Dhwani clinches futures title
Dhwani Kumar warded off stiff challenge from Viyanan 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to walk away with the title in the Kensri School tennis futures tournament on Tuesday.
Results: Final: Dhwani Kumar bt Viyanan 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Semifinals: Dhwani Kumar bt Megha 8-5; Viyanan bt Surya 8-3.
Quarterfinals: Megha bt Tathagat 7-0; Surya bt Shefali 7-2; Dhwani Kumar bt Prajna 7-0; Viyanan bt Ritesh 7-6 (6-4).
Northern Trust register win
Northern Trust scored a facile seven-wicket win over Cry Cadence in the Cry Cadence Corporate Cricket Challenge tournament.
Batting first, Cadence were shot out for a paltry 104 in 20 overs. Northern, in reply, had little difficulty in reaching 105 in 13.1 overs.
Brief scores:
Cry Cadence: 104 all out in 20 overs (Vinay Rawat 29 n.o.; Rachan 3-15, Rachan 3-15, Naresh 2-26) lt to Northern Trust: 105/3 in 13.1 overs (Sayed 26, Malliakrjun 29 n.o.; Jadhav 3-18).
Ninan to lead Karnataka
Off-spinner Ryan Ninan will lead Karnataka in the under-25 cricket tournament for PS Ram Mohan Rao Trophy to be held in Goa from February 12 to 19.
Team: Ryan Ninan (captain), CM Gautham, V Cheluvaraj, Ganesh Satish, Keshav Chitta, Sunil Raju, Aditya B Sagar, SL Akshay, N Vinoo Prasad, Abhishek Jagan, SP Manjunath, KC Avinash, M Nidesh, A Mithun, Abrar Kazi, Coach: Mansoor Ali Khan, Physio: Ramakanth.
Classical open chess tourney
C V Raman Chess Club will organise the 14th T Rajanna Memorial classical open chess tournament on February 9 and 10.
The event will be held at Yuvaka Sangha, East Anjaneya Temple street, Basavanagudi, Bangalore - 04. The entries will be closed at 6 pm on February 7 . The entries should be given in person at No 77/A, Behind A to Z Gift Centre, DVG Road, Basavanagudi or No 14, Ashwini Homeo Clinic Compound, DVG Road, Basavanagudi.
For details, contact secretary Muniraju - 9342871689/ Hanumantha 9945190200.
State junior hockey team
The Karnataka State Hockey Association has announced the State team for the Junior National Hockey Championship to be held at Hyderabad from February 8 to 18.
Team: Goalkeepers: MG Keerthi, Gagan Thimmaiah; Defenders: BS Nagalingaswamy, KV Ponnanna, Manjit Singh; Midfielders: SK Appachu, Chandan Aind, CG Bidappa, SK Uthappa, KS Rahul Kumar, P Deepak, PS Chamraj; Forwards: MK Muddappa, BY Biju, Md Nayeemuddin, Naveen M Patil, Teja Babu, Arun Kumar, M Ilavarasan, Pradhan Somanna, MG Poonacha. Chief coach: G Parimala Kumar; Coach: C Arockiadass; Manager: C Joseph Irudiyanathan; Technical officer: Christy Santiago; Umpire: Lokraj.
