Easty win for Challengers * Challengers SC faced very little opposition from BEST A as they stormed to a 4-0 victory in a Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) Division II league match at the St Xaviers ground Parel on Monday. If they were looking for a challenge there was to be none on this occasion,as BEST 'A' capitulated against their opponents' rampant offence. Challengers showed better coordination and capitalized on any opportunity that came their way. And they found four goal-scorers in the form of Vishal Jawalekar,Noman Shaikh,Abhijeet Bhat and Azeem Shaik. There was little interference from the opposition unfortunately to make this much of a contest. Results: Division III: Datta Krida Mandal 2 (Craig Vargheese,Omkar Wagh) bt Mukund SC 0; Division II: Grey Athletics 1 (Salman Lakadwala) bt Juhu Beach United 0; Challengers SC 4 (Vishal Jawalekar,Noman Shaikh,Abhijeet Bhat,Azeem Shaikh) bt BEST 0; Elfresco FC 2 (David Fernandes,Velon Fernandes) bt Creek View SC 0. Goan team firm favourites * THE Goans will once again be the ones to beat as the state's boys' and girls' teams will return to defend their respective titles in the 23rd Junior National Baseball Championship that will be held at the Biyani Municipal School & Railway Ground,Bhusawal,Jalgaon in the five-day event starting on November 1. The Amateur Baseball Federation of India's league-cum-knockout championship,being held under the auspices of the Maharashtra Baseball Association and the Jalgaon District Baseball Association,will include 24 boys and 20 girls teams. The other teams in the fray in both categories will be Maharashtra,Madhya Pradesh,Chattisgarh,Delhi,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Chandigarh,Uttar Pradesh,Uttarakhand,Rajasthan,Gujarat,Manipur,West Bengal,Assam,Bihar,Tamil Nadu,Andhra Pradesh,Kerala,Jammu & Kashmir,Punjab and Orissa. Yadav to lead Mumbau U-22 * Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai U-22 team for Col. C.K. Nayudu Elite Group B League Match to be played against UPCA from October 29 at Lucknow. Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain),Kaustubh Pawar,Nikhil Patil (Jr.),Siddhesh Lad,Sumit Ghadigaonkar,Neelkanth Parab,Gaurav Jathar,Siddharth Prasad,Aquib Shaikh,Nadeem Mehndi,Shivraj Deshmukh,Akhil Herwadkar,Sagar Gorivale,Javed Khan,Pratik Manjrekar; Coach: Vilas Godbole; Physio: Tapan Ashar; Trainer: Rupesh Pawar. Elite division league from today * Union Bank of India and Mumbai FC Under-19 will set the ball rolling as they clash in the opening match of the Elite Division League 2011-2012 organised by Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA),which kicks off from Tuesday. A total of 14 clubs,including I-League teams Mumbai FC,the reigning champions and Air India will vie for top honours. Teams: Mumbai FC,Mumbai FC Under-19,Kenkre FC,PIFA Colaba FC,Akbar Travels,Air India,Central Railway,Western Railway,Mumbai Customs,Bengal Mumbai Football Club,ONGC,Indian Navy,Rashtriya Chemical & Fertilizers,Union Bank of India. Dave,Singhi win U-10 title * Varun Dave and Simran Singhi won the MIG-PSA junior state open Badminton tournament in under 10 boys and girls category at MIG stadium. Singhi beat Pune girl,Tanishka Deshpande 21-8,21-8 and Dave beat Nagpur boy,Rohan Gurbani 21-17,21-17. Amey Mangaokar of PSA upset the second seed Sanjay Farookh Aman in three games 21-16,18-21,21-17. Nivedita Rao displayed excellent control and aggression to beat the top seed Cherish D'Souza 30-19 to storm into the quarter-finals of the under-15 girl's event at the Another player who was impressive on the day was Simran Singhi who stormed in the u/10 finals beating Juhi Rohira 21-0,21-3.The trainee of the Uday Pawar academy also reached the quarterfinals in the under-13 and under-15 girls event. Express News Service
