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Time of India
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Sreekala Rani fires 30, India finish 5th in FIBA Asia Cup
India finish fifth in FIBA Asia Cup Nagpur: Sreekala Rani fired a game-high 30 points as India concluded their disappointing campaign with a commanding 103-77 victory over Kazakhstan in the FIBA Asia Cup basketball tournament at Shenzhen Sports Center in China on Saturday. With this 26-point triumph, the 79th-ranked Indian outfit finished fifth in Division Bof the biannual tournament. A day after they committed a handful of defensive lapses against Thailand to bow out of medal contention, the India cagers corrected their mistakes and came up as a totally different outfit. For the first time in the tournament, India utilised their speed well and stole the ball on 19 occasions, firing as many as 37 fast break and 44 turnover points to conclude their campaign on a high. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! With a dominant second quarter, India took a match-winning lead over the 77th ranked Kazakhstan and never looked back. The quarter-wise progress in India's favour read 26-22, 32-12, 21-26, 24-17. RESULT: India (Sreekala Rani 30, Sanjana Ramesh 19, Pushpa Senthil Kumar 15, Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu 13) bt Kazakhstan (Daria Koroleva 15, Alexandra Petelina 11) 10377 (26-22, 32-12, 21-26, 24-17). Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Time of India
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Rani fires 30, India finish 5th with 107-77 victory over Kazakhstan in Asia Cup
Nagpur: Sreekala Rani fired a game-high 30 points as India concluded their disappointing campaign with a commanding 103-77 victory over Kazakhstan in the FIBA Asia Cup basketball tournament at Shenzhen Sports Center in China on Saturday. With this 26-point triumph, the 79th-ranked Indian outfit finished fifth in Division B of the biannual tournament. A day after they committed a handful of defensive lapses against Thailand to bow out of medal contention, the India cagers corrected their mistakes and came up as a totally different outfit. For the first time in the tournament, India utilized their speed well and stole the ball on 19 occasions, firing as many as 37 fast break and 44 turnover points to conclude their campaign on a high. With a dominant second quarter, India took a match-winning lead over the 77th ranked Kazakhstan and never looked back. The quarter-wise progress in India's favour read 26-22, 32-12, 21-26, 24-17. City's Siya Deodhar was a member of the Indian team. RESULT: India (Sreekala Rani 30, Sanjana Ramesh 19, Pushpa Senthil Kumar 15, Dharshini t13) bt Kazakhstan (Daria Koroleva 15, Alexandra Petelina 11) 103-77 (26-22, 32-12, 21-26, 24-17).
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
India Take Tahiti In Stride For Second Win In Asia Cup
Nagpur: Eighteen steals causing 27 turnovers did the trick for India as the 79th-ranked national women cagers carved out a clinical 78-55 victory over lower-ranked Tahiti in the FIBA Asia Cup basketball at Shenzhen Sports Center in China on Wednesday. The 23-point victory helped India finish second in the group of Division B tournament and earn the right to play the qualification game for a spot in the semifinals. Right after the ball was tossed up for the jump ball, India played aggressively and utilised their speed well to reel in 11 unanswered points for a handy 12-point advantage by dominating the first quarter 25-13. Making most of their orderly conversion, India stretched the lead further by winning the second quarter 21-12 for a 21-point cushion at the lemon break. The change of ends was a testing time for the Indian bench. The youngsters didn't disappoint and ensured India registered a 23-point victory by remaining at par with Tahiti (15-15) in the third quarter and winning the last period 17-15. While all the 12 players in the Indian contingent troubled the scorekeepers, Sreekala Rani (15) and Sathya Krishnamurthi (11) scored in double digits while Krithika Sureshbabu (9), Darshini Thirunavukkarasu (8), Sanjana Ramesh (7), and Sruthy Rathinavel (7) were other notable scorers. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Tại sao CFD tiền mã hóa có thể phù hợp với danh mục đầu tư của bạn IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Though they were outrebounded by Tahiti 42-46, the 25 assists that Indian guards made helped the bench to score 41 points. Of the 18 balls that India stole, they were able to fire 16 fast break points. Three-point conversion still remains a concern for India. Of the 29 attempts they took from behind the arc, Indian guards were able to convert just seven. India's win over Kazakhstan and Tahiti helped them finish second in the group behind Chinese Taipei, who stormed into the semifinals as table toppers. After a day's break on Friday, India will face 66th-ranked Thailand in the qualification game for the semifinals. On both the earlier occasions when India played against higher-ranked Thailand, the national cagers suffered a close defeat. If India get past Thailand in the virtual quarterfinal on Friday, they will face Iran in the semifinals. RESULT: India (Sreekala Rani 15, Sathya Krishnamurthi 11, Krithika Sureshbabu 9, Darshini Thirunavukkarasu 8) bt Tahiti (Moina Michelle 15, Mahinetea Tavanae 13) 78-55 (25-13, 21-12, 15-15, 17-15).
The Hindu
16-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian sports wrap, July 16: India stays in contention for semifinal spot at FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B event
BASKETBALL FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Division B: India stays in contention for semifinal spot India women's basketball team beat Tahiti 78-55 in its final Group A match of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup (Division B) in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday. Sreekala Rani (15 points) and Sathya Krishnamurthi (11 points) were the top scorers in India's second win of the tournament. India (five points) finished second behind Chinese Taipei (six points) in its group. While Chinese Taipei goes directly into the semifinals, India will face third-placed team from Group B on Friday for a place in the last-four stage. The competition, which concludes on July 20, had eight teams divided equally into two groups with. Winner of the tournament is set to be promoted to Division A. India has previously won the Division B title in 2017 when it was also the host. However, the team missed out on playing in Division A in 2023 and aims to find its way back. -Team Sportstar CHESS AICF to host 10 FIDE trainer seminars in 2025 The All India Chess Federation (AICF) will conduct 10 FIDE trainer seminars this year and one in January 2026. The trainer seminars, aiming to empower the Indian chess coaches for training all levels of growing talents, will start from Vijayawada in August and will cover a host of Indian cities before finally culminating in Ranchi in January 2026. 'For the first time ever, we are witnessing a national federation organising 10 FIDE Trainers' Seminars in a single calendar year — and remarkably, a proposal for the 11th seminar has already been submitted for January,' said Sami Khader, the chair of the TRG (FIDE trainers commission). 'This outstanding initiative by the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is a testament to their unwavering commitment to developing chess trainers and raising the bar for training standards across the region. 'The FIDE Trainers' Commission (TRG) would like to emphasise that this is not only a record-breaking achievement but also reflection of the strong, ongoing collaboration and mutual trust between AICF and TRG.' AICF head of operations, A K Verma said the initiative is a part of producing trained coaches, who can provide quality coaching to budding chess players. 'We have been trying to provide a lot of training support to our coaches and give them the best available training so that they can use the knowledge to train students in their respective academies, institutes, personal coaching as well as in schools,' said Verma. 'For the past could of years, the AICF has been organising five such seminars and from five to 10 is a big leap forward, we just hope more and more coaches join to reap the benefits of this initiative.' Verma also added that he hoped schools will also take cognizance of the importance of having properly trained trainers/teachers with a valid training certificate coming from the apex world body. Top Indian coaches, FST and Dronacharya awardee R B Ramesh, head coach Indian team N Srinath, head coach Indian women team Abhijit Kunte, GM Pravin Thipsay and GM Tejas Bakre have confirmed their participation as coaches for these seminars. SCHEDULE Vijayawada August 8–10; Madurai August 22–24; Kottayam September 12–14; Pune September 19–21; Jaipur September 26–28; Noida, November 14–16; Kolkata November 28–30; Guwahati December 5–7; Bengaluru December 19–21; Ahmedabad December 26–28; Ranchi Januaru 23–25. -PTI Related Topics AICF
