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NT Bureau
Chennai, Apr 20:

        Golden Eagle-Blue Star Sports Academy is organising an all-India invitation tournament for men and women, preceded by a State-level championship beginning at the Corporation playgrounds, Venkatanarayana Road, T Nagar, 21 April.

        The all-India competition is expected to produce top class stuff for six days beginning from 26 April and ending with the grand finale on 1 May.

        An event of this magnitude, involving around Rs 18 to 20 lakh, has become possible thanks to the sponsorship and support of M Nandagopal, chairman and managing director, Mohan Breweries and Distilleries Ltd.

        At a media briefing here yesterday, Nandagopal said the all-India tournament, supported by BFI and TNBA, will include top teams like Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), Central Excise-Cochin, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Indian Army, Western Railway and Central Railway. Confirmation is awaited from ONGC.

        In the women's section, there are six teams - KSEB, Chhattisgarh, Southern Railway, Western Railway, Central Railway, and South Western Railway.

        The State-level championship, under the banner of Rising Stars BC, is to be a knock-out-cum-league event, featuring IOB, Indian Bank, ICF, and Southern Railway in men, and Southern Railway, Rising Stars, Vayudoot and All Star for women.

        R Elumalai, chairman, Blue Star Sports Academy, detailed the programmes of the club in promoting the game in Chengalpattu, while N S Gunasekar, secretary, dwelt on the growth of the institution and traced the history of popular tournaments. K Mohan, president, Golden Eagle-Blue Star Sports Academy, underlined the increasing base of the club.