The Hindu : Sport : KSHA draws up MoU to control new pitch

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Friday, Mar 17, 2006

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KSHA draws up MoU to control new pitch

BANGALORE: The Karnataka State Hockey Association (KSHA) is busy laying the groundwork to improve its control on the Hockey Stadium after the new Astroturf is laid. It has been facing a barrage of problems ever since the National Games was held here in 1997 and its relation with the Directorate of Youth Services, which presently calls the shots, is cold at its best.

Narrating the problems faced by the KSHA, secretary K. Krishnamurthy said that very often matches scheduled at the stadium are delayed as the keys to the pump house were not available.

He alleged that matches would often be scheduled by the DYSS (which is now the sanctioning authority) without informing the association often causing confusion.

While acknowledging the contribution of the State Government in laying the Astroturf and the building at the stadium during the National Games, Krishnamurthy said that as the land was leased for 99 years to the KSHA and as the association was overseeing the staging of all the matches at the stadium, it should be able to stage its matches without approaching the DYSS every time.

As the stadium has been sanctioned a new Astroturf pitch, the KSHA has drawn up a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding involving the Association, Sports Authority of India and the DYSS which would give the possession of the playing pitch to the State Hockey Association.

Meanwhile, in an exhibition match played at the stadium on Thursday, Army XI defeated SAI 2-1. SAI took the lead in the 17th minute thanks to Varun Chinappa but Army XI tilted the scales with Rajesh (62nd) and Sunil Ekka (68th) scoring off penalty corners.

Star Cricketers triumph

Star Cricketers XI has won the Sri J.B. Mallaradhya Trophy for the KSCA Group I, fifth division league. In the final, Star Cricketers XI defeated National United Cricket Club by 28 runs.

The scores:

Group I, fifth division (final): Star Cricketers XI 153 in 35.3 overs (Ravi Bidari 61, Gururaj Chauhan 47, Shoban Babu five for 46) and 229 for four in 30 overs (Manohar 58 not out, Praveen 45) bt National UCC 137 in 37 overs (Karthik 43, Srinath four for 25, Praveen four for 33) and 217 for five in 30 overs (Subramaniraju 51, Shekar 48, Karthik 42).

Group II, first division: Vijaya Bank 242 for six in 32.2 overs (B.A. Vinay 100) drew with BEML (2), Mysore 162 for eight in 62 overs (Jagadish Kumar 40).

Group II, second division: GTRE SC 105 in 34 overs (S. Prakash seven for 23) lost to SBI 106 for four in 19.3 overs.

Summer coaching camps

The Jawahar Sports Club will conduct a cricket coaching camp at the Malleshwaram 18th Cross Ground here from April 8. For details, contact: 9886155963, 9886923504.

The K.C. Reddy Swim Centre will conduct three summer camps at its pool from April 1. The camps are open to children and adults. The camps will be held one after the other between April 1 to 20, April 22 to May 11 and from May 13 to 31. For details, contact: 23619558, 23610774.

Mr. India Federation Cup

The D.K. Body Builders Association under the auspices of the Karnataka Association of Body Builders will host the Mr. India 2006 Federation Cup body building championships at the Nehru Maidan, Mangalore from Saturday. About 250 body builders from across India will participate in the two-day event in nine weight categories.

Cricket coaching camp

The National Cricket Club (NCC), Mysore will conduct a summer coaching camp from April 10 to May 10 (from 6.15 a.m. to 8.30 a.m), at the Gautham Hostel Grounds (behind University Fine Arts College) for boys from the age of seven to 22 years. Contact R.K. Harikrishna Kumar, Ph: 98455-41607.

Chess coaching camp

The Nalanda Chess Academy, Shimoga will conduct a chess coaching camp from March 31 to April 12 and April 17 to April 28 respectively. For details, contact, Srikrishna Udupa at 9844436276 or Pranesh Yadav at 9242401702.

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