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India win four titles in LankaCHENNAI: Joshna Chinappa led the Indian assault in the inaugural Sri Lanka Open Junior Squash Championship ...

India win four titles in Lanka

CHENNAI: Joshna Chinappa led the Indian assault in the inaugural Sri Lanka Open Junior Squash Championship pocketing the girls8217; under-15 and under-17 titles, defeating Malaysia8217;s Lim Yok Wah in both finals. Joshna defeated Wah 5-9, 9-4, 9-0, 9-2, in the under-15 final and 9-6, 9-5, 9-1 for the under-17 crown.

Mumbai8217;s Alisha Mashruwala entered the under-13 and under-11 final. She defeated Tamani Jayawardhana Lanka 9-0, 9-0, 9-0, in the under-11 final, but lost to Sally Looi Malaysia 0-9, 0-9, 1-9, in the under-13 final.Mumbai8217;s Naishad Lalvani won the boys8217; under-11 title defeating compatriot Jay Bhagat 9-7, 9-6, 9-1 in the final.

Moya for Chennai

CHENNAI: Spanish ace Carlos Moya, ranked No 1 in the world earlier this year, will participate in the Gold Flake Open Tennis here from Jan 3-10.

Moya, the 1998 French Open champion, had made his debut in the Gold Flake Open earlier this year, but disappointed his legion of fans by pulling out of hisquarterfinal match with a blistered thumb.

Moya is the second big name after Yevgeny Kafelnikov to confirm his entry.

Mumbai second

MARGAO: Laxmibhai National Institute of Physical Education LNIPE, Gwalior, downed Goa University 2-0 to lift the West Zone Inter University men8217;s football title, here today.

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Mumbai University bagged the second place beating Devi Ahilya University 6-2, while hosts Goa came third with three points. LNIPE logged seven points and Mumbai University six. The highlight of the Mumbai Varsity8217;s victory a hat-trick by Abdishak Yadav who scored five goals.

Assam impress

BANGALORE: Assam and Chandigarh began their campaign with impressive wins in the league matches of the 16th Sub-junior National handball championship today.

Group D: Chandigarh 26 Sanjay 11, Manoj 9 bt Karnataka 21 Raghavendra 9; Group E: Assam 22 Dhruba Jyoti Dutta 11 bt Haryana 17 Devender Kumar 9

Award for Anup

NAGPUR: International Master Anup Deshmukhchess and Madhuri Gurnule athletics were awarded the best sportsman and sportswoman of the year trophies by the Sports Journalists Association of Nagpur SJAN.

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Madhya Pradesh Ranji cricketers Rajesh Chauhan, Narendra Hirwani and Amay Khurasia graced the occasion.

Other awardees: Amar Mohite badminton, Anagha Khot volleyball; Special award: Jagdish Karnewar cricket.

Shooting meet

AHMEDABAD: The rifle shooting competitions in the open sight and peep sight air rifle and .22 rifles of the 9th GV Mavlankar Shooting Championships begin here on Friday. Though only a qualifying tournament for the Nationals, several records are expected to be rewritten.