India File

Earlier, Nagaesh had won the Dakshina Bharath Shree and Dasara Shree title before he was selected for the World Championship.

BSF score

JALANDHAR: Border Security Force won the 15th Indian Oil Surjit hockey tournament beating Punjab and Sind Bank 2-1 in the well-contested title clash here this evening. Three-time finalists in 1986, 1988 and 1989, BSF etched their name on the coveted trophy for the first time beating star-studded bankmen who were runners-up last year in this tournament.

Title for CV Rao

New Delhi: CV Rao8217;s team, Visakhapatnam, represented by SK Iyengar, KV Krishnamurthy, Debashis Roy, Pritish Kushari and CV Rao, annexed the Ruia Gold trophy bydefeating Sunil Machhar8217;s team, Mumbai by a narrow four International Match Points 141-137 in an exciting final of the team event in the national bridge championship today.

Director resigns

CHENNAI: Project director for the preparation of Indian men8217;s football team for the Bangkok Asian Games, CR Visswanathan, has resigned from his post, protesting over the manner in which the team was selected without 8220;consulting8221; him. He ausbmitted his resignation to KN Mour, secretary of the AIFF.

Benjamin loses

New Delhi: Third seed Anant Sitaram of Andhra Pradesh humbled fourth seed Benjamin Xavier Maharashtra to lift the u-16 title in the AITA open sub/mini junior tennis tournament here today. Anant Sitaram outplayed Xavier 6-3 6-2 in a one-sided final.

Results all finals Boys u-16: Anant Sitraram AP bt Benjamin Xavier Mah 6-3 6-2; u-14: Nishank Mishra Del bt Rohan Gajjar Mah 6-2 6-7 3-7 6-4

Girls u-16: T Yamini TN bt Y Lakshmi Reddy AP 7-6 7-5 6-4; u-14: IshaLakhani Mah bt Lata Asudani Mah 6-1 6-2.