Advani pips Russell, inches closer to world billiards title
YANGON, MYANMAR: Pankaj Advani notched up superb wins over his English counterparts Mike Russell and David Causier to seal a berth in the finals of the IBSF World Billiards Championship here on Saturday. It was a dominating performance by the Indian ace in the quarter-final against Russell in what was supposed to be a tight contest. The semi-final, however, was a much closer tie against Causier.
SEN IN IN WORLD JUNIOR C’SHIP SEMI-FINALS
MARKHAM, CANADA: Lakshya Sen defeated Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin of Malaysia 21-8, 21-18 to storm into the semi-finals of the men’s singles event of the BWF World Junior Championship.
MANAV SETTLES FOR BRONZE IN BELARUS
MINSK, BELARUS: India’s Manav Thakkar settled for a bronze medal in the U-21 singles category while Harmeet Desai progressed to the pre-quarter finals of the men’s singles in the ITTF Challenge Belgosstrakh Belarus Open here on Friday.
U-15 GIRLS SHINE IN ASIAN WRESTLING
NEW DELHI: Indian wrestlers bagged seven medals, including three gold, to finish overall second in the Asian under-15 Girls Championships in Fujimi, Japan. Besides the three gold, including one won by world cadet bronze medal winner Sweety (43kg), India also won three silver and one bronze in the eight-nation event.
BENGAL WARRIORS BEAT PUNERI PALTAN
AHMEDABAD: Bengal Warriors defeated Puneri Paltan 26-22 in the Inter Zone Challenge Week match of the Pro Kabaddi Season 6 here on Saturday. Bengal players held their nerves at crucial moments to outclass the opposition. Maninder Singh scored six raid points for while Ravindra Kumawat pitched in with five.
DEFOURNY ON TOP IN MRF CHALLENGER
DUBAI : Belgium’s 20-year-old Max Defourny achieved a double while Andreas Estner (Germany) and Patrick Pasma (Finland) won the previous two races of the MRF Challenge. India’s Chetan Korada finished way down the grid in all five races.
THARANI, CHATTERJEE SHARE SPOILS
NEW DELHI: Karthik Tharani and Nayan Chatterjee won a race apiece on day one of the season finale of the 21st JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship.
‘ZVEREV DIDN’T DESERVE TO BE BOOED’
Roger Federer sprang to Alexander Zverev’s defence after some of the Swiss great’s diehard fans booed the young German after RESULTS: Bank of India 5 (K Pagdhare, S Jadhav, S Dongre, R Choudhary) bt Dena Bank 2 (A Ansari , D Mascarenhas). Second Division: Feugo Tormento FC 5 (S Humbe 3, A Mhatre 2) bt Indian Gymkhana 0.
ESHAAN, VIHAAN IN JOINT LEAD
Eshaan Gupta and Vihaan Shetty with five points each emerged joint leaders in the boys’ under-16 category of the Mahavir Prasad Morarka Memorial Maharashtra School Chess Championship. 6TH RD RESULTS
Boys under-14: R Kadam 5.5 bt H Sangoi 4, H Nakara 4 lost to Rachit 5.5; Under-16: E Gupta 5 bt V Dhoot 4.5, V Shetty 5 bt A Deogade 3.5. Girls under14: P Rane 4.5 drew K Khaturia 5, S Patil 3.5 lost to S Tadavi 4, A Bhatiya 3 lost to S Sawant 4.
KOTWANI, MADAN TO CLASH FOR TITLE
Hitesh Kotwani of Hindu Gymkhana and Vishal Madan of Chembur Gymkhana recorded contrasting semi-final wins in the BSAM Maharashtra State Senior Snooker & Billiards Selection Championship.
RESULTS (semi-finals): H Kotwani bt A Agrawal 4-2; V Madan bt R Sharma 4-1.
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R Singh bt A Singh 3-11, 11-8, 5-11, 12-10, 11-7; V Kumar bt S Jangra 12-10, 4-11, 11-6, 11-5; A Keskar bt M Kumar 11-4, 12-10, 11-5; J Sakib bt S Paswan 3-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-7; Boys under-11: R Shah w/o S Gupta; A Morery bt D Dubey 11-3, 11-4, 13-11; S Choudhary bt H Rajani 11-3, 11-4, 15-13; Boys under-13: Arihant KS bt A Chandani 11-8, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8; S Rewari bt A Vaziralli 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7; B Makhija bt V Bhatia 11-9, 11-9, 11-8; A Kancharia bt Meyyappan 11-5, 11-5, 11-3.
Women’s: S Choudhary bt T Parekh 11-8, 11-5, 11-3. Girls’ under-11: A Singh bt P Singh 11-3,11-3, 11-2; A Shah w/0 D Shah; S Raj Bhandare bt V Khandelwal 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-2; Under-13: Kushoo bt Kriyaa J 11-8, 11-7, 11-4; A Masand bt N Jain 11-1, 11-1,11-0; T Jasani bt N Dubey 7-11, 13-11, 11-9, 13-11; I Mishra bt A Gupta 12-14, 4-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5; Under-15: A Patel bt T Parekh 11-5, 12-10, 11-7; S Karnani bt P Jain 11-6, 11-7, 11-9; S Bajaj S Dogra 11-3,11-4, 11-2. Brief scores: Saurashtra 175 & 205 (N Joshi 57, V Jadeja 48; D Matkar 6-48) lost to Mumbai 610/5 dec (A Jaffer 300*, R Dhanday 166,) by an innings and 230 runs. Points: Mumbai 7, Saurashtra 0.