Pankaj, Mamta of UP Police emerge cross-country winners

Lucknow: Pankaj Kumar and Mamta Pal of Uttar Pradesh Police emerged winners in the men's and women's categories respectively of the 59th UP State Cross Country Championship held at La Martiniere College ground on Sunday. Pankaj clocked 31:13, while Mamta completed the 10-km run in 35:28. Rinku Singh of Varanasi and Manish Rajput of Agra secured the second and third positions, while Reema Patel and Neetu Kumari claimed the second and third spots in the women's category, respectively.Other results: Men's (U-20) 1-Monu Kumar, 2-Jainu Kumar, 3-Akash Patel; (U-18) 1-Bheeku, 2-Abhishek, 3-Dheeraj; (U-16) 1-Chotku Sen, 2-Deepak Patel, 3-Sunil Kumar; Women's (U-20) 1-Sunita Devi, 2-Prateeksha Yadav, 3-Pratima Verma; (U-18) 1-Anshu, 2-Shivani Sahu, 3-Pratigya Panna; (U-16) 1-Sarita Kumari, 2-Vanshika, 3-Rachna Maurya.Lucknow's Mohit to lead state handball teamMohit Yadav of Lucknow has been named the captain of the Uttar Pradesh senior men's handball team for the upcoming 53rd National Senior Men's Handball Championship. The championship will be held in Kottayam, Kerala, from December 26 to 29. Uttar Pradesh Handball Association general secretary Anadeswar Pandey announced the team after the conclusion of a training camp at KD Singh Babu StadiumThe Team: Mohit Yadav (C), Rohan, Ankit Chaudhary, Aman Bharti (Lucknow), Mankesh, Amit Singh, Vikrant, Shahrukh, Nihal, Shubham Saroj (UPP), Abhishek (Bareilly), Jai Singh, Ankit Yadav (Ayodhya), Amar Mani (SAI), Sumit (Sultanpur), Sanchit (Mau), Haseen (Basti), Maninder Singh (Bijnor), Kamran (Amethi); Coach: Aditya Nath Yadav (SSB).Sandeep scripts Old Boy's winSandeep Chauhan's five-wicket haul guided The Old Boys to a massive 145-run victory over the Present Boys in a cricket match played at Colvin Taluqdars' College ground on Sunday. Sandeep was named man of the match for his stellar performance. Chief guest, regional PF commissioner-1, Navin Kumar Kanaujiya praised the players' dedication and highlighted the importance of sports in fostering teamwork. The event concluded with the traditional 'Murga Party,' a longstanding Colvin tradition, adding a festive touch to the celebration.Rashid leads SMR Club to victoryAn all-round performance by Rashid (4 wickets, 45 runs) helped SMR Club defeat Smash Club by six wickets in the 3rd Adhir Dubey Memorial T20 Cricket Tournament held at Pandit Rahas Bihari Tiwari stadium on Sunday. Batting first, Smash Club posted 131 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs. Sandeep Chhabra was the top scorer with 35 runs. For SMR Club, Rashid claimed four wickets for 21 runs. In reply, SMR Club achieved the target in just 12.2 overs. Rashid smashed 45 runs off 21 balls, hitting three fours and three sixes. He was supported by Ajay Kumar Lal (30) and Anil Singh (28 not out).Kaustubh wins Asian titleKaustubh Singh of Lucknow defeated Ansh Kathuria 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 to win the under-14 title at the Asian Tennis Tournament held in Jaipur from Dec 16 to 20. With this victory, he has become UP's second-ranked player in his category.Five UP players enter main drawVansh Yadav, Atulya Singh, Anuj Kumar, Shobhit Tandon, and Faiz Kidwai won their respective qualifying matches to enter the main draw of the AITA Men's Prizemoney Tournament at Unnad Tennis Academy on Sunday. Other qualifiers include Sudhir Singh (Bihar), Pushkal Srivastava (Maharashtra), and Aditya Ralhan (Punjab).Ravindra Pal XI emerge victoriousRavindra Pal XI blanked Jaman Lal Sharma XI 3-0 to win the 2nd Pt Ram Autar Misra Memorial Sub-Junior Hockey Tournament at CB Gupta ground on Sunday. Maan Dhanuk scored twice, while Abhijeet Singh added one goal. Upendra Dwivedi gave away the prizes..MKS XI lift women's league trophyMahendra Kumar Sharma XI crushed Jasbir Singh XI by 133 runs to claim the GCRG Women's Cricket League title at the GCRG ground on Sunday. Batting first, MKS XI amassed 224 runs for the loss of five wickets in 50 overs, with Komal Hora top-scoring with 57 runs. Tanishka and Tarrannum Bano chipped in with 38 runs each. In reply, Jasbir Singh XI were bowled out for a meager 91 runs in 28.1 overs. Chaya, Disha, and Anshu took two wickets each.