Dinesh shines in Modern Agencies win

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 31
Deadly bowling by Dinesh Rana (3 for 6) and Rajan Munjal (3 for 18) helped Modern Agencies defeat Sigma XI by 47 runs and reached the final of the 1st Winter Cup Institutional Cricket Tournamnet being organised by the KK Cricket Academy here today.
Sigma won the toss and elected to field first. Modern Agencies could not face the hostile bowling of Sigma as they were 2 down for just 16 runs in the first six overs. However, a 40-run partnership between Deepinder and Harpreet helped them reach a total of just 112 in the allotted quota of 20 overs. Gurdev scored 20 and Rakesh Purang with two consecutive sixes in the end scored 15. For Sigma Ranjit took 3 wickets for 4 runs and Sandeep took 3 wickets for 29 runs.
Sigma XI had a very easy target of 113 in the allotted 20 overs and were going comforatably towards the target then at the score of 26 they lost four quick wickets and pressure came back on them. Rajan Munjal took three wickets and Dinesh finished the proceedings with three wickets in the end. Modern Agencies with this win entered the finals. Dinesh Rana was declared the man of the match.
Earlier in the day Talwars scored a two-wicket win over Universal in the last over of the match.
Universal won the toss and elected to bat first. Deepak scored 24 and Rahul Rana scored a quickfire 30 in just 13 balls comprising of 2 sixes and 3 fours, and a brilliant 56 of 33 balls by Tej Gobind helped the team score a respectable total of 142 in their quota of 20 overs. For Talwars Tinny took 2 wickets and Monu bagged 2 wickets.
Coming in to bat Talwars lost 2 quick wickets for 15 runs in just 3 overs but Monu and Sushil came up with a 40 runs partnership and won the match for their team with just 2 balls to spare. For Universal Amit took 3 wickets and Rahul Rana 2 and Sandy 2wickets each.
Brief scores: Modern Agencies: 112 for 9 in 20 overs (Harpreet 30, Gurdev 20, Deepender 16, Rakesh Purang 15, Bunny 15, Ranjit 3 for 4,Sandeep 3 for 29,Jaswinder 2 for 16). Sigma XI: 65 all out in 13.2 overs (Sanjay 22, Parminder 14, Dinesh Rana 3 for 6, Rajan Munjal 3 for 18, Vikram 2 for 25).
Universal: 142 all out in 18.4 overs (Tej Gobind 56, Rahul Rana 30, Deepak 29,Tinny 2for 17, Monu 2 for 24). Talwars: 145 for 8 in 19.4 overs (Monu 49, Sushil 41, Amit 3 for 25, Rahul Rana 2 for 17, Sandy 2 for 27).

Railways to the fore in National Cross Country

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NEW DELHI, JAN 31
Railways retained the men’s and women’s team titles which they had captured last year at Bhillai in the 44th National Cross country Championships at Central Secretariat Ground here today.
In men’s 12 km race, as many as 103 runners completed. TR Ragunathan of Police clocked 40:13.14 to claim gold medal. He overcame a stiff challenge from Soji Mathew of Railways who timed 40:25.98 for silver medal. P.N. Rao of Services got bronze in 40:32.11.
In women’s 8 km race, 69 runners completed the race and the first place was secured by Lalita Babar of Railways who covered the distance in 27:41.23. Preeti L.Rao, also of Railways finished second in 27:49.76. In fact the first five positions went to the Railways runners.
The overall championship was won by Kerala.
Results: Men: 1 Railway 23 Pts, 2 Services 29,3 Police 59, 4 Maharashtra 69, 5 Delhi 91, 6 Madhya Pradesh 108, 7 Chandigarh 128, 8 Karnataka 157, 9 Haryana 175, 10 Kerala 201,11 Andhra Pradesh 202,12 Andaman & Nicobar 208,13 Jharkhand 254, 14 Himachal Pradesh 256, 15 Tamil Nadu 257,16 Punjab 295,17 Chhattisgarh 310.
Boys 20&Un (8 km): 1 Madhya Pradesh 18,2 Haryana 35, 3 Uttar Pradesh 44, 4 Karnataka 82, 5 Punjab 98, 6 Kerala 106,7 Chhattisgarh 123,8 Delhi 125,9 Andhra Pradesh 159, 10 Uttarakhand 162, 11 Himachal Pradesh 180, 12 Gujrat 198, 13 Goa 221.
Girls 20&Un (6 km): 1 Kerala 28, 2 Uttar Pradesh 40,3 Karnataka 57, 4 Delhi 71, 5 Himachal Pradesh 74, 6 Manipur 77, 7 Andhra Pradesh 122, 8 Goa 157, 9 Haryana 165, 10 Madhya Pradesh 166, 11 Gujrat 196.
Men (12 km): Tr Raghunathan (Police) 40:13.14, 2 Soji Mathew (Railways) 40:25.98, 3 P.N.Rao (Services) 40:32.11, 4 Santosh Kumar (Railways) 40:36.64, 5 Ajay Kumar Patel (Police) 40:39.09, 6 Neeraj Pal Singh (Services) 40:44, 7 Arvind Kumar Yadav (Railways) 41:06.06, 8 Shobraj (Maharastra) 41:07.74, 9 Deepak Singh (Services) 41:13.93, 10 Jai Prakash Patel (Railways) 41:19.43.
Boys 20&Un (8 km): 1 Rajan Singh (MP) 25:02.40, 2 Sanjay Kumar (MP) 25:14.68, 3 Yogendra Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 25:15.87, 4 Mukesh Singh (Haryana) 25:17.65, 5 Sandeep Kumar Yadav (MP) 25:33.56,6 Kalidas Laxman Hirve (Maharastra) 25:42.90, 7 Sunil Kumar(Haryana) 25:54.55, 8 Gopal Patel (Uttar Pradesh) 25:57.92, 9 Hafijul Mondal (West Bengal) 26:00.29, 10 Nitesh (Haryana) 26:04.29.
Boys 18&Un (6 km): 1 Uttara Kumar Pal (Uttar Pradesh) 16:52.51, 2 Ravi Patel (Uttar Pradesh) 16:59.69, 3 Sujeet Patel (Uttar Pradesh) 17:01.46, 4 Satyender Kumar Patel (Uttar Pradesh) 17:04.44, 5 Krish Kumar Prajapati (Jharkhand) 17:05.21, 6 Chandra Mani Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 17:09.38, 7 Vishal Singh (Haryana) 17:23.93, 8 Nursingh (Haryana) 17:24.81,9 Krishnappa B (Karnataka) 17:29.43, 10 Pradeep Kumar (Delhi) 17:31.48.
Boys 16&Un (3 km): 1 Anil Kumar Patel (Uttar Pradesh) 8:21.13, 2 Harish Koranga (Uttarakhand) 8:21.61, 3 Rahul (Haryana) 8:25.84, 4 Vikas (Haryana) 8:32.63, 5 Kamlesh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 8:32.97, 6 Ravi (Haryana) 8:47.33, 7 Umesh Chandar (MP) 8:52.38, 8 M.Naresh (Andhra Pradesh) 8:57.92, 9 Arjun Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 8:59.09, 10 Sharwan (Haryana) 9:02.78.
Women (8 km): 1 Lalita Babar (Railways) 27:41.23, 2 Preeti L.Rao (Railways) 27:49.76, 3 Geeta Rani (Railways) 28:17.72, 4 Rajshree Patil (Railways) 28:34.56, 5 Rupinder Kaur (Railways) 28:48.61, 6 Thippavva Sannakki D (Karnataka) 29:07.76, 7 Anupama Sarkar (West Bengal) 29:57.60, 8 Ritta Kumari (Himachal Pradesh) 30:11.32, 9 Gita Rai (Uttar Pradesh 30:17.13, 10 Remeswari. M.V (Kerala) 30:18.15.
Girls 20&Un (6 km): 1 Swati Haridas Gadve (Maharastra) 19:38.06, 2 Neethu. M.V (Kerala) 19:58.54, 3 Rekha Patel (Uttar Pradesh) 20:17.51, 4 Shruthi K.C (Karnataka) 20:28.72, 5 Archana Pal (Uttar Pradesh) 20:31.62, 6 Ch.Sonia Devi (Manipur) 20:32.01, 7 Rooma (Himachal Pradesh) 21:11.69, 8 Koppan (Delhi) 21:11.82, 9 Nikita Jaydev Nagpure (Maharastra) 21:12.92, 10 Sukanya. V.S (Kerala) 21:32.82.
Girls 18&Un (4 km): 1 Yashaswini K (Karnataka) 13:19.53, 2 Sobha. V.V (Kerala) 13:30.19, 3 Shraddharani S (Karnataka) 13:31.45, 4 Chinta Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 13:35.89, 5 Minakshi P. Gaikwad (Maharastra) 13:58.73, 6 Meeshma. K.M (Kerala) 14:04.45, 7 Renu Bind (Uttar Pradesh) 14:12.69, 8 Phoolan Bind (Uttar Pradesh) 14:15.22,9 Sujata Yadav (Punjab) 14:17.15, 10 Namitha. N (Kerala) 14:21.00.

Ethopian wins Chandigarh Marathon

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 31
Mashresha from Ethopia displayed better stamina and staying power as he emerged winner in the first Chandigarh Marathon organized by the Chandigarh Administration here today. The Ethopian covered the ‘uncertified’ full marathon distance in 2::14:51. Kenyan runner Ronald covered the grueling distance in 2::17:16 and obtained the runner-up position. Ashish Chauhan of India finished third in 2::17:36.
In the Half Marathon, Boniface Wambua of Kenya hogged the limelight with an impressive timing of 1::02:04.
Ethopian Tesafeye had to remained himself satisfied for the second position in a tough competition by clocking 1::03:17. Indian Parmod Kumar followed closely behind Tesafeye with a timing of 1::04:49,
‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh flagged off the Full Marathon from Rock Gardens.
As many as 100 participants took part in the Full Marathon. Home Secretary Ram Niwas flagged off the half marathon in which there were 305 participants.
The 5 km Dream Run was the center of attraction as more than 3000 runners took part. Adviser to the UT Administrator, Pradip Mehra flagged off the race. Chandigarh Finance-cum-Secretary Sports Sanjay Kumar, Bollywood actress Poonam Dhillon and Jaspal Bhatti were among those who were present on the occasion.
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal distributed the prizes.
Strangely there was no separate category for women marathon runners.
Full marathon: 1 Masresha (Ethiopia) 2::14:51, 2 Ronald (Kenya) 2::17:16, 3 Ashish Chauhan (India) 2::17:36, 4 Anteneh (Ethiopia) 2::19:21,5 Lakshmana Das (India) 2::20:16, 6 Fred (Kenya) 2::20:30, 7 SB Singh (India) 2::20:33, 8 Mekashaw (Ethiopia) 2::20:33, 9 Daniel Chirchir (Kenya) 2::24:05,10 Harun (India) 2::26:26.
Half Marathon: 1 Boniface Wambua (Kenya) 1::02:04, 2 Tesafeye (Ehiopia) 1::03:17, 3 Parmod Kumar (India) 1::04:49, 4 Sanjay Singh (India) 1::04:56, 5 S Narendra (India) 1::05:29, 6 Govind Singh (India) 1::05:58, 7 Hyle Giyorgis (Ethiopia) 1::06:26, 8 Naresh Kumar (India) 1::06:48, 9 Ashok Kumar (India) 1::07:07,10 Tilak Ram (India) 1::07:45.

Azad Academy lift Blue Chilly Cup

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 30
Hosts Desh Prem Azad Cricket Academy lifted the inaugural Blue Chilly Cup Cricket Tournament by defeating Mohali Cricket Academy by six wickets in the 50-over-each-side final played at the St Stephen’s School ground in Sector 45 here today.
The highlight of the final was a brilliant unbeaten knock of 74 by Gaurav Singh as DP Azad Academy overtook the MCA total of 212 all out in 46.1 overs, by posting 216 for 4 in 46.3 overs.
Garuav was associated in a 95-run partnership for the fourth wicket with opener Karan Aggarwal. While Gaurav outstanding knock was studded with seven fours and five sixes. He faced 45 deliveries. Karan Aggarwal executed seven well-timed boundaries.
Karan Aggarwal was also associated in a 45-run partnership with Karandev Chauhan (19) for the third wicket. Talwinderjit Singh Senior contributed 19 (2x4s, 1x6).
Right arm off spinner Jagteshwar (2 for 18) and Jassinder Singh (1 for 38) were their main wicket-takers.
Earlier, DP Azad Cricket Academy won the toss and asked MCA to bat first. Opener Kinderpreet Singh played a good knock of 86 which was laced with seven fours and two sixes. Amritpal (23), Shivam Puri (26) and Jagteshwar (20) were their other main scorers.
Medium pacers Jagpreet Singh (3 for 63), Gaurav Singh (2 for 21) and Shubham Gaur (2 for 39) shared the wickets.
Karan Aggarwal (DPACA), Jassinder Singh (MCA) and Talwinderjit Singh Senior (DPACA) were declared the best batsman, the best bowler and the best all-rounder. Gaurav Singh was adjudged the Man of the Match.
Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner Barjinder Singh distributed the prizes.
Brief scores: Mohali Cricket Academy: 212 in 46.1 overs (Kinderpreet Singh 86, 7x4s, 2x6s, Amritpal Singh 23, Shivam Puri 26, Jagteshwar 20, Gaurav Singh 2 for 21, Jagpreet Singh 3 for 63, Shubham Gaur 2 for 39).
Desh Prem Azad Cricket Academy: 216 for 4 in 46.3 overs (Karan Aggarwal 58, 7x4s, Talwinderjit Singh Senior 23, 4x4s, Karandev Chauhan 19, Gaurav Singh 74 not out, 7x4s, 5x6s, Jagteshwar Singh 2 for 18, Jassinder Singh 1 for 38).
Best bowler: Jassinder Singh of MCA (10 wkts). Best batsman: Karan Aggarwal (230 runs). Best all-rounder: Talwinderjit Singh Senior (250 runs and six wickets). Man of the Match: Gaurav Singh.

Ludhiana boys and girls champs

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LUDHIANA, JAN 30
Ludhiana boys and girls emerged champions in the Mata Jaswant Kaur Punjab Junior Handball Championship at Jathedar Santokh Singh Margind Stadium Village Dulay in Ludhiana district.
In the girls final, Ludhiana defeated Ropar by 22-18 while the Ludhiana boys beat Faridkot by 25-16 in the final.
Girls (final): Ludhiana bt Ropar 22-18. For third place:
Taran Taran bt Hoshiarpur 18-12.
Boys (final): Ludhiana bt Faridkot 25-16. For third place: Patiala bt Mukatsar 19-14.
Kabaddi: 1 Sanghon, 2 Mandia.
Bullcart Race: 1 K.P Singh Khera, 2 Ajit Singh Ghudani Klan, 3 Sidh Sar Bhikhi.
Punjab Minister Hira Singh Gabria and MLA Darshan Singh Shivalik gave away the prizes.
As many as 169 boys and girls of village Dulay participated in the cross country and athletic events. Twenty participated in the 5 k.m walk for the senior citizens.

Easy win for DAVSSS-8 and St Marry

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 30
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 and St Marry School registered easy victories in the sub-junior boys section on the opening day of the 22nd Chandigarh Sub-Junior and Junior Softball Championships for boys and girls being played at the Government College for Men in Sector 11 here today.
DAVSSS-8 blanked St Anne’s by 12-0. St Anne’s suffered their second successive defeat as they were outplayed St Anne’s by 10-0.
Before the start of the tournament, a two-minute silence was observed in memory of former Sports Director Panjab University who died on January 26.
Iqbal Singh Gulani, vice-president of Cricle Head of HDFC Bank inaugurated the tournament while Dashmeet Singh was the guest of honour.
Results: Sub-Junior boys: DAVSSS-8 bt St Anne’s 12-0, St Marry bt St Anne’s 10-0, Government Model-10 bt All Stars-44 by 12-2, Khalsa bt 9 Famous 7-0.
Sub-Junior girls: 10 Model bt St Marry 12-0, Khalsa Club bt Nine Famous 4-2, Sun Rising Club bt All Star 9-4, DAVSSS-8 bt All Moon Club 4-3.
Junior girls: St Anne’s bt GGSSS-23 9-1.

Sangrur prevail over Mohali in handball

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LUDHIANA, JAN 29
Sangrur prevailed over Mohali by 18-16 in the boys match on the opening day of the Mata Jaswant Kaur Punjab Junior Handball Championship at Jathedar Santokh Singh Margind Stadium Village Dulay in Ludhiana district today.
In a high scoring match, Mukatsar defeated Moga by 32-25.
In the girls match, Ropar beat Taran Taran by 18-13.
Results: Boys: Ludhiana bt Hoshiarpur 16-6, Mukatsar bt Ferozepur 18-13, Mukatsar bt Moga 32-25, Sangrur bt Mohali 18-16, Faridkot bt Jalandhar 16-7, Patialabt Taran Taran 19-15.
Girls: Ludhiana bt Faridkot 6-1, Taran Taran bt Amritsar 6-3, Ropar bt Taran Taran 18-13.
Former MLA Malkit Singh Dakha was the chief guest. Also present on the occasion were former DPRO Darshan Singh,Sarabhjit Singh Grewal (U.K), Paramjit Singh Ghawadi and Rupinder Singh (A.E.O Ludhiana).

188 technical officials attend athletics workshop for 2010 CW Games

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 29
A three-day workshop in athletics was organized as a joint venture of Athletics Federation of India and the Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 on January 29 at Commonwealth Games Office, New Delhi, according to AFI general secretary Dr. Lalit K. Bhanot.
The workshop will continue till January 31. All the technical officials will also be officiating in the National Cross Country Championships which will be held on January 31 at Central Secretariat Ground, New Delhi.
Bill Bailey, Council Member of International Athletics Federation and the designated Technical Delegate of XIX Commonwealth Games – Delhi 2010 along with Tarek Souei, the designated Technical Delegate and International Paralympic Committee Member are the main resources persons for the Workshop.
As many as 188 identified technical officials from all over India are participating in the workshop. Bill Bailey presented the latest changes in rules which were amended at Berlin in recently held IAAF Congress. He also appreciated the technical officials of India for their excellent knowledge and way of handling the workshop. All the officials also visited the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (athletics), New Delhi.
More than 600 top athletes of the country will take part in the National Cross Country Championships for the Men and Women and for the age groups of 20,18 & 16 years in both boys and girls category.
Athletes from Services and Railways will vie for the championships in men group while in women group Police and Railways will try to give their best for the championships.
The main race of men group at 9 a.m will be flagged off by Secretary General, Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. Doordarshan will give “Live” coverage of the championships from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Channi to replace RL Anand as HFI chief

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 30
Principal Secretary for Industries and Commerce SS Channi, a senior bureaucrat from Punjab, has been unanimously elected new president of the Handball Federation of India. Vice-President Channi will be elevated to the post of HFI president on February 1.
He will replace former National Institute of Sports Director R L Anand who did not file his nomination this time. He remained HFI president for 25 years. It may be recalled that RL Anand had announced in the last elections that he would not contest in the 2010 elections due to his age.
According to HFI Returning Officer NS Nitta, after the January 28 was fixed as the withdrawal date, all valid nominations have been declared elected.
“Decision regarding the left out vacancies will be taken in the annual general body meeting scheduled for February 1 at Megnet Resort, Ferozpur Road, Ludhiana and if necessary election will be held for the remaining posts,” announced the Returning Officer.
Sitta also announced that there was still one vacancy for the post of vice-president and four vacancies for the post of joint secretaries.
During security, the nomination papers of SV Mohan Reddy from Andhra Pradesh for the post of vice-president and Vijay Kant Jha from Bihar for the post of Joint Secretary were rejected as their papers were not found proper and valid.
The returning officer also declared elected the following office-bearers as elected: N Shyamananda Singh, IPS (Manipur), Dr Rajesh Mishra, IPS (Chhatisgarh), B Rajan (Kerala), Lakshman Seth (West Bengal), N Rama Subramani (Tamil Nadu), Kalyan Gogi (Assam) and Ravinder Talwar (Chandigarh) as vice-presidents; SM Bali (Jammu and Kashmir) as General Secretary, Pritpal Singh Saluja (MP), RD Chanda (Gujarat), Radha Ahlawat (Haryana), Tejraj Singh (Rajasthan) as joint secretaries and Anandeshwar Pandey (UP) as treasurer.

Wrestling Association honours Inspector Amanjot

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 28
The Chandigarh Wrestling Association today felicitated former wrestler and judo player Amanjot Singh on his promotion as Inspector in the Chandigarh Police Department.
As Amanojot Singh received a memento from the CWA officials, he was loudly cheered by trainee judokas and wrestlers.
Among those present on the occasion were association vice presidents Rajesh Sharma and Sardar Charanjit Singh, Secretary Darshan Lal, Bharat Kesari Jagmeet Singh, international wrestlers Ombir and Karanbir and Surinder Singh.

Rashid wins LG Rajasthan Open Amateur

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JAIPUR, JAN 28
As he stood on the final putt, the wait was a little longer than usual. When the putt rolled in for his final birdie this week, it brought with it Rashid Khan’s 11th title as the Delhi player went on to win the LG Rajasthan Open Amateur Championship, which was played at the par-70 Rambagh Golf Club here, with a victory margin of 15 shots. With a fourth-round score of one-under 69, Rashid totalled ten-under 270 for the tournament.
A keen fight was on for second place and it was Ajay Singh, who bagged the runner-up place at five-over 275 for the tournament. His round of one-under 69, which was preceded by a two-under 68 in the third round helped him to his best finish on the LG Amateur Tour. Pawan Kumar finished in third place while five players were tied for fourth spot at eight-over 288.
Leading scores: 270 Rashid Khan (65,66,70,69); 285 Ajay Singh (75,73,68,69); 286 Pawan Kumar (74,70,68,74); 288 Simarjeet Singh (74,71,73,70), Varoon Parmar (67,75,75,71), Imamul Haque (70,72,75,71),Abhinav Lohan (76,71,69,72), Karan Taunk (72,73,70,73); 289 Rahul Bajaj (70,74,73,72); 291 H.S. Kang (75,69,76,71); 292 Parvesh Baisoya (73,71,76,72), Karan Vasudeva (72,76,72,72), Romario James (76,70,72,74), Moin Malak (70,76,70,76); 293 Saurabh Bahuguna (75,73,76,69), Samaresh Sardar (76,73,71,73).

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 28
Punjab Sports Club of Faridabad eked out a narrow 1-0 victory over Amity United Football Club, Manesar in the final of the All-India Ch. Ranbir Singh Hooda Memorial
Football Championship atthe Nahar Singh Football Stadium in Faridabad.
Rohtak Member Parliament Deepender Singh Hooda gave away the prizes. He presented a trophy and a cash award of Rs 51,000 to Punjab Sports Club. Amity United Football Club received a cash award of Rs 31,000 and the runners-up trophy.
Congratulating the winning teams Mr Deepender Singh Hooda appreciated the sportsman spirit of the teams and the players. Deepender Hooda said that there is no dearth of sports talent in Haryana, but these have to be properly nourished. The State Government is making all efforts in this direction. Stadia are being
constructed in rural areas and players are being encouraged. Regarding the facilities required at Nahar Singh Stadium like dressing room for players and other facilities, he assured that these will be made available soon. He also announced that a permanent coach for football will also be arranged.
The All India Championship in the name of Ch. Ranbir Singh Hooda,father of Haryana Chief Minister Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda was organised by the Punjab Sports Club of Faridabad, in association with Haryana Football Association and other organisations. Ten teams from six States took part in the championship. The matches starated on January 2.
Faridabad MLA Anand Kaushik and Prithala MLA Raghubir Singh Tevatia highlighted the efforts being made by the State Government to promote sports talent in Haryana. They also appreciated the inspiration being provided by Deepender Singh Hooda.

Sujjan Singh finishes second in Dhaka

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DHAKA, JAN 28
Bangladesh’s Mohd. Siddikur Rahman eased to a comprehensive seven-stroke win on the final day of the American Express Bangladesh Open 2010 at the Kurmitola Golf Club here. The local favourite posted a 69 on Thursday to end up with a tournament total of 16 under 272. Sujjan Singh of India finished second at nine under 279.
Mohd Siddikur Rahman (72, 66, 65, 69), who registered his fourth win on the Aircel-PGTI on Thursday, began his round in spectacular fashion, chipping-in for birdie from the left side of the green on the first. Siddikur built on the good start with birdies on the third and seventh where he made a couple of crucial chip-putts. He then bogeyed the eighth and ninth as a result of missing some short putts.
Siddikur, however, held on to his advantage by putting up a solid effort on the back nine. He made seven pars on the back nine besides sinking birdies on the 11th and 18th. Two magnificent approach shots from over 100 yards that landed within four feet of the pin earned Rahman birdies on the 11th and 18th. Siddikur, thus took home the winner’s cheque worth Rs. 3,23,300 (INR).
Sujjan Singh (72, 66, 72, 69) of Chandigarh came up with a fighting 69 to earn second place at nine under 279. Sujjan’s round included an eagle, five birdies and four bogeys. He chipped-in from just off the green for eagle on the 14th and sank a 25-footer for birdie on the second.
Sanjay Kumar of Lucknow carded a 72 to finish third at seven under 281.
Bangladesh amateur Mohd Dulal Hossain and Australian Kunal Bhasin were tied fourth at six under 282. Dulal Hossain also won the trophy for the best amateur as he had the best score among all the amateurs.
Mohd Jamal Hossain Mollah, the 2009 champion, secured tied 29th place with an overall score of eight over 296.

Siddikur Rahman in command after round three

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Dhaka, January 27
Bangladesh’s Mohd Siddikur Rahman raced into a commanding six-stroke lead after posting a seven under 65 in round three of the American Express Bangladesh Open 2010. Siddikur’s total now reads 13 under 203. Kunal Bhasin of Australia, Bangladeshi amateur Mohd Dulal Hossain and India’s Sanjay Kumar are in joint second at seven under 209.
Mohd Siddikur Rahman (72, 66, 65) is now staring at his fourth win on the Aircel-PGTI as a result of his splendid performance at his home course on Wednesday that included eight birdies and a bogey. The 25-year-old stamped his authority in round three from the very outset.
Siddikur began his day with birdies on the first and third holes. He bogeyed the fourth and then came back with another birdie on the par four fifth hole thanks to an excellent drive which landed just off the green. A hat-trick of birdies followed on the seventh, eighth, ninth.
The local favourite came up with an amazing six-iron tee shot on the par three eighth which stopped just a few inches from the hole. A superb sand wedge approach shot from 100 yards led to the birdie on the ninth since it landed a mere three feet from the pin. Siddikur pulled-off a 30 feet putt for another spectacular birdie on the 15th.
Siddikur said, “Today’s round was one of my best in recent months. I putted really well in comparison to the first two days. I was also in good hitting form and played some outstanding approach shots, especially on the seventh, ninth and 18th. My best shots of the day included a 260-yard drive (second shot) on the seventh and a nine iron shot from 125 yards on the 18th that landed within 10 feet of the pin.”
He added, “I’ll just try to play my normal game on the final day and will try not to bother too much about the leaderboard. I’ll definitely attack the pins from the very start.”
Australia’s Kunal Bhasin, Bangladeshi amateur Mohd Dulal Hossain and India’s Sanjay Kumar are in joint second at seven under 209. Bhasin’s (72, 69, 68) second round 68 featured five birdies and a bogey. Dulal Hossain (70, 69, 70) carded a 70 in round three while Sanjay Kumar (66, 72, 71) turned in a 71.
Sujjan Singh is placed fifth at six under 210 while Bangladesh amateur and defending champion Mohd Jamal Hossain Mollah lies tied 16th at even par 216.

Dope test likely in Chandigarh Marathon

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 27
Marathoners from Kenya, Ethopia England and are among 2600 participants who will compete in the Chandigarh Marathon to held on January 31. Giving break-up of the competitors, Chandigarh Home Secretary Ram Niwas disclosed that 100 entries are for full marathon, 250 for half marathon and 2250 for 5 km dream run. .
Addressing the media persons Ram Niwas said that in today’s world people are gradually including running and jogging as part of their daily routine and the Chandigarh Marathon will provide them an ideal platform to enjoy running. The mega tourism sports event of the Chandigarh Administration is being organized by the Chandigarh Sports Department and supported by Tourism Department in association with Running & Living Infotainment. He declared that the Chandigarh marathon will be an annual feature.
Mr. Niwas said that Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal will be the chief guest at the prize giving ceremony.
Replying to a question, Ram Niwas, who was closely associated with the National Adventure Club and has organized a number of sports events in Haryana, asked the Chandigarh Sports Department to hold discussion with the Sports Authority of India /National Doping Ageny for taking samples of the runners, specially the winners.
“All athletes would be medically tested by a team of doctors and the runners would have to give an undertaking that they would be taking part at their own risk,” said Ram Niwas.
The route has been carefully chalked out and measured conformting to international specifications. Refreshment booths would be set up on the route of the marathon and all medical facilities would be provided to those who may need.
Chandigarh Finance-cum-Secretary Sports Sanjay Kumar said that a Marathon Expo will be held at CGA Golf Course on January 29 and 30 where medical examinations of the runners will be done. All technical and safety details of the marathon would be available there as well.
CEO of Running and Living Infotainment and also the Event Manager for the Chandigarh Marathon, Rahul Verghese apprised that some registration would be done at the Expo on January 29 and 30 for those who were left out.
Adding glamour quotient to the Marathon celebrities namely Kiron Kher and Gul Panag are expected to participate in the event. Renowned Bollywood actress, Ms. Poonam Dhillon has given her confirmation. The confirmation from Kapil Dev is awaited.
The flag off ceremony for Full Mararthon will be done by renowned Padma Shree Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, whereas the Half Marathon will be flagged off by Adviser to the UT Administrator Pradip Mehra.
The prize money amounting up to Rs 5.87 lakh will be awarded to the winner and first runner up of Full Marathon Open, Full Marathon Indian athletes, Half Marathon Open and Full Marathon Indian athletes whereas medals and certificates will be awarded to all finishers and participants respectively.
Ram Niwas and Sanjay Kumar also released the route of marathon runs.

Rashid stays on track at Jaipur

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JAIPUR, JAN 27
Delhi’s Rashid Khan rallied well towards the end to hold on to his massive lead going into the final round of the LG Rajasthan Open Amateur Championship at the par-70 Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur.
Rashid carded a round of even-par 70 to stay put a nine-under for the tournament, still 11 clear of the nearest contender. His clubmate from the Delhi Golf Club, Pawan Kumar, returned a card of two-under 68. With the rest of the field continuing the downward slide, at second place at two-over 212, Pawan holds a sizable lead of three shots over the next best on the leaderboard.
Jamshedpur’s Karan Taunk, improved on his performance on the first two days to card a round of even-par 70 and is in sole third place at five-over 215. Three players —Abhinav Lohan, Ajay Singh and Moin Malak are tied at fourth place, one behind Taunk.
Meanwhile, in the group ahead, it was Pawan Kumar who was making the biggest move, as he kept accumulating birdies at regular intervals. With just two holes left in the day, he was four-under for the round, but consecutive bogeys on the last two holes pulled him back, although, still four clear of the players in third place.
Karan Taunk, who carded a round of 70, will now play in the leadergroup along with Rashid and Pawan. While the stage seems set for Rashid to defend his title, it remains to be seen if the remaining 18 holes at the Rambagh Golf Club will spring any surprise.
Leading scores: 201: Rashid Khan (65,66,70). 212: Pawan Kumar (74,70,68). 215: Karan Taunk (72,73,70). 216: Ajay Singh (75,73,68), Abhinav Lohan (76,71,69), Moin Malak (70,76,70). 217: Rahul Bajaj (70,74,73), Imamul Haque (70,72,75), Varoon Parmar (67,75,75). 218: Romario James (76,70,72), Simarjeet Singh (74,71,73). 220: Samaresh Sardar (76,73,71), Karan Vasudeva (72,76,72), Angad Cheema (74,72,74), Parvesh Baisoya (73,71,76), H.S.Kang (75,69,76).

J & K overall champions in National Sqay

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AMBALA, JAN 27
Jammu and Kashmir lifted overall trophy in the 10th Senior National Sqay (Martial Arts) organised by Sqay Association of Haryana at Cygnus High World School at Shergarh (Ambala District). The Jammu and Kashmir won six gold, six silver and four bronze medals to log 78 points for the overall trophy.
Delhi were runners-up with 53 points as they claimed seven gold and three silver medals. Punjab were third with 26 points.
Haryana Olympic Association joint secretary Surinder Singh Dangi distributed the prizes. I.C. Bansal Chairman Cygnus High World School, Sumit Sabharwal , Director of Cygnus High World School and Nazir Ahmed Mir, Secretary General Sqay Federation of India were present on this occasion.
Results: Women: - 58 kg: 1 Nbida Baba (J&K), 2 Bhumika Abbi (Delhi), 3 Varinder Kaur (Punjab) and Anju Bala (Haryana). -62 kg: 1 Ashu (Delhi), 2 Salma Rashid (J&K), 3 Payal Bajaj (Punjab) and Kulbir Kaur (Haryana). -66 kg: 1 Sumera (J&K), 2 Aditi Kataria (Delhi) and Vara Varuksha (Gujarat) and Gurpreet ( Haryana). -70 kg: 1 Gaurisha Malhotra (Delhi ), 2 Dimpy (Punjab) and Dangaar Sheetal (Gujarat) and Yasmin (J&K). +70 kg: 1 Yasmin Farookh (J&K), 2 Jaya Jain (Delhi), 3 Gunja Dholkia (Gujarat) and Vanita (Punjab).
Men: -50 kg: 1 Anees Hill (J&K), 2 Suraj Thapa (Uttrakhand), 3 M Shivam Mahesh (Andhra Pradesh) and Karan Gupta (Uttar Pradesh). -54 kg: 1 Shammi (Punjab), 2 Sandeep B Pawar (Goa), 3 Jarnail Singh (Chandigarh) and Sunit Kapoor (Delhi). -58 kg: 1 Suresh M Pawar (Goa), 2 Shahid Manju (J&K), 3 Vikramjit Singh (Punjab) and Vishal (Maharashtra). -62 kg: 1 Rajesh (Punjab), 2 Trilok S Rawat (Uttrakhand), 3 Arun Atri (Delhi) and M. Salim Mir (Himachal Pradesh). -66 kg: 1 Punnit Sharma (Delhi), 2 Anil Kumar (Goa), 3 Rafi Mohiuddin (J&K) and Uday Singh (Punjab). –70 kg: 1 Sunand (Delhi), 2 Hilal (J&K), 3 Kishan (Uttrakhand) and G. Satyanarayna (Andhra Pradesh). -75 kg: 1 Quias Rashid (J&K), 2 Bahgwant Singh (Punjab), 3 P. Ashok (AP) and Bitul Neogn (Assam). +75 kg: 1 Sumit Bhargav (Delhi), 2 Waseem (J&K), 3 Rahul Kumar (Punjab) and A. Satyanarayna (AP).

PU win varsities tennis trophy

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 27
Panjab University of Chandigarh claimed the All-India Inter-University Tennis Championship by defeating Delhi University in the final by 3-1 at the Haryana Agriculture University at Hissar here today.
North Zone Varsities champions team comprising Commonwealth Games probables Vijayant Malik, Mandeep Singh Gill, Gurmohit, Simarveer and Shekhar started with a flourish as tall Vijayant Malik, a trainee of Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association, outserved and outstroked Prateek Bhambri in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.
However, Aditya Jain put his team at par by overcoming a stiff resistance from Mandeep Singh of Panjab University by 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) in the second singles. Vijayant Malik and Mandeep Gill combined well to defeat the Delhi University pair of Prateek Bhambri and Rubal in straight sets 6-2, 6-0.
International Vijayant Malik wrapped up the match by defeating Aditya Jain by just dropping a game in the first sets as he raced to comfortable straight sets 6-1, 6-0 in the reverse singles.
Vijayant Malik and Gurmohit are students of DAV College, Sector 10 while Simarveer, Mandeep Singh Gill and Shekhar are students of Panjab University Campus.
Earlier, Panjab University had beaten Pune University in semi-finals and Gwalior in quarter-finals.

Olympian athlete Prof Ajmer Singh is dead

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 27
Former Vice-Chancellor of Laxmibai National Univesity of Physical Education, Gwalior and Maulana Abul Kalam Chair and Director Sports, Panjab University Prof Ajmer Singh died here on Tuesday at 10 a.m. He was 70 and leaves behind his wife, two sons and grand children.
According to family sources, Olympian and 1966 Jakarta Asian gold medalist Prof. Ajmer Singh has donated his whole body for medical research to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigah.
His body will be kept for paying last respect to the great sports personality and for rituals at community centre, Pushpak Complex, Sector-49B, Chandigh on January 31 at 11a.m and thereafter his body will be handed over to the PGIMER authorities.
Punjab Sports Director Padam Shree Olympian Pargat Singh expressed his deep sorrow on the demise of former ace Indian sprinter and able educationist. “His death has left a void which would be difficult to fill. It is sad that India has lost a leading sportspersonalty who was an inspiration to all.”
Paying tributes to the former ace Indian athlete Ajmer Singh, Dr Jagtar Singh Gill said “Prof. Ajmer Singh ji is no more with us but his vision, professional commitment, devotion, dedication and his memories will remain with us forever.”
Director Physical Education and Sports of Kurukshetra University, former interntional volleyballer Dalel Singh expressed his deep sorry over the demise of Prof Ajmer Singh. “Besides losing eminent sports personality, I have lost my teacher. I have done my Phd under Ajmer Singh in 2001.”
Dronacharya Desh Prem Azad was shocked hear the death of Prof Ajmer Singh. “I knew him so long. Recently we met at a function. His death is a personal loss to me,” said Azad, coach of cricket icon Kapil Dev Nikhanj and others.
Born on 1 February 1940 at Kup Kaian village in Sangrur, Ajmer Singh hit the headlines in the1966 Jakarta Asian Games in Jakarta where he bagged gold in 400 metres and silver in 200 metres. He was a member of Indian team for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Ajmer Singh was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1966.


Biodata of Prof. Ajmer Singh “Arjuna Awardee” (01.02.1940 – 26.01.2010)
Born on first February 1940 in a Jat-Sikh farmer family of village Kup Kalan, Distt. Sangrur Punjab State.
Parents : Sardar Kartar Singh Aulakh and Sardarni Bachan Kaur Aulakh.
Mentor: Padma Shri Dr. P.M. Joseph
Role Model: Dronacharya Prof. Karan Singh Ji
Education :(1)Graduation from Govt. College, Malerkotla
(2) B.P.E. from L.C.P.E. Gwalior
(3) M.A. (gold Medalist) from Panjab University, Chandigarh.
(4) Ph.D. From Panjab University Chandigarh.
Posts held : (i) Research Scholar in Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Gwalior.
(ii) Lecturer Physical Education in the Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
(iii) Principal Education Officer, Federal Govt. of Nigeria.
(iv) Director Sports, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
(v) Dean, Lakshmibai College of Physical Education, Gwalior.
(vi) Professor, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Chair, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
(vii) Vice Chancellor, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior.
Academic:(i) Teaching Experience of Post Graduate classes in Physical Education for 30 years
(ii) Guided 15 Scholars for Ph. D. and 50 for M. Phil and M.P.Ed.
(iii) Member Academic Bodies Of various Universities.
(iv) Attended 25 National and International conferences.
Sports: (i) Winner of a Gold and two Silver Medals in the 5th Asian Games held at Bangkok in 1966.
(ii) Represented India in 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, 1966 Commonwealth Games, 1966 and 1970 Asian Games.
(iii)Captain of the Indian Athletics team for European tour-1968.
(iv)National Champion in 200 meters and 400 meters from 1965 to 1970.
(v) All India Inter-University Champion and record holder in 200 meters and 400 meters 1963.
Professional(i) Officer on special Duty for the conduct of 9th Asian Assignment: Games held at Delhi in 1982.
(ii) Chef-De-Mission of Indian Universities Contingent for World University Games 1993 Buffalo, U.S.A.
(iii) Member Governing Body of the Sports Authority of India.
(iv) Member Chandigarh Sports Council.
(v) Sr. Vice-President, National Association of Physical Education and Sports.
(vi) Member UGC panel for Physical Education.
Awards: (i) Arjuna Award-1966 which is highest award for sports given by the Govt. of India
(ii) National Award-1964.
(iii) Distinguished Alumini Award L.N.C.P.E., Gwalior 1995.
(iv) Khalsa Tri-centenary Award-1999.
(v) Himotkarash National Integration Award for Sports – 2000.
(vi) Panjab University Sports Promoter Award.
Publications: (i) Thirty books on Physical Education for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Rare Distinction: (i) Only Physical Educationist in the country who is an Olympian, Asian Games Gold Medalist and Arjuna Awardee in the field of sports and hold Ph. D. Degree in academics.

Dinesh shines in Modern Agencies win

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 26
A dazzling all-round performance by Dinesh Rana (35 not out, 3x6s, 2x4s and 4 for 3) enabled Modern Agencies beat Lawyers Association by 61 runs in the 1st Winter Cup Institutional Cricket Tournament organised by KK Cricket Academy here today.
Modern Agencies won the toss and elected to bat first. They lost six wickets with the score reading 60 off 13 overs. Harjeet scored 24 and Gurdev 24. In the end Dinesh Rana showed his prowess with the bat and blasted three consecutive sixes and score 35 of just 21 balls and helped his team post 138 in the alloted quota of 20 overs. For Lawyers Harit Sharma took 2 for 18.
Lawyers Association came up with a good start with their opening wicket partnership of 57 off just 7.5 overs. Sanjeev Trikha made 30 and Sukhdeep 24. They flayed the Modern Agency bowlers. However, introduction of Dinesh Rana changed the things for Modern Agencies. In his deadly spell he took 4 wickets for just 3 runs. Pankaj bagged 2 for 26.
In another match HDFC Bank got the better of Universal XI by a margin of 61 runs.
Electing to bat first HDFC Bank lost four quick wickets with score reading just 25. A brilliant fifth wicket partnership by Charan (70 off 43 balls) and Ricky (65 of 40 balls) helped HDFC score a mammoth total of 163 in their alloted quota of 20 overs. The Universal batsman got out for just 102 runs .
Brief scores: HDFC Bank: 163 for 4 in 20 overs (Charan 70 not out, Ricky 65 not out, Bobby 2 for 20, Raman 2 for 42). Universal XI : 102 all out in 18 overs (Rahul Rana 26, Laadi 23, Birinder 3 for 12, Manu 2 for 7).
Modern Agencies: 138 for 9 in 20 overs (Dinesh Rana 35 not out, Gurudev 24, Harjeet 24, Harit 2 for 18). Lawyers Association XI: 114 all out in 20 overs (Sanjeev Trikha 30, Sukhdeep 24, Namanyu 20, Dinesh Rana 4 for 3, Pankaj 2 for 26).

Sujjan shares lead with Rehman and Sanjay

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DHAKA, JAN 26
Ace Bangladesh profession Mohd Siddikur Rahman, Chandigarh’s Sujjan Singh and round one leader Sanjay Kumar of Lucknow are the joint leaders after round two of the American Express Bangladesh Open 2010. Siddikur, Sujjan and Sanjay ended round two with identical totals of six under 138. While Siddikur and Sujjan shot scores of 66, Sanjay carded an even par 72 to make it a three-way tie for the lead.
Bangladeshi amateurs Mohd Dulal Hossain and Mohd Shakhawat Hossain are tied fourth at five under 139.
The cut was declared at 11 over 155. Fifty professionals and all the six amateurs (all from Bangladesh) in the field made the cut. Sixteen Bangladeshi professionals made the cut.
Mohd Siddikur Rahman (72, 66) kept the flag flying for the host nation with his second round effort of a bogey-free six under 66. Siddikur was five under after the front nine, having birdied the third, fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth. The 25-year-old then played an outstanding approach shot from 140 yards to within four feet of the pin to close his round with his sixth birdie of the day.
Sujjan Singh (72, 66) matched Rahman’s score of 66 to be the joint leader. His second round featured an eagle, six birdies and two bogeys. On his first nine, Sujjan birdied the 11th, 13th, 14th, 17th and bogeyed the 10th and 16th to make the turn at two under. The 29-year-old then had a flawless second nine, as he sank birdies on the third and fifth and closed with an eagle on the par four ninth. Sujjan holed his lob wedge approach shot from 94 yards on the ninth.
“It’s a great way to start the season. I didn’t play here last year but I really like the layout of this course. I got a hang of the greens today and that’s one of the reasons for my low score. I hit it close on a few occasions and my short game was good,” said Sujjan.
He added, “The highlights of my round today included a 25 feet birdie putt on the 11th, the eagle on the ninth, where I holed my second shot (lob wedge) from about 94 yards and a good recovery from the bunker on the 12th to save par.”
Sanjay Kumar (66, 72) made seven birdies against five bogeys and a double bogey in his second round to grab a share of the lead along with Siddikur and Sujjan.
Indians Digvijay Singh and Ranjit Singh share sixth place along with Bangladesh’s Mohd Jibon Ali at four under 140.

Rashid holds 11-shot lead at LG Rajasthan Open Amateur

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JAIPUR, JAN 26
Rashid Khan opened up a 11-shot lead at the halfway stage of the LG Rajasthan Open Amateur Championship being played at the par-70 Rambagh Golf Club here today. Rashid returned a card of four-under 66, and with his overnight 65, finds himself at nine-under 131 for the tournament.
Kapurthala’s Imamul Haque and Chandigarh’s Varoon Parmar shared second place at two-over 133. Parmar could only manage a 75 today after a first-round 67 while Haque followed up his first round of even-par 70 with a 72. There were as many as five players tied for fourth place including HS Kang who carded a round of one-under 69.
With just a two-shot lead going into the second round, Rashid needed to card another good round to make some breathing room on top and he did that just fine. He started off in ominous fashion, making a birdie from less than six feet on the par-4 10th, his first hole of the day. He had to wait for another nine holes before making his next birdie. A good tee shot on the par-3 fourth gave him his third birdie and took him to three-under for the round. With none of the par-5s yielding a birdie for Rashid, he stepped on to the ninth tee, his final hole for the day, needing to check that box in his performance table.
A good tee shot followed up by a long iron from the left fairway allowed him to be on the green in two and a safe two-putt from there gave him his first birdie on a par-5 this week, and took his tournament total to nine-under par.
A total of forty players made the cut which was declared at 13-over 143.
Leading scores: 131 Rashid Khan (65,66), 142 Imamul Haque (70,72), Varoon Parmar (67,75); 144 H.S.Kang (75,69), Pawan Kumar (74,70), Parvesh Baisoya (73,71), Tarun Goghale (73,71), Rahul Bajaj (70,74); 145 Kanishk Madan (77,68), Simarjeet Singh (74,71), Karan Taunk (72,73), Gagan Verma (70,75); 146 Romario James (76,70), Angad Cheema (74,72), Moin Malak (70,76).

Triple gold for Vijul Chawla in skating

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 25
Vijul Chawla of Karnal has won three gold medals in the 23rd Shri Sushil Kumar Memorial Haryana State Roller Skating Championship at the Dronacharya Stadium, in Kurukshetra. The Karnal staker emerged champions in In line rink race 3, rink 4 and rink race 4 in the age group of 8-10 years.
Gaurav of Panchkula got second position in rink race 4 and Tanmaya of Rotak got third position in this age group.
In the girls category, in this age group Jaya Mehta of Ambala, Arsha Divitiya of Hisar and Avjot Kaur of Karnal secured first, second and third positions, respectively.
In the boys category in the age group of 10 to 12 years, Shray Chakarwarti of Panipat, Anuj Sood of Panchkula and Arashpreet Singh of Karnal finished first, second and third, respectively. Muskan of Gurgaon, Chhavi Bishoni of Panchkula and Hem Lata of Sirsa stood first, second and third respectively in the girls category in this age group. In the girls category, Pari of Rohtak, Ambika Sachdev of Karnal, Yashika of Gurgaon got first, second and third position, respectively
Other results: 12 to 14 years: Boys: 1 Saransh Kamboj (Ambala), 2 Kshitij Chakarwarti (Panipat), 3 Ashish Choudhary (Karnal).
Boys 14-16 yrs: 1 Vishal Awasthi (Ambala), 2 Karan Saini (Ambala), 3 Himanshu (Hisar). Girls: 1 Saru (Gurgaon). Girls Above 16: 1 Diviya Gaur (Ambala).
Principal Secretary of the Haryana Chief Minster, Mr. Chattar Singh, gave away prizes.

Sanjay fires 66 to take lead in Dhaka

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DHAKA, JAN 25
Sanjay Kumar of Lucknow posted a magnificent bogey-free 66 to take the lead on day one of the Aircel-PGTI’s American Express Bangladesh Open at the Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka. Mohd Milon Ahmmed is in second position at five under 67.
Sanjay Kumar excelled with his short game to be placed at the top of the leaderboard after round one. He found the edge of the green with his second shot on the par five third. He then made a chip-putt for birdie. Sanjay followed this up with another chip-putt from the edge for birdie on the par four fifth hole. The 38-year-old then converted a couple of 10 feet putts for birdies on the sixth and ninth. Two more birdies on the 14th and 15th helped him finish the day at six under 66.
Ranjit Singh of Chandigarh made five birdies against a bogey to be placed third at four under 68. Mohd Jibon Ali, another Bangladeshi professional, had a hole-in-one (eagle) on the 173-yard eighth hole. His six-iron tee shot fell 10 feet short of the hole and rolled in. Jibon was placed tied fourth along with Indians Gurbaaz Mann and Vijay Kumar at three under 69.Bangladesh’s top professional Mohd Siddikur Rahman and his compatriot and defending champion Mohd Jamal Hossain Mollah (Amateur) are tied 15th at even par 72. Shamim Khan of Delhi, the joint runner-up from last year, also shot 72 to be placed tied 15th.

Fine start by Rashid in Rajasthan Open

Varoon Parmar of Chandigarh teeing off in the LG Rajasthan Open Amateur Championship in Jaipur on Monday.

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JAIPUR, JAN 25
Rashid Khan sparkled with a round of five-under 65 to take the lead after the first round of the LG Rajasthan Open Amateur Championship being played at the par-70 Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur. The round of 65 also gave the Delhi player a two-shot lead going into the second round.
Chandigarh’s Varoon Parmar returned his best card ever on the amateur circuit as he took hold of second place on his own at three-under 67. Wasim Khan is two shots further back in third place with a round of one-under 69. Four players—Gagan Verma, Moin Malak, Rahul Bajaj and Imamul Haque are tied at fourth place at level-par 70.
It wasn’t the best day for 18-year-old Rashid as he struggled to find the greens in regulation early on in his round. A dropped shot on the par-4 third, put him at one-over for the day but he turned it around after that. Good putts for birdie on the fifth and sixth saw him get to under par and he stayed below that mark through the rest of the round. The Delhi Golf Club player made three straight birdies on the back-nine, which started with a chip-in on the par-3 11th and made his sixth birdie on the 16th to get to five-under. But in between, there were also many opportunities missed as he lost out on as many as four more birdies after getting himself into a good position to boost his score further.
Back in 2009, Rashid won the same tournament to climb to number one place on the LG Order of Merit list for the first time and has held on to that position ever since.
For second-placed Varoon Parmar, it was one of his better days on Tour. With his best finish coming a few months back at the LG Chandigarh Open where he finished just outside the top 10, the Chandigarh player is keen on consolidating on his good start to secure his best finish.
Leading scores: 65: Rashid Khan.67: Varoon Parmar. 69: Wasim Khan. 70: Gagan Verma, Imamul Haque, Rahul Bajaj, Moin Malak. 72: Bhanupratap Singh, Karan Vasudeva, Karan Taunk.

Lakshman helps RCGC `B’ lift Vodafone Royals Trophy

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KOLKATA, JAN 24
asian Games gold medallist Lakshman Singh once again proved that he has the killer instinct when he brought the laurels, this time for his club – the Royal Calcutta Golf Club - who annexed the inaugural Vodafone Royals Trophy which concluded at the RCGC here on Sunday.
Lakshman and his partner Aditya Khaitan representing RCGC `B’ today tallied 38 stableford points for a two-round aggregate of 77 points to script a superb comeback win after they were placed third overnight. Overnight joint-leaders Royal Perth Golf Club comprising of Bruce Shannahan and Francis James Bryant could make only 34 points for a tournament total of 74 points to finish second.
The husband-wife pair of Stephen and Margie Lilley representing the Royal Melbourne Golf Club finished third with 73 points. The other overnight joint-leaders Ravi and Binny Mehra of Royal Montreal Golf Club put up a dismal show and ended up 20th.
The final round which was played on a scramble format saw the players enjoying themselves yet focussing on their targets. Lakshman Singh who was a part of the Indian team that bagged the Asian Games gold medal in 1982 had an able partner in Aditya Khaitan. The duo opened with solids pars on the first three holes before making a birdie on the fourth and making the only bogey of the round on the very next hole. One more birdie on the 15th sealed the issue in their favour.
“We are thrilled to win the inaugural Royals Trophy. It is a matter of prestige and pride to become the champions,” said Lakshman Singh after the victory. “We combined well today as the format allowed us to overcome each other’s shortcomings. We did have the home advantage but one can never predict the result until the round is over,” admitted the champion.
“We are disappointed that we finished second after leading the tournament. However, I must compliment the champions for their brilliant display. We enjoyed all the components that were packed in our schedule of visit,” said Bruce Shannahan adding “ we will surely like to play wherever the tournament travels to during the next edition.”
Meanwhile in the team event played for the Vodafone Invitational Trophy the Goenka brothers Jayant and Manish took the title with 40 points on a count-back after they were tied with Gaurav Ghosh and Kulvin Suri.
Initiated by the RCGC, the Vodafone Royals Trophy will bring together some of the historical Royal golfing clubs of the world on one platform as they compete for the coveted title. With all the six continents being represented the first edition of the Vodafone Royals Trophy aims to leave a lasting legacy and connect with the golf aficionados.

Mawana Sugar Indian Open Marathon on Feb 7

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 24
The Mawana Sugar Indian Open Marathon will be held on February 7 in Delhi. The race will start from India Gate and the route is the same which is proposed for the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. It will be conducted in two categories in full (42kms) & half (21kms).
As a precursor to the forthcoming Mawana Sugars Indian Open Marathon (recognised and National Status accorded by AFI), running clinics cum prepatory workshop by renowned marathon runners are being conducted in the city to help interested participants to effectively prepare for marathon running.
The clinic held today early morning at Nehru Park was formally inaugurated by M.L. Dogra, Director-AFI and was attended by around 250 running enthusiasts. The early morning assembly started with a running practice for about two and a half hours, followed by exercise schedule and tips on healthy eating by leading marathon running stalwarts Pramod Kumar and Sunita Godara.
The participants of the clinics were later joined by Indian Olympian athletes Shriram Singh (Arjuna and Padmashree awardee) and Praveen Kumar (Arjuna awardee who also played Bheem in Mahabharata). These leading lights of Indian athletics shared their experiences and gave tips for keeping fit and how to focus on performance before the competition. These workshops will continue till the race day.