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HEALTH

Sushma visits suspected patients of SARS
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 1
Union Health Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday visited the Maharishi Balmiki Infectious Disease Hospital in Kingsway Camp and inquired about the well-being of the patient suspected of carrying the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus.

Thirty beds have been set up in the hospital for treating SARS patients. Delhi Health Minister A. K. Walia and doctors accompanied Swaraj. “I am fully satisfied with the arrangement in the hospital. The staff have been given the necessary protective gear, mask and gloves,” she told to the mediapersons.

Mr Walia in turn said that wards have also been set up in the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Hindu Rao Hospital, Swami Dayanand Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Safdarjung Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Kalawati Sharan Hospital.

SPORTS

Schumacher to star in another big race
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 1
The focus will once again be on Michael Schumacher this weekend in Barcelona after he clinched his first race win in San Marino two weeks ago. Star Sports will have the action from Friday’s practice through the Grand Prix.

The Spanish Grand Prix will be beamed live at 5.15 pm on May 4, and all eyes will be on Schumacher.

Schumacher has come up with stunning wins when driven to the wall and he’s expected to put on display another breath-taking show.

Going into the last round of the FI World Championship, not only were Schumacher and his red Ferrari struggling to make an indent on the title race but the German had to deal with the death of his mother just hours before the race started.

He said his mother had wanted him to race, and race he did. Impressive at the start, he powered his way to his first victory of the season. So awestruck with the effort was Ferrari team boss Jean Todi that he was moved to say later, “Michael has shown so many times that he’s a wonderful driver and now he’s shown he is a man. It’s a shame sometimes people don’t understand that”.

This week, the FI circus heads to Spain, the scene of one of Schumacher’s many triumphs, as he dominated last year’s championship. And Ferrari have brought out their big guns, their brand new F2003-GA.

Keeping a watchful eye on things will be championship leader Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren. He was second behind Schumacher at San Marino and leads the title race with 320 points to teammate David Coulthard’s 19.

Bal Bhavan School honours sportspersons

New Delhi, May 1
Bal Bhavan Public School honoured the boys and girls who brought laurels to the school by winning medals in various competitions. Bal Bhavan won the overall championship trophy for girls and boys at the zonal level. Gaurav Sharma and Tanya Bhatnagar represented volleyball at the national level.

In the zonal athletic meet for boys the school finished third while in the girls section they emerged as champions. The girls also won the second position in the overall cultural championship.

Shruti, Sakshi and Neha Rajan won the third position in the 4x100m relay, Neha Nishar took the second position in the 600m. In the boys’ 1500m, Ankur Nigam won the silver while Sumit Lal lifted the gold in the same event in the junior section.

Shrish Bhardwaj won the bronze medal in the 3000m race for seniors while Sumit Kumar, Ashutosh Shravan and Parveen won the 4x100m relay in the junior group. Pushkar Dutt lifted the bronze medal in the shot put event for seniors while Parul finished third in discus throw. Ankur Nigam, Shrish Bhardwaj, R Shri Raman and Sandeep secured the second position in the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m race.

In the 400m, Sandeep secured the third place in the senior event while Praveen Kasana got the second position in the junior event. Tushar Dinga bagged the bronze in the 600m race for sub-junior boys while Tanya Joshi raced away with the gold in the sub-junior girls event. In the 4x400m relay in the senior section, Lekha, Menakshi, Krati and Aditi ran a fine race to lift the silver while in the 4x100m relay, Meenakshi, Krati, Pallavi and Aditi cantered away with the gold medal. In the sub-junior 4x100m relay, Neha, Parul, Alisha and Akansha annexed the top prize.

The school also topped in cultural activities at the zonal level with Rakesh Baidya emerging at the top in the on-the-spot painting competition. Prerna Singh and Mandeep won the English and Hindi slogan writing competition. In Hindi recitation, Prerna Singh and Varun emerged tops in the junior section while Akash Goyal secured the third position in the senior section. In English recitation, Ashish Naithani was placed third. Sukhbir Singh and Sandeep Ahlawat were adjudged the best coaches for the school’s excellent performance in the zonal competitions of volleyball, athletics and kho-kho. OSR

Dileep guides Dogra Academy to victory
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 1
Dileep T T played an outstanding all-round game, claiming three wickets for 24 runs and hitting a dashing 41, to help East Point Sumit Dogra Academy beat Bharat National Academy by five wickets to enter the quarter-final of the fourth BDM Cup Cricket Tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ground. Dileep TT was adjudged the man of the match.

Scores: Bharat National Academy: 185 for 9 in 40 overs (Kuldeep Singh 33 not out, Manish Singh 39, Akash Talwar 34, Vicky Dhir 33, Dileep T T 3 for 24, Praveen Thaper 2 for 27, Akhand Rathor 2 for 37).

Sumit Dogra Academy: 186 for 5 in 33.5 overs (Dileep T T 41, Sumit Dogra 43, Rajan Gupta 36 not out, Harish Pandey 3 for 41).

Rishi, Ravinder star for Najafgarh

Rishi Bohar and Ravinder Singh played star roles to help Najafgarh Sports Club beat MCC by 75 runs to enter the semi-final of the second Rajdhani Cup Cricket Tournament at the Najafgarh Sports Club ground. Rishi was declared the man of the match.

Scores: Najafgarh Club: 228 for 6 in 35 overs (Rishi Bohar 74, Akas Olhyan 42, Narender Malik 3 for 51).

MCC: 153 for 3 in 28.3 overs (Vijay Malik 46, Anuj Kumar 39, Ravinder Singh 3 for 29, Manvinder Singh 3 for 35).

R R Gymkhana move into semi-final
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 1
A fine knock of 85 by Preetpal Singh and deadly bowling of 4 for 25 by Hemant Bansal helped Rohtak Road Gymkhana beat Subhania Club by 57 runs to enter the semi-final of the first Prabhawati Devi World Sports Under-19 Cricket Tournament at the Bharat Nagar ground. Preet Pal Singh was named the man of the match.

Scores: R R Gymkhana: 210 for 8 in 40 overs (Preet Pal Singh 85, Varun Sharma 35, Sumit Singh 3 for 40).

Subhania Club: 153 all out in 35.3 overs (Gaurav Tyagi 43, Sunil Kumar 32, Hemant Bansal 4 for 25, Kumar Abhishek 3 for 35).

Mrinal stars for Youngsters

An all-round display by Mrinal Saini (4 for 36 and 43) and a spitfire 48 by Sunit Sharma helped Youngsters Club beat South Delhi by two wickets to enter the quarter-final of the 12th Shera Pandit Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Mohan Meakins ground. Mrinal Saini was named the man of the match.

Scores: South Delhi Club: 200 for 9 in 40 overs (Nischal Gaur 90, Raj Kapoor 63, Mrinal Saini 4 for 36). Youngsters: 202 for 8 in 39.3 overs (Sunit Sharma 48, Mrinal Saini 43, Sumit Kumar 33, Franklin Andrewz 4 for 39, Sanjay Saini 3 for 43).

Saurabh Negi hits century for Golden
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 1
Saurabh Negi cracked an unbeaten century and Siddarth Minhas (5 for 27) and Chander Shekhar (4 for 32) produced devastating bowling performances to power J. N. Golden to a 10-wicket victory against Ravi Brothers to enter the final of the DDCA A-II Division Super League at the Central Secretariat ground.

Scores: Ravi Brothers (first innings): 156 all out in 44.5 overs (Salabh Gupta 27, Anil Jaryal 24, Siddarth Minhas 5 for 27, Chander Shekhar 4 for 32).

Second innings: 145 for 9 in 30 overs (Neeraj Sharma 37, Anil Jaryal 37 n o, Siddarth Minhas 3 for 29).

J. N. Golden (first innings): 283 for 6 in 60 overs (Saurabh Negi 109 n o, Chander Shekhar 40, Sandeep Singh 36, Mohit Kaushal 3 for 65, Ankur Buddiraja 3 for 58). Second innings: 24 for no loss in five overs.

DSA inter-club soccer transfer from May 15
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 1
The Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) will hold its annual inter-club transfer of players from May 15 to 21.

The transfer book will remain open at the DSA office at Ambedkar Stadium from 5.30 pm to 7 pm every day on all seven days, including Sunday. However, on the last day of the transfer, May 21, the book will be closed only at 8 pm. The players who seek withdrawal of their transfer can do so within three days of the submission of the transfer application.

The DSA will hold the Institutional Football League Championship from May 15 at Ambedkar Stadium. All affiliated institutional teams are eligible to send their entries along with a fee of Rs 1,000 to the DSA office by May 10.

Umpires for the Ranji Trophy final, international umpire from Delhi Vijay Chopra and Narendra Menon of Indore, have been posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India to officiate the final match of the Ranji Trophy Cricket Championship between Tamil Nadu and Mumbai to be held in Mumbai from May 4 to 8.

Delhi sail into soccer semis
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 1
Delhi edged past Jammu and Kashmir 2-1 to top Group B with six points and sailed into the semi-final of the 12th National Under-21 Football Championship for the M Dutta Roy Trophy being played at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, according to information available in Delhi.

Delhi forged ahead in the tenth minute when Kuldip Thariyal launched himself into a solo run from the midfield, dodged past the defence and beat the custodian with a stiff shot. Jammu and Kashmir equalised in the 20th minute, following a defensive lapse committed by Delhi.

Delhi scored the match-winner in the second half when Kuldip Thariyal converted a penalty kick in the 57th minute.

Jammu and Kashmir had earlier trounced Chandigarh 8-1. Delhi will take on Himachal Pradesh in the semi-final.

Punjab meet Himachal Pradesh on Friday. The final rounds of the championship will be held from May 9 at Ballia.