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P & S Bank launches Sub-Jr Hockey Academy
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Punjab and Sind Bank chairman and managing director N S Gujral with the newly-inducted players into the bank’s Sub-Junior Hockey Academy.

New Delhi, April 19
The Punjab and Sind Bank launched the first-ever Sub-Junior Hockey Academy in Jalandhar. The purpose of the academy is to nurture budding talent at the grass-root level to give a new thrust to Indian hockey.

Punjab and Sind Bank has been playing a pivotal role in the promotion of hockey in the country as many leading national and international players are the products of the Bank.

Chairman and managing director of Punjab and Sind Bank N S Gujral said the bank had established its first hockey academy at Jalandhar in 1994 to groom players in the 15 to 18 age group.

He said the setting up of the sub-junior academy was a step forward in the direction of moulding talent in the 12 to 15 years age group.

Mr Gujral said the 20 players selected for the academy would be given intensive training and all the expenses for their boarding, lodging, training and schooling will be met by the bank. Renowned hockey players will be in charge of the academy.

Mr Gujral said selection trials to pick players for the Sub-Junior Academy were held at Shahbad Markanda, Faridkot and Jalandhar. The trials evoked overwhelming response. The selection committee comprised former Olympians Ajitpal Singh, Rajinder Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Gundeep Kumar, Ripudaman Kumar Singh, Rajinder Singh and Charanjit Singh.

Mr Gujral said the Bank’s efforts have produced rich dividends as so far, the Bank has contributed 25 international players, including Olympians, to the country.

Since the Punjab and Sind Bank is directly affiliated to the Indian Hockey Federation, the sub-junior team will be able to participate in national hockey tournaments without any hitch to give the players a lot of match experience to hone up their skills.

Tony Singh helps Chand Khanna eclipse Kranti Star
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New Delhi, April 19
A brilliant all-round performance by Tony Singh helped Chand Khanna trounce Kranti Star by seven wickets in an A-I Division match of the DDCA League at the Ramjas Sports Complex.

Left-arm leg spinner Tony Singh produced his spinning magic for a remarkable wicket haul of 6 for 16 to leave Kranti Star bleeding when they batted first to be all out for a measly 89. Off-spinner Rajiv Uniyal was no less deadly as he claimed 4 for 24).

And then Tony Singh wielded the willow like a bludgeon when Chand Khanna chased a modest total to remain unconquered on 53.

Scores: Kranti Star: 89 all out in 20.1 overs (Pankaj Chauhan 33, Tony Singh 6 for 16, Rajiv Uniyal 4 for 24). Chand Khanna Club: 90 for 3 in 14.1 overs (Tony Singh 53 n o, Manoj Kumar 3 for 49).

Inborn Cricketers beat Pelicans Club by four wickets in an A-I Division Match of the DDCA League at the Jamia Milia ground.

Scores: Pelicans: 116 all out in 37.1 overs (Ashwani Kapoor 27, J N Singh 23, Bharat Khurana 2 for 20, Chetan Jolly 2 for 12).

Inborn Cricketers: 118 for 6 in 34.2 overs (Suresh Tanwar 30, Bharat Khurana 23, J N Singh 2 for 23).

Gush Club beat Times of India by six wickets in a Super A Division match at the Jamia ground. Scores: Times of India: 183 for 9 in 35 overs (Rajesh Anand 52, Tarun Kumar 37, Utkarsh Gautam 4 for 26, Aprajit Singh 3 for 43).

Gush Club: 184 for 4 in 31.1 overs (Utkarsh Gautam 110 n o, 9x4, Manu Sharma 40).

Food Corporation of India (FCI) beat Little Master by five wickets in a Super A Division match.

Scores: Little Master: 145 for 4 in 40 overs (Mohd Javed 40 n o, Akash Malhotra 3 for 17, Sumeet Narwal 3 for 24).

FCI: 148 for 5 in 26.2 overs (Sanjeev Kohli 51 n o, Gurusatkar Singh 28 n o, Rahul Kumar 3 for 56). Bank of Baroda beat K G Colts by five wickets in a B Division match at Kotla II ground.

Scores: K G Colts: 201 for 6 in 30 overs (Tapan Jain 90, J B Jain 2 for 43, Sunil Dogra 2 for 24, Ajit Kumar 2 for 41).

Bank of Baroda: 202 for 5 in 29.3 overs (Sunitder Arora 84, K K Sardana 62, Abhishek Rohilla 2 for 31).

Pioneer Club beat Three Star by seven wickets in an A-II Division match at the University ground.

Scores: Three Star Club: 132 all out in 34.4 overs (Raj Gautam 51, Sudhir Kumar 5 for 24, Sunil Satti 3 for 25). Pioneer Club: 136 for 3 in 26 overs (Prananshu 42, Umesh Sharma 30).

Pusa Youngsters beat Rehman Club by 193 runs in an A-I Division match at the University ground. Scores: Pusa Youngsters: 373 for 6 in 40 overs (Rajesh Brown 151, 15x4, 4x6; Mohd. Rashid 109 n o, 11x4, 2x6; Atul Kapoor 35, Adnan 4 for 45). Rehman: 180 all out in 30.3 overs (Mohd. Shadab 41, Amit Khurana 2 for 42).

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) beat Lion Kanishka by nine wickets in a B Division match at the Jamia Milia ground.

Scores: Lion Kanishka: 76 all out in 29 overs (Praveen Choudhary 29, Kulwinder Singh 4 for 24, Haridas 3 for 29, Mahesh Sharma 2 for 7). DTC: 82 for 1 in 17.4 overs (Dalip Kumar 50 n o, Pradeep Kumar 23 n o).

Professional Management Group beat Bank of India by six wickets in a B division match at Kotla II ground.

Scores: Bank of India: 102 all out in 24.4 overs (Pradeep Kanojia 27, Mahender Bisth 2 for 7, Mahesh Prasad 2 for 26).

Professional Management Group: 105 for 4 in 16.2 overs (Bhupender Singh 43 n o, Ramesh Sharma 3 for 46).

Patel Nagar Gymkhana beat Vipul Sarees by one wicket in A B Division match at the Ramjas Sports Complex.

Scores: Vipul Sarees: 176 all out in 39.5 overs (Sanjeev Kumar 25, Rahul Yadav 63, Karamvir 3 for 36, Rajesh Kumar 3 for 16).

Patel Nagar Gymkhana: 177 for 9 in 39.5 overs (Paramveer 40 n o, Rajesh Kumar 31, Sunil Yadav 3 for 25, Vinod Kumar 3 for 20).

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Jalal spins ACE XI to win in Sood Cricket

New Delhi, April 19
A devastating bowling spell of 4 for 22 off eight overs by right arm off-spinner R S Jalal helped ACE XI, Agra (Uttar Pradesh) beat Collage Group by 35 runs to enter the pre-quarter-final of the 12th All-India Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament for the HRS Trophy at the Khalsa College ground in the Capital on Friday.

ACE XI, who won the toss and elected to bat, recovered from the early loss of a wicket, thanks to the responsible knocks of Rajesh Gupta and Tara Chand, who repaired the damage and the Agra team then made a steady progress to make 209 for 9 wickets.

Collage Group, chasing the modest total of the visitors, lost six wickets for 20 runs after a good start to be all out for 174 in 36.1 overs, with Jalal doing most of the damage.

Scores: ACE XI, Agra: 209 for 9 in 40 overs (Rajesh Gupta 42, Tara Chand 38, Ajay Sharma 22 n o, Vinay Sharma 20, Wilkins Victor 2 for 30, Sanjay Saini 2 for 33, Mahesh Bhati 2 for 46). Collage Group: 174 in 36.1 overs (Ajit Singh 56, Satender Yadav 24, R S Jalal 4 for 22, Dinesh Panwar 3 for 23, Ajay 2 for 33). There will be no match on Saturday. On Sunday, Pelicans take on Rajasthan Colts at 8 am at the Khalsa College ground.

Sonnet to meet NSCC in final: Sonnet Club will take on National Stadium Coaching Centre in the final of the Maharaja Agarsen Stanford Under-17 Cricket Tournament. In the semi-finals, Sonnet Club beat Rajender Pal Academy by 45 runs at the Mohan Meakin ground. The National Stadium Coaching Centre beat Harry Coaching Centre by 168 runs.

Scores: Sonnet Club: 206 for 8 in 40 overs (Vineet Sharma 93, Harish Kumar 35, A Vashishta 3 for 30). R P Academy: 161 all out in 35.3 overs (Shiv Narain Singh 57, Ranchal Chaudhary 4 for 30, Naman Sharma 4 for 31).

National Stadium Coaching Centre: 363 for 7 in 40 overs (Tushar Alekar 112, Rajat Gupta 52, Ratan Rawat 38, Saurabh Kumar 2 for 40). Harry Coaching Centre: 95 all out in 22.3 overs (Vinay Kumar 18, Ajit Ranjan 3 for 30, Rahul Deewan 3 for 30).

Brighto Club beat GDA: Brighto Club beat Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) by 165 runs to enter the quarter-final of the third ARBD Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Brighto amassed 320 for six wickets thanks to quickfire knocks of Manish Sharma and DelhiRanji Trophy player Akash Malhtora. And then the bowlers took over with Sudhandhu Sharma spearheading the attack with a three for 14 haul while Tarun Gupta was equally devastating with a spell of 3 for 16 to dismiss

GDA cheaply: Scores: Brighto Club: 320 for 6 in 35 overs (Manish Sharma 59, Akash Malhotra 49, Rajan Jain 3 for 31). GDA: 155 for 9 in 35 overs (Manish Kunwar 46, Sudhanshu Sharma 3 for 14, Tarun Gupta 3 for 16). OSR