SPORTS

High drama at Indo-Pak netball encounter
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 27
First the Pakistan team refused to play and later they were coaxed into the match by officials who did not want to take the blame for an Indo-Pak netball tie gone sour.

It was then Indian team’s turn. It blamed the rivals for not playing the game as per the rules.

Acrimonious exchanges, heated debates and threats of physical assault led to walkouts and even a cry from the Indian officials that they would complain to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf as well as the International Federation of Netball Association about the misbehaviour by Pakistani players.

The high drama lasted for more than an hour leading to repeated interruptions in the fifth and concluding match of the Ist Indo-Pak netball series.

The match was played and then almost abandoned at the Sector 17 Football Grounds here today. The series was organised by the Netball Federation of India.

The Pakistan team won the match by four goals as the final score was 47-43. However, India won the five-match series by 3-2. The first four matches were played at Ghaziabad, Jaipur, Sonepat and Delhi.

The Indian netball team is scheduled to visit Pakistan next month for a tournament.

Sub-junior handball meet from May 10
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 27
The 20th sub-junior and 19th junior Chandigarh State Handball Championship for boys and girls, organised by the Chandigarh Handball Association, are going to be held from May 10 to 13 and May 10 to 14, respectively, at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh.

The players born on or after January 2, 1990, will be eligible for participation in the sub-junior handball championship and those born on or after January 2, 1986, will be entitled to take part in the junior handball championships.

Cricket meet

First year students of electrical engineering of the Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology (CIET) defeated the third year students of computer engineering by 11 runs to clinch the Ankush Sharma Knock-out Cricket Championship held at CIET, Jhansala, near Chandigarh, today.

Twelve teams of various streams of engineering of the CIET, Rajpura, participated in the tournament. The meet was held in the memory of Ankush Sharma.

Pushkar Soni was declared best bowler of the tournament while Vishesh Saini was adjudged the best performer.

Mr Alok Tiwari, Education and Research Manager, Infosys Technologies, who was the Chief guest on the occasion, gave away the prizes to the winners.

Boxing tourney

The sixth inter-sector boxing competition was inaugurated at the Basic Training Centre, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Bhanu, by Mr S.C. Nayar, Inspector General (Training Zone), here today.

The DIG, ITBP, Mr M.S. Hyanki, said that 53 competitors from eight sectors of the ITBP were participating in the contest. The event would have 10 boxing events on the basis of weight. The aim of the competition was to select the best talents in the field of boxing to represent the ITBP in the All-India Police Duty Meet.

Chandigarh lads in u-15 cricket final
Tribune News Service

Mohali, April 27
Chandigarh district thrashed Amritsar district in the semifinals of under-15 Sushil Bali Inter-district Cricket Tournament at the Punjab Cricket Association grounds, here today.

Amritsar team was bundled out at the score of 85 in 61 overs after resuming their innings from 39 for 4. Only Aman Bawa (21) and Pankaj Chawla (19) of the team reached double figures.

Gurinder Singh of Chandigarh took four wickets for 19 runs.

In the second innings, Chandigarh scored 227 runs with the help of 110 by Gaurav Puri and 63 by opener Manan Vohra. Chandigarh won the match on the first innings lead of 190 runs.

Brief scores: Chd Distt. (Ist innings) 275 runs in 87.3 overs; Amritsar (Ist innings) 85 all out in 61 overs; Chd Distt. (2nd innings) 227 in 60 overs.

The final will be played between Chandigarh and Patiala at the PCA stadium on April 29.

HVPN win volleyball tourney
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, April 27
The Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam emerged champions by defeating the reigning Kerala in a thrilling final of the 31st All-India Electricity Board Volleyball Tournament, at the floodlit Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Sector 3 here last night.

Haryana took the home ground advantage and beat Kerala in four sets 25-17, 19-25, 25-18, 25-18 in 86 minutes. Haryana won the first set by 25-17.

Kerala hit back with a vengeance as they overcame a stiff challenge from their opponents in 22 minutes by 25-19. Haryana won the next two sets quite easily to lift the trophy.