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Jhawar defeats Agarwal

HYDERABAD: Ronak Jhawar defeated Rishabh Agarwal 7-5, 6-4 in the boys' under-14 final of the Punna-AITA Talent Series tennis tournament on Friday.

The results (All finals):

Boys: U-14: Ronak Jhawar bt Rishabh Agarwal 7-5, 6-4. U-12: S.M. Abdullah bt Ronak Jhawar 6-2, 6-0.

Girls: U-14: Zainab Ali Sajjad bt A. Mrinalini 6-4, 6-1. U-12: A. Mrinalini bt G. Urmila 4-3, 4-1. U-10: Nayanika Reddy bt K. Bindiya 8-4.

Golconda Hotel posts win

Golconda Hotel recorded a one-wicket win against Taj Deccan in the Inter-hotels cricket tournament here.

The scores:

Taj Deccan 146 for five lost to Golconda 147 for nine in 19 overs.

Minerva Grand 127 for nine (Srinu 79) bt Taj Krishna 94.

Eskribe beats APTS

Eskribe recorded a four-wicket win against APTS in the Keane Info Cup corporate floodlit cricket tournament at Sports Coaching Foundation (Masab Tank) Grounds here.

The scores:

Aegis BPO Reds 70 for three bt Navionics 68 for five.

K. Raheja IT Park 81 for seven bt DC Interactive 61 for four.

APTS 75 for two lost to Eskribe 76 for six.

Sampath named Chairman

G.M. Sampath Kumar, general secretary of AP Basketball Association, has been named as Chairman of the technical commission of the Basketball Federation of India, according to a press release here.

Shuttlers feted

National champions B. Chetan Anand (singles) and doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Shruthi Kurien who won the titles in the last senior Nationals in Patna were felicitated by Global Sports & Cultural Association at Fateh Maidan Indoor Stadium here on Friday.

Mukesh Goud, MLA, presented mementoes to the champion shuttlers and said: "We sincerely hope that with the required commitment and dedication you will win a medal in the next year's Beijing Olympics," he said, amidst applause.

Saina Nehwal, who won the senior Nationals women's title, could not make it to the function, as she was busy with her training schedule in Gachibowli. — Principal Correspondent

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