French Open Qualifiers: Yuki, Ramkumar bow out in first round

Paris, May 22 

Yuki Bhambri went down fighting while Ramkumar Ramanathan suffered a tame defeat as the two Indians bowed out of the French Open Qualifiers here today. Up against Canada's 25th seed and world No. 132 Peter Polansky, Bhambri  lost the first-round match 6-7(7) 6-7 (5). Ramanathan lost to Argentina's world No. 1 114 and 13th seed Guido Pella 2-6 1-6 in a lop-sided first round encounter.

The defeat of both Bhambri and Ramanathan means that no Indian will compete in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam event. 

India spank Bangladesh in SABA championship      

Male: Defending champions India routed Bangladesh 142-71 for their third straight win at the fifth South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Championship here today.

 India dominated the contest from the beginning, outscoring Bangladesh 36-9 in the very first quarter. India centre Amritpal Singh sunk in 22 points while veteran Vishesh Bhriguvanshi chipped in with 14 points. For Bangladesh, captain Kumar Biswas Mithun scored 25 points, and Shamsuzzamam 22. — Agencies