SNOOKER
Reigning Nationwide champion and No. 1 Sourav Kothari will spearhead India’s problem within the snooker World Cup to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from Friday.
Kothari has additionally been given a wild card to the IBSF World 6 pink snooker championship that will probably be held after the World Cup from September 21-25 on the identical venue.
The opposite two Indians who will probably be in fray are present India No. 2 Paras Gupta and Kamal Chawla.
Greater than 20 international locations are anticipated to take part in these main championships of the World Snooker calendar over the following fortnight.
These are the primary worldwide particular person snooker championships that Kothari will probably be collaborating in since changing into the nationwide champion in December final 12 months and having missed the Asian Snooker Championship in Doha earlier this 12 months as a consequence of unavoidable circumstances.
A six-member Indian ladies’s group will even participate within the championship.
FOOTBALL
Sreenidi Deccan indicators Lalchungnunga Chhangte from Hyderabad FC
Sreenidi Deccan FC introduced the signing of winger Lalchungnunga Chhangte from Hyderabad FC on Friday.
The Mizoram-born footballer joins Sreenidi Deccan FC after impressing within the home leagues and making a reputation for himself with standout performances at Hyderabad FC.
Head Coach Domingo Oramas expressed his pleasure concerning the signing, saying “Chhangte is a participant with immense potential. His pace, technical capacity, and flexibility make him a invaluable addition to our squad. We’re assured he’ll carry a brand new stage of dynamism to our assault, and we’re excited to see how he develops with us.”
Chhangte mentioned he was excited to start this new chapter of his profession with Sreenidi Deccan FC. “It’s an ideal alternative for me to develop as a participant, and I’m trying ahead to contributing to the group’s success. I can’t wait to get began and provides my all for the membership and its venture,” he mentioned.
-Group Sportstar
Tremendous League Kerala – Forca Kochi slavages 1-1 draw in opposition to Kannur Warriors
Forca Kochi was let down by a howler from its goalkeeper, however it nonetheless managed to salvage a degree – its first within the Tremendous League Kerala.
The Kochi males couldn’t have afforded one other defeat after dropping its opening match, and no one would grudge its 1-1 draw with Kannur Warriors on Friday night time. The Warriors have moved to the highest of the desk with 4 factors from two video games.
David Grande celebrating his freak purpose for Kannur Warriors in opposition to Forca Kochi within the Tremendous League Kerala.
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David Grande celebrating his freak purpose for Kannur Warriors in opposition to Forca Kochi within the Tremendous League Kerala.
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It was the Kochi facet that seemed keener to press ahead from early on, and the primary purpose got here nearly in opposition to the run of play within the 18th minute. And that purpose will hang-out the Kochi goalkeeper Subhasish Roy Choudhury for a while: his lazy goal-kick hit the again of a leaping David Grande contained in the field, and the deflection beat him comfortably. It was certainly the freakiest of targets.
Forca, nonetheless, continued to assault via both wing, with Nijo Gilbert arising with some effective crosses. However, the equaliser eluded the group until effectively into the second half.
It lastly got here – off an excellent cross from Mentioned Nidhal from the precise. Basanta Singh’s header proved good.
The end result
Kannur Warriors 1 (David Grande 18) drew with Forca Kochi (Basanta Singh 77).
-P.Okay. Ajith Kumar
TENNIS
ITF junior tennis: Qualifier Prachi beats Aakruti to arrange title conflict in opposition to prime seed Aishwarya
Qualifier Prachi Malik beat Aakruti Sonkusare 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on the Ahmedabad Metropolis Basis courts on Friday to arrange a title conflict in opposition to prime seed Aishwarya Jadhav within the woman’s part of the ITF junior tennis event.
The boy’s last will probably be between Om Patel and Vatsal Manikantan.
Outcomes
Boys (semifinals): Om Patel bt Mannan Agarwal 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-1; Vatsal Manikantan bt Prabir Chavda 7-6(6), 6-4.
Doubles (last): Shaurya Bhardwaj & Ranvir Singh bt Parth Deorukhakar & Om Verma 6-3, 6-2.
Ladies (semifinals): Aishwarya Jadhav bt Saiyette Varadkar 6-1, 6-0; Prachi Malik bt Aakruti Sonkusare 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
Doubles (last): Shaivi Dalal & Parthsarthi Mundhe bt Angel Patel & Pal Upadhyay 7-5, 6-3.
-Group Sportstar
GOLF
Vidhatri overcomes moist circumstances to win third straight title in eleventh leg of WPGT
Vidhatri Urs performed good in moist circumstances to carry out a hat-trick of titles, as she comfortably received the eleventh leg of the Hero Ladies’s Professional Golf Tour on the Delhi Golf Membership on Friday.
With the third spherical additionally being lowered to 9 holes owing to persistent rain, as was the case on the second day, Vidhatri shot one-under 35, as she got here up with a birdie on the eighth, and shot par throughout the remainder.
Champion Vidhatri Urs within the eleventh leg of the Hero Ladies’s Professional Golf Tour on the Delhi Golf Membership on Friday.
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Champion Vidhatri Urs within the eleventh leg of the Hero Ladies’s Professional Golf Tour on the Delhi Golf Membership on Friday.
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With a rating of 8-under 136 over 36 holes, Vidhatri beat Hitaashee Bakshi by six photographs. Hitaashee additionally shot one-under 35 for the day, and an total 2-under 142. Sneha Singh was third with 143, three photographs forward of the skilled Amandeep Drall. Anvvi Dahhiya and Tvesa Malik Sandhu had been tied for fifth with 147.
Seher Atwal had a hole-in-one, and had an excellent par 36 for the day, for a five-over 149 that positioned her joint seventh with beginner Mannat Brar.
Gauri Karhade, Ridhima Dilawari and Shweta Mansingh had been tied for the ninth place at 150.
-Group Sportstar
BRIDGE
Delhi to host the cash-rich twenty first HCL Worldwide Bridge from September 14
The twenty first HCL Worldwide bridge championship with a prize purse of $325,000 will probably be performed on the Leela Atmosphere Conference right here from Saturday.
One of many richest bridge occasions on this planet, the event has attracted over 1000 gamers and 180 groups from the USA, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Russia, Israel, UAE, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh aside from host India.
A brand new Combined IMP pairs occasion has been added to the schedule this 12 months. The Group of 4 Gold, the Group of 4 Silver, Open Match level pairs, and IMP Pairs would be the different occasions within the nine-day event.
The championship will culminate with the Professional-Am occasion that can witness amateurs partnering professionals, and study the nuances of the sport.
The championship was established in 2003 by Mrs. Kiran Nadar, a Commonwealth Video games gold medalist who additionally received a medal within the Asian Video games in 2018.
“I warmly welcome all gamers from all over the world. As our flagship sports activities initiative, I’ve seen the HCL Worldwide Bridge championship develop steadily annually, by way of scale, participation, status and competitiveness. I sit up for competing in opposition to the perfect groups,” mentioned Kiran Nadar.
-Group Sportstar
SWIMMING
Karnataka retains Senior Nationwide Aquatic Championships title
Karnataka males’s 4x100m freestyle quartet set a brand new meet file to assist the state win the general title on the 77th Senior Nationwide Aquatic Championships that concluded right here on Friday.
Prithvi M, Kartikeyan Nair, Akash Mani and Srihari Nataraj mixed to submit 3 minutes 28.09 seconds and higher Karnataka’s personal file of three:28.16 set in 2023. Unni Krishnan S, Vikkas Prabhakar, Vinayak Vijay and Anand A of Providers completed second with 3:28.93.
The meet additionally witnessed Railways Shivangi Sarma, Astha Choudhury, Kanya Nayyar and Avantika Sudhir Chavan break Maharashtra’s earlier meet file of 4:02.24 within the ladies’s 4x100m freestyle created in 2023 by clocking 4:01.83.
Karnataka’s Shirin, Vihitha Nayana Loganathan, Shalini R Dixit and Hashika Ramachandra got here second with 4:02.62.
Karnataka bagged 17 golds, 12 silvers and 4 bronze to clinch the general title. Maharashtra completed total runner-up with six gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals.
Aneesh S Gowda of Karnataka was named the boys’s particular person champion with 4 gold medals whereas Hashika Ramachandra, additionally of Karnataka, claimed the highest spot amongst ladies with 3 golds and 1 silver.
Within the ladies’s 400m particular person medley, Karnataka’s Thanya Shadakshar was marginally main within the preliminary 100m of butterfly however Maharashtra’s Saanvi Deshwal pulled forward of her within the subsequent 100m backstroke.
Thanya made up a ways in breaststroke to return up alongside Saanvi and within the final 100m of freestyle put a big distance between them. Thanya completed first with 5:08.10 whereas Saanvi got here in second with 5:10.89.
Providers’ Vinayak Vijay was main the 400m particular person medley within the first 100m butterfly, accompanied by Dhulipudi Varshith of Telangana and Yug Chelani of Rajasthan.
Dhulipudi and Yug overtook Vinayak within the subsequent 100m backstroke, however the former clawed his means again into rivalry within the breaststroke. Within the final 100m of freestyle, Yug Chelani and Andhra Pradesh’s Mongam Theerdhu Samadev turned the desk to complete first and second with 4:36.39 and 4:36.44 respectively.
The ladies’s 200m backstroke noticed Odisha’s Pratyasa Ray lead within the first 50m however Bengal’s Soubrity Mondal turned on the afterburners to grab the lead and held it for the remainder of the race to complete first with 2:21.76. Pratyasa completed second with 2:24.29.
Within the males’s 200m backstroke, Tamil Nadu’s Nithik Nathella and Maharashtra’s Rishabh Anupam Das went neck to neck initially. However, Rishabh started pulling forward midway via the race however within the final 50m dash Nithik overtook him and claimed first place, clocking 2:03.47. Rishabh completed second at 2:04.03.
Sharing his expertise, Srihari Natraj mentioned, “It was an ideal meet, getting back from the Olympics, it was an ideal probability to compete with pals. Karnataka placed on an ideal present and retained the title once more, I’m positive they might’ve received with out me.”
-PTI
TENNIS
ITF ladies’s tennis: Shrivalli loses in opposition to prime seed Gibson in quarterfinals
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty went down combating as she was overwhelmed 6-3, 7-5 by prime seed Talia Gibson within the quarterfinals of the $60,000 ITF ladies’s tennis event in Perth, Australia, on Friday.
Within the $25,000 males’s occasion in Bali, Indonesia, Sai Karteek Reddy received the doubles title in partnership with Bogdan Bobrov.
Outcomes
$133,250 Challenger, Guangzhou, China Doubles (semifinals): Francis Alcantara (Phi) & Pruchya Isaro (Tha) bt Rithvik Bollipalli & Arjun Kadhe 1-6, 7-6(5), [11-9].
$25,000 ITF males, Bali, Indonesia Doubles (last): Bogdan Bobrov & Sai Karteek Reddy bt Matthew Scaglia (Fra) & Jakub Wojcik (USA) 6-2, 6-4.
$15,000 ITF males, Tehran, Iran Singles (quarterfinals): Dev Javia bt Martin van der Meerschen (Bel) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
$15,000 ITF males, Monastir, Tunisia Singles (quarterfinals): Karan Singh bt Egor Agafonov 6-3, 2-0 (retired).
Doubles (semifinals): Erik Arutunian (Blr) & Alexander Zgirovsky bt Maximus Jones (Tha) & Karan Singh 6-3, 5-7, [11-9].
$15,000 ITF males, Singapore Doubles (semifinals): Park Seungmin (Kor) & Nitin Kumar Sinha bt Samir Banerjee & Adhithya Ganesan (USA) 6-3, 7-6(8).
$60,000 ITF ladies, Perth, Australia Singles (quarterfinals): Talia Gibson (Aus) bt Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 6-3, 7-5.
$25,000 ITF ladies, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Doubles (quarterfinals): Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) & Sahaja Yamalapalli btMariana Barraza (Col) & Fernan Macias (Mex) 6-1, 6-1.
$15,000 ITF ladies, Singapore Singles (quarterfinals): Rutuja Bhosale bt Carol Lee (USA) 6-4, 6-3.