Date:21/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/21/stories/2008102160882000.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Ravi stars for Tarnaka

HYDERABAD: Right-in Ravi scored all the goals to fashion Tarnaka FC’s impressive 4-0 win over Bolarum Sporting in the Susai Sr. memorial football tournament here on Monday.

Ravi struck the first goal in the 16th minute off a pass from Hanumanth to give Tarnaka a 1-0 lead at the break. In the second session, Ravi was on target three more times with Karthik providing him precise passes each time.

Jayant advances

J. Jayant scored an 8-5 win over M.M.K. Ramaneni in the first round in the boys’ under-12 category of the Sun-Jay Tennis Academy AITA Talent Series tennis tournament here.

The results: Boys: Under-12 (first round): J. Jayant bt M.M.K. Ramaneni 8-5; Riyank bt D. Ramachandra Reddy 8-6; Akhil Verma bt R. Vaishnav 8-2; K. Rawal bt M. Avilash 8-7(7); M. Sai Nikhil bt Jyothi Sameer 8-2; Varun Sharavan bt R. Ravi 8-7(8); Taha Kapadia bt V. Prashant 8-1; H. Numan bt A. Patnaik 8-6; I. Akhil bt S. Gokul 8-0; S. Khandare bt S. Karthik 8-6; Sri J. Swamy bt N. Anirudh 8-5; Osama bt Babji Siva 8-2; Y. Anutej bt Aproop Reddy 8-2; S.A. Wahab bt V. Vasudev 8-4; K. V. Akash bt Sai Sameer 8-5; M. Ankit Reddy bt Abhinav 8-2.

Under-14: Rohit Sarwate bt G. Noel Pradeep 8-3; Osama bt M. Nitin 8-1; M. Karthikeyan bt H. Numan 8-4; Affan Abdul bt Vivek Waghmare 8-4; Taha Kapadia bt Alok Aradhya 8-4; S.A. Wahab bt M. Jitesh Swamy 8-7(7); Ashwin Srivastava bt Prithvihaas 8-7(10); B. Sai Nikhil bt Sai Sameer 8-6; A. Patnaik bt N. Anirudh Yadav 8-4; M.M.K. Ramaneni bt V. Prabhakar 8-5; J. Jayanth bt K.V. Vasu 8-2.

Girls: Under-12: Nayanika Reddy bt G. Srutha Kirti 8-2; B. Raksha bt G. Yashaswini 8-0; B. Khanwani bt G.R. Nidhitra 8-0; M. Shivani bt C. Alekhya 8-4; K. Srija bt R. Sanjana 8-1; B. Sonali Reddy bt Prajana 8-4; Sreya Mahadevan bt C.S. Pranitha 8-2; Y. Pranjala bt Sindu Goud 8-1; Rashmitha Reddy bt P. Shivanuja 8-1; S. Nupur bt S.P. Sowmya 8-6; C. Taarani bt S. Praveena 8-4.

St. Andrew’s triumphs

St. Andrew’s HS scored a 4-0 win over Zilla Parishad HS (Trimulgherry) in the final of the eighth Dr. John de Souza Trophy inter-schools football tournament here. Mukesh (2), Sankreeth and Nagarjuna were the scorers.

Former international John Victor gave away the prizes.

Big win

Friends United recorded a 5-0 win over All Star XI in the Greater Hyderabad football tournament here. In other matches Young Sporting beat Saidabad FC 2-0 and Cookie United beat Bhagpat 4-0.