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The Hindu
12-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Neeru places fourth in Lonato Shotgun World Cup
Neeru Dhanda was a trifle unlucky to miss a medal in women's trap as she was placed fourth in the Shotgun World Cup in Lonato on Saturday. Neeru shot 115 and qualified in sixth place by beating Alessia Iezzi of Italy 2-1 in the shoot-off. After 35 birds in the final, Neeru was tied in the second place with 30, along with the eventual silver and bronze medallists Silvana Stanco of Italy and Lada Denisova, but got eliminated owing to her sixth place in qualification. Silvana had topped qualification, and Denisova was fifth in qualification. It was a very brave effort overall by Neeru in a strong field of 101 shooters. Preeti Rajak did well to shoot 25 in the fifth round and placed eighth, missing qualification by one point. In the men's event, Zoravar Singh Sandhu shot 121, following 24 in the last round. With five shooters vying for the last two berths in the final with that score, Zoravar lost early in the shoot-off. Jaswinder Singh and Lakshay Sheoran shot identical 116 and placed 53rd and 59th respectively. In the RPO section, National champion Shardul Vihan shot 116 and Yugan Muthukumaar 106. The results: Trap: Women: 1. Laetisha Scanlan (Aus) 45 (120); 2. Silvana Stanco (Ita) 43 (121); 3. Lada Denisova (AIN) 34 (116); 4. Neeru Dhanda 30 (115); 8. Preeti Rajak 114; 76. Pragati Dubey 100; RPO: Aashima Ahlawat 114; Nilaa Rajaa Baalu 97.
The Hindu
11-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Zoravar Sandhu stays close to the leading bunch
The experienced Zoravar Singh Sandhu asserted his expertise by shooting a series of 24, 25, 24 for the third-best score of 73 after three rounds of trap in the Shotgun World Cup in Lonato on Friday. With two more rounds of qualification left on Saturday, Zoravar could aspire for a final berth with a strong performance, in a highly competitive field of 183 shooters. In comparison, Lakshay Sheoran (70) and Jaswinder Singh (69) may find it hard to make the cut. Competing in the RPO section, National champion Shardul Vihan shot 72 out of 75. In the women's section, Aashima Ahlawat shot 68 out of 74, but it was in the RPO section. Preeti Rajak (66), Neeru (66) and Pragati Dubey (57) were far from the leading pack in a field of 101 shooters.
The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Lonato World Cup opens with skeet action
The skeet shooters will be in action over the next three days in the Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy. Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka will spearhead the Indian challenge in the men's section, which will feature 181 shooters from 60 countries. World record holder Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Rajveer Singh Rathore will compete in the RPO section. Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon and Ganemat Sekhon will form the women's team, and Kajal Singh Baghel will shoot in the RPO section. The women's field will have 80 shooters from 34 countries. It will be 50 birds each on the first two days of competition, and the third day will feature the last round of 25 birds, followed by the final for the top six. The trap competition will be held on July 11 and 12, with around 290 shooters in the men's and women's events. The first day will feature three rounds, and the next day, two rounds plus the final for the top six. The mixed trap will be held on July 13.
The Hindu
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
ISSF Shotgun World Cup, Nicosia 2025: Kynan, Sabeera win trap mixed team bronze medal
Olympian Kynan Chenai and Sabeera Haris combined well to shoot the mixed trap bronze medal in the Shotgun World Cup which concluded in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Sunday. Kynan and Sabeera beat the Turkey team of Tolga Tuncer and Rumeysa Kaya 34-33 for the bronze. The Indian pair had shot 142 in qualification and beat the Chinese Taipei team of Wan-Yu Liu and Kun-Pi Yang 4-2 in the shoot-off to break the tie and qualify for the bronze medal match. Incidentally, the Turkish pair had lost the shoot off to qualify for the gold medal match 1-2 to the eventual champion Zhang Zixi and Qi Ying, after the two teams were tied for the second spot at 143, behind Poland (146). READ: Indian sports wrap, May 11: Pranavi finishes tied 40th, Diksha tied 52nd in Korea It was a tremendous effort by the 18-year-old Sabeera, who shot 72 out of 75 in qualification, while the 34-year-old Kynan shot 70. Sabeera had won the junior World Championship mixed trap medal with Shardul Vihan last year in Lima, Peru. Shardul did shoot 72 in the second Indian team this day, but Kirti Gupta shot 65, and the pair placed 17th with the total of 137, among 34 teams. RESULTS: Mixed trap: 1. China (Qi Ying, Zhang Zixi) 42 (143); 2. Poland (Tomasz Pasierbski, Sandra Bernal) 39 (146); 3. India (Kynan Chenai, Sabeera Haris) 34 (142); 4. Turkey (Tolga Tuncer, Rumeysa Kaya) 33 (143); 17. India-2 (Kirti Gupta, Shardul Vihan) 137.
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian sports wrap, May 7: Abhay, Maheshwari miss out on final in Shotgun World Cup
SHOOTING Abhay Singh Sekhon faltered with a 23 out of 25 in the last round and missed the skeet final by one point in the Shotgun World Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Wednesday. Abhay shot 121 out of 125, following rounds of 25, 24, 24, 25 on the first two days, before slipping in the fifth and final round. He missed the chance to make the final six out of 109 shooters. Elia Sdruccioli of Italy beat qualification topper Jesper Hansen (124) 55-52 for the gold. In women's skeet, Maheshwari Chauhan did shoot a perfect 25 in the last round, but missed the final by two points with her total of 118. She had missed six birds, with 22 each in the first two rounds. Thereafter, she missed only one of the next 75 over two days, but fell short. The results: Men 1. Elia Sdruccioli (Ita) 55 (123); 2. Jespen Hansen (Den) 52 (124); 3. Charalambos Chalkiadakis (Gre) 41 (123); 18. Abhay Singh Sekhon 121; 42. Mairaj Ahmad Khan 119; 75. Ritu Raj Bundela 114. RPO: Angad Vir Singh Bajwa 117. Women 1. Arina Kuznetsova (AIN) 54 (121); 2. Samantha Simonton (USA) 52 (120); 3. Che Yufei (Chn) 41 (121); 11. Maheshwari Chauhan 118; 17. Parinaaz Dhaliwal 116; 37. Yashasvi Rathore 112. RPO: Agrima Kanwar 109. - Kamesh Srinivasan CHESS Pantsulaia wins Kottayam GM tournament Levan Pantsulaia, the third-seeded Grandmaster from Georgia, won the KCA's first international open GM chess tournament at the Courtyard Banquet Hall, Kanjikuzhi, on Wednesday. Georgian GM Levan Pantsulaia being presented with the trophy after winning the Kottayam Grand Master chess tournament. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Pantsulaia was tied with Kyrgystan's Semetei Tologon Tegin with 8.5 points from the 10-round event but he won the title, and the top prize of Rs 3 lakh, with a superior tiebreak score. International Master Tegin, the 12th seed, outwitted Belarusian GM Alexei Fedorov in the last round to finish second while Armenia's top-seeded GM Karen Grigoryan was third. Select results (round 10): Levan Pantsulaia (Geo) 8.5 drew with V.A.V. Rajesh (Ind) 8; Karen Grigoryan (Arm) 8 drew with Manual Petrosyan (Arm) 7.5; Alexei Fedorov (Blr) 7 lost to Semetei Tologon Tegin (Kgz) 8.5; David Gochelashvili (Rus) 7 lost to Boris Savchenko (Rus) 8; J.P. Karan (Arm) 7.5) lost to Mehar Chinna Reddy (Ind) 7.5; Karen Movsziszian (Arm) 7.5 bt N.R. Jaidambareesh (Ind) 6.5; EU. Ahaz (Ker) 6.5 lost to Deepan Chakkravarthy (Ind) 7.5; P. Karthikeya (Ind) 6 drew with O.T. Anilkumar (Ind) 6.5. Final placings (top 10): 1. Levan Pantsulaia (Geo) 8.5 pts, 2. Semetei Tologon Tegin (Kgz) 8.5, 3. Karen Grigoryan (Arm) 8, 4. Boris Savchenko (Rus) 8, 5. V.A.V. Rajesh (Ind) 8; 6. Deepan Chakkravarthy (Ind) 7, 7. Manuel Petrosyan (Arm) 7, 8. Mehar Chinna Reddy (Ind) 7.5, 9. Karen Movsziszian (Arm) 7.5, 10. R.R. Laxman (Ind) 7.5. - Stan Rayan TENNIS Ankita, Shrivalli into second round of ITF Georgia Ankita Raina beat her doubles partner Anastasia Tikhonova 7-6(2), 6-4 in the first round of the $40,000 ITF women's tennis tournament in Lopota, Georgia, on Wednesday. It was a good day for Indians, as Shrivalli Bhamidipaty also made it to the second round of singles, while Rutuja Bhosale made it to the semifinals of doubles with Paige Hourigan of New Zealand. Meanwhile, qualifier Guy Den Ouden of the Netherlands beat the eighth seeded Sumit Nagal 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the €91,250 Challenger tennis tournament in Prague, Czech Republic. The results: €91,250 Challenger, Francavilla al Mare, Italy Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Siddhant Banthia & Alexander Donski (Bul) bt Mats Hermans (Ned) & Tiago Pereira (Por) 6-1, 3-6, [10-4]. €91,250 Challenger, Prague, Czech Republic Singles (first round): Guy Den Ouden (Ned) bt Sumit Nagal 6-1, 6-1. Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Milos Karol (Svk) & Neil Oberleitner (Aut) bt Vijay Sundar Prashanth & Miguel Reyes-Varela (Mex) 6-4, 7-6(6). Marcelo Demoliner (Bra) & David Pel (Ned) bt Niki Poonacha & Marcelo Zormann (Bra) 6-4, 6-4. $30,000 ITF men, Baotou, China Singles (first round): S Mukund bt Yuichiro Inui (Jpn) 6-0. $15,000 ITF men, Tehran, Iran Singles (first round): Karan Singh bt Juan Jose Bianchi (Ven) 6-3, 7-6(5); Moein Moazam (Iri) bt Nitin Kumar Sinha 1-0 (retired); Prajwal Dev bt Atharva Sharma 6-1, 6-2; Artem Bogomolov bt Dev Javia 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(5). Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Ivan Denisov & Kabir Hans bt Juan Bianchi & Brandon Peez (Ven) 6-4, 6-4; Dev Javia & Karan Singh bt Parsa Ashjari & Sina Moghimi (Iri) 6-7(5), 6-2, [10-6]; Fadi Bidani (Lbn) & Dmitry Dolzhenkov bt Matteo Covato (Ita) & Maan Kesharwani 7-6(7), 3-6, [10-5]. $40,000 ITF women, Lopota, Georgia Singles (first round): Ankita Raina bt Anastasia Tikhonova 7-6(2), 6-4; Shrivalli Bhamidipaty bt Ksenia Zaytseva 6-3, 6-3. Doubles (quarterfinals): Varvara Panshina & Daria Zelinskaya bt Ankita Raina & Anastasia Tikhonova 2-6, 6-4, [10-7]; Rutuja Bhosale & Paige Hourigan (Nzl) bt Rinko Matsuda (Jpn) & Nina Rudukova 7-5, 6-1. $30,000 ITF women, Goyang, Korea Singles (first round): Lin Zhu (Chn) bt Vaidehi Chaudhari 6-2, 6-3. $15,000 ITF women, Monastir, Tunisia Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Aaddi Gupta & Aurora Urso (Ita) bt Joody Elkady (Egy) & Ksenia Smirnova 2-6, 6-3, [10-6]. -Kamesh Srinivasan CUE SPORT Ketan Chawla beats Malkeet Singh in NSCI Baulkline Snooker contest Ketan Chawla sprung a surprise as he defeated Malkeet Chawla in their round of 32 contest at the NSCI Baulkline Snooker competition in Mumbai on Wednesday. Trailing 2-3, Chawla came back roaring to clinch a 5-3 win as he won three frames in a row in the contest which was set to nine frames. Railways' Mohammed Hussain Khan defeated Gaurav Jaisinghani 5-1 to make it to the next round whereas E Pandurangiah and Himanshu Jain also recorded wins in their respective matches. Results: Mohammed Hussain Khan bt Gaurav Jaisinghani 5-1 (55-64, 65-64, 61-62, 66-14, 66-13, 56-21, 67-27); Himanshu Jain bt A Mudasir 5-2 (64-6, 81-11, 8-78, 67 -46, 40-68, 86-47, 63-17); E Pandurangiah bt Anant Mehta 5-1 (66-1, 14-64, 70-29, 100 (92)-4, 59-66, 73-28); Ketan Chawla bt Malkeet Singh 5-3(42-72, 86-5, 63-50, 21-68, 11-59, 73 -0, 60-25, 51-32). - PTI FOOTBALL SAFF U-19 Championship is a good platform to start, says India coach Bibiano Fernandes, eyeing AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers Bibiano Fernandes, one of the most successful coaches in Indian men's youth teams' history, having qualified the Blue Colts to three successive AFC U-16/17 Asian Cups from 2018 to 2023, is now set to begin a new cycle with a new batch of players. It all starts with the SAFF U-19 Championship that will kick off on May 9 in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh. The tournament will be streamed live on the Sportzworkz YouTube channel. Fernandes has a 100 per cent record at SAFF age-group championships, winning all three tournaments he has led India in (U-15 in 2017 and 2019, and U-17 in 2022). The 48-year-old now not only targets his fourth, but also looks forward to nurturing a strong squad for next year's AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers. 'We all know that the AFC (U20) Qualifiers are the main target, and I've been talking to the boys and trying to raise the bar. We need to do a lot of work with these boys to prepare them for next year. For sure, there will be more of them coming into the camp. This SAFF is a good platform to start preparing for it,' said Fernandes. The Blue Colts begin their campaign in Group B against Sri Lanka on May 9 before taking on Nepal on May 13. Both matches will kick off at 19:30 at the Golden Jubilee Stadium, which also hosted the 2023-24 Santosh Trophy Final Round. - Team Sportstar
