Date:04/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/04/stories/2008100456411800.htm

Sport - Volleyball

Coimbatore teams in last four

Tirupur: Coimbatore and Tirunelveli brushed aside the challenges of their opponents and entered the semifinals in the boys’ section of the State sub-junior volleyball championship at the Angel College of Engineering and Technology courts here on Friday.

Coimbatore scored a hard fought 25-17, 25-15, 20-25, 25-22 win over Dharmapuri, while Tirunelveli pulled off a surprise 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 23-25, 15-11 win over title-contender Chennai.

The results:

Boys: Quarterfinals: Tiruchi bt Nagapattinam 25-21, 25-22, 25-17, Coimbatore bt Dharmapuri 25-17, 25-15, 20-25, 25-22, Tirunelveli bt Chennai 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 23-25, 15-11, Kancheepuram bt Erode 25-23, 25-11, 25-16. Pre-quarterfinals: Nagapattinam bt Perambalur 25-23, 25-15, Tiruchi bt Madurai 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, Coimbatore bt Dindigul 25-16, 25-15, Dharmapuri bt Thiruvarur 26-24, 25-20, Chennai bt Krishnagiri 25-13, 26-24, Tirunelveli bt Kanyakumari 25-14, 25-19, Erode bt Virudhunagar 25-27, 25-16, 25-16, Kancheepuram bt Cuddalore 25-18, 25-22.

Girls: Quarterfinals: Coimbatore bt Salem 25-20, 25-21, 25-17, Chennai bt Kancheepuram 19-25, 25-12, 25-21, 25-18, Nagapattinam bt Perambalur 18-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-6, Erode bt Krishnagiri 25-14, 26-24, 25-21.

Semifinal line-up: Boys: Tiruchi v Coimbatore, Tirunelveli v Kancheepuram. Girls: Coimbatore v Chennai, Nagapattinam v Erode.

Gopinath takes trophy

R. Gopinath of Coimbatore Golf Club (CGC) clinched the Elgi Trophy (Stableford) with ease in the 39th Nilgiri Autumn Meet 2008, which commenced at the Ooty Gymkhana Club golf course here on Friday.

A former national rally driver and a member of the Motor Sport Association of India, Gopinath, despite the tricky condition, traversed the course comfortably to emerge a clear winner with 42 points. Seventeen-year-old Nitin Suresh of Coonoor, with 38 points, surprised the crowd by wresting the second spot.

The results:

Elgi Trophy (Stableford): 1. R. Gopinath (CGC) 42 pts, 2. Nitin Suresh (Coonoor) 38 pts. Gross: 1. Vignesh Ranga Rao (CGC) 31 pts, 2. Vashistha Pawar (CGC) 27 pts.

NK Trophy: 1. Meyappan Ramaswamy (+1, better second nine), 2. Mohan Nambiar (CGC) +1.

Chess tournament

The 19th open chess tournament for the visually challenged, jointly organised by the Giants Group of Coimbatore and the Coimbatore District Chess Association, will be held at the Sri T.A. Ramalingam Chettiar HSS premises on Alagesan Road on October 4 and 5.