TABLE TENNIS
Country’s top paddlers to participate in UTT National Ranking TT
India’s top paddlers including Manav Thakkar, G Sathiyan, Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee will be in action in the season’s second UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships beginning in Margao on Friday.
On the senior men’s side, the top-seeded Manav, fresh from a stellar performance at the Astana Asian Championships, will lead the charge alongside Sathiyan (PSPB) and Manush Shah (RBI).
Both Achanta Sharath Kamal and Harmeet Desai have decided to skip the event.
In the women’s section, Ayhika and Sutirtha, who created history by winning a women’s doubles medal and contributed to India’s bronze-medal finish in team events of the Asian Championships, will look to extend their winning streak.
With the top-ranked Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra missing the tournament, the stage is open for the likes of Diya Chitale to shine again.
The tournament will also feature competitions in U-19, U-17, U-15 and U-13 categories.
-PTI
HOCKEY
Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya beats Guru Nanak HSS in final league game of Kanwarji 52nd Nehru junior hockey tournament
A goal each from Mayank Kumar, Daksh and Ritik Kumar secured a crucial 3-1 victory for Government Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Bankner, Delhi, against Guru Nanak Higher Secondary School, Rajnandgaon, in the last league match of the Kanwarji 52nd Nehru junior hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Thursday.
The results:
Directorate General NCC, Blue, 11 (Shahrukh Ali 3, Mohd. Atif Raynee 2, Ajay Kumar Gond 2, Rahul Yadav, Mohd. Aqib Raynee, Mitranshu Rastogi, Neeraj Prajapati) bt Hockey Assam 0.
Krida Prabodhini, Pune, 4 (Laxman Chimnaji 2, Shlok Ravindra, Suraj Dipak) bt Government Senior Secondary School, Gurugram, 2 (Raj 2).
Dashmesh Jyoti English Medium School, Nanded, 3 (Manpreet Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Balpreet Singh) bt SNBP Institute, Pune, 0.
Manmohan Singh Academy, Shahabad, 10 (Ritesh Pandey 4 Nakhil Rana 2, Sonu Yadav, Aviraj Singh, Suraj Kumar, Arbaj Khan) bt Janta High School, Mapusa, Goa, 0.
Government Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Bankner, Delhi, 3 (Mayank Kumar, Daksh, Ritik Kumar) bt Guru Nanak HSS, Rajnandgaon, 1 (Vivek Kumar Yadav).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
BASKETBALL
St. Xavier’s beats Mira Model in 35th Hansraj Prabhakar basketball tournament
Parv scored 14 points to help St. Xavier’s School to a 31-28 victory over Mira Model School in the under-18 boys section of the 35th Hansraj Prabhakar basketball tournament at the Oxford School courts, Vikaspuri, on Thursday.
The results:
Under-18 boys:
Montfort 26 bt Sanskriti 8.
APS, Dhaula Kuan, 57 (Ishant 21) bt Brain International 28 (Tanuj 21).
St. Xavier’s 31 (Parv 14) bt Mira Model 28 (Akash 10).
Under-17 girls:
St. Xavier’s 23 bt Manavsthali 6.
Under-16 boys:
Montfort 44 (Maadhyam Batra 13) bt Fr. Agnel 43 (Ethan Massey 16).
Maxfort 35 (Vikram 14) bt Mira Model 28 (Arnav 10).
Brain International 22 bt Deepalaya 2.
Under-14 boys:
Bal Bharati 16 bt Sanskriti 8.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
EQUESTRIAN
Team India Dressage selection: Young rider Inaara Mehta shines at trials
The Federation Equestrian Internationale (FEI) held the selection trials for the selection of the Indian team for the FEI Dressage World Dressage Challenge 2024, under 21 (South India) at Bengaluru.
Two young riders, Inaara Mehta Luthria (14) of the Amature Riders’ Club and Anaya Vazirani (12), showcased exceptional equestrian skills at the selection trial for team India. A total of 18 best riders from across South India participated in the selection trial. The event was held under the aegis of the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI).
Inaara secured first with an impressive score of 79.530 riding Dasha Deluxe. Anaya, one of the youngest riders in the competition, secured second with a score of 75.405 riding Ferry.
Speaking of her achievement, Inaara said, “I couldn’t believe the results. For me, it was just great to participate with such fabulous riders, many of whom are much older and far more experienced than me in international competitions.”
-Team Sportstar
TENNIS
Rithvik-Arjun pair beats french second seed Sadio-Fabien in Almaty Open quarterfinal
Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe knocked out the second seeds Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul of France 6-4, 6-4 in the doubles quarterfinals of the $1,117,465 ATP tennis tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Thursday.
Sriram Balaji also made the doubles semifinals in partnership with Guido Andreozzi of Argentina.
The results:
$1,117,465 ATP, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Doubles (quarterfinals): Guido Andreozzi (Arg) & Sriram Balaji bt Alexander Shevchenko & Timofey Skatov (Kaz) 6-3, 6-4; Rithvik Bollipalli & Arjun Kadhe bt Sadio Doumbia & Fabien Reboul (Fra) 6-4, 6-4.
€767,455 ATP, Stockholm, Sweden
Doubles (quarterfinals): Petr Nouza & Patrik Rikl (Cze) bt Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Vijay Sundar Prashanth 6-4, 6-4.
$133,250 Challenger, Shenzhen, China
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Kris van Wyk (RSA) bt Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4, 7-6(6).
Doubles (quarterfinals): Sai Karteek Reddy & Rio Noguchi (Jpn) bt Kaichi Uchida & Kaito Uesugi (Jpn) 6-7(3), 6-4, [11-9].
$25,000 ITF men, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Doubles (quarterfinals): Maximus Jones (Tha) & Parikshit Somani bt Daniel Blazka & Marek Gengel (Cze) 6-3, 7-6(5).
$25,000 ITF men, Sintra, Portugal
Singles (first round): Tyler Stice (USA) bt Siddhant Banthia 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF men, Kampala, Uganda
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Manuel Plunger (Ita) bt Bharath Kumaran 6-3, 6-4; Gregor Ramskogler (Aut) bt Tarun Karra 6-3, 6-0; Maik Steiner (Ger) bt Kiruthik Kalyaan 6-1, 6-3; Pranav Karthik bt Julian DeSousa (Ned) 7-5, 7-6(4); Dev Javia bt Rishi Reddy 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Vasilios Caripi (RSA) & Rishi Reddy bt Simon Ayella (Uga) & Etienne Niyigena (Rwa) 6-4, 6-1.
$15,000 ITF men, Winston-Salem, USA
Singles (first round): Dhakshineshwar Suresh bt Eric Hadigian (USA) 4-6, 7-5, 6-0.
$100,000 ITF women, Macon, USA
Singles (first round): Maya Joint (Aus) bt Rutuja Bhosale 6-3, 1-1 (retired).
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Whitney Osuigwe & Alana Smith (USA) w.o. Rutuja Bhosale & Hiroko Kuwata (Jpn).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
GOLF
Sweden’s Kajsa Arwefjall gets invitation for Hero Women’s Indian Open golf tournament
Kajsa Arwefjall of Sweden has been given an invitation to compete in the $400,000 Hero Women’s Indian Open golf to be played at the DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurugram, from October 24 to 27.
The 24-year-old Swede was given the chance after she had won two titles and six other top-10 placings to top the Order of Merit in the Access Tour for the Ladies European Tour.
Her entry for the next season has been fast-tracked and she will join nine other Swedes in a strong field of 114 players. One of the Swedes, Caroline Hedwall had won the title in 2011 and had finished runner-up thrice.
“It is super exciting and a great opportunity to try my game against the LET players before I officially start my season there,” said Arwefjall.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
