Subroto Cup

Nagaland School in Sub Jr. semi-finals

New Delhi, Sep 22: Green Wood Hr Sec School, Kohima, Nagaland defeated Namchi Sports Hostel, Sikkim 5-0 in a quarterfinal match of the sub junior section in the Subroto Cup here on Monday.

Tingnyek scored a hat-trick in the 22nd, 29th and 31st minutes while Wasadplung (ninth minute) and Nyuhenlo (13th) contributed one goal each.

In another quarterfinal match, Govt. Kolasib High School, Project Veng, Mizoram lost 0-2 to St. Ignatius High Sec School, Gumla, Jharkhand.

Results of QF matches played on Sept. 22:

Sub-juniors (U-14): Green Wood Hr Sec School, Kohima, Nagaland bt Namchi Sports Hostel, Sikkim 5-0.

Scorers: Tingnyek (22nd, 29th & 31st min), Wasadplung (9th) and Nyuhenlo (13th).

St. Ignatius High Sec School, Gumla, Jharkhand bt Govt. Kolasib HighSchool, Project Veng, Mizoram 2-0.
Juniors (U-17): Sports Authority of India, Kolkata bt Vasant Valley School, VasantKunj, New Delhi 2-1.

Town High School, Sundargarh, Orissa bt Govt. Model Sr Sec School,Chandigarh 2-1.

Tomorrows Fixture (Sept. 23): at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium

Semi-finals:

Sub-Juniors: Boys Sports Company (Army Boys), Bangalore vs Green Wood Hr Sec School, Kohima, Nagaland

BKSP, Dhaka, Bangladesh vs St. Ignatius High Sec School, Gumla, Jharkhand
Juniors:Govt. Central Hr Sec School, Mizoram vs SAI, Kolkata

Army Boys, Lucknow vs Town High School, Sundargarh, Orissa

Subroto Cup

Nagaland beat Tripura 4-0:

Dimapur, Sep 3: State under 17 (juniors) started their campaign on high note with a victory over Tripura in the ongoing Subroto Cup played at Delhi on Wednesday.

Team manager, Nyuvitho Nyuthe DSO Kiphire said that the state team defeated Tripura 4-0 in their opening match. Hukavi scored two goals while Rokozhaz and Benri contributed one goal each for the team. Two goals were scored in the first half and while the other two were scored in the second half.

The state team representing Modern School New Market, Kohima is placed in pool-D along with Air Force team, Assam, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Sri Lanka. Altogether 32 teams including teams from aboard are taking part in the tournament which is organized by Air Force India and held every year in New Delhi.

It may be mentioned that the state under -17 team was the runners-up in 2004. Earlier, the state team was scheduled to play their opening match against Sri Lanka on September 2, but the match was postponed as the Lankan team could not reach the venue on the scheduled day. The match will be played on September 7. On September 4 (Thursday) state team will take on Uttarakhand.
A sixteen member state under 14 (sub juniors) led by team manager, Yanthan, DSO Wokha and team coach, Mughato will be leaving for Delhi on September 5 to take part in the Subroto Cup at Delhi. Last year runners-up, state under-14 team is representing Green Wood School, Dimapur.

Seeded directly in pre-quarter finals the state team will play their opening match against the winners of group B on September 10.

State u-14 squad: Vekuto, Pusu, Vishio, Akok, Imti Wapang, Taliakum, Tsiebu, Veluto, Lunminlan, Nyhunhelo, Tiatoshi, Lusinei, Moakumzuk, Tingnyek, Wasadplung and Akalu.

Source: Nagaland Post

Meanwhile, making an impressive start to the tournament, OM Roy Memorial Secondary School from Meghalaya won its first league match in Under-14 Subroto Mukherjee Cup by defeating host school from Delhi 2-0 on Wednesday. OM Roy opened the scoring in the 18th minute through a goal scored by Walamsuk Nongkhlaw, while Tyng-shain Umdor scored the second goal in the 46th minute to ensure OM Roy win the match by 2-0 goals. OM Roy will play its second match with a school from Chattisgarh on Thursday.

Source: Shillong Times

Dr. T Ao Nagaland Inter-district Football

Dimapur, Mokokchung in final:

Dimapur, Dec 12: Dimapur beat Kohima via tie-breaker in the first semi-final of Dr. T Ao Football tournament, while Mokokchung beat Wokha 2-1 in the second semi-final at Wokha on Wednesday.

Kobou of Kohima drew first blood in the 53rd minute and Kenjung of Dimapur equalized with a powerful header form Jonpong's cross in the 55th minute.

In the tie breaker, Dimapur edged out Kohima.

In the second semi-final, Lipok of Mokokchung opened the score in the 5th minute, but Chenithung equalized for Wokha in the 15th minute.

Lipok scored again in the 35th minute to take Mokokchung into the final.

Kohima and Wokha will meet on Thursday for the third place.

Source: Nagaland Post

Nagaland Hornbill Car Rally

Dimapur duo Along, Hatba win rally:

Dimapur, Dec 7: Dimapur-based driver and co-driver Along Aier and Hatba Wangnao consolidated their first leg lead in the Hornbill Rally 2007 to emerge overall winner of the Hornbill Rally 2007 at Kohima on Friday.

“We had a brilliant run today and finished comfortably on top,” said a smiling Along at the end of the rally at Tourist Lodge here.

The winners had a minute and 44 seconds to spare as they finished the rally with a total penalty of 2:15:22. They also won the first place in the T1 (modified) category and the top spot in the Regional class. The duo received a total cash prize of Rs 2 lakh for the three top spots.

Lima Jamir and Imkong Yapang from Mokokchung continued to run third in the overall placing and won the T2 (un-modified) class coming second in the Regional class also. "We are a happy lot today after the Hornbill Rally", said a visibly elated Lima, who became richer by Rs 1, 30,000 after the victory.

The leads from the first leg almost continued to be the same, except for Prakash Momin and Daniel Sangma who climbed one position to finish 5 th overall. 12 finishers of the first leg started the second leg of the Hornbill Rally 2007 today morning at 7.30 a.m. and went on the stages.

There were two drop outs, namely Sandeep Sharma and Ashwin Naik, who pulled out with engine problems, and Toshi and Mar Aier who went off the road. Ten teams finished the Hornbill Rally 2007 at around 3 p.m.

The evening followed with a glittering prize distribution function at the Heritage Bungalow in Kohima, attended by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.

The Hornbill Rally 2007 was sponsored by the Government of Nagaland and supported by JK Tyre and Industries Limited. The rally will be an annual event according to the Government of Nagaland and the organizers Nagaland Adventure and Motorsports Association (NAMSA).

Results:
(Overall) (Provisional) at the end of rally
1. Along Aier and Hatba Wangnao (2:15:22)
2. Khushwanth Randhawa and Amritpal Singh (2:17:06)
3. Lima Jamir and Imkong Yapang (2:25:47)
4. Anil Wadia and Harpreet.S Bawa (2:26:24)
5. Prakash Momin and Daniel Sangma (2:35:33)
6. Tinku Marak and Henry Bryan (2:36:42)
7. Lanu Jamir and Takatong Lkr (2:42:15)
8. Lipok and Lima (2:46:07)
9. Kashito and Itsato (2:50; 42)
10. Lhakpa Tsering and PVS.Murthy (3:10:45)

Source: The Morung Express

Dr. T Ao Nagaland Inter District Football

Dimapur blank Kiphire, Mokokchung draw Kohima:

Dimapur, Dec 6: Dimapur blanked Kiphire 5-0 while Mokokchung draw Kohima on the second day of Dr. T Ao Inter District Trophy at Wokha on Thursday.

In the first match, Muktar scored for Dimapur in the 45th and 50th minutes after which Asian, Kenjung and Mangai scored one goal each to take the tally to 5-0.

The second match between Kohima and Mokokchung ended in a draw

Source: Nagaland Post

Golf Course in Kohima:

October 28: Golf is fast becoming popular in others parts of the country. However, it is yet to catch up in Nagaland due to lack of facilities, but not any more now.

Castle’ AR Golf course was opened by Major General K S Sethi, IGAR (N) on October 28 in the presence of many senior civil and military dignitaries. Incidentally this is the only golf course in Kohima area.

It was the endeavour of HQ 5 Sector Assam Rifles to carve out and establish a golf course in the beautiful surroundings of Chiesema bowl, located on Wokha road approximately 13 Kms from the state capital.

While playing at the golf course one can enjoy the beauty of Zaphu and Lotha mountain ranges, look into Zubza valley and the River and the Northern ridge leading to Kohima.

While designing and developing the golf course, the aspect of arboriculture has also been given its due importance and accordingly flower and fruit bearing plants have been planted in large numbers.

The Castle' AR Golf Course is spread over an area of approx 20 acres. The greens can be played in different combinations for thrill and enjoyment of the players. The opening of the golf course will not only enable the enthusiasts of the game to enjoy playing but will also contribute towards enhancing the tourist potential of the state in future.

Source: Nagaland Post

Nagaland Sports News

Dimapur district overall team champion:
Oct 26: Dimapur district emerged the overall team champion, athletics team champion as well as football (men) champion at the Inter-District Catch Them Young Football and Athletic Tournament 2007, which concluded at Indira Gandhi Stadium here today.

Winning 5 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze in athletics, Dimapur district was declared the athletics team champion while Phek district winning 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 3 Bronze has been declared athletics team runners-up.

In an exciting football final match, Dimapur district blanked Peren District 5-0 and walked away with a cash prize of Rs. 30,000 along with trophy and certificates. Peren District pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 20,000, besides its player Poudingai being declared the best player.

Vesatha of Phek district who bagged 2 Gold and Ngulieneinuo of Dimapur district who won 2 Gold and 1 Silver were declared best athletes among boys and girls respectively.

Medal Tally: (Athletics)
Dimapur: 5G 4S 2B; Phek: 4G 5S 3B; Tuensang: 1G 0S 1B; Kohima: 0G 1S 0B;
Mokokchung: 0G 1S 0B; Peren: 0G 0S 1B; Wokha: 0G 0S 1B; Zunheboto: 0G 0S 1B;
Kiphire: 0G 0S 0B; Longleng: 0G 0S 0B; Mon: 0G 0S 0B

Source: Morung Express