C.B. Trophy semis today
Guwahati: Bengal will meet Orissa in the three-day semifinal of the Cooch Behar Trophy (under-19) elite group championship at Nehru Stadium from Wednesday. Both teams arrived here on Monday and had their nets on Tuesday. Assam will face Himachal Pradesh in a Plate group semifinal match in Ahmedabad the same day. Opener Parvez Aziz and medium pacer Sujoy Tarafdar joined the squad there on Tuesday.Bud cricket
Guwahati: The fifth Jugal Kishore Newatia Bud Challenge Trophy invitation cricket meet will begin at Nehru Stadium from December 13. A Twenty-20 friendly match will also be played under floodlights at the same venue as part of the tournament on December 19.Weightlifting
Guwahati: The Assam Weightlifting Association has named the state squad for the 59th men and 22nd women’s senior national weight-lifting tournament to be held at Visakhapatnam from December 10 to 14. The team, comprising Minu Gogoi, Inao Devi, Suni Bala, Piyanu Chanu, Dinesh Singh, Rachi Devi, Poireinganbi Chanu, Basanta, Aschana Boro and Jugendra Phukan will leave the city on Thursday.