Monday, August 31, 1998
Graf triumphs at last
Steffi Graf served notice she is a force to be reckoned with yet again as she dismissed Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna in straight sets at Pilot Pen International for her first tennis title in more than a year.
Bagga overcomes fighting Shinde
There were all kinds of different matches in the Maharashtra Open badminton finals at the Bandra Gymkhana. Rajeev Bagga had to fight for his title, Mitesh Hajirnis got it on a platter while fortune played a part in Trupti Murgunde's success.
Kukreja, Sherry claim titles
Sahil Kukreja and Sherry Crawford claimed the boys and girls title in the sub-junior section of the Clinic Shampoo-sponsored Major State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at the Sachivalaya Gymkhana. Sahil, the second seed defeated seventh seed Aditya Tawade 18-21, 21-17, 21-17, 21-13 while top-seeded Sherry won 21-6, 21-12, 14-21, 22-20 against the third seed Aditi Jagganathan.
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