TENNIS
ITF juniors tennis match
Suhitha Maruri, seeded No.1 in partnership with Kitti Molnar of Hungary, beat second seeds Lidia Podgorichani and Kamonwan Yodpetch of Thailand 7-5, 7-6(3) for the women doubles title within the ITF junior tennis match on the CLTA Complex on Friday.
Lidia made the singles remaining, beating Maya Dutta in three units, and can play Dominika Podhajecka of Poland within the remaining.
The boys remaining will likely be between Timofei Derepasko and Donghyun Hwang.
Results
Boys (semifinals): Timofei Derepasko bt Shingo Masuda (Jpn) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3; Donghyun Hwang (Kor) bt Cho Se Hyuk (Kor) 6-2, 6-0.
Doubles (remaining): Yu Maeda & Shingo Masuda (Jpn) bt Takamasa Mishiro & Satoru Nakajima (Jpn) 4-6, 6-3, [10-6].
Girls: Lidia Podgorichani (Tha) bt Maya Dutta (USA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; Dominika Podhajecka (Pol) bt Allegra Korpanec Davies (GBR) 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles (remaining): Kitti Molnar (Hun) & Suhitha Maruri bt Lidia Podgorichani & Kamonwan Yodpetch (Tha) 7-5, 7-6(3)
-Kamesh Srinivasan
FOOTBALL
Gokulam Kerala new signings
Gokulam Kerala FC has signed Spanish gamers Omar Ramos and Sergio Mendigutxia by means of the January switch window. They will substitute Cameroonian forwards Auguste Somlaga and Dodi Alphaed Ndo within the I-League.
The Spanish duo had performed within the final I-League season, Ramos for Rajasthan United and Mendigutxia for Neroca. Ramos had been taking part in top-division soccer in Spain, whereas Mendi had earlier performed in Spain’s Division B. Both gamers have represented the Spanish youth crew.
“They players are of top quality,” Gokulam’s president V.C. Praveen stated. “We have been lacking creativity in the final third and also finishing. Both have experience playing in India and also have played at a higher level in Spain. We hope that these players can change the fortunes of Gokulam Kerala FC in the League.”
– P. Ok. Ajith Kumar
Mohammedan, Rajasthan draw 1-1 in I-League
Mohammedan Sporting and Rajasthan United scored two late targets to attract 1-1 in a Hero I-League match on Friday.
Mohammedan captain Marcus Joseph gave his facet the lead within the 81st minute with an excellent left-footer earlier than his Rajasthan counterpart Joseba Beitia scored from the spot seven minutes later to share the spoils on a chilly night.
For the fourth match this season, the Kolkata facet failed to carry on to its lead, including only one level to its kitty.
Joseph, nonetheless, moved as much as joint-third within the record of top-scorers together with his fourth purpose.
Mohammedan wasted a possibility to bag three factors, however coach Kibu Vicuna would recognise he owes this level extra to Rajasthan’s errors than the rest. Beitia and his males created a whole lot of probabilities however couldn’t convert them. In truth, the Spaniard himself wasted a penalty within the twenty ninth minute earlier than scoring with a scorching right-footer.
Apart from that, Rajasthan’s Kyrgyz recruit Atai Dzhumashev was extremely unfortunate as two of his free-kicks in both half (sixth and 76th minute) hit the crossbar and the put up, respectively.
Had the second gone in, it might have been a world-class purpose.
– PTI
VOLLEYBALL
National sub-junior championship
Punjab boys beat Himachal Pradesh 23-25, 25-21, 25-27, 25-23, 15-5 and certified for the quarterfinals from group-D within the ONGC forty fourth National sub-junior volleyball championship on the Laxmi Public School, Karkardooma, on Friday.
In the quarterfinals, Punjab will play Gujarat. The different quarterfinals will likely be between Delhi-Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh-Haryana and Rajasthan-Uttarakhand.
The women quarterfinals will likely be between West Bengal-Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat-Tamil Nadu, Haryana-Telangana and Delhi-Rajasthan.
Results
Boys:
Group-A: Delhi bt Madhya Pradesh 25-11, 25-11, 25-17; Haryana bt Karnataka 25-16, 20-25, 27-25, 25-21; Andhra Pradesh bt Kerala 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 25-17; Haryana bt Kerala 25-16, 25-20, 25-18; Andhra Pradesh bt Madhya Pradesh 25-16, 25-19, 16-25, 25-23.
Group-B: Maharashtra bt Chandigarh 26-24, 25-22, 25-14; Gujarat bt Puducherry 25-20, 25-16, 25-16.
Group-C: Uttarakhand bt Jharkhand 25-17, 25-17, 25-15; Uttar Pradesh bt Tamil Nadu 25-12, 25-16, 19-25, 25-22; West Bengal bt Bihar 2-22, 27-25, 25-19.
Group-D: Rajasthan bt Assam 25-5, 25-13, 25-17; Punjab bt Himachal Pradesh 23-25, 25-21, 25-27, 25-23, 15-5; Telangana bt Odisha 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 25-21.
Girls:
Group-A: West Bengal bt Madhya Pradesh 25-10, 25-13, 25-14; Karnataka bt Andhra Pradesh 25-14, 25-6, 25-12; Delhi bt Andhra Pradesh 25-7, 25-22, 25-18; West Bengal bt Karnataka 25-19, 25-14, 25-21.
Group-B: Maharashtra bt Assam 25-20, 25-18, 25-15; Rajasthan bt Punjab 25-10, 25-9, 25-11; Uttar Pradesh bt Bihar 25-3, 25-5, 25-2.
Group-C: Haryana bt Jharkhand 25-17, 25-10, 25-21; Himachal Pradesh bt Odisha 25-14, 25-15, 25-23.
Group-D: Telangana bt Jammu & Kashmir 25-7, 25-14, 25-12; Tamil Nadu bt Kerala 25-22, 25-20, 25-18; Puducherry bt Uttarakhand 25-13, 25-13, 25-13.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
GOLF
Avani Prashanth finishes sixth in troublesome windy situations in Melbourne
Indian golfer Avani Prashanth completed a creditable tied sixth within the prestigious Australia Master of the Amateurs match.
Teenaged Avani completed off the week with a spherical of 2-over 75 on the difficult Par 73 Southern Golf Club, one of many best programs on Melbourne’s well-known sandbelt.
She totalled 5-over 297 and was tied sixth with two others, Eunseo Choi of New Zealand and Kate McFarlane of Australia.
Japan’s Yuna Araki, who led for many a part of the match, shot 2-under 71 in extraordinarily troublesome situations amidst swirling winds on the ultimate day to complete the week at 12-under and 6 pictures forward of fellow Japanese Mamika Shinchi (71), who was six-under 286 for 4 rounds.
The solely different participant with an under-par complete was Fiona Xu, who regardless of a remaining spherical of 76 was third at 1-under 291.
Avani, who was tied eighth after three rounds was two-under by means of the entrance 9, and regarded set for a terrific end. However, 4 bogeys on the tenth, twelfth, 14th and 16 pushed her again and she or he completed at 2-over 75 and ended sixth.
The Australian Master of the Amateurs is a 72-hole medal play Championship and has of late grow to be one of many elite championships in novice golf.
– PTI
