Date:16/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/16/stories/2008061660361800.htm

Sport - Football

Gymkhana is champion

HYDERABAD: Gymkhana recorded a 4-3 win over Trimulgherry Village ‘A’, via the tie-breaker, in the final of the Sachdev Sports Cup inter-summer coaching centres football tournament, at Trimulgherry here on Sunday.

The teams were locked goalless at the end of full time.

In the tie-breaker, Anirudh, Alphonse, Alloysius Jesuraj and Prashanth were successful for the winner, while Sherwin, Rahul and Sashank were on target for the loser.

P. Gowrishankar, ex-Vice-President of Cantonment Board and P. Rajendran, President, RR District Football Association, gave away the prizes.

Nidhi takes honours

Surapaneni Nidhi defeated P. Jahnavi Reddy 9-7 in the girls’ under-10 category final of the fourth Twin Cities mini junior tennis tournament, organised by Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, here.

Other results (finals):

Boys: U-12: Shaikh Osama bt Ponnala Siddarth 9-7; U-10: Ponnala Siddarth bt Aproop Reddy 9-5.

Girls: U-12: P. Rashmitha Reddy bt M. Shivani 5-1 (conceded).

Sashidhar wins title

Sashidhar Karthik Babu with 5.5 points emerged winner in the open category of the Brilliant Trophy State open chess tournament here.

The results (final round): Open: M.V. Kumar (4.5) drew with Sashidhar Karthik Babu (5.5); P. Praveen Prasad (4.5) lost to P.V.V. Seshu (5.5); J.V. Ramana (5) bt J.R.C. Prasad (4); K.S. Anand Reddy (4) lost to L.V. Shiva Kumar (5); C.R.G. Krishna (4.5) drew with M. Deepthamsh Reddy (4.5).

Final standings: 1. Sashidhar Karthik Babu (5.5 pts), 2. P.V.V. Seshu (5), 3. M. V. Kumar, 4. J. V. Ramana, 5. L. V. Shiva Kumar, 6. S. Khan (5 each).

Juniors: A. Kavya (5.5) bt K. Yeshwanth (4.5); G. Venkat Ram (4.5) lost to B. Yeshwanth Reddy (5.5): M. Venkat Sourav (4) lost to Dheeraj (5): R. Anantha Krishna (5) bt G. Poojitha (4): K.P. Pranav (4) lost to S.S.V. Aditya (5).

Other winners: Boys: Under-6: S.S.V. Aditya; U-8: Dheeraj; U-10: J. Sai Agni Jeevetesh; U-12: K. Yeswanth; U-14: G. Venkatram.

Girls: Under-6: Keerti Sreya; U-8: J. Anmol; U-10: A. Kavya; U-12: G. Poojitha; U-14: Sk. Tasneem.

HKA office-bearers

K. Jagadishwar Yadav has been re-elected as secretary of Hyderabad Kabaddi Association at its general body meeting held here.

The office-bearers: Life patron: S. Ratnam; Patrons: G. Kishan Reddy, MLA, B. Bikshapathi Goud, S.R. Premraj; President: Kasani Gnaneshwar Mudiraj, MLC; Chairman: Balram Yadav; Vice-Presidents: G. Karthaiah, Mohd Azeez Khan, Kuldeep Sahani, G. Sadasiva Rao.

Secretary: K. Jagdishwar Yadav; Joint Secretaries: G. Ram Reddy, Christopher Babu, G. Yadaiah Yadav, K. Yellaiah and P. Satyanarayana; Treasurer: K.B. Sreeramulu; Legal Advisor: A. Ushi Reddy; Executive Committee: Messrs M. Ilaiah, A. Lingaiah, Ch. Sampath Rao, Prasad, M. Ravi Kumar, Srinivasulu, E. Ramchander, A. Sarangapani and Ch. Sudhakar.