India claims men’s title

India won the men’s team title in the World carrom championships being held in Colombo, according to information reaching here on Saturday.

In the final, India crushed host Sri Lanka 3-0. Bangladesh took the third spot after scoring a 3-0 win over Canada.

The results: Final: India bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Prakash Gaikwad bt Sherifdeen 25-6, 25-5; Yogesh Pardesi bt Nishantha Fernando 25-5, 25-15; K.Srinivas bt Chamil Cooray 18-23, 25-2, 25-8).

Loser’s final: Bangladesh bt Canada 3-0 (Mohammed Ali bt Francis de Costa 25-20, 25-8; M.H.Rahuman bt Wajahat 25-7, 25-0; Hemaet Molla bt Manuel 25-0, 25-0).