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4 days ago
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Ridhima ends long title drought by winning 10th leg of WPGT
Kolar (Karnataka), Jul 25 (PTI) Ridhima Dilawari ended a long title drought as she overcame a troublesome front nine with a steady back stretch to win the 10th leg of Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour by a handy four-shot margin here on Friday. Ridhima totalled even par 216 with rounds of 72-70-74 while amateur Saanvi Somu, who finished runner-up, ended with a total of 220 at the Zion Hills course. Vani Kapoor rallied from her first round 79 with 70-72 on the last two days for a creditable third-place finish in a season where she has won four times. Vani started with two birdies and had one more on the 11th while she dropped a double bogey on the Par-4 12th and a bogey on the 18th. Durga Nittur (74) was sole fourth at 7-over 223 and two behind Vani. Ridhima, who last won in 2022, had a rough front nine as she dropped a shot on the Par-5 second which she made up for with a birdie on the fourth. However, a bogey on the Par-3 fifth and a double bogey on the Par-4 ninth had her in danger, though she still held the lead. Ridhima held herself very well on the return journey with one birdie on the 12th and parred all other holes on the back nine for a 35 that saw her card 74 and win by four shots over Saanvi. When Ridhima was struggling, one of her closest pursuers Amandeep Drall (79) also suffered a front nine 40, while on the back nine Neha Tripathi (78), after an even par 36 on front nine, had a 42 on the back nine. Ridhima, who has been playing well in patches became the sixth different winner this season and it was her first since the 14th leg of the 2022 season, during which she won twice. It will also give her confidence ahead of some possible starts on the Ladies European Tour and the Women's Hero Indian Open in October. Neha Tripathi dropped down the leaderboard with a 78 and she was tied fifth with Amateur Tanishka Prithvi (73), Gauri Karhade (75) and Heena Kang (75), all of whom were 8-over 224. Seher Atwal (77) and Amandeep Drall (79) were tied ninth and rounded off the top-10. Sneha Singh (72) was tied 11th and last week's winner, Jasmine Shekar (75) was T-14. Vani with Rs.14,43,667 maintains her big lead at the top of the Order of Merit, while Ridhima with Rs.9,58,000 moved to the second place, edging Amandeep Drall with Rs.9,52,967 into the third place. PTI Cor AH AH view comments First Published: July 25, 2025, 19:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian sports wrap, July 22: Anahat Singh enters Round of 16 at World Squash Junior Championships
SQUASH Anahat enters pre-quarters India's teen prodigy Anahat Singh entered the pre-quarterfinals at the World Junior Championships on Tuesday in Cairo after beating France's Ines Guyot 3-0. She will meet Brazil's Laura Souza Bezerra Da Silva on Wednesday for a place in the quarterfinals. In the boys' category, Arihant K S, Yusha Nafees, and Aryaveer Dewan entered the Round of 32, which will be played later today. - Team Sportstar GOLF Vani seeks more success in 10th leg as Jasmine eyes another win in Hero WPGT Vani Kapoor, a four-time champion on the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour this season, and last week's winner Jasmine Shekar have been drawn together for the first round of the 10th leg at the Zion Hills Golf County. They will have the talented Vidhatri Urs as the third player in the group. Thirty seven players, including seven amateurs, will tee off in the event that carries a prize purse of Rs 16 lakh. Other leading professional players in the field are Ridhima Dilawari, Seher Atwal, Sneha Singh, Amandeep Drall and Neha Tripathi, who was runner-up to Jasmine in the last leg. Vani leads the Order of Merit with Amandeep Drall, Sneha Singh and Jasmine Shekar trailing behind her in that order. - PTI FOOTBALL Iker Guarrotxena extends contract with FC Goa FC Goa on Monday announced that Spanish forward Iker Guarrotxena has extended his contract with the Club by a year, keeping him with the Gaurs until the end of the 2025-26 season. With 14 goal involvements for the club last season, the highest for the club. He first joined the club in the 2022-23 and scored 13 goals in his debut season. His consistency on the pitch makes him a reliable presence for the team, having been called 'a complete player, who is both decisive and dangerous' by Head Coach Manolo Marquez. The 2025-26 season will be his third for the club. ARCHERY Parneet tops rankings World championships team gold medal-winning archer Parneet Kaur topped the compound women's individual rankings in the qualification round at the World University Games in Essen, Germany, on Tuesday. Parneet, who scored 701 points, was one of the two archers to score more than 700. Madhura Dhamangaonkar was sixth with 687 points, while Avneet Kaur was 22 nd with 673. In the recurve men's division, Aryan Rana collected 640 points to be at 29th spot. Vishnu Chaudhary (627) and Mrinal Chauhan (622) managed 42nd and 47th places respectively. - YB Sarangi TENNIS Sumit Nagal beats Jay Clarke Tampere Challenger Open first round Alternate entrant Sumit Nagal beat top seed Jay Clarke of Britain 7-6(4), 6-1 in the first round of the €91,250 Challenger tennis tournament in Tampere, Finland. In the €596,035 ATP event on clay in Kitzbuhel, Austria, Sriram Balaji and Rithvik Bollipalli progressed into the quarterfinals without playing a match. The first round opponents of the Indian pair, the top seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz of Germany, withdrew with an injury. The results: €91,250 Challenger, Tampere, Finland Singles (first round): Sumit Nagal bt Jay Clarke (GBR) 7-6(4), 6-1. €91,250 Challenger, Segovia, Spain Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Clement Chidekh (Fra) & Roy Stepanov (Isr) bt Robin Bertrand (Fra) & Adil Kalyanpur 6-4, 6-3. $30,000 ITF women, Monastir, Tunisia Singles (first round): Vaidehee Chaudhari bt Julia Adams (USA) 6-4, 6-2. -Kamesh Srinivasan Maaya Rajeshwaran, Rethin win best player awards in TNTA annual day function Rethin Pranav and Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi were the winners of the T.K. Ramanathan award for the best player of the 2024-25 season (₹30,000 each) in the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) annual day function at the Madras Cricket Club (MCC) in Chennai on Tuesday. Speaking at the event, TNTA president Vijay Amritraj said that there has been significant interest among the players to participate in the second edition of the Chennai Open, a WTA 250 event, set to take place from Oct. 27 to Nov. 2. 'I think it will be a good (player) field because the previous week is in Tokyo in Japan (Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis - WTA 500). So, they will be on their way here. There are two other tournaments (Jiangxi Open, Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open) as well in China at the same time (as the Chennai Open). But again, there has been a lot of interest (among the players) in coming to our own city,' he said. He added that there's a plan to set up video screens (for streaming the Chennai Open matches) across the city to enhance public engagement. 'We hope to have LED video screens across the city, so that people can actually sit on the Marina Beach or in T. Nagar or wherever and have snacks and watch the matches, which I think will be a great boost for our sport and create even more interest in the State,' he said. The award-winners T.K. Ramanathan award (Best player of the 2024-25 season): Rethin Pranav, Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi. President award for the most promising youngster: Ishaan Sudharshan, Hemdev Mahesh, Deepthi Venkatesan, Diya Ravikumar Janaki Justice P.S. Kailasam Memorial award for performance in junior Nationals: Boys: Singles: u-18: Winner: Kandhavel Mahalingam; Runner-up: Varun Verma. Doubles: u-12: Runner-up: Ronnie Vijay Kumar Girls: Singles: u-18: Winner: Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi; Runner-up: Diya Ramesh. Doubles: u-14: Runners-up: Deepshika Vinayagamurthy and A.S.R. Bawyasri; u-16: Runners-up: Sanmitha Harini Lokesh and Savitha Bhuvaneswaran; u-18: Doubles: Winner: Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi. Performance in National c'ships: Men: Singles: Winner: Rethin Pranav. Women: Singles: Runner-up: Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi; Doubles: Runner-up: Sai Samhitha Chamarthi. Performance in National Games (Dehradun): Men: Manish Suresh Kumar (singles and doubles bronze, team gold); V.M. Ranjeet (team gold); Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam (doubles bronze, team gold); Lohith Aksha Bathrinath (mixed doubles and team gold); K.S. Dheeraj (team gold) Women: Lakshmiprabha Arunkumar (mixed doubles gold, team bronze); Janani Ramesh (team bronze); Mirudhula Palanivel (team bronze); Diya Ramesh (team bronze) Performance in Deaf & Hard Hearing c'ship: Men: Prithvi Shekar (Australian Open singles champion and doubles runner-up). Performance in Wheelchair Tennis Nationals: Karthik Karunakaran (singles winner, doubles runner-up); Mariappan Durai (doubles runner-up); Balachandar Subramanian (doubles winner). Representing India: Davis Cup / Fed Cup / u-12, u-14, u-16 / Wheelchair: Ramkumar Ramanthan, Sriram Balaji; BNP Paribas World Cup Asia Qualifying: Karthik Karunakaran, Mariappan Durai, K. Sathasivam; Billie Jean King Cup u-14 & u-16: Diya Ramesh (Junior Billie Jean King Cup Asia Oceania Final Qualifying, Kazakhstan). Muthukrishnan Memorial award for most promising and performing player (Boy): Varun Verma. Nagamani Mahadevan award for most promising and performing player (Girl): Diya Ramesh. 32nd Sanmar TNTA Chennai City club tennis league: Veterans (60+): Winner: MGC; Runner-up: Cosmopolitan Club-A; 45+: Zone-A: Winner: MCC-A; Runner-up: Besant Nagar Club-B; Zone-B: Winner: BNC-B; Runner-up: Nungambakkam Tennis Club-A; Zone-C: Winner: Anna Nagar Club; Runner-up: Madras Race Club. Regular: Zone-A: Winner: MCC-A; Runner-up: NTC-C; Zone-B: Winner: GNC-A; Runner-up: Anna Nagar K Block-A; Zone-C: Winner: Presidency Club-A; Runner-up: BNC-B; Zone-D: Winner: MCC-M; Runner-up: Gandhi Nagar Club-C; Zone-E: Winner: Besant Nagar Club-C; Runner-up: Madras Club-B; Zone-F: Winner: Presidency Club-B; Runner-up: YMCA Kilpauk. 16th UCAL-TNTA Chennai inter-club league-cum-knockout c'ship: Winner: MCC; Runner-up: BNC - Prasanna Venkatesan World University Games: Vaishnavi Adkar to become second Indian to win a tennis medal after reaching semis India is assured of a rare medal in tennis as Vaishnavi Adkar made it to the women's singles semifinals while most of her compatriots across sports failed to make a mark in the World University Games in Berlin on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Vaishnavi beat home favourite Sina Herrmann 6-1, 6-4 in a dominant display in the women's singles quarterfinals. She will face Eszter Meri of Slovakia in the semifinals on Thursday. She will become only the second Indian to win a medal in the World University Games, after Nandal Bal clinched a silver in men's singles in the 1979 edition in Mexico City. Under the rules, two bronze medals are awarded in tennis competition in the WUG. - PTI
News18
7 days ago
- Sport
- News18
Vani seeks more success in 10th leg as Jasmine eyes another win in Hero WPGT
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Kolar, Jul 22 (PTI) Vani Kapoor, a four-time champion on the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour this season, and last week's winner Jasmine Shekar have been drawn together for the first round of the 10th leg at the Zion Hills Golf County. They will have the talented Vidhatri Urs as the third player in the group. Thirty seven players, including seven amateurs, will tee off in the event that carries a prize purse of Rs 16 lakh. Other leading professional players in the field are Ridhima Dilawari, Seher Atwal, Sneha Singh, Amandeep Drall and Neha Tripathi, who was runner-up to Jasmine in the last leg. Last week's ninth leg was one of the rare occasions this season when Vani finished out of the top-3. In eight starts prior to this week, Vani has won four times, been runner-up twice and was tied third on another occasion. Last week Vani was tied fifth at Hosur, and will be looking to get back to winning ways and grab her fifth title of the season. The winners this season have been Vani Kapoor (4 times), Sneha Singh (2), while Rhea Purvi Saravanan, Amandeep Drall and Jasmine Shekar have won once each. The seven amateurs include Saanvi Somu, who has been in contention on several occasions but has not been able to convert these opportunities into a win. She will have another go this week. The other amateurs in the field are Keerthana Rajeev, Keya K Badugu, Tanisha Prithvi, Dia Cris Kumar, Anvvi Dahhiya and Ceerat Kang, whose sister Heena Kang is also in the field and will debut as a pro on her birthday. Vani leads the Order of Merit with Amandeep Drall, Sneha Singh and Jasmine Shekar trailing behind her in that order. PTI Cor AH AH view comments First Published: July 22, 2025, 17:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Hans India
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Golf: Vani finishes sixth, Diksha eighth in German Masters
Indian pair Vani Kapoor and Diksha Dagar had a fine finish in the Top-10 at the Amundi German Masters on the Ladies European Tour. Vani, playing her third event of the season, was Tied-sixth and Diksha was T-8 as Singapore's Shannon Tan won the title. Another Indian Avani Prashanth was T-26. Vani rallied from a disappointing third round to shoot 2-under 71 in windy conditions in the fourth round on the North Course at Green Eagle Golf Courses in the final round of the 2025 Amundi German Masters. That helped her close at Tied-sixth and get her first Top-10 finish since October 2022, when she finished T-8 at her home event, the Women's Indian Open. Vani, who has won four times in her home Tour WPGT this year, shot rounds of 72-70-76-71 to total 3-under for the week. Singapore's Shannon Tan sank a par putt on the last to secure a one-shot victory and her second Ladies European Tour (LET) title after a tense final day at the 2025 Amundi German Masters. Vani was the best Indian this week as Diksha Dagar, who was in contention over the first two days with 69-73, shot 74-74 over the final two rounds and ended Tied-eighth. It was Diksha's fifth Top-10 and she has also been in Top-15 on two other occasions. She is now back in Top-10 of the Order of Merit. Avani Prashanth, the third Indian to make the cut this week, had a very straightforward even par round with one birdie and one bogey and she finished T-26 at 2-over total. Her rounds this week were 73-74-74-73. Shannon Tan, who led overnight with a score of 12-under-par, opened with eight pars before making back-to-back bogeys on the ninth and 10th holes. A birdie on 11 put the Olympian back to a three-shot advantage over Germany's Helen Briem, who was playing in the group in front. However, bogeys on 13 and 17 saw the lead reduce to just one shot with one hole to play as Briem held the clubhouse lead on eight-under-par. After making it onto the 18th green, the 21-year-old knocked her birdie putt a few feet past but then rolled in the par putt to clinch her second LET title with a score of nine-under-par. Germany's Briem produced a round of 73 (E) to finish in outright second place on eight-under-par in Hamburg. New Zealand's Amelia Garvey carded a round of 72 (-1) to end the week in third place on seven-under-par in Germany. It is the rookie's third top-10 in four weeks and equalled her best finish of third place at the Hulencourt Women's Open. South Africa's Lee-Anne Pace and Ireland's Anna Foster shared fourth place on four-under-par with India's Vani Kapoor and Czechia's Tereza Melecka in T-6. One shot further back in a tie for eighth place were India's Diksha Dagar and Germany's Carolin Kauffmann, with four players rounding out the top 10.
The Hindu
28-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian sports wrap, June 28: Diksha, Vani in top 10 at Amundi German Masters
GOLF Diksha, Vani tied-eighth Diksha Dagar and Vani Kapoor had a contrasting day two at the Amundi German Masters to be placed tied eighth as three out of the nine Indians made the cut at the Green Eagle Golf Course. Diksha played an even par round to slip from the top five while Vani played 3-under 70 to move into the top 10. The only other Indian to make the cut was Avani Prashanth who played a round of 1-over 74 to end the day at tied 43. She made two birdies, one bogey and one double bogey. Tvesa Malik (74-76) missed the cut by one shot as the cut fell at 3-over, while other Indians missing out were Sneha Singh (78-75), Amandeep Drall (78-75), Hitaashee Bakshi (79-81), and Vidhatri Urs (93-87) while Neha Tripathi retired after the first round. - PTI ESPORTS ESFI Launches National Championship to Select India's U18 Esports Squad for Asian Youth Games The Esports Federation of India (ESFI) has unveiled the National Esports Championship (NESC) 2025 to select the country's first-ever official under-18 esports squad—featuring equal representation of boys and girls—for the 3rd Asian Youth Games, scheduled to be held in Bahrain from October 22 to 31, 2025. India will field participants across six events—three each for boys and girls—in Rocket League (3v3), Street Fighter 6 (1v1), and eFootball (1v1). Matches will be held on PC and PlayStation. Only athletes born between 2007 and 2010 are eligible to register. 'It is the first time we are fielding an official U18 esports squad, making this a landmark moment for grassroots esports development in India. With equal participation for girls and boys, the championship reflects our commitment to building an inclusive and future-forward ecosystem,' said Vinod Tiwari, President, Esports Federation of India (ESFI) Registrations for NESC 2025 are open from June 28 to July 12. Winners of each title, along with the top two finishers in Street Fighter 6 and eFootball, will go on to represent India on the continental stage.
