Date:18/04/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/18/stories/2008041856432000.htm

Sport - Sports : General

ASC keeps winning

BANGALORE: ASC registered its second successive win with a surprise last minute strike against Karnataka State Police (KSP) in a Group ‘A’ match of the Puttaiah Memorial football tournament for the Super Division teams at the football stadium here on Thursday.

After being on the backfoot for most part of the match, the armymen did pose a few threats in the second session but two brilliant saves on the goalline kept the slate blank.

However, in the final minute of injury time, a perfect left-footed cross from Rakesh Singh saw substitute Raju Biswas heading home in style leaving KSP custodian Nagendra clueless.

Earlier, ASC had defeated ADE 3-0 while KSP outclassed Postal.

The Group B has been reduced to a three-team affair and HASC, by virtue of its 1-0 win over CIL on Wednesday, made the last four grade.

Suraj wins title

Unseeded Suraj R. Prabodh of Mysore Tennis Club capped his fine run with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over the fifth-seeded Rohit R. Gowda in the final of the boys’ under-14 event in the Inner Wheel Club of Mysore Central’s AITA Talent Series at the MTC courts at Mysore on Thursday.

Bangalore’s S.P. Ritu won the girls’ under-14 crown beating the second-seeded Preeti Ujjaini 6-1, 6-1.

S. Raghavendra, teaming up with Hemanth Kumar, bagged the under-16 boys’ doubles crown with a 6-3, 6-2 win over S. Karan and S. Kishen.

Other results:

Boys: Under-16: Singles: Semifinals: S. Karan bt Hemanth Kumar 7-6(3), 6-0; S. Raghavendra bt Nikhil Reddy 6-4, 6-2; Doubles: Final: S. Raghavendra & Hemanth Kumar bt S. Karan & S. Kishen 6-3, 6-2.

Girls: Under-14: Final: S.P. Ritu bt Preeti Ujjaini 6-1, 6-1.

Under-16: Semifinals: A.K. Padmapriya bt Amla Amol Warrick 6-1, 6-3; Rachana R. Gowda bt Preeti Ujjaini 6-2, 6-1.