Aditya wins national scrabble tourney

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished Apr 24, 2023, 12:47 AM IST

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Aditya wins national scrabble tourney — L-R: Udayan Grover, Ishika Shilvalingaiah, Aditya Iyengar, Madhav Gopal Kamath and Douglas Lobo. Captured by : The Goan

PANAJI
Aditya Iyengar of Mumbai won the three-day 17th All India Open Scrabble Championship held in St Inez, Panaji that concluded on Sunday.

The tournament spanning 24 games had 36 wordsmiths from across the country battling for supremacy. Iyengar claimed top honours with 18 wins and a spread of +1947.

Ishika Shilvalingaiah (Bengaluru) had to be content with a second-place finish with 17 wins and a spread of +795. Prodigious junior player Madhav Gopal Kamath (Delhi) and seasoned Udayan Grover (Pune) both had 16 wins, but Kamath edged Grover to third place with a spread of +1127 against Grover's +1120.

Goa's Douglas Lobo came fifth with 15 wins and a spread of +906.

Churchill Brothers brace for IWL challenge

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Published Apr 24, 2023, 12:45 AM IST

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Churchill Brothers brace for IWL challenge

MARGAOChurchill Brothers FC will represent Goa for the first time in the forthcoming 6th National Indian Women's League (IWL) football championship to be held in Gujarat.Churchill will represent the State by virtue of being the GFA State League champions of 2022-23. This is the first time that Churchill have ventured into the women's division and have performed with credit, topping the league.Churchill are placed in Group B with Central Reserve Police Force FC, Eastern…