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Rachana in quarterfinals

HYDERABAD: Rachana Reddy defeated Shravya Shivani 6-3 to enter the quarterfinals in the girls’ under-8 category of the Tiny Tots Open tennis tournament on Saturday.

The results (all pre-quarterfinals): Girls: Under-8: Shaik Humera bt K. Navya 6-1; Rachana Reddy bt Shravya Shivani 6-3.

Boys: Under-10: A. Shrenik Reddy bt A. Aditya 6-3; Mohd. Taquiddin bt Shrawal Sandiri 6-3; M. Nikhil bt Sumukh Agarwal 6-1; T. Sahith bt G.Anveesh 6-2; Shaik Suleiman bt Santosh 6-4; R.K. Mourya bt P.V. Gnana Bhasker 6-5; T. Varun bt L.Anirudh 6-1; S. Himakesh bt C. Abhinav Reddy 6-3. Under-12: Taha Kapadia bt Ankit Raj Saxena 6-1; Nooman Hyder bt T.Varun 6-1; Yash Puri bt Mohd Taquiddin 6-3; P. Srinitin Reddy bt M. Avinash Reddy 6-0; Akhil Varma bt J. Joseph Raj 6-0; S. A. Wahab bt M. Nikhil 6-2; C. Bharat Chandra bt Tarun Anirudh 6-5; M. Sri Jitesh Swamy bt Harsh Soni 6-0.

Krishna Teja wins

N. Krishna Teja of Srinagar School won the sub-juniors title in the Sardar Bhagat Singh Trophy inter-schools chess tournament, organised by Anand Nagar Welfare Association sports academy here.

The results: Boys: Sub-juniors: 1. N. Krishna Teja, 2. M. Suresh Krishna, 3. Prateek Srivastava. Juniors: 1. Amoga Varsha, 2. U. Srisanketh, 3. Prateek Srivastava. Seniors: 1. K. Anmol, 2. R. Kumar Natraj, 3. K. Pavan Kumar.

Girls: Sub-juniors: 1. R. Srikavya, 2. D. Amulya Rao, 3. Sravya Bhatt. Juniors: 1. Siri Hinduja Reddy, 2. Sk. Tasneem, 3. G. Poojita. Seniors: 1. V. Tejaswini, 2. K. Chandi, 3. V. Dheeraja.

Special prize: A.S. Prateek (Sree Rama School).

Allister to lead

Allister Edwards will lead Hyderabad in the 19th K.D. Singh Babu all-India prize money hockey tournament (under-14 years) in Lucknow from January 24.

The team: Allister Edwards (capt), K. Srinath, P. Rohanth Kumar, S. Vishal Kumar, B. Ramakrishna, M.A. Hafeez, B. Kiran Kumar Yadav, G. Sai Pavan Kumar, B. Ranjit Chand, Ch. Krishna Sai, Ch.Vineel Kumar, G. Vikram, Md. Irfan Mehmood, T. Dayanand, N. Somesh Yadav, K.Varun Chand and Rohit Kumar. Coach: K. Laxman Rao. Manager: Selvaraj Alexander (BHEL RC Puram). Stand-byes: P. Vinay Kumar, M. Balakrishna, B. Rohit, Surya Teja, Pratap Yadav, Prashanth and B. Anantha Kripesh.

Sujatha named captain

Sujatha will lead Osmania University in the all-India inter-university women’s basketball championship to be held in VR College (Nellore) from January 21.

The team: K. Sandhya (capt), Samatha, P. Madhuri, T. Revathi, E. Rajeshwari, M. Archana, B. Supraja, P. Anita, Prakriti Sharma, Evita and Jagruti. Coach: Mohd Nayeemuddin. Manager: Vimala Reddy (St. Ann’s College).

Rajiv wrestling meet

Rajiv Gandhi memorial Kesari prize money wrestling championship will be organised by AP Amateur Wrestling Association at Pahadi Sharif Maidan (Ranga Reddy district) here from January 21 to 24.

The winner will get Rs. 20,000 and a silver ‘gagdha’ and the runner-up and third-place winner Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 5,000 respectively. For details, call 27567691.

Narrow win for AP

Andhra Pradesh defeated Orissa by a solitary goal in the league phase of the seventh All India BSNL football tournament in Bangalore.

The match-winner came through Rajasekhar of a pass from Laxminarayana in the 40th minute.

For the winner, goalkeeper Premnath put up a good show. Earlier, Andhra held NTR, Delhi, to a goalless draw.

Corporate sports

Dravyansh Corporate Cricket & Sports Organisers will organise inter-corporate sports festival from February 2.

Competitions will be held in cricket, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and badminton. Entries close by January 27. For details, call 9985390000.

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