Date:20/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/20/stories/2008102056121800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

VRSEC takes the honours

Sports Reporter

VIJAYAWADA: V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College (VRSEC) won the Acharya Nagarjuna University inter-collegiate (East Zone) tournament defeating Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering (KLCE) by two wickets in the final held here on Sunday.

Both the teams qualified for the ANUIC inter-zonal tournament to be held at VSR & YNR College at Chirala.

The scores:

KLCE 91 in 32.2 overs (N. Jyothi Sai Krishna four for 25) lost to VRSEC 92 for eight in 32.4 overs.

Vivek wins

Vivek Vardhan defeated Sk. Feroz 3-2 in the men’s final of the Krishna District table tennis selection tournament that concluded at the Satyam Memorial TT hall at IGMC Stadium here on Sunday. K. Spoorti outplayed M. Mrudhula 3-1 to win the women’s title.

The results: (all finals):

Men: Vivek Vardhan bt Sk Feroz 3-2.

Women: K. Spoorthi bt M. Mrudhula 3-1; Cadet Boys: Sk. Sharukh Akram bt K. Harshavardhan 3-2; Cadet Girls: K. Sailu Noor Basha bt G. Meghana 3-1; Sub-junior boys: Sk. Sharukh Akram bt V. Vinay 3-1; Sub-junior girls: G. Madhuri Reddy bt Sk Sailu Noor Basha 3-0; Youth boys: Sk. Feroz bt Deepak Reddy 3-0; Youth girls: Sk. Mumtaz bt Manohari 3-0, Junior boys: Vivek Vardhan bt Roshan 3-2; Junior girls: G. Meghana Reddy bt Sai Sindhuja 3-1.

Bharat triumphs

N. Bharat Krishna won the Krishna District u-19 boys title by garnering 4.5 points, while P. Sirisha clinched the girls’ title by registering four points in the district selection tournament that concluded here on Sunday.

G. Lasya (four points) and Sushma (three points) finished second in boys’ and girls’ segments respectively. All the four players will represent the Krishna District in the coming State selection tournament.

National throwball

Vijayawada will host the Senior National throwball championship for men and women at IGMC Stadium from January 9 to 11, 2009, according to organising committee secretary Atmakuri Srinivasa Rao.

Nagesh takes trophy

T.S.R. Nagesh won the Fleet Commander’s Trophy in the annual golf tournament conducted by the Easter Fleet.

Shobhit Srivastava was runner-up. Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command Nirmal Verma gave away the trophies at a dinner function held on board INS Jalashwa on Satruday night. Flag Officer Commanding of Eastern Fleet Satish Soni and other senior officers were present.