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VOLLEYBALL TV Schedule ț Hockey World League: STAR Sports 1 & HD 1, 6.30 p.m. & TN slips on a spinning Customs, IOB advance 8.30 p.m. Punjab takes first innings lead; 21 fall on day one SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Prabhu proved their worth as veristy (Chn) bt Chennai Spikers (Chn) well for the team with some 15-25, 25-21, 25-23. Group B: IOB Shabbir Dhankot RAJEEV VISWANATHAN UDHAGAMANDALAM: Defending stinging smashes and well dis- (Chn) bt Indian Bank (Chn) 25-18, 25- champion Customs Recreation guised drops. 14; Income Tax (Chn) bt TN Police 25- tops group DINDIGUL: Punjab ended the day Club and runner-up Indian “Our players did not give 15, 25-23. Group C: Sports Hostel Ex. at 36 for one in its second in- Overseas Bank (IOB) from their cent per cent. It was not (Chn) bt Teen (Kan) 25-11, 25-17. BENGALURU: Former national nings to finish with an overall Chennai took some time to set- necessary as well. At the start, I Group F: Popes (Sayerpuram) bt DJ champion Shabbir Dhankot lead of 174 as was tle down before defeating their did expect some fight from In- (Kan) 25-19, 25-19. Group G: St.Jo- topped the combined men’s bowled out for paltry 68, in re- opponents in their men’s open- dian Bank as it is loaded with seph’s EC bt Kulikarai (Tiruv) 25-13, group at the end of round one of ply to Punjab’s first innings ing league fixtures of the 65th guest players. But it was not to 25-10. the Accident Relief Care 26th score of 206, in their Ranji Tro- State senior volleyball cham- be,” said P. Sundaram, its coach. Group I: TNEB (Chn) bt MMT National tenpin cham- phy Group B clash at the pionship at the Government Customs started slowly but (Mdu) 25-23, 25-23. Group J: Life pionship here on Tuesday. NPRCET grounds here on HSS courts here on Tuesday. stepped up the accelerator mid- Sports (Chn) bt SAI (Slm) 24-26, 25- Dhankot recorded a score of Tuesday. Customs accounted for STC way through to oust a young 21, 25-19. Group K: Eagle Sports (Hsr) 1345 pins, at an average of Tamil Nadu’s innings was (Pollachi) 25-19, 25-17, while and fighting STC unit from bt Appokodu (Nlg) 25-15, 26-24. 224.17, at the end of the first similar to the South African IOB defeated Indian Bank 25-18, Pollachi. Group P: SRM Academy bt Pananugu- block of six games. The Tamil first innings in Nagpur where it 25-14. But the match that went up to di (Tiruva) 25-12, 25-12. Group Q: AL- Nadu bowler holds a healthy was bowled out for 79. IOB, the tournament favou- the wire was the one between WEAL (Cbe) bt Christian Fellowship lead of 135 pins over second- Tamil Nadu struggled to rite, proved its superiority in all Chennai Spikers and SRM Uni- 25-11, 25-9. placed Pratyek Satya (Karnata- cope with the excessive turn departments. The team looked versity. The latter staged a bril- Women: Group A: Jeppiaar (Chn) ka). Defending champion and uneven bounce in the pitch a bit rusty at the start. Indian liant fightback from a set down bt JBAS (Chn) 25-9, 25-5; Dr. Sivanthi Dhruv Sarda () lies third after losing the toss on day one. Bank cashed in on the chance to defeat the former 15-25, 25-21, Club (Chn) bt PSGR Krishnammal with a 200.67 average. — Sports It was total chaos right from and reeled off quick points. 25-23. (Cbe) 25-19, 25-22. Group B: GKMF Reporter the time swept But that did not deter the IOB S. Dakshinamoorthy, the (Kan) bt Panimalar (Chn) 25-22, 26- Rajwinder Singh to Sarabjit men. They played a wait and SRM coach, pointed out that 24. Group C: Sports Hostel (Chn) bt Jagadeesan Ladda at square leg. K. Dinesh watch game and attacked when the mistakes by his attackers Nedugadu Sports 25-15, 15-25, 25-18; Karthik was out it mattered most to clinch the cost the team dear in the first Bharathiyar (Attur) bt Perumal Amba- scores century leg before to set 25-18. G.R. Vaishanav, the set. However, he had words of lam 25-16, 25-8. Group D: GKM Mini team’s captain and the coun- praise for Saravanan and Rama- bt Christian Fellowship 25-20, 25-13; before Abhinav COCK-A-HOOP: Punjab players greet Rajwinder Singh (centre), who took six Tamil Nadu try’s best blocker, and Ukkra- nathan for turning the table in Vels University bt MSG VBC (Mdu) COIMBATORE: N. Jagadeesan Mukund mis- wickets on day one. — PHOTO: G. KARTHIKEYAN pandian, rated the finest setter, the team’s favour. 25-4, 25-3. Group E: Star Sports, struck a century as Sri Ramak- timed a pull off planned it well in the second set The results: Madurai bt Blue Star Foundation E 25- rishna Mills SC defeated Kovai Rajwinder Singh miss off Malolan Punjab went in to lunch at 139 Singh () 23, Sarabjit Ladda run to steer the team through. Men: Group A: Chennai Customs 13, 25-15 Group F: TN Police bt MKK Knights by 174 runs in the to Harbhajan Rangarajan. for six. Harbhajan was out to a out 1; Extras (b-10): 10; Total (in 57 Naveen Jacob Raja and Selva bt STC, Pollachi 25-19, 25-17; SRM Uni- (Mdu) 25-7, 25-4. TNCA-CDCA first division Singh at square D.T. Chandrasekar then slog immediately after lunch. B. overs): 206. league here. leg. struck twice. , Brainder Sran used his reach to Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-29, 3-49, 4- The scores: Rajwinder con- who came up with some good clear the boundary twice and 70, 5-123, 6-136, 7-140, 8-164, 9-197. I div.: Sri Ramakrishna Mills SC GOLF tinued to trouble sweep shots, was trapped leg his useful contribution along Tamil Nadu bowling: J. Kousik 4- Match ends 280 for four in 50 overs (C. Harinish- the Tamil Nadu before while with Rajwinder got Punjab past 1-10-1, 17-0-68-2, Malolan anth 68, N. Jagadeesan 106, S. Sujay batsman as the was castled leaving Punjab 200. Rangarajan 18-3-67-2, D.T. Chandra- in a draw 68) bt Kovai Knights 106 in 40.2 overs. left-arm spinner struggling at 70 for four. Rajwinder was very happy sekar 13-2-43-3, B. Aparajith 5-1-8-0. Lahiri to tee off Suryabala 180 in 44.2 overs (M. HYDERABAD: The four-day Cooch got sharp turn and bounce from Looking at the match situa- with his bowling effort and said, Tamil Nadu — 1st innings: B. Ap- Shajahan 49, A. Prabhu 44, J. Sure- Behar Trophy (under-19) crick- the wicket. tion and what followed later on “I really enjoyed bowling on arajith c Ladda b Rajwinder 8, Abhinav shkumar 35, C. Madhu three for 22) bt et tournament Elite Group B While Baba Indrajith, playing in the day, proba- this wicket. If one plays posi- c Harbhajan b Rajwinder 1, Dinesh Kar- Cosmo Vil- with Spieth match between Hyderabad and forward, was caught at slip by bly played the innings of the tively he can score runs also as thik lbw b Harbhajan 3, Vijay Shankar lage SA 121 Gujarat ended in a draw at the Mandeep Singh, R. Prasanna tournament for Punjab. Punjab Yuvraj Singh showed. We are c Sidhana b Harbhajan 7, B. Indrajith c RAKESH RAO exemptions. “I think wind is go- in 38.5 overs Gymkhana on Wednesday. was caught playing back to desperate for an outright win to planning to set them a challeng- Mandeep b Rajwinder 1, R. Prasanna c ing to come into play here,” said (F. Rias 41, The scores: At Hyderabad: Guja- Harbhajan. qualify needed someone to stay ing target in the second Mandeep b Harbhajan 2, R. Sathish b NASSAU (BAHAMAS): Anirban Lahi- Lahiri looking at the open course S.M. Sunda- rat 232 & 269 for seven decl. in 141 R. Sathish’s dismissal was the in the middle to get to a fighting innings.” Rajwinder 0, J. Kousik c Sran b Ladda ri will tee-off with World No. 1 on Monday evening. I am looking resan four overs (S.N. Thakor 44, Rahul V. Shah worst of the lot as the ball kept score in the first innings. Kousik felt that the batsmen 30, Malolan b Rajwinder 5, Rahil Shah Jordan Spieth on Thursday as forward to play a practice round for 40); Sea- 54, Manan Hingrajia 30 n.o., Karan low and crashed into his He found an able ally in May- crumbled under the pressure. lbw b Rajwinder 7, D.T. Chandrasekar some of the leading names from (a day before the pro-am on hawks 197 Trvedi 35, Azmath Khan three for 66) stumps as Tamil Nadu went in- ank Sidhana as they put on 53 “We tried to play positively (not out) 0; Extras (lb-4): 4; Total (in the golfing world form the field Wednesday). Obviously, I don’t for nine in 50 drew with Hyderabad 259 & 141 for to tea tottering at 29 for six. for the fifth wicket. Yuvraj was but it did not work. The close in 23.4 overs): 68. for the $3.5 million Hero World want to make a fool of myself overs (K. Kapil Murukesh 107) lost to four in 28 overs (Buddhi Rahul 42, Sai Vijay Shankar played an over also given a life when on seven fielders took the catches when Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-14, 3-16, 4- Challenge at the Albany. (when playing alongside RKS CA 198 for four in 34.4 overs (R. Pranay 37). ambitious shot off the very first as missed a we tried to defend. 17, 5-20, 6-23, 7-29, 8-42, 9-68. After being drafted into the 18- Spieth),” said Lahiri. Manikandan 68, S. Rohith 37). ball after tea and was caught at tough chance. Yuvraj kept the “We will chase any target Punjab bowling: Harbhajan 10-0- player invitational field follow- II div.: Wings 151 in 45 overs (M. This year’s field, as per World long on. J. Kousik saved Tamil good balls away and punished that they set in the second in- 30-3, Rajwinder 11.4-1-29-6, Sarabjit ing his stupendous showings this rankings: Jordan Speith (US, 1), Bub- Chennai races Nithin Muthu Alexander 47, M.S. Nadu the blushes as his knock the loose deliveries. nings,” he added. Ladda 2-0-5-1. year, Lahiri will get a rare oppor- ba Watson (US, 4), Justin Rose (En- Raghul 38, P. Ashok Kumar three for of 30 helped it avoid the follow A couple of sixes by Yuvraj, Punjab — 2nd innings: Jiwanjot tunity to test his skills against the gland, 5), Rickie Fowler (US, 6), Dustin cancelled 17) tied with Rainbow 1972 MMCC 151 The scores: Punjab — 1st in- on. Rajwinder cleaned up the one each off Malolan and Chan- nings: Jiwanjot Singh lbw b Chandra- (batting) 10, Pargat c Abhinav b Malo- 22-year old defending champion Johnson (US, 8), Adam Scott (Austra- CHENNAI: The Stewards of the in 34.4 overs (S. Senthamizh Selvan tail to finish with six wickets. drasekar, made sure that Pun- sekar 29, Pargat Singh c Sathish b Ra- lan 19, Rajwinder (batting) 0; Extras and title-holder of his year’s lia, 10), Zach Johnson (US, 11), Patrick Madras Race Club decided to 55, P. Ayyappan three for 55). Earlier in the day, Punjab lost jab crossed the hundred run hil 0, Uday Kaul c Sathish b Malolan 13, (b-6, lb-1): 7; Total (for one wicket in Masters and the US Open. Reed (US, 13), Hideki Matusyama (Ja- cancel the next three meetings III div.: Miracle 151 in 47.1 overs wickets at regular intervals. mark. Mandeep Singh b Chandrasekar 8, 10 overs): 36. The event invites winners of pan, 14), Brooks Koepka (US, 17), Matt of the Madras races scheduled (M. Balakrishnan 43, N. Gopinath 35, Pargat Singh playing forward The partnership was cut shot Yuvraj Singh c Rahil b Kousik 49, May- Fall of wickets: 1-33. all four majors, 11 available play- Kuchar (US, 19), J. B. Holmes (US, 23), to be held here on Dec 2, 3 and 7, V. Sakthi Vignesh three for 16, R. Kath- was caught at slip by R. Sathish when Yuvraj was out to a soft ank Sidhana c Sathish b Chandrasekar Tamil Nadu bowling: Rahil 3-0- ers as per world rankings and Paul Casey (England 24), Jimmy Walk- owing to heavy rain rendering irvelu three for 16) bt Suryabala Crick- off Rahil Shah. Sathish once dismissal pulling a rank long 21, run out 13, Harbha- 15-0, Chandrsekar 4-1-12-0, Malolan two special exemptions. This er (US, 25), Billy Horschel (US, 26), the track unsuitable for racing, eters 99 in 33.4 overs (K. Mahalingam again came up with a brilliant hop from medium pacer J. Kou- jan Singh c b Malolan 2-1-1-1, Aparajith 1-0-1-0. year, Lahiri and USA’s Bill Hass, Anirban Lahiri (India, 39), Chris Kirk says a press release from the five for 24). reflex catch to his right to dis- sik straight to mid on for 49. 6, Brainder Sran b Rahil 33, Rajwinder Toss: Punjab. ranked 39 and 43, were offered (US, 41) and Bill Hass (US, 43). Madras Race Club. IV div.: South Indian Manchester 65 in 24.5 overs (R. Dinesh Kumar three for seven, K. Gopal Chandar three for 12) lost to Vijay 66 for two in 13.2 overs (R. Dhanasekaran 39 n.o.). Venus: Hungry and ready for more Vasantham 107 in 30.1 overs (R. A terrible mishap Rajkumar 41, S. Suresh Kumar three ZIYA US SALAM comeback. A few others called it Of course, Venus ended the openly. Among them were for- for 27, S. Sethupathi three for 21) lost resurgence. But make no mis- year with 41 wins, her most since mer champions like Navratilova to N.I.A Educational Institutions 109 NEW DELHI: This was supposed to take about it, it was a renais- 2007. She was also in the list of and Lindsay Davenport. for three in 22 overs (S. Bhuvaneshva- be the year of Serena Williams; sance. In many ways it was a top ten ace hitters in 2015 — a Yet this is what she did, get- ran 52). the one with three Grand Slam year of milestones for the 35- testimony to the fact that her ting past Radwanska in a tight titles and nearly a fourth one year-old who became the oldest serve, the biggest weapon of her three-setter in pre-quarterfinals Bhakar surprises where she lost in the semifinals top-10 player since Martina game, was back. And finished at the Australian Open, then to Roberta Vinci who had never Navratilova in 1995. She began the year at World No. 7, a huge beating her sister’s conqueror Rakpuangchon taken a set off her earlier. This the year with a win, defeating accomplishment for somebody Vinci in the semifinals in Wu- may still go down in the annals Caroline Wozniacki, to pocket constantly fighting Sjogren’s han besides taking out girls like PUNE: Udayan Bhakar surprised of tennis as the year of Serena the Auckland Open. She ended Syndrome, an energy-sapping Madison Brengle, Madison third-seeded Vorachon Rak- Williams, who even after skip- the year with a win too — WTA condition. And often, undeserv- Keys and Johanna Konta, all puangchon 6-3, 6-2 for an entry ping the WTA Finals still ended Elite Trophy in Zhuhai — living edly, living the shadow of her lit- more than a decade younger. into the boys’ pre-quarterfinals the season as the top-ranked up to her own words, “I do not tle sister. All through, she retained her at the BIPL SPORTS-MSLTA player. mind losing the first point as Remember at the U.S. Open grace and her charm. After win- ITF Grade III Junior Tennis, con- Yet, if you just go beyond cold long as I win the last point”. how after beating Belinda Ben- ning against Muguruza, she ducted at the MSLTA School of statistics, you would realise this In between, she notched up cic, who had earlier in the sea- called herself “lucky”, just as she Tennis, Balewadi stadium here. indeed was the year of Williams; the 700th singles win of her ca- son beaten Serena, Venus was did after getting ahead of Konta The results (first round): not Serena but the other Wil- reer, on her way to the title in asked not about her prospects of and Vinci at different stages of Singles: liams, answering graciously as Wuhan where she bested Ag- winning the tournament but her the tournament. Never was a Boys: Udayan Bhakar bt Vorachon Venus. nieszka Radwanska — who was sister’s! Talking of her sister, word said in immodesty, even Rakpuangchon (Tha) 6-3, 6-2; Aditya For a little over nine months, to later win the WTA Finals in Venus would undoubtedly have limiting herself to “excuse me” Vashist bt Anirudh Chandrasekar 4-6, she was the other Williams; nev- Singapore — and Garbine Mu- had an even better year but for when Vinci used expletives in a 6-3, 6-4. er mind her close to 50 WTA ti- guruza, the big-hitting Spaniard the fact that she ran into her sis- closely-fought encounter. Girls: Y. Sai Dedeepya bt Shivani tles and seven Grand Slam sin- who finished the year inside top ter at two of the Grand Slams — The fighter in her stayed alive Manjanna 6-3, 7-6(5); Priyana Kalita Umpire John Ward writhes on the ground after being hit on the head by a Brainder Sran shot. gles crowns. It began to change three. fourth round at Wimbledon, though. Informed about her bt Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi 6-1, — PHOTO: G. KARTHIKEYAN with those wonderful pickings quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. 700th win following a second 3-6, 6-1; Marta Oliveira (Por) bt Angel- during the fall in China. Several round victory in Wuhan, her la Raman 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Eva Vedder DINDIGUL: A strong straight hit by B. Brainder Sran the ground in the ambulance. tough matches, two titles and a Almost unbeatable first reaction was, “Now on to (Ned) bt Serah Menezes 6-1, 6-1. caught the umpire John Ward from Australia off With no hospital around the area (Natham) he semifinal appearance were not And Serena, as all players 800”. When she returned home Shivani Amineni bt Nika Zupancic guard and hit him on his head in the 48th over of was sent to J.C.B Hospital, Dindigul, which is 30 bad for a seven-week effort. would agree — Vinci excluded after an energy-sapping season, (Slo) 6-1, 7-5; Akanksha Bhan bt Hu- the match between Tamil Nadu kms from the college for a CT scan and an MRI. Then the spotlight shifted; it — was almost unbeatable this she found time to put life in per- mera Begum Shaik 7-6(6), 6-3. and Punjab. The impact was such that the umpire The umpire was conscious but will be monitored began with the whisper, ‘Venus year. Yet there was more to spective. Abinikka Renganathan bt Muskan fell down on the ground and did not get up. for the next 24 hours. is back’. It became more audible Venus than just all the victories, “Seeing the sun come up in Gupta 6-3, 6-2; Anna Solovyeva (Rus) The Tamil Nadu players rushed to him. It took Match referee Prakash Bhatt added, “He is be- as the season wore on, reaching the trophies and the aces. Her my own backyard and appre- bt Thanushree Vale 6-3, 6-1; Mahak the umpire 10 minutes to get up. Doctors then ing monitored on a regular basis. A scan and a a crescendo, as Venus, defying body language, her ability to dig ciating life. Grateful,” she wrote Jain bt Kaavya Balasubramanian 6-2, rushed to take him to the ambulance, but with no MRI are being taken every two hours. He is con- age and ailments, pocketed her deep within to find the answers, on to go with two pho- 6-2. stretcher around the umpire had to get up and scious and there is nothing to worry. In case of third title of the year, defeating and her perseverance shone tos of sunrise. With new gleam- walk. any problem he may be shifted to Madurai or Karolina Pliskova in the final of through. The world knew about ing trophies on the mantelpiece, It took up to 20 minutes for the umpire to leave Chennai.” — Sports Reporter WTA Elite Trophy, featuring her genius, applauded her abili- she would as well have said it Big win for the top eleven players not quali- ty to come back to play. Yet, af- about her career. “I’m still very fied for the WTA Finals. ter her illness, most doubted her hungry. I’m ready for more,” she Railways RANJI TROPHY SCORES Some in the media circles ability to come through gruel- signed off the year with a called her awesome form as a Venus Williams. — PHOTO: AP ling back-to-back three-setters warning. HYDERABAD: Railways recorded Round nine (day one) er 41) vs Haryana. Toss: Vidarbha. overs (Aditya Waghmode 56, Ambati Rayudu 70 batting) vs . an emphatic, eight-wicket win Group A Group B over Hyderabad in the All India Toss: Baroda. At Guwahati: Bengal 191 for four in At Indore: Madhya Pradesh 261 for Varun Goud senior women’s super league nine in 90 overs (Harpreet Singh Bha- Group C Messi voted best one-day cricket tournament at 76 overs (Sayan Shekhar Mondal 87, At Hyderabad: Hyderabad 145 in Sudip Chatterjee 65) vs Assam. Toss: tia 81, Rameez Khan 73 batting, Ay- RRC Ground on Wednesday. 76.1 overs vs Jharkhand 31 for one in 11 cracks century MADRID: Barcelona star Lionel Assam. yappa Bandaru five for 59) vs Andhra. Batting first, Hyderabad fold- Toss: MP. overs. Toss: Jharkhand. HYDERABAD: A. Varun Goud (154, Messi was on Monday voted ed up for 60 in 37.4 overs with At Pune: 212 in 62.4 At : Mumbai 370 for two At Jammu: J&K 138 in 49.1 overs 208b, 26 x 4) helped Hyderabad the top striker in the Spanish Kavita taking three wickets. overs (Ankit Bawne 87 not out) vs in 90 overs ( 143 bat- (Shaurya M. Sanandia five for 53) vs score 325 for five against Kerala league last season ahead of Real In reply, Railways romped Karnataka 50 for one in 19 overs. ting, Jay Bista 44, 75, Su- Saurashtra 150 for two in 31 overs on the first day of the three-day Madrid rival Cristiano home in 24.4 overs losing just Toss: Karnataka. rya Kumar Yadav 103 batting) vs Guj- (Sagar Jogiyani 41). Toss: Saurashtra. Vijay Merchant Trophy (un- Ronaldo. two wickets thanks to Punam At Jaipur: Odisha 151 in 52.2 overs arat. Toss: Gujarat. At Perinthalmanna: Kerala 103 in der-16) cricket tournament It is the sixth time that the Ar- Raut’s unbeaten 33. (Anurag Sarangi 43, A.V. Choudhary At Dindigul: Punjab 206 in 57 47.4 overs (Rahul Singh six for 19) vs match here on Wednesday. gentine has won the title in sev- The scores: six for 27) vs Rajasthan 28 for six in 16 overs (Yuvraj Singh 49) & 36 for one in Himachal Pradesh 163 in 37.5 overs The scores: Hyderabad 325 for en editions of the trophy given Hyderabad 60 in 37.4 overs (Kavita overs (Alok Sahoo four for 18). Toss: 10 overs vs Tamil Nadu 68 in 23.4 (P.S. Chopra 40). Toss: Kerala. five in 93 overs (Sai Pragnay Reddy by the Spanish football league, three for 15) lost to Railways 61 for Rajasthan. overs (Rajwinder Golu six for 29). At Agartala: Services 282 for five 68, A. Varun Goud 154, G. Aniketh Red- with the prize presented during two in 24.4 overs (Punam Raut 33 At Nagpur: Vidarbha 284 for six in Toss: Punjab. in 76 overs (Rajat Paliwal 147 batting, dy 45 batting, Aditya Mohan three for a gala ceremony in Barcelona n.o.). 89.1 overs (Faiz Fazal 126, Wasim Jaff- At Noida: Baroda 242 for five in 83 Rana Datta four for 53). Toss: Tripura. 78) vs Kerala. on Monday. — AFP

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