WEIGHTLIFTING
Raja shines during the National weightlifting championships
M. Raja bettered his National record twice each in clean and jerk (159kg and 165kg) and total (283kg, 289kg) on his way to win the men’s 61kg crown in the National weightlifting championships on Wednesday.
Services’ Ch. Rishikanta Singh bettered the National record in snatch (new 124kg, old 121kg, T. Madhavan) while taking the silver.
The results (winners only):
- Team Sportstar
TENNIS
National sub-junior championship: Bawyasri overcomes Sangram
A.S.R. Bawyasri overcame second seed Ranjhana Sangram 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in the under-14 girls pre-quarterfinals of the Fenesta National sub-junior tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Wednesday.
Three other girls, Parthsarthi Mundhe, Deepshika Vinayagamurthy and Aahan emerged strong in reaching the quarterfinals of both the under-16 and 14 events.
In the boys section, Aaradhya Mhasde did well to make the quarterfinals of both the under-16 and 14 events.
The results (pre-quarterfinals):
Under-16 boys: Prateek Sheoran bt Kanishk Khathuria 1-6, 6-1, 6-4; Sumukh Marya bt Mahijeet Pradhan 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Samarth Sahita bt Aditya Mor 6-1, 7-6(6); Ojas Mehlawat bt Mannan Agarwal 6-1, 6-1; Aaradhya Mhasde bt Veer Madam 7-6(2), 6-2; Karan Thapa bt M Diganth 6-2, 6-4; Aashravya Mehra bt Swaraaj Dhamdhere 6-3, 6-2; Armaan Walia bt Ahan Shetty 6-3, 6-1.
Under-16 girls: Angel Patel bt Sherry Sharma 6-4, 7-6(5); Saiyette Varadkar bt Aaradhya Meena 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Aahan bt Aakruti Sonkusare 6-2, 6-4; Parthsarthi Mundhe bt Pehal Kharadkar 6-4, 7-6(1); Yashika Shokeen bt Shibani Gupte 6-3, 6-3; Savitha Bhuvneshwaran bt Akanksha Ghosh 6-2, 6-2; Aishwarya Jadhav bt Nainika Reddy 6-1, 3-1 (retired); Deepshika Vinayagamurthy bt Prachi Malik 6-0, 6-1.
Under-14 boys: Aaradhya Mhasde bt Abhinav Choudhari 6-0, 6-1; Aahan Mishra bt Aarav Jakhar 6-2, 6-3; Fazal Ali Meer bt Aarav Dhekial 6-2, 6-2; Praneeth Doragari bt Pradyesh Shelke 7-6(3), 6-3; Daksh Patil bt Vivaan Mirdha 6-4, 6-2; Vivaan Bidasaria bt Rishi Yadav 6-3, 6-3; Raghav Sarode bt Yashwin Dahiya 6-2, 6-2; Varad Undre bt Ishaan Yadlapalli 6-4, 6-3.
Under-14 girls: Aahan bt Pooja Nagraj 6-1, 6-1; Aaradhya Meena bt Aashi Kashyap 6-2, 6-3; Avipsha Dehury bt Khushi Kadian 7-5, 6-2; Harsha Orunganti bt Sanmitha Lokesh 6-3, 6-2; Jensi Khanabar bt Miraya Agrawal 6-2, 6-1; Parthsarthi Mundhe bt Adya Chaurasia 6-0, 6-0; Deepshika Vinayagamurthy bt Shibani Gupte 6-2, 6-0; A.S.R. Bawyasri bt Ranjhana Sangram 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Challenger tennis tournament: Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe cruise
Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe outplayed Francis Alcantara and Yu Hsiou Hsu 6-0, 6-1 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $164,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday.
In the Challenger in Roanne, France, Sriram Balaji and Aleksandr Nedovyesov scored a thrilling 4-6, 6-1, [13-11] victory over Geoffrey Blancaneaux and Tristan Lamasine in the doubles pre-quarterfinals.
The results:
$164,000 Challenger, Hangzhou, China Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Alex Bolt & Adam Walton (Aus) bt Toshihide Matsui (Jpn) & Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 6-2; Rithvik Bollipalli & Arjun Kadhe bt Francis Alcantara (Phi) & Yu Hsiou Hsu (Tpe) 6-0, 6-1.
€148,625 Challenger, Valencia, Spain Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt Vasil Kirkov & Emilio Nava (USA) 6-3, 6-4.
€120,950 Challenger, Roanne, France Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Sriram Balaji & Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Kaz) bt Geoffrey Blancaneaux & Tristan Lamasine (Fra) 4-6, 6-1, [13-11].
$25,000 ITF men, Kampala, Uganda
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Yuvan Nandal bt Petr Iamachkine (Per) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Gregor Ramskogler (Aut) bt Maan Kesharwani 6-4, 6-3; Nitin Kumar Sinha bt Rishi Reddy 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Siddharth Vishwakarma bt Etienne Niyigena (Rwa) 7-6(2), 6-2; Karan Singh bt Albert Njogu (Ken) 6-3, 6-4.
$25,000 ITF women, Bakersfield, USA Singles (first round): Sahaja Yamalapalli bt Lily Fairclough (Aus) 7-6(4), 6-1.
$15,000 ITF women, Monastir, Tunisia Singles (first round): Marija Semenistaja (Lat) bt Aaddi Gupta 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
ITF Women’s World Tour: Lakshmiprabha stuns sixth-seed Soha
Qualifier Lakshmiprabha Arunkumar of Tamil Nadu stunned sixth-seeded local girl Soha Sadiq in the first round of the ITF Women’s World Tour event on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old, who was handpicked by the TN Tennis Association into their ‘Next Level’ programme, outplayed seasoned Soha 6-2, 6-2 to set up a second-round meeting with compatriot Yashaswini Panwar.
Coming into this event on the back of a doubles triumph at the Nationals last week, Soha struggled with her serve and committed far too many errors to play straight into Lakshmiprabha’s hands.
The Chennai girl capitalised on the chances to seal her first win in three attempts at the senior level.
However, fourth seed Riya Bhatia sailed smoothly into second round, beating Karnataka’s Kashvi Sunil 6-3, 7-5.
Results (Round 1, Indians unless mentioned):
Singles: Pooja Ingale beat Abhaya Vemuri 6-4, 6-3; Tanisha Kashyap beat Sejal Gopal Bhutada 6-4, 6-1; Yashaswini Panwar beat Apurva Vemuri 7-5, 6-2; Lakshmiprabha Arunkumar beat 6-Soha Sadiq 6-2, 6-2; Kaili Demi Teso (Japan) beat Saumya Vig 6-1, 6-1; Polina Kaibekova (Russia) beat Kashish Bhatia 6-0, 2-6, 7-5; 4-Riya Bhatia beat Kashvi Sunil 6-3, 7-5; Harshini N Nagaraj beat Aditi Rawat 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
Doubles: Smriti Bhasin/ Elena Jamshidi (Denmark) beat Sonal Patil/ Prisha Vyas (USA) 6-4, 6-4; Diva Bhatia/ Sai Samhitha beat Naomi Hagi (Hong Kong)/ Kaili Demi Teso (Japan) 4-6, 6-3, 10-4; 2-Humera Baharmus/ Pooja Ingale beat Yashaswini Panwar/ Vanshita Pathania 7-6 (10-8), 6-4.
-PTI
HOCKEY
Nehru sub-junior hockey tournament: Guru Gobind Singh Sports College beats Lalpani Government High School
Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow, bounced back from being down 0-2 to beat Lalpani Government High School, Jiribam, Manipur, 4-2 in a super league match of the Steelbird 41st Nehru sub-junior hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Wednesday.
Vishal struck twice in the first 10 minutes to put the Manipur team 2-0 ahead, but Krishna Venvanshi (2), Ajay Yadav and Rayyan Khan ensured victory for the Lucknow team.
The results (superleague):
MPHA, Bhopal, 3 (Love, Ashwani Patel, Vivek Kumar) bt SD Sr. Secondary School, Narwana, Jind, 1 (Monu).
Naval Tata Academy, Jamshedpur, 13 (Sabian Kiro 4, Afridi 2, Amit Kongari 2, Karan Kumar 2, Ashish Purti 2, Sanjeev Bhengra) bt Government Middle School, Kawnpui, Mizoram, 0.
Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow, 4 (Krishna Venvanshi 2, Ajay Yadav, Rayyan Khan) bt Lalpani Govt.High School, Jiribam, Manipur, 2 (Vishal).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
FOOTBALL
Women’s Football Nationals: Tamil Nadu qualifies to next stage
The host Kerala blanked Goa 2-0 while Tamil Nadu defeated Himachal Pradesh by a lone goal in the National senior women’s football championship on Wednesday.
That saw three teams – Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu – finish level at the end of the four-team Group ‘A’ with six points each but the latter qualified to the next phase with a superior goal difference.
“Goal difference is taken into account if three teams have equal points and equal status,” P. Anilkumar, the secretary general of the All India Football Federation, told The Hindu.
But the goals scored against Himachal Pradesh, with finished last in the group losing all its three matches, were not considered.
The results (Group ‘A’, league):
Kerala 2 (K. Manasa 53-p, Aleena Tony 90+4) bt Goa 0.
Tamil Nadu 1 (Kaviya Pakkirisamy 29) bt Himachal Pradesh 0.
-Stan Rayan
Super League Kerala: Match abandoned, Malappuram and Kochi share points
The Forca Kochi team’s head coach Mario Lemos, assistant coach Jo Paul Ancheri (right) and players thank the crowd for its support after the match against Malappuram FC was abandoned on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Sakeer Hussain
The crucial Super League Kerala football match between Malappuram FC and Forca Kochi FC was abandoned on Wednesday night owing to soggy ground conditions at the Payyanad Stadium.
It had rained heavily in the afternoon and match officials felt the pitch was unsafe for play. With no announcement coming till about 8 p.m. and with the crowd in the stands getting impatient, it looked like the match would have a delayed start. But that did not happen.
As per the league rules, the match will be recorded as a 0-0 draw and both the teams will be awarded a point each.
However Kochi, which had lost to Malappuram 0-2 in the Super League opener last month, appeared keen to play. Kochi had recovered nicely from that bad start and is now in the third spot in the league table and a win on Wednesday would have helped it climb to the second spot.
“We were ready to play, we are not scared of anybody...the ground was not much of a problem, it was slowly getting better,” former India captain Jo Paul Ancheri, Kochi’s assistant coach, told The Hindu.
“We lost those crucial points.”
-Stan Rayan
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