Lahiri dominates round two with a 65

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PANCHKULA, MARCH 31

Anirban Lahiri of Bangalore dominated round two of the Aircel PGTI Players Championship presented by Panchkula Golf Club as he posted a seven under 65 to take the joint lead along with Brazil’s Adilson Da Silva. Da Silva, who shot a 71 on Thursday, is tied for the lead with Lahiri at seven under 137.

 Naman Dawar of the Delhi Golf Club is one stroke off the pace in second position.

 The cut went at six over 150. Fifty-five professionals made it to the money rounds.

 Anirban Lahiri’s (72-65) classy 65 featured as many as nine birdies against two bogeys. He was in superb hitting form as he kept landing it close enough to set up relatively easy birdie putts. Lahiri, a six-time winner on the Aircel PGTI, however, was unfortunate to miss out on a couple eagle putts from eight feet. The Bangalorean chipped-in for birdie on the 17^th.

 “The hallmark of my round today was my outstanding driving. Even though the wind was pretty strong, I managed to hit it very straight and far.

 “I made a good start with a birdie on the 10^th but was in some trouble when I hit my tee shot out of bounds on the 11^th. However, I made a fantastic recovery on the 11^th as I got away with a bogey with my second ball. That really set the tone for the rest of the round,” said Lahiri, who climbed from overnight tied 24^th to joint first as a result of his second round effort.

 Adilson Da Silva (66-71) climbed from overnight tied second to join Lahiri as the co-leader after he came up with a 71 that included six birdies and five bogeys. The man from Santa Cruz, Brazil, hit it well but struggled on the greens with 33 putts in all.

 Da Silva said, “The wind was blowing in the opposite direction as compared to the practice round and the first round. Thus it was an altogether different course for me today since I am playing here for the first time. Nonetheless, I still found the fairways and greens.

“The putting, however, left a lot to be desired as I made three-putts on three occasions and also missed a number of short putts.”

 Delhi’s Naman Dawar (67-71) is placed third at six under 138 while Chandigarh’s Harendra Gupta and overnight leader Rashid Khan of Delhi are a further stroke back in tied fourth.

 Gaurav Ghei, Mukesh Kumar and Raju Ali Mollah occupy tied sixth place at four under 140.

 Gaganjeet Bhullar, Shamim Khan and Sudhir Sharma lie tied ninth with matching totals of three under 141.

Sirsa to host Senior Haryana Athletic Championship

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 30

The Haryana State Senior Athletics Championship have been allotted to Sirsa District Athletics Association and it will be conducted on May 7 and 8.

Announcing the calendar for 2011, Haryana State Athletic Association secretary Hanuman Singh Bhadu said that Haryana will participate in the Inter State Senior Athletic Championship at Chennai  from  June 7 to 10. The probables for the Nationals will be selected during the state meet.

The Haryana State Junior Athletics Championship will be conducted at CBSM in Nidani on July 16 and 17 and the Haryana State Cross Country Championship have been allotted to the Karnal District Athletics Association to be conducted on November 27.

The calendar will finalised in consultation with  Nafe Singh Rathi, President, HSAA and Senior Joint Secretary, Rajkumar Mittan. 

HSAA calendar:

Haryana State Senior Athletic Championship at Sirsa (May 7 and 8).

Participation in National Youth Athletic Championship at Ranchi (May 27 to 29).

Participation in Inter State Senior Athletic Championship at Chennai (June 7 to 10).

Conduct of State Technical Official Test  at Panipat  (July).

District Athletic Championships at all districts (July 1 to 15).

Haryana State Junior Athletic Championship at CBSM Nidani (July 16 and 17).

Participation in North Zone Junior Athletic Championship at Lucknow (August 5 to 7).

Participation in National Inter Zonal Junior Athletic Championship at Bhopal (September 2 to 4).

Participation in National Open Athletic Championship at Ranchi (September 10 to 13).

Participation in National Inter District Junior Athletic Meet at Haridwar (October 16 to 20).

 Participation in National Junior Athletic Championship at Ranchi/AP (November 1 to 4).

  Haryana State Cross Country Championship at Karnal (November 27).

Participation in National Cross Country Championship at Pune/Delhi (December 29).

Rashid Khan fires 65 for the first round lead

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PANCHKULA, MARCH 30

Rashid Khan of Delhi blasted a seven under 65 to take the first round lead at the Aircel PGTI Players Championship presented by Panchkula Golf Club. Delhi’s Gaurav Ghei and Adilson Da Silva of Brazil shot scores of six under 66 to be tied second.

 Rashid Khan made an eagle, six birdies and a bogey on his way to a score of 65 at the Panchkula Golf Club on Wednesday. Rashid started from the 10^th and made three birdies on his first nine thanks to two excellent chip shots on the 11^th and 16^th and a 15 feet putt on the 12^th.

 The 19-year-old made birdie-bogey on the third and fourth before continuing the good work by picking up an eagle on the fifth and a couple of birdies on the seventh and eighth.

 Rashid, a rookie on the Aircel PGTI, said, “It feels great to shoot a really low number in the opening round of an event. This gives me a good platform for the coming rounds. My chipping was really good as I holed it from the bunker for birdie on the seventh and set up a couple of other birdies thanks to some brilliant chip shots.

 “My best shot of the day came on the par-5 fifth hole where landed my 3-wood approach from 270 yards within a few inches of the pin for an easy eagle putt.”

 Gaurav Ghei fired an eagle, five birdies and a bogey in his round of 66. Ghei sank an eagle on the eighth courtesy a 20 feet putt and hit it extremely close to collect as many as four birdies on the back nine.

 Adilson Da Silva of Brazil, playing his first tournament on the Aircel PGTI, produced seven birdies and a bogey to be tied second along with Gaurav Ghei at six under 66.

 Delhi golfer Naman Dawar and Sri Lanka’s Anura Rohana are in tied fourth at five under 67 while Gaganjeet Bhullar, Sudhir Sharma and Ali Sher are a further stroke behind in tied sixth.

   

Hooda appreciates PM's initiative to invite Gillani

Punjab Chief Secretary S.C. Agrawal welcoming the Pakistan Prime Minister
Yousuf Raza Gilani at Chandigarh Airport on March 30
on behalf of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 30

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today appreciated the initiative taken by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to invite the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr Sayed Yusaf Raza

Gillani  to watch the semifinal cricket match of World Cup at Mohali.
           The Chief Minister who was interacting with mediapersons at PCA Stadium, Mohali, near here was asked about the cricket diplomacy and the initiative taken by the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. He said that in this way the people to people confidence will increase.
           Mr Hooda hoped that India will win the semifinal match between India-Pakistan.

Leading players for PGTI Championship

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PANCHKULA, MARCH 29

 Leading professionals from the PGTI namely Gaganjeet Bhullar, Anirban Lahiri, Mukesh Kumar, defending champion Sujjan Singh, Chiragh Kumar, Shamim Khan, Sanjay Kumar, Manav Jaini, Mandeo Singh Pathania, Shankar Das, Vijay Kumar, Raju Ali Mollah and Ajeetesh Sandhu will participate in the PDTI Players Golf Championship from March 30 to April 2 at Panchkula Golf Club.

 The last edition of the Aircel PGTI Players Championship witnessed a fascinating finish as Sujjan Singh prevailed in a playoff against Anura Rohana to earn his first professional title. The 2011 edition promises to be as exciting as the last one.

 Brig. I. S. Punia (Retd.), General Manager, Panchkula Golf Club, said, “The PGTI has so far conducted five tournaments at the Panchkula Golf Club in a very professional manner which have brought this venue into the limelight as an increasing number of activities are now taking place at the PGC. The greens at the PGC are rated as the best in the region. We are currently in the process of renovating the course and installing an automated irrigation system. We are confident that the PGC will soon be one of the best golfing venues in the country.

 Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI, said, “The Panchkula Golf Club has emerged as one of the top golfing venues in the country in recent years thanks to the initiatives taken by the management of the Club. We look forward to an enthralling contest this week. We are confident that our partnership with HUDA will facilitate the rapid growth of golf in the state of Haryana.”

Chandigarh Chess on April 2 and 3

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 29

The Chandigarh Chess Association is organising Under-11 and Under-7 Open and Girls Chess Championship  at St. Xavier’s Senior Secondary School in Sector 44-C here on April 2 and 3. 

 Two boys and two girls will be selected to represent Chandigarh at the Nationals to be held at Ahmedabad (Under-11) from May 26 to June 4  and Pune (Under-7) from July 13  to  23.

 Last date of entry is  April 1.  Reporting time for the first^t round is 9.00 a.m on April 2. 

CGA to launch golf from School to Range

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 29

The Chandigarh Golf Association is set to launch a new golf programme  tiltled  golf from “Schools to Range” at the CGA Golf Range on  April 1 at 5.30 p.m. This first- time  initiative is being taken up by CGA along with the active support of  Department of Education, Chandigarh. Mr. J.S. Cheema, President, CGA has been instrumental in setting up this initiative.

 Principals from over twenty government schools of Chandigarh along with students interested in learning golf will participate in the launch. A policy is being made where these government  schools will be associated with the CGA Golf Range for finding talented players of  golf from among their students .

 Sandeep Hans PCS, DPI (Schools) will be the chief guest on this occasion. Dr. J P S Sidhu, Joint Director Sports will be the guest of honour.

 

Indian team to take part in World Blind Meet

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 28
A 10-member visually challenged contingent from India will be leaving for Antalya (Turkey) on April 1 to take part in the 4th World Championships and Games for the Blind of International BlindSports Federation (IBSA) to be held from April 1 to 10. The Championships is being hosted by Turkish Blind Sports Federation with an expected participation of about 60 countries.
The Indian team includes two women. The athletes selected are from Chandigarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttarakhand. They have been selected on the basis of their performance at the 17th IBSA National Sports Meet for the Blind held in Panchkula,  in Decemebr 2010 and in the 2010 Asian Para Games, Ghuanghzou.
Seven athletes will participate in track and field events, while one each will compete in swimming, powerlifting and chess. The team is being sent under the aegis of Indian Blind Sports Association.
The team includes several international medal winners. Ram Karan is a silver medal winner in 800 m. at Asian Para Games, Guangzhou in December 2010. Middle and long distance runner Amar Singh Nishad bagged two golds in 800m and 1500 meters, and Manisha Kadukar a silver 200m at 2009 IBSA World Youth and Students Championships held in Colorado Springs, USA. Experienced international athlete Rishi Kant Sharma and swimmer Kanchanmala Pandey are silver medal winners at 2008 Fespic Games in Kuala Lumpur in javelin throw and swimming events.
The 7 athletes are undergoing vigorous training at the pre-departure coaching camp organized for them by the Indian Blind Sports Association at Thyagaraj Stadium under the care of Dr. Satya Pal a reputed athletics coach with wide experience of training disabled athletes. Powerlifter Tirpatpal Singh is receiving coaching under Naresh Dhawan of Powerlifting Federation of India and Mohammad Khalid, the chess player is being trained by Nasir Wazih of Delhi Chess Association. Swimmer Kanchanmala is receiving coaching at her hometown Amravati, Maharashtra from renowned coach Laxmikant Khandelwal.
The Indian squad:  Babu Khan (Chandigarh, 100 & 200 m),  Shavaad Jedikere Mohammad Ali  (Karnataka, 800 & 400 m), Amar Singh Nishad (Delhi, 1500 & 5000 m), Ram Karan Singh (Delhi, 800 & 5000 m), Avnil Kumar (Uttarakhand, long jump, 100 m & 200), Rishi Kant Sharma (Delhi, javelin, shot put & 100m), Manisha Deoram Kadukar (Maharashtra,100 & 200m), Kanchanmala D Pande (Maharashtra, 100 & 50m backstroke & 50m freestyle), Tirptpal Singh  (Punjab, powerlifting), M.D.Khalid (Delhi, chess).
Besides the aforementioned 10 athletes the Indian contingent to the World Meet will include 2 guide runners, a female and a male escort, the Coach and Assistant Coach and Chef d’Mission K.C.Pande and Team, Manager P.C.Mehta.
Indian Blind Sports Association has sent teams to all the three earlier editions of quadrennial IBSA World Championships held in Madrid - 1998, Quebec – 2003 and Sao Paulo – 2007. This is the first time that the Indian sportspersons will be participating in swimming, powerlifting and chess in this prestigious Championship.

250 hemophilic patients examined at open clinic

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 28
The Hemophilic Welfare Society of Chandigarh organized a one-day open clinic for patients with Hemophilia (PWHs) for the effective treatment and management of the disease on Sunday.
      Speaking on the occasion, Dr. J.G.Jolly, Emiritus Professor Transfusion Medicine and formally professor of the Transfusion Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh and Chairman of the Society emphasized the need to provide exclusive treatment to the PWHs on the same pattern as given to the patients of Thalsemmia. He also urged the UT Administration of Chandigarh and Punjab government to immediately extend the facility to provide free factor VIII and IX to the PWHs as being given in the states of Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat Maharashtra etc. He also urged the states and union territories especially the Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh to raise a special fund in
the form of corpus to help the poor and needy patients inflicted with Hemophilia.
      Mr. Jolly further said that Hemophilia was a hereditary disease, characterized by the deficient activity of blood clotting factors VIII and IX. Dr. Jolly emphasized on the need to provide necessary backup support to the affected parents to enable them to cope up with the tremendous psychological stress from the day one, when their child was diagnosed as a Hemophiliac.
 To achieve this objective NGOs and other social and voluntary organizations could play a vital role in overcoming the stress encountered by these helpless parents for none of their fault. Similarly the PWHs should also be encouraged and motivated considerably to lead a happy normal life, by giving them timely care and treatment and concerted efforts should be made by the parents, teachers and
medical fraternity to boost their morale so as to lead them a normal life without developing a feeling of inferiority complex amongst them.
    In his address, Assistant Professor Department Blood Transfusion Medicine Dr. Suchet Sachdeva attributed this disease purely as genetic disorder and had nothing to do with a good or bad luck. He pointed out that it is the sacred duty of the parents to prepare their children psychologically to muster enough courage to bear the burnt of the disease. He advised the PWHs to get them regularly medically checked so as to maintain the baseline level of the factor VIII and IX. He also urged the society to update the data of the PWHs for the research and reference purposes. He also stressed upon the doctors of the PGI who were present on the occasion, to regularly hold such open clinics for the well
being and the benefit of the PWHs.
    As many as 250 patients were clinically checked up and AHF VIII was also infused to the needy PWHs by Dr. Pallvi Gupta, Physiotherapist practically demonstrated few exercises to the PWHs for improving the mobility of the joints. Beside this the psychological clinic was also held.
     Speaking on the occasion, Smt. Anu Chatrath, Councillor, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, said that she was really indebted to the society for organizing this medical camp in the Community Centre, Sector 15-D, Chandigarh and assured the Society to extend all possible help and cooperation for this noble cause in the future too. Prominent amongst others who spoke on the occasion included Dr. V.K. Chhabra, President of the Society, Dr. Maghar Singh and suggested ways and techniques to tackle them.
Earlier, Dr. Maghar Singh, Finance Secretary presented the financial report of the society for the year 2009-10 on the occasion and highlighted the achievements of the society for the session 2010-11. The Executive body of the society was also unanimously elected on the occasion.

Tejas, Arunima and Shayiq chess champions

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 28

Tejas Nagpal  (under 15 Open) of St. Kabir, Sector 26, Arunima Goyal (girls under-15) of Sacred Heart, Sector 26 and Shayiq Ahmed (boys u-9) emerged champions in their respective categories in the Chandigarh Under-15 Open and Girls category and Under-9 Boys category Chess Championship at St. Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44-C,here today.  

Nagpal Tejas (St. Kabir, Sec 26) , Tarini Goyal (Sacred Heart, Sec 26), Jaskeerat Ahluwalia (DPS, Sec 40) and Anubhav Tuknayat (Vivek High, Sec 38) have been selected to represent Chandigarh in the under-15  Open category ,  at the Nationals being held at Chennai from May 1 to 12.

 Goyal Arunima (Sacred Heart, Sec 26), Shivika Jain (Carmel Convent, Sec 9), Simranjeet Kaur (Suapin’s School, Sec 32) and Kaushal Tanya (Sacred Heart, Sec 26) have been selected to represent Chandigarh in the under-15  Girls category ,  at the Nationals being held at Chennai from May 1 to 12.

  Shayiq Ahmed and Aayush Raj KapoorI( DPS, Sec 40)  in the under-9 Boys category have  been selected to represent Chandigarh at the under-9 National Championship being held in Orissa from August 2 to 15.

Positions: Under-15 Open: 4.5 points:  Nagpal Tejas. 3.5: Tarini Goyal. 3: Jaskeerat Ahluwalia, Anubhav Tuknayat, Jashan Khurana, Yash Raj Kapoor, Archit Gupta, Rishab Jain. 2: Rachinder Singh, Lakshay Bhatia, Jaskirat Singh, Brahmjot Singh. 1: Manish Mandal, Sumat Singh, Akash Bhardwaj.

Girls under-15: 4.5: Goyal Arunima. 4: Shivika Jain. 3.5:  Simranjeet Kaur. 3: Kaushal Tanya. 2: Kashish Kaushal. 1: Arshjot.

 Boys u-9: 2.5: Shayiq Ahmed, Aayush Raj Kapoor. 2: Jayesh Vij. 1: Anhat Singh, Jashan.

Yogesh claims a golden double in cycling

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 27

 Yogesh Kumar of Government College for Men of Panchkula won first position in 1000 m Individual Time Trial  for  Boys 19 years and above by clocking 1:24.29 in the Chandigarh State Cycling (Track) Championships at PEC Engineering Grounds today. 

Simrandeep Singh  of Shishu Neketan-21 (1:27.13) and Iqbal Singh of CCET-26 (1:28.39) got silver and bronze, respectively.

Yogesh Kumar (GCM-Panchkula) went on to complete his golden double by reaching the finish line first in 4:42.75 in the 3000 metres Scratch Race for boys 15 years and above.

 Urvashi Khurana  of The Tribune Model-29 pedalled to glory by winning 1000 metres Scratch Race for girls below 15 years by clocking  1:49.03.

The Mountain Biking and Cycling Road Races will be conductedon April 3 at 6.00 am at Sukhna Lake.

Results:

500 m Individual Time Trial: Boys under 13 years: 1   Samarpreet Singh  (Ryan International )                59.83, 2  Kanwar Shabaz Singh (Shivalik Public Mohali)  1:04.80, 3 Krishan Malhotra  (Gyandeep-Mohali) 1:05.58. 

500 m Individual Time Trial: Boys under 15 years: 1  Harsimran Singh Cheema (Delhi Public School – 40) 44.79, 2  Lakshay Sethi (Delhi Public School – 40) 45.75, 3  Saket Malhotra                  (GNHS-20) 47.33. 

500 m Individual Time Trial: Boys under 17 years: 1   Prabhjit Singh Chawala  46.57, 2 Pallabh Singh (Delhi Public School – 40)  47.19, 3  Ravsharan Singh (GSSSS-35)  49.27.

1000 m Individual Time Trial : Boys 19 years and above: 1 Yogesh Kumar (GCM-Panchkula)                 1:24.29, 2 Simrandeep Singh (Shishu Neketan-21) 1:27.13, 3 Iqbal Singh (CCET-26)1:28.39.

 500 m Individual Time Trial: Girls under 15 years; 1 Urvashi Tribune Model-29) 49.76, 2   Anushpreet (Ryan International)  59.98, 3 Manukriti (AKSHIP-41) 1:00.54.  

3000 m Scratch Race: Boys 15 years and above: 1 Yogesh Kumar (GCM-Panchkula) 4:42.75, 2  Simrandeep Singh (Shishu Neketan-21), 3  Balpreet Singh  (CCET-26 ).                

 2000 m Scratch Race: Boys under 15 years: 1 Harsimran Singh Cheema (DPS-40)3:54.23, 2                  Saket Malhotra (GMHS-20), 3   Lakshay Sethi (Delhi Public School – 40).                 

 1000 m Scratch Race: Girls below 15 years: 1  Urvashi Khurana  (Tribune Model-29) 1:49.03, 2   Aditi Mohindra (Sacred Heart – 26), 3  Anushpreet Kaur (Ryan International).                

RS Gill re-elected BFI president

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 27 

Former Director General of Police, Punjab, Rajdeep Singh Gill was unanimously re-elected president in the annual general council meeting of the Basketball Federation of India held at Nagpal Regency in Ludhiana today 

 Ajay Sud and K. P. Changoiwala were unanimously elected general secretary and treasurer, respectively.

 Nandani Basappa was unanimously elected lady vice-president. KS Sidhu was observer of the Indian Olympic Association while Pramod Agarwal was the Government observer. Former Punjab Olympic Association general secretary T C Gupta was the returning officer.

Office-bearers:  R. S. Gill (president),  K. Govindraj (senior vice-president), Nandini Basappa (Vice-President, Lady),  Alok Sharma,  Mukut Medhi, Vikram Singh Shekhawat, M. Venkatesh, Teja Singh (all vice-presidents),  Ajay Sud (secretary general), K. P. Changoiwala (treasurer), Rajesh Patel, Shafiq A. Shaikh, V. Ragothaman, Ashok Kr. Sahu, Ashok Rangeen (associate secretaries).

Executive members: Bhupendra Shahi,  Bimal Pal, Chander Mohan, Dalbir Singh Kharab,  Jugraj Singh, Kulwinder Singh Gill,  L. Suren,  R.K Sanatomba Singh, Shekhar Chand Jain, Shakti Sinh M. Gohil, Vinod Vachani.

 T.C. GUPTA (Returning Officer), Pramod Agarwal (Govt Observer), KS Sidhu (IOA observer).

Silva and Vinod Kumar lead their teams to victory

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NEW DELHI, MARCH 26

Brazilian professional Adilson Da Silva led his team to victory with a score of 51.7 in the Pro-Am event of the SAIL Open 2011 here in  the morning session. Da Silva’s team comprised amateurs  D P Singh,  . Ranjan Mukherjee and  D P Tripathi.

 Filipino professional Mars Pucay’s team was second with a score of 56.4.  His team consisted of amateurs Dinkar Marla,  J P Srivastava and  Evon.

  The Pro-Am was played in the team scramble format where the team’s best ball was chosen on every shot including the putting green. After the best ball was chosen all other players were to place their ball within one score card length before continuing play.

 PGTI member Himmat Singh Rai’s team comprising of amateurs  Inderjeet Singh,  H S Chaddha and  Amarjeet Ahluwalia finished third. Their team score was 56.4. Himmat’s team lost out to Pucay’s team on the basis of a countback.

 The prizes for the closest shot to the pin on holes no. 5 and 17 were won by  R Capoor (eight feet and one inch from the pin) and  Harinder Sikka (three feet and five inches from the pin) respectively.

 R P Gupta won the contest for the straightest drive on the 10^th hole. His drive landed two feet from the centre of the fairway.

 In the afternoon session, PGTI member Vinod Kumar led his team to victory with a score of 50.8. Vinod’s team comprised of amateurs Mr. Sarbir Singh, Mr. Balkar Singh and Mr. Krishan Verma.

 PGTI member Abhishek Jha’s team finished second with a score of 56.9. His team comprised of amateurs Maj. Gen. K M S Shergill,  Jiti Choudhury and  A K Sawhney.

 PGTI member Raj Randhawa’s team comprising of amateurs Mr. Gurkirat S Khera, Mr. T S Sawhney and Mr. Chetan Singh finished third. Their team score was 58.1.

 The prizes for the closest shot to the pin on holes no. 5 and 17 were won by Han Bo Shin (two feet and six inches from the pin) and  Krishan Verma (four feet from the pin) respectively.

  Gauri Monga won the contest for the straightest drive on the 10^th hole. Her drive was eleven inches from the centre of the fairway.

Prabhuti upsets top seed Victoria for girls u-14 crown

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 25 

 Local lads Karandeep Singh and Sachin Kumar claimed the boys under-12 and under-14 titles, respectively, in the CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament at the Sector 10 Tennis Sports Complex here today.

 In a well-contested final match  between two young budding talented players in under-12 category, Karandeep Singh of CLTA prevailed over Shree Krishna of Bihar in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.

 Karandeep right from the beginning showed confidence and took lot of risk and tried to be aggressive and step in and It was working for him today. Using the home ground advantage which helped Karan to be aggressive and stay in zone. Even though there were a few tough games,he believed in his shots and came up with some good points. Karan  played great right from the start, taking the ball so early, which put a lot of pressure on Krishna. 

In under-14 category another CLTA CHART player Sachin Kumar, who is currently ranked 4th in India,  won the title defeating Udayan Bhakaar of Rajasthan in easy two sets 6-3, 6-2.

Continuing his good form Sachin confidentlyh won the first set  6-3. In second set he crushed his opponent after breaking his very firwst game. Sachin broke Udayan twice and wraped up the match 6-2. Sachin did not even lose a single set in the entire tournament.

Second seeded Prabhuti Singhania of Maharashtra toppled top seed Victoria Chahal of Haryana in three closely contested sets  7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 in the girls under-14 singles final.

 Pranjala Yadlapalli of Andhra Pradesh will take home the girls under-12 crown as she defeated Snehal Umesh Mane of Maharashtra 6-0, 6-1 in the final.

Result (all finals): Boys Under-12: Karandeep Singh (CHD) bt Krishna Shree (BIH) 6-4, 6-4.

 Boys Under-14: Sachin Kumar (CHD) bt Udayan Bhakar (RAJ) 6-3, 6-2.   

Girls Under-12: Pranjala Yadlapalli (AP) bt Snehal Umesh Mane (MAH) 6-0, 6-1.

 Girls Under-14: Prabhuti Singhania (MAH) bt Victoria Chahal (HAR) 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4.

Wolves officials to hold coaching workshop in JCT

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 25  

 Two members of Wolves Academy Staff will be spending a week in India with Wolves Community Partner Club, JCT FC, Phagwara.

Wolves Academy Head Sports Scientist, John Iga, and academy physiotherapist, Jaswant Sodhi, have arrived in India to start special training programme from today.

They will view JCT FC’s facilities, share best practices and hold coaching sessions with the team and coaching staff.

The community-led relationship between JCT FC and Wolves was established in 2008 as part of the ‘Wolverhampton-India’ partnership.

Since the partnership began between the two clubs, a number of exchange visits have been arranged. In 2008, Wolves CEO Jez Moxey and first team coach Terry Connor toured JCT FC’s Stadium site and training ground in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, before Terry took a short training session with the JCT youth squad.

In 2009, a high-level delegation led by Mr.Samir Thapar, President of JCT FC went to Wolverhampton to plan further strategy.

Similarly, in July 2010, five young players and a coach from JCT FC visited Wolves and spent a week there for training with Wolves Academy at the Compton Training Ground.

Mr.Samir Thapar, President of JCT FC, expressed happiness and said, “I am satisfied with the development of relationship between our two clubs. The annual visits from both sides have taken place in the spirit of planned community led partnership and knowledge sharing, making the relationship stronger with each interaction”.

John Iga said, “I am really looking forward to the visit. It will be really interesting to see the differences in facilities and working practices between JCT and our own.” He further added that, “Youth development is just as important to JCT as it is to us, and so we will be helping each other to improve the process as best as we can”.

JCT coach Parminder Singh said, “It was really nice to work closely with experts when we visited Wolves Academy in Wolverhampton. With Wolves experts coming to India it would be a great learning experience for JCT team when they take practice sessions in our training ground.”

Haemophlic Welfare Society to organise clinic on March 27

by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir) 

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 25

            The Chandigarh Chapter of Haemophilic Federation of India is organising a one-day open clinic for patients with Haemophilia (PWHs) at Community Centre in Sector–15D on 27^th March (Sunday) at 10.00 a.m. for the effective treatment and management of the congenital disorder.

            The former Mayor of Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh Anu Chathrath will preside over the function.  Nearly 450 patients from Chandgiarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir are likely to attend the open clinic

            Disclosing this here today, Finance Secretary of the Society Dr. Maghar Singh said that the patients would be given physiotherapy for the treatment of stiff joints.  Vaccination of Hepatitis-B would be provided to all the patients besides administering the required doses of factor VIII or IX free of cost to the needy patient in the clinic.

            An Annual General Body meeting would also be held to elect the Executive and office bearers for the year 2011-12 and financial report of the year 2010-11 would also be presented.  President of the Society Dr. VK Chhabra would also interact with the patients for the effective treatment of haemophilia.

            Dr. JG Jolly, Chairman of the Society Chandigarh Chapter, would deliver a lecture on the haemophilia management.  The medical experts and haematologist would also inform the patients about the latest research and development in the field of haemophilia. Besides, eminent dentists Dr. Abhitej Mehtani and Dr. Mrs Pooja Mehtani and Dr.Pallavi Saini, Physiotherapist would also address and attend the patients. 

Siddikur takes two-stroke lead in SAIL Open

by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)

NEW DELHI, MARCH 24

 Siddikur of Bangladesh continued his solid run in the SAIL Open after shooting a third round five-under-par 67 on Thursday.

 The pro  from Dhaka opened up a two-stroke lead going into the final round with a three-day total of 14-under-par 202 at the challenging Delhi Golf Club.

 Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand closed with a 69 after a bogey on the last hole. He shared second with India’s Ajeetesh Sandhu, who posted a 68 for a 204 total in the US$300,000 event co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and PGTI.

 Manav Jaini of India made the biggest move when he returned with a 64 to tie with Japanese Akinori Tani on 205 in tied fourth place.

 Siddikur, the first Bangladeshi to win on the Asian Tour, birdied the fifth hole before sinking an eagle three on the eighth hole from 12 feet. He went on to mix his card with four more birdies against two bogeys to stay in contention for a second Asian Tour win.

 “It was a great day and I’m happy with how I finished. I’ve been hitting it really good this week and I need to maintain that on the last day if I want to win my second Asian Tour title,” said the 25-year-old.

 Since winning in the Brunei Open last season, Siddikur has been in fine form where he finished second at the 2010 Mercuries Taiwan Masters and placed fifth at the Hero Honda Indian Open, also held at the Delhi Golf Club last year.

 “I’m not surprised by my consistent play. I’ve been practising a lot and it is paying off,” said Siddikur who on the Asian Development Tour on home soil earlier this year.

 Kiradech was tied for the lead after 17 holes but dropped a costly bogey on the last hole after hitting a wayward drive. The rising star from Thailand still believes he has a chance of winning his maiden Asian Tour title despite being two shots off the lead.

  “Apart from a few bad holes, I felt I played good golf. I sank a lot of putts. I still have a chance of winning if I can improve on my iron play,” said Kiradech, who had a chance of winning his first Asian Tour title on four occasions last year.

 Little known Sandhu is hoping to make amends this week after missing the halfway cut at the Asian Tour Qualifying School inThailand earlier this year. The 22-year-old enjoyed an illustrious career as an amateur where he trained at the David LeadbetterGolf Academy in the United States from 2005 to 2007.

 “My game has been solid the whole week. I played well on the first day and it has been smooth sailing from there. I’ve been solid from tee to green and my putting has been good because the greens are in excellent conditions. You are only going to miss a putt if you miss read the greens,” said Sandhu.

 He was among seven Indian golfers who placed in the top-10 after the third round of the SAIL Open with rising stars Anirban Lahiri, Gaganjeet Bhullar and local hero Jyoti Randhawa, a former Asian Tour number one.

 Teen sensation Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines battled to a 71 to lie in tied 15^th place on a 212 total. The 16-year-old is playing in his first Asian Tour event after turning professional last week.

 Leading third round scores:

202 - Siddikur (BAN) 68-67-67

204 - Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) 68-67-69, Ajeetesh Sandhu (IND) 69-67-68

205 - Akinori Tani (JPN) 68-67-70, Manav Jaini (IND) 68-73-64

208 - Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) 67-69-72, Namchok Tantipokhakul (THA) 72-69-67

209 - Anirban Lahiri (IND) 66-71-72

210 - Shamim Khan (IND) 72-67-71, Jyoti Randhawa (IND) 70-72-68, Digvijay Singh (IND) 72-70-68

211 - Joonas Granberg (FIN) 69-73-69, Peter Karmis (RSA) 71-71-69, Daisuke Kataoka (JPN) 73-69-69

212 - Mars Pucay (PHI) 69-71-72, Lam Chih Bing (SIN) 69-71-72, Sanjay Kumar (IND) 70-70-72, Miguel Tabuena (PHI) 69-72-71, Ben Fox (USA) 70-71-71, Berry Henson (USA) 72-69-71, Rashid Khan (IND) 73-71-68, Pariya Junhasavasdikul (THA) 74-71-67