Indian sports news wrap, August 1

Here are all the major updates and results from Indian sports on August 1.

FILE PHOTO: Saketh Myneni. | Photo Credit: V V SUBRAHMANYAM/THE HINDU

The major developments from the world of sports on August 1 where Indians took part are as follows:

TENNIS

Saketh reaches Mexico quarterfinals

Saketh Myneni in partnership with Luis Martinez of Venezuela beat Ernesto Escobedo and Rodrigo Mendez 6-3, 2-6, [10-5] in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the ATP 250 tennis tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico.

THE RESULTS

ATP 250 Los Cabos, Mexico

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Luis Martinez (Ven) & Saketh Myneni bt Ernesto Escobedo & Rodrigo Mendez (Mex) 6-3, 2-6, [10-5]

ITF (Men) 25k USD, Astana, Kazakhstan

Singles (first round): Rubin Statham (Nzl) bt Sidharth Rawat 6-2, 6-3

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): SD Prajwal Dev & Ajeet Rai (Nzl) bt Iliyas Maratuly & Vitaliy Zatespin (Kaz) 6-3, 6-2; Siddhant Banthia & Sai Karteek Reddy bt Egt Agafonov & Grigoriy Lomakin (Kaz) 6-3, 4-6, [10-8]; Parikshit Somani & Khumoyun Sultanov (Uzb) bt Evgenii Tiurnev & Semen Voronin 6-3, 7-5

ITF (women) 25k USD, Foxhills, Britain

Singles (first round): Martyna Kubka (Pol) bt Rutuja Bhosale 6-3, 6-4

ITF (women) 25k USD, Astana, Kazakhstan

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Haruna Arakawa & Erika Sema (Jpn) bt Laalitya Kalluri & Natalia Kowalczyk (Pol) 6-1, 6-0; Shrivalli Bhamidipaty & Vaidehi Chaudhari bt Ayumi Koshishi (Jpn) & Polina Leykina 6-4, 7-6(6)

ITF (women) 25k USD, Tbilisi, Georgia

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Riya Bhatia & Ashmitha Easwaramurthi bt Anna Bochoradze (Geo) & Elina Zakharova 6-2, 6-0

ITF (men) 15k USD, Raanana, Israel

Singles (first round): Rishab Agarwal bt Raz Katz (Isr) 6-1, 6-2.

- Team Sportstar

ATHLETICS

Eight-member squad announced for Commonwealth Youth Games

Athletics Federation of India on Tuesday announced an eight-member squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Youth Games.

The seventh edition of the event will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from August 4-11.

Squad - Abhay Singh (200m), Navpreet Singh (400m), Bapi Hansda (400m hurdles), Arjun (javelin throw), Asha Kiran Barla (800m), Shireen Ahluwalia (relay) and Anupriya Sasi (Shot Put).

- Team Sportstar

WRESTLING

Suraj wins silver, Sachin grabs bronze at U17 World Championships

India opened its account with a silver and a bronze medal on the first day of the U17 World Championships in Amman City, Jordan, on Tuesday.

Suraj took silver after his 2-12 loss to Jordyn Paul Raney of USA in the final of the men’s 55kg category in Greco-Roman.

Sachin Kumar beat Georgia’s Giorgi Tchikaidze 6-2 in the bronze medal match in the 65kg Greco-Roman class.

Ronak reached the final of 110kg category where he will face local wrestler Cemal Yusuf Bakir.

- Team Sportstar