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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).