Top seed Dipika Pallikal entered the finals of the Australian Open squash event, a PSA world tour event, after posting a 6-11 11-6 11-7 11-4 win over Hana Ramadan of Egypt. Dipika, who recently finished runner-up in the Victoria Open a few days ago, faced an initial scare from the Egyptian qualifier before she managed to grab an opportunity and turn the tables around in her favour.
World snooker champions Advani will receive Rs 100,000 and a citation, while Chinappa, winner of three squash titles including the British Open, will get Rs 50,000.\n\n
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Chinappa lost 6-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 3-11 to Camille in a 70-minute marathon tussle on Wednesday.
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14-year-old squash player Anahat Singh was too good for Jada Ross of St Vincent and the Grenadines in an 11-5, 11-2, 11-0 victory in the Round of 64 women's singles competition in Birmingham on Friday.
Anahat Singh seals berth for World Junior Squash C'ship after topping selection trials
India's top men's player Saurav Ghosal had a comfortable opener against Australian Steven Finitsis in the PSA World Squash Championship in Doha on Saturday.
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The women's team comprising Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Sunayana Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna continued its unbeaten run, defeating China 3-0 in penultimate pool match.
India's Joshna Chinappa overcame a stiff challenge from compatriot Dipika Pallikal to set up a title clash with Orla Noom of the Netherlands in the WISPA Challenger-2 event at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai.
India badminton team have been accorded the top seed this time and are clubbed with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Scotland in Group A.
Joshana Chinappa registered one of the biggest upsets of the PSA World Tour season as she stunned World No 1 Raneem El Welily of Egypt in the first round of the Qatar Classic Squash Championship, in Doha, on Saturday.
The experienced Ghosal, seeded second in the tournament and ranked 30th in the world, needed just 43 minutes to thrash the 10th-seeded Malhotra. Ghosal kept his rival on the run with an array of shots and dominated the proceedings.
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It turned out to be a dream tournament for India as the boys the medals, winning a gold, silver and bronze, in the U-19 category in the prestigious British Junior Open.
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India's squash players wrapped up a historic performance at the Asian Games, clinching an unprecedented men's team gold after the women's side settled for its first ever silver in Incheon on Saturday.
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India's ace woman squash player, Dipika Pallikal, will be skipping next month's World Team Championships in Canada. The reason: she does not know about the event!
Marinated millet, corn kernel salad and stuffed mushrooms are on the menu for 400 guests invited to the White House dinner being hosted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
World number one Iga Swiatek defeated American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0 in just over an hour to defend her Qatar Open title on Saturday.
Dipika Pallikal Defeated Emma Beddoes of England 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6 to win the WISPA Indian Challenger squash tournament at Calcutta Racket Club squash courts on Saturday.
India's squash players wrapped up a historic performance at the Asian Games, clinching an unprecedented men's team gold after the women's side settled for its first ever silver in Incheon on Saturday.
The Indians eventually lost the semi-final 0-3 in the shootout after both teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time as the crowd booed the technical officials for the decision.
Indian hope Saurav Ghosal scripted the biggest win of his career when he upstaged world no 13 and reigning champion Adrian Grant to sail into the semi-final of the Indian Challenger squash tournament in Kolkata on Thursday.
Come December, the top 32 squash players from across the world will travel to Mumbai to play in the inaugural Punj Lloyd PSA Masters 2009.
India's world No. 21 Dipika Pallikal beat the United States' Olivia Blatchford 13-11, 11-6, 11-9 in 35 minutes to enter the women's semi-finals in the San Francisco Open squash tournament, a PSA World Tour event.
Indian billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Anand Mahindra, Apple CEO Tim Cook and corporate leader Indira Nooyi were among the guests. CEOs of Google, Microsoft and Adobe -- Sunder Pichai, Satya Nadella and Shantanu Narayen -- also attended the event.
Squash ace Dipika Pallikal on Saturday became the first Indian to break into the top 10 of the world rankings.
Indian squash player Dipika Pallikal notched up a stunning victory against former World number one Rachael Grinham of Australia to clinch the Macau Open title on Sunday.
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