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FCI upset Delhi Audit in DSA League

New Delhi, June 11
Food Corporation of India (FCI) Headquarters stunned defending champions Delhi Audit 1-0 in a Group B match of Senior Division in the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) Institutional League at the Ambedkar Stadium on Wednesday.

This victory helped FCI avoid relegation from Senior Division to A Division. FCI have earned three points from four matches while Delhi Audit have collected six points from three matches.

FCI scored the match-winner through striker Vikramjit who tapped in a rising ball over the head of on-rushing custodian Deepak Bisht in the 40th minute.

The star-studded Delhi Audit would rue their inability to convert easy goal-scoring chances from the goalmouth as their forwards Neeraj Chaudhary and Sameer Jung fumbled inside the box time and again.

In a Group A match of A Division, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) defeated Bank of India 3-1. Outside-left Rajender Sejwan put DDA in the lead just two minutes into the match while Bulbul consolidated the lead in the 20th minute. K K Kashyap reduced the margin for the bank in the 45th minute while William scored the third goal for DDA in the 58th minute. DDA have earned seven points from three matches while Bank of India have collected only three points from two matches. Thursday’s fixture: RBI vs Bank of India (4 pm); ESIC vs Urban Development Ministry (5.15 pm)—Ambedkar Stadium. OSR

R R Gymkhana annex Hot Weather cricket crown
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, June 11
Chetan Sharma slammed a stroke filled 63, which contained eight boundaries, to enable Rohtak Road Gymkhana defeat Food Corporation of India (FCI) by one run and annex the DDCA Hot Weather Cricket Tournament title on the Jamia Milia University ground.

Sandeep Angurala, who claimed three wickets conceding a paltry 33 runs, was named the man of the match.

In a thrilling contest, FCI, chasing 174 for victory, needed eight runs in the last over, and two off the last ball with Abhishek Sharma bowling to batsman Pankaj Thakur. But the last ball turned out to be a dot ball, and FCI finished 172 for 7 in 40 overs, just two runs short of the target.

Scores: R R Gymkhana: 173 for 9 in 40 overs (Chetan Sharma 63, Gagan Malik 29, Deepak Sharma 23, Sandeep Angurala 21, Aprajit Singh 4 for 24, Yogesh Sachdeva 2 for 23).

FCI: 172 for 7 in 40 overs (Rajender Bisth 45, Pankaj Thakur 40 n.o., Akash Malhotra 27, Naveen Negi 24, Sandeep Angurala 3 for 33, Vivek Khurana 2 for 17).

R R Gymkhana had beaten Dena Bank by six runs while FCI got the better of Sonnet Club by seven runs to enter the final.

Scores: R R Gymkhana: 185 all out in 37.5 overs (Abhinav Bali 47, Gagan Malik 28, Mahesh Sood 4 for 29, Joginder Singh 2 for 34).

Dena Bank: 179 all out in 39.5 overs (Varun Kumar 51, Mobin Ahmed 29, Mahesh Sood 28, Gurmeet Singh 3 for 11, Abhishek Sharma 2 for 37, Sandeep Angurala 2 for 39).

FCI: 210 for 7 in 40 overs (Akash Malhotra 54, Rajender Bisth 44, Paras Dogra 43).

Sonnet: 203 all out in 40 overs (Salil Obrai 59, Pankaj Sharma 35, Pankaj Thakur 4 for 34, Akash Malhotra 3 for 30).

Ankur, Sameer excel in Turf Cup
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New Delhi, June 11
An all-round performance by left-hander Ankur Bhudhiraja (5 for 24 and 49 n.o) and an unbeaten century by skipper Sameer Khan (106 n.o, 90b, 14x4) guided Bharat National Cricket Academy to a 15-run victory against Modern School in the Turf Youth Cup Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Modern School ground.

Sameer Khurana was named the best batsman while Ankur Bhudhiraja earned the man of the match award.

Scores: Bharat National Academy: 198 for 2 in 30 overs (Sameer Khurana 106 n.o., Ankur Bhudhiraja 49 n.o).

Modern School: 183 for 8 in 30 overs (Abhishek Kapur 33, Karan Rai 64, Jagrit Anand 34, Ankur Bhudhiraja 5 for 24).

Trekking course at Narkanda for MDU students
A. Gulati

Rohtak, June 11
Certificates and badges received from the High Altitude Trekking and Skiing Centre, Narkanda, were distributed by the MDU Registrar to the group of 17 students here on their successful completion of a trekking course.

The MDU students arrived today after completing the trekking course at Narkanda from June 3 to 10. Mr Sudeep Kalkal, student of the All India Jat Heroes Memorial College, Rohtak, was the group leader. According to Mr Narender Kumar, Dean, Students Welfare, the supervisor of the High Altitude Trekking and Skiing Centre, Mr Sanjeev Attri, described the efforts of the students as ‘par excellence’. 

Balinder Singh hits ton

New Delhi, June 11
Balinder Singh hit a racy unbeaten 151, studded with eleven fours and four sixes, to enable Sumit Dogra Academy draw with DCF in the second Gyan Bharati Under-13 (two-day)Cricket Tournament at the Yamuna Sports Complex ground. The drawn match helped Dogra Academy earn eight points.