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Punjab Univ start in style Punjab University, Patiala began their All India Inter-University Women's Tennis campaign in style beating Bharti...

Punjab Univ start in style

Punjab University, Patiala began their All India Inter-University Women’s Tennis campaign in style beating Bhartidasan University 2-0 at the Hindu College courts today.

Anju Nala Dhawan of Punjab University beat Leema Bose 6-0, 6-0 while Ishwinder Bling beat Sheeba Suresh 6-0, 6-0.

Three matches ended in walk-overs. Panjab University, Chandigarh got a walk-over when Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam who failed to turn up. Mysore University got a walk-over against Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar while North Gujarat and Allahabad also failed to turn up for their match.

Sachin shines

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An unbeaten 112 by Sachin Sharma was the highlight of Lal Bahadur Shastri Coaching Centre’s eight-wicket victory over Shahdara Sports in the D division DDCA League at the Kotla No 2 ground on Tuesday.

Shahdara Sports: 154 for 9 in 20 overs (Sachin 41, Jagjit Soni 34, Yoginder Singh 2 for 12, Baljit Singh 2 for 26); L B Shastri Coaching Centre: 155for 2 in 15 overs (Sachin Sharma 112 n.o, Parul Jain 22 n.o).

ABB in final

Asea Brown Boveri (106 for 6 in 26.4 overs: Anupam Tripathi 28, Rakesh Puri 20 n.o, Pramod Bhasin 2 for 21) defeated GE Capital (103 in 24.4 overs: Harish 47, Suneel Kapoor 3 for 11, Deepak 2 for 6, Rajesh 2 for 6) by four wickets to enter the final of the fifth Teri Cup Cricket Tournament. Anupam Tripathi was named the man of the match.

Bhola excels

An all-round display by Bhola Shankar enabled Syndicate Bank beat Union Bank by eight wickets in the 4th Banfin Cricket Tournament at the Shivaji Stadium ground.

Union Bank: 81 in 18.1 overs (Madan Mehra 24, Dharamvir 3 for 14, Bhola Shankar 2 for 13, Rajeev 2 for 19); Syndicate Bank: 84 for 2 in 14 overs (Bhola Shankar 36 n.o, S. Badrinarain 15 n.o).

Maurya lose

Dominos Pizzas (113 for 5 in 15 overs: Ashwani Arora 77, Vairender Bhandari 3 for 13) defeated Maurya Sheraton (104 for 5 in 15 overs (Jitender Prem 31, Sunil 2 for 16) by nineruns in the 9th Inter-Hotel Cricket Tournament at the Siri Fort ground. Ashwani Arora was named man of the match.

Delhi probables

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Three Delhi cueists are among the probables for the coaching camp to select the team for the Asian billiards and snooker championships. They are Mukesh Rehani in billiards and Siddharth Anand and Manan Chandra in snooker. They will be attending the first of the three coaching camps to be held in Bangalore from February 5 to 19.

Don Bosco win

Don Bosco (186 for 5 in 20 overs: Aman Singh 59, Mrinal Singh 44, Vikram Rai Mahajan 5 for 15) defeating St George (110 in 19.3 overs: Venun 16) in the Georgian Cup tournament for under 15.

Kabaddi camp

As many as 36 probables are presently attending the first preparatory camp, under the guidance of coaches Ashan Kumar (SSCB) and Randhir Singh (Railways), for the Asian Games at Patiala. The next camps will be held at Calcutta and Bangalore.

India denies entry to top SOAS Hindi scholar — who is Francesca Orsini?

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Francesca Orsini, a prominent Hindi scholar and professor, was denied entry into India and sent back to London from the New Delhi airport. Orsini is renowned for her groundbreaking work on Hindi literature and has mentored scholars and given lectures on literary history and world literature.

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