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AITA proposes Piperno's name for AwardCALCUTTA: The All India Tennis Association has proposed the name of coach Enrico Piperno for the Dr...

AITA proposes Piperno8217;s name for Award

CALCUTTA: The All India Tennis Association has proposed the name of coach Enrico Piperno for the Dronacharya Award for the year 2000. Piperno has won over 100 singles title on the aita tour during his playing days which spanned for more than ten years and is currently the coach of world No 2 doubles player Mahesh Bhupathi.

Boxers for world championship

NEW DELHI: Three boxers have been chosen in a seven-member squad to take part in the 10th World Boxing Championship in Houston, US, from August 20 to 27. With a hectic season ahead, including the South Asian Federation Games at Kathmandu in September and the Asian meet and Olympic qualifier in October, the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation has decided not to field some stars like Bangkok Asian Games gold medallist Dingko Singh and Commonwealth Games middleweight silver winner Jitender Singh.

Lightfly Md Ali Qamar of Bengal, national featherweight champion Ramanand Services and the seasoned GurcharanSingh lightheavy-Services comprise the team.

Pia in quarters

MUMBAI: Pia Abraham saved two match balls before defeating Scotland8217;s Sara McDonald 9-6, 7-9, 9-3, 4-9, 10-9 and making it to the quarter-finals of the plate event at the 10th World Junior Girls8217; Squash Championship at Antwerp on Wednesday. She almost squandered a 8-4 lead in the decider before regaining her composure to win 10-9.

Deepali Anvekar and Supriya Balsekar however lost their matches. Deepali lost to Australia8217;s Felicity Goodall 9-6, 0-9, 3-9, 2-9 in the classic plate while Supriya was crushed by Ireland8217;s Siobahn Parkar 4-9, 0-9, 0-9 in the consolation plate.

No betting here8217;

AHMEDABAD: Betting and match-fixing were unimaginable in Indian cricket and no Indian player was involved in such practices, according to BCCI secretary JY Lele. 8220;As cricketers in India were from different regions and speak different languages, there was little possibility for one player to ask another to throw his wicket away for aprice,8221; Lele said.