Hockey News -
At 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament, Ipoh, Malaysia

India bt Belgium 6-4

Goal Scored - Shivendra Singh (IND) 2 goals, Sandeep Singh (IND) 2 goals, SV Sunil (IND), Diwakar Ram (IND) and Alexender de Sadeleere (BEL), Jerome Trueyns (BEL), Thomas Briels (BEL), Charles Vandewgheles (BEL)

India were leading 5-1 at half-time but Belgium showed spirited performance in second-half ... Still creditable performance by young Indian side who managed to hold lead to score second victory in 4 matches.
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Tennis News -
At $50K New Delhi Challenger-I, India (Hard)

Singles First Round -
(WC) Yuki Bhambri (IND,1199) l Adam Feeney (AUS,274) 64 36 26
(WC) Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW,413) bt Andrew Coelho (AUS,294) 76(4) 76(5)
Nick Lindahl (AUS,261) bt (5) Alun Jones (AUS,139) 76(5) 75
(Q) Ilia Marchenko (UKR,350) bt Ricardo Mello (BRA,213) 36 64 60
(3) Kristian Pless (DEN,129) bt Alex Satschko (GER,297) 64 57 62
(Q) Travis Rettenmaier (USA,380) bt (2) Gilles Muller (LUX,121) 67(3) 63 63

Doubles First Round -
Rajeev Ram (USA)/ Prakash Amritraj (IND) bt (1) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) 62 63
Harsh Mankad (IND)/ Ashutosh Singh (IND) bt Alexandre Kudryavtsev (RUS)/ Gouichi Motomura (JPN) 76(2) 64
Colin Ebelthite (AUS)/ Samuel Groth (AUS) bt (4) Olivier Charroin (FRA)/ Thomas Oger (FRA) 76(5) 76(2)
(3) Brendan Evans (USA)/ Mustafa Ghouse (IND) bt Go Soeda (JPN)/ Takao Suzuki (JPN) 67(5) 62 Retd. (Takao Suzuki with back pain)

Creditable performance by Yuki against Feeney ... These matches will help him and his coaches to find and correct weaknesses.

So upsets r started on first day, in singles 2nd seed and 5th seed r out in first round ... Also 2 qualifiers and a Kuwaiti wildcard won first round matches.

In doubles Ram and Kash scored huge upset beating last year's hot pair (on challengers’ level) Bops and Aisam in first round ... Score was shocking, great work by Kash and Ram.

Also very good win by Harsh and Ashutosh against Russian and Japanese pair ... Also 4th seed French pair lost but 3rd seed Moose and Evans scored victory as their opponents retired after second set.
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At $50K Bradenton Challenger, Florida, USA (Green Clay)

[Q1] CHAPPIDI Vamsee (IND,UNR) l DIAO NATALE Justin (USA,615) 16 06

Doubles -
[R1] (1) AMRITRAJ Stephen (IND)/ KING-TURNER Daniel (NZL) vs Qualifier
[R1] (WC) CHAPPIDI Vamsee (IND)/ DAVIDSON Pedro (BRA) vs BATTISTONE Brian (USA)/ BATTISTONE Dann (USA)

This week also Stephen and Daniel r playing together and they r top-seed pair ... Their first round opponents’ r still to be decided.

Who is Vamsee Chappidi??? On ITF site his nationality is USA and he is 16 yrs old ... No junior records or any other matches.
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At $10K Thailand F1, Bangkok

[Q1] KAKHANDKI GADIGEPPA Shweta (IND,UNR) l VRIENS Mia (AUS,UNR) 16 16
[Q1] NANDA KUMAR Asha (IND,UNR) bt (WC) THONGSANER Kamonwan (THA,UNR) 63 60

[Q2] NANDA KUMAR Asha (IND,UNR) bt CHAROENSUKPLOYPHOL Parichart (THA,UNR) 64 67(5) 61

Maindraw -
[R1] (1) BHAMBRI Ankita (IND,512) vs (Q) PANTUSART Prang (THA,UNR)
[R1] SOLANKI Kumari-Sweta (IND,910) vs MULSAP Sophia (THA,1005)
[R1] (Q) NANDA KUMAR Asha (IND,UNR) vs (6) LEE Cho-Won (KOR,752)
[R1] (4) BHAMBRI Sanaa (IND,595) vs IMAI Rie (JPN,1014)
[R1] (5) APPINENI Prerana-Mythri (IND,706) vs (Q) VRIENS Mia (AUS,UNR)
[R1] GOSWAMI Parul (IND,910) bt (WC) SAENYAUKHOT Natchanok (THA,UNR) 64 62

Doubles -
[R1] (4) APPINENI Prerana-Mythri (IND)/ GOSWAMI Parul (IND) vs TONGSALEE Napaporn (THA)/ VIRATPRASERT Suchanun (THA)
[R1] KAKHANDKI GADIGEPPA Shweta (IND)/ NANDA KUMAR Asha (IND) vs (WC) PHONKAN Daowadueng (THA)/ SAOVANA Kamonthip (THA)
[R1] (2) BHAMBRI Sanaa (IND)/ BHAMBRI Ankita (IND) vs MCDOWELL Shayna (AUS)/ VIJUKSANABOON Varanya (THA)

Big Indian contingent for 3 weeks back to back futures in Thailand ... Ankita is top seed first week ... Parul Goswami, Prerana-Mythri Appineni, Kumari-Sweta Solanki, Asha Nanda Kumar and Shweta Kakhandki Gadigeppa r playing with Bhambri sisters.