Sarjubala aims for 3rd gold
Haridwar: World Championships silver-medallist Sarjubala Devi (48kg) stood one win away from collecting her third Senior National Championships gold even as a couple of fancied names settled for bronze medals after semifinal losses here on Wednesday. It was smooth sailing for Sarjubala (48kg), a former junior World silver-medallist, wasn't troubled much in going past Railways Sports Promotion Board's (RSPB) Rajesh Narwal. The Manipuri will be up against Uttarakhand's Krishna Thapa, who edged past Haryana's Monika.
Mairaj is national champion
Jaipur: Mairaj Ahmad Khan, India's first- ever World Cup medallist in skeet, clinched the gold medal at the 60th National Shooting Championship for Shotgun here n Wednesday. Representing Uttar Pradesh, Mairaj got the better of Haryana's Amrinder Singh Cheema 15-13 in the final of the skeet event. In an intense six-man semifinal round, Mairaj qualified for the fold medal match after overcoming a shoot-off with Haryana's Man Singh and Uttar Pradesh's Md. Earlier, Mairaj had topped the qualifying rounds with a score of 120, while Amrinder had qualified fifth with a score of 117.
Ramkumar gets chennai wild card
chennai: Young Indian Davis Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan has been awarded a wild card for the singles event of the Chennai Open, India's only ATP event on the World Tour. Ramkumar, who has had a rough year of late, had toppled Somdev Devvarman in the 2014 Chennai Open. "We have great faith in Ram. We believe he will go a long way in world tennis. Moreover, India's fans love him and will give him all the support that he needs," TNTA president MA Alagappan said in a release.