Tennis News -
At $175K Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada

[R1] (SE) Sunitha Rao (IND,182) vs (LL) Alina Jidkova (RUS,154)

Doubles -
[R1] Sunitha Rao (IND)/ Christina Wheeler (AUS) bt Maret Ani (EST)/ Andreja Klepac (SLO) 64 76(3)

Sunitha Rao made the entry because there is a feed-up spot for the San Francisco challenger winner ... The winner Harkleroad, who is already in top-100, does not need a feed-up spot ... So the spot gone to Sunitha the runner-up there ... Excellent break for her.
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At $100K Busan Challenger, Korea

[R1] (4) PHAU Bjorn (GER)/ GHOUSE Mustafa (IND) l SCHUKIN Yuri (RUS)/ TROICKI Viktor (SRB) 64 36 (7)10
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At $10K Pakistan F2 Futures, Lahore (Grass)

[R1] (7) SHOKEEN Vivek (IND,749) bt (Q) SHELYAKIN Igor (UZB,UNR) 67(3) 63 62
[R1] (3) SIPAEYA Sunil-Kumar (IND,595) bt ALEKSEENKO Gleb (UKR,1269) 76(3) 75

Doubles -
[QF] (2) SHARAN Divij (IND)/ SINGH Ashutosh (IND) bt BRASSINGTON Kyle (GBR)/ FITZPATRICK Andrew (GBR) 46 63 10(4)
[QF] KHAN Aqeel (PAK)/ SIPAEYA Sunil-Kumar (IND) bt (3) LEE Hsin-Han (TPE)/ PENG Hsien-Yin (TPE) 76(5) 75
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Squash News -
At $120K Qatar Classic, Doha

[Q1] Saurav Ghosal (IND,48) bt Mohamed Reza Sadeghpour (IRN,308) 11-3 11-2 11-2 (19m)

[Q2] Saurav Ghosal (IND,48) l Chris Ryder (ENG,57) 7-11 11-8 4-11 11-7 5-11 (69m)
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Badminton News -
At World Junior Championships 2007, New Zealand

India finished on 8th position in team events of ongoing World Junior Championships.

Group W2 -
India bt New Zealand 5-0
India bt Australia 5-0

[QF] India l Korea 0-3

For 05-08 position -
India l Indonesia 0-3

For 7th position -
India l Thailand 0-3

Individual Championship -

[R1] Gurusai Datt (IND) l Yong Zhao, Ashton Chen (SIN) 18-21 21-19 17-21
[R1] Saurabh Verma (IND) bt Gordej Kosenko (RUS) 21-17 21-11
[R1] Aditya Elango (IND) bt Saul Soto (PUR) 21-7 21-6
[R1] Anrun Nandaluri (IND) Bye

[R1] Thulasi P.C (IND) l Hye Won Eom (KOR) 12-21 11-21
[R1] Arundhati Pantawane (IND) bt Bistra Maneva (BUL) 21-10 21-16
[R1] Siki Reddy (IND) bt Jennifer Fry (RSA) 21-9 21-6
[R1] Ruth Misha (IND) bt Clare Chapple (NZL) 12-21 21-12 21-16

Boys Doubles -
[R1] Gurusai Datt (IND)/ Tarun K. (IND) Bye
[R1] Anrun Nandaluri (IND)/ Ram C. Vijay (IND) Bye

Girls Doubles -
[R1] Siki Reddy (IND)/ Thulasi P.C (IND) bt Stephanie Cheng (NZL)/ Emma Chapple (NZL) 21-17 21-18
[R1] Ashwini Ponanappa (IND)/ Nithya Sosale (IND) l Hendarni Reni Rosi (INA)/ Krishabella (Cj) (INA) 18-21 22-24

Mixed Doubles -
[R1] Tarun K. (IND)/ Ashwini Ponanappa (IND) Bye
[R1] Ram C. Vijay (IND)/ Ruth Misha (IND) bt Illian Krastev (BUL)/ Dimitria Popstoykova (BUL) 21-19 21-19

Boys Singles -
[R2] Saurabh Verma (IND) bt Jordy Hilbink (NED) 19-21 21-9 21-12
[R2] Aditya Elango (IND) bt Arthur Cheung (ENG) 22-20 21-16
[R2] Anrun Nandaluri (IND) l (5) Kieran Merrilees (SCO) 13-21 18-21

[R3] Saurabh Verma (IND) vs (5) Kieran Merrilees (SCO)
[R3] Aditya Elango (IND) vs (14) Arif Nandang (INA)

[R2] Arundhati Pantawane (IND) vs Keara Gonzalez (PUR)
[R2] Siki Reddy (IND) vs Gillian Sloan (SCO)
[R2] Ruth Misha (IND) vs Daria Dvoretskaja (RUS)

[R2] Gurusai Datt (IND)/ Tarun K. (IND) vs (1) Tian Li (CHN)/ Biao Chai (CHN)
[R2] Anrun Nandaluri (IND)/ Ram C. Vijay (IND) vs (6) Mikkel Elbjorn Larsen (DEN)/ Emil Holst (DEN)

[R2] Siki Reddy (IND)/ Thulasi P.C (IND) vs Oznur Caliskan (TUR)/ Rabia Kemer (TUR)

[R2] Tarun K. (IND)/ Ashwini Ponanappa (IND) vs (7) Mohd. Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid (MAS)/ Liu Ying Goh (MAS)
[R2] Ram C. Vijay (IND)/ Ruth Misha (IND) vs Biao Chai (CHN)/ Jing Xie (CHN)
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Football News -
At World Cup 2010 qualifiers, Goa, India
(Return Leg)

India drew Lebanon 2-2

Goal Scored -
India - Sunil Chhetri (30') Baichung Bhutia (90'+)
Lebanon - Faissal Antar (73', 87')

India needed to win this tie by 3 goals to move next round of WC qualifying ... Spirited performance from us considering after Subrata Pal's red card in 72' we played with 10 men ... But in end Lebanon won 6-3 on aggregate.