Badminton News -
At $15K Pakistan International Challenge,

Singles -
[R1] P. Kashyap (IND,142) bt Balram Thapa (NEP,UNR) 21-11 21-13
[R1] Aparna Balan (IND,232) bt Palwasha Basheer (PAK,UNR) 21-17 21-6
[R1] Jwala Gutta (IND,219) bt Uzma Butt (PAK,UNR) 21-11 21-9
[R1] Shruti Kurian (IND,148) Bye
[R1] (5) Arvind Bhat (IND,72) Bye

[R2] P. Kashyap (IND,142) bt Wajid Ali (PAK,221) 9-21 21-18 19-21
[R2] (5) Arvind Bhat (IND,72) bt Mohammad Ijaz (PAK,UNR) 21-13 21-12
[R2] Aparna Balan (IND,232) bt Sara Devi (NEP,UNR) W/O
[R2] Shruti Kurian (IND,148) l (1) Lamy Filipa Lamy (POR,58) 17-21 19-21
[R2] Jwala Gutta (IND,219) l Kersnik Maja (SLO,85) 16-21 16-21

[R3] (5) Arvind Bhat (IND,72) bt Diluka Karunaretne (SRI,229) 21-16 21-13
[R3] P. Kashyap (IND,142) bt (7) Luka Petric (SLO,86) 21-12 21-10

[QF] Aparna Balan (IND,232) l (3) Tvrdy Maja (SLO,65) 14-21 21-16 18-21
[QF] P. Kashyap (IND,142) l (2) Bobby Milroy (CAN,42) 21-15 18-21 19-21
[QF] (5) Arvind Bhat (IND,72) bt (1) Richard Waughan (WAL,30) 21-16 21-17

[SF] (5) Arvind Bhat (IND,72) bt (8) Niluka Karunaratne (SRI,91) 24-22 21-15

[F] (5) Arvind Bhat (IND,72) vs (2) Bobby Milroy (CAN,42)

Doubles - (only 8 teams participated)
[QF] (1) Shruti Kurian (IND)/ Jwala Gutta (IND) bt Sara Mohmand (PAK)/ Saima Manzoor (PAK) 21-17 21-9
[SF] (1) Shruti Kurian (IND)/ Jwala Gutta (IND) bt Sara Khan (PAK)/ Uzma Butt (PAK) 21-5 21-10

[F] (1) Shruti Kurian (IND)/ Jwala Gutta (IND) vs (2) Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige (SRI)/ Thilini Jayasinghe (SRI)

MXD - (only 8 teams participated)
[QF] (1) Aparna Balan (IND)/ V. Diju (IND) bt Palwasha Basheer (PAK)/ Mohammad Attique (PAK) 21-9 21-7
[SF] (1) Aparna Balan (IND)/ V. Diju (IND) bt Sumina Shrestha (NEP)/ Balaram Thapa (NEP) 21-16 21-14

[F] (1) Aparna Balan (IND)/ V. Diju (IND) vs (2) Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige (SRI)/ Diluka Karunaratne (SRI)

Good performance by P.Kashyap with win over top 100 player ... Arvind scored excellent win over top 30 player in quarters and now in chance of adding another singles title in his 2007 titles list.In doubles and MXD our top seeds pair moved in the finals ... So we r in chance of winning 3 titles in this $15K event.
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Tennis News -
At $50K Delhi Challenger, India

[R2] QURESHI Aisam-Ul-Haq (PAK,148) bt ELGIN Michail (RUS,262) 62 46 64

[QF] QURESHI Aisam-Ul-Haq (PAK,148) vs (1) MINAR Ivo (CZE,110)

Doubles -
[QF] (2) BOPANNA Rohan (IND)/ QURESHI Aisam-Ul-Haq (PAK) bt CRUCIAT Adrian (ROU)/ MENENDEZ Adrian (ESP) 63 76(6)
[QF] (4) BRIAUD Patrick (USA)/ GHOUSE Mustafa (IND) l (PR) BALLERET Benjamin (MON)/ DE CHAUNAC Sebastien (FRA) 36 57

[SF] (2) BOPANNA Rohan (IND)/ QURESHI Aisam-Ul-Haq (PAK) vs (PR) BALLERET Benjamin (MON)/ DE CHAUNAC Sebastien (FRA)

Very poor results for Indian considering their home challenger ... Now its upto Bops and Aisam pair to take advantage of home court to win title.
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Chess News -
At World Chess Cup, Khanti Mansiysk - Second round - 1st game

Sasikiran Krishnan (IND,2661) vs Zvjaginsev Vadim (RUS,2674) ½-½