Hindustan Times ST (Mumbai)

Chinappa, Pallikal to vie for women’s title; Ghosal in final

- Agencies

It will be an all-india final for the first time ever in the Asian Squash championsh­ip when Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik clash in the women’s singles event.

While fourth seeded Pallikal upset top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, second seeded Chinappa made short work of Hong Kong’s sixth-seed Tong Tsz Wing 11-6, 11-4, 11-8.

Saurav Ghosal, meanwhile, became the first Indian male player to reach the men’s singles final of the prestigiou­s event. He proved too strong for fifth seeded Leo Au of Hong Kong as he won 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 to setup the final against Hong Kong’s top seeded Max Lee who ousted third seeded Malaysian Nafiiz

GAURAV GILL SETS EARLY PACE

Defending champion Gaurav Gill of Team MRF Tyres set a scorching night run in the Super Special Stage and led teammate Ole Christian Veiby by 2.5 seconds as the Internatio­nal Rally of Whangarei, the first round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championsh­ip got

However, in the night run, i was Gill all the way as he clocke one minute, 49.2 seconds whil Veiby had 01:51.7, well clear o third placed Jan Ketomaa (Vill Mannisenma­ki) of Mpart Spor (01:52.9).

KERALA WOMEN EDGE PAST BENGAL 6-4

Hockey defeate Bengal Hockey Associatio­n 6in what was the most excitin game of the day three of the 7th Junior National Hockey Cham pionship 2017 Women ‘B’ Divi sion here on Saturday.

KM Ariya scored a hat tric (3’, 62’, 68’) and KV Aiswariya go a brace (52’, 58’) in their Pool A victory. Supriya Bahadur got brace (22’, 29’) for Bengal Hocke Associatio­n in the loss.

In Pool B, Manipur Hocke trounced Hockey Gujarat 23

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Joshna Chinappa

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