Title for Manan ChandraManan Chandra defeated last year's winner Anuj Uppal in the tie-breaker after 6-6 in the final of the second Vertex-Pepsi 8-ball pool tournament.In the tie-breaker, Manan never gave any chance to his opponent and clinched the title. Earlier in the day, Anuj Uppal beat Sidharath Anand 6-5 in the semi-final.PNB triumphFine knocks by HS Kohli (49) and Manoj Gupta (47) enabled Punjab National Bank overcome SB Youth (jr) by 24 runs in group C match of Hari Singh Tyagi TYCA league at Mohan Meakin ground.Ajay Nagi and Sukhwinder Singh took three wickets each giving 20 and 29 runs, respectively, for PNB. Thirteen years old Vipin Sharma (4 for 33) was the most successful bowler for the losers.Brief scores: PNB: 204 for 8 (HS Kohli 49, Manoj Gupta 47, Vipin Sharma 4 for 33, Jagat Gaur 2 for 30, Amit Bansal 2 for 35) bt SB Youth: 180 (Jagat Gaur 76, Narender Sood 30, Amit Bansal 25, Ajay Nagi 3 for 20, Sukhwinder Singh 3 for 29, HS Kohli 2 for 22).Preet hits 105Preet Kumar's 105 and P Ganguly's 4 for 42 helped KPMG beat Gillette by one run in the ninth Gillette Cup at Saket sports complex.Brief scores: KPMG: 230 for 4 (Preet Kumar 105 not out, Nitin Pasricha 61, Vivek Kumar 2 for 45, KC Sharma 2 for 40) bt Gillette: 229 (Vivek Kapoor 90, KC Sharma 55, Sushil Kumar 32, P Ganguly 4 for 42, Nitin Bajaj 2 for 20).E. Delhi tourneyThe first East Delhi cricket tournament (under-19) will be conducted from April 1 at Yamuna Sports complex.The tournament will be played on league-cum-knock-out basis. About 12 teams, including LB Shastri, Sonnet, South Delhi Coaching Centre, Delhi Blues, RR Gymkhana, Alpine, Ghaziabad Colts, Chetan Sharma-Sumit Dogra Academy, Krifit Academy, Salwan Boys and Shanti Academy are expected to participate.Raju, Nadu starRaju Tomar (Satpal akhara, Delhi) and Nadu (Jogiwara akhara, Bhiwani) shared the Rs 11,000 prize money as their bout ended in a draw in the fourth Cavanders Hanuman memorial wrestling championship at Ramlila ground, Rewari.Results: Nadu vs Raju Tomar (draw); Bholu bt Mukesh; Anil vs Hawa Singh (draw); Mukesh bt Ramesh; Naresh vs Ashok (draw; Devender bt Mahabir.Sareen excessA fine spell of bowling by Anil Sareen (5 for 37) helped Nirula's overcome Hyatt Regency by 81 runs in the semi-final of the Coca-Cola inter-hotel tournament at Siri Fort grounds. Excellent bowling by Nitin Bhasin (4 for 27) and a useful 41 by Roshan helped Taj Mahal Hotel beat Dominos Pizza by 61 runs to reach the semi-final of the Coca-Cola inter-hotel tournament at Jamia Millia grounds.Brief scores: Nirula's: 235 (Nitin Malhotra 46, Raj Kumar 35, Rakesh 38, D Bhatia 2 for 35) bt Hyatt Regency: 154 (Ashish 43, D Bhatia 33, Anil Sareen 5 for 37). Taj Mahal Hotel: 190 for 8 (Ravneet 28, Mohit Bhalla 28, Roshan 41, Shivshanker 29, Suresh Biswas 2 for 19) bt Dominos Pizza: 129 (Anubhav 25, Ashwani Arora 32, Nitin Bhasin 4 for 27, Manoj 2 for 28, Shivshanker 2 for 13).Malviya tourMalviya Cricket Club will take part in the 15th RBSC invitation six-a-side tournament from March 23 on the invitation of Royal Bangkok Sports Club. For details contact Ashok Vaswani, Ph: 98101-25639.Referees' clinicDelhi Basketball Association will organise a referee's clinic-cum-test on March 8 at 3 pm at the National Stadium. The clinic is being organised to enhance the officiating standard, improve and update the technical expertise and for implementation of new FIBA amended rules.
