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Raegan stars for ICF

CHENNAI: A. Raegan's brace propelled ICF to a 3-0 win over SBI in a lop-sided St. Joseph's-CFA senior division league clash here on Thursday.

ICF showcased its might with some attacking football in the first session. S. Fredy opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when he deftly netted in J. Venkatesan's corner from the left flank.

SBI had a chance to level the score when Mohammed, dodging a crowded defence, crossed one to Joel on the right. The latter's shot was, however, safely pouched by ICF custodian V.P. Sathish Kumar.

Not content with the cushion of a solitary goal, ICF made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute. Raegan secured a pass from Venkatesan on the left before launching it home. Both teams wore a dull look after the change of sides and didn't look like threatening each other. ICF, despite some patchy efforts, scored again in the 83rd minute.

Reserve goalkeeper S. Agastin, substituted as a striker, volleyed a high ball from the midfield. Raegan took advantage of the defenders' lapse and fired one into the goal. A. Raegan was adjudged man-of-the-match.

Earlier, Chennai Soccer played out a goalless draw with Nethaji in a first division match.

Vishnu in final

Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Vishnu Vardhan completed expected victories to make it to the final of the MCC-S.R. Subramaniam Memorial AITA men's tennis on Thursday.

Prashanth took on P.C. Vignesh in the more lop-sided of the two semifinals, easing to a 6-1, 6-1 win. Vignesh could call on a big serve when necessary, but a mounting unforced error count never really gave him a chance and he was broken in the third, fifth and seventh games of the first set.

The pattern wasn't very different in the second as Vignesh was broken in the fourth, sixth and eighth games and the match headed to an early conclusion.

On the adjacent court, Vishnu's big serve and crunching ground strokes were too much for Ajai Selvaraj. Vishnu pocketed the first set comfortably, but Ajai pulled things back in the second, keeping it even for some time. The top-seeded Vishnu, however, prevailed 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final.

The results: Semifinals: Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt P.C. Vignesh 6-1, 6-1; Vishnu Vardhan bt Ajai Selvaraj 6-2, 6-3 .

Ram Prakash sizzles

B. Ram Prakash's spell of six for 27 helped T.I. Cycles defeat Swaraj CC by 117 runs in a second division match of the TNCA league recently.

The scores: II div: S. Rly. Institute 200 for nine in 50 overs (H. Khadar Bhasa 48, N.N. Siva Kumar four for 45) lost to ICF 205 for five in 48.1 overs (M. Esakki 47, R.M. Karthik 38, S. Vignesh 35, D.R. Anubu Ezhil 34 n.o., R. Amith Singh 31); T.I. Cycles SRC 215 for six in 50 overs (P.S. Shiva Rama Krishnan 91, U. Sasidev 34 n.o., V. Suresh Kumar three for 62) bt Swaraj CC 98 in 21.4 overs (B. Ram Prakash six for 27); TSC 220 in 48.5 overs (S. Akesh 62, Shoaib Md. Khan 34, R. Aashish Kumar five for 42) lost to UF CC (T. Nagar) 222 for four in 47.1 overs (M.A. Satheesh 69, N.K. Arjun 69 n.o., S. Ram Kumar 55); Mambalam Mosquitos 202 in 44 overs (K.S. Siddarth 34, J. Koushik 84, R. Sunil Kumar three for 53) lost to SPIC RC 206 for four in 44.2 overs (S. Dhinesh 77 n.o., N.S. Kumaraguru 32 n.o.); S. Rly. 126 in 28.3 overs (M. Prithiviraj 36, C.S. Santhosh five for 39) lost to Sical RC 129 for two in 14.2 overs (K.C. Dilip Sarathy 88) .

Summer camps

The V.V. Cricket Academy will conduct a summer camp at the A.M. Jain College, Meenambakkam, from April 14. For details, call 98414 07137 or 94456 78230.

Meanwhile, Prahlad CC will conduct its annual summer camp from April 6 to June 2 for boys and girls in the age group of six to 18 years at the P.S. High School grounds, Mylapore. For details, call N.P. Balaji, Secretary, mob: 94444 45999.

T20 tournament

The Tiruvallur District Cricket Association (TDCA) will conduct an inter-collegiate T20 tourney in the first week of April at DRBCC Hindu College (Pattabiram) and Jaya EC (Tiruninravur). Colleges within Tiruvallur are eligible. Call R.N. Baba 94448 65137 / 95001 42623 for details.

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