Sachin to lead Haryana in North Zone athletics

Boys U-18: Siddharth (100 m),Mohit (100 M,200 m),Arjun Khokhar (400 m ,800 m),Devender (800 m),Rahul Chikkara (1500 m,3000 m),Satish Kumar (1500m),Robin Singh (3000 m),Deepankar (110m h),Sonu Kumar (110m h),Pawan (400m h),Yogesh (400m h),Virender Singh (long jump),Sitender Kumar (long jump),Vikrant Mor (triple jump),Surender (high jump),Rahul (high jump),Sonu Saini (pole vault) and Anuj (pole vault).

Badminton tourney on anvil

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Badminton Association will be holding Chandigarh State Badminton Championships in different age groups like Under-10 (Singles),Under-13,Under-15,Under-17,Under-19 and Senior boys and girls. Entries can be given to Satish Bhatia and Kabir in Sector 42,Pomila at Sector 23 and also to Surinder Mahajan at Panjab University Badminton Hall. Last date of sending entries is August 13. Interested players falling in the junior category should submit their Date of Birth certificates.

Chess meet from August 4

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Chess Association will organise Under-9 and Under-19 Open and Girls Chess Championship,at St. Xavier’s School,Sector 44,Chandigarh,on August 4 and 5. Two boys and two girls in each category will be selected to represent Chandigarh in the nationals to be held at Gujarat (Under-9) from October 1 to 10,and Rajasthan (Under-19) from September 5 to 14. The last date for entry is August 3. The reporting time for the first round is 2 pm on August 4. For details,contact Vipnesh Bhardwaj at 9814615100.

U-19 WC has produced stars: Bhajji

Dubai: Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that India has benefited from the under-19 World Cup,as a number of top performers such as Virender Sehwag,Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli,apart from himself,have come through these tournaments. With 11 days to go for the start of the U-19 World Cup,which will take place in Australia,Harbhajan said,”India has been lucky to find some very good and talented cricketers from the ICC U-19 World Cups.” “I am sure this time too we will be able to find some cricketers from the tournament. Who knows,maybe in 2015,someone from the India U-19 side will be a key member of the senior team at the Cricket World Cup 2015. It is a tournament of immense importance for cricket in general and Indian cricket in particular,” said Harbhajan,who played in the 1998 under-19 CWC in South Africa.