International Sports Journalists' Day celebrated in Patna

Patna, July 2, 2010: Sports Journalists’ Association of Bihar (SJAB) took out an awareness rally to celebrate International Sports Journalists’ Day here on Friday.

The walk led by SJAB president Deepak Pandey and its secretary Pradeep Modak, began from Kargil Chowk and ended at the Moinul Haq Stadium covering a distance of 4-km.

All sports journalists of the Patna print media participated in the march for creating awareness about the role of sports journalists in society.

They carried a banner describing ‘play sports, make future’. CEO of Star India Construction Private Limited Niraj Kumar Pappu flagged off the march at Kargil Chowk. At the Moinul Haq Stadium, office-bearers of the different sports organizations received the journalists.

Photo caption: Sports scribes of Patna take out an awareness rally in Patna on July 2, 2010.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

BMP Boys thrash Eleven Star Mokama

Patna, July 2, 2010: BMP Boys humbled Eleven Star, Mokama 6-0 in the Patna Football Association super division league at the New Police Lines ground here on Friday.

BMP Boys shot into 4-0 lead at the end of the first half.
Dhanjay Chandrabanshi (3 goals), Md Raqib (2 goals) and Sarfraz (1 goal) found the target.

Rainbow crush Eleven Star Mokama

Patna, June 27, 2010: Rainbow Football Club thrashed bottom placed Eleven Star, Mokama 4-0 in the Patna Football Association super division league at the New Police Lines ground here on Sunday.

Winners were 1-0 up in the first half.

Rainbow’s striker Vikas Singh netted the first goal in the 5th minute (1-0). Rainbow boys played attacking soccer in the second half as in the 65th minute Vikas Kumar Singh struck the second goal (2-0). Two minutes later, Anis Kumar made it (3-0). Amit Kumar took the tally to 4-0 in the 76th minute.

SBI notch up exciting lone goal win over BRC

Patna, June 26, 2010: State Bank of India (SBI) beat Bihar Regimental Centre (BRC), Danapur, by a lone goal in the Patna Football Association super division league at the Patna High School ground here on Saturday.

Both the teams were locked goalless in the first half.

In the second half, SBI striker Sarfraz scored the match winner in the 67th minute.