Mixed luck for ShandilyaMUMBAI: National champion Ashok Shandilya encountered mixed fortunes in Group H on the fourth day of the World Snooker Championship being played at Papua New Guinea on Friday.According to information received here today, the Railway star beat Jyri Virtana of Finland 4-1 in the morning but lost his second match to local cueist Chris Schulz 1-4 in the evening.With two wins from five matches, Shandilya's chances of making it to the knock-out stage have dimmed. However, India number two Sarang Shroff is still in the reckoning to qualify from Group C as he got a walk-over in his last match.Twelve-year hitch ends for LyallpurNEW DELHI: Lyallpur Khalsa Sr Sec School, Jalandhar emerged champions of the 17th Nehru Sub-Junior Hockey Tournament defeating Birsamunda Vidyapitha, Rourkela, 3-1 here. This triumph for Jalandhar came after a 12-year long wait.Parladh Singh (3rd minute), Harjit Singh (23rd) and Joga Singh (51st) scored for the winners. St Ignatius HighSchool, Gumla, defeated Sat Guru Partap Singh Academy, Ludhiana, 1-0 to claim the third spot.Bharat Petroleum, Air-India loseJALANDHAR: Bharat Petroleum today lost their last league encounter to defending champions Border Security Force but still managed to sail into the semi-finals of the 16th Indian Oil Surjit Hockey Tournament by virtue of being second in their group, topped by BSF.Mukesh wins title with record scoreFARIDABAD: Mukesh Kumar of Mhow won the Rs 5-lakh Tiger Sports Marketing Open and broke the existing record to lowest four-round aggregate on the Wills Sport Golf Tour despite playing a level-par final round on Saturday. At the Aravalli Golf Cob, Faridabad, Mukesh aggregated 20-under 268, the best total ever recorded since the formation of the PGA Indian Tour in 1995-96. That beat the second placed Feroz Ali by seven strokes. Feroz played a four-under 68 final round to finish at 13-under 275.Results (after 72 holes): 268 - Mukesh Kumar 66+64+66+72); 275- Feroz Ali (65+73+69+68); 280 - Ali Sher (70+72+67+71); 281 - Vijay Kumar (69+63+78+71); 283 - Amritinder Singh (66+69+69+79); 284 - Shiv Prakash (75+69+70+70); Gaurav Ghei (74+67+70+73); 285 - Arjun Singh (72+69+72+72); Sanjay Kumar (73+72+69+71); 286 - Amit Dubey (72+72+71+71); Pappan (7170+73+73); 287 - Rafiq Ali (71+70+73+69); 289 - Rohta Singh (75+74+72+68); Basad Ali (73+72+72+72); Amateurs: 297 - Simarjeet Singh (71+76+76+74).Marshall to be buried with cricket ballBRIDGETOWN: Malcolm Marshall, one of the greatest fast bowlers in cricket history, will be buried later on Saturday carrying a new, red ball. His family said the ball would be placed in Marshall's coffin as a symbol of his status as one of the greats of the game. Marshall, 40, died a week ago from cancer.Several of his teammates from the team of 1980s will be in attendance. Among them will be Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards, two of the captains who led him in his 81 Tests, and Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garnerand Colin Croft, the fellow fast bowlers who comprised one of the most effective attacks the game has known.
