Date:30/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/30/stories/2008083057501800.htm

Sport - Football

Tiruchi Union beats Challenge Union

TIRUCHI: Tiruchi Union defeated Challenge Union 1-0 in a Tiruchi DFA third division ‘B’ Zone football league encounter, here on Friday. Jebarsan was the scorer.

Saravanan advances

Saravanan defeated Periasamy 22-16, 4-25, 24-9 and booked a place in the quarterfinals of the non-medallist category in the district-level carrom tournament, conducted by Srirangam Recreation Club, here on Friday.

The results: Pre-quarterfinals: Sait (VCC) bt Govindaraj (BHEL) 24-0, 25-4; K. Mahesh Sharma (VCC) bt V. Tirunavukarasu (UCC) 19-3, 15-11; Ravichandran bt Samson (RI GOC) 24-2, 21-9; Saravanan (SRC) defeated Periasamy (JSC) 22-16, 4-25, 24-9; Ashraf Ali (VCC) bt Qasim (NCC) 20-19, 25-0; Asanar (NCC) bt Salavudeen (VCC) 25-1, 23-0; Ghouse (NCC) bt Mahesh (TRC) 18-5, 23-11; Jinnah (NCC) bt Bhagyaraj (VCC) 22-11, 4-22, 22-9.

Chennai, Coimbatore win

Chennai and Coimbatore got past their opponents with ease to clinched the men’s and women’s titles respectively in the Yonex-Senior State inter-District badminton championship, organised by the Kanyakumari District Badminton Association, at the Ramavarmapuram Club courts in Nagercoil.

The results: Team event: Final: Men: Chennai bt Thiruvallur 3-0 (M.R. Manikandan bt R. Sangameshwaran 21-9, 21-9, Aditya Elango bt B. Ashok 21-8, 21-5, Manikandan & Elango bt Vijay Dayanidhi Sangameshwaran 21-17, 21-15). Semifinals: Chennai bt Coimbatore 3-1 (Manikandan bt S.C. Adithya 21-8, 21-8, Shyam Sunder lost to C. Navin Prasad 21-19, 11-21, 16-21, Manikandan & Aditya Elango bt N. Gopi Anand & Varun Anand 21-6, 21-15, Elango bt N. Gopi 21-15, 21-12).

Thiruvallur bt Vellore 3-2 (Sangameshwaran bt J. Malik Jalal 21-15, 23-21, Ashok lost to Md. Roshan Zameer 21-17, 12-21, 19-21, Kandavel & Sangameshwaran lost to Malik Jalal & Md. Roshan Zameer 10-21, 14-21, K.R. Shivakumar bt Md. Ameer 21-9, 21-11, Ashok & Shivakumar bt A. Kumaran & Md. Ameer 21-18, 21-12).

Women: Final: Coimbatore bt Vellore 2-0 (S. Archana bt G. Amrin Mubarak 21-17, 17-21, 21-17, Archana & K. Vidhya bt Anees Kowsar & Archana Devi 21-18, 21-17). Semifinals: Coimbatore bt Madurai 2-0; Vellore bt Chennai 2-1.