Springfield Football Club defeated Social Sporting 4-1 in the Salar-e-Millat Challenge Cup football tournament at the Quli Qutub Shah stadium here.

The winner led 3-0 at the break with Mohd. Ali netting a brace and Yousuf striking once.

In the second session, Springfield increased the lead to 4-0 with Shuja on target. For Sporting, Faheem reduced the margin in the dying minutes of the contest.

Andhra Pradesh Chess Association will organise the 15th Brilliant Trophy State open chess championship, carrying a prize money of Rs. 10,000, on July 14 and 15. Spot entries will be accepted. Call J. Subrahmanyam (92473-99717) for details.

Ranga Reddy District Badminton Association will organise the district championship at the Saroornagar indoor stadium from July 16 to 18. The district team for the AP inter-district meet will be picked based on the performances here. Entries may be sent to M.V.P. Kishore (99084-75652) or Md. Suhel Omar (98666-82905).

The last date for entries from various schools, colleges in the twin cities to take part in the various age group tournaments, conducted by the Hyderabad Cricket Association, is July 21. Further details can be had from the HCA office.

Krishna District Athletic Association office-bearers on Friday congratulated Asha Mary and P. Siva Ram, who won gold and bronze medals respectively in the junior Federation Cup concluded at Madhurai recently. Asha Mary won a gold in javelin, while P. Siva Rao was part of the AP 4x100 relay team. Both athletes are trainees of Centre of Excellence in Athletics based at Nagarjuna University.

Vijayawada-based NTR University of Health Sciences will organise Southwest volleyball tournament for women in November, according to university physical director P. Tirumurthi.

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