TENNIS
Aditya Khanna wins gold in ITF AGM in Mexico
Aditya Khanna in partnership with Eziz Dovletov gained the doubles title within the Worldwide Tennis Federation (ITF) Annual Common Assembly, in Cancun, Mexico.
A daily within the ITF Masters circuit, Aditya, and the president of Turkmenistan Tennis Federation, Eziz Dovletov, beat 17-time Grand Slam champion and Olympic gold medallist Mark Woodforde and his accomplice Philip Mock, 10-8 within the ultimate.
The ITF AGM had a two-day convention on world tennis growth other than a collection of bilateral conferences. The tennis occasion was organised as a one-day affair, that includes 96 gamers from all over the world.
Aditya and his accomplice gained 9 matches in all, together with 5 within the league section. All of the matches had been performed on an excellent tie-break format.
“I used to be thrilled to hit a forehand winner down the road on match level at 9-8. This title could have a particular place in my coronary heart”, mentioned Aditya who had gained two earlier titles in 2015 and 2016. He had in truth gained one together with his brother Ashish Khanna, in Umag, Croatia.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
Madhwin wins each the lads’s singles and doubles titles
Madhwin Kamath gained each the lads’s singles and doubles titles within the Rs.200,000 AITA tennis event on the Ace Tennis Academy, Palodiia..
Within the singles ultimate, Madhwin beat Aryan Shah 6-4, 7-5. Madhwin gained the doubles title in partnership with Dharmil Shah. The ladies’s title was gained by Saily Thakkar, as she beat Sreenidhi Amireddy 6-2, 7-5 within the ultimate.
THE RESULTS
Males (ultimate): Madhwin Kamath bt Aryan Shah 6-4, 7-5; Semifinals: Aryan bt Dhruv Hirpara 3-6, 7-5, 6-3; Madhwinn bt Nirav Shetty 6-1, 6-0. Doubles (ultimate): Madhwin Kamath & Dharmil Shah bt Shourya Manik & Mohit Bondre 6-3, 6-4.
Ladies (ultimate): Saily Thakkar bt Sreenidhi Amireddy 6-2, 7-5; Semifinals: Saily bt Sonicka Jadeesh 6-3, 6-2; Sreenidhi bt Richa Chougule 6-3, 6-3. Doubles (ultimate): Sonicka Jadeesh & Khushali Modi bt Sreenidhi Amireddy & Pavithra Reddy 6-4,, 3-6, [11-9].
– Kamesh Srinivasan
MOTORSPORT
Indian Nationwide Bike Racing Championship: Chiranth and Prabhu share honours by within the premier Professional-Inventory 165cc Open class
Bengaluru teenager Chiranth Vishwanath (Petronas TVS Racing) and Chennai veteran Prabhu Arunagiri (Pacer Yamaha) shared honours by successful a race apiece within the premier Professional-Inventory 165cc Open class whereas Rajiv Sethu (RACR Castrol Power1) continued his unbeaten run within the Professional-Inventory 301-400cc Open class within the fourth spherical of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian Nationwide Bike Racing Championship on the Madras Worldwide Circuit, right here on Saturday.
Chiranth Vishwanath, the winner of Race-1 within the Professional-Inventory 165cc Open class in INMRC.
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Chiranth Vishwanath, the winner of Race-1 within the Professional-Inventory 165cc Open class in INMRC.
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One other Bengalurean, 22-year-old six-footer Manvith Reddy (RACR Castrol Power1), bided his time to win the Novice (Inventory 165cc) race after a few front-runners, together with pole-sitter Vignesh Goud, retired, whereas his team-mate Puducherry’s Lani Zena Fernandez made one of the best of pole place begin to rating a snug victory, her second win of the season, within the Ladies (Inventory 165cc) class of the Nationwide championship.
Chiranth, solely 16, was spectacular in successful Race-1 of the Professional-Inventory 165cc Open class. He confirmed an enormous coronary heart for an in depth combat to beat championship chief Rajiv Sethu, who regardless of beginning P12 after a disastrous qualifying session, led briefly. Nonetheless, a unfastened footrest after which a damaged gear lever noticed Sethu pull out of his battle with Chiranth and was content material to complete second. Earlier, pole-sitter Sarthak Chavan, the 16-year-old from Pune, retired after a high-side crash at Flip-1 within the very first lap, however walked away unharmed, clearing the best way for Chiranth to hit the entrance.
In Race-2 of the identical class within the night, Prabhu Arunagiri absolutely capitalised on a set of latest tyres to a run-away win, whereas behind him his Pacer Yamaha team-mate Mathana Kumar did nicely to carry up the site visitors that included Sarthak Chavan, who finally completed second forward of KY Ahamed. Mathana, who had scored a double within the first spherical in June, got here fourth.
Sarthak suffered yet one more crash after coming collectively together with his Petronas TVS Racing team-mate KY Ahamed within the Professional-Inventory 301-400cc Open race, just a little later. With the 2 out of rivalry, Sethu stormed into the lead and fought off Hyderabad’s Rahil Pillarisetty (KTM Gusto Racing) for his sixth consecutive win of the season.
Chiranth Vishwanath ended the day on a successful observe by topping the Open (RR310) class of the Petronas TVS One-Make Championship.
Thailand’s Vorapong Malahuan clocked a blistering lap of 1 minute, 49.198secs for pole place within the inaugural TVS E-Invitation Race class, forward of two Petronas TVS Racing manufacturing facility riders KY Ahamed (01:50.666) and Jagan Kumar (01:50.681).
PROVISIONAL RESULTS (ALL 6 LAPS UNLESS MENTIONED)
Nationwide Championship – Professional-Inventory 301-400cc Open: 1. Rajiv Sethu (Chennai, RACR Castrol Power1 Final) (11mins, 21.000secs); 2. Rahil Pillarisetty (Hyderabad, KTM Gusto Racing) (11:22.194); 3. Alwin Sundar (Chennai, KTM Gusto Racing) (11:27.023).
Professional-Inventory 165cc Open (Race-1): 1. Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (09:56.159); 2. Rajiv Sethu (Chennai, RACR Castrol Energy 1 Final) (09:58.863); 3. Ahamed KY (Chennai, Petronas TVS Racing) (10:03.002). Race-2: 1. Prabhu Arunagiri (Chennai, Pacer Yamaha) (11:48.680); 2. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, Petronas TVS Racing) (11:52.473); 3. Ahamed KY (Chennai, Petronas TVS Racing) (11:52.859).
Novice (Inventory 165cc): 1. Manvith Reddy Ok (Bengaluru, RACR Castrol Power1 Final) (13:16.375); 2. Abdul Basim (Chennai, Rockers Racing) (13:16.375); 3. Tasmai Cariappa (Mysuru, Pacer Yamaha 1) (13:16.869).
Ladies (Inventory 165cc, 5 laps): 1. Lani Zena Fernandes (Puducherry, RACR Castrol Power1 Final) (11:10.327); 2. Jagathishree (Chennai, One Racing) (11:12.974); 3. Ryhana Bee (Chennai, Axor Sparks Racing) (11:17.529). Qualifying (high 3, greatest lap): 1. Lani Zena Fernandez (02:12.592); 2. Ann Jennifer (Chennai, Alpha Racing) (02:13.274); 3. Ryhana Bee (02:16.213).
Assist Race (301-400cc, Novice): 1. Rohit Lad (Bengaluru, Pvt) (12:50.702); 2. Aldrin Babu (Chennai, RACR Castrol Power1) (12:53.293); 3. Vivek M (Bengaluru, Eminence Racing) (12:53.336).
Idemitsu Honda India Expertise Cup (NSF 250R) – Qualifying (high 3, greatest lap): 1. Kavin Quintal (Chennai) (01:51.512); 2. Shyam Sundar (Chennai) (01:54.039); 3. AS James (Bengaluru) (01:55.017).
Petronas TVS One-Make Championship – Open (Apache RR 310): 1. Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru) (11:34.135); 2. Senthil Kumar C (Coimbatore) (11:38.154); 3. G Balaji (Chennai) (11:42.214).
Ladies (Apache RTR 200, 5 laps): 1. Saimah Ajaz Baig (Pune) (11:19.600); 2. Nadine Religion Balaji (Chennai) (11:20.014); 3. Aisvariya V (Coimbatore) (11:34.185).
TVS E-Invitation Race – Qualifying / Apply (high 3, greatest lap): 1. Vorapong Malahuan (Thailand) (01:49.198); 2. KY Ahamed (Chennai) (01:50.666); 3. Jagan Kumar (Chennai) (01:50.681).
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