Chandigarh, October 8
Guru Nanak Public School-36 beat Vivek High School-36 in the boys’ category 23-15 while IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, girls toppled Sacred Heart-26 cagers in the CBSE Cluster XIII Basketball tournament held on its premises here today.
The main scorers for Guru Nanak School team were Ravinder (11), Iqbal (6) while Prateek (7) and Chetan (5) were main contributors from the losers’ side. In the girls’ tie, Rimpy scored 11 while Manpreet and Jalwant scored 8 goals each for the winners’ side. Aditi (15) and Sonam (6) were main contributors for Sacred Heart-26.
The following are the other results.
Boys: SD Public School-32 b Shishu Niketan 32-6; DAV-8, Panchkula, b Aashunik Public School, Dharamsala, 48-40; New Public School-18 b DAV-15 70-53; DAV-8 b Moti Ram-27 64-36; and Vivek High School b Guru Harkrishan School 17-12.
Girls: New Public School-18 b Carmel Convent School 40-36; Carmel Convent-9 b Bhavan Vidyalaya-27 39-13; and Sacred Heart-26 b KC, Jammu, 30-18.
Jeev talks about his sport and life
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 8
In the European circuit, Indians are known not only for cricket or hockey, but also for golf now. “They have realised how big golf is getting in India. However, the scenario was quite different five to six years ago. Since I was one of the starters, the feel is tough to explain in words,” said Chandigarh-based international golfer Jeev Milkha Singh.
“Follow routine and don’t be result-oriented,” this is Jeev’s guru mantra for children coming into this game. I lost some of the contests because I exerted a lot of pressure on myself to achieve results. So never get distracted by losses
and remain consistent,” he says.
Jeev brought laurels to the city, ending a seven-year title draught by winning the Volvo China Open, his first European tour title. This win saw him leap from the 319th position to 195th in the latest official world golf ranking. Jeev was the first Indian golfer to qualify for the European tour in 1997. His powerful performance at the China Open
Golf tournament has scripted his name in history books.
During his short visit to his hometown, Jeev says, “When I was a kid, I tried athletics since my father had a magnificent background in this sphere. But soon, I realised that this is not my cup of tea. I used to accompany my father to the Chandigarh Golf Course and pull his cart. After sometime, interest started generating in me towards it and soon I learnt the finer points of the game. My father encouraged me to take it seriously and I did. That’s how I started. However, the scene was not as conducive for budding golfers till some years ago.”
Talking about his present, Jeev has a very hectic schedule ahead. At present, he is looking forward to the Japan Open Golf Tournament scheduled next week. Then, he will proceed to Spain for the Volvo Master’s European tour and come back to Japan
for the Asian HSBC tournament.
To overcome mental and physical fatigue, Jeev does yoga. He carries along with him his DVD set and loves to watch Hindi movies especially Nana Patekar-starrers. Madhuri Dixit and Rani Mukherjee are his favourite heroines. Despite his busy schedule, on the marriage front, Jeev is planning to settle down in the near future.
