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Four local lads for probables’ camp
Chandigarh, August 7 The four players are from the Chandigarh Hockey Academy, Sector 42. The coaching camp, which will be held at Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon, from August 10 to August 30, is in preparation for the Singapore International Hockey Challenge tournament. The international tournament is scheduled to be held at Singapore from October 17 to 21. Last year, the team bagged a silver medal in the same tournament held at Singapore. Elated over their inclusion, these hockey sensations said, “We will leave no stone unturned in securing our place in the final team. Our aim is to make the city proud. We will surely come out with flying colours,” they said. Dharamvir was part of last year’s team also. He plays on the right wing and has great speed and great distribution sense. He stole the show during the annual Bombay Hockey Gold Cup Tournament held at Mumbai in April, where he bagged the ‘Best player of the tournament’ tag. Deepak also made his presence felt during the 2005-06 u-17 National Hockey Tournament held here, where he scored mammoth 18 goals. Deepak also scored seven goals and helped his team bag the second place at the u-15 Nehru Cup tournament held in Delhi. The young lad is, however, not keeping well and will join his mates only after taking his doctor’s advice. “We have learnt a lot under coach Jasbir Bajwa’s guidance. Our confidence level has risen and we have become mentally tough,” Harmanpreet and Deepak said. “Speed is my biggest asset. I concentrate on netting the ball first, without giving much time to the opposite side to take position,” said Dharamvir. Talking to this correspondent, coach Jasbir Singh Bajwa said, “These four players have been under my training at the academy. They are consistent performers and have the calibre of world-class players.” |
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St Xavier’s Yellow in quarterfinals
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 7 It was AKSIPS, which drew the first blood as Vikas Rana shot past St Xavier's defenders. Cheered by the home crowd, St Xavier's struck two goals in one minute. Tejbus restored parity in the ninth minute and in the next minute Chinaidu snatched the match winner. St Xavier's Green, however, went down fighting to Shishu Niketan, Sector 22, 3-2. For Shishu Niketan, Nikhil Dogra netted goals in the sixth and 22nd minutes. Santosh clinched the issue in favour of Shishu Niketan by scoring in the 30th minute. Amand (8th) and Harman (26th) were St Xavier's Green's scorers. Sturdy Delhi Public School of Pinjore outplayed St Xavier's of Mohali by 3-0. Rishab Singh scored goals in the fifth and 10th minute. Harshal completed the tally in the 15th minute. St Kabir's, Sector 26, defeated Little Flowers Convent School of Panchkula with an aggregate 4-3 margin via penalties in the u-13 competitions. The teams played a 2-all draw. In the tie-breaker, Shivam and Dashmesh converted their spot kicks for St Kabir. Only Jai Tej could convert his penalty for Little Flowers. In the stipulated session, Jai Teg had scored both goals for Little Flowers in the 16th and 22nd minutes. Deol scored the lone goal for Ryan International. In the u-11 category, St Peter's, Sector 37, prevailed over St Joseph's by 2-1. Lovepreet scored a goal for St Peter's by netting in the 12th and 25th minutes. Vijay scored the lone goal for St Joseph's in the sixth minute. In another match, St Xavier's, Sector 44, beat St Marry, Sector 46, by 2-1. Himanshu (seventh) and Gagandeep (28th) scored for Xavier's. Inder Rana reduced the margin for St Marry in the 10th minute. In another match, Strawberry Fields World School, Sector 26, beat Kids-R-Kids, Sector 42, by 3-1. Guneet Sidhu (third and 12th) and Ekumbir Singh (25th) were Strawberry's scorers. Kuldeepak scored the solitary goal in the 20th minute for Kids-R-Kids. In yet another fixture, St Soldier's of Mohali beat St Xavier's, also of Mohali, by a lone goal scored by Justin in the 20th minute. St Soldier's, Sector 28, also moved into quarterfinals from Pool B after beating Ryan International, Sector 49, by 2-1. St Solider's scorers were Nitish (17th) and Jaideep (25th). Rajdeep Deol scored the lone goal for Ryan International. The matches will begin at 7.30 am tomorrow. Quarterfinal line-up: Pool A: St Xavier's-44 Yellow vs Baptist, Guru Nanak Public School-36 vs St Xavier's, Mohali. Pool B: St John's-26 vs St Xavier's-44 Green; St Kabir vs St Solider's-28.
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Haryana State Boxing: Lalit outclasses Harash
Panchkula, August 7 As many as 150 pugilists are taking part in the tournament. In another bout of the same weight category, Kulwinder (Kaithal) knocked out Bhuwan of Yamunanagar. Depinder Singh Hooda, a member of Parliament and president of the Haryana Football Association, inaugurated the meet. Meanwhile, five international boxers — Sunil Kumar, Baljit Singh, Suresh Kumar, Manjit Singh and Arun Kumar — were also honoured on the occasion. Results 54-57 kg Lalit Chahal (SAI Bhiwani) bt Harash (Hisar); Kulwinder (KTL) bt Bhuwan (Yamunanagar); Rajender (KNL) bt Balram (AMB). 57-60 kg Balwinder (ABL) bt Suender (BBC Bhiwani); Vikas (RTK) bt Sunil Kumar (Sonepat); Vikas (Jind) bt Vikas (UBA HSR). 51-54 kg Dharamvir
(HBA Bhiwani) bt Ajay (DBC Bhiwani); Sanjay (BBC Bhiwani) bt Atulesh (UBA
HSR). — TNS
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