The main developments from the world of sports activities on August 4 the place Indians took half are as follows:
CRICKET
Abhishek Nayar on Women’s Premier League
Former India all-rounder and Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Abhishek Nayar is glad that he might work with the Women’s Premier League facet UP Warriorz on the low season camp, now in progress at Bengaluru.
“I have been tracking the progress of women’s cricket in India over the past few seasons and am now excited to work with the players from the UP Warriorz squad, especially brilliant youngsters such as Parshavi Chopra, S. Yashasri and Shweta Sehrawat, who have already showcased their immense potential,” mentioned Abhishek. “The camp also presents me with an excellent opportunity to interact with seniors like Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakwad to understand their psyche and motivations that allow them to perform at an elite level.”
He mentioned the WPL would remodel the ladies’s recreation not simply in India however globally as effectively. “The IPL transformed the game on a global level by packaging itself as the most exciting league in the world,” he mentioned. “The WPL possesses the same potential and will provide a much-needed platform for women’s cricket in India. The league has also helped shine the spotlight on the country’s women’s game, allowing female cricketers to become household names.”
– P.Okay. Ajith Kumar
MOTORSPORTS
MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2023 Round-3
Rajiv Sethu, pole place within the Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open class.
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Rajiv Sethu, pole place within the Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open class.
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Chennai ace Rajiv Sethu and Hyderabad’s Vignesh Goud, each trying to prolong their unbeaten run, certified for pole place of their respective classes because the third spherical of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2023 commenced on the Madras International Circuit in Chennai on Friday.
The 24-year-old Sethu (RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate), winner of all 4 races thus far this season, confirmed spectacular tempo within the latter half of the 15-minute qualifying session for pole place within the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc class, clocking a finest lap of 01 minute, 50.457secs, to complete forward of Petronas TVS Racing group’s threesome of Jagan Kumar (01:50.787), Deepak Ravikumar (01:50.845) and Pune teen Sarthak Chavan (01:50.849).
Later, 19-year outdated Vignesh Goud (Race’ists Motorcycle Club) from Hyderabad, who’s unbeaten within the Novice (Stock 165cc) class after 4 races over two rounds, put in a finest lap of 02:08.750 for pole place, forward of Bengaluru’s Savion Sabu (Axor Sparks Racing, 02:09.170) and Chennai rider Sangeeth S (ACCSYS India Rookie Racing, 02:09.753).
The outcomes (Qualifying – Top 3 Best laps):
National Championship – Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open:
1. Rajiv Sethu (Chennai, RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate) (01 min, 50.457secs); 2. Jagan Kumar (Chennai, Petronas TVS Racing) (01:50.787); 3. Deepak Ravikumar (Chennai, Petronas TVS Racing) (01:50.845).
Novice (Stock 165cc):
1. Vignesh Goud (Hyderabad, Race’ists Motorcycle Club (02:08.750); 2. Savion Sabu (Bengaluru, Axor Sparks Racing) (02:09.170); 3. Sangeeth S (Chennai, ACCSYS India Rookie Racing) (02:09.753).
Support Event – Stock 301-400cc (Novice):
1. S Rohit Lad (Bengaluru, Pvt) (02:04.718); 2. Aldrin Babu (Thrissur, RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate) (02:04.786); 3. Anand N (Chennai, RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate) (02:05.181).
Petronas TVS One-Make Championship: Open (RR 310):
1. Senthilkumar C (Coimbatore) (01:54.221); 2. Alwin Sundar A (Chennai) (01:54.871); 3. Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru) (01:54.961).
Girls (Apache RTR 200):
1. Nadine Faith Balaji (Chennai) (02:14.670); 2. Nithila Das (Bengaluru) (02:15.534); 3. Sarah Khan (Mumbai) (02:15.751).
– Team Sportstar
TENNIS
Ankita goes down preventing
Lucky loser Ankita Raina went down preventing 6-1, 5-7, 1-6 to fourth seed Linda Noskova within the pre-quarterfinals of the $259,303 WTA tennis match in Prague, Czech Republic.
The 30-year-old Ankita, who had earlier overwhelmed Barbora Strycova, collected 42 WTA factors and $3,920.
In the $946,975 ATP occasion in Los Cabos, Mexico, Saketh Myneni in partnership with Luis Martinez was overwhelmed 3-6, 6-3, [10-5] within the doubles quarterfinals by Andrew Harris and Dominik Kopefer. The quarterfinal entry fetched 45 ATP factors and $7,900.
Results
$946,975 ATP, Los Cabos, Mexico
Doubles (quarterfinals): Andrew Harris (Aus) & Dominik Koepfer (Ger) bt Luis Martinez (Ven) & Saketh Myneni 3-6, 6-3, [10-5].
€145,000 Challenger, Porto, Portugal
Doubles (quarterfinals): Toshihide Matsui & Kaito Uessugi (Jpn) bt Niki Poonacha & Divij Sharan 6-4, 6-4; Rithvik Bollipalli & Arjun Kadhe bt Steven Diez (Can) & Nicolas Mejia (Col) 6-3, 6-4.
$259,303 WTA, Prague, Czech Republic
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Linda Noskova (Cze) bt Ankita Raina 1-6, 7-5, 6-1.
$25,000 ITF males, Astana, Kazakhstan
Doubles (semifinals): Siddhant Banthia & Sai Karteek Reddy bt Parikshit Somani & Khumoyun Sultanov (Uzb) 6-4, 6-2; Quarterfinals: Parikshit & Khumoyun bt SD Prajwal Dev & Ajeet Rai (Nzl) 6-4, 6-0.
$15,000 ITF males, Raanana, Israel
Singles (quarterfinals): Jordan Hasson (Isr) bt Rishab Agarwal 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
$25,000 ITF girls, Foxhills, Britain
Doubles (semifinals): Destanee Aiavva (Aus) & Rutuja Bhosale bt Lauryn John-Baptiste & Amelia Rajecki (GBR) 3-6, 6-4, [10-7]; Quarterfinals: Destanee & Rutuja bt Naho Sato & Eri Shimizu (Jpn) 6-3, 3-6, [10-6].
$25,000 ITF girls, Astana, Kazakhstan
Doubles (semifinals): Shrivalli Bhamidipaty & Vaidehi Chaudhari bt Ekaterina Maklakova & Elena Pridankina 4-6, 6-3, [10-5].
$15,000 ITF girls, Tbilisi, Georgia
Doubles (semifinals): Luliia Ludenko & Lidiia Raskovskaia bt Riya Bhatia & Ashmitha Easwaramurthi 6-4, 6-3.
$15,000 ITF girls, Monastir, Tunisia
Singles (quarterfinals): Zeel Desai bt Ekaterina Shalimova 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.
– Team Sportstar
BASKETBALL
Assumption College beats Mar Ivanios College
CHANGANASSERY
Sreelakshmi, Olivia Shaibu and Swapna Mariam Jiju sparkled as Assumption College defeated Mar Ivanios College 74-50 and received the ladies’s title within the CBC all-India basketball match on the SB College indoor stadium in Changanassery on Friday.
The girls’s occasion was a two-team affair.
The end result: Women: Assumption College, Chgy 74 (Sreelakshmi 26, Olivia Shaibu 16, Swapna Mariam 14, Akshaya Philip 13) bt Mar Ivanios College, Tvm 50 (Krishna Priya 14, Chinnu Koshy 13).
– Stan Rayan
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com