Indian sports activities news wrap, February 4

TENNIS

Chennai Open ATP Challenger: S D Prajwal Dev reaches closing qualifying spherical

S. D. Prajwal Dev was the one Indian to make it out of the primary spherical of qualifying on the Chennai Open ATP Challenger on Sunday after scoring a straight units win over countryman Abhinav Shanmugam.

Prajwal Dev, seeded tenth within the qualifying draw, received 6-3, 7-5 in a single hour and 39 minutes to arrange a second-round conflict towards fourth seed Vadym Ursu, who defeated India’s Manish Sureshkumar 7-6(6), 6-3 in a single hour and 49 minutes.

Rethin Pranav, India’s No. 1 Junior and a promising participant, made his Challenger Tour debut, placing up a present of fluent stroke play earlier than happening to Evgeny Karlovskiy of Russia 6-4, 7-6(4). Karlovskiy needed to save 4 set factors within the second set earlier than profitable the match 7-4 within the tie break.

Ursu was joined by the highest three seeds – No 1 seed Eric Vanshelboim, No 2 seed Bogdan Bobrov and No 3 seed Kris Van Wyk – within the second and closing spherical of qualifying. It was an excellent day for the seeds, with 11 of the highest 12 seeds profitable their first-round matches.

The solely exception was eighth seed Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine, of France, who was crushed 6-0, 6-0 by Alexey Zakharov.

The closing spherical of the qualifying draw will happen on Monday together with the primary batch of predominant draw matches.

– Team Sportstar

Polina Kudermetova wins ITF title in Indore

Second seed Polina Kudermetova beat fifth seed Dalila Jakupovic 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 within the closing of the $40,000 ITF girls’s tennis event on the Indore Tennis Club on Sunday.

It was the ninth singles title within the skilled circuit for the 20-year-old Kudermetova.

– Team Sportstar

Asian U-16 event: Double delight for Prachi Malik

Prachi Malik received a doubles crown within the Asian under-16 tennis event on the Tennis Project in Baliawas on Sunday.

Prachi beat Anandita Upadhyay 6-4, 6-4 within the closing for the singles title. She partnered Akansha Ghosh to win the doubles title.

The boys singles title was received by Hruthik Katakam as he outplayed Om Patel for the lack of three video games within the closing.

Varad Santosh and Ayush Poojary beat the highest seeds Prateek Sheoran and Ranvir Singh 10-6 within the tremendous tie-break for the doubles title.

– Team Sportstar

GOLF

Avani Prashanth finishes tenth as Chinese Taipei golfer is topped champion

India’s Avani Prashanth registered her fourth straight underneath par spherical with a one-under 71 to log out tied tenth, her greatest end within the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championships in Pattaya on Sunday.

She carded 68-69-71-71 for a complete of nine-under 279, however felt she might have carried out significantly better.

“I missed a lot of chances, but the positive is that I could still get 9-under without my ‘A’ game. The first 36 holes (7-under) I played great but the last 36 (2-under) was disappointing,” mentioned Avani, who has a busy schedule forward of her.

Avani, who birdied just one par-5 in 4 days and missed quite a few small putts, was 9 pictures behind the winner.

Chun-Wei Wu of Chinese Taipei, beginning the day 4 pictures away from the sector, overcame a nervy begin with two bogeys within the first three holes.

She noticed her lead dwindle to as little as one, however birdied twice within the final 4 holes to hold on for a two-shot win. She carded 67-65-66-72 for 18-under 270 complete to develop into the second participant from Chinese Taipei to win the WAAP title, which opens a number of doorways for her over the remainder of the 12 months.

India’s 15-year-old Saanvi Somu, making her debut on the occasion, carded a closing 75 after dropping a double bogey on the ninth, her closing gap. She had playing cards of 73-72-75-73 for a creditable 5-over 293 and was tied forty eighth.

Avani began with a birdie however gave that shot again on the third. She adopted it with a string of 9 par earlier than selecting back-to-back birdies on thirteenth and the 14th.

Over the subsequent 4 holes, she missed not less than three makeable putts, two of them for birdies and bogeyed the final.

“I just could not make the putts, didn’t convert the chances I created,” mentioned Avani, who will now play in Kenya and two large beginner occasions in Sage Valley and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur within the US.

The winner Wu’s rewards embrace berths into three Majors — the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews, the Amundi Evian Championship in France, and the Chevron Championship within the United States of America.

Apart from the Rae-Vadee T Suwan Champion’s Medal, she will even obtain invites to the Hana Financial Group Championship, the ISPS HANDA Women’s Australian Open, the 121st Women’s Amateur Championship and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.

“Incredible! This is the first time I’ve won a big tournament,” mentioned Wu, whose 72-hole combination of 18-under 270 was two strokes away from runner-up Lee Hyo-song, the 15-year-old Korean.

– PTI

MORE SPORTS

SFA Schools championships

Anika Gupta of Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan, and Harsh Kumar of Manava Bhawna Public School, Nathupura, emerged the golden lady and golden boy within the Sports For All (SFA) colleges championship that concluded on Sunday.

Anika received two gold medals every in chess and carrom in profitable the award. Harsh received two gold medals every in athletics and kho kho.

Noida Educational Academy was declared the general staff champion with 119 factors. Pathways World School, Gurugram, and Manava Bhawna Public School, Nathupura, completed second and third respectively with 112 and 111 factors respectively.

The inaugural version of the SFA championships within the National Capital Region (NCR) featured about 6200 college students. They had been competing in athletics, badminton, basketball, carrom, chess, soccer, kabaddi, karate, kho kho, taking pictures, squash, skating, swimming, desk tennis, tennis, volleyball and yogasana.

– Team Sportstar

FOOTBALL

SAT shocks Kerala United, KSEB blanks Wayanad United

Former champion KSEB blanked Wayanad United FC 3-0 within the tremendous six stage of the Scoreline Kerala Premier League soccer on the Jawahar Municipal Stadium right here on Sunday.

It was KSEB’s first win within the tremendous six stage and with that, the staff opened its account within the factors desk. The large loss must be a setback for Wayanad United, which is at the moment fourth within the factors desk with 4 factors from 4 matches, whereas KSEB is within the subsequent rung with three factors.

Meanwhile Tirur’s SAT, which was on the backside of the desk, additionally opened its account with a surprising 2-1 victory over defending champion Kerala United FC. Substitute Mohammed Yasin scored the match-winner within the third minute of harm time. He had are available 12 minutes earlier.

Despite the loss, Kerala United continues to remain within the third spot with six factors.

The prime 4 groups from the tremendous six enter the semifinals.

The outcome:

KSEB 3 (John Paul 75, Nijo Gilbert 78, J. Sreeraj 81) bt Wayanad United FC 0.

SAT, Tirur 2 (E.Okay. Muhammed Thasleem 68, V.N. Mohammed Yasin 90+3) bt Kerala United FC 1 (William Lalnunfela 78-p).

-Stan Rayan