Lucknow professional Vijay Kumar is on the verge of crossing the one million mark in form of seasons earnings on the Wills Sport Golf Tour. With the current earnings standing at Rs 9.5 lakhs, Vijay continues to dominate the Mahindra Golf Rankings at the end of the ONGC-NGC Open. With a vital lead of 54 points over Kanpur's Shiv Prakash, Vijay is on target for his second successive `Champion Golfer of The Year' Award.

Top Ten (As of Jan 10, 1999): 1 Vijay Kumar (Luc), 2 Shiv Prakash (Kan), 3 Ali Sher (Del), 4 Basad Ali (Cal), 5 Mukesh Kumar (Mhow), 7 Feroz Ali (Cal), 8 Gaurav Ghei (Del), 9 US Mundy (Cal), 10 Jyoti Randhawa (Chd).

Selection camp for BHWA juniors

The The Bombay Women's Hockey Association (BHWA) will be sending a team to the Junior National Hockey Tournament at Gwalior from feb 3, 1999. A selection trial-cum-camp for the same will be held at the Khalsa College hockey ground, Matunga from Jan 23 to Jan 25. For details contact Mrs Rita Pinto(Tel: 6425699).

New Bombay YMCA schools chess

The Bombay YMCA, Navi Mumbai Branch, will be conducting an Inter-School chess tournament on January 30 and 31. The last date for entries is January 28. For details contact Leonard Salins, YMCA Navi Mumbai branch, Sector B, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400 614. Tel: 757 2930 or 757 2241.