TENNIS
ITF Davangere Open: Bogdan beats Karan to arrange semifinal in opposition to Ramkumar
Unlike the disastrous Thursday, the fancied gamers took their appointed spot within the semifinals of the ITF Davangere Open Men’s World Tennis Tour being performed on the Davanagere Tennis Association, thus promising some thrilling motion within the semifinals slated for Saturday.
In the quarterfinals performed right here on Friday, prime seed Nick Chappell of the USA dropped a set earlier than registering a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victory over fifth seed Sidharth Rawat to arrange a last-four conflict with eighth seed Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha. Niki was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Manish Sureshkumar.
Second seed Bogdan Bobrov confronted a stiff resistance within the first set from Karan Singh whereas blanking his opponent within the second set for a 7-5, 6-0 victory. The customer will play the in-form Ramkumar Ramanathan within the different semifinal. The Davis Cupper brushed apart the problem of Madhwin Kamath in straight units 6-2, 6-1.
Meanwhile the doubles semifinal matches went in opposition to the shape because the fourth seeded pair of Siddhant Banthia and Vishnu Vardhan rallied from a set right down to upset the fancied pair of second seeded Bogdan Bobrov and Nick Chappell 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 to make it to the title spherical.
In the finals, the Indian duo will meet the third seeded countrymates Sai Karteek Reddy Gant and Manish Sureshkumar, who surprised the favourites and prime seeds Purav Raja and Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-6 (3), 6-4. Incidentally, Karteek and Manish had been the doubles finalists within the final leg in Dharwad.
These quarterfinal matches showcased the unbelievable talent and dedication of the gamers, leaving followers eagerly anticipating the upcoming rounds of the ITF Davangere Open Men’s World Tennis Tour.
The outcomes: (Seeds in parenthesis, Country besides India talked about in brackets)
Singles Quarterfinals: 1-Nick Chappell (USA) bt 5-Sidharth Rawat 6-1, 3-6, 6-2; 2-Bogdan Bobrov bt Karan Singh 7-5, 6-0; 8-Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha bt Manish Sureshkumar 6-4, 6-3; Ramkumar Ramanathan bt Q-Madhwin Kamath 6-2, 6-1.
Semifinal line-up: 1-Nick Chappell (USA) Vs. 8-Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha; 2-Bogdan Bobrov Vs. Ramkumar Ramanathan.
Doubles (Semifinals): 3-Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta/Manish Sureshkumar bt 1-Purav Raja/Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-6 (3), 6-4; 4-Siddhant Banthia/Vishnu Vardhan bt 2-Bogdan Bobrov/Nick Chappell (USA) 4-6, 6-3, 10-5.
-Team Sportstar
GOLF
Akshay fires 65 for two-stroke lead at Haryana Open
Panchkula, Oct 27 (PTI) Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma shot the week’s lowest rating of seven-under 65 within the third spherical to take a two-stroke lead over Jairaj Singh Sandhu on the Haryana Open golf match right here on Friday.
Akshay took his three-day complete to 15-under 201, whereas one other Chandigarh-based skilled Jairaj carded 68 to occupy the second place on the Panchkula Golf Club.
The DLF Golf & Country Club duo of Honey Baisoya (66) and Abhinav Lohan (69) had been additionally in rivalry heading into spherical 4 as they sat in joint third place at 12-under 204.
Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, in sixth place at 10-under 206, and Angad Cheema, in tied Tenth at eight-under 208, had been the opposite two Chandigarh gamers within the top-10.
TATA Steel PGTI Ranking chief Om Prakash Chouhan (71) was tied Tenth too.
Akshay (68-68-65), who received the final of his two titles at Panchkula Golf Club again in 2020, used the nice recollections from that win to his benefit on Friday.
The 33-year-old made a gradual begin with three pars and a bogey on his first 4 holes earlier than selecting up the tempo with three birdies. His second bogey of the day on the ninth was his final error.
Akshay, at present eighth on the PGTI’s cash listing with two runner-up finishes within the final three occasions, was on hearth on the back-nine as he picked up six birdies to maneuver into the only real lead. On day three he made six conversions from a spread of 10 to 25 ft.
Left-hander Jairaj, 26, made a superb begin with a 30-feet birdie conversion on the second and an eagle-two on the third the place he holed it from 40 yards.
Jairaj, in search of his maiden title, added one other birdie on the ninth however then had a contrasting back-nine with three birdies and three bogeys. He is at present forty fourth on the PGTI’s advantage listing with one top-10 to his credit score this season.
Kolkata’s Shankar Das made a hole-in-one on the second gap throughout his spherical of 71. He was positioned tied thirtieth at three-under 213.
Umed Kumar was higher-placed among the many two amateurs who made the lower. He was tied forty seventh at two-over 218.
-PTI
Aditi slumps in second spherical, drops to T-71st in Malaysia
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok carded her worst spherical of the season after an excellent opening spherical of 5-under 67 to slid to tied 71st on the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
Aditi, who was 7-under for 17 holes earlier than dropping a double bogey on her final gap on the primary day, had a nightmarish second spherical within the championship, which is a part of the LPGA.
She had only one birdie in opposition to three bogeys and two triple bogeys in a spherical of 8-over 80. That noticed her drop from tied-Tenth to tied-71st.
Aditi, who was 5-under when she began the second day, dropped a bogey on first after which a triple bogey on the second. Another bogey on sixth meant she was right down to even par.
A lone bogey on seventh was adopted by a second triple bogey on ninth and yet another bogey on sixteenth.
Thailand’s Jasmine Suwannapura (63-69) was in sole lead at 12-under with American Rose Zhang (65-68) mendacity second.
Celine Boutier (70-64), who’s main the Order of Merit throughout the Atlantic within the Ladies European Tour, was tied third with Hannah Green (64-70) and Peiyun Chien of Chinese Taipei, who shot rounds of 65-69.
-PTI
TENNIS
Yuki Bhambri in Challenger semifinals
Yuki Bhambri in partnership with Julian Cash beat Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Petros Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7(6), [10-7] to succeed in the doubles semifinals of the €118,000 Challenger tennis match in Brest, France, on Friday.
The outcomes:
€118,000 Challenger, Brest, France
Doubles (quarterfinals): Yuki Bhambri & Julian Cash (GBR) bt Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (Pak) & Petros Tsitsipas (Gre) 6-4, 6-7(6), [10-7].
$80,000 ITF girls, Poitiers, France
Doubles (quarterfinals): Jessy Rompies (Ina) & Prarthana Thombare bt Mai Hontama (Jpn) & Natalija Stevanovic (Srb) 7-5, 7-5; Jessika Ponchet (Fra) & Bibiane Schoofs (Ned) bt Vasanti Shinde & Arina Vasilescu (Rou) 6-4, 6-1.
$15,000 ITF girls, Monastir, Tunisia
Doubles (semifinals): Tamara Curovic (Srb) & Amelia Waligora (Bel) bt Jennifer Luikham & Teja Tirunelveli 6-2, 6-2; Quarterfinals: Jennifer & Teja bt Emmanuelle Girard (Fra) & Kristina Milenkovic (Sui) 6-7(2), 6-3, [10-7].
-Kamesh Srinivasan
KABADDI
Visually impaired gamers showcase kabaddi expertise at Yuva Kabaddi Series’ exhibition match
With an intention to fostering empowerment and equality inside the kabaddi ecosystem, Yuva Kabaddi Series, in alliance with the Indian Association for the Blind, performed a particular kabaddi match for the visually impaired gamers who impressed everybody with their expertise and had been relentless on the mat as they celebrated the ability of inclusivity.
The exhibition match was hosted in the course of the monsoon version of the revolutionary Yuva Kabaddi Series.
“Inclusivity is at the heart of what we stand for. We believe that sports have the power to transcend physical limitations, inspiring players regardless of their physical abilities. The collaboration with the Indian Association for the Blind has been a milestone mission to introduce these specially-abled youth and empower each of them to play kabaddi and showcase their relentless pursuit for excellence despite being visually challenged,” commented Vikas Gautam, CEO of the Yuva Kabaddi Series.
He added, “This exhibition match not only showcased talents but will also go a long way to inspire others to break barriers and create a more inclusive sports community for the game in India.”
The blind affiliation has been serving blind college students to take part in nationwide and worldwide sports activities and video games to showcase their efficiency worldwide. In the previous 15 years, these gamers bought a number of nationwide and worldwide medals and a complete of 14 visually impaired gamers from Tamil Nadu participated within the Yuva Kabaddi exhibition match as effectively.
They exhibited unbelievable talent and resilience leaving the viewers in awe and fringe of the seat as Madurai Knights defeated Madurai Victors by 61-47 scoreline. Madurai Knights’ S Kaviraman (11 deal with factors) and Madan Raj (17 raid factors) impressed probably the most as they had been adjudged finest defender and finest raider of the match respectively.
“The Yuva Kabaddi Series has been a great experience for the players and it will help them to gain more confidence. The accommodation, food and hospitality was very nice and the organisers of Yuva are very friendly and easy to reach. We would like to thank Yuva for giving us this wonderful opportunity”, said P Saravanaram, Secretary of Tamil Nadu Blind Sports Association.
The thrilling motion was additionally loved by the viewers reside on DD Sports and FanCode, making it an instance of how sports activities is usually a catalyst for optimistic change and inclusivity.
Yuva Kabaddi Series, India’s first match for Next Gen athletes, was launched in 2022. The match goals to ship an expert platform for younger gamers (U-23, under 80 kgs) and groom them for the most important stage. The platform has been inspiring many to take up the game and change into skilled athletes from throughout the nation, and plenty of have gone to play for India.
-Team Sportstar
U Mumba begins coaching in Bellary for upcoming version of PKL
Ahead of the Tenth version of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), U Mumba started its pre-season preparatory camp in Bellary, Karnataka.
“The objective of this camp is to ensure that each player on our team is well-prepared and ready to meet all the requirements, excel, and showcase optimum fitness during the upcoming kabaddi season,” mentioned U Mumba CEO Suhail Chandhok.
“We have ensured that the training programs are tailored to cater to all levels of fitness and customized to meet specific goals aimed at enhancing individual player performance,” added coach Gholamreza Mazandarani.
The 43-day camp commenced on October 15 and can proceed till November 28. The Tenth version of PKL will return as a 12-city caravan format, with the league commencing on December 2, 2023.
– Team Sportstar
POLO
Jindal Panther continues to dominate in Bhopal Pataudi Cup Polo
Jindal Panther continued to claim itself with a 10-2 victory over Delta Foundation within the final league match of the Bhopal Pataudi Cup polo match on the Army Equestrian Centre, Delhi Cantonment, on Friday.
In one other match, Achievers Blue drew 8-8 with 61st Cavalry/Royal Enfield, and went on to qualify for the ultimate from the group, on higher objective distinction.
In the ultimate to be performed on Sunday on the Jaipur Polo floor, Achievers Blue will face Jindal Panther, at 4 p.m.
The outcomes (league):
Achievers Blue 8 (Abhimanyu Pathak 5, Daniel Otamendi 3) drew with 61st Cavalry/Royal Enfield 8 (Dhruvpal Godara 6, Vishal Chauhan, ARS Warraich).
Jindal Panther 10 (Ssimran Shergill 5, Siddhant Sharma 3, Samir Suhag 2) bt Delta Foundation 2 (Angad Kalaan, Naveen Singh).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
BASKETBALL
Bluebells School beat Mira Model School 61-50 within the senior boys part of the thirty fourth Hansraj Prabhakar basketball match on the Oxford Senior Secondary School courts, E-Block, Vikaspuri, on Friday.
The outcomes:
Senior boys: DPS, Vasant Kunj, 69 (Anway 20, Mehul 12) bt Bal Bharati School 37 (Daksh Rana 16, Sankalp Bhatia 14).
Bluebells 61 (Yuganth 20, Shasta 14) bt Mira Model 50 (Karthik 19, Gunvansh 15).
Under-15 boys: Bluebells 30 (Akshaj Sharma 11) bt Brain International 20.
SD Public School 41 (Naitik Sharma 22) bt Fr. Agnel School 26 (Vatsal 14).
Under-16 ladies: Apex School 51 (Shumalaya 16, Khushi 14) bt Oxford School 26 (Bhavya 12).
Mamta Modern 42 (Kanika 15, Sharanya 13) bt Shiv Nadar School 34 (Aarja 10).
Ball Bharati School 37 bt Shiv Nadar School, Noida, 9.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
HOCKEY
Nehru junior match: Government Model Senior Secondary School defeats National Cadet Corps (NCC) Blue
Sukhmanpreet Singh (2) and Komalpreet Singh scored the targets to information Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37-D, Chandigarh, to a 3-0 victory over Directorate General, National Cadet Corps (NCC) Blue, in a league match of the Kanwarji 51st Nehru junior hockey match on the Shivaji Stadium right here on Friday.
The outcomes (league):
Sukhjeevan Sports Academy, Agra, 4 (Mithalesh 2, Sujeet Kumar, Shivam Patel) bt UNACCO School, Imphal, 1 (Sushil Llisham).
Government HS, Kawnpui, Mizoram, 10 (Vanlal Chenpuia 4, R Lalruatsanga 2, Lalrosanga Zaucha, Lalhlimpuia, Vanlal Chhanchhuaha, Lalruatdika) bt ACC Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Jhilmil, Dellhi, 1 (Sarim Alvi).
Hafiz Siddiqui National Inter College, Jhansi, 21 (Sonu Patel 5, Ashvani Singh 4, Praduman Yadav 4, Vivek Yadav 3, Akshat Varma, Aryan Singh, Atul Kushwaha, Sajan Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav) bt Government HSS, Potanar, Bastar.
Government Model SSS, Sector 37-D, Chandigarh, 3 (Sukhmanpret Singh 2, Komalpreet Singh) bt Directorate General, NCC Blue.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com