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Sri Lanka ‘A’ to play in Vizag

HYDERABAD: Sri Lanka ‘A,’ with some of the big names of the country’s national team in its line-up, will be visiting Visakhapatnam to take part in friendly matches to be organised by the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) from October 10, V. Chamundeswaranath, Secretary, ACA, said.

He said the round-robin schedule would feature host Andhra, Karnataka, Hyderabad and the Sri Lanka ‘A’ team to be sent by Sri Lanka Cricket.

“Essentially, we are aiming to ensure good match practice for all the players from the above states ahead of a hectic season,” he said.

The ACA is also planning to give away some prize money if everything goes as per the plans on the sponsorship front.

Chamundeswaranath also said that the Andhra under-19 team would be playing practice matches in Hyderabad immediately after the conclusion of the triangular ‘A’ series featuring India, Australia and New Zealand.

P.V. Sindhu, daughter of former volleyball international P.V. Ramana, bagged a double by winning the girls singles and doubles titles, while C. Rohit Yadav won the boys title in the State sub-junior (under-16) badminton championship at the GHMC Indoor Stadium (Ameerpet), here on Saturday.

Sindhu defeated J. Meghana of Ranga Reddy 21-9, 21-10 in the singles final and later combined with Manisha to win the doubles title by beating Meghana and V. Pramada 21-13, 21-14.

In the boys’ singles final, Rohit put it across N.S. Vijetha 21-11, 21-12.

In the boys’ doubles final, K. Sri Teja and Srikanth beat A. Naresh and D. Mahendra 19-21, 21-15, 23-21.

T.G. Venkatesh, Executive President, APBA, handed over a cheque for Rs. 1.5 lakh, pooled in by all the district units of APBA, to Harvir Singh, father of Saina Nehawal, who reached the badminton singles quarterfinals at the Beijing Olympics.

The Andhra Pradesh team to take part in the Sub-junior National badminton championship to be held in Patna from November 10 to 16 was announced here on Saturday by K.Ch. Punnaiah Choudhary, Secretary, AP Badminton Association.

The teams: Boys: C. Rohit Yadav, N.V.S. Vijetha, K. Srikanth, K. Sriteja.

Girls: P.V. Sindhu, Manisha, J. Meghana, Sudharani. Coach: P.N. Sinha (SAI). Manager: K. Sagar (Srikakulam).

The Ranga Reddy District School Games Federation will organise football selections for under-14 and 17 boys at VM School (Saroornagar) on September 15.

Similarly on September 16, basketball selections for boys and girls will be held at Word & Deed School (Hayathnagar) and handball selections at Social Welfare Residential School (Ibrahimpatnam). For details contact 9440032991.

The Hyderabad District Athletics Association will organise district junior trials for boys and girls in the age groups of under-10, 18, 16, 14 at the OU Campus on September 18 from 1 p.m.

The team to take part in the State inter-district meet to be held in Guntur in the first week of October will be picked based during the above trials. Call 9246529015 or 9989433671.

The 11th sub-junior National sepak tekraw championship for boys and girls will be held at the Victory Playground from September 18 to 21, S.R. Prem Raj, Secretary, AP Sepak Takraw Association, said. Twenty-five States will vie for honours in ‘regu’ and in team events with about 500 players taking part.

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