Jaiswal wins thriller

In the other under-19 match, Delhi’s Ritwick Bhattacharya sailed past Tushar Bambwane, 9-0, 9-0, 9-1. Bhattacharya and Jaiswal are now the only unbeaten players in their group.

RESULTS (quarter-finals)

Boys under-16: Junaid Nathani bt Auloke Mathur 9-0, 9-7, 9-3; Sahil Vora bt Nitin Bhosale 9-2, 9-1, 9-6; Shlok Melwani bt Jaikaran Juneja 9-5, 9-5, 9-1; Siddharth Suchdev bt Meher Seth 9-2, 9-7, 10-8. Boys under-14: Auloke Mathur bt A Manjrekar 9-0, 9-0, 9-0; Mihir Sheth bt Jonathan Joshi 9-0, 9-4, 9-0; Sahil Vora bt A Gill 9-3, 9-3, 9-1. Boys under-12: Karanpal Sethi bt Vikas Jangra 10-8, 9-7, 9-2; Siddharth Samantaray bt Sharang Mugve 9-0, 9-2, 9-5; Rishab Sanghvi bt Taha Nabee 9-3, 9-1, 9-2; Rushab Vora bt Hrishikesh Pendse 9-7, 6-9, 9-5, 7-9, 9-3. Girls under-19: Rhea Bhandare bt Rachana Patnaik 9-3, 9-7, 9-6; Supriya Balsekar bt Deepali Tamali 9-0, 9-2, 9-0; Aisha Shah bt Alisha Mashruwala 9-7, 9-3, 9-1.

NHL efforts lauded

The National Health League (NHL) recently celebrated its Golden Jubilee function. Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Sports & Irrigation, Mr Gulabrao Gavande praised the institution’s efforts in serving the society. He assured a grant of Rs 50,000 for the development of the NHL which charges a minimal monthly fees of Rs 10. The function was graced by Municipal Councillors, Gopal Shetty, Santosh Shetty and hotelier Jaya T Poojary.