Short Corner 8212; Delhi

Ashish, Anand sparkle
Ashish Sharma8217;s quickfire 82 off 52 balls and a fine bowling spell by Anand Ramola 4 for 38 enabled Bright Star beat Rajdhani in the semifinal of the fourth Magnum tournament at Ramleela ground Jagatpuri. Besides Ashish Sharma, Jagjeet Singh 47 and Joginder Singh 44 not out were the main scorers for the winners while GP Singh8217;s 73 and 68 by Negi went in vain for the losers.
Brief scores: Rajdhani: 202 for seven in 35 overs GP Singh 73, N Negi 68, Anand Ramola 4 for 38, Jagjeet Singh 3 for 37, Vikas Vij 2 for 52 lost to Bright Star: 203 for eight in 33.5 overs Ashish Sharma 82, Jagjeet Singh 47, Joginder Singh 44 not out, Naresh Jain 3 for 37, Vipul Gupta 3 for 47.

Manju, Hitesh excel
All-round display by Manuj Phore 54 and 4 for 39 and Hitesh Manocha 975 and 3 for 26 powered Campus Sports Club to a 27-run victory over Vananchal Sports Academy Rohtak in a limited overs match at Ramjas Sports and Mountaineering Institute. Nitin Gupta8217;s 88 went in vain for Vananchal sports Academy. Rajender Kumar contributed a useful 30 runs. Manoj claimed four wickets conceding 39 runs while Hitesh Manocha took three for 26.
Brief scores: Campus Sports: 242 for four in 35 overs Hitesh Manocha 75, Manuj Phore 54, Mahesh Semwal 42, Vijay Gaur 2 for 35 bt Vananchal Sports Academy: 215 in 33.2 overs Nitin Gupta 88, Rajender Kumar 30, Manuj 4 for 39, Hitesh Manocha 3 for 26.

Harish lone winner
Hitesh Sharma was the only player to remain in contention after the end of the sixth round of the Kingkoil open chess tournament at Russian Culture Centre. Harish Sharma outclassed Chander Pal in less than two hours. The tie between DS Negi and KBL Srivastva ended in a draw.
Results: Harish Sharma bt Chander Pal; DS Negi drew with KBL Srivastva; MG Kalra lost to Bhrigu Raj; Ashwin Chhiber bt RS Tiwari; Anoop Jairaj bt Updesh Sharma; Krishnan lost to Anurag; Sandeep Chitkara bt HS Verma.

Subroto Cup from Sept 1
Indian Air Force will organise this year8217;s Subroto Mukerjee Cup football tournament from September 1 to 29 at Amberkar Stadium. The tournament will be conducted in sub-junior 11 to 14 years and junior 15 to 17 years age groups. The final is slated for September 28 and 29 for sub-junior and junior categories, respectively.

Bal Bharati Open TT
The 20th Bal Bharati Open Table Tennis Tournament, organised by Bal Bharati School Ganga Ram Hospital Marg will be conducted at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium from September 11 to 14.

Entries for senior and junior events will close on September 6 with organising secretary Hukam Singh at 6/2543, Beadonpura, Karol Bagh; R K Sharma, manager, Talkatora Stadium; Nirmal Jyotsna, TT coach at Nehru Stadium; and R S Malik, Bal Bharati School.