GOLF
Sneha and Hitaashee put together for an additional battle in third leg of WPGT
Sneha Singh and Hitaashee Bakshi, who had completed within the prime two in each the 2 earlier legs within the ongoing Women’s Pro Golf Tour season, will probably be again for an additional shot on the third occasion which begins at Tollygunge Club right here Wednesday.
Sneha and Hitaashee had been tied for second when newbie Nishna Patel received the opening leg. In the second leg, Sneha edged out Hitaashee, who completed runner-up.
Sneha, winner of the 2023 Hero Order of Merit, has taken the early lead as soon as once more, with Hitaashee chasing her.
It has been begin for Hitaashee, who was injured final yr. Besides ending second within the opening two legs, she received the Thailand Tour’s LPGA Qualifying Tour, granting her entry to professional tournaments in Thailand.
Amandeep Drall, Ridhima Dilawari and Seher Atwal will probably be among the many different main contenders within the third leg.
Some of the opposite main stars of Hero WPGT are going to South Africa for the Sunshine Ladies Tour beginning subsequent month, together with Vani Kapoor, Tvesa Malik and Neha Tripathi. Besides, a number of others like Amandeep and Seher may also be becoming a member of them for some occasions.
An attention-grabbing function of each the occasions held thus far this season has been that a minimum of the highest three finishers have totalled under-par scores, underlining the large enchancment within the high quality of girls’s golf in India.
A complete of 29 ladies will tee off within the third leg, and the sector consists of two amateurs — Anaahat Bindra and Sinjini Mukherjee.
– PTI
TENNIS
Jakupovic beats Morvayova in first spherical; Shrivalli-Vaidehi into quarters of USD 40,000 ITF girls’s tennis
Fifth seed Dalila Jakupovic of Slovenia fought her well beyond qualifier Viktoria Morvayova of Slovakia 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 within the first spherical of the USD 40,000 ITF girls’s tennis event on the Indore Tennis Club on Tuesday.
In the pre-quarterfinals, Dalila will play one other qualifier Mei Yamaguchi of Japan. In the doubles pre-quarterfinals, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Vaidehi Chaudhari beat compatriots Vaishnavi Adkar and Sahaja Yamalapalli 6-3, 6-3.
Sharmada Balu was the one different Indian participant to make the doubles quarterfinals, and she or he did so in partnership with Diana Marcinkevica of Latvia.
The outcomes:
Singles (first spherical): Mei Yamaguchi (Jpn) bt Anouk Koevermans (Ned) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4; Dalila Jakupovic (Slo) bt Viktoria Morvayova (Svk) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2; Ekaterina Yashina bt Diva Bhatia 6-1, 6-2; Michika Ozeki (Jpn) bt Pehal Kharadkar 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) & Sapfo Sakellaridi (Gre) bt Humera Baharmus & Smriti Bhasin 6-0, 6-3; Sharmada Balu & Diana Marcinkevica (Lat) bt Pooja Ingale & Saumya Vig 6-4, 6-4; Jessie Aney (USA) & Lena Papadakis (Ger) bt Rina Saigo & Yukina Saigo (Jpn) 7-5, 6-2; Yu-Yun Li (Tpe) & Eri Shimizu (Jpn) bt Kashish Bhatia & Sahira Singh 6-1, 7-6(2); Shrivalli Bhamidipaty & Vaidehi Chaudhari bt Vaishnavi Adkar & Sahaja Yamalapalli 6-3, 6-3; Carole Monnet (Fra) & Ekaterina Yashina bt Diva Bhatia & Jennifer Luikham 6-3, 6-2; Saki Imamura & Mana Kawamura (Jpn) bt Akanksha Nitture & Soha Sadiq 6-2, 6-0; Darja Semenistaja (Lat) & Fanni Stollar (Hun) bt Aanya Choubey (USA) & Pehal Kharadkar 6-0, 6-0.
-Team Sportstar
SHOOTING
World Cup: Raiza Dhillon misses girls’s skeet remaining by one level
Raiza Dhillon shot 114 and missed making the ladies’s skeet remaining by one level within the capturing World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.
Raiza had shot an ideal 25 within the penultimate spherical to remain in competition for a remaining berth, however a 21 within the final spherical pulled her all the way down to the eleventh spot.
Ganemat Sekhon (112) and Areeba Khan (108) positioned fifteenth and twenty second respectively.
In males’s skeet, Munek Bhattula was unable to construct on his superb in a single day effort of 74 out of 75, and positioned 18th with a complete of 119. He had 22 and 23 within the final two rounds.
Abhay Singh Sekhon (119) positioned sixteenth, whereas Asian Games silver medallist Anant Jeet Singh Naruka shot 115 for the fortieth spot in a area of 64.
Competing within the Ranking Points Only (RPO) part, World Cup gold medallist Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Sheeraz Sheikh shot 118 and 109 respectively.
In the 25-metre speedy fireplace pistol occasion, Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu shot equivalent rating of 119 for the tenth and eleventh spots respectively. They missed the ultimate by 4 factors. Abhinav Choudhary shot 569 for the twenty eighth place. In the RPO part, Sameer Ghulia and Adarsh Singh shot 573 and 567 respectively.
Despite not including to its medals assortment, India continued to remain on prime of the medals desk with two gold and three silver medals.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES
Keerthana breaks National youth document
Tamil Nadu weightlifter R. P. Keerthana broke the National youth document in snatch, clear & jerk and total to clinch the gold in ladies’ 81kg class of the Khelo India Youth Games right here on Tuesday.
Keerthana lifted a complete of 188 kgs, together with 85kg in snatch and 106kg in clear & jerk to complete forward of state-mate Okay. Oviya (184kg). The earlier document in snatch (81kg), clear & jerk (104kg) and total (185kg) had been held by Ch. Srilakshmi of Andhra Pradesh within the National youth championships final yr in Nagercoil.
Manipur received the ladies’ soccer gold for the second successive time, defeating West Bengal on penalties 8-7 within the remaining, after the groups performed out a goalless draw within the regulation time.
Maharashtra is on the prime of the medals tally with 53 gold, 46 silver and 50 bronze medals. Haryana is in second place (35, 22, 46) whereas Tamil Nadu is in third place (35, 20, 36).
The outcomes:
Archery: Boys: Recurve: 1. Shubham Kumar (Bih); 2. Laishram Nelson (Man); 3. Atharva Sharma (Raj); Girls: Recurve: 1. Avani (Har); 2. Sharvari Shende (Mah); 3. Jannat (Har).
Compound: Boys: Compound: Gold: 1. Sukhmandeep Singh (Pun); 2. Harsh Kumar (Chd); 3. Mihir Apar (Mah); Girls: 1. Aditi Gopichand Swami (Mah); 2. Tejal Salve (Mah); 3. Kumud Saini (Del).
Mixed group: recurve: 1. Pruthviraj Ghadge & Sharvari Shende (Mah); 2. Agastay Singh & Avani (Har), 3. Atharva Sharma & Pranjal Tholiya (Raj).
Mixed group: Compound: 1. Manav Jadhao & Aditi Swami (Mah); 2. Pendyala Trinath Chowdary & Kengam Saranya (AP); 3. Aryan Yadav & Kumud Saini (Del).
Badminton (finals):
Boys: Singles: M. A. Laksh Chengappa (Kar) bt Ansh Negi (Uttr) 21-17, 21-13; Doubles: G. P. Vinayakram & M. Swastik (TN) bt Bhavya Chabra & Param Choudhary (Del) 21-18, 21-18; Girls: Singles: 1. T. Surya Charishma (AP) bt Aesha Gandhi (Guj) 21-14, 21-14; Doubles: Taarini Suri & Shravani Walekar (Mah) bt Pragati Parida & Vishakha Toppo (Odi) 21-13, 20-22, 21-16.
Shooting: Mixed group: 1. Yuvek Battula & Venkat Lakku (TS); 2. Vanshika Tiwari & Udyaman Rathore (MP); 3. Zorawar Bedi & Risham Guron (Pun).
Tennis: Doubles: Finals: Girls: Maaya Rajeshwari & Lakshmi Prabha (TN) bt Suhitha Maruri & Sreenidhi Balaji (Kar) 6-2, 6-1.
Weightlifting:
Boys: 102+kg: 1. Suvansh Thakur (HP) 280kg; 2. David Zohmingmawla (Miz) 266kg; 3. Sarth Jadhav (Mah) 264Kg; Girls: 81kg: 1. R. P. Keerthana (TN) 188kg; 2. Okay. Oviya (TN) 184kg; 3. Santushti Choudhary (UP) 162kg; 81+kg: 1. Amritha P Suni (Ker) 181kg; 2. Aditi (UP) 173kg; 3. Y. Chaitna Kumari (AP) 169kg.
Swimming:
Boys: 200m medley: 1. Yug Chelani (Raj) 2:10.73; 2. Siddhant Singh Jadon (MP); 3. Saswata Roy (WB); 200m backstroke: 1. Nithik Nadella (TN) 2:04.60; 2. Rishabh Anupam Das (Mah); 3. Akash Mani (Kar); 800m freestyle: 1. Mongam Theerdu Samadev (AP) 8:29.77; 2. Gotteti Sampath Kumar Yadav (AP); 3. S. Dharshan (Kar).
Girls: 200m medley: 1. Shreenithi Natesan (TN) 2:26.78; 2. Saanvi Deshwal (Mah); 3. Subhranshini Priyadarshini (Asm); 200m backstroke: 1. Palak Ashutosh Joshi (Mah) 2:18.59; 2. Sri Nithya Sagi (TS); 3. Naisha (Kar).
-Team Sportstar
TABLE TENNIS
Sharath Kamal companions with Lakshya Sports
India’s star paddler Sharath Kamal and Lakshya Sports have inked a deal that’s sure to assist the SDAT-AKG TTA run by Sharath’s father-uncle duo (Srinivasa Rao & Muralidhara Rao) right here. The Academy will now be known as ‘SDAT-AKG-SK Academy’, in keeping with Muralidhara Rao.
The affiliation, which is able to proceed for “initial three years”, will present the Academy paddlers with a specialist nutritionist, energy and conditioning coach (manned by Sports Dynamics), physio and a psychological coach.
Speaking at a press convention right here on Tuesday, Sharath thanked Lakshya, with whom he has been related since 2016. He stated: “It is great that Lakshya is extending its expertise to the grassroot level. The services of strength and conditioning coach, physio and fitness coach will be used on a regular basis while nutritionist and mental trainer will be used on a requirement basis.”
Rajath Kamal, Sharath’s brother and former sports activities analyst for the Indian senior TT group, will spearhead the operations whereas Sharath would be the mentor. The Academy will run below the steerage of Rao brothers.
Ashish Desai, Secretary of Lakshya and Satyen Patel, president of Lakshya, additionally spoke.
-Keerthivasan Okay