Pune, Jan 5 (PTI) The chances of India retaining its only ATP 250 tournament enhanced on Thursday with the Maharashtra government pledging its support to the premier tennis tournament for five more years. South Asia’s only ATP 250 event, owned by IMG, came to Pune in 2018 and became the Tata Open Maharashtra from Chennai Open. The state government had committed to provide support for half a decade at that time and on Thursday it extended the support for a further five-year period. “Maharastra will never allow this ATP 250 go anywhere, other than Maharashtra,” Devendra Fadnavis said at the…
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Bengaluru, Jan 5 (PTI) S J Nikin Jose’s 67-run knock played a huge role in Karnataka securing the first innings lead on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Chhattisgarh here on Thursday. Resuming at the overnight 202 for 1, Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal fell to Sumit Ruikar for 117, adding only 15 runs to his score. There was a period when the visiting team bounced back strongly and kept the scoring in check. The Chhattisgarh bowlers hit back with wickets at regular intervals to reduce the home team to 287 for 6 and a sniff…
Dubai, Jan 5 (PTI) The Dubai Desert Classic, an iconic event on the DP World Tour Championship, unveiled Hero MotoCorp as the new title partner of the tournament, the second Rolex Series event of the 2023 DP World Tour season. The Hero Dubai Desert Classic brings together Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles, and the DP World Tour’s longest-running event in the Middle East. The iconic tournament returns to Emirates Golf Club on January 26 and will run till January 29 for its 34th edition and will once again boast a stellar field headed by world no. 1…
Melbourne, Jan 5 (PTI) Avani Prashanth carded the day’s joint best score of 5-under 68 to jump 16 places to tied eighth at the Australian Master of the Amateurs here on Thursday. Starting on the back nine, Avani found four birdies and added a fifth before dropping the day’s lone bogey on Par-5 seventh. She made up for that with a birdie on eighth. At 3-over 222, Avani is lying tied eighth as Yuna Araki of Japan (67-74-68) led the field at 10-under 209. Taiwan’s Hsin Chun Liao (70-72-72) at 5-under was second. Avani began the week with a disappointing…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) The Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) on Thursday sacked the senior selection committee comprising former national selector Gagan Khoda, Mayank Sidhana and Anil Bhardwaj on the same day when the state team was decimated by Saurashtra in a Ranji Trophy group league game. Delhi senior team on Thursday slumped to an innings and 214 run defeat against Saurashtra and now has two points from four games having encountered two outright defeats. On the first day, Delhi had slumped to 10 for 7 inside the first hour on a damp wicket and it could have…
Imphal, Jan 5 (PTI) TRAU FC jumped from sixth to fourth position on the Hero I-League table with a convincing 2-0 win over Sudeva Delhi FC here on Thursday. With 16 points to their name, as many as Real Kashmir, TRAU remain behind the latter on the points table by dint of the head-to-head record between the two sides. This was TRAU’s fifth victory at home in as many matches and except for a few moments, they always looked in control. They got more corners and many more attempts at goal than their opponents and had more possession. Goalkeeper Bishorjit…
Pune, Jan 5 (PTI) Skipper Dasun Shanaka made a rear-guard unbeaten 56 off 22 balls, while wicket-keeper Kusal Mendis hit a 31-ball 52 to power Sri Lanka to an imposing 206 for 6 against India in the second T20 International of the three-match series here on Thursday. Electing to bowl, it was a disastrous performance from the Indian bowlers as the Lankan batters went hammer and tongs from the onset. Barring Axar Patel (2/24 from his 4 overs), all other Indian bowlers went for runs. Even though speedster Umar Malik (3/48) picked up three wickets, he too was taken to…
Pune, Jan 5 (PTI) Scoreboard of the second T20 International between India and Sri Lanka here on Thursday. Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka c Tripathi b Patel 33 Kusal Mendis lbw b Chahal 52 Bhanuka Rajapaksa b Umran Malik 2 Charith Asalanka c Shubman Gill b Umran Malik 37 Dhananjaya de Silva c Hooda b Patel 3 Dasun Shanaka not out 56 Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva b Umran Malik 0 Chamika Karunaratne not out 11 Extras: (LB-1, NB-7, W-4) 12 Total: (For 6 wickets in 20 overs) 206 Fall of wickets: 1-80, 2-83, 3-96, 4-110, 5-138, 6-138 Bowling: Hardik Pandya 2-0-13-0,…
Hisar, Jan 5 (PTI) Six-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) recorded a resounding 5-0 win over 2019 World Championships bronze medallist Manish Kaushik to advance to the final of the men’s national boxing championships here on Thursday. Both pugilists started out aggressively from the start with neither shying away from showcasing their strength and establishing their dominance over the other. As the bout progressed, Thapa utilised his experience to take charge of the match-up by judging his opponent’s attacks smartly to dodge them with his quick feet while landing more accurate punches. Ultimately, the 2015 World Championship bronze medallist was…
Pune, Jan 5 (PTI) Indian pair of N Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan pulled off one of the major upsets of the fifth edition of Tata Open Maharashtra, second seeded American duo of Jackson Withrow and Nathaniel Lammons 7-6(6) 7-6(5) in the doubles quarter-finals here on Thursday. Balaji and Jeevan, who entered the tournament as an alternative entry, put up a sensational show in both the sets which saw close competition before they downed world no.49 Withrow and world No. 46 Lammons. Balaji and Jeeven ended 2022 with six successive semi-finals appearances at the Challenger events. Later tonight, India’s Ramkumar…