Sports Briefs: Hashwith wins gold in juniors skateboard event

It was the first Nationals for Hashwith, who is a second-grade student of the Sri Ram Academy in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Seven-year-old Mallina Hashwith clinched the gold medal in the Juniors category (six for eight years) of the skateboard event of the 63rd National rollerskating championship in Visakhapatnam. It was an impressive performance considering the fact that it was his first Nationals for Hashwith, who is a second-grade student of the Sri Ram Academy in the city.

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Hyd loses to Punjab

Punjab scored a 38-run win against Hyderabad in the Cooch Behar Trophy (under-19) cricket championship at NFC Ground here on Wednesday. Punjab picked up seven points by virtue of this win, and the home team none. The scores: At NFC: Hyderabad 246 in 74.4 overs & 156 in 70.5 overs (Alankrit Rapole 48, Anmoljeet 4/61, Lakshay Kansal 5/47) lost to Punjab 440 in 116.1 overs (Sarthak Tyagi 109, Adhiraj Singh Mangat 58, Wafi Kachchhi 7/127).

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State boxing selections

Ranga Reddy Amateur Boxing Association will organize State team championship cum-selections from December 18 to 20 at Shaikpet Boxing Club near here for men and women in different weight categories. The State teams for the Nationals to be held in Noida from December 31 will be picked during the above meet. Boxers between January 1, 1985, and December 31, 2006, are eligible to participate. Entries close by December 15, and for details, call P Ravinder, secretary, Telangana Boxing Federation, on 9866284001.

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OU tennis selections

Osmania University tennis team selection trials for men and women will be held at Bhavan’s Vivekananda Degree & PG College (Sainikpuri) here on December 13 and 14. The players should report at 9.30 am. For details, call Dr G Kondal Reddy, physical director, on 93999 24880.

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Brilliant Trophy chess from Dec 13

Brilliant Chess Academy will organise 235th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament on December 13 and 14 at Brilliant Grammar High School (Dilsukhnagar) here with a total prize money of Rs 10,000. Special prizes will be given for the top two places in the Under-7, 9, 11, 13, and 15 age groups in the junior category for boys and girls separately. Registrations close on December 13 at 1 pm, and for details, call J Subrahmanyam on 9247399717.