Lucknow boys finish second in state under-19 football c’ship
LUCKNOW: Lucknow boys finished runners-up at the State Under-19 Football Championship, losing to Varanasi 5-6 in tie-break at Gorakhpur on Sunday.
Both the teams were locked in 1-1 draw at the end of the regulation time. Pankaj scored for Varanasi in the 35th minute, whereas Vijay restored parity for Lucknow in the 75th minute. EASY VICTORY Friends XI score a comprehensive nine-wicket win against Golden Gym to collect full points in the Sai
Autumn League Twenty20 Cricket Tour nament being played for the Pepsi Trophy, at the Sai Greens Ground here on Saturday night.
BRIEF SCORES Gold’s Gym 127 for 9 in 20 overs
(RP Singh 29, Rakesh Shukla 3 for
18) lost to Friends XI 128 for 1 in 14.3 overs (Rajeev Panjwani 58, Shailesh Singh 38). RAJESH TO LEAD Uttar Pradesh Handball Association on Sunday named Rajesh Mishra as captain to lead the team in the 42nd Senior National men’s Handball Championship, scheduled to be held from February 25 to March 2 at Bhilai in Chhattisgarh. Other members of the team are: Aditya Yadav, Sandeep Singh, Pawan, Praveen, Krishna, Hari Om, Varun, Vinay, Neelesh, Sonu, Rajendra Kumar, Anil Chauhan, Rohit Rana, Ayush, Alok. Coach: Shekhar Singh, Manager: Vimlesh Dhruv. FINE WIN Warsi Club scored a convincing 83 runs victory against Super Cricket Club in the Barabankileg of the Indian Gramin Cricket League on Sunday. In other matches of the day, Alapur defeated Chaira Bhanmau Club by eight wickets, Rajjakiya Club beat Mauthari Club by one run, and Lucky Cricket Club defeated Haidergarh Cricket Club by 54 runs. THRILLING VICTORY CAL Veterans XI scored a thrilling six-run win against Media XI to win the PP Dua Memorial Cricket Tournament, at the Lucknow Christian College ground here on Sunday. After scoring 106 for 6 in 15 overs while batting first after winning the toss, CAL Veterans XI restricted Media XI out for 100 for five. The match also marked the launching of the new centre of the National Cricket Club. Besides felicitating a number of former Ranji Trophy cricketers and CAL secretary KM Khan and district judge of Etah KK Sharma, NCC organized a seven-a-side match of the young trainees.