Indian Sports Wrap, June 14: Aditi’s makes solid start with 68 at Meijer LPGA Classic

Here are all the major updates, scores, and results of Indians in the world of sports on June 14. 

Published : Jun 14, 2024 13:10 IST , Chennai - 3 MINS READ

India’s Aditi Ashok in action at the Meijer LPGA Classic golf tournament.
India’s Aditi Ashok in action at the Meijer LPGA Classic golf tournament. | Photo Credit: AP
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India’s Aditi Ashok in action at the Meijer LPGA Classic golf tournament. | Photo Credit: AP

GOLF

Aditi’s makes solid start with 68 at LPGA Classic

Aditi Ashok opened her challenge at the Meijer LPGA Classic with one of her best rounds of the season, carding a 4-under 68 for a tied 11th place here.

Aditi’s round started on the tenth with birdies on the 11th and the 12th holes. A bogey on 17th followed by a birdie on the 18th saw her turn in 2-under.

On the second nine, the front side of the Par-72 Blythefield Country Club, she parred all the way till she picked birdies on the eighth and the ninth, her final two holes.

Aditi’s best round this season before this was also 68 at the Honda LPGA in Thailand in February and she finished tied 31 in the event.

-PTI

Pukhraj leads after second round in Vietnam Masters

Indian golfer Pukhraj Singh Gill held the lead after carding a three-under 69 in the second round of the Asian Development Tour’s Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters here.

The long-hitting Indian had carded a 64 in the first round and his two-day total stands at 11-under in the USD 85,000 event, which is being held at Royal Long An Golf and Villas near Ho Chi Minh city.

The cut fell at one-under and 52 players made the grade for the final round.

Three other Indians made it to weekend rounds and they included Sunhit Bishnoi (70-69), who is Tied-11th, Aman Raj, who recovered from his first round 72 with a 68 and is Tied-24th and Khalin Joshi (72-70) in Tied-33rd place.

-PTI

Jeev, Randhawa in second round of Lawrie Matchplay

Jeev Milkha Singh and Jyoti Randhawa won their first-round clashes to move into the next round of the Paul Lawrie Matchplay event on the Legends Tour for Seniors in Europe here.

Jeev Milkha Singh of India in action during day one of the Paul Lawrie Match Play.
Jeev Milkha Singh of India in action during day one of the Paul Lawrie Match Play. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
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Jeev Milkha Singh of India in action during day one of the Paul Lawrie Match Play. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Both the Indians won 1-up as they maintained their lead after going one ahead of the 16th.

Jeev beat Paul Streeter, while Randhawa got the better of Thomas Gogele.

Jeev will take on Keith Horne in the second round, while Randhawa will play Malcolm Mackenzie, who beat 2006 Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam in the first round.

-PTI

TENNIS

Mahika Khanna enters AITA National series junior tennis tournament final

Mahika Khanna outplayed second seed Nainika Reddy 6-3, 6-1 in the under-18 girls semifinals of the AITA National series junior tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Friday.

In the final, Mahika will play Annya Jain who eased past Shagun Kumari.

Mahika won the doubles title in partnership with Sia Mahajan, scoring a thrilling 12-10 win in the super tie-break of the final against Nainika Reddy and Divya Ungrish.

The boys final will be between Shanker Heisnam and Aashravya Mehra.

The results:
Under-18 boys (semifinals): Shnker Heisnam bt dity Mor 6-2, 5-7, 6-0; Aashravya Mehra bt Aryan Chauhan 6-2, 6-0.
Doubles (final): Aditya Mor & Aarav Chawla bt Jatin Nin & Aryan Chauhan 7-5, 6-4.
Under-18 girls (semifinals): Ananya Jain bt Shagun Kumri 6-3, 6-3; Mahika Khanna bt Nainika Reddy 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles (final): Mahika Khanna & Sia Mahajan bt Nainika Reddy & Divya Ungrish 3-6, 6-1, [12-10].

-Kamesh Srinivasan

Faisal Qamar wins AITA men’s ranking tennis tournament

Faisal Qamar, the champion of the AITA men’s tennis tournament in Faridabad.
Faisal Qamar, the champion of the AITA men’s tennis tournament in Faridabad. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
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Faisal Qamar, the champion of the AITA men’s tennis tournament in Faridabad. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Faisal Qamar beat third seed Jagmeet Singh 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the final of the Rs.100,000 AITA men’s ranking tennis tournament on Friday.

Faisal had fought past Suraj Prabodh 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the semifinals.

The results (final):
Faisal Qamar bt Jagmeet Singh 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.

SQUASH

India loses to Pakistan in Asian Team squash quarters

India men lost to Pakistan 1-2 in the quarterfinals of the Asian Team Squash Championships in Dalian, China on Friday, while the women went down to South Korea 3-0 in their must-win final group A match to also go out of medal contention.

Velavan Senthilkumar recorded the day’s lone Indian victory, beating Nasir Iqbal after Rahul Baitha lost to Md Asim Khan, but Noor Zaman clinched it for multiple-time champions Pakistan with a straight-games win over Suraj Kumar Chand.

The Indian teams will vie for classification spots.

India results:
Men (quarterfinals): Pakistan bt India 2-1 (Md Asim Khan bt Rahul Baitha 11-3, 11-4, 11-9; Nasir Iqbal lost to Velavan Senthilkumar 5-11, 7-11, 6-11; Noor Zaman bt Suraj Kumar Chand 11-8, 11-8, 11-6).
Women (Pool A league match): India lost to South Korea 0-3 (Pooja Arthi Raghu lost to Hwayeong Eum 5-11, 5-11, 8-11; Rathika Suthanthira Seelan lost to Ming Yeong Heo 4-11,12-10, 7-11,6-11; Sunita Patel lost to Chaewon Song 12-10, 8-11,14-12, 7-11, 7-11).

CRICKET

Bengal Pro T20 League: Priyanka Prasad’s six wicket haul helps Murshidabad Kueens overcome Servotech Siliguri Strikers

Priyanka Prasad claimed six wickets, including three in the 19th over, to guide Murshidabad Kueens to a thrilling four-run victory over Servotech Siliguri Strikers in the women’s competition of the Bengal Pro T20 League at the Jadavpur University ground here on Friday.

The scores:
At Eden Gardens: Men: Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers 117/8 in 20 overs (Shubham Chatterjee 35, Akash Pandey 30, Mukesh Kumar 3/10) lost to Sobisco Smashers Malda 121/3 in 17.2 overs (Jayojit Basu 55, Writam Porel 35 n.o.); Shrachi Rahr Tigers 141/7 in 20 overs (Arindam Ghosh 54, Shahbaz Ahmed 30, Mohd. Kaif 3/17) bt Harbour Diamonds 118/7 in 20 overs (Sayan Mondal 51).
At Jadavpur University ground: Women: Shrachi Rahr Tigers 109/7 in 20 overs (Sujata Dey 33) bt Harbour Diamonds 94 in 19.2 overs; Murshidabad Kueens 98/6 in 20 overs bt Servotech Siliguri Strikers 94/9 in 20 overs (Priti Mondal 37, Priyanka Prasad 6/6).
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