Indian sports wrap, May 5: Tennis Premier League initiates action in Gujarat
TENNIS
Tennis Premier League initiates action in Gujarat
As part of its drive to keep the tennis fraternity engaged, especially at the junior level, the Tennis Premier League (TPL) has started its initiative with the Gujarat State Tennis Association (GSTA) to have a series of tournaments across the State.
There will be tournaments in different cities and the champions will compete in the Masters event to be held in Ahmedabad. Boys and girls in the under-10, 12 and 14 age groups apart from men and women would stand to gain scholarship.
The TPL aims to award annual scholarship worth Rs.75,000 to the best 72 players from across the country.
“The association between GSTA and TPL encourages competition which can only help raise the standard of the sport. We hope to get a few players who go on to make India proud”, said the secretary of GSTA, Shrimal Bhatt.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
BASKETBALL
74th National Junior Basketball Championship to begin in Indore
Uttar Pradesh boys and Tamil Nadu girls will attempt to defend their crown in the 74th National Junior Basketball Championship to be staged at the Emerald Heights International School in Indore from May 8 to 14.
The championship has attracted 27 boys teams and 25 girls teams.
The groupings:
Boys:
Group-A: Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi.
Group-B: Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha.
Group-C: Karnataka, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
Group-D: Maharashtra, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana.
Group-E: Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Pondicherry.
Group-F: Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya.
Girls:
Group-A: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka.
Group-B: Punjab, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh.
Group-C: Haryana, Goa, Himachal Pradesh.
Group-D: Chandigarh, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal.
Group-E: Telangana, Andaman & Nicobar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand.
Group-F: Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Pondicherry.
– Kamesh Srinivasan