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Yash dazzles with brace for IIT Powai
MUMBAI: Yash Baley’s double powered IIT Powai to a 2-0 win over NB Challengers in the Mumbai District Football Association’s Second Division league at the St Xavier’s
MUMBAI: Yash Baley’s double powered IIT Powai to a 2-0 win over NB Challengers in the Mumbai District Football Association’s Second Division league at the St Xavier’s ground, Parel, on Saturday. Anish Kukna and Pranit Gaikwad were on target for Mumbai United’s 2-0 win against Worli Sports Club.
INDEPENDENCE CUP OPENER KICK OFF
Central Bank of India and Millat FC will kick off the 14-team two-day MDFA Independence Cup football tournament at St Xavier’s ground, Parel, on Sunday at 8am.
SATTAR ADVANCES
Abdul Sattar defeated Prakash Kamble 10-25, 25-0, 25-11 to enter make progress in the veteran’s men singles in the 52nd Maharashtra State and InterDistrict Carrom C’ship at the CKP Hall, Kharkar Ali in Thane. RESULTS Men’s inter-district: Thane bt Dhule 3-0; Jalgaon bt Kolhapur 3-0; Mumbai-Sub bt Ratnagiri 2-1; Palghar bt Raigad 2-1. Women inter-district: Mumbai bt Mumbai-Sub 3-0; Thane bt Ratnagiri 3-0; Palghar bt Pune 3-0.
SHOUVIK CRUISES
Shouvik Naique dropped a solitary point as he got past Hemanya Bathija with a 11-0, 11-1, 11-0 win en route to the boys’ under-11 third qualifying round in the 41st Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships, on Saturday. Boys U-11 2nd qualifying round: Dhairya Shah bt Bhav Makhija 11-7, 11-9, 12-10; Ranbir Minocha bt Darsh Chaudhary 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-0; Daksheshnarain Suriyanarayanan bt Adit Mishra 11-0, 11-5, 11-3; Tanish Vaidya bt Dheemant Dubey 11-4, 11-9, 11-1; Madhav Kothari bt Aadi Tayal 11-3, 11-5, 11-3; Archith S bt Dhruv Khanna 11-3, 12-10, 11-9; Arjun Somani bt Aditya Lokhande 11-8, 11-8, 11-5; Gurveer Singh bt Kahan Doshi 11-2, 11-5, 11-2; Ayaan Vaziralli bt Parth Mehta 11-2, 11-2, 11-2; Raghav Parthasarathy bt Kavya Anand 11-2, 11-5, 11-2; Siddharth Bhandari bt Darshil Parasrampuria 11-1, 11-6, 11-6; Shouvik Naique bt Hemanya Bathija 11-0, 11-1, 11-0; Adhish Kancharla bt Krish Puri 11-1, 11-2, 11-2; Teerth Jilka bt Parth Dogra 11-8, 11-6, 11-7.
RIYA WINS THRILLERS
Riya Suryavanshi registered an exciting third round win to enter the sub-junior girls’ pre-quarterfinals of the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana’s 3rd Maharashtra State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament on Saturday. Suryavanshi had to bring out her best to overcome a strong challenge from Meghana Karandikar with a 3-11, 11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 12-10 win. IMPORTANT RESULTS Cadet boys 3rd round: Sahaj Singh bt Mohit Shejawale 11-4, 11-9, 11-7; Kushal Patel bt Yashas Todi 11-5, 12-10, 11-4; Archis Karmarkar bt Nachiketo Mukherjii 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 13-15, 11-8; Anaiy Kovelamudi bt Vihaan Badani 11-3, 11-3, 11-5; Soham Dengra bt Akshat Jain 11-3, 12-10, 11-4; Aditya Jori bt Amish Athawale 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8; Havish Asrani bt Chirayu Lunkad 11-6, 11-6, 11-7; TK Srikanth bt Vedang Joshi 11-6, 11-1, 11-4. Sub junior girls’ 3rd round: Swastika Ghosh bt Sachi Dalvi 11-4, 11-6, 11-4; Sheefa Shaikh bt Arya Songadkar 11-5, 13-11, 11-9; Bhavika Moolrajani bt Sakshi Afzalpurkar 6-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-2; Samruddhi Kulkarni bt Kimaya Kajrolkar 11-5, 11-8, 11-7; Pritha Vartikar bt Aneeha D’Souza 11-5, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8.