HYDERABAD ROUND-UP
Five share the lead
Five players — Srujan Keerthan, Divith Reddy, Aarush Reddy, Manoj Reddy and G. Sharanya — shared the lead with three points each from three rounds in the 214th Brilliant Trophy chess tournament on Saturday. The results, third round: Open: Srujan Keerthan (3) bt Surya Prakash (2); Divith Reddy (3) bt Bipinraj (2); P. Shanmukha (2) lost to Aarush Reddy (3); K. Perumallu (2) lost to Manoj Reddy (3); G. Sharanya (3) bt T. Jovenkatraman (2).
Juniors: Gnanaditya Naik (2) lost to Shivansh Mishra (3); K. Ayaanraj (3) bt Hariharan (2); Heetesh Kumar (2) lost to V. Akash (3); Rishita Baheti (3) bt Arju Krishnan (2); V. Yogesh (2)
Easy for HPRC India-1
HPRC India1 defeated Luxembourg 124 in the International Arena polo championship at the Hyderabad Polo and
Riding Club (Aziznagar). Chaitania R. Kumar, Mohd. Arsalan Khan and Y. Anand scored four goals each for the winner while Alexander Ludrorf (three) was the lead scorer for the loser. Kunwar Vishal Singh added to the tally.
Telangana HC reigns
Telangana High Court scored a sevenwicket win over Hyderabad Metropolitan Criminal Courts in the final of the second GJR limitedovers
cricket tournament at Boduppal. Justice Surreally Nanda of Telangana High Court and K. Sunil Goud, vice chairperson, Telangana State Bar Council, gave away the prizes.
The scores:
Hyderabad Metropolitan Criminal Courts 102/5 in 15 overs lost to Telangana High Court 106/3 in 14.3 overs (V. Manohar 54 n.o.). Special awards:
Player of the final and best batter: V. Manohar; Best bowler: Sai Chand.