Date:07/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/07/stories/2008050756311800.htm

Sport - Chess

Preethi and Bharathi in joint lead

Salem: Commonwealth medallist R. Preethi of Madurai and State sub-junior champion R. Bharathi of Chennai were in joint lead, with 5.5 points each, at the end of the sixth round in the 36th Tamil Nadu State women’s chess championship here on Tuesday.

Pon. N. Krithika (Kancheepuram) and S. Nabeela Farheen (Chennai) trail the leaders by half a point.

Important results (sixth round): R. Bharathi (Chn) 5.5 drew with R. Preethi (Mdu) 5.5; Pon. N. Krithika (Kan) 5 bt L. Ishwarya Shobana (Slm) 4; S. Nabeela Farheen (Chn) 5 bt Sithalatchumi Arunachalam (Mdu) 4; M. Poojakanth (Nlc) 3.5 lost to M.R. Sangeetha (Chn) 4.5; P.V. Nandhidha (Nam) drew with P.K. Jayashree (Slm) 4; S.V. Sathya Priya (Slm) 3.5 lost to C.H. Savetha (Chn) 4.5; J. Saranya (Tlr) 4.5 bt J. Janani (Bca) 3.5; R. Visalatchi (Vnr) 3.5 lost to A. Akshaya (Tlr) 4.5; M. Jegathambal (Chn) 3 lost to S. Aarthysri (Bca) 4.5; S. Sneha (Cbe) 3 lost to Priya Sandhiya (Kan) 4; M. Mahalaxmi (Chn) 3.5 drew with S. Anushya (Nlc) 3.5; R. Nanduja (Vnr) 4 bt U. Ashwini (Chn) 3; J.G. Nivethitha (Chn) 4 bt D.S. Sasirekha (Nlc) 3; B. Suwathy (Nlc) 3 lost to R. Karthikeyini (Mdu) 4.

YMCA posts win

YMCA Basketball Club (Coimbatore) edged out Uppilipalayam BBC 49-46 in the State-level basketball tournament for men at Coimbatore on Tuesday.

Earlier, United BC (Coimbatore) got past United BC (Chennai) 71-57.

Other results:

Bharathi BBC (Cbe) 49 (Ishok 12, James 10) bt Friends BBC 35 (Siva Kumar 10, Ramalingam 10).

SDAT (Cbe) 85 (Hari Kumar 28, Arun Kumar 22, Ziasudeen 16) bt PSG SC (Cbe) 61 (Dilipan 26).

Udumalpet BBC 49 (Carey 10) bt Armed Police 40 (Kanesh 18, Arun 19).

National BC (Pollachi) 49 (Ram Kumar 14) bt Junior BC (Nagercoil) 45 (R. Reju Krishnan 12, S.A. Smith 14).

RSC (Cbe) 58 (Sarath Kumar 20, Sukumaran 16, S. Ram Kumar 14) bt JBC (Ooty) 47 (Ramesh 12, Mohan Kumar 12).

Brace by Prakash

A brace by Prakash and one goal each by Sathish Kumar and Edwin helped Rock Fort Football Club defeat PSNA Football Club 4-1 in the Dindigul DFA Nursery (under-13) league for DPM Trophy at Dindigul on Tuesday.

Ilango scored the only goal for PSNA Club.

In another match, Royal Football Club (Batlagundu) beat Arasan Football Club by a solitary goal scored by Jeyakumar.