Date:27/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/27/stories/2008102760312000.htm

Sport - Sports : General

South Central Railway beats Shastri Club

HYDERABAD: South Central Railway (SCR) recorded a 3-1 win over Shastri Club in the quarterfinals of the Susai Sr. memorial football tournament here on Sunday.

The result:

SCR 3 (Azeem, Jude Antony, Sridhar) bt Shastri Club 1 (Azeem).

Nayanika triumphs

Nayanika Reddy defeated D. Mahitha Reddy 6-3, 6-4 to win the girls under-14 title in the Sun-Jay Tennis Academy AITA Talent Series tennis tournament at the ASCI Courts here.

The organisers also presented a purse of Rs. 10,000 to veteran athlete V. Vijaya at the valedictory function as a special gesture.

A.K. Khan, IPS, gave away the prizes.

Other results (finals):

Boys: U-14: Rohit Sarwate bt Jayant Jayaraman 6-4, 6-1. U-19: S.A. Wahab bt M. Sai Nikhil 7-5, 6-2.

Uday wins

B. Uday Kumar of Hyderabad won the sub-junior boys event in the inter-district aquathlon championship held at Hanuman Vyayamshala (Ramkote) here.

The results:

Sub-juniors: Girls: 1. Bella Savla (Hyd) 23.34, 2. G. Rishitha Reddy (Nzb), 3. S. Ruth Shyla (Hyd).

Boys: 1. B. Uday Kumar (Hyd) 19.49, 2. Aleshay Goel (Hyd), 3. K. V. S. Nikhil (Nzb).