TENNIS
ITF junior tennis: Laxmisiri Dandu knocks out top seed Malika Amirgalieva
Laxmisiri Dandu knocked out top seed Malika Amirgalieva of Kazakhstan 7-5, 7-5 in the girls pre-quarterfinals of the ITF junior tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Tuesday.
In the quarterfinals, Laxmisiri will challenge the national junior champion Aishwarya Jadhav.
In another match, Aishi Bisht beat second seed Yasmin Vvlrova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-3 to set up a quarterfinal against Ariana Gogulina of Kazakhstan.
In the boys section, Samarth Sahita sailed past second seed Kazuma Kimura of Japan to set up a quarterfinal against Rethin Pranav, the champion of the last tournament.
The results (pre-quarterfinals)
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ITF Women’s Tennis: Top seed Vaidehi beats Vaishnavi Adkar
Top seed Vaidehi Chaudhari had to fight her way past Vaishnavi Adkar 6-7(1), 6-2, 7-5, saving two match points, in the first round of the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Ahmedabad City Foundation courts on Tuesday.
Vaidehi trailed 1-5 in the third set, and survived the match points to reel off six games on the trot to pull through for a dramatic victory. She will play Soha Sadiq in the pre-quarterfinals.
In another match, Sravya Shivani beat eighth seed Smriti Bhasin for the loss of five games to set up a second round against Tanisha Kashyap.
The results (first round)
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SHOOTING
National shotgun championship: Ananjeet wins skeet gold
Anantjeet Singh Naruka was in fine form as he beat Munek Battula 58-55 to clinch the skeet gold medal in the 66th National shotgun championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Tuesday.
Anantjeet had earlier topped qualification with 123 out of 125, as he missed one bird each in the third and fourth rounds.
Olympian Angad Vir Singh Bajwa shot 119 and missed the shoot-off to Arjun Thakur for a berth in the final, after a four-way tie for the last spot.
Ganemat Sekhon beat Zahra Mufaddal Deesawala 56-55 for the women’s gold. Sanjana Sood took the bronze ahead of Areeba Khan, Darshna Rathore and Maheshwari Chauhan. Karttiki Singh Shaktawat (116) missed the final in the shoot-off, while former champion Rashmmi Rathore missed the final berth by one point.
The results
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SQUASH
Northern India Squash Championship: Avalokit knocks out top seed Meyyappan in U-19 boys semis
Avalokit Singh knocked out top seed L Meyyappan 11-2, 11-4, 9-11, 12-10 in the under-19 boys semifinals of the Northern India squash championship at the Delhi Gymkhana Club courts here on Tuesday.
In the final, Avalokit will play Karan Yadav.
In the under-19 girls semifinals, Unnati Tripathi beat second seed Dhritih Kandpal 11-3, 11-5, 11-2. She will face top seed Chhavi Saran in the final.
In the men’s over-50 event, Vikas Nayar beat top seed Anuj Kalia 11-4, 3-11, 11-1, 11-8 to set up a title clash against Navneet Narain.
The results (semifinals)
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HOCKEY
Nehru women’s hockey tournament: Hockey Odisha beat Khelo India Centre
Hockey Odisha beat Khelo India Centre, Bilaspur, 4-0 in a league match of the SNBP 2nd Nehru women’s hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Tuesday.
The results (league):
Hockey Odisha 4 (Neha Lakra, Kamla Singh, Manisha Oram, Puja Sahoo) bt Khelo India Centre, Bilaspur, 0.
RSPB 5 (Navjot Kaur, Shilpi Dabas, Preeti Dubey, Devika Sen, Lalrindiki) bt HFB Academy, Chhatera, 1 (Sadhna Sengar).
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CRICKET
KKR and CAB to conduct Mayor’s cup
The sixth edition of the Mayor’s Cup Junior Knights inter-school cricket tournament for under-15 children, a joint initiative by Kolkata Knight Riders and the Cricket Association of Bengal, began on Wednesday.
Altogether 64 schools are scheduled to compete in 111 matches across 32 grounds in and around West Bengal. The format features one-day matches with 45 overs per side, followed by two-day matches with 85 overs per side in the semifinals and finals.
The tournament winner will get an exclusive training opportunity at the KKR Academy, under the guidance of its coaches.
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SQUASH
Northern India squash championship: Avalokit Singh knocks L Meyyappan
Avalokit Singh knocked out top seed L Meyyappan 11-2, 11-4, 9-11, 12-10 in the under-19 boys semifinals of the Northern India squash championship at the Delhi Gymkhana Club courts on Tuesday.
In the final, Avalokit will play Karan Yadav.
In the under-19 girls semifinals, Unnati Tripathi beat second seed Dhritih Kandpal 11-3, 11-5, 11-2. She will face top seed Chhavi Saran in the final.
In the men’s over-50 event, Vikas Nayar beat top seed Anuj Kalia 11-4, 3-11, 11-1, 11-8 to set up a title clash against Navneet Narain.
The results (semifinals):
Boys: Under-19: Avalokit Singh bt L Meyyappan 11-2, 11-4, 9-11, 12-10; Karan Yadav bt Kushal Vir Singh 11-6, 13-11, 11-5.
Under-17: Aryaveer Dewan bt Abhiraj Singh 11-1, 11-1, 11-3; Yusha Nafees bt Kavin Sood 12-14, 11-9,11-9, 11-5.
Under-15: Agastya Bansal bt Raghav Vashishtha 11-9, 11-5, 11-5; Savir Sood bt Adithya K 11-8, 11-8, 11-7.
Under-13: Akshat Singhal bt Fareed Andrabi 13-11, 11-8, 11-7; Devansh Agrawal bt Atharv Vasishta 11-8, 11-7, 11-6.
Under-11: Dhairya Gogia bt Vihaan Chandhok 9-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8; Amarya Bajaj bt Viaan Khemani 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.
Girls: Under-19: Chhavi Saran bt Chitrangda Goel 11-5, 12-10, 11-9; Unnati Tripathi bt Dhritih Kandpal 11-3, 11-5, 11-2.
Under-17:Navya Sundararajan bt Kavya Sood 11-1, 11-3, 11-4; Sehar Nayar bt Aradhya Porwal 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9.
Under-15: Kaashvi Mangal bt Devashree Arora 10-12, 11-7, 11-3, 3-11, 11-8; Fabiha Nafees bt Anya Sood 11-3, 9-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-7.
Under-13: Anika Kalanki bt Tarini Mirdha 11-5, 11-7, 11-4; Gauri Jaiswal bt Chhavi Panchal 11-4, 11-2, 11-5.
Under-11: Aradhana Singh bt Alia Kankaria 11-3, 11-3, 11-8; Swara Trehan bt Aadhya Grover 11-6, 11-9, 11-5.
Men Over-35: Prateek Chalia bt Vikas Kumar 11-6, 11-5, 11-5; Dhruv Dhawan bt Udit Pat Singhania 11-5, 11-4, 11-5.
Over-50: Vikas Nayar bt Anuj Kalia 11-4, 3-11, 11-1, 11-8; Navneet Narain bt KJ Singh 11-0, 11-3, 11-2.
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BOXING
Boxing Nationals: Lakshya Chahar upsets Ashish Kumar
Lakshya Chahar upset Olympian Ashish Kumar 4-1 to move into the 80kg semifinals in the National boxing championships at the SAI Indoor Hall in Shillong on Wednesday.
Top boxers Amit Panghal (51kg), Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) and Sanjeet (92kg) had no problems in advancing to the last-four.
The results (quarterfinals):
48kg: Honey Ohlyan (Del) bt Daksh Chouhan (Cht) 4-1, Yaiphaba Soibam (Man) bt Umar Shaikh (Mah) 5-0, Barun Singh (SSCB) bt Amil Ali (Raj) 5-0, Ashish (Har) bt Vishal (HP) 4-1; 51kg: Anshul Punia (Chd) bt Amit Kumar Chourasiya (Cht) 5-0, Zorammuana (Miz) bt Chainglemba Singh (Man) 4-3, Amit Panghal (SSCB) bt Mohd. Aarif (JK) 5-0, Ankit (RSPB) bt Vikas (Har) RSC-I-R2; 54kg: Pawan (SSCB) bt Roshan Zamir (Goa) 5-0, Ruchir Srivas (MP) bt Rahul (Guj) 5-0, Sanket goud (Mah) bt Sumit Singh (Ben) 5-0, Lalit (AIP) bt Priyanshu Dabas (Har) 4-1; 57kg: Sachin Siwach (RSPB) bt Lakhvir Lamba (Har) 5-0, Ankit (Chd) bt S.Sahil (Cht) 5-0, Sachin Siwach Jr (SSCB) w.o. Ashish Kumar (HP), Himanshu Srivas (MP) bt Lalruatfela (Miz) 5-0; 60kg: Harsh (AIP) bt Aditya Nagar (UP) 4-1, Varinder Singh (RSPB) bt Mitesh Deswal (Har) 5-2, Sourav (HP) bt Anand Yadav (MP) 4-1, Akash Kumar (SSCB) Fahijas Rahman (Ker) 5-0; 63.5kg: Vanshaj (SSCB) bt Harshvardhan Joshi (Utk) 5-0, Amit (RSPB) bt Shivan (Har) 5-0, Harivansh Tawari (Mah) bt Jaivardhan Kasnia (Raj) 5-0, Shiva Thapa (Asm) bt Shashank Pradhan (Del) 5-0; 67kg: Rajat (SSCB) bt Neeraj (AIP) 5-0, Neeraj Pujari (Utk) bt Irfan Mohammad (Ben) KO-R1, Abhishek Yadav (RSPB) bt Mohit Kanjar (MP) 5-0, Parlad Singh (Pun) bt Rubal (Kar) 4-3; 71kg: Jashanpreet Singh (Pun) bt Parmod Kumar (AIP) 4-3, Akash Sangwan (SSCB) bt Nikhil Dubey (RSPB) 5-0, Abhimab Saikia (Asm) bt Sachin Kumar (Chd) 4-1, Rahul (Utk) bt Gagan (Del) 4-3; 75kg: Deepak (SSCB) bt Pravesh Kumar (Har) 5-0, Ayaan Parihar (HP) bt Vikas Kumar (Pun) 5-2, Ishmeet Singh (RSPB) bt Pritesh Bishnoi (Raj) 4-3, Rounak Mishra (Bih) bt Kunal Ghorpade (Mah) 4-3; 80kg: Harsh Choudhary (Raj) bt Abhishek Avhad (Mah) RSC-R1, Harsh Lakra (Del) bt Sejad Lilgar (Guj) RSC-R1, Abhimanyu Loura (Har) bt Santosh Barali (DNH) 5-0, Lakshya Chahar (SSCB) bt Ashish Kumar (HP) 4-1; 86kg: Pranav H. (Ker) bt Mohd. Ishtyaq Malik (JK) 5-0, Vishal (Har) bt Vinit (RSPB) 5-0, Rohit Bawa (Chd) bt Pushpendra Singh (Raj) 3-2, Jugnoo (SSCB) bt Sumit (AIP) 5-0; 92kg: Vicky (AIP) bt Sourav Yadav (MP) 5-0, Sanjeet (SSCB) bt Naman Tanwar (RSPB) 5-0, Naveen Kumar (Har) bt Shiv Ganesh Reddy (AP) KO-R1, Kanwarpreet Singh (Pun) bt Chetan Chaudhary (HP) 5-0; +92kg: Vishal Kumar (Del) bt Muhsin(Ker) 5-0, Sagar Ahlawat (RSPB) bt Navjot Singh (Chd) RSC-R1, Jaipal Singh (Pun) bt Harsh Kumar (Har) 5-2, Brijesh Yadav (AIP) bt Sameer Ahamad (Mah) RSC-R2.
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