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Bangalore triumphs

BANGALORE: : Bangalore District annexed the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) rolling trophy, winning the inter-district football tournament here with a 1-0 verdict against Dakshina Kannada. The winners also pocketed a purse of Rs 10,000. Dakshina Kannada had to rest content with the runners-up trophy and a cash prize of Rs 5000.

A marginally larger gathering expected a keen contest. But it was not to be as the Dakshina Kannada lads looked overawed and at times even insipid. The attack from the flanks that fetched them goals galore in the league stage and even in the semifinal was just not forthcoming and the few sorties down the middle did not prove fruitful.

Bangalore did few notches better than its semifinal showing against Shimoga, but still far below its best.The absence of Asif Iqbal, out with two yellow cards, was a telling blow for the host and with Ramesh and Pradeep Kumar too failing to keep the tempo going there was hardly any worthwhile moves from the right. In the 35th minute Choudhary hemmed in by the defence backpassed to his captain and Rakesh Singh wasted little time in bulging the near corner with a fine 30 yarder.

Gurunath, Devaki triumph

Athletes from Alva's College, Moodbidri, covered themselves with glory in the cross country race organised by Corporation Bank Employees Sports and Recreation Club as part of Independence Day in Mangalore on Sunday. Gurunath Kalyani won the men's race. Devaki clinched women's title.

Other results:

High School boys: 1. Revath Kumar, Swami Vivekananda HS, Yedapadavu, 2. Devanna, SDM HS, Ujire 3. Sushanth, Canara HS Main, Mangalore.

Girls: 1. Yajna Shetty, Rotary English Medium HS, Moodbidri 2. Kavitha and 3. Vidya, Swami Vivekananda HS.

Balkishan triumphs

A. Balkishan secured six out of a possible six points to clinch the title in the Independence Day under-15 chess tournament for boys and girls conducted by Mysore Chess Club (R) at the Basudeva Somani FGC on Monday.

Final placings: 1. A. Balkishan (6 pts); 2. J. Suraj (5 pts-19 progressive score); 3. K. Avinash (5 pts-18).

St. Joseph's triumphs

St. Joseph's Indian HS defeated Army Service Corps Public School 3-2 to win the Dr. G.S. Randhawa memorial inter-school hockey tournament conducted by the Rotary Club here. In the floodlit final, Tony scored first in the 18th minute for the Josephites and Nitin Thimmaiah made it 2-0 in the 24th minute. After the break, ASC fought back to make it 2-2 with Chengappa scoring both the goals (37th and 50th). The Josephites scored the match winner through Naeemuddin in the 67th minute.

H.S. Karthik of Jnanmithra Education Society won the inter-school chess championship conducted by the Lions Club of Bangalore (South) to mark the Independence Day. Karthik topped the table with six points from as many rounds. Fiftytwo children participated in the event.

The Jain Academy for Sporting Excellence (JASE) will organise an annual inter-school sports festival in Bangalore from September 12 to 16. The tournament will feature badminton, basketball, tennis, football and volleyball.

The Karnataka State Women's Hockey Association will conduct the State women's championship at the KSHA Stadium in Bangalore from Wednesday. Besides local clubs, district teams from Bagalkot, Bellary, Hassan, Mysore and Madikere will participate in the tournament which concludes on August. 24.

The Indiranagar Club, Bangalore, will conduct the third State ranking veterans table tennis tournament here on Sunday. The veterans' meet will feature the above-40 and above-50 segments. The tournament will serve as a selection trial for the Karnataka team scheduled to compete in the National veterans championship at Hyderabad in January 2006. Entries for the State tournament close on Saturday.

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