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Journalism of Courage
Cricketer dies on the field
Guwahati: Cricketer Ranju Goswami met his end while delivering the fifth ball of his over at the Nehru Stadium yesterday. Ranju was playing for Assam Tea Corporation against Guwahati High Court in a friendly match.When he began his over he complained of uneasiness. Despite that he bowled three balls. By the fourth, he was struggling. When he began his run up for the fifth, he collapsed. He was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital where he was declared dead.
State teams win
Jalandhar: Hosts Punjab, Bengal, Petroleum Sports Control Board Academy and Assam led teams in the girls section into the last eight of the 60th Junior National and Inter-State table tennis championship here today. Also advancing were Maharashtra A8217; and B8217; and Karnataka.
In the boys team championships PSCB Academy, Bengal, Maharasthra A, Punjab, Maharasthra B and Tamil Nadu reached the quarterfinal knock-out stage. The top seeded Bengal girls blanked Kerala 3-0.
Keralaunbeaten
Chinsurah: Defending champions Kerala continued their winning run crushing Rajasthan in a league tie of the 47th Senior National Volleyball Championships.
Results Men: Kerala bt Rajasthan 15-6 15-6 15-5; Orissa bt Assam 15-2 15-7 15-5; Manipur bt Maharashtra 15-4 15-9 4-15 15-5; Services bt UP 15-7 15-10 15-6; Tamil Nadu bt Andhra Pradesh 15-3 15-9 15-7; Women: Punjab bt Manipur 15-3 15-2 15-2; Haryana bt HP 15-11 15-13 15-0; Karnataka bt TN 15-11 2-15 3-15 15-10 15-12.
MP in quarters
Vijayawada: Madhya Pradesh defeated Chandigarh 24-13 to enter the quarter-finals of the 27th Men8217;s Senior National Handball Championship. Bihar and National Handball Academy also moved into the last eight. Results: Punjab bt Manipur 41-26, Haryana bt Delhi 23-19, UP bt Gujarat 32-28.
