Security Wing win

KATHMANDU: Manjit Ghosh scored eight goals as Security Wing hammered Chancery Team ‘A’ 11-2 to claim the third place at the first Independence Cup Football Tournament here on Saturday. Anil Kumar scored a brace and B Baro added one for Security Wing in the match between the Embassy of India (EoI) teams. Paul Hengshing and Dipesh Kumar scored for Chancery team. Hyatt Regency will take on EoI’s Military Wing for the championship on Sunday. — HNS

Baral triumphs

KATHMANDU: Sunny Baral accumulated 38 points to win the Raj Group Blind Partner Golf Tournament at the Royal Nepal Golf Club on Saturday. The team of Baral and Paresh Lama also claimed the men’s team award with 70 points while Kalpana Limbu and Pawitra Yakthumba combined to win the ladies’ team award with 62 points. Other winners included Deep Bahadur Basnet (longest drive), Pradeep Kumar Shrestha (nearest to the pin) and Gopal Chitrakar (most birdies). In all, 60 golfers including eight ladies participated in the tournament. — HNS