kuwar Singh Tater (Asm) bt Agrish Sharma 4-1, 4-1, Nishat Eqbal (WB) bt Ishaque Eqbal (WB) 5-3, 1-4, 4-2, Srijan Uppal (Chd) bt Sonu (Pb) 4-1, 4-1, Jajbir Singh (Pb) Jatinder Singh (Chd) 2-4, 4-2, 4-2, Mandeep Kumar (Chd) bt Sohil Singh 4-1, 4-1, Uday Singh Mann (Chd) bt Tejas Kapoor (Dli) 4-1, 4-1, Dhruv Pal (Utr) bt Abhijit Singh (Chd) 5-4 (2), 4-1, Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Ranjood (Pb) 4-1, 4-0.
Boys under-12 singles (Ist round): Jatinder Singh (Chd) bt Nihit Rawal (Chd) 4-0, 4-0, Arush Sood (Pb) bt Ishan Kakkar (Pb) 4-0, 4-0, Sultan Singh (Pb) bt Aseem Verma 4-1, 4-2, Dhruv Pal (Utr) bt Yashesh Mulchandani (MP) 4-0, 4-1, Ishaque Eqbal (WB) bt Jaskirat Aneja (MP) 4-1, 4-1, Sameer Vats bye, Himanshu Gupta (Chd) bt Lovedeep Benipal (Chd) 3-5, 4-1, 5-3, Sachin Kumar (Chd) bt Parampun (Chd) 4-2, 5-3, Ankush Arora (Pb) bt Kunnal Punj (Utr) 4-2, 4-1, Tejas Kapoor (Dli) bt Paramveer S. Bajwa 4-1, 4-2, Anush Dheer Bhatti (Chd) bt Akhil Bansal (Pb) 4-0, 4-0, Kundan Singh (Chd) bt Sumit Pal (Chd) 4-2, 5-3, Shrey Gupta bt Tapish Narwal (Chd) 4-0, 4-0, Amit Bzad (Pb) bt Harpreet S. Bains (Chd)4-1, 4-0, Raghav Talwar (Chd) bt Rohin Vinayak (Chd) 5-3, 4-2.
Girls under-14 singles (Ist round): Shaina Dewan bt Sanesh Bhatnagar 4-0, 4-0, Nikita bt Suvarna Singh 4-1, 4-1, Harkirat K. Bains (Chd) bt Shweta Sangwan (Hry) 4-2, 4-5 (5), 4-1, Shreya bt Karman KAur 4-1, 4-0, Deepti Rana bt Simran Wadhwa (Chd) 5-4 (1), 5-3, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) bt Naemat Aulakh (Chd) 4-0, 4-0, Bhavya Wadhavan (Chd) bt Harsimran Kaur 4-1, 1-4, 4-0, Sabrina Gill (Chd) bt Ankriti 4-0, 5-3, Vanshika Sawhney (Chd) bt Simarjeet Kaur (Pb) 4-1, 4-1, Harman Kaur (Pb) bt Khushpreet Kaur (Pb) 4-2, 4-1, Riya Bhatia (Dli) bt Ayna Arora (Chd) 4-0, 4-0.
Girls under-12 singles (Ist round): Shreya (Hry) bt Ena Arora (Chd) 4-0, 4-0, Riya Bhatia (Dli) bt Simarjeet Kaur (Pb) 4-0, 4-0, Naemat Aulakh Chd) bt Sabrina Gill (Chd) 3-5, 4-2, 4-2, Shubhangi Sharma bt Sanesh Bhatnagar 4-2, 4-1, Nandini Sharma (Chd) bt Khushpreet Kaur (Pb) 4-0, 4-2, Hasan Abdal Dhanoa (Pb) bt Simran Wadhwa (Chd) 4-1, 4-1, Shweta Sangwan (Hry) bt Ena Arora (Chd) 4-0, 5-3.
Stepping Stones lose but not disgraced
CHANDIGARH, FEB 11
Though little known Stepping Stones, Sector 37 lost to formidable DAV Senior Secondary School-8 'A' by 46 runs they were not disgraced in the Inter-School Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department at St John's School ground in Sector 26 here today.
In contrast, Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, won in contrasting style as they routed Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19 by 179 runs. Shivam Khurana hit an unbeaten 100, with the help of 15 fours as Sanjay scored a fluent win.
Stepping Stones won the toss but invited DAVSSS-8 'A' to bat first. Stepping Stones restricted DAVSSS-8 'A' to 156 all out in 24.1 overs. The Stepping Stones' bowler Abhishek bowled a tight line and length to dismissed four DAVSSS 'A' batsmen and conceeded only 29 runs from five overs. Openers Amit Rana (19) and Jaskaran (31) gave DAV a good start by putting on 38 runs. DAVSSS 'A' slipped to 4 for 81 before Rakesh (28) and Gagandeep (12) took their total to 114 before the latter was bowled by Abhishek. As DAVSSS 'A' were losing wickets at regular intervals, Ankit played a defiant knock of 30 (3x4s, 1x6). DAVSSS 'A' innings terminated at 156 in 24.1 overs.
In reply, Stepping Stones put up a good resistance but were dismissed for 110 in 22.4 overs. Opener Pawan (24), A Kukriji (29) and Kuldeep (10) were their main scorers who reached the double-figure mark. Gagandeep was the principal wicket taker for DAVSSS 'A' as he bagged three for 17.
In the second match, Sanjay Public School won the toss and elected to bat first. Their innigns was bolstered by opener Shivam Khurana who slammed an unbeaten 100 with the help of 15 boundaries and undefeated half century by Vishal Thind (58, 8x4s). Openers Gunjit Singh (38, 8x4s) and Shivam put on 70 runs for the first wicket. Shivam and Thind they realised 131 runs without being separated for the third wicket. Sanjay Public School made 215 for 2 in 25 overs.
Chasing a big total, Govt MSSS-19 were bundled out for just 36 runs in 11.1 overs.
Sanjay Public School bowlers Rahul Chara (4 for 1) and Nawab (3 for 19) were the wrecker-in-chief of GMSSS-19.
Brief scores: DAVSSSS 'A':156 all out in 24.1 overs (Amit Rana 19, Jaskaran 31, 3x4s, 1x6, Saket 11, Rakesh 28, Gagandeep 12, Ankit 30, Abhishek 4 for 29, Tejus 1 for 24, Ashish 1 for 16, Lovenish 1 for 25, Pawan 1 for 27). Stepping Stones-37: 110 all out in 22.4 overs (Pawan 24, A Kukriji 29, Kuldeep 10, , Harish Thakur 7, Abhishek 7, Gagandeep Singh 3 for 17, Pankaj 1 for 26, Parveen 1 for 26, Rakesh 1 for 20). DAVSSS 'A' win by 46 runs.Sanjay Public School-44: 215 for 2 in 25 overs (Gunjit Singh 38, 8x4s, Shivam Khurana not out 100, 15x4s, Vishal Thind not out 58, 8x4s, Anuj 2 for 30). GMSSS-19: 36 all out in 11.1 overs (Deepak 15, Rahul Chara 4 for 1, Nawab 3 for 19, Gurinder 2 for 1, Dheeraj 1 for 9). Sanjay Public School win by 179 runs.
Though little known Stepping Stones, Sector 37 lost to formidable DAV Senior Secondary School-8 'A' by 46 runs they were not disgraced in the Inter-School Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department at St John's School ground in Sector 26 here today.
In contrast, Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, won in contrasting style as they routed Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19 by 179 runs. Shivam Khurana hit an unbeaten 100, with the help of 15 fours as Sanjay scored a fluent win.
Stepping Stones won the toss but invited DAVSSS-8 'A' to bat first. Stepping Stones restricted DAVSSS-8 'A' to 156 all out in 24.1 overs. The Stepping Stones' bowler Abhishek bowled a tight line and length to dismissed four DAVSSS 'A' batsmen and conceeded only 29 runs from five overs. Openers Amit Rana (19) and Jaskaran (31) gave DAV a good start by putting on 38 runs. DAVSSS 'A' slipped to 4 for 81 before Rakesh (28) and Gagandeep (12) took their total to 114 before the latter was bowled by Abhishek. As DAVSSS 'A' were losing wickets at regular intervals, Ankit played a defiant knock of 30 (3x4s, 1x6). DAVSSS 'A' innings terminated at 156 in 24.1 overs.
In reply, Stepping Stones put up a good resistance but were dismissed for 110 in 22.4 overs. Opener Pawan (24), A Kukriji (29) and Kuldeep (10) were their main scorers who reached the double-figure mark. Gagandeep was the principal wicket taker for DAVSSS 'A' as he bagged three for 17.
In the second match, Sanjay Public School won the toss and elected to bat first. Their innigns was bolstered by opener Shivam Khurana who slammed an unbeaten 100 with the help of 15 boundaries and undefeated half century by Vishal Thind (58, 8x4s). Openers Gunjit Singh (38, 8x4s) and Shivam put on 70 runs for the first wicket. Shivam and Thind they realised 131 runs without being separated for the third wicket. Sanjay Public School made 215 for 2 in 25 overs.
Chasing a big total, Govt MSSS-19 were bundled out for just 36 runs in 11.1 overs.
Sanjay Public School bowlers Rahul Chara (4 for 1) and Nawab (3 for 19) were the wrecker-in-chief of GMSSS-19.
Brief scores: DAVSSSS 'A':156 all out in 24.1 overs (Amit Rana 19, Jaskaran 31, 3x4s, 1x6, Saket 11, Rakesh 28, Gagandeep 12, Ankit 30, Abhishek 4 for 29, Tejus 1 for 24, Ashish 1 for 16, Lovenish 1 for 25, Pawan 1 for 27). Stepping Stones-37: 110 all out in 22.4 overs (Pawan 24, A Kukriji 29, Kuldeep 10, , Harish Thakur 7, Abhishek 7, Gagandeep Singh 3 for 17, Pankaj 1 for 26, Parveen 1 for 26, Rakesh 1 for 20). DAVSSS 'A' win by 46 runs.Sanjay Public School-44: 215 for 2 in 25 overs (Gunjit Singh 38, 8x4s, Shivam Khurana not out 100, 15x4s, Vishal Thind not out 58, 8x4s, Anuj 2 for 30). GMSSS-19: 36 all out in 11.1 overs (Deepak 15, Rahul Chara 4 for 1, Nawab 3 for 19, Gurinder 2 for 1, Dheeraj 1 for 9). Sanjay Public School win by 179 runs.
Jat Sabha pays floral tributes to Sir Chhotu Ram
Chandigarh, February 11
Jat Sabha Chandigarh organized Deen Bandhu Sir Chhotu Ram’s 127th Birth anniversary here today. Paying floral tributes to the great son of the soil and mentor of the farming community, Chief guest Capt. Abhimanyu, Pattron Hari Bhumi said that today the nation needs a mentor, scholar like Deen Bandhu Sir Chhotu Ram. Farming community will ever be indebted to the foresightedness and vision of the great leader. The downtrodden, labour and the farming community will always remembers to the leader for the services rendered by him. He got the farmers freed from the clutches of moneylenders and helped restoring the mortgaged land back to farmers.
Dr. Mahinder Singh Malik, President Jat Sabha Chandigarh said that Deen Bandhu Sir Chhotu Ram got his birthday celebrated on the ‘Basant Panchmi’ so as to the associate it with the farming practice. He initiated the idea of Bhakra Dam for which nation feels pride. He stressed upon the education of the Children of the farmers, at one time he had suggested the community for recruitment in the army, so that the farming community could be withstand with the rest of the society. Today the fertile land of the farmers is being acquired to provide it to the industrial families for gainful activities.
On this occasion Jat Sabha, Chandigarh honoured outstanding students, sportsperson and the winners of Bhai Surender Singh Malik Memorial All India Essay Writing Competition like Sandeep Bhardwaj and Sandhya (Gold Medal), Gurmeet and Ashish Punia (Silver Medal), Dinesh Malik and Rekha Rani (Bronze Medal), Seema, Akshay Anju, Aakansha Aggarwal, Ankit Hooda, Amit, Suryakant and Prashu were given consolation prizes. The meritorious students are Preeti, Leeza Malik, Vijender Singh Bachhal, Anuj Roparia, Anjali Rangi, Sumiksha Arya, Shilpa Dhanda, Kamaldeep Singh, Pradeep Singh, Surita, Sandeep Goyat, Rimpy Rana, Ritu, Mohit Singh, Parul Malik, Sandeep Malik.
Sabha also honored sportsperson Aditi Singh for participating in the Junior National Basketball Championship and Anuj Roperia for participating in Sub-Junior Korfball Championship. Jat Gaurav was conferred on Sh. Ramkumar Malik, Sh. Vijay Godara and Sh. Ram Chander Malik for their valuable services towards the society. Sabha also honored life members on their retirement like Sh. Gulab Singh Chaudhary, Sh. Dharampal Singh and Sh. Om Paraksh Dalal.
Artists enthralled the audience with Ragini and the cultural programme. Known personalities related to the farming community from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal and Uttranchal Pradesh were present on the occasion.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
HDFC XI bag Mittal Trophy
CHANDIGARH, FEB 10
HDFC XI defeated Godrej CC by four wickets in an exciting final of the TR Mittal Memorial Cricket Tournament by the Chandigarh Sports Club at the Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 32 here today.
Godrej CC won the toss and elected to bat first. They made 143 for 6 wickets. Monu Khera (34) and Simrat Bawa (33) were the main scorers. Madan Lal bagged twp wickets for 16 runs. He was supported by Umesh Kaira who chipped in with 2 wickets for 26 runs.
In reply, HDFC XI got off to a shaky start as they lost there first wicket in the third over itself for just 23 runs on the board. But, somehow the batsmen managed to notch victory by scoring 146 for 6 in 24.5 overs. Gurinder Saini (23) and Charanjeet (19) were the main scorers.defeat
Brief scores: Godrej CC : 143 runs for 6 (Monu Khera 34, Simrat Bawa 33, Umesh Kaira 2 for 26, Madan Lal 2 for 16).
HDFC XI : 46 for 6 in 24.5 overs (Gurinder Saini 23, Charanjeet 19, Ajay Bhardwaj 1 for 17, Kulwinder Romy 18).
Following were the distinguished players of the tournament: Man of the match : Simrat Bawa. Best Batsman : Monu Khera. Best Bowler : Ajay Bharwaj and Best all-Rounder : Gurinder Saini.
HDFC XI defeated Godrej CC by four wickets in an exciting final of the TR Mittal Memorial Cricket Tournament by the Chandigarh Sports Club at the Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 32 here today.
Godrej CC won the toss and elected to bat first. They made 143 for 6 wickets. Monu Khera (34) and Simrat Bawa (33) were the main scorers. Madan Lal bagged twp wickets for 16 runs. He was supported by Umesh Kaira who chipped in with 2 wickets for 26 runs.
In reply, HDFC XI got off to a shaky start as they lost there first wicket in the third over itself for just 23 runs on the board. But, somehow the batsmen managed to notch victory by scoring 146 for 6 in 24.5 overs. Gurinder Saini (23) and Charanjeet (19) were the main scorers.defeat
Brief scores: Godrej CC : 143 runs for 6 (Monu Khera 34, Simrat Bawa 33, Umesh Kaira 2 for 26, Madan Lal 2 for 16).
HDFC XI : 46 for 6 in 24.5 overs (Gurinder Saini 23, Charanjeet 19, Ajay Bhardwaj 1 for 17, Kulwinder Romy 18).
Following were the distinguished players of the tournament: Man of the match : Simrat Bawa. Best Batsman : Monu Khera. Best Bowler : Ajay Bharwaj and Best all-Rounder : Gurinder Saini.
Chowrasia wins Emaar MGF Indian Masters
NEW DELHI, FEB 10
Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia made history at the Delhi Golf Club on Sunday when he triumphed at the Emaar MGF Indian Masters. Irishman Damien McGrane finished two strokes behind Chowrasia to secure second place. Digvijay Singh (tied fourth) and Gaurav Ghei (tied sixth) were the other PGTI members who finished in the top-10. World No. four Ernie Els staged a comeback in the tournament to secure tied sixth position. Arjun Atwal ended the tournament in tied 15th while Jyoti Randhawa could only manage tied 22nd place.
Professional Golf Tour of India member Chowrasia’s maiden international win not only brought glory to the nation but also made him only the third Indian golfer to win an event on the European Tour. Arjun Atwal (2002 Caltex Singapore Masters, 2003 Carlsberg Malaysian Open) and PGTI member Jeev Milkha Singh (2006 Volvo China Open, 2006 Volvo Masters, Spain) are the other Indians who have achieved this feat in the past.
Chowrasia won with a tournament total of nine under 67 after carding a flawless and bogey-free 67 on Sunday. He seemed to be in sublime form throughout his final round making five birdies on the way. The Kolkata lad started his round with birdies on the first, third and fourth. He made birdie on the third hole after chipping-in from 30 feet. The soft-spoken professional from the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) then made two more birdies on the seventh and 11th. It was Chowrasia all the way after overnight leader Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin conceded his lead by dropping bogeys on the third and fourth. The winner of nine professional titles on the Indian tour led by one stroke at the turn. He then held on to his nerve by making seven consecutive pars from the 12th to the 18th that enabled him to take home the trophy.
Chowrasia capped a brilliant week with four sub-par scores of 70, 71, 71 and 67.
The win at the Emaar MGF Indian Masters not only made Chowrasia richer by US$ 416,660 (Rs 1.65 crores) but also provided him a breakthrough on the European Tour. He has now earned himself a full card on the European Tour for three years. The 29-year-old had already impressed one and all on the Asian Tour by bagging six top-20s in the 2006 season. This included a best of tied ninth at the Hero Honda Indian Open. This helped him climb up to 32nd place on the UBS Asian Tour Order of Merit for 2007.
PGTI member Digvijay Singh (70, 70, 74, 70) put up an outstanding performance to secure tied fourth place at four under 284. He had a solid round with birdies on the sixth, 10th and 11th and a lone bogey on the seventh.
Gaurav Ghei (75, 69, 70, 71) wasn’t far behind in tied sixth. He ended with a total of three under 285. Ghei made birdies on the third, eighth and 15th and bogeyed the 10th and 11th on Sunday.
International star Ernie Els joined Ghei in tied sixth with scores of 75, 70, 69, 71. He cameback with a consistent performance in the second, third and fourth rounds after a disappointing first round. Els made nine consecutive pars on the front nine before making birdies on the 10th and 18th and a lone bogey on the 14th.
Arjun Atwal who began his 2008 season with a bang finishing tied second on the Nationwide Tour’s Movistar Panama Championship, ended the tournament in tied 15th at even par 288. His scores for the week were 70, 70, 72 and 76.
The reigning Hero Honda Indian Open champion, Jyoti Randhawa (65, 77, 75, 73) had a tied 22nd finish with a total of two over 290. Randhawa’s 73 on Sunday was marked by birdies on the seventh and eighth and bogeys on the fourth, ninth and 10th.
Amandeep Johl (five over 293) secured tied 35th while Shiv Kapur (six over 294) was tied 38th. Shiv Kapur’s even par 72 in the final round saw him make birdies on his first two and last two holes while he bogeyed the fifth, ninth, 11th and 12th. Kapur had fired 68, 78 and 76 in the first three rounds.
The other Indians in the fray included C Muniyappa (tied 44th), Shamim Khan (tied 48th), Ashok Kumar (tied 55th), Ali Sher (61st), Harmeet Kahlon (tied 64th) and Rahul Ganapathy (67th).
Ghamanda completes golden double
KILA RAIPUR (LUDHIANA), FEB 10
International middle distance Army runner Ghamanda Ram from Rajasthan completed a grand double when he clinched the 800 metres race as the curtain came down on the Haywards 5000 Kila Raipur Sports Festival here, 17 km from Ludhiana, today.
Ghamanda, who had participated in 800 metres in the Commonwealth Games in 2006,
was a picture of confidence as he touched the tape two metres ahead of second placed he took a big lead in the initial stages. His nearest rival fell 2 metres behind at the finishing line by clocking .
1:56:74 in the two-lap race. Satnam Singh of Jalandhar covered the distance in1:57:40 for the silver medal while Jaskaran Singh of Patiala timed 1:57:40 to receive bronze medal..
Harpreet Kaur of Ludhiana expectedly won the 400 meters race. However, she was give a tough right by Prinka of Patiala. While Harpreet clocked 58:22 Prinka Singh timed 59:00.
Ajay Kumar of the BSF completed a sprint double by winning the 100 and 200 metres races. Among girls the fastest was Navdeep Kaur of Jalandhar when she won the 100 metre sprint.
The spirit of Punjab was very much in evidence as circus-type acts like bending a 2 cm thick iron rod on his abdomen. Then there was another dare devil who went through a small iron ring in which only his head could pass through.
The Nihang Singhs gave another scintillating demonstration of martial arts like breaking a coconut on the head by a blindfolded Nihang warrior. Maghar Singh, who had ridden on two horses yesterday, took his clan of young warriors on a round of the track to repeated applause from a big gathering which included the Union Minister of State for Industries Ashwini Kumar. The Minister also announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh to the Grewal Sports Associatilon.
The grand finale of the bullock cart race saw the supporters crying themselves hoarse as the final group of four kicked up a lot of dust on a warm and sunny afternoon as they surged to the finish with the crowds making way for the thundering hooves.
Athletics: Shot put (men): 1 Atinder Singh (Chandigarh) 15.40m; 2 Gurpreet Singh (Hoshiarpur) 15:29m; 3 Harminderpal Singh (Chandigarh) 14:47m. Shot put (women): 1 Hardeep Kaur (Ludhiana) 13:43m; 2 Patwant Kaur (Patiala) 12:89m; 3 Rupinder Kaur (Amritsar) 10:53m. High jump (women): 1 Navpreet Kaur (Patiala) 1:40m; 2 Simarjit Kaur (Ludhiana) 1:35m; 3 Ramandip Kaur (Ludhiana) 1:35m. High jump (men): 1 Anroop B.P.K (B.S.F) 1:95m; 2 Arminder Singh (Jalandhar) 1:95 m; 3 Pawan Parkash ( Army) 1:95m. 800m (men): 1 Ghamanda Ram (Army) 1:56:74; 2 Satnam Singh (Jalandhar) 1:57:40; 3 Jaskaran Singh (Patiala) 1:57:40. 400m (women): 1 Harpreet Kaur (Ludhiana) 58:2; 2 Prinka Singh (Patiala) 59:00; 3 Iqbal Kaur (Hoshiarpur).100m (girls): 1 Mandeep Kaur (Jalandhar) 12.51; 2 Navpreet Kaur 12.55; 3 Deepti (Ludhiana) 12.57. 200 m (men): 1 Ajay Kumar (BSF) 21.95; 2 Azadvir Singh (Jalandhar); 3 Shamsher Pratap (Jalandhar).
Hockey (girls final): Khalsa College Ludhiana bt Kairon Wing 1-0.Boys: SPDA Patiala bt Sangrur 3-1
Tricycle: 1 Sukhwinder Singh (Kilar Raipur); 2 Rampal (Shankar); 3 Kala (Shankar).
Basketball finals (men): Ludhiana bt Gurdaspur 51-37. Women: 1 Jalandhar, 2 Kapurthala., 3 Ludhiana.
International middle distance Army runner Ghamanda Ram from Rajasthan completed a grand double when he clinched the 800 metres race as the curtain came down on the Haywards 5000 Kila Raipur Sports Festival here, 17 km from Ludhiana, today.
Ghamanda, who had participated in 800 metres in the Commonwealth Games in 2006,
was a picture of confidence as he touched the tape two metres ahead of second placed he took a big lead in the initial stages. His nearest rival fell 2 metres behind at the finishing line by clocking .
1:56:74 in the two-lap race. Satnam Singh of Jalandhar covered the distance in1:57:40 for the silver medal while Jaskaran Singh of Patiala timed 1:57:40 to receive bronze medal..
Harpreet Kaur of Ludhiana expectedly won the 400 meters race. However, she was give a tough right by Prinka of Patiala. While Harpreet clocked 58:22 Prinka Singh timed 59:00.
Ajay Kumar of the BSF completed a sprint double by winning the 100 and 200 metres races. Among girls the fastest was Navdeep Kaur of Jalandhar when she won the 100 metre sprint.
The spirit of Punjab was very much in evidence as circus-type acts like bending a 2 cm thick iron rod on his abdomen. Then there was another dare devil who went through a small iron ring in which only his head could pass through.
The Nihang Singhs gave another scintillating demonstration of martial arts like breaking a coconut on the head by a blindfolded Nihang warrior. Maghar Singh, who had ridden on two horses yesterday, took his clan of young warriors on a round of the track to repeated applause from a big gathering which included the Union Minister of State for Industries Ashwini Kumar. The Minister also announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh to the Grewal Sports Associatilon.
The grand finale of the bullock cart race saw the supporters crying themselves hoarse as the final group of four kicked up a lot of dust on a warm and sunny afternoon as they surged to the finish with the crowds making way for the thundering hooves.
Athletics: Shot put (men): 1 Atinder Singh (Chandigarh) 15.40m; 2 Gurpreet Singh (Hoshiarpur) 15:29m; 3 Harminderpal Singh (Chandigarh) 14:47m. Shot put (women): 1 Hardeep Kaur (Ludhiana) 13:43m; 2 Patwant Kaur (Patiala) 12:89m; 3 Rupinder Kaur (Amritsar) 10:53m. High jump (women): 1 Navpreet Kaur (Patiala) 1:40m; 2 Simarjit Kaur (Ludhiana) 1:35m; 3 Ramandip Kaur (Ludhiana) 1:35m. High jump (men): 1 Anroop B.P.K (B.S.F) 1:95m; 2 Arminder Singh (Jalandhar) 1:95 m; 3 Pawan Parkash ( Army) 1:95m. 800m (men): 1 Ghamanda Ram (Army) 1:56:74; 2 Satnam Singh (Jalandhar) 1:57:40; 3 Jaskaran Singh (Patiala) 1:57:40. 400m (women): 1 Harpreet Kaur (Ludhiana) 58:2; 2 Prinka Singh (Patiala) 59:00; 3 Iqbal Kaur (Hoshiarpur).100m (girls): 1 Mandeep Kaur (Jalandhar) 12.51; 2 Navpreet Kaur 12.55; 3 Deepti (Ludhiana) 12.57. 200 m (men): 1 Ajay Kumar (BSF) 21.95; 2 Azadvir Singh (Jalandhar); 3 Shamsher Pratap (Jalandhar).
Hockey (girls final): Khalsa College Ludhiana bt Kairon Wing 1-0.Boys: SPDA Patiala bt Sangrur 3-1
Tricycle: 1 Sukhwinder Singh (Kilar Raipur); 2 Rampal (Shankar); 3 Kala (Shankar).
Basketball finals (men): Ludhiana bt Gurdaspur 51-37. Women: 1 Jalandhar, 2 Kapurthala., 3 Ludhiana.
Chennai Superstars owe it to Thiru Kumaran
JP Yadav declared Player of the Tournament
CHENNAI, FEB 10
Chennai Superstars clinched the inaugural Indian Cricket League 50s by defeating Delhi Jets by one wicket with four balls to spare in the final, played at Mayajaal Sports Village here on Sunday.
Chennai Superstars skipper R Satish won the toss and decided to field. Chennai Superstars medium pacer Tamil Kumaran was declared man of the match for his 3 for 38. Delhi Jets skipper J P Yadav was declared Player of the Tournament for his all- round performance scoring 387 runs, bagging eight wickets and taking five catches.
Delhi Jets managed to pile up 240 runs in 48.3 overs. Jets innings got a shaky start as opener Sachin Dholpure was back in the pavilion by the seventh over, with the scorecard reading 27. New comer Abhinav Bali and Mohnish Mishra put on 54 runs for the second wicket to take Jets to a safer position. Mohnish Mishra struck a fine 64 off 68 balls hitting 5 fours and 1 six and was the star of the Jets innings. Abhinav Bali gave him able support with a 30-ball 37. After the fall of Abhinav Bali, Mishra entered into a 57 runs partnership with Abbas Ali to take the score past 130. After the fall of Mishra, JP Yadav and Ali added quick 37 to take the score past 175. J P Yadav made 45, hitting 2 sixes and one four.
Jets managed 240 runs in 48.3 overs. Tamil Kumaran took 5 for 38 and Thiru Kumaran got 2 for 25.
In reply, Chennai Superstars got three quick jolts with scoreboard reading 33 after eighth over. After exit of Vasant Sarvana, Hemang Badani and V Devendran put on 52 runs partnership to take the score past 80 in the 17th over. Devendran scored 43 off 56 balls, hitting 2 sixes and 3 boundaries. Then Hemang and Harish scored 81 runs off 105 balls taking the score past 166 in the 35th over. In course of their partnership, Hemang scored 58 off 77 balls hitting 3 sixes and Harish scored 59 off 73 balls hitting 4 boundaries. Three wickets of Superstars fell quickly to take the score to 208 for 9 in 46th over. At this point the win for Delhi Jets was looking inevitable, but Superstars all- rounder Thiru Kumaran had some other ideas. He struck 21- ball 38 including 2 sixes and 4 boundaries to steer Superstars’ win in the 50th over with four balls to spare.
SCOREBOARD
Delhi Jets: SM Dholpure c sub (KM Sanjeev) b DT Kumaran 8, MD Mishra c Devendran b Saravanan 64, A Bali c Syed Mohammad b T Kumaran 33, S Abbas Ali c Syed Mohammad b Jesuraj 45, JP Yadav c Hariesh b T Kumaran 42, AG Murtaza st Naidu b Badani 0, D Mahajan b DT Kumaran 14, DH Yagnik c Naidu b DT Kumaran 10, A Sharma b DT Kumaran 4, TP Sudhindra c Hariesh b DT Kumaran 3, SJ Srivastava not out 2. Extras (3 lb, 12 w) 15. Total (all out, 48.3 overs) 240
Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-81, 3-138, 4-175, 5-178, 6-217, 7-226, 8-233, 9-235, 10-240.
Bowling: DT Kumaran 9.3- 0 -39- 5, Jesuraj 10-0- 43-1, T Kumaran 6- 0-36- 2, Syed Mohammad 9-0-44- 0, Saravanan 5-0-31-1, Devendran 1- 0- 8-0, Badani 8-1-36-1.
Chennai Superstars: C Hemanth Kumar b Srivastava 1, V Devendran c Abbas Ali b Sharma 43, R Sathish b Sudhindra 4, SV Saravanan c Yagnik b Srivastava 1, HK Badani lbw b Srivastava 58, J Hariesh b Yadav 59, J Syed Mohammad b Yadav 3, VC Naidu run out (Mishra) 6, T Kumaran not out 38, R Jesuraj run out (Srivastava) 7, DT Kumaran not out 4.Extras (1 b, 11 lb, 4 nb, 2 w) 18. Total (for 9 wickets, 49.2 overs ers) 242.
Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-32, 3-33, 4-85, 5-166, 6-181, 7-188, 8-197, 9-208.
Bowling: Sudhindra 8-1-39-1, Srivastava 9.2-0-58-3, Murtaza 10-1-34-0, Sharma 8- 0-38-1, Abbas Ali 4- 0-16-0, Yadav 10-1-45-2.
Man of the Match DT Kumaran.
GNPS snatch thrilling win
CHANDIGARH, FEB 10
An unbeaten knock of 81 by opener Jaskaranvir helped Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36 snatch an exciting four-wicket victory with one ball to spare against DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 C team in the Under-19 Inter-School Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being conducted by the Chandigarh Sports Department at St John's School in Sector 26 here today.
DAV 'C' won the toss and elected to bat and piled up a total of 146 for 3 in allotted 25 overs. Openers Harpreet (17) and Maninder (20) gave them a fine start with a 33-run stand for the first wicket. The highlight of their innings was an undefeated 70 runs by Robin Singh and his 51-run association with Vaibhav Garg (10). Robin and Satsurmukh (18) were concerned in a unbroken 43-run association for the fourth wicket as DAV 'C' made 146 for 3. Robin's innings contained six fours and one six.
GNPS-36 replied with 147 for 6 in 24.5 overs.This total was made possible by opener Jaskaranvir who remained not out on 81-ball 81. As the wickets were falling at regular intervals at the other end, Jaskaranvir played the sheet anchor's role and also kept the scorebord moving. He slammed nine boundaries. Only Gaganvir (18) and Nikhil (12) were the other main scorers. GNPS-46 just managed to overtake their rivals' total and lost six wickets.
Brief scores: DAV SSS 'C': 146 for 3 in 25 overs (Harpreet 17, Maninder 20, Robin Singh 70 not out, 6x4s, 1x4s, Vaibhav Garg 10, Satsurmukh not out 18, Ankit 1 for 30, Sahil 1 for 19, Navtej 1 for 19).
Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36: 147 for 6 in 24.5 overs (Jaskaranvir 81 not out, 9x4s, Gaganvir 18 18, Nikhil 12, Hitesh 7, Aman 2 for 23, Gaurav 1 for 25, Maninder 1 for 17).
An unbeaten knock of 81 by opener Jaskaranvir helped Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36 snatch an exciting four-wicket victory with one ball to spare against DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 C team in the Under-19 Inter-School Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being conducted by the Chandigarh Sports Department at St John's School in Sector 26 here today.
DAV 'C' won the toss and elected to bat and piled up a total of 146 for 3 in allotted 25 overs. Openers Harpreet (17) and Maninder (20) gave them a fine start with a 33-run stand for the first wicket. The highlight of their innings was an undefeated 70 runs by Robin Singh and his 51-run association with Vaibhav Garg (10). Robin and Satsurmukh (18) were concerned in a unbroken 43-run association for the fourth wicket as DAV 'C' made 146 for 3. Robin's innings contained six fours and one six.
GNPS-36 replied with 147 for 6 in 24.5 overs.This total was made possible by opener Jaskaranvir who remained not out on 81-ball 81. As the wickets were falling at regular intervals at the other end, Jaskaranvir played the sheet anchor's role and also kept the scorebord moving. He slammed nine boundaries. Only Gaganvir (18) and Nikhil (12) were the other main scorers. GNPS-46 just managed to overtake their rivals' total and lost six wickets.
Brief scores: DAV SSS 'C': 146 for 3 in 25 overs (Harpreet 17, Maninder 20, Robin Singh 70 not out, 6x4s, 1x4s, Vaibhav Garg 10, Satsurmukh not out 18, Ankit 1 for 30, Sahil 1 for 19, Navtej 1 for 19).
Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36: 147 for 6 in 24.5 overs (Jaskaranvir 81 not out, 9x4s, Gaganvir 18 18, Nikhil 12, Hitesh 7, Aman 2 for 23, Gaurav 1 for 25, Maninder 1 for 17).
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Four Indians in top 10
NEW DELHI, FEB 9
Arjun Atwal and PGTI members SSP Chowrasia, Digvijay Singh and Gaurav Ghei were the four Indians who figure among top ten at the end of round three in the Emaar MGF Indian Masters here today. Atwal and Chowrasia were tied fifth, two strokes off the lead, Digvijay Singh and Gaurav Ghei were tied 10th.
Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin grabbed the lead at six under 210 with the help of an even par 72 on Saturday. He had shot consecutive 69s in his first two rounds. Jacquelin, who climbed to the top from his overnight second position, made an eagle on the par five 14th and a birdie on the fifth. He dropped shots with bogeys on the 10th, 11th and 17th.
Irishman Damien McGrane, Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara and Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell are in tied second. The trio trails Jacquelin by one stroke.
Among the Indian golfers SSP Chowrasia and Arjun Atwal are very much in contention. The duo lies tied fifth at four under 212. Chowrasia’s second consecutive 71 saw him climb from overnight tied 12th. Chowrasia birdied the first, third, 12th, 16th and 17th and made bogeys on the 15th and 18th. He also had a double bogey on the par four sixth hole.
“I’m quite happy with my performance. I spoiled only two holes, the 10th where I made a double bogey and the last where I had a 3-putt,” said Chowrasia. The man from Kolkata added, “I went into the bushes a lot of times because it was quite windy and I also spoiled my swing on a couple of occasions.”
Arjun Atwal improved from overnight tied sixth to tied fifth thanks to an even par 72. The man who had shot 70 in the first two rounds, said, “I didn’t do anything spectacular, no chip-ins or long putts. Just had regulations and made a few putts here and there. But the double on 7 really hurt me.”
Not too far behind, are two more Indians, Digvijay Singh and Gaurav Ghei. The two are in tied 10th with an overall score of two under 214. While Digvijay carded 74 after having returned 70s in his first two rounds, Ghei gained momentum with a 70. Ghei made the biggest leap among the Indians on Saturday as he climbed from tied 31st to tied 10th.
The tournament’s biggest star Ernie Els joins Digvijay and Ghei in tied 10th position. He recorded the best round of the day to rise from tied 44th to tied 10th. His three under 69 was highlighted by birdies on the second, eighth, 13th, 14th, 16th and 18th and bogeys on the ninth, 12th and 15th.
India’s no. 1 golfer PGTI member Jyoti Randhawa slipped from tied 15th to tied 23rd after firing 75 in round three. His total stands at one over 217. Randhawa had only two birdies on the fourth and 14th while he dropped bogeys on the sixth, seventh, 10th, 11th and 18th.
Randhir Singh Ghotra’s score of 70 saw him join Randhawa in tied 23rd position. Amandeep Johl and Ashok Kumar (four over 220) are the next best Indians in tied 42nd. Shiv Kapur (six over 222) slipped further on day three. He fell back to tied 55th.
While C Muniyappa and Shamim Khan are currently tied 58th at seven over 223, Rahul Ganapathy and Ali Sher are tied 63rd with a total of nine over 225.
Simrat Bawa shines for Godrej CC
CHANDIGARH, FEB 9
A fine knock by wicket-keeper-batsman Simrat Bawa (95) helped Godrej CC defeat Pace-Club-32 by 82 runs in the firstsemi-final of the second TR Mital memorial Cricket Tournament being played at the Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 32 here today.
After winnning the toss, Godrej CC elected to bat. They lost their first wicket in the third over with just 18 runs on board. The next wicket fell shortly thereafter in the fifth over. However, Simrat Bawa (95), and Jai Kapil (65) proped up their innings with a fruitful partnership of a 158 runs as they scored 202 in stipulated 25 overs. Ajay Malik got 2 wickets for 24 runs.
In reply, Pace-32 batsmen were under pressure to perform and were bundeld out for 120 runs in 21 overs. Charanamrit (32) and Sumit Hooda(36) were the opnly ones who shpowed some resistance. but finalyy they too fell to saome fine bowling performance by the opposing team. Simrat Bawa took two catches and a stump. Kulkwinder Rambo picked up 4 wickets for 26 runs.
Brief scores: Godrej CC: 202 for 3 in 25 overs (Simrat Bawa 95, Jai Kapil 65 n.o., Ajay Malik 2 for 24, Aman 1 for 32). Pace Club 32:120 all out in 21 overs (Sumit Hooda 36, Charanamrit 32, Kulwinder Rambo 4 for 26, Kulwinder Romy 2 for 16).
In the second semi-final HDFC XI beat RLCR-XI by 41 runs. Batting first HDFC XI scored 167 runs. Gurinder Saini topscored with 65. Anil Handa bagged 2 for 20 runs.
In reply, RLCR wickets kept falliig at regular intervals as their batsmen were restricted by a tight bowling performance by Charanjeet and other bolwers of HDFC. As a result RLCR XI were bowled outr for 126 runs.
Brief scores : HDFC XI : 167 for 7 in 25 overs (Gurinmder Saini 65, Umesh Kaira 36, Cjharanjeet 27, Anil Handa 2 for 20, Manpreet Singh 1 for 22)].
RLCR XI : 126 all out in 20 overs (Rajesh Vaid 24, Kirpal Singh 23, Ajay Sharma22, Charanjeet 3 for 27, Umesh Kaira 2 for 15, Rajesh Patha 2 for 18).
The final will be played tomorrow.
A fine knock by wicket-keeper-batsman Simrat Bawa (95) helped Godrej CC defeat Pace-Club-32 by 82 runs in the firstsemi-final of the second TR Mital memorial Cricket Tournament being played at the Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 32 here today.
After winnning the toss, Godrej CC elected to bat. They lost their first wicket in the third over with just 18 runs on board. The next wicket fell shortly thereafter in the fifth over. However, Simrat Bawa (95), and Jai Kapil (65) proped up their innings with a fruitful partnership of a 158 runs as they scored 202 in stipulated 25 overs. Ajay Malik got 2 wickets for 24 runs.
In reply, Pace-32 batsmen were under pressure to perform and were bundeld out for 120 runs in 21 overs. Charanamrit (32) and Sumit Hooda(36) were the opnly ones who shpowed some resistance. but finalyy they too fell to saome fine bowling performance by the opposing team. Simrat Bawa took two catches and a stump. Kulkwinder Rambo picked up 4 wickets for 26 runs.
Brief scores: Godrej CC: 202 for 3 in 25 overs (Simrat Bawa 95, Jai Kapil 65 n.o., Ajay Malik 2 for 24, Aman 1 for 32). Pace Club 32:120 all out in 21 overs (Sumit Hooda 36, Charanamrit 32, Kulwinder Rambo 4 for 26, Kulwinder Romy 2 for 16).
In the second semi-final HDFC XI beat RLCR-XI by 41 runs. Batting first HDFC XI scored 167 runs. Gurinder Saini topscored with 65. Anil Handa bagged 2 for 20 runs.
In reply, RLCR wickets kept falliig at regular intervals as their batsmen were restricted by a tight bowling performance by Charanjeet and other bolwers of HDFC. As a result RLCR XI were bowled outr for 126 runs.
Brief scores : HDFC XI : 167 for 7 in 25 overs (Gurinmder Saini 65, Umesh Kaira 36, Cjharanjeet 27, Anil Handa 2 for 20, Manpreet Singh 1 for 22)].
RLCR XI : 126 all out in 20 overs (Rajesh Vaid 24, Kirpal Singh 23, Ajay Sharma22, Charanjeet 3 for 27, Umesh Kaira 2 for 15, Rajesh Patha 2 for 18).
The final will be played tomorrow.
AFI to conduct three international meets
Dr Lalit K Bhanot
CHANDIGARH, FEB 9
Umrao Singh and Dr Lalit Kumar Bhanot were unanimously elected president and secretary for the term 2008-2012 in the annual general body meeting here in New Delhi today.
Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, Life President, AFI and Dr. Lalit K. Bhanot, Secretary. AFI will be the permanent representatives of AFI for Indian Olympic Association, Asian Athletics Association and IAAF. Mr. Harish Sharma, Joint Secretary IOA attended the meeting as observer.
The AFI has made it mandatory for all athletes selected to attend all coaching camps and also participate in all competitions organized by the federation. Those fail to do so could face suspension up to a period of one year. This has been done to encourage athletes to participate in more number of competitions and to ensure continuity in the training.
The house also approved the calendar for 2008 and the federation will conduct three international competitions during the year namely. These are:Senior South Asian Championships at Kochi; Junior South Asian Championships at Pune and Asian All Star Athletics Meet at Bhopal. The dates of these competitions will be announced later.
The AFI has also decided to revamp its athletics calendar and a committee has been formed to make it more meaningful and attractive to bring sponsors in a big way in athletics. Thecommittee will comprise Adille J. Sumariwalla as chairman, Mr. J.S. Saini and Mr. M.K. Pathak as its members. The committee will submit its report within three months and their recommendations would be implemented in 2009 after due deliberations in the House. The AFI also suggested to introduce prize money in competition to make it more attractive.
Further, the AFI has disaffiliated certain units which did not perform according to the norms fixed by the Federation. The State Associations have also been directed to disaffiliate those units which do not conduct their annual district meets and/or do not participate in the National District Level Championships.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 9
Umrao Singh and Dr Lalit Kumar Bhanot were unanimously elected president and secretary for the term 2008-2012 in the annual general body meeting here in New Delhi today.
Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, Life President, AFI and Dr. Lalit K. Bhanot, Secretary. AFI will be the permanent representatives of AFI for Indian Olympic Association, Asian Athletics Association and IAAF. Mr. Harish Sharma, Joint Secretary IOA attended the meeting as observer.
The AFI has made it mandatory for all athletes selected to attend all coaching camps and also participate in all competitions organized by the federation. Those fail to do so could face suspension up to a period of one year. This has been done to encourage athletes to participate in more number of competitions and to ensure continuity in the training.
The house also approved the calendar for 2008 and the federation will conduct three international competitions during the year namely. These are:Senior South Asian Championships at Kochi; Junior South Asian Championships at Pune and Asian All Star Athletics Meet at Bhopal. The dates of these competitions will be announced later.
The AFI has also decided to revamp its athletics calendar and a committee has been formed to make it more meaningful and attractive to bring sponsors in a big way in athletics. Thecommittee will comprise Adille J. Sumariwalla as chairman, Mr. J.S. Saini and Mr. M.K. Pathak as its members. The committee will submit its report within three months and their recommendations would be implemented in 2009 after due deliberations in the House. The AFI also suggested to introduce prize money in competition to make it more attractive.
Further, the AFI has disaffiliated certain units which did not perform according to the norms fixed by the Federation. The State Associations have also been directed to disaffiliate those units which do not conduct their annual district meets and/or do not participate in the National District Level Championships.
Jalandhar to conduct Women's Sports Festival
JALANDHAR, FEB 9
The 33rd National Sports Festival for Women (Group-3) has been shifted from Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab due to severe cold weather conditions prevailing in the Valley. The competitions would be conducted from February 14 to 17 at the Surjit Hockey Stadium and Sports School here.
In view of the Railway reservations by the participating states and Union Territories, Jalandhar was considered the most suitable venue to conduct the 33rd edition in basketball, Gymnastics, hockey and kho-kho.
Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner AS Pannu today convened an emergency meeting of the district administration to chalk out arrangements for the smooth conduct of the games. A number of committees have been formed and these have been assigned their work.
Mr. Pannu told mediapersons here today that main stress had been given on board and lodging of the players because of cold weather. Proper accommodation will be provided in DAV College, DAV Engineering College, HMV College, Government Girls Senior Secondary School Nehru Garden, Government Polytechnic for Women and Khalsa College for Women. The players will get cozy accommodation with full bedings and cots.
The Jalandhar District Transport Officer will look after the transportation arrangements for the players and technical officials. A special tour to Shree Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar has been arranged in two different groups on February 14 and 15.
Punjab Sports Director Padam Shree Pargat Singh said that 200 technical officials have been appointed from all over the country to supervise the matches. They will be provided accommodation in Bodhi Hostel, Surjit Hockey Stadium Hostel, Sainik Rest House and Circuit House. Pargat Singh added that the festival was being organized in compliance with Sports Authority of India and will be conducted with full zeal to make the event a memorable one.
Jalandhar SSP Arpit Shukla said that the security arrangements at accommodation and game venues had already been made.
A full-fledged media centre has been established at the Surjit Hockey Stadium, Burlton Park, Jalandhar for the newsmen to send their dispatches to their respective offices.
The 33rd National Sports Festival for Women (Group-3) has been shifted from Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab due to severe cold weather conditions prevailing in the Valley. The competitions would be conducted from February 14 to 17 at the Surjit Hockey Stadium and Sports School here.
In view of the Railway reservations by the participating states and Union Territories, Jalandhar was considered the most suitable venue to conduct the 33rd edition in basketball, Gymnastics, hockey and kho-kho.
Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner AS Pannu today convened an emergency meeting of the district administration to chalk out arrangements for the smooth conduct of the games. A number of committees have been formed and these have been assigned their work.
Mr. Pannu told mediapersons here today that main stress had been given on board and lodging of the players because of cold weather. Proper accommodation will be provided in DAV College, DAV Engineering College, HMV College, Government Girls Senior Secondary School Nehru Garden, Government Polytechnic for Women and Khalsa College for Women. The players will get cozy accommodation with full bedings and cots.
The Jalandhar District Transport Officer will look after the transportation arrangements for the players and technical officials. A special tour to Shree Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar has been arranged in two different groups on February 14 and 15.
Punjab Sports Director Padam Shree Pargat Singh said that 200 technical officials have been appointed from all over the country to supervise the matches. They will be provided accommodation in Bodhi Hostel, Surjit Hockey Stadium Hostel, Sainik Rest House and Circuit House. Pargat Singh added that the festival was being organized in compliance with Sports Authority of India and will be conducted with full zeal to make the event a memorable one.
Jalandhar SSP Arpit Shukla said that the security arrangements at accommodation and game venues had already been made.
A full-fledged media centre has been established at the Surjit Hockey Stadium, Burlton Park, Jalandhar for the newsmen to send their dispatches to their respective offices.
Ghamanda Ram, Iqbal Kaur bag gold
KILA RAIPUR (LUDHIANA), FEB 9
Middle distance Army runner Ghamanda Ram from Rajasthan held the spotlight by winning gold medal in the 1500 metres race on the penultimate day of the Haywards 5000 Kila Raipur Sports Festival here today. Watched by a huge gathering, Ghamanda Ram of Rajasthan emerged easy winner by clocking 4:03.32. Satnam Singh of Jalandhar and Jaskaran Singh of Centre of Excellence, Patiala, finished second and third, respectively.
Two-lap national champion Ghamanda Ram had donned the India colours in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.Amrik Rana of Meerut ran a good race to clock 49.00 and finish first in the 400 metres race.Iqbal Kaur of Tanda Umur outsprinted her rivals to cover the 800 metres race in 2:25.47 for the top position.
National champions Saxena in 100 metres and Harbant Kaur (4x100 metre relay), will be seen in action tomorrow.
Lt-Gen S.S Kumar, General Officer Commanding, 11 Corps, who was the chief guest, announced special cash awards for the winners in different categories.
Meanwhile greyhounds continued to attract thousands of spectators.The first to steal the show was Black Bulll as he made a lightning dash for the fast moving artificial rabbit with the crowds shouting in excitement. Black Rambo was the first to qualify. Next to qualify was Rambo.
A number of foreigners could be seen mingling with the spectators in the field. Three of them were excited at the way the loading and unloading competition progressed.
A new leaf was added to the rural Olympics. Rhythmic gymnasts performed gracefully to the beat of the music.
Results: Athletics: 1500 m: 1 Ghamanda Ram (Army) 4:03.32; 2 Satnam Singh (Jalandhar); 3 Jaskaran Singh (CoE Patiala). 200 m (sr girls): 1 Mandeep Kaur (Jalandhar) 25.71; 2 Navpreet Kaur (Patiala), 3 Deepti (Ludhiana). 400 m (men): 1 Amrik Rana (Meerut) 49.00; 2 Azad Veer (Jalandhar); 3 Ali (B.S.F). 100 m (men): 1 Ajay Kumar (B.S.F), 2 Samsher Partap Singh (Khalsa College Jalandhar), 3 Amrik Rana (Meerut B.S.F). 800 m (women): 1 Iqbal Kaur (Tanda Umur) 2:25.47; 2 Narinder Kaur (Patiala); 3 Kiranjit Kaur (Jalandhar). 200 m (girls under- 19): 1 Deepti (Ludhiana) 27.93; 2 Harpal Kaur (Sunam) 28.00; 3 Paramjit Kaur (Sangrur) 28.05.
Long jump (girls): 1 Navpreet Kaur (Patiala) 5.18m; 2 Ramandeep Kaur (Katana Sahib) 4.80 m; 3 Simranjeet Kaur (Katana Sahib) 4.72 mt.
Bull Cart Race: Heat I: 1 Harjinder Singh (Kanganwal) 21.72; 2 Sukhi (U.S.A ) 21.82.Heat II:1 Baljinder Singh Dehlon (B) 21.60; 2 Amar Singh (Sandhaur) 21.63. Heat III: 1 Lakhvir Singh (Dhaul Majara) 21.88; 2 Balwinder Singh (Kulewal) 21.90. Heat IV: 1 Gurdeep Singh (Bhanjaur) 21.68; 2 Cheenu (Jalaldiwal) 22.10. Heat V: 1 Naib (Kalsia) 21.53; 2 Baljinder Singh Dehlon (A) 22.06. Heat VI: 1 Jhanda Singh (Borhai) 21.85; 2 Shamsunder Singh (Jhapra) 23.10. Heat VII: 1Pardhan Harneek Singh (Jandali Kala), 2 Anmol Preet (Memsen). Heat VIII: 1 Bela Singh (Lung); 2 Baljinder Singh Kulewal (A).
1 Meel Cycle Race (boys final): 1 Naginder Kumar (Ludhiana Malwa School) 2:58; 2 Sandeep Singh (Doraha Shakti School) 2:59; 3Gurpal Singh (Ludhiana) 3:09.
Mule Cart Race: Heat I: 1 Darshan Singh (Dholan); 2 Kehar Singh (Jodha A). Heat II: 1Satpal (Dhandra); 2 Saroop Singh (Pakhowal B). Heat III: 1 Jeet Singh (Pakhowal); 2 Kehar Singh (Jodha C). Heat IV: 1 Saroop Singh (Pakhowal); 2 Papu (Ghujarwal).
Hockey (men): Punjab Police, Grewal Club Kila Raipur, Saharanpur and Dashmesh Club Raikot qualify for semi-finals. Grewal Hockey Club bt Shahbad Hockey Club 1- 0 (Jagdee, 36th). Dashmesh Club Raikot bt Khalsa College Amritsar 4-3 (tie-breaker).Full time 1-1
Boys Under-19: Sangrur Hockey Academy bt Gopal Hockey Academy 2- 0; Surjit Hockey Academy bt Malwa Khalsa School Ludhiana.
Middle distance Army runner Ghamanda Ram from Rajasthan held the spotlight by winning gold medal in the 1500 metres race on the penultimate day of the Haywards 5000 Kila Raipur Sports Festival here today. Watched by a huge gathering, Ghamanda Ram of Rajasthan emerged easy winner by clocking 4:03.32. Satnam Singh of Jalandhar and Jaskaran Singh of Centre of Excellence, Patiala, finished second and third, respectively.
Two-lap national champion Ghamanda Ram had donned the India colours in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.Amrik Rana of Meerut ran a good race to clock 49.00 and finish first in the 400 metres race.Iqbal Kaur of Tanda Umur outsprinted her rivals to cover the 800 metres race in 2:25.47 for the top position.
National champions Saxena in 100 metres and Harbant Kaur (4x100 metre relay), will be seen in action tomorrow.
Lt-Gen S.S Kumar, General Officer Commanding, 11 Corps, who was the chief guest, announced special cash awards for the winners in different categories.
Meanwhile greyhounds continued to attract thousands of spectators.The first to steal the show was Black Bulll as he made a lightning dash for the fast moving artificial rabbit with the crowds shouting in excitement. Black Rambo was the first to qualify. Next to qualify was Rambo.
A number of foreigners could be seen mingling with the spectators in the field. Three of them were excited at the way the loading and unloading competition progressed.
A new leaf was added to the rural Olympics. Rhythmic gymnasts performed gracefully to the beat of the music.
Results: Athletics: 1500 m: 1 Ghamanda Ram (Army) 4:03.32; 2 Satnam Singh (Jalandhar); 3 Jaskaran Singh (CoE Patiala). 200 m (sr girls): 1 Mandeep Kaur (Jalandhar) 25.71; 2 Navpreet Kaur (Patiala), 3 Deepti (Ludhiana). 400 m (men): 1 Amrik Rana (Meerut) 49.00; 2 Azad Veer (Jalandhar); 3 Ali (B.S.F). 100 m (men): 1 Ajay Kumar (B.S.F), 2 Samsher Partap Singh (Khalsa College Jalandhar), 3 Amrik Rana (Meerut B.S.F). 800 m (women): 1 Iqbal Kaur (Tanda Umur) 2:25.47; 2 Narinder Kaur (Patiala); 3 Kiranjit Kaur (Jalandhar). 200 m (girls under- 19): 1 Deepti (Ludhiana) 27.93; 2 Harpal Kaur (Sunam) 28.00; 3 Paramjit Kaur (Sangrur) 28.05.
Long jump (girls): 1 Navpreet Kaur (Patiala) 5.18m; 2 Ramandeep Kaur (Katana Sahib) 4.80 m; 3 Simranjeet Kaur (Katana Sahib) 4.72 mt.
Bull Cart Race: Heat I: 1 Harjinder Singh (Kanganwal) 21.72; 2 Sukhi (U.S.A ) 21.82.Heat II:1 Baljinder Singh Dehlon (B) 21.60; 2 Amar Singh (Sandhaur) 21.63. Heat III: 1 Lakhvir Singh (Dhaul Majara) 21.88; 2 Balwinder Singh (Kulewal) 21.90. Heat IV: 1 Gurdeep Singh (Bhanjaur) 21.68; 2 Cheenu (Jalaldiwal) 22.10. Heat V: 1 Naib (Kalsia) 21.53; 2 Baljinder Singh Dehlon (A) 22.06. Heat VI: 1 Jhanda Singh (Borhai) 21.85; 2 Shamsunder Singh (Jhapra) 23.10. Heat VII: 1Pardhan Harneek Singh (Jandali Kala), 2 Anmol Preet (Memsen). Heat VIII: 1 Bela Singh (Lung); 2 Baljinder Singh Kulewal (A).
1 Meel Cycle Race (boys final): 1 Naginder Kumar (Ludhiana Malwa School) 2:58; 2 Sandeep Singh (Doraha Shakti School) 2:59; 3Gurpal Singh (Ludhiana) 3:09.
Mule Cart Race: Heat I: 1 Darshan Singh (Dholan); 2 Kehar Singh (Jodha A). Heat II: 1Satpal (Dhandra); 2 Saroop Singh (Pakhowal B). Heat III: 1 Jeet Singh (Pakhowal); 2 Kehar Singh (Jodha C). Heat IV: 1 Saroop Singh (Pakhowal); 2 Papu (Ghujarwal).
Hockey (men): Punjab Police, Grewal Club Kila Raipur, Saharanpur and Dashmesh Club Raikot qualify for semi-finals. Grewal Hockey Club bt Shahbad Hockey Club 1- 0 (Jagdee, 36th). Dashmesh Club Raikot bt Khalsa College Amritsar 4-3 (tie-breaker).Full time 1-1
Boys Under-19: Sangrur Hockey Academy bt Gopal Hockey Academy 2- 0; Surjit Hockey Academy bt Malwa Khalsa School Ludhiana.
One-sided matches in Adviser's Cup
CHANDIGARH, FEB 9
Off spinner Navtej (6 for 11) spun a web around Government Model Senior Senior Secondary School, Sector 42 as Guru Nanak Public School raceed to nine-wicket victory in the Inter-School
Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being organised by Chandigarh Sports Department at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium and St John's School in Sector 26 here today.
In other matches, DAV-15 defeated DAV SSS 'B' by seven wickets and Stepping Stones register eight-wicket win over St Xavier's School-44.
Government Model School, Sector 42 were bundled out for 49, with GNP School off spinner Navtej virtually proving unplayable as he took six wickets for just 11 runs. Sahil Katoch chipped in with 3 for 4.
In reply, GNP School achieved their target in 8.3 overs by scoring 50 for 1. Jaskaranveer Singh and Navtej Singh remained not out on 26 and 18, respectively.
An 111-run third wicket partnership between Tanveer (58, 9x4s, 1x6) and Aayush Raj (51 not out, 6x4s) helped DAV Model, Sector 15 record seven-wicket victory over DAV Senior Secondary School "C" team.
Batting first, DAVSSS 'C' put up a good total of 162 for 4 in allotted 25 overs. Their openers Partap (28) and Nikhil (28) gave them a good start with a 37-run stand for first wicket. Then Ankit Kaushik (55 not out, 5x4s, 3x6s) and Kamal (27 not out) realised 62 runs for the unfroken fifth wicket stand.
In reply, DAV-15 had a bad start as they lost opener Lakhan (0) and Kunal Mahajan (1) with scoreboard reading just three runs. Then Tanveer (58) and Aayush Raj (51) were associated in a match-winning 111-run stand for the third wicket. Aayush and Sahib Malhotra (33 not out, 2x4s, 2x6s) steered their team to triumph with an unbroken 52-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Brief scores: Govt MSSS-42: 49 all out in 23.3 overs (Abhimanyu 13, Avneet 9, Navtej Singh 6 for 11, Sahil Katoch 3 for 4, Pankaj Rawat 1 for 4). Guru Nanak Public School-36: 50 for 1 in 8.3 overs (Jaskaranveer Singh not out 26, Navtej Singh not out 18, Gaganveer Singh 6, Aseem 1 for 18). GNPS win by nine wkts.
St Xavier's-44: 86 all out in 20.1 overs (Harmanjit 19, Abhimanyu Rattan 32, 6x4s, Vipin 10, Akashdeep Verma 3 for 6, A Kukreti 1 for 23, Loveneesh 1 for 15, Tejas Rana 1 for 3, P Tripathi 1 for 1). Stepping Stones-37: 87 for 2 (Harish Thakur 11, Rajat Taneja not out 29, Ashish Kukreti 36, 7x4s, Vikramjit 1 for 8). Stepping Stones win by 8 wkts.
DAV 'B': 162 for 4 in 25 overs ( Partap 28, Nikhil 28, 4x4s, 1x6, Ankit Kaushik not out 55, 5x4s, 2x6s, Avinash 14, Kamal not out 27, 2x4s, Sahib 1 for 30, Arjan 1 for 31, Tanvir 1 for 26). DAV-15: 163 for 3 in 24 overs (Tanveer 58, 9x4s, 1x6, Aayush Raj not out 51, 6x4s, Sahib Malhotra not out 33, 2x4s, 2x6s, Sunil 1 for 27, Kamal 1 for 32, Ankit 1 for 32). DAV-15 win by seven wickets.Government Model SSS-19 w/o GMSSS-32.
Off spinner Navtej (6 for 11) spun a web around Government Model Senior Senior Secondary School, Sector 42 as Guru Nanak Public School raceed to nine-wicket victory in the Inter-School
Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being organised by Chandigarh Sports Department at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium and St John's School in Sector 26 here today.
In other matches, DAV-15 defeated DAV SSS 'B' by seven wickets and Stepping Stones register eight-wicket win over St Xavier's School-44.
Government Model School, Sector 42 were bundled out for 49, with GNP School off spinner Navtej virtually proving unplayable as he took six wickets for just 11 runs. Sahil Katoch chipped in with 3 for 4.
In reply, GNP School achieved their target in 8.3 overs by scoring 50 for 1. Jaskaranveer Singh and Navtej Singh remained not out on 26 and 18, respectively.
An 111-run third wicket partnership between Tanveer (58, 9x4s, 1x6) and Aayush Raj (51 not out, 6x4s) helped DAV Model, Sector 15 record seven-wicket victory over DAV Senior Secondary School "C" team.
Batting first, DAVSSS 'C' put up a good total of 162 for 4 in allotted 25 overs. Their openers Partap (28) and Nikhil (28) gave them a good start with a 37-run stand for first wicket. Then Ankit Kaushik (55 not out, 5x4s, 3x6s) and Kamal (27 not out) realised 62 runs for the unfroken fifth wicket stand.
In reply, DAV-15 had a bad start as they lost opener Lakhan (0) and Kunal Mahajan (1) with scoreboard reading just three runs. Then Tanveer (58) and Aayush Raj (51) were associated in a match-winning 111-run stand for the third wicket. Aayush and Sahib Malhotra (33 not out, 2x4s, 2x6s) steered their team to triumph with an unbroken 52-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Brief scores: Govt MSSS-42: 49 all out in 23.3 overs (Abhimanyu 13, Avneet 9, Navtej Singh 6 for 11, Sahil Katoch 3 for 4, Pankaj Rawat 1 for 4). Guru Nanak Public School-36: 50 for 1 in 8.3 overs (Jaskaranveer Singh not out 26, Navtej Singh not out 18, Gaganveer Singh 6, Aseem 1 for 18). GNPS win by nine wkts.
St Xavier's-44: 86 all out in 20.1 overs (Harmanjit 19, Abhimanyu Rattan 32, 6x4s, Vipin 10, Akashdeep Verma 3 for 6, A Kukreti 1 for 23, Loveneesh 1 for 15, Tejas Rana 1 for 3, P Tripathi 1 for 1). Stepping Stones-37: 87 for 2 (Harish Thakur 11, Rajat Taneja not out 29, Ashish Kukreti 36, 7x4s, Vikramjit 1 for 8). Stepping Stones win by 8 wkts.
DAV 'B': 162 for 4 in 25 overs ( Partap 28, Nikhil 28, 4x4s, 1x6, Ankit Kaushik not out 55, 5x4s, 2x6s, Avinash 14, Kamal not out 27, 2x4s, Sahib 1 for 30, Arjan 1 for 31, Tanvir 1 for 26). DAV-15: 163 for 3 in 24 overs (Tanveer 58, 9x4s, 1x6, Aayush Raj not out 51, 6x4s, Sahib Malhotra not out 33, 2x4s, 2x6s, Sunil 1 for 27, Kamal 1 for 32, Ankit 1 for 32). DAV-15 win by seven wickets.Government Model SSS-19 w/o GMSSS-32.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Railways to face Jharkhand in final
JALANDHAR, FEB 8Defending champions and formidable Indian Railways will meet Jharkhand in the final of the 55th edition of the Rakshak Senior Women's Hockey Championship tomorrow at 2.30 p.m.
Star-sprinkled Indian Railways carried too many guns against Bombay whom they routed by 5-0 and Jharkhand suprised Haryana by 3-1 in the semi-final matches played at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Burlton Park here today.
Jharkhand and Haryana teams were well-matched. However, Jharkhand capitalised most of the chances which came their way to book their place in the final. Both were awarded eight penalty corners each.
Jharkhand forged ahead in the 10th minute through Sunita Lakra and maintained the slender 1-0 lead at half time. Another goal by Sunita Lakra doubled the margin in the 43rd minute. Hitting back, Haryana captain Mamta Kharb reduced the margin in the 56th minute. They mounted pressure and forced two successive penalty corners in the 56th minute but could not utilise these opportunities.
In a counter attack, Jharkhand struck again in the 60th minute through Amrit Minj who scored a field goal and engineered Haryana's ouster.
Strong contenders Indian Railways blanked Bombay by 5-0. After wasting penalty corners in the fifth and 12th minutes, Railways converted third third penalty corner in the 22nd minute through captain Surinder Kaur. Railways converted their fourth penalty corner in the 37th minute through Jyoti.
Railways mounted relentless pressure and Jasjit Kaur and Simrajeet Kaur scored one field goal each in the 42nd and 52nd minutes, respectively. Surinder Kaur completed the winners' tally by scoring her second goal in the 64th minute.
Jeev Milkha misses the cut
NEW DELHI, FEB 8
Irishman Damien McGrane is leading the field at the end of round two of the Emaar MGF Indian Masters as the cut was applied at three over 147. As far as the Indians are concerned it was a day of mixed fortunes. PGTI member Jeev Milkha Singh, one of the biggest draws at the tournament missed the cut after tallying ten over 154 for the first two days while day one leader Jyoti Randhawa dropped to tied 15th. However, Arjun Atwal, Digvijay Singh, SSP Chowrasia and Gaurav Ghei returned good scores to climb several places up the leaderboard. Out of the total seventy golfers who made the cut, fourteen were Indians.
Ireland’s Damien McGrane (67, 69) is top of the leaderboard at eight under 136. South African Hendrik Buhrmann, Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin and Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell are in tied second at six under 138.
Among the Indians, Arjun Atwal (70, 70) impressed climbing from overnight tied 17th to tied sixth. He made birdies on the second, fourth, fifth, eighth, 11th and 14th and bogeys on the seventh, ninth, 13th and 16th. He total stands at four under 140.
PGTI member Digvijay Singh (70, 70) joined Atwal at tied sixth with the help of four birdies and two bogeys in round two. Atwal and Digvijay are the highest placed Indians at the moment.
SSP Chowrasia (70, 71) isn’t far behind at three under 141. Jyoti Randhawa disappointed his fans with a round of five over 77 that took his total to two under 142. Gaurav Ghei (75, 69) had the best round of the day among the Indians. His 69 helped him climb from tied 77th to tied 31st and took his total to even par 144. Ghei is joined by Amandeep Johl at tied 31st.
Harmeet Kahlon (70, 75) and 2006-07 PGTI Order of Merit winner Ashok Kumar (72, 73) are tied 44th at one over 145.
Shiv Kapur (68, 78) and C Muniyappa (69, 77) struggled on day two. Their total stands at two over 146. While Shiv’s round of 78 made him slip from overnight tied fourth to tied 55th, Muniyappa’s 77 also brought him down from tied seventh to tied 55th.
Former Indian Open champion Ali Sher (77, 70) managed to make the cut with a total of three over 147. He ended the day in tied 64th.
Jeev Milkha Singh (ten over 154), Rahil Gangjee, Gaganjeet Bhullar (both four over 148) and Mukesh Kumar (seven over 151) were among the Indians who missed the cut.
Jeev Milkha's second consecutive 77s saw him end the tournament at tied 102nd.
Chennai Superstars face Delhi Jets in final
CHENNAI, FEB 8
Chennai Superstars will clash with Delhi Jets in the finals of the Indian Cricket League 50s at the Mayajaal Sports Village on February 10.
In the 13th match Kolkata Tigers defeated Chandigarh Lions by three wickets. Chandigarh Lions skipper Dinesh Mongia won the toss and elected to bat. Abu Nachim was declared man of the match for his brilliant match winning 45 and 2 for 51.
In the must-win match Chandigarh Lions scored 272 for 7 in the allotted 50 overs. Their innings was off to a shaky start as both openers Chetan Sharma and Manish Sharma were back in the pavilion by the fifth over, with the score reading just 16. Captain Dinesh Mongia and T P Singh put on 102 runs to take Lions to a safer position. Playing captain’s knock Dinesh Mongia struck a solid 108 off 129 balls hitting six boundaries and four sixes. T P Singh gave him able support with a 64- ball 47. Singh’s wicket brought in Reetinder Sodhi who scored a quickfire 62 off 73 balls hitting 5 boundaries and a six. He along with Dinesh took the score past 220 in 45th over. After the departure of Mongia and Sodhi rest of the Lions wickets fell cheaply. Abu Nachim took 3 for 52 and Syed Ahmed baged 2 for 33.
In reply, Kolkata Tigers captain Deep Dasgupta was retired hurt in the fourth over. This brought in Abhishek Jhunjhunwala who along with Parviz Aziz put on a partnership of 48 runs. Aziz scored 32 off 26 balls hitting 5 boundaries. Kolkata Tigers lost three quick wickets in the span of 4 overs taking the score to 124 for 4 in 18.3 overs. This brought in Rohan Gavaskar who entered into two crucial partnerships. First partnership with Ali H Zaidi for 23 runs and second with Abu Nachim for 76 runs to take Tigers to the winning position. Rohan Gavaskar scored 67 off 82 balls hitting 3 sixes and 3 boundaries. Abu Nachim scored brilliant 45 off 41 balls and was declared man of the match. For Chandigarh Lions the pick of bowlers was Rajesh Sharma who took 3 for 31
With both the teams out of competition, Chennai Superstars will clash with Delhi Jets in the finals.
Brief scores: Kolkata Tigers: 311 for 7 in 50 overs (Rohan Gavaskar 67, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 47, Abu Nachim 45, Rajesh Sharma 3 for 31,Dinesh Mongia 2 for 41) defeat Chandigarh Lions 272 for 7 in 50 overs (Dinesh Mongia 108 , Reetinder Singh Sodhi 62 , T P Singh 47, Abu Nachim 3 for52 , Syed Ahmad 2 for 33) by 3 wickets.
Deepti sprints to glory in 100, 400m
KILA RAIPUR (LUDHIANA), FEB 8Deepti of Ludhiana won a double crown when she romped home winners in the the two track events in the Haywards 5000 Kila Raipur Sports Festival here today.
In the 100 metres dash, she clocked clocked 12.9 seconds, leaving her nearest rival Harpal Kaur of Sunam behind by point 10 seconds. In the one-lap race she clocked 65.4 seconds to complete her double with Rajbir Kaur from Sangrur occupying the second spot at 65.5 seconds.
The fastest boy in under-19 was Amandeep Singh of Ludhiana who timed 11.45 seconds in the 100 metres dash. The 400-metre title in the same group went to Inderjeet Singh of Ludhiana with a timing of 51.61 seconds. He upset school national champion, Arun Singh of Uttar Pradesh, who clocked 51.7 seconds.
However, Maghar Singh, a veteran Nihang Singh, with a flowing white beard standing astride two horses galloped into the hearts of the spell-bound villagers, stole the show with his dare-devil courage
Two-time Indian Olympic hockey captain Pargat Singh inaugurated the sports extravaganza. The Punjab Sports Director Pargat Singh released the colourful balloons.
The four-lane bullockcart race was a grand finale to the day’s proceedings which included track events, basketball matches, hockey matches, tent pegging and freak circus events besides a mingling of Punjabi bhangra and Rajasthani dance.
The tent pegging event was a performance worth going miles to see. Galloping down on the mounts the riders gave a battle cry as they pierced the pegs with the lances and disappeared in the far distant crowd of spectators.
Another exciting event was horse race in which the horse ridden by Darbara Singh finished first, defeating the nearest rival by a margin of one second.
As the bullockcarts took the field as the last event of the day, the crowds started swelling at the start and finish. The starters had their problems as the bulls broke the cordon even before the red flag was downed, signalling the start of the match.
Ludhiana Academy cagers beat Mansa district 56-15 (HT 28-9). Gagandeep Singh sank 20 points with Amritpal scoring 18 points. In another match Gurdaspur defeated Muktsar 70-51.
Women Jalandhar Akademy cagers defeated Ropar 42-26 after leading 26-14 at the break. Jalandhar district team defeated Kapurthala 44-21 after leading 32-14 at half time.
Kile Raipur under-19 boys struck twice to defeat Malwa Khalsa School, Ludhiana, 2-1.
Results: Girls (under 19): 100 m: Deepti (Ludhiana) 1, Harpal Kaur (Sunam) 2, Rajbir Kaur (Sunam). Time 12.9. 400 m: Deepti 1, Rajbir Kaur (Sangrur)2, Harpreet Kaur (Sangrur) 3. Time 65.4.
Boys (under-19): 100 m: Amandeep Singh (Ludhiana)1, Gurjant Singh (Jalandhar) 2;, Gurpreet Singh (Hoshiarpur). Time 11.45. 400 m: Inderjit Singh (Ludhiana) 1, Arun Singh (UP)2, Jagjit Singh (Batala)3. Time 51.61 Boys (primary school): 100 m: Rajbir Singh (Khanna)1, Amarinder Singh (Sangrur) 2, Abhijit Singh (Khanna) 3. Time 14.94.
Horse race: Dalbara Singh (Pandori) 1, Bandupal Singh Jolly (Mohali), Gurnam Singh (Rampur) 3, Harminder Singh (Dhulkot) 4.
Those who qualified for the second leg of the bullock cart race in the first round include Harjinder Singh, Naib Singh Kalsian, Lakhvir Singh Dhaul Khurd, Chinu Jalaldival, Sunny Majri, Preetam Singh Kheri, Jhanda Singh, Baljinder Singh, Avtar Singh Aasinkalan, Harpreet Singh, Amar Singh Sandor, Harman Singh, Sukhi USA, Tejvir Singh, Bela Singh Lang, Pradhan Harnek Singh Jandiali Kalan, Ranjit Singh Maherna, Baljinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Akbarpur, Prabhjot Singh Chapar, Balwinder Singh, Baljinder Singh, A.P.Kumkalan and Harpreet Singh Jandiali.
Rozal bowls DAV-15 to 56-run win
Chandigarh Finance Secretary Sanjay Kumar being introduced to the players in the Inter-School Limited Overs Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup in Chandigarh on Friday.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 8
A fine bowling spell by Rozal Batra (4 for 25) helped DAV Model School, Sector 15 register a 56-run victory over Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35 in the opening match of the Inter-School Limited Overs Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today. Rozal was well supported by Gursahib and Arjanveer Chadha who got two wickets each for 22 and 21 runs, respectively.
Chasing a victory target of 167 for victory, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35 were bowled out for 110 in 20 overs. Only Narinder stood first against ruins. With a defiant 30 (3x4s) Narinder remained not out. Geet Krishan (19), Sahil Mahajan (14) and Baljinder (17) were the other contributors for Govt Model School.
Earlier, DAV-15 won the toss and posted 166 for 7 in allotted 25 overs. Openers Tanveer Manak (42, 9x4s) and Amanpreet Singh (23, 3x4s, 1x6) gave DAV-15 a solid start by putting on 64 runs for the first wicket before Tanveer was bowled by Narinder. Thirteen runs later Amanpreet also departed.
Then a 42-run association for the sixth wicket between between Lakhan Shandil (25) and Kunal Mahajan (22) sealed the fate of Government Model Senior Secondary School. Aayush Raj Soni scored 28 with the help of four fours. DAV-15 made 166 got 7 in 25 overs.
Earlier, Chandigarh Finance Secretary Sanjay Kumar inaugurated the tournament in which 12 schools are taking part.
Brief scores: DAV-15: 166 for 7 in 25 overs (Tanveer Manak 42, Amanpreet Singh 23, Aayush Raj Soni 28, Lakhan Sandil 25, Kunal Mahajan 22, Dheeraj 2 for 30, Eshaandeep 1 for 30, Gurpeeet 1 for 30, Narinder 1 for 9, Abhilash 1 for 22) bt GMSSS-35: 110 all out in 20 overs (Sahil Mahajan 14, Geet Krishan 17, Narinder not out 30, Baljinder 17, Rozal Batra 4 for 25, Gursahib 2 for 22, Arjanveer Chahda 2 for 21, Tanveer Manak 1 for 20) by 56 runs.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 8A fine bowling spell by Rozal Batra (4 for 25) helped DAV Model School, Sector 15 register a 56-run victory over Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35 in the opening match of the Inter-School Limited Overs Cricket Tournament for Adviser's Cup being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today. Rozal was well supported by Gursahib and Arjanveer Chadha who got two wickets each for 22 and 21 runs, respectively.
Chasing a victory target of 167 for victory, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35 were bowled out for 110 in 20 overs. Only Narinder stood first against ruins. With a defiant 30 (3x4s) Narinder remained not out. Geet Krishan (19), Sahil Mahajan (14) and Baljinder (17) were the other contributors for Govt Model School.
Earlier, DAV-15 won the toss and posted 166 for 7 in allotted 25 overs. Openers Tanveer Manak (42, 9x4s) and Amanpreet Singh (23, 3x4s, 1x6) gave DAV-15 a solid start by putting on 64 runs for the first wicket before Tanveer was bowled by Narinder. Thirteen runs later Amanpreet also departed.
Then a 42-run association for the sixth wicket between between Lakhan Shandil (25) and Kunal Mahajan (22) sealed the fate of Government Model Senior Secondary School. Aayush Raj Soni scored 28 with the help of four fours. DAV-15 made 166 got 7 in 25 overs.
Earlier, Chandigarh Finance Secretary Sanjay Kumar inaugurated the tournament in which 12 schools are taking part.
Brief scores: DAV-15: 166 for 7 in 25 overs (Tanveer Manak 42, Amanpreet Singh 23, Aayush Raj Soni 28, Lakhan Sandil 25, Kunal Mahajan 22, Dheeraj 2 for 30, Eshaandeep 1 for 30, Gurpeeet 1 for 30, Narinder 1 for 9, Abhilash 1 for 22) bt GMSSS-35: 110 all out in 20 overs (Sahil Mahajan 14, Geet Krishan 17, Narinder not out 30, Baljinder 17, Rozal Batra 4 for 25, Gursahib 2 for 22, Arjanveer Chahda 2 for 21, Tanveer Manak 1 for 20) by 56 runs.
BTS Tennis Academy to benefit southern sectors
BTS Director Ravinder Talwar and BTS Tennis Academy consultant and ITF Tutor Kawaljeet Singh 
Banyan School Tree Tennis Academy trainees getting basic lesson in BTS premises in Sector 48-A Chandigarh.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 8
The Banyan Tree School Tennis Academy, which was launched in November last year, has started attracting trainees. The strength of trainees has gone up to more than 75 from 20. Fifty of them are Banyan Tree School students. After the annual examinations, more players are expected to join the academy. Any one can join the academy. However, training for other than school students is imparted in the evening session.
International Tennis Federation Tutor and Touring Coach Kawaljeet Singh said that the BTS Tennis Academy would benefit the tennis lovers in southern sectors of the City Beautiful. Such academy was needed to further promote and popularise this game from the grass root level.
Former director (coaching) of Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Kawaljeet, who will be consultant with the BTS Academy, is confident that with a passage of time, strength of trainees would increase. "With a view to catching them young and groom them on scientific lines, players of this academy would bring laurels to the city as well as to the nation. Results are achieved with a system and not overnight. The BTS Academy aims at producing results on the basis of carefully chalked out system and not on ad hoc-ism.
Kawaljeet was happy that the BTS students are showing keen interest in learning tennis during school hours. By this way, the physical education period is properly utilised. It avoids bother to coming to coaching centre after school hours. However, as the students grow, they will be needed more hours for practice to make themselves physically, mentally and technically sound..
The academy also plans to organise regular competitions. Competition exposure will lead to evaluating the progress of the trainees. The first tournament will be conducted in April.
Besides a fullsize clay court, a mini court has also been constructed to introduce mini tennis.
BTS director Ravinder Talwar said that the school was giving proper attention for the overall development of the students. A modern skating rink is another important sports facility the school has developed. For tennis, more courts, including synthetic, would be added whenever these are required. The school encourages students to participate in sports activities.
Banyan School Tree Tennis Academy trainees getting basic lesson in BTS premises in Sector 48-A Chandigarh.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 8The Banyan Tree School Tennis Academy, which was launched in November last year, has started attracting trainees. The strength of trainees has gone up to more than 75 from 20. Fifty of them are Banyan Tree School students. After the annual examinations, more players are expected to join the academy. Any one can join the academy. However, training for other than school students is imparted in the evening session.
International Tennis Federation Tutor and Touring Coach Kawaljeet Singh said that the BTS Tennis Academy would benefit the tennis lovers in southern sectors of the City Beautiful. Such academy was needed to further promote and popularise this game from the grass root level.
Former director (coaching) of Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Kawaljeet, who will be consultant with the BTS Academy, is confident that with a passage of time, strength of trainees would increase. "With a view to catching them young and groom them on scientific lines, players of this academy would bring laurels to the city as well as to the nation. Results are achieved with a system and not overnight. The BTS Academy aims at producing results on the basis of carefully chalked out system and not on ad hoc-ism.
Kawaljeet was happy that the BTS students are showing keen interest in learning tennis during school hours. By this way, the physical education period is properly utilised. It avoids bother to coming to coaching centre after school hours. However, as the students grow, they will be needed more hours for practice to make themselves physically, mentally and technically sound..
The academy also plans to organise regular competitions. Competition exposure will lead to evaluating the progress of the trainees. The first tournament will be conducted in April.
Besides a fullsize clay court, a mini court has also been constructed to introduce mini tennis.
BTS director Ravinder Talwar said that the school was giving proper attention for the overall development of the students. A modern skating rink is another important sports facility the school has developed. For tennis, more courts, including synthetic, would be added whenever these are required. The school encourages students to participate in sports activities.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Railways, Bombay and Pepsu win
JALANDHAR, FEB 7Propped up by Binta Xess and Saba Anjum, defending champions Indian Railways mesmerised Karnataka by raining 11 goals without reply in the 55th edition of the Rakshak Senior Women National Hockey Championship being played at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium here on Thursday.
Speedy Saba Anjum displayed her skills as she scored two quick goals to give star-packed Indian Railways a 2-0 lead. She opened her team's account in the 8th minute with a field goal and in the next minute she converted a penalty corner to make it 2-0.
However, Railways had to wait for 13 minute to score their third goal which netted by captain Surinder Kaur. Binita Xess then made her presence felt in the 28th minute by scoring her first goal by neatly converting a peanlty corner. Her two field goals in the 36th and 41st minutes were a treat to watch. She, however, was denied a hat-trick as Th Ranjita had scored Railway's fifth goal. Binita rounded up the winners' tally with a field goal one minute before the hooter.
Subhadhra (43rd), Saba Anjum (53rd) and Rajwinder Kuar (58th, penalty corner) scored more goals to swell Railways' tally.
Bombay also proved too good for Delhi whom they routed by 6-1 after playing a one-all draw in the first session. It was Delhi who drew the first blood through Sangeeta who scored a field goal in the 6th minute. Bombay took time to settle down and neutralised the lead int he 27th minute after Sushma Kharb converted a penalty corner.
On crossing over, Bombay looked a different lot with their forwards virtually fighting the battle in the rivals camp.Nidhi Chauhan (40th, 69th), Usha Singh (50th, 61st) and Sarita Hanuman (66th) combined well and repeatedly pierced the Delhi defence to score. Bombay got six penalty corners and Delhi three.
A three-in-a-row feat by Prakash Chaudhary paved the way for Pepsu's 3-0 win over Maharashtra. Prakash started chasing her hat-trick in the 24th minute with a field goal. Then out of five penalty corners, Pepsu got, Prakash converted two in the 31st and 56th minutes.
In the fourth match, Combined Universities chalked out a 5-1 triumph over Andhra Pradesh.
Randhawa cards 7-under 65 for lead
NEW DELHI, FEB 7
Local favourite and Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) member Jyoti Randhawa established a two-stroke lead with a seven under 65. Randhawa on the first day of the Emaar MGF Indian Masters.
Another PGTI member Shiv Kapur also made a brilliant start with a first round score of four under 68. This placed him tied fourth at the end of round one. C Muniyappa was the third PGTI member who ended the day in the top ten. He was tied seventh at three under 69 helped on his way by a hole-in-one on the 12th.
Englishman Richard Finch and Ireland’s Damien McGrane shared second place after having shot rounds of five under 67. World No. 4 Ernie Els was a big disappointment aa he carded three over 75 for tied 77th place. He made five birdies, four bogeys and a frustrating 9 on the 18th. He struggled on the 18th as his second and fourth shots landed in the bushes.
Jyoti Randhawa came out firing on all cylinders at one of his favourite venues, the Delhi Golf Club, where he won his last title in October 2007 (Hero Honda Indian Open). His fantastic bogey-free round saw him make birdies on the third, sixth and 12th and eagles on the 14th and 18th.
Playing at his home course, Kapur sank seven birdies and three bogeys in the first round. He had an eventful first nine. Kapur picked up a birdie on the 11th and then dropped back with consecutive bogeys on the 12th and 13th. He came back strongly with back to back birdies on the 14th and 15th. This was followed by a bogey on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th. The 2005 Asian Tour Rookie of the Year backed up this effort with a solid front nine where he made birdies on the fourth, eighth and ninth. Kapur currently shares the fourth spot along with two others, Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn and Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara.
PGTI member C Muniyappa’s first round effort of three under 69 included an amazing hole-in-one on the 12th, four birdies, one bogey and one double bogey.
Arjun Atwal, SSP Chowrasia, Harmeet Kahlon and Digvijay Singh shot rounds of two under 70 to be in tied 17th. Rahil Gangjee and Ashok Kumar were tied 39th at even par 72. Gaurav Ghei’s three over 75 placed him tied 77th while Jeev Milkha Singh’s disappointing 77 placed him tied 103rd.
Local favourite and Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) member Jyoti Randhawa established a two-stroke lead with a seven under 65. Randhawa on the first day of the Emaar MGF Indian Masters.
Another PGTI member Shiv Kapur also made a brilliant start with a first round score of four under 68. This placed him tied fourth at the end of round one. C Muniyappa was the third PGTI member who ended the day in the top ten. He was tied seventh at three under 69 helped on his way by a hole-in-one on the 12th.
Englishman Richard Finch and Ireland’s Damien McGrane shared second place after having shot rounds of five under 67. World No. 4 Ernie Els was a big disappointment aa he carded three over 75 for tied 77th place. He made five birdies, four bogeys and a frustrating 9 on the 18th. He struggled on the 18th as his second and fourth shots landed in the bushes.
Jyoti Randhawa came out firing on all cylinders at one of his favourite venues, the Delhi Golf Club, where he won his last title in October 2007 (Hero Honda Indian Open). His fantastic bogey-free round saw him make birdies on the third, sixth and 12th and eagles on the 14th and 18th.
Playing at his home course, Kapur sank seven birdies and three bogeys in the first round. He had an eventful first nine. Kapur picked up a birdie on the 11th and then dropped back with consecutive bogeys on the 12th and 13th. He came back strongly with back to back birdies on the 14th and 15th. This was followed by a bogey on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th. The 2005 Asian Tour Rookie of the Year backed up this effort with a solid front nine where he made birdies on the fourth, eighth and ninth. Kapur currently shares the fourth spot along with two others, Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn and Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara.
PGTI member C Muniyappa’s first round effort of three under 69 included an amazing hole-in-one on the 12th, four birdies, one bogey and one double bogey.
Arjun Atwal, SSP Chowrasia, Harmeet Kahlon and Digvijay Singh shot rounds of two under 70 to be in tied 17th. Rahil Gangjee and Ashok Kumar were tied 39th at even par 72. Gaurav Ghei’s three over 75 placed him tied 77th while Jeev Milkha Singh’s disappointing 77 placed him tied 103rd.
Indian Grand Prix Meet in Patiala
CHANDIGARH, FEB 7
The Athletics Federation of India will start its domestic competitions calendar for 2008 with an Indian Grand Prix Meet on February 21 at the National Institute of Sports, in Patiala. There will be 15 events for men and women, according to AFI secretary Lalit Kumar Bhanot.
The events are: Men: 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 50 k m. walking, shot put, triple jump, high jump. Women: 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, long jump, high jump and discus.
Meanwhile, the 14th Federation Cup National Senior Athletic Championship will now be conducted Bhopal instead of Patiala from February 26 to 29. Haryana Amateur Athletic Association secretary HS Bhadu said that the postponement was necessitated due to some technical reasons.
The trials for selection of Haryana State will be held as per schedule at C.R.A. College Sonepat on Februray 10 at 10 a.m. Interested athletes should report to Rajiv Khatri, Secretary, District Athletic Association, Sonepat on the date of trials at 9 a.m. The athletes will be selected on the basis of their performance in the trials and meet the qualifying standards laid down standard by the Athletic Federation of India.
The Athletics Federation of India will start its domestic competitions calendar for 2008 with an Indian Grand Prix Meet on February 21 at the National Institute of Sports, in Patiala. There will be 15 events for men and women, according to AFI secretary Lalit Kumar Bhanot.
The events are: Men: 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 50 k m. walking, shot put, triple jump, high jump. Women: 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, long jump, high jump and discus.
Meanwhile, the 14th Federation Cup National Senior Athletic Championship will now be conducted Bhopal instead of Patiala from February 26 to 29. Haryana Amateur Athletic Association secretary HS Bhadu said that the postponement was necessitated due to some technical reasons.
The trials for selection of Haryana State will be held as per schedule at C.R.A. College Sonepat on Februray 10 at 10 a.m. Interested athletes should report to Rajiv Khatri, Secretary, District Athletic Association, Sonepat on the date of trials at 9 a.m. The athletes will be selected on the basis of their performance in the trials and meet the qualifying standards laid down standard by the Athletic Federation of India.
Kila Raipur Sports off to chilly but thrilling start
KILA RAIPUR (LUDHIANA), FEB 7
The Haywards 5000 Kila Raipur Sports Festival got off to a chilly but thrilling start today. The sun played hide and seek with the clouds as battle-scarred jockeys shouted battle cries goading their bulls to streak through the tracks in the preliminary bullock cart races as quite a sizable crowd held their breath in the open-air stadium at Kila Raipur, 17 km from Ludhiana.
Villagers from all over the region had started trickling in from early morning to occupy vantage seats for the crowd-pulling bullock cart race.
The commentator kept the audience in informed with the events along with his witty comments. The first entrant appeared on the track kicking up a lot of dust in the distant. He shouted his lungs out as the cart clocked 20.40 second.
The stream of contestants continued throughout the day. Three of them clocked the 21-second mark in the first hour. But then there were others who went off the track finishing the run in 26 seconds.
Tomorrow’s inauguration will be performed by two-time Indian Olympic hockey captain Pargat Singh, Sports Director of Punjab.
One of the events in the three-day rural Olympic carnival will be the greyhound race in which last year’s winner Prince belonging to Jagir Singh will defend his title in the “chase the rabbit” race. While earlier real rabbits were released with the greyhounds in the chase, now the chase is for artificial rabbits.
These greyhound pups have been imported from Ireland, England and the USA. One of the racing greyhounds fetched a sum of Rs 3.6 lakh for Bhola of Roli. Another such greyhound was sold for Rs 3.25 lakh.
Kabaddi stars have already arrived for the big prize money event. They include Bhola Singh from Roli, Inderjit Singh Dhariwal (Paddi), Zaildar Balbir Singh (Falwardar), Satti (Khote), Raju (Jagral), Kala (Dhariwal), and Harjinder (Ludhiana).
The top teams participating include Tony Alankar from Tibba, Baja Khana Academy, Moga Academy, Patto Hira Singh Academy and Dashmesh Academy.
The villages in and around the area put off marriages during these days so that they do not miss out on anything.
The sponsors have left no stone unturned to make the biggest sporting extravaganza a memorable event. Those who have pooled in with the sponsorship are Haywards 5000, JK Tyres and Ambuja Cements.
Final results bullock cart time trial (275 mts): 1 Jagrup Singh(A Jargari) 19.62; 2 Jagrup Singh (B Jargari)19.63; 3 Avtar S. (Sahebala) 20.25; 4 Gursevak S (Ramgadh) 20.37; 5 Harchand S (Dhandari)20.47; 6 Harbans S (Kotvangurai) 20.53; 7 Jarnail s (Bangalikalan) 20.56; 8 Gurmeet S (Jodhan)20.60; 9 Baljinder S (Dellon) 20.65 and 9 Jinder S (Kanganlwal)20.65.
The Haywards 5000 Kila Raipur Sports Festival got off to a chilly but thrilling start today. The sun played hide and seek with the clouds as battle-scarred jockeys shouted battle cries goading their bulls to streak through the tracks in the preliminary bullock cart races as quite a sizable crowd held their breath in the open-air stadium at Kila Raipur, 17 km from Ludhiana.
Villagers from all over the region had started trickling in from early morning to occupy vantage seats for the crowd-pulling bullock cart race.
The commentator kept the audience in informed with the events along with his witty comments. The first entrant appeared on the track kicking up a lot of dust in the distant. He shouted his lungs out as the cart clocked 20.40 second.
The stream of contestants continued throughout the day. Three of them clocked the 21-second mark in the first hour. But then there were others who went off the track finishing the run in 26 seconds.
Tomorrow’s inauguration will be performed by two-time Indian Olympic hockey captain Pargat Singh, Sports Director of Punjab.
One of the events in the three-day rural Olympic carnival will be the greyhound race in which last year’s winner Prince belonging to Jagir Singh will defend his title in the “chase the rabbit” race. While earlier real rabbits were released with the greyhounds in the chase, now the chase is for artificial rabbits.
These greyhound pups have been imported from Ireland, England and the USA. One of the racing greyhounds fetched a sum of Rs 3.6 lakh for Bhola of Roli. Another such greyhound was sold for Rs 3.25 lakh.
Kabaddi stars have already arrived for the big prize money event. They include Bhola Singh from Roli, Inderjit Singh Dhariwal (Paddi), Zaildar Balbir Singh (Falwardar), Satti (Khote), Raju (Jagral), Kala (Dhariwal), and Harjinder (Ludhiana).
The top teams participating include Tony Alankar from Tibba, Baja Khana Academy, Moga Academy, Patto Hira Singh Academy and Dashmesh Academy.
The villages in and around the area put off marriages during these days so that they do not miss out on anything.
The sponsors have left no stone unturned to make the biggest sporting extravaganza a memorable event. Those who have pooled in with the sponsorship are Haywards 5000, JK Tyres and Ambuja Cements.
Final results bullock cart time trial (275 mts): 1 Jagrup Singh(A Jargari) 19.62; 2 Jagrup Singh (B Jargari)19.63; 3 Avtar S. (Sahebala) 20.25; 4 Gursevak S (Ramgadh) 20.37; 5 Harchand S (Dhandari)20.47; 6 Harbans S (Kotvangurai) 20.53; 7 Jarnail s (Bangalikalan) 20.56; 8 Gurmeet S (Jodhan)20.60; 9 Baljinder S (Dellon) 20.65 and 9 Jinder S (Kanganlwal)20.65.
Kanchendzonga Mountain Biking Expedition
CHANDIGARH, FEB 7The Kanchendzonga Mountain Biking, first ever international event, is going to unveil on March 2 by Indiatrawell. This 10-day event is going to be annual affair and will carry $ 25,000 as prize money apart from other prizes to be won by the participants. The Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation Limited is organising the expeditionKachengonga and Sikkim are all about natural beauty and all about thrilling adventure. The 10-day event is meant for those who take their relationship with their bikes and nature seriously in the Eastern Himalayan range.
Pedal through the eastern Himalayas, its going to unveils its first ever edition, and salutes the indomitable human spirit. It’s a toast to adventure lovers from around the world, as they come together for this grand cycling and hiking spectacle to the majestic ranges of the Himalayas.
Ride through uncharted interiors, hike through deep forests, hear the music of the rivers and soak in the Himalayan autumn sunshine, as you get your set of wheels ride worthy through single track, village back roads, jeep tracks and as you’d expect a lot of ups and downs. 10 days of splendid adventure racing through a staggering 350 kms gaining an elevation of over 21,000 metres a test of strength and determination, the trans-Himalayan challenge.
Biking route: Gangtok – Ranka – Rumtek – Sang – Martam –Rabong – Kewzing –Tashiding – Phamrong Fall –Yuksam – Darap –Pelling – Dentam – Hee Bermiok – Kaluk –Soreng – Sombaria – Daramdin – Jorethang –Namchi – Namthang and Rongpo
Haryana's Abhilasha loses in doubles semis
KOLKATA, FEB 7
Haryana's Abhilasha Ahuja partnering Shilpi Jaiswal of Bihar lost to Karnataka pair of Prerna Prathap and Prarthana Prathap 4-6, 6-1( 10-8) in the women's doubles semi-final of the SPS Elegant Central Excise AITA Open Grass Court Tennis Championship 2008 here today. In the second semi-final Grace Hannah (TN) and Anushree Thammanna (Kar) defeated Karnataka duo of Asha Nanda Kumar and Akshitha Basavaraju 6-3, 6-2.
The top two seeds in the men's singles were toppled in the quarter-final encounter.Chennai's Kamala Kannan shocked his teammate top seed V.M. Ranjeet in 149 minutes 7-5, 6-4 in the men's quarter-final match. The first set lasted 57 minutes and had three breaks. Kannan broke Ranjeet in the third and 11th games and failed to keep his serve in the tenth. Ranjeet served five aces, 2 double faults and served 70 per cent of first serves correctly. Kannan had three aces, three double faults and served 65 per cent first serves in.
In the second set Ranjeet got broken in the first and seventh games games and Kannan again lost one game, the second. Kannan took the set at 6-4 and booked his berth in the semis. Kannan served 3 aces and 3 double faults and put 76.5 per cent first serves in. Ranjeet put 76 per cent first serves in.
Seventh seed Delhi's Yannick Nelord reached the semis by defeating second seed Chennai player, Vinod Sridhar. In the first set Nelord broke Vinod in the fifth and ninth games and failed to retain his serve in the fourth. Yannick also served five aces. The second set was played on serves with no breaks. In the tie-break, however, Yaninick broke Vinod in first, fourth and eighth points to take the tie breaker at 7-1. The match lasted for 140 minutes. Yannick's positive points were his serves. He also approached the net more often and attacked Vinod on the backhand. Backhand is Vinod's weaker shots.
The other semi finalists are Arjun Goutham from Karnataka and N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth of Tamil Nadu.
Third seeds, Saurav Sukul of Kolkata, partnering Yannick Nelord of Delhi, sealed his place in the semi finals of Men's Doubles by beating Rahil Makharia and Alon Moses of Maharashtra 6-2,6-1.
Top seeded ladies' doubles pair of Ragini Vimal and Shivika Burman lost their semi finals to Grace Hannah of Tamil Nadu and Anushree Thammanna of Karnataka 5-7,7-6 (7-3), (4-10).
Results: Results: Men's singles (QFs): Kamala Kannan (TN) bt V.M. Ranjeet (1)(TN) 7-5,6-4; Arjun Goutham (5)(Kar 6-2,6-2 bt N. Sriram Balaji (TN) 6-3,6-3; N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth (4)(TN) bt Mohammad Fariz (6)(TN) 6-1,6-4; Yannick Nelord (7) (Dli) bt Vinod Sridhar (2)(TN) 6-4,7-6 (7-1).
Men's doubles (QFs): V.M. Ranjeet (TN) & N. Sriram Balaji (TN) beat Javed Akbar Hazary (Pun) & Harshvardhan Thirani (WB) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2; Saurav Sukul (WB) & Yannick Nelord (Dli)(3) bt Rahil Makhria (Mah) & Alon Moses (Mah) 6-2, 6-1; Mohammad Fariz (TN) & Kaushik Raju (Kar) bt Kamala Kannan (TN) & N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth (TN) 6-4,6-4; Arjun Goutham (Kar) & Vinod Sridhar (TN) bt Yuvraj Haral (Mah) & Aniket Sudhir (Mah) 6-2, 6-2.
Ladies' doubles (QFs): Grace Hannah (TN) & Anushree Thammanna (Kar) bt Ragini Vimal (WB) & Shivika Burman (WB)(1) 7-5, 6-7 (3-7),(10-4); Abhilasha Ahuja (Har) & Shilpi Jaiswal (Bih) bt Alisha Chakraborty (WB) & Priyanka Ghosh (WB) 6-0, 6-0.
Ladies' doubles (semi-finals): Grace Hannah (TN) & Anushree Thammanna (Kar) bt Asha Nanda Kumar (Kar) & Akshitha Basavaraju (Kar) 6-3, 6-2; Prerna Prathap (Kar) & Prarthana Prathap (Kar) bt Abhilasha Ahuja (Har) & Shilpi Jaiswal (Bih) 4-6,6-1,( 10-8).
Haryana's Abhilasha Ahuja partnering Shilpi Jaiswal of Bihar lost to Karnataka pair of Prerna Prathap and Prarthana Prathap 4-6, 6-1( 10-8) in the women's doubles semi-final of the SPS Elegant Central Excise AITA Open Grass Court Tennis Championship 2008 here today. In the second semi-final Grace Hannah (TN) and Anushree Thammanna (Kar) defeated Karnataka duo of Asha Nanda Kumar and Akshitha Basavaraju 6-3, 6-2.
The top two seeds in the men's singles were toppled in the quarter-final encounter.Chennai's Kamala Kannan shocked his teammate top seed V.M. Ranjeet in 149 minutes 7-5, 6-4 in the men's quarter-final match. The first set lasted 57 minutes and had three breaks. Kannan broke Ranjeet in the third and 11th games and failed to keep his serve in the tenth. Ranjeet served five aces, 2 double faults and served 70 per cent of first serves correctly. Kannan had three aces, three double faults and served 65 per cent first serves in.
In the second set Ranjeet got broken in the first and seventh games games and Kannan again lost one game, the second. Kannan took the set at 6-4 and booked his berth in the semis. Kannan served 3 aces and 3 double faults and put 76.5 per cent first serves in. Ranjeet put 76 per cent first serves in.
Seventh seed Delhi's Yannick Nelord reached the semis by defeating second seed Chennai player, Vinod Sridhar. In the first set Nelord broke Vinod in the fifth and ninth games and failed to retain his serve in the fourth. Yannick also served five aces. The second set was played on serves with no breaks. In the tie-break, however, Yaninick broke Vinod in first, fourth and eighth points to take the tie breaker at 7-1. The match lasted for 140 minutes. Yannick's positive points were his serves. He also approached the net more often and attacked Vinod on the backhand. Backhand is Vinod's weaker shots.
The other semi finalists are Arjun Goutham from Karnataka and N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth of Tamil Nadu.
Third seeds, Saurav Sukul of Kolkata, partnering Yannick Nelord of Delhi, sealed his place in the semi finals of Men's Doubles by beating Rahil Makharia and Alon Moses of Maharashtra 6-2,6-1.
Top seeded ladies' doubles pair of Ragini Vimal and Shivika Burman lost their semi finals to Grace Hannah of Tamil Nadu and Anushree Thammanna of Karnataka 5-7,7-6 (7-3), (4-10).
Results: Results: Men's singles (QFs): Kamala Kannan (TN) bt V.M. Ranjeet (1)(TN) 7-5,6-4; Arjun Goutham (5)(Kar 6-2,6-2 bt N. Sriram Balaji (TN) 6-3,6-3; N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth (4)(TN) bt Mohammad Fariz (6)(TN) 6-1,6-4; Yannick Nelord (7) (Dli) bt Vinod Sridhar (2)(TN) 6-4,7-6 (7-1).
Men's doubles (QFs): V.M. Ranjeet (TN) & N. Sriram Balaji (TN) beat Javed Akbar Hazary (Pun) & Harshvardhan Thirani (WB) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2; Saurav Sukul (WB) & Yannick Nelord (Dli)(3) bt Rahil Makhria (Mah) & Alon Moses (Mah) 6-2, 6-1; Mohammad Fariz (TN) & Kaushik Raju (Kar) bt Kamala Kannan (TN) & N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth (TN) 6-4,6-4; Arjun Goutham (Kar) & Vinod Sridhar (TN) bt Yuvraj Haral (Mah) & Aniket Sudhir (Mah) 6-2, 6-2.
Ladies' doubles (QFs): Grace Hannah (TN) & Anushree Thammanna (Kar) bt Ragini Vimal (WB) & Shivika Burman (WB)(1) 7-5, 6-7 (3-7),(10-4); Abhilasha Ahuja (Har) & Shilpi Jaiswal (Bih) bt Alisha Chakraborty (WB) & Priyanka Ghosh (WB) 6-0, 6-0.
Ladies' doubles (semi-finals): Grace Hannah (TN) & Anushree Thammanna (Kar) bt Asha Nanda Kumar (Kar) & Akshitha Basavaraju (Kar) 6-3, 6-2; Prerna Prathap (Kar) & Prarthana Prathap (Kar) bt Abhilasha Ahuja (Har) & Shilpi Jaiswal (Bih) 4-6,6-1,( 10-8).
Recrucitment for Boys Sports Company
CHANDIGARH, FEB 7
Boys Sports Company, 1 Signal Training Centre (STC), Jabalpur, a joint sports venture between Army and Sports Authority of India, is inviting prospective outstanding sports boys to appear for the selection rally along with their parents/guardians at Boys Sports Company, No 4 Technical Training Regiment, No. 1 STC, Mandla Road, Jabalpur Cantonment on February 27 in the morning hours.
Prospective boys should have obtained first, second or third position in district level sports meet or Junior National sports meet. Football players should have playing members of the victorious team at district level or Junior National level. Prospective boys should be between 12 to 16 years of age and should have passed sixth class at 12 years of age. Their height/weight should be respectively 155 cms, 157 cms, 162 cms, 165 cms, 170 cms / 35 kgs, 42 kgs 47 kgs, 52 kgs and 55 kgs.
Those candidates who have obtained winning positions in National/Junior National/District/School Federation/Inter Zonal Championships will be given preference. Alternatively, the candidate should display outstanding sports skills at the selection process. Candidates must pass medical examination as per Army standards before selection. Selected candidates will get free boarding, lodging and education upto 10th class and will be given high class sports training to make them fit as sports soldiers, after which they will be made to go through an Army Recruitment Selection Board.
Prospective boys and their parents/guardians will have to make their own arrangements for traveling, boarding and lodging at Jabalpur.
Those candidates who wish to have a copy of the prospectus and admission form should send a money order of Rs 30 only, latest by Feb 25, along with their complete address including pin code, to the Accounts Officer, Boys Sports Company, 4 TTR, 1 STC, Jabalpur (M.P), Pin 482 001.
Those who do not wish to obtain the prospectus by money order may collect the admission form on arrival at Jabalpur and submit the completed admission form together with latest pass port size photograph and certificates of the candidate.
Boys Sports Company, 1 Signal Training Centre (STC), Jabalpur, a joint sports venture between Army and Sports Authority of India, is inviting prospective outstanding sports boys to appear for the selection rally along with their parents/guardians at Boys Sports Company, No 4 Technical Training Regiment, No. 1 STC, Mandla Road, Jabalpur Cantonment on February 27 in the morning hours.
Prospective boys should have obtained first, second or third position in district level sports meet or Junior National sports meet. Football players should have playing members of the victorious team at district level or Junior National level. Prospective boys should be between 12 to 16 years of age and should have passed sixth class at 12 years of age. Their height/weight should be respectively 155 cms, 157 cms, 162 cms, 165 cms, 170 cms / 35 kgs, 42 kgs 47 kgs, 52 kgs and 55 kgs.
Those candidates who have obtained winning positions in National/Junior National/District/School Federation/Inter Zonal Championships will be given preference. Alternatively, the candidate should display outstanding sports skills at the selection process. Candidates must pass medical examination as per Army standards before selection. Selected candidates will get free boarding, lodging and education upto 10th class and will be given high class sports training to make them fit as sports soldiers, after which they will be made to go through an Army Recruitment Selection Board.
Prospective boys and their parents/guardians will have to make their own arrangements for traveling, boarding and lodging at Jabalpur.
Those candidates who wish to have a copy of the prospectus and admission form should send a money order of Rs 30 only, latest by Feb 25, along with their complete address including pin code, to the Accounts Officer, Boys Sports Company, 4 TTR, 1 STC, Jabalpur (M.P), Pin 482 001.
Those who do not wish to obtain the prospectus by money order may collect the admission form on arrival at Jabalpur and submit the completed admission form together with latest pass port size photograph and certificates of the candidate.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
WGAI team wins EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters Pro-Am
Jose Manuel Lara guided the Women's Golf Association of India team to victory in the EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters Pro Am at the Delhi Golf Club in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The WGAI team which comprised three amateurs -- Satish Tandon, V.S. Singh and Devin Narang -- carded a net 57 to take the honours, one shot ahead of the Professional Golf Tour of India team that comprised of Raphael Jacquelin, Gautam Thapar (President, PGTI), Sanjay Labroo and Rana Talwar.
The Delhi Golf Club team (Richard Finch, Gagan Verma, Karan Vasudeva and Pawan Kumar) finished third on a net 59, beating the second WGAI team (Gonzalo Fdez-Catano, Vidhur Chopra, Anupama Singh and Madhushree Birla) on a countback.
World number four Ernie Els led his EMAAR-MGF team which included Pawan Munjal, R.K. Bhattacharya and J. Daulatsingh to a sixth place finish on a net 60 while Jeev Milkha Singh, featuring for another EMAAR-MGF team, settled for the seventh place, also on a net 60. The amateurs in the team included G.N. Bajbai, Raj Khosla and V.K. Duggal.
The event, which attracted 23 teams, provided some of the leading professionals a final chance to fine tune their game ahead of the main event, starting on Thursday.
The curtain-raiser to the first $2.5 million European Tour event was also a great opportunity for amateurs to rub shoulders with some of the finest players in the world.
The WGAI team which comprised three amateurs -- Satish Tandon, V.S. Singh and Devin Narang -- carded a net 57 to take the honours, one shot ahead of the Professional Golf Tour of India team that comprised of Raphael Jacquelin, Gautam Thapar (President, PGTI), Sanjay Labroo and Rana Talwar.
The Delhi Golf Club team (Richard Finch, Gagan Verma, Karan Vasudeva and Pawan Kumar) finished third on a net 59, beating the second WGAI team (Gonzalo Fdez-Catano, Vidhur Chopra, Anupama Singh and Madhushree Birla) on a countback.
World number four Ernie Els led his EMAAR-MGF team which included Pawan Munjal, R.K. Bhattacharya and J. Daulatsingh to a sixth place finish on a net 60 while Jeev Milkha Singh, featuring for another EMAAR-MGF team, settled for the seventh place, also on a net 60. The amateurs in the team included G.N. Bajbai, Raj Khosla and V.K. Duggal.
The event, which attracted 23 teams, provided some of the leading professionals a final chance to fine tune their game ahead of the main event, starting on Thursday.
The curtain-raiser to the first $2.5 million European Tour event was also a great opportunity for amateurs to rub shoulders with some of the finest players in the world.
Malik-Bishnoi lose in doubles
KOLKATA, FEB 6
Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association trainees Vijayant Malik and Jitin Bishnoi (HSIIDC) lost to topseeded Tamil Nadu pair of VM Ranjeet and N Sriram Balaji in straight sets 4-6, 3-6 in the men's doubles quarter-finals of the SPS Elegant Central Excise AITA Open Grass Court Tennis Championship today.
Chandigarh's Deepinder Bains and Bharat Bhardwaj (Uttar Pradesh) also bowed out of the men's doubles competiton as they were beaten by Maharashtrra duo of Yuvraj Haral and Aniket Sudhir -4,6-1.
Sixth seed Mohammad Fariz of Tamil Nadu ended the challenge of Chandigarh-based Yogesh Phogat (HSIIDC 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 in the men's singles pre-quarter-final match.
On a day that saw Kolkata paralysed due to a bandh, Kolkata'a Men's Singles challenge fizzled out. Top seed V.M. Ranjeet of Tamil Nadu reduced the quarter-final match against wild card Harshvardhan Thirani of Kolkata to a one- sided match 6-1, 6-0. Qualifier Vinod Kumar Sewa of Kolkata lost to second seeded Chennai veteran Vinod Sridhar 0-6,1-6.
In the women's singles quarter-final match second seed and defending champion Ragini Vimal brushed aside the challenge of Haryana girl Abhilasha Ahuja 6-0,6-2.
Results: Men's singles (PQFs): V.M. Ranjeet (1)(TN bt Harshvardhan Thirani (WB) 6-1,6-0; Kamala Kannan (TN bt Kaushik Raju ((Kar) 6-1,6-0; N. Sriram Balaji (TN) btt Arjun Goutham (5)(Kar) 6-2,6-2; Mohammad Fariz (6)(TN) bt Yogesh Phogat (HSIIDC) 7-6 (8-6),6-2; N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth (4)(TN) bt A.S. Suresh Krishna (AP) 6-1,3-6,7-5; Yannick Nelord (7)(Dli) bt Rahil Makharia (Mah) 6-3,7-5; Vinod Sridhar (2)(TN) bt Vinod Kumar Sewa (B) 6-0,6-1.
Ladies' singles (QFs): Asha Nanda Kumar (1)(Kar) beat Anushree Thammanna (7)(Kar) 6-1,7-5; Akshita Basavaraju (Kar) bt Rani Smita Jain (6)(IAF) 6-3,6-4 ; Shivika Burman (5)(WB) bt Grace Hannah (TN) 6-4,6-7(5-7),6-0; Ragini Vimal (2)(WB) bt Abhilasha Ahuja (8) (Har) 6-0,6-2.
Men's Doubles (QFs): V.M. Ranjeet (TN) & N. Sriram Balaji (TN)(1) bt Vijayant Malik (Chd) & Jitin Bishnoi (HSIIDC) 6-4,6-3; Javed Akbar Hazary (Pun) & Harshvardhan Thirani (WB) bt Abijeet Tiwari (Cg) & A.S. Suresh Krishna (AP) 4-6,6-3,(10-6); Kamala Kannan (TN) & N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth (TN)(4) bt Ashmeet Singh (Raj) & Vishwanath Savadi (Kar) 6-1,6-1; Yuvraj Haral (Mah) & Aniket Sudhir (Mah) bt Deepinder Bains (Chd) & Bharat Bhardwaj (UP) 6-4,6-1.
Ladies' Doubles (QFs): Asha Nanda Kumar (Kar) & Akshitha Basavaraju (Kar) bt Rani Smita Jain (IAF) & B. Svarupa Raadhae (TN)(4) 6-0,6-0; Prerna Prathap (Kar)& Prarthana Prathap (Kar) bt D. Harshini Reddy (Kar) & Mohana Sarker (WB)(3) 7-5,6-2.
Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association trainees Vijayant Malik and Jitin Bishnoi (HSIIDC) lost to topseeded Tamil Nadu pair of VM Ranjeet and N Sriram Balaji in straight sets 4-6, 3-6 in the men's doubles quarter-finals of the SPS Elegant Central Excise AITA Open Grass Court Tennis Championship today.
Chandigarh's Deepinder Bains and Bharat Bhardwaj (Uttar Pradesh) also bowed out of the men's doubles competiton as they were beaten by Maharashtrra duo of Yuvraj Haral and Aniket Sudhir -4,6-1.
Sixth seed Mohammad Fariz of Tamil Nadu ended the challenge of Chandigarh-based Yogesh Phogat (HSIIDC 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 in the men's singles pre-quarter-final match.
On a day that saw Kolkata paralysed due to a bandh, Kolkata'a Men's Singles challenge fizzled out. Top seed V.M. Ranjeet of Tamil Nadu reduced the quarter-final match against wild card Harshvardhan Thirani of Kolkata to a one- sided match 6-1, 6-0. Qualifier Vinod Kumar Sewa of Kolkata lost to second seeded Chennai veteran Vinod Sridhar 0-6,1-6.
In the women's singles quarter-final match second seed and defending champion Ragini Vimal brushed aside the challenge of Haryana girl Abhilasha Ahuja 6-0,6-2.
Results: Men's singles (PQFs): V.M. Ranjeet (1)(TN bt Harshvardhan Thirani (WB) 6-1,6-0; Kamala Kannan (TN bt Kaushik Raju ((Kar) 6-1,6-0; N. Sriram Balaji (TN) btt Arjun Goutham (5)(Kar) 6-2,6-2; Mohammad Fariz (6)(TN) bt Yogesh Phogat (HSIIDC) 7-6 (8-6),6-2; N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth (4)(TN) bt A.S. Suresh Krishna (AP) 6-1,3-6,7-5; Yannick Nelord (7)(Dli) bt Rahil Makharia (Mah) 6-3,7-5; Vinod Sridhar (2)(TN) bt Vinod Kumar Sewa (B) 6-0,6-1.
Ladies' singles (QFs): Asha Nanda Kumar (1)(Kar) beat Anushree Thammanna (7)(Kar) 6-1,7-5; Akshita Basavaraju (Kar) bt Rani Smita Jain (6)(IAF) 6-3,6-4 ; Shivika Burman (5)(WB) bt Grace Hannah (TN) 6-4,6-7(5-7),6-0; Ragini Vimal (2)(WB) bt Abhilasha Ahuja (8) (Har) 6-0,6-2.
Men's Doubles (QFs): V.M. Ranjeet (TN) & N. Sriram Balaji (TN)(1) bt Vijayant Malik (Chd) & Jitin Bishnoi (HSIIDC) 6-4,6-3; Javed Akbar Hazary (Pun) & Harshvardhan Thirani (WB) bt Abijeet Tiwari (Cg) & A.S. Suresh Krishna (AP) 4-6,6-3,(10-6); Kamala Kannan (TN) & N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth (TN)(4) bt Ashmeet Singh (Raj) & Vishwanath Savadi (Kar) 6-1,6-1; Yuvraj Haral (Mah) & Aniket Sudhir (Mah) bt Deepinder Bains (Chd) & Bharat Bhardwaj (UP) 6-4,6-1.
Ladies' Doubles (QFs): Asha Nanda Kumar (Kar) & Akshitha Basavaraju (Kar) bt Rani Smita Jain (IAF) & B. Svarupa Raadhae (TN)(4) 6-0,6-0; Prerna Prathap (Kar)& Prarthana Prathap (Kar) bt D. Harshini Reddy (Kar) & Mohana Sarker (WB)(3) 7-5,6-2.
Chennai Superstars owe it to Badani
CHENNAI, FEB 6A brilliant all-round performance by captain Hemang Badani (112 and 2 for 38) helped Chennai Superstars register an impressive six-wicket victory over Kolkata Tigers in the 12th encounter of the Indian Cricket League 50's at Mayajaal Sports Village in Chennai. Badani was adjudged the man of the match.
Chasing a victory target of 312, Chennai Superstars achieved it by scoring 315 for 4, with one over and 5 balls to spare. They had a disappointing start as they lost opener Hemant Kumar (18) with scorecard reading 34 after 3.5 overs. New comer R Satish and opener V Devedran (24) put on 22 run for the second wicket before the latter returned to the pavilion. R Satish struck 37 ball 42 , hitting seven boundaries. The Superstars then lost three wickets with score on 101 in the 15th over.
Hemang Badani and V Saravanan.Hemang then flayed the Kolkata Tigers bowlers and realised 209 runs for the fourth wicket. Hemang struck a fine 112 off 94 balls and V Saravanan remained undefeated on 107. Man of the match Hemang Badani struck four towering sixes and seven boundaries. Saravanan's innings was studded with 11 fours and one six. After the fall of Hemang Badani at 311 , V Saravanan hit the winning runs.
Earlier, Kolkata Tigers skipper Deep Dasgupta won the toss and elected to bat. Electing to bat the Kolkata Tigers piled on on 311in their 50 overs. The Kolkata innings was off to a shaky start as the opener Paryiz Aziz was back in the pavilion by the fourth over, with the score on 8. This brought in Subhomoy Das who along with captain Deep Dasgupta put on 104 runs for the second wicket to take Kolkata to a safer position.
Subhomoy Das struck a breezy 80 off 81 balls hitting five fours and one six and was the star of the Tigers innings. Deep Dasgupta gave him able support with a 62-ball 54. After the fall of these two wickets in quick time Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Rohan Gavaskar struck a partnership of 93 to take the score past 260. Gavaskar's hurricane 61 in 64 delivereis contained hitting two sixes and three fours while Jhunjhunwala struck a quickfire 39 off 40 balls. Chennai Superstars' Hemang Badani captured two wickets for 38 .
Brief scores: Chennai Superstars: 315 for 4 in 48.1 overs (V Saravanan 107, Hemang Badani 112, Abu Nachim 2 for 60) beat Kolkata Tigers: 311 for 7 in 50 overs (Subhomoy Das 80, Rohan Gasvaskar 61, Deep Dasgupta 54, Hemang Badani 2 for 38, R Jesura 1 for 41) by six wickets.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Indian golf on fast track: Jeev
New Delhi, February 5
Former Asian number one Jeev Milkha Singh, making an appearance at the EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters this week, says that golf in India will continue to be the fastest growing sport with the inclusion of top class events in the country.
Chandigarh-based Jeev, who emerged as Asian Tour’s number one in 2006, admitted that the sport in the country is experiencing a boom as he hopes for more young guns to come out and compete on the international stage.
“It is the fastest growing sport in India. Golf has attracted a lot of interest among the youngsters over the years and with top events coming in, it will be good exposure for the kids as well,” said Jeev, who gained an invite to the US Masters this year.
“I think it is a matter of time when India can match the growth of the sport in China. We have a lot of potential and kids who can make it on the big stage. I would love to see new young faces and I will give them my support. I’m confident that we will witness more new players making a breakthrough. With two of the first three events on the Asian Tour to be staged in India, it signals the growth of the sport here,” admitted the Chandigarh-born star.
Jeev, a member of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), will compete in the US$2.5 million Asian Tour and European Tour event this week alongside compatriots Jyoti Randhawa, Shiv Kapur, and Arjun Atwal at the Delhi Golf Club. The other top names present include Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee and Prayad Marksaeng, Korea’s Lee Sung, South African Ernie Els, Irishman Darren Clarke, and David Howell of England.
Since his appearance last October, the 37-year-old Jeev will relish his return to the Delhi Golf Club hoping for a solid start to the year.
“I do enjoy playing at home, there's always pressure and expectations are high, and I do understand that. But that's what we professional golfers are there for. I have to handle the pressure and get the most out of it. I enjoy playing at home. And if I can do that in the future, also, I would love to come back here.
“I have been playing well and hoping to continue my form this week. And also for all of the kids to watch the top players playing this week, I think it's the best thing that could happen for Indian golf,” said Singh, who finished in the top-20 in his Dubai outing last week.
Compatriot Atwal, who will compete on home soil since his last appearance in 2005, shares a similar sentiment with Jeev as he was pleased to return to home ground.
“I'm really happy to come back home. Also I get to see my family as well, because my parents are here and my wife.
“I had three months off, so I practiced really hard and worked on my game and it's pretty good. You know, I played one tournament on the Nationwide Tour in Panama, and finished tied second so getting the right step two weeks ago,” said Atwal, who has been competing in United States since 2004. He lost his card at the end of 2007.
Former Asian number one Jeev Milkha Singh, making an appearance at the EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters this week, says that golf in India will continue to be the fastest growing sport with the inclusion of top class events in the country.
Chandigarh-based Jeev, who emerged as Asian Tour’s number one in 2006, admitted that the sport in the country is experiencing a boom as he hopes for more young guns to come out and compete on the international stage.
“It is the fastest growing sport in India. Golf has attracted a lot of interest among the youngsters over the years and with top events coming in, it will be good exposure for the kids as well,” said Jeev, who gained an invite to the US Masters this year.
“I think it is a matter of time when India can match the growth of the sport in China. We have a lot of potential and kids who can make it on the big stage. I would love to see new young faces and I will give them my support. I’m confident that we will witness more new players making a breakthrough. With two of the first three events on the Asian Tour to be staged in India, it signals the growth of the sport here,” admitted the Chandigarh-born star.
Jeev, a member of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), will compete in the US$2.5 million Asian Tour and European Tour event this week alongside compatriots Jyoti Randhawa, Shiv Kapur, and Arjun Atwal at the Delhi Golf Club. The other top names present include Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee and Prayad Marksaeng, Korea’s Lee Sung, South African Ernie Els, Irishman Darren Clarke, and David Howell of England.
Since his appearance last October, the 37-year-old Jeev will relish his return to the Delhi Golf Club hoping for a solid start to the year.
“I do enjoy playing at home, there's always pressure and expectations are high, and I do understand that. But that's what we professional golfers are there for. I have to handle the pressure and get the most out of it. I enjoy playing at home. And if I can do that in the future, also, I would love to come back here.
“I have been playing well and hoping to continue my form this week. And also for all of the kids to watch the top players playing this week, I think it's the best thing that could happen for Indian golf,” said Singh, who finished in the top-20 in his Dubai outing last week.
Compatriot Atwal, who will compete on home soil since his last appearance in 2005, shares a similar sentiment with Jeev as he was pleased to return to home ground.
“I'm really happy to come back home. Also I get to see my family as well, because my parents are here and my wife.
“I had three months off, so I practiced really hard and worked on my game and it's pretty good. You know, I played one tournament on the Nationwide Tour in Panama, and finished tied second so getting the right step two weeks ago,” said Atwal, who has been competing in United States since 2004. He lost his card at the end of 2007.
Kila Raipur ready for 'Rural Olympics'
From left to right: JK Tyres General Manager (Sales) Rakesh Kandhari, cheif organiser Sukhvir Singh Grewal and General Manager Relay Worldwide Mahesh Ranka addressing a press conference at Press Club in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Photo by Balbir Singh.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 5
The Haywards 5000 Kila Raipur Sports Festival unfolds its three-day sporting extravaganza on the 7 acre open stadium at village Kila Raipur, situated 17 km south of Ludhiana, on February 8. Popularly known as 'Rural Olympics' the annual rural event this year will see the country's top athletes namely fastest Indian runner Vishal Saxena, two-lap national champ 800 Gharaunda Ram and the nation's 4 x 100 metres Olympic women relay member Harwant Kaur in action. The top hockey teams, including star-packed Punjab Police and BSF and the four best basketball teams of the state will also sweat it out for the top honours in the 73rd edition.
The Rural Fesltival attracts participants from all over Punjab as well as other states. From a seven- year old to a 70-year old they will display their unique physical prowess and trickery angling for the prize money which is being doled out for each event by the Grewal Sports Association.
This year the prize money for each event has been hiked to Rs 5,000 for the winner and Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000 for the first and second runner-up, respectively. Chief organiser Sukhvir Singh Grewal said that the GSA would distribute prize money worth Rs eight lakh approximately.
More than 5,000 sportspersons, both in Olympic and traditional style, will converge on the dusty fields watched by over four lakh spectators and viewed on television as also lovers of this sporting event in Canada and England.
Foreign television companies will be competing with the Indian TV channels to shoot the entire three-day bonanza which will include the prized bullock-cart race. The elimination race will see the bulls galloping down with the jockeys balancing precariously on their small carts. This race is rated as the main attraction of the mela. Prized oxen from all over the region will be participating in the elimination race to be held one day before the inauguration.
Tent pegging will also be a major event which will require clocklike precision and uncanny sense of anticipation as the riders pierce the planted pegs while galloping down on their horses.
This year the main sponsors are Hayward 5000 and the co-sponsors J K Tyre and Ambuja Cement.
Relay Worldwide General Manager Mahesh Ranka said "Hayward 5000 was happy to be associated with the biggest rural sports festival."
In a press release Apurv Nagpal, of SAB Miller India, said: "It is now the turn of the strongest men to take Punjab by storm. Punjabi men are known for their bravery, their strength and endurance. Haywards 5000, which is a hallmark of masculinity, is a perfect complement to the search for excellence amongst Punjab's strongest men , showcasing to the world what feats the asli Punjabi men are capable of "
" J K Tyres will bring in their expertise in international sports to the Kila Raipur festival. They also want a special binding with the farmers for a better awareness of their rural customers," JK Tyres (Sales) General Manager Rakesh Kandhari told newsmen at the press conference
Two-time Indian Olympic hockey captain Pargat Singh will inaugurate the Rural Games on February 8. Union Minister of State for Industry Ashwini Kumar will be the chief guest on Feb 10. The inauguration and closing ceremony will be colourful events with fireworks illuminating the skies. Each evening after the sporting events the spectators and the participants will be regaled by Punjabi folk singers and artistes performing the giddha, bhangra, Rajasthani dance and the Haryanvi dance.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 5
The Haywards 5000 Kila Raipur Sports Festival unfolds its three-day sporting extravaganza on the 7 acre open stadium at village Kila Raipur, situated 17 km south of Ludhiana, on February 8. Popularly known as 'Rural Olympics' the annual rural event this year will see the country's top athletes namely fastest Indian runner Vishal Saxena, two-lap national champ 800 Gharaunda Ram and the nation's 4 x 100 metres Olympic women relay member Harwant Kaur in action. The top hockey teams, including star-packed Punjab Police and BSF and the four best basketball teams of the state will also sweat it out for the top honours in the 73rd edition.
The Rural Fesltival attracts participants from all over Punjab as well as other states. From a seven- year old to a 70-year old they will display their unique physical prowess and trickery angling for the prize money which is being doled out for each event by the Grewal Sports Association.
This year the prize money for each event has been hiked to Rs 5,000 for the winner and Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000 for the first and second runner-up, respectively. Chief organiser Sukhvir Singh Grewal said that the GSA would distribute prize money worth Rs eight lakh approximately.
More than 5,000 sportspersons, both in Olympic and traditional style, will converge on the dusty fields watched by over four lakh spectators and viewed on television as also lovers of this sporting event in Canada and England.
Foreign television companies will be competing with the Indian TV channels to shoot the entire three-day bonanza which will include the prized bullock-cart race. The elimination race will see the bulls galloping down with the jockeys balancing precariously on their small carts. This race is rated as the main attraction of the mela. Prized oxen from all over the region will be participating in the elimination race to be held one day before the inauguration.
Tent pegging will also be a major event which will require clocklike precision and uncanny sense of anticipation as the riders pierce the planted pegs while galloping down on their horses.
This year the main sponsors are Hayward 5000 and the co-sponsors J K Tyre and Ambuja Cement.
Relay Worldwide General Manager Mahesh Ranka said "Hayward 5000 was happy to be associated with the biggest rural sports festival."
In a press release Apurv Nagpal, of SAB Miller India, said: "It is now the turn of the strongest men to take Punjab by storm. Punjabi men are known for their bravery, their strength and endurance. Haywards 5000, which is a hallmark of masculinity, is a perfect complement to the search for excellence amongst Punjab's strongest men , showcasing to the world what feats the asli Punjabi men are capable of "
" J K Tyres will bring in their expertise in international sports to the Kila Raipur festival. They also want a special binding with the farmers for a better awareness of their rural customers," JK Tyres (Sales) General Manager Rakesh Kandhari told newsmen at the press conference
Two-time Indian Olympic hockey captain Pargat Singh will inaugurate the Rural Games on February 8. Union Minister of State for Industry Ashwini Kumar will be the chief guest on Feb 10. The inauguration and closing ceremony will be colourful events with fireworks illuminating the skies. Each evening after the sporting events the spectators and the participants will be regaled by Punjabi folk singers and artistes performing the giddha, bhangra, Rajasthani dance and the Haryanvi dance.
PS Lamba appointed TC chairman
CHANDIGARH, FEB 5Mahesh Joshi of Madhya Pradesh and AS Naqvi of Rajasthan were unanimously elected president and general secretary of the Ball Badminton Federation of India in annual general body meeting of the federation held at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in Warangal (Andhra Pradesh) last week.
Other members elected were: Vice-presidents: Jagjit Singh Chouhan (Haryana), S Murlidharan (Kerala), SS China (Punjab), TSR Sashtri (AP). Treasurer: Abdul Wahab (Rajasthan). Joint secretaries: Wahiullah Khan (UP), Arti Dadhi (Mah), PS Thakur (Chandigarh), Vijay Kumar (Delhi).
Chief Referee: K Nanu (Kerala). Deputy chief referee: P Tulsidas (Andhra).
PS Lamba of Chandigarh has been appointed as chairman of Tournament Committee. Other members of the committee are: Ashok Sharma (MP), Ravi Dhanger (Chattisgarh), Prakash Bapat (MP).
LA Iqbal of Hyderabad is the chairman of selection committee. Other selectors are: V Kamalakar Reddy (Hyderabad), MD Vasudevan (TN), Murali Krishna (Jharkhand), GV Vasu (Andhra).Public Relation officer: SM Raju (Karnataka).
The BBFI also released the following calendar for 2008-9. 54th Senior National at Chennai from May 1 to 4. Third Mini Mixed Doubles Nationals at Chennai from May 2 to 4. 28th Sub-Junior Nationls at Amritsar in September. 54th Junior Nationals at Sangali in December. 31st South Zone Championship at Vijayawada in June. 29th East Zone Championship at Bhubhneshwar (Orissa) in October. 29th West Zone Championship at Indore in May. 29th North Zone Championship at Gurgaon (Haryana) in June and Federation Cup at Kolkata in January, 2009.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Harpreet, Harpreet Kaur best athletes
MOHALI, Feb 4
Harpeet Singh and Harpreet Kaur were declared the best athletes among men and women in the 24th Annual Sports Meet of Government College here today.
Earlier, Mrs Roop Aulakh, Principal inaugurated the meet by unfurling flag and Mr .H.I.S. Grewal, Deputy Commissioner distributed the prizes to the winners of various categories of different sports.
Speaking on the occasion the Deputy Commissioner underlined the need to play with sportsman’s spirit to carve a niche in the field of sports. He pointed out that sports not only promotes discipline amongst the participants but also encourages them to excel in every field.
On this occasion former Principal S.S. Gulati, staff members, office bearers of Old Student Association and Parent Teacher Association were also present.
Resutls: Men: 5000 m:1 Harpreet Singh, 3 Varinder Singh. Shot put:1 Harjit Singh, 2 Randeep Gill. 1500m: 1 Harpreet Singh, 2 Varinder Singh. Long jump: 1 Davinder Singh, 2 Honey Kumar. 200m: 1 Honey Kumar, 2 Manjinder Singh. 400m: 1 Honey Kumar, 2 Harpreet Singh. 10,000m: 1 Harpeet Singh, 2 Varinder Singh. 100m: 1 Honey Kumar, 2 Harpeet Singh. Slow Cycling: 1 Jatinder Singh, 2 Gurdeep Singh. Staff Race:1 Prof. R.P. Kaushik, 2 Dr.J.S. Sekhon, Javelin throw: 1 Jatinder Singh, 2 Gagandeep.
Women: Shot put: 1 Vandana Teji, 2 Harpreet Kaur. Javelin throw: 1Harpreet Kaur, 2 Vandana Teji, High jump:1 Harpreet Kaur, 2 Vandana Teji, Long jump: 1 Harpreet Kaur, 2 Rajpreet Kaur. 200m: 1 Harpreet Kaur, 2 Vandana Teji, Three Leg Race:1 Priya & Navneet, 2 Vandana & Yash Priya. 400m: 1 Vandana Teji, 2 Rajpreet Kaur. Staff Race: 1 Prof. Deepa Bajaj, 2 Dr.Prabhjot Kaur.
Harpeet Singh and Harpreet Kaur were declared the best athletes among men and women in the 24th Annual Sports Meet of Government College here today.
Earlier, Mrs Roop Aulakh, Principal inaugurated the meet by unfurling flag and Mr .H.I.S. Grewal, Deputy Commissioner distributed the prizes to the winners of various categories of different sports.
Speaking on the occasion the Deputy Commissioner underlined the need to play with sportsman’s spirit to carve a niche in the field of sports. He pointed out that sports not only promotes discipline amongst the participants but also encourages them to excel in every field.
On this occasion former Principal S.S. Gulati, staff members, office bearers of Old Student Association and Parent Teacher Association were also present.
Resutls: Men: 5000 m:1 Harpreet Singh, 3 Varinder Singh. Shot put:1 Harjit Singh, 2 Randeep Gill. 1500m: 1 Harpreet Singh, 2 Varinder Singh. Long jump: 1 Davinder Singh, 2 Honey Kumar. 200m: 1 Honey Kumar, 2 Manjinder Singh. 400m: 1 Honey Kumar, 2 Harpreet Singh. 10,000m: 1 Harpeet Singh, 2 Varinder Singh. 100m: 1 Honey Kumar, 2 Harpeet Singh. Slow Cycling: 1 Jatinder Singh, 2 Gurdeep Singh. Staff Race:1 Prof. R.P. Kaushik, 2 Dr.J.S. Sekhon, Javelin throw: 1 Jatinder Singh, 2 Gagandeep.
Women: Shot put: 1 Vandana Teji, 2 Harpreet Kaur. Javelin throw: 1Harpreet Kaur, 2 Vandana Teji, High jump:1 Harpreet Kaur, 2 Vandana Teji, Long jump: 1 Harpreet Kaur, 2 Rajpreet Kaur. 200m: 1 Harpreet Kaur, 2 Vandana Teji, Three Leg Race:1 Priya & Navneet, 2 Vandana & Yash Priya. 400m: 1 Vandana Teji, 2 Rajpreet Kaur. Staff Race: 1 Prof. Deepa Bajaj, 2 Dr.Prabhjot Kaur.
Jesuraj stars in Chennai Superstars win
CHANDIGARH, FEB 4Chennai Superstars defeated Mumbai Champs by 83 runs in the 10th match of the 50 overs Indian Cricket League being played at the Mayajaal Sports village in Chennai.
Electing to bat, Chennai Superstars piled up 280 for 8 in their 50 overs. Openers C Hemanth Kumar (71, 9x4s) and V Devendran (52, 8x4s, 1x6) gave Superstars a solid start by putting on 66 in 11.3 overs before Devendran returned to the pavilion
Hemanth and SV Saravanan (52, 5x4s) realised 112 runs for the second wicket boundaries. Both batsmen fell in the space of five overs which slowed down Superstar’s innings. Hemang Badani (36) and J Hariesh (17) then played some quick cameos to help the Superstars total 280 for 8. For Mumbai Champs Avinash Yadav (4 for 49) and Ravi Raj Patil (2 for 45) were the main wicket takers..
In reply, Mumbai Champs were skittled out for meager 197 in 45.5 overs. At one stage Champs were reeling at 57 for 5 after13th over. Superstars bowlers R Jesuraj (5 for 41) and Thiru Kumaran (2 for 26) wrecked the Mumbai innings. intervals. Ranjeet Khirid and Ravi Raj Patil, played defiant knocks of scored 35 and 31 runs, respectively.
Chennai Superstars medium pacer (5 for 41) J Jesuraj was declared Man of the Match.
Brief scores: Chennai Superstars: 280 for 8 in 50 overs (Hemanth Kumar 71, V Devendran 52, SV Saravanan 52, Avinash Yadav 4 for 49, Ravi Raj Patil 2 for 45) bt Mumbai Champs: 197 in 45.5 overs (Ranjeet Khirid 35, Ravi Raj Patil 31 , R. Jesuraj 5 for 41 , Thiru Kumara 2 for 26) by 83 runs.
Boys Sports Company champs
Winners Boys Sports Company, Bangalore with Vijay Rajput, Chief Operating Officer, ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd and Dr D.R. Saini, Vice-Principal, Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 4
Boys Sports Company from Bangalore defeated Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj 2-0 in New Delhi to win ESPN STAR Sports Junior Premier League – an inter school football tournament. The Junior Premier League is part of ESPN STAR Sports' Learning Ground initiative - a schools program which runs in more than 1200 schools across 23 cities. The winners received a cheque of Rs. 50,000 and runners-up Rs. 30,000.
Speaking on the occasion, Vijay Rajput, Chief Operating Officer, ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd, said, "As the leading sports broadcaster, it is our endeavor to build love of sports amongst the youth of the country. The Junior Premier League saw participation from as many as 80 leading schools from the country and we are extremely delighted with the response."
Prizes Galore: D.B. Thakur from Boys Sports Company Bangalore got the Player of the Tournament (Goodies worth Rs. 7500). K Abhilash from Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj got the Man of the match (Special Nike football shoes).
Cletus Paul from Don Bosco Mumbai was adjudicated the best goalkeeper (Goodies worth Rs. 5000). Karunakaran U from Boys Sports Company, Bangalore ended-up as the leading goal scorer (Goodies worth Rs. 5000).
CHANDIGARH, FEB 4Boys Sports Company from Bangalore defeated Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj 2-0 in New Delhi to win ESPN STAR Sports Junior Premier League – an inter school football tournament. The Junior Premier League is part of ESPN STAR Sports' Learning Ground initiative - a schools program which runs in more than 1200 schools across 23 cities. The winners received a cheque of Rs. 50,000 and runners-up Rs. 30,000.
Speaking on the occasion, Vijay Rajput, Chief Operating Officer, ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd, said, "As the leading sports broadcaster, it is our endeavor to build love of sports amongst the youth of the country. The Junior Premier League saw participation from as many as 80 leading schools from the country and we are extremely delighted with the response."
Prizes Galore: D.B. Thakur from Boys Sports Company Bangalore got the Player of the Tournament (Goodies worth Rs. 7500). K Abhilash from Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj got the Man of the match (Special Nike football shoes).
Cletus Paul from Don Bosco Mumbai was adjudicated the best goalkeeper (Goodies worth Rs. 5000). Karunakaran U from Boys Sports Company, Bangalore ended-up as the leading goal scorer (Goodies worth Rs. 5000).
MacCurdy to conduct coaches workshop in CLTA
CHANDIGARH, FEB 4The coaching programme of Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association got a big boost as Doug MacCurdy, a player development adviser with the International Tennis Federation (ITF), will be conducting a tennis workshop at the Sector 10 CLTA Tennis Stadium here from February 18 to 25.
MacCurdy is receipent of the International Tennis Hall of Fame Educational Merit Award in 1993 and the ITF Award for Services to the Game in 1998
Disclosing this information here today, CLTA chairman Rajan Kashyap said that Dough MacCurdy had shown keen interest in coaching programme of the CLTA, specially the Rural Scheme (CHART). The CLTA chairman met MacCurdy, who has been working for the past two years as a player development adviser with the Chinese Tennis Association under the auspices of the ITF, the International Olympic Committee and the Chinese Olympic Committee in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games, in New Delhi on January 23.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has enrolled the services of Dough MacCurdy for revamping the tennis setup in the country, for one year. The American professional sports consultant will also evaluate and develop a blueprint for result-oriented player development for the future of Indian tennis.
"The workshop under MacCurdy in Chandigarh will not be one-off thing. The renowned tennis adviser would be frequently visiting Chandigarh for the CLTA coaches orientation programme. Besides upgrading the coaching programme, MacCurdy would also be laying special emphasis on physical fitness, explaining the modern coaching methods etc," said former Punjab Chief Secretary Rajan Kashyap.
"The CLTA would implement whatever plan MacCurdy prepares after evaluation of the CLTA coaches and players," said Mr Kashyap.
From 1984 to 1997, MacCurdy advised national associations, implemented development programs, educated coaches and trained players in over 160 countries. In 1995, MacCurdy was named general manager of the ITF while continuing to serve as director of development.
Prior to moving to the ITF headquarters in London in 1984, MacCurdy was the director of instruction at the Lawrenceville Tennis Camp, chief coach for the ITF and a consultant to the USTA.
MacCurdy served as a television commentator for the French Open from 1986 to 1997. He was co-author of the book Sports Illustrated Tennis and author of numerous articles on all aspects of tennis.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
JCT to play three matches in Ludhiana
CHANDIGARH, Feb 4 Strong contenders Jagatjit Cotton Textile Mills of Phagwara will now play three home matches in the ONGC Indian Professional National Football League this month at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana. According to Punjab Football Association secretary Arjuna awardee Inder Singh, JCT are pitted against Air India, Mumbai on February 10.
JCT's next encounter at the GN Stadium will be against Mohun Bagan of Kolkata on February 16.
The millmen play Salgaocar Sports Club of Goa on February 23. All matches will start at 2 p.m.
JCT have so far played 14 matches and have accumulated 25 points with a goal difference of plus 11. They have won seven matches, drew four and lost three. They are lying at the third position.
Churchill Brothers, with 26 points and a goal difference of plus 12, are at the second position. Dempo Sports Club of Goa at the top spot with 30 points from 14 matches and a goal difference of +18. They have won nine matches, three drew and lost two.
HARYANA ATHLETICS TRIALS: Trials to select Haryana athletes will be held at C.R.A. College in Sonepat on February 10 at 10 a.m. The selected men and women will take part in the 14th Federation Cup National Senior Athletic Championship being held at Patiala from February 26 to 29, according to H.S. Bhadu, Secretary Haryana State Athletic Association.
Interested athletes may report to Rajiv Khatri, Secretary, Distt. Athletic Association, Sonepat on Feb 10 at 9 a.m. for registration and trials. The athletes, who meet the qualifying standards laid down by the Athletic Federation of India, will be selected to represent Haryana in the Fed Cup.
WOMEN'S SPORTS FESTIVAL SELECTION TRIALS: The Chandigarh Sports Department will be conducting the selection trials on February 7 to select the Chandigarh contingent in basketball, hockey, gymnastics and kho-kho for participation in the XXXIII National Sports Festival for Women (Group I) to be held in Jalandhar from February 14 to 17.
Hockey trials will be held at the Sector 18 Hockey Stadium adn kho-kho at the Sector 42 Sports Complex. Selection of players in basketball and gymnastics will be made at the Sector 7 Sports Complex. Trials in all four disciplines will begin at 3 p.m.
ADVISER'S CUP CRICKET: The Chandigarh Sports Department will organise Chandigarh Inter-School 40 overs Cricket Tournament for under-19 will begin on Februray 8 at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here. Entry closes on February 7 at 4 p.m with junior cricket coach Harish Sharma and Senior Manager Naib Singh.
Jharkhand oust Punjab women
JALANDHAR, Feb 3Hot contenders Punjab made their inglorious exit after they were beaten by formidable Jharkhand by 3-2 in a crucial pool B match in the Rakshak 55th Senior national Women Hockey Championship at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Burlton Park here on Sunday.
The winners took their appointed place in the semi-final. Star-studded Haryana also qualified for semi-final from pool D after outclassing Orissa by a big margin of 7-2.
The crucial match between Jharkhand and Punjab was marred by protest from the hosts players after Jharkhand had snatched the match-winner through Amrita Minj in the 58th minute.
The Punjab players protested against the award and even threatened to stage a walkout. The match was help up for approximately 10 minutes. It was on persuasion of the organizers that the Punjab players relented and resumed the play.
Earlier, both teams played a cautious match. The Jharkhand girls forged ahead in the 25th minute when their captain Adlene Kerkatta scored a field goal (1-0).The Punjab players hit back in the 32th minute through former Indian captain Manjinder Kaur equalized with a field goal.
The star forward of Punjab and topscorer so far Deepika converted a penalty corner in the 47th minute to give Punjab lead. Two minutes later, Jharkhand launched a counter-attack and equalized through Sarita Lakra. Then came the ‘controversial” goal scored Amrita Minj from the left flank (3-2).
With a number of international players in their rank, Haryana outplayed Orissa in all departments of the game in their Pool D fixture. Indian captain Mamta Kharab, who has been appointed DSP by the Haryana Government last year converted a penalty corner in fourth minute. of the play Mamta Kharab scored converted the penalty corner for Haryana (1-0). Former international forward Pritam Siwach (Thakaran) scored the second goal (2-0) in the 14th minute while inn the 42nd minute Harmanjeet Kaur converted a penalty corner to make it 3-0. Mamta Kharb pumped in two quick goals in the 45th and 53rd minutes.
In the 56th minute Orissa’s Sarita Bara reduced the margin (1-5). In the 61st minute Monika Dahiya scored for Haryana (6-1). Four minutes from the hooter Orissa’s Sarita Bara scored the second goal (6-2). One minute before close Pritam completed the tally (7-2).
In a Pool B Uttar Pradesh blanked Chattisgarh by 4-0. the scorer for the winners were Rijuta Mullick (15th and 26th), , Manjari Panday (50th) and Sumitra Tirkey (54th) were the goal-getters for the winners.
Promoting sports, the Hema Malini style
Film actress Hema Malini poised to strike and promote women baseball at the Government Model School in Sector 23 in Chandigarh on Sunday. 
Hema Malini becomes WBFI chief patron.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 3
Film actress Hema Malini accepted the invitation of Women Baseball Federation of India to become its chief patron and extend full support for promotion of this sports discipline. Here as part of Chandigarh Film Festival, Hema Malini today visited Government Model School in Sector 23 to give boost to sports activities, specially among women and rural area.
The organisers are confident that with Hema Malini joining the WBFI, the move will give a boost to the sports disciplines which have been neglected so far. WBFI chairman Deepak Joshi echoed the sentiments of Hema Malini that there was a need to change the mindset of society towards women.
Main thrust of the WBFI is on rural area where is is no dearth of talent. The need is to spot and train them to mould into top notchers. Joshi`s main motive behind sports promotion is to give every player a dignified living and giving carrier options. His vision is to create Chandigarh 'A Sport`s Tourist Destination' which will be boost to the country and Chandigarh in particular by bringing in international sports to India. The WBFI will start the first ever Baseball Academy on March 14 to provide training to the players.
The WBFI and the Baseball Federation of India will be conducting the Baseball Nationals for men and women from February 21 here. The WBFI will be holding World Women Baseball Championship in October in which about eight countries are participated to take part.
An Indian Baseball League (IBL) will begin on February 21 next year to promote baseball and Sports Tourism in Chandigarh in which 10 teams are scheduled to compete.
Hema Malini becomes WBFI chief patron.
CHANDIGARH, FEB 3
Film actress Hema Malini accepted the invitation of Women Baseball Federation of India to become its chief patron and extend full support for promotion of this sports discipline. Here as part of Chandigarh Film Festival, Hema Malini today visited Government Model School in Sector 23 to give boost to sports activities, specially among women and rural area.
The organisers are confident that with Hema Malini joining the WBFI, the move will give a boost to the sports disciplines which have been neglected so far. WBFI chairman Deepak Joshi echoed the sentiments of Hema Malini that there was a need to change the mindset of society towards women.
Main thrust of the WBFI is on rural area where is is no dearth of talent. The need is to spot and train them to mould into top notchers. Joshi`s main motive behind sports promotion is to give every player a dignified living and giving carrier options. His vision is to create Chandigarh 'A Sport`s Tourist Destination' which will be boost to the country and Chandigarh in particular by bringing in international sports to India. The WBFI will start the first ever Baseball Academy on March 14 to provide training to the players.
The WBFI and the Baseball Federation of India will be conducting the Baseball Nationals for men and women from February 21 here. The WBFI will be holding World Women Baseball Championship in October in which about eight countries are participated to take part.
An Indian Baseball League (IBL) will begin on February 21 next year to promote baseball and Sports Tourism in Chandigarh in which 10 teams are scheduled to compete.
Chandigarh lift overall trophy
Chandigarh team with overall trophy
Punjab team with trophy(below)
CHANDIGARH, FEB 3
Hosts Chandigarh claimed the overall trophy in the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial National Table Soccer Championship at the Banyan Tree School in Sector 48 A here on Sunday. Punjab were awarded the women's trophy while Chandigarh excelled in the boys section to annex the trophy.
The Maharashtra pair of Saurabha Chander Pawar and Sheetal defeated their team mates Aditya and Monika by 3-1 in the mixed doubles final for above 19. The third place also went to Maharashtra pair of Vishal and Priyanka who beat Durvesh and Kirti of Chandigarh by 3-0.
Local girl Jyoti Kaushik prevailed over Gurkaran Singh of Punjab by 4-2 in the mixed open singles final. Tarandeep Kaur of Punjab outplayed Harpreet Kaur of Haryana by 5-0 in the girls under-12 singles final.
Table Soccer Federation of India chairman Ravinder Talwar distributed the prizes. Results: Boys: Under-10 singles: Yatin Ahuja (Delhi) bt Devinder Singhg (Punjab) 5-2. For third and fourth positions: Amit Singh (Rajasthan) bt Kunal (HP) 5-1.
Under-19 doubles (final): Rahul Saini and Rohit Brar (Haryana) bt Devesh Dabas and Naveen Singh (Delhi) 5-2. For third and fourth positions: Neeraj Verma and Talvir Singh (Punjab) bt Ashish Gaur and Druv Rajput (Delhi) 5-1.
Girls: Under-12 singles (final): Tarandeep Kaur (Punjab) bt Harpreet Kaur (Haryana) 5-0. For third and fourth positions: Gurinder Sandhu (Haryana) bt Shewata Panwar (Raj) 5-4.
Above 19 girls doubles (final): Kirti and Sheetal (Chd) bt Monika and Priyanka (Mah) 5-1. 3 Gurleen and Gurinder (Haryana).
Mixed doubles above U-19 (final): Saurabha Chander Pawar/Sheetal (Mah) bt Aditya / Monika (Mah) 3-1. For third and fourth positions: Vishal/Priyanka (Mah) bt Durvesh/Kirti (Chd) 3-0. Open doubles (boys) final: /strong>Ankur/Arshad (Chd) bt Sarabjeet Singh/Ankit Bansal (Chd) 4-0. For third and fourth positions: Ashok/Harshwinder (Punjab) bt Sukhwant/Jaspreet (Punjab) 4-2.Mixed Open singles (final): Jyoti Kaushik (Chd) bt Gurkaran Singh (Punjab) 4-2. For third and fourth position: Ankur (Chd) bt Hardyal (Punjab) 4-3. Open singles girls (final): Tarandeep Kaur (Punjab) bt Sheetal (Chd) 3-2. For third and fourth positions: Priyanka (Mah) bt Shewata Panwar (Raj) 3-1.Team positions: Overall Trophy: Chandigarh. Women's Trophy: 1 Punjab, 2 Chandigarh, 3 Maharashtra. Men's Trophy: 1 Chandigarh, 2 Delhi and 3 Rajasthan.
Punjab team with trophy(below)
CHANDIGARH, FEB 3Hosts Chandigarh claimed the overall trophy in the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial National Table Soccer Championship at the Banyan Tree School in Sector 48 A here on Sunday. Punjab were awarded the women's trophy while Chandigarh excelled in the boys section to annex the trophy.
The Maharashtra pair of Saurabha Chander Pawar and Sheetal defeated their team mates Aditya and Monika by 3-1 in the mixed doubles final for above 19. The third place also went to Maharashtra pair of Vishal and Priyanka who beat Durvesh and Kirti of Chandigarh by 3-0.
Local girl Jyoti Kaushik prevailed over Gurkaran Singh of Punjab by 4-2 in the mixed open singles final. Tarandeep Kaur of Punjab outplayed Harpreet Kaur of Haryana by 5-0 in the girls under-12 singles final.
Table Soccer Federation of India chairman Ravinder Talwar distributed the prizes. Results: Boys: Under-10 singles: Yatin Ahuja (Delhi) bt Devinder Singhg (Punjab) 5-2. For third and fourth positions: Amit Singh (Rajasthan) bt Kunal (HP) 5-1.
Under-19 doubles (final): Rahul Saini and Rohit Brar (Haryana) bt Devesh Dabas and Naveen Singh (Delhi) 5-2. For third and fourth positions: Neeraj Verma and Talvir Singh (Punjab) bt Ashish Gaur and Druv Rajput (Delhi) 5-1.
Girls: Under-12 singles (final): Tarandeep Kaur (Punjab) bt Harpreet Kaur (Haryana) 5-0. For third and fourth positions: Gurinder Sandhu (Haryana) bt Shewata Panwar (Raj) 5-4.
Above 19 girls doubles (final): Kirti and Sheetal (Chd) bt Monika and Priyanka (Mah) 5-1. 3 Gurleen and Gurinder (Haryana).
Mixed doubles above U-19 (final): Saurabha Chander Pawar/Sheetal (Mah) bt Aditya / Monika (Mah) 3-1. For third and fourth positions: Vishal/Priyanka (Mah) bt Durvesh/Kirti (Chd) 3-0. Open doubles (boys) final: /strong>Ankur/Arshad (Chd) bt Sarabjeet Singh/Ankit Bansal (Chd) 4-0. For third and fourth positions: Ashok/Harshwinder (Punjab) bt Sukhwant/Jaspreet (Punjab) 4-2.Mixed Open singles (final): Jyoti Kaushik (Chd) bt Gurkaran Singh (Punjab) 4-2. For third and fourth position: Ankur (Chd) bt Hardyal (Punjab) 4-3. Open singles girls (final): Tarandeep Kaur (Punjab) bt Sheetal (Chd) 3-2. For third and fourth positions: Priyanka (Mah) bt Shewata Panwar (Raj) 3-1.Team positions: Overall Trophy: Chandigarh. Women's Trophy: 1 Punjab, 2 Chandigarh, 3 Maharashtra. Men's Trophy: 1 Chandigarh, 2 Delhi and 3 Rajasthan.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
TT team for World Championship
CHANDIGARH, FEB 2
The Table Tennis Federation of India has selected its team which will participate in the World Team Table Tennis Championships to be held in Guangzhou (China) from February 24 to March 2. The team was announced by TTFI secretary general MC Chowhan in Siliguri.
This is the first time that a sports psychologist will accompany the team. Dr.Kukreja from Delhi has been nominated by the Government of India and the team has been cleared by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs on full cost to the Government.
The team: Men: A. Sharath Kamal, Subhajit Saha, Soumyadeep Roy, Pathik Mehta, A. Amal Raj. Women: Mouma Das, Poulomi Ghatak, Neha Aggarwal, K. Shamini, Kasturi Chakraborty. Coach:.Aleksey Effermov (foreign coach), Mrs.Mantu Ghosh (Arjuna Awardee). Manager: Tridip Duarah (Assam)
The TTFI has also selected players for the Beijing Olympic Qualifying tournament, which will be held in Hong Kong from March 6 to 11.
The team: Men: A. Sharath Kamal, Subhajit Saha, Soumyadeep Roy. Women: Mouma Das, Poulomi Ghatak, Neha Aggarwal. Coach: Aleksey Effermov.
The Table Tennis Federation of India has selected its team which will participate in the World Team Table Tennis Championships to be held in Guangzhou (China) from February 24 to March 2. The team was announced by TTFI secretary general MC Chowhan in Siliguri.
This is the first time that a sports psychologist will accompany the team. Dr.Kukreja from Delhi has been nominated by the Government of India and the team has been cleared by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs on full cost to the Government.
The team: Men: A. Sharath Kamal, Subhajit Saha, Soumyadeep Roy, Pathik Mehta, A. Amal Raj. Women: Mouma Das, Poulomi Ghatak, Neha Aggarwal, K. Shamini, Kasturi Chakraborty. Coach:.Aleksey Effermov (foreign coach), Mrs.Mantu Ghosh (Arjuna Awardee). Manager: Tridip Duarah (Assam)
The TTFI has also selected players for the Beijing Olympic Qualifying tournament, which will be held in Hong Kong from March 6 to 11.
The team: Men: A. Sharath Kamal, Subhajit Saha, Soumyadeep Roy. Women: Mouma Das, Poulomi Ghatak, Neha Aggarwal. Coach: Aleksey Effermov.
Madan, Jyoti claim singles titles
CHANDIGARH, FEB 2Madan Lal Mirdha of Rajasthan claimed the boys above 19 singles title after outplaying Inderpal Singh of Punjab by 5-2 in the final on the inaugural day of Rajiv Gandhi Memorial National Table Soccer Championship being played at the Banyan Tree School in Sector 48 A here today.
The Maharashtra duo of Bhushan Diwani and Amaya Pai prevailed over Sukhmanveer and Satinder Singh of Punjab by 5-3 in the boys above 19 doubles final. In the boys under-14 singles final Ashish Gaur (Delhi) defeated Gurkaran Singh (Punjab) 5-3.
Jyoti of Chandigarh emerged winner in the girls under-19 singles as she defeated Sheetal of Haryana by 5-3 in the final. Vandana of Himachal Pradesh finished third. In the girls under-10 singles final, Sonali of Delhi downed Nidhi Sharma of Himachal Pradesh by 5-3.
Earlier, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of State for Fianance, Government of India, inaugurated the three-day National meet. Table Soccer Federation of India chairman Ravinder Talwar, president Balwinder Singh Johal and secretary Yadwinder Singh and BTS vice-principal Jyoti Asija welcome the chief guest who showed keen interest in the game. Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress president HS Lucky was also present on the occasion.
Results:
Under-10 (singles girls): Final: Sonali (Delhi) bt Nidhi Sharma (HP) 5-3. Under-12 girls doubles (final): Tarandeep Kaur and Pamul Preet Kaur (Punjab) bt Kamajeet Siroya and Shweta Pawar (Raj) 5-1. 3 Krishna Chaudhary and Mayasua Khan (Delhi).Girls under-14 singles (final): Shristhi (Haryana) bt Anjali Bhatia (Delhi) 5-2. 3 Palak (Chd). Girls under-19 singles (final): 1 Jyoti Kaushik (Chd) bt Sheetal (Haryana) 5-3. 3 Vandana (HP).
Boys doubles under-8 (final):Shardue and Anuj Sood (Mah) bt Kunal and Kalpish (Punjab) 5-1. 3 Rampri and Ashradeep (Haryana). Under12 singles (final): Atul Pandey (Chd) bt Shubham (HP) 5-1. 3 Jaspreet Singh (Punjab). Under-12 doubles (final) Dalwinder Singh and Gaganpreet Singh (Punjab) bt Sukhwant Singh and Gurwinder Singh (Punjab) 5-2. 3 Arshdeep Singh and Manjinder Singh (Chd).
Under-14 singles (final): Ashish Gaur (Delhi) bt Gurkaran Singh (Punjab) 5-3. 3 Prem Singh (Punjab). Doubles (final): 1 Jaspreet Singh and Ashish Pathak (Punjab) bt Hardayal Singh and Dharminder Singh (Punjab) 5-4. 3 Gagandeep Singh and Shahzeb Hussain (Haryana).
Under-17 singles (final): Simranjit Singh (Punjab) bt Lakshay (Haryana) 5-4. 3 Shaourya (Chd).
Under-17 doubles (final): Vijay Kapur and Komaldeep Singh (Punjab) bt Gurvail Singh and Harpreet Singh (Punjab) 5-1. 3 Narinder Singh and Navinder Singh (Delhi).
Above 19 singles (final): Madan Lal Mirdha (Raj)bt Inderpal Singh (Punjab) 5-2. 3 Vishal Konda (Mah). Doubles (final): Bhushan Diwani and Amaya Pai (Mah) bt Sukhmanveer and Satinder Singh (Punjab) 5-3. 3 Sagar Bhdhiraja and Jim Blessing (Haryana).
Deepika, Monika hat-trick on Day 2
Punjab rally to down Uttar Pradesh
JALANDHAR, FEB 2
Trailing by two goals, hosts Punjab staged a remarkable rally to down spirited Uttar Pradesh by 3-2 in a pool B encounter of the 55th Senior Women National Hockey Championship for women being played at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium here today.
The hard-fought win was made possible by ebullient centre forward Deepika who scored a brilliant hat-trick. It was her second successive three-in-a-row feat as Deepika had yesterday netted five goals against Chattisgarh as Punjab registered a fluent 12-0 win on the inaugural day.
The Uttar Pradesh girls began on an offensive note. Combining well, their forwards mounted pressure and they forged ahead in the 12th minute through winger Kamini Mishra. Just two minutes before the half time, Uttar Pradesh struck again through Kamini Mishra who scored her second field goa.
However, Punjab reorganised their game on resumption. The star Punjab forward Deepika scored two goals within a span of two minutes. In the 43rd minute, she opened the Punjab account with a field goal. Two minutes later, she converted a penalty corner to put Punjab at par. Deepika completed her hat-trick in the 54th minute with a solo effort.
Strong contenders Haryana defeated Gwalior by 5-2 after leading 3-1 at hafl time. Star-studded Haryana opened their account in the second minute through Poonam Rani. After that Monika took over and pumped in three goals in a row. She made it 2-0 in the 14th minute and then struck against in the 35th and 55th minutes. Savita rounded off the winners' tally in the 59th minute. In between Kavita Vidharthi got Gwalior's first goal in the 15th minute and Lalremruti scored the second goal for Gwalior in the 66th minute.
Gwalior got five penalty corners while Haryana got two.
Adlene Kerketta (20th, 49th) and Punita Minz (37th, 57th) scored a brace each as Jharkhand thrashed Chattisgarh by 5-0 after leading 2-0 at half time. Amrit Minz opened the account for the winners in 14th minute.
Kamal and Poulomi lift TT titles
CHANDIGARH, JAN 2
A Sharath Kamal and Poulomi Ghatak, both of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the 69th Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships at the Municipal Indoor Stadium in Siliguri (District Darjeeling).
Kamal defeated Sourav Chakraborty of Railway Sports Promotion Board by 11-7 11-7 11-5 6-11 11-4 in the men's singles final. For the women's singles crown,
Poulomi Ghatak accounted for Anindita Chakraborty of Railway Sports Promotion Board 11-7 11-4 9-11 11-5 11-5.
Earlier, A Sharath Kamal/Subhajit Saha lifted the men's doubles title by defeating Railway Sports Promotion Board pair of Sourav Chakraborty/Anirban Nandi (RSPB) 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 in the final. According to information received here, Petroleum Sports Board also lifted the mixed doubles title after A Sharath Kamal/Poulomi Ghatak beat their colleagues Subhajit Saha/Nandita Saha in the final by 11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6.
Mouma Das and Poulomi Ghatak, the formidable PSPB pair, accounted for West Bengal duo of Susmita Ray/Mousumi Paul (WB) 11-8, 5-11, 11-5, 11-6, 14-16, 10-12, 11-4 in the women's doubles final.
Sixth seed Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) upset second seed Neha Aggarwal (PSPB) 7-11 6-11 11-6 11-9 11-4 11-6 in the women's singles semi-final. Anindita upset fifth seed Divya Deshpande of Maharashtra A 11-7 11-9 13-11 11-9 in the second women's singles semi-final.
Eighth seed Sourav Chakraborty of Railways Sports Promotion Board will lock horns with third seed A Sharath Kamal (PSPB) in the men's singles final. In semi-final encounters, Sourav Chakraborty defeated fourth seed A Amal Raj (RSPB) 11-5 11-3 11-4 11-4 and third seed A Sharath Kamal (PSPB) snuffed out the challenge of Sayan Paul Roy (RSPB) 11-8 11-5 11-6 11-3.
Results: Men's singles (final): A Sharath Kamal (PSPB) bt Sourav Chakraborty (RSPB) 11-7 11-7 11-5 6-11 11-4. Women's singles (final): Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt Anindita Chakraborty (RSPB) 11-7 11-4 9-11 11-5 11-5.Mixed doubles (final): A Sharath Kamal/Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt Subhajit Saha/Nandita Saha (PSPB) 11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6.Men's doubles (final): A Sharath Kamal/Subhajit Saha (PSPB) bt Sourav Chakraborty/Anirban Nandi (RSPB) 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9. Women's doubles (final): Mouma Das/Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt Susmita Ray/Mousumi Paul (WB) 11-8, 5-11, 11-5, 11-6, 14-16, 10-12, 11-4.Women's singles (semi-finals): Anindita Chakraborty (RSPB) bt 5-Divya Deshpande (MHR-A) 11-7 11-9 13-11 11-9, 6-Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt 2-Neha Aggarwal (PSPB) 7-11 6-11 11-6 11-9 11-4 11-6.Men's singles (semi-finals): 8- Sourav Chakraborty (RSPB) bt 4-A Amal Raj (RSPB) 11-5 11-3 11-4 11-4, 3-A Sharath Kamal (PSPB) bt Sayan Paul Roy (RSPB) 11-8 11-5 11-6 11-3.
A Sharath Kamal and Poulomi Ghatak, both of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the 69th Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships at the Municipal Indoor Stadium in Siliguri (District Darjeeling).
Kamal defeated Sourav Chakraborty of Railway Sports Promotion Board by 11-7 11-7 11-5 6-11 11-4 in the men's singles final. For the women's singles crown,
Poulomi Ghatak accounted for Anindita Chakraborty of Railway Sports Promotion Board 11-7 11-4 9-11 11-5 11-5.
Earlier, A Sharath Kamal/Subhajit Saha lifted the men's doubles title by defeating Railway Sports Promotion Board pair of Sourav Chakraborty/Anirban Nandi (RSPB) 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 in the final. According to information received here, Petroleum Sports Board also lifted the mixed doubles title after A Sharath Kamal/Poulomi Ghatak beat their colleagues Subhajit Saha/Nandita Saha in the final by 11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6.
Mouma Das and Poulomi Ghatak, the formidable PSPB pair, accounted for West Bengal duo of Susmita Ray/Mousumi Paul (WB) 11-8, 5-11, 11-5, 11-6, 14-16, 10-12, 11-4 in the women's doubles final.
Sixth seed Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) upset second seed Neha Aggarwal (PSPB) 7-11 6-11 11-6 11-9 11-4 11-6 in the women's singles semi-final. Anindita upset fifth seed Divya Deshpande of Maharashtra A 11-7 11-9 13-11 11-9 in the second women's singles semi-final.
Eighth seed Sourav Chakraborty of Railways Sports Promotion Board will lock horns with third seed A Sharath Kamal (PSPB) in the men's singles final. In semi-final encounters, Sourav Chakraborty defeated fourth seed A Amal Raj (RSPB) 11-5 11-3 11-4 11-4 and third seed A Sharath Kamal (PSPB) snuffed out the challenge of Sayan Paul Roy (RSPB) 11-8 11-5 11-6 11-3.
Results: Men's singles (final): A Sharath Kamal (PSPB) bt Sourav Chakraborty (RSPB) 11-7 11-7 11-5 6-11 11-4. Women's singles (final): Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt Anindita Chakraborty (RSPB) 11-7 11-4 9-11 11-5 11-5.Mixed doubles (final): A Sharath Kamal/Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt Subhajit Saha/Nandita Saha (PSPB) 11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6.Men's doubles (final): A Sharath Kamal/Subhajit Saha (PSPB) bt Sourav Chakraborty/Anirban Nandi (RSPB) 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9. Women's doubles (final): Mouma Das/Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt Susmita Ray/Mousumi Paul (WB) 11-8, 5-11, 11-5, 11-6, 14-16, 10-12, 11-4.Women's singles (semi-finals): Anindita Chakraborty (RSPB) bt 5-Divya Deshpande (MHR-A) 11-7 11-9 13-11 11-9, 6-Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt 2-Neha Aggarwal (PSPB) 7-11 6-11 11-6 11-9 11-4 11-6.Men's singles (semi-finals): 8- Sourav Chakraborty (RSPB) bt 4-A Amal Raj (RSPB) 11-5 11-3 11-4 11-4, 3-A Sharath Kamal (PSPB) bt Sayan Paul Roy (RSPB) 11-8 11-5 11-6 11-3.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Rlys paddlers cause major upsets
CHANDIGARH, FEB 1The Railway Sports Promotion Board held the spotlight as they pulled off the biggest upsets by shocking top seeds in the men’s and women’s singles in the 'Kolkata West International City’ 69th Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships at the Municipal Indoor Stadium in Siliguri (District Darjeeling).
According to information received here, eighth seeded Sourav Chakraborty of RSPB toppled top seed Subhajit Shah of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board by 14-12 12-10 7-11 13-11 8-11 8-11 11-6 in the men’s singles quarter-final match.
In the women’s singles quarter-final encounter, Anindita Chakraborty of RSPB stunned top seeded Mouma Das of Petroleum Board by 11-8 7-11 11-8 14-12 11-6.
Results: Men’s singles (QFs): 8-Sourav Chakraborty (RSPB) bt 1-Subhajit Saha (PSPB) 14-12 12-10 7-11 13-11 8-11 8-11 11-6; 4-A Amal Raj (RSPB) bt Aman Balgu (MHR-A) 11-8 11-9 11-7 11-7, 3-A Sharath Kamal (PSPB) bt Sanil Shetty (MHR-A) 11-7 11-5 11-5 10-12 11-8, Sayan Paul Roy (RSPB) bt 2-Soumyadeep Roy (PSPB) 11-8 11-7 3-11 11-9 7-11 12-10.
Women’s singles (QFs): Anindita Chakraborty (RSPB) bt 1-Mouma Das (PSPB) 11-8 7-11 11-8 14-12 11-6, 5-Divya Deshpande (MHR-A) bt 4-Mantu Ghosh (PSPB) 7-11 11-9 11-6 14-12 11-9, 6-Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt 3-K Shamini (PSPB) 11-8 11-4 11-6 6-11 11-5, 2-Neha Aggarwal (PSPB) bt Madhurika Patkar (MHR-A) 11-2 6-11 11-9 11-8 11-6.
Deepika hat-tricks as Punjab rout Chattisgarh
JALANDHAR, FEB 1
Hosts Punjab began their campaign with a bang as they registered a cakewalk 12-0 verdict against Chhatisgarh in the opening encounter of the 55th Senior National Women Hockey Championship at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium here on Friday.
The highlight of the one-sided match was a fine three-in-a-row feat by Deepika who scored in the 50th, 63rd, 64th, 67th and in 69th minutes. The other goal-getters for the winners were Manjinder Kaur (8th), Amandeep Kaur (16th, 46th and 53rd ), Kirandeep Kaur (44th), Vartika Singh (56th).
Gwalior chalked out an impressive 5-1 victory over Orissa in the second match of the day. It was Orissa who drew the first blood in the second minute through Sunita Lakra. Stunned by the reverses, the Gwalior asserted their supremay and forced their rivals to play a second fiddle role.
In the 18th minute Rena Yadav restored parity (1-1) while in the 23rd minute Lal Remruati gave them lead (2-1). Asem M Devi (31st) and Reena Kataria (47th, 64th) enhanced the victory margin for Gwalior.
Displaying flair of good hockey, Jharkhand blanked Uttar Pradesh by 4-0. Jharkhand were forged ahead in the first minute through Amrita Ming. Sarita Lakra converted a penalty stroke in the 26th minute to make it 2-0. Sushila Lakra and Punita Minz added one goal each in the 34th and 56th minutes.
Earlier, Punjab Minister for Local Bodies Manoranjan Kalia inaugurated the Nationals.
Hosts Punjab began their campaign with a bang as they registered a cakewalk 12-0 verdict against Chhatisgarh in the opening encounter of the 55th Senior National Women Hockey Championship at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium here on Friday.
The highlight of the one-sided match was a fine three-in-a-row feat by Deepika who scored in the 50th, 63rd, 64th, 67th and in 69th minutes. The other goal-getters for the winners were Manjinder Kaur (8th), Amandeep Kaur (16th, 46th and 53rd ), Kirandeep Kaur (44th), Vartika Singh (56th).
Gwalior chalked out an impressive 5-1 victory over Orissa in the second match of the day. It was Orissa who drew the first blood in the second minute through Sunita Lakra. Stunned by the reverses, the Gwalior asserted their supremay and forced their rivals to play a second fiddle role.
In the 18th minute Rena Yadav restored parity (1-1) while in the 23rd minute Lal Remruati gave them lead (2-1). Asem M Devi (31st) and Reena Kataria (47th, 64th) enhanced the victory margin for Gwalior.
Displaying flair of good hockey, Jharkhand blanked Uttar Pradesh by 4-0. Jharkhand were forged ahead in the first minute through Amrita Ming. Sarita Lakra converted a penalty stroke in the 26th minute to make it 2-0. Sushila Lakra and Punita Minz added one goal each in the 34th and 56th minutes.
Earlier, Punjab Minister for Local Bodies Manoranjan Kalia inaugurated the Nationals.
A disappointing day for Chandigarh players
Winners and runners-up in the AITA Championship Tennis Series with Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, Mr Pardip Mehra, at the Lake Sports Complex in Chandigarh on Friday. Photo by Balbir Singh
Balbir Singh
CHANDIGARH, FEB 1
It was a disappointing day for the Chandigarh players as they could not even claim one title in the boys and girls under-14 and under-16 singles competitions in the AITA Championship Tennis Series at the Lake Sports Complex Synthetic Courts here on Friday.
Top seed Navneet Kumar, who originally hails from Allahabad but trains at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Stadium in Sector 10, had to bite the dust at the hands of Punjab's Gurinder Singh who emerged winner in straight sets at 6-4, 6-4 in the boys under-16 final.
Gurinder and Navneet played mediocre tennis. Navneet today looked off colour and committeed a number of unforced errors. In the second set, they exchanged three breaks before Gurinder prevailed over his opponent. Gurinder has to work a lot on his serve though his ground strokes, specially forehand, were powerful. Only only two occasions, long rallies were witnessed.
Chandigarh's second best bet was Digvijay Singh Naruka in the boys under-14 singles. Fourth seeded Vilash Khate, a trainee of National Tennis Academy of Gurgaon, accounted for Naruka also in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
Plucky Ravnoor Kaur falls at last hurdle.
Yet another Chandigarh figured in one of the singles finals. Unseeded Ravnoor Kaur, a student of Sacred Heart, Sector 26. Hopes were high from Ravnoor as she had entered the girls under-16 singles final by upsetting second seed Baljinder Kaur of Haryana in semis, eighth seed Jaspreet Kaur in quarter-finals and fourth seed Ikttesh Chahal of Chandigarh in second round. Her dream was shattered by sixth seed Eetee Mehta of Gujarat who recorded a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 verdict.
Eetee, however, failed to complete a golden double as top seed Likhita Shetty of Karnataka defeated second seed in three sets in the girls under-14 final. They fought tooth and nail in the first two sets. Likhita won the first set at 7-5 while Eetee toiled to win the second in tie-breaker 7-6 (3). In the decider, Likhita dominated and raced to a 6-1 triumph for the title.
Chandigarh, however, had the consolation of bagging the boys Under-16 doubles title. The Chandigarh pair of Navneet Kumar and Naveen Shanker defeated another Chandigarh duo of Ajay Yadav and Raghav Singhal 6-1, 6-0.
Chandigarh also shared the girls under-16 doubles crown. Partnering Delhi's Pooja Narayan, Ikttesh Chahal defeated Chandigarh's pair of Ravnoor Kaur and Bhavika Wadhawan 6-3, 6-2. The boys under-14 title went to NTA pair of Sushant Mohanti and Vilash Khate who defeated Jatinder Singh (Chandigarh) and Aush Mintri of Punjab by 6-1, 6-0.
Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator Pradeep Mehra distributed the prizes. Some of the winners had either left before the prize distribution function, for their homes or to take part in another tournament.
Results (all finals): Boys U-14 singles: Vilash Khate (NTA) bt Digvijay S. Naruka (Chd) 6-3, 6-2. Boys U-16 singles: Gurinder Singh (Pb) bt Navneet Kumar (UP) 6-4, 6-4. Girls U-14 singles: Likhita Shetty (Kar) bt Eetee Mehta (Guj)7-5, 6-7 (3) 6-1. Girls U-16 singles: Eetee Mehta (Guj) bt Ravnoor Kaur (Chd) 6-1, 6-2.Boys U-14 doubles: Sushant Mohanti and Vilash Khate (NTA) bt Ayush Mintri (Pb)/ Jatinder Singh (Chd) 6-1, 6-0.Girls U-16 doubles: Ikttesh C
Balbir Singh CHANDIGARH, FEB 1
It was a disappointing day for the Chandigarh players as they could not even claim one title in the boys and girls under-14 and under-16 singles competitions in the AITA Championship Tennis Series at the Lake Sports Complex Synthetic Courts here on Friday.
Top seed Navneet Kumar, who originally hails from Allahabad but trains at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Stadium in Sector 10, had to bite the dust at the hands of Punjab's Gurinder Singh who emerged winner in straight sets at 6-4, 6-4 in the boys under-16 final.
Gurinder and Navneet played mediocre tennis. Navneet today looked off colour and committeed a number of unforced errors. In the second set, they exchanged three breaks before Gurinder prevailed over his opponent. Gurinder has to work a lot on his serve though his ground strokes, specially forehand, were powerful. Only only two occasions, long rallies were witnessed.
Chandigarh's second best bet was Digvijay Singh Naruka in the boys under-14 singles. Fourth seeded Vilash Khate, a trainee of National Tennis Academy of Gurgaon, accounted for Naruka also in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
Plucky Ravnoor Kaur falls at last hurdle.Yet another Chandigarh figured in one of the singles finals. Unseeded Ravnoor Kaur, a student of Sacred Heart, Sector 26. Hopes were high from Ravnoor as she had entered the girls under-16 singles final by upsetting second seed Baljinder Kaur of Haryana in semis, eighth seed Jaspreet Kaur in quarter-finals and fourth seed Ikttesh Chahal of Chandigarh in second round. Her dream was shattered by sixth seed Eetee Mehta of Gujarat who recorded a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 verdict.
Eetee, however, failed to complete a golden double as top seed Likhita Shetty of Karnataka defeated second seed in three sets in the girls under-14 final. They fought tooth and nail in the first two sets. Likhita won the first set at 7-5 while Eetee toiled to win the second in tie-breaker 7-6 (3). In the decider, Likhita dominated and raced to a 6-1 triumph for the title.
Chandigarh, however, had the consolation of bagging the boys Under-16 doubles title. The Chandigarh pair of Navneet Kumar and Naveen Shanker defeated another Chandigarh duo of Ajay Yadav and Raghav Singhal 6-1, 6-0.
Chandigarh also shared the girls under-16 doubles crown. Partnering Delhi's Pooja Narayan, Ikttesh Chahal defeated Chandigarh's pair of Ravnoor Kaur and Bhavika Wadhawan 6-3, 6-2. The boys under-14 title went to NTA pair of Sushant Mohanti and Vilash Khate who defeated Jatinder Singh (Chandigarh) and Aush Mintri of Punjab by 6-1, 6-0.
Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator Pradeep Mehra distributed the prizes. Some of the winners had either left before the prize distribution function, for their homes or to take part in another tournament.
Results (all finals): Boys U-14 singles: Vilash Khate (NTA) bt Digvijay S. Naruka (Chd) 6-3, 6-2. Boys U-16 singles: Gurinder Singh (Pb) bt Navneet Kumar (UP) 6-4, 6-4. Girls U-14 singles: Likhita Shetty (Kar) bt Eetee Mehta (Guj)7-5, 6-7 (3) 6-1. Girls U-16 singles: Eetee Mehta (Guj) bt Ravnoor Kaur (Chd) 6-1, 6-2.Boys U-14 doubles: Sushant Mohanti and Vilash Khate (NTA) bt Ayush Mintri (Pb)/ Jatinder Singh (Chd) 6-1, 6-0.Girls U-16 doubles: Ikttesh C