BADMINTON
Asia U-15/U-17 championships: Tanvi Patri wins U-15 girls singles final after Gnana Dattu bagged bronze in U-17 boys championships
India’s Tanvi Patri clinched the under-15 girls singles title at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 junior championships after she defeated Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen of Vietnam in straight games in the final in Chengdu, China on Sunday.
The 13-year-old Patri, seeded No. 1, wrapped up the proceedings in just 34 minutes as she cruised to a 22-20 21-11 victory over her second-seeded opponent in the summit clash.
With the feat, Parti joins the likes of Samiya Imad Farooqui and Tasnim Mir, who had won the U-15 girls singles crown in 2017 and 2019 respectively.
Such was Patri’s domination throughout the tournament that she didn’t drop a single game across five matches that she had played.
In the final, Patri was trailing 11-17 but kept her calm as Nguyen made a series of unforced errors. The Indian grabbed the opportunity with both hands to claim the first game.
Patri continued the winning momentum, dominating the second game from the start to eventually seal the match and clinch the gold medal.
“Tanvi Patri’s title-winning run at the Badminton Asia Championships, along with Gnana Dattu’s bronze medal in the U17 men’s singles category, once again underlines the strong talent pool India possesses,” said BAI secretary general Sanjay Mishra in a release.
“The robust and extremely competitive domestic circuit has been playing an important role in preparing our top players for such major international events. I am confident that we will see many more title triumphs from not just Tanvi and Gnana, but other Indian juniors in the coming times.” India, thus, returned with a haul of two medals, including a gold and a bronze.
Gnana had won the bronze medal in the U-17 boys singles event on Saturday. Three other Indian players made it to the quarter-final stage in the competition.
- PTI
TENNIS
ITF: Vaishnavi Adkar loses in final to Cheapchandej
Fourth seed Patcharin Cheapchandej proved too strong for eighth seed Vaishnavi Adkar as she cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 victory in the final of the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, on Sunday.
The Thai converted three of five breakpoints and did not face a single breakpoint in the match.
The results:
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GOLF
Avani T-58th after third round of LPGA pre-qualifiers
Indian golfer Avani Prashanth suffered three bogeys in a four-hole stretch to be placed T-58th after the third round of the LPGA Q-Series Pre-Qualifying Stage here.
She had three birdies against five bogeys at the Indian Well Classic Course.
With rounds of 69-71-74, she is 2-under for 54 holes. Avani is placed T-58th and made the cut for the fourth and final round of Pre-qualifiers at Dinah Shore.
Also making the fourth round was Sneha Singh (74-72-72) who carded 2-over 218. Sneha is T-113 and being in the top-125, she made the cut for the fourth and final round. Nikita Arjun and Drishti Karumbaya missed the cut.
- PTI
BASKETBALL
Kerala State youth championship: Malappuram boys, Kozhikode girls enter quarterfinals
Defending champion Kozhikode girls continued their winning run in the league stage and entered the quarterfinal of the 40th Kerala State youth basketball championship at the Carmel CMI Public School, Vazhakulam, on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Alappuzha and Thrissur girls won their second straight matches. In the boys section, Malappuram and Pathanamthitta topped their groups and made it to the quarterfinals.
The results (league):
- Stan Rayan
CUE SPORTS
IBSF snooker championship: Natasha Chethan notches two wins in U-21 group stage
India’s Natasha Chethan notched up two wins in the group stage of the IBSF World under-21 women’s snooker championship at KSBA in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Natasha, who won bronze in the previous edition of the tournament, took out fellow Indian Sameeksha Devan and Iran’s Setayesh Amirazimi.
Natasha suffered an early setback against Setayesh, losing the first frame. Natasha climbed back into the contest in a close second frame, which went down to the black ball.
Despite a couple of black ball fouls, Natasha was able to get the done in the decider.
Aanya Patel, another home favourite, also recorded two group stage wins.
In the boys’ under-17 event, Jabez Naveen Kumar sailed through his Group ‘C’ engagements undefeated.
The results:
- Ashwin Achal
FOOTBALL
Subroto Cup: Nongiri Presbyterian vs Krira Shikkha Protisthan, Major Dhyanchand College vs Infocus India School in semifinals
Nongiri Presbyterian Secondary School, Meghalaya will face Bangladesh’s Krira Shikkha Protisthan in the first semifinals while Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Uttar Pradesh will meet Infocus India Public School in the other semifinal of the 63rd Subroto Cup Sub-Junior Boys International Football Tournament which will be played on Monday at the Army Services Corp Centre in Bengaluru.
In the first quarterfinal of the day, Nongiri School got the better of home side Army Boys Sports Company 2-0, courtesy of first half goals by Nang Sanbha and Chanjib to book spot in the semis.
In the second quarterfinal, Krira Shikkha Protisthan had a comfortable 3-0 victory over GSSS Mazara Dingrian, Punjab. The Punjab outfit held firm against the side from Bangladesh in the first half but could not withstand the pressure in the second half as Toybeur’s twin strike within the space of four minutes (31st and 35th) and a 50th minute strike from Rayhahul ensured that it reached the semifinals with ease.
The third quarterfinal was the most tightly fought match, as Major Dhyanchand Sports College overcame a resilient Manikpara Vivekananda Vidyapith, West Bengal 3-2 to book a semifinal spot against Infocus India Public School, who overcame St. Stephen’s School, Chandigarh 4-2 on penalties after both sides were locked goalless in regulation time.
Arslan gave the Uttar Pradesh side in the second minute and doubled his side’s lead in the 21st minute with the second of the match. Major Dhyanchand College then extended its lead in the 26th minute with a strike from Rohit.
In the last quarterfinal both Infocus India School and St. Stephen finished goalless after regulation time. Both teams could not find the net in the extra time as the match was stretched into penalties. The school from West Bengal scored all of its four penalties while the Chandigarh School missed two penalties ensuring Infocus India’s place in the semis.
RESULTS – QUARTERFINALS
- Team Sportstar
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