Abhijeet, Bastav triumph

Guwahati, Jan. 31: Bastav Neog and Abhijeet Dutta annexed the All-Guwahati Open Prize-money Men's Doubles Badminton Championship title, defeating an under-13 tandem of Saurav Das and Rajsekhar Das in the finals on Saturday.

The winners went home richer by Rs 10,000 and the runners-up by Rs 5,000.

IOC cricket: Gujarat Refinery lifted the 5th Inter-divisional Cricket Tournament Trophy of Indian Oil Corporation, defeating Panipat Refinery in the final at the Sector II ground of Guwahati Refinery yesterday.

Dispur Challenge Trophy: Ganeshguri Yuva Jagaran Sangha will organise the second Dispur Challenge Trophy Day/Night Cricket Tournament at the Gopal Boro High School ground here from February 3 to 10. The winners will be awarded Rs 1 lakh.

and the runners-up Rs 50,000. The man of the tournament will be richer by Rs 25,000.

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