Indian sports wrap, July 29: India Sub Junior Men National C’ship — Bihar thrashes Tripura 19-0
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India Sub Junior Men National C’ship: Bihar thrashes Tripura 19-0
Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Bengal, Gujarat, and Kerala emerged victorious on day two of the 15th India Sub Junior Men National Championship on Tuesday.
In the opening match of the day, J&K edged past Puducherry with a narrow 1–0 win in a Pool A encounter of Division ‘C’. Captain Prabvir Singh Bali (53’) scored the decisive goal in the final quarter, sealing a hard-fought victory for his side.
The second fixture witnessed a dominant display by Bihar, overwhelming Tripura with a staggering 19–0 win in Pool B of Division ‘C’. Deepu Vishwakarma (3’) opened the scoring early, setting the tone for a goal fest. Satyam Kumar Pande (5’, 40’, 60’) and Amritanshu Pandey (36’, 42’, 43’, 47’) both netted hat-tricks, while contributions also came from Raj Pandey (8’, 13’, 33’), Nikhil Navin Kumar (8’, 26’), Laksh Kumar (16’), Suman Kumar (29’, 58’, 60’), Chhotu Kumar (49’), and Ranjan Ashish (50’).
In the third match, Uttarakhand defeated Mizoram 5–1 in another Pool B clash of Division ‘C’. Skipper Sarthak Mahar (18’) opened the scoring for Uttarakhand, with Vikash Kashyap (24’), Saurav Tamta (34’), Ankit (40’), and Manish Singh Kunwar (43’) adding to the tally. Mizoram Captain Joseph Malsawmtluanga (50’) managed a late consolation goal.
In Division ‘B’, Bengal secured a 2–0 win over Arunachal in Pool A, courtesy of goals from Munna Kumar Singh (37’) and Captain Suvam Patra (56’).
The fifth match saw Gujarat edge past Chhattisgarh 2–1, with Alpeshbhai Vala (23’, 36’) scoring a brace. Aadrsh Raj Singh (50’) pulled one back for Chhattisgarh, but it wasn’t enough.
Kerala put up a clinical performance, defeating Himachal 6–1 in Pool B of Division ‘B’. Goals came from Rohit Baxla (26’, 36’), Nidhin T (28’), Raju Bangari (34’, 44’), and Aman Kishor Lakra (55’), while Shivansh (46’) scored the only goal for Himachal.
The final match of the day will feature Manipur taking on Andhra Pradesh.
Day 2 Results
Jammu & Kashmir defeated Le Puducherry Hockey 1-0 in Division ‘C’
Hockey Association of Bihar defeated Tripura 19-0 in Division ‘C’
Hockey Uttarakhand defeated Hockey Mizoram 5-1 in Division ‘C’
Hockey Bengal defeated Hockey Arunachal 2-0 in Division ‘B’
Hockey Gujarat beat Chhattisgarh Hockey 2-1 in Division ‘B’
Kerala Hockey defeat Hockey Himachal 6-1 in Division ‘B’
– Team Sportstar
TENNIS
IC Rod Laver junior challenge: India loses Spain 2-4 before defeating South Africa 5-1
Defending champion India struggled to assert its supremacy as it lost to host Spain 2-4, after having lost to Italy by a similar margin earlier, in the IC Rod Laver junior challenge tennis event in Barcelona.
India did beat South Africa 5-1, but found itself fourth among the sixth teams. Spain led the table with three wins from three matches.
Except for competing in the girls doubles match against South Africa, Maaya Rajeshwaran was unable to serve the team owing to a shoulder injury. That took the sting off India’s challenge.
India was scheduled to play Argentina and Mexico in the last two league matches. The team with the maximum number of matches won would emerge the champion.
The results:
Spain bt India 4-2 (Maxi Carrascosa bt Samarth Sahita 7-6, 6-2; Yago Castellanos lost to Araadhya Kshitij 2-6, 2-6; Gabriela Paun bt Saanvi Misra 6-0, 6-1; Celia Anson lost to Rishitha Basireddy 4-6, 6-3, [4-10]; Carrascosa & Castellanos bt Samarth & Araadhya 7-6(4), 6-3; Gabriela & Celia bt Saanvi & Rishitha 6-2, 6-1).
India bt South Africa 5-1 (Samarth Sahita bt Connor Doig 6-2, 6-4; Araadhya Kshitij bt Jayden Summers 6-1, 6-4; Saanvi Misra lost to Morgan Jordaan 0-6, 2-6; Rishitha Basireddy bt Meri Sandembergh 6-1, 6-2; Samarth & Aaradhya bt Conor & Jayden 6-2, 6-4; Maaya Rajeshwaran & Rishitha Basireddy bt Morgan & Meri 5-7, 6-4, [11-9]).
– Kamesh Srinivasan
Jaya enters quarterfinals at AITA ranking tournament
Jaya Kapoor beat Jennifer Luikham 6-2, 6-4 in the women’s pre-quarterfinals of the HPCL Mittal Rs.200,000 AITA ranking tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Tuesday.
In the men’s section, Shanker Heisnam fought his way past Smit Patel 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to enter the quarterfinals.
The results (pre-quarterfinals):
Men: Sarthak Suden bt Lokesh Pun 6-4, 5-7, 6-0; Svarmanyu Singh w.o. Shaurya Bhardwaj; SM Aadithya bt Jatin Nain 7-5, 6-4; Parv Nage bt Ashwajit Senjam 6-0, 6-1; Ricky Chaudhary bt Bikramjeet Chawla 6-4, 4-2 (retired); Jagmeet Singh bt Lakshit Soood 6-3, 6-2; Shanker Heisnam bt Smit Patel 5-7, 6-4, 6-2; Arjun Rathi bt Yashasvi Balhara 6-2, 7-5.
Women: Sahira Singh bt Ruma Gaikaiwari 6-1, 6-0; Jaya Kapoor bt Jennifer Luikham 6-2, 6-4; Jeetesh Kumari bt Aditi Tyagi 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4; Mahika Khanna bt S Verma 6-3, 7-5; Divya Bhardwaj bt Durganshi Kumar 6-0, 6-3; Riya Sachdeva bt Lakshmi Gowda 6-3, 6-2; Manshi Singh bt Shagun Kumari 7-6(5), 6-4; Tejasvi Dabas bt Rhea Arora 6-3, 6-2.
– Kamesh Srinivasan