Indian sports wrap, August 5: Roundglass Punjab Hockey dominates sub junior men & women academy C’ship

Here are all the major updates, scores, and results of Indians in the world of sports on August 5.

Representative Image: Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy picked up wins in both men’s and women’s categories on Day 2. | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS/ The Hindu

HOCKEY

Roundglass Punjab Hockey dominates day 2 of sub junior men & women academy C’ship

Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy picked up wins in both men’s and women’s categories on Day 2 of the Hockey India Sub Junior Academy Championship Zone A & B here on Monday.

Roundglass Punjab decimated Jai Bharat Hockey Academy 22-0 in the women’s category with Ramandeep Kaur scoring seven goals.

Earlier, Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar) secured a 4-1 win victory over Ritu Rani Hockey Academy in the women’s category, courtesy Devi Archana’s hat-trick.

Har Hockey Academy overpowered Anantapur Sports Academy 7-0 in the women’s category with Antika and Tannu finding the back of the net twice.

RK Roy Hockey Academy beat Citizen Hockey XI 11-0, with captain Aind Anjani and Bano Tabassum scoring three goals each.

In the men’s section, Roundglass Punjab thrashed Cheema Hockey Academy 7-0, which had seven different goal-scorers.

Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy pummelled Jai Bharat Hockey Academy 28-0 with Kataria Hitesh and Jay netting five goals each.

Namdhari XI got the better of Raja Karan Hockey Academy 4-0 with Sanjay scoring a hat-trick. Ashwini Sports Academy went past Republican Sports Club 5-2, courtesy Pal Ashutosh’s hat-trick.

Army Boys Sports Company conquered Ashwini Sports Academy 7-0, in which Arjun also scored a hat-trick.

- PTI

TENNIS

Udit Kamboj defeats Svarmanyu Singh in AITA tournament

Second seed Udit Kamboj fought his way past qualifier Svarmanyu Singh 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 in the men’s first round off the HPCL Mittal Rs. 200,000 AITA ranking tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Monday.

In another lively match in the women’s event, Medhavi Singh battled past Apara Khandare 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(3).

The results (first round):

Men: Neeraj Yashpaul by Yashvardhan Singh 6-1, 6-4; Tanik Gupta bt Utkarsh Tiwari 6-4, 0-6, 6-4; Aman Dahiya bt Deep Munim 6-3, 6-2; Sarthak Sudan bt Jagmeet Singh 7-6(8) (retired); Jatin Nain by Rakshit Dhankar 2-6 6-7(4) (retired); Vansh Nandal by Tushar Mittal 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(3); Moksh Puri bt Praneel Sharma 7-6(6), 6-2; Upnishad Bhardwaj bt Rhythm Malhotra 7-6(0) (retired); Prag Sheoran by Rohan Mittal 6-4, 1-6, 6-4; Suraj Prabodh by Varun Dhandhukia 6-1, 6-1; Sajal Kesarwani by Ricky Chaudhary 6-3, 1-6, 6-2; Akshat Dhull by Shubh Negi 6-2, 7-5; Parv Nage by Mayank Yadav 6-2, 6-0; Udit Kamboj by Svarmanyu Singh 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.

Women: Anjali Rathi by Shefali Arora 6-2, 6-1; Divya Sharma by Ganya Gupta 6-0, 6-0; Masika Khanna by Mrinalini Sharma 6-3, 6-3; Saily Thakkar by Tanushri Pandey 6-1 (retired); Chevika Reddy by Himaanshika Singh 7-5, 6-1; Samrti Punyani by Aditi Tyagi 6-7(9), 7-5, 6-3; Shagun Kumari by Ananya Yadav 6-2, 7-6(3); Samaria Malik by Bhumika Dahiya 6-3, 7-5; Bhumika Tripathi by Sylvie Pal 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Diva Bhatia by Sanya Yadav 6-0, 3-0 (retired); Riya Sachdeva by Kanupriya Rajawat 6-4, 6-4; Ayushi Singh bt Rutuparna Choudhary 6-4, 7-6(6); Medhavi Singh by Apara Khandare 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(3); Shatakshi Chaudhary by Pavithra Reddy 6-2,, 6-0; Sahira Singh by Sara Yadav 4-4 (retired).

- Kamesh Srinivasan

CUE SPORT

Anap, Ranade qualify for main draw in Western India Billiards and Snooker C’Ship

Pinak Anap and Abhijeet Ranade won their respective third round qualifying snooker matches in Mumbai on Monday to reach the main draw of the Western India Billiards and Snooker Championship.

Pune’s Anap constructed a break of 46 points in the opening frame and went on to defeat Mumbai cueist Khushal Galaiya 4-2 (74-17, 54-60, 28-54, 72-8, 74-50, and 64-37).

Ranade also started with a flourish making a 52-point break in the first frame and then went on to overcome Mumbai’s Yash Babani 4-2 (67-10, 45-59, 80-43, 54-55, 40-19, and 65-7).

Krishna Tohgaonkar showed made a solid start rolling in a 79-point break to defeat Mumbai’s Sharad Sharma 4-0 (50-8, 60-10, 65-15, and 103-0) in their senior snooker second round match.

Gujarat’s Parth Shar marched into the third round by scoring over Nikhil Bhansali by a 4-2 (62-52, 59-14, 72-65, 52-55, 32-53, and 62-11) margin.

Results:

Senior qualifier - Round 2: Prayanshu Palan (MAH) bt Arshad Turki (MAH) 4-1 (59-35, 35-50, 67-28, 69-26, 62-50); Parth Shah (GUJ) bt Nikhil Bhansali (Mah) 4-2 (62-52, 59-14, 72-65, 52-55, 32-53, 62-11); Krishna Tohgaonkar (Thane) bt Sharadi Sharma (Mumbai) 4-0 (50-8, 60-10, 65-15, 103(79)-0); Mahesh Jagdale (MAH) bt Anil Sahani (MAH) 4-1 (67-31, 45-61, 62-7, 69-25, 60-12) Round 3: Pinak Anap (Pune) bt Khushal Galaiya (MAH) 4-2 (74(46)-17, 54-60, 28-54, 72-8, 74-50, 64-37); Abhijeet Ranade (Pune) bt Yash Babani (MAH) 4-2 (67(52)-10, 45-59, 80-43, 54-55, 40-19, 65-7); Vishwajeet Mohan (UP) bt Taaha Khan (Pune) 4-1 (76(60)-33, 26-53, 90-16, 64-27, 62-34).

- PTI

FOOTBALL

Manipur’s Porompat Sabal Leikai beats Punjab’s Army Public School 9-0 in Subroto Cup

The Porompat Sabal Leikai High School, Manipur, beat Army Public School, Patiala, 9-0 in a group-C league match of the 63rd Subroto Cup under-17 girls football tournament at the KIIT Global School ground in Gurugram on Monday.

The tournament was inaugurated by Air Marshal R.K. Anand at the Ambedkar Stadium. The tournament features 34 teams divided into eight groups. The topper of each group will qualify for the knock-out stage.

The results:

Group-A: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya bt Coast Guard Public School, Nani Daman, 4-1; Sri Lanka School Football Association drew with Betkuchi High School, Guwahati, Assam, 2-2. Group-C: The Porompat Sabal Leikai High School, Manipur, bt Army Public School, Patiala, 9-0. Group-G: Government High School, Kohima, Nagaland, drew with Home Missiion School, 1 Mizo Bn NCC, Aizawl, 0-0.

- Kamesh Srinivasan