Indian sports activities wrap, June 1: Sharma makes lower in Germany; Veer, Om Prakash miss

GOLF

Sharma makes lower in Germany; Veer, Om Prakash miss

Shubhankar Sharma rose above a median season to maneuver into the weekend rounds with playing cards of 73-72 on the European Open on Saturday.

At 1-under after 36 holes, Sharma is tied 38.

Sharma who shot three birdies and three bogeys within the first spherical had 4 birdies in opposition to three bogeys within the second on the Par-73 Porsche Nord Course at Inexperienced Eagle.

In the meantime, Veer Ahlawat (79-70) and Om Prakash Chouhan (75-76) missed the lower.

It has been a modest season for Sharma, who has had only one top-10 end with tied seventh at Singapore Basic and one top-20 end with a tied sixteenth at Hero Indian.

But the Indian has made eight cuts in 11 begins within the 2023-24 season.

Laurie Canter will take a three-shot lead into the weekend after he posted a seven underneath par spherical of 66. There was a delay of three hours to spherical two tee instances attributable to a flooded course however as soon as play received underneath manner, Canter climbed to the highest of the leaderboard and has now set his sights on securing a maiden DP World Tour title.

In a single day chief Jannik De Bruyn and Dane Niklas Norgaard, who posted a five-under par spherical of 68, share second place on 9 underneath par.

Englishman Garrick Porteous sits in fourth place on seven underneath par with 4 holes left in his second spherical as play was suspended attributable to inadequate gentle.

Defending champion Tom McKibbin, nine-time DP World Tour winner Pablo Larrazabal, Japan’s Yuto Katsuragawa, Italian Guido Migliozzi and Jayden Schaper of South Africa are a shot additional again within the shared fifth place.

-PTI

Pranavi Urs strikes into joint lead at Dormy Open

 India’s Pranavi Urs continued her stable type on the Girls European Tour, rising to the highest of the leaderboard after the second spherical within the Dormy Open on Saturday.

Pranavi shares the lead with England’s Cara Gainer (65-71).

Pranavi, who had made each lower this season earlier than withdrawing from final week’s Jabra Basic, shot 2-under 70 within the rain-hit first spherical after which added a bogey free 6-under 66 to go 8-under.

Enjoying in her tenth begin, Pranavi shot her season’s greatest on LET, which bettered the 67s she shot in Lalla Meryem Cup and in Aramco Sequence Tampa. She has had two top-10s this yr.

Solely two Indian girls have gained on the Girls European Tour. Aditi Ashok, who now performs on the LPGA, has 5 wins and Diksha Dagar, who’s taking part in in Helsingborg this week, has gained twice.

This yr the Indian success has come from Tvesa Malik on the Sunshine Girls Tour in South Africa.

Gainer had two birdies in opposition to one bogey within the second spherical.

Trailing the main duo was Spain’s Mireia Prat who after a primary 70 was 4-under via 16 holes to be 6-under.

Emily Pentilla of Finland (71-68) and Patricia Isabel Schmidt (71-68) at 5-under.

Amongst different Indians, Tvesa (70-71) was certain to make the lower and was tied 15. Diksha with 70 within the first spherical was but to begin her second spherical because the morning noticed a variety of gamers full their unfinished first rounds.

Vani Kapoor, who shot 71 within the first spherical, had a tough second spherical as she was 9-over via 15 holes and certain to overlook the lower.

Pranavi, winner of the Hero Girls’s Professional-Golf Order of Advantage, began her second spherical from the primary tee with Teresa Toscano and Sophie Witt.

She birdied 4 instances on the entrance 9 of the Allerum Golf Membership and turned in 4-under.

On the again 9 she birdies on the twelfth and the 18th.

The spotlight for Pranavi was that three of her six birdies got here on the scoring Par-5s.

Earlier within the first spherical late on Friday, Pranavi was going sturdy at 3-under after her first 9 holes on the again 9.

Then on her second 9, she dropped a double bogey on Par-5 first and one other bogey on third.

She made up with birdies on the fifth and the seventh and completed with 70.

-PTI

Aditi Ashok makes lower at US Girls’s Open

India’s Aditi Ashok shot 1-over 71 to maneuver into the weekend rounds right here on the US Girls’s Open at Lancaster Golf Membership. Placing alongside her 3-over 74 on the primary day, Aditi was 4-over and tied-24 on the leaderboard.

Solely 4 gamers had been underneath par after 36 holes as scoring continued to stay powerful.

Aditi had two birdies in opposition to three bogeys within the second spherical after having three birdies, 4 bogeys and a double bogey on the primary day.

The world No 158, Wichanee Meechai from Thailand rose to the highest as she adopted her first 69 with a 67 and was 4-under.

Meechai, who has 5 skilled wins globally, holds a two-shot lead at 4-under.

Andrea Lee was closest at 2-under total after a 1-under 69 within the second spherical.

The 2021 and 2022 US Girls’s Open champions, Yuka Saso and Minjee Lee respectively, had been tied for third at 1-under. Lee shot a 1-under 69 within the second spherical to be tied together with her good pal Saso.

Eight gamers had been tied for fifth, together with 2019 Girls’s Open champion Hinako Shibuno and amateurs Asterisk Talley and Megan Schofill.

There have been 75 gamers who made the lower on the quantity at 8-over.

Among the many notables who miss the lower included No 1 Nelly Korda, two-time LPGA Tour winner Rose Zhang and defending champion Allisen Corpuz, in addition to main champions Brooke Henderson and Patty Tavatanakit.

Lexi Thompson, an 18-time US Girls’s Open participant may even miss taking part in the ultimate 36 holes.

-PTI

CRICKET

TNCA Awards 2023-24: Sai Sudharsan named Cricketer of the 12 months for the second successive time

B. Sai Sudharsan (centre) receives the Bishnuram Medhi Trophy for the Cricketer of the 12 months 2023-24 from former India cricketer W.V. Raman (left) on the 92nd TNCA annual day celebrations in Chennai on Saturday. Dr P Ashok Sigamani (proper), President, TNCA additionally seen within the image.
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B. Sai Sudharsan gained the Cricketer of the 12 months (2023-24) award for the second successive time within the 92nd annual day operate of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Affiliation (TNCA) held on the M.A. Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Saturday.

After successful the award, Sudharsan expressed happiness and mentioned that adapting rapidly to totally different conditions and what the workforce wants is one thing he wish to get higher at.

On successful the award, he mentioned: “It’s a dream come true. After I used to obtain awards throughout my u-14 days, I used to dream of successful the Cricketer of the 12 months award. I’m actually completely satisfied to have gained it for the second consecutive yr.”

On the foremost takeaways from the season, he mentioned: “I believe there are a variety of learnings out of this yr, to be sincere. As a result of, there have been so many difficulties; there have been so many uncomfortable conditions the place I used to be uncovered.

“After I returned from a break (damage break), there was an essential recreation for Tamil Nadu (Ranji Trophy semifinal vs. Mumbai) the place I couldn’t carry out. I used to be taking part in for India-A, after which immediately I performed the primary recreation of the Ranji Trophy. I used to be not in a position to carry out in that recreation as nicely. So, I believe, in such instances, adapting to totally different locations, adapting rapidly to what the workforce wants, is among the most essential factors which I wish to get higher at.

He added that he additionally learnt the way to handle and carry out when taking part in repeatedly in a season within the IPL.

“This was the primary time I performed 12-14 video games repeatedly within the IPL. So, the way to handle that and carry out was a studying.”

He obtained the award from the visitor of honour and former India cricketer W.V. Raman.

G. Kamalini bagged the Girls’s Cricketer of the 12 months award. Kamalini’s father Gunalan obtained the award from the previous TNCA President Rupa Srinivasan.

“We’ve undoubtedly not gained the Ranji Trophy as many instances as we must always have. Please win it for one explicit gentleman who’s sadly not right here. Please win it for N. Srinivasan, as a result of he’s promoted this recreation for 5 many years,” mentioned W.V. Raman in his speech.

He added that the TNCA ought to be “trying to encourage 4 or 5 gamers to play for the nation at a sure time.”

He addressed to the TNCA President Ashok Sigamani: “I believe after having spent 4 many years on this explicit sphere and having been related to the Affiliation, I can say with none concern that if there may be one factor missing, it’s that. We at all times simply recognized one cricketer and supported him for a decade. I need that to alter throughout your time, please.”

-S. Prasanna Venkatesan

BADMINTON

Tanvi Sharma registers title win in Bonn Worldwide

Younger Indian shuttler Tanvi Sharma defeated Wang Pei Yu of Chinese language Taipei in two video games to clinch title win within the Bonn Worldwide match, part of the BWF’s Future Sequence, on Saturday.

In a contest which lasted a little bit over half-an-hour, Tanvi, who’s ranked 181st on the earth, recorded a 21-19 22-20 victory.

The 15-year-old Tanvi from Punjab, who shot to limelight after clinching a gold medal on the Senior Asian Championship in Malaysia, got here from behind within the closing set to clinch the win over her opponent.

Nevertheless, there was disappointment in retailer for Indian girls’s doubles pairing of Srinidhi Narayanan and Radhika Sharma, who misplaced to Turkish pair of Yasemen Bektas and Zehra Erdem 21-17 21-10 in a one-sided contest.

In males’s doubles, Prakash Raj and Gouse Sheik misplaced to the Dutch mixture of Noah Haase Dyon van Wijlick 21-19, 21-16.

-PTI

SURFING

On penultimate day, TN surfers dominate Indian Open of Browsing

The surfers from Tamil Nadu continued their dominance on the second day of the Indian Open of Browsing which is underway on the Sasihitlu seaside.

The Tamil Nadu squad on Saturday secured all the highest 4 closing spots within the males’s open class and two spots in girls’s open class.

The three-day browsing extravaganza is organised by the Browsing Swami Basis and hosted by Mantra Surf Membership, underneath the aegis of Browsing Federation of India.

With the very best rating of the day (15.17), Sivaraj Babu signalled the start of Tamil Nadu’s domination. Sanjaikumar S (12.83), Sanjay Selvamani (11.63), Ajeesh Ali (11.43), Srikanth D (10.33), Manivanna T (9.40), Harish M (9.23), and Ruban V (7.93) had been the opposite surfers on this class who joined Sivaraj within the semifinals.

The Browsing Groms 16 and Underneath Boys quarterfinals occurred later within the day. Harish P, who’s presently ranked fifth in India, obtained the very best rating within the class (10.17).

The Pujar brothers had been retaining Karnataka’s hopes alive within the fierce competitors between East and West coast surfers. Tayin Arun (7.60), Prahlad Sriram (7.17), Raju Pujar (7.33), Pradeep Pujar (6.47), Akash Pujar (5.80), Yogesh A (4.40), and Som Sethi (4.40) had been among the many different high scorers who made it to the semifinals. Tomorrow is the day for this class’s semifinals and finals.

The ladies’s open surf class semifinals had been held on the penultimate day of the nationwide meet. Kamali Moorthi, the defending champion, demonstrated her improved manoeuvrability and browsing expertise by scoring 11.23 factors. Goa surfer Sugar Banarase scored 8.93 factors, placing up a very good battle. Neha Vaid (2.20) and Marielle Wunderink (1.87) are the opposite two surfers who made it to the finals to be held on Sunday.

Talking after securing her spot within the championship spherical, Kamali mentioned, “It took a while to paddle in as a result of the waves had been breaking back-to-back, making the circumstances a little bit tough.

“Within the heats, there was some competitors as nicely. I’m not underneath any strain, but when I hold fascinated with tomorrow’s finals, I can be. I merely need to get pleasure from myself, and I’m excited to defend my title on Sunday.” Wrapping up the day was the boys’s open class semifinal, amid fierce competitors among the many nation’s high surfers, Sanjai Kumar S, Sanjay Selvamani, Srikanth D, and Ajeesh Ali earned their locations within the closing with scores of 11.17, 11.03, 9.90, and 9.70 respectively.

The spotlight of the class was the stunning elimination of Sivaraj Babu, the highest scorer, who didn’t make it to the finals on Sunday.

-PTI

TENNIS

Sahaja Yamalapalli goes down combating

Sahaja Yamalapalli went down combating within the fourth spherical, crushed 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) by Catherine Harrison of USA in a battle of wits that lasted three hours and 24 minutes, within the $25,000 ITF girls’s tennis match in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

It was a commendable effort from Sahaja in a draw of 64.

Within the $40,000 girls’s occasion in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, Ankita Raina was crushed 6-1, 6-2 by Lucrezia Stefanini of Italy within the semifinals.

-Group Sportstar