SPORTS

Suresh bowls DDA to victory

New Delhi, May 23
A devastating 5 for 31 spell off eight overs by right-arm medium pacer Suresh Kohli enabled Delhi Development Authority (DDA) beat Delhi Telecom by 144 runs in a B Division Super League match of the DDCA League at the Kotla No 2 ground.

Scores: DDA: 242 all out in 37.5 overs (Suresh Kohli 60, Narender Kumar 48, Maharaj Kishan 41 n.o., Yashpal Saini 3 for 46).

Delhi Telecom: 98 all out in 21.2 overs (Vinay Mishra 18, Suresh Kohli 5 for 31, Sandeep Kumar 3 for 16).

Bright Club beat South Delhi by five wickets in a Super A Division match at the Kalindi College ground.

Scores: South Delhi: 232 for 6 in 40 overs (Rameez Niyamat 99, Adil Ahmad 82, Saurabh Bombi 2 for 32).

Bright Club: 236 for 5 in 33 overs (Dinesh Yadav 116, 10x4, 7x6; Netrapal 31 n.o., Adil Ahmad 3 for 76).

Shankar Saini played a fine all-round role to help Indian Airlines beat Winsom Club by three wickets in a Super A Division match at the DAV College ground.

Scores: Winsom Club: 204 for 6 in 40 overs (Sandeep P Rana 71 n.o., Raghav Bindra 48, Shankar Saini 2 for 19, Vineet Jain 2 for 38).

Indian Airlines: 205 for 7 in 34.4 overs (Shankar Saini 85 n.o., 5x4, 4x6; Ashok Singh 29, Raja Sharma 4 for 50, Kuldeep Singh 2 for 30). Citizen Club beat TN Colts by 20 runs in an A-II Division match at the Ramjas Sports Complex.

Scores: Citizen Club: 188 all out in 34.5 overs (Sumeet Dogra 37, Aman Arora 31, T.P. Singh 5 for 36).

TN Colts: 168 for 9 in 35 overs (Vikas Randey 43, Sachin Kumar 35, Sumeet Dogra 3 for 24, Vishal Singh 3 for 38).

S.B Youth Club beat Delhi Police by eight wickets in an A-I Division match at the University ground.

Scores: Delhi Police: 137 all out in 28.1 overs (Rajesh Sharma 31, Balbir Singh 26, Sanjay Verma 25, Ravi Uniyal 3 for 16, Sanjay Singh 3 for 34).

SB Youth: 140 for 2 in 24.4 overs (Sangram Singh 57 n.o., Sandeep Pathania 44 n.o).

The matches scheduled to be played at the Ramjas Sports Complex and the DAV College ground fell through due to non-payment of dues to the groundsmen. OSR

Devender helps in Sonnet win
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 23
Delhi Ranji Trophy player Devender Sharma played the star role to help Sonnet Club trounce Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) by eight wickets in the fourth Trans Yamuna Cricket Association League at the Tahirpur Sports Complex ground in the Capital.

Devender Sharma first exhibited his bowling skills to trample upon the CWC batting by claiming 7 wickets for 19 runs and then scored a fine unbeaten 60 to power Sonnet to a mammoth victory

Scores: CWC: 122 all out in 38.1 overs (Amrish Gautam 38, Arun Sethi 23, Dhruv Mohan 7 for 19).

Sonnet Club: 123 for 2 in 22.2 overs (Devender Sharma 60 n.o., 8x4; Sumit Berry 33, Surjeet Verma 2 for 21).

In another match, Food Corporation of India (FCI) beat North West Delhi Police by 65 runs.

Scores: FCI: 216 for 9 in 35 overs (Rajeev Uniyal 60, Pankaj Thakur 58, Rakesh Kumar 3 for 27).

North West Delhi Police: 151 all out in 25.3 overs (Surender Kumar 61, Pawan Kumar 26, Pankaj Thakur 4 for 25, Rakesh Raman Jha 3 for 20, Rajeev Uniyal 2 for 36).

Saumik Chatterjee stars for DLDAV
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 23
Delhi under-14 player Saumik Chatterjee hit a blistering knock of 69 to help DLDAV School, Shalimar Bagh beat Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram by 64 runs and enter the semi-final of the Ravindra Malhotra Memorial Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Bharat Nagar ground.

DLDAV won the toss and opted to bat. Thanks to the fine knock of Saumik, the Shalimar Bagh school posted 202 all out in 39 overs In reply, DPS failed to tackle the consistently deadly bowling of the DAV team to be all out for 138 in 36.2 overs.

Scores: DLDAV School, Shalimar Bagh: 202 all out in 39 overs (Saumik Chatterjee 69, Abhishek Rohilla 30, Nikhil Bhagat 3 for 29, Hemant Chugh 3 for 41, Samarth Prakash 2 for 17).

DPS, R. K. Puram: 138 all out in 36.2 overs (Hemant Chugh 38, Karan Mehta 35, Saurabh Jain 2 for 16, Jaladh Kumar 2 for 13, Love Sehrawat 2 for 26, Pawan Chauhan 2 for 27).

Star Sports to beam live FI Grand Prix
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 23
The Formula One race will return to the track in Monaco this week after being in turmoil for the past two weeks, and Star Sports will beam live the action from the Mediterranean principality on May 26 at 5.15 pm. The Austrian Grand Prix had raised a storm around the sporting world when Ferrari ordered race leader Rubens Barrichello to make way for second-placed Michael Schumacher to pass him just before the finish line.

Ferrari team director Jean Todt claimed the move as being within the rules and in line with Ferrari’s desire to have Schumacher win a third straight driver’s title and fifth overall, which would tie the German with Juan Manuel Fangio overall. But fans at the track registered their displeasure with the move, booing and giving the thumbs down sign during the podium presentation. Schumacher acknowledged his team mate’s moral victory, however, by insisting he take the high step on the podium and spraying Barrichello with the celebratory champagne. Ironically, that gesture by Schumacher could be the one that the authorities use to punish Ferrari because it violates the rules.

Rajiv Gandhi World Arm Wrestling
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 23
The Delhi Arm Wrestling Association will hold a World Armwrestling Cup Tournament in the memory of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at the Talkatora Stadium from September 9 to 13.

Competitions will be held in the sub-junior boys and girls (under-14), junior boys and girls (under-18), youth (under-25), men and women (25 years to 40 years), master section (40 to 50 years) and grand masters (above 50 years).

ADMINISTRATION

Eight bridges to be built on NH-8
Our Correspondent

Gurgaon, May 23
The work on the construction of bridges and widening of National Highway No 8 between Gurgaon and Delhi will start soon.

The Chief General Manager (Technical) of the project, Mr S. C. Saluja, informed a delegation of the office-bearers of the Gurgaon Industrial Association (GIA), which met him in Delhi, that the work on the stretch between Mahipalpur and Gurgaon would be started within two months and would be completed in 18 months.

The entire stretch would take 30 months for completion.

Mr Saluja said that there would be eight bridges, each at Rao Tularam Crossing, Palam Crossing, Mahipalpur, Rajokari, Udyog Vihar, IFFCO, South City and Rajeev Crossing on the NH 8. The total cost involved in the project was approximately Rs 555 crore, added the officer.

There would be service roads on both sides of the highway for the traffic not willing to use the fast access controlled facility. All equipment and signboards on the road, designed in accordance with the Indian road traffic regulations, would be of international standards.

The delegation, which was led by the GIA president, Mr Jagan Nath Mangla, impressed upon the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to charge a maximum amount of Rs 15 per vehicle, after completion, from the users as toll tax on the Delhi-Gurgaon stretch of NH-8.

Mr Mangla thanked the Minister of State for Roads, Transport and Highway, Maj-Gen B. C. Khanduri, for reducing the rates of toll tax at Bilaspur, NH-8 for the regular users. According to the revised rates, Rs 500 would be charged for cars, jeeps and vans, Rs 850 for light commercial vehicles and Rs 1,750 for trucks and buses would be charged for the monthly passes.

Mentioning that the rates were still on the higher side, the delegation further requested the authority to reduce the same.

Leave of Delhi cops cancelled
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 23
The Delhi Police have cancelled the leaves of all officers and lower rank constabulary keeping in view of the tension on the border, which may take the shape of war between India and Pakistan anytime.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ajai Raj Sharma, issued a circular on Wednesday to all branches of the force in the police headquarters and in districts asking to cancel all leaves of the personnel as well as officers. Leaves can be issued in case of emergency only. Those who were on leave have been called on duty.

The circular also asked the police personnel to check all the vehicles entering the Capital from different borders. Security has been raised on the borders so that no unwanted element entered the Capital.

Besides, security has been tightened at all-important installations in the Capital like Red Fort, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, Supreme Court etc. Raids are being conducted on guest houses, restaurants and militant hideouts in sensitive areas like Central Delhi, some parts of South, East, North-East and North districts.