AC Sports enters Sood Cricket final
New Delhi: Sparkling half centuries by both Abhishek Bansla (79) and Gaurav Chitkara (73) enabled AC Sports (Faridabad) to beat Defence Accounts Sports Control Board by 6 wickets to enter the final of the 27th All India Sperry Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament being played at Shivaji College Grounds, here on Tuesday. Put in to bat, DASCB started well as openers Gurkeerat Ahluwalia (41) and Priyank Tehlan (69) put on 96 runs in 105 balls and provided their team a solid platform. Upender Yadav (31*) with Charanjeet Singh (14*) added 50 runs in the last 4 overs helping their team to reach a respectable total of 260 runs. Chasing 261 runs, AC Sports openers Manoj Dagar (22) and Gaurav Chitkara blazed away with a 47 run stand in 31 balls. Gaurav and Abhishek then put on 99 runs off 68 balls for the 2nd wicket. Skipper Vikram Dhariwal (57*) chipped in with a fine half century to take his team in the final. Abhishek Bansla was the man of the match.
Bembem, Jeje nominated for Arjuna
NEW DElHI: The legendary Oinam Bembem Devi, Jeje lalpekhlua, and Gurpreet Sandhu have been nominated for the Arjuna Awards this year by the AIFF. The 36-year-old Bembem called time on her illustrious international career at the end of the South Asian Games last year in Shillong, and an Arjuna will be a fitting reward for her services to the game, the AIFF felt. She has been the biggest name in the women's game. Gurpreet, a 26-year-old goalkeeper, who is the only Indian to have played top-flight football in Europe with Norway's Stabaek, also stands a good chance. AIFF Player of the Year Jeje has been a key member of the national team for a while and played for Mohun Bangan in the I-league.
Bagan meet Maziya in AFC Cup
Male: A depleted Mohun Bagan will look to regroup quickly and give a strong performance when they take on Maldives' Maziya Sports and Recreation Club in their away match on Wednesday. Such has been the gloom in the ranks of Kolkata giants that coach Sanjoy Sen is not travelling with the team. The official word is that Sen is not well. Instead, it will be the assistant Shankarlal Chakraborty who will be guiding the side. With an eye on the Federation Cup, Mohun Bagan have also decided to rest their top goal-poachers Sony Norde and Darryl Duffy. Brazilian defender Eduardo and senior striker Balwant Singh have also not travelled with the team. Bagan will be dependent on their Japanese midfielder Katsumi Yusa and India international Jeje lalphekhlua in their bid to stay in the second tier continental championship.