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Kannan top ranked IndianMUMBAI: Vijay Kannan of Tamil Nadu, ranked 64th with 210 ITF points to his credit, is the highest ranked Indian o...

Kannan top ranked Indian

MUMBAI: Vijay Kannan of Tamil Nadu, ranked 64th with 210 ITF points to his credit, is the highest ranked Indian on the International Tennis Federation Junior World Ranking list for boys released here today.

France’s Jeanpierre Julien is the top ranked junior with 870 points followed by Gonzalez Fernando of Chile with 860 points.

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In the girls section, Uzma Khan of Andhra Pradesh, is ranked 67 with 215 ITF points followed by Karnataka’s Sheetal Gautam on 143 with 110 points.

Maharashtra’s Radhika Tulpule is 247.

Slovenia’s Srebotnik Katarina with 930 ITF points tops the list with Australia’s Dokic Jeleno in the second spot with 870 points.

Mini badminton

VIJAYAWADA: The Mini National badminton championship, which was scheduled to be held at Kurnool from December 13 to 17, is likely to be held at Vijayawada, said M Ch Punnaiah Choudary, joint secretary, Badminton Association of India (BAI) here on Tuesday.

“The wooden flooring at the venue is not yet readyand we are facing some infrastructural problems. With Krishna District Badminton Association (KDBA) showing keen interest to stage the event, we may consider their request. However, the venue at Vijayawada will be intimated later,” he added.

Check on coaching

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CALCUTTA: In a bid to check the unorganised mushrooming of cricket coaching centres in and around Calcutta, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has decided to give them recognition. The proposal was put forward by the CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya at the Annual General Body meeting last week.

About 10,000 youngsters are enrolled in these coaching centres. Although such centres have existed in Calcutta since a long time, recently a large number of new ones have come up. This craze for learning cricket is being attributed to Indian cricket sensation Sourav Ganguly’s success in the international arena and ambitious parents who want their sons to emulate the left-handed batsman.

Bodybuilding squad

NEW DELHI: A nine-member Indianteam, including reigning Continental champion Vitender Singh, will participate in the Asian Bodybuilding Competition to be held at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from August 21 to 31.

The team, led by coach MK Jose and manager Saudanand Gogoi, will leave for Vietnam on August 16, Federation of Indian Games (FIG) general secretary Achint Ganguli said here on Wednesday.

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Indian team: Dinesh Singh Aswal, Ashok Singh, Bobby Singh (all Railways), Manjit Singh, Lakhbir Singh, Daljit Singh (Punjab Police), VN Shaji, MS Mohanan (Services) and Vitender Singh (JCT).