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DDA to organise prize money soccer tourneys New Delhi, August 25 Though the DDA wanted to sponsor the Delhi Soccer Association Senior Division League, the idea has been shelved for the present as the DSA League has a major sponsor in the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) now. The prize money soccer tournament will carry a total purse of Rs 1.5 lakh in the senior Division and Rs 75,000 in the junior division. The winners of the Senior Division will pocket Rs one lakh while the runners-up will get Rs 50,000. In the Junior Division, the title winners will pocket Rs 50,000 while the runners-up will be awarded Rs 25,000. The DDA had also undertaken a talent search of for boys in the under-16 and under-13 years age category to be trained at the Yamuna Sports Complex and Siri Fort Sports Complex respectively. All the schools were informed about the trials and selection. Fifty children were selected—25 each in the Under-16 and Under-13 groups. Former FIFA referee Melvyn D’Souza was appointed as the technical adviser and R. Prashar was appointed as the chief coach. Ranjit Thapa, Jai Singh, Chaman Bhandari and Rakesh Joshi have been nominated as the coaches.. The scheme got going at the Siri Fort Sports Complex and the Yamuna Vihar Sports Complex from June 1. Coaching is being imparted to the boys thrice a week. The DDA has allocated a separate budget of Rs 17.2 lakh for this scheme. Each trainee is being given Rs 50 per day, and also a full training kit, costing worth Rs 4,000. The children will also be provided travel and tour expenses for matches whenever they participate in tournaments. The players have also been given insurance cover. The DDA boys are presently taking part in the Nivia Tournament in Delhi. They have already won two matches.  |
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Open Junior Tennis in September New Delhi, August 25 The Championship, co-sponsored by Pepsi Foods Limited, will offer scholarship money worth Rs one lakh. The Under-14 and Under-16 winners in the boys section will get a scholarship of Rs 3,000 each while the girls winners in the Under-14 and Under-16 events will receive Rs 2500 each. Events will be held in Under-14 (boys and girls) and Under-16 (boys and girls). Entries close on September 16 at 5 pm at the DDA Sports Complex, Saket, New Delhi-17. Ph: 011-6965742. Tele fax: 011-6967581. |
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Salwan School sail into cricket semi-final New Delhi, August 25 In the second match, Ramjas School No 5 defeated St. Angels School by one wicket. Sanjay Kumar, who had a rich haul of four wickets for 18 runs, was declared the Man of the Match. Putting into bat , Anglo Arabic School made 99 at the cost of their all wickets in 31.5 overs. But, Salwan Public School made 100 runs for 9 in 22.2 overs. The swashbuckling knock of Salwan Public School paved the way for victory. Scores: Anglo Arabic School: 99 all out in 31.5 overs (Deniyal Singh 23, Vishrant Gupta 3 for 12, Jitender Kataria 3 for 14). Salwan Public School: 100 for 9 in 22.2 overs (Arun Kaushik 45, Wahid Ahmad 4 for 28, Rehman Khan 2 for 22). St. Angels: 138 all out in 28.3 overs (Sanjeev Tomar 31, Nishant Kumar 26, Sanjay Kumar 4 for 18, Jatin Kumar 3 for 8). Ramjas School No 5: 141 for 9 in 30.2 overs (Ujjal Kumar 31, Amit Kumar 4 for 30, Pratap Singh 3 for 29). |
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Sonnet collect full points in hockey league New Delhi, August 25 Paramjeet Singh struck the first field goal in the 10th minute while Hemraj slotted in the second goal in the 24th minute. In the second match, Metropolitan beat Khalsa White 3-0. Two goals came in the first half. Sunil opened the account in the 10th minute and Manoj added the second goal before the breather. Amit completed the tally on resumption. Stance Club crushed Khalsa Blues 5-0. They led by two goals at the interval. A. S. Negi slammed in two goals, the first and the fourth, while Sashi Bhushan scored the second and third goals. Rohit completed the tally, by scoring the fifth goal. In the fourth match, Azad Club beat Adivasi 9-0, after leading by 7-0 at half time. Vivek started the goal-glut in the 9th minute. Then Tajammul struck five goals, accounting for the second, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth goals. Rakesh came up with the third goal and Gulshan the sixth while Sandeep rounded off the tally. Tribal Heroes beat Punjab Olympians by 1-0. Seprayan Topo scored the only goal of the match in the 38th minute. |
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CRPF School win
in Nivia soccer New Delhi, August 25 DDA beat Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan School 5-0 on Saturday. Apex School and Modern School, Noida, got walk overs from Tagore International and Vasant Kunj. Monday’s fixtures: Nivia vs Apex School (9.30 am); Vasant Valley vs DDA (11.30 am); Tagore International vs B V Bhawan (12.30 p m)—Ambedkar Stadium. |
Bahadurgarh gets Rs 56 lakh for sanitation Jhajjar, August 25 Mr Kaushik stated that a sum of Rs 5.74 crore had been sanctioned for the setting up of a project in Bahadurgarh. He said that Rs 56.57 lakh had already been released for the completion of primary activities with regard to sanitation. He claimed that after launching of the project the town would be given a facelift on the pattern of Bangalore and Chandigarh. He stated that under the scheme the local municipality would be provided with a new sanitation fleet within three months. 17 dhabas along NH removed The district administration has removed 17 dhabas along the National Highway in the district. Six dhabas run by the District Town Planner were also closed down. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Mohinder Kumar, told press persons here that the dhaba owners were served with notices a week ago to remove their structures, falling within 30 metre radius of the road. He said that one dhaba was left out since its owner had obtained stay orders from the court. |
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