Four bookies arrested in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH - Four bookies were arrested here for betting on the third one day cricket match test between India and Australia Saturday, police said.

There is no disagreement between Kalmadi and Fennel: Gill

CHANDIGARH - Union Sports Minister M S Gill on Saturday played down the recent tiff between 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief Michael Fennel, saying that there is no problem of concern between them.

Our education policy is hostile to sports: Gill

CHANDIGARH - Union Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare M.S. Gill Friday said the Indian education system is not sports-oriented and it does not aim at churning out quality sportspersons.

Gill laments decline of sports in Punjab

CHANDIGARH - Were drugs, alcohol and TV killing sports in Punjab? Sports Minister M.S. Gill lamented Friday that Punjab, which produced many record-breaking and illustrious sportspersons in the past, no longer enjoyed the same reputation.

Olympian Pargat Singh is general secretary of ‘Hockey Punjab’

CHANDIGARH - Olympian and former Indian hockey captain Pargat Singh has been nominated general secretary of the newly formed ‘Hockey Punjab’.

Chandigarh to host National School Games from Thursday

CHANDIGARH - Around 3,000 students from nearly 25 states and union territories will participate in the 55th edition of the National School Games which begin here Thursday.

Commonwealth Games baton to enter India at Attari-Wagah border

CHANDIGARH - The baton relay for New Delhis Commonwealth Games (CWG) will enter India from the Attari-Wagah border near Amritsar June 25 next year.

Nearly 3,000 participants for national school games in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH - Nearly 3,000 students from various states and union territories (UTs) will participate in the 55th National School Games, being organised by the Chandigarh education department here Oct 22-27.

Cricketer’s murder spells misery for his namesake

CHANDIGARH - The murder of cricketer Gagandeep Singh, who was shot dead during a scuffle in Uttar Pradesh Saturday, has made life difficult for his namesake in Punjab. Gagandeep Singh of Ludhiana, also a cricketer, has spent the last 48 hours explaining to family and friends that he is alive!

Punjab’s deaf and mute cricket team to play tournament in Malaysia, Singapore

CHANDIGARH - A hearing and speech-impaired cricket eam from Punjab will participate in a special tournament to be eld in Singapore and Malaysia.

Nita Ambani cheers for her cricket team

CHANDIGARH - Nita Ambani, the wife of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, is here to support her cricket team Reliance 1.

Former cricketer Yograj Singh to contest Haryana polls

CHANDIGARH - Yograj Singh, a former test cricketer and father of Indian cricket team vice-captain Yuvraj Singh, will contest the forthcoming assembly polls in Haryana from newly-created Panchkula seat for the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).

Rain curtails golf tournament

CHANDIGARH - Round One of the Players Championship presented by Chandigarh Golf Club that was incomplete, was cancelled Thursday due to adverse weather conditions.

Chandigarh to hosts Players Championship golf

CHANDIGARH - The Players Championship presented by Chandigarh Golf Club, offering a total prize-money of Rs.3 million, will be played here Sep 9-12, under the aegis of the Aircel-Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI).

Mohammad Kaif hopes for a comeback

CHANDIGARH - Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif has said that he was hopeful of making a come back to the national squad.

Indian cricketers play badminton match in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH - Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and pacer Rudra Pratap Singh on Wednesday sweat it out as they played their opponents in a different ballgame altogether.

Bhajji revs up controversy again, this time with Hummer

CHANDIGARH - Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has probably created more hullabaloo on and off the field than any other celebrity cricketer in India, and this time controversy has come riding on the back of his new Rs.1 crore Hummer SUV.

Court orders Punjab Cricket Association to attach bank account

CHANDIGARH - A local court Wednesday ordered the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) to attach its bank account for non-payment of dues to a supplier of generator sets.

Harbhajan’s Hummer gets traffic ticket in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH - Cricketer Harbhajan Singh’s Rs.10 million Hummer SUV has just got costlier. No sooner than the off-spinner in his SUV hit the Chandigarh roads, the traffic police slapped him with a penalty of Rs.3,000 for traffic rule violations.

Bhajji fined for breaking Chandigarh traffic rules with his Hummer

CHANDIGARH - Driving his dream Hummer landed Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in trouble on Tuesday, when he was fined by Chandigarh traffic police for using the vehicle without a valid number plate.

Punjab to have World Kabaddi League in February

CHANDIGARH - In a bid to revive traditional sports, the Punjab government is all set to organise a ‘World Kabaddi League’ in February 2010 featuring top teams.

Dhoni, Harbhajan in Chandigarh for Corporate Cup

CHANDIGARH - Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh arrived here Monday to represent the ‘Air India Blue’ team in the Corporate Cup that begins here Tuesday.

PCA rejects Yuvraj Singh’s claims regarding discrimination in selection

Ex-pat Indian sets up squash academy for underprivileged children in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH - Satinder Pal Bajwa, an expatriate Indian who also happens to be a renowned coach having trained eight-time world squash champion Jansher Khan, has established a squash academy for underprivileged children here.

Chandigarh’s football-hockey academy shows results

CHANDIGARH - It has been a long term investment and now the Chandigarh Football-Hockey Academy is beginning to show results.

Chandigarh all set to host its first marathon in 2010

CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh is all set to host its first ever marathon in February and the administration here is projecting it as a big tourism-oriented sports event.

Indian hockey captain to be made police officer in Haryana

CHANDIGARH - Indian hockey team captain Sandeep Singh will be inducted as an officer in the Haryana police, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced Saturday.

Chandigarh promotes athletic talent, facilities in a big way

CHANDIGARH - The sports department here is determined to churn out more Abhinav Bindras and Kapil Devs by establishing the best possible sports infrastructure and facilities. From a ten-lane athletic track to its first outdoor synthetic-surface basketball court, the administration is determined to help its emerging athletes compete at an international level.

Haryana advances power project commissioning for Commonwealth Games

CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government Saturday announced that the commissioning of the first phase of the state’s biggest power plant is being advanced to ensure power supply to the national capital much before the 2010 Commonwealth Games.