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Patiala, November 19
Bhavdeep Singh of the Punjab Public School, Nabha, brought laurels to the school by creating a new record in 400 m hurdle race during the first day of 49th All India IPSC Athletic Meet - 2012 for boys’ and girls’ (U-19). He took 1’00.01 second to win the race against the previous record of 1’00.03 seconds.

S Ajeet Singh Pannu, IAS, Patiala Division, inaugurated the three-day meet being hosted by PPS, Nabha. S Gaganajit Singh, former player of Indian Hockey team was the guest of honour on the occasion.—TNS

Patiala, November 19
Black Elephant Cricket Club defeated Rashtriya Cricket Academy (RCA), Rohtak, by 50 runs in the one-day match to clinch the CSF trophy.

After winning the toss Black Elephant Cricket Club elected to bat first and scored 205 runs in 50 overs. Anmolpreet scored 78 runs and was well supported by Jashan who scored 35 runs. Sahil Hooda was main wicket taker for Rohtak. He took 5 wickets for 29 runs.In reply, RCA Rohtak managed to score 155 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs. Sahil Hooda scored 41 runs and Tejasvi Malik contributed 37 runs.

Chandigarh, November 19
The hockey stadium of Sector 18 is in shambles with waste building material lying unattended on the ground for past 20 days.

The hockey stadium is already facing the crisis for fewer turnouts of players due to the lethargic approach of the officials as very less attention is being paid to the ground. "The engineering department is looking after the work and they might have cleared the waste material . The heaps of mud will be reused. The lower part of the stands was being re-fixed due to the regular leakage. Now the work is over, the situation will soon come back to normal ," said Naib Singh, senior manager, UT Sports Department.

When asked about the duration of delay in work, he said: "I don't know about the delay but I was told that the work got over few days back. I will ask the engineers to look into the matter and clear the material as soon as possible." An official said, "The work was over long time back and the respective department should react in a proper manner at an appropriate time. It provides a negative picture about the maintenance of the ground to the players. The ground is grassy and the waste material easily runs down with water that directly affects the field. It should be cleared as soon as possible."

Chandigarh, November 19
The Youth Football Club, Rurka Kalan, today went down against Mahilpur United Football Club in the ongoing 7th Kanwar Harbans Lal Memorial Football Tournament being held at Football Stadium, Sector 17.

The Mahipur team outclassed the rival team by 3-0. Bali Gagandeep of Mahilpur scored three goals.

In the second match, DFA Mohali thrashed Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, by 3-1. Jashanpreet Singh of the DFA Mohali scored the goal in the 24th minute while Sunny doubled the lead in the 57th minute.

Later, Jashan made the score to 3-0. Sharanjeet of Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, scored the lone goal for the Jalandhar team in the dying minutes of the match.

Earlier, the District Football Association, Ambala, played a 1-1 draw against Layalpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar. In another match, Youngsters Club defeated MR Football Academy, Nahan, by 6-0. Amandeep (6th, 15th, 63rd minute), Ramandeep (40th minute) and Veeru Baidwan (68th, 70th minute) sealed the team's victory. The Dalbir Footbal Academy, Patiala, played a 2-2 draw with District Football Association, Mohali.

Gurpreet Singh scored a goal in the 38th minute and sealed the first half in his team's favour. But the opponent side made a comeback and Jashan equalised the score in the 54th minute. Satwinder tried to put the Patiala team ahead in the 59th minute but again the Mohali champions fought back through Gurpreet Singh to restore parity. Both teams were awarded one point each.

Chandigarh, November 19
Vikrant Dahiya thrashed 7th seeded Vijay Bhardwaj by 4-6, 6-1 and 6-3 to move in the next round of the men's singles during the ongoing CLTA-AITA Chandigarh Open Men’s and Women’s Tournament.

Vijay won the first set by 6-4 but Vikrant rallied and used variations to win the second set by 6-1. In the final set, Vikrant thrashed Vijay in the 5th and 9th game to win the set and finally the match by 6-3. In the women’s category, Megha Sherawat defeated 6th seeded Sanya Madan by 6-3, 7-5 whereas 3rd seeded Sayali Bhilare defeated local player Ashima Garg by 6-4, 3-6 and 6-1.

Result

Main Draw 1st Round

Men’s (Singles): Chandril Sood bt Rubal Sandilya 6-2, 6-3;Suraj Desai bt Ranjeet Singh 6-3, 6-1;Surinder Pal Singh bt Mandeep Kumar 6-1, 6-3;Sagar Ahuja bt Harinder Bedi 6-0, 7-5;Sagar Manjana bt Jagmeet Singh 6-2, 6-4;Murtaza Lohani bt Vishwanath Savadi 6-3, 6-3; Dhruv Goyal bt Rohit Sarwate 6-2, 6-1;Siddhesh Khade bt Kapish Hari 6-0, 6-0;Anubhav Chaudhari bt Shadab Mohammad Khan 6-0, 7-5;Gurvinder Mann bt Uttam Phogat 6-1, 6-0;Kapil Ghraiya bt Shrey Gupta 6-2, 6-4; Lakshit Sood bt Pardeep Deswal 6-2, 6-1;Vikrant Dahiya bt Vijay Bhardwaj 4-6, 6-1, 6-3;Yuvraj Singh bt Pranav Suri 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4);Sahil Sachdeva bt Dipanshu Garg 6-2, 6-1;Brahmjot Singh bt Rohit Ranglani 6-0, 6-1.

Women’s (singles): Shweta Rana bt Charvi Saxena 6-0, 6-0;Renu Sharma bt Kairandeep Kaur 6-0, 6-1;Sumeera Kamil bt Nisha Singh 6-3, 6-3;Victoria Chehal bt Saumya Saxena 6-1, 6-2;Sayali Bhilare bt Ashima Garg 6-4, 3-6, 6-1;Anupreet Bedi bt Jasmine Singh 6-1, 6-1;Harsimral Kaur bt Uthra Venktesh 6-2, 6-0;Megha Sherawat bt Sanya Madan 6-3, 7-5;Varuna Chander Shekhar bt Dhara Thakor 6-0, 6-0;Saumya Vig bt Preetnain Grewal 6-0, 6-4;Nimrat Walia bt Sanya Chiber 6-3, 6-0;Vineeta Singh bt Silky Sachdeva 6-0, 6-1;Mithyaraj Baburaj bt Amala Amol Warrick 6-2, 6-2;Gayatri Kumariah bt Simran Wadhwa 6-3, 6-1;Manya Nagpal bt Bhava Wadhwan 6-4, 6-1.

Chandigarh, November 19
The journey started with an aim to remain fit but soon these siblings started achieving laurels in the world of Squash. Both Jannia Singh and Inderjeet Singh (brother and sister) are achieving feats for making their city and family proud.

Jannia Singh, a 10-year-old player of girls’ (U-11) category had been recently awarded the 8th All-India Rank by the Squash Racket Federation India (SRFI) while her elder brother and Inderjeet Singh, a 12-year old, recently won the Chandigarh State championship for boys’ (U-13).

“We started to play the game for fitness but slowly it became our passion. We have not only achieved laurel but have been able to make our own identity and that too among a certain community of ‘Squash’ players,” said the duo.

Jannia stood second in the Coca Cola Indian Open Squash Tournament held in Delhi and secured 5th place in the Indian National Open Squash Tournament held in Chennai in August, earlier this year.

“Being a player is a great responsibility. You need to perform well not only for your identity but for your state, coach and parents. When I was placed at 8th rank, it was a proud moment but it also turned out to be a great responsibility. The game is played in closed circuit doors and needs power along with presence of mind,” said Jannia.

When asked about her daily routine, she said, “I undergo a regular practice session. I have many tournaments coming up and I hope to bag them in my kitty with all top honors,” said Jannia, who also won state champion for girls’ (U-11).

On other hand, her elder brother, Inderjeet, recently won the boys’ (U-11) state champion and the boys’ (U-13) edition of the competition. He proved his iron after standing 2nd in the handicap category of the Coca Cola All-Indian Open Squash Tournament held in Delhi.

“I am undergoing a proper practice session under the guidance of my coach Khushwant Singh. Although, Jannia is my younger sister but I always like to give her a tough competition, whenever we face each other in circuit court. I want to be an international squash player. And along with studies, I want to excel in the world of squash,” said Inder.

Meanwhile, proud father of both players, Amanpreet Singh, said: “Although they are in their early growing days but good enough to prove their iron. I am happy with their recent feats and want to them to shine their name in the world of Squash. They are getting an ample space and motivation from the family. Hope they continue to make me proud.”