High scores at Nehru hockey

NCC Directorate scored 19 goals to beat Gautam Public School, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) in a preliminary league match of the 28th ONGC-Nehru Sub-Junior hockey tournament at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. In other matches, Tulasipur High School from Cuttack beat Mohali’s Shivalik Public School 6-1. Malwa Khalsa Senior Secondary School from Ludhiana thumped West Bengal’s Baruipur High School 16-0.Orissa’s Town High School from Sundergarh defeated Guru Nanak Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Rajasthan 9-0.

Bhutan king seeks help from DDCA

Bhutan has evinced interest in cricket. The nation’s king, Jigme Namgyal Wangchuk, has invited Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) to give suggestions for the improvement of cricket in the tiny Asian kingdom.

The DDCA joint secretary, Ravi Jain, met the king and presented a bat to him on Friday.