Date:29/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/29/stories/2008062960501800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Ten share lead

VIJAYAWADA: World under-8 champion and top seed Ch. Mohineesh of Vizag defeated Ch. Siddhartha Bhaskar in the second round of the State under-11 chess tournament for boys and girls held at Vasavi Kalyanamandam at Tadepalligudam on Saturday. Ten players, including Mohineesh, lead the table with two points.

Important second round results: Ch. Mohineesh 2 bt Ch. Siddhartha Bhaskar 1, V. Varun 2 bt G.V. S. Pranav 1, P. Hemanth Kumar 2 bt N. S. N. Bharadwaj 1, B. Rahul Kashyap 2 bt D. Sai Aneesh 1, D. Shunmukha Patrudu 2 bt G. Hemanth 1, N. Krishna Teja 2 bt P. Saideep 1, Y. Grahesh 2 bt S. J. R. Chandrasekhar 1, V. R. Srivastav 2 bt V. Sameer Kumar 1, J. Sai Jeevatejesh 2 bt V. Pranavananda 1, K. Yeswanath 2 bt Tejeswar 1.

Washed out

The second day’s play between Krishna-Prakasam and Guntur-West Godavari in the ACA Central Zone u-19 inter-district tournament for Koka Ranga Rao Memorial Trophy was washed out due to heavy rain on Saturday.

Four teams shared one point each.

The scores: Prakasam 107 for nine in 42.5 overs vs. Krishna; Guntur 73 for no loss vs. West Godavari.

ANU to host major events

Acharya Nagarjuna University will organise the South Zone inter-university kabaddi championship for men in October and the South-West Zone and all-India inter-university kho-kho championship in December-January 2009.