Ranbaxy XI just manage to beat Dabur XI

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 28
Despite fine bowling by Rajinder (5 for 22) and Sanjay (2 for 11) Dabur could not extricate themselves from the jaws of defeat as Ranbaxy registered a thrilling two-wicket victory in first Pharma Cup T20 Cricket Tournament here today.
Dabur won the toss and elected to bat first. They lost quick wickets and only Ravinder made defiant 29 runs to take his team to a total of 87 all out in 18.4 overs.
Chasing a target of 88 for victory, Ranbaxy just managed it in 16.2 overs by scoring 89 for 8.
In another match US Vitamin got the better of Cipla with just seven balls to spare.
Cipla elected to bat first and Pankaj scored a brilliant 47 and helped his team score 117 in their alloted quota of 20 overs. Sauranv took 6 for 20 for US Vitamin XI.
Chasing the target Cipla managed to overtake the score with seven balls to spare.
Brief scores: Dabur: 87 all out in 18.4 overs (Ravinder 29, Gurdeep Raina 4 for 18, Nitin 2 for 11). Ranbaxy: 89 for 8 in 16.2 overs (Kulwant 17, Rajinder 5 for 22, Sanjay 2 for 11).
Cipla: 117 for 9 in 20 overs (Pankaj 47, Saurav 6 for 20). US Vitamin: 120 for 5 in 18.5 overs (Munish 28, Ashok 3 for 32, Pardeep 2 for 17).

Air India regain National Club Team Chess title

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GURGAON, FEB 27
Air India blanked Tata Consultancy Services by 4 -0 in the ninth and final round of the 30th National Club Team Chess Championship to regain the title after six years with perfect score of 18 match points at DAV Public School here on Saturday. Besides the glittering trophy, the winners also received a cash prize of Rs. 25,000.
The Air India team comprising Parimarjan Negi, Tejas Bakre, Satyapragyan, Rahul Shetty and G B Joshi maintained their all-win record in the nine-round Swiss competition.
Star sprinkled Petroleum Sports Promotion Board team consisting of K Sasi Kiran, S Arun Prasad, S Kidambi, Abhijit Kunte and Deepan Chakkravarthy finished runners-up. trophy.
PSPB outplayed Life Insurance Corporation of India 3.5 - .5 in the ninth round. Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams were tied for the third spot with 13 match points each but better tie break score helped Railway ‘A’ to secure third positon.
Grandmaster K Sasikiran of PSPB won the board prize in first board while Grandmaster Tejas Bakre of Air India, International Master Anup Deshmukh of LIC, Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte of PSPB and Dhanunjay Rao of Services Sports Control Board won the second, third, fourth and fifth board prizes respectively.
In the women’s category, Tamilnadu defeated Life Insurance Corporation of India 4-0 in the final round and take the runner up trophy as Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy had a rest day today and assured the title yesterday itself. LIC finished third with 4 match points.
Oscar Fernandes, Member of Parliament and in charge Congress Working Committee with Mrs Blossom Oscar Fernandes gave away the prizes. Chief Parliamentary Secretary Rao Daan Singh was also present on the occasion.
Final standings (Open Category : Top ten teams): 1. Air India 18 match points, 2 Petroleum Sports Promotion Board 16, 3 Railway Sports Promotion Board 13, 4 Railway Sports Promotion Board 13, 5. Hayana ‘A’ 11, 6. Life Insurance Corporation of India 10, 7. Punjab 10, 8. West Bengal 10, 9. Uttar Pradesh 10, 10. Kerala 10.
Final standings (Women): 1. Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy 8 pts, 2. Tamilnadu 6, 3. Life Insurance Corporation of India 4, 4 Bihar 2, 5. Haryana 0.
Board prizes : Open Category: 1st Board : K Sasikiran (Petroleum Sports Promotion Board), 2nd Board : Tejas Bakre (Air India), 3rd Board : Anup Deshkukh (Life Insurance Corporation of India), 4th Board : Abhijit Kunte (PSPB), 5th Board : Dhanunjay Rao (Services Sports Control Board).
Women: 1st Board : S Harini (TN), 2nd Board : Kiran Manisha Mohanty (Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy), 3rd Board: Saheli Dhar Barua (Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy), 4th Board : Swati Mohota (Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy), 5th Board : Visalatchi R (TN).
Results Round – 9 (Open) with match points: Air India (18) beat Tata Consultancy Services (10) 4-0 ; Life Insurance Corporation of India (10) lost to Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (16) .5 – 3.5; West Bengal (10) lost to Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘B’ (13) 1- 3; Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘A’ (13) beat Tamilnadu (9) 3 -1; Haryana ‘A’ (11) beat Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘B’ (8) 3.5 - .5 ; Punjab (10) beat Services Sports Control Board (8) 3 – 1; Bihar ‘A’ (10) beat All India Electricity Board (8) 4 - 0; Uttarpradesh (10) beat Budhibal Kreeda Trust (8) 3 - 1; Kerala (10) beat Bihar ‘B’ (7) 3.5 - .5; Kamaksha HP (6) lost to Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘A’ (9) .5 – 3.5; Delhi (8) beat All India Chess Federation for Blind (4) 3 -1; Haryana ‘B’ (8) beat HBTI (2) 2.5 – 1.5; Himachal Pradesh (8) got Bye.
Results Round – 8 (Open ) with match points: Tamilnadu lost to Air India 1- 3 ; Petroleum Sports Promotion Board beat Bihar ‘A’ 4 – 0 ; Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘B’ drew with Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘A’ ; Life Insurance Corporation of India beat Punjab 2.5 – 1.5 ; Kerala lost to West Bengal 1 -3 ; All India Electricity Board lost to Tata Consultancy Services 1 – 3 ; Services Sports Control Board drew with Uttarpradesh 2 – 2; Haryana ‘B’ lost to Haryana ‘A’ 0 – 4; Budhibal Kreeda Trust beat Delhi 2.5 – 1.5 ; Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘B’ beat Himachal Pradesh 2.5 – 1.5; HBTI lost to Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘A’ 1 – 3; All India Chess Federation for Blind lost to Kamaksha HP 1.5 – 2.5; Bihar ‘B’ got Bye.
Round-5 (Women): Tamilnadu (6) beat Life Insurance Corporation of India (4) 4 - 0; Haryana (0) lost to Bihar (2) 0 -4; Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy (8) rest day.

Scintillating show by Justice T.P.S Mann

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 27
Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice XI beat Delhi High Court Chief Justice XI by seven wickets in T-20 match played at PCA Stadium in Mohali.
Winning the toss Chief Justice Mukul Moudgil of Punjab and Haryana High Court opted to field. Justice Valmiki J Mehta and Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed opened the innings for the Delhi Team. The two stitched an opening wicket partnership of 77 runs in 11.3 overs before Justice Valmiki was snapped up by Justice Rajiv Bhalla at short mid wicket of the bowling of Justice Vinod Sharma for 34 of 40 balls inclusive of 3 boundaries.
Justice Badar was then joined by Justice S. Murlidhar. Justice Badar who was playing exceedingly well fell over while attempting a second run and hurt his shoulder in the process. He retired hurt for 39 runs of 33 balls aided by 4 boundaries. The Delhi team lost their skipper Justice Madan B. Lokur when he was stumped by Justice T.P.S Mann of the bowling of Justice Ajay Tiwari for 9 at the score of 104. Next man in Justice VikranjitSen was bowled by Justice Rakesh Jain for 13 while Justice Murlidharan remained unbeaten on 27 of 21 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. The Delhi innings ended at 142 for 3 in 20 overs. Justice Vinod Sharma (1 for 18), Justice Tiwari (1 for 21) and Justice Rakesh Jain (1 for 31) were the main wicket takers for Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Replying Punjab and Haryana Team notched up 144 for 3 in 14.4 over. Justice Jaswant Singh and Justice Vinod Sharma opened the innings. The chandigarh Team lost their first wicket at 16 when Justice Vinod Sharma was clean bowled by Justice Rajeev Shakhdar for 4. Then Justice T.P.S Mann joined Justice Jaswant and the duo stitched a second wicket partnership of 79 runs in 8 overs before Justice T.P.S Mann was castled by Justice S. Murlidhar for 41 of 22 balls studded with 6 fours. Justice Jaswant in the meanwhile continued to play with great abandon and was third man out at 111 when he was caught by Justice Sidharth Mridul(wicketdeeper) off the bowling of Justice Vikramjit Sain for 37 of 34 balls inclusive of 5 well struck boundaries. Chief Justice Mukul Moudgil retired for 14 of 10 balls. Justice R.K Jain (13) and Mohinder Pal (10) saw the team go past the victory target of 143.
Justice T.P S Mann for his quick fireknock was declared man of the match. M.P Pandove Honorory Secretary PCA welcomed both the teams. PCA Management gave momentos to both the participating teams and all the judges present on the ocassion. Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar Judge Supreme Court India gave away trophies and mementos to both the teams.
Brief scores: Delhi High Court Chief Justice XI: 142 For 3 (Justice Valmiki 34, Justice Badar 39, Justice Murali 27, Justice Rakesh Jain 1 dor 3, Justice Vinod Sharma 1 For 18, Justice Tewari 1 For 21).
Punjab and Haryana High Court: 143 for 7 (Justice Jaswant 37, Justice T.P.S Mann 41,
Justice Mukul Moudgil 14 (retd hurt), Justice Rajiv 1 for 13, Justice Murli 1 for 32, Justice Vikram 1 for 26).

Play for country to win gold: Balbir Sr

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 25
'Play for the country to win gold and nothing short of that. That was the advised given to the Indian hockey team by triple Olympic hockey gold medalist Balbir Singh Senior while speaking on the occasion of ING ‘Pass the Josh’ programme to support Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010 in Punjab and exhibition of rare hockey photographs at Hotel Taj in Sector 17 here today.
Former Indian chief hockey coach Olympian Harmik Singh said “the outcome of the first match against Pakistan on the inaugural day on Februry 28 will be very crucial for hosts India. Victory against Pakistan would be virtually ensuring India a berth in the semi-final.”
Also present on the occasion were Gagan Ajit Singh and Kanwalpreet Singh.
Senior Balbir Singh also flagged off the ‘Pass the Josh Programme to promote the World Cup in Punjab. A fascinating float, as part of the Pass the Josh Programme, would travel over 700 km in Punjab covering Jalandhar, Yamunangar and Panipat.
If other Olympians, including former Indian captain Pargat Singh, would have attended the function, it would have added more glamour to the programme. Pargat Singh could not be contacted to know whether he was invited or not.
Curator and Sports Film maker Sunil Yash Kalra displayed 24 rare pictures depicting 100 glorious years of Indian hockey. These pictures were selected from a reservoir of over 5000 pictures. “Obtaining some rare hockey photos was a difficult job. I travelled a number of countries, where Indian Olympians have settled. For one photograph, I had to pay 700 euro,” said Sunil Kalra. A special section was dedicated to 1948 Olympics.
The exhibition was divided into two sections: ‘Domination’ and ‘Innovation’, each representing an era in Indian hockey. ‘Domination’ showcased eight decades of unparalled success and triumph enjoyed by Indian hockey as they won six Olympic gold medals in a row.
‘Innovation’ on the other hand showcased the journey of hockey post 1975, an era that witnessed both tumult and triumph.
The exhibition also showcased a special segment on the Olympic gold medal clinched by the hockey team in 1948 London Olympics. The historic feat marked the first Olympic Gold Medal of the Independent India and was also the first time Indian flag was unfurled in British soil.
Showcasing of a four- minute AV with interviews of hockey legends marked the occasion. With archival photos and film footage that span the century the event endeavors to ‘Pass the Josh’ to the current Indian team vying for the Hockey World Cup 2010.
Uco Vegter, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, ING Life said “this is a unique programme we have developedto support and promote our national game. While we are the major pawtner to the Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010, this initiative is flagged off to engage more and more citizens to our national game and also give them an opportunity to see the matches.”

Barua Chess Academy win women's trophy

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GURGAON, FEB 26
Strong contenders and top seed Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy consisting of Mary Ann Gomes, Saheli Dhar Barua, Kiran Manisha Mohanty and Swati Mohota clinched the National Club Team Chess Championship for Women with perfect score of eight points in the five-team round robin league championship at DAV Public School here on Friday.
In the fourth round DBCA registered 4-0 victory over LIC to take their total to 8 match points. During the process DBCA beat Harayna, Bihar and LIC with an identical score of 4-0 while they lost one game point against Tamilnadu to register a 3 -1 victory. LIC and Tamilnadu with four match points in hand will fight it out tomorrow to decide the runners-up position.
Meanwhile in the men’s section, Air India posted another resounding victory over Railway Sports Promotion Board B team in the seventh round to take their tally to 14 match points and enjoy two point lead over defending champions Petroleum Sports Promotion Board in the nine-round Swiss format championship. For Air India, Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi and International Master Satya Pragyan produced decisive results in their favour over C Praveen Kumar and Somak Palit respectively while Grandmaster Tejas Bakare and Rahul Shetty signed peace treaty against PDS Girinath and Suvrajit Saha.
On the second table PSPB defeated West Bengal 3.5-.5 with Sasi Kiran, Arun Prasad and Deepan Chakkravarthy posting comfortable wins while Kidambi satisfied with half point against Rupankar Nath.
On lower boards, Railway Sports Promotion Board A team drubbed Punjab 4- 0 while Tata Consultancy Services produced another surprise result to hold Life Insurance Corporation of India 2 – 2. Host Haryana ‘A’ suffered a huge defeat in the seventh round as they lost to Kerala 0 -4.
Results Round – 7 (Open ) with match points: Air India (14) beat Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘B’ (10) 3 -1; West Bengal(8) lost to Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (12) .5 – 3.5 ; Punjab (8) lost to Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘A’ (10) 0 – 4; Tata Consultancy Services (8) drew with Life Insurance Corporation of India (8) 2 – 2 ; Tamilnadu (9) beat Uttarpradesh (7) 3 – 1; Haryana ‘A’ (6) lost to Kerala (8) 0 – 4; Bihar ‘A’ (8) beat Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘B’ (6) 3.5 - .5; Bihar ‘B’ (5) lost to All India Electricity Sports Control Board (8) 1 – 3; Delhi (6) drew with Haryana ‘B’ (6) 2 -2 ; Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘A’ (5) lost to Services Sports Control Board (7) 1-3; Himachal Pradesh (6) beat Kamaksha HP (4) 2.5 – 1.5; HBTI (2) lost to All India Chess Federation for Blind (2) 0 – 4; Budhibal Kreeda Trust (6) got Bye.
Round-4 (Women): Life Insurance Corporation of India (4) lost to Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy (8) 0 – 4; Tamilnadu (4) beat Haryana (0) 4 – 0; Bihar (0) rest day.

Exhibition of rare hockey photos at Taj

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 25‘A Salute to Indian Hockey’ is a unique photographic journey of the rich legacy of Hockey in India. Curator and Sports Filmmaker Sunil Yash Kalra will display 24 rare pictures depicting 100 glorious years of Indian Hockey. These pictures have been selected from a reservoir of over 5000 pictures and will be displayed in public domain for the first time at Hotel Taj in Sector 17 here tomorrow at 12 noon.
A special section dedicated to1948 Olympics will be unveiled by hockey legend Triple Olympic Gold Medallist Balbir Singh Senior.
The event will be graced by former legends of Indian hockey Balbir Singh, Gagan Ajit Singh, Harmik Singh, Jugraj Singh and Kanwal Preet Singh.
The exhibition is divided into two sections: ‘Domination’ and ‘Innovation’, each representing an era in Indian hockey. ‘Domination’ showcases eight decades of unparalled success and triumph enjoyed by Indian Hockey as they garnered six Olympic gold medals in a row. ‘Innovation’ on the other hand showcases the journey of hockey post 1975, an era that witnessed both tumult and triumph.
The exhibition also showcases a special segment on the Olympic gold medal clinched by the hockey team in 1948 London Olympics. The historic feat marked the first Olympic Gold Medal of the Independent India and was also the first time Indian flag was unfurled in British soil.
Showcasing of a four- minute AV with interviews of hockey legends will mark the occasion. With archival photos and film footage that span the century the event endeavors to ‘Pass the Josh’ to the current Indian team vying for the Hockey World Cup 2010.

Air India maintain sole lead

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GURGAON, FEB 25
Second seed Air India defeated Railway Sports Promotion Board A team 2.5 – 1.5 in the sixth round of the ongoing National Club Team Chess Championship at DAV Public School here today. With this win, Air India maintained their sole lead with 12 match points.
For Air India, Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi and Tejas Bakre had given perfect start by defeating International Master Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury and Grandmaster R R Laxman on first and second board while Satyapragyan split the points with Thej Kumar. International Master Rathnakran secured the consolation win for the Railway men by defeating G B Joshi on the fourth board. Meanwhile defending champions Petroleum Sports Promotion Board come back strongly after the shock defeat from the hands of Air India in the fifth round to beat Tamilnadu 3.5 - .5.
In another sixth round matches, Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘B’ got better off Life Insurance Corporation of India 3-1 while West Bengal beat Bihar ‘A’ and Punjab outwitted Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘B’ team 3–1. Host Haryana overcome Services Sports Control Board 3–1.
Meanwhile in the women’s section, continuing their fine run in the championship Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy defeated host Haryana 4-0 while Tamilnadu beat Bihar with identical margin.
Earlier the sixth round was inaugurated by Gopi Chand Gehlot, former Deputy Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha and Vice President of Indian Volleyball Association. HCA general secretary Pradeep Gupta and District Chess Association Gurgaon general secretary Naresh Sharma were present on the occasion.
Results Round – 6 (Open ) with match points: Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘A’ (8) lost to Air India (12) 1.5 – 2.5 ; Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (10) beat Tamilnadu (7) 3.5 - .5; Life Insurance Corporation of India (7) lost to Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘B’ (10) 1 -3; West Bengal (8) beat Bihar ‘A’ (6) 2.5 – 1.5 ; Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘B’ (6) lost to Punjab (8) 1-3 ; Kerala (6) lost to Tata Consultancy Services (7) 0 - 4 ; Services Sports Control Board (5) lost to Haryana ‘A’ (7) 1 - 3 ; Uttarpradesh (7) beat Himachal Pradesh (4) 4-0 ; Delhi (5) drew with Bihar ‘B’ (5) 2 - 2 ; All India Electricity Sports Control Board (6) beat Budhibal Kreeda Trust (4) 2.5 – 1.5 ; Haryana ‘B’ (5) beat All India Chess Federation for Blind (2) 3 - 1; Kamaksha HP (4) beat HBTI (2) 3.5 – 1.5 ; Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘A’ (5) got Bye.
Round-3 (Women): Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy beat Haryana 4–0; Tamilnadu beat Bihar 4–0.

Preparations in full swing for ITF Men's Futures

Mr Pradip Mehra, Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, presiding over the organising committee meeting for $10,000 ITF Men's Futures Tournament to be held at the CLTA Stadium in Sector 10 from March 22 to 27. On his right is CLTA chairman Rajan Kashyap.
Chandigarh Chief Engineer Surinder Pall explaining the progress work for constrution of a sports hostel and Hall of Fame at the CLTA Complex in Chandigarh on Thursday.

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 25
The organizing committee for the coming $10,000 ITF Men’s Futures Tennis Tournament was held under the chairmanship of Mr Pradip Mehra, Adviser to the Chandigarh Administration at the CLTA Complex in Sector 10 here today.
Top players from more than 20 countries are expected to participate in the prestigious international tournament to be conducted by the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Tournament from March 22 to 27. The CLTA provides an important platform for players to garner vital international points. A number of players, including Indian ace Leander Paes and Tim Henman of United Kingdom, have gained dizzy heights after winning here.
Mr Mehra promised to provide all possible assistance in conducting the tournament in a smooth and effective manner. Besides making various arrangements, including providing tight security, were discussed in the meeting.
Chandigarh SSP SS Srivastava said that proper security could be given to the players, including those coming from Pakistan.
CLTA chairman Rajan Kashyap informed Mr Mehra that entries are directly received by the Interntional Tennis Federation. The names of the players and countries would be known only after the deadline was over.
Mr Kashyap said that Indian probables for the Commonwealth Games to be conducted in New Delhi this year along with other leading Indian players, would be seen in action. Vijayant Malik, a trainee of CLTA, is among the Indian probables for the Commonwealth Games.
Mr Kashyap said that CLTA secretary Sarabjit Singh, former Director General of Police, Punjab, has been appointed tournament director. All matches would be played on synthetic courts and Doordarshan would telecast live the semi-finals and finals.
There will be a draw of 48 in the qualifying phase while it will be a draw of 32 for the main draw.
With a view to solving the parking problem, Mr Mehra directed the concerned Chandigarh Administration officials who attended the meeting, to identify the area for parking of vehicles. He was not averse to the idea of asking the Municipal Corporation to provide parking, including paid one. But he preferred to have independent parking. He advised to meeting the DAV College authorities to sort out parking problem.
Among those who attended the meeting were Punjab ADGP SM Sharma, UT SSP SS Srivastava, CITCO MD PK Tiwari, Chandigarh Sports Director ML Sharma, Medical Superintendent of Multi Speciality Hoshpital, Sector 16 Narinder Arora, CMO Chandigarh Dr Jasjit Singh, Shivalik Public School Director-Principal DS Bedi, UT Chief Architech Sumit Kaur, UT Chief Engineer Surinder Pall, Mountview GM RP Singla, DSP PCR and Communication Roshal Lal and Gajendra Singh.
Mr Mehra also went round the stadum to inspect the construction work for the sports hostel and Hall of Fame.

Haryana CM congratulates Sachin Tendulkar

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 24
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has congratulated master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on becoming the first batsman in the world to score 200 runs against South Africa in one-day international and the Indian team for scoring more than 400 runs.
“Sachin’s masterly innings of 200 not out at Gwalior in the second ODI against South Africa, has scripted cricketing history and done India proud. I congratulate him on his stupendous performance in converting his 46th one-day hundred into a double with 25 fours and three sixes in a devastating 140-ball effort. This batting genius has scaled new highs and put Indian team on a new pitch of confidence. It augurs welll for the World Cup next year”, Mr Hooda said

Air India shock top seed holders PSPB

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GURGAON, FEB 24
Second seed Air India caused a major upset by upsetting the apple cart of top seed and holders Petroleum Sports Promotion Board by 3-1 in fifth round of the National Club Open Team Championship being hosted by the Haryana Chess Association at DAV Public School here today.
For Air India, Grandmaster Tejas Bakre beat Grandmaster Arun Prasad in second board and G B Joshi stunned Grandmaster Deepan Chakkravarthy in fourth board. Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi and International Master Satyaprgyan snatched half points from Grandmasters K Sasikiran on top board and Abhijit Kunte on third board, respectively.
In another fifth round encouter, Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘A’ registered a comfortable 4-0 win over West Bengal. While second Railway B team got better off Kerala 3.5-.5. Tamil Nadu held Life Insurance Corporation of India to creditable draw while Punjab defeated Delhi 3.5–.5.
Meanwhile in the women’s section, Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy defeated Bihar while host Hayana lost to Life Insurance Corporation of India.
Earlier the fifth round of the championship was inaugurated by newly elected Haryana Chess Association Vice President Anil Kumar Parnami.
Results Round – 5 (Open ) with match points: Air India (10) bt Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (8) ; Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘A’ (8) bt West Bengal (6) 4 - 0; Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘B’ (8) bt Kerala (6) 3.5-.5 ; Tamilnadu (7) drew with Life Insurance Corporation of India (7) 2-2 ; Punjab (6) bt Delhi (4) 3.5–.5; Himachal Pradesh (4) lost to Bihar ‘A’ (6) 1-3; Haryana ‘A’ (5) drew with Uttarpradesh (5) 2-2; Tata Consultancy Services (5) drew with Services Sports Control Board (5) 2-2; Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘A’ (3) lost to Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘B’ (6) 1 – 3; All India Chess Federation for Blind (2) lost to Budhibal Kreeda Trust (4) 1- 3; Bihar ‘B’ (4) bt Kamaksha HP (2) 3 -1; HBTI (2) lost to All India Electricity Sports Control Board (4) 0 - 4; Haryana ‘B’(2) got Bye.
Round-2 (Women): Bihar lost to Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy 0-4; Haryana lost to Life Insurance Corporation of India 1.5–2.5.

PSPB and Air India share lead

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GURGAON, FEB 23 Top seed Petroleum Sports Promotion Board and second seed Air India share the lead with 8 match points after fourth round matches in the ongoing National Club Open Team Championship at DAV Public School here on today. Petroleum beat Railway Sports Promotion Board A team 3 -1 while Air India got better off Kerala in the fourth round encounters. For Petroleum, Grandmaster Arun Prasad and Deepan Chakkravarthy produced favourable results on second and fourth table against Grandmaster R R Laxman and International Master K Rathnakaran. While their top ranked player Sasikiran and Grandmaster S Kidambi settled for half points against International Masters Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury and MS Thejkumar respectively.
Meanwhile Air India convincingly defeated Kerala with a margin of 3.5 - .5. The only bright spot for Kerala from this match was the performance of lowly rated Salil Kumar, who held International Master Rahul Shetty to a creditable draw. In another fourth round matches, Railway Sports Promotion Board B team defeated Delhi 3.5 - .5 while host Haryana lost to LIC 1.5 – 2.5. But M C Tanwar brought cheers to home crowd with his individual performance as he outwitted International Master Atanu Lahiri on second board.
In the Women’s category Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy started their campaign in a winning note as they beat Tamilnadu 3 – 1. LIC also won their first round match against Bihar 2.5 – 1.5.
Earlier the fourth round matches were inaugurated inaugurated by Sh. Dharam Bir, MLA from Sohna and Chief Parlimantary Secretary, Panchayat Developments. He inauguragted the 4th Round by lighting lamp and then played an inaugural move with GM Parmarjan Negi, world’s 2nd youngest Grand Master. Mr. Dharambir showed keen interest in the game and was surprised to see that no sponsor is there to promote this event. He assured his full cooperation. He was welcomed by Sh. Pradeep Gupta-General Secretary of Haryana Chess Association and Sh. NARESH SHARMA, General Secretary of the DISTT. CHESS ASSOCIATION GURGAON. Other presents were Sh. Anil Kumar Parnami, Vice President, Sh. Mahesh Tanwar-Org. Secretary of Haryana Chess Association and Sh. Rajpal Chauhan-org. Secy. Of Distt. Associaiton.


Results Round – 4 (Open ) :- Petroleum Sports Promotion Board beat Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘A’ 3 – 1 ; Kerala lost to Air India .5 – 3.5 ; Delhi lost to Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘B’ .5 – 3.5 ; Life Insurance Corporation of India beat Haryana ‘A’ 2.5 – 1.5 ; Bihar ‘A’ lost to Tamilnadu . 5 – 3.5 ; West Bengal beat Tata Consultancy Services 3 – 1 ; Budhibal Kreeda Trust lost to Punjab 0 – 4; Uttarpradesh beat Bihar ‘B’ 3.5 - . 5; Services Sports Control Board beat HBTI 4 – 0 ; All India Chess Federation for Blind lost to Himachal Pradesh 1 – 3 ; Kamaksha HP lost to Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘B’ 1 – 3 ; Haryana ‘B’ lost to Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘A’ 1 – 3.
Results: Round 3 (Open): Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘B’ lost to Petroleum Sports Promotion Board .5 – 3.5 ; Air India beat Life Insurance Corporation of India 2.5 – 1.5 ; Tata Consultancy Services lost to Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘A’ 0 – 4 ; Punjab lost to Kerala 1.5 – 2.5 ; Tamilnadu beat Services Sports Control Board 4 – 0 ; Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘B’ lost to West Bengal 1 – 3 ; Budhibal Kreeda Trust lost to Bihar ‘A’ .5 – 3.5 ; Haryana ‘A’ beat All India Chess Federation for Blind 3.5 - .5 ; Kamaksha HP lost to Delhi 0 – 4 ; Himachal Pradesh beat Haryana ‘B’ 2.5 – 1.5 ; Bihar ‘B’ drew with Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Sangh ‘A’ 2 - 2; All India Electricity Sports Control Board lost to Uttarpradesh 1.5 – 2.5.
Round-1 (Women): Life Insurance Corporation of India beat Bihar 2.5 – 1.5 ; Dibeyandu Barua Chess Academy beat Tamilnadu 3 – 1.

AG Haryana face Delhi Audit in finals

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 23
Holders Delhi Audit defeated Accountant General Punjab by 2-0 to reach the finals of the North Zone Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&AD) Football Tournament at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.
Delhi Audit shot into the lead in 14th minute when Naresh Maan opened his team’s account by piercing the strong defence line of AG Punjab and put the ball into goal post. Later in the 23rd minute, Hitender Rawat scored another goal to make it safe 2-0.
In the second semi-final AG Haryana thrashed AG Uttaranchal by 3-0 to set title clash with Delhi Audit. The man in form Sanjeev Deopa scored first goal for his team in 12th minute. Daljeet singh of Delhi Audit put the ball into the goal post in 22nd minute. After lemon break, Virender Kanwar of AG Haryana enhanced his team’s lead by scoring a brilliant goal.
Tomorrow in the final match Delhi Audit will take on AG Haryana at 10.30 a.m.

AG Punjab, AG Haryana record wins

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 22
Accountant General Punjab defeated AG Himachal Pradesh by 2-0 in the first match of the North Zone IA &AD Football Tournament being played at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today. AG Punjab forged ahead when Sanjay Kumar scored the first goal in first minute itself. In the sixth minute Rajiv Rattan of AG Pb put the ball into the goal for his team.
In the second match AG Haryana thrashed AG J&K by 3-0. Sanjeev Daopa of AG Haryana opened the account for his team in 12th minute. For AG Harayana Rajesh Sharma scored in 16th minute.
On resumption, Rajesh Sharma again scored enabling AG Haryana to win the match 3-0.
In a thrilling match AG Uttaranchal got better of AG UP by an aggregate score of 8-7 on penalties after playing a one-all draw.
Sanjeev Singh of AG UP scored goal in 11th minute and Biplop Das of AG Uttaranchal equalised in 45th minute. In the tie breaker AG Uttaranchal defeated AG UP by 8-7 and moved to the semi-finals.
Tomorrow in the first semi-final AG Pb will face defending champions Delhi Audit at 10.00 a.m and AG Uttaranchal will face AG Haryana at 12.00 noon.

Indian squad for Asian Indoor Athletics

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 22
A 24-member Indian contingent will take part in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships to be held in Tehran (Iran) from 24th to 26th February 24 to 26. The athletes will leave Delhi for Tehran via Dubai tonight, according to Athletic Federation general secretary Dr Lalit Bhanot.
The team: Men: 60m hurdles: Sandeep Shivkumar Parmar (60 mh), Abdul Najeeb Qureshi (60m), Bibin Mathew (400m), Ghamnora Ram (800m), Bibin Mathew, Ajay Kumar,Shake Mortaja, Valliayampoikayill Baby Bineesh, Harpreet Singh (4x400m),
Pulimoottil Vinod Joseph (heptathlon), Sourabh Vij, Satyender Singh (shot put), Md. Ibrar (long jump), Hari Shankar Roy (high jump).
Women: Priyanka Pawar, Jauna Murmu (400 m),Priyanka Pawar,Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji Jauna Murmu,Tiana Mary Thomas,Karnatapu Sowjanya (4x400m),Prajusha Maliakkal Anthony, Resmi Bose (long jump), Prajusha Maliakkal Anthony, Resmi Bose (triple jump).
Coaches and supporting staff: Volodymyr Datsiuk (coach). Sanjay Kumar Garnaik (coach). Dmitry Buldov (masseur, male). Elmira Magusumova (masseur, female).

PGA plan to train caddies for IGU meets

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 22
Rakesh Monty with a score of 77 was declared the winner in the 0-9 category of the 2nd Amateur Caddies Golf Tournament organized by the Punjab Golf Association at the Chandigarh Golf Club course here today.
Rajesh and Mahinder Singh, with an identical score of 78, followed the winner. However Rajesh, having played the better back nine, was declared firtrs runner-up.
In 10-18 handicaps Harvinder carddd 78 was to be adjudged the winner. Vicky and Jaipal, with a score of 80 and 82, were declared first and second runner-up, respectively. Amrit Lal, who is only 10 years old and is the son of a caddy, was declared the youngest participant of the tournament.
Akshay Sharma, who plays IGU Amateur Circuit, carried the golf ball to a distance of 281 yards on the 18th hole was declared the longest driver. Rajesh who put the ball 8ft 2inch from the pin on the 11th hole was declared the winner. He also got the prize for maximum birdies.
In 10-18 handicap category, Sukhwinder Singh had maximum pars.
Punjab Punjab Golf Association president SK Sharma gave away the prizes. SK Sharma disclosed that the PGA would select four good amateur caddies from Chandigarh Golf Club who will be trained as coaches for which all the expenses would be paid by the association.
The best six caddies of the tournament will be made to play two rounds of golf at Chandigarh, Chandimandir and Panchkula Golf Club. Out of these six caddies, the best three will be taken under the wings of the PGA will be provided them the golf equipment. These caddies will be trained under a qualified coach and financially assist them whenever they participate in IGU categorized golf tournaments in the country

PSPB on song; Kerala beat Tamil Nadu

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GURGAON, FEB 22
Strong contenders Petroleum Sports Promotion Board began heir campaign in style in the 30th National Club Open Team Chess Championship at DAV Public School here as they overpowered their rivals in the first two rounds with an identical score of 4-0. PSPB rested their top ranked player Grandmaster Sasikiran for the first two rounds before walking away with perfect scores against Delhi and Punjab.
Eleventh seeded Kerala registered first major upset as they stunned sixth Tamil Nadu in a well fought second round match. Seasoned campaigner OT Anilkumar gave a perfect start for Kerala in the top table as he overcame higher rated Ramnath Bhuvanesh. While Ganesh Bhat and Fide Master P Maheswaran split the point on second table.
Venkat Sundarm registered a decisive result in favour of Tamilnadu against Ameer PS in the third board. But young Salil Kumar made the day memorable for Kerala as he beat higher rated H Venkatesh to register a 2.5-1.5 win for Kerala against its neighbours.
Second seed Air India and third seed Railway Sports Promotion Board ‘A’ team also shown their supremacy to defeat West Bengal and Haryana ‘A’ respectively. Earlier in the first round Air India defeated Uttarpradesh while Railway men overcame Services Sports Control Board.
Results Round-2 : PSPB beat Punjab 4-0; West Bengal lost to Air India .5-3.5; RSPB ‘A’ beat Haryana ‘A’ 3-1; Bihar ‘A’ lost to RSPB ‘B’ .5-3.5; LIC beat Kamaksha HP 4-0; Kerala beat Tamilnadu 2.5-1.5; Uttarpradesh lost to Tata Consultancy Services 1-3; Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Snagh ‘A’ lost to Delhi 1.5-2.5; All India Electricity Sports Control Board lost to Services Sports Control Board 0-4; Himachal Pradesh lost to Budhibal Kreeda Trust 1-3; HBTI lost to Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Snagh ‘B’ 0-4; Haryana ‘B’ drew with Bihar ‘B’ 2-2.
Results: Round-1 : Delhi lost to PSPB 0-4; Air India beat Uttar Pradesh 3.5-0.5; Services Sports Control Board lost to RSPB ‘A' 0.5-3.5; RSPB ‘B’ beat Himachal Pradesh 4-0; Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Snagh ‘B’ lost to LIC 0-4; Tamil Nadu bt Haryana ‘B' 3.5-0.5; Budhibal Kreeda Trust lost to West Bengal 0-4; Punjab bt Madhya Kshetra Shatranj Snagh ‘A' 4-0; Bihar ‘B' lost to Bihar ‘A' 0.5-3.5; Hayrana ‘A' bt Electricity Board 4-0; AICF-Blind lost to Kerala 1-3; TCS bt HBTI 4-0 .

Applications invited for Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 22 The Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Department has invited nominations in the prescribed proforma for Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award-2009.
A spokesman of the Department said that all the District Sports and Youth Affairs Officers in the State had been asked to recommend the names of those persons for the award, who have excellent performance and have outstanding quality of leadership and a sense of adventure discipline.
Nominations should be submitted to the Directorate by March 15, 2010
so that the same could be forwarded on time to the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, he added.
He said that Government of India would set up a Special Committee to
scrutinize all entries and make its recommendations to a National Selection Committee to be headed by the Minister, Youth Affairs and Sports.
He said that the status of the award would be the same as Arjuna Awards conferred in the field of sports by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The award carried a bronze statuette, a certificate, a blazer with a silken tie or a saree and a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, he added.
The spokesman said that the awardees would be reimbursed to and fro air fare and such other fares of conveyance as relevant in the journey through shortest route from his / her place of stay to the place of award ceremony and back. Awardees would also be provided free board and lodging in a suitable place for the award ceremony. No award would be made for a second time to the same person under same category.

Pushp shines in Ranbaxy victory

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 21
A brilliant all-round performance by Pushp (65, 2 for 13) helped Ranbaxy to beat Parabolics by 59 runs in the 1st Pharma Cup T 20 Cricket Tournament here today.
Ranbaxy won the toss and elected to bat first. They lost their first wicket cheaply but Pushp came in and controlled the innings with a dazzling batting display. He blasted all the bowlers and scored 65 runs from just 38 balls. He was ably supported by Sandeep who scored 31 runs. For Parabolics mahesh took 3 wickets giving away just 17 runs.
Parabolics came in to bat with a huge target to chase, but only Nitin (26) and Kunal (24) could make some runs for their team and in the end Parabolics fell short by 59 runs. Pushp of Ranbaxy was declared the man of the match.
In another match of the day Nector got the better of Cipla by a margin of just 28 runs and reached the semifinals, thanks to a good bowling display by Suninder (4 for 14).
Nector won the toss and elected to bat first. Gagan (39) and Anoop (29) did the bulk of scoring for their team and they managed to put on a respectable score of 139 in their alloted quota of 20 overs. For Cipla Jetender took 2 for 24 and Sanjay 3 for 34.
Cipla came in to bat and could not face the hostile bowling of Suninder who took 4 for 14 and were bundled out for just 111 in 19.5 overs.
Brief scores: Ranbaxy : 187 for 7 in 20 overs (Pushp 65, Sandeep 31, Mahesh 3 for 17, Paramjeet 2 for 24).
Parabolics: 128 for 8 in 20 overs (Nitin 26, Kunal 24, Pushp 2 for 13).
Nector: 139 for 7 in 20 overs (Gagan 39, Anoop 29, Jetender 2 for 24, Sanjay 2 for 34).
Cipla: 111 all out in 19.5 overs (Arun 25, Jetender 13, Suninder 4 for 14, Beant 2 for 18, Sanjeev 2 for 14).

National Club Team Chess off to a fine start

Gurgaon Range Commissioner TK Sharma making first move against Grandmaster K Sasikiran to inaugurate the 30th National Club Open Team Chess Championship and 8th National Club Team Chess Championship for Women in Gurgaon on Sunday.

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GURGAON, FEB 21
The 30th National Club Open Team Chess Championship and 8th National Club Team Chess Championship for Women got off to an impressive start at DAV Public School here on Sunday. As many as 25 teams in the open section and five teams in the women section are taking part in the one-long prestigious chess championships.
Star studded Petroleum Sports Promotion Board comprising Grandmasters K Sasikiran, Abhijit Kunte, Arun Prasad, S Kidambi and Deepan Chakkravarthy are top seeds and hot favourites to clinch the title while Air India led by Grandmaster Tejas Bakre and Railway Sports Promotion Board with Grandmaster RR Laxman in their squad are expected to give tough fight to the top seeds in the nine-round Swiss system championship.
Earlier, Gurgaon Range Commissioner TK Sharma inaugurated the championship in presence of Bharat Singh Chauhan, Treasurer All India Chess Federation, Naresh Garg CA, President Haryana Chess Association, Pradeep Gupta, Secretary General Haryana Chess Association and Naresh Sharma, General Secretary District Chess Association of Gurgaon.

Dancers keep spectators spell-bound

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 21
Twentyseven couples put on their dancing shoes and kept a big gathering spellbound for two hours as they did intricate steps of the jive, cha cha cha and salsa at the second Chandigarh DanceSport Championship at the Sector 10 Skating Rink here on Sunday. Whether it were the little under-9 angels or the adult couples they had the audience clapping as they went through the competition. And emerging the dancing couple champions were Bandeep and Soma in salsa and Samdish and Prashansa in jive and cha cha cha.
The two will make it to the National DanceSport Championship to be held later this year.
Some of the girls dressed in black and in high heels must have found the going tough with the music system belting out fast jive numbers, a number of them from late Elvis Presley's music album. But there were other numbers like the Tequila by Azukar Moreno, which had the chief guest Mrs Renu Aggarwal and Chandigarh DanceSport Association President Rakhee Gupta Bhandari tapping their feat.
Among the celebrity judges were the golden dance couple of India Preeti Gupta and Shanon Benjamin, who brushed the dancing skills of the dancers at a six-day workshop prior to the championship.
Preeti Gupta and Shanon Benjamin have done India proud. They made the quarter-finals of the Indoor Asian Games held at Macau in 2007. Their latest performance has been the semi-final grading they got at the All-England DanceSport Championship.
The big turn-out was the result of the dancesport being included as a medal sport in the Asian Games to be held in China in November later this year.
Soon after the competiton which saw some keen competition Preeti and Shanon took to the floor. There was hushed silence as the two put their best foot forward, dishing out one of the best fast dance action seen on the city arena. As the two bowed the audience exploded with claps and shouts asking for more.
Chandigarh DanceSport Association secretary Gursharan Singh Sethi said seeing the popularity of the new sport the association was all geared up for more such events. Mount Shivalik Breweries were the main sponsors for the dancesport competitions.
Results:
Under-9 (Salsa and Jive): Ritika and Vershon 1, Harmanjot and Nandini 2, Jabjot and Jasmine 3, Sarthak and Simran 4.
Under 12 (Salsa and Jive): Madhav and Tanya 1, Naman and Yashvi 2, Madhav and Shraddha 3.
Under 16 (Salsa and Jive): Danish and Simran 1,Nitnem and Mannat 2.
Adults (Salsa): Bandeep and Soma 1, Samdish and Prashansa 2, Ankur and Triveni 3.
Adults (Jive and Cha Cha Cha): Samdish and Prashansa 1, Bandeep and Soma 2, Jai and Sukriti 3.

Vikinder, Sunita win gold in single sculls

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 20
Vikinder Kumar (3:40.19) and Sunita Devi (5:36.69) rowed powerfully to win the men’s and women’s singles sculls gold medals, respectively, in the Chandigarh State Senior Rowing Championship at the Sukhna Lake Club water channel here today.
Ravinder Jeet Singh and Ravinder Singh displayed better coordination as they clocked 4:20.81 in the men’s double sculls. Manjit Singh and Mangal Singh were winners in the coxless pairs by clocking 4:06.99.
According to Chandigarh Rowing Association secretary Parmod Kumar Singla, the Chandigarh team will be selected on the basis of the rowers’ performance in the state meet. The selected rowers will compete in the 30th Open National Rowing Championship being held at Bhopal (M.P.) from March 10 to 15.
will be based on the performance of the rowers during the above Chandigarh State Senior Rowing Championship.
Results: Men: Single Sculls: 1 Vikinder Kumar 3:40.19; 2 Ravinder Singh 3:46.52; 3 Simaran Jeet Singh 3:54.06. Double Sculls: 1 Ravinder Jeet Singh and Ravinder Singh 4:20.81; 2 Simaran Jeet Singh and Kamal Jit Singh 5:37.92; 3 Satnam Singh and Harsimran Singh 5:24.11. Coxless Pairs: 1 Manjit Singh and Mangal Singh 4:06.99; 2 Tarsem Singh and Rajinder Singh 4:21.90; 3 Sukhdev Singh and Sharma Singh 4:40.76. Coxless Fours: 1 Manjit Singh, Mangal Singh, Tarsem Singh and Ravinder Singh 3:29.17; 2 Baljinder Singh, Chandandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Ravi Inder Singh 3:46.50; 3 Sukhdev Singh, Parmesh Kumar, Kuldeep Singh and Gurvinder Singh 4:04.67.
Women: Single Sculls: 1 Sunita Devi 5:36.69. Coxless Pairs: 1 H. Kunjeshwari Devi and Priyadarsani Raut 5:15.92.

Chandigarh qualifiers for Audi quattro Cup identified

Atul Aggarwal (Managing Director, Audi Chandigarh), Mr. Maninder Pal Singh and Mr. Pradeep Randhawa (winning team) and Martin Birkner, (Head of Marketing, Audi India).

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PANCHKULA, FEB 20
The Audi quattro Cup 2010 hosted at the Panchkula Golf Club by Audi Chandigarh saw the best players of amateur golf compete for a spot in the National final. Maninder Pal Singh and Pradeep Randhawa emerged as the winners with 47 stableford points. Sumeet Sehgal and Abel ended up as the runner-up team with 46 points while Vishal Soni and VS Dahiya came in third with 45 points.
The top two winning teams will be participating in the Indian final of the Audi quattro Cup in September.
In the various skills contest held, the team of Girish Virk and Shiv Kumar Gupta won the ‘maximum pars’ award while Charandeep Singh Bal won the ‘Longest Drive’ prize. Ankur Ahuja emerged as the winner for the “Straightest Drive” contest while Sandip Chakravarty won the ‘closest to pin’ award.

Audi quattro Cup 2010 tees off today

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PANCHKULA, FEB 19
The second leg of the Audi quattro Cup 2010 is all set to tee off with as many as 90 golfers vying for honours at the picturesque Panchkula Golf Club here on Saturday.
Played on a unique “Greensome Stableford” format, where a team consists of two golfers drawn randomly, the top two teams will qualify for the Audi India quattro Cup finals to be held in September. The winning team from the Audi India tournament will then qualify to participate in the world finals of Audi quattro Cup held at one of the world’s most beautiful golf courses in the Island of Sardinia, Italy from 8th to 12th October 2010.
The Audi quattro Cup tournament series, established in 1991, has become one of the most celebrated amateur golf tournaments in the world bringing together over 85000 golfers from 44 countries.
“Audi has been committed to the sport of golf for almost two decades. The sport which stands for precision and technique truly embodies Audi's philosophy of ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’. The Audi quattro Cup is ranked amongst the biggest and most popular amateur golf tournaments worldwide. The tournament which enters its third season in India has emerged as not just a popular sporting event but also as an ideal opportunity to intensify business relationships and establish new contacts.” said Benoit Tiers, Managing Director, Audi India.
Apart from the main prizes, the various skills prizes promise to keep every participant enthused. The golfers will also get an opportunity to interact and take some golfing tips from India’s leading professional Gaurav Ghei who will drive on behalf of every team on a particular hole. The Panckula Golf Club is primed to host the mega event where the winds act as a major challenge.
A friendly format, top of the line hospitality, great prizes and some wonderful weather promise to make a deadly concoction which no player can afford to miss.

Chikka reigns supreme at LG All-India Amateur

Chikka with Ashit Luthra and Anil Seolekar.

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PUNE, FEB 19
Sixteen-year-old Chikkarangappa dominated the final of the matchplay championship at the LG All-India Amateur to become the youngest champion of the national amateur championship in its 109th edition. The final that was played at the par-72 Oxford Golf & Country Club saw Chikka triumph over Delhi lad Bhnaupratap Singh 5&4.
This was Chikka’s second win this season on the LG Amateur Tour, with the first one coming in the middle of last year when he won the LG Karnataka Open at his home club—Eagleton Golf Club. For Bhanupratap Singh, despite losing in the final, it was a dream week as he registered his best finish on the amateur circuit, coming from nowhere to reach the final of the championship.
The tournament final that was to be played over 36 holes, with the finalists covering the course two times over, started with Chikka pushing forward aggressively. In the morning session, it was Chikka all the way as he stormed to a 6Up advantage through the first 18 holes, which included six birdies. Starting at daybreak, Chikka opened with a birdie, but Bhanu got right back into it with a birdie of his own on the par-4 second. But after that, it was all downhill for Bhanu as he struggled to keep pace with Chikka, who made four more birdies before the turn to pull away from Bhanu. There was a hint of a fight but Chikka closed the first session with his sixth birdie of the day to go 6Up.
It was a completely different story in the second session, as Bhanu began to go toe-to-toe with Chikka. With a wide gap already having been established, it was always going to be a tough mountain for the 18-year-old Delhi boy to climb and despite preventing Chikka from extending his lead, he couldn’t take Chikka beyond the 14th hole.
The LG All-India Amateur Championship also brought to an end the 2009-10 season and the next season will commence in April.
Final: S Chikkarangappa bt Bhanupratap Singh 5&4.

SAI Extension Centre at Panjab University

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 19
The Sports Authority of India has 'adopted' Panjab University, Chandigarh as its extension centre under the STC/SAG scheme.
A spokesman of Sports Authority of India said here today that adoption of Panjab University with seven sports disciplines -- badminton, basketball, football, hockey, swimming, wrestling and athletics -- for one year.
Twenty trainees in the age group of 14 to 21 in each selected sports discipline will be selected during selected trials. There will be age relaxation in case of an outstanding sportsperson.
Barring wrestling, the SAI coaches are alreaded posted at the PU Campus. The SAI will also post a wrestling coach at the PU Campus.

Satinder to officiate in Hero Honda World Cup Hockey

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CHANDIGARH, FEB 18
International Hockey Federation (FIH) has appointed International Grade – I hockey umpire Satinder Sharma as umpire to supervise matches in the Hero Honda Hockey World Cup to be held in Delhi from February 28 to March 13. The State Bank of India official has been on the elite panel of International Hockey Federation for the last over 10 years.
By appointing for the New Delhi World Cup, Satinder Sharma completed his well-deserved hat-trick as he had earlier officiated in the previous two World Cups held in 2002 at Kuala Lumpur (Malasiya) and 2006 at Monchengladbach (Germany).
Satinder is the only Indian hockey umpire who was recently awarded the Golden Whistle by the FIH for having supervised more than 100 international matches in the Olympics, World Cup and Champions Trophy tournaments. By achieving this rare distinction, he has done not only the City Beautiful but also the country proud.
Satinder Sharma has been directed to report at New Delhi on Feburary 24 and will attend umpires seminar to be organized by the FIH Umpiring Committee prior to the commencement of the World Cup.

Chikka prevails over Prabhagaran

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PUNE, FEB 18
Sixteen-year-old Chikkarangappa defeated Sri Lanka’s K Prabhagaran to set up a title clash against unheralded Bhanupratap Singh in the matchplay championship at the LG All-India Amateur at the par-72 Oxford Golf & Country Club. Chikka beat Prabhagaran 3&1 and Bhanu continued his march over higher-ranked players, as he upset experienced Karan Vasudeva 2&1 on way to final.
The first match of the day lived up to its billing as both Chikkarangappa and Prabhagaran put on an excellent display, producing quality shots in the early part of the match. Chikka managed to go toe-to-toe with the experienced Lankan and through the first eight holes had five birdies against his name, with most of his putts more than ten feet long finding the bottom of the cup. This allowed the Bangalore boy to go 4Up against Prabhagaran. The 29-year-old made a comeback into the match, picking up birdies of his own and after the 13th hole, the score read 1Up in favour of Chikka. But the youngster kept nerves at bay and finished the match with two back-to-back birdies to win the tie.
In the other match, Bhanupratap Singh, who had already notched up his best ever performance on the circuit after he reached the quarter-finals, went into this match as the underdog. But both players struggled with their game on the front-nine, with Karan making the turn with a sizable advantage by his side. After having looked exhausted and out of it, Bhanu found inspiration and put himself back in contention. The match was back to All-square after 12 but on the par-4 13th, a mistake from Bhanu’s caddy almost cost him the match after he raked the bunker under conditions not allowed. The hole was awarded to Vasudeva who went 1Up. Despite that, Bhanu fought on and a birdie three on the 15th followed by Vasudeva finding the hazard on the 16th put Bhanu in the driver’s seat for the first time.
A missed par for Vasudeva on the 17th allowed Bhanu to continue his dream run this week. “It is an incredible feeling. Till now I had not even finished in the top-15 of any tournament and to have made it all the way to the final in the most important tournament on Tour is incredible. One more day, and anything can happen,” said an elated Bhanu after his semi-final match. He will now square up against Chikka in a marathon 36-hole final on Friday.
Semi-final Results (semi-finals): S Chikkarangappa bt K Prabhagaran 3&1; Bhanupratap Singh bt Karan Vasudeva 2&1.