WKH block level U-12 CM Open football tourney held
Shillong: The West Khasi Hills Block Level Under-12 CM open football tournament for boys and girls at Mawshynrut Block was held on Thursday at the Riangdo Playground, Riangdo. T Diengngan, Block Development Officer, Mawshynrut Block graced the occasion as Chief Guest besides other guests who were present during this occasion including PB War Nongbri, District Sports Officer, West Khasi Hills Distrct, Nongstoin, A Diengngan, Secretary, Mawshynrut Block Association and HL Nongsiang, Ex-MLA, Mawthengkut Constituency. Mylliem block emerge winners: Meanwhile, Mylliem Block won the U-12 district level CMYDS football tournament in East Khasi Hills in both male and female category. In the girls category, Mylliem Block defeated Mawsynram block 8-0. Sanfida Nongrum scored six goals, while, Dabetshisha Mylliemngap and Fidelia Lamare netted a goal each. In the boys category, Mylliem Block defeated Mawrynkneng Block 4-1. The goal scorers were Kennedy Pyngrope who scored two goals, Mebister Kurkalang and Terry Nongneng scored a goal each. Banangteibor Shadap scored the lone goal for Mawrynkneng. James Lakiang, Chief Engineer State Sports Council (SSCM) was the Chief Guest and DSO East Khasi Hills GE Lyngdoh was also present.
North Eastern States Chess Championship concludes
Shillong: The 17th North Eastern States Chess Championship was held recently at Agartala. Rijied Katrai made it to the Merit List after many grueling battles with senior players. Meghalaya’s Gautam Chakravarty was adjudged as Best Player. Among young players from Meghalaya, Gargee Chakravarty aged twelve years and Radharanjan Chakravarty aged six years alongwith Brian C J L Marshilong aged eight years also participated. Rijied Katrai also participated in the Kushiyara and Longai Valley 1st open International Chess Tournament at Karimganj and secured 4th rank.
Kaneria appeals to PCB to reopen his fixing case
Karachi: Former Pakistan leg spinner Danish Kaneria, serving a life ban on charges of spot-fixing has appealed to the cricket authorities to have his case revisited by the inquiry tribunal set-up to probe into the allegations against Pakistani batsmen, Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif. The PCB had earlier announced a three-member tribunal headed by former Lahore high court judge, Asghar Haider to hold proceedings against Sharjeel and Khalid. The other members of the tribunal include former Chairman of the board, Lt General (retd) Tauqir Zia and former test captain, Wasim Bari. “I have been saying all along that the anti-corruption panel of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) imposed the life ban on me based on the statement of my Essex teammate Mervyn Westfield, who himself has told lies about me and had to be forcibly summoned to attend the hearings,” Kaneria told PTI on Thursday. Kaneria said his case was heard and decided in the United Kingdom and his lawyers and he remained unsatisfied with the way the hearings were heard. “No one listened to us, lot of anomalies in the statements of Westfield against me were ignored. I didn’t get justice,” he said. The leg-spinner was banned for life in June 2012 by the ECB’s anti-corruption tribunal on allegations of trying to convince his Essex teammates into spot-fixing in county matches. (PTI)