Himal and Arunima are champions

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 by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)CHANDIGARH, AUG 31
 Himal Gusain (SD Public School, Sec 32) with 5 points and Arunima Goyal (Sacred Heart, 26) with 4 points emerged as champions in the boys and girls category respectively in the the under-19  chess championship 2010 which concluded today at St. Xaviers Sr. Sec. School Sec 44, Chandigarh.
Gitin (St. Johns, 26) came 2nd , Amartaya Bhatacharya (Rayan International) 3rd and Amrinder singh 4th in the boys category. In the girls category Simranjeet Kaur (Saupin’s School Sec-32) came 2nd, Tarini Goyal(Sacred Heart, 26) 3rd and Shivika Jain 4th.
The above motioned players have been selected to represent Chandigarh at the Nationals being held at Puri (Orissa) in the last week of September, 2010.
Points position at the end of 5th and final round: 5 points : Himal Gusain. 4 points:  Arunima Goyal. 3.5 points: Simranjeet Kaur. 3 points: Gitin, Tarini Goyal, Amartya Bhattacharya, Shivika Jain, Amrinder Singh.  2.5 points: Jaskeerat S. Ahluwalia, Tanya Kaushal. 2 points: Manas Sharma, Kritika Kapila, Vibhushit Singh, Pranay Garg, Kashish Kaushal.  1.5 points: Roopam Bhardwaj, Rishab Jain. 0 point: Sagar Sharma.

LIC Cricket Club bag Kailash Behal Trophy

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 by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)CHANDIGARH, AUG 31
LIC Cricket Club, Sector 26 defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 56 Club by 18 runs in the final of the Chandigarh State Women Under-16 Cricket Championship for Kailash Behal Trophy at the IS Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School in Sector 21 here today.
 LIC Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat. They made 116 for 5 in 20 overs. Manisha was the top scorer with 73 runs. In reply, GMSSS 56 Club could score 98 in 18.2 overs. Kavita made 29 runs. Sonia of GMSSS 56 Club took three wickets in four overs. Reena got two wickets. Mala, Sony and Manisha bagged two wickets each for LIC Cricket Club. 
Manisha was adjudged as the woman of the match and Reena of GMSSS 56 Club was adjudged as the best bowler of the tournament.
Sh. P K Sharma, DPI (Schools), Chandigarh Administration was the chief guest and distributed the prizes.
Chandigarh Women's Cricket Association president (Dr) Satainder Dhillon welcomed the
chief guest. 
SELECTION TRIALS:  Trials for Women's National Open 20:20 tournament in Ludhiana, will be conducted at IS Dev Samaj  Senior Secondary  School, Sector 21, here tomorrow at  3.00 p.m.

Ashok, Gaurav adn Pratap sharing lead

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)CHANDIGARH, AUG 31
Ashok Kumar, Gaurav Pratap Singh and Feroz Ali Mollah produced identical scores of four under 68 to hold the joint lead after round one of the PGTI Players Championship presented by Chandigarh Golf Club. Harendra Gupta and Sandeep Syal are one stroke behind the leaders in joint fourth position.
Delhi’s Ashok Kumar, a seven-time winner on the Aircel-PGTI, was even par after 12 holes as he had birdied the fourth and bogeyed the 12th. He then unleashed a 340-yard drive on the par five 13th that helped him set up an eagle. The Delhi golfer made successive birdies on the 16th and 17th to close the day at four under. He drove the green on the par four 17th and two-putted from 30 feet for birdie.
Ashok, who has never won at the Chandigarh Golf Club, is eager to set the record straight this time around.
Ashok said, “I’m really keen to win at the Chandigarh Golf Club. I have been beaten in a few playoffs at this venue in the past and I want to make up for all those losses during this week. I’m in the process of recovering from a wrist injury that kept me out of action for the last three months and today’s round of 68 provided me the ideal start for the second half of the season.”
He added, “My driving was fantastic today and I also holed some decent putts including one from 15 feet for birdie on the 16th.”
Gaurav Pratap Singh of Noida, a winner on the Aircel-PGTI last season, fired five birdies against a lone bogey to be at the top of the leaderboard. The 26-year-old, who made two cuts out of four starts in his first season on the Asian Tour this year, putted consistently and made a great par save on the 16th on day one.
“This is a great start for me considering that I have had an ordinary season so far. This is the best I have played since I sustained an injury towards the end of last year. I now feel that I’m getting back into form,” said Gaurav.
Feroz Ali Mollah of Kolkata also ended the day as the joint leader as he came up with five birdies and a bogey in his opening round. The former Indian Open champion, who has never won on the Aircel-PGTI, hit it close through the day.
Feroz said, “I hit it close today, especially on the 10th where I landed it within four feet from 100 yards out. I hope to carry on this form and post a good finish this week.”
Harendra Gupta was the highest placed among the Chandigarh golfers on Tuesday. He returned a 69 to be tied fourth along with Sandeep Syal of Chennai.
Mukesh Kumar, Ajeetesh Sandhu of Chandigarh, Raju Ali Mollah and Shankar Das are a further stroke back in tied sixth.
Rahil Gangjee, one of the pre-tournament favourites, is tied 15th at even par 72 while Chandigarh’s Sujjan Singh lies tied 70th at five over 77.  

Ashish and Bhawna bag titles in NZ Audit Badminton

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Ashish Sharma who bagged a golden double

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 31 
Ashish Sharma of AG Punjab and Bhawna of AG Haryana captured the men’s and women's singles titles, respectively, in the North Zone Indian Audit and Accounts Department Badminton Tournament which concluded at the Sector 42 Badminton Hall here today.
Ashish Sharma defeated Vijay of Delhi Audit by 21-13, 21-14 in the men's singles final. Ashish completed a golden double by winning the men's doubles final. Patnering Amit, Ashish went on to claim the men's doubles title. In association with Amit, Ashish  outpointed  Deepak and Amit  of Uttar Pradesh by 21-10, 21-10 in the final.
 In the women’s singles final Bhawna of AG Haryana beat Saroj of AG Haryana by 21-9, 21-9.
In the veterans final Swarup of AG Haryana toiled to overcame a sitff resistance from Vinod of AG Himachal Pradesh by 18-21, 26-24, 22-20. Principal. Director of Audit (Defence Services) Mohinder Singh gave away the prizes to winners and runners-up

Haryana to issue sports gradation certificates online

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 31
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that the gradation certificate will be issued to the sports persons online in the state and now they need not have to visit the government offices for obtaining it. He also announced to increase diet money from Rs. 100 to Rs. 150 per day.
            Mr Hooda was speaking in a state level function organized by Haryana Olympic Association and Sports and Youth Welfare Department for launching of Sports and Physical Aptitude Test (SPAT)-2011 at Tau Devi Lal Stadium at  Gurgaon.
He said that the ‘Talent Hunt’ programme under SPAT-2010 was extremely successful and about 80000 players applied for this test in the month of May last. Out of these, 46000 players actually participated and 1606 players who scored more than 75 per cent marks were selected for granting scholarships. The idea was to identify the budding sports persons in the state and groom them from the earlier stage. The target was to select 3000 players through SPAT.
He expected that in the SPAT-2011, more than 20 lakh players would participate as the first phase of the programme will be conducted in the schools. He said that after the first phase, the sports department would again take test of these players and those who scored more than 75 per cent would be selected for scholarships. An amount of Rs. 1500 was given to the players in the age group of 8-14 years and Rs.  2000 were given to players between the age of 15-19 years.
Mr Hooda, who himself is a sports person, said that 300  stadia were constructed in the state, out of which 173 have been handed over to the sports department. He said that coaches, groundmen and managers would soon be appointed. He said that three per cent of posts in Haryana Police have been reserved for outstanding players. He said that the medal winners of Haryana at the national and international level have been appointed as DSP in Haryana Police so as to promote sports.
He said that the state government as provided sports equipments worth Rs. one lakh each in 619 villages and work to provide these equipments in equal number of villages was in progress. Mr Hooda said that the aim was to promote sports in every village and he appealed to the people to play atleast one game for keeping oneself physically fit. He said that there is no age bar for playing. To motivate and groom the players, Mr Hooda said, 1469 day boarding and 137 boarding nurseries have been setup. He said that in Haryana a data base of 35000 sports persons has been created which is perhaps the biggest database in the country.
The Chief Minister honoured 1606 players selected under SPAT-2010 and presented a certificate and smart card to each of them. The smart card has the complete bio-data of the player. Mr Hooda said that the scholarship money would be remitted directly into to bank account of the players. Mr Hooda also presented cheques of honorarium to 55 Arjuna Awardees and 9 Dronacharya Awardees of the state. An honorarium of 5000 per month would be given to each of them and on this the state government would incurr Rs. 48.50 lakh.
Mr Hooda awarded cash prizes to the panchayats which stood first, second and third  in Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA). Under the scheme an amount of Rs. 17.62 crore has already been spent and Rs. 6.80 crore more would be spent during the current financial year. The panchayat of village Kandela in district Jind stood first, village Amin in district Kurukshetra stood second, village Bapoli in district Panipat stood third and village Saroli in district Mewat stood fourth under the scheme. Over all, district Bhiwani was first, district Rohtak second and district Sonepat third. The Chief Minister distributed cash awards of Rs. 72.12 lakh to the panchayats which bagged positions at block, district and state levels.
On the occasion, the Sports and Home Minister Mr. Gopal Kanda and Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dharambir Singh also addressed the gathering. The president of Haryana Olympic Association Mr. P.V. Rathi welcomed the guests. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Cooperation Mr. Sukhbir Kataria was present. A colourful cultural programme was presented by the artistes of Sports and Youth Welfare Department for whom the Chief Minister announced to give Rs one lakh.

Haryana to give cash awards to medal winners

by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir) CHANDIGARH, AUG 31
The Haryana Government would award Rs.15 lakh, Rs10 lakh and Rs. 5 lakh to those sportspersons of the state who will win gold, silver and bronze medals in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games-2010.

This was announced by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at a press confernece in New Delhi today.
He also launched the second edition of Sports and Physical Aptitude Test (SPAT) and announced to increase its seats to 5,000 players . In the first edition of SPAT,1606 players had qualified. He said that the schools would be involved in the SPAT-2011 and about 20 lakh players are likely to participate in this ambitious programme. He also released the theme song of the “play4india”.
Mr Hooda said that the success of Commonwealth Games is linked with the national prestige and the Haryana Government would provide all support including water and electricity for it. He said that the State Government had made elaborate arrangements for all the Commonwealth Games related preparations as sought from it including the provision of rooms.
Mr Hooda will be visiting the campaign sites at Dundahera and Surajkund.
In reply to another question on whether the State Government could have developed a city for organizing the Commonwealth Games, Mr. Hooda replied in affirmative.
Mr Hooda said that the State Government is setting up 173 Rural Stadiums in the State which would further promote sports in the State. Rs.50 to Rs.60 lakh have been incurred. Ground Managers and Groundmen are being appointed for them The State of Haryana has already been contributing a number of international level sports-persons and out of the recent 12 Arjuna Awardees, five were from Haryana State, he added.
Haryana Olympic Association President Mr. P.V. Rathi, Additional Principal Secretaries to Chief Minister Dr. K.K.Khandelwal and Mr. Shiv Raman Gaur, Media Advisors, Mr. Sunder Pal Singh and Mr. Shiv Bhattia and Haryana Sports Director, Mr O.P. Singh were also present in the meeting.

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Stage set for Administrator’s Challenge Cup Soccer

Joint Director Sports Dr JPS Sidhu (second from left) addressing a press conference. DSO KS Bharti (left) and CFA secretary Rakesh Bakshi are also in the picture

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 31
Mohun Bagan Academy are pitted against local outfit New Public School in the opening match of the 8th All India Administrator’s Challenge Cup Football Tournament (Under-17) being organised by the Sports Department, Chandigarh Administration, here from September 1 to 9 at the Sector 17 Football Stadium. The kick off is at 4 p.m.
According to Chandigarh Sports Director M L Sharma 18 leading teams of the country are taking part in the nine-day football bonanza. Sanctioned by the All India Football Federation, the Administrator’s Challenge Cup, is going from strength to strength. All future hopes of the country would be seen in action and the matches would be played at the Sector 17 Football Stadium and Sector 42 Football Ground.
Mr Sharma disclosed that the teams have been divided into four groups. The Group A will comprise Indian Tigers (Mumbai), Mahindra and Mahindra (Mumbai), Gorkha Training Centre (Shillong), DAV School Football Academy (Chandigarh) and Rohit Football Academy (Orissa).
Mizoram SSA, Steadfast (Mumbai), Mahilpur Football Academy and Haryana Football Association have been clubbed in Group B.
Mohun Bagan Academy (Kolkata), Orissa Football Association, New Public School (Chandigarh) and Rurka Kalan Football Academy (Punjab) have been placed in Group C.
Last year’s joint winners Indian Football Association (Kolkata) have been clubbed with Paldi Football Academy (Punjab), Madhya Pradesh Football Association, Dalbir Football Academy (Patiala) and Himachal Football Association.
Mr Sharma said that All India Football Federation nine qualified referees have been deputed to supervise the matches. Those who will act as referees are: Amrik Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Rajesh Sharma, Rakesh Sharma, B L Ganguly, Daljeet Singh, Deepak Gurang, Ravinder Singh, Mahipal Singh and Surinder Pal Jhingar. Chandigarh Football Association secretary Rakesh Bakshi has been appointed as Match Commissioner. NS NIS Sports Authority of India, Patiala, has deputed I P Nagi as technical expert.
With a view to checking the menace of fielding overage players in the junior tournaments, the Chandigarh Administration has decided to deal such cases with an iron hand. A medical committee has been formed to determine the age of a doubtful player. Dr Shard Indu, MO Ortho, Government Multi Specilities Hospital, Sector 16 will be the nodal officer. Medical teams with supporting staff will be deputed at the Sector 17 Football Stadium as well as Sector 42 Football Ground. As per rule of the AIFF, all participating teams have to go medical examination before the start of the tournament.
Mr Sharma and Joint Sports Director Dr JPS Sidhu said that most of the teams have already arrived and they had the feeling of the grounds.
Organising Secretary and District Sports Officer KS Bharti, said that the organisers would provide free board and lodging and transport. Besides the glittering trophies, the Chandigarh Administration would give a cash prize of Rs 50,000 to the winners and Rs 25,000 to the runners-up team.
Free board and lodging would be provided at Kisan Bhawan, Sector 35, Sports Hostel, Sector 42 and Sports Complex, Sector 7. The organisers have also booked more accommodation in case of any need arising.
The Chandigarh Home Secretary, Mr Ram Niwas, IAS, will be the chief guest on the opening day and he will also inaugurate the tournament at 3.45 p.m.
Meanwhile, the organisers have made all arrangements for the smooth conduct of the tournament. More than 20 committees have been formed which are working sincerely to make the tournament a resounding success.
Meanwhile the Chandigarh Sports Department would honour the victorious Chandigarh team in the Junior National Under-19 Football Championship for Dr B C Roy Trophy, Dr Sidhu said that the players and officials who accompanied the team to Kolkatta would be felicitated at the closing ceremony of the Administrator's Challenge Cup on September 9. Each member will be given a cash award of Rs 5,000.

Mumbai stun Punjab in Buchi Babu Cricket final

 

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CHENNAI, AUG 30

Punjab were stopped in their tracks by Mumbai when they handed them a 90 runs defeat in the finals of Buchi Babu Tournament here today. Batting first Mumbai scored 284 runs for all in the allotted 90 overs. They were well served by their skipper Abhishek Nair who scored a polished century (135) to take their team to a respectable total. 

Punjab made an early dent in Mumbai batting when right arm medium pacer Luv Abhlish induced an edge from opener Atul Banay to be snapped up by Perry Goel on the third ball of the innings with the Mumbai score reading 0 for 1. Thereafter Abhishek Nair pulverized the Punjab attack by hitting all round the wicket and taking his team to a respectable score. 

Other Mumbai batsman gave ample support to Abhishek Nair. They showed grit and determination and their last wicket partnership was also worth 35 runs. For Punjab the in form leg spinner Rahul Sharma returned figures of 4 for 85 off 26 over’s, he was ably supported by medium pacer Luv Abhlish 2 for 39 off 15 over’s, while the other medium pacer Bharat Loomba chipped in with 1 for 29.

Replying Punjab were bundled out for 194 runs in 72 overs. They were well served by Taruwar Kolhi (65) Vishwas Bhalla ( 43) and Perry Goel ( 32) Taruwar Kolhi and Vishwas Bhalla were involved in a fruitful 80 runs partnership for the third wicket. 

Punjab earlier in the morning were reduced to 26 for 3 as they lost skipper Karan Goel (4), Sarul Kanwar(4) and Mandeep Singh (9) with the total reading measly 26 for 3 before Taruwar Kolhi (65) with 7 boundaries and Vishwas Bhalla (42) off 121 balls with 2 boundaries steadied  the ship and took the total to 103 when Vishwas Bhalla got out. Most of the Punjab Batsman committed hara-kiri by going for the big shots but failing to clear the fielders.

Their cavalier attitude brought rich rewards for off Spinner Vikrant who returned impressive figures of 10-2-46-5. Earlier in the innings right arm Medium pacer murtuza and left arm Medium pacer Sourabh Netravalkar accounted for 2 wickets each. Sourabh in fact was almost unplayable as is evident from his figures of 16-9-13-2.

Mumbai got a cash prize of 1 lakh while Punjab had to be content with a purse of Rs 50000.

Brief scores: Mumbai 284 for all in 90 overs (Abhishek Nair 135,Rahul Sharma 4 for 86, Luv Abhlish 2 for 32, Bharat Loomba 1 for 29).

Punjab 194 for all in 72 overs (Taruwar Kolhi 65, Vishwas Bhalla 42, Perry Goel 32,Sourabh 2 for 13, Vikrant 5 for 46 and Muturza 2 for 41).

Simranjeet, Himal and Tarini share lead

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 by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)CHANDIGARH, AUG 30
Simranjeet Kaur, Himal Gusain, and Tarini Goyal with two points each were leading at the end of the second round of the Chandigarh Under-19 Boys and Girls Chess Championship at St. Xavier’s Senior Secondary. School, Sector 44-C, here today. During the championship a Chandigarh team of four players in each category will be selected for the Nationals to be held at Puri, (Orissa) from September 30 to October 8. 
A total of  18 chess players are participating in this championship.
Points positions after second round:  2 points: Simranjeet Kaur, Himal Gusain, and Tarini Goyal. 1.5: Amartya Bhattacharaya, Tanya Kaushal, Jaskeerat Singh Ahluwalia. 1:  Gitin, Vibhushit Singh, Arunima Goyal, Manas Sharma, Shivika Jain, Amrinder Singh, Kritika Kapila. 0.5 pt: Roopam Bhardwaj. 0 pt: Kashish Kaushal, Rishab Jain, Pranay Garg, Sagar Sharma.

Sameer and Daya top seeds in U-19 singles

Panjab University Sports Director CS Grewal (right) releasing the logo of 20^th Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking Prize Money Badminton Tournament in Chandigarh on Monday.

 

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 30 
Sameer Verma of Air India and Daya Elsa Jacob of Kerala have been given top billings in the boys under-19 and girls under-19 singles of the 20th Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking Prize Money Badminton Tournament being hosted by Express Shuttlle Club in Chandigarh for the first time from September 1 to 6.
Rutvika Shivani G of Andhra Pradesh and Rituparna Das of West Bengal have been top seeded in the boys and girls under-16 singles.
Announcing the seedings here today, organizing secretary Sanjiv Sachdeva said that qualifying round will be played from September 1 to 3 and the main draw matches from September 4 to 6. The main draw of singles will be of 32 and the doubles of 16.
Seedings: Sub-junior boys u-13 singles: 1 Chirag Sen (Utr), 2 C Rahul Yadav (AP), 3 Siril Varma (AP), 4 Chandra Kumar (AP), 5 Bodit Joshi (Utr), 6 Mithun Manjunath (Ktk), 7 Anirudh Shanker (AP), 8 Kanishq M (AP).
Sub-junior girls singles u-13: 1 Harika V (AP), 2 Shikha Gautam (Mah), 3 Santoshihasini Reddy (AP), 4 Shreyansi Pardesi (MP), 5 Mahita Aggarwal (Ktk), 6 Kuhoo Garg (Utr), 7 Vrushali G (AP), 8 Anura Prabhudesai (Goa).
Sub-Junior boys doubles u-13: 1 Chirag Sen (Utr) and Rahul Yadav (AP), 2 Siril Varma (AP) and Kanishq M (AP), 3 Bodit Joshi and Lakshay Sen (Utr), 4 Chandra Kumar and Sai Kishore (AP).
Sub-junior girls u-13 doubles: 1  Vrushali G and Harika V (AP), Mahima Aggarwal (Ktk) and Khuoo Garg (Utr), 3 Shikha Gautam (Mah) and Shreyansi Pardesi (MP), 4 Ashwini K Bhat (Ktk) and Kanika Kanwal (Dli).
Sub-junior boys singles U-16: 1 Arun George (Ker), 2 Aditya Joshi (MP), 3 Harsheel Dani (Mah), 4 Arsalan Naqvi (UP), 5 Sudhanshu Medsikar (Mah), 6 Santosh Ravuri (AP), 7 Sai Tanuj M (AP), 8 Chaitanya KP (AP).
Sub-junior girls U-16 singles: 1 Rituparna Das (WB), 2 Maneesha K (AP), 3 Sudha Kalyani (AP), 4 Anjali Rawat (Guj), 5 Rutvika Shivani (AP),  6 Meghana (AP), 7 Sara Naqvi (UP), 8 Sindhu PV (AAI).
Sub-junior boys U-16 doubles: 1  Arun George (Ker) and Santosh Ravuri (AP), 2 Chaitanya Reddy (AP) and Chaitenya Reddy (AP), 3 Talar Laa (ANP) and Sau Tanujh (AP), 4 Harsheel Dani (Mah) and Aditya Joshi (MP).
Sub-junior girls U-16 doubles: 1 Rutvika Shivagi (AP) and Poorvisha S Ram (Ktk), 2 Meghana and Maneesha K (1P), 3 Sudha Kalyani (AP) and Anjali Rawat (Guj), 4 Harika and Pramada (AP).
Junior boys U-19 singles: 1 Sameer Verma (AI), 2 Sai Praneeth (AAI), 3 Vijetha NVS (AP), 4 C Rohit Yadav (AP), 5 Srikanth K (AP), 6 Pratul Joshi (AI), 7 Sarang Lakhani (Mah), 8 Subhankar Dev (Mah).
Junior girls U-19 singles: 1 Daya Elsa Jacob (Ker), 2 Saili Rane (AI), 3 Sanyogita Ghorpade (AI), 4 Tanvi Lad (AI), 5 Gauri Ghate (Mah), 6 Rituparna Das (WB), 7 Sindhu PV (AAI), 8 Maneesha K (AP).
Junior mixed U-19 doubles: 1 Sunith S and Linymol PS (Ker), 2 Venkatesh B and Rutvika Shivangi (AP0, 3 Sriteja K and Sudha Kalyani (AP), 4 Bhaskar Chakraborty (Mah) and Sheshdhari Sanyal (WB).
Junior boys U-19 doubles: 1 Vijetha NVS and C Rohit Yadav (AP), 2 Arun George (Ker) and Santosh Ravuri (AP), 3 Srikanth K and Hema Nagendra Babu (AP), 4 Sriteja K (AP) and Shiwan Sharma (UP).
Junior girls U-19 doubles: 1 Gauri Ghate (Mah) and Daya Elsa Jacob (Ker), 2 Sanyogita Ghorpade and Saili Rane (AI), 3 Linymol PS and Aerathi Sara Sunil (Ker), 4 Rutivka Shivani (AP) and Poorvisha S Ram (Ktk).

1274 entries for Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial

Organising secretary Sanjiv Sachdeva (centre) addressing a press conference in Chandigarh on Monday

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 30
The 20th edition of the 20th Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking Prize Money Badminton Tournament being conducted by Express Shuttlle Club in Chandigarh for the first time from September 1 to 6, has attracked 1274 entries.
Addressing a press conference at the UT Guest House here today, organizing secretary Sanjiv Sachdeva said that the prestigious tournament for under-19 years, which carries a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh, would be played at the Panjab University Gymnasium and the Sector 42 Badminton Hall.
The qualifying round matches will be played from September 1 to 3 and the main draw would begin on September 4 and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will inaugurate the meet at 10 a.m.  The main draw for singles will be of 32 and doubles of 16 in each category.
Junior boys singles have 205 entries for qualifying round. Only eight will make it to the main draw. Twenty four players in singles of each category will get direct entry into the main draw. In doubles only four pairs will qualify for main draw.
“Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Limited chairman Viveck Goenka in sponsoring the tournament in a big way,” said Sanjiv Sachdeva. Yonex-Sunrise is donating yonex equipment.
K Pani Rao of Andhra Pradesh has been appointed referee. Krsihan Gopal (Uttar Pradesh) is the deputy referee and Badminton Association of India has nominated Rajiv Mehta (Railways) as Match Control.
Chandigarh Badminton Association president MC Sethi said Express Shuttle Club has shifted its headquarters from Chennai to Chandigarh. From now on, the Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking Prize Money Badminton Tournament would be hosted in Chandigarh.

Haryana students to get special leave to see Commonwealth Games

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   by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir) CHANDIGARH, AUG 29 Haryana students who will be witnessing Commonwealth Games in Delhi from October 8 to 13 will be given special holiday. It was announced  by the Minister of State for Sports Gopal Kanda while inaugurating a gymnasium at village Jodhka in Sirsa district.
  He said that gyms would be set up in all the villages of the district to create sports temperament among youth. A sum of more than Rs.one lakh would be spent in each village on setting up gym and various equipments for physical exercises would also be made available in the gym.
  The Minister said that yoga classes would be started in all the government schools to keep the students physically fit. The yoga would also be taught in rural areas as well. To achieve this objective, yoga volunteer would be appointed in all the 119 blocks of the state. The PTIs and DPEs in the government schools would be imparted yoga training so that they could teach yoga to the students during morning prayer. A yoga camp was also organized at Sirsa which was very successful. A permanent yoga coach would also be appointed in the district by the Sports Department.
Mr Kanda said that Queen's Baton Relay would reach Dabwali in district Sirsa via Rajasthan on September 26 and it would be accorded State level welcome at village Chautala. He himself would welcome Queen's Baton Relay at village Chautala. Hundreds of well-established and distinguished persons and national and international sportspersons would participate in the Queen's Baton Relay. Queen's Baton Relay would be halted at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Sirsa at the night of September 26, where colourful cultural programmes would be organised, he added.

Delhi Audit to cross swords with AG UP in final

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 29
Delhi Audit and AG Uttar Pradesh will cross swords for the team trophy in the North Zone Indian Audit and Accounts Department Badminton Tournament at the Sector 42 Badminton Hall here today.
In the  first semi-final Delhi Audit beat AG Punjab by 3-2. Ashish of AG Punjab beat Sunil of Delhi Audit by 21-3 , 21-6. In second singles match Luv Kumar of AG Punjab fought well but lost to Nitin of Delhi Audit  (23-21, 8-21, 10-21). In the doubles match Amit & Ashish of AG Punjab easily beat Rajiv & Apinder of Delhi Audit (21-10, 21-10) and took lead by 2-1. But Delhi Audit fought back from this stage when in another singles match Vijay of Delhi Audit beat Amit of AG Punjab and levelled the score (2-2). In the last doubles match Vijay and Sunil of Delhi Audit beat Luv and Rajiv of AG Punjab by 21-17, 21-9 and reached in the team events final.
In the second semi-final  AG UP beat Anurag of AG HP by 21-10, 21-10 and in another one sided affair Deepak of AG UP beat S N Sharma of AG HP by 21-2, 21-2 . In the doubles match Sahil & Deepak of AG UP beat Vijay & Manoj of AG HP by 21-4,21-5.
AG HP beat AG Haryana by 3-0 in the opening match.  In the singles match Vijay of AG HP beat Parveen of AG Haryana 21-7 & 21-6.  In the second singles match Manoj of AG HP beat Raman of AG Haryana 21-10 & 21-5.  In the doubles match Manoj and Vijay of AG HP beat Raman and Parveen of AG Haryana by 21-8, 21-12.
Earlier  Wing Cdr.(Retd.)  Satish Bhatia inaugurated the three-day tourney.

Shivalik Academy bag SN Vohra Junior Hockey

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 29
Shivalik Punjab School of Mohali claimed the 9th SN Vohra Junior Hockey Tournament after getting the better of Surjit Hockey Academy of Jalandhar by 3-1 in the final played at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium here today.
Both teams were evenly balanced. However, the Shivalik Public School Academy boys capitalized on most of the chances which came their way. Sahil hogged the limelight as he performed hat-trick to fashion Shivalik Pubic School Academy’s victory.
The ebullient right winger of Shivalik Academy opened his and his team’s account in the 16th minute.  Shivalik Academy kept the slender lead intact in the first half.
Immediately after change of ends, Surjit Hockey Academy hit back and neutralized the lead through Amritpal Singh in the 37th minute.
Sahil completed his hat-trick in the second session as he gave Shivalik Academy the lead again in the 62nd minute Shivalik Academy put their seal of authority in the 69th minute through Sahil who scored his third goal.
The winners were presented a cash award of Rs 15,000 and runners-up team Rs 10,000.
Chief Punjab Parliamentary Secratary PWD (B&R) Deshraj Dhugga gave away the prizes to the winners and runners up team.
Harinder Singh of Surjit Academy, Jalandhar was declared the best goalkeeper and Gursewak Sigh Jr. Shivalik Hockey Academy, Mohali the best fullback. Pardeep Singh of Surjit Academy, Jalandhar  was voted the best half and Sahil Dabas of Shivalik Public School emerged the best forward. Each was give a cash award of Rs 500.
M.B.C Trust Bassi Patahana, Fathegarh Sahib, was adjudged the most well behaved team.

Majri Block bag overall trophy

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MOHALI, AUG 29
Majri Block claimed the overall trophy in the Mohali District Rural Games which concluded at the Government College here today. Majri Block received a cash prize of Rs 40,000. Runners-up got Rs 20,000 and third place holders received Rs 12,000.
On the National Sports Day which is celebrated on the occasion of birthday of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand, the Punjab Sports Department distributed sports equipment worth Rs 1.24 crore among 1233 villages and 14 blocks at all district headquarters.
At Government College here, sports equipment were disbursed among Kharar, Majri and Derabasi blocks and 29 panchayats.
Mohali Planning Board Chairman N K Sharma was the chief guest and distributed the prizes.
Winners of Mohali District Rural Games:
Football (boys): 1 Padiala, 2 Paintpur. Kho-kho (boys): Ranipur Saini, 2 Chalba. Girls: 1 Paintpur, 2 Ranipur Saini. Kbaddi (boys): Rani Majra, 2 Panitpur. Girls: 1 Panitpur, 2 Karoran.
Handball (boys): 1 Teur, 2 Sohana. Girls: Togan, 2 Paintpur.

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JALANDHAR, AUG 29
Philore Block won the overall trophy in the Jalandhar District Rural Sports Games organized by the Punjab Sports Department. The three-day rural meet was conducted in collaboration with Sports Authority of India on the birthday of hockey legend  Maj Dhyan Chand.
Philore won a cash prize of Rs. 40,000  and a trophy. Adampur Block got second place who received a cheque of Rs. 24,000 and Jalandhar East  got third place and won Rs. 8,000  and a trophy.
Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti was the chief guest. He inspired the participants to play sports along with their education. Punjab Sports Director Padma Shree Pargat Singh was also present. The other personalities present on the occasion were  Hazari Lal Sharma, Deputy Director Sports, Jalandhar Division, Amrik Singh, District Sports Officer, Jalandhar and all the sarpanches of Jalandhar. The Department also distributed sports equipment to  56 panchayats.
In hockey Jalandhar East won the gold medal by defeating Lohian Khaas where as Rurka Kalan outplayed Block Nakodar for the third place. In kabaddi boys Nakodar defeated Shahkot and in girls Phillore beat Jalandhar West. The winners teams will participate in the coming Punjab State Rural Games to be held at Ferozepore from October 18 to 20.    

Sardana and Talwar elected senior vice-presidents

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 29

Director of Manav Mangal Group of School Sanjay Sardana and The Banyan Tree School Director Ravinder Talwar have been appointed senior vice-presidents of the Chandigarh Table Tennis Association, according to association secretary Harish Sharma.

It may be recalled that association president Narinder Saini and secretary Harish Sharma were unanimously elected in the general body meeting held in June. The house also authorized them to appoint the other office-bearers.

President: Narinder Saini; Secretary: Harish Kumar; Sr. Vice Presidents: Sanjay Sardana (Director Manav Mangal Group of Schools), Ravinder Talwar (Director Banyan Tree School); Vice-Presidents: R.D Singh (Principal New Public School), Vanita Arora (Principal Bhavan Vidayala),  RajeevKaushal (Chandigarh Sports Dept TT  coach); Treasurer (Saroj Chaudhary); Joint Secretaries: Sanjeev Aggarwal, Anuradha Bansal.

Executive Members: Sukhpal Singh, Gurtej Singh, Naresh Sharma, Vikas Sharma, Gurpreet Kaur,  Nadia Saini and Bhavna Sareen.

Gurukul Global celebrates National Sports Day

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 29
Gurukul Global School celebrated the National Sports Day by organizing a marathon here today. Former international cricketer Dinesh Mongia alongwith the Principal Aruna Bhardwaj, Chairman Dr. V D Singh and the Managing Director Parveen Setya flagged off the marathon. The students of Gurukul Global School, teachers and the parents ran with the slogan “Burn Calories Not Oil”.
Around 200 students from classes III onwards, 50 parents, the sports coaches and the whole staff ran from Gurukul Global to Infosys. During the 3 km run the enthusiasm and zeal of the participants was worth appreciation.
As Gurukul Global School vouches for whole child development, this was an endeavour towards the same. Through this the students were educated on how a small effort may contribute to save the mother earth and make the world a better place to live.
Speaking on the occasion Principal Aruna Bhardwaj said, “The school has always given a platform to the child wherein he gets an overall exposure. It goes a long way to develop the overall personality of the child”. She congratulated the students parents and teachers for their contribution for a social cause.

Shri Shri Academy lift KCA Trophy

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 29
 Shri Shri Cricket Academy of Panchkula routed Kundan Cricket Academy by 10 wickets in the final of the first K C A Cricket Tournament (U-12) played at KCA ground in Sector 46 here today.
Kundan Cricket Academy elected to bat after winning the toss. Openers Nppun Pandita and Subhman Gill scoreed 65 runs in 12 overs for the opening wicket stand. Subhman Gill (30) was caught and bowled by Gurdeep Singh.
After the first wicket fell, the remaining wickets of Kundan Cricket Academy fell like nine pins. Their innings terminated at 99. Nippun Pandita contributed 35 runs. Gurdeep Singh (3 for 25) and Vaivhav Mahajan (3 for 27) restricted KC Academy innings.
 In reply Shri Shri Cricket Academy openers Gurdeep Singh and Abhishek Sharma gave them a fine start Gurdeep Singh’s strokeful knock of unbeaten  65 contained four sixes and four boundaries. Abhishek contributed undefeated 27 which contained four boundaries. Shri Shri Cricket Academy won the mMatch in 11 overs by scoring 100 witout any loss.
 Gurdeep Singh was declared Man of the Match and Man of the tournament. Vaibhav Mahajan got the best bowler’s award while Subhman Gill emrged the best all-rounder. 
Brief scores: Kundan Cricket Academy: 99 (Nippun Pandita 35, Subhman Gill 30,
Gurdeep Singh 3 for 25, Vaivhav Mahajan 3 for 27).                 
Shri Shri Cricket Academy: 100 for no loss (Gurdeep Singh 65 not out, Abhishek Sharma 27 not out)

UT Sports Dept celebrates National Sports Day

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 29
The Chandigarh Sports Department today celebrated the National Sports Day on the occasion of birthday of hockey legend Maj Dhyan Chand by organising 3 km race for boys and girls under-14 and under-17 here today. More than 500 boys and girls enthusiastically participated in the races. Chandigarh Sports Director M L Sharma flagged off the races and also distributed prizes. Joint Director Dr JPS Sidhu and District Sports Officer KS Bharti were among those present on the occasion.
Shanky Ram and Anjali of Hockey Stadium, Sector-18 won the 3 k.m. race for under 17 years and Shubham Gupta of Sports Complex, Sector-42 and Tanya Chopra of Sports Complex Sector-46 won the under 14 years 3 km racs, respectively.
Results: Under-17 years: Boys: 1. Shankey Ram (Hockey Stadium, Sector-18), 2. Mandeep Singh (Sports Complex, Sector-46) 3. Vikas Goyat (Sports Complex, Sector-7. Girls: 1. Anjali, 2. Pooja Yadav (Hockey Stadium, Sector-18, 3. Kamini (GMSSS-37).Under 14 years Boys: 1. Shubam Gupta (Sports Complex-42) 2. Deepak Kumar (GMSSS-45) 3. Pawan Kumar (GHS-32). Girls: 1. Taniya Chopra (Sports Complex-46) 2. Brahmjot Kaur (Hockey Stadium-42) 3. Sunita (GMSSS-37).

PGTI makes debut in Phillaur

 

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PHILLAUR (PUNJAB) August 29

  The PGTI Feeder Tour will stage its fifth tournament of the 2010 season at the Ranjitgarh Golf Club in Phillaur from August 30 – September 1, 2010. This tournament boasts a total prize purse of Rs. 5 lakh and marks PGTI’s debut in Phillaur. The Feeder Tour is set to stage seven tournaments in the 2010 season with the Phillaur event being the fifth leg. The tournament will be played over three rounds of 18 holes each. The top 60 Order of Merit players on the PGTI do not qualify to play in this event.

Karnal’s Maniram Sharma, who won the second leg of the Feeder Tour, along with Manoj Kumar of Lucknow are some of the prominent names in the field. While Manoj is fourth on the Feeder Tour Order of Merit with earnings of Rs. 91,458, Maniram is placed fifth at Rs. 79,846. Shaurya Singh of Delhi, the winner of the fourth leg of the Feeder Tour, leads the Order of Merit with earnings of Rs. 143,288.

 Mr. Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI, said, “It will be great to play in Phillaur. We continue in our efforts to take professional golf to all parts of the country and help create opportunities for the clubs and the local players. Feeder tour events will help us in strengthening the foundation of the sport in the country. I would like to thank the Ranjitgarh Golf Club, Phillaur, in partnering with us in staging this event.”

 Mr. Rupinder Singh, Secretary, Ranjitgarh Golf Club, said, “We are proud to host the PGTI Feeder Tour event at the Ranjitgarh Golf Club. This event is a result of the initiative taken by Mr. S K Sharma, ADGP & Director, Punjab Police Academy. Mr. Sharma, being the President of the Punjab Golf Association and a keen golfer himself, has played a major role in promoting the sport in the state of Punjab. The event confirms Ranjitgarh Golf Club’s status of being one of the best golf courses in Punjab.”

GC-11 celebrates National Sports Day

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 28

Department of Physical Education of Post Graduate Government College, Sector-11 today celebrated National Sports Day by organizing various activities for the students and faculty members. The day started with cross country race for boys followed by cross country race for girls and brisk walk competition for the male and female staff respectively, which was flagged off by Principal Dr. Shyam Sunder.  

Results: Cross Country (Girls): 1 Manjit Nain (B.P.Ed 1^st Year), 2 Paramjit Kaur (B.P.Ed 1st Year), 3 Babita (M.P.Ed 1st  Year). Boys (General): 1 Malkit Singh (B.A.I), 2 Amandeep Singh (B.A. I), 3 Ashish (B.A. III). Boys (Physical Education): 1 Neeraj (B.P.Ed I), 2 Jasmer Singh (B.P.Ed III), 3 Naresh Kumar (B.P.Ed I).  

Brisk Walk Male (Staff): 1 Prof.  Rakesh Thakur, 2 Prof. Devraj, 3 Prof. Manoj.      

For Brisk Walk Female (Staff): 1 Prof.  Renu Trikha, 2 Prof. Promilla Malik.

Swimming: 25 m Freestyle (women): 1 Manisha (M.P.Ed I), 2 Leela Bhatt (M.P.Ed II), 3 Kusum Suyal (M.P.Ed I). 50 m Freestyle (Men): 1 Harinderjit Saini (B.A II), 2 Sonu Kumar (M.P.Ed I), 3 Jasmer Singh (B.P.Ed III).

Shivalik Academy and Surjit Academy set up title clash

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 
In-form Shivalik Public School Hockey Academy of Mohali and Surjit Hockey Academy of Jalandhar set up title clash as they meet in the final of the ONGC 9th SN Vohra Junior Hockey Tournament at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium here tomorrow at 4.30 p.m.
In the league matches played today, Shivalik Public School Academy maintained their winning spree as they outclassed  Maharaja Ranjit Singh Hockey Academy of Amritsar by 6-1 while formidable Surjit Hockey Academy prevailed over Chandigarh Football Hockey Academy of Chandigarh Administration by 2-1.
Dominating the proceedings, Shivalik Public School Academy had established a commanding 5-0 lead in the first half. They were one up in the second minute itself as Gursewak scored a field goal. Then Sahil registered a brace by scoring in the  10th and 18th minute.
Shivalik Academy kept their pressure and Harkirat (21st), Gurkirat (25th) and Maninder (49th) added one goal each to increase the victory margin of Shivalik Academy.
The face-saving goal for MRS Academy was scored by Nareshdeep in the 49th minute.
In the second league match, Surjit Hockey Academy edged past Chandigarh Football Hockey Academy by 2-1 in a well-contested affair.  Surjit Academy just managed to forge ahead in the 37th minute through Inderpreet who also scored the second goal for his team in the 47th minute.
CFH Academy got an opportunity to reduce the margin when they were awarded a penalty corner in the 52nd minute and Mandeep converted it.
Tomorrow’s fixture (final): Shivalik Public School Academy, Mohali vs Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar (4.30 p.m.)

Punjab to disburse sports equipment among villages on National Sports Day

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 28
On the occasion of the National Sports Day tomorrow (August 29) which falls on the birthday of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, the Punjab Sports Department, under the direction of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister-cum-Sports Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, will disburse sports equipment of Rs 1.25 crore among 1233 villages and 14 blocks of the state.
The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has declared August 29, birthday of Dhyan Chand as the National Sports Day,
Each village will get grant-in-aid of Rs 10,000 and block panchayat Rs 20,000 in the form of sports equipment for the second successive year under the Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan scheme. These villages and block panchayats will continue to receive grant-in-aid for five years.
The National Sports Day will also mark the finals and closing functions at all districts headquarters of the three-day District Level Rural Games for boys and girls under-16 in athletics, handball, basketball, hockey, kabaddi, kho-kho, weightlifting, volleyball, wrestling and football. More than 75,000 boys and girls are competiting in the three-day rural games.
Punjab Sports Director Olympian Pargat Singh said that tomorrow while the District Level Rural Games for boys and girls Under-16 would conclude, the District Level Women Championship in various sports disciplines would start. Competitions would be held in athletics, basketball, hockey, kabaddi, kho-kho, handball, gymnastics, badminton, table tennis, swimming, volleyball, tennis, boxing, football, shooting, weightlifting and wrestling. However, the women’s championship in Jalandhar will be conducted from September 3. This has been necessitated to avoid clash of dates with Punjab School Games.

Hooda confident that Haryana players would win maximum medals in Commonwealth Games

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CHANDIGARH, AUG  28
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today assured all assistance of the State Government for the success of ensuing Commonwealth Games and hoped that sportspersons of Haryana would win maximum medals in this international event.
  The Chief Minister was speaking on the occasion of launching of the theme song of Commonwealth Games at the Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon today. The theme song has been composed by Oscar winner A.R. Rahman. This theme song was presented with dance today.
  Mr Hooda said that the Commonwealth Games would be like a festival and the whole of the country would celebrate it for which a beginning has been made from Haryana today with the theme song. This, he said, was a matter of pride for the State.
    The Chief Minister of Delhi, Mrs Sheila Dikshit said that Commonwealth Games were being held in India for the first time and she was confident that these would be memorable. She said that the theme song of Commonwealth Games would be sung by the whole nation.
    The Chairman of Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games, Mr Suresh Kalmadi said that now only 34 days were left to commence Commonwealth Games. He said that he had made efforts to ensure that India hosts Commonwealth Games. He appreciated the support offered by Mr Hooda for the success of games. He said that Haryana has made a significant contribution by constructing hotel rooms for sportspersons and admirers of sports. He said that India’s 5000-year old rich culture would be presented to the visitors.

76 Haryana athletes for Inter-Zonal Athletics

Abhishek of Haryana who established a new national record by hurling the javelin to a distance of 66.78 metres for boys under-18.

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 28
A 76-member Haryana team will take part in the 22nd National Inter-Zonal Junior Athletics Championship to be conducted at Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) from  Septmeber 3 to 5, according to Haryana State Athletic Association general secretary Hanuman Singh Bhadu.
Recently Haryana had won the overall trophy for the sixth time in a row  in the 22nd North Zone Junior Athletics Championship in Amritsar from  August 21 to 24.
The Haryana athletes had won 47 gold, 31 silver and 22 bronze medals. The boys teams  won 28 gold, 18 silver and 15 bronze medals while the girls team grabbed 19 gold 13 silver and 7 bronze medals.
The Harana athletes who will compete at Guntur are:  Boys 20: Johny Makkar(100m), Pardeep(400m), Sonu (800m), Gurpreet Singh(110m hurdles), Deepak(400m hurdles), Kuldeep Singh(long jump), Jitender(pole vault), Karan Singh & Akash Antil(discus), Amit Gill(hammer), Amit & Bijender Panghal (4X400m relay); Ashish Rohilla(10000m walk), Ravinder & Manjeet Kumar(decathlon).
Boys 18: Bharathari(100m), Sanjeev (200m), Sandeep (400m), Mandeep(800m), Vikash Malik(1500m), Parveen Jangra(400m hurdle), Sikender Singh(high jump), Sandeep (triple jump), Kundan(pole vault), Surender Singh(shotput), Vikas(discus), Abhishek & Vijay(javelin), Sachin & Sanjeev (medlay relay), Dharmender(Octathlon).
Boys 16:Atul (200m), Arjun Khokhar (400m), Parmesh(800m), Rahul Chhikkara(1500m), Ankit Malik(3000m), Rahul (high jump), Sachin (discus), Parminder Kumar (javelin), Pawan Kumar (5000m walk), Parveen Kumar & Sumit Malik( medlay), Vijender (Pentathlon).
Boys 14: Mandeep Singh(long jump), Sarang (high jump), Jaspreet (shotput), Manoj(triathlon).
Girls 20: Anju (400m), Ritu(800m), Sunita & Neeraj (high jump), Santosh Kumari (discus), Babita, Sujata Rani (4X400m relay), Mamta (10000m walk).
Girls 18: Ashwani (200m), Suman Devi (400m), Komal Chaudhary(1500m), Sonu (high jump), Pooja Jangra(long jump), Sandeep Kumari (Shotput), Poonam Devi (hammer throw), Komaldeep (Javelin), Jyoti (medlay), Jyoti Ahlawat(5000m walk), Seema Sheoran(heptathlon).
Girls 16: Nirmla& Preeti Lamba(1500m), Jyoti & Jyoti (long jump), Renu (shotput), Manisha (discus), Kumari Sharmila (javelin), Kavita (Pentathlon).
Girls 14: Ritu (long jump), Suman(high jump) & Preeti Rani (shotput).

Sandeep Kaur rows to glory in Punjab State Meet

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 28
Mandeep Kaur claimed a gold double by winning the girls single sculls as well as girls double sculls in the first Punjab State Junior Rowing Championship for boys and girls at Sukhna Club here today.
Stroking powerfully, Mandeep clocked 4:55.44 to touch the finish line for gold medal. Closely followed her was Sarabjit Kaur who timed 4:56.28. Paramjit Kaur was third in 4:59.16.
Partnering  Sandeep Kaur, Mandeep Kaur emerged winners in the doubles sculls as they clocked 4:51.20. Sarabjit Kaur and Fiza Chopra timed 4:53.18 to lift silver medal.
In the men’s coxless pairs, Pardeep Singh and Roop Singh clinched gold in 3:54.40 while Rahul Chopra and Aksheydeep Singh got silver in 4:42.79.
 Yesterday, CS Grewal, Director (Sports), Panjab University Sports Director CS Grewal inaugurated the meet. The Chandigarh rowers would be selected for participation in the forthcoming 31st National Rowing Championship to be held at Hyderabad in December.
 Results: Girls single sculls: 1 Mandeep Kaur 4:55.44, 2 Sarbjit Kaur 4:56.28, 3 Paramjit Kaur  4:59.16.
Double Sculls: 1 Mandeep Kaur and Sandeep Kaur  4:51.20, 2 Sarabjit Kaur and Fiza Chopra 4:53.18.
Men: Coxless Pairs : 1 Pardeep Singh and Roop Singh 3:54.40, 2 Rahul Chopra and Aksheydeep Singh 4:42.79, 3 Arshdeep Singh and Sohan Lal 45.19.

Gursewak hat-trick upsets CHF Academy

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 27
Chandigarh Hockey Football Academy, an ambitious project of the Chandigarh Administration, suffered a mild upset as they were shocked by Shivalik Public School Hockey Academy by 3-1 in a league match of the ONGC 9th SN Vohra Junior Hockey Tournament at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium here today.
The highlight of the match was a fine three-in-a-row feat by Gursewak who started chasing his hat-trick in the 24th minute by convertin a penalty corner. Two minutes later, Gursewak scored a field goal and completed his unique feat by the 59th minute by converting a penalty corner.
In between Pushpinder  had reduced the margin by scoring a  field goal in the 28th minute.
Earlier, Surjit Hockey Academy eked out a hard-fought victory over Maharaja Ranjit Singh Hockey Academy by 1-0. The all-important goal was scored by Pardeep in the 16th minute.
Tomorrow’s fixtures:  M.R.S. Hockey Academy  vs  Shivalik Hockey Academy, Mohali  (3.30 p.m.), CHFAcademy, Chandigarh   vs   Surjit Academy, Jalandhar  ( 4.45 p.m.).

Sunil Sharma adjudged Mr Panjab University

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D.A.V. College, Chandigarh won the Panjab University Best Physique (Men) Championship by logging 10 points here today.  Gobindgarh Public College, Alour  (Khanna), A.S. Collegel College, Khanna and Arya College, Ludhiana got second, third and fourth position with 9,  6 and  6 points, respectively.
Sunil Sharma  of Arya College, Ludhiana was declared Mr Panjab University.
Results: 60 kg: 1 Nitish Zakhmi (G.N. College, Ferozepur), 2  Rohit Bajaj (S.C.D. Govt. College, Ludhiana), 3  Pritpal  (Gobindgarh Public College, Alour).   
 65  kg: 1 Rajdeep Singh (G.K.S.M. Govt. College, Tanda Urmar), 2 Amit Kumar (K.L.  S.D. College, Ludhiana), 3  Pushpinder Singh (Gobindgarh Public College, Alour). 
70  kg: 1 Sunil Sharma  (Arya College, Ludhiana), 2  Rishabh Mahajan (D.A.V. College, Chandigarh),       
3  Gagandeep Singh (S.C.D. Govt. College, Ludhiana).
75  kg: 1 Dinesh Kumar (A.S. College, Khanna), 2 Amrik  Singh (Govt. College, Hoshiarpur), 3 Varinder Singh (D.A.V. College, Chandigarh).
80 kg: 1 Gaganjit Singh (Gobindgarh Public College, Alour), 2 Harish Chander (K.L. S.D. College, Ludhiana), 3  Suraj (S.D. College, Hoshiarpur).
85 kg: 1  Kapil Handa (D.A.V. College, Chandigarh), 2 Lakhwinder Singh (D.A.V. College, Hoshiarpur),  3  Karan Batra (S.D. College, Hoshiapur).

Rahul Sharma steers Punjab into final

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CHENNAI, AUG 27
Punjab steamrolled Kerala into submission by 53 runs riding on a scintillating all-round display by lanky right arm leg spinner Rahul Sharma in the Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament here today.
After having scored an unbeaten 69 yesterday and taking his side to the realms of safety he unleashed his probing leg spinners to demolish the Kerala batting line up by returning flattering figures of 23.3-5-58-6. Kerala started their run chase with S.Sharma and Jagdish and lost their first wicket at 20 when Jagdish was castled by medium pacer Bharat Loomba for 18 of 38 balls inclusive of two boundaries.  Bharat Loomba removed Robert on the very next delivery clean bowling him for a naught.   Reducing Kerala to 20 for 2 in space of 2 deliveries. Rohan Prem who came in next averted the hat-trick by Bharat Loomba.  Rohan Prem and S. Sharma then got together and stitched  72 runs for the third wicket in 29.2 overs before Rohan Prem was run out by Perry Goel for 39 of 97 balls studded with three boundaries and one six.  At this stage Kerala were 92 for 3 in 39.1 overs.  Rahul Sharma who was introduced into the attack trapped Gomez  plumb in front of the wicket for (6) of 7 deliveries reducing Kerala to 99 for 4.  In the mean while S. Sharma was holding one end up but he also departed at the total of 108 after scoring 33 of 118 balls with the help of two boundaries.
Kerala’s fortune rested on Sri Kumar Nair but he too was done in by Rahul Sharma who had him caught by Bipul Sharma for 14 of 27 deliveries inclusive of one boundary and one six.  In the meanwhile P.Prashant was out hit wicket while playing back to a ball from Bipul Sharma for one. At this stage Kerala were looking down the barrel having lost 7 wickets for a paltry 122 off  53 overs.
Then a rear guard action by Rizwan and Sunil took the score to 191 in 73.1 overs when Rahul Sharma brought an end to this enterprising stand of 69 runs by clean bowling Sunil  for 45 of 48 balls embellished with 5 well struck boundaries and a towering six. Rahul Sharma who was in full cry  then had Rizwan snapped up by Karan Goel for 39 off 113 deliveries with 3 boundaries at the total of 204 on the first delivery off his 24th over.   He wrapped up the innings by clean bowling the last man on the 3rd ball of the 24th over with total remaining at 204 thus eking out a 53 runs win for his team.
Punjab entered the finals where they would be crossing swords with Mumbai who had disposed off Karnataka in the other semi finals.  The two day final will be played at MAC Stadium, Chennai on August 29.
Brief scores : Punjab: 257 for 9 in 90 overs. Kerala: 204 for all out in 79.4 overs (Rohan Prem  39, Rizwan  39, Sunil  45, S.Sharma  33, Rahul Sharma  6 for 58, Bharat Loomba  2 for 34, Bipul Sharma 1 for  3).

Aditi beats Nancy Bhargava in Gurgaon TT

Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner Rajender Kataria being introduced to the players.

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GURGAON, AUG 27
Aditi of Lions Public School defeated Nancy Bhargava  of Ryan School in the girls Under-12 singles of the Gurgaon Distirct Table Tennis Championship at The Heritage School here today.
Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Rajender Kataria inaugurated championship.  Principal Mahesh Prasad welcomed the gGuests.
Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner assured full cooperation from the administration for the promotion of the various games. Naresh Sharma, Anil Kumar Parnami, Rajpal Chauhan, Vipul Jain, Prashant Yadav, S.K.Pandey, Priya Mishra, Amit, Kamal Yadav, Laxman Singh, Bijender Singh and Manuj Bhardwaj were among those present on the occasion.
Results: Girls U-12: Aditi (Lions Public School) bt Nancy Bhargava (Ryan School), Ananya Thakur (Heritage) bt. Anjal (LPS). Girls U-14: Shivali, Rachna Sharma and Shweta Kataria of Lions Public School, Kanchan and  Aanchal Malik of Blue Bells Sector-10, Khushboo of DPS Maruti Kunj, Parinita Saini of Amity-43, Varidhi Mathur of DPS-45 won their matches and entered quarter finals.
Girls U-17: Pragati and Shweta Lamba of Blue Bells Sector-4, Ria Bajaj and Ritika of Chiranjiv Bharti Sushant Lok, Nazm Beri of Heritage,  Shweta Kataria and Rachna Sharma of LPS and Saayna entered quarter-finals.
Boys U-12: Samarth & Raghav Gupta of DPS-45, Jayant Bedi, Shreyak, Gaurav Mehta, Mukul Chaudhary, Manav Rana, Shubham Sharma of Chiranjiv Bharti Sushant Lok, Kaizad Kler, Satvik Kalra, Shreyus of Heritage School,  Paras jain, Parth Narula of Blue Bells Sector-4,  Ayush of LPS,  Lakshay Setia of Salwan and Ashwani of Blue Bells Sec-10 moved into pre quarter-finals.
Boys U-14: Waali, Anirudh Goel, Vedang, Paras Jain,Vasudev, Manu Sharma, Tapasya, Mohd. Ibtisam, Vikas, Uditanshu, Lakshay Setia, Vikrant Dhir, Ankit Yadav, Deepansh, Lakshay Vohra and Parth Narula hav won their preliminary matches.

Manav Mangal have a smart day in Mohali Games

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)

MOHALI, AUG 27
Hosts Manav Mangal Smart School reaped a rich harvest in the three-day Mohali District School Games which concluded at the Manav Mangal Smart School here today. They merged winners in the boys under-14 carrom event. Damandeep Kaur and Rupinder Kaur won the girls under-14 badminton title Manav Mangal Smart School also clinched the chess crown for under-19.
Results:  Carrom: Boys U-14:  1 Manav Mangal Smart School, Mohali, 2 The Millenium School , Mohali. Boys U-17: 1 Lawrence School, Mohali, 2  Swami Ram Tirath School, Mohali. Girls U-17: 1 The Millenium School, Mohali, 2  Swami Ram Tirath School, Mohali.
Tennis:  Boys U-14: 1 Doon International  School, Mohali, 2 Manav Mangal Smart School,  Mohali.
Boys Under – 17: 1 Manav Mangal Smart School, Mohali, 2 The Millenium School, Mohali. Girls Under – 14: 1 Manav Mangal Smart School, Mohali, 2 The Millenium School , Mohali. Girls U-17: 1 A.P.J. Public School, Mundi Kharar, Kharar Zone.
Badminton: Boys U-14: 1 Mohali Zone, 2 Derabassi Zone. Boys U-17: 1 Mohali  Zone, 2 Mullanpur Zone. Girls U-14: Mohali Zone, 2 Derabassi Zone.  Girls U-17: 1  Mohali Zone, 2  Derabassi Zone. Girls U-19: 1  Derabassi Zone, 2  Kharar  Zone. 
Chess: Girls U-14: 1   Saupin’s School Mohali, 2 Derabassi Zone. Girls U-17: 1 Saupin’s School Mohali, 2 Mullanpur Ratwara Sahib. Girls U-19: 1  Manav Mangal Smart School, Mohali, Mullanpur Ratwara Sahib. Boys U-14: 1 Lawernce  School, Mohali, 2 Manav Mangal Smart School, Mohali. Boys U-17:  1 Doon International School, Mohali, 2 Govt, High School, Balongi. Boys U-19: 1  Lawernce  School, Mohali, 2 Derabassi.