Indian sports wrap, January 8: Yuva Kabaddi Series: Aravalli Arrows hands Palani Tuskers first Defeat; Murthal Magnets secures maiden win
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Indian sports wrap, January 8: Yuva Kabaddi Series: Aravalli Arrows hands Palani Tuskers first Defeat; Murthal Magnets secures maiden win

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KABADDI Yuva Kabaddi Series: Aravalli Arrows hands Palani Tuskers first Defeat; Murthal Magnets secures maiden win The 11th Yuva Kabaddi Series — Division 1, held at the Karpagam Academy of Higher Education in Coimbatore, delivered a day of surprises, with the Palani Tuskers suffering its first defeat and the Murthal Magnets finally breaking its winless streak on Tuesday. JANUARY 8 SCHEDULE Match 21, Jaipur Thunders vs Murthal Magnets, 10:00 AM IST Match 22, Karpagam Raiders vs Sonipat Spartans, 11:30 AM IST Match 23, Aravalli Arrows vs Chennai Tamizhans, 3:45 PM IST Match 24, Palani Tuskers vs Kurukshetra Warriors, 5:15 PM IST -Team Sportstar MOTORSPORTS Indian riders Geoffrey, Kavin, Johann, Nadine join Gaman Racing, to train in Spain Promising Indian riders Geoffrey Emmanuel, Kavin Quintal, Johann Emmanuel and Nadine Balaji have joined Gaman Racing and the quartet will be training in Spain ahead of the 2025 season. The results : Under-18 boys: Rethin Pranav bt Alexey Shibaev 6-2, 6-3; Samarth Sahita bt Varun Verma 6-4, 6-4; Donghyun Hwang bt Daniel Tazabekov 6-3, 6-0; Arnav Paparkar bt Emanuel Ivanisevic 6-3, 0-6, 6-4; Hyeon Seok Seo bt Roman Kharlamov 6-4, 6-2; Arturs Zagars bt Kanata Ozaki 6-3, 6-3; Damir Zhalgasbay bt Hitesh Chauhan 6-4, 5-7, 6-3; Roshan Santhosh bt Maximus Zavier Wong 6-4, 6-2. The results : Mathys Erhard bt Constintin Kouzmine 7-6, 6-4; Luca Castelnuovo bt Dhakshineswar Suresh 7-5 ; Eric Vanshelboim bt Vishnu Vardhan 6-7, 6-1, 6-2; Alastair Gray bt Chirag Duhan 6-1, 6-4; Kosuke Ogura bt Sai Karteek Reddy 5-7, 6-4, 7-5; Maxim Zhukov bt Yuvan Nandal 6-4, 7-5; Vladyslav Orlov bt Uisung Park 6-4, 7-5; Sergey Fomin bt Bogdan Bobrov 6-1, 6-1; Yurii Dzhavakian bt GOLJang 6-3, 6-4; SD Prajwal Dev bt Aryan Shah 6-4, 6-0; Rohan Mehra bt Parth Aggarwal 6-3, 6-4; Sidharth Rawat bt Oliver Crawford 6-4, 6-7, 6-0.

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W25 Solapur 10A: Shrivalli beats Punnin to sail into quarterfinals; second seed Sahaja beats Laalitya
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W25 Solapur 10A: Shrivalli beats Punnin to sail into quarterfinals; second seed Sahaja beats Laalitya

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Shrivalli Bhamidipaty overcame Punnin Kovapitukted of Thailand 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the pre-quarterfinals of the W25 Solapur 10A women’s tennis tournament at the District Sports Complex on Thursday. The French was let off the hook by Akanksha NItture, who missed a match point in the third set tie-break, after having survived five match points on her serve in the tenth …

National Junior Athletics Championships 2024: AFI puts restrictions in few events for the first time to discourage early specialisation
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National Junior Athletics Championships 2024: AFI puts restrictions in few events for the first time to discourage early specialisation

The Hindu  

Several up-and-coming athletes, including under-20 National record holder pole vaulter Dev Meena and South Asian junior championships silver medallist 100m hurdler Sabita Toppo, promise quality action in the 39 th National junior athletics championships starting here on Saturday. For the first time, the meet will see restrictions in a few events for under-14, under-16 and under-18 athletes as the Athletics …

Indian sports wrap, November 27: Samriti Punyani upsets Saily Thakkar in AITA ranking tournament quarters
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Indian sports wrap, November 27: Samriti Punyani upsets Saily Thakkar in AITA ranking tournament quarters

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TENNIS AITA ranking tennis tournament: Samriti Punyani upsets second seed Saily Thakkar in quarters Samriti Punyani knocked out the second seed Saily Thakkar 6-3, 6-4 in the women’s quarterfinals of the HPCL-Mittal Rs.200,000 AITA ranking tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Wednesday. -Kamesh Srinivasan HOCKEY Sub-Junior Women National C’ship: Chhattisgarh, TN, UP, MP among winners on day 2 Chhattisgarh …

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Indian Teenager Rakshitha Makes History, Advances to Quarterfinals at Hylo Open

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Indian teenager Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj emerged victorious at the Hylo Open, defeating Scottish veteran Kirsty Gilmour in a thrilling straight-sets victory in the quarterfinals. Malvika Bansod, Ayush Shetty and Satish Kumar Karunakaran also reached the last eight rounds in their respective categories, showcasing the strength and depth of the Indian contingent at the Super 300 meet.

National Youth Athletics Championships: Neeru breaks girls’ 400m national record
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National Youth Athletics Championships: Neeru breaks girls’ 400m national record

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Neeru Pathak broke the girls’ 400m under-18 National record of former Asian junior champion Rezoana Mallick Heena while winning the gold at the 19th National youth athletics championships in Bilaspur on Sunday. Meanwhile, Odisha’s Bapi Hansda, who had missed the recent under-20 Asians in Dubai, bettered the boys’ 400m meet record clocking 47.12s and also made the cut for the …

Indian sports news wrap, January 10
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Indian sports news wrap, January 10

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ATHLETICS Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Jyothi Yarraji included in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Asian Games champion shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Asian champion sprint hurdler Jyothi Yarraji and Asian long jump silver medallist figure in the 15-member Indian team for the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships which will be held in Tehran, Iran, from February 17 to 19. Doubles : Rithvik Bollipalli …

Indian sports news wrap, November 26
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Indian sports news wrap, November 26

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TENNIS Rashmikaa grabs maiden ITF title at Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty graduated from being a National champion to an international champion when she annexed her maiden ITF title with the Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour honours defeating Zeel Desai. Results - Women’s singles Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty bt Zeel Desai 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 …

Para Asian Archery Championship: Sarita Devi wins bronze; Sheetal, Rakesh in line for gold medal
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Para Asian Archery Championship: Sarita Devi wins bronze; Sheetal, Rakesh in line for gold medal

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Sarita Devi clinched bronze medal after beating Jyoti Baliyan 139-135 in an all-Indian playoff in the women’s compound open section in the Para Asian Archery Championship in Bangkok on Monday. India has also assured at least two silver medals with Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi entering the finals of the compound open in both men and women category. Fresh from …

Indian sports news wrap, November 7
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Indian sports news wrap, November 7

The Hindu  

Here are all the major updates and results from Indian sports on November 7. -Kamesh Srinivasan TENNIS Sumit Nagal reaches pre-quarterfinals of Helsinki Challenger Sumit Nagal beat qualifier Dennis Novak of Austria 6-2, 6-3 to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the €145,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Helsinki, Finland, on Tuesday. -Team Sportstar Manas Dhamne spearheads Indian Challenge in Rod Laver Cup …

Indian sports news wrap, October 14
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Indian sports news wrap, October 14

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TENNIS Fenesta National sub-junior c’ship: Shanker, Rishitha win U-16 titles; Prisha bags U-24 crown Shanker Heisnam played a crafty all-court game to outwit V Thirumurugan 6-1, 6-2 in the under-16 boys final of the Fenesta National sub-junior tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Saturday. - Kamesh Srinivasan $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament: Second seed Florent beats Ishaque to lift …

Indian men’s team assured of bronze medal at Asian Table Tennis Championships
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Indian men’s team assured of bronze medal at Asian Table Tennis Championships

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The Indian men’s table tennis team assured itself of a bronze medal at the Asian Championships by defeating Singapore 3-0 in the quarterfinals held on Monday. The opening singles match between veteran Sharath Kamal and Izaac Quek was a closely fought battle, with the 41-year-old Indian ultimately winning 11-1, 10-12, 11-8, 11-13, 14-12. The seasoned G Sathiyan then blanked Yew …

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Focus on Praggnanandhaa, women’s section to kick things off
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Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Focus on Praggnanandhaa, women’s section to kick things off

The Hindu  

He arrived to a hero’s welcome in his hometown Chennai on Wednesday. After his exploits at the Chess World Cup in Baku, the 18-year-old will be the biggest attraction of the fifth edition of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament, which opens at the National Library on Thursday. Capturing the intense moments of the draw of lots ceremony at Tata …

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The in-form duo of H. S. Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will be at the forefront of India’s medal hunt at the BWF World Championships beginning here on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen. | Photo Credit: SAI Media/Twitter While the legendary Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a medal -- a bronze -- at the World Championships …

Future looks bright for India’s under-14 No. 1 tennis player K Hruthik
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Future looks bright for India’s under-14 No. 1 tennis player K Hruthik

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Davis Cupper J. Vishnuvardhan believes that the 13-year-old K Hruthik, who is now India’s No. Vishnu, who is donning the role of a mentor to Hruthik, a native of Saduvelly village in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana and training at Trinity Challengers Tennis Academy under Henry Praveen and Ramakrishna, said given the abundance of talent, he wanted to target the Junior …

Indian sports news wrap, July 1
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Indian sports news wrap, July 1

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BOXING Youth Women’s Nationals: Asian Junior Champions Nikita, Kirti advance to final with dominating wins The Asian Junior Champions Nikita Chand and Kirti continued their impressive run at the ongoing 6th youth women’s national boxing championship by registering comprehensive victories to enter the finals on the fifth day. Continuing her momentum, Asian Junior Championship silver medallist Supriya Devi of Manipur …

Indian sports news wrap, April 3
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Indian sports news wrap, April 3

The Hindu  

TENNIS Indian teams announced for Junior Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers Manas Dhamne will spearhead the Indian under-16 boys team in the Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup tennis tournament to be played in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, in May. -Kamesh Srinivasan ITF Chennai Open: Yash Chaurasia upsets top seed Abhinav Sanjeev, qualifies for main draw Yash Chaurasia upset top seed Abhinav …

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Next Gen ATP Finals: American Brandon Nakashima Clinches Title

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American Brandon Nakashima beat Czech Jiri Lehecka to lift the Next Gen ATP Finals tennis trophy in Milan on Saturday. The 21-year-old, who won his first ATP title this year in San Diego, succeeds Spaniard Carlo Alcaraz who triumphed in the Next Gen tournament last year and went on to claim the US Open trophy last September. Alcaraz, 19, became …

Brandon Nakashima beats beat Jiri Lehecka to win Next Gen ATP Finals
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Brandon Nakashima beats beat Jiri Lehecka to win Next Gen ATP Finals

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America’s Brandon Nakashima beat Czech Jiri Lehecka 4-3, 4-3, 4-2 in the tournament which features the eight best players aged 21-years-and-under on the ATP Tour. American Brandon Nakashima beat Czech Jiri Lehecka to lift the Next Gen ATP Finals tennis trophy in Milan on Saturday. Nakashima, ranked 49, beat 74th-ranked Lehecka 4-3, 4-3, 4-2 in the tournament which features the …

UTR Pro women’s tennis tournament: Jennifer edges past Vanshita
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UTR Pro women’s tennis tournament: Jennifer edges past Vanshita

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Jennifer Luikham stayed calm amidst the storm created by Vanshita Pathania with her big serves and fluent strokes to script a 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory in a group-A match of the $25,000 UTR Pro women’s tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Monday. Hitakamya Singh Narwal led 6-4, 3-4 against Yubrani Banerjee when referee Puneet Gupta had to suspend the …

Indian sports news wrap: October 21
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Indian sports news wrap: October 21

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TENNIS National Sub-Junior Championship: Laxmi ends Saumya’s dream run New Delhi: Laxmi Siri Dandu stopped the fine run of Saumya Ronde with a fluent 6-3, 6-3 victory in the under-16 girls semifinals of the Fenesta National sub-junior tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Friday. The Results: Under-16 boys : Hitesh Chauhan bt Kandhavel Mahalingam 7-5, 6-4; Arjun Rathi bt …

National Tennis C’Ships: Sahira beats Vanshita to advance to second round
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National Tennis C’Ships: Sahira beats Vanshita to advance to second round

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Sahira Singh survived two match points to beat Vanshita Pathania 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 in a marathon first-round match of the women’s event in the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex here on Tuesday. The 15-year-old Sahira, a talented girl from Amritsar who has been making rapid progress in recent months to be seeded eighth in the women’s field, …

National Games: Hrutika Shriram Wins Second Gold in Diving; Zeel Desai Retains Gujarat's Women's Singles Gold
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Hrutika Shriram stayed on course to repeat a golden hat-trick in the National Games Diving competition by winning the Women’s 10m Platform event at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here on Wednesday. Meanwhile, at the Riverfront Sports Development Complex in Ahmedabad, up and coming Gujarat tennis player Zeel Desai stepped up in the absence of experienced Ankita Raina to help …

National Games 2022: Divya Kakran wins wrestling gold; Jayanta Talukdar tops men’s recurve ranking round
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National Games 2022: Divya Kakran wins wrestling gold; Jayanta Talukdar tops men’s recurve ranking round

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Two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist in 68kg, Divya Kakran made light of less time on the mat to claim her maiden gold medal in the new 76kg category in the wrestling arena of the National Games here on Friday. Divya got past veteran Gursharanpreet Kaur, youngster Reetika and Rohini Shivani before pinning Himachal Pradesh’s Rani in the final to emerge …

ITF J4: Karnataka’s Suhitha Maruri wins four-hour epic to reach final
2 years, 4 months ago

ITF J4: Karnataka’s Suhitha Maruri wins four-hour epic to reach final

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After two-and-a-half hours, at 8-7 in the second set tiebreak, Suhitha Maruri had her second match point opportunity to book her place in the girls’ singles final of the ITF J4 event at the SDAT Stadium in Egmore, Chennai on Friday. Suhitha faces second seed Madhurima Sawant in the final after the latter’s 7-5, 6-2 win over unseeded Harshini N …

National Junior U-18 Clay Court Tennis Championship: Exit scare for fifth seed Madhurima; top seeds Suhitha, Vaishnavi through to pre-quarters
2 years, 4 months ago

National Junior U-18 Clay Court Tennis Championship: Exit scare for fifth seed Madhurima; top seeds Suhitha, Vaishnavi through to pre-quarters

The Hindu  

On a day when most of the seeded players in girls’ singles progressed to the next round without much fuss, fifth seed Madhurima Sawant had one foot in the exit door at the 29th National Junior U-18 Clay Court Tennis Championship in Chennai on Tuesday. Highlights of National Junior U-18 Clay Court Tennis Championship Having received a bye in the …

National Junior U-18 clay court tennis championship: Daksh Prasad digs deep to reach second round
2 years, 4 months ago

National Junior U-18 clay court tennis championship: Daksh Prasad digs deep to reach second round

The Hindu  

Denim Yadav and Daksh Prasad, top seeds in boys’ singles, were made to work hard to progress to the second round of the 29th National Junior U-18 Clay Court Tennis Championship at the SDAT Stadium in Chennai on Monday. Highlights of National Junior U-18 Clay Court Tennis Championship Shrijana M. Thapa and Kkaira S. Chetnani completed the main draw of …

Youth National Boxing Championships: Haryana and SSCB Continue to Dominate
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Youth National Boxing Championships: Haryana and SSCB Continue to Dominate

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Eleven women from Haryana and as many men from Services Sports Control Board moved into the semifinals of the Youth Men’s and Women’s National Boxing Championships here on Sunday. Reigning Asian Youth Champion Tamanna from Haryana convincingly defeated Maharashtra’s Simran Verma in a unanimous decision. In the men’s section, 2022 Asian Youth Champions Vishwanath Suresh set the tone for Services …

July 4, Indian sports news wrap
2 years, 6 months ago

July 4, Indian sports news wrap

The Hindu  

TENNIS AITA women's tournament: Qualifier Sonal knocks out top seed Sachi in first round Qualifier Sonal Patil knocked out the top seed Sachi Sharma 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Rs 100,000 AITA women’s tennis tournament at the Joygaon Academy on Monday. Second seed Shefali Arora beat lucky loser Gurleen Singh 7-5, 6-3 to set up a second …

April 25: Indian sports news wrap of the day
2 years, 8 months ago

April 25: Indian sports news wrap of the day

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SHOOTING Fourth National Selection Trials Rahi Sarnobat was in robust form as she beat Vibhuti Bhatia 26-22 to top women’s 25-metre sports pistol, after an encouraging qualification score of 587, in the fourth National shooting selection trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Monday. Qualification topper Ruby Tomer took the third place ahead of Neha, while other leading …

April 9: Indian sports news wrap of the day
2 years, 8 months ago

April 9: Indian sports news wrap of the day

The Hindu  

Here are all the Indian sporting news of the day: TENNIS- Shruti Ahlawat beat the Asian junior champion Sara Saito 6-2, 6-1, but Japan won the decisive doubles to clinch the third qualification spot in the Asia-Oceania junior Billie Jean King Cup under-16 girls tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Saturday. -by Kamesh Srinivasan SHOOTING Manini Kaushik topped the …

Tasnim Mir becomes first Indian to claim world no 1 status in u-19 girls singles
2 years, 11 months ago

Tasnim Mir becomes first Indian to claim world no 1 status in u-19 girls singles

The Hindu  

Young shuttler Tasnim Mir on Wednesday became the first Indian to grab the world no 1 ranking in the under-19 girls singles in the latest BWF junior rankings. The 16-year-old from Gujarat was rewarded for last year's stellar run when she had secured titles in three junior international tournaments to jump three places to grab the top position in the …

India’s Hansini Mathan Rajan beats Tokyo Olympics’ youngest athlete to win ITTF title
3 years ago

India’s Hansini Mathan Rajan beats Tokyo Olympics’ youngest athlete to win ITTF title

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India’s Hansini Mathan Rajan defeated Syria’s Hend Zaza, the youngest athlete of this year’s Tokyo Olympics, to win the girls singles event at the 2021 ITTF Hopes and Challenge table tennis tournament in Amman. In October, Hansini had secured her second ITTF World Youth Series title with a win the U-13 girls category in Muscat. Hansini, who is based in …

ITF Asian junior championship: Suhitha Maruri fights her way through to quarterfinals
3 years, 1 month ago

ITF Asian junior championship: Suhitha Maruri fights her way through to quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Eighth seed Suhitha Maruri fought her way past Erkezhan Arystanbekova of Kazakhstan 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 in the girls pre-quarterfinals of the Aryan Pumps ITF Asian junior tennis championship at the Deccan Gymkhana on Wednesday. In the boys section, seventh seed Denim Yadav fought his way past Daniil Felker of Kazahstan 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals. Results : Boys: …

National ranking TT championship: Unseeded Swastika Ghosh enters semifinals
3 years, 2 months ago

National ranking TT championship: Unseeded Swastika Ghosh enters semifinals

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Unseeded Swastika Ghosh gatecrashed into her maiden women semifinals with three impressive victories in the National ranking table tennis championship on Wednesday. The results Men: Quarterfinals: Sharath Kamal bt Sudhanshu Grover 11-5, 12-14, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9; Harmeet Desai bt Sanil Shetty 14-12, 6-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7; Soumyajit Ghosh bt Deepit Patil 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7; Manav Thakkar bt Sarthak …

Karan and Shruti shine at National junior tennis championships
3 years, 2 months ago

Karan and Shruti shine at National junior tennis championships

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Karan Singh established himself as the best junior in the country as he played the big game to outgun second seed Aman Dahiya 6-4, 6-2 in the boys final of the National junior tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Saturday. The last time he played a junior tournament, Karan was beaten in the ITF grade-4 final by Aman in …

National archery championships: Dipti, Parth emerge champions
3 years, 2 months ago

National archery championships: Dipti, Parth emerge champions

The Hindu  

An unheralded Dipti Kumari stunned World junior champion Komalika Bari to claim her maiden recurve women’s individual title in the 40 NTPC National archery championships at the Tata Archery Academy ground here on Saturday. Dipti, who switched from Indian bow to recurve two years ago, beat her Jharkhand state-mate Komalika 7-3 in the final. RELATED| “I aimed to give my …

National Archery Championships: Jharkhand duo’s ‘never say never’ attitude promises bright future
3 years, 3 months ago

National Archery Championships: Jharkhand duo’s ‘never say never’ attitude promises bright future

The Hindu  

When Jharkhand lost out on a podium finish in compound archery at the 40th NTPC National Archery Championships, its members did not pack their bows to return home. “ Thoda aur practice karte toh ho jaata,” said Babita with a smile. READ | Babita took up archery after watching Madhumita Kumari, who won the silver medal for India at the …

Vinesh Phogat out, Sangeeta in; juniors day out at the senior World Championship trials
3 years, 4 months ago

Vinesh Phogat out, Sangeeta in; juniors day out at the senior World Championship trials

India TV News  

There was no end to Vinesh Phogat's woes as the struggling wrestler withdrew mid-way from the World Championship trials even as her cousin sister Sangeeta made a stupendous comeback to mat after three years by sealing her spot in the Indian team, here on Tuesday. Sangeet Phogat, who married Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia last year, returned to mat after …

World junior wrestling championships: Ravinder grabs silver, Bipasha enters final
3 years, 4 months ago

World junior wrestling championships: Ravinder grabs silver, Bipasha enters final

The Hindu  

Ravinder took the men's freestyle 61kg silver medal, while Bipasha reached the women's 76kg final to assure India of another medal in the World junior wrestling championships on Wednesday. Among women, Simran, Sito, Kusum and Arju will fight their respective bronze medal matches. READ: Ravinder reaches final; Baliyan, Deepak win bronze Ravinder, who made it to the final on Tuesday, …

Wrestling Junior World Championship: Ravinder reaches final; Baliyan, Deepak win bronze
3 years, 4 months ago

Wrestling Junior World Championship: Ravinder reaches final; Baliyan, Deepak win bronze

The Hindu  

Upcoming Indian wrestler Ravinder lined himself up for his second international title by reaching the 61kg final of the junior world championship while Gourav Baliyan and Deepak won bronze medals here on Tuesday. Ravinder had won the Asian Cadet title in 2018 and also won a silver at the 2019 Under-23 World championship. The 20-year-old Baliyan won the bronze play-off …

World Youth Archery Championships: Komalika Bari, Sakshi Chaudhary in finals
3 years, 4 months ago

World Youth Archery Championships: Komalika Bari, Sakshi Chaudhary in finals

The Hindu  

Komalika Bari and Sakshi Chaudhary reached the women’s individual finals of the recurve junior and compound junior categories, respectively at the World youth archery championships in Wrocław, Poland on Thursday. READ: India U-18 compound archers shatter two qualifying world records Sakshi, ranked eighth, got a first round bye before getting past Kazakh Aizhan Seidakhmetova 142-141, Iranian Bita Asheghzadeh Oskouei 147-142, …

Defending champion Diya Chitale retains title at Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships
3 years, 9 months ago

Defending champion Diya Chitale retains title at Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships

Firstpost  

Diya’s 4-3 triumph was full of a character-assessment lesson for any youngster watching the match, as the Maharashtra paddler, down 2-3 and 3-5 in the sixth game, first built up confidence and then the points to outsmart Karnataka’s Yashaswini Ghorphade. Indore: Defending champion Diya Chitale retained the youth girls title with a hard-fought win while Swastika Ghosh came-from behind to …

National Table Tennis Championships: Anthony Amalraj enters round of 32 after close win; Jeet Chandra exits
3 years, 10 months ago

National Table Tennis Championships: Anthony Amalraj enters round of 32 after close win; Jeet Chandra exits

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Panchkula: Anthony Amalraj, who successfully battled COVID-19 after testing positive in October, progressed to the round of 32 in the UTT 82nd National Table Tennis Championships with a close win over Soumyadeep Sarkar, on Sunday. Ninth seed Amalraj eked out a 12-10, 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 14-12 win at the Tau Devi Lal Indoor Stadium, while 10th-seeded Jeet Chandra …

National table tennis championship: Manika, Archana scrape through
3 years, 10 months ago

National table tennis championship: Manika, Archana scrape through

The Hindu  

Manika Batra and Archana Kamath, along with upcoming talent Diya Chitale, represent the present and future of Indian women’s table tennis. Contrasting styles On Tuesday, the trio won their opening round matches in the National table tennis championship at Panchkula near here, in contrasting styles. If former champion Manika and Archana looked rusty for the better part of campaign-openers, the …

Ntini hopes India's U-19 players to make it big in IPL 2020
4 years, 11 months ago

Ntini hopes India's U-19 players to make it big in IPL 2020

The Hindu  

South Africa pace great Makhaya Ntini is “floored” by the mindset of the India U-19 team which he feels is on par with their illustrious senior counterparts. Ntini has singled out new IPL entrants Yashashvi Jaiswal, Ravi Bishnoi and Akash Tyagi as players to watch out for during the three-week long tournament beginning on Friday in South Africa. “In terms …

Syed Modi International: Kidambi Srikanth, Sourabh Verma advance to quarterfinals; Lakshya Sen, Ajay Jayaram bow out in second round
5 years, 1 month ago

Syed Modi International: Kidambi Srikanth, Sourabh Verma advance to quarterfinals; Lakshya Sen, Ajay Jayaram bow out in second round

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Women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy retired after they were lagging 0-2 in the opening game against English pair of Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith Lucknow: Former champion Kidambi Srikanth and Sourabh Verma advanced to the quarterfinals but young Lakshya Sen bowed out of the men’s singles contest at the Syed Modi International Badminton tournament on …

World Junior Chess: Mrudul, Aronyak cause upsets; Vaishali held
5 years, 2 months ago

World Junior Chess: Mrudul, Aronyak cause upsets; Vaishali held

The Hindu  

The World junior chess championship is just two days old but some of the lesser-rated Indian teens are already busy proving their prowess. Mrudul Dehankar, seeded a distant 29, produced a cracker of a performance on the top board to stun second seeded Greek International Master Stavroula Tsolakidou in just 23 moves. Less than 24 hours after holding the top …

Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali start with wins at Junior Chess
5 years, 2 months ago

Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali start with wins at Junior Chess

The Hindu  

Aronyak Ghosh continued his bronze-winning form, seen in the World under-16 Championship last week, to hold top-seeded Iranian Amin Tabatabaei in 51 moves as leading names found it tough to get going in the first round of the World Junior Chess Championship here on Tuesday. After a delayed opening ceremony, the action went deep into the evening with M. Karthikeyan …

World Junior Chess: Aravindh, Vaishali carry India’s hopes
5 years, 2 months ago

World Junior Chess: Aravindh, Vaishali carry India’s hopes

The Hindu  

After R. Praggnanandhaa showed the way in winning the world under-18 title last week in Mumbai, the pressure of expectations shifts to his training partners M. Karthikeyan and Aravindh Chithambaram to emerge triumphant in the World Junior Chess Championship beginning here on Tuesday. In fact, provisionally, Iran named its top two players – Alireza Firouzja and the defending World junior …

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