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Hosts down PakistanBHATINDA: India defeated Pakistan by 20-points in the fifth and final kabaddi Test match at Talwandi Sabo on Monday to cl...

Hosts down Pakistan

BHATINDA: India defeated Pakistan by 20-points in the fifth and final kabaddi Test match at Talwandi Sabo on Monday to clinch the series 4-1. The Indian team registered a fluent 53-33 win against Pakistan in the match organised by the District Olympic Association at the local Guru Kanshi College.

India won a cliffhanger at Faridkot on April 5 by one point, 46-45, to take a 1-0 lead but Pakistan restored parity by winning the second match at Jamshedpur. India went 2-1 ahead with a 46-34 win in the third Test played at Lambi in Faridkot and then consolidated it by winning the fourth Test played at Khanna with a 54-33 verdict.

China too good

NEW DELHI: Reigning National champion Chetan Baboor8217;s straight-games victory over Wg Gang in the first singles was the lone consolation in India8217;s 1-3 loss against China in the 15th Fajr International Table Tennis Tournament held in Isfahan City of Iran. S Raman and Arjun Dutta lost their matches to P Guoling and M Xianjan,respectively. Chetan also lost his match to Guoling in three games.

The results: India lost to China 1-3 Chetan Baboor bt Wg gang 21-8, 21-15; S Raman lost to F Guoling 15-21, 18-21; Arjun Dutta lost to M Xianjan 21-14, 14-21, 13-21; Chetan Baboor lost to F Guoling 21-12, 12-21, 19-21.

Railways champs

PATNA: Railways today defeated star-studded Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in men8217;s and women8217;s sections 3-2 and 3-0 respectively in the second Super Leage Volleyball Championship at the Gandhi Maidan here. Railways women drubbed Andhra Pradesh 15-6, 15-12 and 15-8 in a 80-minutes battle. Most of the points were earned by key spikers Hemlatha and Sangeeta.

In the second match of the day in men8217;s section, Railways, studded with three international players won the first game 15-10 but lost the second and third games 9-15, 9-15 due to poor defence and passing. Railways, however, managed to regain their hold over the match winning the fourth and fifth games 17-15 and 15-12.

Expresssite

Chennai:

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Bhambri upset

NEW DELHI: Top-seeded Ankita Bhambri of Delhi suffered a shock defeat at the hands of qualifier Parul Goswamy Delhi in the first round of girls under-14 category in the North Zone leg of Adidas Junior Tennis Circuit. Parul won 6-1, 6-1.