Date:12/02/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/12/stories/2008021260811800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Loyola College posts win

HYDERABAD: Loyola College (Chennai) recorded a 70-64 win over Madras Christian College (Chennai) in the preliminary round of the Fr. Balaiah Memorial national basketball tournament here on Monday.

The scores:

Satyabama University, Chennai, 66 (Manoj Abraham 14, Heinse 13, Akbar 10) bt SBM Jain College, Bangalore 34 (Varun 12); Loyola College, Chennai, 70 (Vinoth 41) bt Madras Christian College, Chennai, 64 (Praveen 22); PSG Arts & Science College, Coimbatore 28 (P. Akilon 10) bt St. Mary’s Degree College, Yousufguda, 9; Jeppiar Engineering College, Chennai, 51 (Arun Chandra 24) bt St. Martin’s Engineering College, Dhulapally, 34 (Arjun 16); St. Mary’s 34 (Praveen 17) bt SBM Jain 32 (Somana 10); Madras CC 65 (Antony Prakash 25) bt St. Martin’s EC, Dhulapally, 32 (Arjun 16).

Easy win for Satyam

Satyam recorded an easy 47-run win over Capco Capacitors in the Concern India Foundation cricket tournament for corporate groups being organised to raise funds for charity.

The scores: Intelligroup 129 for five (Ravikanth 68) bt ITC Grand Kakatiya 99 for nine (Vijetha 40).

Satyam 126 for five (Raghuram 47, Suresh 41) bt Capco Capacitors 79.

Tata Teleservices 92 for nine lost to The Hindu 96 for one.

GHMC tennikoit

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will conduct an annual, open tennikoit tournament from February 18 to 20 at Nehrunagar Playground here.

Entries close by February 15 and for details contact phone Nos. 94901 19464 \ 93911 77183 or K. P. Krishna, coach, at Ghasmandi Playground.

Chess tournaments

A2H Chess Academy will organise age group chess championship for boys in four categories from February 16. Entries close by February 15 and for details contact Phone No 98494 96953 \ 97053 35383.

The Champions Chess School will organise a one-day rapid chess tournament for boys and girls in the age groups of under-10, 15 and 20 on February 17. For details contact Phone No. 99080 32377.

Corporate Centre wins

Corporate Centre (Gurgaon) defeated Hyderabad 34-29 in the Power Grid inter-region kabaddi tournament here.

The results:

SRTS bt NRTS 44-41; WRTS bt ERTS 27-12; NRTS II bt ERTS 35-15; Corporate Centre, Gurgaon, bt Hyderabad 34-29.

Basketball tournament

Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology will organise an AP inter-engineering colleges basketball tournament from February 25. Entries close by February 20 and for details contact Phone Nos. 98858 33942.