KHELO YOUTH GAMES IN INDIA
Odisha and Haryana win boys and girls hockey titles; Tamil Nadu boys in volleyball final
Odisha and Haryana won the men’s and women’s hockey titles respectively at the 6th Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai on Saturday. Odisha blanked Madhya Pradesh 4-0 in the boys’ final while Haryana edged out Madhya Pradesh by a solitary goal for the girls’ crown.
Odisha were the better team throughout. He surpassed MP in speed and coordination. Pratap Toppo scored a brace. Karan Lakra and Rohit Kullu scored one each.
With eight minutes to go, Ishika scored the winning goal for Haryana from a penalty corner. His timely push in a scrum helped his team take the crown.
In the men’s volleyball final, Tamil Nadu will face Haryana on Sunday. The host beat Andhra Pradesh 18-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 15-11 while Haryana defeated Uttar Pradesh 25-22, 25-17, 25-18 .
The results:
Hockey: Finals: Boys: Odisha 4 (Pratap Toppo 2, Karan Lakra, Rohit Kullu) bt MP 0; Girls: Haryana 1 (Ishika) bt MP 0.
Volleyball: Semi-finals: Boys: Haryana bt UP 25-22, 25-17, 25-18; TN bt AP 18-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 15-11; Girls: WB bt Guj 25-11, 30-28, 25-19; Rajasthan bt TN 13-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Swimming:
Boys: 50m freestyle: 1. Jananjoy Jyoti Hazarika (Asm) 25.53; 2. Salil Prashant Bhagwat (Mah); 3. Heer Sunil Pitroda (Guj); 100m breaststroke: 1. Rana Pratap (Jha) 1:04.91; 2. Vidith S Shankar (Kar); 3. Bhagya Gahlaut (Del); 200m freestyle: 1. Yug Chelani (Raj) 1:54.41; 2. Tirthanka Pegu (Asm); 3. Gotteti Sampath Kumar Yadav (AP); Girls: 200m freestyle: 1. Vriti Agarwal (TS) 2:11.32; 2. Aditi Satish Hegde (Mah); 3. Sri Charanu Tumu (Kar); 800m freestyle: 1. Vritti Agarwal (TS) 9: 22.74; 2. Aditi N Mulay (Kar); 3. Meenakshi Menon (Kar); 100m breaststroke: 1. Venika Vineet Parikh (Guj) 1; 14.94; 2. Pahi Borah (Asm); 3. MV Joyshree (TN); 50m butterfly: 1. Rujuta Prasad Rajadnya (Mah) 29.18 s; 2. Jahnabi Kashyap (Asm); 3. Subhranshini Priyadarshini (Asm).
Shooting: Boys: 10m air rifle: 1. Asmit Chatterjee (WB) 250.9 pts; 2.Himanshu(Har)b; 3. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat (Raj); 25m Rapid Fire Pistol: 1. K. Tanishq Muralidhar Naidu (TS) 19pts; 2. Mukesh Nelavalli (AP); 3. Swaraj Sachin Bhondave (Mah).
Cycling: Boys: Individual time trial: 1. Jai Durga (Chd) 00:41:09.550s; 2. Kheta Ram Chiga (Raj); 3. Akshar Tyagi (Del); Girls: Individual road race: 1. Alanis Lilly Cubeleo (Ker) 01:57:04.640s; 2. Santoshi Oraon(Jha); 3. J. Srimathi (TN).
Weightlifting: Boys: 61 kg: 1. Sadananda Bariha (Odi) 242 kg; 2. Anush Lokhande (Mah); 3. Ricky Gogoi (ASM); 67 kg: 1. Mahadev Vadar (Mah) 253; 2. P. Akash (TN); 3. Deepak Kumar Pradhan (Odi); Girls: 49 kg: 1. Aarti Tatgunti (Mah) 170 kg; 2. Panchami Sonowal (ASM); 3. Soumya Dalvi (Mah); 55 kg: 1. V. Susmitha (AP) 173; 2. Mina Santa (Odi); 3. VR Kanika Shree (TN); 73 kg: 1. NV Mahesh (AP) 265; 2. VM Vasantha Kumar (TN); 3. Aayush Rana (TOP).
-Team Sportstar
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TENNIS
Ajeet Bhardwaj wins ITF Masters Over-65 final
Top seed Ajeet Bhardwaj overcame strong resistance from second seed Ashish Sen 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the over-65 final of the ITF Masters tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Saturday.
In an equally competitive over-70 final, AJS Chhatwal defeated Ravi Singh in three sets after losing the first set in a tie-break.
Priyanka Mehta and Sohini Kumar won the women’s over-35 and over-45 titles. In the men’s over-45 final, Swarandeep Singh Dhodi won a tough battle 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 against Syed Babar Zaidi.
The results (final):
Men: Over 30: Kshitij Kamal against Pulkit Mishra 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. Over 35: Rahul Belwal vs Shrikant Kumawat 7-5, 6-2. Over 40: Aditya Khanna against Ravindranath Pandey 6-2, 6-0. Over 45: Swarandeep Singh Dhodi against Syed Babar Zaidi 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4. Over 50: Jagdish Tanwar against Akhil Mathur 6-2, 6-3. Over 55: Tulasi Venkat Nettem against Sanjeev Magon 7-5, 6-2. Over 60: Nagaraj Revanasiddaiah against Dilip Singh Nongmaithem 6-0, 6-2. Over 65: Ajeet Bhardwaj against Ashish Sen 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Over 70: AJS Chhatwal v Ravi Singh 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-1.
Women: Over 35: Priyanka Mehta against Nikunj Kamal 6-3, 6-0. Over 45: Sohini Kumari against Sonia Milkha Singh 6-2, 6-0.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Top seeds Naiktha and Fanni stunned in $40,000 ITF women’s tournament
Fourth seeds Alexandra Eala and Darja Semenistaja beat top seeds Naiktha Bains and Fanni Stollar 7-6 (8), 6-3 to clinch the doubles title in the USD 40,000 ITF NECC women’s tennis tournament at the Deccan Gymkhana on Saturday.
In the singles semifinals, Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima beat top seed Darja Semenistaja 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5) to set up a title clash against qualifier Tina Nadine Smith of Australia . Tina beat Dalila Jakupovic 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-0.
The results:
Singles (semi-final): Moyuka Uchijima (Jpn) against Darja Semenistaja (Lat) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5); Tina Nadine Smith (Aus) against Dalila Jakupovic (Slo) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-0; Quarter-finals: Darja against Alexandra Eala (Phi) 7-6(6), 6-0; Moyuka against Anouk Koevermans (Ned) 6-2, 6-4; Dalila against Anca Alexia Todoni (Rou) 6-0, 1-6, 6-4; Tina against Anastasia Tikhonova 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles (final): Alexandra Eala (Phi) & Darja Semenistaja (Lat) against Naiktha Bains (GBR) & Fannis Stollar (Hun) 7-6(8), 6-3; Semi-finals: Naiktha & Fanni against Rutuja Bhosale & Ankita Raina 7-5, 6-7(3), (10-1); Alexandra and Darja against Saki Imamura and Naho Sato (Japan) 7-6 (5), 6-3.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Anirudh and Vijay qualify for the Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve final
Second seeds Anirudh Chandrasekar and Vijay Sundar Prashanth beat compatriots Arjun Kadhe and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan in the semi-finals of the Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve doubles (€148,625 Challenger tennis tournament) in Quimper, France , SATURDAY.
Anirudh and Vijay were leading 5-2 when Arjun and Jeevan retired.
The results:
€148,625 Challenger, Quimper, France: Doubles (semi-finals): Anirudh Chandrasekar & Vijay Sundar Prashanth against Arjun Kadhe & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 5-2 (retired); Quarter-finals: Arjun and Jeevan against Ugo Blanchet and Matteo Martineau (Fra) 3-6, 7-6(6), (10-8).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
HOCKEY
Yusuf scores hat-trick to lead Indian Oil into Beighton Cup final
Affan Yusuf scored a hat-trick as Indian Oil blanked Indian Air Force 5-0 in the semi-final to set up a title clash with Indian Navy in the 125th Coal India Beighton Cup hockey tournament at the SAI (Sports Authority of India) Astro-Turf ground in Kolkata on Saturday.
Indian Navy defeated Army XI in the other semi-final.
The results (semi-finals):
Indian Navy 1 (Sunny Malik) bt Army XI (Red) 0; Indian Oil 5 (Affan Yusuf-3, Povanna CB, Sudip Chirmako) by Indian Air Force 0.
-YB Sarangi
SOCCER
Injured Kwame Peprah to miss remainder of ISL season
FILE PHOTO: Kwame Peprah | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
FILE PHOTO: Kwame Peprah | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Kerala Blasters’ Ghanaian striker Kwame Peprah will miss the remainder of the Indian Super League season after suffering a groin injury during Kalinga’s recent Super Cup football match against Jamshedpur FC in Bhubaneswar.
“Following a thorough medical assessment, the club regretfully announces that Peprah will be unavailable for the remainder of the season. The club wishes Peprah a smooth rehabilitation and recovery phase,” said a Blasters press release.
