Date:02/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/02/stories/2008100261932200.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Krishna Kiriti, Nikhat get the pride of place

HYDERABAD: M. Krishna Kiriti of Postal and Nikhat Banu of Gujarati Seva Mandal were given the top seedings in men’s and women’s singles respectively in the eighth AWASA Anantha Narayana Reddy and Rameshwaramma Memorial State-ranking table tennis tournament starting from October 3. Nikhat Banu will be felicitated during the event for her consistent performances at the national level.

The seedings: Boys: Cadets: 1. A. Jagdish Krishna, 2. D. Rahul, 3. Anindhya Reddy, 4. Sk. Akram. Sub-juniors: 1. A. Goutam Krishna, 2. Md. Anas Ali, 3. Purna Srivatsava, 4. Arsh Agarwal. Juniors: 1. Harsh Atul Shah, 2. T. Sai Praneeth, 3. Hannan Khan, 4. A. Gautam Krishna. Youth: 1. P. Vighnay Reddy, 2. G. Vishal Reddy, 3. A. V. Anish, 4. Gautam Gampa. Men: 1. M. Krishna Kiriti, 2. T. Arundhar, 3. A. Umesh Kumar, 4. P. Vighnay Reddy.

Girls: Cadets: 1. K. Spoorthy, 2. T. L. Harshitha, 3. Sk. Saira Banu, 4. Akshi Sanchetty. Sub-juniors: 1. K. Harshitha, 2. Akshi Sanchetty, 3. M. Mrudula, 4. T. L. Harshitha. Juniors: 1. Nikhat Banu, 2. K. Bhavana, 3. K. Harshitha, 4. M. Mrudula. Youth: 1. Nikhat Banu, 2. Aisha Afzal, 3. K. Vidisha, 4. P. Manasa. Women: 1. Nikhat Banu, 2. K. Harshitha, 3. K. Bhavana, 4. K. Spoorthi.

Football tournament

Abbas Union Football Club will organise Hero Honda cash prize tournament from October 3 to 6 at Maidan-e-gadeer (Dahrul-ul-Shifa) with 14 teams in the fray including foreign students’ outfits from Sudan, Yemen and Afghanistan.

Guntur posts wins

Guntur boys recorded two wins in the league phase of the AP School Games inter-district handball championship (under-19) in Guntur.

The results:

League: Boys: Guntur bt Srikakulam 15-9; Guntur bt Nalgonda 13-4; Srikakulam bt Adilabad 13-1; Hyderabad bt East Godavari 17-1; Warangal bt Karimnagar 11-5; Chittoor bt Medak 13-0; Kadapa bt Anantapur 14-8; Nellore bt Nalgonda 11-6; Krishna bt Ranga Reddy 13-11.

Hyderabad bt Medak 20-1; Khammam bt West Godavari 21-17; Prakasham bt Vizag 11-7; Karimnagar bt Vizianagaram 15-8; Hyderabad bt Prakasham 5-1; Krishna bt Khammam 9-3; Kadapa bt Vizianagaram 16-4; Ranga Reddy bt Nizamabad 11-9; Nellore bt Kurnool 13-8; Vizag bt East Godavari 7-2.

Girls: Adilabad drew with Karimnagar 13-13; Ranga Reddy bt Vizag 10-0; Chittoor bt Nizamabad 8-6; Warangal bt Kurnool 9-3.

West Godavari bt Adilabad 10-4; Guntur bt Ranga Reddy 13-1; Khammam bt Chittoor 7-3; Hyderabad bt Warangal 10-2.