HYDERABAD: Joshna Chinappa’s campaign came to an end and so did the indian challenge in the WiSPA $ 79,500 prize money Qatar Airways Squash Championship at the Secundrabad Club here on Wednesday.
The 10th seed Shelly Kitchen cut to size the error-prone indian with a 9-4 9-1 7-9 9-4 verdict, to book her place in the last 16 of the championship. “She is a good player and i failed to keep the ball going. The unforced errors cost me the match,” commented Joshna.
Top seed Nicol David routed her rival Raneem El Weleily of Egypt in her opening round in just 23 minutes with a 9-3 9-3 9-2 scoreline. Defending champion Rachael Grinham also announced her presence with a resounding 9-5 9-2 9-0 win over Carla Khan from Pakistan in the opening match of the day. “it is not easy,” summed up Rachael after the match. “She (Carla) has been out of the game for some time, but this a a good comeback.”
Carla is quite content with her form. “i ran out of steam,” agreed Carla who is making a comeback after six months. “This is warm up for the forthcoming tournament in Hong Kong,” she added. Pushed behind by none other than her younger sister Natalie in the world ranking (4), Rachael took some time to settle before booking her place in round two of the championship, where she meets Rebecca Chiu of Hong Kong who beat Runta Reta of Canada 9-3 9-4 9-4.
Of indian origin, Runta lost her baggage while on her way to Hyderabad in Doha and played with a borrowed racket. On a day when three ranked players were shown the doors, Nicolette Fernandes from Guyana turned out to be the smiling assassin when she sent the 11th seed Annelize Naude of Netherlands packing. Smiling on each occasion while giving away points, the qualifier girl from Guyana Nicolette registered a 9-6 0-9 9-7 9-7 win.
Earlier, the 15 seed Pamela Nimmon of Scotland was beaten by Kasey Brown of Australia 9-3 6-9 9-3 9-4 while, 12 seed Engy Kheirallah of Egypt was beaten by Lauren Briggs 6-9 9-4 9-4 9-3.
More: Hyderabad News
Related Relevant Posts from Hyderabad Directory
IT industry has matured, expandedIT industry has matured, expanded
IT and ITES have transformed India and given economic power to young Indians, but its benefits are largely confined to urban India.
A flip side of this booming sector is that the young men and women manning it are seen to flout traditional Indian values and moral norms. Do the head honchos in IT majors such as Infosys, Satyam or Wipro discuss such issues when they meet informally?
"Yes, we do," says Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, Chairman of Satyam Computer Services. "But we also have to realise that any industry is driven by self-interest and this one
usiness Standard New DelhiThe 39th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), held in Hyderabad last week, provided an appropriate occasion to take stock of the region's economic performance and examine the main threats to its sustainability. There is no question that Asia, on the whole, has been the success story of the post-war "development" era. As ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda pointed out in his remarks at one of the sessions of the meeting, Asia's share of world GDP grew from 15 per cent in 1960 to 30 per cent in 2005. The region now has four of the largest economies of
If it is a mega event, you can bank on HyderabadIf it is a mega event, you can bank on Hyderabad
It is time for the Andhra Pradesh state government to roll out the red carpet yet again.
After hosting Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) celebrations, the Congress Plenary Session and US President George W Bush, Hyderabad is now busy preparing for the Asian Development Bank meeting to be held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre from May 3-6.
The civic body is sprucing up the city in right earnest and is confident there will not be any glitches when bankers from across the world visit the City of the Charminar.
We can take
India seeks trade pacts with China, Japan, S.KoreaHYDERABAD, India - India is working on free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea as part of a concerted effort to strengthen its regional ties, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.
India's "Look East" policy is aimed at boosting manufacturing in Asia's third-largest economy, raising its share of global trade and creating much-needed jobs for its billion-plus people.
"India has a vital stake in the prosperity and stability of Asia," Singh told the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.
Trade pacts with China, Japan and Korea would come on top
Indian researchers identify pancreatitis genes Indian researchers identify pancreatitis genes
Indian researchers have taken a global lead in cracking the genetic causes for a form of chronic pancreatitis. They have identified, for the first time, two genes, which are responsible for the disease, which is spreading across several States in India and South Asia.
Mutations in SPINK1 and Cathepsin B genes, say the researchers from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Asian Institute of Gastroentorology (AIG), Hyderabad, can independently lead to the disease. Their identification can help in developing genetic screening for early detection and preventive measures such as restriction on
Infotech To Open Campus In HyderabadInfotech To Open Campus In Hyderabad
Infotech Enterprises Ltd. is planning to set up its own campus in Nanakramguda, Hyderabad. The 10-acre campus will additionally have facilities for training and residential purposes for its employees. Infotech has already received the allotment from the government of Andhra Pradesh and the development works are already in progress.
With an investment of Rs 30 crore, Infotech's campus is expected to be completed in three phases by 2007. The campus will have a built up area of 100,000 sq. ft. in the first phase. Over 1000 associates of Infotech will be housed
Hyderabad: Left intensifies anti-Bush visit campaignHyderabad: Left intensifies anti-Bush visit campaign
The Left parties and their frontal organisations on Monday stepped up their campaign against US President George Bush's impending visit to the city on March 3 by organising street demonstrations and launching a signature campaign.
Communist Party of India-Marxist, Communist Party of India and two other Marxist-Leninist groups organized the demonstration at the RTC Crossroads in the city against the adverse impact of the US policies on Indian agriculture.
Prominent human rights activist and lawyer K G Kannabiran inaugurated the signature campaign. "It is the duty of every democrat and peace-loving citizen to oppose the visit by
Infotech Enterprises to set up own campus in Hyderabad by 2007Infotech Enterprises to set up own campus in Hyderabad by 2007
Infotech Enterprises Ltd., has firmed up plans to set up its own campus on a 10 acre plot at Nanakramguda in Hyderabad by 2007 involving an investment of Rs 30 crore.
Announcing this, the company told BSE that the campus will have facilities additionally for training and residential purposes for its employees. It has already received the allotment of land from the government of Andhra Pradesh and development works are already in progress.
The state-of-art campus expected to be completed in 3 phases by 2007 will have a built up area of
ADB to double lending to IndiaADB to double lending to India
Asian Development Bank will double its annual assistance to over USD 2 billion and is expected to lend India USD 7.3 billion in next three years.
Announcing this, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the steady increase in the overall lending to India would be USD 2.25 billion in 2006, USD 2.45 billion in 2007 and USD 2.65 billion in 2008.
ADB, which has so far lent USD 14 billion to India since 1986, would be having its annual meeting in Hyderabad from May 3-6 in the wake of foreign investors evincing keen interest in the country due
New gene responsible for Pancreatitis identifiedNew gene responsible for Pancreatitis identified
Scientists and Clinicians from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology here have identified a gene called Cathepsin B, the second candidate gene after SPINK-I, which is likely to independently cause the disease of Tropical Calcific Pancreatitis, unique to India and neighbouring countries.
Addressing newspersons here today, Dr Lalji Singh, CCMB Director Lalji Singh and Asian Institute of Gastroenterology Director Nageshwar D.Reddy said this was an important discovery which would change the course of treatment of the disease and enable prevention of future complications by mere change of lifestyle