In Brief

Khanolkar charged forward when Churchill medio Mario Soares lobbed the ball into the box, but failed to grab the ball, which deflected off defender Osumanu Husseni and went to striker Francis Silveira to find the net.

Hurdles for Nitin

NEW DELHI: Defending champion Nitin Kirtane’s will find it difficult to retain his title. He drew double-junior National champion Kamala Kannan in the first round of the National Hardcourt Tennis Championships that gets under way from Monday. Seventh seed Mustafa Ghouse and fifth seeded former champion Vasudeva Reddy could also pose hurdles to the Pune left-hander as the experienced duo are also in the top half.

Team on Oct 6

BANGALORE: The Indian team for the Mohali Test against New Zealand will be announced on October 6,according to cricket selection committee chairman, Chandu Borde. Meanwhile, Mohd Azharuddin submitted a fitness certificate, signed by his London doctor, to the BCCI.

Varsha tops

MUMBAI: Varsha Majumdar defeated Judith Walia 4-2 in the final of the CCI Ladies snooker tournament at CCI. Varsha won 61-25, 40-29, 58-62, 54-72, 47-16, 54-42 to pocket Rs 12,000.