CHESS

NATIONAL WOMEN’S B MEET

KOZHIZODE — Final round — Pon N Krithika (TN) 8 drew with Eesha Karvade (Mah) 8.5 Nadig Mrithika (Mah) 8 drew with Nisha Mohota (PSPB) 8 Mhakti Kulkarni (Goa) 8 drew with Padmini Rout (Ori) 8 Aarthie Ramaswamy (IA) 7.5 drew with Swathi Ghate (Lic) 8 Mary Ann Gomes (Bengal) 8 bt Alka Das (Jah) 7 Amrutha Mokal (Mah) 8 bt R Preethi (TN) 7 Swati Mohota (Bengal) 7 drew with R Bharathi (TN) 7 A. Niji (Kel) 6.5 lost to Divyasri (AP) 7.5 J Mohana Priya (TN) 7 drew with Devangi Patankar (Mah) 7 B. Taraswinee (Pon) 6.5 lost to Supriya Maji (Bengal) 7 Sai Meera (TN) 7 bt K. Bindu Saritha (Lic) 6 A.G. Nimmy (Kel) 7 bt C. H. Savetha (TN) 6 Pallabi Roy (Bengal) 6 lost to M R Sangeetha (TN) 7 Anuprita Patil (Mah) 6.5 drew with E. Sheena (Kel) 6.5.

GOLF

St Omer Open

Round III (Saturday) — 209 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 75 64 70 211 Robert Coles (GBR) 74 71 66, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 72 72 67 212 Liam Bond (GBR) 73 69 70, Nicolas Vanhootegem (Bel) 74 69 69 213

TENNIS

ATP Halle Open

Round II (Thursday) — Marcos Baghdatis (5, Cyp) bt Fabrice Santoro (Fra) 6-4, 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer (Ger) bt Mikhail Youzhny (4, Rus) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 Roger Federer (1, Sui) bt Jan Vacek (Cze) 7-5, 6-3 Michael Llodra (Fra) bt Steve Darcis (Bel) 7-6(6), 7-6(3) Singles, quarter final (Friday) — James Blake (2, US) bt Andreas Beck (Ger) 7-6(4), 7-6(5) Roger Federer (1, Sui) bt Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) 6-4, 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer (Ger) bt Michael Llodra (Fra) 4-0, (Llodra retired) Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt Robin Soderling (Swe) 6-4, 7-6(4)

ATP Queen’s Club Meet

Round III (Thursday) — Novak Djokovic (2, Ser) bt Janko Tipsarevic (13, Ser) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 Rafael Nadal (1, ESP) bt Kei Nishikori (Jpn) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 David Nalbandian (4, Arg) bt Nicolas Mahut (Fra) 6-4, 6-1 Lleyton Hewitt (11, Aus) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (7, Fra) 6-4, 6-4 Andy Murray (6, GBR) bt Ernests Gulbis (Lat) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 Richard Gasquet (5, Fra) bt Mario Ancic (Cro) 7-6(5), 6-4 Ivo Karlovic (8, Cro) bt Fernando Gonzalez (10, Chl) 6-3, 7-5 Andy Roddick (3, US) bt Mardy Fish (15, US) 7-6(5) (Fish retired) Quarter final (Friday) — David Nalbandian (*4, Arg) bt Richard Gasquet (5, Fra) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3) Novak Djokovic (2, Ser) bt Lleyton Hewitt (11, Aus) 6-2, 6-2 Rafael Nadal (1, ESP) bt Ivo Karlovic (8, Cro) 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-6(4) Andy Roddick (3, US) bt Andy Murray (6, GBR) WO

ATP Warsaw Open

Round II (Thursday) — Tommy Robredo (2, ESP) bt Wayne Odesnik (US) 6-4, 1-1 (Odesnik retired) Guillermo Canas (5, Arg) bt Santiago Ventura (ESP) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 Fabio Fognini (Ita) bt Christophe Rochus (Bel) 5-4 (C. Rochus retired) Oscar Hernandez (ESP) bt Albert Montanes (8, ESP) 6-3, 6-2 Quarter final (Friday) — Tommy Robredo (2, ESP) bt Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 Nikolay Davydenko (1, Rus) bt Evgeny Korolev (Rus) 6-4, 6-2 Juan Monaco (3, Arg) bt Marcel Granollers (7, ESP) 6-4, 6-3 Fabio Fognini (Ita) bt Guillermo Canas (5, Arg) 7-5, 7-5

WTA Edgbaston Classic

Round III (Thursday) — Nicole Vaidisova (Cze) bt Ekaterina Makarova (15, Rus) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 Petra Cetkovska (Cze) bt Camille Pin (Fra) 6-4, 6-7(5) 6-3 Kateryna Bondarenko (12, Ukr) bt Melinda Czink (Hun) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 Bethanie Mattek (US) bt Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thai) 6-4, 6-2 Alona Bondarenko (5, Ukr) bt Sunitha Rao (Ind) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 Melanie South (GBR) bt Aiko Nakamura (17, Jpn) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Yanina Wickmayer (Bel) bt Michaella Krajicek (8, Ned) 6-3, 6-4 Marina Erakovic (NZ) bt Yaroslava Shvedova (Rus) 6-3, 7-5 Quarter final (Friday) — Marina Erakovic (NZ) bt Alona Bondarenko (5, Ukr) 6-4, 7-5 Kateryna Bondarenko (12, Ukr) bt Petra Cetkovska (Cze) 7-6(3), 6-2 Bethanie Mattek (US) bt Nicole Vaidisova (3, Cze) 6-3, 6-0 Yanina Wickmayer (Bel) bt Melanie South (GBR) 6-4, 6-3

WTA Barcelona Open

Round II (Thursday) — Maria Kirilenko (2, Rus) bt Carla Suarez (ESP) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Edina Gallovits (Rom) bt Klara Zakopalova (7, Cze) 6-2, 6-0 Ekaterina Ivanova (Rus) bt Maria Kondratieva (Rus) 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 Lucie Safarova (4, Cze) bt Arantxa Parra (ESP) 7-5, 4-6,6-3 Quarter final (Friday) — Nuria Llagostera (ESP) bt Sara Errani (6, Ita) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (Fra) bt Ekaterina Ivanova (Rus) 6-2, 6-1 Maria Jose Martinez (ESP) bt Lucie Safarova (4, Czec) 6-2, 4-1 (Safarova retired)