SPORTS

Grant to ‘akharas’ for buying mat
Our Correspondent

Sonepat, December 31
The Haryana Government has introduced a new sports policy. Under this, it would give 75 per cent grant to the organisers of ‘akharas’ for purchasing a Rs 3-lakh mat for practising on it before taking part in the national and international meets.

This was stated by Mr M. S. Malik, Director-General of Police and president of the All India Wrestlers Association, on the concluding function of the three-day Haryana State Wrestling Meet here last evening. He said that wrestling meets were being organised on the mats in foreign countries whereas these were held on sand and earth in our country. The state government, he said, had taken a lead in giving the grant for purchasing the mats and encouraging the wrestlers to participate in international meets.

He also lauded the success of Haryana’s sportsmen in various national and international meets and said that this was the result of the new sports policy introduced by the government, which, he said, had enhanced the amount of rewards and given other concessions to them.

Mr Malik also stated that the wrestling meets also encouraged justice and this had led to the decrease in crimes. He asked the district administration to construct the sports stadium at the district headquarters for organising the national and state meets. He also said that the sportsmen of Sonepat, Rohtak and Jhajjar had created records in the national and international meets during the past few years. Mr Malik gave away the prizes to the winners of the meet on this occasion. 

CRPF down Tamil Nadu XI

New Delhi, December 31
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) edged past Tamil Nadu XI 1-0 in the fifth Chhatrapati Shivaji All-India Hockey Tournament for the Dhyan Chand Cup at the Shivaji Stadium on Tuesday.

The match was played under constant drizzle, and as a result, the match was played at a slow pace. The only goal of the match materialised in the 17th minute after the interval when Jolen Topno pushed the ball in, after a sharp move down the left flank. The goal came after five abortive goal-scoring attempts by the CRPF off penalty corners.

The CRPF custodian Robindro Singh effected two saves off penalty corners by Tamilnadu late in the second half. Wednesday’s fixtures: Northern Railway vs BSF (11 am); Indian Airlines vs Delhi XI (1 pm); Punjab Police vs Air India (3 pm)—Shivaji Stadium. OSR

Rakshit spins Young to victory
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, December 31
A devastating 3 for 22 bowling performance by leg-spinner Rakshit Pant helped Young Friends Club beat Gyan Bharti South Delhi Academy by six wickets in the third All-India Shakuntala Devi Dogra Memorial Under-19 Cricket Tournament at the East Point ground, Vasundhara. Rakshit Pant was named the Man of the Match.

Scores: Gyan Bharti South Delhi Academy: 122 all out in 35.1 overs (Rameez Niyamat 36, Aprajit Singh 22, Rakshit Pant 3 for 22, Abhishek Chaudhary 2 for 11, Tarun Dutta 2 for 24).

Young Friends: 123 for 4 in 25.3 overs (Himanshu Khullar 41 n o, Manav Sharma 2 for 32, Saleem Soophi 2 for 12).

BSES Rajdhani enter semis

An all-round performance by man of the match Ajeet Chaudhary (58 and 2 for 31) and deadly bowling by Manoj Kumar (4 for 35) helped BSES Rajdhani Yajmuna Power Limited defeat G M Traders by three wickets and entered the semi-final of the first Turf Sports Management Corporate Cup Cricket Tournament at the Venkateshwara College ground.

Scores: G M Traders: 141 for 8 in 21 overs (Alex Kumar 25, Gorgot Sethi 25, Manoj Kumar 4 for 35, Ajeet Chaudhary 2 for 31).

BSES: 142 for 7 in 20.5 overs (Ajeet Chaudhary 58, Nawal Kumar 23, Dhiraj Kumar 3 for 24, Mohit Sharma 2 for 30).

Bharat National Academy win

A fine knock of 66 by man of the match Sahil Kher and fierce bowling of 3 for 11 by Saurabh Nischal helped Bharat National Cricket Academy defeat Darbari Lal Foundation by 58 runs in a league match of the Durga Devi Memorial Under-12 Cricket Tournament at the Bharat National School ground, Ram Vihar. Sahil Kher was named the Man of the Match.

Scores: Bharat National Academy: 235 for 9 in 35 overs (Sahil Kher 66, Samarth Singh 36, Gaurav Bhatia 28, Sagar Kohli 3 for 25).

DLF: 177 all out in 34.50 overs (Mayank Gupta 50, Amit Bhanderwal 35, Saurabh Nischal 3 for 11, Siddarth Mehrotra 3 for 25).

Frank Anthony beat Sumit Dogra

Frank Anthony Cricket Academy defeated Sumit Dogra Academy by 116 runs in the R G Williams Memorial Under-14 Cricket Tournament at the Frank Anthony School ground.

Scores: Frank Anthony Academy: 292 for 8 in 30 overs (Deepak Gosai 63, Vishnu Kumar 43, Guru Komal 55, Sumit Kumar 3 for 35, Ankush Kumar 3 for 20).

Sumit Dogra Academy: 176 all out in 28.4 overs (Kalpesh Kumar 39, Amit Kumar 38, Nilesh Kumar Verma 4 for 22, Guru Komal 3 for 15, Harsh Kumar 2 for 27).

Rohtak Road Gymkhana win

Rohtak Road Gymkhana defeated Malviya Club by three wickets in a Super A Division League match of the DDCA League at the Shanti Sports Complex ground.

Scores: Malviya Club: 203 for 9 in 40 overs (T Anand 96, Padamjit 51, Vivek Khurana 2 for 16, Gagan Malik 2 for 41).

Rohtak Road Gymkhana: 206 for 7 in 38 overs (Preet Pal Singh 54 n o, Deepak Sharma 53, Narender Singh 31 n o, T Anand 3 for 44, Amit Tewatia 2 for 35).

Kranti Star defeated State Bank of India by six runs in an A-I Division match.

Scores: Kranti Star: 189 for 8 in 36 overs (Udit Kumar 97, Pramod Dobal 41, Ravinder Bhandari 3 for 30, A Verma 2 for 38). State Bank of India: 183 all out in 35.3 overs (Vijay Bahadur Mishra 42, Manoj Kapoor 33, Anshuman 2 for 13).

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) beat Rajdhani Club by two wickets in an A-II Division match at the Yamuna Sports Complex II ground.

Scores: Rajdhani Club: 125 all out in 30 overs (Shahid Jamal 29, Saeed-uz-Zaman 28 n o, Mahesh Sharma 3 for 22).

DTC: 126 for 8 in 29.4 overs (Bhuvan Chand 30, M. Sharma 25, Qazim Ahmad 3 for 17).