SPORTS

Bhupender, Hemant slam tons for Pahari Dhiraj
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Friends Club: 161 for 6 in 28.4 overs (Kunal Sharma 52 n o, Shyam Yadav 33, Nitin Kumar 31, Sachin Kumar 2 for 24).

Pepsi enter quarters

An all-round display by Raveen Kumar (34 and 3 for 8) and deadly bowling by Sanjeev Sharma (3 for 19) helped Pepsi defeat Avon by 17 runs and entered the quarter-final of the fourth Turf Corporate Cricket Tournament at the Jamia Millia ground.

Rajeev was named the man of the match while Puran Singh received the best batsman award. Parmeet Kumar got the best bowler award.

Scores: Pepsi: 149 all out in 21.5 overs (Manoj Kumar 35, Rajeev Kumar 34, Parmeet 4 for 29, Gautam 3 for 30).

Avon: 132 all out in 23.4 overs (Puran Kumar 83 n o, 10x4, 73b; Anil Kumar 30, Rajeev Kumar 3 for 8, Sanjeev Sharma 3 for 19).

Akhil, Ankit deadly

Deadly bowling by Akhil Goyal (4 for 21) and Ankit Dabas (4 for 23) helped Ramakant Achrekar Cricket Foundation defeat PDCC by five wickets in the Agression Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Central School ground.

Scores: PDCC: 142 all out in 27 overs (Sahil Kher 33, Karan Singh 31, Akhil Goyal 4 for 21, Ankit Dabas 4 for 23, Ishan Kumar 2 for 37).

RKACF: 145 for 5 in 23 overs (Nishant Kumar 43 n o, Abhishek Gotwal 31 n o, Sandeep Kaushik 30, Anubhav Singh 3 for
54, Chetanya Kumar 2 for 39).

Bhupender, Hemant slam tons
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New Delhi, March 1
Centuries by Bhupender Lingwal (143 n o) and Hemant Singh (117) helped Pahari Dhiraj Club defeat Engineers India Ltd (EIL) by 254 runs in an A-I Division match of the DDCA League at the University ground.

Scores: Pahari Dhiraj Club: 334 for 4 in 40 overs Bhupender Lingwal 143 n o, Hemant Singh 117, Vivek Seth 47, Virender Sharma 2 for 59).

EIL: 80 all out in 21.1 overs (Munish Jolly 42, Sarv Preet Singh 2 for 1).

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) defeated Roop Nagar by seven wickets in an A-II Division match at the University ground.

Scores: Roop Nagar: 139 all out in 32.5 overs (Dinesh Negi 32, Gajender Singh 3 for 19, Kuldeep Singh 2 for 25, P K Soni 2 for 29).

LIC: 140 for 3 in 17.4 overs (Gajender Singh 86, Dharmeshwar Sharma 2 for 28).

G G Dutt defeated Patel Nagar by 11 runs in an A-I Division match at the RSC ground.

Scores: G G Dutt: 198 all out in 37.5 overs (Kamal Bagga 48, Amar Sharma 47 n o, Pradeep Rawal 3 for 24).

Patel Nagar Gym: 187 for 7 in 40 overs (Amandeep Singh 35, Anish Aggarwal 3 for 32).

Friends Club defeated Malik Sports by four wickets in an A-II Division match at the Yamuna Complex ground. Scores: Malik Sports: 160 all out in 34.5 overs (Khurram Khan 27 n o, Rajesh Malhotra 3 for 17, Kamal Sharma 2 for 17).

Friends Club: 161 for 6 in 28.4 overs (Kunal Sharma 52 n o, Shyam Yadav 33, Nitin Kumar 31, Sachin Kumar 2 for 24).

Pepsi enter quarters

An all-round display by Raveen Kumar (34 and 3 for 8) and deadly bowling by Sanjeev Sharma (3 for 19) helped Pepsi defeat Avon by 17 runs and entered the quarter-final of the fourth Turf Corporate Cricket Tournament at the Jamia Millia ground.

Rajeev was named the man of the match while Puran Singh received the best batsman award. Parmeet Kumar got the best bowler award.

Scores: Pepsi: 149 all out in 21.5 overs (Manoj Kumar 35, Rajeev Kumar 34, Parmeet 4 for 29, Gautam 3 for 30).

Avon: 132 all out in 23.4 overs (Puran Kumar 83 n o, 10x4, 73b; Anil Kumar 30, Rajeev Kumar 3 for 8, Sanjeev Sharma 3 for 19).

Akhil, Ankit deadly

Deadly bowling by Akhil Goyal (4 for 21) and Ankit Dabas (4 for 23) helped Ramakant Achrekar Cricket Foundation defeat PDCC by five wickets in the Agression Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Central School ground.

Scores: PDCC: 142 all out in 27 overs (Sahil Kher 33, Karan Singh 31, Akhil Goyal 4 for 21, Ankit Dabas 4 for 23, Ishan Kumar 2 for 37).

RKACF: 145 for 5 in 23 overs (Nishant Kumar 43 n o, Abhishek Gotwal 31 n o, Sandeep Kaushik 30, Anubhav Singh 3 for 54, Chetanya Kumar 2 for 39).

Gaurav Gill races to title
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New Delhi, March 1
Delhi boy Gaurav Gill raced to glory in the Formula Maruti event, reigning champion J D Madan won the top slot in the Esteem Saloon Class and 14-year-old Armaan Ebrahim won the Formula LGB event in the J K Tyre Racing Challenge held in Kolkata.

In the Formula Maruti single-seater event, Gaurav Gill set up a good lead that he kept widening till the finish line. Gill posted an overall time of 25:14.891 with his best lap being 01:39.699.

Amrittrajit Ghosh traded places with Jigar Muni but the latter went into the pits due to mechanical problems.

The battle for the third place was where the action was, with Rayomand Bannajee and defending champion Gaurav Dalal trading places several times. Eventually, on the ninth lap, Bannajee took the third spot and held it all the way to the finish. Novice Armaan Ebrahim drove a splendid race and finished fifth.

J D Madan won the Saloon Class with a total time of 25:37.840 with Radha Selvaraj and Arun Vasu accounting for the second and third position.

In the Formula LGB Class (nine laps), Armaan Ebrahim clocked a total time of 07.57.841. Rayomand Bannajee and Ameya Walavalkar finished second and third.

Cricket legends to comment on Indo-Pak series

New Delhi: Ten Sports have signed international cricketing legends Imran Khan, Ian Healey, Waqar Younis, Navjot Sidhu, Ian Chappell, Sanjay Manjrekar, Robin Jackman, Dean Jones, Rameez Raja and Ian Chappel among others for the upcoming cricket series between India and Pakistan. The series will be telecast live and exclusive on the channel.

CEO of Taj Television Chris McDonald stated that “these remarkable cricket personalities will allow our viewers to see the game from a different perspective based on their considerable cricketing experience and broadcasting talents”

The channell has created special preview, review and halftime break show titled ‘Straight Drive’, hosted by Sanjay Manjrekar. It will provide expert analysis, predictions, reviews and an understanding of the game from the best and most interesting personalities of cricket, including Sidhu and Imran. OSR

Kapil Dev wins golf title
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New Delhi, March 1
Kapil Dev emerged as the overall winner of the CII Golf Tournament held at the Jaypee Greens course in Greater Noida. Kapil scored a nett 69.20 under the Double Peoria Handicapping System that was an unusual feature of this event.

The invitational tournament received tremendous response as 108 players teed-off at the 18-hole course.

The participants were divided into three handicap divisions to ensure that an equal number of players were there in each handicap category.

The handicaps were calculated on the basis of performance on 12 hidden holes and adjusted against the player’s total score.

Manoj Dutt and Sumant Chaddha finished first and second in Division C, Harinder Sikka and R. K. Pachnanda took the first and second spot in that order in Division B while Ashwani Khanna and Vinay Goel took the top place and runner-up slot respectively in Division A.

ADMINISTRATION

Lt-Gen Kalra takes over as DGMS Army
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 1
Lieutenant-General S P Kalra, AVSM and Bar, took over as the DGMS Army. An alumnus of G R Medical College, Gwalior, he joined the Armed Forces Medical Services in 1965. He did his MD in Medicine from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, in 1976. He has been a teacher for undergraduates (23 years) and post graduates (21 years) students at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. He held various teaching appointments in AFMC, Pune, and later became Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine. His subjects of interest are Tropical Medicine and Geriatrics.

He is the Medical Adviser to UPSC and Inspector, Medical Council of India, and life member of Association of Physicians of India and API, Delhi Chapter.

He also held the post of Chairman, Board of studies, University of Pune from 1995-2000.

He has been Fellow of Indian College of Physicians since 1996 and member of National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) since 2002.

He was Honorary Surgeon of Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Naval Staff (1998-2000).

Prior to assuming the post of DGMS (Army), he commanded the prestigious Army Medical Corps Centre and School, Lucknow, where training in Military Medicine is imparted to medical officers, dental surgeons, nurses and other para medical staff.

He has been awarded the Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Card in August 1994 and has the rare distinction of being awarded “Ati Vishsisht Seva Medal” twice (26 January 2001 and 26 January 2003) by the President of India.

1,147 vehicles challaned

Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad police have booked 1,147 vehicles for not having fastened the seat belts during fortnight ago.

A fine of over Rs 1 lakh has been recovered in this connection. The police had launched a campaign against drivers and passengers for not fastening their seat belts.

Action was taken against 327 drivers for violating motor ordinance. The registration documents of 23 tractors were seized for misusing their vehicles. OC