Indian sports news wrap, December 12

Here are all the major updates, results and developments from the world of Indian sports on Sunday, December 12.

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: In the veteran women’s final, Sarita Kumari of Lok Sabha Secretariat beat Nimisha Punia of Delhi Audit 21-5, 21-15.

BADMINTON

Inter-ministry badminton tournament at the AIIMS Gymkhana results

Vijay Sharma of Delhi Audit beat Amit Saroch of Ministry of Communication 21-16, 21-17 in the men’s quarterfinals of the Inter-ministry badminton tournament at the AIIMS Gymkhana here on Tuesday.

In the veteran women’s final, Sarita Kumari of Lok Sabha Secretariat beat Nimisha Punia of Delhi Audit 21-5, 21-15.

The results:

Men (quarterfinals): Vijay Sharma bt Amit Saroch 21-16, 21-17; Jagbeer bt Manjeet 21-14, 21-11; Himanshu Saroha bt Abhinav Prakash 21-11, 21-14; Saurabh Sharma bt Shuvam Adhikari 21-9, 21-12.

Women veterans (final): Sarita Kumari bt Nimisha Punia 21-5, 21-15; Third place: Rainoka Bhatt bt Saroj Yadav 21-5, 21-8.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

TENNIS

AITA Women’s tennis: Fifth seed Samaira beats qualifier Breshna in pre-quarters

Fifth seed Samaira Malik was stretched to her wit’s end before she pulled through to a 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4 victory over qualifier Breshna Khan in the pre-quarterfinals of the Rs.100,000 AITA women’s tennis tournament on the clay courts of the Joygaon Academy on Tuesday.

In another match, Snigdha Patibandla overcame an indifferent start to beat Bhumika Dahiya 1-6, 6-4, 6-0.

The results (pre-quarterfinals):

Riya Sachdeva bt Jasmine Rawat 6-4, 6-1; Snigdha Patibandla bt Bhumika Dahiya 1-6, 6-4, 6-0; Ishita Jadhav bt Rhea Arora 6-0, 7-6(2); Aditi Rawat bt Sanika Kambli 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Chandana Potugari bt Aditi Singh 6-3, 6-2; Tanushri Pandey bt Anjali Dalal 6-3, 6-0; Samaira Malik bt Breshna Khan 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4; Thaniya Sarai Gogulamanda bt Muskan Prajapat 6-2, 6-2.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

Ananya Dhankhar beats Reet Arora in AITA National series junior tennis

Top seed Ananya Dhankhar beats Reet Arora 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the girls second round of the AITA National series junior tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Tuesday.

The results (second round):

Under-18 boys: Chandan Shivaraj bt Japnam Singh 6-0, 6-1; Varun Singh bt Tanmay Tomar 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; Arnav Bishnoi bt Aadith KA 6-4, 6-1; Dhruv Kumar bt Hardit Singh 6-0, 6-1; Shanker Heisnam bt Devanshu Raval 6-0, 6-0; Keshav Dangi bt Prakaash Sarran 63, 6-4; Jayaprakash Pawar bt Sachit Thakur 6-3, 6-2; Ashwajit Senjam bt Ashish Kumar 6-0, 6-0; Varchasva Thapliyag bt Love Pahal 6-1, 6-2; Yashasvi Balhara bt Abhimanyu Sagwal 6-3, 6-1; Vaibhav Singh bt Rishi Yadav 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-3; Mayank Sharma bt Daksh Khokhar 6-1, 6-1; Jatin Nain bt Abhinav Chaudhari 6-2, 7-5; Aadityaraj Iyengar bt Vrishin Awasthi 6-3, 6-2; Sumukh Marya bt Aryan Jolly 6-3, 3-6, 7-5; Prasannakumar Deorukhar bt Vishvajeet Sanas 6-2, 7-6(4).

Under-18 girls: Ananya Dhankhar bt Reet Arora 6-4, 3-6, 7-5; Vaishnavi Singh bt Avni Sahraya 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; Radha Sadhra bt Sara Kandwal 6-2, 6-4; Tamanna Walia bt Paayal Khangwal 6-0, 6-3; Rubani Kaur Sidhu bt Anandita Sharma 6-3, 6-2; Aadirai KA bt Keewah Husain 6-2, 2-1 (retired); Sidak Kaur bt Akshita Vashisht 6-1, 6-1; Dhatri Dave bt Nishi Gandha 6-0, 6-1; Dakshanashree SR bt Dhanvi Kale 6-3, 6-4; Shatakshika Sahayak bt Ekam Shergill 6-1, 6-0; Devashree Shailesh bt Ananya Sharma 6-4, 6-0; Shrawasti Kundilya bt Krittika Katoch 6-2, 6-3; Hirva Rangani bt Kritika Sharma 6-2, 6-0.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

TABLE TENNIS

National Ranking Tournaments: Maiden titles for Abhinand, Diya

Tamil Nadu’s P. B. Abhinand held his nerves when it mattered to stop a resurgent Oishik Ghosh in a close decider and claimed the boys’ under-17 title in the National ranking table tennis tournament here on Tuesday.

Having finished runner-up twice this year, Abhinand tasted success in the last leg of the five-event ranking circuit after being tested to the hilt. He lost the opening set but squandered a 2-1 lead and let the momentum slip to the Bengal boy before the decider. Eventually, it was Abhinand who played aggressively on the big points while Oishik did not take his chances.

For the girls’ under-17 title, Delhi’s Diya Bhramachary stopped an in-form Riana Bhoota to claim her first title of the year. Diya, a three-time quarterfinalist this season, lost the first and fourth sets but came good when it mattered. She turned the decider into a one-sided affair by leading comfortably and staying out of Riana’s reach.

The results

Youth boys (u-17) (final): P. B. Abhinand (TN) bt Oishik Ghosh (Ben) 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9; (semifinals): Ghosh bt Priyanshu Karmakar (Ben) 11-6, 11-9, 14-12; Abhinand bt Punit Biswas (AAI) 14-12, 5-11, 11-8, 11-7; (quarterfinals): Ghosh bt Dhruv Shah (Mah) 4-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6; Karmakar bt Harshit Kumar (Bih) 11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 2-11, 11-6; Abhinand bt Neil Mulye (Mah) 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3; Biswas bt K. Segal Singh (Mani) 11-4, 11-0, 12-10.

Youth girls (u-17) (final): Diya Brahmachary (Del) bt Riana Bhoota (Mah) 4-11, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5; (semifinals): Riana bt Subhankrita Datta (NCoE) 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6; Diya bt Kavya Bhatt (Mah) 12-10, 6-11, 13-11, 11-7; (quarterfinals): Datta bt Ditsa Roy (WB) 11-13, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9; Riana bt Saanvi Roy (WB) 11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 11-4; Diya bt Dhaani Jain (Del) 11-7, 11-9, 15-13; Kavya bt Syndrela Das (Ben) 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-4, 11-3.

-Rakesh Rao