BADMINTON
Senior Nationals: Ayush, Aakarshi attain spherical of 16
Second seed Ayush Shetty entered the boys’s singles last-16 with a snug 21-12, 21-13 victory over Tamil Nadu’s S. Kishore on the 2024 Senior Nationwide Badminton Championship on the KBA courts in Bengaluru on Saturday.
The 19-year-old from Railways shrugged off the tight defeat to Karnataka’s S. Bhargav within the group championship last two days in the past in tremendous vogue. The win over Kishore was his second of the day, having crushed Punjab’s Shikhar Rallan within the morning by an equally lopsided 21-14, 21-6 scoreline in a round-of-64 conflict.
Ladies’s high seed Aakarshi Kashyap additionally had a secure passage into the pre-quarters, thrashing Uttar Pradesh’s Taranjeet Kaur 21-14, 21-8.
The 23-year-old from Chhattisgarh had a barely more durable round-of-64 rubber in opposition to Chandigarh’s Rijul Saini which she managed to win 19-21, 21-12, 21-13. However in opposition to Taranjeet, she performed a near-perfect match, displaying an array of misleading half-smashes and delicate dribbles to depart her opponent bamboozled.
Choose outcomes
Spherical of 32
Males: Ok. Sathish Kumar (TN) bt Ajay Nair (Ker) 21-9, 21-12; Ayush Shetty (Rly) bt S. Kishore (TN) 21-12, 21-13; Manraj Singh (Har) bt S. Bhargav (Kar) 21-11, 21-13; Rounak Chouhan (Chg) bt D.S. Saneeth (Kar) 21-11, 21-16; S. Rithvik Sanjeevi (TN) bt Chirag Sen (Rly) 12-21, 21-19, 21-15; Mithun Manjunath (Rly) bt Samarveer (Chd) 18-21, 21-17, 21-15; M. Raghu (Kar) bt Pranay Katta (Raj) 21-18, 18-21, 21-13; Sanskar Saraswat (Raj) bt Arya Bhivpathaki (Mah) 21-16, 21-15; Lakshay Sharma (Pun) bt Tushar Suveer (Kar) 12-21, 21-14, 21-18.
Ladies: Aakarshi Kashyap (Chg) bt Taranjeet Kaur (UP) 21-14, 21-8; Anmol Kharb (Har) bt Krishika Mahajan (J&Ok) 21-14, 21-14; Tanvi Sharma (Pun) bt Swati Solanki (MP) 21-12, 21-8; Adita Rao (Guj) bt Sadhana Fenelon (TN) 21-8, 16-21, 21-12; Tasnim Mir (Guj) bt Medhavi Nagar (Har) 19-21, 21-10, 21-13; Isharani Baruah (Asm) bt Navya Kanderi (AP) 21-13, 21-15; Devika Sihag (Har) bt Ok. Sreshta Reddy (Tel) 21-19, 24-22; Mansi Singh (UP) bt Ok. Vennala (Tel) 21-15, 21-19; Anupama Upadhyaya (Del) bt Ilishaa Pal (Kar) 20-22, 21-16, 21-8; Aalisha Naik (Mah) bt S. Sneha (Kar) 21-18, 21-10.
-N. Sudarshan
EQUESTRIAN
Junior Nationwide Equestrian Championship 2024 set to start tomorrow
The Junior Nationwide Equestrian Championship (JNEC) 2024 will happen on the Military Polo & Using Centre (APRC) in Delhi Cantt. The occasion is scheduled in two phases: December 22–24 and December 26–29.
The primary section of the competitors has garnered a formidable 507 entries, with 470 particular person members and 37 groups throughout varied equestrian disciplines together with Dressage, Present Leaping, and Tent Pegging. This surge in participation highlights the rising curiosity and enthusiasm for equestrian sports activities in India.
Col. Jaiveer Singh, Secretary Normal of the Equestrian Federation of India, expressed his pleasure within the championship, noting, “The Nationwide Equestrian Championship 2024 showcases the immense expertise and rising ardour for equestrian sports activities in India. The spectacular variety of members displays the laborious work and dedication of our riders, significantly the younger era. We’re proud to supply this platform for athletes to show their abilities and set new benchmarks within the sport.”
Within the Dressage class, there can be 30 particular person rivals and seven groups within the Youngsters-I group, whereas the Younger Rider class will characteristic 10 people and three groups. Present Leaping has drawn a major variety of entries, with 127 particular person members and 23 groups in Youngsters-I (Regular), 119 particular person riders in Youngsters-I (Facet Occasion), and 21 particular person riders every within the Younger Rider (Regular) and Facet Occasion classes. Tent Pegging, recognized for its precision and excessive vitality, will embody occasions resembling Lance (39 people), Ring & Peg (33 people), Sword (36 people), and Lemon & Peg (34 people).
The championship will kick off on December 22 at 8:30 AM, beginning with Present Leaping occasions, adopted by Dressage and Tent Pegging.
-Workforce Sportstar
FOOTBALL
Manipur to fulfill Odisha in Ladies’s Nationwide soccer last
Document 22-time champions Manipur eradicated Bengal, whereas Odisha ousted final 12 months’s runners up Haryana to arrange a summit conflict within the twenty ninth Senior Ladies’s Nationwide Soccer Championship for the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
Within the semi-final, Manipur struck three second-half objectives to rout Bengal 3-0.
Dangmei Grace (53’), Naorem Priyangka Devi (55’) and Hemam Shikly Devi (78’) scored for Manipur.
Odisha, who gained the title as soon as in 2010-11, scored as soon as in every half by way of Pyari Xaxa (10’, 88’) to enter the ultimate for the seventh time.
This can be a repeat of the 2018-19 last when Manipur edged out Odisha 2-1.
The ultimate is slated on Monday.
-PTI
WEIGHTLIFTING
Koyel, Nilam win silver medals in Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships
India’s Koyel Bar and L. Nilam Devi gained silver medals within the 55kg Youth and Junior classes to take the nation’s tally to 6 within the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships on Saturday.
Koyel heaved 79kg in snatch and 103kg in clear & jerk for an combination raise of 182kg for her silver, whereas Nilam lifted 86 in snatch and 104kg in clear & jerk fow an general 190kg, which gained her a silver within the junior class.
With this, India’s medal tally within the continental occasion swelled to 6.
On Friday, India’s Jyoshna Sabar had created a youth Asian document for whole raise on her technique to profitable the gold medal within the 40kg weight class.
Jyoshna had gained the highest prize within the 40kg youth ladies class by heaving 135kg (60kg snatch + 75kg clear and jerk).
Payal too had claimed a gold medal, within the youth ladies 45kg part with a complete raise of 155kg (70 snatch + 85 clear and jerk).
One other Indian athlete named Payal had gained bronze in junior ladies 45kg competitors, whereas Babulal Hembrom had ended third within the 49kg youth boys part after lifting 197 (88 snatch + 109 clear and jerk).
-PTI
TENNIS
ITF Ladies, Navi Mumbai: Bhatia-Desai pair loses doubles last
Third seeds Kanako Morisaki and Naho Sato of Japan beat Riya Bhatia and Zeel Desai 4-6, 6-3, [10-7] within the doubles last of the USD 40,000 ITF ladies’s tennis match on the Ganesh Naik Complicated in Navi Mumbai on Saturday.
The Indian pair had recovered from being down 2-4 to win the subsequent 4 video games within the first set. Nevertheless, Riya and Zeel have been unable to make any such restoration from 1-4 within the second set. Within the tie-break, the groups have been on par at 6-6 earlier than the Japanese pulled by way of, profitable 4 of the subsequent 5 factors.
In singles, Thasaporn Naklo of Thailand and Priska Nugroho of Indonesia arrange the title conflict.
RESULTS
Singles (semifinals): Thasaporn Naklo (Tha) bt Tian Fangran (Chn) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; Priska Nugroho (Ina) bt Ekaterina Reyngold 6-1, 3-1 (retired).
Doubles (last): Kanako Morisaki & Naho Sato (Jpn) bt Riya Bhatia & Zeel Desai 4-6, 6-3, [10-7].
-Workforce Sportstar
Chandra Bhushan clinches over-60 title at ITF Masters in Mumbai
Chandra Bhushan gained the singles and doubles titles within the
over-60 part of the ITF Masters tennis match in Mumbai.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Chandra Bhushan gained the singles and doubles titles within the
over-60 part of the ITF Masters tennis match in Mumbai.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Chandra Bhushan overcame a troublesome begin to beat Sharad Tak 5-7, 6-2, [10-7] for the over-60 title within the ITF Masters tennis match on the Practennis courts in Khopoli.
Within the ladies’s over-30 occasion, Tulsi Mehta emerged because the champion, blanking Pranita Pednekar within the last.
Chandra Bhushan gained the doubles title with Pawan Jain, whereas Tulsi gained the combined doubles title with Aditya Khanna.
RESULTS (Finals)
Over-30: Prosonjit Paul bt Arun Bhosale 6-2, 7-5.
Over-35: Ajinkya Patankar bt Chand Shaikh 2-6, 6-2, [10-7].
Over-40: Aditya Khanna bt Sandeep Pawar 6-0, 6-4.
Over-45: Haresh Ramchandani bt Devendra Krishna 6-7(4), 6-4, [10-6].
Over-50: Nitten Kirrtane bt Ajit Maruti Sail 6-4, 6-4.
Over-55: Raj Dutt bt Sanjeev Magon 6-3, 6-2.
Over-60: Chandra Bhushan bt Sharad Tak 5-7, 6-2, [10-7].
Over-65: Ajeet Bhardwaj bt OP Dikshit 6-2, 7-6(4).
Over-70: Surinder Mohan Sharma bt George Thomas 6-4, 6-4.
Over-75: MS Venkatachalam bt Darshan Lal Maria 6-2, 6-2.
Ladies: Over-30: Tulsi Mehta bt Pranita Pednekar 6-0, 6-0.
-Workforce Sportstar
GOLF
Tata Metal Championship: Yashas Chandra takes lead after third spherical
Yashas Chandra climbed to the highest of the leaderboard with a flawless 5-under 66 within the third spherical of the Rs. 3 crore Tata Metal golf championship on the Beldih and Golmuri golf programs in Jamshedpur on Saturday.
Yashas rose by 4 locations to the only real lead together with his rating of 14-under 199. Udayan Mane sustained his robust efficiency to be within the second spot with 13-under 200, following a spherical of 68.
The 29-year-old Yashas got here up with 4 birdies on the primary 9, and stayed on par within the second course.
“I’m delighted with the best way I struck the ball at present. I additionally hit it shut on each programs. The one disappointment was lacking a couple of putts in Beldih. The largest problem is getting the velocity proper on the greens,” stated Yashas, as he highlighted the challenges of competing on two completely different programs of 9 holes every, on the similar time.
In a single day chief Saarthak Chhibber had a troublesome time, capturing 6-over 77, and fell to the joint 14th spot with three others together with Jamal Hossain of Bangladesh.
Leaderboard
1. Yashas Chandra (69, 64, 66) 199; 2. Udayan Mane (67, 65, 68) 200; 3T. Sudhir Sharma (70, 64, 67), N Thangaraja (Sri) (65, 66, 70) 201; 5. Amardeep Malik (67, 64, 71) 202; 6T. Yuvraj Sandhu (71, 69, 63); Veer Ahlawat (67, 68, 68) 203; 8T. Om Pakash Chouhan (68, 6, 68), C Muniyappa (70, 65, 69) 204; 10T. Gaurav Pratap Singh (69, 70, 66), Gaganjeet Bhullar (71, 67, 67), Milind Soni (68, 69, 8), Shamim Khan (66, 68, 71) 205; 14. Abhinav Lohan (69, 67, 70), Rohan Dhole Patil (66, 69,71), Jamal Hossain (Ban) (66, 68, 72), Saarthak Chhibber (65, 64, 77) 206; 18T. M Dharma (66, 73, 68), SSP Chawrasia (67, 71, 69),Rahil Gangjee (71, 67, 69), Mohd. Azhar (70, 67, 70) 207.
-Workforce Sportstar
Ajeetesh secures Asian Tour card regardless of bogey-bogey end
Ajeetesh Sandhu was the only real Indian to safe an Asian Tour card for 2025 regardless of a tense bogey-bogey end on the Last Qualifying college, on Saturday.
The Chandigarh golfer, who every week earlier gained on his residence tour, shot 1-over 72 to complete T-23.
The highest 35 and ties secured their taking part in rights for 2025 and can be a part of those that have saved their playing cards by way of Order of Benefit.
Sandhu, who shared the lead after day one, was within the top-10 with two holes to go. He completed with two bogeys however managed to achieve the all-important card.
The Asian Tour’s new season begins with the Philippine Open at Manila Southwoods Golf and Nation Membership, from January 23-26, and is adopted the week after by the Worldwide Collection India.
Japan’s Takumi Murakami took high spot. Murakami, the chief initially of the day, fired a one-under-par 70 to complete on 20-under and beat Korean Kyungnam Kang by one.
Kang shot a 69, whereas his compatriot Doyeob Mun claimed third, one other shot again following a 68. Australian Jack Thompson (68) tied for fourth with China’s Bai Zhengkai (67).
In a dramatic end to safe the thirty fifth card, Thailand’s Charng-Tai Sudsom birdied his last two holes to fireplace a courageous 65 to complete on 10 below and therefore keep away from an 11-man sudden-death play-off for the ultimate place.
China’s Wu Ashun, a four-time winner in Europe, was one of many gamers on 9 below to overlook out. He bogeyed his final three holes to finish a season of nice disappointment as he additionally did not hold his card on the DP World Tour by the narrowest of margins.
He completed a hundred and fifteenth on the Order of Benefit, simply 9 factors behind Ross Fisher from England who made it by way of in 114th place.
-PTI