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Vikram scores hattrick for DPS
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 26
A brilliant three-in-a-row strike by Vikram Singh enabled Delhi Public School, R K Puram trounce Vasant Valley School 3-0 in a junior division league match of the Bro Mahony Inter-School Football Tournament at the Mount St. Mary’s School ground in the Capital. Vikram scored two goals in the first half, and one in the second session to complete his hattrick.

In another junior division match, hosts Mount St. Mary’s School overcame Modern School, Barakhamba Road by a solitary goal. Shwan Andrady scored the match- winner in the 15th minute of second half.

St. Columba’s School got walkover from St. Mary’s Academy, Meerut as the latter failed to turn up. The organisers received the withdrawal of the Meerut team from the contest only at the eleventh hour.

However, in the senior division, St. Columba’s School had the satisfaction of earning full points when they beat Vasant Valley School by 2-0 at the Mount St. Mary’s ground.

S. Dutta put Columba’s in the lead in the first half while Cedric Robinson scored the second goal in the second half. Vasant Valley, despite earning two golden chances, could not convert them into goals.

In the last match of the day, St. Mary’s Academy got walkover from Modern School, Barakhamba Road as the latter failed to turn up.

Saturday’s fixtures: Gyan Bharti School vs Mont Fort (9 am); Don Bosco School vs St. Columba’s (10.15 a m); SMA Meerut vs DPS, R K Puram (11.30 a m); SGC Mussorrie vs Laxman Public School (1 pm); SMA Meerut vs St. Columba’s (2.15 pm).

Indian rider qualifies for world show jumping final
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 26
Captain Navjit Singh Sandhu of Indian Army has qualified for the World Show Jumping Challenge Final to be held at Hagen, Germany, from July 29 to August 5.

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has divided the world into ten geographical zones. India, along with countries of South and South East Asia fall in one zone.

FEI holds the show jumping competition across the world, in all member countries, which is judged by the international jury. Based on the scores obtained, two best riders from each zone are nominated to participate in the World Show Jumping Challenge final every year.

This is the first time that any Indian rider has qualified for the final.

The credit for this goes to EFI, which has consistently worked to improve the equestrian standards in the country and to the rider who has worked hard to enhance his show jumping capabilities and the tricks.

EFI also has taken big initiatives in improving the very equestrian standards and unit of the country.

Salwan Boys beat Ravindera School
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 26
A fine knock of 55 runs by Yogesh Nagar and an all-round performance by Narender Singh (22 and 3 for 19) helped Salwan Boys School defeat Ravindera Public School by 13 runs in a league match of the first Prabhu Dayal Memorial Under-15 Cricket Tournament, organised by Aryavart Sports Club, at the Bharat Nagar ground.

Scores: Salwan Boys: 157 for 5 in 25 overs (Yogesh Nagar 55, Tarun Chaudhary 43, Narender Singh 22, Jatin Paul 3 for 24). Ravindera Public School: 144 all out in 24.5 overs (Tushar Alekar 43, Sawej Khan 22, Hemant Singh 21, Narender Singh 3 for 19, Simranjeet Singh 3 for 24).

Ravindera Public School had beaten Blue Star Club by a mammoth score of 227 runs in their earlier match. A 173-run opening-wicket partnership between left-hand batsman Gurpreet Singh (63) and Hemant Singh (89) laid the foundation of a big total by Ravindera Public School.

Scores: Ravindera Public School: 317 for 2 in 35 overs (Hemant Singh 89, Sawej Khan 73, Gurpreet Singh 63, Tushar Alekar 53).

Blue Star: 90 all out in 24.4 overs (Karan Sharma 26, Akash Singh 22, Vipul Gupta 4 for 15, Sawej Khan 2 for 18, Siddarth Minhas 2 for 18).

Ali bouts to come alive on Ten Sports
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 26
Ten Sports will telecast “Muhammad Ali — Through the Eyes of the World”, a two hours and 52 minutes documentary series on the life and time of the great boxer. The programme explores the man “through the eyes” of others who have been directly affected by his personality and career.

Intimate recollections, anecdotes and stories combined with rare archival material, extensive fight footage and specially shot films and interviews come together to make up the mosaic of the life of the man — a picture that shows why the world loves Mohammad Ali.

Along with live telecast of Formula One, Ten Sports brings an impressive programming line-up that features a fantastic array of cricket, including cricket triangular from Morocco, Classic India-Pakistan cricket, the Sharjah Cup and the Sharjah Champions Trophy, as well as international cricket from Sri Lanka.

Rs 53-crore plan to develop Garh Ganga
Our Correspondent

Ghaziabad, July 26
The state government has taken a decision to develop its own centres of attraction for tourists with almost all hill stations having gone to Uttaranchal. These will attract sufficient revenue for the state.

A Rs 53-crore plan has, therefore, been readied to develop the Garh Ganga area as a holy-city-cum-tourist city on the banks of the Ganga like Hardwar, now in Uttaranchal. A proposal to this effect is learnt to have been submitted by the state government to the Centre for approval.

At a meeting of tourism board officers of western UP, the state Director-General of Tourism, Mr Karnail Singh, stressed that the state government was keen to develop tourist spots on Delhi National highway which goes via Jim Corbett Park also.

The Divisional Commissioner, Mr Pradeep Bhatnagar, was asked to put up a proposal based on this decision of the state government. Mr Bhatnagar on his part stressed the need for developing the Tigri area on the banks of the Ganga as a tourism-cum-pilgrimage centre.

Mr Karnail Singh said a proposal for Rs 53 crore for the development of Garh Mukteshwar had already been sent to the Centre for its approval. Garh will be developed as a modern township as well as a pilgrimage centre.

Mr Karnail Singh said as enough land was available in Moradabad division, the state government was keen to utilise it for the development of the Tigri area as a tourism belt.

Gujraula on the highway could also be included in the area to be developed for tourism. The Director-General, Tourism, stressed the need for making special provision for the development of the Tigri area on the pattern of the Brij Ghat Development Authority.