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P & SB to establish
hockey academy New Delhi, December 31 Punjab and Sind Bank Chairman and Managing Director N S Gujral announced in the Capital on Monday that the proposed academy would give a big fillip to hockey in the country. Highlighting the main features of the academy, Mr Gujral hoped that the Sub-Junior Academy would be able to participate in national tournaments since the Bank is already affiliated with the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF). He said the sub-junior academy will be for boys in the 12 to 15 age group, and the boys will be given intensive training under the guidance of renowned hockey players. He informed that all the expenses of the boys for their boarding, lodging, education and hockey training will be borne by the P&SB. Mr Gujral said the boys for the sub-junior academy will be selected by a panel comprising former Olympians Ajitpal Singh, Rajinder Singh, Sanjiv Kumar, Gundeep Kumar, Ripudaman Singh and sports secretary of the bank, Charanjit Singh. He said selection trials would be held at Jalandhar, Faridkot, and Shahbad Markanda (Haryana). P&SB had established its first-ever academy at Jalandhar in 1994 in the 15-18 age group. And the senior academy of P&SB has already contributed 25 international hockey players, including six Olympians, to the national team. P&SB’s move to setup another hockey academy in Punjab is a welcome step as Punjab has once again become the
nursery of Indian hockey as has been proved by the Junior World Cup team. Ten players of the Junior World Cup winning team at Hobart in Australia belonged to Punjab. |
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FOOTBALL New Delhi, December 31 Striker Lorbence Owino Cassios scored all the three goals to record a fine hattrick. Indian Nationals toiled hard in vain in the first half, but the second half saw them scoring three goals in a five-minute blitz to emerge victorious. Lorbence Owino Cassios struck the first goal in the 41st minute when his 30-yard shot found the rival custodian hopelessly placed (1-0). Immediately after the first goal materialised, Dinesh Kumar of Youngsters handled the ball inside the penalty area, and the resultant spot kick was converted y Lorbence Owino Cassios (2-0). Cassios completed his hattrick four minutes later with a hard shot. This was the second hattrick in this year's league. Earlier, Shastri Club played truant in their match against Delhi Police. This was Shastri Club's second walk-over in the League. The League Sub-Committee has suspended further matches involving Shastri Club. Tuesday's matches: Mughals vs Jat Heroes (1.30 p m); City Club vs Frontiers (3p m) – Ambedkar Stadium. Indian National 3 |
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CRICKET New Delhi, December 31 The Delhi and District Cricket Association sports secretary Sunil Dev inaugurated the tournament. Former India player Chetan Sharma, current player Murali Kartik, the cricket coaches Gurcharan Singh and Sunita Sharma were also present. A fine knock of 65 by Craig Fernandes, who won the BDM man of the match award, and 5 for 20 by Sunil Kashyap, were the high points of the
match. Brief Scores: West Delhi Academy:................ 181 Manjeet Singh............................... 92 Sunil Kashyap....................... 5 for 20 Sumit Dogra
Academy:......... 184/6 Craig Fernandez ........................... 65 Aditya Aima.................................. 31 Mohit........................................ 3/42 |
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Royal Sports’ New Year
Promotion Scheme New Delhi, December 31 |
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Maharaj beats Sharma in DDA Badminton New Delhi, December 31 In other quarter-final matches, Virender Kapoor beat R K Jerath 7-3,7-0,7-4 while Anil Kumar accounted for Rakesh 7-4, 7-5, 7-5. In the doubles, Maharaj Krishan and Nand Lal beat Naresh and Rakesh 7-2,7-1,7-1 to set up the title clash against Anil Sharma and Ashok Kumar, who beat A K Sharma and Krishnan 7-4,7-3, 7-4.
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England Women’s Cricket team for India
New Delhi, December 31 Hero Honda Motors, a keen supporter of sports in India, will be sponsoring the series. Hero Honda are the sponsors of the Indian Golf Tour, and also sponsors various other sports. In the past too, Hero Honda has been a major sponsor of women’s cricket tournaments. TNS
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Ice skating meet at Fun-n-Fair New Delhi, December 31 Teams from different parts of the country will participate in the Championship in speed and figure skating events for senior and junior boys and girls from 10 am to 5 pm.
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A green and clean scheme for Sonepat Sonepat, December 31 Mr Ashok Yadav,
Additional Deputy Commissioner, told mediapersons here today that the scheme would be implemented in 67 villages of the district in the first phase. Plantation of saplings would be started on a massive scale in these villages. The scheme, he said, would be extended to all the urban and rural areas of the district soon. All gram panchayats would be asked to plant saplings in two to four acres of the panchayat land identified for the purpose. The people of each village would be asked to donate Rs 101 on each social function they organise for planting saplings on the land. However, those of the weaker sections would be charged between Rs 11 and Rs 51, he said. The ADC disclosed that a separate account would be maintained in this connection. He appealed to the sarpanches to make available only fertile land for the success of the scheme. He also appealed to the residents of all the villages to plant one sapling on the land and co-operate with the district administration. The ADC directed the officials of the Education Department to ensure maximum tree plantation in the schools of urban and rural areas with the help of students and members of the social and voluntary organisations. He also asked the authorities of the civic bodies and the market committees to plant saplings in the vacant land and cover more area for the purpose. |
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