MOTORSPORT
Nationwide Karting Championship 2023: Double for Rivaan; Abhay, Ishaan win finals
Chennai’s 10-year-old Rivaan Dev Preetham dominated the Micro Max class whereas Bengaluru’s Abhay M and Ishaan Madesh topped their respective classes within the third spherical of the Meco-Fmsci Rotax Max Nationwide Karting Championship 2023 which concluded on the Meco Kartopia circuit in Bengaluru on Saturday.
MSPORT’s Rivaan, bounced again after a forgettable Spherical 2, and dominated the third spherical, successful each the pre-final and ultimate, and clocked the quickest laps in each races.
Within the Junior Max class, championship chief Ishaan from Peregrine Racing, suffered a uncommon loss within the pre-finals, however got here again strongly to clinch the ultimate, beating Aarav Dewan (Gurugram) of Leapfrog Racing by a snug margin.
Final 12 months’s junior champion, Abhay from Birel Artwork, who might solely take a 3rd place within the Senior Max pre-final, gained the finals with ease. Pune’s Arjun Chheda (Crest Motorsport) got here second whereas Raiden Samarvel from Mumbai (Rayo Racing) accomplished the rostrum.
Spherical 4 of the five-round Karting Nationals will probably be held from October 20 to 22 on the similar venue.
Outcomes
Senior Max – Last (16 laps): 1. Abhay M (Bengaluru, Birel Artwork India) (14mins, 51.497secs); 2. Arjun Chheda (Pune, Crest Motorsport) (14:53.072); 3. Raiden Samarvel (Mumbai, Rayo Racing) (14:58.639). Pre-Last (14 laps): 1. Arjun Chheda (12:53.488); 2. Veer Rajwade (Pune, Crest Motorsport) (12:58.030); 3. Abhay M (12:58.199).
Junior Max – Last (14 laps): 1. Ishaan Madesh (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (13:04.584); 2. Aarav Dewan (Gurugram, Leapfrog Racing) (13:06.267); 3. Hunner Singh (Gurugram, Birel Artwork India) (13:07.561). Pre-Last (11 laps): 1. Hunnder Singh (11:30.527); 2. Nikhilesh Raju (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (11:31.066); 3. Aarav Dewan (11:31.296).
Micro Max – Last (12 laps): 1. Rivaan Dev Preetham (Chennai, MSPORT) (12:05.803); 2. Zephaan Ardeshir (Mumbai, Peregrine Racing) (12:10.589); 3. Danish Dalmiya (Mumbai, Rayo Racing) (12:13.488). Pre-Last (10 laps): Rivaan Preetham (10:11.977); 2. Zephaan Ardeshir (10:19.948); 3. Darsh Nawalgaria (Bengaluru, MSPORT) (10:20.364)
– Particular Association
TENNIS
Asian under-12 championship: Srishti Kiran helps India beat Chiese Taipei
The Indian ladies and boys groups with their trophies within the Asian under-12 tennis championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
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The Indian ladies and boys groups with their trophies within the Asian under-12 tennis championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
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Srishti Kiran gained each her singles and doubles matches to assist India beat Chinese language Taipei 2-1 within the ladies ultimate of the Asian under-12 tennis championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Srishti beat Pin Tsen Chou 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-4 within the opening singles. She partnered Karthika Padmakumar after the latter had misplaced the second singles in three units, to script a 7-6(9), 6-1 victory over Tsai Jung Chiang and Chen Yun Tsai.
The Indian boys, nevertheless, had been overwhelmed 2-0 by Hong Kong within the ultimate and will gather solely seven video games in all.
The Indian ladies had earlier overwhelmed Thailand, Uzbekistan, Malaysia and Hong Kong within the knock-out and league levels.
The Indian boys had overwhelmed Myanmar, Iran, Indonesia, Chinese language Taipei and Turkmenistan earlier.
Outcomes:
Boys (ultimate): Hong Kong bt India 2-0 (Chun Kiu Lok bt Smit Undre 6-2, 6-2; Fu Wang Choi bt Vivaan Mirdha 6-1, 6-2).
Ladies (ultimate): India bt Chinese language Taipei 2-1 (Srishti Kiran bt Pin Tsen Chou 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-4; Karthika Padmakumar misplaced to Tsai Jung Chiang 3-6, 6-2, 2-6; Srishti & Karthika bt Tsai Jung Chiang & Chen Yun Tsai 7-6(9), 6-1).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Niki Poonacha loses doubles ultimate
Niki Poonacha in partnership with Antoine Escoffier was overwhelmed 6-3, 6-2 within the doubles ultimate by second seeds Sander Arends and David Pel of the Netherlands within the €118,000 Challenger tennis match in Rennes, France, on Sunday.
The Indo-French pair, which had earlier overwhelmed the highest seeds, collected 60 ATP factors and €4,050. The champion workforce gained 100 factors and €6,845.
Within the $15,000 ITF girls’s occasion in Monastir, Tunisia, Vaishnavi Adkar was overwhelmed 7-6(6), 6-0 within the ultimate by third seed Aruzhan Sagandikova of Kazakhstan.
The outcomes:
€118,000 Challenger, Rennes, France
Doubles (ultimate): Sander Arends & David Pel (Ned) bt Antoine Escoffier (Fra) & Niki Poonacha 6-3, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF girls, Monastir, Tunisia
Singles (ultimate): Aruzhan Sagandikova (Kaz) bt Vaishnavi Adkar 7-6(6), 6-0.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
BASKETBALL
Khalsa College wins Junior NBA nationals
Khalsa College, Ludhiana, gained each the under-14 and under-12 titles within the Reliance Basis Junior NBA inter-school nationwide finals on the Jaypee Greens, Higher Noida, on Sunday.
Within the boys part, Chhotu Ram Trendy Senior Secondary College, Delhi gained the under-14 trophy. Don Bosco Excessive College, Matunga, Mumbai, bagged the under-12 title.
The 3×3 finals was performed among the many regional champions who had assembled from the 14 cities Chennai, Kottayam, Mumbai, Kochi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Delhi, Aizawl and Jamshedpur.
The tenth version of the competitors attracted participation from about 7000 kids from greater than 600 faculties throughout the nation.
The outcomes:
Underneath-14 boys: Chhotu Ram Trendy Senior Secondary College, Delhi, bt Vibgyor Excessive College, Malad, Mumbai, 21-9.
Underneath-12 boys: Don Bosco Excessive College, Matunga, Mumbai, bt Vidyagyan College, Sitapur, Lucknow, 13-12.
Underneath-14 ladies: Khalsa College, Ludhiana bt Phoenix Greens College of Studying, Hyderabad, 13-8.
Underneath-12 ladies: Khalsa College, Ludhiana bt Sacred Coronary heart College, Chandigarh, 9-8.