Indian sports wrap, November 3: Myneni-Ramkumar pair wins doubles title at Challenger event in Seoul

Here are all the major updates, scores and results of Indians in the world of sports on November 3.

Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan with their third Challenger doubles title of the season in Seoul, Korea, on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

TENNIS

Myneni-Ramkumar pair wins doubles title at Challenger event in Seoul

Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan won the doubles title at the ATP 100 Challenger event in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday.

The Indian duo, who won the silver medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year, defeated USA’s Vasil Kirkov and Bart Stevens of the Netherlands 6-4, 4-6, [10-3] in the final.

It is the second title this year and third overall for Myneni and Ramkumar as a pair. They had won Bengaluru Open in 2022 and the Chennai Open this season.

-Team Sportstar

Arjun Rathi and Sreenidhi Balaji win titles in Kenya

Arjun Rathi the boys champion in the ITF junior tennis tournament in Nairobi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Arjun Rathi outplayed second seed Aarjun Pandit in the boys final of the ITF junior tennis tournament in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday.

The unseeded Arjun, who was playing his first tournament this year, after recovering from an injury, had beaten the top seed Hikaru Takahashi of Japan in the quarterfinals and the third seed Samarth Sahita in the semifinals, in three sets each.

Sreenidhi beat compatriot Diya Ramesh in the final after losing the first set. She also won the doubles title in partnership with Jannat Chiripal.

The results:

Boys (final): Arjun Rathi bt Aarjun Pandit 6-0, 6-3; Semifinals: Arjun bt Samarth Sahita 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Aarjun bt Matthew Upton (GBR) 7-6(5), 7-6(5).

Doubles (final): Nikolas Baker (Aus) & Samarth Sahita bt Dan Brand & Guy Leviner (Isr) 3-6, 7-5, [10-7].

Girls (final): Sreenidhi Balaji bt Diya Ramesh 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; Semifinals: Sreenidhi bt Harithashree Venkatesh 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Diya bt Anouk Vandevelde (Bel) 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles (final): Sreenidhi Balaji & Jannat Chiripal bt Ena Ilic (Srb) & Alice Iozzi (Ita) 6-7(6), 6-3, [10-6].

-Kamesh Srinivasan

Moselle Open: Injured Nagal makes opening round exit

Sumit Nagal’s campaign at the Moselle Open ended in disappointment as he pulled out while trailing in the second set of his opening round match against France’s Corentin Moutet on Saturday. Nagal was trailing 5-7, 0-4 when he had to pull out of the contest.

The 27-year-old Indian, who reached the second round of the Australian Open earlier this year, seemed to be in control with a 5-2 lead in the first set after breaking Moutet.

However, momentum shifted dramatically as Nagal lost nine consecutive games, eventually dropping the first set 5-7.

In the second set, the Frenchman maintained his dominance, breaking Nagal twice to surge to a 4-0 lead before Nagal pulled out.

This victory marks Moutet’s fourth win over Nagal in their six encounters, with their most recent clash taking place at the Paris Olympics earlier this year, where Moutet also emerged victorious.

-PTI

GOLF

Diksha finishes tied 29th as Hull wins title

India’s Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs faced contrasting fortunes even as Charley Hull produced a superb performance at Aramco Team Series to fire a final round 66 (-6) and win by three shots on 18-under par here on Sunday.

Diksha shot her best round of the week with a 3-under 69 to jump up to tied 29th at the end of the tournament, while Pranavi (76) slipped to T-44th. Diksha had four birdies against one bogey, while Pranavi had one birdie against five bogeys.

Charley Hull who was trailing Pia Babnik by two shots before the start of play on the final day began on an excellent note at Riyadh Golf Club, birdying five of her first seven holes to go out in 31 (-5) and lead by four.

With her opponents unable to follow suit, Hull cruised to victory on the back-nine by carding three more birdies and dropping two shots to complete a three-shot victory. Behind Hull in the second place was Dane Nicole Broch Estrup (67).

Chiara Tamburlini, who missed the cut last week at Hero Women’s Indian Open, clinched the season-long standings on Saturday after finishing T-7 to increase her tally to 2,718.44 points. She becomes the first Swiss player in history to win the Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year honours.

After a sensational display Hull jumped to third in the 2024 LET Order of Merit.

-PTI

Rashid ends tied 25th, Canadian Lee wins title in Jakarta

Indian golfer Rashid Khan, who was tied third at the halfway stage, faltered in the last two rounds with 72-71 and finished tied 25th at the BNI Indonesian Masters here on Sunday.

Rashid (67-67-72-71) totalled 11-under as fellow Indian SSP Chawrasia (68) was T-41st at 7-under and the 2023 champion Gaganjeet Bhullar (72) was T-44th.

Canadian Richard T. Lee finally ended his long and frustrating seven-year wait for a third victory on the Asian Tour when he recorded a fine four-shot wire-to-wire win.

After dozens of opportunities to win again following his success at the 2017 Shinhan Donghae Open he was relieved to prevail at Royale Jakarta Golf Club after firing a closing two-under-par 70 for a four-round total of 23-under.

Chinese Taipei’s Chang Wei-lun and Phachara Khongwatmai from Thailand secured second place, after both carded 64s.

Zimbabwean Kieran Vincent finished fourth following a 67.

Lee was six in front at the start of day and in cruise control after lying seven ahead at the turn. A one-and-a-half-hour weather delay, which began when he was on hole 10 failed to unsettle him.

-PTI

POLO

Baria Cup: Daniel Otamendi scores five goals

Daniel Otamendi scored five goals to help Achievers beat Cavalry-Navy 8-4 in the final of the Baria Cup polo tournament at the Army Equestrian Centre, Delhi Cantonment, on Sunday.

The results (final): Achievers 8 (Daniel Otamendi 5, Vishwarupe Bajaj 3) bt Cavalry-Navy 4 (Dhruvpal Godara 2, Vishal Chauhan, ARS Warraich).

-Kamesh Srinivasan

HOCKEY

Nehru girls tournament: Nousheen Naz scores four for Kiddy’s Corner Girls Higher Secondary School

Nousheen Naz scored four goals in helping Kiddy’s Corner Girls Higher Secondary School, Gwalior, to a 13-0 victory over Mata Rukmani Government Senior Secondary School, Dimrapal, Chhattisgarh, in a super league match of the Charanjit Rai 30th Nehru girls hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Sunday.

The results (super-league):

Directorate General NCC 6 (Nancy Saroha 3, Ravina 2, Vanshika) bt Government Inter College, BHEL, Haridwar, 1 (Kehkasha Ali).

Victory English School, Thenzawl, Mizoram, 9 (Manglawsmang 3, Vanlalrinhlui 2, Vanlalpeki, Lalruatsiami, Laltlachhungi, Laldinpuii) bt GV Raja Sports School, Thiruvananthapuram, 0.

Kiddy’s Corner Girls HSS, Gwalior, 13 (Nousheen Naz 4, Sujata Jayant 2, Krishna Sharma 3, Radhika Dandotiya, Keshar Bhabar, Sallu Pukhrambam, Tanvi) bt Mata Rukmani Government SSS, Dimrapal, Chhattisgarh, 0.

-Kamesh Srinivasan