Beating heart surgery saves 88-yr-old
Our Correspondent

Noida, June 6
Eighty-eight-year-old Shiv Prasad Vashist, a retired Principal of the Post Graduate Shri Sang Ved Mahavidhlya at Marwar, village Narora, Bulandshahr, came to Metro Hospital here with blockage of his heart arteries. His heart rate had dropped to an alarmingly low level incompatible with normal life.

Dr Parshottam Lal, Chief Cardiologist of Metro Heart Institute, inserted a pacemaker immediately to correct the heart rate. On investigation it was found that Vashist’s main heart artery (left main) was critically blocked and he could have a major and life-threatening heart attack at any time. In consultation with Dr Harinder Singh Bedi, Chief Cardiac Surgeon and Chairman of Cardiac Surgery, it was decided to perform a bypass surgery. As the patient was 88 years’ old and had a previous stroke (paralysis) of his left side, the risk of a conventional surgery would have been very high. There was a pre-existing damage of the right side of the brain which would have increased with conventional surgery.

Dr Bedi, therefore, decided to perform a beating heart surgery. According to Dr Lal, Dr Bedi is a pioneer in this surgery and a number of his techniques of beating heart surgery are being used all over the world. Dr Bedi has a world record for having performed the first series of multi-vessel beating heart surgeries and has a mention in the Limca Book of World Records.

Vashist underwent bypass surgery on a beating heart and had a very quick and uneventful recovery. The life support system was removed within two hours of surgery and he was fit to go home on the third day after surgery. Dr Bedi said that “with beating heart surgery recovery is very quick, blood usage is brought down to near zero and there is no damage to the brain, heart or lungs as would happen with conventional surgery (using an expensive heart lung machine).

Dr Lal also credited Dr Bedi with one of the largest series of bypass surgeries in elderly patients.

Air-India derail Railways, enter semi-final

New Delhi, June 6
Air-India derailed Railways by seven wickets to enter the semi-final of the seventh Lala Hari Ram Aggarwal Memorial Day-Night Cricket Tournament at the Karnail Singh stadium.

Air India will meet Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association in the second semi-final on June 11 while Indian Airlines will clash against Sonnet in the first semi-final on June 10.

Air India won the toss and put Railways into bat. But the Railway batsmen failed to cope with the sharp medium pace attack of Satish Samanta (4 for 6) and leg-spinner Digvijay Singh (2 for 31).

Railways were shot out for 111 in 27 overs and Air India raced to victory for the loss of three wickets in 20.1 overs.

Harshad Rawle, who hit an unbeaten 58, and Sudhin Sheddey, who remained not out on 28, ensured that Air India flew into the target quickly. Harshad’s knock contained eight fours and two sixes while Sudhin’s knock was studded with five boundaries.

Satish Samanta was declared the man of the match. Delhi BJP general-secretary Nand Kishore Garg gave away the prizes.

Scores: Railways: 111 in 27 overs (Ajay Sharma 23, Satish Samanta 4 for 6, Digvijay Singh 2 for 12, Paul Walthade 2 for 31).

Air India: 111 for 3 in 20.1 overs (Harshad Rawle 58 n.o., Sudhin Shiddy 28 n.o., Sanjay Sahani 2 for 18). OSR

Zakir Hussain College collect full points
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, June 6
Zakir Hussain College scored a lone-goal victory against Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to earn full points in a Group A Senior Division match of the Delhi Soccer Association Institutional League at the Ambedkar Stadium on Friday.

Midfielder Devesh Kaushik scored the match-winner in the 18th minute.

Zakir Hussain have logged nine points from three matches while ESIC have earned only three points from as many matches.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) edged past Customs and Central Excise 3-2 in a close encounter. Manoj Singh, Mahesh and Rajan Rao scored the goals for AIIMS while Prem Sharma and Ravinder Bisht hit home the goals for the losers.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) defeated Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. 5-0 in a Group A match of the A Division. Rakesh Rawat (2), Rajesh Kanojia, Shailender Rawat and Basab Bhattacharya were the marksmen. RBI have earned seven points from three matches while BSNL are yet to open their account after two matches.

Saturday’s matches: AIIMS vs Railway Board (9 pm); Northern Railway vs FCI (Hq) (4 pm); Delhi Admn vs Indian Airlines (5.15 p m)—Ambedkar Stadium..

Bright Club win in DDCA cricket 
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, June 6
Bright Club defeated Pusa Youngsters by four wickets to enter the quarter-final of the DDCA Hot Weather Cricket Tournament at the Jamia Milia ground.

Scores: Pusa Youngsters: 233 all out in 39.3 overs (Sunit Sharma 58, Vinay Kumar 56, Vineet Sharma 4 for 35, Surender Chaudhary 2 for 40, Nischal Gaur 2 for 40).

Bright Club: 234 for 6 in 38.1 overs (Nishant Sharma 109 n.o., 12x4, 1x6, 84b; Nischal Gaur 31, Lalit Anand 3 for 43).

In another match at the Central Secretariat ground, Delhi Police beat Hind Club by seven wickets.

Scores: Hind Club: 115 all out in 33.5 overs (Puran Singh 38, Satinder Rawat 24, Sanjay Verma 4 for 7, Kuldeep Singh 2 for 19, Sunil Nigam 2 for 24).

Delhi Police: 121 for 3 in 14.3 overs (Naveen Upadhyay 31 n.o., Anil Rana 29, Sanjay Verma 23, Sushil Dogra 1 for 15, Manoj Kumar 1 for 35, Ravi Malhotra 1 for 24).

Roller Skating Meet

The fifth RSA Roller Skating Race Championship will be held at the Talkatora Skating Ring on June 10. Interested players may contact Preeti Sahni on tel no 23643052 or 25862279.

Shanti Academy down Janakpuri in Summer League Cricket Tournament 
Our Sports Reporter

Janakpuri Club: 156 all out in 29.1 overs (Shoaib Parshad 2 for 22, Harsh Yadav 2 for 7). Shoaib Parshad was named the man of the match.

Subhania move up

A deadly haul of 4 for 41 by Himanshu Sehgal and an unbeaten knock of 83 by Gaurav Sharma helped Subhania Club beat Winsom Club by six wickets in a league match of the DDCA Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Vikaspuri ground.

Scores: Winsom Club: 134 for 9 in 30 overs (Robert John 20, Akshat Jain 16, Himanshu Sehgal 4 for 41, Manoj Kumar 2 for 47). Subhania Club: 138 for 4 in 29.3 overs (Gaurav Sharma 83 n.o., Rohit Kumar 2 for 36).

Sparkle Champion Tourney

The first Sparkle Champion Cricket Tournament will be held at the Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Pitampura from June 12. The winners of the title will be awarded Rs 15,000 while the runners-up will pocket Rs 10,000. Detailed information can be had on phones 98113-87176 and 27024755.

Tirath Ram Badminton

The 14th Tirath Ram Memorial Badminton Tournament will be held from June 21 to 26 at the New Era Public School courts, Mayapuri. Entry forms are available at the Indira Gandhi indoor stadium and the Ludlo Castle Coaching Centre in New Delhi. Entries close on June 18 at C-242, Hari Nagar Clock Tower, New Delhi. Ph: 25496480.

Record 12 holes-in-one this season
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, June 6
As many as a dozen “perfect shots”—a hole in one—were struck during the 2002-03 season of the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour, which set a new high on the Tour. The number of aces on the Tour, considered one of the rarest achievements in golf, rose by more than 100 per cent, compared to the last season when only five tee shots straight away found the cup.

Even more rare was the fact that two holes-in-one were scored in the same tournament twice this season—Shamim Khan and Gaurav Dewan in the season-opening Royal Springs Open at Royal Spring Golf Course in Srinagar and Mohammed Islam and L Gopi at the Hyundai-MGC Open at the Madras Gymkhana Club course.

The Madras course witnessed three holes in one, and all came on different par-threes. Islam aced the 17th, Gopi the fourth and Manohar Dike got his on the second hole during the Royal Challenge Grand Prix in Chennai.

The holes in one turned out to be a rewarding experience for the Indian professionals as tour sponsors Hero Honda had offered a Passion motorcycle to the first hole in one scored in each tournament. But each player who made an ace got a bike. Brothers Shamim Khan and Pappan were also credited with hole-in-ones.

R P Academy enter final

New Delhi, June 6
R P Academy defeated Chetan Sharma Academy by eight wickets and entered the final of the fourth Peacock Under-13 Cricket Tournament at the Gargi College ground. Mukul Dagar, who scored 55 off 22 balls with ten fours, was named the man of the match.

Scores: Chetan Academy: 95 all out in 28.1 overs (Kapil 40, Nitin Kumar 20, Harjinder 3 for 21, Puneet 2 for 11,

Raghav Kakad 2 for 18). R P Academy: 96 for 2 in 10.2 overs (Mukul Dagar 55, Vaibhav Rawal 30 n.o., Divij Sony 2 for 18). OSR