FOOTBALL
Manipur storms into Rajmata Jijabai semis; Odisha holds Tamil Nadu
Defending champion Manipur thrashed Jharkhand 5-0 with a dominant second-half efficiency to seal a semifinal spot within the twenty ninth Senior Ladies’s Nationwide Soccer Championship for the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy in Narainpur on Monday.
Naorem Priyangka Devi (50’, 70’) and Dangmei Grace (58’, 86’) scored two objectives every, whereas Asem Roja Devi (84’) added one other one as Manipur topped Group A with 9 factors from three matches.
It nonetheless has a match in opposition to Tamil Nadu.
Within the different recreation, Odisha and Tamil Nadu drew 1-1.
Sandhiya Ranganathan scored for Tamil Nadu within the twelfth minute, whereas Malati Munda equalised within the twenty fourth minute.
The draw helped Odisha strengthen its place because it has accomplished its group engagements with seven factors after two wins, one defeat and one draw.
Whereas Odisha is positioned in second within the group behind Manipur, the opposite crew within the fray, Tamil Nadu, have 4 factors from three matches.
Its final match is in opposition to Manipur and Tamil Nadu must win by a margin of 4 objectives to progress within the event.
– PTI
West Bengal, Providers win in Santosh Trophy
West Bengal and defending champion Providers recorded emphatic wins within the Santosh Trophy nationwide soccer championship at Deccan Enviornment in Hyderabad on Monday.
West Bengal maintained its place on the prime of factors desk outplaying Telangana 3-0 whereas Providers notched up an equally comfy 4-0 win over Jammu & Kashmir.
Jammu & Kashmir remained on the backside with no factors from two video games. Telangana is at the moment in fifth with some extent from their draw in opposition to Rajasthan on the opening day.
For the house crew, Telangana it was a disappointing present regardless of retaining the rival ahead line at bay for the primary 39 minutes earlier than Robi Hansda took benefit of a botched clearance contained in the field and located the goal with an excellent effort – his eighth objective of the championship, overtaking Tamil Nadu’s Okay. Lijo and change into the top-scorer.
Quickly, Narohari Shrestha scored the second objective with a tremendous header on the stroke of half-time. Shrestha continued his tremendous scoring kind and netted his third of the ultimate spherical and the crew’s third of the sport within the 56th minute. Receiving a by ball from Rabilal Mandi on the fringe of the field, Shrestha swiftly turned and side-footed it into the bottom-right nook.
The outcomes:
West Bengal 3 (Robi Hansda 39’, Narohari Shrestha 45+3’, 56’)bt Telangana 0.
Providers 4 (Lethaolen Khongsai 11’, Sreyas VG 26’, Rahul Ramakrishnan 53’, Thingnam Bidyasagar Singh 54’) bt Jammu & Kashmir 0
– VV Subramanyam
SHOOTING
Riya Shirish Thatte wins 25m pistol occasion
Riya Shirish overcame a robust area and bouts of nerves to emerge the champion in ladies’s 25-metre sports activities pistol occasion within the 67th Nationwide capturing championship on the Dr. Karni Singh Vary, Tughlakabad, on Monday.
The 18-year-old Riya, a trainee of coach Akshay Ashtaputre in Pune, received the shoot-off 5-2 in opposition to qualification topper Simranpreet Kaur Brar (584) for the gold. The 2 had tied 2-2 within the first shoot-off after scoring equivalent 31 out of fifty within the remaining.
Simranpreet Kaur Brar, champion Riya Shirish and Rahi Sarnobat, the sports activities pistol medallists within the Nationwide capturing championship in Delhi on Monday.
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Kamesh Srinivasan
Simranpreet Kaur Brar, champion Riya Shirish and Rahi Sarnobat, the sports activities pistol medallists within the Nationwide capturing championship in Delhi on Monday.
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Kamesh Srinivasan
“It’s a psychological recreation, and i’m proud of the way in which I shot within the remaining,” mentioned Riya who wound up the ultimate with 14 out of 15 within the final three collection of 5 pictures, to bridge a five-point deficit in opposition to Simranpreet.
TS Divya, recovering from a knee damage, positioned fourth forward of Neeraj Kaur, whereas Olympians Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh positioned sixth and eighth respectively within the remaining that witnessed a collection of shoot-off.
Simranpreet was so properly settled along with her rhythm that she received the junior remaining thereafter, beating Payal 5-2 within the shoot-off after the 2 have been tied at 34. Riya did properly to remain targeted after the euphoria of girls’s gold, and received the junior bronze, forward of world document holder, Olympian Rhythm Sangwan who couldn’t make the ladies’s remaining.
Shikha Chaudhary, Parisha Gupta, Purvi Pratap and Vridhi Goray have been the others to make the junior remaining.
The outcomes:
25m sports activities pistol: Ladies: 1. Riya Shirish (31)5 (576); 2. Simranpreet Kaur Brar 31(2) 584; 3. Rahi Sarnobat 25 (581).
Juniors: 1. Simranpreet Kaur Brar 34(5) 584; 2. Payal 34(2) 573; 3. Riya Shirish 30 (576).
– Kamesh Srinivasan
GOLF
Rayhan Thomas earns card on Korn Ferry Tour
India’s Rayhan Thomas, already a winner on the home tour, has earned a card on the Korn Ferry Tour for 2025.
The Dubai-based Indian turned professional earlier this yr.
Within the remaining stage of PGA TOUR Qualifying Faculty, Thomas shot rounds of 70-72-71-68 to whole 1-over 281 and completed T-Twenty sixth.
The highest 5 earned a standing on the PGA Tour.
Thomas is assured 12 begins on the Korn Ferry Tour earlier than being topic to a reshuffle. He would be the solely Indian with a standing on the Korn Ferry Tour, which is a degree under the PGA Tour.
Moreover successful in India, he additionally completed within the Prime-10 in Worldwide Sequence in Thailand and Morocco.
– PTI
Kolkata teen wins All India Novice golf title
Kolkata teenager Anshul Mishra overcame Karnataka’s Varun Muthappa so as to add his title to an inventory of illustrious winners of the long-lasting All India Novice Golf championship in Chandigarh.
The 123rd version of the occasion, one of many oldest on the planet, noticed 16-year-old Mishra beat Muthappa within the 36-hole remaining 4&3. That meant he was 4 up with three holes to go.
The All India Amateurs is the largest newbie occasion within the IGU portfolio.
Watching him win was the 2012 All India newbie winner, Chandigarh golfer Shubhankar Sharma, who had beforehand received the title in 2012.
Mishra, who began his golf on the Royal Calcutta Golf Course underneath Inderjit Bhalotia, now trains with Jesse Grewal. He plans to try to play in US School golf.
– PTI
TENNIS
Sahaja wins ITF tourney’s first spherical
Second seed Sahaja Yamalapalli eased previous Zeel Desai 6-1, 6-2 within the first spherical of the $40,000 ITF ladies’s tennis event on the Ganesh Naik Tennis Advanced on Monday.
Vaishnavi Adkar was the opposite Indian participant to achieve the pre-quarterfinals, and did so on the expense of untamed card entrant Sonal Patil. Vaishnavi received 6-2, 7-5.
Solely 9 Indians might make the primary attract singles, together with 4 by wild playing cards, within the aggressive area. In actual fact, not one of the Indian gamers might take any of the eight qualification spots, after six had made it to the second and remaining qualifying spherical.
Ankita Raina strengthened the Indian problem as the highest seed in singles, and doubles prime seed as properly in partnership with Prarthana Thombare.
The champion and runner-up of the final event in Solapur, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Bunyawi Thamchaiwat of Thailand will meet within the first spherical.
The outcomes:
Singles (first spherical): Priska Nugroho (Ina) bt Ekaterina Kazionova 6-2, 6-3; Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) bt Hiroko Kuwata (Jpn) 6-2, 6-3; Ekaterina Reyngold bt Tiantsoa Rajaonah (Fra) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(4); Vaishnavi Adkar bt Sonal Patil 6-2, 7-5; Sahaja Yamalapalli bt Zeel Desai 6-1, 6-2.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
India to begin off Rod Laver Junior Problem in opposition to Singapore
The Indian crew exuded confidence of faring properly within the IC Asia-Oceania Rod Laver Junior Problem under-16 tennis occasion scheduled to be staged on the Winchester Enviornment in Singapore from December 17 to 19.
India had not solely certified from the area the final time, but additionally received the world large remaining within the USA, receiving the trophy from Rod Laver, the Austraian legend who had received all of the 4 Grand Slams in the identical yr, twice in his profession.
“This time, we don’t have Manas Dhamne. However now we have an excellent crew in Samarth Sahita, Aradhya Kshitij, Rishitha Basireddy and Sohini Mohanty,” mentioned the captain of the crew, Vikram Anand.
Vikram was glad that Sohini who was a part of the champion crew final time, might make the crew this time as properly.
Samarth Sahita, Aradhya Kshitij, Rishitha Basireddy and Sohini Mohanty in Singapore for the Asia-Oceania Rod Laver Junior Problem tennis event.
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Samarth Sahita, Aradhya Kshitij, Rishitha Basireddy and Sohini Mohanty in Singapore for the Asia-Oceania Rod Laver Junior Problem tennis event.
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“The format has two boys singles, two ladies singles, one boys doubles and one ladies doubles. If it’s a tie, then there might be a blended doubles match to resolve the winner. The matches might be better of three units. So, the expertise of Sohini and her data of the format can be very helpful for the crew,” noticed Vikram.
With all of the gamers besides Aradhya Kshitij being busy enjoying numerous matches within the ITF junior circuit in current weeks, the captain was glad that they’d all be match sharp.
“Aradhya has been unwell, however has been coaching for this occasion after recovering from the sickness. It will likely be an excellent alternative for him to shut the season on a successful word,” mentioned the captain.
India might be enjoying host Singapore on Tuesday. The subsequent match might be Singapore in opposition to Japan on Wednesday. India will play Japan on Thursday. The most effective crew after the three matches will make it to the world large remaining to be performed in Spain subsequent yr.
“We’re happy to ship the IC crew for the Asia-Oceania occasion, because of Pradeep Sood sustaining the legacy of his father Prem Sood, in supporting the crew,” mentioned the president of the Worldwide Garden tennis Membership (IC) of India, Sanjeev Kassal.
– Kamesh Srinivasan