India File

the Maharashtra squad to be led by Shantanu Sugvekar against Baroda in the four-day West Zone Ranji Trophy league tie at the Poona Club ground here from Jan 6.

The team for four day league tie: Shantanu Sugvekar (capt), Surendra Bhave, Sanjay Kondhalkar (wicket-keeper), Hemant Knikar, Abhijit Kale, Santosh Jedhe, Indrajeet Kamtekar, Mandar Sane, Milind Kulkarni, Iqbal Siddiqui, Parag Chitale, Ashutosh Agashe, Rahul Kanade, Niranjan Godbole, Shekar Dalvi (Nashik).

UBI triumph

CALCUTTA: Mumbai based Union Bank of India (UBI) won the Ninth All-India Inter-bank football tournament, edging past State Bank of Travancore 1-0 at Sai Eastern Centre here today. Medio Mario Susai found the target 10 minutes before close. UBI keeper Raju Okka was adjudged Man of the Match.

Indians through

CHANDIGARH: Four Indians entered the main draw of the Escort Yamaha ITF men’s Future Tennis tournament here. Syed Fazaluddin beat the 2nd seed M Gregore (Slovakia) 6-4, 4-6 and 6-3. In another match, Vikrant Chadha defeated Andrei Youznyi (Rus) 6-1, 6-4. Vishaal Uppal scraped past V Sridhar 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) and Saurav Panja beat Mustafa Ghouse 6-3, 6-1.

Bihar champs

MANDI (HP): Bihar crowned themselves the new National junior (under-19) football champions by lifting the BC Roy Trophy after a 5-4 sudden-death tie-breaker win over Assam today. Assam have finished runners-up in all four finals they have entered.