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SPORTS

Satender Yadav steers SAIL to win
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 26
Satender Yadav blasted a blistering knock of 97 studded with 11 boundaries and one six to steer Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) to a 26 runs victory against Malviya Club to enter the quarter-final of the 26th Lala Raghubir Singh Hot Weather Cricket Tournament at the Modern School ground in the Capital on Sunday.

Malviya Club won the toss and opted to field. The decision proved not so prudent as SAIL got off to a flying start with Satender Yadav batting his way to glory. Manu Kumar played an unbeaten 53 to give able support to Yadav, and the twosome put on 101 runs for the sixth wicket.

In reply, Malviya Club crashed to the bowling of Delhi Ranji player Satish Salwan and medium pacer K S Rana to crash out for 218. Satender Yadav was adjudged the man of the match.

Scores: SAIL: 234 for 6 wickets in 40 overs (Satender Yadav 97, 11x4, 1x6, 102b; Manu Kumar 53 n o, 2x4, 4x6; Saurabh Shukla 21, 3x4; Akash Malhotra 17; T Anand 2 for 41, Nishal Gaur 1 for 25).

Malviya Club: 218 all out in 39.5 overs (Pitamber Dutt 43, 2x4; Bhupnesh 25, Anil Kumar 23, 2x6; Satish Salwan 4 for 29; K S Rana 3 for 41).

Umpires: Devender Sharma and BSP Rao.

Monday’s fixture: Madras Club vs Delhi Blues; 7.45 am (Modern School ground).

Castrol nets David Beckham as brand ambassador
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 26
Castrol has signed an “exclusive lubricant endorsement agreement” with football star David Beckham of England.

According to a Castrol spokesperson, David Beckham will endorse Castrol branded lubricant products around the world, including India, and will appear in a range of advertisement and communication campaigns promoting Castrol products.

“Throughout the history, we have achieved a high marketing profile, partly due to Castrol’s association with performance-related sporting activities”, said Naveen Kshatriya, managing director of Castrol India.

Naveen Kshatriya, who was the regional marketing director for Castrol in the Asia Pacific, led the team, which conceived and executed the global agreement with Beckham.

Timed to coincide with the FIFA World Cup, the Beckham campaign will be launched in the Asia Pacific region and thereafter roll out to other parts of the world.

“Working with champions and championship teams such as Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya in the FI championship and closer home with Rahul Dravid and Karun

Chandhok have helped me make Castrol one of the most highly recognised and respected lubricant brands. The endorsement with David Beckham builds on this experience and is another example of Castrol products being associated with winning performance”, added Naveen.

The Beckham campaign in India will be kicked off with a “Castrol five-a-side football tournament”, which will be played in early June. Beckham will also feature in TV commercials, which will be launched during the course of the year.

Although Castrol India has experience in being associated with famous personalities, this is the first time when Castrol is adopting a non-motorsports world celebrity as a global ambassador.

“This whole experience has been extremely satisfying and I have been privileged to be leading it”, said Naveen Kshatriya.

According to the Castrol spokesperson, David Beckham was reported to have commented at the deal that “it is exciting to be working with Castrol and I am thrilled to be endorsing a brand that signified top performance, confidence and leadership...qualities that are important in playing football and in life”.

CCA School hosts Inter-School TT
Our Sports Reporter

The guests of honours with one of the winners of the table tennis competition during the prize distribution ceremony.

New Delhi, May 26
It was a proud moment for CCA School, Gurgaon when it was entrusted with the responsibility of hosting the Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament from May 17 to 20.

Over 140 students from 17 reputed public schools of Gurgaon took part in the tournament in three age groups—under-14, under-16 and under-19. Every team fielded a team of four players in each age group..

Many an interesting contest was witnessed in the three-day competition, which also displayed the depth of talent in a demanding sport like table tennis.

Lt. Gen R C Kochhar (retd), who is the president-elect of the All-India ENT Doctors’ Association, declared the meet open. Gen Kochhar praised the initiative taken by CCA chairman Col Kr Pratap Singh in hosting the table tennis tournament as the CCA School has been making a determined effort to lay equal emphasis on sports and academics.

In the boys under-19 category, Manuj Sharma of DAV had to wage a tough battle to outwit Vinay Yadav of BBMS School. In the girls event, an all-RPs affair, Sanjana beat Amardeep. Puneet of BBMS made a clean breast in the under-14 boys title clash, beating Pavel of DPS. In the girls section, Kumud of DAV beat Subha of DLF.

In the boys under-16 category, Anoop Singh of DAV beat Abhishek of CBS and Richa of BBMS defeated Kanika of CCA.

In the girls under-16 and under-19 team events, BBMS beat CCA and RPS ousted CCA for the titles.

The best school trophy was jointly bagged by the DAV Public School and the Blue Bells Model School. CCA earned the third prize.

Mr LSM Salins, commissioner of Gurgaon Division, was the chief guest at the closing function and distributed the prizes. Principal of the school Mrs Nirmal Yadav received Mr Salins. Mr R S Kharab, SDM, Gurgaon and president of the Gurgaon District Table Tennis Association (GDTTA) and joint secretary Naresh Sharma were also present.

National Housing Bank lift TT title
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 26
National Housing Bank “A” annexed the team championship beating Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) 3-0 in the final of the third Habitat TT Cup played at the India Habitat Centre.

In the title clash, Aditya Sharma beat Pankaj Mohan 11-5, 16-11, 11-7; Pervez Rizvi beat Pradeep Kumar 11-5, 8-11, 8-11, 11-9, 15-13; Aditya Sharma and Pervez Rizvi beat Pankaj Mohan and Pradeep Kumar 11-6, 9-11, 12-10, 11-7.

ADMINISTRATION

ASI directed to end encroachments
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 26
The court has come to the rescue of historic structures like “Lal Gumbad” and “Madarsa Zeenatul” in South Delhi, which are at the receiving end of encroachers and land sharks.

Taking a strong view of the blatant encroachments and commercialization of historic sites, the Delhi High Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to remove the encroachments in and around the two-centuries-old protected monuments in Panchsheel Enclave area of New Delhi.

A Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice S B Sinha and A K Sikri, ordered the ASI to take appropriate action for removal of encroachments in and around ‘Lal Gumbad’ and ‘Madarsa Zeenatul’, which fell in a green belt.

A public interest petition, filed by the Panchsheel Enclave Residents Welfare Association, had highlighted the illegal constructions and unauthorised occupation of the monuments.

The petition, among other things, claimed that the monuments had been virtually converted, after full-scale construction, into buildings for commercial activities in the garb of running a religious school by members of a particular community.

The court had also told the Delhi Development Authority to take action for removing the encroachments from the site earmarked for a District Park and ensure that no construction activity was carried out.

The area deputy commissioner of police had been ordered to extend all possible assistance to the ASI and DDA in executing the order.

The bench ordered that appropriate action be initiated by the authorities within two months and action taken reports filed in the court.

The judges made it clear that in case any further construction takes place around the monuments, the Deputy Commissioner of Police as well as the officials concerned of the ASI and the DDA would be personally held responsible for it.

The resident association was at liberty to approach the court again if the orders were not implemented, they said. The association had earlier approached various authorities about the problem but to no avail.