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Mukesh for SpainJAMMU: Mukesh Kumar, who chose not to attend the camp for the recent Asia Cup competition, is among 22 players shortlisted...

Mukesh for Spain
JAMMU: Mukesh Kumar, who chose not to attend the camp for the recent Asia Cup competition, is among 22 players shortlisted by the Indian Hockey Federation for the four-nation tournament to be held from January 6-8.

The IHF selection committee retained Dhanraj Pillay but 8220;rested8221; striker Baljeet Singh Dhillon, who led the team at Kuala Lumpur, and picked left half Ramandeep Singh as captain for the 10-day trip.

Squad: Goalkeepers: Jude Menezes Mum, R V S Prasad Ser. Fullbacks: Dilip Tirkey IA, Dinesh Naik TN, Anurag Raghuvanshi UP. Halfbacks: Sukhbir Singh Gill Mum, Mohammed Riaz, Bimal Lakra both IA, Ramandeep Singh Pun, Thirumalvalavan TN. Forwards: Mukesh Kumar, Brojen Singh, Samir Dad all IA, Dhanraj Pillay Mum, Gagan Ajit Singh, Prabhjot Singh AI, Baljit Singh Chandi Pun, Kamal Horo Ser.

Police champs
CHENNAI: The Punjab Police A team sparkled in the tent pegging team event of the United India InsuranceNational Equestrian Championships on Friday.

Punjab Police A represented by Satpal Singh, Jagdish Singh, Jasvir Singh and Talwinder Singh carried off the pegs in all the three rounds with the maximum possible score of 60 points.

Results: NEC show jumping normal children 8-12 years: Abhiram BARI on National Hunt, Raj Rattam Gautam ASC on Maharaja, Uday Rao Private on Romanch. NEC show jumping top score sub-junior 14-16 years: Amar Sarin Pegasus on Symphony, Arjun RVC on Mastmoolah, Siddharth Sud IMA on Mansoor. NEC show jumping top score junior 16-21 years: NR Sunderam CEA on Milton, Freanka Dhanuk ARC on Silver Streak, Vikram Nehra Lawrence School on Missile. NEC tent pegging team: Punjab Police A Satpal Singh on Hero, Jagdish Singh on Nisha, Jasvi Singh on Chambeli, Talwinder Singh on Shatavdi, Punjab Police B Karam Singh on Billo, Ram Lal on Black Beauty, Varun Sharma on Shehzadi, Beant Juneja on Chuma Khang, OTA SN Singh on Marshall, Dhan Singh on Balam, AbdulMajid on Nimmi, Salim Pathan on Zorro.

Junior riders8217; team
CHENNAI: The Indian team for the CSI-Y tournament International Young Riders Competition 16-21 years was announced on Friday. Selected on the basis of performance in the junior events at the NEC 1999 Championship, the Indian team will be pitted against entrants from Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong for the CSI-Y Trophy.

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Team: India Reds: Rohit Dagar, Ajay Appachu, A Ajay. India Greens Samantha Roy, Arun Maraibashetti, Shaurya Nehra. Individual: N R Sunderam, Amar Sarin, Siddiqui and Prabhu Sharan Singh.

Punjab men fancied
NEW DELHI: Come the first day of the new millennium, two new national champion teams would have been crowned. Going by reputation and class, it looks like Punjab men and Railway women teams. But before that, for eight days from Saturday, the capital8217;s sport-lovers will get a chance to feast their eyes on at three of Delhi8217;s venues, the main being the Talkatora Indoor Stadium, where thecountry8217;s best hoopsters will clash for the coveted titles in the Pepsi Golden Jubilee National Basketball Championships.

Ashok, Sheikh win
CHENNAI: B Ashok of Tamil Nadu and Mohammed Saif Sheikh of Uttar Pradesh won the men8217;s and junior invidivual golds in the clay pigeon trap shooting National Rules event in the ninth All-India G V Mavlankar National Shooting Championship at Alamadi.

Ashok had a total score of 34 points to push B Senthil Kumar TN to the second spot. Saif Sheikh tallied 25 points in the final round pushing Jayesh Chand TN and H Balaji TN to second and third places. Jayesh and Balaji finished with 19 and 17 points respectively.

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Jadeja fitness test
MUMBAI: The cricket board has asked Ajay Jadeja to undergo a fitness test, in all likelihood in Mumbai, on December 28, a few days before the selectors are to meet to decide on the changes in the Indian team for the January 9-February 13 tri-series in Australia.

8212; Agencies