Date:15/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071556421800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

State table tennis from October 5

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State table tennis championships will be held in Alappuzha from October 5 to 9. It was decided at the AGM of the State association held at the Regional Sports Centre, Kochi recently.

The calendar of events is as follows: July 25 to 27: YMCA all-Kerala Open tournament at Alappuzha; August 8 and 9: RSC all-Kerala open tournament at Kochi; September 5 to 7: Centre for Police Sports all-Kerala open tournament, Thiruvananthapuarm; September 19 to 21: KRL all-Kerala open tournament, Ambalamughal; October 3 to 4: District championships (all districts); October 5 to 9: Kerala State championships at Alappuzha; October 10 to 12: KDTTA all-Kerala Open, Kozhikode; October 17 to 19: Kannur District Open tournament at Kannur; October 24 to 25: N. Krishnamoorthy Memorial tournament, Thiruvananthapuram. Sixth win for Civil Services

Civil Services XI defeated Canara Bank by six wickets to record its sixth win in the Canara Bank-TDCA ‘D’ division cricket league in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.

The scores: Canara Bank 131 in 30 overs (Jeevan four for 55) lost to Civil Services XI 135 for four in 18.4 overs (Sumesh 46).

Atwal tied 45th

Arjun Atwal turned in his best card of the week — a four-under 68 — to jump 20 spots on the leaderboard and finish tied 45th in the $1 million Nationwide Tour Players Cup golf in Bridgeport (USA).

Atwal’s improved final-round performance saw him sign off with a total of one-under 287.

The 10th tee starter was on a roll with birdies on the 12th and 14th before a bogey-birdie-bogey finish to his first nine left him one-under at the turn.

In the front nine, Atwal twice scored a birdie-brace — on the second and third and the eighth and ninth holes but a bogey sandwiched in between — on the fourth — denied him a higher finish on the leader-board.