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The Punjab Government has termed the statement by ex-minister Sikander Singh Maluka regarding doing away with the recognition of circle style Kabaddi as misleading. The Sports Minister, Punjab, Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi has said that the sports department is not de-recognizing the circle style Kabaddi and the sport like other sports is included in the list of recognized and graded sports of the department.

 Table-toppers Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be aiming to outsmart each other and continue their winning run when they face-off in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today lambasted new Congress Sports minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi for assassinating the mother-sport of Punjab by announcing to end all government support to Circle Style Kabaddi and termed it as the biggest disservice to Punjab and Punjabis worldwide.

An unbeaten double century by Uday Paratp Sharan (231) off 394 balls studded with 39 boundaries and his 220 run partnership for the fourth wicket with Shiv Jindal 125 off 222 balls inclusive of 19 boundaries enabled Bathinda to score 493 in 152.2 overs against Ludhiana in the Punjab Inter-District Under-16 Cricket Tournament for ML Markan Trophy in Ludhiana. 

CHANDIGARH: An unbeaten double century by Uday Paratp Sharan (231) off 394 balls studded with 39 boundaries and his 220 run partnership for the fourth wicket with Shiv Jindal 125 off 222 balls inclusive of 19 boundaries enabled Bathinda to score 493 in 152.2 overs against Ludhiana in the Punjab Inter-District Under-16 Cricket Tournament for ML Markan Trophy in  Ludhiana.

BHOPAL: Hockey Karnataka defeated Namdhari XI 4-3  in Pool A to register their second consecutive win in the 8th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2018 (B Division) here today.

CHANDIGARH: Down by one set Drona Walia bounced back into the game with vengeance as he upset top seed Rishabh Sharda 1-6, 6-2, 3-1. concede in the boys under-18 singles first round match in the  CLTA-AITA  Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament for Boys and Girls under-14 andd 18 at the Government  Tennis Stadium in Sector 10 here today.

Combined Team Maharashtra - Odisha blanked Team Chandigarh by 3-0 in the girls Under-23 final of theEk Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Table Tennis Tournament orgsanised by Chandigarh Table Tennis Association under the patronage of Ministry of Sports and Youth Govt Of India and Table Tennis Federation of India in Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall here today.

Opting to field after winning the toss, Ludhiana were tremendous pressure un the unbeaten tons by Sharan (batting 137) and Shiv Jindal (batting 114) as Bathinda posted 348 for 4 in 58 overs on the opening day of the Punjab Inter-District Under-16 Cricket Tournament for ML Markan Trophy at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium here today.

Ball dominated the bat as 21 wickets fell on day one of the match between Patiala and Jalandhar in the Punjab Inter-District Under-16 Cricket Tournament for ML Markan Trophy at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium in Patiala. At draw of stumps, Patiala were 78 for 1 in 20 overs in their second innings.
Divyansh Garg was batting on batting 47 and Ekompreet Singh has yet to open his account.

K. Gowthams quickfire 33 not out off 11 deliveries helped Rajasthan Royals overcome Mumbai Indians by three wickets here on Sunday as they ended their two-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Gurindervir Singh of Punjab set a new national Under-20 record as he claimed gold in the 100 metres at the 16th Federation Cup National Junior Athletics Championships here on Saturday. Gurindervir Singh, clocked a blistering 10.47 seconds to shatter the old mark of 10.57 seconds set by Augustine Yeshudas of Kerala in 2013. Gurindervir, the gold medallist at the Youth Asian Championships last year, also improved on his personal best of 10.69 seconds.

Displaying a consistent game CLTA trainee Keshav Dangi upset another CLTA trainee 8th seed Arnav Malik 9-6 in the boys under-14 singles second qualifying round of the CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament for Boys and Girls under-14 and 18 at Sector 10 Government Tennis Stadium here today.

Kings XI Punjab skipper R Ashwin won the toss and decided to field against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.

The historic election process for the inaugural Board of Directors for USA Cricket has been announced, marking another important step towards application for ICC membership and cricket in the United States.

AMRITSAR: Khalsa College Charitable Society, Honourary Secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina and Principal Khalsa College for Women Dr. Sukhbir Kaur Mahal today congratulated Navjeet Kaur Dhillon on her winning Bronze Medal at the Commonwealth Games, held at Goldcoast, Australia. She brought laurels to the College as well as whole nation by winning Bronze in athletics-discuss throw competition.

Despite half centuries by captain Kane Williamson (54, 41 balls, 3x4s, 2x6s) and (57 not out, 42 balls, 3x4s, 1x6) Sunrisers Hyderabad failed to meet the 194 runs victory target set by Kings XI Punjab as the visitors could muster 178 runs for 4 wickets in 20 stipulated overs in the Indian Premier League at the IS Bindra PCa Stadium here on Thursday night. Kings XI Punjab won the match by 15 runs.

 The Director, Sports Department, Punjab,Amrit Kaur Gill here today honoured the veteran players for bringing laurels to the state in the recently held Masters National Rowing Championship.

Law students of Patiala bring back the Leiden-Sarin Trophy after a tough international moot court competition in aviation law at Seoul, Korea.

Kings XI Punjab's batting will be up against the effective bowling of Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League (IPL) game between two in-form teams here on Thursday.