HEALTH

DMA to support govt’s effort to curb cholera cases
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 27
The President of the Delhi Medical Association (DMA), Dr I. P. Dhalla, has appreciated the timely action of the Government of NCT Delhi to curb cholera and gastroenteritis cases. Dr Dhalla said that the DMA will give full cooperation in cases of vector-borne diseases.

There are 640 notified cases of cholera and about 4000 cases of gastroenteritis in the Capital.

Although Dr Dhalla said that there was no reason to panic, the people need to be alert. He said the people need to ensure that there is no stagnation of water in drains, broken utensils and tyres on rooftop, as it increased the chances of malaria and dengue cases as well.

Dr Ramesh Datta, state-secretary, and Dr Dhalla said that DMA had opened helplines so as help people take preventive measures against heat stroke.

These helplines would also give guidance to the public for prevention of cases of cholera, gastroenteritis, hepatitis and typhoid.

SPORTS

ONGC move into Raghubir Singh cricket semis
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 27
The star-studded Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) made it into the semi-final of the Lala Raghubir Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament on better run rate after their match against Food Corporation of India (FCI) was interrupted due to rain at the Modern School ground on Thursday.

FCI won the toss and put ONGC into bat. ONGC were in serious trouble when they lost three key wickets, that of Virender Sehwag, Sandeep Sharma and Mithun Minhas, for 45 runs. But opener Gautam Ghambir blasted a stroke-filled century (129, 10x4, 2x6, 114b) and spinner Sarandeep Singh hit a fine half century (55, 5x4, 1x6) to prop up ONGC’s total to a handsome 281 for 8 in 40 overs.

In reply, FCI were struggling at 138 for 8 off 22 overs when rain came calling. Gautam Gambhir was named the Reebok man of the match. There will be no match on Friday. Malviya Club take on Sonnet on Saturday.

Scores: ONGC: 281 for 8 in 40 overs (Gautam Gambhir 129, Mohd Kaif 29, Sarandeep Singh 55, Pankaj Thakur 4 for 47, Manu Sharma 2 for 41). FCI: 138 for 8 in 22 overs (Akash Malhotra 41, 4x4; Manu Sharma 31, 1x4, 4x6; Pankaj Thakur 21, Amit Mishra 3 for 19, Amit Uniyal 2 for 21, Amit Bhandari 2 for 29).

Madras Club annex title

An all-round display by Aditya Jain (42 and 3 for 26) and half century by Puneet Bisht (51, 8x4, 1x6) helped Madras Club defeat Sonnet Club by 63 runs and annexed the Sharma Sports Under-19 Cricket Tournament title at the Yamuna sports complex ground.

Puneet Bisht was named the man of the match as well as the best batsman of the tournament. Naman Sharma was declared the best bowler while Aditya Jain was presented the sportsman of the tournament award.

Scores: Madras Club: 218 for 6 in 35 overs (Puneet Bisht 51, Aditya Jain 42, Ujjawal Nanda 3 for 35, Rahul Diwan 3 for 24, Dilraj Singh 3 for 25). Sonnet Club: 165 all out in 34.3 overs (Ravinder Rathore 38, Deepaj Rajput 30, Aditya Jain 3 for 26, Ujjawal Nanda 3 for 35).

Bhaskar, Kshitij shine

A quickfire half century by Bhaskar Sharma (66, 8x4, 45b) and deadly bowling by Kshitij Sachdeva (4 for 16) helped Chetan Sharma Academy beat Guru Harkishan Public School (GHPS), Vasant Vihar by four wickets in a league match of the Chetan Sharma Under-14 Cricket Tournament at the S S Khalsa School ground, Lajpat Nagar.

Bhaskar was named the man of the match.

Scores: GHPS: 137 all out in 34.3 overs (Milind Kumar 34, Kanwar Singh 36, Kshitij Sachdeva 4 for 16, Tarun Mehra 3 for 29, Sahil Anand 3 for 19). Sharma Academy: 138 for 6 in 30.2 overs (Bhaskar Sharma 66, Praveen Kumar 33, Gurtej Singh 3 for 34).

Ravindra, Gold Star advance in Cambridge tourney
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 27
An all-round display by Hemant Singh(77 and 3 for 27) and a stylish 75 by Shawej Khan helped Ravindra Public School defeat Meera Model School by 38 runs in the second Cambridge Foundation Under-19 Summer League Cricket Tournament at the Cambridge School ground.

In another match, a fine knock of 79 by Pargat Singh helped Gold Star beat hosts Cambridge Foundation School by four wickets.

Scores: Ravindra School: 285 for 4 in 30 overs (Hemant Singh 77, Sawej Khan 75, Anuj Jain 42). Meera Model: 247 in 27 overs (Awaneet Sethi 101, D Sridhar 81, Hemant Singh 3 for 47, Sandeep Singh 3 for 43).

Cambridge Foundation: 221 for 8 in 30 overs (Jitesh Khanna 88, Ayush Gulati 30, Rishab Bhatla 32, Gurprit Singh 2 for 32, Puneet Anand 2 for 34). Gold Star: 224 for 6 in 28.5 overs (Pargat Singh 79, Kartik Bhatia 43 n o, Manush Sharma 34, Ankur Gupta 3 for 40).

EXL sail into final

Captain Gourav Malik hit a 33-ball century (106, 10x4, 8x6) helped EXL defeat HTA by 128 runs and entered the final of the Century Cup Cricket Tournament at the Teri Oval ground.

Scores: EXL: 255 for 5 in 25 overs (Gourav Malik 106, Kapil 44, Amit Rawat 39, Manu 2 for 32). HTA: 127 for 6 in 25 overs (Rishi Vadera 56, Anurag 3 for 23).

Sourav Nagpal shines

An all-round performance by Sourav Nagpal (51 and 2 for 17) and half century by Imran Shokin (3 for 21) helped Najafgarh Sports Club defeat MRV Academy by 40 runs and entered the semi-final of the first Pankaj Jain Cricket Tournament at the Vikaspuri ground.

Scores: Najafgarh: 190 for 7 in 30 overs (Sourav Nagpal 51, Sachin 51, Akash Oilan 45, Naveen Gehlot 27, Manish Sharma 3 for 21). MRV Academy: 150 all out in 27.4 overs (Vivek 54, Imran Shokeen 3 for 21, Naveen Gehlot 2 for 31, Sourav Nagpal 2 for 17).

Kila Under-16 Cricket

The first B R Kila Memorial Under-16 Cricket Tournament will be held at the Ramjas Sports Complex ground from June 1. Entries close with Subhash on phones 9810513978 or 25888929.

MRV Under-13 Tourney

The inaugural MRV Under-13 Cricket Tournament will be played at the MRV School ground, Sector 13, Dwarka, on June 5. Entries close with Vivek on phone 9811025642.

Vijay Yadav Academy win
Tribune News Service

Faridabad, May 27
The Vijay Yadav Cricket Academy here defeated the Trainees Team of Nahar Singh Cricket Stadium here by six wickets in the day-night under-15 match played yesterday.

Batting first, the `Nahar Singh’ boys made 219 for 6 in the limited over match. Sanjiv Gaur and Deepak Tyagi made 54 and 47 respectively. In response, the Vijay Yadav Academy reached the target by losing only four wickets. Sachin Goyal (54) and Saurabh Bhatnagar (47) remained top scorer and their partnership contributed as many as 105 runs.

While Abhimanju made 32, Sameer Bhatnagar remained unbeaten on 37 for the winners. In bowling, Rahul Tewatia of the Yadav Academy and Devesh of Nahar Singh Stadium took 2 for 33 runs and one for 32 runs respectively.

Delhi Police edge past Youngsters

New Delhi, May 27
Delhi Police edged past Youngsters by ten runs in a DDCA Super League match at the Jamia Milia ground.

Scores: Delhi Police: 239 for 6 in 40 overs (Anil Rana 65, Sanjay Verma 33, Harvinder Kumar 29, Yogesh Kumar 3 for 38). Youngsters: 229 for 6 in 40 overs (Mahesh Rawat 91, Sumit Sharma 40 n o, Sonu Singh 2 for 45). City Gymkhana defeated Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) by 15 runs in an A-II Group at the Palam B ground.

Scores: City Gymkhana: 237 all out in 40 overs (Karanjeet Singh 47, Piyush Tiwari 35, Raveesh Lohia 31, Sunny Grover 35, Kunal Bhandari 32, Devesh Kumar 2 for 55, Samarth Singh 3 for 45). LIC: 222 for 9 in 40 overs (Raghubir Singh 100, Vikas Kapoor 32, Samarth Singh 23, Rakesh Joshi 2 for 35, Piyush Tiwari 2 for 39). — OSR

Anil Rana stars for Chand Khanna

New Delhi, May 27
A spitfire 58, off just 47 balls, was the highlight of Chand Khanna Club’s three-wicket victory against VSPK International in the Laxman Dass Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Guru Gobind Singh College ground, Pitampura.

Scores: VSPK Club: 229for 9 in 40 overs (Sumeet Rana 43, Sandeep Yadav 43, Parveen Thapar 29, Mohit Sharma 24, Ravi Sangar 3 for 27). Chand Khanna: 230 for 7 in 39.3 overs (Anil Rana 58, Amar Singh 33, Rajiv Rathore 38, Durga Prasad 29, Amit Mishra 2 for 17, Parveen Thapar 2 for 37).

Veteran hockey player passes away
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 27
Pindi Dass, a renowned hockey player of yesteryears, passed away recently at the age of 85.

Born in Peshawar, Pindi Dass was a versatile player who represented Services for over a decade, and played alongside Olympians Nandi Singh, Group Capt. R S Bhola and Hardayal Singh.

Pindi Dass captained Southern Command and was lucky to play under legendary Dhyan Chand. He was very active till the very end, though he had gone totally blind a few years ago. His son Satish Khanna is a commandant with the Central Reserve Police Force

FCI, Railway Board earn full points in DSA League

New Delhi, May 27
Food Corporation of India (FCI), North Zone and Railway Board earned full points in Senior and A Division matches of Delhi Soccer Association Institutional Football League Championship at the Ambedkar Stadium on Thursday.

Friday’s fixtures: DTC vs Railway Board (4 pm); Northern Railway vs Reserve Bank (5.15 pm) — Ambedkar Stadium. 

PGAI Qualifying School from June 8
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, May 27
The Qualifying School for the 2004-5 season of the Hero Honda Golf Tour is scheduled to be played at the Poona Club Golf Course from June 8 to 19. The event will carry a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakh.

The tournament, featuring 274 players, will be held over two stages, with the top 50 golfers earning direct entry to events of the season.

In view of the high number of entries, the first stage has been divided into two rounds, both of which will be played over 36 holes on a strokeplay format. While the first round of Stage I is scheduled for June 8 and 9, the second round will be played on June 11 and 12. From each of these rounds, the leading 40-45 players will qualify for the final Qualifying School, which will be held from June 16 to 19 over 72 holes on a stroke play format.

Fifty-eight players, based on their rank in the money list (Order of Merit) of 2003-04 season, will be joined by 91 players from the pre-quarter Stage I and Stage II. The cut will be applied at the end of the two days (36 holes) and the top 70 players and ties will participate in the final two rounds.