Triple crown for Kalyani of Manav Mangal School

Winners in the Seventh Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament in Mohali on Saturday.

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir Singh)
MOHALI, OCT 31
Chandigarh ace player Kalyani of local Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21,Chandigarh created sensation by winning the junior girls (Under-17) , youth girls (Under-20) and women’s singles titels in the Seventh Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament which concluded at Manav Mangal Smart School, Phase X here today.
In the cadet girls and sub-junior category , Sumana Saha of New Public School, Sector 18, clinched both the titles. In junior boys and sub-junior boys category , Tarak Roy of New Public School held the spotlight by winning both titles .
In cadet boys, Divaksh of DAV Public School, Sector 8 won the title. The youth boys title was claimed by Sahil Sharma of Government College, Sector 46 whereas the men’s title was fought well between Pankaj Sharma of PSEB , Patiala and Vikas Sharma of AG Audit Punjab in which ultimately Pankaj Sharma emerged winner.
Maintaining her reputation, promising Kalyani defeated Meghna of Sacred Heart -26 12-11,11-11,11-9 to win the women’s singles title. She had recently claimed women’s singles crown in the Chandigarh State Ranking Tournament.
Kalyani got the better of. Sumana of NPS-18 7-11,9-11,11-8,11-9,11-7 in the youth girls Under-20 final. Kalyani completed a triple title after beating Somana of New Public School by 11-5,12-10,11-9.
Pankaj Sharma of Punjab State Electricity Board , Patiala will take home the men’s trophy as he defeated Vikas of AG, Audit Punjab by 11-9,14-12,11-9 in the final.
Mohali Planning Board chairman N K Sharma was the chief guest and distributed the prizes. and Sh. Manohar Singh , District Sports Officer, Mohali will be the guest of honour. Manav Mangal Group of Schools Director Sanjay Sardana welcomed the chief guest.
Results (finals): Junior girls singles (Under-17) Final: Kalyani (Manav Mangal-Chd) bt. Somana (NPS-18) 11-5,12-10,11-9.
Junior boys (Under-17): Tarak Roy (NPS-18) bt Subhankar (NPS-18) 6-11,11-9,11-8,11-6.
Sub junior girls (Under-14): Sumana (NPS-18) bt Anu Saini (Manav Mangal –Pkl) 11-8,2-11,11-4,7-11,11-4.
Sub-junior boys (Under-14): Tarak Roy (NPS-18) bt Subhankar (NPS-18) 11-5,12-10,11-9.
Cadet girls (Under-12): Sumana Saha (NPS-18) bt Pareen (DAVPS-8) 11-4,11-6,11-5.
Cadet boys (Under-12): Divaksh (DAVPS-8) got w/o against Pankaj (St. Stephen-45)
Youth girls (Under-20): Kalyani (Manav Mangal-Chd) bt Sumana (NPS-18) 7-11,9-11,11-8,11-9,11-7. Semi-finals: Kalyani (Manav Mangal-Chd) bt Nirdosh (Ludhiana) Sumana (NPS-18) bt. Bhawna (SGGS)11-7,6-11, 11-9, 11-6
Youth boys (Under-20) Final: Sahil Sharma (Govt. College 46) bt. Dipanjan Roy (NPS-18) 12-10,11-4,11-8,11-9. Semi-finals: Dipanjan Roy (NPS-18) bt. Prashant Yadav (Gurgaon) 8-11, 11-13, 11-9,11-8,11-2. Sahil Sharma (GM-26) bt. Shubhankar (NPS-18) 11-9,8-11,11-3,11-8.
Women’s singles (final): Kalyani (Manav Mangal –Chd) bt Meghna (Sacred Heart -26) 12-11,11-11,11-9. Semi-finals: Meghna (Sacred Heart -26) bt. Sumana Saha(NPS-18) 11-5,7-11,12-10,7-11,11-8, Kalyani (Manav Mangal –Chd) bt. Nirdosh (Ludhiana) 12-14,11-7,11-6,11-7.
Men’s singles (final): Pankaj Sharma (PSEB Patiala) bt. Vikas (AG, Audit -Pb.) 11-9,14-12,11-9. Semi-finals : Vikas (AG Audit -Pb.) bt Sanjay (SGGS College-26) 8-11,11-9,11-3,11-9, Pankaj Sharma (PSEB Patiala ) bt Prashant Yadav (Gurgaon) 11-6,4-11,11-6,11-4.

Haryana and Chandigarh win in rink hockey

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CHANDIGARH, OCT 31
Haryana and Chandigarh recorded victories in the rink hockey match on the penultimate day of the three-day All India Invitational Sadar Sewa Singh Johal Memorial Roller Skating Championship being organized by Roller Hawks Club and Skateland at The BTS Rink in Sector 48 here today. Haryana got the better of Jammu and Kashmir by 5-3 and Chandigarh defeated Punjab by 7-5.
In a tough match, Haryana beat Jammu and Kashmir. Malak (2), Shuntry, Ravi and Vishanmani (1 each) were the Haryana’s goal-getters. For Jammu and Kashmir Krish Gupta, Paramvir Singh and Atul Sharma scored one goal each to reduce the margin.
Chandigarh were served well by Gaurav Raheja and Abhishek who netted three goals each. Nony contributed for goal for the winners. Harman (3) and Lohit (2) were the Punjab’s scorers.
Vidushi of The Banyan Tree School, Sector 48 won the gold medal in the quad rink race II. Kirti and Kawleen (both Ryan International School, Sector 49) got silver and bronze, respectively.
Other results: Quad Rink Race II: Boys under-4: 1 Sammervir (St Kabir-26), 2 Digvijay Singh (YPS, Mohali), 3 Ishtpreet Siingh (St Kabir). Girls U-4: 1 Yashika (St Anne’s), 2 Puneet Bajwa (Ryan International), 3 Parmita (Shmerok Mohali).
Boys U-6 (Inline): 1 Ravin Makal.
Quad Rink Race II: Boys 4 to 6: 1 Raghav (St Xavier’s Chd), 2 Akhil Hazarika (DLF Sahibabad), 3 Shobit (Pathankot). Girls: 1 Simridhi (Ryan International), 2 Divya (St Anne’s), 3 Gurleen (Carmel Convent).
Boys 4 to 6 (Inline): 1 Sayam (Ryan International).

Pak team main attraction in Surjit Hockey

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)
JALANDHAR, OCT 30
Runners-up Javed Hockey Club, Gojra (Pakistan) will be the main attraction in the 26th IndianOil Servo Surjit Hockey Tournament, scheduled to be held here at local Olympian Surjit Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Burlton Park from November 7 to 13.
Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner Ajeet Singh Pannu, who is also the President of the Surjit Hockey Society, said that earlier the tournament was scheduled to be held from October 23 to 30, but due to delay in laying of new Astroturf, the tournament dates have been rescheduled from November 7 to 13. The German engineers, who are laying the astroturf, have confirmed to complete their work before November 4.
All the matches of the tournament will be played under flood lights and no gate entry money will be charged to the spectators who will come to witness the game of hockey.
Mr. Pannu further said that the Asia’s largest and leading Oil company IndianOil Corporation Limited will be the main sponsor of the tournament while multinational gym company Gold’s Gym will be the co-sponsor for the tournament.
Mr. Pannu also told the winners team will be given cash Prize of Rs. 2.5 lakh while runners-up team will be pocketed Rs. 1.5 lakh. Apart from the team’s cash awards, the best player of the tournament will be awarded Rs. 25,000 while the Best Goalkeeper, Best Full back, best half back and the best forward will also get a cash prize of Rs. 11,000 each.
Organising Secretary Iqbal Singh Sandhu said that holders Punjab & Sind Bank, Delhi and runners-up Javed Hockey Club, Gojra (Pakistan) along with Air India Mumbai, IndianOil Mumbai, Namdhari-XI Sirsa, Border Security Force (BSF) Jalandhar, Rail Coach Factory (RCF) Kapurthala, Bharat Petroleum Mumbai, Punjab Police Jalandhar, EME Jalandhar, Punjab National Bank Delhi, Corps of Signals, Jalandhar and Indian Air Force (IAF), Delhi would take part in the seven- day hockey bonanza.
The tournament would be played on league-cum-knockout basis. All the teams have been directly seeded in to league stage and divided into four pools. The team having highest points in their credit in each pool, will qualify for the semi finals, scheduled to be held on November 12.
Mr. Sandhu further told that all the arrangements have been made to telecast live both the semi finals and final matches on PTC Punjabi and PTC News Channels and the All India Radio (AIR) will also broadcast the ball to ball commentary on the finals.
The society has decided to honour prominent personalities who have contributed to the promotion of sports, environment, culture, health services and in social activities. A selection committee under the chairmanship of Mr. L.R. Nayyar, IRS, working President has been set up while Sukhwinder Pal Singh Murar, Sarojini Sharda PCS, Lakhwinder Pal Singh Khaira PPS and Padamshree Pargat Singh will the members of the committee.
Punjab Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia will inaugurate the tournament. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and President Hockey Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal will the chief guest while former Punjab Minister Mr. Bikramjit Singh Majithia will preside over the function and Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, Advisor to CM, Punjab and Mr. R.K. Arora, General Manager, IndianOil will guest of honour on November 13.
Apart from this, Mr. Ajit Singh Kohar, Revenue Minister, Mr. Sarwarn Singh Phillaour, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Mr. Ranjit Singh Brahampura, Minister for Rural Development & Panchayats, Mr. Avinash Chander, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab, Mr. Parminder Singh Dhindsa, PWD Minister, Master Mohan Lal, Transport Minister and Mr. Sucha Singh Langah, Agriculture Minister, Punjab have also given their consent to be the chief guest during the tournament days.

Vidushi and Aryanpal skate to glory

Winner Vidushi flanked by silver medalist Akshita and bronze medalist Kriti s of the girls 6 to 8 years in quad competitions in the All India Invitational Sadar Sewa Singh Johal Memorial Roller Skating Championship in Chandigarh on Friday. Photo by Balbir Singh.
by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, OCT 30
Vidushi of The Banyan Tree School won the girls 6-8 years in girls quad final of the All India Invitational Sadar Sewa Singh Johal Memorial Roller Skating Championship is being organized by Roller Hawks Club and Skateland at The BTS Rink in Sector 48 here today.
Akshita (Little Flower Convent of Panchkula) and Kriti (Ryan International, Sector 49) finished second and third, respectively.
In the boys 6-8 years quad final, Aryanpal of St Xavier’s School, Panchkula emerged winner pushing Pranjal (NR BPS Delhi) and Vishavpartap (Pathankot) bagged silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Daksh Jaglan of Bhavan Vidayalaya of Panchkula excelled in the boys 6-8 years In Line Rink 3 final. Harsh Sehrawat of Little Flower of Panchkula and Darshik Gogia of VIS Delhi were second and third, respectively.
Response to the tournament is tremendous as more than 350 players from different parts of the country are taking part in the tournament.
Results (all finals): Quad: Boys 6-8 years: 1 Aryanpal (St Xavier’s Pkl), 2 Pranjal Tushir (NR BPS Delhi), 3 Visavpartap (Pathankot).
Girls: 6 to 8 years: 1 Vidushi (The Banyan Tree School-48), 2 Akshita (Little Flower Convent, Pkl), 3 Kriti (Ryan International-49).
Boys U-6: 1 Raghav Vashisht (St Xavier’s Pkl), 2 Akheel Hazarika (DLF Gurgaon), 3 Gaganjot Singh (VIS Delhi).
Girls U-6: 1 Gurveen Kaur (Carmel Convent-9), 2 Vamil Chaudhary (KB DAV-7), 3 Srividhya (KB DAV-7).
Girls U-4: 1 Yashika (St Anne’s, Chd), 2 Puneet Bajwa (Ryan International-49), 3 Paramita (Shmerok, Mohali). Boys U-4: Samarvee (St Kabir), 2 Digvijay Singh (YPS Mohali).
Inline Rink 3: Boys 6-8 yrs: 1 Daksh Jalan (BV Pkl), 2 Harsh Sehawat (Little Flower Pkl), 3 Drishik Gogia (VIS Delhi).
Girls 6-8: 1 Alisha Makal (The Gurukul, Pkl).

Kalyani and Somana Saha enter final

Kalyani of Manav Mangal School, Sector 21 in action in the junior girls semi-final of the Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament on Friday.
by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)
MOHALI, OCT 30
Chandigarh toped ranked Kalyani of Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21 qualified for the final to be played against Somana Saha of New Public School, Sector 18 in the junior girls category of the Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament being played at the Manav Mangal Smart School Hall in Sector 64 here today.
Tall Kalyani, who recently claimed the women’s singles title in the Chandigarh Stte Ranking Table Tennis Tournament, rallied to defeat Naina Suri of DAV Public School, Sector 8 by 8-11, 11-2 ,12-10 , 11-5 and Somana Shah defeated Garima of Bhavan Vidalaya of Sector 27 by 11-5, 11-4,11-9 in the semi-final matches.
It will be an all-NPS-18 affair in the junior boys category as Shubhankar Sarkar will fight against Tarak Roy. .In the cadet girls category Sumana od NPS-18 will clash with Pareen Verma of DAV Public School, Sector 8. In the cadet boys category Divaksh (DAVPS-8) will meet Pankaj (St. Stephen’s -45) for the title. In the sub-juniorr girls Anu Saini (Manav Mangal, Panchkula) will face Somana (NPS-18) and in the sub-junior boys Subhakar Roy (NPS-18) will cross swords with Tarak Roy (NPS-18) .
Results: Junior girls singles Under-17 (semi-finals): Kalyani (Manav Mangal -21 ) bt Naina (DAVPS-8) 8-11, 11-2 ,12-10 , 11-5 Somana Saha (NPS-18) bt Garima (Bhavan Vidyalaya -27) 11-5, 11-4,11-9 . Quarter-finals: Naina (DAVPS -8) bt. Rajeshwari (Carmel Convent) 11-6, 11-3, 11-8. Garima (Bhavan Vidyalya-27) bt Bhoomika (Ludhiana) 11-4, 11-5, 12-10. Kalyani (Manav Mangal -21) bt. Anu Saini (Manav Mangal –PKL) 11-2 , 11-5 , 14-12, Somana Saha (NPS-18) bt. Meghna (Sacred Heart-26) 11-9, 7-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-9. Pre Quarter-finals : Meghna (Sacred Heart-26l) bt Kritika (Ludhiana ) 11-5,17-15,11-4, Bhumika (Ludhiana) bt Radhika (Manav Manngal Pkl) 11-3,11-6,11-8,Garima (Bhavan Vidyalaya 27) bt. Barbie Bajaj (Sacred Heart 26) 11-4 , 12-10 , 11-6. Anu Saini (Manav Mangal PKL) bt Pareen (DAVPS-8) 11-8 , 7-11,9-11,12-10,11-4 Kalyani (Manav Mangal Chd.) bt. Himani Jain(manav Mangal PKL) 11-3, 12-10 ,11-3. Naina (DAVPS-8) bt Richa Katoch (Manav Mangal -21) 11-5, 11-3,11-4. Rajeshwari (Carmel Convent) bt Aastha (Manav Mangal PKL) 11-6 , 11-8, 11-5, Somana (NPS-18) w/o Alish Grewal .
Junior boys Under-17 (semi-finals): Shubhankar Sarkar (NPS-18) bt Tushar Gupta (Manav Mangal-21) 11-9 ,11-13,11-5,11-9. Tarak Roy (NPS-18) bt. Mayank Kapoor (DAVPS-8) 8-11,11-,14-12,10-12,11-4. Quarter-finals: Mayank Kapoor (DAVPS-8) bt. Dinkar Goel (Shishu Niketan-22) 11-6, 11-4, 13-11, Tushar Gupta (Manav Mangal -21) bt. Jayesh Singh (Jammu) 12-10,11-6,4-11,13-11 Tarak Roy (NPS-18) bt Mayank Rawat (Bhavan Vidyalya -27) 11-5, 11-9, 13-11, Shubhankar Sarkar (NPS-18) bt. Shubham Sharma (PKl) 11-3,11-3,11-9. Pre-quarter-fiinals: Mayank Kapoor (DAVPS-8) bt. Kartikay (Gurgaon)11-8, 11-9, 14-12 . Mayank Rawat (Bhavan Vidyalya -27) bt. Aditya Pandey (Manav Managl-21) 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-8. Jayesh (Jammu) bt. Tanmay Kundu (NPS-18) 11-5, 11-7,11-8. Shubham Sharma (PKL) bt. Shubham Bansal (DAV-8) 11-9, 13-11, 11-8, Tushat Gupta (Manav Mangal-21) bt. Rohit Malik (Manav Mangal –PKL) 8-11, 11-4, 11-8,11-9. Tarik Roy (NPS-18) bt. Kashish Bhatia (PKL)11-5, 11-4,10-12,11-9. Shubhakar Sarkar (NPS-18) bt. Saurabh Verma (Sirsa) 12-14, 11-5,11-8,14-12. Dinkar Goel (Shishu Niketan-22) bt. Pulkit Arora (Manav mangal-PKl) 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-3.
Sub junior girls Under-14 (semi-finals): Anu Saini (Manav Mangal PKL) bt. Barbie Bajaj (Sacred Heart) 9-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-5. Somana (NPS-18) bt. Parveen (DAVPS-8) 13-11, 11-3, 11-2.
Sub junior boys Under-14 (semi-finals) : Subhakar Roy (NPS-18) bt. Aditya Pandey (manav mangal-21) 8-11, 11-9, 18-16,11-4. Tarak Roy (NPS-18) bt. Shashwat Somani (Manav Mangal-PKL) 13-15, 11-1, 11-6, 13-11.
Cadet girls Under-12 (semi-finals): Sumana (NPS-18) bt Bhavya (Sacred Heart-26) 11-7, 11-2, 11-4, Pareen (DAVPS-8) bt. Yashi Sharma (Ludhiana) 11-9, 13-11, 11-3.
Cadet boys Under12 (semi-finals): Divaksh (DAVPS-8) btTanmay Kundu (NPS-18) 11-5, 11-8, 11-8. Pankaj (St. Stephen -45) bt. Shaurya Gupta (St. Anne’s-32) 11-5, 11-8,12-10.

Adit Jain and Shweta win titles

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)
Chandigarh,October 30
Adit Jain of Delhi and third seed Shweta Rana of Haryana, emerged winners in thee men’s and women’s singles finals, respectively, in the AITA Men and Women Ranking Tennis Tournament at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today.
Adit Jain shattered the dream of Mandeep Singh Gill for winning the men’s singles title. Mandeep Gill claimed the first set in a very closely fought encounter at 7-6 (5). After losing the first set Adit came back strongly and clinched the next two sets 6-0, 6-1.
Shweta Rana faced some resistance in the first set from Gopika Kapoor of Delhi She won the first set 6-4. After that she had an easy 6-1 win in the second set to clinch the title.
However in the women doubles Chandigarh girl Mehak Singh, partnering Shweta Rana, beat Gopica Kapoor and Garima Vatwani to win the title at 6-3, 6-2. The brother pair of Lakshit Sood and Chandril Sood were too good against Prateek Bhambri and Yogesh Phogat winning at 6-1, 6-0.
Results (all finals): Women’s singles: Shweta Rana (HP) (3) bt Gopika Kapoor (DLI) (8) 6-4, 6-0.
Men’s singles: Adit Jain (DLI) (Q4) bt Mandeep S. Gill (CHD) (LL) 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-1.
Women’s doubles: Mehak Singh (CHD)/Shweta Rana (HP) bt Gopika Kapoor (DLI)/Garima Vatwani (DLI) (3) 6-3, 6-2.
Men’s doubles: Lakshit Sood (DLI)/Chandril Sood (DLI) (3) bt Prateek Bhambri (DLI)/ Yogesh Phogat (HAR) (2) 6-1, 6-0.

St Stephen’s School lift CFA Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy

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St Stephen's School which won the Chandigarh Football Association Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 boys Football Tournament.
Coca Cola DGM Updeep Singh presenting winners trophy to St Stephen's team. Photos by Balbir Singh.
by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir Singh)
CHANDIGARH, OCT 30
Playing like champions St Stephen’s School of Sector 45 stole the show by outclassing St John’s School of Sector 26 by a thumping 4-0 margin in the final of the Chandigarh Football Association Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 boys Football Tournament at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.
Stephen’s players played an organized game and kept their rivals under tremendous pressure throughout the match. They also converted most of the chances which came their way. Their forwards had more purpose in their attack.
On the other hand St John’s School also had few good tries but Stephen’s goalkeeper Rahul Chadha twice made brilliant save and one occasion their forward Ameen’s shot miss narrowly. In the 20th minute, Krishna initiated the move and passed the ball to Ameen who unleashed a good shot which missed the object with a narrow. Midway through the second half, Harshit unleashed a powerful free kick from 30 yards. However, his drive was punched over by Stephen’s goalkeeper Rahul Chadha at the expense of a corner. Then Harshit initiated a move from the right flank. He passed it to Parseech who slipped it to Sarfraz whose shot was blocked by a defender. Before any damage could be done off the rebound by Ameen, Stephen’s goalkeeper Rahul Chadha made a fine save.
Stephen’s started asserting themselves early in the game. They forged ahead in the 8th minute when Jasbir’s curling free kick from 25 yards went into the net. A combined move between Bikramjit and Jimmy saw the last named scored from 20 yards.
The third goal was scored by Hurdity Kohli who headed a cross from Wongoing in the 59th minute. Ten minutes later, Hurdity Kohli also had a hand in Stephen’s fourth goal. Kohli started the move and passed it to Jimmy who slipped the ball to Suraj Thapa who scorching drive caught St John’s defenders napping.
Coca Coca DGM Updeep Singh was the chief guest and distributed the prizes. Among those present on the occasion were Coca Cola Marketing Manager MS Bedi, Chandigarh Football Association vice-president R K Sharma and Secretary Rakesh Bakshi.

Manpreet Badal for International Jat Intellectual Meet

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CHANDIGARH, OCT 30
Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal has given his consent to be the chief guest for the morning session the “International Jat Intellectual Meet” at Jat Bhawan, 2-B, Sector 27-A here on November 22 from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Ajay Chautala will be chief guest for the evening session of the seminar, according to Dr M S Malik, President Jat Sabha Chandigarh and Federation of Jat Institutions.
The one-day seminar on the eve of 128th Birth Day celebrations of Deen Bandhu Sir Chhotu Ram, renowned leader of down-trodden and peasantry of pre-partition era.
Mr. Justice Pritam Pal, President, Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, U.T, Ch. Sardar Singh, former Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Jitendar Singh Faujdar, President, Maharaja Surajmal Foundation, New Delhi, Mr. M.S. Chaudhary (Australia), Mr. Sameer S. Virk (U.S.A. ), Mr. M.P. Punia, (Mumbai) and Mr R. N. Malik (Gurgaon) are the other prominent personalists who will present their papers in the one-day seminar.

Saina Nehwal in quarter-final

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CHANDIGARH, OCT 29
Indian Saina Nehwal defeated Pui Yin Yip of Hong Kong by 21-15, 21-14 in the quarter-final of the women’s singles in the French Open Super Series being held in France. The ace Indian woman shuttler will now face top seed Lin Wang of China in quarter-final.
In the Mixed Doubles V Diju / Jwala Gutta defeated Dean George / Samantha Ward of England by 19-21, 21-10, 21-16 and now they will play their quarter-final against second seeded pair of Nova Widianto / Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia.

Mandeep beats Saurav Panja in semis

by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)
Chandigarh, October 29
Mandeep Singh Gill, a lucky loser and trainee of Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association, outclassed experienced Saurav Panja of West Bengal in straight sets 6-2, 6-0 in the men’s singles semi-final of the AITA Men and Women Ranking Tournament being played at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today.
Mandeep Gill will play against Adit Jain in the finals tomorrow. Adit scored an easy victory over Lakshit Sood of Delhi in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.
In the women’s semi -finals local girl Parminder Kaur went down to Gopika Kapoor of Delhi 4-6, 4-6. Gopika Kapoor will meet Shweta Rana of Himachal Pradesh in the finals who beat Garima Vatwani of Delhi 7-5, 6-3.
Results (semi-finals): Women (singles): Shweta Rana (HP) (3) bt Garima Vatwani (DLI) (5) 7-5, 6-3, Gopika Kapoor (DLI) (8) bt Parminder Kaur (CHD) (Q3) 6-4, 6-4.
Men (singles): Adit Jain (DLI) (Q4) bt Lakshit Sood (DLI) (7) 6-1, 6-1, Mandeep S. Gill (CHD) (LL) bt Saurav Panja (WB) (6) 6-2, 6-0.
Women doubles: Mehak Singh (CHD)/Shweta Rana (HP) bt Deepna Vazirani (MAH)/Ikttesh Chahal (CHD) (2) 6-1, 6-4, Gopika Kapoor (DLI)/Garima Vatwani (DLI) (3) bt Shweta G.K (KAR)/Arantxa Andrady (DLI) (1) 3-6, 6-4, 10-4.
Men doubles: Prateek Bhambri (DLI)/ Yogesh Phogat (HAR) (2) bt Robin Das (WB)/Dhruv Kumar (WB) 6-4, 2-6, 10-7, Lakshit Sood (DLI)/Chandril Sood (DLI) (3) bt Saurav Panja (WB)/Manoj K. Sewa (WB) (1) 6-7 (3), 6-2, 16-15 Concd.

Aditya Pandey beats Haryana No. 3 Kartikay

Aditya Pandey of Manav Mangal School, Sector 21 in action in the sub-junior boys quarter-finals of the Seventh Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis on Thursday.
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MOHALI, OCT 29
Top seed and Chandigarh ranked No. one Aditya Pandey of Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21 sailed into semi-final after defeating Haryana No. 3 Kartikay of Gurgaon 11-5 ,13-11 , 11-9 in the boys Under-14 quarter-final of the Seventh Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis at Manav Mangal Smart School in Sector 64 here today.
Tarak Roy ( New Public School, Sector 18) , Shashwat Somani (Manav Mangal, Panchkula) and Shubhankar Ray (NPS-18) were the others to make it to the semi finals of sub junior boys category.
In sub-junior girls Pareen (DAVPS-8), Barbie Bajaj (Sacred Heart-26), Somana (NPS-18) and Anu Saini (Panchkula) advanced to the semi-finals . In the well-contested cadet boys competitions Saurya Gupta(St. Anne’s-32) , Divaksh (DAV-8), Tanmoy Kundu (NPS-18) and Pankaj (St. Stephan-45) entered semifinals.
In cadet girls category Somana (NPS-18), Yashi (Ludhiana) , Bhavya (Sacred Heart) and Pareen (DAV-8) will figure in the semifinals tomorrow.
Results: Sub-junior boys (Quarterfinals): Aditya Pandey (Manav Mangal –Chd.) bt Kartikay (Gurgaon) 11-5 ,13-11 , 11-9 , Tarak Roy (NPS-18) Deevaksh (DAVPS-8) 11-2 ,11-4, 16-14, Shashwat Somani (Manav Mangal-PKL) bt. Shubham Bansal (DAVPS-8) 10-12, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8, Shubhankar Roy (NPS-18) bt.Dinkar Goel (SN-22) 10-12 , 11-13, 11-8 ,13-11 , 11-6.
Sub-junior boys (pre-quarterfinals): Tarak Roy (NPS-18) bt. Saurabh Verma (SRS) 11-7,7-11,11-6,11-6, Shashwat Somani (Manav Mangal-PKL) bt Shubham Vadwa (Ludhiana) 11-6,11-9, 4-11,11-8, Deevaksh (DAVPS-8) bt. Tanmoy Kundu (NPS) 6-11,11-9,11-8,16-14, Dinkar Goel (Shishu Niketan-22) bt. Mandeep (St. John’s) 11-4,11-1,11-6 . Kartikay (Gurgaon) bt Akul (AKSIPS) 11-3,11-9,7-11,11-5, Aditya Pandey (Manav Mangal-Chd) bt. Suchit (Gurukul) 11-3,11-4,11-7, Shubhankar Roy (NPS-18) bt Pankaj (Chd) 11-6,11-6,11-9, Subham Bansal (DAVPS-8) bt. Harnoorbir Singh 11-7,11-8,11-8.
Sub-Junior girls (Quarter-final): Pareen (DAVPS-8) bt. Dhriti Sharma (Ludhiana ) 11-5, 11-4, Barbie Bajaj (SH-26) bt. Alish Grewal (Carmel) 11-9 , 11-6, 13-15 , 11-7, Somana (NPS-18) bt. Radhika (Manav Mangal Pkl) 11-6, 11-2 , 11-7, Anu Saini (PKL) bt Shubhangi (DPS-40) 11-3, 11-1 , 11-5.
Sub-Junior girls (Pre Quarter-finals): Anu Saini (Manav Mangal- PKL ) bt Harmanjeet (Manav Mangal Mohali) 11-9 , 11-8 , 11-7, Barbie Bajaj (Sacred Heart-26) btYashi Sharma (Ludhiana) 12-10, 11-7 , 11-5 , Drishti Sharma (Ludhiana) bt. Kanchi Gupta 4-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, Radhika (Manav Mangal -Pkl) bt Bhavya (Sacred Heart-26) 11-8 , 11-9,11-8, Samana (NPS-18) bt Ishita (Sacred Heart-26) 11-3,11-3,11-2, Pareen (DAVPS- 8) bt Anushka (Sacred Heart-26) 11-2, 11-1, 11-4, Alish Grewal (Carmel) bt Anviksha (Manav Mangal -Chd) 12-10,13-11,13-15,11-9,11-4.
Cadet boys (Quarterfinals): Saurya Gupta (St. Anne’s-32) bt. Saurya Raj (DPS-40) 12-10 , 11-6 , 11-7 .Divaksh (DAV -8) bt. Sidhant (St. John) 11-, 7-11 , 11-8.Tanmoy Kundu (NPS) bt. Shaksham (Shemrock) 11-5 , 12-10 , 11-5.Pankaj (St. Stephan-45 ) bt. Saurav (St.John) 6-11 , 11-8 , 11-3 , 11-6
Cadet girls (Quarterfinals):Samana (NPS) bt Richa (Manav Mangal -21) 11-5,11-1,11-2, Yashi (Ludhiana) bt Sajal Gupta (Manav mangal-Mohali)11-5,11-5,11-6. Bhavya (Sacred Heart) bt Subhangi (DPS-40) 11-4,11-7,11-5. Pareen (DAV-8) bt Samridhi (Gurukul)11-3,11-4,11-3.

St Stephen’s face St John’s in final of Hussain Trophy

The semi-final match between St John's School and DAV Senior Secondary School in the Chandigarh Football Association Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 boys Football Tournament on Thursday. Photos by Balbir Singh.
by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir Singh)
CHANDIGARH, OCT 29
Traditional rivals St Stephen’s School of Sector 45 and St John’s School of Sector 26 qualified to meet other in the final of the Chandigarh Football Association Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 boys Football Tournament at the Sector 17 Football Stadium tomorrow at 10.15 a.m.
Both teams recorded an identical 4-0 victory in the semi-finals matches played today. Strong contenders St Stephen’s School outplayed newly formed Chandigarh Police Football Academy of Sector 26 while St John’s School outclassed DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8. Both semi-finals turned out to be one-sided affairs.
St John’s School boys had virtual total control on the proceedings. The generally fought the battle inside the rivals territory. Their left winger lanky Harshit emerged the star performer. Whenever he was in possession of the ball, Harshit spelt danger. He opened St John’s School’s account in the 8th minute when he unleashed a powerful diagonal left footer from the left flank which foxed the entire defence of DAV Senior Secondary School.
His second goal was also a beauty. Following a foul committed by DAV School, a free kick was awarded to St John’s School n the 37th minute. Harshit’s curling hot shot brooked no denial from the DAV School defenders. In between Manraj had scored the second goal for St John’s School.
Sarfraz rounded off the winners tally in the 50th minute in a solo effort. Getting possession of the ball near the centre line, speedy Sarfraz dribbled past a couple of defenders before beating advancing DAV School goalkeeper.
St Stephen’s School gave a football lesson to Chandigarh Police Football Academy with their well-organised game. They made their intentions clear from the word go. It was Jimmy who gave Stephen’s the lead as he capitalized on the goalkeeper’s rebound in the second minute of the game.
Hardly had the cheers of Stephen’s supporters had died when Anshul doubled the margin in the fifth minute. Just before the half time, Suraj Thappa helped Stephen’s take a commanding 3-0 lead in the first half. Jasbir made it 4-0 in the 40th minute to seal the fate of Chandigarh Police Football Academy.
Tomorrow’s fixture (final): St Stephen’s School vs St John’s School (10.15 a.m.)

Good response to Manav Mangal Open TT

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by sportswire4u.blogsot.com (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, OCT 28
More than 300 players from Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have staked their claims for the top honours in the 7th Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament which begins tomorrow at Manav Mangal Smart School in Sector 64, Phase X, Mohali.
Announing this here on the eve of the tournament, Manav Mangal Group of Schools Director Sanjay Sardana said that the tournament is being organized to promote the talent of players and providing them with a platform to compete on a larger scale. The tournament has been generating tremendous response amongst players earlier.
Competitions will be held for cadet boys and girls (Under 12), sub-junior boys and girls (Under 14), junior boys and girls (Under 17), youth boys and girls (Under 20) and men and women.
There will be four prizes for each group and the winners would be awarded handsome cash prizes. For outstation players, accommodation has been arranged in Kissan Bhawan. The tournament will be played under the rules and regulations of Table Tennis Federation of India.
Mohali District Table Tennis Association secretary Rajeev Kaushal has been appointed technical director. The prize distribution will be held on October 31 at 2 p.m. Mohali Planning Board chairman NK Sharma will be the chief guest.

2 CFH Academy players in U-19 Indian team

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, OCT 28
Defenders Deepak Devrani and midfielder Bikramjit Singh of Chandigarh Football and Hockey Academy have been selected to represent the Indian team for the participation in group C of the AFC U 19 Qualification Round to be held in Iraq from November 5 to 15.
The players along with six officials will leave Mumbai for Dubai on Saturday night for a training tour prior to their AFC U 19 Qualification Round in Iraq. The Indian Under 19 team has been preparing for the AFC Under 19 Qualification Round at AIFF Training centre in Goa under the watchful eyes of India’s youth coach Colm Joseph Toal . India have been drawn alongside Afghanistan ,Iraq, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia in Group C.
The team: Goalkeepers : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu,Jagroop Singh,Shaikh Mohd.Razakh.
Defenders : Abhishek Das,Vishal Kumar Ravindra Kumar,Deepak Devrani,Inderpreet Singh,Daniel Albert Vales,Souvik Ghosh,Lalrozama Fanai,Akshay Vimal Kumar Mall.
Midfielders : Jonychand S Thounaojam,Milan Singh Ongnam,Bikramjit Singh ,Shilton Sydbey D'Silva,Malsawmkima Chhangte,Amit Bisht,Lalrindika Ralte,Thirthankar Sarkar.
Forwards : Jeje Lalpeklua,Manandeep,Holi Charan Narzary,Malsawmfela.
Officials : Colm Joseph Toal/ Coach ,Narayana Menon V.A / Asst Coach ,Syed Sabir Pasha/Asst Coach Tanumoy Basu /Goalkeeper Coach ,Chandru Jayaraman,Physiotherapist and Ankur Dutta /Manager.
DEEPAK KAPANIA TROPHY WOMEN SOCCER: The Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship for Deepak Kapania Memorial Trophy will be organized by the Chandigarh Football Association from November 9 to 12 at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here, according to association secretary Rakesh Bakshi.
Panjab University Campus, MCM DAV College for Women, Government College for Girls, Sector 42, St Stephen’s Club, DAV Club, Carmel Convent, Sacred Heart, Saupin’s School and St Stephen’s School will compete in the league-cum-knockout tournament.
SEWA SINGH ROLLER SKATING: The All India Invitational Sadar Sewa Singh Johal Memorial Roller Skating Championship is being organized by Roller Hawks Club and Skateland from October 30 to November 1 at The Banyan Tree School Skating Rink in Sector 48 here.
The skaters should report at 3: 00 pm and the events will begin at 4 p.m on October 30.

St Stephen’s, St John’s, Chandigarh Police FA and DAVSSS in semis

A quarter-final match between St Stephen's School and Ryan International in progress in the Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 boys Football Tournament. Photo by Balbir Singh.
Players on the ground during bee attack in the Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 boys Football Tournament. Photo by Balbir Singh.

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir Singh)
CHANDIGARH, OCT 28
Semi-finalists have been spotted in the Chandigarh Football Association Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 boys Football Tournament at the Sector 17 Football Stadium. In the quarter-final matches played today, St Stephen’s School defeated Ryan International School, Sector 49 by 2-0; Chandigarh Police Football Academy routed Mount Carmel, Sector 47 by 3-0; DAV Senior Secondary, Sector 8 handed out a 3-0 drubbing to Saupin’s School, Sector 32 and St John’s School, Sector 26 got the better of St Kabir School, Sector 26 by 4-2 in the tie-breaker session after a goalless regulation period.
Though Ryan International made their exit, they were not disgraced. They defended their goal with all their might and attacked their rivals’ territory whenever they got opportunities. However, luck today deserted them. Had they capitalized on those chances which came their way, the story would have been different.
Before conceding two quick goals, Ryan Internationals had launched two powerful attacks. After getting a cross from the right flank, Piyus Dhingra unleashed a powerful shot which hit the corsspierce. Another golden opportunity, Ryan International had when Arshjot’s rising drive struck the pole and the ball went out.
St Stephen’s School, undoubtedly had more ball control and wasted a number of good chances to score. Jimmy and Wong were their main culprits as they either shot over the bar or straight into the waiting hands of Ryan International goalkeeper.
Stephen’s School opened their account in the 55th minute. Wong sent a measured flag kick into the box and an alert Jasbir headed in smartly. Maintaining their pressure, Stephen’s School struck again two minutes later. This time Bikramjit floated a centre and Jimmy punched into goal.
Chandigarh Police Football Academy continued to give impressive display as they blanked Mount Carmel of Sector 47 by 3-0 and qualified for semi-final. Gurdarshan Singh excelled by scoring in the 11th and 55th minutes. Lovepreet netted in the 55th minute.
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 defeated Saupin’s School, Sector 32 by 3-0. Manish scored their first goal in the 20th minute when his shot was deflected into the goal after hitting a defender. Eight minutes later, Omnayak gently directed the ball into the goal from close and Jitender completed the winners’ tally in the 40th minute.
In the last quarter-final match, St John’s School edged out St Kabir School by 4-2. The 60-minute regulation period ended in a goalless draw. Just before the half time, St John’s had a golden chance to forge ahead when a combined move between Mehraj and Krishan move was foiled by Kabir goalkeeper Gautam who parried a drive by Krishna for a corner.
In the tie-breaker session, St John’s converted their penalties through Sarfraz, Krishna, Varinder Thapa and Chander Mohan. For St Kabir School, Shivam and Archit Shukla converted their spot kicks. Shubhinder and Dashmesh wasted their tries.
Tomorrow’s fixtures (semi-finals): St Stephen’s School vs Chandigarh Police Football Academy (9.30 a.m.) and St John’s School vs DAVSSS-8 (11 a.m.).

Tanvi Bhargava among 44 u-16 girls invited for national camp

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir Singh)
CHANDIGARH, OCT 28
Junior internationalTanvi Bhargava, a student of St Stephen’s School, Sector 45 is among the 44 probables chosen by the All India Football Federation for the national coaching camp for girls under-16. Announcing this here today, Chandigarh Football Association secretary Rakesh Bakshi said that ten players are Manipur, six from Orissa, four from Pondicherry, three each from Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Haryana, two each from West Bengal, Uttrakhand, Goa, Assam and Maharashtra, one each from Punjab, Chandigarh, Bihar, Kerala and Gujarat. These probables were selected during the recently concluded 6th Sub-Junior Girls National Football Championship in Haldwani (Uttrakhand).
AIFF general secretary Alberto Colcao has direcected the concerned state secretaries to inform the selected players to arrange their passport and birth certificates. The federation has asked the secretaries to send date of birth certificates of the selected probables immediately.
The AIFF would soon decide the dates of the camp and the venue very soon.
Those invited to the camp are: Ch Sanatombi Devi, GK, M Chingkheinganbi Devi, Rebika Oinam, Ch Maipakpi Chanu,Th. Romi Devi, P Bijeta Devi, D Grace, M Binarani Devi (all Manipur), Parbarti Kujur, Kaushalya Barik, Subhaprava Rout, Sarojini Tirkby, STikina Sambal, GK, Sonali Oram (All Orissa), S Radha, GK, K Sumithra, M Varalakshmi, N Rathika (all Pondicherry), Veerpal (Punjab), A Indhrani, P Suganya, M Nandhini (all TN), Suman Orano, GK, Pratima Kumari, Sushika Kumari (all Jharkhand), Gita Das, Jyotsana Patra (Both West Bengal), Raksha Pawar, Ankita Rawat (both Uttrakhand), Sonia, Anuradha, Kavita Devi (all Haryana), Tanvi Bhargava (Chandigarh), Prerna Praveen (Bihar), Josline Maria D’Souza, GK, Salma Fernandes (both Goa), Fwima Brahma, Tagar Khanikar (both Assam), Nikhila T (Kerala), Bharna Jadeja (Gujarat), Kunashini Parekh and Natasha Sanjay Merchant (both Maharashtra).

Tushar and Ikttesh Chahal shock seeded players

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir Singh)
Chandigarh, Oct 27
Tushar Sharma and Ikttesh Chahal, both of Chandigarh shocked seeded players in the AITA Men and Women Ranking Tennis Tournament being played at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today.
Tushar Sharma shocked second seed Prateek Bhambri of Delhi in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 in the men’s singles second round match. Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association trainee Ikttesh Chahal also pulled off an upset by beating second seed Deepna Vazirani of Maharashtra in well-contested three sets 6-7 (9), 6-3, 6-4.
Among the other CLTA trainees Gurinder Singh and Mandeep Singh Gill have made it to the quarterfinals. Gurinder Singh trailed 2-4 in the first set before coming back strongly to win the set at 6-4 and was 2-all in the second set when Pullok had twisted his ankle and conceded the match.
Mandeep Gill was leading 3-0 against seed eighth Vikas Chauhan of (Haryana) when Vikas Chauhan retired due to injury.
Chandigarh girl Parminder Kaur upset seventh seed Likitha Shetty 6-3, 6-2. Men’s top seed Chandril Sood (Delhi) had a long three setter match against qualifier Gurvinder Mann, also of Delhi. Chandril Sood won 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
Ankit Chopra another qualifier had upset experienced fourth seed Manoj K. Sewa of (WB) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Eighth seed Gopica Kapoor of Delhi had to work hard to beat local girl Mehak Singh. Gopica won 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Results: Men (2nd round): Tushar Sharma (CHD)bt Prateek Bhambri (DLI) (2) 6-1, 6-4, Saurav Panja (WB) (6) bt Sagar Ahuja (MAH)(Q8) 0-6, 6-4, 6-0, Ankit Chopra (CHD) (Q6) bt Manoj Kumar Sewa (WB) (4) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, Gurinder Singh (CHD) (Q7) bt Pullok Bhattacharya (DLI) (Q2) 6-4, 2-2 (Concd.), Lakshit Sood (DLI) (7) bt Akshay Ahuja (HAR) (LL5) 6-2, 6-3, Mandeep S. Gill (CHD) (CLTA) (LL1) bt Vikas Chauhan (HAR) (8) 3-0 (Concd.), Chandril Sood (DLI) (1) bt Gurvinder Mann (DLI) (Q1) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, Adit Jain (DLI) (Q4) bt Murtaza Lohani (TN) (LL3) 6-2, 6-0.
Women singles(2nd round): Nehal Sahni (DLI) (Q4) bt Noor Paul (CHD) 6-2, 6-1, Garima Vatwani (DLI) (5) bt Gundeep Kaur (PB) (Q7) 6-1, 6-2, Abhilasha Ahuja (DLI) (4) (LL2) bt Jaanesh Kaur (CHD) (Q8) 6-3, 6-4, Shweta Rana (HP) (3) bt Sadhna Athreya (DLI) 6-1, 6-1, Smriti Joon (HAR) (6) bt Harnoor Kaur Mann (CHD) (WC) 7-5, 6-2, Parminder Kaur (CHD) (Q3) bt Likhita Shetty (KAR) (7) 6-3, 6-2, Ikttesh Chahal (CHD) bt Deepna Vazirani (MAH) (2) 6-7 (9), 6-3, 6-4, Gopika Kapoor (DLI) (8) bt Mehak Singh (CHD) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Men doubles (1st round): Robin Das (WB)/Dhruv Kumar (WB) bt Sagar Ahuja (MAH)/Gurmohit Singh (CHD) 4-1, 4-2, Amardeep Singh (HAR) (WC)/Suraj Beniwal (HAR) (WC) bt Vikas Chauhan (HAR)/Ankit Chopra (CHD) Concd. Javed Akbar Hazary (PB)/S. John Carino (KAR) (4) bt Neishit Vakil (MAH)/Chatwinder Singh (PB) 0-4, 4-2, 12-10, Mandeep S. Gill (CHD)/Gurinder Singh (CHD) bt Tushar Sharma (CHD) (WC)/ Ajay Yadav (CHD) (WC) (CLTA) 4-2, 4-2, Chandrasekhar Mohanty (ASM)/Anshuman Dutta (ASM) bt Adit Jain (DLI)/Gurvinder Mann (DLI) 4-2, 2-4, 10-5, Chandril Sood (DLI)/Lakshit Sood (DLI) (3) bt Pranshu Barthwal (UP)/Kshitij Kamal (DLI) 4-2, 4-0.
Women doubles(1st round): Smriti Joon (DLI)/Abhilasha Ahuja (DLI) bt Baljinder Kaur (UP)/Jaspreet Kaur (PB) 4-0, 5-4 (6), Nehal Sahni (DLI)/Gundeep Kaur (DLI) bt Jaanesh Kaur (CHD) (WC)/Noor Paul (CHD) (WC) 4-2, 5-3, Harnoor K. Mann (CHD)/Ravnoor Kaur (CHD) bt Steffy Sanghani (GUJ)/Monica Sanghani (GUJ) (4) 4-0, 4-0, Bhavika Wadhawan (CHD)(CLTA)/Prabhamrit Kaur (CHD) bt Manuela Gomes (MAH)/Lavanya Nath (DLI) 4-0, 4-2, Mehak Singh (CHD)/Shweta Rana (HP) bt Shivani M.S (KAR)/Parmin Johar (KAR) 4-0, 4-0.

St Kabir prevail over St Anne’s on penalties

A match between St Stephen's School and St Anne's in progress. Photos by Balbir Singh

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir Singh)
CHANDIGARH, OCT 27
St Kabir School of Sector 26 defeated St Anne’s School, Sector 32 with an aggregate 5-3 margin in the tie-breaker session after sharing two goals in the regulation period in the Chandigarh Football Associaetion Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 boys Football Tournament at the Sector 17 Football Stadium.
Barring this group D match, the remaining encounters turned out to be one-sided affair. In Group C, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 handed out a 4-0 drubbing to Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22 by 4-0 and qualified to meet Saupin’s School-32 in the quarter-final match tomorrow. Manish stole the show for the winners by scoring goals in the 16th and 48th minutes. Ashwani and Amit added one goal each in the 50th and 52nd minutes, respectively, as their team scoring a resounding victory.
Strong contenders St Stephen’s School also started their campaign by routing St Peter’s School, Sector 37 by 3-0 in a Group A encounter. Wongoing Metei displayed his scoring skills as he found the Peter’s School’s defence off guard in the 13th and 20th minutes. Jasbir booted home a goal in the 15th minute.
In group D fixture, St John’s School of Sector 26 defeated The Banyan Tree School of Sector 48 with a 4-0 margin. Harshit spearheaded their attack and pumped in goals in the 7th and 22nd minutes. Sarfraz and Arnav Rawat got one goal each in the 27th and 47th minutes to complete The Banyan Tree School’s rout. St John’s School will now meet St Kabir School in the quarter-final encounter tomorrow.
The St Kabir and St Anne’s match was an interesting affair. St Anne’s drew the first blood through Abhijit who got the better of St Anne’s defence in the 10th minute. Stunned with the reverses, St Kabir retaliated and neutralized the lead in the 24th minute through Shubhinder. Both teams later played a cautious game.
With 1-1 in the regulation period, the tie-breaker rule was applied to resolve the deadlock. St Kabir converted penalties through Shubhinder, Damesh, Sanchit and Shivam. For St Anne’s, Pankaj and Edwin converted their spot kick. Abhijit and Siddharath wasted their penalties.
Tomorrow’s fixtures (q-finals): St Stephen’s vs Ryan International ( 9 a.m.) , Chandigarh Police Football Academy vs Mount Carmel-47 (10.15 a.m.), Saupin’s School-32 vs DAVSSS-8 (11.30 a.m.) and St Kabir vs St John’s School (12.30 p.m.).

Gurinder and Harnoor Mann excel

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CHANDIGARH, OCT 26
Local wild card Harnoor Kaur Mann registered straight sets 6-1, 6-2 victory over Gujarat's Steffy Sanghani in the women’s singles first-round match of the AITA Men and Women Ranking Tennis Tournament at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today.
Another Chandigarh player qualifier Parminder Kaur pipped Ankita Bhatia of Delhi in three sets 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. In an another three-setter first-round encounter Sadhna Athreya of Delhi beat qualifier Monica Sanghani of Gujarat by 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.
Lucky loser Mandeep Singh Gill, a trainee of Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association, ousted Dhruv Kumar of West Bengal in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 in the men’s singles first-round match. Qualifier and CLTA trainee Tushar Sharma moved into the second round after defeating Neishit Vakil of Maharashtra in straight sets 6-3, 6-0. Another Chandigarh qualifier Gurinder Singh defeated wild card and third seed Yogesh Phogat of Haryana in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.
Other remaining seeds had a smooth sailing in the men’s singles first round matches.
Results: Men (1st round): Gurvinder Mann (DLI) (Q1) bt Vijay Bhardwaj (HAR) (LL4) 6-1, 6-0, Lakshit Sood (DLI) (7) bt Arjun Singh (DLI) (Q5) 6-0, 6-4, Ankit Chopra (CHD) (Q6) bt John Carino (TN) 6-3, 6-4, Murtaza Lohani (TN) (LL3) bt Vedant Vyas (DLI) 6-3, 6-3, Adit Jain (DLI) (Q4) bt Chatwinder Singh (PB) (5) 6-4, 6-0, Pullok Bhattacharya (DLI) (Q2) bt Gurmohit Singh (CHD) (WC) 6-4, 6-2, Gurinder Singh (CHD) (Q7) bt Yogesh Phogat (HAR) (WC) (3) 6-1, 6-2, Tushar Sharma (CHD) (CLTA) (Q3) bt Neishit Vakil (MAH) 6-3, 6-0, Vikas Chauhan (HAR) (8) bt Pranshu Barthwal (UP) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, Kshitij Kamal (DLI) (11) (LL2) bt Prateek Bhambri 6-1, 6-4, Chandril Sood (DLI) (1) bt Chandrasekhar Mohanty (ASM) (WC) 6-3, 6-2, Akshay Ahuja (HAR) (LL5) bt Robin Das (WB) 6-1, 6-4, Manoj Kumar Sewa (WB) (4) bt Javed Akbar Hazari (PB) 6-3, 6-3, Saurav Panja (WB) (6) bt Bharat Bhardwaj (HAR) 6-1, 6-2, Sagar Ahuja (MAH) (Q8) bt Anshuman Dutta (ASM) (WC) 6-3, 6-3, Mandeep S. Gill (CHD) (CLTA) (LL1) bt Dhruv Kumar (WB) 6-1, 6-2.
Women (1st round): Noor Paul (CHD) bt Samia Rizvi (UP) (LL1) 6-3, 6-4, Gundeep Kaur (PB) (Q7) bt Deepshikha Gupta (RAJ) 6-0, 6-1, Garima Vatwani (DLI) (5) bt Ravnoor Kaur (CHD) (WC) 6-2, 6-3, Shweta Rana (HP) (3) bt Prabhamrit Kaur (CHD) (Q2) 6-1, 6-3, Harnoor Kaur Mann (CHD) (WC) bt Steffy Sanghani (GUJ) 6-1, 6-2, Sadhna Athreya (DLI) bt Monica Sanghani (GUJ) (Q5) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, Likhita Shetty (KAR) (7) bt Baljinder Kaur (UP) 6-2, 6-0, Smriti Joon (HAR) (6) bt Jeni Patel (GUJ) 6-3, 6-3, Jaanesh Kaur (CHD) (Q8) bt Shivani M.S (KAR) 6-3, 6-3, Gopika Kapoor (DLI) (8) bt Priyanka Rawat (UTK) (Q6) 6-0, 6-0, Abhilasha Ahuja (DLI) (4) (LL2) bt Seema Kumari (DLI) 6-0, 6-0, Deepna Vazirani (MAH) (2) bt Lavanya Nath (DLI) 6-1, 6-1, Mehak Singh (CHD) bt Bhavika Wadhawan (CHD) (Q1) 6-3, 6-0. Nehal Sahni (DLI) (Q4) Rani Smita Jain (IAF) (1) W/o., Ikktesh Chahal (CHD) bt G.K. Shwetha (KAR) 4-3 (Concd.), Parminder Kaur (CHD) (Q3) bt Ankita Bhatia (DLI) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.

Chandigarh Police FA boys excel in their maiden appearance

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A match between Mount Carmel and The Tribune Model School in progress in the Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 Boys Football Tournament(Chandigarh leg).
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CHANDIGARH, OCT 26
Participating for the first time, Chandigarh Police Football Academy gave an impressive display as they beat St Xavier's School, Sector 44 by 2-0 in a group B match in the Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 Boys Football Tournament (Chandigarh leg) being organised by the Chandigarh Football Association at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.
Displaying good skills and coordination, the Chandigarh Police Football Academy boys dominated the game. They shot into the lead in the 10th minute when Gurdarshan found the St Xavier’s goalkeeper Naman off guard. On resumption, the CPFA boys doubled the victory margin as opportunist Lovepreet capitalized on a centre from the right flank and directed the ball into the goal in a smooth action.
The CPFA boys could have won by a bigger margin had they converted all the chances which came their way. St Xavier’s goalkeeper Naman and CPFA’s Lovepreet were cautioned for rough play.
Propped up by a fine brace by Karan, Ryan International School, Sector 49 began their campaign with a bang by trouncing Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10 by 3-0 in a group A encounter.
Karan opened his team’s account in the ninth minute and completed his brace in the 45th minute. In the meantime, Piyush had made it 2-0 in the 19th minute. GMSSS-10 Rajan was shown yellow card for rough play.
A brilliant goal by Jashanpal Singh helped Mount Carmel School, Sector 47 eke out a narrow 1-0 verdict against Tribune Model School in the Group B match. The all-important goal was scored in the 19th minute. Jashanpal Singh capitalized on a defensive lapse on the part of Tribune Model School goalkeeper Shubham who failed to collect a cross from the right flank and Jashanpal booted home the winner in a fine style.
Shubham was cautioned for collecting the ball outside the box in the 34th minute. Mount Carmel’s Tarandeep was cautioned for rough play and his colleague Saurabh Thakur was cautioned for ungentlemanship behavior in the 29th minute.
St Joseph School of Sector 44 played truant as they did not turn up for their match against Saupin’s School, Sector 32 in Group C.
Earlier, Coca Cola representative Divjot Singh inaugurated the tournament.
Tomorrow’s fixtures: Group A: St Stephen’s vs Govt MSSS-19 (12 noon). Group C: Shishu Niketan Model School-22 vs DAVSSS-8 (9 a.m). Group D: St Anne’s-32 vs St Kabir-26 (10 a.m.) and St John’s School-26 vs The Banyan Tree School-48 (11 a.m.).

Anuradha to supervise matches in Asian Table Tennis

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CHANDIGARH, OCT 25 Anuradha Bansal of Chandigarh, the youngest international female referee of India, has been appointed to supervise matches in the 19th Asian Table Tennis Tournament to be held in Lucknow from November 16 to 22. A talented referee Anuradha, 27, has already more than 20 international matches to her credit.
She has supervised matches, including girls finals, in the Junior Pro Tours in Indore in March and September this year, the Junior Asian Table Tennis in Jaipur in July 2009 and the Junior Pro Tour in Pune last year. Anuradha, who runs a table tennis academy (Chandigarh Table Tennis Club) at Gurukul Global School, that working in the international tournaments is a 'very challenging job. One has be to on his or her toes throughout the matches. Loss of concentration even for a fraction of a second can reverse the result of the match."
A White Official Anuradha said "I am getting international matches to supervise in domestic tours. My ambitiion is to supervise matches in international tournaments, including Olympics, abroad. I am systematically preparing myself to upgrade my knowledge through internet and other sources. I am also preparing for the ATU course to upgrade my status to Green Badge."
Anuradha, who also trains table tennis players at Sacred Heart School in Sector 26, has represented Chandigarh in more than 20 National meets. She feels that there is no dearth of talents in the City Beautiful. "A number of schools, especially private schools, are promoting table tennis religiously. The Chandigarh Table Tennis Association officials are deeply involved in popularising this sports discipline by organiging regular tournaments, sending teams for Nationals and providing coaching," concluded Anuradha.

Good show by women athletes in Chennai

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Chennai, Oct 25
On the final day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships, women athletes in 400m gave good signal when all the athletes came in good tune and set their season best, its just before the Asian Athletics Championships.
Manjit Kaur pulled hard in the straight to land the womens’ 400 metres gold. She kept lead from the start and didn’t loose till the end and won the gold by clocking 52.74 seconds. Mandeep Kaur, the pre-race favourite, got her tactics wrong and looked leaden-footed as she trailed in second.
"I am just so proud of myself. I know I can perform when I need to. I may not have had a good season but, just before the Asian Athletics Championships I clicked that is what I trained all the year for and I will repeat my personal best in the Asian Athletics Championships, I am sure" said Manjeet.
Her teammate, Mandeep improved her season best by finishing the race in 53.02s followed by Kerala’s Sini Jose 53.69s. Priyanka Panwar who also gave her personal best in the race came fourth by clocking 53.83s.
West Bengal’s S.K.Mortaza won the same event in men’s category when he clocked 46.66s just ahead of Harpreet Singh timed 46.86s & Bibin Mathew of Jharkhand who declared third after the photofinish result as he clocked 46.89s. “It was a tough race, but i was sure to win the gold”, said Mortaza after finishing the race.
In the Shot Put event, Om Prakash finished remarkable when he heaved the iron ball to a distance of 20.02m and set his personal best. Om Prakash Singh has come a long way in last three years after leaving basket ball for 7.22 kg iron ball as shot put thrower. Om Prakash had a good start when his first throw toched the tape of 18.42m distance. His next two throws were declared the foul, then he put the shot to a distance of 18.97 & 19.16m respectively. After his fifth throw, it was declared that now he is going to set his personal best and he set the same with a performance of 20.02m.
“I am very young and has a good physique with a height of 6’7” as this power game requires. I am aiming to win the Gold in 2012 Olympic Games ,” said Om Prakash after setting the personal best.
All time favourite, C. Hamza of Kerala maintained his leadership when the Gold of 1500m came with a comfortable win for him as he finished the race by clocking 3:41.62s. Sunil Kumar of Haryana was far behind to win the silver medal in 3:46.70s. P. Ebinezer won the bronze of the event with the timing of 3:46.76s.

Mukesh Kumar maintains three-stroke lead

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Digboi (Assam), October 24
Mukesh Kumar fired a sedate one under 71 in round three of the IndianOil XtraPremium Masters Golf 2009 on Saturday to maintain his overnight three-stroke lead. The defending champion now has a three-day total of 11 under 205. Feroz Ali Mollah, who too carded a 71 on day three, is currently in second position with an overall score of eight under 208.
Mukesh Kumar (68, 66, 71) began with a bogey on the first but then rallied to make a birdie on the par four third, where he drove the green. A bogey on the seventh was soon followed by another birdie on the ninth. The bogey-birdie on the first two holes of the back nine and another birdie on the par three 16th meant Mukesh closed his round with a comfortable lead.
Mukesh, who is now eyeing his eighth title on the Aircel-PGTI, said, “I did not play up to my expectations today. I narrowly missed a 15 feet putt for eagle on the third and also knocked-in a tricky 10-footer for birdie on the ninth. However, I was not satisfied with my putting as I missed a number of short birdie putts on the front nine. My driving was poor but iron shots were on target.”
The professional from Mhow, added, “Feroz is playing well this week so it’s not going to be easy for me in round four. I will try to play percentage golf on the front nine tomorrow and will then take stock of the situation before planning my strategy for the back nine.”
Kolkata’s Feroz Ali Mollah (67, 70, 71) also fired a 71 on a relatively high-scoring day at the Digboi Golf Links to stay within three strokes of the lead. Feroz sank a 20 feet putt on the second to pocket his lone birdie on the front nine. Two birdies (11th, 15th) and two bogeys (12th, 17th) on the back nine helped him close the day in second place.
“I had a decent outing today but I did not putt well. I had only one single putt on the back nine. Nonetheless, I had my chances as I came agonizingly close to sinking eagle putts from 30 and 35 feet on the 11th and 15th respectively,” said Feroz.
He added, “I’ll try to attack the pins from the very start in round four so that I can put some amount of pressure on Mukesh.”
The Delhi duo of Shamim Khan and Vinod Kumar and Kolkata’s Ranjit Singh Rathore currently share third place and are on Feroz’s tail at seven under 209.
Mandeo Singh Pathania is a further stroke back in sixth place.

Sumana completes a double in UT Ranking TT

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CHANDIGARH, OCT 24
New Public School, Sector 18 dominated the second day of the 2nd Chandigarh State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament being jointly organized by New Public School and Rotray Chandigarh Central at the Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall in Sector 23 here today. They claimed both finals slated for the day. Sumana Roy, who orginically hails from West Bengal, continued to play an aggressive gave with her powerful forhand and flick shots to defeat Barbie Bajaj of Sacred Heart of Sector 26 in virtually one-sided sub-junior girls final by 11-3, 11-7, 11-4. The NPS player completed a grand double as she had yesterday won the cadet girls singles title.
In semi-finals Suman ended the challenge of Parveen Verma of DAV Public School, Sector 8 11-3, 11-5, 11-4 and Barbie Bajaj got the better of Anuvisha of Mananv Mangal School, Sector 21 11-6, 11-7, 14-12.
Tarak Roy cliinched the sub-junior boys singles title at the expense of Dinkar Goyal of Shishu Niketan-22 11-7, 5-11, 11-4, 15-17, 11-8. Tarak Roy beat Shubhankar of NPS-18 12-10, 12-10, 11-8 and Dinkar Goyal edged out Dhiman of KV-31 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 in semi-final encounters.
Naina Suri and Kalyani moved into the junior girls singles semi-final. In quarter-finals Naina defeated Anviksha 11-9, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 and Kalyani ousted Rajeshwari 11-4, 7-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-2.
Results: Sub-Junior boys (final): Tarak Roy (NPS) bt Dinkar Goal (SN-22) 11-7, 5-11, 11-4, 15-17, 11-8). Semi-finals: Tarak Roy bt Subhankar (NPS) 12-10, 12-10, 11-8, Dinkar Goyal bt Tushar Dhiman (KV-31) 11-9, 11-7, 11-9. Q-finals: Tarak Ropy (NPS) bt Subham Bansal (DAVPS-8) 9-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-8, Dinkar Goyal bt Divash Dawan 9-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-8, Tushar Dhiman (KVS-31) bt Tanmoy (NPS) 11-8, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, Shubhankar ht Aditya Pandey (MM-21) 11-2, 11-7, 11-5).
Sub-Junior girls: Final: Sumana (NPS) bt Barbie Bajaj (SH-26) 11-3, 11-7, 11-4, Sumana bt Pareen Verma (DAVPS-8) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4, Barbie Bajaj (SH-26) bt Anuviksha (MM-21) 11-6, 11-7, 14-12. Q-finals: Sumana bt Bhavika (BVB) 11-4, 11-2, 11-2, Pareen Verma bt Richa Katoch 11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, Barbie Bajaj (SH-26) bt Alish Grewal (CC-9) 11-4, 13-11, 11-5.
Junior boys: Q-finals: Tushar Gupta (MM-21) bt Shubhankar (NPS) 13-11, 11-4, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8, Aishwary bt Dinkar Goel 12-10, 5-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6, Dipanjan (NPS) bt Aseem 9-11, 11-9, 12-14, 13-11, 11-7, 11-7. Prequarters: Tarak Roy bt Manak Rawat 11-7, 14-12, 8-11, 11-5m Tushar bt Kashik 8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 4-11, 11-4, Akul bt Aditya Pandey 14-12, 10-12, 11-5, 2-11, 11-5, Tushar Dhiman bt Sahil Singla 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 14-12, Dinkar Goel bt Mandeep Singh 12-10, 10-12, 11-7, 13-11, Aishwary bt Divaksh 10-12, 11-4, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, Mayank Kapoor bt Shubham Bansal 13-11, 11-7, 12-10, Shubhankar bt Tanmoy 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8.
Junior girls: Q-finals: Naina Suri bt Anviksha 11-9, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9, Kalyani bt Rajeshwari 11-4, 7-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-2. Pre-quarter-finals: Anviksha bt Harjasleen 11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 15-13, Shashi bt Aakriti 12-10, 11-2, 11-8, Pareen bt Deepika 11-9, 11-4, 11-6, Sumana bt Alish Grewal 11-5, 11-5, 11-6, Garimab bt Ishita 11-2, 11-5, 11-6, Naina Suri bt Mehak 11-5, 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, Rajeshwari bt Barbie Bajaj 8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 17-15.

Mukesh back in familiar territory with a 66

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Digboi (Assam), October 23
Defending champion Mukesh Kumar turned in a bogey-free 66 on Friday to lead the field by three strokes after round two of the IndianOil XtraPremium Masters Golf 2009. Mukesh's total currently reads 10 under 134. Feroz Ali Mollah, the round one leader, fired 70 on daytwo to slip into second place with a total of seven under 137.
The cut was applied at nine over 153. Fifty-one professionals made the cut.
Mukesh Kumar (68, 66), a four-time winner at the IndianOil XtraPremium
Masters (2001-02, 2004, 2007), made a rather quiet start from the 10th on
Friday. He made seven pars and two birdies (14th and 17th) on the back nine
to make the turn at two under.
The professional from Mhow converted a 15 feet putt to pick up a birdie on
the first. He then sank three more birdies on the fifth, seventh and ninth
to submit a card of 66.
Feroz Ali Mollah (67, 70) of Kolkata seemed to be in ominous form as he
bagged four birdies on the front nine. However, he lost the momentum with
two bogeys on the back nine.
Anthony Choat of Australia posted a solid 67 on day two to grab a share of
third place along with Kolkata's Ranjit Singh Rathore at six under 138.
Rathore returned his second successive 69 on Friday.
Vinod Kumar, Vishal Singh, Shamim Khan, Shankar Das and Amardip Sinh Malik
are tied fifth at five under 139.

Rahul Bajaj clinches LG Chandigarh Open

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Chandigarh, October 23
Rahul Bajaj rallied from three shots behind to win the LG Samarvir Sahi Chandigarh Open at the par-72 Chandigarh Golf Club here today. Overnight leader Abhinav Lohan got off to a strong start but a meltdown halfway through the final round saw him fall behind Bajaj who staged a grand rally to win the title with a total of six-over 294. Lohan finished one shot behind him at seven-over 295.
Gagan Verma returned a card of 73 to finish in lone third place while Karan Taunk carded 71 to finish in fourth place. Local lad Abhijit Chadha fell down the leaderboard with a 77 in the final round.
But the day was really about the tussle between the winner and runner-up which started off with Abhinav Lohan sending all signals that he would run away with the title. Lohan picked up two birdies very early on in his round and opened up a four shot lead. Bajaj who started off with a bogey, kept himself in contention but with the lead increasing, it looked like Lohan was all set for his maiden title on the LG Amateur Tour.
But what followed was a disastrous run for Lohan which saw him lose six shots, from the 8th to the 15th hole. The double bogey on the 15th from Lohan saw Bajaj get to the top spot for the first time since he held the lead early on in the tournament. A 10-footer for birdie on the next hole increased his lead to three shots and it was all about keeping it together for the Noida Golf Club player to seal his second win.
There were nerves which manifested itself in the form of a bogey on the 17th and a poor tee shot on the final hole for Bajaj. Lohan took one last swipe at the title with a birdie on the last but Bajaj comfortably two-putted to deny him a shot at the title.
The players will now head to Delhi for the LG ITC Classic Open in the first week of November.
Leading scores: 294: Rahul Bajaj (72,81,70,71), 295: Abhinav Lohan (76,75,69,75), 296: Gagan Verma (75,74,75,72), 299: Karan Taunk (78,78,72,71), 300: Vikram Rana (73,79,73,75), 300: Abhijeet Chadha (72,76,75,77), 301: Pawan Kumar (76,74,77,74), 302: Aman Guron (77,75,72,78), 303: Angad Cheema (74,81,75,73), 305: Ankur Chadha (77,77,77,74), 305: Ashbeer S Saini (75,74,81,75), 307: Varoon Parmar (76,81,73,77), 307: L. Selvadurai (77,74,78,78), 307: Simarjeet Singh (76,73,80,78)

Manav Mangal Open TT from Oct 29

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CHANDIGARH, OCT 23
The 7th Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament will be held from October 29 to 31 at the Manav Mangal Smart School in Phase X in Mohali, according to Director Manav Mangal Group of Schools Sanjay Sardana.
He said that competitions would be conducted for cadet boys and cadet girls (under-12), Sub-Junior boys and girls singles (under-14), junior boys and girls singles (under-17), youth boys and girls singles and men and women singles.
Sanjay Sardana said that in the last edition, more than 300 players from Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Simla, Delhi and Jammu had participated. In the first edition in 2000, more than 175 players staked their claims for the top honours and the tournament is going from strength to strength. This year, more than 300 players, including from the adjoining states are expected to participate in the tournament.
Harish Kumar has been appointed organizing secretary. The tournament will be played under rules and regulations of Table Tennis Federation of India.
Entry closes with Harish Kumar (mobile 9815038384), Naresh Kumar (Manav Mangal School-21), Sanjeev Gandhi (Manav Mangal-11, Panchkula) and Anil Sharma (Manav Mangal Smart School, Sector 64, Mohali).

Pankaj and Sumana claim singles titles

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 23
Pankaj Sidana of St Stephen’s School of Sector 45 and Sumana Shah of New Public School, Sector 18 won the cadet boys and cadet girls singles titles, respectively, in the second Chandigarh State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament being jointly organized by New Public School and Rotray Chandigarh Central at the Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall in Sector 23 here today.
Playing a consistent game, Pankaj Sidana overcame a stiff resistance from left handed Divaksh Dawar of DAV Public School, Sector 8 in three-well contested games 13-11, 11-9, 11-13, 13-11 in the cadet boys final.
In semi-finals, Pankaj defeated Sikand of DAV Public School by 12-10, 11-4, 11-5 and Divaksh ousted Tanmoy of New Public School, Sector 18 by 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9.
An aggressive Sumana Shah did not face any difficulty in winning the cadet girls singles title as he outplayed Pareen Verma by 11-9, 11-3, 11-4. In semi-final fixtures Pareen eliminated the challenge of Richa of Manav Mangal by 11-3, 11-6, 11-4 and Sumana edged out Rhi Gupta of Bhavan Vidalaya by 11-4, 11-9, 11-6.

Results: Cadet girls (final): Sumana Shah (NPS-18) bt Pareen Verma (DAVPS-8) 11-9, 11-3, 11-4. Semi-finals: Parveen Verma bt Richa (Manav Mangal-21) 11-3, 11-6, 11-4, Sumana Shah bt Rhia Gupta (BVB-27) 11-4, 11-9, 11-6.
Q-finals: Parveen Verma bt Svigdha (MM-21) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7, Rhia Gupta bt Inayat (SH-26) 11-7, 11-4, 11-3, Sumana Saha bt Bhavya (SH-26) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4, Richa bt Himani (MM-21) 11-3, 11-6, 11-1.
2nd round: Pareen Verma bt Arshia Raghav (MM-21) 11-1, 11-2, 11-4, Bhavya (SH-26) bt Tanisha (Gurukul) 11-0, 11-2, 11-4, Somana Shah vt Bhavika (BVB) 11-3, 11-4, 11-2, Rhia Gupta bt Anushka 11-6, 11-6, 11-1, Inayat bt Shubhangi (DPS) 4-11, 11-6, 11-6, 4-11, 14-12, Snidha bt Khyati (SH-26) 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5, Richa bt Tanvi (Gurukul) 11-0, 11-5, 11-4.
Cadet boys (final): Pankaj Sidana (St Stephen’s-45) bt Divaksh Dawar (DAVPS-8) 13-11, 11-9, 11-13, 13-11. Semi-finals: Pankaj Sidana bt Sikand (DAVPS-8) 12-10, 11-4, 11-5, Divakash Dawar bt Tanmay (NPS-18) 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9. Q-finals: Pankaj Sidana bt Ishu (DAVPS-8) 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-2, Tanmoy (NPS-18) bt Sohrab (St John’s) 11-8, 11-8, 12-10, Sikand bt Uday Paul (SPWS) 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, Divaksh bt Shayon (BVB-27) 11-3, 11-3, 13-11.
2nd round: Tanmoy bt Tushar (St Stephen’s) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4, Shorabh (St John’s) bt Pranjal (St Joseph) 14-12, 11-9, 11-4, Ishu Dhingra bt Shaurya (DPS) 11-7, 12-10, 11-8, Divash Dawar bt Nishant (St Anne’s) 11-4, 14-12, 7-11, 11-6, Pankaj bt Bhaskar Gupta 11-5, 11-5, 11-8, Shayon (BVB) Mukund 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, Sikand bt Satyam 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, Uday Pal (SFWS) bt Saurya (St Anne’s) 5-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7.

Prabhjot graduates to seniors with a bang

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CHANDIGARH, OCT 24
The field events took the centre stage on the third day of the National Senior Inter-State Athletics championship in Chennai on Friday. Three new meet records were set on the third day while two came from field events.
Elam Singh stole the show as he set a new meet record in men’s 3000m steeple chase by clocking 8:43.89s. His effort was better than Om Prakash’s Singh record of 8:46.92s established in 2008. Jaiveer Singh of Maharashtra won Silver with a performance of 8:47.53s.
The story of National Open Athletics Championships was also repeated when Renjith Maheshwari set another meet record in men’s triple jump. Renjith Maheshwari once again erased Amarjeet Singh’s national meet record of 16.67m created in June 2008. Renjith created new meet record with a spectacular jump of 16.73m in his second attempt.
While previous record holder Amarjeet Singh could managed 15.99m jump for the silver.
Tamil Nadu's V.S Surekha and wife of Renjith Maheshwari soared to a new high with a record breaking performance in the pole vault event. The undisrupted queen of pole vault cleared 3.95 metres to eclipse her own record of 3.90 he set in 2006.
Underrated Prabhjot Singh heralded her arrival in the senior group with a stunning performance when he won gold medal in men's discus throw. The Punjab’s thrower Prabhjot, who holds the national youth record of 59.62m, threw the discus to 52.17m to finish first followed by Amirtpal Singh of Jharkhand (51.30M) and his teammate Gurpreet Singh (49.96M) who secured second and third place respectively.
Kerala, with a tally of six gold, four silver and 10 bronze medals were leading the medal tally. They were followed by Jharkhand (5-4-1), Punjab (5-1-5) and Tamil Nadu (3-5-0).

International Jat Intellectual Meet on November 22

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CHANDIGARH, OCT 23
The Jat Sabha Chandigarh and the Jat Institutions are making elaborate arrangements for making the third one-day International Jat Intellectual Seminar on “Khap Panchayat and contribution of jats in Nation Building” a resounding success on November 22 at Jat Bhawan in Sector 27 here. The seminar will be held on the eve of Deen Bandhu Sir Chhotu Ram birthday. A high-powered executive committee will meet on October 25 at 11 a.m in the Conference Hall of Jat Bhawan at 11 a.m to review the arrangements for the seminar.
Other important topics on the agenda are inspiration from the ideology of Deen Badnhu Sir Chhotu Ram; deliberation on history of jats and cultural heritage; deliberation on Gurnam Singh Commission and Reservation for Jats; discussion on a strong central organisation and construction of Jat Bhawan in Delhi., deliberation on unemployment, education and rural development; discussion on code of conduct and eradication of social evils and deliberation on Shaheed Samman and Welfare of Soldiers.
Giving details of the seminar, president of the Jat Sabha Chandigarh and the Jat Institutions president, Dr Mahinder Singh Malik, IPS (Retd) said that a large number of dignitaries, both from within and outside India, have been invited to attend the seminar and present their papers. The former Director General of Police, Haryana, Dr Malik said that more than 300 delegates are expected to attend the seminar.
Mr Sameer Virk and Mr Harsh Kumar from USA, Mr M S Chaudhary from Australia, Mr Justice Pritam Pal Singh (Retd), former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Sardar Singh and Member Parliament Ajay Singh Chautala are among those who have already confirmed their participation in the seminar.
Dr Malik said that invitations had been sent to Pakistan, Canada, USA, Italy, Australia and different states of India.

Punjab thrash Delhi by 10 wickets in Vinoo Mankad match

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Panchkula, October 22
An unbeaten and match winning 180-run opening wicket partnership between Jeevan Jyot (86) and Pargat Singh (90) enabled Punjab to record an authentic 10-wicket victory over formidable Delhi in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy match at J.R.Institute of Cricket Technology in Barwala here today.
The decision to bat first after winning the toss by Delhi in the morning on a perfect one day hard strip seemingly full of runs, fired back as Delhi lost both openers in the first mandatory power play of ten overs with just 37 runs on the board.
Milind Kumar showed some commitment to stay in the centre while scoring 34 runs which included couple of silken touch cover-drives to the boundary. The introduction of spinner Anil Sihag coming round the wicket proved fatal for Milind caught in slips. Thereafter, wickets trumbled like pack of cards with the score reading 87 for 6 in 28 overs.
It was Sandeep Shehrawat, who took the attack to opposition with powerfull strokeplay in his valuable 50 runs knock. Varun sood 14 and Vikram Dahiya 19 took the innings to 176 all out in the allotted 50 overs. Baltej Singh 2 for 37,Anil Sihag 2 for 9 Gurinder singh 2 for 27 were the succesfull bowlers for the Punjab team.
Chasing a modest total, the Punjab batsmen were in command from the beginning as openers Jeevan Jyot and Pargat Singh were too harsh to cash on anything loose. Pargat’s unbeaten 90 runs off 63 balls included 12 boundries and two sixes. Jeevan too was not lacking behind matching his partner with his knock of 86 not out with the help of 10 fours. Punjab achieved victory scoring 180 without loss in just 27.5 overs.
Punjab are heading the table with 10 points whereas Delhi have lost one point in this game taking down their tally to four.

Jyothi and Sathya fastest runners

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CHANDIGARH, OCT 22
H.M Jyothi of Andhra Pradesh and local lad S. Sathya emerged the fastest woman and men athletes, respectively, in the Senior National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Thursday. Jyothi clocked 11.69 seconds in the 100 metres dash followed by Saradha Narayanan (11.76) of Tamil Nadu and Punjab's Mandeep Kaur (12.09).
In the men's 100M race, Sathya was in roaring form as he crossed the finishing line in 10.50 seconds.
Punjab's Maha Singh continued to dominate the long jump event as his leap of 7.78 metres fetched him the gold ahead of UP's Mohd. Ibrar and state mate Shamsher Pratap Singh.
The 110 metres hurdles event saw Parmar Sandeep of Maharashtra dethrone AP's K. Krishna Mohan.Sandeep by clocking in 14.76 seconds to upstage Mohan by 1/100th of a second.
Punjab’s Harminder Singh crossed the finishing line in one hour 29 minutes 44.05 seconds to take home gold medal in 20 km walk. Ashok Kumar Patel of Chattisgarh timed 1::32:22.53 for silver medal.
Men: 20 km walk: 1 Harminder Singh (Punjab) 1::29:44.05; 2. Ashok Kumar Patel (Chattisgarh) 1::32:22.53; 3 Mani Ram Patel (Madhya Pradesh) 1::32:37.55. High jump:1 Hari Shankar Roy (Jharkhand) 2.13m; 2 Benedict Starle (Tamil Nadu) 2.13m; 3 Thomas Jiten (Maharastra) 2.06m. Long jump: 1 Maha Singh (Punjab) 7.78m; 2 Mohd. Ibrar (Uttar Pradesh) 7.60m; 3 Shamsher Pratap Singh (Punjab) 7.59m. 110m hurdles: 1 Parmar Sandeep (Maharastra) 14.76; 2 K.Krishna Mohan (Andhra Pradesh) 14.77; 3 Harish K A (Kerala 14.80). 100m: 1. S. Sathya (Tamil Nadu) 10.50; 2 Abdul Nazeeb Qureshi (Andhra Pradesh) 10.57; 3 Arunjith S (Kerala) 10.58. 800m: 1. S.Prakash Verma (Jharkhand) 1:48.07; 2 Satnam Singh (Punjab) 1:48.78; 3 Pankaj Dimri (Uttarakhand) 1:49.25. Decathlon: 1 Bhartender Singh (Haryana) 7115; 2 Vinod P J (Kerala) 7024; 3 Chanderhas Kushwaha (Uttar Pradesh) 6578; 4 Raneesh V V (Kerala) 6223; 5 Dhaneesh Stephan (Kerala) 6055; 6 Ashok Kumar (Madhya Pradesh) 5850; 7 Charan Singh (Rajasthan) 5459; 8 Chaugule Prashant (Maharastra) 1491. Javelin throw: 1 Kashinath (Karnataka) 74.71m; 2 Omnarayan (Haryana) 73.76m; 3 Ramandeep Singh ( Punjab) 73.65m.
Women: 100m hurdles: 1 G. Gayathri (Tamil Nadu) 13.84; 2 Anuradha Biswal (Orissa) 14.18; 3 Poonam Bojanna (Jharkhand) 14.31. Shot put: 1 Saroj Sihag (Delhi) 14.65m; 2. Neelam (Haryana) 13.94m; 3 Steffie Cardozo (Goa) 13.45m. 100m: 1 H.M. Jyothi (Andhra Pradesh) 11.69; 2 N. Saradha Narayanan (Tamil Nadu) 11.76; 3 Mandeep Kaur (Punjab) 12.09. 800m: 1 Tintu Luka (Kerala) 2:04.10; 2 Sushma (Delhi) 2:04.31; 3 Bindu S R (Kerala) 2:05.91.