Mahindras fight back to down State Policemen

But MSP failed to hold on to their lead for long. Ten minutes later Mahindras scored the equaliser via a penalty-corner. Tanu Nanjappa was the scorer.

Elton Menezes scored the match-winner minutes later. Shamim Baig initiated the goal with a fine pass to the far corner of the post and Elton made no mistake in tapping the ball in.

The margin could have been wider had Mahindras managed to convert opportunities from penalty-corner chances, (four in the second half).

Doshi rallies

Parth Doshi staged a superb rally today.Two games down, he battled on to conquer third-seeded Amitpal Kohli, 11-15, 15-17, 15-10, 15-10, 15-9, in the boys under-19 quarter-finals of the Rs 1.25 lakhs Mukesh Babu Group Indian Squash Professionals Satellite tournament at the Otters Club’s glass-back court.

Though it was a family affair, twins Gaurav and Rohan Juneja fought tooth and nail before Gaurav clinched their men’s quarter-final at 15-10, 15-1, 8-15, 6-15, 15-7. Gaurav had also won their last clash in the PIX semi-finals.

Other results: Women’s (PQFs): Aisha Shah bt Supriya Balsekar 15-11, 15-11, 15-11; Sarita Jetwani bt Rachana Patnaik 15-7, 15-0, 15-4; Mekhla Subedar bt Kavita Nalavade 15-0, 15-0, 15-0. Quarter-finals: Mekhla Subedar bt Sonia Suri 15-3, 15-5, 15-1; Pareenita Chawdhari bt Aisha Shah 15-12, 15-6, 10-15, 15-13; Charishma Juneja bt Sarita Jetwani 15-13, 15-7, 15-9; Deepali Anvekar w.o. Shivani Gupta.

Boys under-19 (QFs): Avish Jaiswal bt Sachin Khattar 15-7, 15-4, 15-7; Gaurav Juneja bt Abhijit Kukreja 17-14, 15-8, 15-6;Parth Doshi bt Amitpal Kohli 11-15, 15-17, 15-10, 15-10, 15-9.

Professionals (QFs): Rajesh Verma bt Ajaz Mohammed 15-1, 15-10, 15-7; Sunil Verma bt Rajesh Sonawane 15-9, 15-5, 14-17, 15-6; Anant More bt Riyaz Mohammed 15-9, 15-8, 15-9; Chandrakant Pawar bt Ramesh More 15-13, 17-16, 16-17, 15-12.

Diamond Jubilee wins

Diamond Jubilee (Mazagaon) defeated St Dominic Savio (Andheri) 15-8, 15-9 in the boys under-16 semi-finals of the Inter-School Volleyball Tournament, sponsored by Delhi Darbar, at the MSSA-Castrol Schools Sports Centre, Azad maidan, today.

Other results: Boys under-14 (SFs): Bansidhar Aggarwal (Wadala) bt Don Bosco A (Matunga) 17-15, 15-9; Don Bosco B (Matunga) bt M B English A (Vile Parle) 15-13, 15-12.

Boys u-12 (SFs): Atomic Energy (Anushakti Nagar) bt Bansidhar Aggarwal (Wadala) 15-4, 7-15, 15-7; Parle Tilak Vidyalaya (Vile Parle) bt M B English (Vile Parle) 15-7, 15-6.

Girls u-16 (SFs): St Xavier’s (Borivli) bt St Anthony’s (Chembur) 15-12, 15-8; Bansidhar Aggarwal bt StMary’s (Dahisar) 15-7, 7-15, 15-9.Girls u-14 (SFs): M B English (Vile Parle) bt Arya Vidya Mandir (Juhu) 15-13, 15-7.

Sane moves up

A sane (Atomic Energy) defeated P Solanki (IES) 6-5 (7-4) in the boys under-14 first-round tie of the 22nd Inter-School Lawn Tennis Tournament, sponsored by Garden Silk Mills and co-sponsored by Pepsi & Head, at the Garden Tennis Academy MSSA-Castrol Schools Sports Centre, Azad maidan, today.

Other results: Rohan Gajjar (Jasudben ML) bt Samik Basu (AVM) 6-0; A Nayak (Rajhans Vidyalaya) bt M Coelho (St Xavier’s, Vile Parle) 6-3; R Datta (Jasudben M L) bt V Saldanha (St Stanislaus) 6-2; B Shah (Dr Antonio da Silva) bt U Mirza (Atomic Energy) 6-2; N Dhanak (Campion) bt S Sheth (New Era) 6-0; R Garg (Cathedral & John Connon) bt R Sadikot (Bombay Scottish) 6-4; N Advani (Learner’s Academy) bt Siddesh Mayekar (Balmohan Vidya) 6-4; Jay Mehta (Cathedral & John Connon) bt R Rebello (St Blaise) 6-1; K Tanna (Cathedral & John Connon) bt B Suvarna (St Mary’s) 6-0; V Chokshi(Greenlawns B P) bt G Shah (Jasudben M L) 6-0; S Salian (G D Somani) bt K Modi (Campion) 6-0; A Khurana (Learners Academy) bt Anand Nikhil (AVM) 6-0; A Rajgarhia (AVM, Juhu) bt M Sheth (Greenlawns) 6-1; A Vishwanath (O L Perpetual Succour) bt S Narayan (St Gregorious) 6-4; Sujai Mahadevan (Holy Cross) bt A Yesudian (O L Perpetual Succour) 6-0; Nitin Puri (Campion) bt Chirag Mehta (G D Somani) 6-1; K Madhiwala (New Era) bt S Walavalkar (Dr Antonio da Silva) 6-1; Imran Allana (St Mary’s ISC) bt A Patkar (IES) 6-1; S Shree Ram (St Xavier’s Boys Academy) bt A Jadhav (St Joseph’s) 6-4; Divesh Poddar (G D Somani) bt G Marathe (Swami Vivekanand) 6-0; R Kwatira (Atomic Energy) bt C Shenoy (St Joseph’s) 6-2; S Rao (Rajhans Vidyalaya) bt K Himanshu (Dr Antonio da Silva) 6-0; R Patel (Greenlawns, Worli) bt S Bendre (IES) 6-0; Ankit Doshi (Greenlawns) bt S Patel (Utpal Shanghvi) 6-0.

MPT champs

MPT won the Third Division Zone A Inter-Offices final of Table Tennis League, defeating Punjab National Bank 3-0 inthe final at the University Stadium here today.

RESULTS: Men’S Third Division, Zone `A’ (Inter-offices final): Mumbai Port Trust `B’ bt Punjab National Bank 3-0 (Sanjay Patankar bt Sandeep Gamre 21-15, 19-21, 23-21; Jayant Redkar bt Sitaram Gamre 19-21, 21-17, 21-19; Madhu Sawant bt Ajit Rane 21-10, 21-9). (Inter-Club, final): MIG CC bt Parsee Gymkhana 3-0 (Sanjeev Mehra bt Behram Jamaspi 21-11, 21-12; Nachiket Chawathe bt Kaizad Khandadia 21-17, 19-21, 21-16; Prasad naik bt V Besania 21-6, 21-9).

Division IV, Zone B (Inter-Offices final): BMC bt RBI `A’ 3-0 (Rajesh Mudam bt MK Nawani 20-22, 21-13, 21-10; Anil Rasam bt HK Umesh 23-25, 21-12, 21-17; Ulhas Kelshakar bt Vilas Mantri 21-16, 27-25). Zone C (Inter-offices final): Air-India bt Union Bank `C’ 3-0 (Suhas Dandekar bt Arun Paudwal 21-12, 21-18; VK Jose bt Vyrus Jokhi 21-13, 14-21, 21-9; Ram Kadam bt Gautam Killawala 21-10, 21-17).

Women (First Division): LIC bt MTNL 3-1 (Amit Fatterpekar bt MSSP Devi 21-11, 21-12; Sharmila Thade bt SnehalGhosalkar 15-21, 21-16; Kabit Mukherjee-Sharmila lost to Ghosalkar-Devi 26-28, 7-21; Amita bt Snehal 21-12, 21-13. Garware Club bt RBI `A’ 3-1 (Radhika Shah bt Meena Bokil 6-21, 21-15, 21-11; Aashni Shah lost to Swati Kadam 21-18, 12-21, 15-21; Aashani-Radhika bt Swati-Meena 21-11, 14-21, 21-18; Aashani bt Meena 21-18, 21-14).

RBI triumph

Reserve Bank won the Inter-Bank Carrom `B’ Division title beating State Bank 2-1 in the final of the Seventh District Carrom Championships at the Mazdoor Sangh, GD Ambedkar Marg, Parel here today.

RESULTS: Inter-Bank (`B’ Div final): RBI bt SBI 2-1 (Sudhir Zemse lost to Satish Kadwadkar 25-15, 11-25, 8-25; Satish Pailkar bt Chandrakant Tuplmunde 10-25, 25-12, 25-10; Devji Sumra bt Prakash Chavan 14-15, 25-8, 25-14).Inter-Offices `B’ (SFs): Accountant General bt Mazgaon Dock 3-0; Sachivalaya Gymkhana bt Mumbai Port Trust 2-1.