se of giving cricketers a say in administration will be defeated,” Ghavri said in its plea to the COA. Top seed Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the pre-tournament favourites, are in the top half of the draw. Continuing their fine form in the tournament, the Chandigarh Hockey Academy girls maintained their supremacy in the final. It was joy for Neha of Manav Mangal High School as she made her way to claim the title in the junior girls’ singles final with a 3-1win over Parneet of Delhi Public School. While playing for the Foxes, the pair had forged a strong midfield partnership that helped the minnows win an unprecedented Premier League title in 2015-16. Bedia has signed a two-year-deal with the Goan club, after revoking his contract with Real Zaragoza in Spain. Despite being under contract, Barcelona were powerless to stop the transfer as the French side met the buyout clause in Neymar’s contract. In the boys’ senior singles final, Sachit ended the challenge of Ryan Gandhi of KB DAV School, Sector 7 with a narrow 3-2win to win the title. He was the captain for the Ranji Trophy last year, but vacated that spot for younger Unmukt Chand when he was away on national duty. Sushil, who was in Paris as the government observer, said the team should have returned to India instead.