DUBAI: India scored a 4-1 win over Egypt in the Emirates International Snooker Championship on Tuesday night.

Yasin Merchant defeated Egypt's Mohammed Ali 4-1, Ashok Shandilya beat Majid Shafiq by a similar margin, Dharminder Singh swept past Sherif Abousenna 4-0 and Siddharth Rao beat Husamul Deen Allam 4-1. Egypt scored their solitary victory through Wael Ahmed Talaat who downed Sarang Shroff 4-1. In another match, Pakistan beat host United Arab Emirates 4-1.

Sikand-Jaggi tops

SHIMLA: Sanjay Sikand (driver) and Ajay Jaggi (navigator) bagged the first prize in the adventurous 1085-km long distance cross country rally Raid de Himalaya.

The rally, flagged-off here on October 6, criss-crossed through Jalori Pass (10,000 ft), Rohtang Pass (14,000 ft) and Kumzum Pass (15,600 ft) and culminated last night.

In the two wheeler section, Suhrid Sharma emerged victorious.

Title for Pia

CHENNAI: Pia Abraham (TN) beat Joshna Chinappa 9-5, 9-6, 9-3 to become theunder-17 girls' National champion in the Sub Junior/Junior National Squash Championship at the Daly College, Indore, on Wednesday.