Date:04/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/04/stories/2008120461541800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Narrow win for Bharat Dynamics Ltd.

HYDERABAD: Bharat Dynamics Ltd. recorded a 2-1 win over City College Old Boys in the SAAP Budweiser Premier League football championship at the Gymkhana Grounds here.

CCOB took the lead in the fifth minute when Rahim Baig found the target. However, BDL equalised within six minutes when Mallikarjun slotted in.

BDL scored the match-winner when Faisal headed in a cross from Amul.

AV College wins

AV College won the team championship in the Osmania University inter-collegiate boxing championship held at the Lal Bahadur Stadium here.

The results: (all finals): Light fly: P. Santosh Reddy bt B. Nayak; Fly: Vamsi Krishna bt K. Vijay Kumar; Bantam: Y. Sai Kiran bt Sanjay.

Feather: K. Madhav Reddy bt Amit Kumar; Light: L. Surender Kumar bt Syed Ali; Light welter: A. Pradyumna bt K. Siva Kumar; Welter: B. Srikant bt B. Prasad; Light heavy: G. Balavenkat Reddy bt Syed Faizuddin; Super heavy: G.V. Nishant Raj bt Syed Nushrath; Team championship: 1. A.V. College, 2. S.D. Signodia College, 3. Bhavan’s College.

Nithin hits century

A century by Nithin Kadam (102 not out, 10x4, 4x6) helped Ajanta team record a 103-run win over Ellora team in the 24th all-India Atomic Energy cricket tournament here.

The scores:

Ajanta 188 for six (Nithin Kadam 102 n.o.t) bt Ellora 85 (Sumit Gaur four for 15); Pushkar 48 (Ch. Narasimha Rao four for 14) lost to Golconda 51 for two; Nagarjuna 154 for eight (Bharath 66) bt Rameshwaram 152 (Kannan 61, R. Shanker 40 n.o.); Dwaraka 162 for seven (M. K. Akre 58, Manoj Garat 44) bt Konark 90.

AP volleyball teams

Andhra Pradesh Volleyball Association named the teams to take part in the 57th senior National volleyball championship for men and women to be held in Visakhapatnam from December 19 to 28.

The selected players will attend a coaching camp at the KVBR Indoor Stadium (Yousufguda) here from December 4 to 18.

The teams: Men: M. Tulasi Reddy, B. Jumpaiah, Md. Mirajuddin, G. Kumar, M.C.H.R.K. Raju, U. Venkateswara Rao, K. Dhanunjaya Rao, Suraj Singh, G. Mahender Varma, K.R. Varma, A. Srinivas, M. Srikripal, P. Suresh, A. Prasad, M. Kamalesh and K. Satish.

Women: P. Swetha Reddy, E. Mounika Reddy, M. Anitha, Shajia Shaikh, B. Mamemma, L. Anitha Reddy, K. Swapna Reddy, H.N. Hemalatha, Sk. Naima, K.V. Pavithra, L. Nalini, P. Shiva Parvathi, K. Srilatha, U. Kavitha, M. Pakeeramma and Swetha.

Badminton camp

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will organise a badminton coaching camp for boys and girls (seven to 12 years) at its Ameerpet Sports Complex. Those interested may contact coach A.V. Venugopal at 99494 91313.

Ball badminton team

The Andhra Ball Badminton Association selected its boys and girls teams for the junior National championships to be held in Chandigarh from December 23 to 26.

The teams: Boys: Ch. Vengal Rao, M. Suresh, Sk. Rafi, P. Naidu, S. Chinna Rao, K. Nageswara Rao, A. Suresh, B. Anil Kumar, M. Netaji Pavan Kumar and B. Ilahi. Stand-byes: B. Somasekhar, B. Nagendra Babu and K. Mutyala Naidu.

Girls: Y. Mounica, B. Swapnika, G.N. Reena Reddy, K. Nagalakshmi, G. Santha Kumari, D. Alekhya, P. Anusha, P.S. Sonia, P. Shabana and K. Lavanya. Stand-byes: G. Aparna, P. Kavita and Ch. Pavani.