Referee panel

Guwahati: The Assam Football Association has named the panel of referees for the 14th under-21 inter-district football tournament for the DN Singha Trophy that will be held at North Lakhimpur from September 3. The panel, with Amal Baruah of Jorhat as the in-charge, comprises Sushanta Sen, Gitesh Dhar, Sailendra Ch. Das, Mrinal Kanti Das, Rama Kanta Baishya, Majen K. Rai and Manik Narzary.

Kaguiluang win

Hailakandi: Kaguiluang Football XI has won the fourth Haipou Jadunang Memorial football trophy defeating Assam University 2-1 in the final at the Silchar Medical College Hospital ground on Tuesday. Kaguigai Kamei and Paikhona Rongmei scored for the winners. Komfort Rongmei returned the only goal for the varsity side.

Knockout meet

Hailakandi: Joy Bagan Club emerged victorious in the Alma Akhtar knockout football title, defeating Seva Sangha Club 4-1 in the final at Silchar on Monday. Keny Rongmei, Himangshu Burman, Kajaigak Rongmei and eventual player of the final Ringson Hmar pumped in for Joy Bagan while Seva Sangha?s only goal came courtesy Sanjoy Tanti.Seva Sangha?s Vinod Chetri and Dipendra Sinha were adjudged player of the tournament and best goalkeeper respectively.

Veterans lose

Hailakandi: The Cachar District Sports Officers XI won the Sadbhavana Divas exhibition football match defeating Silchar DSA Veteran XI 3-2 at Satindra Mohan Dev stadium in Silchar on Sunday. Among the winners, Subir Dey scored a brace and Bikash Das scored the other goal. Badar Uddin Mazumdar and Satyajit Das scored for the losers.

Preparations

Hailakandi: The Hailakandi District Sports Association has begun reconstructing the pitch, outfield etc of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose stadium here as preparations for the ensuing cricket season.