SPORTS

Meghalaya emerge Subroto champs
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New Delhi, December 11
St. Don Bosco School, Sohra (Meghalaya) beat St. Ignatious School, Gumla (Jharkhand) 1-0 to lift the Under-14 title of the Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football Tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Tuesday.

In a fast-paced match, Don Bosco had the upper hand against the eight-player Gumla team, though the winners had to wait till the 29th minute to get the match winner. Baistarred Majan slotted in the winning goal, with a blazing drive.

Government Higher Secondary School, Aizwal (Mizoram) will take on Army Boys Company, ASC College, Bangalore in the Under-17 final of the Subroto Cup on Wednesday at 1.45 p m. Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal A. Y. Tipnis PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC will be the chief guest.

A fly past by the MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force and breath-taking Skydiving display by the “Air Devils” of the IAF, will be the highlights of the final match.

The Subroto Cup was a grand success this year as a pro-active approach by the IAF and the Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Society. It has resulted in substantial support coming from the sponsors and the consequent increase in the prize money.

National Football League to kick off today
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New Delhi, December 11
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Punjab will be a new addition to the National Football League venues where Punjab Police will take on East Bengal in the opening match on Wednesday. The other match on the opening day, between Salgaocar and FC Cochin, will be played at Nehru Stadium, Goa.

All-India Football Federation (AIFF) president P.R. Dashmunshi announced here today that the winners of the National League would pocket Rs 40 lakh while the runners-up would get Rs 22 lakh. The third place winners would get Rs 16 lakh, Rs 9 lakh for fourth place, Rs 5 lakh for fifth place, Rs 3 lakh for sixth place and Rs 2.5 lakh for the Fair Play trophy. And the winners of each match would be given an additional sum of Rs 20,000. The best defender would get the Jarnail Singh trophy, and prizes would also be given to the highest scorer, best goalkeeper, best mid-fielder and the best forward. Delhi Soccer Association president Umesh Sood will head the disciplinary committee.

Mala finishes fifth in Macao Marathon
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New Delhi, December 11
Veteran woman marathoner Mala Honnatti finished fifth in the Macao International Marathon 2001 in the above 45 years’ category. Mala, who has won the veteran’s event of the Rath Marathon several times since 1991, is a mountaineer of repute.

Her trip to Macao was sponsored by Reliance Industries Ltd, Bombay, and her fifth place finish was a creditable achievement, considering the fact that the cream of runners from Asia and Europe had participated in the international marathon. “But for the hot and humid weather of the Macao island and the many flyovers I could have done better and finished among the first three”, Mala said on her return. Mala not only trains hard herself, but also trains other promising marathon runners too.

Rigzin Angmo, who won the Rath Marathon in 1995, and clocked her career-best timing of 2:45.8 hours, was trained by Mala. Mala, who has been mostly concentrating on the half marathon, now plans to train her guns at the full marathon. A former record holder in 3000 and 10,000 metres, Mala had won a bronze medal in the Asian Championship held in Singapore in 1992.

A banker by profession, Mala is determined to do well in the senior marathon circuit in the coming months.

Bhupender, Rajan star for Bharat Nagar
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New Delhi, December 11
A fine unbeaten knock of 60 by Bhupender Dhoopar and all-round performance by Rajan Gupta (2/27 and 36 no) by Rajan Gupta helped Bharat Nagar Coaching Centre beat Karol Bagh Blues by nine wickets in the fourth TYCA League inaugural match at the Bharat Nagar sports complex here on Tuesday. The tournament was inaugurated by DCP North West R.P. Upadhyaya.

Scores: K B Blues: 114 all out in 31.2 overs (Sandeep Chawla 50, Puneet Berry 22, Paras Dogra 3/15, Maninder Singh 2/22, Rajan Gupta 2/27). BNCC: 115/1 in 23.3 overs (Bhupender Dhoopar 60 no, Rajan Gupta 36 no).

GND Varsity, Punjab earn full points
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New Delhi, December 11
Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, edged past Delhi University by a lone goal in the SGTB Khalsa College Golden Jubilee North Zone Inter-University Hockey (Men) Championship at the Khalsa College ground here on Tuesday. In the second match, Panjab University, Chandigarh, trounced Punjabi University, Patiala, 3-1.

Ashok, Satish strike gold in Police Games
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New Delhi, December 11
Vikky Bhatt of Punjab was the only ‘outsider’ to claim a gold medal on a day dominated by Border Security Force sportsmen in the All-India Police Games at Chhawla Camp of the BSF. Vikky claimed the gold in the 56kg weightlifting event with G Maniwal of BSFF and K Sarnawal of CRPF claiming the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Ashok Kumar and Satish Badsar of BSF lifted the gold in the open and 100kg category judo events.

18 teams for DSA-SAIL League
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New Delhi, December 11
Eighteen club teams, including defending champions Indian National and runners-up Hindustan, will take part in the Delhi Soccer Association -SAIL Senior Division Football League Championship starting at three venues from December 20–Dr Ambedkar Stadium, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium West and East warm-up grounds. DSA managing committee has constituted a League Sub-Committee with Leo Rodrigues as Chairman.