DEC 17: Arjun Mistry will lead a 15-member Mumbai under-16 team in their Vijay Merchant Trophy match against Saurashtra, according to a Mumbai Cricket Association press release. The match is to be played at the Elf-Vengsarkar Cricket Academy ground on December 18-20.THE TEAM: Arjun Mistry (captain), Vinayak Mane (vice-captain), Rubesh Kumar, Kamran Chaudhry, Rahul Yadav, Agam Pandit, Siddarth Bhatkar, Omkar Khanvilkar, Shakti Prasad, Aniruddha Dichwalkar, Uday Karkera, Sanket Chitre, Nikhil Palande, Wilkin Mota and Bhavin Thakkar.Mukand sports festivalMukand Sports Club will hold their Annual Sports Festival at Kalwe, Thane. This, the tenth edition of the event, will be held from Jan 7 The schedule of the four-day events is as followsState Ranking carrom (Jan 7-10); State level shooting ball (Jan 10); District Level kabaddi (Jan 8-10); Open bridge (Dec 28).AST launch Internet siteSports fans will access updates on major sports events through AST who have launched "astsports.com", an all sport Internet site. The site will provide the latest news and scores of events in the Middle East while covering major events in the region live. Instantaneous updates will also be available.The site, already on-line for the ongoing Sharjah Champions Trophy cricket, can be accessed on the world wide web. New dates of inter-collegiate eventsTHE Inter-Collegiate football knock-out matcheswill be staged at the at the Mumbai Sports Ground, Dhobi Talao from December 20 to 22, informs a University of Mumbai release.Meanwhile, the inter-collegaite cricket matches will be played from December 29 at varous cricket ground.The inter- collegiate judo competition scheduled for December 29 has been postponed to January 13, adds the release.
