TENNIS
BRICS Games: Indian men’s, women’s tennis teams win bronze
Indian women and men clinched bronze medals in tennis at the BRICS Games in Kazan, Russia.
The women secured a 2-0 victory over Republika Srpska in the third-place play-off on Wednesday. Vaishnavi Adkar staged a comeback after dropping the first set to defeat Sara Mikaca 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-2. Akanksha Nitture sealed the win with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Anastasija Ignatic.
The Indian women had suffered a defeat in the semifinals against Belarus, who later finished as the runners-up to Russia.
The Indian men also claimed the bronze, defeating Uzbekistan 2-0, with Karan Singh and Chirag Duhan dominating against Amir Milushev and Ilya Ignatov respectively.
The results:
Men (third place): India bt Uzbekistan 2-0 (Karan Singh bt Amir Milushev 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; Chirag Duhan bt Ilya Ignatov 7-6(5), 6-4).
Women (third place): India bt Republika Srpska 2-0 (Vaishnavi Adkar bt Sara Mikaca 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-2; Akanksha Nitture bt Anastasija Ignjatic 6-3, 6-0).
Semifinals: Belarus bt India 2-0 (Evaina Laskevich bt Vaishnavi 6-1, 6-2; Darya Khamutsianskaya bt Akanksha 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-2).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Bopanna and Ebden in the quarterfinals
Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden defeated lucky losers Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler 6-4, 6-4 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the €2,411,390 ATP tennis tournament in London, on Wednesday.
The results:
€2,411,390 ATP, London, England
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Rohan Bopanna & Matthew Ebden (Aus) bt Alexander Erler & Lucas Miedler (Aut) 6-4, 6-4.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
CRICKET
Bengal Pro T20: Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers beats Harbour Diamonds
Karan Lal’s unbeaten 43-ball 62 guided Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers to a seven-wicket win over Harbour Diamonds in the Bengal Pro T20 League at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday.
The scores:
At Eden Gardens: Men: Harbour Diamonds 138/7 in 20 overs (Manoj Tiwary 45, Shashank Singh 33) lost to Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers 144/3 in 16.4 overs (Karan Lal 62 n.o., Abishek Porel 30); Shrachi Rarh Tigers 148/7 in 20 overs (Shahbaz Ahmed 90, Anubhav Tyagi 3/35) lost to Rashmi Medinipur Wizards 149/2 in 17 overs (Priyanshu Srivastava 75 n.o., Sudip Chatterjee 50 n.o.)
At Jadavpur University ground: Women: Rashmi Medinipur Wizards 107/6 in 20 overs (Trishita Sarkar 39) lost to Shrachi Rarh Tigers 108/3 in 17.2 overs (Ankita Chakraborty 67 n.o.); Murshidabad Kueens 122/6 in 20 overs bt Sobisco Smashers Malda 73/8 in 20 overs (Priyanka Sarkar 4/15).
-Y.B. Sarangi
