GOLF
Zara moves to tied-10th spot at Queen Sirikit Cup golf
Zara Anand continued to be the best Indian on show after two rounds of the 45th Queen Sirikit Cup, shooting 1-under 71 on Wednesday to be tied-10th in the individual event in Japan on Wednesday.
Mannat Brar, who shot 2-under 70, had the best second round among the three Indians competing in the tournament.
Zara (73-71) moved from T-12 to T-10 with a two-day aggregate of even-par 144, while Mannat (77-70) rose from T-25 to T-15.
The third Indian, Heena Kang (76-76) is placed tied 28th.
As a team, the Indians are lying fifth, two places up from the first round.
– PTI
TENNIS
Iha reaches ITF juniors quarterfinals
Iha Joshi beat third seed Angel Patel 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 in the girls pre-quarterfinals of the ITF junior tennis tournament at the Vijayant Khand Stadium courts on Wednesday.
In the quarterfinals, Iha will play eighth seed Karthika Padmakumar.
The results (pre-quarterfinals)
Under-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.
Under-18 girls
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 top the group in the Asia-Oceania Junior Billie Jean King Cup under-16 girls tennis tournament in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday.
The Indian girls will take on host Kazakhstan, which topped its group by beating the second seed China 2-1.
In other quarterfinals, Australia will play China, New Zealand will meet Japan and Chinese Taipei will challenge Korea.
The semifinalists will qualify for the World Group stage.
The results (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 Cash and JJ Tracy of USA 6-7(7), 7-6(7), [10-6] in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $227,270 Challenger tennis tournament 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 Cash & 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 men, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Singles (first round): 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 men, Bucharest, Romania
Singles (first round): Stefan Palosi (Rou) bt Chirag Duhan 6-4, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF men, Tehran, Iran
Singles (first round): 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 women, 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 women, 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 women, Tsaghkadzor, Armenia
Singles (first round): 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
12th MTB Shimla: Over 120 cyclists from 20 states to participate
Over 120 cyclists from 20 States are set to participate in 12th edition of MTB Shimla, India’s premier mountain biking challenge held over three days and spread across 120 kilometres.
The event, being organised by Himalayan Adventure Sports and Tourism Promotion Association (HASTPA), in association with Himachal Tourism, Government of Himachal Pradesh and Cycling Association of Himachal Pradesh, will be held from May 16 to 18.
Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will flag off the rally from the historic Ridge on May 16.
The main highlight of the event would be a 20-kilometre heritage ride through the main town of Shimla on May 16, demonstrating the rich culture, panoramic beauty and history to the world.
A large number of youth and school children have been invited to join the event, a statement issued on Wednesday said.
The trail, designed to test endurance and skill, features jeep tracks, meadows, and cross-country routes and the participants would ride through breathtaking landscapes of the Kufri-Chail Wildlife Sanctuary and the Potters hill Glen Reserve Forest, said Mohit Sood, president of HASTPA.
-PTI
FOOTBALL
Punjab FC crowned AIFF U-17 Elite Youth League champion
Punjab FC dished out a dominant display as it clinched the AIFF U-17 Elite Youth League title after defeating Jamshedpur FC 4-1 in Guwahati on Wednesday.
The victorious Punjab FC team after beating Jamshedpur FC.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The victorious Punjab FC team after beating Jamshedpur FC.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
A superior first-half show saw Punjab surge ahead 4-0 at the break through goals from Karish Soram (28th minute), Ashish Lohar (34th), Vikash Kisku (37th) and Usham Thoungamba Singh (39th).
Heerangamba Seram (84th) pulled one back for Jamshedpur FC late in the match.
– PTI
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