CHENNAI : The University of Madras men’s team and Hindustan University women’s team won the Tamil Nadu state inter-university basketball tournament. In the men’s category, R Karthick of University of Madras was adjudged player of the tournament, while Hindustan University’s P Hemalatha was named the best woman player.League: Men: University of Madras bt Hindustan University 77-44; University of Madras bt SRM University 103-55. Standings: 1. University of Madras 2. Sathyabama University 3. SRM University. Women: Hindustan University bt University of Madras 56-52; Hindustan University bt SRM University 52-51. Standings: 1. Hindustan University 2. University of Madras 3. SRM University.
Hari, Surendar shine
S Hariharan and K Surendar scalped four wickets each to help Fox Trotters CC beat Netaji CC by nine wickets in a TNCA Fourth Division C Zone match.IV Division C: Netaji CC 135 in 31.1 ovs (S Hariharan 4/30, K Surendar 4/57) lost to Fox Trotters CC 139/1 in 30.2 ovs (R Francis Frankfort 74 n.o); Chennai Port Sports Council 167 in 40.5 ovs (S Gokul 60 n.o; T Muralitharan 4/37) bt Minerva CC 133 in 37.3 ovs (H Sathish Babu 51; MS Sanjay 4/21, V Vignesh 3/28, MR Madhan 3/42); Galaxy Sports Club 204/7 in 33 ovs (G Ananth Prasath 71; P Ravi 4/55) bt Purasawalkam CC 184/7 in 33 ovs (R Anirudh Seshadhri 59).
Southern Railway win
Southern Railway’s Sarat and Riju netted twice each to rout Chennai United FC 4-1 in the CFA Senior Division League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. In another match, Chennai FC and Viva Chennai FC played out a thrilling draw that ended 4-4. CFA Results: Southern Railway 4 (Sarath 2, Riju 2) bt Chennai United FC 1 (Ganeshan); Chennai FC 4 (Oyoaommanueline, Guin Singh, Abishek Kumar, Joseph Segundo) drew with Viva Chennai FC 4 ( Rajesh, Ezi Daniel, Rajesh, Basant Rai).
Tiruvallur chess meet
The 23rd Tiruvallur district Rapid, Blitz and Team Selection Chess Championship will be held at Government Higher Secondary School, Maduravoyal on May 1. Interested players of Tiruvallur district can register by paying an entry fee of `200 and membership fee of `100 per year on www.easypaychess.com. Top two players will represent Tiruvallur district in the forthcoming Tamil Nadu State open Rapid & Blitz. For further details contact S Balaraman, secretary at 94447 51432.
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