PICKLEBALL
Indian Open 2024 efficiently wraps up second version
The lately concluded Indian Open 2024, a world pickleball event organized by Global Sports, witnessed the participation of over 700 athletes from throughout 12 international locations, predominantly from America, Europe, and Kenya in what was deemed the most important Pickleball occasion in India.
A PWR 700 occasion, the Indian Open 2024 with a complete prize pool of $100,000 was held from the eighth of February until the eleventh of February at NSCI, Mumbai.
The excessive stage of competitors that was on show for the three days was additionally witnessed and recommended by Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna, who have been particular friends on the occasion.
“I think sport in India is something that needs all our support and any sport that is new needs our support and I am always there for the push.” Said Sania Mirza, an India Tennis Legend on the occasion.
“First of all, it is wonderful to be at the Indian Open 2024 and I see such an amazing response to the sport of Pickleball. This is the first time I’ve been in a Pickleball court and I am excited to be here, it is truly an amazing sport in the country and definitely needs all our support. It has the potential to be a big sport in India and I look forward to that.” Said, Rohan Bopanna, World No. 1, ATP, Men’s Doubles.
The Indian Open 2024 had a complete of 39 classes and a complete of over 2200 video games have been performed earlier than the champions emerged in every class.
-Team Sportstar
GOLF
Arjun Prasad stretches result in three pictures in spherical two
Delhi’s Arjun Prasad stored up the depth with a five-under 65 in spherical two to stretch his result in three pictures at a complete of 13-under 127 on the Rs 1 crore TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship right here on Wednesday.
Rahil Gangjee (65), rookie Stepan Danek (66) of Czech Republic and defending champion Sachin Baisoya (67), have been tied in second place at 10-under 130.
The lower was utilized at two-under 138. Fifty-six professionals made the lower.
Arjun Prasad (62-65) battled it out on the back-nine with a birdie and a bogey every because the situations weren’t as appropriate for scoring early within the morning.
Prasad, who turned 25 a few days again, then reeled off a string of 5 birdies on the front-nine to consolidate his place on the prime of the leaderboard.
On the front-nine, Arjun’s birdies featured two 10-feet conversions and his second chip-in of the event which got here on the fourth.
Arjun stated, “Teeing off in the first group of the morning session, the conditions I encountered today were quite different from round one. It was playing very heavy and the ball was not travelling as much for me as it did on Tuesday.
“On the back-nine, I kept myself in play and hung in there. I then got my game going on the front-nine.
“I’ve had a good feel around the greens so far and have been able to get my wedges close. I’m quite confident with my wedges at the moment and that reflects in my score.” Reigning champion Sachin Baisoya’s spherical of 67 included 4 birdies and a bogey.
Rahil Gangjee went error-free as he sank an eagle and three birdies in his second straight spherical of 65.
-PTI
TENNIS
Nibras Hussain knocks out sixth seed Satya Chintagunta
Nibras Hussain of Assam knocked out the sixth seed Satya Chintagunta of Telangana 6-2, 6-1 within the boys pre-quarterfinals of the Ramesh Desai memorial National under-12 tennis championship on Wednesday.
The outcomes (pre-quarterfinals):
Under-12 boys: Yuvaan Garg bt Yashvantraje Pawar 6-4, 6-0; Vir Chattur bt Nirvaan Margana 6-4, 7-5; Yashvardhan Singh bt Sujai Pothula 6-1, 6-2; Aarav Chhallani bt Swayam Rath 6-2, 7-6(3); M Puneet bt Ronak Haryani 6-3, 7-5; Nibras Hussain bt Satya Chirtangunla 6-2, 6-1; Taanish Nanda bt Bhavesh Choudhary 6-0, 6-0; Ronnie Vijay Kumar bt Sparsh Patil 6-1, 6-0.
Under-12 women: Srishti Kiran bt Sanrachana Das 6-0, 6-0; Padma Rameshkumar bt Shazfa SK 6-3, 6-3; Eshitha Sriyala bt Zoha Qureshi 6-4, 6-0; Tamanna Nair bt Aaradhana Tehlan 6-3, 6-3; Parinitha Vattaprambil bt Sara Fengse 6-1, 6-1; Khushi Kadian bt Maahira Bhatia 6-0, 6-4; Srushti Suryavanshi bt Sahej Lakhat 6-4, 6-4.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
SHOOTING
Granada World Cup: Devanshi wins air pistol gold in junior ladies class
Devanshi Dhama shot 240.0 and beat compatriot Lakshita by two factors to win the air pistol gold for junior ladies within the World Cup in Granada, Spain, on Wednesday.
The medals took India additional up on prime of the medals desk, with 4 gold, three silver and two bronze. Georgia was second with a gold, a silver and two bronze. Kyrgyzstan was the opposite nation to win a gold.
In junior males’s air pistol, the one Indian within the fray, Paras Khola shot 561 for the fifteenth spot.
The outcomes
Air pistol: Junior ladies: 1. Devanshi Dhama 240.0 (572); 2. Lakshita 238.0 (572); 3. Mariami Prodiashvili 213.1 (571); 9. Drishti Sangwan 563.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
ATHLETICS
Bengaluru marathon to be flagged off on the Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Parade Ground
The TCS World 10K Bengaluru run has discovered a brand new residence. The sixteenth version of the World Athletics Gold Label highway race will probably be flagged off on the Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Parade Ground, it was introduced right here on Wednesday.
Previous editions have been flagged off on the Sree Kanteereava Stadium.
The race will probably be held right here on April 28.
The occasion provides a complete prize cash of $210,000. Registrations for all race classes will start on Thursday.
A restricted variety of spots have been put aside for ladies who don’t possess a timing certificates.
-Ashwin Achal