Roy to coach Bengal

Former India player Krishnendu Roy will coach Bengal for the 62nd Santosh Trophy scheduled to be held in Jammu & Kashmir from May 25. Roy will be joined by ex-India goalkeeper Tarun Bose as the goalkeeping coach. The squad is yet to be announced. Defending champions Punjab and runners up Bengal along with semi-finalists Kerala and Maharashtra have been directly qualified to the last eight.

Md. Sp. stay afloat

Mohammedan Sporting avoided relegation with an 87-run win over Burnpur United in the CAB relegation play- off final match on Friday.

Brief scores

Mohammedan Sporting 301. Burnpur United 214. Mohammedan Sporting won by 87 runs.

CU meet

Prafulla Chandra College beat Jaipuria College by four wickets in a Calcutta University College tournament match on Friday.

Brief scores

Jaipuria College 277/7. Prafulla Chandra College 278/6 (Mohammed Iqbal Ali 84 n.o.) Prafulla Chandra College won by 4 wkts.

Table tennis

YMCA (Green) made the last eight of the Gupta Memorial inter-club table tennis championships beating Friends Staff ‘D’ (HG) and Bhowanipore Bayam Samity ‘A’ in the junior division group A match at Khudiram Anusilan Kendra on Friday.

Sports meet

The DLF-Saturday Club Sports Carnival began at the club premises on Friday. Ten city clubs are vying for top honours in the nine-day meet.

TODAY IN SPORT

TABLE TENNIS: Inter-club meet at Khudiram Anusilan Kendra from 2 pm.