Soumyajit, Harmeet win India silver in TT
NEW DELHI: Fifth seeded Indian pair of Harmeet Desai and Souymajit Ghosh lost 12-10, 6-11, 8-11, 9-11 to second seeds Ho Kwan Kit and Ng Pak Nam of Korea to settle for silver medal at the ITTF Challenge Polish Open in Czestochowa.
INDIA TO GO FOR KILL
BANGALORE:MIDFIELDER Eugeneson Lyngdoh said India were not looking for a draw but a historic win against Macau to seal a berth in next year’s Asia Cup football in the second leg of the qualifiers on Wednesday. “Even if we draw, we’ll qualify for Asia Cup. No, we are not eyeing a draw, but for a historic win, which will ensure our place in Asia Cup tournament,” Lyngdoh said.
JOSHNA BEATS DIPIKA PHILADELPHIA: India’s national champion Joshna Chinappa defeated compatriot and doubles partner Dipika Pallikal Karthik 7-11, 11-8, 11-8 ,11-9 in the first round of the US Open Squash Championship, here.
MADHWIN WINS
NEW DELHI: Top seed Madhwin Kamath beat Sammr Raina 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of Boys’ Under-16 Fenesta Open National
Tennis Championship.
ARCHERS GET GOLD ROSARIO: Mixed pair of Jemson Ningthoujam and Ankita Bhakat clinched the recurve team gold as India returned with three medals from the World Archery Youth Championship. This is India’s first world title at the youth event since Deepika Kumari’s victories in 2009 and 2011.
ANUPAMA LIFTS TITLE NEWDELHI: Anupama Ramachandran of India and Dylan Emery of Wales have claimed the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship titles in the girls and boys category in St. Petersburg.