SHOOTING
Fourth in qualification, gold in last: Lakshay wins males’s entice at Digvijay Singh Championship
Asian Video games silver medallist Lakshay Sheoran beat Fahd Sultan 47-45 for the gold in males’s entice within the third Digvijay Singh shotgun championship on the Madhya Pradesh Academy on Thursday.
It was a commendable fare from Lakshay after he got here fourth in qualification. Suleman Elahi gained the bronze forward of Arjun, Olympian Prithviraj Tondaiman and Arshad Khan.
In ladies’s entice, Neeru pipped Kirti Gupta 45-44 for the gold. Olympian Rajeshwari Kumari gained the bronze forward of qualification topper Preeti Rajak (119). Nationwide championship silver medallist Sabeera Haris beat Pragati Dubey to the fifth spot.
Sabeera gained the junior silver after being overwhelmed within the shoot-off 2-1 by Shreshtha Sisodiya.
The outcomes
Entice: Males: 1. Lakshay Sheoran 47 (120); 2. Fahd Sultan 45 (121); 3. Suleman Elahi 34 (121).
Juniors: 1. Vinay Pratap Singh 43 (119); 2. Yugan 42 (114); 3. Udhav Singh Rathore 33 (119).
Girls: 1. Neeru (45), 2. Kirti Gupta 44 (115); 3. Rajeshwari Kumari 34 (114).
Junior ladies: 1. Shreshtha Sisodiya 41(2) 108; 2. Sabeera Haris 41(1) 114; 3. Addya Katyal 29 (110)
-Kamesh Srinivasan
GOLF
DeChambeau, Chacarra shine on opening day of Worldwide Collection golf championship in Gurugram
The reigning PGA champion Bryson DeChambeau was the main focus of each fan on the opening day of the $2 million Worldwide Collection golf championship on the DLF Golf and Nation Membership that bristled with life on Thursday.
The 32-year-old Bryson gained many rounds of applause from the gathered followers, as he expressed his energy and contact in shiny afternoon, however fading mild ensured that he might play solely 16 of the 18 holes for the day.
Reigning PGA champion Bryson DeChambeau was the main focus of each fan on the opening day
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Kamesh Srinivasan
Reigning PGA champion Bryson DeChambeau was the main focus of each fan on the opening day
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Kamesh Srinivasan
Bryson slipped from 4-under after the entrance 9, to 2-under on the finish of the day. He together with 35-odd others will end the primary spherical on Friday morning earlier than stepping into the second spherical. The beginning of the day was delayed by an hour owing to fog, resulting in the again log.
Eugenio Chacarra of Spain led with a formidable 4-under 68, after straightening his recreation with a spectacular 6-under within the second half.
Understandably fairly happy along with his rating, Chacarra stated, “It wasn’t the beginning that I actually wished. I used to be four-over after 5 holes. I made a triple bogey on the thirteenth. I hit a superb shot that bounced actually arduous and went on the wall. That made a large number of the opening. I stayed affected person, and I do know it’s a good course for me.”
Chacarra had began his day from the ten gap, and had one of the best spell within the second half from 1 to 9.
Justin Quban and Danthai Booma had been 2-under 70, whereas Charlie Lindh, Carlos Ortiz and Ollie Schniederians had been one-under 71. There shall be readability solely when everybody finishes the primary spherical.
Among the many Indians, host Anirban Lahiri missed a number of shut putts to finish up with a par spherical.
“That was one of many nicest cheers I’ve ever received on the primary tee. That was very particular. Large thanks to the individuals who got here out. The environment was electrical”, stated Anirban, dismissing his personal efficiency as “horrible”.
“I’m very pleased with the way in which I dug my heels. Couple of locations I gave away some photographs, however that may occur right here due to some excessive robust pin positions”, stated Anirban.
Gaganjeet Bhullar and Ajeetesh Sandhu had been one-over 73. Rahil Gangjee was 3-over 75, whereas Shiv Kapur was undone by a number of errors in slipping to 5-over 77, the identical rating as the one novice participant, Kartik Singh.
Shubhankar Sharma, Rashid Khan and Yuvraj Sandhu went 6-over 78, among the many different Indians who managed to complete their first spherical.
Loads might change over the following three days as one of the best gamers had been getting a grip on the vagaries of the difficult course, which was pleasing and teasing in fast succession, in making room for a energetic fare for the gathered followers.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
TENNIS
Prozorova greatest Von Deichmann in ITF quarters
Tatiana Prozorova beat fourth seed Kathinka Von Deichmann 6-4, 7-5 within the quarterfinals of the $60,000 ITF ladies’s tennis match on the Deccan Gymkhana on Thursday.
Prozorova will play seventh seed Elena Pridankina within the semifinals. The opposite semifinal shall be between prime seed Leolia Jeanjean and Panna Udvardy.
The Indian problem led to doubles, as Rutuja Bhosale in partnership with Alicia Barnett of Britain was overwhelmed 6-3, 6-1 by Maria KozyreFahva and Iryna Shymanovich.
The outcomes
Singles (quarterfinals): Leolia Jeanjean (Fra) bt Laura Pigossi (Bra) 6-3, 6-2; Panna Udvardy (Hun) bt Yuriko Miyazaki (GBR) 7-6(8), 6-2; Tatiana Prozorova bt Kathinka von Deichmann 9Lie) 6-4, 7-5; Elena Pridankina bt Iryna Shymanovich 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles (semifinals): Maria Kozyreva & Iryna Shymanovich bt Alicia Barnett (GBR) & Rutuja Bhosale 6-3, 6-1; Alevtina Ibragimova & Elena Pridankina bt Eden Silva & Anastasia Tikhonova 2-6, 6-3, [10-8].
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Mundhe wins Indore ITF quarterfinals
Parthsarthi Mundhe battled previous third seed Saina Vaidya 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 within the quarterfinals of the ITF junior tennis match on the Indore Tennis Membership on Thursday.
Within the semifinals, Parthsarthi will play prime seed Diya Ramesh. Second seed Harshini Nagaraj will play Prachi Malik within the different semifinal.
Within the boys part, 4 of the highest 5 seeds, Smaarth Sahita, Praneel Sharma, Aashravya Mehra and Aditya Mor reached the semifinals.
The outcomes (quarterfinals):
Underneath-18 boys: Samarth Sahita bt Vishal Vasudev 6-4, 6-3; Aditya Mor bt Shivtej Shirfule 7-6(5), 6-4; Aashtravya Mehra bt Dev Patel 6-3, 6-1; Praneel Sharma bt Daksh Kukreti 6-2, 6-4.
Underneath-18 women: Diya Ramesh bt Pehal Kharadkar 7-5, 6-3; Parthsarthi Mundhe bt Saina Vaidya 7-5, 5-7, 6-2; Prachi Malik bt Jaya Kapoor 6-4, 7-6(7);
-Kamesh Srinivasan