GOLF
Gandas shoots 68 on closing day, ends T-60 in Prague
Indian golfer Manu Gandas produced a bogey free 4-under 68 on the ultimate day of the D+D REAL Czech Masters, a DP World Tour occasion, to complete T-60.
The 27-year-old, who made the DP World Tour by profitable the Indian PGTI Tour Order of Merit final season, had rounds of 66-74-74-68 on the 4 days.
Gandas has now performed 18 occasions and made the minimize in seven and lies 179th on the Order of Merit. He wants to complete in Top-115 to take care of a full card or will get restricted begins in 2024.
India’s Shubhankar Sharma, who sat out this week, has performed 16 occasions and is 61st as he tries to get into the Top-50, who will get to play within the DP World Tour Championships in Dubai in November.
– PTI
Bhullar information season’s finest end with fifth place at St. Andrews
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar recorded his finest results of the season by ending fifth on the inaugural St. Andrews Bay Championship. Bhullar shot 2-under 70 and completed the low-scoring week at 17-under, because the Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra and Australian Matt Jones birdied the 18th and have been tied at 19-under. Chacarra then received a file marathon play-off which lasted 10 holes.
The 10-time winner on the Asian Tour, Bhullar gave himself a shot on the title with a 2-under by 10 holes and only one behind the leaders. But the Indian, who opened the day with a bogey however recovered with three birdies within the subsequent 9 holes, failed to search out any birdies within the final eight.
India’s different stars within the subject, Ajeetesh Sandhu (71) and Anirban Lahiri (70), completed T-8 and T-14 respectively. Veer Ahlawat (70) and SSP Chawrasia (71) have been T-30 whereas Rahil Gangjee (71) and Viraj Madappa (72) have been T-Fiftieth and Rashid Khan (74) T-66.
Bhullar, who was T-3 after the third spherical, was on the lookout for his first win because the success in Indonesia in August 2022.
– PTI
MORE SPORTS
HCL Foundation dedicates sports activities complicated to Government college
The sports activities complicated has a soccer floor, two cricket pitches, basketball and volleyball courts, aside from two lengthy bounce pits.
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Kamesh Srinivasan
The sports activities complicated has a soccer floor, two cricket pitches, basketball and volleyball courts, aside from two lengthy bounce pits.
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Kamesh Srinivasan
The HCL Foundation renovated the sports activities complicated of Government Upper Primary School, Iteda, Gautam Budh Nagar, and devoted it to the scholars of presidency faculties and concrete slum communities in a formidable operate on Monday.
The sports activities complicated has a soccer floor, two cricket pitches, basketball and volleyball courts, aside from two lengthy bounce pits.
HCL Tech which delivers its company social accountability by HCL Foundation additionally utilised the sector to conduct the inauguration of its Sports for Change Nationals, that includes college students from many various elements of the nation and competing in several sports activities.
The authorities college which has three class rooms for sixth to eighth normal has additionally been offered with a brand new constructing with three extra fashionable class rooms. The washrooms and different services have additionally been in-built a top quality style.
“Our contribution in redeveloping the sports complex with modern infrastructure conveys our commitment to honing sports talent and cultivating values of team work and community integration. Through this endeavour, we reaffirm our conviction that sports has the capacity to mould and inspire a vibrant society”, stated Dr. Nidhi Pundhir, vice chairman of HCL Foundation.
With outstanding personalities of the realm together with police personnel current for the inauguration of the power, Dr. NIdhi hoped that the place would all the time function a sporting facility for the neighborhood, regardless of the big infrastructure improvement within the space.
The Sport for Change Nationals culminates from HCL Foundation’s applications Uday and Samuday by which underprivileged youngsters in several districts are chosen, put by rigorous coaching and screened after intense qualifying rounds.
The initiative has up to now generated 13 worldwide degree gamers, 42 nationwide gamers and benefited over 27,000 youngsters. Moreover, about 120 college students are supported with full-time sports activities scholarships beneath HCL Foundation’s Power of One initiative, by which HCL staff contribute financially or with their time for neighborhood service.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
TENNIS
Lavanya victorious in first spherical
Lavanya Sreekrishnan beat fifth seed Shruti Gupta 6-2, 6-4 within the first spherical of the Rs.100,000 AITA ladies’s tennis match on the Joygaon Academy on Monday.
The outcomes (first spherical):
Sahira Singh bt Pavithra Reddy 6-1, 6-2; Mushrath Shaik bt Muskan Prajapat 6-0, 6-2; Bhumika Dahiya bt Jostna Madane 6-3, 6-2; Sejal Bhutada bt Ritu Rai 6-0, 6-3; Divya Bhardwaj bt Radha Sadhra 6-2, 6-1; Samaira Malik bt Snigdha Patibandla 6-4, 6-4; Tanushri Pandey bt Jasmine Rawat 6-2, 6-1; Lavanya Sreekrishnan bt Shruti Gupta 6-2, 6-4; Rachita Talwar bt Pragati Solankar 6-2, 6-3; Breshna Khan bt Omna Yadav 6-2, 7-5; Prathiba Narayan bt Ritu Ohlyan 6-2 6-0; Shefali Arora bt Kavya Khirwar 6-1, 6-1; Mirdhula Palanivel bt Rutuparna Choudhary 6-3, 6-3; Arthi Muniyan bt Shireen Ahamed 6-2, 6-1; Harini Parthiban bt Diya Tyagi 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Kashish Bhatia bt Nemha Kispotta 6-1, 7-5.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
CARROM
Rakibul, Bharti elected president, secretrary common of All Indian Carrom Federation
Rakibul Hussain and Bharti Narayan have been unanimously elected as president and secretary common respectively for an additional four-year time period within the annual assembly of the All India Carrom Federation (AICF) on Sunday.
Former Justice of Allahabad High Court, Justice SS Chauhan was the returning officer for the election.
The workplace bearers
President: Rakibul Hussain
Vice presidents: Neeraj Kumar Sampathy, Prabhjeet Singh Bachher, Gurinder Singh, Vijay Kumar
Secretary common: Bharti Narayan
Joint secretaries: Dibyendu Simlai, Ferdinand Nongkynrih, Adil Rashid Shah, Md. Asadulla Khan Ansari, Vrajesh Jindal
Treasurer: S Madan Raj.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
HOCKEY
Murugappa Gold Cup: IOC downs a spirited Hockey Karnataka in seven-goal thriller
Riding on Gurjinder Singh’s brace, defending champion Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) overcame a combating Hockey Karnataka 4-3 in a Group-A match of the 94th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup All-India hockey match right here on Monday. For Karnataka, Ganesh Majiji’s hat-trick went in useless.
Later, in a Group-B match, a clear strike by skipper Naveen Antil in the direction of the tip of the fourth quarter enabled Punjab National Bank (PNB) to eke out to a solitary goal-win over Indian Air Force (IAF).
Gurjinder Singh of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd scored a objective in opposition to Karnataka in the course of the All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Monday.
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Gurjinder Singh of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd scored a objective in opposition to Karnataka in the course of the All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Monday.
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Gurjinder has been the go-to drag flicker for IOC up to now. On the day, the 29-year-old didn’t disappoint developing with two highly effective strikes off penalty corners.
He opened the account early within the first quarter, with a transparent strike down the centre and one other at a vital time when Karnataka began to mount a stinging counter-attack.
The PNB-IAF contest was mediocre, to say the least. The motion picked up solely within the fourth quarter when each groups have been determined to attain.
A beautiful cross from the fitting by Jenjen Singh noticed an unmarked Naveen Antil flick one into the online for the winner.
IOC was the higher staff all through and held possession for probably the most half.
In a sudden burst of motion, Karnataka, from being 0-3 down, struck two targets in a matter of jiffy by Ganesh within the third quarter. An skilled IOC didn’t panic and held agency. Ganesh’s three targets have been actually good. The choose of the lot was his third objective, an excellent backhander that he hit on the run.
The outcomes
IOC 4 (Gurjinder Singh 2, Armaan Quereshi, Talwinder Singh) bt Hockey Karnataka 3 (Ganesh Majiji 3); PNB 1 (Naveen Antil) bt IAF 0.
Okay. Keerthivasan
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com