Tennis News -
Davis Cup -

Team against Uzbekistan -
Leander Paes (Capt), Karan Rastogi, Somdev Varman, Vivek Shokeen and Sunil Kumar Sipaeya (5th player)
Coach - Nandan Bal, Assistant Coach - Sandeep Kirtane
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At Delray Beach International Tennis Championship, USA

[R1] (WC) Chris Haggard (RSA)/ Rohan Bopanna (IND) l Davide Sanguinetti (ITA)/ Vincent Spadea (USA) 62 67(3) 2-10
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At $25K Palm Desert Challenger, CA, USA

[R1] RAO Sunitha (USA,221) bt (WC) NGUYEN Thien-Trang (USA,UNR) 61 60

Doubles -
[R1] RAO Sunitha (USA)/ PELLETIER Marie-Eve (CAN) vs (4) FUSANO Christina (USA)/ TSOUBANOS Aleke (USA)
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At $25K London-Sutton Challenger, GBR

[Q1] IYER Tara (IND,555) bt (WC) JACKSON Jessica (GBR,1438) 76(5) 64
[Q2] IYER Tara (IND,555) l (15) CORTEZ Joana (BRA,469) 26 46

Tennis News -
At $15K+H Delhi futures, India

Singles First Round -
(1) KEDRIOUK Alexei (KAZ,301) bt (LL) RAJA Purav (IND,1027) 63 62
SHOKEEN Vivek (IND,747) bt SIPAEYA Sunil-Kumar (IND,733) 63 64
(WC) VARDHAN Vishnu (IND,826) bt (Q) YANG Tsung-Hua (TPE,1080) 63 75
(5) NAM Hyun-Woo (KOR,594) bt SINGH Navdeep (IND,688) 63 75

(4) SHARAN Divij (IND,530) bt (Q) AMRITRAJ Stephen (IND,1070) 63 64
(WC) UPPAL Vishal (IND,1051) bt MADKEKAR Aditya (IND,805) 64 36 62
PANFIL Grzegorz (POL,724) bt (Q) SINGH Sanam (IND,1077) 64 62
(8) KUDRYAVTSEV Alexander (RUS,652) bt (Q) SRIDHAR Vinod (IND,912) 36 63 60

(Q) GASPARYAN Ervand (RUS,1541) bt (7) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM,627) 63 61
IM Kyu-Tae (KOR,783) bt (WC) RAJU Kaushik (IND,1541) 62 62
KANNAN Vijay (IND,728) bt (Q) YI Chu-Huan (TPE,1009) 64 76(2)
(3) RASTOGI Karan (IND,372) bt (Q) CHANG Huai-En (TPE,1281) 26 63 62

(6) ENEV Todor (BUL,597) bt (LL) PUNNA Vishal (IND,995) 61 64
(Q) IVANOV Simeon (BUL,818) bt STOLIAROV Andrei (RUS,813) 63 60
PATHANJALI Ravi-Shankar (IND,663) bt BEZERUK Yuri (AUS,660) 62 64
(WC) SINGH Ashutosh (IND,844) bt (2) MORARU Gabriel (ROM,346) 76(2) 63

Doubles Firast Round -
(1) KEDRIOUK Alexei (KAZ)/ KUDRYAVTSEV Alexander (RUS) bt KANNAN Vijay (IND)/ NEDUNCHEZHIYAN Jeevan (IND) 62 62
BEZERUK Yuri (AUS)/ STOLIAROV Andrei (RUS) bt KANNAN Kamala (IND)/ MADKEKAR Aditya (IND) 76(6) 62

AMRITRAJ Stephen (IND)/ SHARAN Divij (IND) bt (3) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM)/ MORARU Gabriel (ROM) 61 67(5) 62
LIBERHAN Tushar (IND)/ SINGH Navdeep (IND) bt GASPARYAN Ervand (RUS)/ PANFIL Grzegorz (POL) 75 57 62

ENEV Todor (BUL)/ IVANOV Simeon (BUL) bt (WC) RAJU Kaushik (WC)/ WALIA Varun (IND) 64 62
SHOKEEN Vivek (IND)/ SINGH Sanam (IND) bt (4) SINGH Ashutosh/ UPPAL Vishal (IND) 64 64

(WC) KIRTANE Sandeep (IND)/ RAJA Purav (IND) bt (WC) GUPTA Sumit-Prakash (IND)/ NELORD Yannick (IND) 61 63
SRIDHAR Vinod (IND)/ VARDHAN Vishnu (IND) bt (2) PATHANJALI Ravi-Shankar (IND)/ SIPAEYA Sunil-Kumar (IND) 63 36 61

Tennis News -
At 125K +H Durban challanger, South Africa.

[SF] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Mustafa Ghouse (IND) l Rick De Voest (RSA)/ Dominik Meffert (GER) 57 46
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Golf News -
At The Commercialbank Qatar Masters, Doha - Final Standing (EPGA Tour)

T22 SINGH Jeev Milkha IND 69 68 75 70 -6 € 18152.45
T27 KAPUR Shiv IND 67 73 72 71 -5 € 15098.77
T65 CHOWRASIA S.S.P IND 72 71 75 74 +4 € 3986.75
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Shooting News -
At the International air gun competition at Munich, Germany
Men's 10m air rifle event
1. Zoltan Balaz (SVK) 701.1 (597+104.1)
2. Gagan Narang (IND) 700.2 (596+104.2)
3. Matthew Emmons (USA) 700.2 (597+103.2)
(In the shoot-off, Narang shot 10.1 as compared to 10.0 shot by Emmons.)

Women's 10m air rifle event
1. Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) 501.7 (398 + 103.7)
2. Eva Joo (HUN) 501.3 (398 + 103.3)
3. Suma Shirur (IND) 500.9 (398 + 102.9)

Tennis News -
At 125K +H Durban challanger, South Africa.

[SF] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Mustafa Ghouse (IND) vs Rick De Voest (RSA)/ Dominik Meffert (GER)
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At 50K Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger - Waikoloa, HI

[QF] (WC) UBEROI Neha (USA,221) l (1) GALLOVITS Edina (ROM,108) 36 75 16
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At $15K India F1 Futures, Kolkata

Singles Semifinals -
(6) ENEV Todor (BUL,597) bt (3) MORARU Gabriel (ROM,346) 64 64
(7) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM,627) bt IM Kyu-Tae (KOR,783) 64 26 64

Singles Final -
(6) ENEV Todor (BUL,597) bt (7) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM,627) 63 75

Doubles Semifinals-
(1) KEDRIOUK Alexei (KAZ)/ KUDRYAVTSEV Alexander (RUS) bt (4) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM)/ MORARU Gabriel (ROM) 64 64

(3) KANNAN Vijay (IND)/ SINGH Ashutosh (IND) bt (2) PATHANJALI Ravi-Shankar (IND)/ SIPAEYA Sunil-Kumar (IND) 64 62

Double Final -
(1) KEDRIOUK Alexei (KAZ)/ KUDRYAVTSEV Alexander (RUS) bt (3) KANNAN Vijay (IND)/ SINGH Ashutosh (IND) 64 62
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Golf News -
At The Commercialbank Qatar Masters, Doha - Third Round (EPGA Tour)

T26 SINGH Jeev Milkha IND 69 68 75 -4
T26 KAPUR Shiv IND 67 73 72 -4
T66 CHOWRASIA S.S.P IND 72 71 75 +2
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At Buick Invitational - Second Round (USPGA Tour)

------- Cut @ -3 --------
T113 Daniel Chopra 73 71 PAR

Tennis News -
At Australian Open 2007,

Boys Doubles Final -
(8) Rupesh Roy (IND)/ Stephen Donald (AUS) l Graeme Dyce (GBR)/ Harri Heliovaara (FIN) 26 76(4) 36
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At 125K +H Durban challanger, South Africa.

[QF] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Mustafa Ghouse (IND) bt (WC) ANDERSEN Jean (RSA)/ VORSTER Tucker (RSA) 63 76(3)

[SF] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Mustafa Ghouse (IND) vs Rick De Voest (RSA)/ Dominik Meffert (GER)
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At 50K Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger - Waikoloa, HI

[R2] (WC) UBEROI Neha (USA,221) bt (8) GRANDIN Natalie (RSA,193) 61 67(4) 63

[QF] (WC) UBEROI Neha (USA,221) vs GALLOVITS Edina (ROM,108)
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Hockey News -
At 3rd Premier Hockey League 2007, Chennai

25th January 2007 -
Hyderabad Sultans bt Sher-E-Jalandhar 1-0 (ET2)
Goal Scored - Didar Singh (HS) (PC)
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Golf News -
At The Commercialbank Qatar Masters, Doha - Second Round (EPGA Tour)

T8 SINGH Jeev Milkha IND 69 68 -7
T20 KAPUR Shiv IND 67 73 -4
T51 CHOWRASIA S.S.P IND 72 71 -1
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T76 RANDHAWA Jyoti IND 71 74 +1
T89 GANGJEE Rahil IND 72 74 +2
T89 GHEI Gaurav IND 77 69 +2
T100 JOHL Amandeep IND 74 73 +3

Tennis News -
At $15K India F1 Futures, Kolkata

Singles Quarterfinals -
(6) ENEV Todor (BUL,597) bt SIPAEYA Sunil-Kumar (IND,733) 63 61
(3) MORARU Gabriel (ROM,346) bt (WC) NEDUNCHEZHIYAN Jeevan (IND,1026) 62 61

IM Kyu-Tae (KOR,783) bt IVANOV Simeon (BUL,818) 63 61
(7) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM,627) bt (2) KEDRIOUK Alexei (KAZ,301) 60 62

Doubles Quarterfinals-
(1) KEDRIOUK Alexei (KAZ)/ KUDRYAVTSEV Alexander (RUS) bt SRIDHAR Vinod (IND)/ VARDHAN Vishnu (IND) 64 60
(4) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM)/ MORARU Gabriel (ROM) bt AMRITRAJ Stephen (IND)/ SHARAN Divij (IND) 61 62

(3) KANNAN Vijay (IND)/ SINGH Ashutosh (IND) bt CHANG Kai-Lung (TPE)/ YI Chu-Huan (TPE) 76(4) 64
(2) PATHANJALI Ravi-Shankar (IND)/ SIPAEYA Sunil-Kumar (IND) bt ENEV Todor (BUL)/ IVANOV Simeon (BUL) 36 63 64
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Golf News -
At The Commercialbank Qatar Masters, Doha - First Round (EPGA Tour)

1 GOOSEN Retief RSA 65 -7
T2 JIMÉNEZ Miguel Angel ESP 66 -6
T2 O'HERN Nick AUS 66 -6
4 KAPUR Shiv IND 67 -5

T9 SINGH Jeev Milkha IND 69 -3
T38 RANDHAWA Jyoti IND 71 -1
T56 CHOWRASIA S.S.P IND 72 Par
T56 GANGJEE Rahil IND 72 Par
T94 JOHL Amandeep IND 74 +2
T116 GHEI Gaurav IND 77 +5

Tennis News -
At Australian Open 2007,

Mixed Doubles -
[R2] (3) Samantha Stosur (AUS)/ Leander Paes (IND) l Daniel Nestor (CAN)/ Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) 67(4) 16

Boys Doubles -
[SF] (8) Rupesh Roy (IND)/ Stephen Donald (AUS) bt Soong-Jae Cho (KOR)/ Yong-Kyo Lim (KOR) 63 64

Final -
(8) Rupesh Roy (IND)/ Stephen Donald (AUS) vs Graeme Dyce (GBR)/ Harri Heliovaara (FIN)
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At 125K +H Durban challanger, South Africa

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND,290) l Lamine Ouahab (ALG,176) 46 67(5)
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At 50K Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger - Waikoloa, HI

[R1] (WC) UBEROI Neha (USA,221) bt (Q) SZATMARI Agnes (ROM,317) 63 67(6) 75

[R2] (WC) UBEROI Neha (USA,221) vs (8) GRANDIN Natalie (RSA,193)

Doubles -
[R1] CZINK Melinda (HUN)/ UBEROI Neha (USA) l JUGIC-SALKIC Mervana (BIH)/ SENOGLU Ipek (TUR) 67(1) 67(5)

[R1] PELLETIER Marie-Eve (CAN)/ RAO Sunitha (USA) l (2) DEKMEIJERE Liga (LAT)/ DITTY Julie (USA) 26 67(1)

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At $15K India F1 Futures, Kolkata

Singles Second Round -
SIPAEYA Sunil-Kumar (IND,733) bt SHOKEEN Vivek (IND,747) 76(0) 36 62
(6) ENEV Todor (BUL,597) bt VARDHAN Vishnu (IND,826) 75 67(3) 63

(3) MORARU Gabriel (ROM,346) bt (Q) BETAU Siarhei (BLR,UNR) 61 62
(WC) NEDUNCHEZHIYAN Jeevan (IND,1026) bt (WC) SINGH Sanam (IND,1077) 62 62

IVANOV Simeon (BUL,818) bt (5) SHARAN Divij (IND,530) 64 36 76(5)
IM Kyu-Tae (KOR,783) bt (4) RASTOGI Karan (IND,370) 62 63

(7) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM,627) bt PANFIL Grzegorz (POL,724) 76(6) 64
(2) KEDRIOUK Alexei (KAZ,301) bt MADKEKAR Aditya (IND,805) 64 63

Doubles First Round -
(4) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM)/ MORARU Gabriel (ROM) bt PANFIL Grzegorz (POL)/ STOLIAROV Andrei (RUS) 63 62
(3) KANNAN Vijay (IND)/ SINGH Ashutosh (IND) bt BEZERUK Yuri (AUS)/ SINGH Navdeep (IND) 63 64

Doubles Quarterfinals -
(1) KEDRIOUK Alexei (KAZ)/ KUDRYAVTSEV Alexander (RUS) bt SRIDHAR Vinod (IND)/ VARDHAN Vishnu (IND) 64 60
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Hockey News -
At 3rd Premier Hockey League 2007, Chennai

24th January 2007 -
Chandigarh Dynamos bt Bangalore Lions 1-0 (ET2)

Goal Scored - Jugraj Singh (CD) 81st minute (PC)

Tennis News -
At Australian Open 2007,

Mens Doubles -
[QF] Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/ Radek Stepanek (CZE) l (2) Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)/ Max Mirnyi (BLR) 36 26

Mixed Doubles -
[R2] (3) Samantha Stosur (AUS)/ Leander Paes (IND) bt Chris Haggard (RSA)/ Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 63 64

Boys Doubles -
[QF] (8) Rupesh Roy (IND)/ Stephen Donald (AUS) bt (1) Roman Jebavy (CZE)/ Martin Klizan (SVK) 46 61 76(5)

[SF] (8) Rupesh Roy (IND)/ Stephen Donald (AUS) vs Soong-Jae Cho (KOR)/ Yong-Kyo Lim (KOR)
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At 125K +H Durban challanger, South Africa.

[Q3] (8) Mustafa Ghouse (IND,749) l (4) Philip King (USA,386) 26 16

Doubles -
[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Mustafa Ghouse (IND) bt (3) Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) 61 64

[QF] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Mustafa Ghouse (IND) vs (WC) ANDERSEN Jean (RSA)/ VORSTER Tucker (RSA)
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At 50K Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger - Waikoloa, HI

[R1] RAO Sunitha (USA,231) l (4) HISAMATSU Shiho (JPN,151) 36 67(2)

[R1] (WC) UBEROI Neha (USA,221) vs (Q) SZATMARI Agnes (ROM,317)

Doubles -
[R1] CZINK Melinda (HUN)/ UBEROI Neha (USA) vs JUGIC-SALKIC Mervana (BIH)/ SENOGLU Ipek (TUR)

[R1] PELLETIER Marie-Eve (CAN)/ RAO Sunitha (USA) vs (2) DEKMEIJERE Liga (LAT)/ DITTY Julie (USA)

Shooting News -
At Hungarian Open 2007, Gyor-Ikriny

Final Standing in 10m Air Rifle -
1. Gagan Narang (IND,700.8)
2. Peter Sidi (HUN,699.9)
3. Adam Kovats (HUN,693.9)
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Billiards News -
At National Billiards Championship 2007, Banglore
Final -
Geet Sethi (Guj) bt Pankaj Advani (PSPB) 1087(198, 113, 72, 96,92) - 923 (148, 103, 97, 78,97)

3rd place play-off -
Rupesh Shah (Guj) bt Dhruv Sitwala (PSPB) 650 (72, 405, 112) - 208 (80)
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Tennis News -
At Australian Open 2007,

Boy's Doubles -
[R2] (8) Rupesh Roy (IND)/ Stephen Donald (AUS) bt Jared Easton (AUS)/ Bernard Tomic (AUS) 26 63 64

[QF] (8) Rupesh Roy (IND)/ Stephen Donald (AUS) vs (1) Roman Jebavy (CZE)/ Martin Klizan (SVK)

At $15K India F1 Futures, Kolkata

Singles First Round -
SIPAEYA Sunil-Kumar (IND,733) bt (LL) KANNAN KAMALA (IND,1372) 63 61
SHOKEEN Vivek (IND,747) bt KANNAN Vijay (IND,728) 16 63 60
VARDHAN Vishnu (IND,826) bt (WC) AMRITRAJ Stephen (IND,1070) 63 61
(6) ENEV Todor (BUL,597) bt (Q) MOHAMMED Fariz (IND,UNR) 63 61

(3) MORARU Gabriel (ROM,346) bt (WC) BAJORIA Akshay (IND,UNR) 61 62
(Q) BETAU Siarhei (BLR,UNR) bt PATHANJALI Ravi-Shankar (IND,663) 64 61
(WC) NEDUNCHEZHIYAN Jeevan (IND,1026) bt (Q) MATHEW Jaco (IND,1541) 63 64
(WC) SINGH Sanam (IND,1077) bt (8) KUDRYAVTSEV Alexander(RUS,652) 61 64

(5) SHARAN Divij (IND,530) bt STOLIAROV Andrei (RUS,813) 64 60
IVANOV Simeon (BUL,818) bt (Q) YANG Tsung-Hua (TPE,1080) 64 64
IM Kyu-Tae (KOR,783) bt (Q) VIRALI-MURUGESAN Ranjeet (IND,1372) 64 64
(4) RASTOGI Karan (IND,370) bt (Q) SRIDHAR Vinod (IND,912) 62 63

(7) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM,627) bt (Q) CHANG Kai-Lung (TPE,UNR) 60 63
PANFIL Grzegorz (POL,724) bt SINGH Navdeep (IND,688) 76(2) 62
MADKEKAR Aditya (IND,805) bt BEZERUK Yuri (AUS,660) 75 63
(2) KEDRIOUK Alexei (KAZ,301) bt (Q) GIDE Rohan (IND,UNR) 62 64

Doubles First Round -
(1) KEDRIOUK Alexei (KAZ)/ KUDRYAVTSEV Alexander (RUS) bt (WC) KIRTANE Sandeep (IND)/ RAJA Purav (IND) 63 64
SRIDHAR Vinod (IND)/ VARDHAN Vishnu (IND) bt SHOKEEN Vivek (IND)/ SINGH Sanam (IND) 63 60

(4) APOSTU-EFREMOV Artemon (ROM)/ MORARU Gabriel (ROM) vs PANFIL Grzegorz (POL)/ STOLIAROV Andrei (RUS)
AMRITRAJ Stephen (IND)/ SHARAN Divij (IND) bt KANNAN KAMALA (IND)/ MADKEKAR Aditya (IND) 67(8) 75 62

CHANG Kai-Lung (TPE)/ YI Chu-Huan (TPE) bt (WC) MATHEW Jaco (IND)/ PRASANTH Vijay-Sundar (IND) 62 67(1) 61
(3) KANNAN Vijay (IND)/ SINGH Ashutosh (IND) vs BEZERUK Yuri (AUS)/ SINGH Navdeep (IND)

ENEV Todor (BUL)/ IVANOV Simeon (BUL) bt LIBERHAN Tushar (IND)/ NEDUNCHEZHIYAN Jeevan (IND) 64 62
(2) PATHANJALI Ravi-Shankar (IND)/ SIPAEYA Sunil-Kumar (IND) bt (WC) BAJORIA Akshay (IND)/ RAJU Kaushik (IND) 61 63

Golf News -
At Bob Hope Chrysler Classic - Round 5 (USPGA Tour)

T45 Daniel Chopra 69 67 71 68 78 -7 $ 15,500.00
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Tennis News -
At Australian Open 2007,

[PQF] Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/ Radek Stepanek (CZE) bt (7) Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/ Andy Ram (ISR) 76(4) 46 63

[PQF] (10) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/ Sania Mirza (IND) l (6) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)/ Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 67(5) 76(5) 26

[QF] Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/ Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs (2) Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)/ Max Mirnyi (BLR)

Mixed Doubles -
[R1] Sania Mirza (IND)/ Fabrice Santoro (FRA) l (2) Rennae Stubbs (AUS)/ Mark Knowles (BAH) 67(0) 61 7-10

[R1] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)/ Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) l Jelena Jankovic (SRB)/ Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 64 67(4) 8-10

Boy's Singles -
[R1] Rupesh Roy (IND) l Kevin Botti (FRA) 26 63 63

Boy's Doubles -
[R1] (8) Rupesh Roy (IND)/ Stephen Donald (AUS) bt Valentin Dimov (BUL)/Fumiaki Kita (JPN) 62 61

[R2] (8) Rupesh Roy (IND)/ Stephen Donald (AUS) vs Jared Easton (AUS)/ Bernard Tomic (AUS)
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At 125K +H Durban challanger, South Africa.

[Q1] (8) Mustafa Ghouse (IND,749) bt (WC) Mohammed Ibrahim (RSA,NR) 61 61
[Q2] (8) Mustafa Ghouse (IND,749) bt Jurgens Strydom (NAM,1248) 46 63 76(5)

[Q3] (8) Mustafa Ghouse (IND,749) vs (4) Philip King (USA,386)

Maindraw -
[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND,290) vs Lamine Ouahab (ALG,176)

Doubles -
[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Mustafa Ghouse (IND) vs (3) Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA)

Tennis News -
At Australian Open 2007,

[PQF] (5) Martin Damm (CZE)/ Leander Paes (IND) l Julien Benneteau (FRA)/ Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 57 67(7)

[R2] Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/ Radek Stepanek (CZE) bt (9) Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/ Pavel Vizner (CZE) 46 63 76(4)

[PQF] Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/ Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs (7) Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/ Andy Ram (ISR)

Mixed Doubles -

[R1] (3) Samantha Stosur (AUS)/ Leander Paes (IND) bt Elena Bovina (RUS)/ Yves Allegro (SUI) 62 62

[R2] (3) Samantha Stosur (AUS)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Chris Haggard (RSA)/ Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)

Boy's Singles -

[R1] Rupesh Roy (IND) vs Kevin Botti (FRA)
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Golf News -
At Abu Dhabi Golf Championship - Round 3 (EPGA Tour)

T2 KAPUR Shiv IND 70 66 68 -12
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At Abu Dhabi Golf Championship - Round 4 (EPGA Tour)

T20 KAPUR Shiv IND 70 66 68 75 -9 € 16573.03
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At Bob Hope Chrysler Classic - Round 4 (USPGA Tour)

T18 Daniel Chopra 69 67 71 68 -13
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At Pakistan Open - Round 3 (APGA Tour)

T5 Digvijay SINGH IND 71 69 66 -10
T7 Rahil GANGJEE IND 71 67 69 -9
T9 Ashok KUMAR IND 71 66 71 -8
T12 Amandeep JOHL IND 72 69 68 -7
T16 Amardip MALIK IND 69 71 70 -6
T16 Gaganjeet BHULLAR IND 69 72 69 -6
T21 Uttam Singh MUNDY IND 68 68 75 -5
T21 S.S.P. CHOWRASIA IND 72 69 70 -5
T44 Vivek BHANDARI IND 68 72 74 -2
T68 Rahul GANAPATHY IND 68 75 77 +4
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At Pakistan Open - Round 4 (APGA Tour)

T5 Rahil GANGJEE IND 71 67 69 71 -10 $11,235.00
T7 Ashok KUMAR IND 71 66 71 71 -9 $7,620.00
T10 Uttam Singh MUNDY IND 68 68 75 69 -8 $5,124.00
T15 Vivek BHANDARI IND 68 72 74 67 -7 $3,703.00
T15 S.S.P. CHOWRASIA IND 72 69 70 70 -7 $3,703.00
T15 Digvijay SINGH IND 71 69 66 75 -7 $3,703.00
T29 Amardip MALIK IND 69 71 70 74 -4 $2,422.00
T37 Amandeep JOHL IND 72 69 68 76 -3 $2,040.00
T61 Gaganjeet BHULLAR IND 69 72 69 81 +3 $900.00
T68 Rahul GANAPATHY IND 68 75 77 75 +7 $690.00
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A1 GP News -
At Taupo, New Zealand

Sprint Race
Pos Number Driver Team Laps Time GapFirst KPH
1 7 Nico HÜLKENBERG GERMANY 14 19:49.089 - 159.7
2 6 Loic DUVAL FRANCE 14 19:52.836 +3.747 158.8
3 19 Jonny REID NEW ZEALAND 14 19:53.304 +4.215 158.9
4 18 Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN NETHERLANDS 14 19:56.621 +7.532 158.6
5 23 Sebastien BUEMI SWITZERLAND 14 19:56.891 +7.802 158.5
6 3 James HINCHCLIFFE CANADA 14 19:57.898 +8.809 158.3
7 22 Alan VAN DER MERWE SOUTH AFRICA 14 20:05.413 +16.324 157.2
8 8 Robbie KERR GREAT BRITAIN 14 20:18.182 +29.093 154.0
9 13 Enrico TOCCACELO ITALY 14 20:18.606 +29.517 156.4
10 10 Narain KARTHIKEYAN INDIA 14 20:18.720 +29.631 156.3
11 25 Ryan HUNTER REAY USA 14 20:19.226 +30.137 155.8
12 17 Salvador DURAN MEXICO 14 20:19.623 +30.534 156.9
13 4 Ho-Pin TUNG CHINA 14 20:20.519 +31.430 155.4
14 1 Karl REINDLER AUSTRALIA 14 20:20.775 +31.686 156.3
15 11 Ananda MIKOLA INDONESIA 14 20:21.865 +32.776 155.6
16 2 Raphael MATOS BRAZIL 14 20:24.896 +35.807 158.1
17 5 Tomas ENGE CZECH REPUBLIC 14 20:40.636 +51.547 157.0
18 20 Nur ALI PAKISTAN 14 20:59.999 +1:10.910 148.4
19 16 Alex YOONG MALAYSIA 13 20:23.674 1 Lap 158.0
20 12 Richard LYONS IRELAND 6 9:54.772 8 Laps 152.1
21 15 Alex KHATEEB LEBANON 6 11:17.285 8 Laps 149.0
22 21 Christian MURCHISON SINGAPORE 0 14 Laps

Feature Race
Pos Number Driver Team Laps Time GapFirst KPH
1 7 Nico HÜLKENBERG GERMANY 50 1:03:38.100 - 159.9
2 6 Loic DUVAL FRANCE 50 1:03:57.611 +19.511 158.6
3 19 Jonny REID NEW ZEALAND 50 1:03:58.027 +19.927 159.1
4 23 Sebastien BUEMI SWITZERLAND 50 1:03:58.956 +20.856 159.1
5 18 Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN NETHERLANDS 50 1:03:59.451 +21.351 158.9
6 3 James HINCHCLIFFE CANADA 50 1:03:59.908 +21.808 159.3
7 10 Narain KARTHIKEYAN INDIA 50 1:04:08.859 +30.759 159.6
8 13 Enrico TOCCACELO ITALY 50 1:04:09.574 +31.474 159.1
9 4 Ho-Pin TUNG CHINA 50 1:04:23.837 +45.737 159.0
10 25 Ryan HUNTER REAY USA 50 1:04:26.641 +48.541 158.8
11 16 Alex YOONG MALAYSIA 50 1:04:27.335 +49.235 159.4
12 5 Tomas ENGE CZECH REPUBLIC 50 1:04:44.205 +1:06.105 159.2
13 1 Karl REINDLER AUSTRALIA 50 1:04:50.728 +1:12.628 158.1
14 2 Raphael MATOS BRAZIL 49 1:03:47.045 1 Lap 159.2
15 21 Christian MURCHISON SINGAPORE 49 1:04:07.242 1 Lap 157.5
16 22 Alan VAN DER MERWE SOUTH AFRICA 49 1:04:07.555 1 Lap 158.8
17 15 Alex KHATEEB LEBANON 48 1:03:41.966 2 Laps 156.8
18 20 Nur ALI PAKISTAN 46 1:03:42.145 4 Laps 152.2
19 12 Richard LYONS IRELAND 45 58:31.366 5 Laps 159.1
20 17 Salvador DURAN MEXICO 42 56:21.688 8 Laps 159.5
21 8 Robbie KERR GREAT BRITAIN 40 51:20.590 10 Laps 159.2
22 11 Ananda MIKOLA INDONESIA 8 10:30.923 42 Laps 156.5

Golf News -
At Abu Dhabi Golf Championship - Round 2 (EPGA Tour)

T3 KAPUR, Shiv * IND 70 66 -8
---------- Cut @ -1 -----------
T76 RANDHAWA, Jyoti IND 72 72 PAR
T76 SINGH Jeev Milkha IND 73 71 PAR
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At Bob Hope Chrysler Classic - Round 3 (USPGA Tour)

T24 Daniel Chopra 69 67 71 -9
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At Pakistan Open - Round 2 (APGA Tour)

T3 Uttam Singh MUNDY IND 68 68 -8
6 Ashok KUMAR IND 71 66 -7
T7 Rahil GANGJEE IND 71 67 -6
T19 Vivek BHANDARI IND 68 72 -4
T19 Digvijay SINGH IND 71 69 -4
T19 Amardip MALIK IND 69 71 -4
T27 Gaganjeet BHULLAR IND 69 72 -3
T27 Amandeep JOHL IND 72 69 -3
T27 S.S.P. CHOWRASIA IND 72 69 -3
T51 Rahul GANAPATHY IND 68 75 -1
----------- Cut @ PAR ------------
T73 Vikrant CHOPRA IND 73 72 +1
T80 Amritinder SINGH IND 73 73 +2
T80 Gaurav GHEI IND 74 72 +2
T99 Firoz ALI IND 73 75 +4
T99 Harmeet KAHLON IND 71 75 +4
T99 Arjun SINGH IND 74 74 +4
T112 Naman DAWAR IND 76 73 +5
T112 Gurbaaz MANN IND 78 71 +5
T122 Chiragh KUMAR IND 78 73 +7
140 Kanwar SEKHON IND 80 77 +13
157 Sujjan SINGH IND 81 +9 WDRW

Tennis News -
At Australian Open 2007,

[R2] (10) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/ Sania Mirza (IND) bt Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS)/ Martina Muller (GER) 63 64

[R2] (5) Martin Damm (CZE)/ Leander Paes (IND) bt Nathan Healey (AUS)/ Robert Smeets (AUS) 64 62

[PQF] (10) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/ Sania Mirza (IND) vs (6) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)/ Ai Sugiyama (JPN)

[PQF] (5) Martin Damm (CZE)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Julien Benneteau (FRA)/ Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
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Badminton News -
At Proton Malaysia Super Series 2007

[R2] Chetan ANAND (IND,33) l (5/8) Kenneth JONASSEN (DEN,8) 12-21 14-21

[R2] Saina NEHWAL (IND,27) l Mew Choo WONG (MAS,16) 17-21 12-21

Doubles -
[R2] Jwala P GUTTA (IND)/ Shruti S KURIAN (IND) l Yu Mi HWANG (KOR)/ Min Jung KIM (KOR) 19-21 5-21
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Golf News -
At Abu Dhabi Golf Championship - Round 1 (EPGA Tour)

T25 KAPUR, Shiv * IND 70 -2
T62 RANDHAWA, Jyoti IND 72 PAR
T76 SINGH, Jeev Milkha IND 73 +1
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At Bob Hope Chrysler Classic - Round 2 (USPGA Tour)

T10 Daniel Chopra 69 67 -8
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At Pakistan Open - Round 1 (APGA Tour)

T3 Vivek BHANDARI IND 68 -4
T3 Uttam Singh MUNDY IND 68 -4
T3 Rahul GANAPATHY IND 68 -4
T9 Gaganjeet BHULLAR IND 69 -3
T9 Amardip MALIK IND 69 -3
T34 Harmeet KAHLON IND 71 -1
T34 Ashok KUMAR IND 71 -1
T34 Rahil GANGJEE IND 71 -1
T34 Digvijay SINGH IND 71 -1
T54 Amandeep JOHL IND 72 E
T54 S.S.P. CHOWRASIA IND 72 E
T68 Amritinder SINGH IND 73 +1
T68 Firoz ALI IND 73 +1
T68 Vikrant CHOPRA IND 73 +1
T85 Arjun SINGH IND 74 +2
T85 Gaurav GHEI IND 74 +2
T116 Naman DAWAR IND 76 +4
T132 Chiragh KUMAR IND 78 +6
T132 Gurbaaz MANN IND 78 +6
141 Kanwar SEKHON IND 80 +8
142 Sujjan SINGH IND 81 +9

Tennis News -
At Australian Open 2007,

[R2] Sania Mirza (IND,53) l Aiko Nakamura (JPN,65) 36 26

Doubles -
Mens -
[R1] (5) Martin Damm (CZE)/ Leander Paes (IND) bt Novak Djokovic (SRB)/ Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 76(6) 46 63

[R1] Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/ Radek Stepanek (CZE) bt Sebastien Grosjean (FRA )/ Olivier Patience (FRA) 61 67(4) 64

[R2] (5) Martin Damm (CZE)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Nathan Healey (AUS)/ Robert Smeets (AUS)

Womens -
[R1] (10) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/ Sania Mirza (IND) bt Sandra Kloesel (GER)/ Aravane Rezai (FRA) 61 64

Mixed Doubles -
[R1] (3) Samantha Stosur (AUS)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Elena Bovina (RUS)/ Yves Allegro (SUI)
[R1] Sania Mirza (IND)/ Fabrice Santoro (FRA) vs (2) Rennae Stubbs (AUS)/ Mark Knowles (BAH)
[R1] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)/ Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) vs Jelena Jankovic (SRB)/ Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)
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At $25k Fort Walton Beach Women's Challenger, FL, USA

[R1] (6) RAO Sunitha (USA,232) l NOCIAROVA Dominika (SVK,263) 36 62 26
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Badminton News -
At Proton Malaysia Super Series 2007

[R2] Chetan ANAND (IND,33) vs (5/8) Kenneth JONASSEN (DEN,8)

[R2] Saina NEHWAL (IND,27) vs Mew Choo WONG (MAS,16)

Doubles -
[R2] Jwala P GUTTA (IND)/ Shruti S KURIAN (IND) vs Yu Mi HWANG (KOR)/ Min Jung KIM (KOR)
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Hockey News -
At 3rd Premier Hockey League 2007, Chennai

17th January 2007 -
Chennai Veerans bt Chandigarh Dynamos 1-0
Goal Scored - Albert Casas (CV) 47th minute

Badminton News -
At Proton Malaysia Super Series 2007

Mens -
Qualifying -
[Q1] (5/8) Anup SRIDHAR (IND,45) bt Beryno WONG (MAS,103) 21-12 21-12
[Q2] (5/8) Anup SRIDHAR (IND,45) bt Daren LIEW (MAS,112) 21-13 12-21 21-16
[Q3] (5/8) Anup SRIDHAR (IND,45) bt Tien Minh NGUYEN (VIE,53) 21-14 18-21 21-16

Maindraw -
[R1] Chetan ANAND (IND,33) bt (Q) Anup SRIDHAR (IND,45) 12-21 21-19 21-12

[R2] Chetan ANAND (IND,33) vs (5/8) Kenneth JONASSEN (DEN,8)

Womens -
Qualifying -
[Q1] Jwala P GUTTA (IND,181) bt Vina (NZL,142) 21-19 18-21 21-10
[Q1] Shruti S KURIAN (IND,176) l Moon Hi KIM (KOR,89) 11-21 8-21

[Q2] Jwala P GUTTA (IND,181) l Anita Raj KAUR (MAS,58) 8-21 13-21

Maindraw -
[R1] Saina NEHWAL (IND,27) bt Judith MEULENDIJKS (NED,22) 21-10 17-21 21-18

[R2] Saina NEHWAL (IND,27) vs Mew Choo WONG (MAS,16)

Doubles -
[R1] Jwala P GUTTA (IND)/ Shruti S KURIAN (IND) bt Nina VISLOVA (RUS)/ Valeri SOROKINA (RUS) 21-14 21-23 21-13

[R2] Jwala P GUTTA (IND)/ Shruti S KURIAN (IND) vs Yu Mi HWANG (KOR)/ Min Jung KIM (KOR)
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Tennis News -
At $25k Fort Walton Beach Women's Challenger, FL, USA

[R1] (6) RAO Sunitha (USA,232) vs NOCIAROVA Dominika (SVK,263)

Doubles -
[R1] (3) PELLETIER Marie-Eve (CAN)/ RAO Sunitha (USA) bt BROWN Stephanie (USA)/ KASLER Jacqueline (USA) 60 62

[QF] (3) PELLETIER Marie-Eve (CAN)/ RAO Sunitha (USA) vs MCHALE Christina (USA)/ WILL Allie (USA)
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Hockey News -
At 3rd Premier Hockey League 2007, Chennai

16th January 2007 -
Orissa Steelers bt Hyderabad Sultans 1-0
Goal Scored - Dilip Tirkey (OS) 69th minute (PC)

Tennis News -
At Australian Open 2007,

[R1] Sania Mirza (IND,53) bt Olga Savchuk (UKR,103) 63 75

[R2] [R1] Sania Mirza (IND,53) vs Aiko Nakamura (JPN,65)

Doubles -
Mens -
[R1] (5) Martin Damm (CZE)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Novak Djokovic (SRB)/ Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)
[R1] Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/ Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs Sebastien Grosjean (FRA )/ Olivier Patience (FRA)

Womens -
[R1] (10) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/ Sania Mirza (IND) vs Sandra Kloesel (GER)/ Aravane Rezai (FRA)

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Golf News -
At Sony Open, Hawaii

T28 Daniel Chopra 68 72 70 66 -4 $36,140

Tennis News -
At $10K US F1 futures, Tampa, FL

[F] (WC) DEV VARMAN Somdev (IND)/ HUEY Treat (USA) bt CERRETANI James (USA)/ RUIZ-ROSALES Antonio (MEX) 60 76(6)

Good run for Somdev in this tough US F1 ... Qualified for maindraw singles and reached in quarters ... In doubles entered as wild card andmanaged to win title.
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Golf News -
At Royal Trophy, Amata Spring Country Club, Bangkok, Thailand (January 12 to 14, 2007)

13 January 2007, (Day Two) Results -
Europe 6 1/2 (3) - Asia 1 1/2 (1)

Darren Clarke (Northern Ireland)/ Lee Westwood (England) All square Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand)/ Prom Meesawat (Thailand) (1/2-1/2)

Anthony Wall (England)/ Paul McGinley (Ireland) bt Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Japan)/ Thaworn Wiratchant (Thailand) 1 up (1-0)

Johan Edfors (Sweden)/ Henrik Stenson (Sweden) bt Yong-eun Yang (South Korea)/ Toru Taniguchi (Japan) 2 & 1 (1-0)

Niclas Fasth (Sweden)/ Robert Karlsson (Sweden) All square Jeev Milkha Singh (India)/ S.K. Ho (South Korea) (1/2-1/2)

14 January 2007, Sunday Singles -
Europe 12 1/2 (6) bt Asia 3 1/2 (2)

Lee Westwood (England) bt Toru Taniguchi (Japan) 4 & 3 (1-0)
Darren Clarke (Northern Ireland) All square Prom Meesawat (Thailand) (1/2-1/2)
Paul McGinley (Ireland) bt Thaworn Wiratchant (Thailand) 2 & 1 (1-0)
Johan Edfors (Sweden) bt S.K. Ho (South Korea) 3 & 2 (1-0)
Henrik Stenson (Sweden) All square Yong-eun Yang (South Korea) (1/2-1/2)
Anthony Wall (England) bt Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Japan) 4 & 2 (1-0)
Robert Karlsson (Sweden) bt Jeev Milkha Singh (India) 3 & 2 (1-0)
Niclas Fasth (Sweden) l Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 2 & 1 (0-1)

Tennis News -
At $10K US F1 futures, Tampa, FL

[QF] (Q) Somdev Dev Varman (IND,1117) l NILAND Conor (IRI,502) 36 64 60
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At $25K Tampa Challenger, FL, USA

[QF] (5) RAO Sunitha (USA,233) l (Q) JIDKOVA Alina (RUS,335) 06 16
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Golf News -
At Royal Trophy, Amata Spring Country Club, Bangkok, Thailand (January 12 to 14, 2007)

European Team - Seve Ballesteros (Captain) of Spain, Darren Clarke of Northen Ireland, Johan Edfors of Sweden, Niclas Fasth of Sweden, Robert Karlsson of Sweden, Paul McGinley of Ireland, Henrik Stenson of Sweden, Anthony Wall of England, Lee Westwood of England.

Asian Team - Naomichi Joe Ozaki (Captain) of Japan, Tetsuji Hiratsuka of Japan, Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, Prom Meesawat of Thailand, Jeev Milkha Singh of India, Toru Taniguchi of Japan, Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand, Yong-eun Yang of Korea, S.K. Ho of Korea

Day One Results -
Europe 3 1/2 - Asia 1/2

Darren Clarke (Northern Ireland)/ Lee Westwood (England) bt S.K. Ho (South Korea)/ Toru Taniguchi (Japan) 4 & 3 (1-0)

Johan Edfors (Sweden)/ Henrik Stenson (Sweden) bt Prom Meesawat (Thailand)/ Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Japan) 6 & 5 (1-0)

Niclas Fasth (Sweden)/ Robert Karlsson (Sweden) bt Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand)/ Thaworn Wiratchant (Thailand) 3 & 1 (1-0)

Anthony Wall (England)/ Paul McGinley (Ireland) All square Jeev Milkha Singh (India)/ Yong-eun Yang (South Korea) (1/2-1/2)

Tennis News -
At Australian Open 2007,

Maindraw -
[R1] Sania Mirza (IND,66) vs Olga Savchuk (UKR,103)

Qualifying -
[Q2] Rohan Bopanna (IND,290) l (30) Michael Berrer (GER,157) 67(3) 36

[Q2] Neha Uberoi (USA,221) l Sandra Zahlavova (CZE,156) 57 06
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At Medibank International - Sydney, Australia

[SF] (4) Martin DAMM (CZE)/ Leander PAES (IND) l (2) KNOWLES Mark (BAH)/ NESTOR Daniel (CAN) 26 36
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At $10K US F1 futures, Tampa, FL

[R2] (Q) Somdev Dev Varman (IND,1117) bt (Q) Pavel Chekhov (RUS,UNR) 76(2) 76(5)

[QF] (Q) Somdev Dev Varman (IND,1117) vs NILAND Conor (IRI,502)

[QF] (WC) DEV VARMAN Somdev (IND)/ HUEY Treat (USA) bt (3) WASHINGTON Mashiska (USA)/ YOO Daniel (KOR) 75 63

[SF] (WC) DEV VARMAN Somdev (IND)/ HUEY Treat (USA) bt (1) Goran DRAGICEVIC (USA)/ Dusan VEMIC (SRB) 26 61 61

[F] (WC) DEV VARMAN Somdev (IND)/ HUEY Treat (USA) vs CERRETANI James (USA)/ RUIZ-ROSALES Antonio (MEX)
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At $25K Tampa Challenger, FL, USA

[R2] (5) RAO Sunitha (USA,233) bt TEDJAKUSUMA Romana (INA,282) 60 62

[QF] (5) RAO Sunitha (USA,233) vs (Q) JIDKOVA Alina (RUS,335)

Doubles -
[QF] (3) RAO Sunitha (USA)/ PELLETIER Marie-Eve (CAN) l DULGHERU Alexandra (ROM)/ TEDJAKUSUMA Romana (INA) 46 36

Tennis News -
At Australian Open - (Qualifying)

[Q1] Shikha Uberoi (IND,208) l (16) Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE,130) 64 36 36
[Q1] Neha Uberoi (USA,221) bt (14) Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR,128) 75 63
[Q1] Rohan Bopanna (IND,290) bt Tobias Clemens (GER,196) 46 64 64

[Q2] Rohan Bopanna (IND,290) vs (30) Michael Berrer (GER,157)

[Q2] Neha Uberoi (USA,221) vs Sandra Zahlavova (CZE,156)
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At $170K Hobart International, Australia (Tier IV)

[SF] (WC) MIRZA Sania (IND,66) l (1) CHAKVETADZE Anna (RUS,13) 46 16
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At Medibank International - Sydney, Australia

[SF] (4) Martin DAMM (CZE)/ Leander PAES (IND) vs (2) KNOWLES Mark (BAH)/ NESTOR Daniel (CAN)
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At $10K US F1 futures, Tampa, FL

[R1] (Q) Somdev Dev Varman (IND,1117) bt (7) Horia-Vlad Tecau (ROM,430) 64 63

[R2] (Q) Somdev Dev Varman (IND,1117) vs (Q) Pavel Chekhov (RUS,UNR)

Doubles -
[R1] (WC) DEV VARMAN Somdev (IND)/ HUEY Treat (USA) bt KRYVONOS Nikita (USA)/ YOUNG Donald (USA) 61 63
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At $25K Tampa Challenger, FL, USA

[R1] (5) RAO Sunitha (USA,233) bt NOCIAROVA Dominika (SVK,264) 62 64

[R2] (5) RAO Sunitha (USA,233) vs TEDJAKUSUMA Romana (INA,282)

Doubles -
[R1] (3) RAO Sunitha (USA)/ PELLETIER Marie-Eve (CAN) vs DULGHERU Alexandra (ROM)/ TEDJAKUSUMA Romana (INA)
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Hockey News -
At 3rd Premier Hockey League 2007, Chennai

10th January 2007 -

Bangalore Lions bt Chennai Veerans 6-1
Goal Scored - Len Aiyappa (BL) 4th minute (PC), Amar Aiyamma (BL) 14th minute, Rehan Butt (BL) (33rd, 59th and 64th minutes), Tushar Khandekar (BL) 45th minute and V R Raghunath (CV) 52nd minute (PC)

At Australian Open - (Qualifying)

[Q1] Shikha Uberoi (IND,208) vs (16) Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE,130)
[Q1] Neha Uberoi (USA,221) vs (14) Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR,128)

[Q1] Rohan Bopanna (IND,290) vs Tobias Clemens (GER,196)

Tennis News -
At $170K Hobart International, Australia (Tier IV)

[QF] (WC) MIRZA Sania (IND,66) bt (WC) MOLIK Alicia (AUS,165) 64 61

[SF] (WC) MIRZA Sania (IND,66) vs (1) CHAKVETADZE Anna (RUS,13)

Doubles -
[QF] MIRZA Sania (IND)/ MOLIK Alicia (AUS) l (2) CAMERIN Maria Elena (ITA)/ DULKO Gisela (ARG) 67(5) 67(1)
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At Medibank International - Sydney, Australia

[R1] Mahesh BHUPATHI (IND)/ Fabrice SANTORO (FRA) bt Jonathan ERLICH (ISR)/ Andy RAM (ISR) 64 63

[QF] Mahesh BHUPATHI (IND)/ Fabrice SANTORO (FRA) l (3) HANLEY Paul (AUS)/ ULLYETT Kevin (ZIM) 16 67(6)

[QF] (4) Martin DAMM (CZE)/ Leander PAES (IND) bt FISHER Ashley (AUS)/ PHILLIPS Tripp (USA) 62 57 10-5

[SF] (4) Martin DAMM (CZE)/ Leander PAES (IND) vs (2) KNOWLES Mark (BAH)/ NESTOR Daniel (CAN)
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At $10K US F1 futures, Tampa, FL

Doubles -
[R1] (WC) DEV VARMAN Somdev (IND)/ HUEY Treat (USA) vs KRYVONOS Nikita (USA)/ YOUNG Donald (USA)
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At $25K Tampa Challenger, FL, USA

[R1] (5) RAO Sunitha (USA,233) vs NOCIAROVA Dominika (SVK,264)

Doubles -
[R1] (3) RAO Sunitha (USA)/ PELLETIER Marie-Eve (CAN) bt (WC) LEHNHOFF Jessica (USA)/ STEPHENSON Robin (USA) 63 63
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Hockey News -
At 3rd Premier Hockey League 2007, Chennai

9th January 2007 -

Hyderabad Sultans bt Maratha Warriors 2-1
Goal Scored - Shakeel Abbasi (HS) (30th and 54th minutes) and Imran Warsi (MW) 45th minute (PC)

Tennis News -
At $170K Hobart International, Australia (Tier IV)

[R2] (WC) MIRZA Sania (IND,66) bt OPRANDI Romina (ITA,52) 67(3) 63 60

[QF] (WC) MIRZA Sania (IND,66) vs (WC) MOLIK Alicia (AUS,165)

Doubles -
[QF] MIRZA Sania (IND)/ MOLIK Alicia (AUS) vs (4) CAMERIN Maria Elena (ITA)/ DULKO Gisela (ARG)
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At Medibank International - Sydney, Australia

[R1] (4) Martin DAMM (CZE)/ Leander PAES (IND) bt Lukas DLOUHY (CZE)/ Pavel VIZNER (CZE) 76(2) 62

[R1] Mahesh BHUPATHI (IND)/ Fabrice SANTORO (FRA) vs Jonathan ERLICH (ISR)/ Andy RAM (ISR) 64 1-3 (match suspended due to darkness)

[QF] (4) Martin DAMM (CZE)/ Leander PAES (IND) vs FISHER Ashley (AUS)/ PHILLIPS Tripp (USA)
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At $10K US F1 futures, Tampa, FL

[Q1] (16) Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND,1117) bt Taavo Roos (EST,UNR) 62 61
[Q1] (16) Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND,1117) bt Jeff Wiedemann (USA,UNR) 60 60
[Q1] (16) Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND,1117) bt Marvin Rolle (BAH,1541) 60 60
[Q1] (16) Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND,1117) bt Vladimir Obradovic (SRB,919) 46 61 63

[R1] (Q) Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND,1117) vs Horia-Vlad Tecau (ROM,430)
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Hockey News -
At 3rd Premier Hockey League 2007, Chennai

8th January 2007 -

Maratha Warriors bt Chandigarh Dynamos 5-4 (1-1) in Sudden Death
Goal Scored - Bharat Kumar (MW) 23rd minute and Ravipal Singh (CD) 55th minute

Sher-e-Jalandar bt Bangalore Lions 7-1
Goal Scored - Gagan Ajit Singh (SeJ) (8th, 22nd, 25th minutes), Jarnail Singh (SeJ) (10th, 48th minutes), Don Prins (SeJ0 45th minute, Yudhvir Singh (SeJ) 48th minute and Sabu Varkey (BL) 44th minute

Tennis News -
At $170K Hobart International, Australia (Tier IV)

[R1] (WC) MIRZA Sania (IND,66) bt (4) KIRILENKO Maria (RUS,29) 64 64

[R2] (WC) MIRZA Sania (IND,66) vs OPRANDI Romina (ITA,52)

Doubles -
[R1] MIRZA Sania (IND)/ MOLIK Alicia (AUS) bt BONDARENKO Alona (UKR)/ BONDARENKO Kateryna (UKR) 61 76(6)
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At Medibank International - Sydney, Australia

(4) Martin DAMM (CZE)/ Leander PAES (IND) vs Lukas DLOUHY (CZE)/ Pavel VIZNER (CZE)

Mahesh BHUPATHI (IND)/ Fabrice SANTORO (FRA) vs Jonathan ERLICH (ISR)/ Andy RAM (ISR)
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Hockey News -
At 3rd Premier Hockey League 2007, Chennai

6th January 2007 -

Orissa Steelers bt Chandigarh Dynamos 1-0 (ET)
Goal Scored - Tjeerd Steller (OS) 74th minute

Maratha Warriors bt Sher-e-Jalandar 1-0 (ET)
Goal Scored - Shivendra Singh (MW) 77th minute


7th January 2007 -

Bangalore Lions bt Sher-e-Jalandar 3-0
Goal Scored - Rehan Butt (BL) 49th minute, Sander van den Weide (BL) 55th minute, Len Aiyappa (BL) 63rd minute (PC)

Orissa Steelers bt Chennai Veerans 2-1
Goal Scored - Sunil Ekka (OS) 6th minute, Dilip Tirkey (OS) 25th minute (PC) and Raghunath (CV) 63rd PC

Squash News -
At British Junior Open 2007, Sheffield

Girls Under 13 - Round 3
(2) Saumya Karki (IND) bt Ana Arosa (ESP) 9-2 9-0 9-1
(9/16) Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND) l (1) Nour El Sherbeny (EGY) 1-9 1-9 2-9
(5/8) Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt Victoria Temple-Murray (ENG) 9-0 9-1 9-1
(5/8) Sachika Balvani (IND) bt Michelle Gemmell (CAN) 9-1 9-1 9-4

Quarter Finals
(2) Saumya Karki (IND) bt (5/8) Sachika Balvani (IND) 9-6 9-6 10-9
(5/8) Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt (3/4) Kanzy El Dafrawy (EGY) 2-9 9-10 9-7 9-2 9-3

Semi Finals
(2) Saumya Karki (IND) l (3/4) Salma Esmat (EGY) 3-9 2-9 6-9
(5/8) Anaka Alankamony (IND) l (1) Nour El Sherbeny (EGY) 4-9 5-9 2-9
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Tennis News -
At $1M Doha Open, Qatar

[F] (3) DAMM Martin (CZE)/ PAES Leander (IND) l YOUZHNY Mikhail (RUS)/ ZIMONJIC Nenad (SRB) 16 67(3)
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At $145K ASB CLASSIC Tournament, Auckland, NewZeland (Tier IV)

[F] HSIEH Su-Wei (TPE)/ UBEROI Shikha (IND) l (1) HUSAROVA Janette (SVK)/ SUAREZ Paola (ARG) 06 26
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Hockey News -
At 3rd Premier Hockey League 2007, Chennai

5th January 2007 -
Sher-e-Jalandhar bt Chandigarh Dynamos 1-0
Goal Scored - Jarnail Singh (SeJ) 44th minute (PC)

Bangalore Lions bt Maratha Warriors 2-1 (ET)
Goal Scored - Len Aiyappa (BL) 14th minute (PC), 76th minute silver goal (PC) and Gurbaj Singh (MW) 26th minute

Squash News -
At British Junior Open 2007, Sheffield

Boys Under 15 - Round 3
(9/16) Aditya Jagtap (IND) l (1) Amr Khalid Khalifa (EGY) 2-9 2-9 2-9
(5/8) Ravi Dixit (IND) l (9/16) Mohamed El Sherbeny (EGY) 3-9 9-7 9-4 5-9 8-10
Ramit Tandon (IND) l (5/8) Charles Sharpes (ENG) 4-9 9-5 8-10 7-9

Boys Under 13 - Round 3
(3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt (9/16) Ahmed Abdel Latif (EGY) 4-9 2-9 9-3 9-2 9-4

Quarter Final
(3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) l (5/8) Nematullah Khan (PAK) 5-9 9-10 8-10

Girls Under 13 - Round 2
(9/16) Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND) bt Eleanor Epke (ENG) 9-0 9-0 9-1
(5/8) Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt Emma Payne (ENG) 9-2 9-0 9-0
Shria Kathri (IND) l (5/8) Emily Whitlock (ENG) 1-9 1-9 2-9
(2) Saumya Karki (IND) bt Haidi Lala (EGY) 9-4 8-10 3-9 9-2 9-6

In Round 1 all India players had bye.
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Tennis News -
At $1M Doha Open, Qatar

[SF] (3) DAMM Martin (CZE)/ PAES Leander (IND) bt (2) KNOWLES Mark (BAH)/ NESTOR Daniel (CAN) 75 67(6) 10-2

[F] (3) DAMM Martin (CZE)/ PAES Leander (IND) vs YOUZHNY Mikhail (RUS)/ ZIMONJIC Nenad (SRB)
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At 2007 $416K Chennai Open, India

[R2] (WC) Karan Rastogi (IND,497) l (1) Rafel Nadal (ESP,2) 46 16
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At 3rd Premier Hockey League 2007, Chennai

4th January 2007 -
Chennai Veerans bt Hyderabad Sultans 4-1

Goal Scored - Vikram Kanth (CV) 19th minute, Raja (CV), Adam Sinclair (CV) 49th and 50th minutes and Vikram Pillay (HS) 69th minute (PC)

Squash News -
At British Junior Open 2007, Sheffield

Boys Under 17 - Round 1
Cyril Kuhn (IND) bt Josh Saysell (ENG) 9-7 9-10 9-4 9-8
Suneesh Kaul (IND) l Ian Jubb (SCO) 1-9 0-9 1-9
Karan Malik (IND) l Kamran Khan (MAS) 5-9 0-9 3-9

Round 2
Cyril Kuhn (IND) bt (9/16) Omar Magdy Ghanem (EGY) 7-9 9-5 9-2 7-9 9-7

Round 3
Cyril Kuhn (IND) l (5/8) Ivan Yuen (MAS) 4-9 3-9 1-9

Boys Under 15 - Round 1
(9/16) Aditya Jagtap (IND) bt Adam Auckland (ENG) 9-4 9-2 9-3
Akshay Deepak (IND) l (9/16) Phillip Waller(ENG) 3-9 3-9 2-9
(5/8) Ravi Dixit (IND) bt Declan James (ENG) 9-2 7-9 9-4 9-6
Ramit Tandon (IND) bt Niall Engerer (ENG) 9-1 9-2 9-2

Round 2
(9/16) Aditya Jagtap (IND) bt Arbab Dilawar (PAK) 9-5 9-1 9-6
(5/8) Ravi Dixit (IND) bt Robert Downer (ENG) 9-4 9-1 9-2
Ramit Tandon (IND) bt (9/16) Cheong Kah Wah (MAS) 6-9 9-7 1-9 9-3 9-1

Round 3
(9/16) Aditya Jagtap (IND) vs (1) Amr Khalid Khalifa (EGY)
(5/8) Ravi Dixit (IND) vs (9/16) Mohamed El Sherbeny (EGY)
Ramit Tandon (IND) vs (5/8) Charles Sharpes (ENG)

Boys Under 13 - Round 1
Rishi Tandon (IND) bt Josh Masters (ENG) 9-6 8-10 4-9 9-7 9-4
Shravan Kaul (IND) l Taminda Gata-Aura (ENG) 7-9 3-9 1-9
(3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) Bye

Round 2
Rishi Tandon (IND) l (1) Nasir Iqbal (PAK) 0-9 3-9 0-9
(3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt Ahmad Al Saraj (JOR) 5-9 9-0 9-0 9-5

Round 3
(3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) vs (9/16) Ahmed Abdel Latif (EGY)

Girls Under 17 - Round 1
(5/8) Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt Zoe Petrovansky (AUS) 9-2 9-4 10-9
(9/16) Surbhi Misra (IND) l Nessrine Ariffin (MAS) 3-9 4-9 3-9

Round 2
(5/8) Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt Milou Van Der Heijden (NED) 9-1 6-9 10-8 9-3

Round 3
(5/8) Dipika Pallikal (IND) l (9/16) Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 9-4 9-4 8-10 1-9 1-9
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At Scottish Junior Open 2006, 27-30 Dec, Edinburgh

Girls Under 13 -
[Final] (1) Saumya Karki (Ind) l Manat Allah Naser (Egy) 0-9 4-9 0-9
(3rd/4th) Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind) bt Sachika Balvani (Ind) 9-1 10-9 9-0

Boys Under 13 -
[Final] (1) Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) bt (2) Dylan Murray (Usa) 9-7 9-2 5-9 9-7

Boys Under 15 -
[Final] (3/4) Ravi Dixit (Ind) bt Kah Wah Cheong (Mas) 9-4 9-4 8-10 5-9 9-6

At $1M Doha Open, Qatar

[QF] (3) DAMM Martin (CZE)/ PAES Leander (IND) bt ROCHUS Christophe (BEL)/ VLIEGEN Kristof (BEL) 63 61

[SF] (3) DAMM Martin (CZE)/ PAES Leander (IND) vs (2) KNOWLES Mark (BAH)/ NESTOR Daniel (CAN)
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At $145K ASB CLASSIC Tournament, Auckland, NewZeland (Tier IV)

[Q1] UBEROI Shikha (IND,206) l (3) DOMACHOWSKA Marta (POL,91) 36 16

Doubles -
[R1] HSIEH Su-Wei (TPE)/ UBEROI Shikha (IND) bt (2) DULKO Gisela (ARG)/ TU Meilen (USA) 1-2 (Retd)

[QF] HSIEH Su-Wei (TPE)/ UBEROI Shikha (IND) bt GRANVILLE Laura (USA)/ GULLICKSON Carly (USA) 75 62

[SF] HSIEH Su-Wei (TPE)/ UBEROI Shikha (IND) bt SUN Sheng-Nan (CHN)/ SUN Tian-Tian (CHN) w/o ( Sheng-Nan Sun injured with left shoulder inflammation)
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At 2007 Hopman Cup, Sydney, Australia

(8) India l (2) Spain 1-2

Sania Mirza (IND,65) l Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP,27) 63 16 36

Rohan Bopanna (IND,281) l Tommy Robredo (ESP,7) 26 36

Sania Mirza (IND)/ Rohan Bopanna (IND) bt Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/ Tommy Robredo (ESP) 67(2) 62 10-8

At 2007 $416K Chennai Open, India

[R1] (WC) Karan Rastogi (IND,497) bt Thiago Alves (BRA,106) 63 64

[R2] (WC) Karan Rastogi (IND,497) vs (1) Rafel Nadal (ESP,2)

This was the first ATP tour victory for Karan against almost 300 places higher opponent ... Until now this is the best win of Karan's career, hopefully he will convert this win into launching pad for his career.
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At 2007 Hopman Cup, Sydney, Australia

(8) India bt (5) Croatia 2-1

Sania Mirza (IND,65) bt Sanja Ancic (CRO,176) 62 63

Rohan Bopanna (IND,281) l Mario Ancic (CRO,9) 67(2) 67(3)

Sania Mirza (IND)/ Rohan Bopanna (IND) bt Sanja Ancic (CRO)/ Mario Ancic (CRO) 36 63 10-8
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At $1M Doha Open, Qatar

[QF] (3) DAMM Martin (CZE)/ PAES Leander (IND) vs ROCHUS Christophe (BEL)/ VLIEGEN Kristof (BEL)

At 2007 $416K Chennai Open, India

Singles First Round -
Prakash Amritraj (IND,393) l Ivo Karlovic (CRO,99) 67(3) 36

Doubles First Round -
(WC) Vishal Uppal (IND)/ Ashuthosh Singh (IND) l Tomas Behrend (GER)/ Robin Vik (CZE) 46 46
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At $1M Doha Open, Qatar

[R1] (3) DAMM Martin (CZE)/ PAES Leander (IND) bt (WC) EL AYNAOUI Younes (MAR)/ KHALFAN Sultan (QAT) 62 61

At 2007 Hopman Cup, Sydney, Australia

(8) India bt (3) Czech Republic 2-1

Sania Mirza (IND,65) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE,42) 62 62

Rohan Bopanna (IND,281) l Tomas Berdych (CZE,13) 26 26

Sania Mirza (IND)/ Rohan Bopanna (IND) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE)/ Tomas Berdych (CZE) 63 57 10-6
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At 2007 Chennai Open, India

Qualifying Results 1st Round - (Indian results)

(WC) NARAYANASWAMY Srirambalaji (IND,1281) l PETZSCHNER Philipp (GER,312) 67(3) 36
(WC) AMRITRAJ Stephen (USA,1118) l MERTINAK Michal (SVK,183) 36 36
(WC) SINGH Ashutosh (IND,932) l FRIEDL Leos (CZE,540) 06 26
PATHANJALI Ravishankar (IND,665) l (4) BOLELLI Simone (ITA,127) 36 26
(WC) PUNNA Vishal (IND,997) l IVANOV Pavel (RUS,415) 46 46
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Chess News -
Fide Chess Ranking - January 2007

1 Topalov, Veselin BUL 2783
2 Anand, Viswanathan IND 2779
3 Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2766
4 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2754
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2750

21 Sasikiran, Krishnan IND 2700
33 Harikrishna, P. IND 2673

Other players in Indian top 10 list -
4 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar IND 2571
5 Koneru, Humpy IND 2567 87
6 Sandipan, Chanda IND 2561
7 Negi, Parimarjan IND 2538
8 Kunte, Abhijit IND 2532
9 Singh, D.P. IND 2523
10 Deepan Chakkravarthy J. IND 2504