Saurav Ghosal, Joshana Chinappa reign supreme

MUMBAI : In accordance with all expectations, top seeds Saurav Ghosal and Joshana Chinappa emerged supreme in the 37 th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Senior Squash Championship on Wednesday.
India No. 1 Ghosal had a tough outing against defending champion and second seed Siddharth Suchde 11-4, 11-9, 13-11 in a Men's Open final that lasted 53 minutes, while Chinappa rallied from the loss of the opening set to prevail over second seed and last year's runner-up Urwashi Joshi of Jindal Squash Academy 6-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 in the women's championship round.
Ghosal and Suchde treated the packed gallery to long and aggressive rallies with both giving little away.
"I played a solid first set but Sid raised his level in the second and third sets," explained World No.22 Ghosal who has never lost to Suchde. "But I had to make the right choice of shots and that I think proved crucial. He could have played better. He has a good basic game, while I rely on speed and shot-making."
Pride of place for Rohit Yadav, Riya Pillai
Rohit Yadav of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra's Riya Pillai lead the pack of title contenders in the boys' and girls' under-19 singles categories, respectively, in the 2nd Gautam Thakkar Memorial Junior Badminton Masters to be played at the Bombay Gymkhana from Nov 22-25. There is plenty at stake for the players to strive for, as the winners of the under-19 singles event will take home a purse of Rs 75,000 (from Rs 60,000 last year) each, while the under-17 singles champions will be richer by Rs 50,000 each (up from Rs 40,000 last year). The doubles winners in the under-19 and under-17 categories will share Rs 70,000 and Rs 50,000 respectively.
Prominent names for SC South Asia Golf
Around 80 captains of the corporate world from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and India, many of them accomplished golfers, will participate in the inaugural edition of the Standard Chartered South Asia Golf Tournament on November 24th and 25th at the Aamby Valley and Oxford Golf Resorts, Pune, respectively. Among those in action include Sunil Kaushal, Aditya Khaitan, who recently represented India at the World Corporate Golf Challenge in South Africa and David D'souza.
Gulati wins Natational 8-ball pool
Top seed Sundeep Gulati of Delhi earned himself an early birthday gift winning the men's 8-ball title in the NSCI-National Pool Championship on Wednesday. Gulati, who turns 32 on Friday, justified his billing as the No. 1 seed dashing the aspirations of 2nd seed Sumit Talwar of Chandigarh in the final. Gulati stuck the balls with better consistency to carve out a 9-6 victory in the race-to-nine rack final. In women's 8-ball contest, Delhi's Keerath Bhandaal beat Karnataka's Judy Walia 4-2.