citybriefs: Sumit shines

Services Ranji player Sumit Singh produced an all round display (2/21 and 61 n.o) while Azharuddin (3/11) and Vishnu Tiwari (31) chipped in with vital contributions to help Indian Army beat Sehrawat XI by 8 wickets in the SC Verma T20 cricket tournament at Nangloi ground.

Brief Scores: Sehrawat XI 112 allout in 19.3 overs (Azharuddin 3/11, Sumit Singh 2/21); Indian Army 113 for 2 in 12.3 overs (Sumit Singh 61 not out,Vishnu Tiwari 31)

Uday Bhan win

Contributions from Ayush Kumar (3/15) and Sanjeev (25 n.o) helped Uday Bhan Academy beat Sachdev Public School by 8 wickets in the 3 rd Little Champs under-10 cricket tournament at TitikshaPublic school.

Brief Scores: Brief Scores:Sachdeva Public school-68/8 in 25 overs (Aditya15, Ayush 3/15); Uday Bhan 69/2 in 14.3 overs (Sanjeev Goswami-25 n.o, Japneet 2/9)

Balram hits 79

Balram (79) hit a half century while Manish Chaudhary (35) and Jasmeet Singh (3/20) made usefull contributions as West Delhi beat Faith Academy by 3 runs in the Swastik Cup Cricket tournament at Gevra ground.

Brief Scores: West Delhi 223 all out in 35.4 overs (Balram 79, Manish Chaudhary 35, Sonu Gautam 4/53, Divesh Chauhan 3/14); Faith Academy 220 for 7 in 40 overs (Mohd. 50, Pankaj Kajrala 41, Promesh Kumar 41, Jasmeet Singh 3/20)

Yoga for shooters

The Indian junior shooting is practising yoga and meditation ahead of the 5th Asian Airgun Championship in China next week. Yoga has been introduced in the shooting discipline for the first time to help the marksmen improve conditioning and maximise their performance at the range. Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Morarji Desai Institute of Yoga, Delhi have joined hands to help the junior shooters in their quest to bring medals to the country in the forthcoming championship.

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