Akash scalps five as TN takes lead ?

Chennai: Tamil Nadu's P. Akash Ram took five for 66 as MPCA were all out for 260 in their U-19 Elite 'B' Cooch Behar Trophy match on Tuesday. In reply, TN were 17 for no loss when stumps were drawn on day three.

Brief scores: Tamil Nadu 321 & 17 for no loss vs MPCA 260 (Aswin Das 62, Nitish Laskhari 55, P. Akash Ram 5/66 , M. Abhinav 3/43).

Kennedy survives a scare

Sesu Edward Kennedy survived a scare from Krishna in the qualifying match of the Tamil Nadu state ranking billiards and snooker tournament here on Tuesday. After winning the initial frame, Kennedy lost the next two frames in a row. The deciding frame was just a walk in the park for Kennedy to qualify for the main draw.

Results: Round one: Sivasubramani (Tiruchy) bt Karthik (MGC) 3-0. Qualifying round: Sesu Edward Kennedy (TNBSA) bt R.S. Krishna (TNBSA) 32; N. Mahesh (Q Ball City) bt Gautam Venkatramani (Madras Club) 3-2; N. Sreenivas (TNBSA) bt Ali Khan (Smashers) 3-1; Naseeb (TNBSA) bt Harish (Paddington) 3-1; Wasim (Smashers) bt Hari Herren (TNBSA) 3-1; Ashok (MCC) bt Lalith Chand (M 2000) 3-1; Hussain (Billiards Point) bt Ashwin (Paddington) 3-1; S.
Ravindran (TNBSA) bt Jayakumar (Tuticorin) 3-1; Mohd Ziyauddin (TNBSA) bt Sekar (Cue City) 3-1; Mahesh Adithiya (TNBSA) bt Gopi Krishna (S.C) 3-0; M. Senthil (TNBSA) bt Abhishek (Q Ball City) 3-0.

SRM romp to win over Punjab

Results of national interuniversity women's volleyball tournament organised by SRM University: Himachal Pradesh bt Ranchi 25-18, 25-18, 25-18; SRM bt Punjab 25-20, 2520, 27-25; Saurashtra bt University of Madras 25-15, 25-8, 25-13; Calicut bt DAVV, Indore 25-7, 25-19, 25-13; LNIPE, Gwalior bt LN Mithila 25-11, 25-17, 25-7; GDN University bt Osmania 25-11, 25-18, 25-11; Ranchi bt DAVV, Indore 25-8, 2513, 25-9; Kurukshetra bt Saurashtra 25-9, 22-25, 2512, 25-17; SRM bt RB University, Kolkata 28-26, 25-16, 25-20; Himachal Pradesh bt Rajasthan 2515, 25-11, 25-16.

Chennai Open ticket sale begins

The online ticket sale for the 19th edition of the Aircel Chennai Open has begun. Priced at Rs 5000, Rs 3000 and Rs 1500, season tickets can be booked on http://www.bookmyshow.com, the tournament's official ticketing partner. Fans can also log on to the official website http://www.aircelchennaiopen.o rg for further details. Options will also be available for corporate and bulk purchases. The tournament starts on December 30.

Stands available for sale include the East Green, Yellow and Brown, West Yellow and Brown, North Yellow and Brown, and South Brown and Yellow 2. Additionally, Centre Court tickets will give visitors access to matches on outside courts as well, giving ticket holders access to even more exciting tennis action! From December 20, season tickets will be sold at the venue as well. Daily tickets will be sold on respective match days directly at the venue and 24 hours prior to the match online.

Hrishikesh, Likhit share limelight

Hrishikesh Simha slammed 126 to guide Hyderabad to 352 against Karnataka in the second round of the south zone U-16 Vijay Merchant tournament here on Tuesday.

Resuming from their overnight score of 204 for three, Hyderabad reached 352 before reducing Karnataka to a precarious 90 for three at stumps.
Andhra were 105 for three against Tamil Nadu when play ended on day two.

U. Mukilesh scalped all three wickets. The first day's play was called off without a ball being bowled.

Brief scores: At CPT-IP: Andhra 105/3 in 49 overs (K. Maheep Kumar 56*, U. Mukilesh 3/28) vs Tamil Nadu. At Pachaiyappa's: Hyderabad 352 in 149.4 overs (Hrishikesh Simha 126, Vineet Reddy 81, Shaik Sohail 37, Taha Shaik Mohammad 34, Likhit Bannur 5/104, T. Pruthvi 3/101) vs Karnataka 90/3 in 38 overs (N.
Raghavendra 23, Kishan Bedare 30*). At Murugappa: Goa 152 and 27 for no loss vs Kerala 345/9 decl. in 86.5 overs (Akhil Anil 97, Unnimon Sabu 60, Ashwin Anand 56, G. Prem Sagar 34*, Hussain Khan 4/48).