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IA sail into Raghubir Cricket quarters
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, June 2
Defending champions Indian Airlines beat Rajdhani Sports by five wickets to sail into the quarter-final of the 26th Lala Raghubir Singh Hot Weather Cricket Tournament at the Modern School ground, Barakhamba Road, in the Capital today.

India discard Nikhil Chopra, who scored an unbeaten 59 with five fours and two sixes off 67 balls for Indian Airlines, was adjudged the man of the match. DDCA general secretary Sneh Bansal gave away the award.

Rajdhani Sports won the toss and opted to bat. But in 40 overs, they could make only 168 for 7, as the Indian Airlines bowlers kept a tight leash. Rajdhani Sports’ batting was centred around Deepak Anand, who cracked an unbeaten 58 with seven fours. Damanjeet Singh contributed a valuable 33.

Airlines did not have to labour hard to overhaul Rajdhani Sports’ total, as Nikhil Chopra’s knock set the tone and tenor for the runs to flow. Chandan, Vijay Dhaiya and J Arun Kumar contributed handsomely for Airlines’ success.

Their rapid knocks ensured that Airlines reached the winning target in fewer than 30 overs.

Indian Airlines will take on Steel Authority of India Ltd.in their quarter-final match.

Scores: Rajdhani Sports: 168 for 7in 40 overs (Deepak Anand 58 n o, 7x4; Damanjeet Singh 33, 3x4, 57b; Subash Choudhry 2 for 41; Nikhil Chopra 1 for 34; Rajat Bhatia 1 for 18; Babloo Kumar 1 for 25).

Indian Airlines: 172 for 5 wickets in 29.1 overs (Nikhil Chopra 59 n o, 5x4, 2x6, 67b; Chandan 32, 2x4, 2x6; Vijay Dhaiya 22, 5x4, 15b; J Arun Kumar 22, 3x4; Roopesh Aluwalia 1 for 47; Jatin Kumar 2 for 34).

Monday’s fixture: Chand Khanna vs Lal Bahadur Shastri Club; 7.30 a m—Modern School ground.

‘Soccer Diary’ carries a wealth of information
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, June 2
The sixth edition of “Soccer Diary”, brought out by the Delhi Veteran Football Club, carries a wealth of information which is very handy in these days of high World Cup soccer fever.

The diary, compiled by the secretary of Veteran Club, Mr Hem Chand, was released by Mr H. J. Dora, Director-General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

The present edition, whose launch coincided with the start of the World Cup, is more bulky than the earlier editions. “Soccer Diary” has a special section devoted to the 17th World Cup Soccer Championship being jointly hosted, for the first time ever in Asia, by Korea and Japan.

The diary contains results of the entire previous 16 World Cups, details of total spectators in World Cups (from 1930 to 1998), names of referees who supervised the World Cup final matches, performance of Asian countries in the World Cup, information about the World Cup stadia in Korea and Japan, achievements of participating teams in previous World Cups, names with jersey numbers and position of players of participating teams, details about match schedule, group final table and goal-scorer table.

There is also a detailed section on the sixth edition of the National Football League and the Delhi Soccer Association league.

The book has been dedicated to the late Mr Ashok Khanna, who, as the sports officer of the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), had played a key role in the revival of Delhi football.

The book release function was attended by DSA president Umesh Sood, secretary Nasir Ali, former FIFA referees Melvin D’Souza and Rizwan Ul Haq, former players Ranjit Thapa, Aziz Qureshi, Anandi Barua and Tarun Roy.

Haryana bag team title in junior wrestling
Our Correspondent

Jhajjar, June 2
Junior Boys Free Style and Greco Roman Style and Fifth Girls National Wrestling Championship being held at the Brigadier Hoshiar Singh Stadium in Bahadurgarh, concluded here today. The overall trophy of the championship was bagged by the host state, Haryana, which gains 62 points and 71 points in free style and Greco Roman Style bouts, respectively. Haryana also won the championship of girls Wrestling.

Mr Mahendra Singh Malik, President, Wrestling Federation of India and the Director General of Police, Haryana, was the chief guest on the occasion. The following are the results of the final bouts concluded today in different weight groups.

Free Style (Boys): 50 kg - Gayanender (UP) - first, Devender (MP) - Second: 69 kg - Somvir (Uttaranchal) - Ist, Jai Bhagwan (Haryana) -2nd; 78kg - Narender (UP)- Ist, Sanjay (DSWA)- 2nd; 85 Kg Narender Singh (WB) -Ist; Narender Kumar (DSAWA)- 2nd; 97 kg -Narender (NCR) -Ist, Praveen (Haryana)- 2nd; above 97 kg- Palwinder Cheema -Punjab -Ist, Dilbag - DAWA - 2nd.

Greco Roman (Boys): 50kg - Virender - Haryan- Ist, Triloki Nath (UP)- 2nd; 54 kg - Rohit Kumar, Chandigarh - Ist, Bajrang Yadav - UP- 2nd; 58 kg - Mukesh Khatri - DSAWA- Ist, Kahanhiya - UP- 2nd; 63 kg - Jasbir Singh, Delhi - Ist, Anand (Haryana)-2nd; 69 kg - Karamvir - Delhi - Ist, Shamsher (WB) - 2nd; 76 kg - Sanjay (Haryana) - Ist.

Free Style (Girls): 46 kg group- Murjha Khan (MP)- beats Rphool Kumar Chandigarh- 2nd; 85kg- Anil - Delhi Ist, Amol Kumar (Mah)- 2nd; 97kg - Ved Pal (Haryana)- Ist, Dalip Bharne (Mah)- 2nd; above 97 kg - Dharmander (Haryana_ - Ist, Ravinder (WB) - Second.

Free Style (Girls): 43kg - Reeta (Har) - Ist, Manisha (Guj) -2nd; 46 kg - Nirmala (Haryana)- Ist, Mamala (Manipur- 2nd; 50 kg - Kamini Yadav (MTNL) - Ist, K Kamalgiri (Manipur)- 2nd, 54kg- N C IIamcha Devi (Manipur)-Ist, Sunita (MTNL)- 2nd; 58 kg - C Lalmalini (Mizoram)- Ist, Sikha (DAWA)- 2nd; 63 kg- Geetika Jakhar (Haryana)- Ist, Sukhwinder (MTNL)- 2nd; 68 kg- Vandana (UP)- Ist, Suman Kaur (Punjab)-2nd; 72 kg - Sonika Kaliraman (Haryana)- Ist, Kavita (MTNL)- 2nd.

BBC-AIR tieup on World Cup

New Delhi, June 2
BBC World Service and All India Radio (AIR) have teamed up to cater to World Cup fever. A special World Cup football update service will keep fans up to date on the matches being played in Japan and Korea.

Winsom beat Youngsters

New Delhi, June 2
Winsom Cricket Club beat Youngsters Club by five runs in the DDCA A-I Division Super League match at the Ramjas College ground.