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Time of India
5 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
DKM Girls Retain Nagpur District Junior Basketball Title with easy 19-Point Triumph
1 2 Nagpur: Anaya Prabhune, Anandi Sonewane, Hemlata Dandekar, Meehira Dhote, and Pankhudi Bade scored in double digits as Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM) prevailed over Nutan Bharat Yuwak Sangh (NBYS) 64-45 to emerge as champions in the 25th Prakash Rajurkar Memorial Junior District Basketball Championship, which concluded on Sunday. With a facile 19-point title triumph at the Shankar Nagar-based home court, DKM girls once again underlined their supremacy in the district selection tournament organised under the aegis of the Nagpur District Basketball Association (NDBA). Making the most of their home conditions, Anaya fired a game-high 15 points, while Anandi and Hemlata netted 14 points each. Meehira (11) and Pankhudi (10) came up with timely contributions in DKM's victory. The quarter-wise scores in DKM's favour read 19-14, 18-16, 13-8, 14-7. As many as five DKM players scored baskets in double digits. Mrunmayee Sathe (14) and Nishita Bakre (10) played well for NBYS. Later, the prizes were distributed by NDBA's head and newly elected President of the Maharashtra State Basketball Association (MSBA), MLC Sandip Joshi. On the occasion, all the NDBA members were present. All the affiliated units of the NDBA felicitated Joshi and NDBA Secretary Bhavesh Kuchanwar for being elected as the new President and Vice President of the MSBA. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Joyabaj: Unsold Furniture Liquidation 2024 (Prices May Surprise You) Unsold Furniture | Search Ads Learn More Undo The winning team members were richer by individual cash prizes of Rs 1000 each, while players of the runners-up squad got Rs 700 each along with attractive trophies. All the 350 participating players in the tournament were given mementos. RESULT GIRLS (Final): DKM (Anaya Prabhune 15, Anandi Sonewane 14, Hemlata Dandekar 14, Meehira Dhote 11, Pankhudi Bade 10) bt NBYS (Mrunmayee Sathe 14, Nishita Bakre 10, Saisa Bhagat 8) 64-45 (19-14, 18-16, 13-8, 14-7)
Time of India
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Winning start for NBYS boys, DKM girls in 25th Rajurkar memorial junior basketball meet
Nagpur: Nutan Bharat Yuwak Sangh (NBYS) boys and hosts Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM) girls kicked off their campaign in the 25th Prakash Rajurkar Memorial inter-club Junior (U-18) district basketball championship with easy victories at the Shankar Nagar court on Sunday. The selection tournament to pick the 12-member district teams is organised under the auspices of the Nagpur district Basketball Association (NDBA). While NBYS prevailed over Phoenix 45-22, DKM girls defeated Hanuman Nagar Krida Mandal (HKM) 45-8. For NBYS, Deep Bhandarkar (16) and Hariom Solanke (12) did the bulk of the scoring, while DKM's Meehira Dhote (10) and Pranjal Urkude (8) made the most of their home court advantage. Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by senior NDBA members Ajit Bhave and Abhay Kaple. On the occasion, NDBA Secretary Bhavesh Kuchanwar, Working President Pranay Ghate, senior DKM members Suresh Tarwarkar, Ravindra Kulkarni, organising secretary Anup Rajurkar, Arvind Garud, Dhiraj Kadao, Harshad Bhishikar, Milind Jagtap, Akshay Maske, and Amarhjeet Bhosale were present. Over 350 players from Nagpur will be in action during the 15-day tournament, where a total of 47 matches in the league-cum-knockout format will be played. The winner and runners-up teams will win attractive cash prizes and trophies. In addition, all the participating players will be given a memento. RESULT BOYS: NBYS (Deep Bhandarkar 16, Hariom Solanke 12) beat Phoenix (Yash Kantode 8) 45-22 (9-2, 10-10, 20-8, 6-2) GIRLS: DKM (Meehira Dhote 10, Pranjal Urkude 8) beat HKM (Sayee 4) 45-8 (8-6, 19-2, 17-0, 1-0)
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Joshi ends Nagpur's 68-year wait, becomes city's first basketball official to head MSBA
Nagpur: Finally, Nagpur will have a major say in the affairs of the Maharashtra State Basketball Association (MSBA). For the first time in MSBA's 68-year-old history, a Nagpurian, MLC Sandip Joshi has become the state association's president. Joshi, who is the president of the Nagpur District Basketball Association (NDBA), was elected unopposed as the new MSBA president during the AGM and elections held at the Indian Gymkhana in Matunga, Mumbai, on Friday. While Joshi became the new head of MSBA, NDBA secretary Bhavesh Kuchanwar was named vice president of the state association. Mumbai's Govind Krishnan Muthukumar has been elected secretary, and Ibrahim Lakdawla will serve as treasurer of MSBA. After the MSBA officials came to know about the reinstatement of its affiliation with the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) — that was kept in abeyance since March 1, 2019 — the state basketball body officials started the election process. The NDBA actively participated in the election process. On June 27, the BFI finally reinstated the affiliation of MSBA (a copy of the affiliation is with TOI), which was under dispute for the last six years. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Gold Is Surging in 2025 — Smart Traders Are Already In IC Markets Learn More Undo A total of 31 district associations affiliated with MSBA attended the AGM, and a new body for the term 2025-2029 was elected. In addition to Kuchanwar, the other three vice presidents of MSBA are Vikrant Patil, S Ramakrishnan, and M Venkatesh. Pune's Lalit Nahata and Amravati's Jayant Deshmukh have been elected as the two associate secretaries of MSBA. The new executive members of MSBA include Shrinivas Sape, Manoj Reddy, Sashikant Nandgaokar, and Ashwin Chandel. The four district representatives of the committee are from Ratnagiri, Nanded, Jalgaon, and Beed. The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and the Maharashtra Olympic Association (MOA) appointed observers for the election process. Shakti Sinh Gohil of Gujarat represented the BFI, and Pradeep Gandhe was the MOA observer. The returning officer for the elections was advocate Abhishek Salian. In his post on X after becoming the head of MSBA, Joshi said, "I am committed to developing national-level players in Maharashtra, building modern infrastructure and finding solutions to players' problems. This position is a moment that proves the strength of Nagpur's sports world."
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Krisha to lead Nagpur challenge in state U-19 badminton
Nagpur: Krisha Soni of Nagpur will lead the challenge of city shuttlers in the season-opening Maharashtra State U-19 selection badminton tournament, which begins at the Arundhati Arun Badminton Academy, Besa, from Wednesday. The four-day tournament, organised by the Nagpur District Badminton Association (NDBA) under the aegis of the Maharashtra Badminton Association, will be conducted in memory of NK Garg. Maharashtra U-19 teams will be selected for the forthcoming West Zone championship. Briefing the media on Monday, Mangesh Kashikar, NDBA secretary, said, "As compared to the 180 entries in Nanded last year, the season-opening tournament in Nagpur has received an overwhelming response of over 250 participants. Prizes of Rs 2.8 lakh will be distributed." As many as five events, including the boys' and girls' singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events, will be conducted. India's ninth-ranked shuttler, Aditya Tripathi of Pune, and Nagpur's Krisha Soni have been named as the top seeds in the boys' and girls' singles events, respectively. Both Aditya and Krisha will pair up as the second seeds in the mixed doubles tournament, where the Thane duo of Sanidhya Ekade and Aditi Gawade are the top seeds. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Nhà container vận chuyển 2025 (Xem ngay) Shipping Container Homes Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Last year in Nanded, Krisha entered the semifinals of the mixed doubles event. MLC Sandip Joshi will inaugurate the tournament on Wednesday. On the occasion, Arun Lakhani, the treasurer of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) and MBA president, Prashant Garg, the CMD of Diffusion Engineers Ltd, Shirish Boralkar, Siddharth Patil, and Mangesh Kashikar will share the dais.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Shashank, Sanvi emerge as new Nagpur district badminton champions
1 2 Nagpur: Shashank Kulal and Sanvi Ghate registered victories in contrasting fashion to emerge as the new men's and women's champions in the Baidyanath Nagpur district badminton championship which concluded at the Subhedar Hall on Tuesday. While both Shashank and Sanvi missed a chance to make a double delight after winning the men and women singles crown, five shuttlers, including Fizza Akbani, Vaishnavi Manglekar, Arnav Palshikar, Hridaan Singh, and Gaurav Rege, took home twin titles in various categories of the district championships. In the men's singles final, Shashank registered a hard-fought but straight games 21-17, 26-24 victory over Priyanshu Dubey. In contrast, Sanvi rallied from a game down to get the better of Shreeja Wankhede in an exciting women's singles summit clash 11-21, 21-13, 21-17. Earlier in the U-17 girls' singles semifinal, Sanvi suffered a heartbreak with a 15-21, 21-17, 12-21 defeat to eventual champion Vaishnavi Manglekar. In the concluding ceremony, the prizes were distributed by Sachin Dixit and NDBA President Kundatai Vijaykar. On the occasion, Anant Apte, Madhavi Kashikar Hedaoo, Gurdeep Singh Arora, Neha Gosavi, tournament referee Aditya Galande, Gaurav Narnaware, and others were present. RESULTS (All Finals) Men's Singles: Shashank Kulal bt Priyanshu Dubey 21-17, 26-24; Women's Singles: Sanvi Ghate bt Shreeja Wankhede 11-21, 21-13, 21-17; Men's Doubles: Gaurav Rege-Hriday Deshmukh bt Devesh Jena-Shashank Kulal 21-11, 21-12; Mixed Doubles: Gaurav Rege-Nikkita Joseph bt Dipanshu Shukla-Kripa Sajwan 21-12, 21-12; U-19 Boys Singles: Priyanshu Dubey bt Jeeva Pillai 18-21, 22-20, 21-12; Girls: Fizza Akbani bt 1-Shreeja Wankhede 21-13, 12-21, 21-15; U-17 Boys Singles: Arnav Palshikar bt Aarav Thakre 21-19, 21-11; Girls: Vaishnavi Manglekar bt Fizza Akbani 21-17, 24-22; U-17 Boys Doubles: Arnav Palshikar-Sairaj Nayse bt Nsihil Umate-Rubal Gedam 21-16, 21-13; Girls Doubles: Ditisha Somkuwar-Fizza Akbani bt Grishma Kaishalwar-Mugdha Sawarkar 21-8, 21-7; U-15 Boys Singles: Hridaan Singh bt Devansh Thaokar 21-14, 13-4 Retd; Girls: Vaishnavi Manglekar bt Yukti Shende 21-9, 21-17; U-15 Boys Doubles: 2-Hridaan Singh-Zeeshan Khan bt Kapish Kolhe-Shamit Mohta 21-8, 22-20; U-13 Boys Singles: 1-Avnish Khiratkar bt Ojas Landge 21-14, 21-18; Girls: Anudhya Satpute bt 1-Dhriti Mehta 15-21, 21-18, 21-12; U-11 Boys Singles: Kartik Naidu bt Pradyumna Meshram 21-18, 21-14; Girls: Akshita Dorshatwar bt Aanya Malhotra 16-21, 21-12, 21-6; U-9 Boys Singles: Vihan Bhise bt 1-Niyukt Mogare 21-13, 18-21, 21-14;
