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Kovai Kalaimagal advances

Coimbatore: Kovai Kalaimagal College of Arts and Science drubbed Eagle Ball Badminton Club `A' (Udumalpet) 29-5, 29-17 in the quarterfinal of the district-level ball badminton tournament at the Nehru Stadium courts here on Friday.

Kovai Kalaimagal, along with KPM (Podanur), MYBBC `A' (Mettupalayam) and FRC (Tirupur), will now play the Tamil Nadu State level two-senior tournament, which begins at same venue on Saturday.

The results: Quarterfinals: Kovai Kalaimagal CAS bt Eagle BBC `A' (Udumalpet) 29-5, 29-17; KPM (Podanur) bt Lunar RC (Cbe) 29-15, 29-28; MYBBC `A' (Mettupalayam) bt Udumalpet BB Forum 29-28, 16-29, 29-18; FRC (Tirupur) bt Star BBC (Cbe) 29-28, 29-17. Second round: KPM (Podanur) `A' bt Brindavan Club (Cbe) 29-12, 29-5; Star BBC (Cbe) bt G.V. Residency (Cbe) 29-17, 29-28; FRC (Tirupur) bt ABBC (Cbe) 25-29, 29-18, 29-17.

Soraigundu wins

A sparkling 83 by H. Balasubramani enabled Soraigundu Sports Stars scored a one-wicket win over Yellanhalli XI Cricket Club in the opening fixture of the TNCA-NDCA `C' division league for the Kairbetta Estates Syndicate Rolling Trophy at the Laidlaw School grounds in Udhagamandalam on Friday.

The scores: Yellanhalli XI CC 185 for eight in 35 overs (Johnson Raja 42, Shankar Ganesh 41) lost to Soraigundu S.S. 186 for nine in 34 overs (H. Balasubramani 83, A. Sridharan 62).

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