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Glorious get the better of Bangadarshan New Delhi, July 30 After a goalless first half, Glorious got into a scoring mood to knock in two goals through inside left Deepak in the 43rd minute and Chetan in the 61st minute. Glorious have earned nine points from four matches while Bangadarshan have just one point from three matches. In another Group A match, State Bank of India were held to a 1-1 draw by Ashoka Club. State Bank forged ahead when inside-left Rajesh Joshi found the mark as early as in the fourth minute. Ashoka fought hard to net the equaliser in the 50th minute through Kapil. State Bank have collected four points from five matches while Ashoka have seven points from five matches. In a Group B match played at the Nehru Stadium ground, Frontiers and Garhwal Heroes were locked in a 1-1 draw. Frontiers have five points from as many matches while Garhwal Diamond have logged five points from three matches. Royal Rangers scored a 3-1 victory against Delhi Veterans. P Cherian scored Rangers’ first goal in the 17th minute while veteran Raj Singh equalised for Diamond in the 25th minute. Cherian struck again to regain the lead while Neeraj Ekka knocked in the match-winner. Garhwal Heroes struggled to beat Royal Club by a lone goal. Inside-left Hardeep netted the only goal in the 58th minute. Garhwal Heroes had earlier muffed a spot kick. Uttarkhand held Youngmen to a goalless draw. Hans held Ahbab to a goalless draw. Thursday’s fixtures: Young Boys vs Youngsters (3.30 pm); Ahbab vs Uttaranchal (4.45 pm)—Ambedkar Stadium. Cosmos vs Panchkuian (3.30 pm); Hans vs Delhi Cantt. (4.45 pm)—Nehru Stadium. |
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Overdrive
and Honda set new records New Delhi, July 30 Overdrive editor Adil Jal Darukhanawala and colleagues Aspi Bhathena, Bertrand D’Souza and Sherri Bhathena established 12 national records and destroyed a million myths as they stroked their way to 2525.033 km in a span of 24 hours. The race was held on the 4,226 km lap length high speed track at the National Centre for Automotive Testing at the Vehicle Research and Development Establishment in Ahmednagar. Officials of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) corroborated the distance and time records set by the drivers. The FMSCI officials monitored the record attempt round the clock, recording the times, speed, stops and the laps after which they computed the 12 records from the data logged in and declared the same as the first national motorcycle time and distance records in India. The bike ran at an average of 105.209 kmph for 24 hours, of which the last two hours and 45 minutes, the VRDE track was awash with high monsoon showers, signifying a high level of endurance for both men and machine. The Hero bike ran like a locomotive, without missing a beat all day long and the only attention it needed was from the service crews to ensure the transponders on the bike (or the time lap recording) had not worked loose and tank needed refuelling with premium 91 octane petrol. Its handling, its stability, its seamless power delivery and its super riding position allied to its reliability impressed the usually reticent and highly critical experts. Adil Jal later said, “Unprecedented levels of handling and steering made us all comfortable in the saddle at high speed for consistently long riding stints. Keeping the throttle twisted to the maximum virtually 24 hours long says a lot about the performance of the bike, for under no circumstance did we ever envisage doing 2525 km when we took the start. It is fitting that the country’s newest contemporary sports bike was put to the ultimate test by the most discerning men in the business and it emerged with flying colours.” Mr Shrikant Karani, vice-president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India, who headed the three-member panel of stewards and technical experts delegated to monitor the event, was equally emphatic about the first ever record run. “I am happy that this historical event took place”, he said. |
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CRICKET New Delhi, July 30 In other Ranji Trophy matches, Delhi will clash against Mumbai at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground from November 15 to 18, against Railways at the Karnail Singh Stadium from November 23 to 26, against Punjab at the latter’s ground from December 1 to 4, against Baroda at Baroda from December 9 to 12, against Kerala at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground from December 17 to 20 and against Andhra Pradesh from December 25 to 28. Delhi play their opening match against Himachal Pradesh at the latter’s home ground in the Polly Umrigar Trophy Under-15 Tournament from October 27 to 29, followed by matches against Jammu and Kashmir in Delhi from November 6 to 8, against Punjab in Punjab from November 11 to 13 and against Haryana in Haryana from November 17 to 19. In the Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-17 zonal programme, Delhi will play their first match against Haryana at the Kotla ground from November 20 to 22, against Punjab in Punjab from November 25 to 27, against Jammu and Kashmir from November 30 to December 2 at the Kotla ground and against Himachal Pradesh
in Delhi from Decemer 14
to 16. In the Cooch-Behar Trophy Under-19 zonal tournament, Delhi take on Himachal in Himachal in their opening match from October 29 to 31, followed by matches against Punjab in Punjab from November 3 to 5, against Jammu and Kashmir at the Kotla ground from November 8 to 10 and against Haryana in Delhi from November 14 to 16. In the M A Chidambaram Trophy Under-19 One-Day Tournament, to be held in Punjab, Delhi play their matches against Himachal on January 17, against Punjab on January 19, against Jammu and Kashmir on January 21 and against Haryana on January 23. In the Under-25 Zonal Tournament for A Teams, Delhi meet Himachal Pradesh in the opener in Himachal from November 24 to 26, against Punjab in Punjab from December 8 to 10, against Haryana in Delhi from December 13 to 15 and against Jammu and Kashmir in Delhi from December 18 to 20. The Ranji Tropy One-Day matches will be held in Himachal Pradesh. Delhi meet Haryana in their first match on January 4, 2004 followed by matches against Himachal on January 6, against Punjab on January 8 and against Jammu and Kashmir on January 10. |
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National indoor cricket tourney from Aug 21 Sonepat, July 30 This was informed by the national general secretary of the Indian Indoor Cricket Federation, Mahender Singh Khasa today. The age limit for both the boys and girls has been fixed at 19, he said. The players, who did not possess the identity cards of the Federation, will not be allowed to participate in the championship. The participating teams will include Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir among others. |
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Cricket
team to tour England New Delhi, July 30 The team: Subhash Chaudhary (captain), Arshad Ian Masih (vice-captain), Anil
Sanweira, Sunny, Piyush Mehendiratta, Shiv Chopra, Amit Kumar Teotia, Sukhvikram Singh, Tapun Kumar, Sorabh
Rampali, Gurvinderjeet, Pawanpreet Singh, Amandeep Singh, Sachin Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Harjit Singh. Ajay Verma is the manager.
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25 students to get admission in sports school Sonepat, July 30 According to official sources, these students have already been selected from the districts of Sonepat, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Sirsa, Hissar and Faridabad The SAI would also bear a part of the expenditure. Admission to students will be given from class IV to class IX, whereas other students are being admitted from class VI onwards. Capt V. K. Sharma of the Indian Navy Education Core will be the new principal of the sports institution. |
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