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2008 an year to streamline sports in Punjab

Canadian coach Shiv Jagday with Pargat Singh.
Members of Indian team in Beijing Olympics and boxing coach were given cash awards by Sukhbir Badal.
Sukhbir Singh Badal at a function in Jalandhar where sports equipment was disbursed among 12000 players.

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by Balbir Singh
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CHANDIGARH, DEC 31
With a view to streamling the coaching system on a scientific manner, appointment of 169 coaches of different disciplines and 76 supporting staff is a giant step to uplift the standard of sports in Punjab. Paucity of trainers in the state was a big hurdle in providing proper training. The situation further worsened when the Sports Authority of India also reduced the strength of its coaches in Punjab and other states.
Punjab Sports Director Padam Shree Pargat Singh, a man from the field, convinced the state government the immediate need to strengthen the coaching department. He systematically followed the procedure and achieved his objective to have sufficient number of coaches at his disposal. The Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, young Member of Parliament Sukhbir Singh Badal, Sports Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike, Secretary Sports RS Pawar and other officials understood the requirement and the year brought cheers among the trainees as the Government gave green light to the appointment of 169 coaches and the supporting staff. The coaches have been deputed at coaching centres.
It was a big achievement of the Punjab Sports Department which is looking for a bright tomorrow for sportspersons. Among those appointed coaches on contract includes international volleyball player Chanchal and former international gymnast Manjit Singh. They are both retired Commandant in Border Security Force.
HOCKEY CLINIC UNDER FIH COACH SHIV JAGDAY: The former Indian captain and coach Pargat Singh was also instrumental in roping in International Hockey Federation (FIH) Grade I coach Canadian Shiv Jagday's for a two-week hockey clinic from June 6 to 12 at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar.
Physical fitness, sports psychology and hockey were the three main parts of the well-attended clinic. Mohinder Singh Dhillon of Sports Authority of India looked after the physical fitness aspect while Dr Jyoti Kantikar of Pune dealt on psychology. Shiv Jagdey's focus was on technical and tactical aspects of hockey.
Former coach of the Indian team Jagmohan Singh worked on the specific exercises required for a hockey player. Dhillon taught complete warm-up exercise, ABC speed, core strength development, basic and advance strength, endurance, speed, aerobics, explosive strength and agility. The Sports Department has documented the practical sessions and DVDs were distributed among the coaches. Former Indian coach Sukhvir Singh Grewal played an important role as a coordinator.
On the invitation of Pargat Singh, Australian legendary hockey coach Richard Charlesworth also educated the coaches and the players for two days. Charlesworth noticed lack of mobility among the players; not creating space and running without scanning the field.
More than 250 hockey trainees from all coaching centres of Punjab, and hockey academies of Spring Dales, Amritsar, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Surjit Hockey Academy of Jalandhar, Malwa Khalsa School, Ludhiana and Anne's Academy, Sector 69 Mohali and 55 coaches, including nine from the Sports Department and Punjab Police officials on deputation to the Punjab Sports Department, were benefited from the clinic.
Olympians Rajpal Singh, Prabhjot Singh, internationals Jagdeep Singh Gill, Ripudaman and Davinder Kumar also attended the clinic.
SIX SIX-A-SIDE- ASTROTURFS: The year was also profitable for budding players. As many as 3000 players in different sports disciplines were shortlisted after trials to be admitted in 250 sports wings in schools and colleges throughout the state.
Decision to lay six six-a-side astro hockey turfs has been also taken. Sansarpur, earlier known as hockey nursery of India will soon have a six-a-side hockey turf. Talwandi Saboo will also boast of a six-a-side astroturf. The synthetic hockey turf of the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium will be replaced. The process of laying synthetic turfs has already started.
SPORTS KITS DISTRIBUTED AMONG 12,000: Member Parliament Sukhbir Badal also distributed sports equipment worth Rs 75 lakh among 12,000 trainees in Jalandhar on October 15. Trainees of hockey and football academies of the state were given complete sports kits. Punjab shooter Abhinav Bindra, who won the first individual gold for India in Beijing Olympics was given a cash award of Rs one crore.
MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH AWARD: Applications have been invited for conferring the prestigious Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award. As many as 84 outstanding players in the last four years would be presented the highest state sports award which carries a purse of Rs one lakh, a citation and statute of Maharaja Ranjit Singh astride a horse.
SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE IN VILLAGES. The Central Government has sanctioned Rs 12.5 crore to provide sports infrastructure in 14 blocks covering 1233 villages. The development will be in phased manner and completed in 10 years. The state government's contribution will be 25 per cent of the Centre's grant-in-aid.
An Open Stadium in Ranike (Amritsar) will be constructed at an initial cost of Rs 34 lakh. The Ranike Stadium will have an eight-lane grass track and other facilities.
The Department conducted a number of tournaments, from block level to national levels.
More than 7000 players attended the summer coaching camps in May-June at district headquarters.
The Punjab started in the right direction to once again become the sports arm of India.
=== Balbir Singh, 09417153533==

Rajeev Nayyar announces retirement

Himachal Pradesh's Rajeev Nayyar with his son and wife after announcing his retirement from first class cricket at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Himachal Pradesh's Rajeev Nayyar after announcing his retirement from first class cricket at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Photos by Balbir Singh.
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CHANDIGARH, DEC 30
Forty-year-old Rajeev Nayyar of Himachal Pradesh announced his retirement from first class cricket at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. He is now looking forward to work as a trainer for which had already qualified Level II coaching course of Board of Control for Cricket in India in Bangalore in 2006.
He compiled 7000 runs in his career. Nayyar hit 20 centuries and 32 half centuries at an average of 44.97 in 96 first class matches. Rajeev hails from District Chamba and played for Una district for 18 years. Despite his creditable performance, Nayyar, did not get a chance to represent India in Test matches or One-day interntionals.. " I wish to achieve it now by imparting training to the youngsters of the state," said Rajeev Nayyar.
Rajeev Nayyar earned the distinction of becoming the first Himachal player to have taken seven wickets against Services in 1988. In one-day matches, Rajeev scored 1141 runs with 10 half centuries at an average of 32.60 in 50 matches and got 17 wickets. In 1995-96, he slammed three successive centuries against Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
His performance in Duleep Ttrophy is also very impressive. Playing for North Zone, Rajeev Nayyar on his debut in Duldeep Trophy against East Zone in 1996, scored 108. The year 1999 was a golden year for him as he scored 952 runs in eight matches with an average of 68. He scored four centuries and got second position in batting in India in first class matches.
The same year, the Himachal all-rounder erased the 40-year old record of Pakistan opener Hanif Mohammad for the longest stay at the wicket for 970 minutes and made 337 against West Indies in 1957-58. Rajeev Nayyar batted for 1015 minutes for his 271 against Jammu and Kashmir. His name was registered in Guinness Book of World Records for this rare feat.
Rajeev Nayyar was instrumental in North Zone victory in Duleep Trophy in 1999. He scored 102 against Central Zone, 92 against Central Zone and 120 against West Zone. Rajeev (105 not out) had a record fifth-wicket partnership for 381 runs with Varinder Sehwag (276) against South Zone.
Rajeev has played for India A against South Africa at Nagpur in 1996. He was a member of India B team in Challenger Trophy the same year. Three years later, he was selected in the Board President's XI against New Zealand in Jaipur.
Rajeev is the first Himachal player to have played for Minor County in England for a record time of 10 years.
Rajeev has played 97 Ranji Trophy matches.Playing for a weak Himachal team, Rajeev scored runs against Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. Manoj Prabhakar, Ajay Sharma, Maninder Singh, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Ajay Jadeja, Chetan Sharma and Kapil Dev played Ranji Trophy in those year.
Rajeev Nayyar is recepient of the highest state sports award Parshu Ram Award by the Himachal Government.
His father Major NC Nayyar was his mentor. He also got training from former Test cricketer Yograj Singh and Chandigarh Sports Department coach Harish Sharma. Himachal got affiliation from Board of Control for Cricket in India in 1985 when Rajeev's father was secretary.
"Under the guidance of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association president Anurag Thakur, Himachal has made a tremendous programme as the state has qualified for Elite Group in Ranji Trophy," said Nayyar.

Sector 16 Stadium Academy win by 5 wkts

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 30
Sector 16 Cricket Academy defeated Bharti Vij's St.Soldier Cricket Academy by five wickets in the first GNPS-CCA Cricket Gold Cup here today.
Bharti Vij's St. Soldier’s Academy won the toss and elected to bat. A brilliant knock of 76 by Harmanjeet helped them post 133 for 6 in stipulated 30 overs. Tight bowling by Rajat (3 for 17) and Sanjog (2 for 24) restricted Bharti Vij’s Academy’s total.
Sector 16 Cricket Academy replied with 137 for 5 in 23 overs. Mega Pandey scored 37. Sanjog and Kuljinder contributed 22 and 20 runs, respectively. Lakhwinder captured three wickets for 39 runs.
Brief scores; Bharti Vij's St.Soldier Cricket Academy: 133 for 6 in 30 overs (Harmanjeet 76, Chahat Jain 15, Sanjog 2 for 24, Rajat 3 for 17).
Sector 16 Cricket Academy: 137 for 5 in 23 overs (Mega Pandey 37, Sanjog 22, Kuljinder 20, Lakhwinder 3 for 39).
Tomorrow’s fixtures: Shree Shree Academy vs APJ School, Kharar at GNPS ground in Sector 36. DAVSSS, Sector 8 vs Desh Prem.Azad Academy at DAV Sector 8.

AICTE APPROVED DIPLOMA COURSES

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Directorate of Technical Education, Haryana
SCO 38-39, Sector-17-A, Chandigarh.
KIND ATTENTION ADMISSION SEEKERS AICTE APPROVED DIPLOMA COURSES FOR 2008-09
The Recently approved private polytechnics and the following Private Polytechnics to whom new courses, variation in Intake, restoration of seats and double shifts have been allowed by the competent authority may fill up their seats at their own level upto 15/10/08 by giving due publicity, on merit in a just and transparent manner firstly on the merit of DET-08 and then on first come first served basis on the merit of qualifying exams. These institutes shall intimate the Haryana State Counseling Society the list of admitted candidates in the prescribed Performa available on the departmental website www.techeduhry.nic.in latest by 16/10/2008 (5:00P.M) failing which penalty shall be imposed on the defaulting institutes.
Sr. No.
Name of Polytechnic
Courses
1
Techno-Apex Polytechnic, Village Gorgarh, Tehsil Indri, Distt. Karnal
Electrical Engg. 60
2
Shri. Krishna Polytechnic, Kurukshetra
(For evening shift only)
Computer Engg. 60
Mech. Engg. 60
Electrical Engg. 60
ECE 60
3
BITS College of Polytechnic, Meham Road, Paluwas, Bhiwani.
Computer Engg. 20
ECE 20
Mech. Engg. 30
4
BITS College of Polytechnic, Village Sarsa Ghogra, Bhiwani
(For evening shift only)
Computer Engg. 60
Mech. Engg. 60
Civil Engg. 60
ECE 60
5
Shri Sai Institute of Engg. & Tech. Village Tamaspura, Jhajjar
Computer Engg. 20
Mech. Engg. 20
IT 20
ECE 20
6
Bhartiya Polytechnic, Mohindergarh
Computer Engg. 20
Mech. Engg. 20
Civil Engg. 20
ECE 20
Electrical Engg. 20
7
Swami Devi Dayal College of Technical Education, Barwala
Computer Engg. 20
Mech. Engg. 60
ECE 20
• Reservation policy as notified by State Govt. shall be applicable.
• Candidates desirous of seeking admission to above courses are required to approach the concerned institute with requisite original 1 set of testimonials/ documents/ certificates and token fee of Rs. 5000/- for all candidates and for SC candidates it is Rs. 2500/- as mentioned in Prospectus/ Brochure.
• The Institution concerned shall engage extra classes in the evening and on holidays to cover up the syllabus as prescribed in AICTE Norms.
DIRECTOR

Smooth sailing for seeds in Talent Series

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KOLKATA, DEC 29
Seeded players had a smooth sailing as they entered pre-quarter-finals in the boys under-12 category in the AITA Talent Series Tennis Championship at the Calcutta Gymkhana courts here.
Third seed Avilash Mishra from Orissa easily defeated Vubnesh Singh in straight sets 6-2,6-0. Fourth seed Anubhav Tirathlal dropped just one game as he outstroked Akash Jaiswal 6-1,6-0.
Results: Boys U-12: Nitin Kumar Sinha bt Akshansh Kumar 6-0,6-2, Ritwick Chaterjee bt Anuranjan Nathaniel 7-5,6-1, Yuvraj Bains bt Anant Arora 6-0,6-0, Avilash Mishra bt Vubnesh Singh 6-2,6-0
Sanil Jagtiani bt Deven Nagpal 6-0,6-1, Anubhav Tirathlal bt Akash Jaiswal 6-1,6-0, Rishabh Saha bt Yash VardhanThirani 6-1,6-0.
UPSET WIN FOR KAPOOR: Snigdha Kapoor upset fourth seed Durgesh Nandini in straight sets 6-1,6-0 in the first round match of the ladies singles match in the Senco Calcutta Gymkhana Grass Court Tennis Tournament. In another upset, Adrita Banerjee shocked third seed Surabhi Gurung 6-0,6-1. Top seed Vinod Sewa easily beat Md. Sarfaraz 6-2,6-2.
Results: Women singles: Adrita Banerjee bt Surabhi Gurung 6-0,6-1, Arundhuti Basu bt Sneha Shah 6-0,6-0, Raseena Chablani bt Ishani Mukherji 6-4,2-6,6-1, Snigdha Kapoor bt Durgesh Nandini 6-1,6-0.

Chandigarh qualify for QF League of Junior National Football

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 29
Playing an inspiring game, Chandigarh qualified for the Group B quarter-final league of the 45th Junior Under-19 National Football Championship 2008 09 for Dr BC Roy Trophy in Bhilai (Chattisgarh) today. In their second Cluster II match, Chandigarh defeated Tamil Nadu by 3-0.
According to information received by coach Surjit Singh, Chandigarh players dominated the proceedings. After initial probings, Chandigarh forged ahead in the 15th minute when Sukhman caught the Tamil Nadu defence napping.
The Chandigarh boys maintained their pressure and doubled their margin in the 30th minute through Johny Chand. Harpreet Bedi rounded of the winners’ tally in the 70th minute.
It was their second successive victory as in their opening Cluster II fixture, Chandigarh caused an upset by defeating last year’s runners-up West Bengal by 1-0. Chandigarh topped their cluster with an all-win record.
In cluster I, Haryana played a one-all draw with Meghalaya and split points. In their earlier match, Haryana had beaten Kerala by 2-0.
In Cluster III, Punjab and Maharashtra have split points after playing a 2-2 draw.
PANKAJ HITS UNBEATEN 76: Guru Nanak Public School-CCA defeated A.P.J School of Kharar by seven wickets in the first GNP-CCA Cup here today. A.P.J School won the toss and elected to bat first. Their innings terminated at 134 in 30 overs. Karan top-scored with 46 runs while Mandeep contributed 23 runs.
For GNPS-CCA Shitej (2 for 27), Ishan (2 for 18) and Pankaj Rawat (2 for 22) shared wickets.
An unbeaten knock of 76 by Pankaj Rawat helped GNPS-CCA achieve the victory target in 22 overs by scoring 135 for 3. Mandeep got two wickets for AJP School.
Brief scores: A.PJ School, Kharar: 134 all out in 30 overs (Karan 46, Mandeep 23, Shitej 2 for 27,Ishan 2 for 18 , Pankaj Rawat 2 for 22).
G.N.P.S-CCA: 135 for 3 In 22 overs (Pankaj Rawat 76 n.o, Arpit 18, Arjit 15, Mayank Mujhal 14, Mandeep 2 for 31).

More DSPs jobs for Haryana sportspersons

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CHANDIGARH, Dec. 29
he Haryana Government has decided to increase the direct recruitment quota for outstanding sportsperson to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) from the existing three per cent to six per cent.
The Haryana Cabinet, which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr.Bhupinder Singh Hooda, approved the amendment to this effect in Haryana Police Service Rules, 2002.
As per amendment 70 per cent posts of DSPs shall be filled up by promotion from the rank of Poice Inspectors and 24 per cent by direct recruitment. Six per cent of the total posts of DSPs shall be reserved for outstanding sportspersons of Haryana who win Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal in Olympic games or those sportspersons who bring laurels to the country and the State of Haryana.

Jeev, Anirban tied second

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GREATER NOIDA, DEC 28
Jyoti Randhawa produced a magical eight under 64 to win the BILT Open 2008 at the Jaypee Greens Golf Course on Sunday. Randhawa (68, 69, 68, 64), who was six strokes off the lead after round three, finished with a total of 19 under 269 to take home the winner's cheque of Rs. 12,93,200. Jeev Milkha Singh (67, 66, 70, 67) and Anirban Lahiri (65, 66, 68, 71) finished tied second at 18 under 270.
Randhawa has now achieved five wins out of five starts on the PGTI. He won three titles in the 2006-07 PGTI season and followed that up with two titles in the current season.
The curtain was drawn on the 2007-08 PGTI season with the culmination of the BILT Open 2008. Mukesh Kumar ended the season as the PGTI Order of Merit champion for 2007-08 with earnings of Rs. 34,31,992. Mukesh posted four wins and seven other top 10s out of 19 starts in the current season. Shamim Khan was second on the PGTI Order of Merit, while Rahul Ganapathy finished third.
Jyoti, the 2006 BILT Open champion, birdied the second, third, fourth, seventh, eighth, 10th, 12th, bogeyed the 13th and made an eagle on the par five 15th in the final round even as the lead changed hands several times between Anirban and him.
Chandigarh-based Jeev Milkha Singh began his day with a bogey on the 17th hole from round three after play started three hours late due to the fog in the morning. He then birdied the third, fourth, fifth, 10th, 15th, 16th and bogeyed the sixth in round four.
Jeev said, "Four three-putts on the final day let me down. I played rock solid and had a number in mind for the final day. However, three-putts on the 17th in round three and on the sixth in the final round put me off-track. The seven feet putt that I missed for birdie on the final hole was also quite disappointing. Had I made that putt, the tournament would have gone into a play-off between Jyoti and me."
Jeev, who played his first event on the PGTI, went on to add, "Jyoti was exceptional, especially on the last day and he is the deserving winner. Anirban also handled himself really well for a 21-year-old." "It's been a very long and highly successful year for me and I am now all set to take a break from competitive golf for some time," added Jeev.
Anirban Lahiri had a mixed day today, making an eagle on the par four ninth, birdies on the fifth, 15th, 18th, a bogey on the third and a double bogey on the eighth. Shiv Kapur and Rahil Gangjee were both tied fourth at 13 under 275, while Amandeep Johl and Shamim Khan, a double winner on the PGTI this season, shared sixth place at 11 under 277. Gaganjeet Bhullar was a further stroke behind in eighth.
SSP Chowrasia totaled six under 282 to be tied 12th. The 2006-07 PGTI Order of Merit winner Ashok Kumar finished 17th at four under 284. Mukesh Kumar, who won the PGTI Order of Merit crown for 2007-08, was placed tied 18th at three under 285.

Talwinder, Jagpreet, Subheer and Kinderpreet hit tons

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 28
Sector 16 Cricket Academy defeated DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 by 28 runs in the Ist GNPS-CCA Gold Cricket Cup here today.
Sector 16 Cricket Academy won the toss and elected to bat and scored 172 all out in 30 overs. Sanjog topscored with 55 runs and Nipun contributed 27 runs. DAVSSS-8 Aditya bowled well and took five wickets for 20 runs.
Chasing a victory target of 173 runs, DAVSSS-8 were bowled out for 145 in 28 overs. Arvind and Shubham scored 41 and 25 runs, respectively. Rajat and Sanjog got three wickets each for 13 and 21 runs, respectively. Abhishek chipped in with 2 for 9.
Brief scores: Sector 16 Cricket Stadium: 172 all out in 30 overs (Sanjog 55, Nipun 27, Aditya 5 for 20). DAV Sector 8: 145 all out in 28 overs (Arvind 41, Shubham 25, Rajat 3 for 13, Sanjog 3 for 21, Abhishek 2 for 9).
In the second match APJ Academy of Kharar defeated MCA Mohali by four wickets. MCA Mohali won the toss and elected to bat and scored 210 for 8 in 30 overs. Batting well Kinderpreet scored 102 and Anmoljeet slammed 52. Mandeep was the main wicket-taker by taking three wickets for 40 runs.
In reply APJ School made 211 for 6 inn 29.3 overs. All-rounder Mandeep scored 77. Harsh (46) and Sarthak (24) were their other main batsmen.
Brief scores: MCA Mohali: 210 for 8 in 30 overs (Kinderpreet 102, Anmoljeet 52, Mandeep 3 for 40). APJ Academy, Kharar: 211 for 6 in 29.3 overs (Mandeep 77, Harsh 46, Sarthak 24).
In another match, Desh Prem Azad Cricket Academy defeated Bharti Vij's St. Soldier’s School Sector 28 Academy on better run rate.
DP Azad Academy won the toss and elected to bat and made 363 for 2 in 30 overs. The highlight of the match was brilliant centuries by Talwinder Singh (111) and Jagpreet Singh (117 not out).
Bharti Vij's Academy replied with 174 for 5 in 26 overs before bad light stopped the play. Subheer slammed 102. Harsh Roop contributed 26. For Azad Academy, Parnav got three wickets for 30 runs.
Brief scores: DPAC Academy: 362 for 2 in 30 overs (Talwinder Singh 111, Jagpreet Singh 117 not out). Bharti Vij's St. Soldier’s School Sector 28 Academy: 174 for 5 in 26 overs (Subheer 102, Harshroop 26 , Parnav 3 for 30).

Punjab Sports Dept honours Canadian soccer team

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Jalandhar Dec. 28
The Punjab Sports Department today honored members of Sikh Temple Football Club, Vancouver (Canada) at an impressive function in Hotel Dolphin here.
Punjab Sports Department Padma Shree Pargat Singh felicitated the team members and expressed his views that such competitions would inspire the local players who get international exposure. The Canadian team is on tour of India and are scheduled to play 12 matches all over the country from December 9 to 29.
Those honored were: Sukhpal Sandhu (head coach), Jagjit Hans (manager), Harpreet Samra, Gursimran Singh, Amardeep Hans, Arshdeep Sidhu, Aman Singh Grewal, Sukhjit Dhaliwal, Jeevan singh Sandhu, Justin Sekhin, Kevan Nagra, Gurmail Dosanjh, Bevan Sahota, Sunny Ball, Jashandeep Dhesi, Sandeep Sandhu, Amar Lidhar and Tevan Sandhu.
Coach Sukhpal Sandhu said that his players got excellent experience. "We have also learnt many things during our 21- day tournament at different places in India," said Sukhpal. He also promised that in future exchange of tournament would be continued and some coaching clinics would also be arranged in Punjab so that latest knowledge about new techniques may be shared.
Olympian Pargat Singh said "this type of experience will definitely be fruitful and provide more exposer to the budding players and appreciated the efforts of Sukhpal Sandhu and Jagjit Hans.

Anurag explains HPOA plan to promote sports

Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association general secretary Anurag Thakur at Himachal Bhawan in Chandigarh on Sunday. Photos by Balbir Singh

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 28
Himachal Pradesh is poised for sports revolution in the next four years. All districts of the state would have a state-of-art stadium and Himahcal Pradesh Olympic Association would spent Rs 40 crore for development of sports infrasxtructure all over the state.
Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association general secretary Anurag Thakur disclosed various projects to promote sports activities in the state in a big way. Anurag was here for the first time after receiving a recognition letter from Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi.
Talking to the mediapersons, Member of Parliament Anurag said that in the next four years Rs 40 crore would be spent on development of sports in the state. The HPOA will also involve corporate houses in the ambitious sports projects.
He promised to provide world class sports infrastructure, training facilities, regular exposure, cash incentives and jobs to the outstanding state sportspersons. "The State Government has already implemented reservation of 3 per cent quota of jobs for the outstanding sportspersons in various government departments/boards/corporations," said Anurag Thakur.
The HPOA, headed by Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister JP Lada, would construct 12 most modern stadia in the next four years. Anurag said "each stadia would cost Rs one crore and these will be constructed in a phased manner."
"Sports Infrastructure would be developed throughout the state. Synthetic tracks and astroturf hockey fields would be laid to provide the state sportsperpsons better and modern training facilities. The areas would be identitied and the sports infrastructure would be developed on the basis of talent available in that area," said Anurag Thakur, son of Himahcal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal.
"We will request the Government to appoint more qualified coaches/trainers to impart scientific training to the sportspersons so that they could compete in the world events," said Anurag. "A 10-metre indoor shooting range will be developed in the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Shimla," said Anurag.
"As the state has demonstrated tremendous progress in promoting cricket and constructing a world class stadium at Dharamshala and infrastructure in other districts of Himachal, we (HPOA) will pay the same kind of attention to promote other sports disciplines. The budget for cricket has been hiked from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 14 crore annually."
"The Himachal cricket team which has qualified for Elite Group in Ranjit Trophy would be suitably honoured." said Anurag Thakur.
Anurag also disclosed that the HPOA would be planning to host Winter Games and promote indoor games. The HPOA executive committee will meet in Shimla today to discuss and finalise the dates of the proposed State Olympic Games before the 34th National Games in Jharkhand in February 2009. The HPOA will send its team for the National Games.
Replying to a question whether the HPOA would bid for the National Games, Anurag Thakur said "Certainly, we will do. We will develop sports infrastructure in the state in a phased manner before making a bid to host the National Games."
Speaking on the recognition his team got from the apex sports body of the country, Anurg said "the IOA has taken this decision after listening both groups. Elections of the HPOA was held in August 2008 in Bilaspur. The majority of the affiliated sports associations, including three District Olympic Associations, are with us," said HPOA general secretary Anurag.
Congratulating Anurag Thakur on his election as general secretary of the HPOA, IOA president Suresh Kalmadi in his letter, dated December 24, 2008, said "I have received the report from the observer and hope that you would work for development of sports in the country, particularly in Himachal Pradesh and extend your cooperation to the IOA to achieve its objective."
Anurag thanked Suresh Kalmadi and IOA general secretray Randhir Singh for the recognition of his team. Present on the occasion were Rajesh Bhandari (secretary general, Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association), Devi Dutt Tanwar (HP Kho-Kho Association joint secretary), LR Verma (HPKKA secretary), Ishwar Rohal (HP Shooting Association secretary general),, Ramesh Chauhan (HP Judo Association, secretary) and Vinod (HP Taekwondo Association, president).

Jeev trails leader Lahiri by two strokes

Jeev Milkha Singh.

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GREATER NOIDA, DEC 27
Anirban Lahiri stayed ahead of the field with a total score of 17 under at the end of day three of the BILT Open 2008. The Bangalore-based professional began the third round with a total of 13 under and managed to complete 16 holes of round three on Saturday before play was called off due to fading light. His third round effort was punctuated by birdies on the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, 15th, a bogey on the 12th and a double bogey on the seventh.
Thirty eight professionals out of a total of 53 completed round three on Saturday as there was a delay of one hour and 25 minutes in the morning due to fog.
Jeev Milkha Singh has the second best overall score of 14 under at the moment after having completed 16 holes in round three. He began the third round at 11 under and went on to make eagle on the 15th, birdies on the fourth, ninth, 12th and bogeys on the seventh and 13th.
Rahil Gangjee's 12 under is the next best total. He made four birdies against one bogey after seventeen holes in round three. Rahil, playing in the same group as Anirban and Jeev, completed the 17th hole, while Jeev marked his ball on the 17th green and Anirban marked it just off the same green.
Gaganjeet Bhullar, who shot his third successive 68, took his total to 12 under 204 to be the leader among all those who have finished round three. Bhullar made four birdies in the third round. Jyoti Randhawa (68, 69, 68) and Shiv Kapur (68, 69, 70) also completed the third round and had totals of 11 under 205 and nine under 207 respectively.
The third round will commence at 8 am on Sunday. The fourth and final round will commence immediately after the remaining 15 professionals have completed round three.
Earlier in the day, round two was completed, and thereafter, the cut was declared at three over 147. Fifty three professionals made the cut. Anirban Lahiri emerged as the second round leader in the morning as he totaled 13 under 131 at the halfway stage. Lahiri followed up his first round 65 with a six under 66 in round two.
Lahiri had fired four birdies against a lone bogey on the first 10 holes when play was suspended due to fading light on Friday evening. The 21-year-old then consolidated his position with three more birdies (second, fourth and ninth) on Saturday morning before wrapping up his second round.
Jeev Milkha Singh (67, 66) was second after completion of round two at 11 under 133. Jeev, who had shot four birdies and one bogey after nine holes from his second round on day two, came up with birdies on the 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 18th and bogeys on the 15th and 16th on Saturday morning to finish with a 66 in round two.
Jeev said, "My hitting and putting in round two was much better compared to the first round. The best shot today was my eight-iron tee shot on the par three 14th which landed just two feet short of the pin."
The 2008 Asian Tour Order of Merit winner added, "I think one needs to be cautious with the approach shots on the par 5 holes here and needs to watch out for the 18th hole as its layout makes it very challenging."
Rahil Gangjee (66, 69) joined Jeev and Anirban in the round three leader group as he was third at the halfway stage with an overall score of nine under 135.

VRV, Udai Kaul in CCA team

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 27
The Chandigarh Cricket Association, affiliated to the Punjab Cricket Association, has selected the following probables for the Punjab State Inter-District One-Day Tournament for F.C. Mittal Trophy for 2008-09. The selected players should report to coach Harish Sharma at Sector 16 Stadium, here on January 2 at 3.00 p.m.
The selected players are: VRV Singh, Udai Kaul, Sarul Kanwar, Viswas Bhalla, Gurkirat Walia, Gaurav Gambhir, Naresh Gogian, Siddharth Kaul, Anil Sihag, Simrat Bawa, Anupam Gambhir, Satnam, Sidharth Sharma, Rahul Chara, Gurinder Gaggi, Nawab Cheema, Vaibhav Narang, Pankaj Bond, Sumit Dhiman, Ankit Kaushik,Shivam Khurana, Anshul Tripathi, Shah Nawaj, Karan Goel and A.Mehta.
Big win for GNPS-CCA
Guru Nanak Public School-CC Academy defeated Shree Shree Academy by 133 runs in the Ist GNPS-CCA Gold Cup Cricket Tournament here today.
GNPS-CCA won the toss and elected to bat. They made 260 for 4 in allotted 50 overs. Mayank Munjhal and Harpreet remained not out on 61 and 58, respectively. Vaibhav, Pankaj and Yash contributed 41, 33 and 22, respectively.
Harshit got two wickets for for 27 runs for Shree Shree Academy of Panchkula.
In reply, Shree Shree Academy were bowled out for 127 in 28 overs.
Gurdial topscored with 46 while Rajat contributed 26.
Shitiz (2 for 33), Akshay ( 2 for 11), Ishan (2 for 16) and Arpit (1 for 31) were the main wicket-takers for GNPS-CCA.

Jagdeep, Kiranjit to lead Punjab b'ball teams

The Punjab teams which will take part in the 59th Senior National Basketball Championship at Surat from December 31 to January 7 in 2009.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 28
The Punjab Basetball Association today announced its teams for the 59th Senior National Basketball Championship to be held at Surat (Gujarat) from December 31 to January 7 in 2009.
Announcing the teams, PBA president and Director General of Police and Durector Police Academy Phillaur Rajdeep Singh Gill said that international Jagdeep Singh of Punjab Police and international Kiranjit Kaur of Ludhiana Basketball Academy would lead the Punjab men and women teams, respectively.
Silver medalist Punjab men have been placed in group B along with Tamil Nadu, Indian Railways, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Punjab women have been clubbed with Indian Railway, A.P and Tamil Nadu in Group A.
Punjab teams: Men: Jagdeep Singh, Harminder Singh, Mahesh Kumar Mishra, Yattan Sharma, Talwinder Singh, Dilawar Singh, Mandeep Singh, Virinder Singh, Maud Singh, Gurvinder Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Rajbir Singh. Coach: Dr. S. Subramanian. Manager: Balkar Singh.
Women: Kiranjeet Kaur (captain), Harminder Kaur, Maninder Kaur, Rajnarinder Kaur, Sarbjit Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur, Surbhi Pathania, Nagma Mirza, Harpreet Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur, Jasdeep Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur. Coach: Harjinder Singh. Manager: P.S Nijjar.
Officials: International referees: Amarjot Singh and Harish Sharma. Technical delegate: Yashvir Walia. Observer: Sajjan Singh Cheema.Chef-de-mission: Teja Singh Dhaliwal.

Punjab boys and Haryana girls win football titles

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GURDASPUR, Dec. 27
Punjab boys clinched defeated Goa by one 1-0 in third National Inter School Tournament Group II for Boys and Girls Under – 16 here today. The all-important goal was scored by Jatinder Singh.
Haryana outplayed Kerala in the girls football final by 3-1. Pooja scored a brace for the winners while Priyanka contributed one goal. Sarika struck one goal to reduce the margin for Kerala. Tamil Nadu obtained third position after beating Maharashtra by 2-0.
Tamil Nadu boys defeated Haryana by 25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 25-22 in the volleyball final. The third place went to Punjabwho defeated Rajasthan by 25-14, 25-19, 25-12 in a one-sided match.
The Haryana girls won gold by defeating Kerala by 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 25-21 whereas Tamil Nadu got the third place at the expense of Punjab 25-20,25-23, 25-13.
Punjab Sports Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike gave away the prizes to the winners. Ranike announced that Punjab Government wass always ready to uplift sports in the state and a concrete policy is to be implemented soon. He disclosed that the budget for Sports Department would be soon hiked to Rs 50 crore.
Earlier Punjab Sports Director Padma Shree Pargat Singh gave a warm welcome to Ranike. Pargat Singh emphasized that a player has only one religion 'game’ and a player should spread the fragrance of brotherhood in the society through sports. The other dignitaries present were . Indejit Singh, Babbu Gumtala, J.S.Ramdas PCS. ADC, (D) Gurrdaspur and Hajari Lal Sharma, Deputy Director Sports, Jalandhar Division.

Rahil Gangjee is the clubhouse leader

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GREATER NOIDA, DEC 26
Rahil Gangjee (66, 69) is the leader in the clubhouse at the end of day two of the BILT Open 2008. Gangjee had the best overall score of nine under 135 among the 60 players who managed to finish the second round on Friday. Mandeo Singh Pathania (71, 69) totaled four under 140 to be placed second.
Start of play was delayed by three hours and 40 minutes on day two due to fog in the morning. Once the second round got underway at 11 a.m, 21 professionals who had not completed round one on Thursday, also resumed play. The delayed start meant only the first session of round two could be completed on Friday. Fifty eight professionals out of a total of 118 are yet to finish round two.
Kolkata's Rahil Gangjee, who was placed second after round one, dropped a stroke when he bogeyed the 14 th. He then went on to sink birdies on the 18th, second, fifth and seventh to close the round at three under.
Mandeo Singh Pathania fired six birdies against three bogeys to end up with a 69 on Friday. He is currently second at four under 140. Harendra Gupta, Mohd Siddikur Rahman and C Muniyappa are tied third at three under 141 while Ashok Kumar, Sujjan Singh and Feroz Ali Mollah are a further stroke behind in tied sixth.
Ashok Kumar's hole-in-one on the par three 14th was one of the highlights of day two. Anirban Lahiri, the first round leader, is still very much in contention as he was three under in the second round after having played 10 holes. His total stands at ten under at the moment. Lahiri sank birdies on the 12th, 15th, 16th and first and dropped a bogey on the 13th in round two.
Jeev Milkha Singh, who completed nine holes from the second round, was also three under for the round with the help of birdies on the first, second, fourth, eighth and a bogey on the sixth. Gaurav Ghei completed seven holes in round two. He fired two birdies to take his overall score to six under.
Shamim Khan also has an overall score of six under. Shamim was one under after eight holes when play was suspended. Jyoti Randhawa ended day two at five under. He made three birdies and two bogeys in his eight holes to be one under for round two. Gaganjeet Bhullar's total also reads five under. He was one under after having played nine holes in his second round. Shiv Kapur (four under) was even par in round two after completing nine holes.
The second round will resume at 7:20 am on Saturday. The cut will be applied after the completion of round two. The third round will commence thereafter.

Amravati, Lucknow varsities win

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 26
SG Amravati University and Lucknow University recorded their second successive victories on the second day of the All-India Inter-University Baseball (women) Tournament being played at the Panjab University Campus here on Friday
Amravati routed Chaudhary Charan Singh University of Meerut by 17 homes without reply and Lucknow blanked MJP University of Rohilkhand by 10-0.
Results: SG Amravati University (Vaishali Sadawarte, Sonam, Sarika, Sarita, Durga, Sonali, Saroj, Heema 2 each, Vidya 1) bt CCS Meerut by 17-0.
Lucknow University (Aparna, Kajal, Shweta 2, Sumaita 2 each, Nandita and Kavita 1 each) bt MJP University by 10-0.
GNPS-CCA WIN BY SIX WICKETS
Guru Nanak Public School-CC Academy, Sector 36 defeated Mohali Cricket Association Cricket Academy by six wickets in the first match of first CCA U-14 Gold Cup at GNP School ground in Sector 36 today.
MCA Cricket Academy won the toss and elected to bat. They scored 152 before being all out in 30 overs. Anmol and Jagdishwar scored 33 and 42 runs, respectively. Arpit bowled well and restricted MCA total by claiming four wickets for 22 runs.
In reply, GNPS-CC Academy scored 153 for 4 in 28.4 overs. Pankaj topscored with 76 runs. Yash contributed 27 runs. Munish got three wickets for 32 runs.
Brief scores: MCA: 152 all out in 30 overs (Anmol 33, Jagdishwar 42, Arpit 4 for 22, Anurag 1 for 14, Ishan 2 for 25).
GNPS-CCA: 153 for 4 in 28.4 overs (Pankaj 76, Yash 27, Munish 3 for 32).
Tomorrow's fixture: GNPS vs Shree Shree Academy at GNP School ground, Sector 36. St Stephen's School vs Sector 16 Cricket Academy at Sector 16 Stadium.
CHANDIGARH WOMEN TEAM: The Chandigarh Sports Department is fielding a 36-member team, including three officials, in the National Sports Festival for Women Group-III being held at Hamirpur (Himachal Pardesh) from December 26 to 29. Competitions are being held in athletics, badminton, hockey and lawn tennis.

Indian team for World Cup Table Soccer in France

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 26
The Table Soccer Federation of India has appointed Amardeep Singh as captain of the seven-member Indian team which will take part in the World Cup/World Championship Series in France (Nantes) from January 8 to 11 in 2009.
Other members of the team are: Amrinder Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Jatinder Singh, Harmanveer Singh and Yadwinder Singh. TSFI president Balwinder Singh Johal will accompany the squad as official.
Balwinder Singh Johal said that the members of the Indian team will attend an advance table soccer training course in Germany (Sulzbach) from December 29 to January 6.World's best trainers Jamal Allalou T and Volker Groschl will impart training to the Indian team so that they could give improved performance in the World Cup/World Championship Series in France.
About 500 players from 40 countries will compete in the various events over the four-day competition -- women's, men's, juniors and seniors.
A new World Championships for Disabled Doubles for players in wheelchair is likely to be included in all other major ITSF events in the near future.
The Indian team: Amardeep Singh (captain), Amrinder Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Jatinder Singh, Harmanveer Singh and Yadwinder Singh. Official: Balwinder Singh Johal.

Punjab boys and Haryana girls grapplers excel

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GURDASPUR, Dec 26
Hosts Punjab boys won the wrestling trophy with 63 points in the Third National Inter School Tournament Boys and Girls Under -16 at the Old Gymnasium Hall here today. Punjab won three gold and three silver medals. Haryana and Mizoram were tied for the runners-up position with an identical total of 48 points . However, Haryana were declared seccond on the basis of their gold medal tally of five. Mizoram finished third.
Haryana emerged winners in the girls category with 73 points. Punjab finished runners-up with 71 points whereas Maharashtra secured 60 points for the third place.
Gurpreet Singh of Punjab won the gold by lifting 162 kg (73 kg snatch , 89 clean and jerk). Zange Appa of Maharashtra won silver with 151 kg (66 kg snatch , 85 kg clean and jerk) whereas Surj Yadave of Haryana had to satisfy with bronze by lifting 110 kg (52 kg snatch , 58 kg clean and jerk).
Maharashtra boys and girls dominated table tennis competitions. Maharashtra boys defeated Tamil Nadu by 3-1 and their girls defeated Punjab by 3-1. The third place went to Haryana who got the better of Kerala by 3-2. For the third and fourth positions, Haryana boys pipped Punjab by 3-2.
Results: Table tennis boys (semi-finals): Maharashtra bt Punjab 3-0, Tamil Nadu bt Haryana 3-0. Girls: Maharashtra bt Kerala 3-0, Punjab bt Haryana 3-1.
Football (girls): Maharashtra bt Goa 2-0, Tamil Nadu bt Punjab 3-0, Kerala bt Goa 4-0, Haryana bt Tamil Nadu 1-0.
Volleyball: Boys (semi-finals): Tamil Nadu bt Punjab 25-16, 25-21, 16-25, 22-25, 25-12, Haryana bt Rajasthan 24-26, 25-19, 26-24, 25-16.
Girls: Kerala bt Punjab 25-13, 17-25, 25-22, 26-24, Haryana bt Tamil Nadu 25-19, 25-7, 25-20.
Weightlifting: Girls: 63 kg: 1 R. Anitha (Tamil Nadu) 103 kg (42 kg snatch, 60 kg clean and jerk). 2 Navdeep Kaur (Punjab)74 kg (31 S, 43 kg C&J), 3 Suman Deep (Punjab) 69 kg (29 S and 40 kg C& J)
Wrestling (boys): 53 kg: 1 Maninder(Punjab), 2 Krishan (Gujarat),3 Nikhal Raj (Kerala) and Sunjay Verma (Rajshtan). 59 kg: 1 Kaushal Partap (Gujarat), 2 Billu (Punjab), 3 Dalbir Singh (Rajashtan) and Hclacho (Mizorum). 66 kg: 1 Mandeep Singh (Punjab), 2 Lal Chhnhima (Mizorum), 3 Chanan Singh (Rajasthan) and Bhola Raj (Bihar). 73 kg: 1 Sanish (Haryana), 2 Deepak (Bihar), 3 Talua (Raj) and Lal Chhvam (Mizoram). 85 kg: 1 Krishan (Haryana), 2 Netaji (Punjab), 3 Palwinder (Punjab) and Patil Naranjan (Gujarat).

Moin wins LG-Goodricke Eastern India Amateur

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Kolkata, Dec 25
After 36 holes of enthralling matchplay, Moin Malak came through to register his first win on the LG Amateur Tour. In a tightly fought contest, Moin sunk a birdie putt on the final hole to pip Arshdeep Tiwana at the post and win the finals of the LG-Goodricke Eastern India Amateur that was being played at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.
Both players were looking for their maiden title on tour and in the end, despite a great showing in the tournament, Arshdeep will have to wait a little while longer for that elusive win. The tie see-sawed between the two before a thrilling last hole birdie for Moin to go one up and seal the match in his favour.
Moin sent out his signal of intent with a brilliant recovery on the first hole, that saw him hit his third shot, from in between trees and without the flag stick in sight, to two feet from the pin. On the next hole, Moin went one up with a birdie before a run of poor holes from nine to fourteen set him back. Moin made five consecutive bogeys on that stretch to go three down and allowed Arshdeep to breathe easy.
After the completion of the first 18 holes, Arshdeep maintained his advantage and when play resumed after the break, he looked set to increase his lead. But Moin came back strongly to close out the deficit and leave the tie delicately poised.
Arshdeep, who enjoyed a fabulous run throughout the tournament, came back to win two holes and maintained his stranglehold going into the last nine holes. Moin made it all square with a forty-foot putt on the 31st hole. From there on, it was a battle of nerves and it all came down to the final hole after a marathon match, that saw the lead switch between the two men.
Final score: (21) Moin Malak def. (23) Arshdeep Tiwana – 1 Up.

Jeev and Shamim Khan tied third

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Greater Noida, December 25
Anirban Lahiri set the pace on day one of the BILT Open 2008 with a magnificent bogey-free seven under 65. Lahiri is currently at the top of the leaderboard as only 96 professionals out of a total of 118 could complete round one on Thursday as a result of the one and a half hour delay due to fog in the morning. Rahil Gangjee carded six under 66 to be second while Jeev Milkha Singh and Shamim Khan are joint third with scores of five under 67.
Anirban Lahiri began with a birdie on the first and then went on to knock down two more on the fifth and seventh to make the turn at three under. The Bangalore-based professional made four birdies on the back nine - 11 th, 12th, 15th and 16th, to close with a 65.
Kolkata's Rahil Gangjee fired another bogey-free round for second place on day one. Gangjee got off to a dream start with birdies on the first two holes. He then came up with four more birdies on the fourth, 12th, 15th and 18th to finish the day at six under 66, one stroke off the lead.
Jeev Milkha Singh is currently in tied third place, having shot five under 67 on Thursday. Jeev, who started from the 10th tee, birdied the 12th, 13th, 15th, second, fourth, fifth, seventh and bogeyed the 10th and third.
Jeev said, "It was a pretty solid round for me today. I missed only two greens today and made bogeys on those very holes. The birdie on the par three seventh was special because my tee shot rolled past the flag and thereafter the ball came back towards the pin due to the slope."
He added, "The course is playing really well and one needs to be a good driver to succeed here. The bunkers are also very well placed."
Shamim Khan also shot 67 to join Jeev in tied third place. Jyoti Randhawa, Gaganjeet Bhullar, SSP Chowrasia, Shiv Kapur, Gaurav Ghei and Mohd Siddikur Rahman are all tied fifth with identical first round scores of four under 68.
Harmeet Kahlon, Harendra Gupta, C Muniyappa and Sujjan Singh are a further stroke behind in tied 11th. Digvijay Singh shot two under 70 to occupy tied 15th place while Mukesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Rahul Ganapathy and Arjun Singh are all tied 23rd at one under 71.

Pune, Lucknow and Amravati varsities win

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 25
Pune University got the better of plucky Maharishi Dayanand University of Rohtak by defeating them with a margin of two homes ( 6-4) homes on the inaugural day of the All-India Inter-University Women Baseball Tournament at the Panjab University Campus here today.
Lucknow University outpointed Bikaner University by 25-10 homes. Aparna and Kavita made four homes each for the winners. Kajal, Shweta, Nandia and Priyanka scored three home runs each for Lucknow University. Shiksha got three homes to her credit for Bikaner University.
SG Amravati University outplayed North Maharashtra University by 10-3. Vaishali Sadawarte (3) and Sonam (2) were the main scorers for Amravati University.
Results: SG Amravati University (Vaishali Sadawarte 3, Sonam 2, Sarika, Sarita, Durga, Sonali and Vidya 1 each) bt North Maharashtra University (Praha, Tejashri, Nalani 1 each) by 10-3.
Pune University (Anushri 2, Pallavi, Anuja Pawar, Prahibh, Ashwini 1 each) bt MDU Rohtak (Anita, Bhawna, Gita, Ritu 1 each) by 6-4.
Lucknow University (Aparna 4, Kavita 4, Kajal, Shweta, Nandia, Preiyanka 3 each, Sahili, Sony 2 each, Sumatra 1) bt Bikaner University (Shiksha 3, Neha, Minakshi, Daman, Pushpa, Suman, Rajo and Meetpal 1 each) by 25-10.

Haryana wrestlers win six gold medals

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GURDASPUR Dec. 25
Anu Theresa of Kerala claimed gold medal in 48 kg category for girls with a total lift of 90 kg in the third National Inter-School Tournament Group II for Boys and Girls Under-16 here today. In snatch she recorded 38 kg and in clean and jerk, Anu lifted 52 kg. Jaspreet Kaur of Haryana got silver with 87 kg (37 kg snatch and 50 kg clean and jerk).
Kushbeer Kaur gave gold medal to Punjab with a lift of 120 kg (50 kg Snatch, 70 kg Clean and Jerk) in the 53 kg category. Shaikh Krishna of (Mahrashtra bagged silver with 97 kg (40 kg snatch, 57 kg clean and jerk).
P. Luxmi of Tamil Nadu bagged gold in 44 kg class with a lift of 109 kg (45 Snatch and 57 Kg Clean and Jerk). Suman of Punjab won the silver medal with 84 kg (36 kg snatch, 48 kg clean and jerk). Laxim of Mizorum got bronze medal with 81 kg ( 36 kg snatch and 45 kg clean and jerk.).
In boy 50 kg Malhi Ganesh of Maharashtra won the gold to lifted 156 Kg (69 Snatch, 87 Kg Clean and Jerk). Aesakki Raj of Tamilnadu and Nishan Singh of Punjab won silver and bronze medal with 153 kg (68 kg snatch, 75 Kg clean and Jerk) and 132 kg (59 snatch, 80 kg clean and Jerk) respectively.
The Haryana wrestlers ruled the mat by clinching six gold, including three in girls section. Hosts Punjab claimed three gold and Maharashtra one. Saya Kamboj (30 kg girls), Sanju Kakhar (40 kg, girls), Suman (44 kg, girls), Mangal (32 kg, boys), Pankaj (35 kg, boys) and Manju (42 kg, boys) gave excellent display and won gold medals in their respective categories for Haryana
Deepka (32 kg, boys), Bharti Sharma (37 kg, girls) and Birender (47 kg, boys) finished first in their respective categories as Punjab wrestlers today claimed three gold medals. 38 kg: Maharashtra got their solitary gold medal today through Mukund in 38 kg class.
Results: Weightlifting (girls): 48 kg: 1 Anu Theresa (Kerala) 90 kg (38 kg snatch, 52 kg clean and jerk), 2 Jaspreet Kaur (Haryana) 87 kg (37 k g S, 50 kg C&J), 3 Davinder Kaur (Punjab) 76 kg (36 kg S, 40 kg C& Jerk). 53kg: 1 Kushbeer Kaur (Punjab)120 kg (50 kg S, 70 kg C&J), 2 Shaikh Krishna (Maharashtra) 97 kg (40 kg S, 57 kg C&J), 3 Zindha T.S (Tamil Nadu) 91 kg (40 kg S, 51 kg C&J). 58 kg: 1 P.C Remlahini (Mizorum) 125 kg (55 kg S, 70 kg C& J), 2 Lal Fakzuali (Mizorum) 80 kg (35 kg S, 45 kg C& J),3 Harkirat Kaur (Punjab) 75 kg (35 kg S, 43 kg C& J).
Table tennis (girls): Pool A: Haryana bt Guarat 3-1. Pool B: Punjab bt Kerala 3-1. Punjab bt Tamil Nadu 3-2. Boys: Pool A: Tamil Nadu bt Bihar 3-0. TN bt Goa 3-0 .
Football (Boys): Punjab bt Rajashtan 11-0, TN draw Maharashtra 1-1, Goa bt Haryana 1-0. Girls: Maharashtra bt Goa 2-0. TN bt Punjab 3-0.
Volleyball (Girls): Kerala bt Maharashtra 25-12, 25-19, Haryana bt Punjab 25-10, 25-13, Goa bt Bihar 25-7, 25-14, Kerala bt Tamil Nadu 25-23, 29-27, Punjab bt Bihar 25-2, 25-2, Haryana bt Goa 25-10, 25-10.Boys: Haryana bt Maharsahtra 25-20, 25-15, Rajashtan bt Kerala 25-19, 25-19, Punjab bt Bihar 25-16, 25-12, Rajashtan bt Goa 25-5, 25-10, Tamil Nadu bt Kerala 25-11, 25-8, Haryana bt Punjab 25-22-13-25, 25-12, Bihar bt Maharashtra 25-12, 25-16.
Wrestling (Girls): 30 kg: 1 Saya Kamboj (Haryana), 2 Kavita Sonalkar( Maharashtra), 3 Anju Shan. P (Kerala). 32 kg: 1 Deepka (Punjab), 2 Ashwani Tanaji (Maharashtra), 3 Simran (Haryana). 37 kg : I Bharti Sharma (Punjab), 2 Poonam (Haryana). 3 Manju (Kerala). 40 kg : 1 Sanju Kakhar (Haryana), 2 Disha ( Punjab), 3 Vinesha. V(Kerala) and Nikeetak Tayse (Maharashtra). 44 kg: 1 Suman (Haryana), 2 Harwinder Kaur (Punjab), 3 Aswathy P.G (Kerala) and Rashema Mane (Maharashtra).
Wrestling for boys: 32 kg: 1 Mangal (Haryana), 2 Yudhwinder (Punjab), 3 Ranjit (Maharashtra) and Sujesh (Kerala).35 kg: 1 Pankaj (Haryana), 2 Shubam (Punjab), 3 Akshey (Maharashtra) and Lalnun Thara (Mizoram). 38 kg: 1 Mukund (Maharashtra), 2 Lalram Pura (Mizorum), 3Lakhwinder Singh (Punjab) and Balwan (Haryana). 42 kg: 1 Manju (Haryana), 2 Lal Ram Mghaka (Mizorum), 3 Nintan(Maharashtra) and Asish Sharma (Punjab). 47 kg: 1 Birender(Punjab), 2 Sunil Kumar (Gujarat), 3 Nilesh Pawar (Maharashtra) and Lalram Pura (Mizoram).

Yamunanagar overall champions

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 25
District Yamunanagar claimed the overall championship in the 6th Haryana State Karate Do Championship conducted by District Kararte Do Association Yamunanagar at Saraswati Vidya Mandir School, Jagadhary, Yamunanagar.
District Panipat finished runners-up.
More than 300 participants took part in the tournament in various events of kata and kumite, according to Dr. Narender S. Mor, Secretary General, Haryana State Karate Association.
Dr. Mor further informed that the championship was conducted as per the Haryana Olympic Association guidelines and rules & regulations of All India Karate Do Federation. All events were completed injury free. Sensei Lal Darda, Deputy Technical Director, All India Karate Do Federation and Technical Director, Haryana State Karate Association was the head of referees board and sensei Ashok Darda from Noida, Sensei Jaiprakash, Balwinder Singh, Shiv Panchal, Varun Jatley, Pardeep, Jang Bahadur, Mukesh, J C Beeka were other referees and judges.
Chhatter MLA Arjun Singh was the chief guest at opening ceremony and Ghanshyam Das, Social worker and Mahamantri, Kisan Manch Haryana was chief guest at closing ceremony and prize distribution function.
The karatekas have been selected for 34th National Games 2009, Ranchi to represent Haryana State during this championship.

Inter-School Games off to a flying start

Assistant Director Sports S.L Lottey presenting a bouque to Agriculture and Horticulture Minister Sucga Singh Langah.
A wrestling bout in progress in the 3rd National Inter-School Tornament Group – 2 for Boys and Girls Under-16 in Gurdaspur.

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Gurdaspur Dec. 24
The 3rd National Inter-School Tornament Group – 2 for Boys and Girls Under-16 got off to a flying start with the formal declaration by Punjab Agriculture and Horticulture Minister Sucga Singh Langah here at Government College ground here today. Eleven states from all over the country are taking part part in the four-day tournament.
Mr. Langah assured the Punjab Sports Department that every possible help and financial aid will be provided by the State Government for the promotion of sports on the border district and state.
Earlier Assistant Director Sports S.L Lottey extended warm welcome to the chief guest.
The other dignitaries present on the occasion were Sh. Deputy Commissioner Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, SSP Alok Nath Angar and SDM. Iqbal Singh.
The torch bearing ceremony was performed by Jagdeep Singh, Lovepreet Kaur (volleyball) and Davinder Kaur, Gurpreet Singh (weightlifting). Athlete Khushbir Kaur took the oath on behalf of al the participants.
Results:- Wrestling (girls): 30 kg: Anju Shan. P (Kerala) bt Jasbir Kaur(Pb.), Saya Kamboj (Hra.) bt Kavita Sonalkar (Mah).34 kg : Simran (Hr.) bt Surya Suresh Kerala), Deepka (Pb.) bt Ashwani Tanna Ji (Mah). 37 kg: Poonam (Hra.) bt Artee San. J (Mah), Bharti Sharma (Pb.) bt Manju. K (Kerala). 40 kg: Nikeetak (Mah) bt Binda (Jharkhand), Sanju Jakhar Hra.) bt Ram Khilony (Mizo). 44 kg: Rashima Mane (Mah) bt Prinka Kumari (Jharkhand), Suman Hra.) bt Venne (Mizo).

CFA outplay Sikh Temple XI of Canada 3-0

Members of Sikh Temple Football Club of Canada who played an exhibition match against Chandigarh Football Academy in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Parents of players of Sikh Temple Football Club of Canada presenting a memento to Chandigarh Sports Director IS Sandhu. Photos by Balbir Singh.

Sukhi Sandhu, coach of Sikh Temple Football Club, shaking hand with Chandigarh Sports Director IS Sandhu.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 24
Chandigarh Football Academy, a venture of the Chandigarh Administration, outplayed Sikh Temple Football Club of Canada by 3-0 in a friendly football match at the Sector 17 here today. A sizable crowd turned up to watch the match.
The skillful, robust and speedy Chandigarh Football Academy, a brain child of former Punjab Governor-cum-Administrator Chandigarh J.F.R. Jacob, could have won still by a bigger margin had they converted all the chances that came their way. The Canadian goalkeeper Bavan Sahota also gave a delighted display under the bar and made a couple of spectatular saves.
The CFA boys enjoyed the territorial supremacy in both sessions but they failed to score a goal in the first half. The hosts mostly camped inside the rival territory. Bikramjit and Pankaj Negi muffed easy chances to score. First Bikramjit's sizzling shot sailed over the bar. Then Rajinder gave a perfect forward pass to nippy Pankaj Negi who could not take advantage of the chance from a handshaking distance.
After a goalless draw, the CF Academy opened the account in the 31st minute. Trapping a pass, Bikramjit unleashed a powerful floating shot. Canadian goalkeeper Bavan Sahota jumped into the air and stopped it with extended right hand. The ball dropped on the goalline before crossing over.
The CFA boys continued their pressure and nine minutes later ebullient Pankaj Negi volleyed an angular shot from the right flank and the ball zoomed into the far net for CFA's second well-earned goal. Negi himself rounded off the winners' tally in the 60th minute.
Canadian coach Sukhi Sandhu praised the CFA players for their brilliant display. He described the 'standard of the CFA players very high at this age (under 15-16 years)."
Baljinder Singh of CFA was cautioned for dangerous play.
Among those pressent on the occasion were Chandigarh Sports Director IS Sandhu, Joint Sports Director Dr JPS Sidhu and parents of the Canadian team.
A memento was presented to the Chandigarh Sports Director on behalf of parents of the Canadian team. CFA coaches Harjinder Singh and Tejinder Kumar were also presented mementos by the Sikh Temple Football Club.

Baichung again voted Player of the Year

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 24
Padam Shri Baichung Bhutia has been declared as Player of the Year by the All India Football Federation in the annual general body meeting held in New Delhi on Tuesday. This is for the second time that the ebullient Sikkim footballer got this coveted honour.
Baichung was earlier decorated with the Player of the Year award in 1995. He became the second footballer to receive this award twice. I. M. Vijayan of F.C.Kochin (Kerala) was the first player to get the Player of the Year award in 1992 and 1997.
Selected by the Asian Football Confederation as the Most Valuable Player in the AFC Challenge Cup, Baichung Bhutia has had an outstanding contribution in the success of the Indian National Team in 2008. Both as a captain and player, Baichiung has played a pivotal rolel in India's back- to- back victories in the ONGC Nehru Cup and the AFC Challenge Cup.
In a career spanning 13 years, Baichung has left an indelible mark both in international and club football.
Recognizing his outstanding contribution to Indian football, the Government of India has bestowed the Padam Shri award on Baichung Bhutia this year.
AIFF Player of Year Awards
1992 I.M.Vijayan Mohun Bagan A.C (Kerala).
1993 V.P.Sathyan Mohun Bagan A.C. (Kerala).
1994 Jo Paul Ancheri Mohun Bagan A.C (Kerala).
1995 Baichung Bhutia East Bengal (Sikkim).
1996 Bruno Coutinho Salgaocar S.C (Goa).
1997 I.M.Vijayan F.C.Kochin (Kerala).
1998 Not awarded..
1999 Not awarded.
2000 I.M.Vijayan F.C.Kochin (Kerala).
2001 Jo Paul Ancheri East Bengal (Kerala).
2002 Deepak Kumar Mondal East Bengal (Jharkhand)
2003 Wangkheirakpam Tomba Singh Salgaocar S.C ( Manipur).
2004 S Venkatesh Mahindra United (Karnataka).
2005 Climax Lawrence Dempo S.C. (Goa).
2006 I Surukumar Singh Mahindra United (Manipur).
2007 Sunil Chhetri JCT FC (Delhi).

Venod Sharma, Inder Singh and Sunil on AIFF panel

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 24
The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Mr Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, was unanimously re-elected president of the All India Football Association in the annual general body meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. Returning Officer Harish Sharma announced names of the president, five vice presidents and members elected unanimously for a period of four years from 2009 to 2012.
The AGM also unanimously adopted a resolution that Vice-President Praful M to assume, function and discharge duties of the President under its constitution as "President in charge" of AIFF until the next AGM or until the elected President PR Dasmunsi, resumes his duties as President, whichever is earlier.
Chandigarh Football Association president Venod Sharma is among the five vice-presidents and he is the new face on the AIFF Executive
The following office-bearers were elected unopposed:
President: Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi; vice-presidents: Praful M. Patel (WIFA-West ), A.R. Khaleel (Karnataka-South), Subarata Dutta (IFA - East),
Venod Sharma (Chandigarh -North) and Ankur Dutta (Assam- North East ); Treasurer: Hardev Jadeja (Gujarat).
Executive Committee members: Joaquim Alemao (Goa), K.M.I Mather (Kerala), C.R Visswanathan (Tamil Nadu), Tempo Bhutia (Sikkim), Inder Singh (Punjab), Sunil Bhardwaj (Haryana), M.A. Alam (Orissa), L. Ranjith Roy (Manipur), Larsing M. Sawyan (Meghalaya), A.R Dev (Madhya Pradesh). Nominated member: Rakesh Yadav (Railways ) - Nominated as Member for the Executive Committee.
The AGM began with a silent prayer for the speedy recovery of PR Dasmunsi.
The members also paid homage to the following football players/officials who passed away this year: BNG Neogi (AIFF Match Commissioner & former Secretary of Chhattisgarh Football Association), Olympian Peter Thangraj, Olympian Kempaiah, international players Ashok Lal Banerjee and Nirmal Sengupta.
Indian skipper Baichung Bhutia was adjudged Player of the Year.

Developing friendly relations between India and Canada through sports

The Canadian football team which played a friendly match against St Stephen's Football Academy on Tuesday.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 23
Canada XI and St Stephen's Football Academy shared honours by playing a one-day draw in a friendly football match played at the St Stephen's School ground in Sector 45 here today.
The first session ended in a goalless draw. In an evenly contested match, Jashan Dhesi scored after receiving pass from the right flank in the 50th minute. St Stephen's Football Academy pressed hard and their moves bore fruits five minutes later, as Samndram Lanba restored parity.
The teams were introduced to Additional Deputy Commissioner Inderjit Singh Sandhu. Also present on the occasion were St Stephen's Principal Harold Carver, former Indian footballers Harjinder Singh and Tejinder Kumar. Harjinder Singh presented mementos to the players.
The officials and parents of the visitors were impressed with the school infrastructure, environment and sports facilities.
The Under-14-15 contingent has so far played ten matches in India. After landing in New Delhi they played against Simla Youngs, Guru Harkishan Public School and Modern School of Vasan Vihar.
Later the visited Jamshedpur where they played two matches against Tata Football Academy. Moving on to Kolkata they exhibited their skills against Mohun Bagan.
In Goa they played three matches before coming to Chandigarh.
Tomorrow they will play Chandigarh Football Academy, a venture of the Chandigarh Administration. On their last lap of the tour the Canadian colts are scheduled to play three matchds in Punjab before returning to Canada.
Sukhi Sandhu is accompanying the team as coach. Sukhjit Nagra and Jagjit Singh Hans are managers.
The Canadian team: Jashan Dhesi, Kevan Nagra, Amar Hans, Harpreet Somra, Arshdeep Sidhu, Justin Sekhon, Sukh Dhaliwal, Simi Singh, Bovan Sahota, Amar Lidderr, Jeevan Sandhu, Aman Grewal, Sunny Ball, Sunny Sandhu and Gary Dusanjh.
"The main aim of the visit is to provide the boys exposure to hon their skills, know about the Indian culture and develop friendly relations," said manager Sukhjit Nagra. Asked how the tour programme was chalked out, the Canadian manager said Canadian coach Sukhi Sandhu and Punjab Sports Director Padam Shree Pargat Singh discussed the sports exchange and development of sports between the two countries when the later had visited Canada. "The tour aims at developing friendly relations through sports," said Sukhjit.
Parents of players are also accompanying. Before coming to India, the Canadian Prime Minister had extended his warmest greetings to those who are part of the Indian tour.
In his message he said "This trip offers you a chance to enhance your skills as athletes, experience a new culture and forge new and lasting friendships. You have made personal sacrifices and trained diligently in preparation for this event, and I have no double that you have built a strong and competitive team."
The letter further says "I urge you to make the most of this remarkable opportunity, while proudly displaying camaraderie and sportsmanship for which Canadians are known and respected throughout the world."
On behalf of the Canadian Government, he wished them all a memorable and successful journey.

1000 to take part in National Inter-School Games

Assistant Director Sports Sohan Lal Lotey (centre) addressing press conference in Gurdaspur on Tuesday.

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GURDASPUR, DEC 23
About 1000 boys and girls will be participating in the third National Inter-School Tournament (Group-II) being organised by the Punjab Sports Department in collaboration with Sports Authority of India here from December 24 to 27.
Addressing a press conference here today Assistant Director Sports Sohan Lal Lotey said that competition would be conducted in football, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling for boys and girls. He said that teams from 10 states and Union Territories would compete in the tournament. About 200 officials have been deputed for smooth conduct of the tournament.
He said that the Games were conducted under the Government of India Scheme, Promotion of Sports & Games in Schools. The Punjab Sports Deptt. has included this scheme in its calendar from the session 2008-09.
Prior to this competition, the Punjab Sports Deparment has completed the District and State Level Inter School games. All the champions teams of the state are participating in this National Level Tournament. The National Inter-School Competition is conducted in two groups.
The Games included in Group-I are: archery, athletics, badminton, basketball and hockey for boys and girls. The Government of India provides a grant of Rs. 75,000 to conduct district level, Rs. 3.00 lakh for conduct of state level and Rs. 2.00 lakh per discipline for the conduct of National Level competitions. The school that performs the best in both the National Level tournaments is given a cash award of Rs. 1.00 lakh alongwith the Rolling Trophy. All players are below 16 years of age, as on 31 December, 2008.
Deputy Commissioner Gurkirat Kirpal Singh informed that a number of committees have been formed to conduct the tournament and all the preliminary arrangements for the conduct of the tournament have been finalized.
Punjab Agriculture Minister Sucha Singh Langah will inaugurate the tournament, Punjab on December, 24 at 11.00 a.m. at Government College Stadium. Punjab Sports Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike will distribute the prize on December 27 at 3.00 p.m.

School Games from Jan 8

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CHANDIGARH, Dec 22
More than 3000 players from all differet states and institutions will partcipate in the 54th National School Games (fencing, handball under-19 boys and girls, skating under-11, 14, 17 and 19 boys and girls, table tennis U-14,17 and 19 boys and girls and roller hockey boys from January 8 to 13.
Home Secretary Ram Niwas said that Punjab Governor qwho is also Administrator, UT Chandigarh, General (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues will inaugurate the Games on January 8 at Sector 42 Sports Complex. Ram Niwas said that the Chandigarh Administration has made all arrangements for the smooth conduct of the games.
Education Secretary further stated that the Education Department has selected about 150 qualified referees/umpires from UT Sports Department and Punjab University for the smooth going of the games and if needed the department will also take the services of coaches from N.I.S. Patiala.
About 200 officials from the Education department will also be available for the conduct of this event. The Education Department has made the arrangements of transportation, lodging and boarding and field of play for the teams.
The venues for handball, fencing, table tennis, skating and roller hockey would be GMSSS-23, GMSSS-10, Table Tennis Hall, Sector 23 and K.B.D.A.V-7, respectively.

RSB Jaipur beat Gujarat

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JALANDHAR, DEC 22
RSB Jaipur defeated Gujarat by 2-0 quarter-final of the All India Civil Services Tennis Tournament being organised by Punjab Sports Department here today.
In other quarter-finals matches Madhya Pardesh outplayed Bihar 2-0 and Hydrabad blanked Chandigarh by 2-0.
Results: Men's singles: G. Shanker Rao bt Anil Malik 7-2, Laxmi Kant bt Iqbal 7-0,Rohit Rawat bt Umesh Mehata 7-2, Vijay Swami bt Anjan K R 7-0, Md.Wahid bt P D Palsana 7-0, Avdesh Kumar bt Parmjit 7-0.

Shiva wins bronze io Luge Asian in Japan

Shiva Keshavan of India displaying his bronze which he won in the 2008 Luge Asian Championships in Nagano (Japan).
The finalists in the 2008 Luge Asian Championships in Nagano(Japan).

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 22
Shiva Keshavan won a bronze for India in the 2008 Luge Asian Championships in 'Spiral' Track in Nagano, Japan.
According to information received here today, it was a closely contested race between the 10 finalists. Shiva was in second place after the first run with a time of 51.048 three tenth behind Ocuchi Takahisa of Japan 50.734.
" I suffered a technical problem in the second heat two-third down the track which caused my sled to go out of control and i risked a crash. However I managed to take control once again and finished the run. Unfortunately the incident cost me some time and also slowed me down in the remaining section," according to Shiva Keshavan.
Still he did manage to do enough to keep himself on the podium with a total time of 1minute 44.155 combined in the two heats.
Positions: Gold: Ogichi Takahisa(JPN) 1:41:509.
Silver: Yamamura Yohan (JPN) 1:43.164.
Bronze: Shiva Keshavan (JPN) 1:44.155.
"I am happy with my come-back after two years of absence from the track and I am satisfied my performance in Nagano. I need to get more exposure to competition and I require greater mental preparation for the races. The new equipment that I have been able to procure thanks to the support from Coca Cola and Swiss International Airlines have enabled me to improve my timing since 2006," says Shiva.
His next destination is the world Cup in Turin in January. Before that he I will head to India for the New Year break from December 25 January 1.

Jeev eyes Major goals after Asian supremacy

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BANGKOK, December 21
New Asian number one Jeev Milkha Singh believes he can now win a Major title which will enable him to 'sit at the same table with my father'.
The Indian star wrapped up his campaign at the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia on Sunday to be officially crowned the 2008 Asian Tour's Order of Merit champion and immediately set out his next goal which is to challenge for one of the four most prized trophies in world golf.
"This has been the best year so far in my career. In 2006, I also had four wins but I rate this season better due to my performances in the Majors. It has given me a lot of confidence and I'm more comfortable and confident when I'm under pressure. I know my swing is better and that has taken me further up in my game," said Singh, who shot rounds of 76, 70, 70 and 72 to finish in the middle of the field at Thai Country Club.
The 37-year-old made history by becoming the first player to win over US$1 million in a single season on the Asian Tour, thanks largely to his stunning triumph over a world-class field at the Barclays Singapore Open last month.
He registered two other runner-up finishes in Indonesia and Korea in a stellar season which also saw him triumph once in Europe and twice in Japan to rise to his current career-high 36th place in the Official World Golf Ranking. In addition, he finished tied 25th at the US Masters and posted a career-first top-10 in a Major by finishing equal ninth at the US PGA Championship.
"Winning the Order of Merit twice in three years is special. It has given me a lot of confidence as I've proven myself again and you then try to move on to bigger things," said jEEV, who was also the region's top player in 2006.
"I think I've got the game to win a Major. I feel it all depends on the mindset that week and how you deal with the pressure. A lot of it comes down to the short game. I feel I do have the game and hopefully before my golfing career is over, I will have a Major under my belt," said Jeev.
The son of the legendary runner Milkha Singh, who is a decorated Olympic runner for India, Jeev said that despite his golfing achievements over the past three seasons, he still feels he has yet to measure up to his father's iconic status.
"Dad is still a bigger name than I in India," said Jeev with a smile. "A Major under my belt, then I can sit at the same table as him.
"Coming from a sporting family (his mother was also the captain of the national volleyball team), my father always emphasised discipline, work ethic and honesty. I've had positive feedback from my parents and that has helped get me to where I am today. My wife Kudrat has also been very supportive."
Jeev plans to scale down his playing schedule in 2009 after competing in over 35 events each season around the globe, so much so that he should inherit his father's nickname as the "Flying Sikh".
As the saying partly goes, there will be no rest for the wickedly talented as Jeev has already engaged a physical trainer to start work with him next week as part of his plan to challenge for Major honours.
"I need to get fit in 2009. I've had a lot of injuries. I have put on weight as I normally run a mile a day but I've been unable to do so with my ankle injury since June. I have people in place starting on December 28 who will train me and help get me fit. My main goal over the next six months is to get fit," said Jeev.
He also looked back at his career which started in Asia way back in 1995 and was proud to see the Asian Tour grow to record levels where this season, an unprecedented 30 events with an all-time high US$39 million was on offer to the region's talented players.
"The Asian Tour has given me a lot. That's the main reason I'm here this week, to also receive the Order of Merit award and give back to the Asian Tour for what it has done in my career," said Jeev Milkha.

Jaideep steers his team to win

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NOIDA, Dec 21
The Pro-Am event of the ONGC Masters 2008, played at the Noida Golf Course, provided amateur golfers from the National Capital Region an opportunity to play alongside some of the top professional golfers in the country.
The Pro-Am was played in the team scramble format where the team's best ball was chosen on every shot including the putting green. After the best ball was chosen all other players were to place their ball within one score card length before continuing play. This rule was applicable on the putting green as well. A minimum of three drives of every player were taken into account for the team prize.
PGTI member Jaideep Patwardhan led his team to victory with a score of 57. Patwardhan's team comprised of amateurs Anil Raja, R S Jadeja and Sahdev Yadav.
The runners-up prize went to PGTI member Monish Bindra's team. Bindra's team comprised of amateurs Mr. Mohinder Pal Singh, Mr. Siddharth Arora and Mr. Vijit Nandrajog and totaled 57.4.

Easy win for Chandigarh, Gujarat

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Jalandhar Dec. 22
Chandigarh defeated Kanpur by 2-0 in the team event of the All India Civil Services Tennis Tournament here today. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and RSB Hyderabad also recorded identical victories over their respective rivals.
In the singles round, Rohit Raaat of Madhya Pradesh prevailed over Ajay Dixit of RSB, Rajasthan by 7-5. In another singles match, Asiff Iqbal defeated Simachan by 7-4 in an all-AP match.
Earlier, Principal Secretary, Forest Department S. K Sinha formally inaugurated the tournament. Results: (Team events): Gujarat bt Andhara Pardesh 2-0, Madhya Pradesh bt Daman & Diu 2-0. RSB Hyadrabad bt Karnataka 2-0, Chandigarh bt Kanpur 2-0.
Individual: Anil Malik (Har) bt Pankaj Dixit (RSB)7-1, Asiff Iqbal (A.P) bt Simachan (A.P)7-4, Laxmy Kant(RSB, Raj.) bt Ravi Shanker (RSB, Hyd) 7-4, Rohit Raaat (M.P) bt Ajay Dixit (RSB, Raj) 7-5, Vijay Sowami (M.P) bt Mukand Yadav (M.P) 7-4, Rajesh Thakar (Guj)bt Sathya Parkash (Bihar) 7-2, P.D.Palsana (Guj) bt C. Ramesh (Ktk) 7-1.

Kapil Puri and Vaneet Chawla excel

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BARWALA (PANCHKULA), DEC 21
A five-wicket haul by Kapil Puri enabled Azzaro XI defeat Inscol XI by eight wickets in the Vth Girish Nayyar Memorial Cricket Tournament, being organised by the Chandigarh sports Club, here at JP Institite of Cricket Technology here today.
Batting first after winning the toss, Inscol XI seemed well set to get to a very good score as the openers were in a good form and scores runs at will. The introduction of Gurpreet broke this partnership and the second wicket followed soon after. It was downhill for the team therafter as its middle order was exposed to the lethal bowling by Kapil who took no time in getting his first wicket.
Soon the team was reduced to 94 for 8. A breezy knock of 22 by Ravinder gave Inscol XI a lease of life AS Inscol XI were bowled out for 122 in 22 overs. Kapil emerged the wrecker-in-chief by taking five wickets for 22 runs.
In reply, Azzaro XI were quick off the block. Ashish and Arvind flayed the bowlers all over the ground and put up 67 runs for the first wicket. After the fall of the openers, Samit took charge and helped his team get to the total with ease. He scored 36 valuable runs. Gandharv two wickets for 21 runs. Azzaro XI achieved the target by scoring 124 for 2 in 21.5 overs.
Brief scores: Inscol XI: 122 all out in 22 overs (Ravinder 22, Ashish 19, Kapil Puri 5 for 22, Gurpreet 2 for 24).
Azzaro XI: 124 for 2 in 21.5 overs (Ashish 37, Samit 36, Arvind 33, Gandharv 2 for 21).
In another match, fine batting by skipper Vaneet Chawla (42) led Godrej CC to a 54-run victory over Numero Uno XI. Godrej CC put up 165 for 6 in 25 overs. Vaneet Chawla was the highest scorer. His knock of 42 was laced with 4 fours two sixes. He recieved valuable support from Harminder Bawa (30) and Yash Kapil.
In reply, inept batting bh Numero Uno XI batsmen led to their downfall as they could muster only 111 for 8 in 25 overs .Ashwin Maliktook 3 wickets for 19 runs. Naresh Dhingra and Vijaypal scalped 2 wickets each.
Brief Scores: Godrej CC: - 165 for 6 in 25 overs (Vaneet Chawla 42, Harminder Bawa 30, Yash Kapil 21, Arjun Nikhanj 2 for 1), Saurav 2 for 31).
Numero Uno XI: - 111 for 8 in 25 overs (Vipin 3), Ashwin Malik 3 for 19, Naresh Dhingra 2 for 18, Vijay Pal 2 for 17).

Maurits Hendriks appointed Technical Director of Dutch Olympic Team

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CHANDIGARH, Dec 21
Consultant for the Indian Premier Hockey League, Maurits Hendriks had been appointed Chef de Mission/Technical Director of the Dutch Olympic team for the London 2012 Olympics.
One of the top hockey coach in the world, Maurits in a communication received here said "it would be the most challenging positions in sport and a great honour to be offered to lead all sports in the Netherlands."
He wrote" after 8 wonderful years in Spain I have excepted an invitation to return to Holland. It was an unexpected change in my professional situation. After the silver medal in the Beijing Olympics the Team indicated that they would like for me to continue as their coach, this was followed by a generous offer from the Royal Spanish Hockey Federation. Just when I was about to sign with the newly chosen president of the Rfeh Santi Deo, I was approached by the Dutch Olympic Committee, who offered me the post of Chef de Mission/Technical Director of the Dutch Olympic Team for the London 2012 Olympics."
"I have always thought that this was one of the most challenging positions in sport and a great honour to be offered to lead all sports in the Netherlands. And thus, with pain in my heart I decided to say goodbye to the Spanish hockey team and take on this challenge. I cannot close this important chapter in my life without paying respect to my players, my staff and my opponents, with whom I have had to honour to compete all over the world in World Cups, Champions Trophies and Olympics. Many are the memories of glory and of pain in defeat, but most of all I leave the sport of hockey with friendships all over the world, friendships that I know will continue to be."
"2008 has been a special year in my life, most of all through the birth of our son Helio on August the 8th, 2008. We are proud of the successes of the Spanish Men in the Champions Trophy in Rotterdam and in the Beijing Olympics. Befitting it is to end the Olympic year taking the rein of the Dutch Olympic team in the road to London 2012."
"Let me finish by thanking all of you for the experience that we shared somewhere over the last 8 years during the journeys with the Spanish Men's Hockey Team, the PHL in India, the coaching courses all over the world or the European Hockey League, and by whishing you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy 2009.
May we continue to cross our paths in the future," concluded Maurits Hendriks

England restrict India to 453

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MOHALI, DEC 20
England hit back with vengeance as they restricted India to 453 all out in first innings after left hander Gautam Gambhr (179, 466m, 348 b, 25x4s, 1x6) and Rahul Dravid ( 136, 471m, 328b, 19x4) were associated in a 314-run second wicket partnership in the second Test at the PCA Stadium here on Saturday. At one stage they were the hosts were 320 for 2.
England Off break bowler Swann (3 for 122), fast bowler Flintoff (3 for 54) and spinner Monty Panesar (2 for 89) contained the Indian knock. Anderson (1 for 84) and Stuart (1 for 84) got one wicket each.
Graeme Peter Swann led England fightback by dismissing Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar (11). Stuart Broad had yesterday Virender Sehwag (0) and Andrew Flintoff got rid off VVS Laxman (0), Zaheer Khan (7) and Amit Mishra (23).
Scoreboard: India (Ist innnings): Gautam Gambhir c Cook b Swann 179; Virender Sehwag c wicketkeeper Matt Prior b Broad 0, Rahul Dravid c Panesar b Swann 136, Sachin Tendulkar lbw Swann 11, VVS Laxman lbw Flintoff 0, Yuvraj Singh c Matt Prior b Panesar 27, MS Dhoni c sub (OA Shah) b Anderson 29, Harbhajan Singh c Swann b Panesar 24, Zaheer Khan b Flintoff 7, Amit Mishra b Flintoff 23, Ishan Sharma not out 1. Extras (b 5, lb 5, nb 6) 16. Total (all out; 158.2 overs) 453.
Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-320, 3-329, 4-337, 5-339, 6-379, 7-418, 8-418, 9-446, 10-453.
Bowling: JM Anderson 32-5-84-1; Stuart Broad 26-9-84-1; A Flintoff 30.2-10-54-3;
Monty Panesar 23-2-89-2; GP Swann 45-11-122-3; Collingwood 2 -0 -10-0.

Shamim Khan wins ONGC Masters 2008

Shamim Khan receiving the winners cheque in ONGC Masters 2008.

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NOIDA, Dec 20
Shamim Khan (65, 66, 75, 70) won the ONGC Masters 2008 at the Noida Golf Course on Saturday to bag his second successive title on the PGTI. Shamim, the wire-to-wire leader from round one to round four, shot two under 70 in the final round to end the tournament with a total of 12 under 276. Amardip Sinh Malik (71, 66, 73, 69) finished three strokes behind Shamim in second place.
Shamim, who had won PGTI's last event in Jamshedpur, earlier this month, now has a total of four professional titles in his kitty. Two of his four wins have come on the PGTI. The Delhi golfer's win has also propelled him from fourth to second place on the 2007-08 PGTI Order of Merit. The 30-year-old went past Rahul Ganapathy in total earnings for the season when he picked up the winner's cheque of Rs. 3,23,300
Shamim's birdies on the second and fourth helped him maintain his overnight four-stroke cushion till the fifth hole even as his nearest rival Amardip Sinh Malik picked up birdies on the first two holes. The gap between the top two contenders started closing thereafter as 23-year-old Malik followed up a birdie-bogey on the sixth and seventh with two successive birdies on the eighth and ninth. Khan, on the other hand, dropped a bogey after finding the water hazard on the par three 10th hole.
There was a difference of just one stroke between Shamim and Amardip when they approached the 11th tee. Malik dropped a shot when he bogeyed the 11th but the Meerut-based professional came back to within one stroke of the leader by making birdie on the 14th.
After firing six straight pars from the 11th to the 16th, Shamim knocked in a birdie with a 15 feet putt on hole no. 17 to establish a two-stroke lead. Amardip then produced a bogey on the final hole as he pulled his tee-shot into the water hazard on the left side of the 18th fairway. Meanwhile, Shamim sealed his win when he made par on the 18th despite going over the green with his second shot.
Delhi's Vinod Kumar (67, 74, 72, 69) finished third with a total of six under 282.
Toran Bikram Shahi of Nepal was one stroke behind Vinod in fourth place. Toran and Mukesh Kumar shot matching 65s to record the best scores of round four. Toran's 65 included two eagles.
Mukesh Kumar, Harmeet Kahlon, Rahil Gangjee and C Muniyappa shared fifth place at four under 284. Ashok Kumar's total of even par 288 placed him tied 11th. Rahul Ganapathy finished tied 14th with an overall score of one over 289.

Saina Nehwal in semis

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 19
Saina Nehwal won the match against top Malaysian player Mew Choo Wong by 21-10, 17-21, 21-16 in 48 minutes in BWF Super Series Master Finals 2008 of prize money of US $ 40,000
in Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) . She has beaten 11th world ranked player and 6th seeded in this event as her ranking in Super Series is 10 and whereas Saina Nehwal world rank 10th and 7th seeded in this event and Super Series ranking is 12th.
In the morning she Saina won against PI Hongyan of France by 21-18, 21-13, who is fourth seed in this event and world ranking 7th. Now she has reached semi-final of BWF Super Series Master Finals.

Gaurav Ghei is tied ninth

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BANGKOK, December 19
PGTI member Lam Chih Bing of Singapore powered into a two-stroke halfway lead at the US$750,000 Volvo Masters of Asia on Friday to give himself a shot at winning his maiden Asian Tour title.
The in-form Lam carded a six-under-par 66 at a sun-kissed Thai Country Club to lead from Thailand's Chapchai Nirat (66), Filipino Antonio Lascuna (67) and Australian duo Mitchell Brown (67) and Marcus Both (68). The Singaporean has a total of nine under 135 at the moment.
Chih Bing (69, 66) reeled in birdies on the first, second, fourth, fifth, eighth, 14th, 18th and made a lone bogey on the 17th.
Gaurav Ghei fired his second successive 70 to total four under 140. He is currently in tied ninth place.
Among the other Indian professionals in the field, Jyoti Randhawa (143) is tied 21st, SSP Chowrasia, Shiv Kapur and Gaganjeet Bhullar (all 144) are tied 27th, Jeev Milkha Singh (146) is tied 41st and Digvijay Singh (148) is 55th.
Indian amateurs Rashid Khan (150) and Rahul Bakshi (152) are tied 61st and tied 65th respectively.

Haryana DGP to honour Dinesh

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Chandigarh, December 19
Haryana Director General of Police Ranjiv Dalal has congratulated boxer Dinesh Kumar for winning bronze medal in the AIBA World Cup Boxing Championship-2008 held in Moscow. Dinesh Kumar is Inspector in Haryana Police.
Haryana Police will organize a function to commemorate the victory of Dinesh and to honour him at Haryana Police Akademi, Madhuban, Karnal on December 23. Mr Dalal will officially honour the boxer who had won laurels for the country.
It is worth mentioning here that under the Sports Policy of the state, Dinesh has been appointed as Inspector in the Police force after his remarkable performance in the Beijing Olympics.

Shamim in line for second PGTI title

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Noida, December 19
Shamim Khan maintained his lead at the ONGC Masters 2008 despite firing a score of three over 75 in round three on Friday. Shamim's total moved to 10 under 206 after the third round. The Delhi golfer still enjoys a four-stroke cushion as Vijay Kumar and Amardip Sinh Malik have the next best total of six under 210. Shamim is now in line for his second straight title on PGTI, having won the last PGTI event in Jamshedpur earlier this month.
Shamim (65, 66, 75) began poorly on day three as he bogeyed the first two holes. He soon came back with birdies on the seventh and eighth to make the turn at even par. The 30-year-old then struggled on the back nine, making bogeys on the 11th, 13th, 15th, 16th before coming up with a birdie on the 17th.
"The conditions were quite tough today as it was very windy. In the prevailing conditions I thought three over was not that bad. I tried to make pars because I knew that it would be difficult to control the ball and hit it close in the windy conditions. I struggled with the putter today and missed a number of close putts," said Shamim.
Vijay Kumar's (71, 71, 68) performance stood out in round three. His four under 68 turned out to be the best score on Friday. The Lucknow-based professional is currently tied second at six under 210. He began with a birdie on the first and followed it up with another on the seventh to make the turn at two under. His first bogey came on the 11th. Vijay then produced birdie-birdie-bogey on the 14th, 15th, 16th before closing with consecutive birdies on the last two holes.
"I relish playing in windy weather and therefore my hitting was outstanding today. Three of my six birdies came as a result of hitting the ball within 2 feet of the hole. At the moment I am in great hitting form," said an excited Vijay Kumar.
Amardip Sinh Malik (71, 66, 73) joined Vijay in tied second after he produced two birdies and three bogeys in his round of one over 73.
C Muniyappa (70, 71, 71) is fourth at four under 212 while Rahil Gangjee, Vikrant Chopra, Himmat Singh Rai, Vinod Kumar and Raju Ali Mollah are a further stroke behind in tied fifth.
Rahul Ganapathy lies tied 11th with a total of one under 215. Ashok Kumar is tied 18th at two over 218 and Mukesh Kumar's total of three over 219 places him tied 24th.

Gambhir and Dravid prop up India

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MOHALI, DEC 19
India were in a comfortable positiion having scored 179 for 1 against England on the opening day of the second Test at the PCA Stadium here today. It was a satisfying day for India despite a cloudy day and 62 minutes were lost due to bad light. Eighteen more overs were required to be bowled today.
Opener Gautam Gambhir (106) and Rahul Dravid (65)realised 173 runs for the unbroken second wicket stand after dismissal of opener Virender Sehwag (0) at six in the first session. Thereafter, this pair batted well and remained unseparated till be end of first day's play.
Gambhir slammed his fourth Test century and third this season.
The in-form Gautam Gambhir was completed his century when he played
His flawless knock was laced with 12 fours and one six. Rahul Dravid regained his form with a laboured knock of unbeaten 65.
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INDIA (Ist innigns): Gautam Gambhir batting 106, Virender Sehwag c wicketkeeperPrior b Broad 0, Rahul Dravid battign 65. Extras (lb 3, nb 5)8.
Total (for 1 wicket; 72 overs) 179.
Fall of wicket: 1-6.
Bowling: JM Anderson 15-3-29-0; SCJ Broad 16-7-45-1, A Flintoff 13-2-31-0, Monty Panesar 13-2-41-0, GP Swann 15-4-30-0

Manav takes lead at LG-Goodricke Eastern India Amateur

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Kolkata, Dec 19
After four days of sapping action which saw HS Kang emerge victorious in the LG RCGC Cup, the Royal Calcutta Golf Club plays host once again, this time, to the prestigious LG-Goodricke Eastern India Amateur, a tournament to which has been played at the club many times since its inception in 1958.
The LG-Goodricke Eastern India tournament is divided into two stages, where, on the first two days the players will compete in strokeplay format to determine the seedings before shifting into matchplay format. On the first day of the tournament today, Manav Das shot a two under par 70, to emerge as the leader. Manav Das has already registered a win this season on the LG Amateur Tour with a win in the LG Coimbatore Open Amateur. As a result of that win he is placed sixth in LG Order of Merit list.
Akshay Butta and Abhinav Lohan were close behind at 71. Ashbeer Saini continued his good form and shot an even par 72 to be placed fourth on the leaderboard. He would be hoping to make a good move tomorrow to get the top seeding. HS Kang winner of the LG RCGC Cup had an off-day with a round of two over par 74 but is still comfortably placed at 15th.
Manav started off with a birdie but bogeys on the third, sixth and ninth resulted in an outward nine of 37. On the back-nine he reeled in three more birdies to finish with an overall score of two under for the round.
84 players teed off today and their cumulative total after two rounds will be taken into account to determine the seedings. Only 32 players will go through and will then compete against each other in matchplay format over the next five days. The finals will be played on December 25. The LG-Goodricke Eastern India Amateur is one of only two tournaments on the LG Amateur Tour to be played in matchplay format. Last year, Mithun Perera defeated Gagan Verma in the 36-hole playoff in the finals to emerge victorious in the LG-Goodricke Easter India Amateur.
Most of the illustrious names in the Indian golfing circuit, have won this tournament at one time or the other during the course of their career. This is the ninth leg of the LG Amateur Tour and the last tournament Kolkata before the tour returns to the city for the LG All-India Amateur.
Scores: 70: Manav Das. 71: Abhinav Lohan, Akshay Butta. 72: Ashbeer Saini, Gagan Verma. 73: Samresh Sardar, Abhishek Jha, Vikram Rana, Keshav Kapoor, Raja Sardar, Rahul Bajaj. 74: Imamul Haque, Jasjeet Singh, Sanjeev Mehra, HS Kang. 75: Amanjyot Singh, Saurabh Bahuguna.

PCA curator Daljit Singh promising a result-oriented wicket.
A view of the PCA ground.
Private security getting last-minute instruction. Photos by Balbir Singh.

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MOHALI, DEC 18Punjab Cricket Association is fully geared up for hosting the second Test between India and England atthe Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here from tomorrow. A lot of enthusiasm has been generated in the local public with the first Test match at Chennai turning out to be an exciting and memorable win. The Mohali and Chandigarh Police have worked over time to make foolproof security plans both at the airport, hotel and the cricket stadium.
According to M.P. Pandove, Hony. Secretary, PCA top brass of BCCI including Mr. Sharad Pawar, Mr. Shashank Manohar, Mr. N. Sri Nivasan and ICC Chairman Mr. David Morgan will be among the various dignitaries who will be present to watch the test match at Mohali.
The two teams and the officials are staying in Hotel Taj. Both the teams had their practice sessions on 17th and 18th. The spectators are likely to have a gala time with the weather holding out and top class arrangement of food and soft drinks in the stands at reasonable rates. The Mohali wicket as in the past has been result oriented and this time around also it promises an exciting fare.
Teams: India (from): Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, SR Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Amit Mishra, Ishan Sharma.
England (from): AJ Strauss, AN Cook, IR Bell, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, JM Anderson, MJ Prior, GP Swann, SJ Harmison, MS Panesar, Stuart Broad.
Umpires: Darly Harper and Asad Rauf.
Third and fourth umpires: Suresh Shashtri and Viswas D. Nerurkar.
ICC Match Referee: Jeff Crowe ( New Zealand).

Kang is king in LG RCGC Cup

HS Kang, the winner of the LG RCGC Cup with the trophy.

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KOLKATA, Dec 18
Chandigarh-based HS Kang clinched the LG RCGC Cup at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club. This was the first win on the LG Amateur Tour this season for him. Fifteen-year-old Ashbeer Sainifrom Kapurthala finished four strokes back in second place. He impressed everyone with his skills but crumbled under pressure in the final round.
Pawan Kumar finished third along with Rahul Bajaj at five over par with a total score of 293, while Manav Das finished three strokes further back at 296. Both Rahul Bajaj and Manav Das have won once this year on the LG Amateur Tour. Gagan Verma, the leader on the LG Order of Merit list, finished 15th on the leader board. He had a terrible second round and never got back into contention after that.
Young Ashbeer raced off to a great start and after four holes had opened a five shot lead over Kang but his game fell apart after that with triple bogeys on the par-4 fifth and tenth hole. He never managed to catch up and eventually Kang's experience proved vital in sealing the four stroke win. In hindsight, Ashbeer frittered away the advantage as nerves took control of his game.
Kang did not get off to the best of starts but kept it together after a horrid front nine and finished with a three over 75 for a tournament total of one under par. Ashbeer carded a 79, his worst round over the duration of the tournament and finished with a four day total of three over par, 291.
Reflecting on the win Kang said "I had a terrible front nine and got unlucky in a couple of places but managed to hold on after that." This was his second win on the LG Amateur Tour after registering his maiden win on tour last year when he won the LG Samarvir Sahi Amateur. He still had words of confidence for the 15 year old lad, saying "He is a very good player but lacks experience right now. I am sure he will go on to win many titles in the future."
The next tournament on the LG Amateur Tour is the prestigious LG-Goodricke Eastern India Amateur which will commence at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club on Friday. While Kang would be hoping to continue his good form, Ashbeer gets a chance to redeem himself and he would be hoping to put on a good show once again.
Scores: 287: HS Kang (71,71,70,75). 291:Ashbeer Saini (69, 73, 70, 79). 293: Rahul Bajaj (76, 73, 75, 69), Pawan Kumar (78,70,71,74). 296:Manav Das (74,78,74,70), Sanjeev Mehra (73,73,74,76). 297:Moin Malak (78,75,72,72), Akshay Butta (76,74,75,72), Raja Sardar (73,71,73,80). 298: Arshdeep Tiwana (76,72,73,77). 299:Vikram Rana (73,72,77,77). 300: Karan Taunk (78, 78, 74, 70), Abhinav Lohan (72,77,76,75). 303: Karan Vasudeva (78, 74, 78 ,73), Gagan Verma (72,78,79,74). Abhishek Jha (79,75,74,75)

Punjab dominate in Panchayat Games

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TARN TARAN, Dec. 18
Hosts Punjab ruled the roost on the concluding day of the inaugural National Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan Tournament (Group II) for boys and girls Under-16 organised by the the Punjab Sports Department at the Guru Arun Dev Stadium, here today.
Punjab outplayed Haryana in the boys volleyball final by 25-21, 28-20, 25-17. Karnataka claimed bronze after defeating Tamil Nadu by 25-17, 25-20, 25-20.In the girls final match Karnataka defeated Punjab 25-7, 25-6, 25-22to claim gold medal. Haryana got bronze by defeating Tamil Nadu 25-13, 25-21.
In the football final Punjab and Nagaland played a one-all draw in the regulation period and extra time. However, Nagaland team did not turn up after extra time and Punjab were declared winners. For the bronze medal Mizoram defeated Assam by 5-0.
The Punjab girls lifted the weightlifting trophy by securing 171 points. Andhra Pardesh got silver with 141 points and Uttar Pardesh bronze with 134 points. In the boys weightlifting Chattisgarh topped the tally with 208 points. Punjab and Delhi won silver and bronze by getting 189 and 149 points, respectively.
The March Past Trophy was bagged by Mizoram and Goa got the second place.
A vibrant gidha performance was performed by girls of Shree Guru Arjun Dev Govt. Kanya Senior Secondary School, Tarn Taran. The boys of Govt. Senior Secondary School, Govt. Sri Guru Arjan Dev Khalsa Sr. Sec. School, SD High School, Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School and Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa Sr. Sec. School presented bhangra.
Tarn Taran Deputy Commissioner Khushi Ram was the chief guest and gave away the prizes to winners. Padma Shree Pargat Singh, Director Sports, Punjab welcomed Khushi Ram.

Punjab clinch gold in tug of war

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TARN TARAN, DEC 17
Displaying their strength and agility, hosts Punjab claimed gold by defeating Delhi in the final of Tug of War on the peunlimate day of the inaugural National Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan Tournament Group 2 for boys and girls under-16, being organised by the Punjab Sports Department at the Guru Arjan Dev Stadium here today. The bronze medal went to Goa.
Khushbir Kaur of Punjab captured gold in 53 kg weight lifting category for girls. She lifted 121 kg (51 kg snatch, 70 kg clean & jerk). Archna of Uttar Pradesh bagged silver by lifting 121 kg (51 kg snatch, 70 kg clean & jerk) and Shaikh Karishma of Maharashtra got bronze with a lift of 99 kg (44 kg snatch, 55 kg clean & jerk)
In girls + 69 kg weight category, Devinder Kaur of Punjab got top position by lifting 110 kg (45 kg snatch, 65 kg clean & jerk). Tikkam Kar of Maharashtra was runner-up with 98 kg (38 kg snatch, 60 kg clean & jerk), whereas S. See. Manthini of Andhra Pradesh finished third by lifting 85 kg (35 kg snatch, 50 kg clean & jerk).
In the girls volleyball semi finals matches Punjab outplayed Tamil Nadu 25-22, 25-13, 25-21 and Karnataka beat Haryana 25-12, 25-8, 25-10. Punjab boys also stormed into the final and will clash with Haryana tomorrow. Punjab defeated Karnataka 21-25, 25-12, 31-29, 25-9, 25-13, whereas Haryana outplayed Tamil Nadu 25-17, 23-25, 27-25, 25-22.
Punjab will lock horns with Assam in the football semi-finals. Punjab defeated Madhya Pradesh by a lone goal scored by Nirvair Singh. Assam defeated Jharkhand by 6-5 on penalties In the second semi -finals, Nagaland will fight Mizoram. Nagaland outplayed Orissa 3-1. Mizoram outclassed Maharashtra 4-0. Joseph and R. Lal scored a brace for the winners.
Results: Football: (q-finals): Punjab (scorer Nirvair Singh bt Madhya Pradesh 1-0. Nagaland ( Nylie Nuo 2, Anato 1 ) bt Orissa (Arisa Auram) 3-1. Mizoram (Joseph 2, R. Lal 2) bt Maharashtra 4-0. Assam bt Jharkhand 6-5 on penalties.
Weightlifting: Girls: 53 kg: 1 Khushbir Kaur(Punjab)121 kg (51 kg snatch, 70 kg clean & jerk), 2 Archna (Uttar Pradesh) 121 kg (51 kg snatch, 70 kg clean & jerk), 3 Shaikh Karishma (Mah.) 99 kg (44 kg snatch, 55 kg clean & jerk). 58 kg: 1 Yashika (M.P.) 137 kg (62 kg snatch, 75 kg clean & jerk), 2 Jasbir Kaur (Punjab) 126 kg (56 kg snatch, 70 kg clean & jerk), 3 Poornima Thakur (Chattisgarh) 105 kg (47 kg snatch, 58 kg clean & jerk). 63 kg: 1 Shewt Nisha (Jharkhand) 110 kg (43 kg snatch, 67 kg clean & jerk), 2 Swathy Kripna (Kerala) Second 109 kg (48 kg snatch, 61 kg clean & jerk), 3 Musande Aayesha (Mah.) 78 kg (38 kg snatch, 40 kg clean & jerk).69 kg: 1 J.P. Krishna (A.P.) 110 kg (50 kg snatch, 60 kg clean & jerk), 2 Sapandeep (Punjab) 99 kg (45 kg snatch, 54 kg clean & jerk), 3 Nayan Shri (Karnataka) 91 kg (38 kg snatch, 53 kg clean & jerk).+ 69 kg: 1Devinder Kaur (Punjab) 110 kg (45 kg snatch, 65 kg clean & jerk), 2 Tikkam Kar (Mah.) 98 kg (38 kg snatch, 60 kg clean & jerk), S.See. Manthini (A.P.) 85 kg (35 kg snatch, 50 kg clean & jerk). Boys: 56 kg: 1 Madhu Sudan (Chattisgarh) 175 kg (80 kg snatch, 95 kg clean & jerk), 2 Chiteshwar (Chattisgarh) 162 kg (70 kg snatch, 92 kg clean & jerk), 3 J. Elumalal (Tamil Nadu) 152 kg (62 kg snatch, 92 kg clean & jerk). 62 kg: 1 Karanvir Dalal (Delhi) 187 kg (77 kg snatch, 110 kg clean & jerk), 2 Gurpreet Singh (Punjab) 169 kg (74 kg snatch, 95 kg clean & jerk), 3 Sanjaet Kumar (Bihar) Third 155 kg (77 kg snatch, 85 kg clean & jerk).

Apoorva-Abhishek win 3-legged race

A group photo of winners in the Annual Junior Sports Day of Holy Child School in Panchkula on Wednesday.

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PANCHKULA, DEC 17
Apoorva and Abhishek Chauhan of Class-3 won the three-legged race at the annual Junior Sports Day of Holy Child School on Morni Road (Panchkula) today. Vaijainti Bala and Ranjeet Singh Kang emerged winners in sack race for Class 4.
The school believes in developing overall personality of a child and ensuring that each child has immense confidence that is why equal importance is given to academic as well as extra curricular activities. Mrs. Shivi Gill was the chief guest. The students were full of enthusiasm and determined to do their best in the various races. The colourful races were not the usual races but were exciting races like were Banana Race, Seasons Relay, Dressing Up Race and the very exciting Valentine Race. These were followed by the sack race and unique Buddy Race.
The most important feature of the Sports Day was that each child participated to do his or her best. Losing or winning does not matter, it is the spirit of participation that matters and each one of the student participated in the true sportsman spirit. Members of All Saints Educational Society presided over the function.
The winners for the Sports Day were: Addi Thapar stood first in Pre-Nursery (Flag And Flower Race), Mukul Vij in Nursery(Flag & Flower Race), Geeta Kanwar in L. K. G.(Banana Race), Harsh Saini in U. K. G.(Dressing Up Race), Manan Jain and Bhanupriya Singh in Class-1 (Valentine Race), Mrityunjay, Kunal Arya, Aditi Kumar and Bhavika Gupta in Class-2 (Seasons Race), Apoorva and Abhishek Chauhan in Class-3(3 Legged Race), Vaijainti Bala and Ranjeet Singh Kang in Class-4(Sack Race).

Archit, Khusbu win open chess titles

A group photograph of the winners in the Panchkula District Open Chess Championship in Panchkula on Wednesday.
Matches in progress in the Panchkula District Open Chess Championship on Wednesday.

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PANCHKULA, DEC 17
Archit of Delhi Public School of Panchkula and Khusbu of St.Teresa Convent School, Panchkula, emerged winners in the Panchkula District Open Chess Championship organised by the Panchkula District Chess Association at St Teresa Convent School in Sector 25 here today.
Jaskirat of Delhi Public School, Chandigarh, and Tarini of Sacred Heart won the boys and girls under-9 chess titles, respectively.
Abhishek Aggarwal of Strawberry Field World School and Arunima Goyal of Sacred Heart won the boys and girls titles for under-13, respectively.
As many as 80 students from different schools participated in the championship, according to PDCA secretary Harish Kumar. Kuldeep Sharma, secretary Haryana State Chess Association was present on the occasion. St Teresa Convent School Principal Amit Chopra inaugurated the tournament while vice president Sanjeev Chopra distributed the prizes.
Results: Under-9 (boys): 1 Jaskirat (D.P.S Chandigarh), 2 Rishabh Jain (D.P.S.Chd), 3 Shiva (D.P.S. Pkl). Girls: 1 Tarini (Sacred Heart), 2 Khushi (St.Teresa Convent School, Pkl), 3Ishita (St.Teresa Convent School, Pkl). Under-13 (boys): 1 Abhishek Aggarwal (Strawberry Field World School), 2 Sunbir Chawala (Strawberry Field World School), 3 Mukul Sharma (Gurukul). Girls: 1 Arunima Goyal (Sacred Heart), 2 Shivani (St.Teresa Convent School ), 3 Swati (St.Teresa Convent School). Open boys: 1 Archit (D.P.S. Pkl), 2 Piyush (D.P.S. Pkl), 3 Mukul (St.Teresa Convent School). Girls: 1 Khusbu (St.Teresa Convent School), 2 Ity (St.Teresa Convent School), 3 Jaspreet (St.Teresa Convent School).

Om Parkash, Sonia and Kirti lift gold

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TARN TARAN, DEL 16
Om Parkash of Chhattisgarh claimed gold with a total lift of 167 kg in 50 kg boys category on the second day of the 1st National Panchayat Yuva Karida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKAKA) Tournament Group-II for boys and girls (under-16) at Shree Guru Arjun Dev Stadium here today. He recorded 77 kg in snatch and 90 in clean and jerk to capture the first place.
Apoorba of Assam bagged silver by lifting 138 kg (60 kg in snatch and 78 kg in clean & jerk) and Ajmer Singh of Punjab got bronze with a lift of 136 kg (40 kg in snatch & 76 kg in clean & jerk).
In the girls 48 kg section, Kirti of Uttar Pradesh lifted 115 kg (49 kg in snatch, 66 kg clean and jerk). The silver medal was claimed by Reinu Tajo of Arunachal Pradesh who lifted 112 kg (50 kg in snatch, 62 kg clean and jerk). Haryana's Jaspreet got bronze with a lift of 82 kg (35 kg in snatch , 47 kg clean and jerk).
Kerala's Sonia Mohan stood first in 44 kg class with a total lift of 89 kg (39 kg snatch, 50 kg clean and jerk),. Mani Madipal of Uttar Pradesh stood second with 85 kg (35 kg snatch, 50 kg clean and jerk). Hosts Punjab had to satisfy themselves with bronze as Suman lifted 80 kg (33 kg snatch, 47 kg clean and jerk).
Bihar overcame a stiff resistance from Madhya Pradesh by 25-21, 18-25, 25-19 in the girls volleyball match. In the boys well-contested match, Madhya Pradesh edged past Meghalaya 25-22, 17-25, 25-20.
Haryana boys and girls recorded facile victories in the volleyball competitions. Haryana girls outspiked Kerala by 25-11, 25-12 while their boys defeated Daman & Diu 25-11, 25-14. Hosts Punjab boys had a smooth sailing against Orissa 25-14, 25-5.
Results: Volleyball (girls): Haryana bt Kerala 25-11, 25-12, Tamil Nadu bt U.P 25-6, 25-7, Punjab bt Goa (25-8, 25-11, Gujarat bt Jharkhand 25-4, 25-11, Bihar bt M.P. 25-21,18-25, 25-19, Maharashtra bt Delhi 25-11,25-18, Goa bt Chattisgarh 25-14, 25-13, Haryana bt M.P. 25-8, 25-2, A.P. bt Jharkhand 25-8, 25-13, Karnataka bt Mizoram 25-3, 25-6, Tamil Nadu bt Maharashtra (25-16, 25-18, Kerala bt Bihar 25-15, 25-18, Delhi bt U.P 25-18, 25-15, Chattisgarh bt J&K 25-15, 25-18, Jharkhand bt Mizoram 25-13, 25-9, Orissa bt J&K 25-14, 25-15.
Boys: Rajasthan bt Goa 25-14, 25-23, Bihar bt Jharkhand 25-17, 25-18, Haryana bt Daman & Diu 25-11, 25-14, Punjab bt Orissa 25-14, 25-5, M.P. bt Meghalaya 25-22, 17-25, 25-20, Karnataka bt Mizoram 25-16, 25-11, Delhi bt Tripura 25-15, 25-12, Maharashtra bt Chattisgarh 25-17, 25-13.
Football: Jharkhand bt U.P. 5-2, Haryana bt Rajasthan 2-0, Kerala bt Andhra Pradesh 2-0, Mizoram bt Karnataka 2-0, Punjab bt Chattisgarh 3-0, Meghalaya bt Gujarat 1-0, Dadra & Nagar Haveli bt Bihar 1-0, Nagaland bt Arunachal Pradesh 6-0, Tripura bt Haryana 1-0, Assam bt Gujarat 2-1, Orissa bt Jharkhand 7-0, Rajasthan draw M.P. 1-1, Maharashtra bt Tamil Nadu 1-0, Kerala bt U.P. 5-1, Jharkhand bt Andhra Pradesh 5-0, Mizoram bt Dadra & Nagar Haveli 6-0, Bihar draw Karnataka 1-1.
Tug of war: Punjab bt Jammu & Kashmir Maharashra bt Arunachal Pardesh, Gujarat bt Uttar Pradesh, Goa bt Kerala, Daman & Due bt Dadra Nagar Haveli, Tamil Nadu bt Assam, Delhi bt Bihar,Orissa bt Tripura, Karnataka draw Gujrat, Goa bt Dadra Nagar Haveli, Kerala bt Madhya Pradesh.

Venod Sharna to be AIFF vice-president

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 16
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi is poised to be re-elected president of the All India Football Federation. AIFF Returning Officer Harish Sharma has accepted his nomination and found correct as per constitution, norms and procedures of the federation.
Dasmunsi's unopposed election along with five vice-presidents, treasurer and 10 members would be formally announced in the annual general body meeting to be held on December 23. All office bearers would be installed during the AGM
Born on November 13, 1945, Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi is holding the post of AIFF presidentship since 1988.
Former Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution in the Narasimha Rao Cabinet Venod Sharma will be among five vice presidents whose nominations were accepted and found correct. Venod Sharma, a prosperous hotelier, president of Chandigarh Football Association, will represent North along with Praful M Patel (West), AR Khaleel (South), Subroto Dutta (East) and Ankur Dutta (North East).
Punjab Football Association secretary Arjuna awardee Inder Singh and Haryana Football Association secretary Sunil Bhardwaj are executive members from north zone.
Nominations of the following persons were accepted and found correct by the AIFF Returning Officer Harish Sharma.
President: PR Dasmunsi; Vice-presidents: Praful M. Patel (West), A. R.. Khaleel (South), Subroto Dutta (East),Venod Sharma (North), Ankur Dutta (North East); Treasurer: Hardev Jadeja.
Members: Amit Dev (West),Joaquim Alemao ber(West), KMI Mather (South), C. R. Visswanathan (South), Tempo Bhutia Member (East), M. A. Alam (East),Inder Singh (North), Sunil Bhardwaj North), Ranjit Roy (North East) and Larsing M. Sawyn (North East).

Punjab begin with an impressive win

Punjab Sports Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike inaugurating the National Panchayat Yuva Karida Aur Khel Abhiyan Tournament (Group-II) for boys and girls( under-16) in Tarn Taran on Monday.
A football match in progress in the National Panchayat Yuva Karida Aur Khel Abhiyan Tournament (Group-II) for boys and girls( under-16.

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Tarn Taran, Dec 15
Hosts Punjab began their football campaign with a creditable 3-0 victory over Chattisgarh on the opening day of the inaugural National Panchayat Yuva Karida Aur Khel Abhiyan Tournament (Group-II) for boys and girls( under-16) at the Guru Arjan Dev Stadium, here today.
In another match Madhya Pradesh got the better of Tripura by 2-1. In other football matchse, Delhi scored a lone goal win over Arunachal Pradesh., Tamil Nadu defeated Goa by 2-0, Haryana beat Rajasthan by 2-0 and Jharkhand outplayed Uttar Pradesh by 5-2.
In volleyball matches for girls Haryana defeated Kerala 25-11, 25-12 and Tamil Nadu edged Uttar Pradesh by 26-24, 25-7.
Earlier, Punjab Sports & Youth Services Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike inaugurated the touranment.s many as 1500 players from 27 states and Union Territoreis from all over the country are competing in the tournamen.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Ranike inspired the participants to take part in sports in the true spirit of sportsmanship and keep themselves away from the drugs. He also announced that Punjab Government will give boost to sports through new policies. An Olympic gold medalist will get Rs. 1.00 crore and a gazzetted post in the Government. department.
Earlier Deputy Commissioner Khushi Ram welcomed the chief guest. Padma Shree Pargat Singh, Director Sports Punjab thanked the Sports Minister and raised hope that the policy "Panchayat Yuva Karida Aur Khel Abhiyan of Govt. of India, Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs" will do a wonder in the villages which are the best feeder to the nation in sports.
The torch bearing ceremony was jointly performed by international thrower Kirpal Singh, Commonwealth gold medalist 400 m runner Inderjit Singh, Sukhjinder Singh, Navjot Kaur, Hardeep Singh, Randhir Singh, Kushbir Kaur took the oath on behalf of all the participants.
Results: Volleyball (girls): Haryana bt Kerala 25-11, 25-12, Tamil Nadu bt U.P. 26-24, 25-7.
Football (boys): Punjab bt Chattisgarh 3-0, Madhya Pradesh bt Tripura 2-1, Delhi bt Arunachal Pradesh. 1-0, Tamil Nadu bt Goa 2-0, Haryana bt Rajasthan 2-0, Jharkhand bt U.P. 5-2

St Kabir School cagers establish their supremacy

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 15
St Kabir School, Sector 26 faced not much resistance from New Public School of Sector 18 in the final of the Inter-School Basketball Tournament for St Kabir Trophy organised by St Kabir School courts here today. Bolstered by brilliant display of Rupandeep Kaur, St Kabir recorded a thumping win by 46-26 points.
St Kabir School were trailing by 9-13 at the conclusion of the first quarter, giving impression that the final would be a sea-saw battle. However, the second and third quarters virtually shattered the hopes of New Public School as Kabir School cagers ruled the court by scoring baskets at will.
St Kabir comfortably won the second quarter by 13-3 to gain a six-point lead (22-16). With fast breaks and layup shots, specially through Rupandep Kaur, St Kabir clinched the third quarter by 12-3. The New Public School players were at the receiving end and fumbled at crucial points. By the end of third quarter, St Kabir had established a big lead of 15 points (34-19).
Having taken the driver's seat, St Kabir School relaxed a bit and allowed their rivals to have a close look at their ring. Still St Kabir School won the last quarter by 12-7.
Player of the Match Rupandeep topscored with 20 points. Pavani Sethi (7), Prakriti Malhotra (6) and Tanvi (6) gave Rupandeep full support.
For NPS, Neha waged a lone battle and scored 19 points, including one three-pointer. Karanjit and Simii Kaura contributed four and three points, respectively.
It may be recalled that St Kabir School have also won the ICSE Inter-School Basketball last week. They were presented the trophy by St Kabir School Principal JP Singh distributed the prizes.
Result (final): St Kabir School, Sector 26 (Rupandeep Kaur 20, Prakriti Malhotra 6, Pavani Sethi 7, Tanvi 6, Naina Nijhar 4, Kriti Tujeta 2) bt New Public School, Sector 18 (Neha 19, Simiti Kaura 3, Karanjit4) by 46-26 (quarter-wise scores 9-13, 13-3, 12-3, 12-7).

Administrator's Cup Women Hockey from Jan 18

The victorious Chandigarh Women Hockey Academy team with the All-India Mohinder Pratap Singh Grewal Women Hockey Trophy.
The Chandigarh Women Hockey Academy team which recently won the All-India Mohinder Pratap Singh Grewal Women Hockey Tournament (Grade I) in Ludhiana. Photos by Balbir Singh.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 15
Encouraged with the recent performance of the Chandigarh Women Hockey Academy, a venture of the Chandigarh Administration, Chandigarh Sports Director Inderjit Singh Sandhu today announced that the Administration would introduce the All-India Women Hockey Tournament for Under-17 for the Administrator's Cup.
Talking to the media persons here today, Sports Director-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner IS Sandhu said "the inaugural Administrator's Hockey Cup for Women would be organised from January 18 to 22. Ten to 12 top academy hockey teams from all over the country are expected to stake their claim for the top honours."
Praising the Hockey Academy team which won the All-India Mohinder Pratap Singh Grewal Women Hockey Tournament (Grade I) in Ludhiana last month, Sandhu disclosed that the Chandigarh Administrator Gen (Retd) RF Rodrigues was pleased with the achievement of the Hockey Academy girls within a short span of time. It was on the initiative of Gen Rodrigues that the women's hockey academy was launched in September last year.
"The title-win will certainly inspire the hockey girls and they will think that they have a say in the society," said Sandhu and added " The achievement was made possible due to systematic training to excel. The credit goes to coaches --former Indian national hockey coach for men as well as women, Olympian Rajinder Singh, Manjit Kaur and physical trainer Sarabjit Singh."
The Chandigarh Administration is providing the best training facilities, infrastructure, board and lodging and good competition exposure. "Each trainee, selected on merit and several tests, is provided 2500-3500 calaries daily. Stress is on physical fitness. Studies are never neglected. Besides regular, special classes are also arranged for the trainees," said Sandhu.
The Sports Department would soon fill up nine vacant seats bringing the total number of trainees to 24 in the women's hockey Academy. Out of the present 15, four belong to Chandigarh.
Rajinder Singh said that besides the glittering trophy, the CWH Academy also received a cash award of Rs 50,000 which was disbursed among the players and the officials.

Anirudh helps Stephen's retain Kabir Trophy

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 15
A brilliant brace by speedy forward Anirudh Thapa paved the way for St Stephen's School to win the St Kabir Trophy for the third successive time by beating hosts St Kabir School of Sector 26 by 3-0 in the final of the Chandigarh Inter-School Under-13 Football Tournament at the school's premises here today.
The St Stephen's School team, trained by NIS qualified coach Surinder Singh, played with proper understanding and quick passes. They could have won the final still by a bigger margin had they capitalised on the opportunities that came their way. St Kabir School goalkeeper Gautam also made a number of good saves.
A large number of St Kabir School students turned up to cheer their team. But they had to return to their classes disappointed. The hosts put up their best performance and contained St Stephen's goalless till the 20th minute. After conceding a goal the St Kabir School team came under pressure and caved in.
A goal in the 20th minute infused more vigour into the St Stephen's attack. St Stephen's livewire Anirudh Thapa unleashed a powerful angular shot from the left flank. St Kabir School goalkeeper Gautam made a good save. However, off the rebound, Pankaj scored with a perfect grounder.
Maintaining their pressure, St Stephen's School, which runs a football academy, doubled the margin in the 25th minute. Anirudh Thapa headed a corner kick. St Kabir goalkeeper Gautam parried it. Anirudh pounced on the rebound and caught the St Kabir School defence napping.
Anirudh was always looking for a goal and he grabbed another opportunity in the 34th minute. St Stephen's School were awarded a free kick from the centre line. Sajjad took a powerful shot and Anirudh Thapa trapped it and guided the ball into the far corner with an intelligent placement.
St Kabir School Principal JP Singh distributed the prizes to the winners and runners-up.

Bhullar is last man in at Volvo Masters of Asia

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SENTOSA.DEC 15
Indian young gun Gaganjeet Bhullar was a relieved man after becoming the last player to earn full playing rights on the Asian Tour next year and also qualifying for this week’s season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia in Bangkok.
The talented Kapurthala-based Bhullar produced a stunning final round performance at the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open on Sunday to pip Australian Adam Groom by a mere US$681 for the final spot.
He shot an impressive eight-under-par 64 at Phokeethra Country Club and ended his Cambodian campaign in a tie for 11th place. The result pushed him into the top-65 on the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit which was needed to secure his card and a place at Volvo Masters of Asia at Thai Country Club.
Groom finished tied 39th in Cambodia and now faces the prospect of returning to Qualifying School in January.
“The motivation of making into the top-65 kept me alive,” admitted Bhullar, who has earned US$82,825 this season.
Born on April 27, 1988 and a team silver medalist in 2006 Doha Asian Games, Bhullar had entered the week in 67th place and said the pressure to perform was immense. He heaved a sigh of relief after the final scores were tabulated on Sunday evening.

“It was quite a tense experience for me. There was a lot of pressure especially after missing the cut in Vietnam. I realised that my yoga exercises has definitely helped me a lot,” added Bhullar, who turned professional in 2006.
Korea’s Bae Sang-moon, seventh on the Order of Merit, and Noh Seung-yul (10th), Malaysia’s Ben Leong (24th), India’s Digvijay Singh (25th), Australian golfer Darren Beck, who is ranked 26th, Mitchell Brown of Australia (31st), Lam Chih Bing of Singapore (33rd), Kim Kyung-tae of Korea (36th), Thailand’s Somkiat Srisanga of Thailand (40th), Rhys Davies of Wales (41st), Fijian Dinesh Chand (44th), Guido Van Der Valk of Netherlands (51st), Andrew Dodt (52nd), Filipino Mars Pucay (54th), Japan’s Kodai Ichihara (55th), Neve Basic of Australia (64th) and Rick Kulacz (63rd) of Australia will join Bhullar in making their debut appearance at the Volvo Masters of Asia.
20 Order of Merit ranking: 1 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 1,447,481, 2 Lin Wen-tang (Tpe) 820,839, 3 Mark Brown (NZL)767,630, 4 Liang Wen-chong (Chn) 521,428, 5 S.S.P. Chowrasia (Ind) 476,110, 6 David Gleeson (Aus) 448,988, 7 Bar Sang-moon (Kor) 409,545, 8 Thaworn Wiratchant (Chn) 401,210, 9 Scott Strange (Aus) 380,678, 10 Noh Seung-yul (Kor) 339,641, 11 Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 326,193, 12 Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 317,437, 13 Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 2971,93, 14 Kane Webber (Aus) 292,283, 15 Lu Wen-teh (Tpe) 252,622, 16 Adam Blyth (Aus) 248,577, 17 Taichiro Kiyota (Jpn) 246,281, 18 Scott Hend (Aus) 233,093, 19 Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 227,833, 20 Simon Griffiths (Eng) 220,129.

Bhullar retains playing rights for 2009 Asian Tour season

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SIEM REAP (CAMBODIA), Dec 14
With the battle to finish in the top-65 of the Asian Tour Order of Merit also taking center stage this week, India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar was a visibly relieved and happy man when he finished in tied-11th in the US$300,000 Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open , and also take the prized 65th place on the ranking.
After Australia’s Neven Basic, who was 65th on the ranking at the start of the week, missed the weekend cut, it was down to the wire between Bhullar and Australia’s Adam Groom who were in 67th and 66th place, respectively.
Trailing three shots behind Groom at the start of the day, Kapurthala-based Bhullar knew that he had to play the game of his life in order to overtake Groom and avoid going back to qualifying school again next month.
“Before coming over, I was really very tense. There was just so much mental pressure, especially having missed the cut in Vietnam last week. I did a lot of yoga and that has really helped me a lot,” said Bhullar who went on to produce one of his best performances by carding the day’s best score of 64.
“The motivation of making into the top-65 really kept me alive and I’m just so happy,” added the Indian who has now retained his full playing rights for the 2009 Asian Tour season.
Bhullar will also be heading to Bangkok next week where an elite field of the top 65 players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit will be battling it out for the US$750,000 tournament that will bring the year to a thrilling conclusion on the Asian Tour.
Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee made it two straight wins in a row when he claimed victory at the US$300,000 Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open and immediately dedicated these victories to his newborn son. Victory was worth US$47,550 and it also meant that Thongchai has now matched his fellow compatriot, Thaworn Wiratchant’s Asian Tour record of 10 victories.
Leading final round scores: 264 - Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 68-66-64-66. 270 - Lam Chih Bing (Sin) 73-65-67-65. 272 – Chawalit Plaphol (Tha) 67-66-72-67. 274 – Rhys Davies (Wal) 64-75-67-68, Anthony Kang (USA) 65-69-69-71. 275 – Juvic Pagunsan (Phi) 70-69-68-68, Park Jae-bum (Kor) 68-67-71-69. 276 – Iain Steel (Mas) 74-65-68-69, Thaworn Wiratchant (Tha) 68-70-69-69, Steven Tiley (Eng) 70-66-69-71. 277 – Gaganjeet Bhullar (Ind) 71-72-70-64, Jason King (Aus) 69-71-70-67, Guido Van Der Valk (Ned) 71-67-68-71. 278 – Gavin Flint (Aus) 68-71-72-67, Baaz Mann (Ind) 72-65-72-69, Unho Park (Aus) 72-67-69-70, Corey Harris (USA) 69-65-69-75.

1500 to compete in PYKAKA sports

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TARN TARAN, DEC 12
As many as 1500 participants from 22 States and Union Territories will take part in the inaugural four-day National Panchayat Yuva Karida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKAKA) Tournament for boys and girls under-16 at the Guru Arjun Dev Stadium here from tomorrow. The Punjab Sports Department, which is hosting the meet, has deputed 150 officials for the smooth conduct of the tournament.
Punjab Sports Director Padam Shree Pargat Singh said that the PYKAKA sports meet was being conducted under the new scheme of Government of India, Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. The Sports Director explained that three-fourth population of our country lives in villages where sports facilities are lacking.
Keeping this in view, the Centre has launched the Panchayat Yuva Karida Aur Khel Abhiyan Scheme from 2008-09. Under this innovative scheme, the stress will to develop play grounds in all villages of the country in the next 10 years. There is a target to cover 10 per cent villages and blocks in one year. It has also been decided that not more than 20 per cent of villages in one block will be covered in one calendar year.
The scheme will encourage sportsmen/women into sports, develop sports infrastructure and provide sports equipment, give an opportunity to participate in block, district and state level competitions and to provide training to players for state, national and international competitions.
Jalandhar Division Deputy Director Sports Hazari lal Sharma said that competitions would be conducted in football, volleyball, weightlifting and tug of war. Competitions in football and tug of war will be conducted at the main stadium while volleyball matches will be played at Maharaja Ranjit Singh School. Government College is the venue of the weightlifting competitions.
Pargat Singh said that Punjab Sports Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike will inaugurate the tournament at 11.00 a.m tomorrow. Tarn Taran MLA Harmeet Sngh Sandhu will be the guest of honour. Punjab Rural Development and Punchayat Minister Ranjit Singh Brahampura will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony on December 18 at 3.00 p.m.

Narinder stars in Godrej CC win

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BARWALA (PANCHKULA), DEC 14
A fine knock of 45 by Narinder Walia helped Godrej Cricket Club defeat Inscol XI by six wickets in the inaugural match of the Vth Girish Nayyar Memorial League Cricket Tournament, being organised by Chandigarh Sports Club at JP Institute of Cricket Technology Stadium here today.
Batting first after winning the toss, the openers gave Inscol XI a fine start as they put on 58 runs in 11 overs. After the dismissal of the openers in consecutive overs, the remaining Inscol batsmen played very slow and the team managed just only 122 for 4 in stipulated 25. Rajesh was the highest scorer with 38 runs. Manav Asopa picked two wickets for 18 runs. Neeraj Rana and Vijaypal got wicket each.
In reply, Godrej CC were off to a quick start. The openers realised 35 runs in six overs before Yash Kapila was unfortunately run out. But the other batsmen continued to make runs at a brisk pace and got to the target with ease and 6 overs to spare.
Narinder Walia was the highest scorer as he made 45 valuable runs for the team and accelerated the innings towards the end.
Brief scores: Inscol XI: 122 for 4 in 25 overs (Rajesh 38, Mithun 31, Manav Asopa 2 for 18, Neeraj Rana 1 for 25. Godrej CC: 124 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Narinder Walia 45, Jai Kapil 28, Gandharv 1 for 21.
In another low scoring match, Numero Uno XI faced a humiliating defeat at the hands of Azzaro XI who romped home to a 10-wicket victory in just 10 overs. The Azzaro XI bowlers did well in restricting Numero XI to 106 for 8 in 25 overs. On the other hand of Numero Uno bowlers gave away 20 extras.
Brief scores: Numero Uno XI: 106 for 8 in 25 overs (Vishal 44, Gurpreet Singh 3 for 17, Kapil 2 for 3).
Azzaro XI: 108 for no loss in 10 overs (Anirudh Thakur 36, Arun Jindal (52).

St Kabir face St Stephen's in final

A midfield action in the semi-final match between St Kabir School and St Stephen's School in the Chandigarh Inter-School Under-13 Football Championship for St Kabir Trophy on Sunday.
St Kabir School goalkeeper Gautam snatching the ball from the feet of a St Xavier's School striker in the semi-final of the Chandigarh Inter-School Under-13 Football Championship for St Kabir Trophy on Sunday. Photos by Balbir Singh.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 14
Strong contenders St Stephen's School, Sector 45 and hosts St Kabir School, Sector 26 set up a title clash in the Chandigarh Inter-School Under-13 Football Championship for St Kabir Trophy at the school's premises in Sector 26 here. The final will be played tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.
St Stephen's School outplayed St John's High by 3-0 while St Kabir scored hard-fought 1-0 victory over St Xavier's School, Sector 44 in a contrasting style in the semi-finals played on Sunday.
Lucky St Kabir School owed their triumph to a brilliant display by their goalkeeper Gautam frustrated the attempts of St Xavier's High School to move into final. He stood like a stonewall under the bar and made several saves. Showing good anticipation, Gautam readied himself well in time to block a sizzling spot kick taken by St Xavier's striker Maninder Singh in the 53d minute. Had Xavier's were able to convert the penalty awarded to them when a St Kabir defender handled the ball inside the box, story should have different.
Both teams were equally balanced and had quota of their chances to score. The half remained a goalless affair. With teams going all out on resumption, St Kabir School were able to score a goal in the 35th minute. Getting a stray pass on top of the dee. Sanchit Budhiraja scored with a measured lob which brooked no denial. The goal turned out to be the match-winner.
Thereafter St Xavier's pressed hard for the equaliser. They did every thing except scoring. They even muffed the spot kick in the 53rd minute. St Kabir School owed this win to goalkeeper Gautam.
St Kabir School will now meet St Stephen's School of Sector 45 in the final tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. In the second semi-final St Stephen's School, which runs a football academy, outplayed St John's High School, Sector 45 by 3-0. The semi-final was a one-sided traffic. After initial probing, strong contenders St Stephen's School forged ahead through Karam Partap Singh in the 12th minute.
St Stephen's were awarded a penalty as a St John's defender handled the ball inside the proscribed box and Harpal Singh converted it in a smooth action in the 36th minute. Three minutes later Pankaj rounded off the winners' tally with a fine goal.
Monday's fixture (final): St Stephen's School-45 vs St Kabir School-26 (10.30 a.m.)

DPS Pinjore beat SA colts

Delhi Public School, Pinjore team which defeated Alberton Cricket and Hockey Club from Johazesberg, South Africa in a 20-20 match in Pinjore.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 13
Sanchit Gupta excelled with bat and ball as Delhi Public School of Pinjore defeated Alberton Cricket and Hockey Club from Johazesberg, South Africa by three wickets and four balls to spare in a 20-20 cricket match at the Delhi Public School ground in Pinjore today.
The tourists batting first after winning the toss piled up 171 all out. Mini Nicholas (27) and Jacobus Johannes (25) made useful contributions Runs. Sanchit Gupta was the highest wicket taker for DPS as claiemed four wickets.
DPS Pinjore achieved their target by scoring 171 for 3 in 19.2 overs. Sanchit Gupta contributed 28 runs. He also took four wickets and was rightly declared man of the match. The other main scorers were Vaibhav Chaudhary (28) and Pranav Bhaskar (24).Vyron captured two wickets for the visitors. Alberton Cricket and Hockey Club are on a 42-day tour to India playing a total of 27 matches all over country. It was their seventh match played in North India.

St Kabir-NPS basketball final

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 13
Hosts St Kabir School, Sector 26 will face New Public School, Sector 18 in the final of the Inter-School Basketball Championship for St Kabir Trophy on Monday.
Both semi-finals were played today on the St Kabir School courts here. New Public School outpointed Little Flower School of Panchkula by 39-29 in the first semi-final encounter. Consistent scorer Neha continued to give a brilliant display. She contributed a lion's share in NPS' creditable victory. Fleet-footed Neha scored 20 points out of 39 netted by New Public School.
She was well assisted by Manisha (8), Smiti Kaura (6) and Karamjit (5).
Little Flowers also excelled in shooting. Anubha Gupta and Prachi combined well and counter-attacked to sink baskets at regular intervals. Anubha scored 9 and Prachi 8. Meenu Thakur and Isha Sharma contributed six points each.
With Rupandeep (8) and Naina (6) showing good understanding, St Kabir School terminated the winning spree of St Xavier's School of Sector 44 by 23-11 points. Kabir School enjoyed an upper hand throughout the match. Prakriti (4) and Tanvi (2) also made useful contributions for the winners.
Mankanwar was the leading scorer for Xavier's with 6 points.
The final will be played on Monday, after tomorrow's rest day.
Results: New Public School, Sector 18 (Neha 20, Smiti Kaura 6, Manisha 8, Karamjit 5) bt Little Flower Panchkula (Anubha Gupta 9, Meenu Thakur 6, Isha Sharma 6, Prachi 8) by 39-29.
St Kabir, Sector 26 (Naina 6, Prakriti 4, Rupandeep 8, Tanvi 2) bt St Xavier's, Sector 44 (Mankanwar 6, Riya 2, Ijoma 1, Deepkrit 2) by 23-11.

St John's, St Kabir, St Xavier's and St Stephen's in semis

The New Public School goalkeeper (in white)and the St Xavier's striker lose their balance in their quarter-final match in Chandigarh State Under-13 Football Championship for St Kabir Trophy in Chandigarh on Saturday.
The New Public School goalkeeper, wearing 'Ronaldo' T-shirt taking his position as St Xavier's players attack their goal.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 13
St Stephen's School, Sector 45, St John's High School, Sector 26, hosts St Kabir School, Sector 26 and St Xavier's School, Sector 44 stormed into semi-finals of the Chandigarh State Under-13 Football Championship for St Kabir Trophy at the school premises here today.
Three quarter-final matches turned out to be one-sided affairs. However, the fourth quarter-final issue between St John's School and Ryan International School, Sector 49 was resolved on penalties. St John's clinched the semi-final spot with a 3-1 margin as the teams were involved in a goalless draw in the stipulated period.
Both teams were evenly matched. As the play was mostly confined to midfield the stipulated two sessions failed to resolve the goalless dispute. In the tie-breaker session, St John's emerged winners by converting three out of five spot kicks through Parseej, Ranshed and Sarfroj. Krishna and Chander muffed their penalties. For Ryan International School only Parbodh converted his penalty. Pranav, Gurjivan and Arshjot wasted their chances.
St Kabir School overcame the challenge of Vivek High School, Sector 38 by 3-0. The winners shot into the lead through Shivam Kanwar in the fifth minute. Amitoj Singh (30th) and Sanchit Bhudhiraja (40th) added one goal each to make the score look more impressive.
St Stephen's School took time to settle down to oust Doon International of Mohali by 3-0. Doon put up a good fight and kept their rivals blank till the 29th minute when they conceded their first goal which was scored by Sehraj Singh.
On resumpiton, St John's scored two more goals and the credit for scoring these went to Harpal Singh who struck in the 40th and 44th minutes.
In the fourth quarter-final, New Public School, Sector 18 failed to display their formed they had exhibited in their earlier matches. They were at the receiving end as St Xavier's School dominated the proceedings. In the one-sided match Xavier's-44 netted through Paramvir (11th), Rudra (14th), Mehtab (27th) and Sanyukt (35th) to record a fluent 4-0 victory.
Sunday's fixtures (semi-finals): St Stephen's vs St John's (10 a.m.) and St Kabir vs St Xavier's (11 a.m).

Q-finalists identified in Kabir Soccer Trophy

A match between St Kabir and St Xavier's of Panchkula in progress in the State Football Championship (Under-13) for St Kabir Football Trophy in Chandigarh on Friday.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 12
Quarter-finalists have been spotted in the Chandigarh State Football Championship (Under-13) for St Kabir Trophy being hosted by St Kabir School, under the patronage of the Chandigarh Football Association, here today.
At the conclusion of the league phase St Stephen's School, Sector 45 (Pool A), St John's High School, Sector 26 (Pool B), St Kabir School, Sector 26 (Pool C) and St Xavier's High School, Sector 44 (Pool D) emerged their group leaders and remained undefeated.
Ryan International of Sector 49 (Pool A), Doon International (Pool B), New Public School, Sector 18 (Pool C) and Vivek High School, Sector 38 (Pool D) finished runners-up in their respective pools and joined the pool leaders in the knockout quarter-final stage.
The quarter-final line-up is: St Stephen's vs Doon International; St John's vs Ryan International, St Kabir vs Vivek High School and St Xavier's-44 vs New Public School, Sector 18.
Propped up by Anirudh Thapa's hat-trick, hot contenders St Stephen's School-45 blanked St Xavier's High School of Panchkula by 4-0 to top Pool A with two victories. Exhibiting his shooting prowess, Anirudh completed his three-in-a-row feat within a span of five minutes. He started chasing his unique feat by scoring his first goal in the fifth minute. He went on to add two more quick goals in the 7th and 10th minutes to place St Stephen's in a comfortable position. Karamvir then rounded off the winners' tally in the 27th minute.
Favourites St Kabir School registered their third successive win in the four-team Pool B league programme. In their last league encounter St Kabir ousted St Xavier's High School of Panchkula by 4-0. Sanchit Budhiraja put up a lion-hearted display as he struck three goals. He scored in the fifth, 27th and 35th minutes. In between Arjit booted home a goal in the26th minute.
New Public School, Sector 18 ended the challenge of Mount Carmel School, Sector 47 by 3-0 in the last pool C league outing. NPS completed their league programme with two wins and one defeat. Gagan (15th), Gurpreet (35th) and Abhishek (38th) were the winners scorers.
In three-team pool B league, Doon International routed Little Flower of Panchkula by 4-0. Prabhsimran (2nd), Harmanjot (6th) and Sartaj (13th and 23rd) were the goal-getters for Doon International School.

Kabir, Xavier's-44, Little Flower and NPS in semis

A St Xavier's School-44 player sandwiched between two New Public School, Sector 18 players in their match in the Inter-School Basketball Championship for St Kabir Trophy on Friday.
A match between St Xavier's-44 and New Public School-18 in progress in the Inter-School Basketball Championship for St Kabir Trophy on Friday. Photos by Balbir Singh.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 12
St Kabir School, Sector 26, St Xavier's High School, Sector 44, Little Flower of Panchkula and New Public School of Sector 18 qualified for the semi-finals of the Inter-School Basketball Championship for St Kabir Trophy being played at St Kabir School courts here today. NPS are pitted against Little Flower of Panchkula and St Kabir will challenge St Xavier's of Chandigarh in the semi-finals to be played tomorrow.
New Public School today defeated St Xavier's School of Sector 44 by 34-20. The NPS attack revolved around ebullient Neha Sangwan who demolished Xavier's attack by top scoring with 24 points. She was given good support by Smiti Kaura (8). For Xavier's Kankanwar (6) and Rosy (5) were the main scorers.
Meenu Thakur gave an outstanding performance as Little Flower of Panchkula outplayed Mount Carmel of Sector 47 by 33-5. Scoring from all angles, Little Flower prolific scorer Meenu garnered maximum number of 22 points.
A well-balanced St Kabir School team defeated Mount Carmel, Sector 47 by 23-11. Functioning as a team, St Kabir dominated the game. Rupandeep (6), Shreya Sharma (5) Rupila (4) and Kriti (4) fashioned their team's well-merited victory. Sumita got six points for Mount Carmel.
In another match, St Xavier's School-44 beat Holy Child School of Panchkula by19-7. Rosy rose to the occasion by contributing 10 points. Mankanwar scored five. for Holy Child Gulwalia scored five points.
Brief scroes: St Xavier's-44 (Mankanwar 5, Rosy 10, Deepkirat 2) bt Holy Child, Panchkula (Gulwalia 5, Arisha 2, Tanya 2) by 19-7.
St Kabir-26 (Rupandeep 6, Kriti 4, Rupika 4, Shreya Sharma 5,, Naina 2) bt Mount Carmel-47 (Komal 1, Sumita 6) by 23-11.
Little Flower, Panchkula (Anubha Gupta 4, Meenu Thakur 22, Isha Sharma 2, Prachi Rawat 2, Shubhangi Garg 20 bt Mount Carmel-47 (Sumita 5) by 33-5.
New Public School, Sector 18 (Neha Sangwan 24, Smirti Kaura 8, Komal 2) bt St Xavier's-44 (Rosy 5, Sukhmaneet 3, Mankanwar 6, Riya 2, Iejoma 4) by 34-20.

Arrangements for ITF Juniors and ITF Men's Future reviewed

Adviser to UT Administrator, Mr Pradip Mehra, presiding over the meeting of the organising committee of ITF Junior Grade 3 and $ 15,000 ITF Men's Futures Tennis Tournaments at the CLTA Stadium on Thursday.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 11
The first meeting of organising committee of ITF Junior (Grade 3) and $ 15,000 ITF Men's Futures Tennis Tournaments was held under the chairmanship of Pradip Mehra, Adviser to Administrator, Union Territory Chandigarh at the CLTA Tennis Stadium in Sector 10 here today.
Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association chairman and former Punjab Chief Secretary Rajan Kashyap informed the members that the ITF Junior (Grade 3) Tennis Tournament will be played from January 3 to 10, 2009. Players from 11countries are expected to take part in the tournament. Belgium, France, Japan, Netherland, Russia, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Kazakhsta, Kryzistan and India have sent their entries. Zohair Raza is the sole entry from Pakistan.
As Chandgiarh provides the best infrastructure for tennis in the country and the CLTA managing the affairs with professional efficiency, the City is getting more tournaments of higher grades. From grade V, the CLTA is hosting now the grade 3 ITF Junior Tournament.
From March 14 to 21, next year, the CLTA will be hosting $ 15,000 ITF Men's Future Touranment.
The committee also reviewed the security arrangements, accommodation and transport for the players and officials. Parkview is the official hotel.
Mr Pradip Mehra promised to extend all possible help to the CLTA for organising the international meets. Among those who attended the meeting were Finance-cum-Secretary Sports Sanjay Kumar, Chief Engineer Krishanjeet Singh, Sports Director-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner IS Sandhu, Chief Architect Sumit Kaur, Jai Singh Gill, Shivalik School Principal DS Bedi and Dr Jasjeet Singh.

Parminder, Vilasier hog limelight at Jassowal

A group photograph of winners of the AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament in Jassowal (Ludhiana) on Thursday.

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JASSOWAL (LUDHIANA), DEC 11
Parminder Kaur of Chandigarh and Vilasier Khate of Haryana stole the show by winning three and two titles, respectively, in the AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament at the Harvest Tennis Academy at Jassowal, 30 km from Ludhiana.
Vilasier Khate won both sngles and doubles titles in the Boys Under-14 category. In singles Vilasier snuffed out the challenge of Rishab Dev of Harvest Tennis Academy in straight sets 7-5, 6-2. In doubles Vilasier and Abhimanyu Singh of Delhi defeated SK Mukund and TS Jude Raymond of Andhra Pradesh 6-7 (5), 6-1, 10-4.
Third seed Parminder Kaur of Chandigarh shocked top seed Smriti Joon of Delhi by 6-0, 7-5 in the girls Under-16 final. Parminder Kaur had earlier claimed the girls under-14 singles crown as she walked over second seed Bhuvana of Andhra Pradesh. The Chandigarh then girl went on to win the girls under-14 doubles title. Partnering K. Bhuvana (AP) bt Smriti Joon (Har) and Harnoor Kaur Maan (Chd) 6-4, 6-3 in the girls under-14 doubles final..
In the boys Under-16 singles Saurabh Patil of Maharashtra beat Nikhit Prasad of Andhra Pradesh in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.
Lt Col JS Maan, General Manager, Harvest Tennis Academy and Gurvarinder Sahota, Tournament Director, jointly distributed the prizes.
Results (all finals): Boys singles Under- 14: Vilasier Khate (3) (Har) bt Rishab Dev (5) (Pb) 7-5, 6-2. Girls singles Under-14: Parminder Kaur (1) (Chd) w/o K. Bhuvana (2) (AP). Girls doubles Under-14: Parminder Kaur (Chd) and K. Bhuvana (2) (AP) bt Smriti Joon (Har) and Harnoor Kaur Maan (Chd) 6-4, 6-3. Girls doubles Under-16: Parminder Kaur (3) (Chd) bt Smriti Joon (1) (DliI) 6-0, 7-5. Boys singles Under-16: Saurabh Patil (1) (Mah) bt Nikhit Prasad (3) (AP) 6-1, 6-2. Boys doubles Under-14: Basil Khuma (Miz) and Sushanta Mohanti (NTA) bt S.K. Mukund (AP) and TS Jude Raymond (AP) 6-3, 6-4. Boys doubles Under-16: Abhimanyu Singh (Dli) and Vilasier Khate (NTA) bt Harry Jindal (Pb) & SM Abdullah (AP) 6-7 (5), 6-1, 10-4.

St Kabir basket ICSE Trophy

A match between St Kabir School and Little Flower of Panchkula in progress in the Inter-School Basketball Championship for St Kabir Trophy in Chandigarh on Thursday. Photos by Balbir Singh. <

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 11
St Kabir School of Sector 26 won the ICSE Inter-School Basketball Championship after beating St Xavier's School of Sector 44 in the final by 37-14 at the St Kabir School's courts here today.
Rupinder Kaur and Tanvi displayed their scoring skills as St Kabir raced to a comfortable victory. The St Kabir's duo repeated pierced the St Xavier's School defence to score. Rupinder scored 10 while Tanvi contributed 12 points. Naina Nijjar got five points.
Rosy (6) and Sukhmaneet (4) were the main scorers for St Xavier's School. Riya and Mankanwar contributed two points each for the losers.
Fancied New Public School, Sector 18, Holy Child School of Panchkula and St Kabir School recorded victories in the St Kabir Inter-School Basketball Championship which began today.
New Public School defeated St Xavier's School of Panchkula by 17-10. Neha Sangwan netted 10 points for the winners.
Holy Child School, Morni Hill Road, Panchkula prevailed over St Xavier's of Panchkula by 12-9. Arshiya and Gulwalia scored six points each for Holy Child.
Spearheaded by Rupandeep (8) and Tanvi (10) St Kabir School outplayed Little Flower School of Panchkula by 40-18.
Results: ISCE Basketball (final): St Kabir School, Sector 26 (Rupandep Kaur 10, Tanvi 12, Naina Nijjar 5) bt St Xavier's School-44 (Rosy 6, Sukhmaneet 4, Riya 2, Mankanwar 2) by 37-14.
St Kabir Trophy: New Public School-18 (Neha Sangwan 10, Smiti Kaura 3, Karamjit Kaur 4) bt St Xavier's School, Panchkula (Navdeep 4, Ravneet 3) by 17-10.
Holy Child School, Panchkula (Arshiya 6, Gulwara 6) bt St Xavier's Panchkula (Navdeep 3, Payal 4, Shakshi 2) by 12-9.
St Kabir School-26 (Rupandeep 8, Tanvi 10, Pavani 7, Prakriti 6) bt Little Flower, Panchkula (Isha Sharma 9, Anubha 6, Meenu Thakur 4).

St Kabir, St John's qualify for q-finals

A St Xavier's of Panchkula striker attacking the New Public School goal in the St Kabir Football Trophy for Under-13 in Chandigarh on Thursday.
Shivam of St Kabir who performed three-in-a-row feat against Mount Carmel in the St Kabir Football Trophy for Under-13 in Chandigarh on Thursday. Photos by Balbir Singh.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 11
St John's School and St Kabir School, both of Sector 26, qualified for quarter-finals from pool B and pool C, respectively, with two victories each in the St Kabir Football Trophy for Under-13 being organised by St Kabir School here today.
With the withdrawal of St Peter's School, Sector 37, St Xavier's School, Sector 44 and Vivek High School, Sector 38 also moved into quarter-finals from pool D.
Powerful St Stephen's School, Sector 45 began their campaign by defeating Ryan International School, Sector 49 by 2-0. Harpal Singh put Stephen's in the lead in the 10th minute and Anirudh Thapa made it beyond doubt with a goal in the 31st minute. It was Stephen's first victory while Ryan International suffered their first defeat after having beaten St Xavier's of Mohali in their opening match yesterday. Stephen's will meet St Xavier's of Mohali tomorrow to decide qualifiers from pool A tomorrow.
St John's High School of Sector 26 eked out a narrow 1-0 victory over Doon International School of Mohali in pool B outing. The all-important goal was scored by Parseech in the fifth minute of the first half. St John's completed their three-team league programme with two victories and topped their pool B to qualify for knockout stage.
The second qualifiers from this pool will be decided as Little Flower of Panchkula meet Doon International School. The winners will join St John's in quarter-finals.
Hosts St Kabir scored their second successive victory after beating Mount Carmel of Sector 47 by 3-0. The highlight of the match was a three-in-a-row feat by Shivam. Showing good ball control and shooting skills, Shivam got his first goal in the 24th minute. The star St Kabir's striker struck again in the 30th minute. Five minutes later he completed his hat-trick as Kabir scored a facile win.
Gritty New Public School of Sector 18 scored a stunning 2-0 verdict against St Xavier's School of Panchkula in another pool C match. It was St Xavier's School of Panchkula who dominated the game and had more possession of the ball but they failed to convert numerous chances that came their way.
Both goals New Public School scored were against the run of play. In a sudden counter attack, Gurpreet gave lead to New Public School with a fine goal in the 18th minute. Abhishek then converted a penalty awarded to NPS in the 31st minute to shock St Xavier's of Panchkula.
It was their first victory after losing their first match to St Kabir School yesterday.
Tomorrow's fixtures: St Stephen's vs St Xavier's Mohali; Little Flower vs Doon International, New Public School vs Mount Carmel; St Kabir vs St Xavier's Panchkula. The matches will start at 9 a.m.

Decks cleared for Mohali Test

From left to right: England and Wales Cricket Security Adviser Reg Dickason, ECB Managing Director Hugh Morris, PCA president IS Bindra, PCA secretary MP Pandove and Players Cricket Association CEO Sean Morris at a press conference in Mohali on Wednesday.

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MOHALI, DEC 10
Decks have been cleared for hosting of the second Test between India and England to be played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali from December 19 to 23.
Addressing a press conference at the PCA Stadium in Mohali, England and Wales Cricket Board Managing Director Hugh Morris said "We are very satisfied with the arrangements that Mohali has made for the second Test. Security Adviser Reg Dickason has been here for two and half days now and he is the security manager and we very much look towards him for direction in case of security."
Hugh Morris said "we have received fantastic cooperation from not only officials but also from the local security authorities. We are also satisfied with the security plans that have been put into place and we are looking forward for the second match here."
"The safety of our management and the team is paramount important to us so we just wanted to make sure that everything is in place when our team arrives . The response form the local authorities and police has been very good."
On returning to India for the two-Test series, the ECB Managing Director said "Its very important to try and get back to normality. Back in 1995 we had attack in London when the Aashes series was about to start in two three weeks and we went ahead with the series. We contunied with the Ashes series we all know how India loves cricket and we also love to play here so we are looking forward to getting back on cricket field."
"The players had lot of thinking to do. We went to Abu Dhabi. The players needed to be persuaded to practice and play before the series but when we received the security report from the Reg and he told its safe to get back here," explained Hugh Morris.
"We relay heavily on security expert Reg and we are delighted that everything is put in place to reduce the risk for the team so as far as we are concerned."
PCA president IS Bindra announced price of tickets for the second test. AC Lounge: Rs 7500. Terrace block: Rs 2500. Chair block: Rs 600. General block: Rs 200. Students: Rs 60. The rates of the season tickets. Daily tickets will also be sold.
Others who were present in the press conference were England and Wales Cricket Board Security Adviser Reg Dickason, Players Cricket Association CEO Sean Morris and PCA secretary MP Pandove.
England and Wales Cricket Security Adviser Reg Dickason, ECB Managing Director Hugh Morris, PCA president IS Bindra, PCA secretary MP Pandove and Players Cricket Association CEO Sean Morris at a press conference at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

St Kabir cagers score two wins

Iezoma (green and blue) of St Xavier's School-44, trying to thwart an attempt of Little Flower Convent School cager from scoring in their match in the ICSE Basketball Tournament on Wednesday.
A Little Flower School player (extreme right) scoring against St Xavier's-44 in the ICSE Basketball Tournament on Wednesday.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 10
St Kabir School, Sector 26 scored two victories in contrasting style on the opening day of the ICSE Basketball Tournament today. In the opening match of the tournament being hosted by St Kabir School at its premises here, St Kabir just managed to prevail over stubborn Little Flower Convent School of Panchkula by 23-20. Pavani Sethi (7), Rupandeep Kaur (5) and Prakriti Malhotra (5) were the main scorers for the winners.
For Little Flower, Isha Sharma top scored with 10 and Meenu Thakur contributred 10 points.
Later, St Kabir defeated St Xavier's School of Panchkula by 28-16. Naina Nijjar gave fine performance as she scored 10 points. Roopan and Tanvi Sabarhwal contributed six points apiece.
Ravneet (8) and Payal (4) reduced the margin for St Xavier's of Panchkula.
St Xavier's had a mixed luck today. After outscoring against St Xavier's of Panchkukla by 24-6, Little Flower's got the better of St Xavier's of Chandigarh by 33-26. Meenu Thakur and Isha Sharma contributed 16 and 10 points, respectively for the winners. Sukhman (13) and Iezoma (6) served Xavier's well but their efforts went in vain.
Results: St Kabir School-44 (Rupandeep Kaur 5, Pavani Sethi 7, Prakriti Malhotra 5) bt Little Flower Convent School, Panchkula (Isha Sharma 10, Meenu Thakur 6) by 23-20.
St Kabir School-44 (Naina Nijjar 10, Tanvi Sabarhwal 6, Roopan 6) bt St Xavier's School, Panchkula (Ravneet 8, Payal 4) by 28-16.
St Xavier's School-44 (Rosy 6, Sukhmaneet 6, Riya 8) bt St Xavier's School-44 (Payal 2, Ravneet 2, Srishti 2) by 24-6.
Little Flower, Panchkula (Meenu Thakur 16, Isha Sharma 10) bt St Xavier's-44 (Sukhman 13, Iezoma 6) by 33-22.

Paramvir hat-tricks for St Xavier's in Kabir Trophy

St Xavier's and Vivek High School teams before start of their match in the Chandigarh State Under-10 Football Championship for St Kabir Trophy in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
S Saini poised to score St Xavier's first goal against Vivek High School. Photos by Balbir Singh.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 10
A brilliant hat-trick by Paramvir helped St Xavier's School, Sector 44 hand out a 4-0 thrashing to Vivek High School on the opening day of the Chandigarh State Under-10 Football Championship for St Kabir Trophy being organised by St Kabir School in Sector 26 here today.
Paramvir started chasing his hat-trick in the 15th minute. Then he scored two more goals in quick succession -- in 27th and 29th minutes to complete his unique feat. Earlier, St Xavier's were put ahead by Saini who opened the account in the 5th minute after getting a minus pass from the right flank.
In second match of the day, hosts St Kabir School also registered a comfortable 4-0 triumph over New Public School, Sector 18. The hosts meant business from the word 'go'. They scored their four goals in a span of 12 minutes. Sanchit Budhiraja accounted for the first two goals. Dribbling his way into the box virtually unchallenged, Sanchit caught the NPS defence napping in the 4th minute. Three minutes later, Sanchit completed his brace.
Later Arjit Shukla (10th) and Shivam Kanwar (12th) added one goal each to swell the winners' kitty.
Ryan Interntional School, Sector 49 and St John's School, Sector 26, also won by an identical score of 4-0 over their respective rivals. Ryan International outplayed St Xavier's of Mohali and St John's proved too good for Little Flower Convent School of Panchkula.
Arshjot and Prabudh starred in Ryan International's victory as they contributed two goals each. Arshjot struck in the 3rd and 30th minutes while Prabudh found the target in the 14th and 19th minutes.
St John's started their campaign in a whirlwind fashion as Pranav Sood put them ahead in the fourth minute. He himself doubled the margin with a goal in the 13th minute. Krishna and Parseech netted in the 11th and 20th minutes to complete St John's victory against Little Flower.
In fifth match of the day, Mount Carmel of Sector 47 and St Xavier's of Panchkula split points as they played a goalless draw.

Suraj Beniwal upsets Garry Amor

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JASSOWAL (LUDHIANA), DEC 9
Unseeded Suraj Beniwal of Haryana pulled off an upset by shocking second seed Garry Singh Amor of Chandigarh in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 in boys under-16 singles pre-quarter-final match of the AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament being played at the Harvest Tennis Academy here today, 30 km from Ludhiana.
Another Haryana player Resham Singh registered a hard-fought 6-7 (0), 7-5, 6-3 win over seventh seed Harry Jindal of Punjab in the boys under-16 pre-quarter-final match. Top seed Saurabh Patil of Maharashtra had a smooth sailing into quarter-final at the expense of Madhurjya Dutta of Assam.6-1, 6-1.
Rutuja Bhosale of Maharashtra defeated fourth seed Harnoor Kaur Maan of Chandigarh by 6-1, 5-4 (retd.) in the girls under-16 singles pre-quarter-final match. Third seed Parminder Kaur of Chandigarh ousted Shreya Pasricha of Delhi 7-6 (8), 6-1. Top seed Smriti Joon of Delhi moved into next round after beating Ambika Pande of Tamil Nadu 6-1, 6-2.
Results: Girls singles Under-14(PQFs): Parminder Kaur (1)(Chd) bt Charvi Saxena (Chd) 6-0, 6-0; Rajbir Kaur (6) (Pb) bt Shivani Dabas (Dli) 6-3,6-4; Rimpledeep Kaur (3)(Pb) bt Sumeera Kaur(Dli)6-1, 6-0; Shreya Pasricha (7) (Dli) bt Devki Pande (TN)6-0, 6-3; 6-0, 6-3; Rinisha (Dli) bt Sayesha B Dalal (8) (Dli) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5; Rutuja Bhosale (4)(Mah) bt Ambika Pande (TN) 6-1, 6-1; Nehal Sahni (5)(Dli) bt SG Abhinanya (Kar) 6-2, 6-2; K Bhuvana (AP) bt Vasundara Raju (Dli) 6-1, 6-1.
Girls singles Under-16 (PQFs): Smriti Joon (1) (DliI) bt Ambika Pande (TN) 6-1, 6-2; Gundeep Kaur (Pb) bt Rajbir Kaur (8) (Pb) 6-3,6-0; Rutuja Bhosale (Mah) bt Harnoor Kaur Maan (4) (Chd) 6-1, 5-4 (retd.); Nehal Sahni (7) (Dli) bt SG Abhinaya (Kar) 6-4, 6-1; Rimpledeep Kaur (5)(Pb) bt Sayesha B. Dalal (Dli) 6-1, 6-3; Parminder Kaur (3) (Chd) bt Shreya Pasricha (Dli) 7-6 (8), 6-1; Jaspreet Kaur (6) (Pb) bt Rinisha (Dli) 6-2, 6-2; K Bhuvana (2) (AP) bt Anshuka Rajkumar (Dli) 6-2, 6-2.
Boys singles Under-14 (PQFs): Vishal Passi (1) (Mah) bt Manish Kumar (Dli) 6-4, 6-1; Shashank Nautiyal (Dli) bt Basil Khuma (7)(Miz) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3; Dhruv Agarwal (UP) bt A. Nikhit Prasad (AP) 7-6 (4), 6-4; Rishab Dev (5) (Pb) bt Nishant A Rebello (Kar) 6-1, 6-1; Madhurjya Dutta (6) (Aam) bt Manish Drall (Dli) 6-3, 6-2; Vilasier Khate (3) (Har) bt Kuwar S. Tater (Asm) 6-0, 6-3; Abhimanyu Singh (Dli) bt SK Mukund (8) (AP) 6-2, 6-3; SM Abdullah (2) (AP) bt Sushanta Mohanty (Har) 6-1, 6-3.
Boys singles Under-16 (PQFs): Saurabh Patil (1) (Mah) bt Madhurjya Dutta (Asm) 6-1, 6-1; Shikhar Kumar (8) (Dli) bt Nishcay Rawal (Chd) 6-1, 6-1; SM Abdullah (AP) bt Sushanta Mohanty (Har) 6-3, 6-1; Resham Singh (Har) bt Harry Jindal (7) (Pb) 6-7 (0), 7-5, 6-3; Hardarshan S. Gill (6)(Raj) bt Abhimanyu Singh (Dli) 6-2, 6-4; Nikhit Prasad (3)(AP) bt Tushar Mandalekar (Chd) 6-1, 6-1; Vilasier Khate (5) (Har) bt Digvijay Naruka (Chd) 6-1, 6-2; Suraj Beniwal (Har) bt Garry S Amor (2) (Chd) 6-2, 6-3.

Canadian coach imparting training to Punjab young cagers

The Punjab young basketball players and coaches who are attending a coaching camp-cum-clinic in Ludhiana under the supervision of David John Petroziello from Vancouver (Canada) in Ludhiana.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 9
As many as 30 Punjab players and seven coaches are attending a basketball coaching camp-cum-clinic being organised by the Punjab Basketball Association at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana. David John Petroziello from Vancouver (Canada) is conducting the camp-cum-clinic which was inaugurated by Director General of Police-cum-Director Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, Rajdeep Singh Gill, who is also PBA president, in Ludhiana today.
Renowned and highly qualified coach of Simson Fraser University, Vancouver, David John will also provide technical advice to Punjab senior basketball players who are training at the Guru Nanak Stadium, in preparation for Punjab's participation in the National Basketball Championship to be held in Surat from December 21to January 7.
According to PBA secretary general Teja Singh Dhaliwal, David will impart latest techniques and tactics to young Punjab basketball players and latest method of coaching and physical fitness development of the state coaches.

Dhruv upsets seeded Rawal

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JASSOWAL, DEC 8
Dhruv Aggarwal of Uttar Pradesh caused a mild upset as he defeated fourth Nischay Rawal of Chandigarh in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in a first round match of the boys under-14 singles on the opening day of the Harvest Tennis Academy – AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament at the Harvest Tennis Academy at here today, 30 km from Ludhiana.
However, Nischay Rawal moved into second round of the boys under-16 singles by ousting Hardeep Singh Sandhu of Punjab in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.Top seed Saurabh Patil of Maharashtra scored and easy straight sets 6-2, 6-4 victory over Jagdeep Singh of Punjab in another first-round encounter.
Other seeded players also had a smooth sailing on the opening day of the main draw.
Results: Boys' dingles Under-14 (Ist round): Vishal Passi (1)(Mah) bt Jotpal Singh (Pb) 6-0, 6-0; Manish Kumar (Dli) bt Dhruv Goel (Pb) 6-0, 6-0; Shashank Nautiyal (Dli) bt Ranjeet Singh (Pb) 6-4, 6-2; Basil Khuma (7)(Miz) bt Shourya Dhankar (Har) 6-2, 6-1; Dhruv Agarwal (UP) bt Nischay Rawal (Chd) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; Nikhit Prasad (AP) bt Jajbir Singh (Pb) 6-2, 6-1; Nishanta Rebello (Kar) bt Dalwinder Singh (Pb) 6-2, 6-2; Rishab Dev (5 (Pb) bt Hardeep Singh Sandhu (Pb) 7-6(7), 6-1; Madhurja Dutta (ASM) bt TS Jude Raymnod (AP) 6-2, 1-6, 6-0; Manish Drall (Dli) bt Ravinder Singh (PB) 6-4, 7-6 (3); Kuwar Singh Tater (Asm) bt Karan Salwan (Dli) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; Vilasier Khate (Har) bt Arindam Dutta (NTA) 6-2, 6-3; S.K. Mukund (8)(AP) bt Tegbir Singh Hara (Pb) 6-0, 6-1; Abhimanyu Singh (Dli) bt Tushar Mandalekar (Chd) 6-2, 6-1; Sushanta Mohanty (Har) bt Nishat Eqbal (WB) 6-0, 6-3; SM Abdullah (AP) bt Navtej Singh Ruprah (MP) 6-0, 6-1.
Girls' singles Under-14 (1st Round): Charvi Saxena (Chd) w/o Tanya Hassan (Bih); Shivani Dabas (Dli) bt Disha Dang (Dli) 6-0, 6-2; Sumeera Kamil (Dli) bt Pooja Morya (Pb) 6-0, 6-0; Devki Pande (TN) bt Simerjeet Kaur (Pb) 6-1, 6-1; Rinisha (Dli) bt Anushka Rajkumar (Dli) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; Ambika Pande (TN) bt Aishwarya Gupta (UP) 6-3, 6-0; SG Abhinaya (Kar) bt Pukhraj Gill (Pb) 6-1, 6-1; Vasundara Raju (Dli) bt Anjali Thakur (MP) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4.
Girls' singles Under-16 (Ist round): Ambika Pande (TN) bt Devki Pande (TN) 6-1, 6-2; Gundeep Kaur (Pb) bt Anjali Thakur (MP) 6-0, 6-0; SG Abhinaya (Kar) bt Aishwarya Gupta (UP) 6-0, 6-1; Sayesha B Dalal (Dli) bt Sumeera Kamil (Dli) 6-4, 6-2; Shreya Pasricha (Dli) bt Disha Dang (Dli) 6-0, 6-0; Anushka Rajkumar (DliI) bt Vansundara Raju (Dli) 6-3, 6-3.
Boys' singles Under-16 (Ist round): Saurabh Patil (1)(Mah) bt Jagdeep Singh (Pb) 6-2, 6-4; Madhurjya Dutta (Asm) bt Jaspinder Singh (Pb) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2; Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Hardeep Singh Sandhu (Pb) 6-2, 6-1; Shikhar Kumar (8) (Dli) bt Kushaan Kumar (Dli) 6-0, 6-1; Sushanta Mohanti (Har) bt Bavneet Singh (Dli) 6-1, 6-0; Harry Jindal (7) (Pb) bt Sohrab Kunwar (Pb) 6-2, 6-4; Hardarshan S Gill (Raj) bt Manoj (Har) 6-2, 6-1; Abhimanyu Singh (Dli) bt Manish Kumar (DliI) 6-4, 6-1; Tushar Mandalekar (Chd) bt Tarun Chopra (Dli) 6-1, 7-5; Nikhit Prasad (3) bt Dhruv Agarwal (Dli) 6-2, 6-2; Vilasier Khate (5) (Har) bt Vishnu Raj (TN) 6-2, 6-2; Digvijay Naruka (Chd) bt Hardeep S Honey (Pb) 6-1, 6-0; Suraj Beniwal (Har) bt Atul Sri Patel (UP) 6-4, 6-2.

Additional soccer trials for girls u-14

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 8
The Chandigarh Football Association is holding additional selection trials on December 10 at 3.30 p.m at Dev Samaj College ground in Sector 45. The players will be selected for the ongoing coaching camp in preparation for Chandigarh's participation in the All India Football Federation Under-14 Girls Festival of Football to be held in Chennai from December 23.
According to CFA general secretary Rakesh Bakshi girls born between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 1996 are eligible to take part in the selection trials. The additional selection trials have been necessitated as seven players, including international Tanvi Bhargawa, have been dropped as per the direction of the All India Football Federation.
The players, who have participated in the Sub-Junior Nationals Girls Football in Haldwani, are not eligible to participate in the All India Football Federation Under-14 Girls Festival. Bakshi said that those girls who donned the India colour in the AFC Football Festival for Under-13 in Vietnam would be directed called by the AIFF for the National camp for the AFC Festival of Football for U-14.
Meanwhile,. the CFA camp had began on December 1 and the team will leave for Chennai on December 21. RK Sharma and Ramesh Bhatt will accompany the team as officials.

Jeev wins Golf Nippon Series JT Cup

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TOKTO (Japan), December 7
PGTI member Jeev Milkha Singh put behind personal tragedy en route to perhaps the most emotional victory of his career when he lifted the season-ending Golf Nippon Series JT Cup in Japan on Sunday.
With his wife recuperating in a local hospital here after delivering a stillborn child, Jeev had decided to withdraw from the tournament but his wife, Kudrat, urged him to play on and Jeev eventually went on to claim his second Japan Tour title of the year and his fourth overall this season.
"I dedicate this win to my wife, for being strong enough to tell me to go and play on the Thursday morning," an emotional Jeev said in a statement.
Starting the day one shot off the lead, Jeev, the 2006 winner here, carded a four-under 66 to clinch the title at 12-under 268. He had shot 64, 70 and 68 in the previous three rounds.
The trio of Brendan Jones (64), David Smail (66) and Taichi Teshima (68) finished two shots behind Jeev in tied second. Jeev's final round was marked by birdies on the second, sixth, seventh, 12th and 14th and a lone bogey on the 13th.
This was Jeev's second Japan Tour title of the year, following his Nagashima Shigeo
Invitational Sega Sammy Cup earlier this year. His other titles this year include the Bank Austria Golf Open (European Tour) and Singapore Open (Asian Tour).
Padamjit Sandhu, Business Head PGTI, said, "We are very proud and honoured to have Jeev Milkha Singh as our member. This win has redefined Jeev's stature as an Individual and a sportsman. We respect his achievements
& stand by him in this hour."
Digvijay Singh and Amandeep Johl finish tied 23rd in Vietnam
Digvijay, Amandeep tied 23rd
Ho CHIH MINH CITY: PGTI members Digvijay Singh and Amandeep Johl were the highest-placed Indians at the Hana Bank Vietnam Masters as they finished tied 23rd with totals of five under 283. Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand won the event in a play-off after finishing the regulation 72 holes at 15 under 273 along with Rhys Davies and Andrew Dodt.
Rahil Gangjee and Gurbaaz Mann were tied 37th at one under 287. Anirban Lahiri and SSP Chowrasia ended the tournament in tied 49th place with matching totals of one over 289. Himmat Singh Rai's total of three over 291 helped him finish tied 61st.

Chattisgarh lift overall trophy in Forest Games with 245 points

Punjab Forest Minister Tikshan Sud handing over the overall trophy to the Chattisgarh squad.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 7
Chattisgarh finished majestically to claim the overall trophy with 245 points in the 17th All India Forest Games curtain on which came down today at the Panjab University Campus here. They struck a goldmine by claiming 31 gold, 14 silver and 16 bronze medals. Madhya Pradesh were runners-up with 198 points with 17 gold, 21 silver and 16 bronze medals. Kerala (18-13-14) occupied the third position with 164 points.
Uttar Pradesh (10-8-8, 101 pts), Tamil Nadu (8-6-8, 93 pts), Karnataka (3-13-10, 88 pts), Maharashtra (4-6-11, 83 pts), Himachal Pradesh (3-9-8, 69 pts), Meghalya (5-5-4, 58 pts, hosts Punjab (5-4-2, 45 pts), Tripura (5-3-2, 40 pts), Uttrakhand (3-3-5, 38) and West Bengal (2-2-7, 35 pts) fnished in that order.
The next edition of the All-India Forest Games & Sports Meet will be hosted by West Bengal next year.
Haryana won the tug of war event after beating Punjab. The best sportsman award was claimed by A.J. Minj of Chhatisgarh. The best sportsman spirit award was given to Shiv Shankar of Andhra Pradesh. Meghalaya won gold in football while J & K finished runners-up. Jammu and Kashmir also won the cricket trophy and Karnataka were runners-up.
Punjab Forest Minister Tikshan Sud congratulated the medal winners from Punjab Forest Department in these games and announced cash award of Rs.20,000 for gold medalists, Rs.10,000 for silver medalists and Rs. 5,000 for bronze madalists in individual categories and Rs. 5,000 for each Punjab sportsman, who was a part of a winning team in these games.
Dr. R.C. Sobti, Vice Chancellor Panjab University presided over the function. Balramji Das Tandon, Ex-Minister Punjab, R.C. Nayyar, Financial Commissioner (Forests), and B.C. Bala were also present on the occasion.

Hardeep qualifies for main draw

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JASSOWAL (LUDHIANA), Dec 7
Hardeep Singh Honey from Punjab and trainee of the Harvest Tennis Academy qualified for the main draw of the boys' singles Under-16 by defeating Karnataka lad, Armaan Banerjee 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the Harvest Tennis Academy – AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament being played at the Harvest Tennis Academy here, 30 km from Ludhiana. The main draw for boys and girls Under-14 and Under-16 will start tomorrow at 9 a.m.
Results: Boys' singles Under-14 (final qualifying round): Kuwar Sinigh Tater(Asm) bt Dalwnider Singh (Pb) 6-1, 6-4; Karan Salwan (Dli) bt Bhanwarpreet Singh (PB) 6-2, 6-2; Dhruv Agarwal (UP) bt Harpreet S. Sidhu (PB) 6-1, 6-4; Navtej Singh Ruprah (MP) bt Jagtar Singh (PB) 7-6(5), 7-5; Arindum Dutta (Har) bt Tegbir Singh Hara (PB) 6-1, 6-4; Jotpal Singh (PB) bt Praveer Dogra (PB) 6-1, 6-2; Ranjeet Singh (Chd) bt Dhruv Goel (Dli) 6-3, 6-2; Shaurya Dhankar (HAR) bt Sean Yip U-Quan (Chd) 6-3, 7-5.
Boys' Singles Under-16 (final qualifying rounds): Atul Sri Patel (UP) bt Manoj (Har) 7-6(5), 6-3; Digvijay Naruka (Chd) bt Nishant Rebello (AP) 6-1, 6-2; Resham Singh (Har) bt Nischay Rawal (Chd) 6-2, 6-3; Aditya Sharma (Dli) bt Nishat Eqbal (WB) 6-0, 6-1; Hardeep S Sandhu (5)(PB) bt Shashank Nautiyal (Dli) 6-4, 7-5; Hardeep S. Honey (Pb) bt Armaan Banerjee (Kar) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3; Suraj Beniwal (Har) bt Manish Kumar(Dli) 6-4, 6-3; Sushanta Mohanty (Asm) bt Chinmay Handa (Dli) 6-1, 6-1.

Indian Masters postponed

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 7
The Indian Masters, co-sanctioned by The European Tour, the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and set to be played at the Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi, India, on February 5-8, will not take place on The 2009 European Tour International Schedule and Asian Tour Schedule.
Mohamed Juma Buamaim, Vice Chairman and CEO of ‘golf in Dubai’, said: “We have done everything possible to ensure that the second edition of the Indian Masters was played in 2009 but with this tournament we considered that the current economic uncertainty coupled to security concerns made it impossible for us to present the tournament in the manner that we would wish to for world class golfers.
“The inaugural edition of the Indian Masters played earlier this year created quite a buzz in India with the home-grown talent SSP Chowrasia beating a strong field to take the honours. The tournament, the first on The European Tour to be played in India, provided the home players an opportunity to hone their competitive skills in the company of some of the world’s finest players and we are confident that we will achieve this again in 2010.
“We are grateful to the Indian Golf Union, the PGTI and The Asian Tour for extending all their support in putting together the inaugural Indian Masters and we thank them for their patience, support and understanding as we do to the Delhi Golf Club to where we look forward to returning.”
George O’Grady, Chief Executive of The European Tour, said: “We share with ‘golf in Dubai’ their disappointment that the Indian Masters will not be played in 2009. We understand, however, the economic challenges they face with title sponsorship and we are optimistic that this event which was such a success when first played in 2008 at the superb Delhi Golf Club will return to the schedule in 2010 co-sanctioned by The European Tour, the Asian Tour and the PGTI.”

Shamim Khan wins 6th TATA Open

Shamim Khan receiving the 6th TATA Open Trophy in Jamshedpur on Saturday.

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JAMSHEDPUR, DEC 6
Shamim Khan of Delhi expectedly claimed the 6th TATA Open here on Saturday. It was his maiden title on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). Shamim returned an even par 70 in the final round to take home the winner's cheque of Rs. 3,23,300. He totaled 10 under 272 for the tournament, having shot 68, 66 and 68 in the previous three rounds. Mukesh Kumar and C Muniyappa finished joint runners-up at five under 277.
The entire field played nine holes each on both the courses, Beldih as well as Golmuri. While one half of the field teed off from Beldih, the other half began its round from Golmuri. Thirty two golfers with the best scores at the end of round three teed off from Golmuri and finished at Beldih. The par for the combined courses was 70.
Shamim Khan, who led the field for the last two days, finally emerged victorious with a five-stroke margin. The Delhi Golf Club professional came up with a consistent performance on the final day to record his third professional win.
Shamim did not get off to a great start, having missed a couple of short putts that led to consecutive bogeys on the third and fourth holes.
The 30-year-old then birdied the fifth, made six consecutive pars up to the 11th and sank another birdie on the 12th to take control of the situation. He was unperturbed even as his nearest rivals C Muniyappa and Mandeo Singh Pathania slowly slipped out of contention on the back nine. Khan's birdie on the 15th sealed the win for him. The bogey on the 18th meant that he finished the tournament at 10 under.
Defending champion Mukesh Kumar (71, 74, 66, 66) fired four under 66 for the second successive day to climb from overnight tied 13th to tied second. Mukesh sank birdies on the fourth, sixth, 11th, 12th, 16th and dropped a lone bogey on the 13th.
C Muniyappa (73, 68, 67, 69) joined Mukesh in tied second at five under 277. Muniyappa birdied the second, third, sixth, eighth, 11th and conceded bogeys on the first, 15th, 17th and 18th.
Feroz Ali Mollah, Ajeetesh Sandhu and Shankar Das were tied for fourth place at three under 279. Harendra Gupta was a further stroke behind in seventh place.
Uttam Singh Mundy, Mohd Siddikur Rahman and Mandeo Singh Pathania shared eighth place with identical totals of one under 281.
Karan Taunk (73, 74, 71, 66) of Jamshedpur won the amateur title as he finished with the best amateur total of two over 284. Taunk was tied 14th in the overall standings.
Chandigarh's Harmeet Kahlon with three over 285 helped him tied 19th place.

Rahul and Jagpreet prop up Ashok Malhotra XI

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 6
All-round performance by Rahul Chabbra 57 not out, 3 for 18) and Jagpreet Singh (29, 2 for 33) helped Ashok Malhotra XI beat Chetan Sharma XI by 32 runs in a return weekend match organised by Desh Prem Azad Cricket Academy at the St Stephen's School ground in Sector 45 here today.
After losing their opener at 32, Ashok Malhotra XI were bolstered by Rahul Chabbra and Lovish Bansal (47) as they were associated in a 72-run partnership for the third wicket. Rahul's unbeaten knock of 57 was laced with five fours and one six. Lovish Bansal slammed 47 with the help of five fours and one six. Jagpreet and Daksh Aggarwal contributed 29 and 12 runs, respectively.
In reply, Chetan Sharma XI were bowled out for 186 in 29.2 overs. Prikshit Rana played a fine knock of 47 which contained four boundaries and one six. Simran and Lovejit Singh contributed 26 and 21, respectively. Simran's hurricane knock was studded with one four and three sixes. Manjot made 18. Jagpreet Singh (2 for 33) and Rahul Chabbra (3 for 18) restricted the Chetan Sharma XI's innings.
Brief scores: Ashok Malhotra XI: 208 for 5 in 30 overs (Rahul Chabbra 57 not out, Lovish Bansal 47, Jagpreet 29, Daksh Aggarwal 12, Anmol Singh 1 for 24, Salesh Masiah 1 for 6, Talwinderjit Singh 1 for 33, Rishu Chopra 1 for 28).
Chetan Sharma XI: 186 all out in 29.2 overs (Prikshit Rana 47 47, Simran 26, Lovejit Singh 21, Manjot Singh 18, Rahul Chabbra 3 for 18, Jagpreet 2 for 33, Manjit Singh 1 for 26, Shubham Gaur 1 for 22, Harpreet Singh 1 for 23).
Chandigarh Softball trials
The Chandigarh State Amateur Softball Association is conducting selection trials tomorrow at Government College for Men at 1 p.m. Giving this information here today, association secretary general Roop Lal Sharma said that players (boys and girls) born on or before January 1, 1991 are eligible to take part in the trials.
Selected players will attend a coaching camp from December 8 to 15 before participation in the 26th Junior National Softball Championship to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Hanamkonda (Wranangal, Andhra Pradesh) from December 17 to 22.

Billiards gold goes to Sohail of J&K

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 6
Chattisgarh have reaped a rich harvest of 15 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze medals and have logged 142 points to lead the medal tally on the penultimate day of the 17th All India Forest Games at the Panjab University Campus here on Saturday. Kerala,with a medal tally of 12-4-6, have so far logged 89 points and were running for the runners-up position. Tamil Nadu (8-6-3) were at the third position with 80 points. They were followed by Madhya Pradesh (5-7-9, 71 pts), Karnataka (2-7-9, 55 pts), Maharashtra (2-5-7, 52 pts) and Meghalaya (4-4-3, 41 pts).
Sohail Khalid of Jammu & Kashmir bagged gold in billiards and bronze in billiards and snooker competitions, respectively Tamil Nadu won the hockey title after beating Chattisgarh by 3-2 in the evenly contested final. ICFRE Dehradun were third.
The Meghalaya quartet of L Marak, A Nongsiej, S Teron and SR Momin run to glory int he 400 metres relay race for women. The Chhattisgarh team comprising Anita Korram, Sangita Lakra, Rima Nag and Kusum Tirky finished second while the bronze medal was bagged by Maharashtra (Archana Tale, Sarita Raut, Nilima Dakre, Manisha Tekam). Sukhnandanlal Dhruv of Chhattisgarh won the gruelling 25 km marathon while M.G. Bamaniya of Gujarat was third.
Athletics: 4 x 100 m relay women open: 1 Meghalaya (L Marak, A Nongsiej, S Teron, SR Momin), 2 Chhattisgarh (Anita Korram, Sangita Lakra, Rima Nag, Kusum Tirky), 3 Maharashtra (Archana Tale, Sarita Raut, Nilima Dakre, Manisha Tekam). 25 km marathon: Men Open: 1 Sukhnandanlal Dhruv (Chhattisgarh), 2 M.G. Bamaniya (Gujarat), 3 S Sohsang (Meghalaya), 4 R.D. Nagar (Chhattisgarh). Javelin: Men veteran: 1 Harinder Singh (Panjab), 2 A.J. Minj (Chhattisgarh), 3 Charanjit Singh ( Panjab). Shot put: Men Sr. Veteran: 1 J P Oraon (Jharkhand), 2 N.L. Zamlova (Meghalaya), 3 Onkar Singh (Andhra Pradesh). 200m: Men Open: 1 Ratheesh Kumar R (Kerala), 2 Jai Prakash (Chattishgarh), 3 Naresh Joshi (Uttarakhand). Triple jump: Men Open: 1 Gurdeep Singh (Panjab), 2 Utpal Deb (Tripura), 3 Lakmaram Marapi (Chhattisgarh). 200 m: Women Open: 1 R. Momin (Meghalaya), 2 A Nongsiej (Meghalaya), 3 Jyoti Bhatt (Uttarakhand). 800 m: Men Open: Siju Simon (Kerala), 2Pradep Kumar (Himachal Pradesh), 3 Sandeep (Himachal Pradesh). 800 m: Women Open: 1Jyothi (Tamil Nadu), 2 Rose Mary Antony (Kerala), 3 Vidya Devi (Himachal Pradesh).
Carrom: Men's singles: 1 Vivek War (Meghalaya), 2 Dilip Botham (Madhya Pradesh), 3 G J K Kumar (Andhra Pradesh). Men's doubles: 1 Uday Newalkar and Dilip Botham (Madhya Pradesh), 2 Vivek War and Anil Kma (Meghalaya), 3 Debabrata Ghosal and Indra Kumar Thapa (West Bengal). Women's singles: 1 Subhra Benerjee (West Bengal), 2 Dhriti Davbarma (Tripura), 3 Dayoomina Pakma (Meghalaya). Women's doubles: 1 Bela Datta and Dipali Debnath (Tripura), Kalpana Malviya and Shashi Gupta (MP), 3 Chava Ragamani and C Rama Devi (AP).
Billiards: 1 Sohail Khalid (Jammu & Kashmir), 2 Sanjay Srivastva (ICFRE), 3 Munnireddy (Karnataka). Snooker: 1 Akash Balyan (Madhya Pradesh), 2 Sanjay Srivastva (ICFRE), 3 Sohail Khalid (Jammu & Kashmir).
Basketball men: 1 Chhatisgarh, Karnataka, 3 Himachal Pradesh. Kabaddi: 1 Tamil Nadu, 2 Karnataka, 3 Madhya Pradesh.
Weightlifting:56 kg: 1 Santosh Kumar (Tamil Nadu), 2 Sunil Khopagada (Chhattisgarh), 3 G V Samang (Maharashtra). 62 kg: 1 Arumugham T (Kerala), 2 Nagarajan M (Tamil Nadu), 3 Manoj Saruaiya (Madhya Pradesh). 69 kg: 1 Sunder Sarang (Chhattisgarh), 2 Mani Maran A (Tamil Nadu), 3 Ram Bhaj (Haryana). 77 kg: 1 Saravanan P (Tamil Nadu), 2 Sudish Kr Singh (Uttar Pradesh), 3 Mridul Saikia (ICFRE). 94 kg: 1 Teja Singh Sahu (Chhattisgarh), 2 Jacob J Ponnomootil (Kerala), 3 Chikkaranga Swamy (Karnataka). Above 94 kg: 1 Manoj Rajput (Madhya Pradesh), 2 Sharif Khan (Madhya Pradesh), 3 Dinesh Kr Malvia (Uttar Pradesh).
Hockey: 1 Tamil Nadu, 2 Chattisgarh, 3 ICFRE Dehradun.

Chandigarh Golf Club wins Signature Club Golf Championship in Bali

The Chandigarh Golf Club team which won the McDowell's Signature Club Golf Championship in Bali.

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NEW DELHI, DEC 6
India's leading amateur HS Kang led his home team, the Chandigarh Golf Club to victory in the finals of the seventh McDowell's Signature Club Golf Championship held at the Bali Golf and Country Club. Chandigarh Golf Club totalled 108 points which was good enough to ensure a win for them, as the team from Pune which finished second, could only manage 105 points.
The top scores in each category and the fourth best card out of the total six members contributed to the final tally of the respective team. Previously, the McDowell's Signature Club Golf Championship was won by the Noida Golf Club three times but the team from Noida failed to make it to the grand finals in Bali after being eliminated in the Northern regional finals held at the Classic Golf Resort.
Apart from Kang, the winning team comprised Navjot Mann, AS Bath, JS Kesar, PPS Sawhney and Col. SDS Bath. The members from the Pune team, which finished in second place, were Saurabh Bhaduri, Raj Dataa, Sanjay Naik, Rajeev Raut, Sukhprit Gurudutaa and Tejas Chillal.
The unheralded debutant team from Belgaum finished third, followed by the team representing the Beldih and Golmuri Golf club. The four teams that played in the finals, qualified after winning the regional finals in their respective zones. The grand finals held in Bali was the third and final stage of India's largest and most exciting golf tournament – The McDowell's Signature Club Golf Championship which saw some of the country's most talented amateurs play which included the likes of Asian Games Gold medalist and Arjuna Awardee Amit Luthra, big names on the LG Amateur Tour - Jasjeet Singh (Noida Golf Course), HS Kang, Akarsh Choubey (Classic Golf Resort), Amit Kumar (Jaypee Greens Golf Resort) and Siddharth Sharma (Rambagh Golf Club) and Saurabh Bhaduri(Pune Golf Club) amongst others.

Chattisgarh sitting pretty in Forest Games

Punjab Transport Minister Master Mohan Lal distributing prizes.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 5
With a haul of six gold, three silver and eight bronze medals, Chattisgarh have strengthened their chances to win the overall trophy in the in the 17th All India Forest Games at the Panjab University Campus here on Friday. After third's programme, Chattisgarh were sitting pretty on top with 58 points.
Kerala were lying at the second position with 40 points which they have garnered with the help of six gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Madhya Pradesh were at the third spot with 31 points with a medal tally of 2-3-5. Close on their heels were Maharashtra (2-4-0) with 29 points. Two points behind Maharashtra were Tripura with 4-1-1. Karnataka have so far collected 26 points (1-5-3). Hosts Punjab (2-2-1) have 19 points in their kitty.
Rose Mary Anthony from Kerala became thefastest woman runner as she won 100 metres dash with ease. She completed a double by claiming the first position in long jump in the women’s open category.
Sanjo Devi of Himachal Pradesh claimed gold medal in javelin throw in the women’s open category event. Shaji S. of Kerala stood first in 100m sprint men’s senior veteran category and added second gold in his kitty. A.J. Minj of Chattisgarh bagged his second gold after winning high jump in the men’s veteran category. A.S.Pathan of Chattisgarh walked away with gold in 10 km walk in men’s open category.
Punjab Transport Minister Mohan Lal was the chief guest and distributed the prizes.
Results: Athletics: 10 km walk men open: 1 A.S. Pathan (Maharashtra), Umesh B R (Karnataka), 3 M.G. Bamaniya (Gujarat), 4 Balakishnan N K (Kerala).100 m Men Open: 1 Ratheesh Kumar R (Kerala), 2 Kamal Kishore (HP), 3 Jai Prakash (Chhattisgarh). 100 M women Open: 1 Rose Mary Antony (Kerala), 2 Anita Korram (Chhattisgarh), 3 Sumana U A (Karnataka). 100 m Men Veteran: 1 A.J. Minj (Chhattisgarh), 2 W Kurbah (Meghalaya), 3 Lalta Prasad Tiwari (MP). Long jump Women Open: 1 Rose Mary Antony (Kerala), 2 Manisha Tekam (Maharashtra), 3 Anita Korram (Chhattisgarh). 100m Men Sr. Vet: 1 Shaji S (Kerala), 2 Md. Majedar Rahaman (West Bengal ), 3 Muthumanickam. K (Tamil Nadu). High jump: Men Veteran: 1A.J. Minj (Chhattisgarh), 2 Ramesh A (Karnataka), 3 Balakishnan M K (Kerala). Javelin throw women open: 1 Sanjo Devi (Himachal Pradesh), 2 Rekha Thakur (Himachal Pradesh), 3 S. Bhawani (Chhattisgarh).
Swimming: 50 m FS Men Veteran: 1 L. Dhananjoy Singh (Manipur), 2 N.K. Mondal (F.S.I), 3 Kalipada Bera (West Bengal).200 m Medley Men Open: 1 Aman Hussain (Tripura), 2 Radha Krishna (Karnataka), 3 Mani Ram Aadhile (Chhattisgarh). 50 m backstroke: Men Veteran: 1 Dhananjoy Singh (Manipur), 2 H.J. Zagade (Maharashtra), 3 Krishna Gopal Sinha (Tripura.50 m butterfly Men Veteran: 1 L. Dhananjoy Singh (Manipur), 2 Kandiah S (Tamil Nadu), 3Faiyaz Khan (Madhya Pradesh).100 m FS Men Open: 1 Aman Hussain (Tripura), 2 Mani Ram Aadhile (Chhattisgarh), 3 Sudhir Nema (Madhya Pradesh). 50 m backstroke Men Veteran: 1 Th. Arun Kumar (Manipur), 2 N K Mondal (F.S.I.), Kalipada Bera (West Bengal).
Chess Classic Men: 1 T. Mohan Rao (Andaman & Nicobar), 2 B.G.V. Srinivaslu (Andhra Pradesh), 3 D. Doke (Arunchal Pradesh).Chess Classic Women: 1 V. Bhanumathy (ICFRE), 2 Amarjit Kaur (Punjab), 3 Snehlata Nagesh (Madhya Pradesh).

Sensei Bharat to impart karate training in Panipat

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 5
The Haryana State Karate Association is conducting a one-day coaching camp for all age groups and all sections of the community at Geeta Vidya Mandir School, Sanoli Road, Nibari, Panipat on December 14.
Accoding to HSKA president Sudesh Kumar Wadhwa renowned Master of Karate-Do Chief Instructor of NSG –Commandos, Sensei Bharat Sharma, VI Dan Black Belt will impart training in the camp.
The camp is open for all who wants to learn self defense techniques, conditioning techniques and toning of human body. The training camp will start at 9.30 a.m and continue till 4 p.m. A nominal registration of Rs 100 will be charged from an individual. The organizers will provide light refreshment to all participants who should bring with them
the karate uniform, water bottle and packed lunch.
Interested persons should contact for registration and participation to the secretary general Dr Narinder Mor (cell. Nos. 094162-81877, 094161-66822) before December 12.

NGOC asks Chautala group to send entries

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 5
After receiving a communication, dated November 29, 2008 from the National Games Organising Committee, the Haryana Olympic Association, headed by Abhey Sibgh Chautala has directed its affiliated units to contact their respective national sports federations to know whether their team/individuals qualify for the National Games to be held from February 15 to 28, 2009, in Jharkhand at Ranchi and Jamshedpur.
HOA Director Hanuman Singh Bhadhu has directed the state sports associations to furnish the required information before December 20 so that all necessary arrangements for sending the Haryana contingent for the Jharkhand National Games are made. The HOA has further asked its affiliated units that if their discipline/individual are qualiyfing for National Games, the state associations should conduct their championships for selecting the players. In case, the state associations feel that the holding of the state championships are not possible at this time, they could hold selection trials before December 31.
After selection of the teams a coaching camp of the selected players should be conducted for at least three to four weeks duration. For the coaching camp the concerned sports assocition can request the Director of Sports Haryana as per the sports policy of the State government.
Meanwhile, NGOC organising secretary SM Hashmi in his letter NG/NGOC/Organisatino/08, dated November 29, 2008, addressed to the President/Secretary General, HOA, C/o Jat Bhawan, 2-B, Sector 27-A, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh, said "please prepare the list of the qualified contingents of our state to participate in the National Games and send the entries for making the accreditation card well in advance." A meeting of chef-de-mission of all the state Olympic Associations will be held in the last week of December.
Competitons will be conducted in aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing and kayaking, cycling, equestrian, rencing, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kho-kho, kabaddi, bowling, netball, rowing, rugby 7s, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling and wushu.
The events of archery, boxing, canoeing & kayaking, handball, rowing and weightlifting will be held at Jamshedpur and the rest of the disciplines will be held at Ranchi.

Shamim Khan maintains his lead

Shamim Khan tees off.

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JAMSHEDPUR, DEC 5
Delhi-based Shamim Khan maintained his lead at the 6th TATA Open here after shooting two under 68 in the third round on Friday. Shamim's total has now moved to 10 under 202. Mandeo Singh Pathania is currently second as he shot one under 69 in round three to take his total to seven under 205. Kolkata's Shankar Das lies third at five under 207.
On Friday the entire field played nine holes each on both the courses Beldih as well as Golmuri. While one half of the field teed off from Beldih, the other half began its round from Golmuri. Thirty golfers with the best scores at the end of round two teed off from Golmuri and finished at Beldih. The par for the combined courses was 70. This format will also be followed on Saturday.
Shamim Khan (68, 66, 68 held on to his overnight lead despite having a mixed day today. He made birdie-bogey-birdie on the second, third, fourth and then had a bogey-birdie on the sixth and seventh to make the turn at one under. Two more birdies followed for him on the 11th and 13th. The 30-year-old from the Delhi Golf Club made his final bogey on the 17th to close at two under.
Mandeo Singh Pathania (75, 61, 69), who currently trails Shamim by three strokes, is placed as high as second heading into the final round of a PGTI event for the first time. In round three he sank birdies on the seventh, 10th, 13th and dropped bogeys on the 11th and 15th.
Kolkata's Shankar Das (67, 73, 67) is in third place at five under 207. He fired five birdies and two bogeys for his three under 67 on Friday. C Muniyappa and Ajeetesh Sandhu are both one stroke behind Shankar Das in tied fourth place. Harendra Gupta and Feroz Ali Mollah share sixth place at three under 209.
Defending champion and current leader on the PGTI Order of Merit, Mukesh Kumar, lied tied 13th with a total of one under 211. His four under 66 was the best score of round three. Jamshedpur's Karan Taunk is the highest-placed amateur. He is currently tied 33rd and has a total of six over 218.

Hema shoots gold in Islamabad

Cadet Hema K C, A Naval Wing Cadet from 1 Chandigarh Naval NCC, who won gold and silver in the 4th South Asian Shooting Championship at Islamabad (Pakistan).

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 5
Cadet Hema KC , a Naval Wing Cadet from 1 Chandigarh Naval Unit NCC, and a student of MCM DAV College, Sector 36, won gold in team event and silver in individual event of 50 metres Rifle 3 Position women event in 4th South Asian Shooting Championship at Islamabad (Pakistan).
Cadet Hema KC was deputed from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, NCC Directorate to Islamabad to take part on the event. Shooting teams from five countries namely India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal participated in the competition.
On her return from Pakistan the efforts of the cadet were appreciated by Brigadier Rajendra Singh, Sewa Medal, Deputy Director General, NCC Directorate, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh & Chandigarh. Hema was trained by Colonel MS Chauhan, Group Commander, NCC Group HQ, Chandigarh.
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Gauri Monga in driver's seat

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 4
Giving a consistent display, Gauri Monga got firmly into the driver's seat with a par 72 round, on the penultimate day of the 16th Punjab Ladies Amateur Golf Tournament at the Chandigarh Club Golf course here today. The closely bunched competition lies 12 strokes behind. Shreya Ghei, playing a round of 5 over 77, climbed to second place, a single shot ahead of Gurbani Singh and Meher Atwal lying another behind. Shweta Galande and Neha Tripathy fell back after a disappointing round.
Gauri played a rock steady round making 16 pars apart from the single birdie on the 4th and bogey on the 7th and total of 28 putts only put her in a commanding position. Shreya Ghei on the other hand had an up and down round with 3 birdies and 8 bogeys to finish 5 over par.
In the Silver Division, Ekam J. Singh made a comeback from her bad round of yesterday and surged 6 shots ahead of Millie Saroha and Amrita Sarna who lies a stroke further behind. Two back to back birdies on the 6th and 7th holes were the highlights of Ekam’s round.
Bela Phadke continued to dominate the Bronze division with Neelu Chopra and Dalbir Sahi lying a distant second.
The seniors concluded their tournament today with Ritu Lumba pipping Madhu Brar and S. Ratia to the post. The Nett prize was claimed by Binny Bath.
Results: Championship Bowl (0–12): 1 Gauri Monga 221, 2 Shreya Ghei 233, 3 Gurbani Singh 234, 4 Meher Atwal 237.
Silver Salver (0– 12) Best Nett: 1 Shweta Galande 223 (better back nine), 2 Neha Tripathi 223.
Challenge Bowl (13–24): Best Gross: 1 Ekam J. Singh 263, 2 Millie Saroha 269. Best Nett: 1 Meher Dhillon 213, 2 Ritu Lumba 218.
Bronze Plate (25–36): Best Gross: 1 Bela Phadke 285, 2 Neelu Chopra 305. Best Nett: 1 Dalbir Sahi 227, 2 Seher Atwal 233.
Junior Shield (Below 18 years: Best Gross: 1 Gauri Monga 221, 2 Shreya Ghei 233. Best Nett: 1 Meher Dhillon 213.
Sub-Junior Trophy (Below 14 yrs): Best Gross: 1 Gurbani Singh 234. Best Nett: 1 Seerat Grewal 224.
Senior Challenge: Winner Best Gross: 1 Ritu Lumba 284. Winner Best Nett: 1 Binny Bath 224.
Daily Prize: Straightest Drive: Gold Division: Vani Kapoor. Silver Division: Ritu Lumba. Bronze Division: Mohinder Ruppal.

Mandeo Pathania breaks course record

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JAMSHEDPUR, Dec 4
Shamim Khan carded four under 66 at the Golmuri Golf Course to take the sole lead with a two days total of eight under 134 in the 6th TATA Open here today. Shamim had returned four under 68 at the Beldih Golf Course yesterday.
Mandeo Singh Pathania shot an awesome nine under 61 at the Golmuri Golf Course to be tied second along with Ajeetesh Sandhu at six under 136. Pathania's tremendous effort helped him break the course record at Golmuri by two strokes. Ajeetesh Sandhu on the other hand, turned in an even par 72 at the Beldih Golf Course on Thursday.
The cut was applied at five over 147. Fifty seven professionals and two amateurs made the cut. Two more amateurs from the field will join the fifty nine players who made the cut for the last two rounds on Friday and Saturday.
On Wednesday one half of the field had played its 18 holes on the par 72 Beldih Golf Course while the golfers in the other half had completed their rounds at the par 70 Golmuri Golf Course. On Thursday both halves of the field switched venues (those who played at Beldih on day one, played 18 holes at Golmuri on day two and vice-versa).
Shamim Khan made seven birdies and three bogeys. Shamim sank birdies on the first, seventh, ninth and bogeys on the fifth and eighth to make the turn at one under. He then hit a purple patch on the back nine when he scored birdies on the 11th, 12th, 15th and 16th. The Delhi golfer made his third and last bogey of the day on the 17th.
Mandeo Singh Pathania (75, 61) set the Golmuri Golf Course on fire with his nine under 61. He sank eagles on the seventh and 16th, and birdies on the first, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 17th. His lone bogey came on the third. Pathania's two eagles came as a result of 8-iron approach shots which landed 10 feet short of the pin.
Chandigarh's Ajeetesh Sandhu (64, 72) joined Pathania in tied second spot. He stayed in contention after posting an even par 72 at Beldih on Thursday.
Joseph Chakola (73, 64), Feroz Ali Mollah (65, 72) and Ali Sher (68, 69) are all currently tied fourth at five under 137.

Chattisgarh and MP hog limelight

Punjab Revenue Minister Ajit Singh Kohar distributing prizes.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 4
Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh hogged the limelight as they have secured an identical tally of 20 points each on the second day of the 17th All India Forest Games and Sports Meet at the Panjab University Campus here today.
Chattisgarh have so far collected two gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Madhya Pradesh won two gold, two silver and two bronze medals to share the top spot with Chattisgarh.
Kerala, with two gold and two silver medals, were lying at the third position with 14 points. Karnataka (1-1-2) were at the fourth spot with 12 points.
Nidhi Srivastva shot first gold for Punjab by winning 50 metres in rifle shooting competition. Kulwinder Bhullar of Punjab won gold in shot put for men in the veterans category.
In swimming events Sudhir Nema of Madhya Pradesh won two gold medals by standing first in the 100 metres. breast-stroke and 100 metres backstroke competitions. The first prize in 100 metres butterfly competition in the men’s open category went to Amar Husain of Tripura.
Middle distance runner Sukhnandan Lal Dhruv of Chhatisgarh won gold in 1500 metres race in the men’s open category. In the veteran category A.G. Minj of Chhatisgarh stood first in long jump. M. Haneefa of Andaman Nicobar won the gold medal in high jump event in men’s open category. Sinthal Kumar of Tamil Nadu got the first prize in discus throw. Roze Marry Antony of Kerala bagged the first position in high jump while. ShaJi S. of Kerala stood first in long jump in the men’s senior veteran category. Sarita P.M. of Karnataka bagged gold in shot put.
Punjab Revenue Minister Ajit Singh Kohar was the chief guest today and distributed prizes.

Haryana Cross Country on January 3

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 4
The 24th Haryana State Cross Country Championship will be held at Bahadurgarh, district Jhajjar on January 3. As many as 25 teams from various districts and corporations and boards are expected to participate.
Competitions will be organised formen men (12 km and 4 km), women (8 km & 4 km), Boys U-20 (8 km), girls U-20 (6 km), boys U- 18 (6 km), girls U-18 (4 km), boys U-16 (4 km) and girls U-16 (3 km).
The team will consist of six players and four will be counted for scoring for the championship, according to H S Bhadu, Secretary, Haryana State Athletic Association.
The selected athletes will represent Haryana Teams in the 43rd National Cross Country Championship to be held at Bhilai(Chhattisgarh) on February 8. The runners will be selected on the basis of their performance in the state meet.
The entry of the teams/individuals will be closed with Charan Singh Rathi, Secretary, DDA Jhajjar byDecember 26. Except men and women all junior athletes will bring with them original certificate of age proof.

Ajeetesh cards six under 64 in Tata Open

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JAMSHEDPUR, Dec 3
Feroz Ali Mollah established a one-stroke lead after firing a blistering seven under 65 at the Beldih Golf Course during the first round of the Professional Golf Tour of India's (PGTI) 6th TATA Open. Mollah made his way to the top of the leaderboard with the help of seven birdies. Ajeetesh Sandhu came up with a round of six under 64 at the Golmuri Golf Course to be placed second.
On Wednesday one half of the field played its 18 holes on the par 72 Beldih Golf Course while the golfers in the other half completed their rounds at the par 70 Golmuri Golf Course. On Thursday both halves of the field switch venues (those who played at Beldih on day one, play 18 holes at Golmuri on day two and vice-versa).
Kolkata's Feroz Ali Mollah shot into the lead with a bogey-free 65. Feroz, currently 20th on the PGTI Order of Merit, sank birdies on the first, fifth and ninth to make the turn at three under. He then knocked down four more birdies on the 11th, 13th, 15th and 16th to close his opening round with an outstanding score of seven under.
Ajeetesh Sandhu was trailing Feroz by one stroke as he fired six under 64. The Chandigarh-based professional came up with an eagle on the par five 16th and birdies on the fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth and 12th. His lone bogey came on the third.
"I did not miss any easy putts today and had some good par saves. The eagle on the 16th came as a result of my 4-iron second shot that landed six feet short of the pin," said Ajeetesh. He added, "The greens at the Golmuri Golf Course are in great condition and the course provides a number of birdie opportunities."
Shamim Khan, Ali Sher and Yusuf Ali share third place with identical scores of four under. While Shamim and Ali Sher returned scores of four under 68 at Beldih, Yusuf Ali carded four under 66 at Golmuri.
Mohd Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh is currently in tied ninth position, having shot two under 70 at Beldih. Harmeet Kahlon lies tied 20th after returning even par 72 at the same course.Defending champion and PGTI Order of Merit leader Mukesh Kumar posted a one over 71 (Golmuri). Mukesh is tied 24th along with C Muniyappa (73) and Harendra Gupta (71), both of whom also registered scores of one over at Beldih and Golmuri respectively.
Jamshedpur's Navtez Singh is the highest placed amateur at tied 24th. He carded one over 73 (Beldih).

Chattisgarh bag March-Past Trophy

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal releasing the souvenir of the 17th All India Forest Games and Sports in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Beijing Olympics gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra holding the torch.

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CHANDIGARH, DEC 3
With smart turn out Chattisgarh won the march past trophy on the opening day of the 17th All India Forest Games and Sports Meet at the Panjab University Campus here today. Jammu and Kashmir received the runners-up. Hosts Punjab had to remain themselves satisfied with the third place.
In a kabaddi league match, Tamil Nadu defeated Gujarat by 96-35 points while Chhattisgarh walked over Maharashtra.
Gujarat defeated Jammu & Kashmir by 3-0 in a volleyball match.
In a cricket mtch Gujarat defeated Meghalaya by eight runs. Batting first Gujarat scored 103 while Meghalaya could muster only 95 runs.
Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal inaugurated the games amidst a colourful start. Punjab Forest and Wildlife Preservation Minister PunjabTikshan Sud presided over the function. Beijing Olympics gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra was the guest of honour. Director General Forests, Government of India P R Mohanty, PU Vice Chancellor Dr. R.C. Sobti, Chairman Punjab State Forest Development Corporation Satya Pal Saini, also graced the occasion.
The Chief Minister highly praised the interest of forest officers and officials in games and said that since the duties and responsibilities of the forest personnel were important in the preservation of environment, therefore games are necessary for their own fitness. The CM said that. Abhinav Bindra had made the State and the nation proud by winning the first ever individual Olympic gold medal. He described Abhinav Bindra an inspirational source for the budding sportspersons.
Mr Badal said that the Government should form a sportspolicy that could help identify the budding sportspersons and initiate steps to improve their sporting skills and help them achieve distinctions in sports.
Mr Tikshan Sud said the games unite all those who are working for the conservation and development of forests in India and also cultivate the spirit of pride and freedom and also give birth to true spirit of sportsmanship.
Meanwhile, the Games torch was lit by a team consisting of . Kulvinder Bhullar the most time Gold medal winner at Forest Games for Punjab State, Nidhi Srivastava , Davinderpal Singh and Baljinder Singh. On this occasion, the Chief Minister released a souvenir of the 17th Forest Games and Sports Meet.