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Vol. 5 Num 1066 Fri. June 01, 2007  
   
Sports


BD lose to India


Bangladesh lost to defending champions India 3-0 in the men's team event in the 17th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships yesterday.

Mohammad Hanif lost in straight sets to Sharath Kamal 9-11, 7-11, 8-11 while Al Mahbub Billah showed some resistance as he levelled against Anirban Nandi but still lost 1-11, 11-6, 1-11 and 11-5

Sharath Kamal set the tempo by beating Mohammad Hanif 11-9 11-7 11- 8 and then Anirban Nandi lost a game before surging to 11-1 6-11 11-1 11-5 win over Al Mahbub Khondoker Billah.

Pathik Mehta carved out a 11-5 13-11 11-2 win against Manash Chowdhury in the third set.