Kokrajhar, Oct. 9: City Police, Guwahati, moved to the pre-quarterfinals defeating Dotma DASA XI by 2-1 goals in today’s match of the 17th Daoharu Mungkhlong Football Trophy being played at Dotma in Kokrajhar.

After a barren first half, the policemen were the first to get off the blocks with a strike in the 50th minute by Amulya Das.

But the cops could sustain their lead only for two minutes as Dotma launched a counter- attack with Jwngsar Brahma hitting home to draw parity.

The decisive moment of the match came in the 67th minute, as K.M. Amujao executed one to perfection to gift his team the winning goal.

Nominated: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has nominated Omar Rashid, secretary of Assam Badminton Association and joint secretary of BAI, as the manager of the Indian badminton team for the Super Series Premier Denmark Open Badminton tournament at Odense, Denmark, from October 14 to 19 and the Super Series French Open Badminton tournament in Paris from October 21 to 26.

Trekking: A five-member team from Gauhati Town Club comprising Devajit Saikia, Dhrubajyoti Pathak, Anuj Paliwal, Devajyoti Konwar and Sujit Kakoti completed a high-altitude, 90-km, trekking expedition in the Himalayan range in West Sikkim yesterday.