GOLF
Worldwide Sequence to host $2 million occasion in Gurugram
The Worldwide Sequence will host a $2 million golf occasion on the DLF Golf and Nation Membership in Gurugram, with a number of the largest stars of LIV Golf and Asian Tour, from January 30 to February 2.
The main star of LIV Golf, Anirban Lahiri will compete within the occasion. It is going to be the primary of the ten occasions of the 2025 season of the Worldwide Sequence, and previous to the LIV Golf’s season opener scheduled in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from February 6 to eight.
“It is rather thrilling for me to be related to this occasion. DLF has been such a beautiful host for over 15 years. We have now had some wonderful occasions. The purpose could be to have a very good area to showcase what we try to do,” stated Anirban Lahiri in an interplay with the media.
“This floor breaking partnership with LIV Golf and The Worldwide Sequence brings best-in-class sporting occasion to India. We’re assured that the course will provide the world’s finest a stern take a look at and we sit up for welcoming golf followers from all over the world,” stated DLF’s Joint Managing Director, Aakash Ohri.
“It’s no secret that India is a key market in world golf. Partnering with DLF to convey this event to the subcontinent is a landmark effort for us,”, stated The Head of The Worldwide Sequence, Rahul Singh.
“The Worldwide Sequence occasions are blue chip occasions on the calendar.
It’s a main milestone to have this occasion on the DLF Golf and Nation Membership subsequent yr. It is going to provide one thing new for the gamers to take pleasure in,” stated the CEO of Asian Tour, Cho Minn Thant.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
TABLE TENNIS
High paddlers absent at the UTT Nationwide Rating Desk Tennis event
The absence of some high paddlers have taken the sheen out of the UTT Nationwide Rating Desk Tennis event which will get underway on the Jimmy George indoor stadium on Thursday.
Harmeet Desai, Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula have chosen to play in worldwide tournaments to spice up their rankings and have skipped this occasion. G. Sathiyan, contemporary from his triumph in Inter Institutional championships, is the highest seed and can renew his rivalry with Manav Thakkar. Sathiyan beat Manav within the last within the Inter Institutional championships and they’re seeded primary and two respectively within the males’s part. Manush Shah, the semifinalist in Inter Institutional TT, Ankur Bhattacharjee, Sourav Saha, Payas Jaini are different distinguished gamers within the males’s part.
Nationwide inter Inter Institutional singles champion Swastika Ghosh might be trying to proceed her successful run. Nonetheless, Swastika, who’s the fourth seed, should face robust challenges from Diya Chitale, Yashwini Ghorpade and Baisya Poymantee.
Aside from women and men’s occasions, the competitors might be held in under-11, under-13, under-15, under-17 and under-19 classes within the eight-day event. Kerala Legislative Meeting speaker A.N. Shamsheer will inaugurate the event which is organised by Desk Tennis Affiliation of Kerala (TTAK).
-Praveen Chandran
MORE SPORTS
SBI honours 29 Paralympic medallists
The State Financial institution of India (SBI) offered money awards to the 29 medallists of the Paris Paralympics at a felicitation operate on the Worldwide Day of Individuals with Disabilities on Tuesday.
“India’s efficiency on the Paralympics marked a defining second in our nation’s sporting journey. These athletes have redefined what is feasible via sheer willpower and resilience, breaking boundaries and galvanizing a nation. At SBI, we’re honoured to assist these champions and are dedicated to nurturing expertise and constructing a extra inclusive, thriving ecosystem for Indian sports activities,”, stated the Chairman of SBI, CS Setty.
As a part of its assist, the SBI in collaboration with the Synthetic Limbs Manufacturing Cororation of India (ALIMCO) has deliberate to distribute assistive units to roughly 9,000 individuals throughout the nation, within the present monetary yr.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
HOCKEY
Comptroller and Auditor Common XI confirms semifinal berth
Comptroller and Auditor Common XI confirmed its semifinal berth with a 7-3 victory over Central Bureau of Direct Taxes in a quarterfinal league match of the SNBP sixtieth Nehru hockey event on the Shivaji Stadium on Wednesday.
Nabin Kujur (3) and Deepak Malik (2) did the majority of the scoring for the CAG XI.
The outcomes (quarterfinal league): Comptroller and Auditor Common XI 7 (Nabir Kujur 3, Deepak Malik 2, Bharath Kurtakoti, NM Surya) bt Central Bureau of Direct Taxes 3 (Pranam Gowda, Vikash Choudhary, Samir Khan).
RSPB 4 (Gursahibjit Singh 2, Pratap Lakra, Pankaj) bt Military XI 2 (Sumeet Pal, Cyril Lugun).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
TENNIS
Tennis Premier League: Sonmez guides Eagles to win over Rangers
Zeynep Sonmez, the world No.90, performed a major function in serving to Yash Mumbai Eagles to a 54-46 victory over the formidable Rajasthan Rangers in a preliminary match of the Tennis Premier League on the CCI on Wednesday.
Zeynep Sonmez, the star for Mumbai Eagles in its victory over Rajasthan Rangers within the TPL in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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Zeynep Sonmez, the star for Mumbai Eagles in its victory over Rajasthan Rangers within the TPL in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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The 22-year-old from Turkey, Zeynep received her singles 17-8 in opposition to Cristina Dinu. Later she partnered Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan for an entertaining 15-10 victory over Rohan Bopanna and Cristina within the blended doubles.
Nonetheless, it was Hyderabad Strikers that rose to the highest of the desk after two days of motion, with a 55-45 win over Chennai Smashers that took its tally to 112 factors. Vishnu Vardhan performed a key function in successful the blended doubles and doubles matches with Harriet Dart and Benjamin Lock respectively.
For Gujarat Panthers, Ekaterina Kazionova made the distinction, within the staff’s 54-46 victory over Punjab Patriots, by outplaying Akanksha Nitture 19-6. Punjab did win with S Mukund beating Sumit Nagal 15-10, and Mukund and Saketh Myneni beating Sumit and Vijay Sundar Prashanth 15-10, however the distinction was laborious to bridge.
The outcomes (league):
Bengaluru SG Pipers bt Bengal Wizards 52-48 (Gabriela Knutson misplaced to Kamilla Rakhimova 11-14; Bernabe Miralles misplaced to Niki Poonacha 12-13; Gabriela & Anirudh Chandrasekar bt Kamilla & Sriram Balaji 14-11; Bernabe & Anirudh bt Balaji & Poonacha 15-10).
Gujarat Panthers bt Punjab Patriots 54-46 (Ekaterina Kazionova bt Akanksha NItture 19-6; Sumit Nagal misplaced to S Mukund 10-15; Kazionova & Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt Akanksha & Saketh Myneni 15-10; Sumit & Vijay misplaced to Mukund & Saketh 10-15).
Hyderabad Strikers bt Chennai Smashers 55-45 (Harriet Dart bt Conny Perrin 14-11; Benjamin Lock misplaced to Hugo Gaston 11-14; Dart & Vishnu Vardhan bt Rithvik Bollipalli & Conny 16-9; Benjamin & Vishnu bt Gaston & Rithvik 14-11).
Yash Mumbai Eagles bt Rajasthan Rangers 54-46 (Zeynep Sonmez bt Cristina Dinu 17-8; Karan Singh misplaced to Arthur Fery 11-14; Zeynep & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan bt Cristina & Rohan Bopanna 15-10; Karan & Jeevan misplaced to Arthur & Bopanna 11-14).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Samarth Sahita bounces again to beat high seed Arnav Paparkar
Samarth Sahita bounced again from the brink of defeat to beat the highest seed Arnav Paparkar 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-2 within the boys pre-quarterfinals of the ITF junior tennis event on the Deccan Gymkhana on Wednesday.
within the quarterfinals, Samarth will face Vihaan Reddy of USA, who put Egor Shcherbakov. Champion of the final event Arjun Rathi, Sehaj Singh Pawar and Aarjun Pandit had been the opposite Indians to make the quarterfinals.
Within the ladies part, qualifier Sai Janvi beat sixth seed Eva Kaliadina 6-3, 6-2. Champion of the final two tournaments, Rishitha Basireddy, Parthsarthi Mundhe, Aishwarya Jadhav and Nainika Bendram had been the opposite Indian ladies to make the quarterfinals.
The outcomes (pre-quarterfinals):
Underneath-18 boys: Samarth Sahita bt Arnav Paparkar 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-2; Vihaan Reddy (USA) bt Egor Shcherbakov 6-4, 6-4; Arjun Rathi bt Cody Atkinson (Nzl) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5; Sehaj Singh Pawar bt Izyan Ahmad (USA) 6-2, 6-4; Aarjun Pandit bt Snir Morag (Isr) 7-6(5), 7-6(5); Fedor Altukhov bt Shanker Heisnam 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3; Aaron Gabet (Fra) bt Venkat Rishi Batlanki (USA) 3-6, 3-0 (retired); Alan Aiukhanov bt Kandhavel Mahalingam 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.
Underneath-18 ladies: Aoi Watanabe (Jpn) bt Alexandra Bayuschenko 3-6, 6-0, 3-1 (retired); Parthsarthi Mundhe bt Raja Sarvagnya Kilaru 6-2, 6-0; Yasaman Yazdani (Iri) bt Yuzuha Negishi (Jpn) 6-4, 7-5; Nelli Ivanova bt Laxmisiri Dandu 6-3, 7-6(3); Aishwarya Jadhav bt Harithashree Venkatesh 7-5, 6-3; Nainika Bendram bt Snigdha Kanta 6-2, 6-4; Sai Janvi bt Eva Kaliadina 6-3, 6-2; Rishitha Basireddy to Cocomi Saito (Jpn) 6-2, 6-4.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Tanisha Kashyap defeats Vivien Sandberg
Tanisha Kashyap scored a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Vivien Sandberg of Germany within the first spherical of the $15,000 ITF girls’s tennis event in Stellenbosch, South Africa, on Wednesday.
Tanisha had additionally made the doubles quarterfinals earlier in partnership with Elena Namshidi of Denmark.
The outcomes:
$100,000 ITF girls, Dubai, UAE
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) & Ankita Raina bt Arianne Hartono (Ned) & Prarthana Thombare 6-3, 5-7, [10-7]; Anastasia Zolotareva & Rada zolotareva bt Shrivalli Bhamidipaty & Evialina Laskevich 6-2, 7-5.
$15,000 ITF girls, Stellenbosch, South Africa Singles (first spherical): Tanisha Kashyap bt Vivien Sandberg (Ger) 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Elena Jamshidi (Den) & Tanisha Kashyap bt Kaat Coppez (Bel) & Elizaveta Shebekina 6-2, 6-1.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
HANDBALL
Asian girls’s handball championship: Iran defeats India in Group B match
The Iran staff got here up with a spirited efficiency to beat host India 32-30, after main 16-15 at half time in a group-B league match of the twentieth Asian girls’s handball championship on the KD Jadhav area of the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium right here on Wednesday.
Nastaran Koudzarifarahani high scored for the Iran staff with seven targets, whereas Sefareh Rahmanian, Hdiseh Khorzoughi and Arezou Kiyaniara pumped 5 targets every.
For India, Bhawana continued to be the important thing performer with seven targets, whereas Menika, Priyanka Thakur, Shalini Thakur, Gulshan Sharma, Priyanka scored 4 targets every, and Sushma slotted three.
With Japan because the formidable staff within the group, the loss to Iran was a knock-out punch for India’s aspirations to make the semifinals and qualify for the World Championship subsequent yr.
The third day of the league section might be performed on Friday, after a day’s relaxation.
The outcomes (league):
Group-A: Korea bt Kazakhstan 30-20; China bt Singapore 47-10.
Group-B: Japan bt Hong Kong 47-6; Iran bt India 32-30.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
BASKETBALL
Nationwide youth basketball championships: Karnataka boys, ladies in finals
Title holder Tamil Nadu and Karnataka arrange a repeat of final yr’s ladies’ last within the Nationwide youth basketball championships on the Sabuj Sathi Indoor Stadium, Howrah, on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu, which led a keenly-fought affair 39-31 at half-time, beat Kerala 73-62, whereas Karnataka defeated Maharashtra 77-61 within the semifinals.
Karnataka had a positive day as its boys additionally made it to the summit conflict after getting the higher of Haryana 84-77 within the final 4.
Karnataka boys will meet defending champion Rajasthan, which beat Tamil Nadu 88-54.
The outcomes (semifinals): Boys: Rajasthan 88 (Piyush Choudhary 25, Bhupendra Singh Rathore 18, Zuber Khan 12) bt Tamil Nadu 54 (Priyadarsan A.R. 12, R. Hariram 12); Karnataka 84 ( Khushal Singh 28, Adhithya Shenoi 16, Samarth Manur 15, Viabhav Gowda 14, Harsh Yatish 11) bt Haryana 77 (Chirag 23, Veer Singh 16, Rahul 16, Shekhar Rathee 15).
Ladies: Tamil Nadu 73 (Jefrin A. 16, Sumitra Devi 15, Angelina Arun George 14) bt Kerala 62 (Arthika Ok. 25, Vaugha T. 15); Karnataka 77 (Nithi Umesh 16, Tanushree Taum 16, Deepika P.P. 15, Mahek Sharma 11) bt Maharashtra 61 (Aarya Phatangare 25, Reva Kulkarni 17)
-Crew Sportstar