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Karthikeyan, Sathish score centuries

CHENNAI: R. Karthikeyan (105), K.T. Sathish (100) and S. Sanjay (seven for 41) were the ones to watch in the matches in the TNCA lower division league held recently.

The scores: III ‘A’: Reserve Bank RC 219 for nine in 50 overs (J. Dhanajayan 51, N. Lokesh 37, Prabhu Balachandran 27, A. Ganesh kumar 37, M. Manoharan five for 63) lost to Magnet CC 222 for seven in 40.5 overs (B. Pradeep 75, N.S. Seshamani 34, N. Ramu 26, Abhishek Mehra four for 83, Keith Ward three for 45)

Div. V ‘C’: PTRC 226 in 47.2 overs (S. Chitravelu 68, K. Ramesh 48, D.S. Santhosh Kumar five for 60) bt NUC 92 in 21.3 overs (N. Sathyanarayanan 32, M. Pargunan three for 34, B. Jegan three for 12)

Nungambakkam SC 279 for seven in 50 overs (R. Karthikeyan 105, K. Rajesh 78, R. Rangamani three for 73) bt IOC 149 in 37.5 overs (K. Prabhu 78, M. Abhinava Sundar three for 30)

ICI SRC 124 in 39.3 overs (V. Rajesh 43, Arun Raman 30, S. Sanjay seven for 41) lost to TCC 127 for two in 13.2 overs (M. Shiva Kumaran 54)

Sir MCtM Old Boys SA 230 in 47.3 overs (Natarajan Choodamani 52, Arvind Kinglsy 28, S. Prabhu 32 not out, E. Saravanan 43, S. Pandi Murugan three for 59, Ranjith three for 39) bt CCOA 229 in 39.5 overs (K.T. Sathish Kumar 100, K.P. Ramesh 46, K. Arun 26, S. Prabhu three for 69, Ramesh Mahadevan three for 51).

Sushmit moves up

Sushmit Sriram (MVM) clinched a close win over G. Vinod (SRSA) 11-4, 12-10, 9-11, 12-14, 14-12, in the men’s pre-quarterfinals of the Aircel State championship table tennis tournament here on Saturday. Other results: Men: pre-quarterfinals: L. Sathishwaran (LTTA) bt L. Sachin (SRSA) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6; R. Venkataramanan (SRSA) bt R. Rajesh (LIC) 9-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-5, 11-4; R.S. Raja (SDAT-Mdx) bt M.N. Anish (SDAT-AKG) 11-6, 7-11, 12-10, 11-4; Sivananda Seshadri (FCI) bt R. Anandhraj (SDAT-AKG) 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 13-11; M. Subash (SRSA) bt T. Raghuram (LTTA) 18-16, 11-5, 11-9; S. Prasanna (Indian Bank) bt E. Prabhakaran (SDAT-AKG) 12-10, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9; G. Sathiyan (SDAT-Mdx) bt N. Aditya (SDAT-AKG) 11-8, 11-8, 11-4.

Youth girls: quarterfinals: Swetha Kumarvel (Indian Bank) bt V. Sneha (Ransa) 7-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7; N. Vidya (SDAT-AKG) bt S. Krithicka (Ransa) 11-7, 11-7, 4-11, 11-5; K.K. Narmada (Indian Bank) bt E. Aparna Vaishnavi (SDAT-AKG) 11-9, 11-8, 11-8; K. Aishwarya (LTTA) bt N. Satyabama (SDAT-AKG) 11-8, 11-9, 11-9.

Regatta from today

The Volvo India International Regatta, an event that promises to put Chennai on the international sailing map, will start with a practice race on November 1. Sailors from eight countries including Denmark, Honk Kong, UK, Kenya, Singapore and Indonesia will be vying for the trophy in the Optimist and 29er categories.

The Optimist, a boat designed for safety as much as speed, will see 70 participants brave the elements and the ever-lurking monsoons over a trapezoidal course with an upwind finish. The 29er, crewed by two, is sleeker of build and a bit of speed demon as it harnesses the wind and the waves so efficiently as to skim at speeds greater than that of the prevailing air currents.

Nine boats and eighteen participants will attempt to negotiate a loop between two marks on board their 29ers. Both categories would see twelve races spread over five days from November 2 to 7, with a rest day on November 4.

In spite of the heavy foreign contingent, Tonny Tann, the national coach of Thailand, here for a training camp, thinks he has seen enough to suggest that there is a ‘fairly good’ chance of an Indian lifting one of the titles.

The seasonal rains were at bay for most part of the day and the winds mostly steady, but if the races are to be subject to their vagaries, the participants would want to prove themselves to be more than just fair-weather sailors.

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