SQUASH
Anahat defends title at Western India Slam
Two-time champion Anahat Singh continued her dominance with a commanding 3-0 win over high seed Akanksha Salunkhe in an all-Indian ladies’s closing of the 79th Western India Slam — a USD 9,000 Skilled Squash Affiliation (PSA) Challenger occasion — in Mumbai on Sunday.
The 16-year-old sensation, seeded second, outclassed compatriot Akanksha 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 in simply 25 minutes to efficiently defend her title.
Within the males’s closing, second seed Ameeshenraj Chandaran of Malaysia overcame Czech high seed Viktor Byrtus 3-1 (15-13, 6-11, 11-5, 11-3) in a gruelling 60-minute conflict to assert the title on the Cricket Membership of India courts.
-PTI
CHESS
Adhiban wins Tashkent Chess Competition Masters
FILE PHOTO: GM B. Adhiban in motion.
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FILE PHOTO: GM B. Adhiban in motion.
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Adhiban Baskaran clinched the Tashkent Chess Competition Masters occasion with 7.5/9 on Sunday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The Chennai Grandmaster remained unbeaten all through the occasion whereas additionally gaining 21.2 Elo factors en path to his title-winning run.
BASKETBALL
UP, Tamil Nadu emerge as champions in forty ninth sub-junior nationals
Uttar Pradesh boys and Tamil Nadu women emerged champions within the forty ninth sub-junior nationwide basketball championship at Saroornagar Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Within the boys’ closing, UP scored a tough fought 56 – 49 victory over Delhi after main 34-30 at half-time. UP owed its victory to the trio of Jatin, Darshil and Kaushal, whereas for Delhi, Yadav and Shivam put up a very good present.
Within the women’ closing, Tamil Nadu scored a simple 68-46 win in opposition to Maharashtra after main 35-15 at half-time. Tamil Nadu performed a quick paced recreation from the beginning with Swathika and Mercy dominating the offence.
RESULTS
Boys: UP 56 (6 (Jatin 18) bt Delhi 49 (Yadav 11); third place: MP bt TN 65-51.
Women: Tamil Nadu 68 (Mercy 15, Kavisri 13, Swathika 10) bt Maharashtra 46 (Anusha 17, Nyla 12).; third place: Kerala bt Telangana 71 – 26.
-Group Sportstar
GOLF
Tata Metal Golf Championship 2024: Veer Ahlawat clinches title
Champion Veer Ahlawat within the Tata Metal golf championship in Jamshedpur on Sunday.
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Champion Veer Ahlawat within the Tata Metal golf championship in Jamshedpur on Sunday.
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Veer Ahlawat rose to the event with a sterling efficiency as he shot a 7-under-64 on the fourth spherical and clinched the title within the play-off in opposition to Amardeep Malik after being tied 17-under-267 within the Rs. 3 crore Tata Metal golf championship on the Beldih and Golmuri golf programs on Sunday.
The 28-year-old Veer prevailed on the second play-off gap to bag the champion’s purse of Rs.45 lakh. He had already sealed his place on the high of the PGTI Order of Benefit, and took the purse to a document assortment of Rs.1.56 crore for the season. Within the course of, he received the cardboard for the DP World Tour for subsequent 12 months.
It was a dramatic flip round for Veer after being positioned tied sixth in a single day, 4 photographs away from the lead. On the entrance 9, Veer had an eagle and two birdies. He had a bogey on the eleventh however recovered to sink 4 birdies.
Amardeep had a bogey-free spherical and led for essentially the most half. He may have clinched the trophy within the first play-off gap, however for a lip-out from 20 toes. He collected Rs.30 lakh.
“I had labored quite a bit on my wedge play and that paid off at the moment,” stated Veer, who belongs to the DLF Golf and Nation Membership in Gurugram.
“Within the play-off, I used one in every of my favoured golf equipment, the hole wedge, to perfection. My dad and mom and my spouse landed up yesterday. Their presence on the course was large encouragement for me to do nicely. It was a terrific season for me. I’m engaged on just a few issues to organize myself for various circumstances in Europe,” stated Veer.
The 21-yeear-old Shaurya Bhattacharya of Delhi was declared “Rising participant of the 12 months”, as he received Rs.23,14,017, the very best by a rookie.
The Main Scores:
1. Veer Ahlawat (67, 68, 6, 64) 267; 2. Amardeep Malik (67, 64, 71, 65) 267; 3. N Thangaraja (Sri) (65, 66, 70, 67) 268; 4T. Yuvraj Sandhu (71, 69, 63, 67), Udayan Mane (67, 65, 68, 70) 270; 6T. SSP Chawrasia (67, 71, 69, 65), Om Prakash Chouhan (68, 68, 68, 68) 272; 8. Rahil Gangjee (71, 67, 69, 66) 273; 9. Gaganjeet Bhullar (71, 67, 67, 69) 274; 10T. Rohan Dhole Patil (66, 69, 71, 69), Gaurav Pratap Singh (69, 70, 6, 70), Yashas Chandra (69, 64, 66, 76) 275; 13T. Jamal Hossain (Ban) ( 66, 68, 72, 70), Abhinav Lohan (69, 67, 70, 70) 276; 15T. Kapil Kumar (70, 67, 72, 68), C Muniyappa (70, 65, 69, 73), Sudhir Sharma (70, 64, 67, 76) 277.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
TENNIS
Navi Mumbai ITF ladies’s match: Priska Nugroho beats Thasaporn Naklo in closing
Priska Nugroho of Indonesia beat Thasaporn Naklo of Thailand 6-2, 7-6(3) within the closing of the $40,000 ITF ladies’s tennis match on the Ganesh Naik Complicated on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Priska transformed 9 of 11 break factors to prevail over the Thai, who transformed 5 of 11 break factors.
It was the third singles title of the 12 months and eighth of her profession for Priska, who didn’t drop a set within the match.
The outcomes (closing):
Priska Nugroho (Ina) bt Thasaporn Naklo (Tha) 6-2, 7 6(3).
-Kamesh Srinivasan