Inter-school swimming c’ship starts today

LUCKNOW: Swimmers from top 10 schools of the city would be seen vying for honours in the 4th Inter-School Swimming Championship beginning at Study Hall School on Friday.

The two-day event featu res competitions in under12, under-14 and under-16 categories for both boys and girls. The participating teams are La Martiniere College, Seth MR Jaipuria School, Lucknow Public Collegiate, Shri Ramswaroop School, St Francis College, St Fidelis College, Vibgyor International School, Prerna School and hosts Study Hall School. MANISH SIZZLES Manish Singh wreaked havoc, claiming 6/13 to script Lucknow Cricket Academy (LCA)’s 77 runs win over Safipur Cricket Club (SCC) in a match of Sunday Cricket League, at the KGMU ground on Thursday.

Batting first, LCA posted 103/4 in the stipulated 35 overs with Yash top scoring with a gritty knock of 35.

Despite faced with a mod- erate target, SCC were never in contention for the win as they were blown away by a fiery spell of 6/13 by Manish Singh. MIX HOCKEY Lucknow Veterans beat Hostel Girls 3-2 in the inaugural match of Shambhu Nath Kapoor Memorial Mix Hockey Tournament, at the KD Singh Babu Stadium.

Rashid put Veterans ahead in the 6th minute before Syed Ali made it 2-0 for them in 10th minute. Veterans took a lead of 3-0 courtesy a strike from Devender in the 38th minute.

Hostel Girls opened their account finally in the 47th minute through an own goal from Veterans. In the 55th minute, Komal Sahni converted a penalty corner into goal to give Hostel Girls a semblance of chance to make a comeback.

However, no further goal could be scored as Veterans emerged triumphant 3-2.