CHENNAI: Former Indian cricket team captain and chairman of the All India Senior Selection Committee of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Krishnamachari Srikkanth received the Bharathi Award here on Sunday. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the ace cricketer said that he was honoured to receive the award. The award was presented to Srikkanth on the occasion of the birth anniversary celebrations of Tamil poet Bharathiyar, organised by the Vanavil Cultural Centre. Zephra championZephra Currimbhoy, with Samaria, Arjun and Navaz as crew members, emerged overall winners in the Omega Class at the Merchants & Professional Regatta here on sunday. Deep Rekhi with M Vidya as crew bagged the second place in the 420 class and the third place was won by Abhimanyu in the Laser Radial. The races were run on the Pursuit Mode possibly for the first time in the country. Support on water was provided by the Navy and Coastguard. The races were run under the patronage of the Chennai Port Chairman. The prizes were given away by Kishore Reddy, the Commodore of the Royal Madras Yacht Club.Velammal To Host CBSE NationalsThe Velammal International School Panchetti will he hosting the CBSE National Basketball championship at the Terryfox Gallery Indoor Stadium from Dec 12 to 17. More than 64 teams from all over the country are expepcted to participate. Pushkar Vohra, AEO (Sports), CBSE, New Delhi wil inaugurate in the presence of Vijaya Kumar, member secretary, SDAT.Suraj ExcelsMedium pacer KS Suraj (6 for 36) bowled Kerala to an innings and 26 runs win over Tamil Nadu in the fourth round match of the Vijay Merchant Trophy U-16 South Zone inter-state cricket tournament in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. In the other two matches, Andhra and Hyderabad gained three points each against Goa and Karnataka respectively.Brief scores: Tamil Nadu 159 and 76 in 37.3 overs (Ashwath Mukundhan 27 not out; KS Suraj 6 for 36, Anand Joseph 3 for 20) lost to Kerala 261 in 125.4 overs (B Aditya 6 for 81). Points: Kerala 6, TN 0.Goa 243 and 194 in 88.2 overs (Lakshay Garg 34, Vaishnav Pednekar 33, Isham Gadekar 26; K Harish 4 for 85; DKS Nikhil 3 for 47, G Manish 2 for 9) drew with Andhra 326 and 105 for 3 in 17 overs (CR Gnaneswar 45 n.o., Rickhy Bhui 27). Points: Andhra 3; Goa 1.Hyderabad 521 for 6 decl drew with Karnataka 332 in 143.2 overs (PA Abhishek 94, VR Milund 114, GP Sharan 43, T Nikhildeep 4 for 142, Sai Teja 3 for 16). Points: Hyderabad 3; Karnataka 1.
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