TENNIS
ITF women’s tennis: Raina beats Germany’s Kanev to reach second round
Ankita Raina defeated Kathleen Kanev of Germany 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Roehampton, Britain, on Wednesday.
In the $15,000 ITF men’s event in Curtea de Arges, Romania, Manas Dhamne beat Adam Panaras of France 6-3, 6-2 in the first round.
The results
€74,825 Challenger, Bonn, Germany Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): David Pel & Bart Stevens (Ned) bt Luca Sanchez (Fra) & Divij Sharan 6-2, 6-4.
$25,000 ITF women, Brazzaville, Congo Singles (first round): Dev Javia bt Yash Chaurasia 6-3, 6-2;
$25,000 ITF men, Taipei, Taiwan Singles (first round): S Mukund bt Mitsuki Leong (Mas) 7-6(2), 6-2; Kazuki Nishiwaki (Jpn) bt Sidharth Rawat 6-3, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF men, Curtea de Arges, Romania Singles (first round): Manas Dhamne bt Adam Panaras (Fra) 6-3, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF men, Monastir, Tunisia Singles (first round): Daniel Khazime bt Chirag Duhan 6-2, 7-6(5).
$25,000 ITF women, Roehampton, Britain Signles (first round): Ankita Raina bt Kathleen Kanev (Ger) 6-3, 7-5.
$15,000 ITF women, Tbilisi, Georgia Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Elena Jamshidi (Den) bt Smriti Bhasin 4-6, 7-6(7), 7-5.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Sofya Gapankova & Kseniya Yersh bt Edda Mamedova & Saumya Vig 6-1, 7-6(3).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
AITA ranking tennis: Top seed Neeraj Yashpaul wins in quarterfinals
Top seed Neeraj Yashpaul fought past qualifier Tirth Doshi 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3 in the men’s quarterfinals of the HPCL Mittal Rs.200,000 AITA ranking tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Wednesday.
In the women’s quarterfinals, top seed Anjalli Rathi overcame a slow start to beat Mahika Khanna 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
The results (quarterfinals):
Men: Neeraj Yashpaul bt Tirth Doshi 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3; Sarthak Sudan bt Priyanshu Choudhary 6-3, 6-2; Moksh Puri w.o. Suraj Prabodh; Parv Nage bt Akshat Dhull 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Women: Anjali Rathi bt Mahika Khanna 2-6, 6-4, 6-0; Chevika Reddy bt Samriti Punyani 6-4, 6-4; Riya Sachdeva bt Samaira Malik 6-2, 6-0; Sahira Singh bt Ayushi Singh 7-5, 6-1.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
CUE SPORTS
Swaminathan, Bagri make main draw of Western India Billiards and Snooker C’ship
Vinay Swaminathan and Anurag Bagri won their respective third-round matches in senior snooker to qualify for the main draw of the Western India Billiards and Snooker Championships.
Swaminathan potted steadily defeated Railways’ Aditya Agrawal 4-0 (67-31, 47-16, 60-53, and 45-7), while Bagri got the better of Mahabaleshwar’s Pankaj Kadam 4-0 (65-15, 58-41, 53-42, and 56-44).
In the second round, Gujarat’s Parth Shah played well to defeat Mumbai’s Nikhil Bhansali 4-2 (62-52, 59-14, 72-65, 52-65, 32-53, and 62-11).
Andhra Pradesh’s Sagar Jain beat Rajasthan’s Rajat Manker 4-1 (66-31, 78-23, 73-7, 38-42, and 64-9) to progress to the third round.
RESULTS
Round 3: Vinay Swaminathan bt Aditya Agrawal 4-0 (67-31, 47-16, 60-53, 45-7); Anurag Bagri bt Pankaj Kadam 4-0 (65-15, 58-41, 53-42, 56-44).
Round 2: Devendra Joshi (BPCL) bt Ishan Nagar (MAH) 4-1 (52-59, 67-7, 60-1, 65-17, 54-40); Parth Shah (GUJ) bt Nikhil Bhansali (MAH) 4-2 (62-52, 59-14, 72-65, 52-65, 32-53, 62-11); Sagar Jain (AP) bt Rajat Manker (RAJ) 4-1 (66-31, 78-23, 73-7, 38-42, 64-9).
-PTI
FOOTBALL
Sant Baba Hari Singh Model School beats Sri Lanka School FA in U17 Subroto Cup Girls
Kimranvir (2) and Gurleen helped Sant Baba Hari Singh Model School, Mahilpur, to a 3-2 victory over Sri Lanka School Football Association in a group-A league match of the 63rd Subroto Cup under-17 girls football tournament at the GD Goenka World School ground on Wednesday.
Rumesha and Kalsika scored a goal each for the Sri Lankan team.
The results (league):
Group-A: Betkuchi HS, Guwahati, bt Coast Guard Public School, Nani Daman, 21-1; Sant Baba Hari Singh Model School, Mahilpur, bt Sri Lanka School Football Association 3-2.
Group-B: Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Protishtan bt The King’s School, Goa, 3-0; Government SSS, Sombaria, Sikkim, bt Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, 27-0.
Group-C: The Prompat Sabal Leikai HS, Imphal, bt SRV Government Model HSS, Ernakulam, 2-0; Infocus Inida Public School, Balisha Bira North, West Bengal, bt Army Public School, Patiala, 12-0.
Group-D: JNV East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, bt RSB Arya Vidya Mandir, Juhu, 1-0; Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar, bt GSSS, Kotala, Samrala, Ludhiana, 2-0.
Group-E: Mother International School, Ranchi, bt Faith HSS, Himatnagar, 3-0; Modern School, Barakhamba Road, bt Government SS, Monigong, Arunachal Pradesh 3-1.
Group-F: RKS Girls HS, Siwan, Tripura, bt Harish Panwar Uccha Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Nainital, 7-0; Springfield HSS, Aizawl, bt RKS Girls HS, Siwan, 13-0.
Group-G: Home Mission School NCC, Aizawl, bt Sainik School, Sambalpur, 18-1; Government HS, Kohima, bt Air Force Bal Bharti School, Lodhi Road, Dellhi, 2-0.
Group-H: GSSS, Alakhpura, bt Vidya Gyan School, Bulandshahr, 13-0; Nandajhar AT HS, West Bengal, bt Shashkiya HSS, Kanya Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, 1-0.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
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