Shillong Press Club win soccer tourney

SHILLONG: Shillong Press Club has lifted the Harendra Nath Baruah Football Championship title of the 6th North East Media Sports Festival defeating News Live by a solitary goal in the final at the Sports Authority of India ground here on Thursday.
In an contesting final encounter, Bhadok Laloo scored the decisive goal in the dying minutes of the game. Having found the ball on his feet through a thorough ball from the midfield, Laloo didn’t make any mistake in guiding the ball into the net. Despite repeated attempts throughout the match, NewsLive failed to find the desired result. On the other hand, defending champion S. Bhuyan retained the women’s singles title in the Arabinda Buragohain Badminton C, ship which got under way at the Kanaklata Indoor Stadium here on Thursday. She defeated R. Sarmah of Prag News 15-2, 15-9 in the final. Earlier in the single game round robin matches, S. Bhuyan beat N. Kalita of Prag News 15-5 and got the better of teammate R. Sarma 15-6. She also defeated Mridusmita Gogoi of Prag News 15-5. In the men’s category, Ibobi of All Manipur Working Journalists Union, H. Gogoi of Dainik Janambhumi, M. Bora of Prag News and B. Deka of Dainik Janambhumi sealed their places in the semifinals. All the semifinals will be played on round robin basis today. The Raishmodi Nunisa Trophy inter-media six-a-side cricket tournament will commence at Nehru Stadium today.