myneni wins atp challenger
indore: Indian youngster Saketh Myneni clinched his maiden ATP Challenger level singles title after getting the better of Aleksandr Nedovyesov of Kazakhstan in a hard-fought three setter in the Indore Open here on Sunday. The 26-year-old Saketh, ranked as low as 451, showed a lot of character against the top seeded Kazakh player to post a 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 victory in a final battle that lasted a little over two hours at the Indore Tennis Club. With this victory, Saketh, who won a gold and silver in doubles at the recent Asian Games in Incheon, earned 80 points in the ATP rankings.
karman in future stars final
SINGAPORE: Karman Kaur Thandi qualified for the U-16 finals of the 2014 WTA Future Stars event with a straight-sets win over Indonesia’s Rifanty Khafiany 6-1, 7-5. The event is being played alongside the WTA Finals. Karman will now meet Taipei’s Hsiang-Wen Huang, who beat Japan’s Eri Shimuzu 7-5, 2-6, 10-3 in the other semi-final. In the U-14 event, India’s Mahak Jain crashed out in the semi-finals. Yuki Ando proved far too strong for Mahak winning 6-3, 6-1. The winners will be presented with the trophy by China’s li Na.
5th place finish for chowrasia
HONG KONG: SSP Chowrasia’s superb comeback continued with yet another fine finish as he ended a creditable tied fifth at the Hong Kong Open golf here on Sunday. The 36-year-old two-time winner of joint-sanctioned events carded a final round of three-under 67, despite a closing bogey that ultimately proved costly. It was Chowrasia’s fourth top-five finish on the Asian Tour this year and he has also finished in top-10 twice on European Tour. Chowrasia finished at nine-under 271, four shots behind winner Australian Scott Hend (67), who beat Filipino Angelo Que (66) in a play-off after both were tied at 13-under 267. Rahil Gangjee (66) and Jyoti Randhawa (72) were tied for 15th at six-under 274, while the fourth Indian, who made the cut, Shiv Kapur (69) was tied 20th at five-under 275.
PAllIKAl, HARINDER WIN TITlES
MUMBAI: Ace woman squash player Dipika Pallikal and Asian Games gold medallist Harinder Pal Singh on Sunday won titles in their respective categories at the JSW Squash Challenger Circuit here. In the final matches here, they defeated their Egyptian counterparts in straight games. In the woman’s draw, the Incheon Games bronze medallist Pallikal got the better of her opponent Nouran El Torky 14-12 12-10 11-7 in a contest that lasted 46 minutes. In the men’s draw, Sandhu made a remarkable comeback in the first game and sealed the result in his favour by pipping Egypt’s Shehab Essam Hosny 11-9 11-7 11-7 in 50 minutes.
india rally to beat bangladesh
DHAKA: India came back from a goal down to beat hosts Bangladesh 2-1 in a Group B encounter of AFC Under-16 Women’s Football Championship Qualifiers at the Bangabandhu Stadium here on Sunday. Roja Devi struck a goal each on either side of halftime (29th and 64th minutes) to guide India to their first win of the tournament. For the home side, who had scored back-to-back wins against Jordan and UAE, Sanjida scored in the 20th minute. In the 63rd minute, Bangladesh full back Masura was sent off for a high challenge inside the box. The victory saw India open their account with three points from two matches while Bangladesh remained on six from three matches. India next play UAE on Tuesday.
CIlIC joins uae royals in the iptl
DUBAI: Reigning US Open champion and World No.9 Marin Cilic will represent the UAE Royals, the Dubai based IPTl franchise, in the inaugural edition of the International Premier Tennis league (IPTl). Together with World No.1 Novak Djokovic, Cilic will lead the UAE Royals amongst the world's finest players from the ATP and WTA rankings, said a media release. Cilic will travel to the IPTl's match destinations in the Philippines, Singapore and India before finally playing out to a packed stadium at Dubai's Hamdan Sports Complex from December 11 to 13. As of now, the UAE Royals comprise Djokovic, Cilic, Eugenie Bouchard, Caroline Wozniacki, Goran Ivanisevic, Nenad Zimonjic, and Arab's No.1 player Malek Jaziri.
illonen wins world match play
ASH: Mikko Ilonen defeated top-seeded Henrik Stenson 3 and 1 in the final to win the World Match Play Championship. Ilonen fought back from being 1 down after four holes against the fifth-ranked Swede on the london Club course at Ash in Kent. It is the 34-year-old Finn's fifth European Tour victory and his second this season after winning the Irish Open.