Ghosal decides to quit professional squash
Saurav Ghosal took to Instagram on Monday to announce his retirement from competitive squash.
The 37-year-old, a winner of 10 PSA Tour titles and a 13-time National men’s singles champion, said it was a decision that he took after deliberating for a while.
“I felt like the mind and the body have just been running on fumes a little bit. So, it needed some time to heal and I’m trying to give it that time. Obviously, playing for India has always been the biggest honour and privilege. Playing PSA (for 21 long years) has been unbelievable.
“But obviously, in playing PSA, you’re talking about week-in, week-out tournaments,” he told The Hindu on Monday.
Easy for Telangana
Telangana scored a comfortable 5-0 win over Bihar in the rst round of the Swami Vivekananda (under-20) men’s national football championship at Narainpur (Chhattisgarh) on Monday.
The result: Telangana 5 (Imtiyaz 2, Sahil, Minal, Shyam) bt Bihar 0.
SSGF triumphs
SSGF Hyderabad scored a 73-win over Pune in the nal of the 27th Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel junior National T20 cricket.
The scores:
SSGF 199/4 in 20 overs (Ahmed Hussain 80, Bharath Kumar 52) bt Pune 126 in 17.5 overs.
Special prizes: MVP: G. Sravan; Player-of-the-tournament: Ahmed Hussain; Best batter: Bharath Kumar; Best bowler: Rehan Khan; Best fielder: Abhinav Arshad; Best all-rounder: Hrishikesh Goud; Best wicketkeeper: Farhan Khan; Spirit of Cricket: Manikanta; Game-changer: Adarsh Deshmukh; Emerging players: Ajayanand and Adnan.
Athletics selections
The Hyderabad District Athletics Association (HDAA) will organise selections on April 24 at Osmania University ground from 7 a.m. for boys and girls in the age-groups of under-14, 16, 18 and 20. Athletes should report to Prof. Rajesh Kumar, secretary, HDAA. Call B.C. Bhaskar Reddy on 98490 48586.
Varun is champion
FIDE-rated V. Varun won seventh one-day rapid
Youngsters day out:
The medallists of the RACE Chess Academy one-day rapid chess tournament.
prize money chess tournament with six points from six rounds at RACE Academy.
Final placings: 1. V. Varun, 2. S. Chidvilash Sai, 3. Nidhish Shyamal, 4. Sanskruthi Wankade,
5. J. Malleswara Rao, 6. Kandi Santosh, 7. U. Rhtivk Reddy, 8. M. Ritesh, 9. Afreed Khan, 10. Ehaan Shaik. Women: 1. Keerthi, 2. V. Mohitha. Veterans: 1. Raj Pal Singh, 2. P.V.V. Satyanarayana Murthy. Boys, u-7: 1. G. Om Esh,
2. C. Siddharth. U-9: 1. T. Shreyan, 2. Anvit Srivastava. U-11: 1. M. Advik Reddy, 2. Shourya Gupta. U-13: 1. Ch. Saharsha, 2. G. Rohan Kumar. Girls, u-7: 1. Rishika Janga. U-9:
1. B. Vamshika, 2. G. Saanvika. U-11: 1. N. Akshaya, 2. T. Gita Akshara. U-13: 1. N. Sarayanya Devi, 2. T. Sai Darshini.
Dhriti for South Asian triathlon
Dhriti Koujalgi of Telangana will represent India in Asian Triathlon Cup and South Asian Championships at Pokhara (Nepal) from April 27. She is coached by Ayush Yadav.
Baseball camp
Telangana Baseball Association will conduct a free summer coaching camp for boys and girls in dierent age groups from 6 to 8 a.m. at Marredpally PG from April 25 to May 31. Call 95818 11129, 95157 35531, 63094 81496, 99495 94218.