FMSCI Indian National Car Racing C’Ship 2023: Arya Singh notches maiden win in MRF F2000
Kolkata’s Arya Singh lastly delivered his maiden win within the MRF Formula 2000 class after a string of close to misses to begin his marketing campaign within the fourth and last spherical of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship on the Madras International Circuit, right here on Saturday on a shiny observe.
Also chalking his first win within the MRF Formula 1600 class that was run on a mixed grid with the F2000 was Nellore’s Viswas Vijayaraj after ranging from P3.
Arya Singh, 22, made the very best of a poor begin by pole-sitter and championship chief Sandeep Kumar (Chennai) and jumped into the lead which he sustained with a superb drive. Arya did nicely to outlive shut consideration from Jaden Rahman Pariat (Shillong) following a few laps behind the security automobile which got here into play after Bengaluru’s Aditya Swaminathan spun on the Bridge Complex. Jaden completed a deserving second adopted by veteran Chetan Korada (Chennai).
“I am super happy today. In the past, I missed a win many times for some reason or the other. Today, after going into the lead, I was determined to make it count for my first win in this category,” stated Arya Singh.
Meanwhile, Viswas Vijayaraj, in his first season within the MRF F1600, did nicely to seize the lead from a P3 begin. He elevated the hole lap by lap, displaying good tempo to emerge a deserving winner forward of pole-sitter Aman Nagdev (Noida) and 16-year-old Veer Sheth (Mumbai). Championship chief Chetan Surineni (Bengaluru) got here in fourth.
Earlier, Chennai’s Ritesh Rai (Arka Motorsports) grabbed the pole place with a sizzling lap of 01minute, 50.754 seconds adopted by Biren Pithawalla (Team N1 Racing) from Mumbai (01:51.042) and final 12 months’s champion, Coimbatore’s Arjun Balu (Race Concepts) whose greatest lap was 01:51.680 within the qualifying session.
Championship chief on this class, Gurunath Meiyappan (Race Concepts) missed the qualifying run attributable to different commitments and can begin final on the grid in Sunday’s Race-1.
Performance Racing’s pair of Deepak Ravikumar (01:55.697) and fellow-Chennai driver, Akkineni Anand Prasad (01:55.939) crammed the entrance row within the Indian Junior Touring Cars class. Anand Prasad leads Ravikumar by simply three factors within the championship standings.
Qualifying for pole place within the Super Stock class was Thrissur’s Diljith TS (DTS Racing) clocking a prime lap of 02:03.430 whereas Anirudha Arvind (Redline Racing) from Chennai will begin tomorrow’s Race-1 from P2.
Diljith (01:51.073) additionally certified for pole place within the Formula LGB 1300 class forward of Bengaluru’s Navneet Bhurani (Momentum Motorsports) after placing in a greatest lap of 01:51.853.
MRF F2000 (Race-1, 8 laps): 1. Arya Singh (Kolkata) (15mins 44.577secs); 2. Jaden Rahman Pariat (Shillong) (15:44.783); 3. Chetan Korada (Chennai) (15:49.833).
MRF Formula 1600 (8 laps): 1. Viswas Vijayaraj (Nellore) (16:03.286); 2. Aman Nagdev (Noida) (16:03.550); 3. Veer Sheth (Mumbai) (16:04.975).
-Team Sportstar
Inter-Ministry event: Deswal, Rishi of Delhi Audit beat Abhinav Prakash of Ministry of Communication and Swati Sharma of Delhi Audit
Gaurav Deswal and Bhavya Rishi of Delhi Audit beat Abhinav Prakash of Ministry of Communication and Swati Sharma of Delhi Audit 21-13, 21-17 within the combined doubles last of the Inter-ministry badminton event on the AIIMS Gymkhana on Saturday.
Himanshu Saroha and Bhavya Rishi of Delhi Audit have been declared because the ‘Player of the tournament’ within the males’s and ladies’s sections respectively.
At the conclusion of the championship, Rohan Kapoor of Delhi Audit was felicitated for being a part of the silver successful Indian crew within the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Rajeev Sharma of Delhi was additionally felicitated for successful the gold within the over-55 part within the World Seniors championship in Jeonju, Korea.
Men’s doubles (last): Tushar Sharma & Himanshu Saroha bt Gaurav Deswal & abhinav Prakash 21-14, 16-21, 21-17; Third place: Arvind Kumar & KP Biju Kumar bt Rajender & Kulvinder 21-16, 21-14.
Women’s doubles (last): Namita Pathania & Bhavya Rishi bt Lalita Dahiya & Megha Morcha Bora 21-14, 21-17; Third place: Swati Sharma & Ruchika Patwal bt Nisha & AP Kaur 21-8, 21-9.
Mixed doubles (last): Gaurav Deswal & Bhavya Rishi bt Abhinav Prakash & Swati Sharma 21-13, 21-17; Third place: Tushar Sharma & Namita Pathania bt Jagbeer & Nisha 21-15, 21-12.
Veteran males (last): Vijay Sharma bt Gajender 21-16, 21-17; Third place: Sunil Yadav bt Amit Tyagi 21-9, 21-12.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
India’s Rohit meets Nepal’s Tamang in last of All-India Amateurs golf
India’s Rohit and Nepal’s Subhash Tamang beat their respective opponents on Saturday to arrange a summit conflict within the All-India Amateur Golf Championship in Kolkata.
Rohit, who has performed on quite a few Indian Golf Union groups, beat Jordan Clay Burnand of South Africa 2 & 1 within the semifinal on the RCGC.
In the opposite semifinal, Tamang, who's skilled by former Indian professional Tarun Sardesai, beat prime seeded Altin Van Der Merwe of South Africa 3 & 1.
The last can be performed over 36 holes in two periods on Sunday.
Rohit and Tamang have been seeded third and fourth respectively after the strokeplay. Van Der Merwe topped the 36-hole strokeplay part whereas Shat Mishra was second.
While Shat misplaced within the pre-quarterfinals, Van der Merwe’s run got here to an finish within the semi-finals.
Rohit beat Rohan Singh Rana 3 & 1 within the first spherical after which added the scalp of Anshul Khabthiyal 3 & 2. Thereafter within the quarter-finals, he moved previous Jujhar Singh on the 18th gap. He beat South Africa’s Burnand 2&1 within the semi-finals.
The match play phase was arrived at following 36-hole stroke play phase. The prime 32 gamers moved into the second stage with 16 pairings in Round 1.
The crew occasion, which kinds a part of the stroke play, was gained by South Africans Van der Merwe and Jordan Clay Burnand with a complete of 2-under 286. India’s Sandeep Yadav and Rohit have been second at 294 and India ‘B’ comprising Vinamra Anand and Shaurya Bhattacharya have been third at 295.
The All India Amateur Championships is the nation’s oldest golf event having began in 1892. The Championships weren't held throughout the two World War and was cancelled as soon as in 2020 attributable to COVID-19.
- PTI
Veer Ahlawat, Chikka in competition in Riyadh
India’s Veer Ahlawat shot a scorching five-under 66 within the third spherical to race up the chief board and put himself in competition on the season-ending USD 1 million Saudi Open in Riyadh on Saturday.
Veer (70, 67) , who started the week in 53rd place on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, moved to Tied-third place and two photographs behind Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai (68-66-67).
Phachara is 12-under and in a single day chief, Denwit Boriboonsub (68-66-68) is 11-under and second.
Veer is mendacity third and his compatriot S Chikkarangappa (71-67-66) is 9-under and Tied-sixth.
Among different Indians, Yuvraj Singh Sandhu (71-67-69) is Tied-Nineteenth, Gaganjeet Bhullar (76-64-68) is T-Twenty fifth and Ajeetesh Sandhu (73-70-74) is approach down in T-67th place.
Veer had three birdies on the trot from the second to the fourth, however a dropped shot on sixth and a birdie on ninth meant he was 3-under for the entrance 9.
On the again 9, he birdied tenth, twelfth and thirteenth however bogeyed 14th and completed at 66.
- PTI
Tennis Premier League 2023: Bengaluru SG Mavericks beats Mumbai Leon Army, qualifies for semifinals
Arjun Kadhe and Conny Perrin put Punjab Patriots within the semifinals with a powerful efficiency within the Tennis Premier League in Pune on Saturday.| Photo Credit:SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Ramkumar Ramanathan, Arina Rodionova and Vishnu Vardhan mixed sturdy as soon as once more to energy Bengaluru SG Mavericks to a 46-34 victory over Mumbai Leon Army within the Tennis Premier League on the charcoal gray courts of the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Saturday.
Ramkumar was notably spectacular as he beat Ernests Gulbis 15-5. Mumbai did pull one again due to Karan Singh and Vijay Sundar Prashanth beating Ramkumar and Vishnu Vardhan 11-9.
However, there was no stopping Bengaluru from being on prime of the desk and qualifying for the semifinals in model with 219 factors.
Punjab Patriots was nicely served by Conny Perrin because it made the semifinals with a 43-37 victory over Pune Jaguars, the favorite whipping boy for all of the groups. Digvijay Pratap Singh and Arjun Kadhe tilted the stability in favour of Punjab with a 12-8 victory over Lukas Rosol and Rithvik Bollipalli.
Delhi Binny’s Brigade gave itself hope by edging out two-time champion Hyderabad Strikers 41-39, due to Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan turning the tide first in partnership with Sahaja Yamalapalli after which with Dennis Novak.
Delhi with 201 factors managed to tug by way of to the semifinals, as Bengal Wizards (209) helped its trigger by beating Gujarat Panthers (192) 45-35.
Bengaluru SG Mavericks bt Mumbai Leon Army 46-34 (Arina Rodionova bt Sowjanya Bavisetti 11-9; Ramkumar Ramanathan bt Ernests Gulbis 15-5; Arina & Vishnu Vardhan bt Sowjanya & Vijay Sundar Prashanth 11-9; Ramkumar & Vishnu misplaced to Karan Singh & Vijay 11th of September).
Delhi Binny’s Brigade bt Hyderabad Strikers 41-39 (Sahaja Yamalapalli misplaced to Ellen Perez 8-12; Dennis Novak misplaced to Niki Poonacha 8-12; Sahaja & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan bt Ellen & Saketh Mynnei 14-6; Dennis & Jeevan bt Niki & Saketh 11-9).
Punjab Patriots bt Pune Jaguars 43-37 (Conny Perrin bt Diana Marcinkevica 14-6; Digvijay Pratap Singh misplaced to Lukas Rosol 7-13; Conny & Arjun Kadhe tied Diana & Rithvik 10-10; Digvijay & Arjun bt Lukas & Rithvik 12-8)
Bengal Wizards bt Gujarat Panthers 45-35(Maria Timofeeva misplaced to Ekaterina Yashina 11th of September; Sriram Balaji bt Sumit Nagal 11-9; Maria & Anirudh Chandrasekar bt Ekaterina & Mukund Sasikumar 13-7; Balaji & Anirudh bt Sumit & Mukund 12-8).
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AITA National sequence: Shankar, Shatakshik win junior titles
Shanker Heisnam and Shatakshika Sahayak gained the girls and boys titles respectively within the AITA National sequence junior tennis event on the CLTA Complex on Saturday.
Shanker beat Jatin Nain and Shatakshika beat Rubani Kaur Sidhu in straight units within the finals.
It was a double crown for each, as Shanker had gained the doubles title earlier with Chandan Shivaraj, whereas Shatakshika had gained the doubles with Sia Mahajan.
Under-18 boys: Shanker Heisnam bt Jatin Nain 6-3, 6-3.
Under-18 ladies: Shatakshika Sahayak bt Rubani Kaur Sidhu 6-1, 6-4.
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National Billiards & Snooker: Sourav Kothari-Md Hussain Khan to battle it out in semis
Sourav Kothari (PSPB) will meet Md Hussain Khan (RSPB) within the semifinals of the 15-Red snooker occasion on the ongoing National Billiards & Snooker Championships in Chennai.
In Saturday’s quarterfinal, Kothari prevailed over Anurag Giri (Madhya Pradesh) 5-3 (69-35, 8-96, 78-9, 50-82, 65-9, 19-61, 67-44, 65-6), whereas Hussain trounced Sunny Choudhary (Delhi) 5-3 (80-2, 79-42, 68-59, 55-79, 42-50, 8-82, 63-52, 65-23).
Also, Shoaib Khan (Dekhi) edged previous Rayaan Razmi (Maharashtra) 5-4, having shocked defending champion Kamal Chawla (RSPB) within the pre-quarterfinal.
He can be taking over Paras Gupta (UP), because the latter had it straightforward over Shabaaz Khan (Maharashtra) 5-1 (61-59, 55-67, 90-10, 74-42, 82-57, 107-19).
Earlier throughout the day, teenager Natasha Chethan (Karnataka) gained her maiden sub-junior ladies’ billiards crown, as she defeated Aanya Patel (Gujarat) 143-107.
The 15-year-old occurred to be a semi-finalist on the IBSF Women’s Under-21 World Snooker Championships in Riyadh again in July.
- PTI
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