Chandigarh, June 10
Nischay Rawal of Chandigarh and Vishnu Prasad have been seeded first and second, respectively, in the main draw of boys under-12 singles of the AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament.

The tournament is being played at the Sector 10 CLTA tennis stadium here.

Rawal has also qualified for boys under-16 singles main draw by beating Jaspinder Singh by 9-3. Others who entered the main draw today were Suraj Beniwal (Har), Hardeep Singh (Pb), Shikhar Nehru (UP), Abhishek Singh (UP), Gulshan Kumar (UP), Sahil Kahlon (Har) and Rishab Dev (Pb).

Aviraj Kamboj and Bhavtaran Preet, both of Chandigarh, got the wildcard. According to CLTA director (coaching) Gajendra Singh, five lucky losers’ spot would be decided tomorrow morning.

Meanwhile, Samar Adhikari of Maharastra has been given the pride of place and he faces Harsha De Silva of Sri Lanka in the opening match. Sidhant Solanki of Delhi is the second seed and faces qualifier Rishab Dev of Punjab.

Results (qualifying round):

Boys under-16 (final qualifying round): Suraj Beniwal (Har) bt Mandeep Kumar (Chd) 9-1, Gulshan Kumar (Pb) bt Sohilpreet S. Bedi (Dli) 9-2, Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Jaspinder Singh (Pb) 9-3, Abhishek Singh (Pb) bt Dhruv Goyal (Dli) 9-6, Hardeep Singh (Pb) bt Harpreet S. Sidhu (Pb) 9-3, Rishab Dev (Har) bt Ankush Arora (Chd) 9-3, Shikhar Nehru (Dli) bt Jajdeep Singh (Pb) 9-7, Sahil (Har) bt Devbir Singh Virk (Chd) 9-7

Second round: Suraj Beniwal (Har) bt Singh (Pb) 9-0, Mandeep Kumar (Chd) bt Shailender Rathore (Chd) 9-5, Sohilpreet S. Bedi (Dli) bt Sidhant Poddar (Chd) 9-4, Gulshan Kumar (Pb) bt Prateek Sinha (Chd) 9-5, Nischay Rawal (Chd) bt Harmeet Singh (Chd) 9-1, Jaspinder Singh (Pb) bt Prateek Avkesh (Dli) 9-6, Dhruv Goyal (Dli) bt Parampreet (UP) 9-4, Abhishek Singh (Pb) bt Aditya Shekhar (UP) 9-3, Hardeep Singh bt Ravinder Singh (Pb) 9-2, Harpreet S. Sidhu (Pb) bt Inderjeet S. Malik (Chd) 9-0, Ankush Arora (Chd) bt Jajbir S. Saran (Pb) 9-6, Rishab Dev (Har) bt Sukhrit Singh (Dli) 9-4, Jajdeep Singh bt Amit Bzad (Chd) 9-2, Devbir Singh Virk (Chd) 9-0, Sahil (Har) bt Isamin Bhargava (Dli) 9-6, Shikhar Nehru (Dli) bt Harpreet S. Saran (Pb) 9-8 (5).

Boys u-12 (second round): Shivam Singh (Dli) bt Rahul Poria (Har) 9-2, Ankush Arora (Chd) bt Yashvir Grewal (Chd) 9-4, Akash Chauhan w/o Bir Gurman, Dhruv Goyal (Dli) bt SohilPreet S. Bedi (Dli), Dhruv Pal (Dli) bt Nihit Rawal (Dli) 9-5, Shubham Vij (Dli) bt Karandeep Singh (Pb) 9-5, Jajbir Singh (Pb) bt Shrey Gupta 9-5, Fateh Deep Singh (Pb) bt Trideep (Pb) 9-2, Rishav Singh bt Angad Singh (Chd) 9-0, Pranav Suri bt Summit Pal 9-5, Anush Bhatti bt Ashutosh Sharma 9-7, Pranav Malhotra bt Suraj 9-4, Amit Bzad (Chd) bt Arshmeet Aulakh 9-0, Ravinder Singh (Pb) bt Santbir Bangoo 9-0, Hardeep Singh (Pb) bt Fatehjeet Singh (Pb) 9-0, Bikas Berwal (Har) bt Ronak Pahwa 9-5.

Chandigarh, June 10
Guru Nanak Public School Academy trounced Central Cricket Club by 7 wickets in the Hot Weather Cricket Tournament, organised by the Chandigarh Sports Department, at the Sector 16 cricket stadium, here, today.

With the Punjab Cricket Association reportedly refusing to release the Ranji probables attending coaching camp at PCA stadium in Mohali, Central Cricket Club today relied on veterans, including Yograj Singh, Bhupinder Singh Senior, Bharti Vij and manager Sushil Kapoor.

Batting first Central Club were bundled out for 75 in 22.2 overs. Their first four batsmen Mandeep, Gurkirat, Bhupinder Singh Senior and Navdeep Singh failed to even open their account. Only Harpret Golu stood firm as the Central Club wickets fell like nine pins. Golu made a defiant 32, which included 5 fours.

Akashdeep was the most successful bowler for GNPS Academy as he bagged 3 wickets conceding just 8 runs. Aman and Anil Silyog got 2 wickets each for 13 and 7 runs, respectively.

In reply, GNPS Academy achieved the target in 13.4 overs. Sardul Kanwar (20) and Anil Silyog (21 n.o.) guided their team to victory.

In another match, an authoritative century by Anupam Gambir (101, 12x4s, 4x6s, 55 balls) helped Sector 16 Cricket Stadium outscored Dainik Bhaskar by 80 runs. Cricket Stadium XI batted first after winning the toss. It made 193 for 4. Ajay got 2 wickets for 53 runs. Dainik Bhaskar were all out for 113 in 24.3 overs.

In the third match of the day, LIC XI defeated Sports Club Chandigarh by 5 wickets. Sports Club made 140 for 9 in 25 overs. Harpal Singh Pala (34) and Bharat Malhotra (30) were their main scorers. LIC’s Rajwinder got 4 wickets for 22 runs. LIC XI scored 143 for 5 in 23.2 overs. Amandeep Saggu (34), Gurjinder (35) and Ravinder (28) batted well to guide their team to victory.

Brief scores: Sector 16 Stadium: 193 for 4 in 25 overs (Amit Prasher 43, Anupam Gambir 101 n.o., Bharat Sharma 11, Ajay 2 for 53, Rajesh 1 for 37, Om Parkash 1 for 45); Dainik Bhaskar: 113 all out in 24.3 overs (Rajinder 27, Om Parkash 16, Aman 21, Ajay 1, Gaurav 3 for 21, Gurinder 2 for 22, Surinder 2 for 22, Saurav 1 for 0). Sector 16 Stadium won by 80 runs.

Central Cricket Club: 75 all out in 22.2 overs; Guru Nanak Public School Academy: 79 for 3 in 13.4 overs. GNPS Academy won by seven wickets.

Sports Club Chandigarh: 140 for 9 in 25 overs (Harpal Singh Pala 34, Bharat Malhotra 30, Rajwinder 4 for 2, Babloo Kumar 3 for 12, Gurinder 1 for 22, Gurinder Saini 1 for 17); LIC XI: 143 for 5 in 23.2 overs (Amandeep Saggu 34, Gurjinder 35, Ravinder 28, Harpal 2 for 25). LIC XI won by five wickets.

Mohali, June 10
To provide facilities to budding cricketers, the Mohali Cricket Association (MCA) has signed an MoU with YPS School here.

As per the agreement,the MCA will run the nets and provide coaching at YPS Centre, which will be known as MCA-YPS Cricket Academy.

In addition to the school players, the academy will also cater to the cricketers of the adjoining areas. — TNS

Chandigarh, June 10
A fine batting by Suryansh Chadha (62 runs) and Mehar Partap Cheema (53 runs) helped Vivek High Asian Cricket Academy (VHACA) to beat Achievers Cricket Academy (Delhi) by 5 wickets in the third match of Friendship Cup 2007, organised by the Twenty20 Cricket Federation of India played at Vivek High School, Sector 38-B, Chandigarh.

Viveks won the toss and elected to field first. Achievers could muster only 198 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 30 overs. Piyush scored 57 runs before he retired hurt and Manik Mehta with 46 runs and Harshit with 33 runs were the other contributors for Achievers. Vivek’s Rahil and Dhruv Batta proved to be the wreckers. They claimed three wickets each at the cost of 19 and 22 runs, respectively.

In reply, the Viveks achieved the target in 21.3 overs with the loss of 5 wickets. Suryansh and Mehar Partap scored 53 runs each, Shiven Bali and Rahil remained not out at 38 and 25 runs, respectively. 

Chandigarh, June 10
Subeer Hayer played a mature and polished innings of 71 runs off 96 balls that led Mohali Cricket Academy (MCA) to victory over DP Azad Cricket Academy (DPACA) by 24 runs in the final league match of the triangular cricket tournament. The tournament is being played at MCA ground.

Subeer Hayer hit 9 well-timed boundaries. This was followed by a flourishing unbeaten knock of 26 off 23 balls by Mayank Munjal that ensured MCA reached a challenging total of 189 runs in the stipulated 35 overs.

For DPACA, Karan Aggarwal (1 for 33), Talwinder (1 for 26) and Akshit (1 for 3) were the wicket-takers. In reply, DPACA opener Daksh Aggarwal started well by scoring 25 runs off 25 balls. But the team fell short by 24 runs.

Brief scores: MCA 189 for 3 in 35 overs (Subeer Hayer 71, Mayank Munjal 26 n.o., Pukhraj 25, Akshit 1 for 3, Karan 1 for 33, Talwinder 1 for 26).DPACA 165 all out in 30.2 overs (Sunil 35, Sahil 30, Daksh Aggarwal 25 Jasinder 3 for 43 Munish 2 for 28).

Chandigarh, June 10
As many as 400 sheds in the Industrial Area of the city are no one’s property, at least at the moment. The industrialists, who are presently occupying the property, have no authority to approach for any of their jobs, neither the estate office nor the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) that held their charge “illegally” for nearly three decades.

Around two months back, the administration had decided to shift the entire property to the estate office, however, nothing has been done on ground. CITCO has wrapped up all its records and in fact prepared the documents for shifting the property to the estate office, but there has been no official communication from the office.

A general manager of CITCO said they had prepared copies of a large number of the cases, however, no one from the estate office had either come to claim the papers or sent any formal communication in this regard.

The estate office, meanwhile, had raised certain objections regarding the status of the property that posed problems in the transfer of files to the office. “The property under question had been originally given to CITCO on lease. CITCO further leased out the property to industrialists. “One property cannot be leased to two parties. The matter has been forwarded to the administration for a clarification. Necessary amendments will be made within a week,” a senior official said.

The property had remained in “illegal” custody of CITCO for nearly three decades before the administration, earlier, this year decided to send the charge and the respective papers to the estate office.

An industrialist said, “It is strange that after three decades, the administration suddenly realises that it itself is a party to an illegal activity by ensuring that the charge rests with the estate office. Will anyone’s responsibility be fixed? Will the industrialists be compensated?”

While the administration stands to make lakhs and the transfer will be a relief to those in possession of the plot through the general power of attorney, they now stand an easier chance to get the property transferred in their names.