FOOTBALL
Indian girls undergo 0-2 defeat at fingers of Mexico U-17
The Indian girls's group suffered a 0-2 defeat in opposition to Mexico of their final match of the sixth Torneo Feminine U-17 Soccer Event in Vilesse, Italy on Sunday.
Mexico netted one in every half to wrap up the match, with Katherin Sillas and Alice Gallegos getting on the scoresheet.
The sport had a relatively frantic begin as each the perimeters appeared to settle all the way down to rhythm.
India custodian Melody Chanu was referred to as into motion early on, as she typically got here off her line to punch Mexican crosses and corners away from hazard.
On the 14th minute, Chanu produced one other save, however Katherin Sillas was current to show the rebound into the online.
The primary half got here to an finish as Mexico took their slender lead into the dressing room.
India had probability from a free kick however defender Purnima Kumari went over the cross-bar. Minutes later, Chanu was as soon as once more referred to as into motion as she produced one other diving save.
India head coach Thomas Dennerby introduced on Misha Bhandari and Pinku Devi instead of Naketa and Nitu Linda, with just some minutes left on the clock.
Nonetheless, Mexico quickly scored within the third minute of added time by way of Alice Gallegos to safe the victory.
-PTI
TENNIS-
Champion of the final event Karman Kaur Thandi could have the identical opponent for the primary spherical, Sahaja Yamalapalli, within the $25,000 ITF girls’s tennis event to be performed on the Tennis Challenge, Baliawas, from Tuesday.
Sahaja had stretched Karman to a few units and probably ready her effectively for the challenges forward within the final event on the similar venue. It is going to be fascinating to see how the 2 deal with the problem.
Karman figures within the prime quarter and will face prime seed Diana Marcinkevica of Latvia, if each progress that far.
Rutuja Bhosale joins the occasion because the sixth seed and can play a qualifier within the first spherical.
Ankita Raina is the second seed and could have a qualifier within the first spherical. After being crushed by Vaidehi Chaudhari within the first spherical final week, Ankita has been coaching effectively and higher ready for the second occasion.
Final week’s runner-up, world No.3 junior Sofia Costoulas of Belgium is within the fourth quarter, wherein the 2 Thais, Luksika Kumkhum and Punnin Kovapitukted face one another within the first spherical.
The 4 wild playing cards got to Ananyaa Bhargava, Vineetha Mummadi, Kashish Bhatia and Yubarani Banerjee.
The recent and humid circumstances took the toll. Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, a quarterfinalist final week, couldn't get better from her sickness and withdrew from the second occasion. Nidhi Chilumula couldn't play her second qualifying spherical on Monday, and gave a walkover to Sanjana Sirimalla.
Total, gamers will want a powerful recreation, sound health and the flexibility to deal with the scenario to make progress.
The seedings: 1. Diana Marcinkevica (Lat), 2. Ankita Raina, 3. Viktoria Morvayova (Svk), 4. Ekaterina Yashina (Rus), 5. Luksika Kumkhum (Tha), 6. Rutuja Bhosale, 7. Misaki Matsuda (Jpn), 8. Karman Kaur Thandi.
The outcomes:
Qualifying singles (second spherical): Sahira Singh bt Apurav Vemuri 6-4, 6-1; Ishwari Matere bt Mansi Vadyala (US) 6-2, 3-2 (retired); Farhat Aleen Qamar bt Vanshita Pathania 6-2, 4-6, [10-3]; Anjali Rathi bt Bela Tamhankar 6-4, 6-4; Elena Pridankina (Rus) bt Joell Nichole 6-2, 6-1; Prathiba Narayan bt Sachi Sharma 6-2, 7-6(2); Shreya Tatavarthy t Siri Patil 6-1, 6-1; Suhitha Maruri bt Shria Atturu (US) 6-1 (retired); Sanjana Sirimalla w.o. Nidhi Chilumula; Himaanshika Singh bt Jagmeet Kaur Grewal 7-6(3), 1-0 (retired); Ikumi Yamazaki (Jpn) bt Arthi Muniyan 6-1, 6-2.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
GOLF- Aditi log off Tied fortieth at Girls's PGA Championship
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok had one other action-packed spherical with 4 birdies in opposition to six bogeys for a two-over 74 that noticed her end Tied fortieth on the Girls's PGA Championship.
Aditi, who had two birdies and two bogeys on entrance 9, ran right into a stretch of three bogeys in 4 holes between eleventh and 14th which pulled her down.
She completed 76-71-72-74 at a troublesome Congressional course for a complete of five-over 293.
In Gee Chun rallied after dropping the remainder of her once-sizeable lead, overcoming a bogey-filled entrance 9 to win the Girls's PGA Championship on Sunday as Lexi Thompson faltered together with her putter.
- PTI
SNOOKER: All India Snooker: Rayaan, Sourav begin marketing campaign on successful observe
Rayaan Razmi and Sourav Kothari gained their respective group matches by equivalent 4-0 margins on the opening day of the NSCI All India Snooker Open ‘Baulkline’ 2022 being performed .
Of their Group D match, Maharashtra's Rayaan, who's a double junior nationwide champion, after taking the primary body, hit breaks of 33, 45 and 37 within the subsequent three frames to finish a 4-0 (70-30, 85-12, 79-41, and 81-8) victory in opposition to state-mate Vishal Gehani.
In a Group E match, the 37-year-old Sourav gave an excellent demonstration of wonderful shot choice, correct potting, and shrewd tactical play in opposition to 19-year-old Digvijay Kadian of Haryana to seal a 4-0 (65-58, 75-31, 61-58, and 125-0) win.
-PTI
