Bula eyes new feat

Bula Chowdhury would attempt to cross the Atlantic waters at Robben Islands near Cape Town, South Africa in her bid to create a new record of covering the five continents. She would be leaving for New Delhi on Friday from where she would be boarding the flight to South Africa. She would attempt to cover the 25-30 km distance towards the end of this month or the beginning of May, Bula announced at a press conference on Wednesday. Sahara India Pariwar is sponsoring her.

School soccer

Netaji Shikhayatan (Agarpara) drubbed Ghughudanga Bharati Vidyamandir 8-1 in the Bankim inter-school football tournament match for Anmol-Duckback Cup on Wednesday. Nitai Das scored four while Tarak Shil and Manoj Das netted a brace each. Rabin Singh pulled one back for Ghughudanga Bharati Vidyamandir.

Other results ? Sukantanagore Bidyaniketan bt Chowbaga High School 3-1; Calcutta Muslim Orphanage bt Entally Academy w/o; Chhoygharia Rakhaldas (Bongaon) bt Basirhat Town High School w/o; Shantipur Hindu School bt Gayeshpur Netaji Vidya Mandir 2-0; Ananda Nagar High School bt Khajutty High Madrasah 1-0; Shanpur Netaji Subhas High School bt Bainan Bamandas High School 3-1.