SPORTS

Fun, frolic at Carmel Convent meet
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 17
Fun and frolic marked the annual sports day of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, here today. The function was presided over by Mrs Jean Rodrigues, wife of the Governor. A number of events were organised to mark the occasion.

The programme commenced with flag hoisting and singing of the school anthem.This was followed by a march past, oath and lighting the torch. Sports activities included drills with coloured balls, dumb bells, ribbons and pom poms which were highly appreciated by the audience.

The cultural extravaganza included Desert Symphony, an Arabic dance presented by the students. Various track events were organised for the students of classes 1 to 11. The students then commemorated the ‘Year of Physics’ through Dynamic Rhapsody. A prize distribution ceremony was also held on the occasion in which students excelling in various fields were honoured by the chief guest. The function concluded with the presentation of Gloria in Excelsis Deo, a tableaux , heralding the onset of the Christmas season.

Saupin’s athletic meet
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 17
Saupin’s School, Chandigarh, Sector 32-A, held its athletic and sports meet in the Sector 46 stadium today.

Mr I.S. Sandhu, Additional DC, Chandigarh, was the chief guest on the occasion.

The major events of the day were dupatta drill, dandia drill, cricket drill, board drill and a Choi-Kwong-do demonstration by students. The students also participated in a few interesting track races like lemon-spoon, obstacle, wheel-barrow, 3 legged and relay races.

A significant event of the day was a race organised by the SCSO (Saupin’s Community Service Organisation) for special children who were invited from GIMRC to participate in the event.

The grand finale of the sports meet was a colourful bhangra dance which entertained the audience. Some fun-filled events were organised for the parents and staff too.

The sports meet concluded with a speech by the Headmaster, Mr A.B.S. Sidhu, followed by a prize distribution ceremony.

Annual meet at St Joseph’s school
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 17
The annual sports and prize distribution function of St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, was today celebrated with great zest and fervour. The function was presided over by Mr D.S. Mangat, DPI, Schools. The function commenced with a march past and was followed by a Maharashtrian dance by class VI students. Western dance and yoga display by students were the highlights of the occasion.

An innovative dance depicting the creation of earth and life was highly appreciated by the audience. The function concluded with a Bhangra performance and prize distribution ceremony.

10-wicket win for AG Punjab
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 17
Superb half centuries by Punjab Ranji player Navdeep Singh (70 n.o.) and Jaswant Rai ( 52 n.o.) helped Hosts AG Punjab to register a thumping 10-wicket victory over AG UP in the final of the North Zone Indian Audit and Accounts Department Cricket Tournament at DAV School, Sector 8, here, today.

After winning the toss, AG UP decided to bat first but could not capitalize on the initial advantage and ended their innings at 128 in 28.3 overs. Satish Doria scored 51 runs off 54 balls and Vinod Kushwaha scored 23 off 46 balls. Aggressive bowling by Arun Tuli ( 4 for 32 in 7 overs) and Monoj Rajan ( 2 for 29 in 5 overs) proved too formidable for the AG UP team.

Scores: AG UP: 128 in 28.3 overs ( Satish Doria 51, Vinod 23, Arvind 19) Arun Tuli 4/32, Manoj Rajan 2/29, Amit Kakria 1/11, Rajiv Rattan 1/06 and Navdeep Singh 1/25.

AG Punjab: 129 without loss in 20.5 overs (Navdeep Singh 70 n.o., Jaswant Rai 52 n.o.)

Chess results
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, December 17
The under 13 boys and girls chess championship began here today at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44. The meet is being organised by the Chandigarh Chess Association. As many as 34 players in each category are taking part in this meet which will also form the basis of selection of Chandigarh team for the under-13 national chess event to be held in Kolkata from January 4.

The points position at the end of the second round are: Boys under 13: 2 pts: Himal, Gagandeep, Prateek Munjal, Ankush Verma, Shivam, Sahil. 1.5 pts: Shivam Sahni.

Girls under 13: 1 pt:Jasleen, Ravneet, Tasmeen, Manvi Tandon and Tanya Goel.

Bhardwaj is coach of Indian chess team
Our Sports Reporter

Dr Vipnesh Bhardwaj

Chandigarh, December 17
Dr Vipnesh Bhardwaj, a lecturer in the GGD SD College, Sector 32, who is also the Secretary of the Chandigarh Chess Association has been appointed coach of the Indian chess team for the Asian Team Chess Championship to be held at Esfahan, Iran, from December 20 to 28. Dr Bhardwaj is the first chess official from Chandigarh to be selected as coach of the Indian team. The team comprises top ranked chess players like Sasikaran Krishna, Surya Shekhar Ganguly among others.

Divya outplays Rahul
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, December 17
Divya Sharma outplayed Rahul Muki 3-1 in the Haryana State Junior and Senior Snooker Championship being played at Sector 11, Panchkula. In other matches, Abhishek downed Bhushan 3-2, Anand Sharma b A.P. Singh 3-0, Ankur Nanda defeated Sandeep Sharma 3-1 and Jimmy got the better of Abhishek 3-1.