Date:20/07/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/07/20/stories/2004072008162000.htm

Sport - Badminton

Mohammed Ali triumphs

HYDERABAD, JULY 19. Mohammed Ali and Cynthia Rodrigues clinched the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the Ranga Reddy district badminton championships, which concluded at the indoor stadium, Saroornagar here on Sunday.

The results (all finals): Men: Singles: Mohammed Ali bt B. Naveen Kumar 15-13, 15-4; doubles: Charanjit/Arjun Reddy bt Md. Ali/Naveen Kumar.

Boys: Mini singles: Sai Praneet bt K. Ajay Kumar 15-12, 7-15, 15-5; doubles: B. Sai Praneet/K. Ajay Kumar bt O. Prahas/Nitish Chandra Reddy 15-0, 15-1; sub-junior singles: Guru Sai Dutt bt K. Tarun Reddy 7-15, 15-6, 15-5; doubles: Sai Dutt/K. Tarun bt Sai Praneet/K. Ajay Kumar 15-3, 15-5; junior singles: Kiran Tej bt Guru Sai Dutt 15-12, 15-10; doubles: Sai Dutt/K. Tarun bt P. Arjun Reddy/P. Aswhin Reddy 15-8, 15-4.

Women: Singles: Cynthia Rodrigues bt J. Navya 11-2, 11-1; doubles: Cynthia/Navya bt K. Shakuntala/Usha 11-15, 15-4, 15-7.

Girls: Mini singles: M. Leela Manasa bt Amala Burgula 11-2, 11-3; doubles: Amala/Sindhu bt Leela/Maneesha 15-3, 15-5; sub-junior singles: K. Naga Pratyusha bt A. Vasudevan 11-2, 11-6; doubles: J. Navya/Anita Vasudevan bt K.N. Pratyusha/Keerthi Reddy 15-6, 11-15, 15-9; junior singles: Cynthia Rodrigues bt Naga Pratyusha 11-9, 11-4; doubles: Cynthia/J. Navya bt K. Naga Pratyusha/Anita Vasudevan 15-9, 15-5.

Veterans singles: Ramappa Prakash bt R. Bhagat Ram 15-8, 10-3 (conceded); doubles: P. Tarun/B.V. Rao bt R. Bhagat Ram/Ramappa Jayaprakash 15-10, 15-13.