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Ashwin scores match-winner

CHENNAI: Ashwin slammed in the match winner for Indian Bank to give the team its first win in four matches in the MIOT-CHA senior division super league hockey championship at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here.

The 2-1 victory over Sports Authority of India ‘A’ on Friday brought to an end the poor run for the former champion this season.

With a match to go, against SAI ‘B’ on Saturday, Indian Bank has three points in the six-team super league.

International V. Raja put Indian Bank ahead after a goalless first half. The lead, however, did not last long.

SAI levelled when Shyam Kumar produced a field goal. The match looked heading towards a draw before Ashwin’s opportunism gave Indian Bank full points.

Former champion ICF is assured of a place in Sunday’s final after an unbeaten record in four matches (12 points). Reigning champion Indian Overseas Bank has nine points from three games after winning all three games.

IOB plays Southern Railway (nine from four ties) on Saturday and is scheduled to take on ICF the next day.

SAI ‘A’ has finished its programme of five matches with three points while the ‘B’ side has no points with one game left.

Settu-Babu duo wins

The Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh pair of S. Settu and A. Ram Babu defeated T.A.P.N. Rao (AP) and Venkatachalam (TN) 6-4, 7-5 in the above-55 final of the Raju Vegesna-AISTA National-ranking veterans’ tennis tournament at the SDAT-Nungambakkam Stadium here on Friday.

The results: Singles (semifinals): Above-45: Nagaraj (Kar) bt Yogesh Shah (Guj) 6-2, 6-3; Vivek Reddy (TN) bt M. Suresh (AP) 6-0, 6-1. Above-55: V. Ram Mohan Rao (AP) bt Abdul Azeez (AP) 6-1, 6-1; S. Settu (TN) bt K. Radhakrishna Murthy (AP) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. Above- 65: S. Parekh (Mah) bt C. Radhakrishnan (TN) 6-1, 6-0; T. Sreedhar (AP) bt Ramesh Gautham (U.P.) 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles (final): Above-55: S. Settu (TN) & A. Ram Babu (AP) bt T. A.P.N. Rao (AP) & Venkatachalam (TN) 6-4, 7-5. Above- 45: Jasper & Vivek Reddy (TN) bt V. Shankar (Del) & V. Srinivasa Reddy (AP) 6-2, 6-2.

SSN wins team title

SSN Engineering College, represented by R.S. Raja and T. Raghuram, won the men’s team championship event of the first Jiwan Mal Nahata memorial inter-collegiate table tennis tournament, organised by Centre Court TT Club on Friday.

SSN won its two matches in the three-team round-robin league; it first blanked Loyola Yellows 3-0 and then edged out Loyola Whites 3-2.

With two top-five state players in R. Abishek and Sivananda Seshadri, Loyola Whites managed a second place.

The results (round robin league): Team championship:

Men: SSN bt Loy. Yellows 3-0; Loy. Whites bt Loy. Yellows 3-0; SSN bt Loy. Whites 3-2.

TN juniors post win

The Sri Lankan-Galle Basketball Association, in the city to play a few exhibition matches, finished its engagements on Friday.

In its fourth and last match, the Galle BBA went down fighting to the Tamil Nadu junior team 87-61 at J.J. Indoor Stadium. A.N. Dyaneswaran, Chief Patron and Chairman, Tamil Nadu Basketball Association, gave away the prizes.

The results: TN Juniors 87 (Eshwar 18, Udaya 16, Rahul 14) bt Sri Lankan Galle District BBA 61 (Banu 18, Yasith 16, D. Ranatunga 21).

Sylvester sizzles

By virtue of its first innings lead over Jawahar Vidyalaya, St. John’s ES & JC (Besant Nagar) won the final of the two-day Sacred Heart MHSS State-level under-15 cricket tournament here on Thursday.

The highlight of St. John’s victory was a fine unbeaten 249 (261b, 28x4) by P.R. Sylvester Jayan. Jayan and C. Asuthosh (47) added 178 runs for the opening wicket.

The scores (final): St. John’s ES & JC (Besant Nagar) 468 for seven in 90 overs (P.R. Sylvester Jayan 249 not out, C. Asuthosh 47, S.R. Vibhu 42, Shikkar Hukku 34, P. Sajan 56, B. Karthik three for 128) drew with Jawahar Vidyalaya 194 in 86.3 overs (Karthik Narayanan 41, V. Arvind 50 not out, P.R. Sylvester Jayan three for 24).

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