SPORTS

Chand Khanna beat Pahari Dhiraj in DDCA
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, April 4
Chand Khanna beat Pahari Dhiraj Club by six wickets in an A-I division match of the DDCA League at the University ground.

Scores: Pahari Dhiraj: 123 all out in 31 overs (Hemant Kumar 61, Farman Ahmad 5 for 24, P Prashant 2 for 18). Chand Khanna: 124 all out in 31 overs (Varun Kumar 32, Suhail Rauf 28, Jaspreet Narula 25 n o). Professional Management Group beat City Gymkhana by two wickets in a B division match at Kotla No 2. Scores: City Gymkhana: 182 all out in 38.2 lovers (Lokesh Khulbe 40, Paramveer Singh 36, Mahesh Prasad 3 for 30, Ranjeet Singh 3 for 32). PMG: 184 for 8 in 32.3 overs (Bhupender Yadav 60 n o, Rajiv Rana 39, Ajay Ahmad 3 for 35).

Youngsters beat CWC by six wickets in a Super A Division match. Scores: CWC: 175 for 6 in 33 overs (Amrish Gautam 55, Harpreet Singh 42, Jitender Solanki 2 for 48).

Youngsters: 179 for 4 in 30.1 overs (Jitender Solanki 44, Tarun Gupta 28, Surjeet Verma 2 for 28). Central Bank of India beat Municipal Corporation of Delhi by five wickets in a A-I Division match. Scores: MCD: 161 in 34.2 overs (Dharamveer Baniwal 36, Joginder Sharma 3 for 20). Central Bank: 165 for 5 in 38 overs (Udaat Bhatia 46, Nitin Goel 42, Bantoo Singh 27 n o). Hind Club beat Delhi Gymkhana by six wickets in a A-II Division match.

Scores: Delhi Gymkhana: 206 all out in 37.3 overs (Saurabh Malik 72, Rakesh Kumar 36, Sunder Kumar 4 for 16). Hind Club: 210 for 4 in 25.2 overs (Sudhir Sidhu 83, Mohd. Javed 47, Arun Kumar 41, Sanjeev Kumar 2 for 41).

29 per cent hike in sports allocation
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 4
Emphasising the Delhi government’s commitment to improving the sports facilities in the Capital and provide an opportunity to the youth to develop their skills in various fields, the state finance minister, Mr Mahinder Singh Saathi today announced Rs 338.30 crore allocation for the sports sector.

This fiscal budgetary allocation is 29 per cent higher than the allocation to this sector in 2001-02.

In an attempt to provide comprehensive development of this sector, Mr Saathi said the government is planning to formulate a sports policy and establish state level sports academy for the comprehensive development of sports infrastructure and promotion of sports activities in Delhi.

Most of the sporting facilities were established in 1982 at the Asian Games. Several sports infrastructural facilities, over the years due to lack of funds and low allocation of funds, were in a bad shape.

Stating that the government attaches highest priority to the promotion of sports in the National Capital Territory, he said the directorate of education, which is providing sports and coaching facilities to school students, would benefit a lot by the government’s proposed move.

The need for higher allocation for the sport sector has been one of the long pending demands of those associated with this field. With increased allocation, they expressed the optimism that the sporting talent in the Capital would be better tapped and nurtured. Better infrastructure facilities would help the state to organise several national and international events, which would provide encouragement to the youngsters, they added.

Sports Corner
Hans Raj Model School in semis

New Delhi, April 4
Hans Raj Model School, Punjabi Bagh beat Bal Bharti Public School, Brij Vihar by 252 runs in a Group B quarter-final match to enter the semi-final of the Jivanjor Cricket Tournament at the Bal Bharti School ground, Pitampura. Kumar Abhishek of Hans Raj Model School, who made 156 runs off 63 balls, was declared the man of the match. Hans Raj Model School, batting first, made 379 for 6 wickets in the stipulated 35 overs. In reply, Bal Bharti Public School crashed to 127 all out in 30.2 overs. Hans Raj Model will taken on St. Columbus School in the semi-final on April 6.

Om Nath Sood cricket tourney: Excellent all-round performances by Suresh Tanwar (26 and 3 for 26) and Vishal Sharma (39 and 2 for 43) helped Inborn Cricketers beat Subhania Club by 36 runs to enter the pre-quarter-final of the 12th All-India Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Khalsa College ground. Suresh Tanwar was adjudged the man of the match. Subhania won the toss and elected to field, and the decision misfired as Inborn made 211 and then dismissed the former for 175 for nine. Scores: Inborn Cricketers: 211/9 in 40 overs (Vishal Sharma 39, Suresh Tanwar 26, Rohit Jagota 24, Avinash 2 for 43, Rakesh Bhatia 2 for 46). Subhania: 175 for 9 in 36.4 overs (Prateek 37, Rakesh Bhatia 37, Jitender Solanki 23, Suresh Tanwar 3 for 26, Vishal Sharma 2 for 43, Kuldeep Rawat 2 for 27). Friday’s fixture: Central Warehousing Corporation vs Trans Yamuna Cricket Association; 8 am.

Dronacharya Foundation win: Dronacharya Cricket Foundation (DCF) beat the Railway women’s team by 111 runs in a limited overs match played at the Karnail Singh Stadium. Scores: DCF: 217 for 9 in 40 overs (Porush Santani 50, Tarun Gupta 40, Mayank Sethi 32 n o, Versha 4 for 42, David 3 for 33). Railways: 106 all out in 34 overs (Rajani 20, Rakhi 18, Amarneet 4 for 0, Porush 2 for 8).

Rajdhani Sports Trophy: The first Rajdhani Sports Trophy Cricket Tournament will be held from April 10 at the Najafgarh Sports Complex. Interested teams should contact at phone numbers 5028758 or 5012660. Mobile: 9868100977.

Ravinder Bhandari slams century for Subhania
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, April 4
A rapid-fire unbeaten century by southpaw Ravinder Bhandari (100, 56b, 14x4, 3x6) was the highlight of Subhania Club’s ten-wicket victory against Gemini Club in the third Sheetal Prasad Jain Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Mohan Meakin ground. Subhania entered the quarter-final.

Scores: Gemini Club: 129 all out in 37.5 overs (Kshitij Rohtagi 30, Karan Harit 29, Manish Sharma 3 for 21, Avinash Kumar 3 for 23). Subhania Club: 131 for no loss in 16.2 overs (Ravinder Bhandari 100 n o, Prateek Sharma 24 n o).

Shalimar Club beat Rajdhani Sports: Shalimar Club beat Rajdhani Sports by one wicket to enter the quarter-final of the sixth Pratap Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Karawal Nagar ground.

Scores: Rajdhani Sports: 203 all out in 33.5 overs (Suresh Tanwar 60, Rajender Bishth 39, Pramod Bisht 30, Ansul Lamba 5 for 54). Shalimar Club: 204 for 9 in 34.2 overs (Ansul Lamba 37, Rakesh Kumar 36, Maninder Singh 30, Jatin Khanna 4 for 39, Joginder Singh 3 for 46).

Sonnet beat National Stadium: Sonnet Club beat National Stadium Cricket Club by two wickets in the 7th All-India Stanford Under-17 Cricket Tournament at the National Stadium ground.

Scores: NSCC: 247 for 9 in 40 overs (Puneet Bisht 102, Rohit Gupta 58, Varun Raj Loht 39, Shikhar Dhawan 4 for 40).

Sonnet Club: 248 for 8 in 38.3 overs (Abhishek Vashisth 60, Mayank Tehlan 50, Saurabh Tiwari 3 for 36).