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FOOTBALL
I-League: Gokulam, RoundGlass face off in fascinating battle
RoundGlass Punjab, positioned second within the I-League desk, goes nose to nose in opposition to Gokulam Kerala, third in factors desk, in Kozhikode on Friday.
Gokulam, the champion within the final two editions, is 10 factors adrift of the chief, Sreenidi Deccan. So the host must be determined for a win – extra so, after its disappointing defeat within the final match to Neroca FC, which is positioned tenth among the many 12 groups.
The 1-2 loss at Imphal on Sunday was a setback to a staff that hoped to slender the hole with the league’s leaders. Gokulam is on 24 factors, RoundGlass on 31 and Sreenidi on 34. Significantly, Gokulam has performed two video games lower than Sreenidi and one lower than RoundGlass.
But at this stage of the match, it can’t afford to be complacent, particularly in opposition to a aspect as robust as RoundGlass, which must be eager to bounce again after drawing with lesser weights, Kenkre and Sudeva in its final two matches. RoundGlass had overwhelmed Gokulam 1-0 at dwelling earlier this season.
-P.Okay. Ajith Kumar
TENNIS
India’s Farhat Aleen Qamar advances to second spherical in ITF Tournament in Jhajjar
Farhat Aleen Qamar performed properly at crunch time to beat Elena Giessler of Germany 7-5, 7-5 within the first spherical of the $15,000 ITF ladies’s tennis match on the Joygaon Academy on Wednesday.
Stroking properly and taking part in with confidence regardless of the fluctuating stream of the competition, Aleen received to a 5-2 lead within the first set, solely to see her opponent come again on par. To her credit score, Aleen closed out the set by successful the following two video games, dropping solely two factors.
She did the identical within the second set, whereas trailing 4-5, by successful the final three video games for the lack of solely two factors, accelerating to a sensible end.
In the pre-quarterfinals, Aleen will problem the second seed Tamara Curovic of Serbia who eased previous a combating Soha Sadiq for the lack of 4 video games.
Wild card Kundali Majgaine had a morale boosting victory over the nationwide championship finalist Sai Samhitha, in three units. Kundali will run into high seed Vaidehi Chaudhari within the second spherical.
Anjali Rathi was tied 6-6 in opposition to Saumya Vig when the latter retired owing to unwell well being. Saumya was battling a viral fever proper via the qualifying occasion, and thus couldn’t muster power to combat Anjali.
Anjali will play sixth seed Humera Baharmus within the pre-quarterfinals. Zeel Desai beat Kashish Bhatia for the lack of 4 video games to arrange a gathering with Celine Simunyu of Ireland.
Mihika Yadav beat Priyanshi Bhandari in an entertaining three-setter of free flowing strokes to arrange a second spherical in opposition to seventh seed Marie Mettraux of Switzerland, who proved too robust for Nidhitra Rajmohan.
Paavanii Pathak put up a robust combat in opposition to Shachf Lieberman of Israel, earlier than happening in three units.
RESULTS
Singles (first spherical): Kundali Majgaine bt Sai Samhitha 6-3, 0-6, 6-3; Anjali Rathi bt Saumya Vig 6-6 (retired); Zeel Desai bt Kashish Bhatia 6-3, 6-1; Celine Simunyu (Irl) bt Ilaria Sposetti (Ita) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2; Vanessa Ersoz (Swe) bt Jagmeet Kaur 6-0, 6-0; Fanny Ostlund (Swe) bt Akanksha Nitture 6-2, 6-0; Sevil Yuldasheva (Uzb) bt Ritu Ohlyan 6-0, 6-1; Julia Lovqvist (Swe) bt Yubrani Banerjee 6-1, 7-5; Alexandra Iordache (Rou) bt Milana Maslenkova (Uzb) 6-2, 6-0; Marie Mettraux (Sui) bt Nidhitra Rajmohan 6-3, 6-1; Mihika Yadav bt Priyanshi Bhandari 2-6, 6-3, 6-2; Farhat Aleen Qamar bt Elena Giessler (Ger)
7-5, 7-5; Tamara Curovic (Srb) bt Soha Sadiq 6-2, 6-2.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Yuki and Saketh enter quarterfinals
Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni beat Christopher Eubanks and Marcos Giron 5-7, 7-6(3), [10-3] within the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $822,585 ATP tennis match in Dallas, USA.
In the quarterfinals, the Indian pair was scheduled to face third seeds Julian Cash and Henry Patten of Britain.
The outcomes:
$822,585 ATP, Dallas, USA Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Yuki Bhambri & Saketh Myneni bt Christopher Eubanks & Marcos Giron (USA) 5-7, 7-6(3), [10-3].
€630,705 ATP, Montpellier, France Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Robin Haase & Matwe Middelkoop (Ned) bt Sriram Balaji & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6-4, 6-4.
€73,000 Challenger, Tenerife, Spain Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Marco Bortolotti (Ita) & Sergio Martos Gornes (Esp) bt Anirudh Chandrasekar & Vijay Sundar Prashanth 6-4, 6-3.
$40,000 ITF ladies, Porto, Portugal Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Ines Murta (Por) & Vasanti Shinde bt Ekaterina Kazionova & Elizaveta Koklina 6-2, 6-2; Celia Cervino Ruiz (Esp) & Riya Bhatia bt Lena Couto & Sara Lanca 6-0, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF ladies, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Singles (first spherical): Merna Refaat (Egy) bt Anjani Maheshkumar 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Barbora Michalkova (Cze) & Martina Smolenova (Svk) bt Nino Natsvlishvili (Geo) & Sravya Shivani 6-4, 3-6, [10-4].
$15,000 ITF males, Monastir, Tunisia Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Fausto Tabacco & Giorgio Tabacco (Ita) bt Sushant Dabas & Gourav Gulia 6-1, 6-3.
$15,000 ITF males, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Singles (first spherical): Simone Roncalli (Ita) bt SD Prajwal Dev 6-1, 6-3.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
CRICKET
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Junior Knights Championship underway
The Junior Knights Championship, an under-15 Inter-school championship collectively organized by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), started in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Altogether, 52 faculty groups, divided into 13 teams, will play 93 matches throughout 21 grounds in and round Kolkata of their bid to win the Mayor’s Cup. A complete of 11 gamers, chosen by the CAB, will get an opportunity to coach with the KKR teaching employees on the franchise’s academy.
-Y.B Sarangi
BOXING
Rural Electrification Corporation sponsors Boxing Federation of India
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has roped in a public sector firm, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), as one among its sponsors.
The REC will spend Rs 30 crore, as a part of its CSR initiative, over a interval of three years to develop the game.
As part of the settlement, the BFI will utilise the funds to conduct a global coaching camp in New Delhi from March 3 to 12 forward of the ladies’s world championships.
Through this partnership, the REC will even present assist in conducting worldwide camps for boxers throughout all age classes and also will contribute in grassroots growth by empowering state-level coaching academies and coaches.
The assist settlement additionally contains escalating grassroots progress by nurturing younger boxers and providing scholarships to particular person skills throughout all age teams, recognized via the nationwide championships.
-Y.B. Sarangi
GOLF
Indian beginner Shaurya in Top-10 at midway stage in South Africa
India’s Shaurya Bhattacharya shot a wonderful 72 and 71 within the opening two rounds to be positioned tied ninth on the midway stage of the African Amateur Championship golf match at Leopard Creek Country Club.
The chief is Aldrich Potgieter, who can be the reigning British Amateur champion. Following a second spherical of 69 that featured six birdies, one bogey and a double bogey on the tough par three seventh gap, Potgieter tops the chief board at eight-under par going into shifting day.
-PTI
Manu Gandas all set to tee off in Singapore Classic
Indian golfer Manu Gandas might be hoping to make amends for his missed lower in Ras Al Khaimah when he tees up on the Singapore Classic this week. Gandas is the primary beneficiary of the brand new alliance between the PGTI and the DP World Tour, which granted the Indian Order of Merit topper a card on the DP World Tour.
-PTI
Table Tennis
National sub-junior TT in Alappuzha from February 19
ALAPPUZHA: The UTT 84 th National sub-junior and cadet desk tennis championships, organised by the Table Tennis Association of Kerala, might be held on the Alappuzha YMCA from February 19 to 27. It might be Alappuzha’s fourth nationwide championship in desk tennis.
Competition for girls and boys within the under-11, 13 and under-15 age teams might be performed. Inter-State staff championships might be performed solely within the under-15 class and the under-15 and under-13 age teams can have singles and doubles occasions. The under-11 class can have solely singles.
The women (Feb. 19-22) and boys occasions (Feb. 24-27) might be held individually with a break on February 23.
– Stan Rayan
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com