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Hindustan drub Moonlight in DSA League
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New Delhi, February 2
Reigning champions Hindustan Club drubbed Moonlight 3-0 in the first leg semi-final of the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA)-SAIL Senior Division League at the Ambedkar Stadium on Sunday.

In another semi-final match, New Delhi Heroes were held to a goalless draw by Indian Air Force. The second leg of the two semi-final matches will be played on Tuesday.

Hindustan Club, who failed to convert a penalty kick early in the match when Sameer Jung shot wide, made amends for this crucial lapse when they slotted in three goals through Samee Jung, Sanjeev Yadav and M K Candid. Sameer shot home from the edge of the box in the 14th minute to score the first goal. Before the interval, Hindustan missed a chance to enhance their lead when midfielder Felix’s shot hit the bar after grazing the hands of custodian Umesh.

Moonlight too came near scoring, but Ajay Kumar’s header was tipped over the bar by Hindustan goalie Saleem Ansari.

Hindustan forged ahead through Yadav immediately after the restart of the match and Candid cemented the lead with a thunderbolt shot. Moonlight too had their share of chances, but their forwards failed to convert them into goals.

Tuesday’s fixtures: N D Heroes vs Indian Air Force (1 pm); Hindustan vs Moonlight (3 pm) — Ambedkar Stadium.

Mercedes Trophy golf from Feb 22
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New Delhi, February 2
The Mercedes Trophy Golf Tournament will be held at the DLF Golf and Country Club on February 22. The third edition of the tournament got off to a kick-start in Bangalore on Saturday. The final round will be held in Pune on March 8. Over 450 players will vie for the top honours. Precision, drives, smooth putts and sound swing mechanics will be the main features of the contests.

All the players will have an opportunity to contest amongst one of the three distinct handicap divisions.

The winners and runner-ups in each of the three distinct handicap divisions at each of the three regional qualifier tournaments will be special guests of the hosts at the Mercedes Trophy national final to be played at Pune.

The three winners at the national final will get a chance to participate in the Mercedes Trophy world final, to be played at Stuttgart, Germany from September 25 to 30.

The Taj Group of hotels will host the awards function at all the four cities. Mont Blanc will present their range of writing instruments and accessories to all the winners and runner-ups in each handicap category at the four tournaments.

The winners of the national final will be flown out by Swiss International Airlines to play in the world final at Stuttgart.

Chetan Academy, Gyan Bharti enter final
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New Delhi, February 2
Chetan Sharma Academy defeated National Stadium Coaching Centre by three wickets and entered the final of the first Chetan Sharma Academy Under-12 Cricket Tournament at the Frank Anthony School ground. Chetan Sharma Academy will take on Gyan Bharti South Delhi Academy in the final. Gyan Bharti defeated R P Academy by six runs in the second semi-final at the Gargi College ground.

Scores: National Stadium: 88 all out in 18.2 overs (Hitesh Rai 38, Rahul Kumar 3 for 12, Dilip Kumar 3 for 19).

Chetan Sharma Academy: 89 for 7 in 19.2 overs (Rajat Kumar 31, Sachin Aggarwal 2 for 11, Suraj Mandal 2 for 8).

Gyan Bharti: 97 for 9 in 25 overs (Vidur Sethi 16, Dishank Dhawan 14, Sameer Gupta 4 for 24, Puneet Walia 3 for 10).

R P Academy: 91 for 9 in 25 overs (Sameer Gupta 31 n o, Pawan Negi 16, Abhilash Malik 3 for 14, Shiv Arjun 2 for 12).

S B Youth beat Golden Hawks

S B Youth defeated Golden Hawks by four wickets in a Super A Division match of the DDCA League at the Yamuna Sports Complex I ground.

Scores: Golden Hawks: 159 all out in 32.3 overs (Sanjay Kumar 82, Mohit Vadera 3 for 39, Subodh Badola 2 for 22). S B Youth: 160 for 6 in 36 overs (Harender Rawat 39, Ravi Uniyal 37 n o, Bhupender Singh 2 for 33).

National Stadium beat Subhania by 22 runs in a Super A Division at the Shanti Sports Complex.

Scores: National Stadium: 208 for 7 in 30 overs (Tariq-ur-Rehman 60, Hanish Arora 36, Lokesh Khurana 35 n o, Vikas Kumar 3 for 52).

Subhania: 186 for 7 in 30 overs (Nikhil Kumar 61, Anjeev Lohia 25, Mihir Diwar 3 for 36).

Friends Club beat Roop Nagar Gymkhana by nine wickets in a B Division match at Kotla No 2 ground.

Roop Nagar Gymkhana: 77 all out in 18.4 overs (Simran Paasi 24, Sanjay Kumar 2 for 17).

Friends Club: 80 for 1 in 18.3 overs (Dinesh Kaushik 49 n o).

Somdev Devvarman wins double crown
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New Delhi, February 2
Second-seeded Somdev Devvarman won a double crown when he annexed the singles and doubles titles in the ITF Juniors Grade 3 Tennis Tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association court on Sunday.

Devvarman defeated Dimtry Ivanov of Uzbekistan quite comfortably in the boys singles final at 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) to display his supremacy.

And he then asserted his class when he partnered Karan Rastogi to overwhelm Punna Vishal and Chatwinder Singh 6-2, 6-1 in the doubles final.

However, in the girls doubles final, Saana Bhambri and Madura Ranganathan bit the dust when they lost to the top-seeded pair of Montinee Tangphong and Thassha Vityaviroj 6-1, 6-1.

Hectic polo season ahead
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New Delhi, February 2
The Delhi spring polo season, which began with the SMS Gold Vase on January 28, will conclude with the Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia Gold Cup, to be held at the Army Eqestrian ground, Delhi Cantonment and the Jaipur Polo ground at Race Course, from February 18 to 23.

The Additional DG RVS Cup (two goals) will be played from February 4 to 8 while the Northern India Open Championship will be held from February 4 to 9.

The Hindustan Times Trophy (14 goals) event will be played from February 11 to 16.

The Junior IPA Championship from February 17 to 20, the General Thimayya Cup on February 21, the Rao Raja Hanut Singh Cup (open with handicap) from February 12 to 22 followed by the Scindia Cup.