GOLF
Zara strikes to tied-Tenth spot at Queen Sirikit Cup golf
Zara Anand continued to be the most effective Indian on present after two rounds of the forty fifth Queen Sirikit Cup, capturing 1-under 71 on Wednesday to be tied-Tenth within the particular person occasion in Japan on Wednesday.
Mannat Brar, who shot 2-under 70, had the most effective second spherical among the many three Indians competing within the match.
Zara (73-71) moved from T-12 to T-10 with a two-day mixture of even-par 144, whereas Mannat (77-70) rose from T-25 to T-15.
The third Indian, Heena Kang (76-76) is positioned tied twenty eighth.
As a workforce, the Indians are mendacity fifth, two locations up from the primary spherical.
– PTI
TENNIS
Iha reaches ITF juniors quarterfinals
Iha Joshi beat third seed Angel Patel 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 within the ladies pre-quarterfinals of the ITF junior tennis match on the Vijayant Khand Stadium courts on Wednesday.
Within the quarterfinals, Iha will play eighth seed Karthika Padmakumar.
The outcomes (pre-quarterfinals)
Beneath-18 boys
Tanussh Ghildyal bt Srikar Doni 7-6(4), 6-1; Sharan Somasi bt Aarush Bhalla 2-6, 6-1, 6-2; Atharva Sriramoju bt M Diganth 3-6, 6-0, 6-2; Veer Madam bt Harsh Malik 6-1, 6-2; Vyom Shah bt Advit Tiwari 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Praneeth Doragari bt Shivtej Shirfule 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3; Yashwin Dahiya bt Amit Moond 6-3 (retired); Om Patel bt Aaradhya Mhasde 6-3, 6-2.
Beneath-18 ladies
Saiyette Varadkar bt Akshita Antil 6-1, 6-0; Deepshika Vinayagamurthy bt Ayessha Bagla 6-1, 6-0; Iha Joshi bt Angel Patel 5-7, 6-1, 7-5; Karthika Padmakumar bt Manshi Singh 6-2, 6-4; Princy Mandagalla bt Sherry Sharma 7-6(5), 6-2; Aahida Singh bt Manvi Gupta 6-0, 5-7, 6-3; Aaradhya Meena bt Ananya Jain 6-4, 6-1.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Australia blanks India in Junior Billie Jean King Cup
Australia beat India 3-0 to prime the group within the Asia-Oceania Junior Billie Jean King Cup under-16 ladies tennis match in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday.
The Indian ladies will tackle host Kazakhstan, which topped its group by beating the second seed China 2-1.
In different quarterfinals, Australia will play China, New Zealand will meet Japan and Chinese language Taipei will problem Korea.
The semifinalists will qualify for the World Group stage.
The outcomes (league)
Australia bt India 3-0 (Koharu Nishikawa bt Parthsarthi Mundhe 6-4, 6-2; Renee Alame bt Aahan 6-0, 6-2; Koharu & Jizelle Sibai bt Parthsarthi & Anandita Upadhyay 7-6(2), 6-4).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Balaji and Miguel in quarterfinals
Sriram Balaji, in partnership with Miguel Reyes-Varela of Mexico, recovered from the brink of defeat to beat Robert Money and JJ Tracy of USA 6-7(7), 7-6(7), [10-6] within the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $227,270 Challenger tennis match on clay inn Bordeaux, France, on Wednesday.
THE RESULTS
€227,270 Challenger, Bordeaux, France
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Sriram Balaji & Miguel Reyes-Varela (Mex) bt Robert Money & JJ Tracy (USA) 6-7(7), 7-6(7), [10-6].
€142,250 Challenger, Oeiras, Portugal
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): ErikGrevelius & Adam Heinonen (Swe) bt Niki Poonacha & Marcelo Zormann (Bra) 3-6, 7-6(1), [10-8].
$100,000 Challenger, Tunis, Tunisia
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Siddhant Banthia & Alexander Donski (Bul) bt Omar Knani & Alaa Trifi (Tun) 6-1, 6-2; Robin Bertrand (Fra) & Adil Kalyanpur bt Alexandru Jecan & Bogdan Pavel (Rou) 3-6, 6-3, [11-9].
$30,000 ITF males, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Singles (first spherical): Manas Dhamne bt Alexander Weis (Ita) 3-2 (retired).
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Federico Iannaccone (Ita) & Georgii Kravchenko (Ukr) bt Manas Dhamne & Gabriel Gomez (Fra) 6-2, 7-5.
$30,000 ITF males, Bucharest, Romania
Singles (first spherical): Stefan Palosi (Rou) bt Chirag Duhan 6-4, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF males, Tehran, Iran
Singles (first spherical): Karan Singh bt Luka Todorovic (Srb) 6-2, 6-3; Artur Kukasian bt Nitin Kumar Sinha 7-5, 6-4; Saveliy Ivanov bt Atharva Sharma 7-6(6), 6-2; Ali Yazdani (Iri) bt Prasad Ingale 6-1, 6-2; Prajwal Dev bt Dmitrii Shirokii 6-3, 6-2; Maan Kesharwani bt Filippo Alberti (Ita) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Dev Javia bt Parsa Ashjari (Iri) 6-1, 6-4.
$60,000 ITF girls, Trnava, Slovakia
Doubles (quarterfinals): Arianne Hartono (Ned) & Prarthana Thombare bt Dominika Pirohova & Katarina Stresnakova (Svk) 6-1, 6-2; Pre-quarterfinals: Arianne & Prarthana bt Mila Masic (Srb) & Rinko Matsuda (Jpn) 6-3, 1-6, [11-9].
$15,000 ITF girls, Monzon, Spain
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Alba Garcia (Esp) bt Madhurima Sawant 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Maria Vaquero & Alba Garcia (Esp) bt Mahdurima Sawant & Ella Simmons (Aus) 6-2, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF girls, Tsaghkadzor, Armenia
Singles (first spherical): Sophia Ksandinov (Ger) bt Vanshita Pathania 6-1, 6-1; Kristina Kroitor bt Pooja Ingale 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Ekaterina Kldiashvili (Geo) & Vanshita Pathania bt Tatevik Baburyan (Arm) & Riya Uboveja 6-4, 6-4.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
CYCLING
twelfth MTB Shimla: Over 120 cyclists from 20 states to take part
Over 120 cyclists from 20 States are set to take part in twelfth version of MTB Shimla, India’s premier mountain biking problem held over three days and unfold throughout 120 kilometres.
The occasion, being organised by Himalayan Journey Sports activities and Tourism Promotion Affiliation (HASTPA), in affiliation with Himachal Tourism, Authorities of Himachal Pradesh and Biking Affiliation of Himachal Pradesh, will probably be held from Could 16 to 18.
Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will flag off the rally from the historic Ridge on Could 16.
The principle spotlight of the occasion could be a 20-kilometre heritage journey by way of the primary city of Shimla on Could 16, demonstrating the wealthy tradition, panoramic magnificence and historical past to the world.
Numerous youth and college kids have been invited to affix the occasion, an announcement issued on Wednesday stated.
The path, designed to check endurance and ability, options jeep tracks, meadows, and cross-country routes and the individuals would journey by way of breathtaking landscapes of the Kufri-Chail Wildlife Sanctuary and the Potters hill Glen Reserve Forest, stated Mohit Sood, president of HASTPA.
-PTI
FOOTBALL
Punjab FC topped AIFF U-17 Elite Youth League champion
Punjab FC dished out a dominant show because it clinched the AIFF U-17 Elite Youth League title after defeating Jamshedpur FC 4-1 in Guwahati on Wednesday.
The victorious Punjab FC workforce after beating Jamshedpur FC.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The victorious Punjab FC workforce after beating Jamshedpur FC.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
A superior first-half present noticed Punjab surge forward 4-0 on the break by way of objectives from Karish Soram (twenty eighth minute), Ashish Lohar (thirty fourth), Vikash Kisku (thirty seventh) and Usham Thoungamba Singh (thirty ninth).
Heerangamba Seram (84th) pulled one again for Jamshedpur FC late within the match.
– PTI