Date:13/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/13/stories/2009011360761800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

TNSP holds ICF to 1-1 draw

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Special Police (TNSP) held ICF to a 1-1 draw in the St. Joseph’s-CFA senior division football league at the Nehru Stadium on Monday.

ICF took the lead in the sixth minute when F. Jegan found the net with a right-footer off an indirect free-kick. TNSP equalised in the 46th minute through man-of-the-match M. Bharath Kingsley.

Binu, Ajitha win 800m

Olympian K.N. Binu of Kerala and Ajitha of Karnataka won the 800m in the athletics event of the Central Revenue Sports Board meet at the JN Stadium here on Monday.

Over 600 competitors from five Southern states are taking part in the championships.

Olympian Anand Natarajan, Ramachandran, International volleyball player Nixon and K.B. Appiah, former hockey International, lit the torch. Christy (TN) took the oath.

The results: Athletics: Men: 800m: 1. K.M. Binu (Kerala), 2. S.K. Kalyanasundaram 3:13.02s; 1,500m: (+40): 1. Anil Kumar (Kerala), 2. Dhirender Sudev (Karnataka), 3. B. Suryanarayan (TN-IT) 5:16.87; (+50): Te. Sasi (Kerala), 2. A. Baskar (TN-IT), 3. Soundarapandian (TN-CE) 6:07.20s. Women: Shot put: 1. S. Mahalakshmi (TN-IT), 2. Colleen Reeves (TN-IT), 3. Malarvizhi (AP-IT) 6.54m; 800m: 1. Ajitha Arokianathan (Kar), 2. C. Latha (TN-CE) 3:27.90s; Long jump: 1. Sneha Princy (TN-CE), 2. G. Christy (TN-CE) 4.49m; Javelin: 1. S. Mahalakshmi, 2. Helena Prince (TN-IT) 17.78m.

Billiards (final): Uma Maheswar (Karnataka CE) bt S. David Anand, (TN-CE). Cricket: Hyderabad 148 in 36.5 overs (Murthy 28, Murugesh three for 27) lost to Central Excise (TN) 149 for four in 27.5 overs (Sadiq Pasha 48, Chandramouli 28, N. Raghavender 31, Shivaji Yadav three for 21). Kerala 168 for nine in 30 overs (Rajesh 43, Sanil John 30, Gopakumar 28, Xavier three for 32) lost to Karnataka 174 for three in 13.1 overs (Devaraj Patil 60 n.o., A.V. Sandeep 45, K.M. Sarvotham 29).

Hockey: TN-CE bt Karnataka 7-0. TN in final. Kabaddi (final): TN-CE bt Karnataka CE 21-4. Volleyball (semifinals): Kerala bt Karnataka 25-6, 25-3; TN w/o Andhra Pradesh.

Milind scalps six

C.V. Milind’s six-wicket haul earned St. Andrew’s an eight-wicket win over Balasai Int’l in the third round of the Polly Umrigar Trophy under-16 inter-State schools cricket tournament here.

The scores:

Vivekananda EMS 136 in 45.1 overs (S. Akbar Ali 31, Jiteesh Kumar three for 28; S. Sagar three for 23) lost to Kalladi HSS 137 for six in 36.5 overs (V.M. Vinod 43); Points: Kalladi 5, Vivekananda minus 1.

Mahila & Nutan EHS 69 in 29.4 overs (Jitender Sidhanandh four for 30) lost to St. Bede’s 72 for one in 10.1 overs (Leonard Bruno 45n.o.); St. Bede’s 5, Mahila & Nutan minus 1.

Balasai Int’l 77 in 24.5 overs (C.V. Milind six for 26) lost to St. Andrew’s 79 for two in 11.3 overs (G.H. Vihari 42 n.o.); St. Andrew’s 5, Balasai Int’l minus 1.

St. Patrick’s 137 in 47.5 overs (Ajay Sagar 31) lost to Presidency HSS 139 for six in 36.4 overs (Vijayakumar 56, Arun Pande 30, Karthik three for 35); Presidency 5, St, Patrick’s minus 1 .

State u-25 squad

S. Suresh Kumar will lead Tamil Nadu in the under-25 cricket team in the inter-State matches (South Zone) for the P.S. Ram Mohan Rao Trophy scheduled in Goa from January 17 to 23.

The squad: S. Suresh Kumar (Capt.), S. Anirudha, V. Yomahesh, Petson Mathews, E. Aswin, Ra. Aravind, R. Prashanth, V. Rajinikanth, Rahil S. Shah, R. Sutheesh, P. Shijit Chandran, J. Joel Joseph, J. Gowjith Subash, R.M. Laxman Narayan, and R. Devendran.

Veterans tennis

The Mylapore Club is organising the T.S. Santhanam memorial national veterans’ claycourt tennis tournament from January 26 to 31. The tournament carries prize money of Rs 5.50 lakh. The events are for men’s 45-plus, 55-plus and 65-plus singles and doubles. Entries close on January 18 with Tournament Director V.M. Ramalingam, Mylapore Club.