Football News -
At AFC Under-16 football championship, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

India bt Sri Lanka 6-0
India drew Iraq 2-2
India bt Lebanon 3-0
India bt Saudi Arabia 3-0

With this win we almost secure our place in the final stage of Asian Championship next year, where 12 (or 14? ) top Asian teams will battle for u17 FIFA World Cup place ... Top 4 teams from Asian Championship will qualify for u17 FIFA World Cup ... Colin Toal is doing a great job with these kids, and also don't forget they had a very succesful tour to Germany so credit to the AIFF.
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Tennis News -
At Asia/Oceania Closed Championships GB1, Delhi, India

Boys -
[R1] (7) Yuki Bhambri (IND) bt (LL) Ashish Rana (IND) 60 60
[R2] (7) Yuki Bhambri (IND) bt Ryoken Matsui (JPN) 62 63
[R3] (7) Yuki Bhambri (IND) bt (11) Vijayant Malik (IND) 76(6) 67(1) 75
[QF] (7) Yuki Bhambri (IND) bt (4) Matt Reid (AUS) 64 36 63
[SF] (7) Yuki Bhambri (IND) bt (5) Hiroki Moriya (JPN) 76(6) 60
[F] (7) Yuki Bhambri (IND) bt Di Wu (CHN) 63 61

Girls -
[R1] (2) Poojashree Venkatesha (IND) BYE
[R2] (2) Poojashree Venkatesha (IND) bt Veronika Makovey (AUS) 46 61 61
[R3] (2) Poojashree Venkatesha (IND) bt (16) Satjaporn Mahajaroenkul (THA) 75 60
[QF] (2) Poojashree Venkatesha (IND) bt (11) Khunpak Issara (THA) 60 60
[SF] (2) Poojashree Venkatesha (IND) l (5) Yang Zi-Jun Jun (HKG) 46 26

At the tender age of 15 years and 4 months, Yuki Bhambri was won the Asia/Oceania junior tennis champion (i.e. a championship which was open only to participants from Asia and Oceania Australia and New Zealand) in singles and doubles ... Poojashree also won doubles title and will move around #40 in ITF Girls ranking ... And with this win Yuki will take huge jump from #96 to somewhere around #35 in ITF Boys ranking.
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Badminton News -
At $5K Syria International Series 2007, Damascus

[R1] JADHAV Ankush (IND,UNR) l AHSAN Qamar (PAK,UNR) 10-21 15-21
[R1] CASTELINO Rohan Chris (IND,261) bt KARUNARATNE Diluka (SRI,240) 21-17 21-12
[R1] BHAT Arvind (IND,123) BYE

[R2] CASTELINO Rohan Chris (IND,261) l FERNANDES Ricardo (POR,268) 16-21 21-16 15-21 [R2] BHAT Arvind (IND,123) bt BAGHERI Gholam Reza (IRI,226) 22-20 21-17

[R3] BHAT Arvind (IND,123) bt (1) ABIAN Pablo (ESP,43) 21-16 21-16
[QF] BHAT Arvind (IND,123) bt KARUNARATNE Niluka (SRI,106) 21-8 21-15
[SF] BHAT Arvind (IND,123) bt SHAHHOSSEINI Ali (IRI,177) 19-21 21-14 21-12

[F] BHAT Arvind (IND,123) bt (3) LONGO Carlos (ESP,75) 21-16 21-18

Another title for Arvind at International Series level ... In the process of title win he had couple of good wins against top-75 players ... From his performance it looks that Arvind is not wasting much time to be where he left before injury.
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At $5K Hungarian International Champ 2007,

[Q1] Dhanya NAIR (IND,UNR) bt Jenny SJOLUND (FIN,297) 21-17 21-10
[Q2] Dhanya NAIR (IND,UNR) bt (8) Sara KVERNO (NOR,294) 21-14 21-14

[R1] Gayatri VARATAK (IND,215) l Claudia VOGELGSANG (GER,156) 21-15 14-21 19-21
[R1] (Q) Dhanya NAIR (IND,UNR) bt Andrea ZVORC (CRO,152) 21-23 21-12 21-14
[R1] (6) Aditi MUTATKAR (IND,95) bt Diana DIMOVA (BUL,103) 21-15 21-14

[R2] (Q) Dhanya NAIR (IND,UNR) l (1) Ragna INGOLFSDOTTIR (ISL,53) 14-21 21-23
[R2] (6) Aditi MUTATKAR (IND,95) bt (Q) Mia SEJR NIELSEN (DEN,224) 21-18 25-23

[QF] (6) Aditi MUTATKAR (IND,95) l (Q) Jiani CAI (CHN,UNR) 18-21 16-21
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Golf News -
At Nationwide Tour Championship - Final Standing (Nationwide Tour)

T44 Arjun Atwal 68 75 67 68 - 6 $ 3,083.40

Arjun Atwal finished on #60 in 2007 Nationwide Tour Money Leaders list, $101,824 ... So with that he grabbed Nationwide Tour card for year 2008.
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At Children's Miracle Network Classic - Final Standing (PGA Tour)

T52 Daniel Chopra 72 68 71 72 - 5 $ 10,672.00

Daniel Chopra finished on #48 in 2007 PGA TOUR Money Leaders list with $1,755,110 prize money ... With his first title at 2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic he already secured his full PGA card for next 2 years.