ATHLETICS
Jyoti Gawate, Arjun Pradhan headline Kochi Marathon
The seasoned Arjun Pradhan and New Delhi Marathon girls’s winner Jyoti Gawate are among the many outstanding runners within the Federal Bank Kochi Marathon which will probably be flagged off from the Maharaja’s Stadium early on Monday.
The marathon will begin at 4 a.m. and will probably be adopted by the half marathon (5 a.m.), 10km run (6 a.m.) and the 3km inexperienced run (7 a.m.). Over 6000 runners from everywhere in the nation, together with 230 within the marathon, will probably be in motion. Just a few overseas runners are additionally within the fray.
Lata Alimchandani who, in keeping with the organisers, has run in a few of the world’s main marathons within the over-60 age-group, will probably be seen in motion within the half marathon.
After the flag-off, the marathon will run to Thevara junction by means of MG Road and can contact Foreshore Road, Marine Drive, Vallarpadam and Goshree Bridge earlier than winding up on the Maharaja’s Stadium.
The occasion has a complete prize fund of Rs 10 lakh.
– Stan Rayan
MOTORSPORTS
Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship 2023
Mantra Racing’s Hemanth Muddappa got here up with gorgeous performances to realize a grand double as the primary spherical of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship 2023 concluded on the Madras International Circuit in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Hyderabad’s Mohammad Riyaz was the quickest within the 551-850cc class whereas Mantra Racing’s Shah Rukh Khan from Mumbai topped the 361-550cc class
Muddappa, astride the Suzuki Hayabusa, topped within the two premier classes, the Unrestricted and 1051-1650cc. The Bengalurean additionally claimed one different podium end, a 3rd place within the 551-850cc class, driving the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R.
In the Unrestricted class, Hemanth Muddappa was means forward of 2022 National champion and fellow-Bengalurean, Alimon, who completed a distant sixth, whereas Riyaz got here in second forward of Mumbai’s Sidharth Parmar.
Muddappa additionally dominated the 1051-1650cc class ending effectively away from Parmar and Riyaz. Incidentally, the Bengalurean was the 2022 National champion on this class.
The championship resumes in July when the second spherical will probably be held, additionally on the Madras International Circuit.
RESULTS
Unrestricted: 1. Hemanth Muddappa (Bengaluru, Mantra Racing) (07.616secs); 2. Mohammad Riyaz (Hyderabad) (07.915); 3. Sidharth Parmar (Mumbai) (08.024).
1051-1650cc (Super Sport): 1. Hemanth Muddappa (Bengaluru, Matra Racing) (07.689); 2. Sidharth Parmar (Mumbai) (08.097); 3. Mohammad Riyaz (Hyderabad) (08.382).
551-850cc (Super Sport): 1. Mohammad Riyaz (Hyderabad) (08.461); 2. Sidharth Parmar (Mumbai) (08.611); 3. Hemanth Muddappa (Bengaluru, Mantra Racing) (08.772).
361-550cc (Super Sport Indian): 1. Shah Rukh Khan (Mumbai, Mantra Racing) (11.891); 2. Mohammed Fazil (Bengaluru) (12.066); 3. Jason D’Souza (Mumbai, Mantra Racing) (12.122).
Support Races: 851-1050cc (Super Sport): 1. Sugan Prasad (Bengaluru) (08.117); 2. Khwaja Awais Ahmed (Hyderabad) (08.584); 3. Hemanth Muddappa (Bengaluru, Mantra Racing) (Did Not Start).
166-225cc: 1. Badhusha M (Chennai) (13.368); 2 Balasubramaniam R (Chennai) (13.409); 3. Sunilkumar R (Chennai) (14.558).
-Team Sportstar
GOLF
LIV Singapore: Lahiri finishes nineteenth as Gooch wins once more
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri performed a bogey-free 4-under 67 that noticed him transfer up and end at tied nineteenth on the Liv Singapore golf match on Sunday.
Lahiri, who shot 1-under 70 and 4-under 67 on the primary two days, was 9-under for the week, because the in-form American Talor Gooch received the inaugural LIV Singapore golf match.
Gooch, who received his second Liv occasion, beat Spain’s Sergio Garcia in a playoff on the Sentosa Golf Club.
The world No.59 additionally grew to become the golf league’s first back-to-back match winner, after clinching the LIV Golf Adelaide occasion final weekend. His two particular person wins have fetched him USD 8 million within the league the place each occasion is performed over 54 holes with a 48-man area.
Gooch, who was the in a single day chief with 2017 Masters champion Garcia, fired a four-under-par 67 to complete on 17-under 196 with Garcia after three rounds.
Four-time Major winner Brooks Koepka additionally had a share of the lead early on Sunday, however he settled for third on 197.
Both Gooch and Garcia birdied the ultimate gap on the Serapong course to power the playoff, and Gooch putted for an additional birdie on the 18th gap within the playoff as Garcia missed his birdie chip.
Gooch’s win additionally carried his staff Range Goats to the staff title.
– PTI
Sharma finishes tied 52nd as Spaniard Larrazabal wins title in Korea
Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma ended his Korea Championships marketing campaign at tied 52nd place along with his greatest spherical of 3-under 69 in Incheon on Sunday.
Sharma completed with even par 288 at the same time as Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal performed an excellent again 9 to win his eighth title on the DP World Tour.
Sharma’s last spherical included 5 birdies in opposition to two bogeys, however a double bogey on every of the primary three days and a 78 in powerful circumstances on the third day meant he completed means down.
As the DP World Tour season shifts to Europe from subsequent week, Sharma and his compatriot Manu Gandas, who missed the minimize, will get to Rome for the DS Automobile Italian Championships at Marco Simone Golf Club, which later within the 12 months will host the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Larrazabal received the title by two photographs after producing a back-nine birdie blitz to see off a high-quality chasing pack.
A decent battle unfolded at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea on Sunday afternoon, with Larrazabal discovering himself in a five-way share of the lead on 9 underneath when he reached the flip following two front-nine birdies.
The Spaniard slipped from the summit after dropping his first shot of the spherical on the tenth however roared again, making 4 birdies within the subsequent 5 holes to open up a three-shot lead.
He then safely parred his means residence to finish a closing 67, to complete the match on 12 underneath par and declare an eighth DP World Tour title simply a few weeks earlier than his fortieth birthday.
Dane Marcus Helligkilde signed for a fourth-round 68 to complete in solo second on 10-under, one away from residence favorite Park Sanghyun, Spain’s Jorge Campillo, Dutchman Joost Luiten and Scotland’s Scott Jamieson.
– PTI