Date:10/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011052311800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Ranjit strikes winner

Krishnagiri: Ranjith struck in the 18th minute of the first half to help Little Flower HSS (Salem) score a solitary-goal win over Crescent HSS (Vandalur) in the opening fixture of the State-level schools football tournament for the TFA Kittu Trophy in Hosur on Friday.

New Life MHSS (Tirunelveli) defeated Sri Ganga HSS (Erode) 4-2 via the tiebreaker.

The results (first round): Govt. Arignar HSS (Poonamallee) 3 (Selvaraj, Venkatesh, Nagendran) bt Hameedya HSS (Nagai) 0; New Life MHSS (Tirunelveli) bt Sri Ganga HSS (Erode) 4-2 (via tiebreaker); St. Mary’s HSS (Pudukottai) 3 (Manikam, Chakravarthy 2) bt St. Aloysisus (Krishnagiri) 2 (S. Kumar 2); Little Flower HSS (Salem) 1 (Ranjith) bt Crescent HSS (Vandalur) 0.

Bharath CC wins

At Namakkal, C. Suresh picked four for 25 in Bharath CC’s two-wicket win over Rajaganapathy CC in the Canara Bank-DCAN first division league recently.

The scores: First division: Rajaganapathy CC (Pandamangalam) 160 in 28.5 overs (C. Suresh four for 25) lost to Bharath CC (Namakkal) 164 for eight in 25.5 overs (C. Suresh 42).

Second division: Royal CC (Periyamanali) 70 in 7.4 overs lost to NKCM CC (B. Kumarapalayam) 71 for one in 10.4 overs.