Ankit Dazzles as Telefunken enter final
New Delhi: Fabulous all round display by Ankit Dabas (43 runs & 4/45) and fine half centuries by both Sagar Sehrawat (58) & Rahul Yadav (52) enabled Telefunken Cricket Club beat Collage Group by 62 runs to enter the final of the 27th All India Sperry Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament being played at Shivaji College Grounds, here on Monday. Put in to bat Telefunken CC openers Sagar Sehrawat and Ankit Dabas put on 94 runs in 88 balls and provided there team a solid platform for a big score. In the slog overs Abhishek Khandelwal (30) and Shivam Sharma (20) chipped in with a cameo and helped their team score 56 runs in last 4 overs and reach to total off 290 runs. Chasing 291 runs, Collage Group team was bundled out in 35.2 overs for 228 runs. At one stage Collage Group were 96 for 4 in 15.4 overs. After that Shivam Singh (53) and Siddhant Dobal (61) put on 102 runs off 84 balls for the fifth wicket. Kshitiz Sharma also scored a fine half century. Ankit Dabas was the man-of-the-match.
HI recommends Sardar for Khel Ratna
New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Monday recommended senior player and former captain Sardar Singh for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour. Sardar made his debut for India in the junior team during India's tour to Poland in 2003-04. In 2006, he graduated to the senior side making debut against Pakistan. Known for his high fitness levels not only in India but worldwide, Sardar was included in the 18-men FIH All Star team in 2010 and 2011. He was the youngest player to captain the Indian team when he led the side at the 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. He has also received the Arjuna Award in 2012 and Padma Shri in 2015.
‘Oorja' kicks-off in New Delhi
New Delhi: The opening ceremony of 'Oorja', a Central Armed Police Forces Youth under-19 football talent hunt tournament, took place here on Monday. Minister of State for Home affairs Kiren Rijiju was the chief guest at the function and declared the event open. Ace shooter Jitu Rai was also present on the occasion and took the pledge of honesty and integrity on behalf of the participants. Speaking on the occasion, Rijiju said that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi at whose behest this initiative was taken. "The Prime Minister told the Home Ministry to support the upcoming FIFA under-17 World Cup by generating enthusiasm for the sport. As a result ‘Mission 11 million' was launched to take the sport to as many people." The minister then ceremonially kicked a football into the stands to launch the event. The first phase of tournament in Delhi featuring eight teams each in the men's and women's division would run from 1-10 May.