BASKETBALL
Chennai Turbos beat Jaipur Giants to win finals at Pre-Season of Elite Pro Basketball League
Chennai Turbos piped Jaipur Giants 100-82 to win the finals on the Pre-Season of Elite Pro Basketball League.
Chennai Turbos began as favourites because it took a fast lead of 25 factors within the first quarter and maintained that all through the match on Monday.
The Chennai Turbos, which has been undefeated within the event, dominated not solely the scoring but in addition the rebounds, assists and blocks.
Chennai Turbos by no means misplaced the result in Jaipur Giants from the primary whistle to the final. It led Jaipur Giants by as a lot as 32 factors within the third quarter.
Arvind Annadurai, who’s their star participant, completed the sport with 31 factors and 14 rebounds. He has been their pillar all through the Pre Season and stepped up once more within the finals.
He additionally obtained all-round assist from his teammates, with Anto scoring 19, Vijay scoring 16, and Lokesh scoring 14.
Joginder Singh of Jaipur Giants high scored, with 44 factors, however none of their shooters managed to up their recreation within the essential recreation, with solely Mahipal Singh and Satyajeet managing to achieve 11 factors every.
The ultimate was additionally adopted by a efficiency by Rapper Karma, who set the stage on hearth.
The winners, Chennai Turbos obtained a money prize of Rs 10 lakhs, and Jaipur Giants obtained Rs 2 lakhs for ending as runners-up.
Aravind Annadurai from Chennai Turbos gained the MVP and obtained a money prize of Rs 1 lakh. Agu Stanley of Chandigarh Conquerors gained the dunk competitors, and Mandeep Singh of Hyderabad Hoops gained the three-point shootout.
-PTI
HANDBALL
Maharashtra Ironmen introduced as the primary crew of the inaugural Premier Handball League
The first crew of the inaugural version of the Premier Handball League (PHL) was introduced on Tuesday. Called Maharashtra Ironmen, the crew is owned by the Punit Balan Group which additionally owns groups throughout leagues like Ultimate Kho Kho, Ultimate Table Tennis and Tennis Premier League.
The inaugural season of the Premier Handball League is ready to kick off on eighth June and can run until twenty fifth June.
MOTORSPORT
Honda Motorcycle publicizes contemporary line up for 2023 International Racing Championships
Rookie riders Kavin Samaar Quintal and Mohsin Paramban will compete within the AP250 class of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) as Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India on Tuesday introduced its worldwide racing crew for the 2023 season.
Four rookie riders from India will problem the perfect of Asian riders within the 2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) and Thailand Talent Cup (TTC).
The solo Indian crew – IDEMITSU Honda Racing India consists of Kavin, who made his worldwide debut in 2022 at Thailand Talent Cup and Asia Talent Cup.
Joining him within the pit can be Mohsin, who after proving his mettle within the nationwide racing and displaying robust potential at Thailand Talent Cup, has now been given his first break at Asia’s hardest racing championship.
Apart from the duo, Honda Racing India’s promising stars Raheesh Khatri and Shyam Sundar will make their debut on worldwide soil with the 2023 Thailand Talent Cup.
“Last year we achieved some noteworthy milestones as a team. With next gen riders now taking part in the competition, we are eager to see how these young guns will display their talent on the track and outpace the competition,” Prabhu Nagaraj, Operating Officer – Brand and Communication, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India mentioned.
-PTI
TENNIS
ITF Men’s Tournament, Lucknow: Top seed Ly reached second spherical
Top seed Nam Hoang Ly of Vietnam obtained off to a very good begin as he beat Dali Blanch of the USA 7-6(3), 6-3 within the first spherical of the $25,000 ITF males’s tennis event on the Ekaana Sports Complex on Tuesday.
Ly broke serve within the eighth recreation of the second set to drag by way of. He saved the one breakpoint that he confronted in the entire match.
In one other match between two wild card entrants, former nationwide champion Siddharth Vishwakarma led 7-6(2), 4-3 in opposition to the younger Rushil Khosla when play needed to be deserted owing to rain.
The outcomes:
Singles (first spherical): Nam Hoang Ly (Vie) bt Dali Blanch (USA) 7-6(3), 6-3; Eric Vanshelboim (Ukr) bt David Perez Sanz (Esp) 1-0 (retired).
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Parikshit Somani & Manish Sureshkumar bt Nicholas Bybel (USA) & Palaphoom Kovapitukted (Tha) 6-3, 6-3.
– Team Sportstar
Asia-Oceania World Junior under-14 tennis championship: Indian ladies make successful begin
Indian ladies didn’t drop a set in beating Singapore and Lebanon 3-0 every within the group-D league matches of the Asia-Oceania World Junior under-14 tennis championship in Kuching, Malaysia, on Tuesday.
Harithashree Venkatesh, Maaya Rajeshwaran and Diya Ramesh mixed effectively as a crew and didn’t drop greater than two video games in any of the units.
All the groups needed to play two ties every as the primary day’s play had been washed away by rain.
India will play Hong Kong within the final league match to determine the group topper. The seventh seeded Hong Kong additionally gained its matches in opposition to Singapore and Lebanon, just like the second seed India.
The outcomes (league):
Group-D: India bt Singapore 3-0 (Harithashree Venkatesh bt Joy-Shania Lee 6-1, 6-1; Maaya Rajeshwaran bt Victoria Alekseykina 6-1, 6-0; Diya Ramesh & Harithashree bt Sophie Ashley Chua & Joy-Shania 6-2, 6-2).
India bt Lebanon 3-0 (Harithashree bt Reina El Jessr 6-0, 6-0; Maaya Rajeshwaran bt Carmen Maria Azar 6-2, 6-2; Diya & Maaya w.o. Kaya Chkayban & Reina).
– Team Sportstar
ITF juniors, Bhilai
Arjun Abhyankar bounced again from an detached begin to edge previous Gandharv Gourav 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) within the boys first spherical of the ITF junior tennis event on the Bhilai Steel Sports Complex on Tuesday.
The outcomes (first spherical):
Boys: Vishal Vasudev bt Abhinav Singh 6-0, 6-2; Arjun Abhyankar bt Gandharv Gourav 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(4); Swastik Sharma bt Prabir Chavda 7-5, 6-0; Kashit Nagrale bt Yash Bahalkar (GBR) 7-5, 6-1.
Girls: Shaivi Dalal bt Rituja Saha 6-0, 6-2; Shimreen Ahamed bt DanicaFernando 6-4, 6-1; Aleena Farid bt Nainika Reddy 2-1 (retired); Devanshee Prabhudesai bt Hritika Kaple 6-1, 6-4.
– Team Sportstar
GOLF
Gaurika, Rhea share lead in seventh leg of Hero WPGT
Gaurika Bishnoi and Rhea Jha shot an identical one-under 71 to share the lead after the primary spherical of the seventh leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour on the pristine DLF Golf & Country Club in Gurugram on Tuesday.
Gaurika, 24, and Rhea, 20, had been the one ones to shoot below par for the day.
Experienced Vani Kapoor, for whom the DLF Golf and Country Club is her dwelling course, carded even par 72.
Ridhima Dilawari, coming again after a fruitful season on the Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa, and novice Vidhatri Urs, who’s a part of the Indian nationwide novice crew, had been tied for fourth place with 73 every.
Tvesa Malik and Amandeep Drall, each of whom have a number of expertise and wins on the Hero WPGT, had been tied for sixth place with rounds of 74 every.
The difficult Gary Player design structure noticed each participant within the Top-10 barring novice Vidhatri, drop not less than one double bogey or worse within the spherical. Vidhatri had three birdies and 4 bogeys.
Rhea, who performs most of her golf in Gurugram and trains below Deepinder Khullar on the DLF Golf and Country Club, appeared at dwelling as she carded two birdies within the first 4 holes.
A double bogey on the demanding ninth gap meant she was again to even par. On the again 9 she birdied tenth and thirteenth however dropped a shot on twelfth for a day’s work of 71.
Gaurika, searching for back-to-back wins, opened birdie-birdie however then slipped with a bogey on Par-4 sixth and a double bogey on par-5 eighth.
She turned in one-over 37. On the again 9, she displayed good type once more with three birdies – on the 11tth, twelfth and fifteenth, however a late bogey on Par-4 seventeenth noticed her finish the day at 71.
Vani additionally had two birdies on the entrance 9 and three on the again 9, however she suffered a triple bogey on Par-4 seventh, a gap which noticed a number of well-known gamers dropping photographs.
Vani, who had a Top-10 end on the identical course on the Hero Women’s Indian Open final yr, bogeyed on twelfth after which once more on the closing gap, the 18th.
Amandeep Drall, who additionally has good reminiscences of the course the place she got here near her maiden Ladies European Tour title on the Women’s Indian Open final yr, had two birdies, one bogey and one double bogey in her 74.
Tvesa, who misplaced a play-off on the third additional gap final week to Gaurika, had two birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey in her card of 74.
Agrima Manral and Asmitha Sathish are tied eighth with rounds of 75 every, whereas Seher Atwal and Rhea Purvi Saravanan had been tied tenth with rounds of 76 every.
-PTI
HANDBALL
Maharashtra Ironmen named first crew of inaugural Premier Handball League
Maharashtra Ironmen was on Tuesday named as the primary crew of the inaugural Premier Handball League scheduled to be held in June later this yr.
The crew can be owned by businessman Punit Balan.
“Handball is already quite popular in the Indian hinterland but it’s high time that we brought it to the fore,” mentioned Balan, who owns various groups throughout leagues like Ultimate Kho-Kho, Ultimate Table Tennis and Tennis Premier League.
“At a national and state level, Maharashtra has always performed well in the tournaments and we are sure that we will be able to unearth new talent from the state with Maharashtra Ironmen.”
The inaugural season of the PHL is ready to kick off on June 8 and can run until June 25.
-PTI