Sports Reporter
POONCH, Nov 10: Pinto Club shall be playing against equally good Manjit Club in the final of the District Poonch Volleyball Championship, organised by the district association under the aegis of Volleyball Association of J&K at Sports Stadium, here tomorrow.
Earlier, in the semifinals, played today, Pinto Club defeated Ajot Club in straight sets 25-19, 25-13, 25-17 while Manjit Club outplayed Government Degree College (GDC) Poonch again in straight sets 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-21).
"The final is scheduled to be played at 3.30 pm at Sports Stadium. Earlier, eight teams turned up for the competition that took place on knock-out basis," organising secretary of the Championship, Nirdosh Sharma said.
Earlier, the competition was declared open by Colonel Nitish Krishna.
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Chess fever grips Chennai; hundreds throng match venue
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Chennai, Nov 10: It was a dream come true for several chess fans, who watched their icon Viswanathan Anand in action against challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the World Chess Championship which began here on Saturday.
Hundreds of passionate sports followers, including many children, thronged the Hyatt Regency hotel, the venue of the world championship, on the arterial Anna Salai to watch the first of the 12 matches.
Chess fans, parents, youth, school students kept thronging the hotel`s sprawling campus and watched the keenly-contested 16 moves from the lobby.
The venue was more of a `chess stadia` than a star hotel, as the spirit of the indoor game was very much in air. |
