HEALTH

Dentistry convention begins
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 8
The Postgraduate Student Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD) was inaugurated by Dr K.K.Talwar, Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh, at the CII here today.

The guest of honour were the President of the Dental Council of India, Dr Anil Kohli, and former Dean and Head, Oral Health Sciences Centre, PGIMER, Prof Amrit Tewari.

A total of 300 delegates attended the function.

Chandigarh, June 8
Rohit Bisht made it a memorable day with his brother Ronit Bisht as they beat Mandeep Singh Gill (Chandigarh) and Digvijay Singh Mehta (HP) 6-4, 6-4 in the boys’ under-16 doubles final in the AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament.

The tournament is being conducted by the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association at CLTA stadium, Sector 10, here.

Top seed Rohit Bisht of Delhi also beat local trainee Digvijay Singh Mehta in the boys’ under-14 singles final. Rohit took the title in straight sets 6-4, 7-5.

Striking a hat-trick, Rohit Bisht beat qualifier Saurabh Singh of Haryana in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in the boys’ under-16 singles final at the centre court to claim his second individual title of the tournament.

Maharashtra’s Vaidehi Bhagwat bagged two titles in the girls’ under-14 and under-16 singles category.

Second seed Vaidehi first upset top seed Shweta C. Rana of Delhi in the girls under-14 singles final in straight sets 7-5, 6-3.

In under-16 singles, Vaidehi upset top seed Garima Vatwani in three sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 at the centre court. Garima won the first set by breaking Vaidehi in the ninth game to lead 5-4.

The top seed from Delhi then managed to hold her serve in spite of committing two double faults.

Garima had a good going in the second set also as she led 3-2 and 40-0 up in the sixth game on her serve. But Vaidehi fought back and made it 3-3.

Garima committed double faults and was broken to make the score 5-3. Vaidehi won the set 6-3.

With one set all, Vaidehi took 1-0 lead by breaking her rival in the first game of the third and deciding set.

Vaidehi survived in the second game as she committed two double faults before making it 2-0.

The Maharashtra player then broke Garima in the fifth and seventh game to win the set and title 6-1.

Result (singles finals): Girls’ u-14: Vaidehi Bhagwat (Mah) b Shweta C. Rana (Delhi) 7-5, 6-3.

Girls’ u-16: Vaidehi Bhagwat (Mah) b Garima Vatwani (Delhi) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Boys’ u-14: Rohit Bisht (Delhi) b Digvijay Singh Mehta (Himachal Pradesh) 6-4, 7-5.

Boys’ u-16: Rohit Bisht (Delhi) b Saurabh Singh (Delhi) 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles finals: Boys’ u-16: Rohit Bisht and Ronit Bisht (Delhi) b Mandeep Singh Gill (Chd) and Digvijay Singh Mehta (HP) 6-4, 6-4.

Girls’ u-16: Garima Vatwani and Shweta C. Rana (Delhi) b Arushi Sharma (Delhi) and Mehak (Chandigarh) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (11-9).

Chandigarh, June 8
An unbeaten swashbuckling knock of 147 runs by Vitin Chauhan helped star-studded Central Cricket Club to register an easy 130-run triumph over Bombay Cricket Club in the Hot Weather Cricket Tournament held at Sector 16 Stadium, here, today. The tournament is being organised by the Chandigarh sports department.

Batting first, Central Cricket Club posted the highest total so far in the tournament by scoring a mammoth 261 for 3 in the allotted 25 overs. The highlight of their innings was Vitin’s century, which included 16 fours. Vitin faced just 64 balls.

Dinesh Mongia (33) and Gaurav Marwaha (36 n.o) also made significant contributions. Sandeep got two wickets for 47 runs.

In reply, Bombay CC were dismissed for 131 in 24.3 overs. All-rounder Sandeep made a defiant 40. Rajesh Sharma captured three wickets for 18 runs. Sumit Kalia and Sumit Sharma got two wickets each for 27 and 32 runs, respectively.

In another match, Punjab Secretariat defeated DAV School, Sector 15, by 30 runs. Punjab Secretariat batted first and scored 151 in 24.5 overs. While Gurmeet was the main scorer with 46 runs, Pradeep made 27. Arjun Vir Chadha got three wickets for 25 runs. Prateek Kumar captured two wickets for 33 runs.

In reply, DAV-15 was outplayed for 121 in 24 overs. Opener Aayush Raj Soni scored 32 and Kunal Mahajan made 17. Gurmeet Singh was the most successful bowler, claiming four wickets for 22 runs. Dinesh got two for 17.

Brief score:

Central Cricket Club: 261 for 3 in 25 overs (Dinesh Mongia 33, Vitin Chauhan 147, Gaurav Marwaha 36, Sandeep 2 for 47);

Bombay Cricket Club: 131 all out in 24.3 overs (Sandeep 40, Rajesh Sharma 3 for 18, Sumit Kalia 2 for 27, Sumit Sharma 2 for 32, Loveablish 1 for 23).

Punjab Secretariat: 151 all out in 24.5 overs (Yashpal 1, Gurmeet 46, Avtar Singh 19, Pardeep 27, Arjun Vir Chadha 3 for 25, Prateek Kumar 2 for 3, Rozal Batra 2 for 11, Marshal Walia 1 for 32);

DAV-15: 121 in 24 overs (Ayush Raj Soni 32, Kunal Mahajan 17, Gurmeet Singh 4 for 2, Dinesh Rana 2 for 17, Ashwani 1 for 22, Gagan Bassi 1 for 27, Avtar Singh 1 for 6).

Chandigarh, June 8
An all-round performance by Shivam Bhambri (51 runs and 2 for 2) helped Vivek High Asian Cricket Academy beat Achievers Cricket Academy (Delhi) by nine wickets in the three-match series of the Friendship Cup 2007.

The tournament, organised by the Twenty20 Cricket Federation of India, was played at Vivek High School, Sector 38- B, here today.

Achievers Cricket Academy won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 115 runs for 9 in the allotted 25 overs.

Brief scores:

Acheivers academy: 115 for 9 in 25 overs Adarsh 21, Piyush 16, Prateek 14 Barinder Singh Gill 3 for 14, Manik Khanna 3 for 9, Shivam Bhambri 2 for 2 Vivek High Academy: 117 for 1 in 11.2 overs

Shivam Bhambri 51, Shiven Bali 54 n.o.

Man of the match Shivam Bhambri: 51 runs and 2 for 2 in 5 overs.

Chandigarh, June 8
To encourage local sportspersons and tap talent, the Chandigarh sports department has doubled the amount for cash awards being given to players who excel at the international arena.

The decision was taken at an executive meeting of the Chandigarh sports council held on May 25.

From now on, local sportspersons will get Rs 2 lakh instead of Rs 1 lakh for each Olympic gold medal.

Silver and bronze medals will fetch them Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000, respectively. Earlier, the amount was Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.

The prize amount has also been doubled for position holders of senior world cup, Commonwealth Games/junior world championship or junior world cup, Asian senior, Asian junior and any other international competition in which at least seven countries participate.

Chandigarh sports director I.S. Sandhu said awards will be given on August 29, the National Sports Day.

“We have decided to hold a function to mark the day. Outstanding sportspersons will be honoured by top authorities of the administration,” said the director.

Chandigarh, June 8
He has proved his versatility both in sports as well as academics. Striking a perfect balance between sports and studies, Kunal Mahajan has made his parents and teachers proud by not only excelling in cricket but also securing 86.3 per cent marks in Class X. In spite of spending half of the last year in cricket tournaments, this talented student of St John’s High School ensured that he did not fall too far behind in studies.

Kunal, an opening batsman, represented the country in the under-16 Commonwealth Series held at Darwin (Australia) last year. Besides, he was also part of the 51st National School Games, where he helped his team win top honours. He also attended two camps for budding cricketers at Agra and Delhi during the period.

“Cricket is my passion, so I train for four to five hours every day. But that does not mean I am not serious about studies. I have been taking tuitions to make up for the loss in studies. My mother and brother have helped me a lot in studies,” said Kunal, a three-time national (school games) player.

A huge fan of Ricky Ponting, Kunal has also represented Mohali district in inter-district cricket tournaments in under-15 and under-17 categories. His father Subhash Mahajan, the first wicket-keeper of the Haryana Ranji team, wants to see his son don the colours of India but his son has other plans. For, he wants to join the civil services.