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Joshna to face Annie in squash final
MUMBAI: Second seed Joshna Chinappa of India moved into the women’s final of the JSW Indian Squash Circuit Otters International 2016 when she beat back the strong
MUMBAI: Second seed Joshna Chinappa of India moved into the women’s final of the JSW Indian Squash Circuit Otters International 2016 when she beat back the strong challenge from Welsh rival Tesni Evans in four games in the semifinal on Saturday.
The lone remaining Indian contender got past Evans 11-6, 15-13, 9-11, 11-8 in 73 minutes to book a berth in Sunday’s final against top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong who ousted No 3 seed Delia Arnold of Malaysia 11-13, 8-11, 13-11, 3-11 in 50 minutes in the other semifinal.
DIYA, SWASTIKA MARCH INTO QUARTERS
INDORE: Maharashtra girls Diya Chitale and Swastika Ghosh eased their way into the last eight round of the sub-junior girls’ singles event in the 11Even Sports National Ranking (Central Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the Abhay Prashal Indoor Stadium.
In pre-quarterfinal encounters, Diya Chitale put up steady display and except for a bit of resistance from West Bengal’s Poymantee Baisya, the Maharashtra girl cruised to a 3-0 (11-7, 15-13, 11-5) victory. I
SIDDHARTH CLINCHES GOLD MEDAL IN UAE
AL FUJAIRAH, UAE: Siddharth Parikh won his first gold medal in the English billiards in the ACBS 1st Asian Billiard Sports Championship 2016 being played in Al Fujairah, UAE. Down 0-1, he came back strongly to beat Myanmar’s Aung Htay 4-2.
