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THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 SPORT 19 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TV PICKS Indian juniors India (W) v South Africa Sumit Nagal has the last laugh (W): Fourth T20I, Star Sports 1 (HD) & Star Sports 3, 6.30 p.m. A commendable effort by the 22­year­old on clay in a strong field ease past USA IAAF World Champion­ ships: SS Select 2 (SD & HD), 7 p.m. & Star Sports 3, 10 INDIANS ABROAD Crasto was the star performer p.m. ranked Alexander Zheng UEFA Champions League: Sports Bureau BADMINTON Sony Ten 2 & ESPN (SD & HD), with a comfortable 21­9, 21­ Buenos Aires 10.30 p.m.; Sony Ten 1, 2, 3, 11 win in a match that last­ Six & ESPN (SD & HD), 12.30 India’s Sumit Nagal defeat­ PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ed 26 minutes. a.m. (Tuesday) ed eighth seed Facundo KAZAN Tasnim Mir then regis­ Bagnis of Argentina 6­4, 6­2 Shuttlers Meiraba Luwang tered a 21­19, 25­23 victory IN BRIEF in the final of the $546,160 and Tanisha Crasto guided over Natalie Chi to give In­ Challenger tennis tourna­ India to a comfortable 4­1 dia a 3­0 lead. ment here. win over USA in their India, however, lost the It was a commendable ef­ opening Group E encoun­ fourth rubber when the fort by the 22­year­old India ter at the BWF World ju­ boys’ doubles combina­ on clay in a strong field for nior mixed team cham­ tion of Manjit Singh Khwai­ his second career Challen­ pionships here on rakpam and Iman Sonowal ger title. Monday. went down 23­25, 19­21 to The title fetched him 80 Crasto was the star per­ William Yu and Joshua ATP points and $7,200. The former for India, winning Yuan. Alyssa Healy enters runner­up won 48 points her girls’ doubles as well as The in­form pair of Aditi T20I ‘Club 100’ and $4,240. mixed doubles matches. Bhatt and Crasto pulled off SYDNEY Playing alongside Chhat­ a 21­16, 15­21, 21­7 win over One of Australian team’s key Memorable season tisgarh’s Ishaan Bhatnagar, Katelin Ngo and Esther Shi players in recent years, Nagal has been having a wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy on the two delivered the first in the final contest. Monday became the ninth memorable season as he point to India by beating Besides India and USA, woman to appear in 100 made the final of a Challen­ Profitable outing: Sumit Nagal claimed his second career Challenger title with a straight-set win over local star Facundo Bagnis Jacob Zhang and Jessica the other teams in Group E Twenty20 Internationals. The ger recently after having in Buenos Aires on Sunday. * COURTESY: CHALLANGERBA.COM Wang of the USA 22­20, are Australia, Armenia and 29-year-old is only the reached five semifinals 21­9. Japan. second Australian to achieve earlier. 135. champion Roger Federer at Aires: Final: Sumit Nagal bt Fa- round: Artem Sitak (Nzl) & Divij India had lost to South the feat after Ellyse Perry. The title helped him Of course, Nagal is re­ the US Open. cundo Bagnis (Arg) 6-4, 6-2. Sharan bt Santiago Gonzalez & Stamping authority Korea in the quarterfinals Healy got there during the jump 26 places on the latest membered for taking a set The results: $1,895,290 ATP 500, Tokyo: Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (Pak) 7- Meiraba stamped his auth­ in the previous edition in second T20I against Sri Lanka ranking list to a career­best off 20­time Grand Slam $54,160 Challenger, Buenos Doubles: Qualifying final 6(4), 7-6(5). ority over the 520th­ 2018. at the North Sydney Oval. Healy was named ICC T20I Player-of-the-Year last December. She made her RFYC lifts T20I debut as a 19-year-old Porel proves too hot for J&K Shaw to train in February 2010. PTI trophy Joshna falls to El Welily His six for 34 helps Bengal register an eight­wicket win in semifinals with Sindhu VEDANTA YOUTH CUP SAN FRANCISCO CRICKET Press Trust of India Joshna Chinappa, seeded Aimed at helping the batsman to Sirsaim (Goa) eighth, lost to top seed and S. Dipak Ragav World No. 1 Raneem El Welily improve his footwork and work ethic Reliance Foundation Jaipur of Egypt 11-5, 11-7 on Sunday Young Champs (RFYC) de­ in the semifinals of the Oracle Ishan Porel on a helpful Vijay Lokapally Sindhu was initiated by feated JSW Bengaluru FC NEW DELHI Netsuite San Francisco Open, wicket with the new ball was Shaw’s team. “The idea is to 2­1 in the final to win the in­ a PSA Major event. Only once too hot for Jammu and Kash­ Prithvi Shaw will soon be improve his overall fitness augural Vedanta Youth Cup in their 10 meetings has mir as the pacer set up an ea­ training with badminton ace and agility as a fielder,” said here on Monday. Zidan and Joshna tasted success against sy eight­wicket win for Ben­ P.V. Sindhu in Hyderabad to a source close to Shaw. The Nemil scored for the Young Raneem but that was four gal with his spell of six for 34 improve his footwork and Mumbai cricketer is not Champs while the Bengalu­ years ago in the Qatar Classic. in the Elite Group­C Vijay Ha­ work ethic. among the best of fielders ru side reduced the margin zare Trophy match here on It is learnt that Shaw’s and his sideways movement through captain Bekey Monday. team is working on a sche­ on the field have often Oram. Electing to bat, J&K was dule to enable the 19­year­ caused embarrassment to Tata Football Academy bowled out for a paltry 169 old Mumbai cricketer regain Shaw. finished third by defeating and in reply, Bengal chased his confidence and physical hosts Sesa Football Acade­ down the target with ease in fitness for the current Popular my 2­0. 28 overs thanks to half­cen­ season. Sindhu’s workouts, some of Muhammed Valiyattil of turies from openers Abhima­ Shaw was handed an which can be seen on social the Young Champs was nyu Easwaran (51, 55b, 8x4) eight­month ban for having media, have become popu­ chosen the best player of and Shreevats Goswami (86 “inadvertently ingested a lar with young sportsmen. the tournament while Jagoi Aditi eighth in Spain; n.o., 80b, 10x4, 1x6). prohibited substance, “We expect Shaw to im­ Wungshungam of Tata FA Ciganda takes title Porel struck in his first ov­ which can be commonly prove his flexibility as a fiel­ got the highest scorer’s BARCELONA er of the day when he had found in cough syrups.” The der and also enhance his en­ award. Aditi Ashok finished in the Qamran Iqbal playing on be­ ban, ending on November durance power to play long A brainchild of Sesa top 10 for the second straight fore accounting for Shub­ 15, keeps him out of the se­ innings,” said the source. Football Academy, Vedanta year at the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Open golf ham Khajuria, caught at slips ries against South Africa and Shaw is expected to start Youth Cup is a tournament tournament here on Sunday. in his next over. Ashoke Din­ Deadly spell: Ishan Porel, second from right, skittled out J&K for 169. * PTI Bangladesh. training with Sindhu this which brought together The 21-year-old from da then had Shubham Singh Presently recuperating in week. the best corporate football Bengaluru shot a final round Pundir caught behind. Dayal played some big England, Shaw, who hit a Sunil Gavaskar was academies of India. of 72 and totalled even par Porel was impeccable shots, hitting a couple of six­ century on his Test debut known to play badminton Sesa Football Academy 284 to finish tied eighth. with his line just outside the es in his unbeaten knock, be­ against the West Indies last regularly to improve his president Annanya Agar­ Tvesa Malik ended T-35, off­stump and with bounce fore Porel and Dinda pol­ year, played one more Test, footwork, while Kapil Dev wal said, “Vedanta Youth while Diksha Dagar was T-49. in the wicket, the tall pacer ished off the tail in their aggregating 237 runs in and Sachin Tendulkar Cup Goa 2019 has set a Carlota Ciganda of Spain was was tough to handle. second spells. three innings, before suffer­ would indulge in table ten­ benchmark in terms of champion. PTI The J&K batsmen did not In reply, skipper Abhima­ ing an injury. His comeback nis to improve their ability competition and youth de­ help their cause by hanging nyu began with some beauti­ was hurt by the doping ban to spot the ball early. velopment in the country. their bats out without con­ ful shots through the off­side even though he had re­ For Shaw, a stint with All the teams have deli­ viction and edging it. before Goswami took charge ceived support from the Sindhu is being considered vered a stellar perfor­ The 21­year­old Porel, with a four and six off Dayal. Board. as an ideal preparation for mance on the pitch.” who was part of the under­19 From there on Goswami The move to train with the season World Cup­winning squad was the aggressor as he tar­ last year, then struck twice getted Umar Nazir, hitting in his fifth over when he sent him for three consecutive ‘Mercedes back Parvez Rasool and Ab­ boundaries in the 10th over. one-two down dul Samad, both the bat­ The duo added 118 runs smen edging to second slip for the first wicket in 18.3 ov­ Pedersen is World cycling as J&K was reduced to 26 for to teamwork’ road race champion ers before Tiwary finished five. things in style with a six over HARROGATE (UK) Opener Ahmad Banday Agence France Presse Denmark’s Mads Pedersen long­on. was the only batsman who Sochi (Russia) won cycling’s World road race The scores: looked in control for a while Lewis Hamilton paid tribute title here on Sunday timing J&K 169 in 48.2 overs (Ram six hours and 27 minutes over before he edged off­spinner Dayal 57 n.o., Fazil Rashid 43, on Monday to the respect 261. Italian Matteo Trentin Arnab Nandi to the keeper. Ishan Porel six for 34) lost to and team­work that enabled and Swiss rider Stefan Kung Wicketkeeper Fazil Rash­ seventh wicket that helped his 43 before he gave a sim­ Bengal 175 for two in 28 overs Mercedes to secure him vic­ took the silver and bronze. id and Ram Dayal (57 n.o.) the team go past the 100­ ple return catch to Manoj (Abhimanyu Easwaran 51, Learn from a world­beater: Shaw will strive to hone his tory in an unexpected one­ “That's an unbelievable day, I then added 57 runs for the mark. Rashid played well for Tiwary. Shreevats Goswami 86 n.o.). footwork by working alongside Sindhu. * FILE PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK two for the Silver Arrows in didn’t expect this morning,” the Russian Grand Prix. said the 23-year-old Leopard- In stark contrast to the Trek team rider. AFP radio feuds, claims of a bro­ Sevilla edges Sociedad in thriller Versallies claims feature event ken drivers’ agreement and HYDERABAD: Versallies (Suraj III), (1,100m), maiden 3­y­o only (Akshay Kumar) 2, Safra (Suraj reliability problems that un­ AC Milan sputters to worst ever league start in 81 years Narredu up) won with a record (Cat. II), (Terms): HER LEGACY Narredu) 3 and Excelsior (Ajeeth did rival Ferrari’s bid for a time the P.R. Khade Memorial (Suraj Narredu) 1, Buzz Light Year Kumar) 4. Not run: Whiskery. Nk, fourth consecutive victory Cup, the main event of the races (Akshay Kumar) 2, Sterling King could have leapfrogged both finish when he added a se­ 1­1/4 and 4­1/2. 1m, 6.55s. ₹12 (w), in Sunday’s race, the cham­ EURO LEAGUES held here on Monday (Sept. 30), (G. Naresh) 3 and Dimension (Ro­ 6, 7 and 5 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 43, Q: to claim first place in Spain cond for Real Sociedad in to complete a hat­trick of tri­ hit Kumar) 4. 4­1/2, 5 and 1­3/4. 29, Tla: 89. Favourite: City Of Blos­ pion rediscovered its unity but came up short in a pul­ the 87th minute but Sevilla umphs. The winner is owned by 1m, 6.55s. ₹9 (w), 6, 9 and 19 (p), som. Owners: M/s. K. Thribhuvan and sense of purpose to Agencies M/s. K. Balamukunda Das, K. SHP: 17, FP: 25, Q: 12, Tla: 552. Fa­ Reddy & K. Vivek Reddy. Trainer: sating contest. held on for a much­needed vourite: Her Legacy. Owners: M/s. take full advantage. Madrid Shashabindu Das & Krishnan Satyanarayana. It looked good for the vis­ win. Kamesh and trained by D. Netto. Sanjay R. Goyani & S. Prasad Raju. NOTE: Originally Mehrzad won Referring to his relation­ Sevilla avoided a third con­ itor when Mikel Oyarzabal As AC Milan lost its match The winners in the Almanac Plate Trainer: Prasad Raju. the race but an objection was up­ ship with teammate Valtteri Court dismisses fraud (Nazariya) and Jagityal Plate secutive defeat in La Liga gave it a fourth­minute lead against Fiorentina in the Se­ P.R. KHADE MEMORIAL PLATE held, the order was revised as Bottas, the defending five­ case against Messi (Egyptian Prince) also had record­ 4 (1,100m), 3­y­o & over, rated above. MADRID and stopped high­flying Real but Nolito equalised for Se­ rie A, the team scripted its breaking runs. 40 to 65 (Cat. II): VERSALLIES time champion said: “We Sociedad from going top af­ (Suraj Narredu) 1, Aon Aon Aon JAGITYAL PLATE (1,800m), 4­ work together. So it’s all Spain’s National Court on villa with a sumptuous half­ worst start in the competi­ SMT. TEEGALA SULOCHANA y­o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (DIV. II), (Abhay Singh) 2, Honest Hunter 7 Monday said it had dismissed ter coming from behind to volley before Lucas Ocam­ tion in the past 81 years. 1 (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Mon General II): EGYPTIAN PRINCE (Nakhat about respect, having res­ a complaint against (1,100m), maiden 3­y­o only (Cat. Singh) 1, Durango (Ajeeth Kumar) beat it 3­2 on Sunday. pos and Franco Vazquez AC Milan lost 3­1 against II), (Terms): BORN GREEK (Aneel) (Akshay Kumar) 4. 1­1/2, 3/4 and pect and, I think that res­ Barcelona’s Lionel Messi filed 1/2. 1m, 5.61s (record time). ₹19 2, That’s My Magic (Akshay Ku­ After Real Madrid’s stale­ completed the comeback in Fiorentina on Sunday and 1, Aristocrats Charm (Ajeeth Ku­ mar) 3 and Lockhart (Deepak pect has been there since by a former employee of the mar) 2, Green Turf (A.A. Vikrant) (w), 7, 6 and 15 (p), SHP: 18, FP: mate against Atletico on Sa­ the second half. with this, the team has now 55, Q: 27, Tla: 379. Favourite: Singh) 4. Not run: Somerset. 3, 1­ day one. We talk about sce­ Argentine footballer’s 3 and Star Racer (Deepak Singh) 3/4 and 1/2. 1m, 50.87s (record turday, the Basque outfit Portu still set up a nervy lost four matches in six Serie 4. 4, 3­1/4 and nk. 1m, 6.13s. ₹36 Versallies. Owners: M/s. K. Bal­ narios very openly. Valtteri foundation, who had accused amukunda Das, K. Shashabindu time). ₹30 (w), 9, 12 and 16 (p), A games this season. (w), 11, 9 and 16 (p), SHP: 24, FP: SHP: 64, FP: 356, Q: 169, Tla: has always been respectful him of fraud, embezzlement 295, Q: 146, Tla: 2,577. Favourite: Das & Krishnan Kamesh. Trainer: The results: La Liga: Alaves 2 D. Netto. 1,461. Favourite: Big Brave. in those scenarios and I and money laundering. In Unstoppable. Owners: Kunwar Owner: Mr. Ahmed Alam Khan. (Lucas 76-pen, Joselu 86) bt ALMANAC PLATE think it’s vital that we are dismissing the case, the Digvijay Singh Shekhawat & Mr. (2,200m), 4­ Trainer: Deshmukh. Real Mallorca 0; Levante 1 Sarasam Madhusudan Reddy. 5 y­o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. both acting accordingly, judge wrote that the (Hernani 5) drew with Osasuna Trainer: Ravinder Singh. III): NAZARIYA (Akshay Kumar) 1, GRAND ENTRY PLATE which we do, I think.” complaint “was based on an Ashwa Arjun (G. Naresh) 2, Alex­ (1,200m), 3­y­o & over, rated 1 (Ruben Garcia 57); Sevilla 3 GRAND ENTRY PLATE (DIV. I), 8 Hamilton was respond­ account put together from anderthegreat (Ajeeth Kumar) 3 upto 25 (Cat. III): HANDSOME DUO (Nolito 18, Ocampos 47, Vaz- 2 (1,200m), 3­y­o & over, rated and Brave Warrior (Rohit Kumar) (Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Country’s Gift ing to reporters’ questions stories in the press, without quez 80) bt Real Sociedad 2 upto 25 (Cat. III): LOCHA STELLA 4. Nk, 1 and 3/4. 2m, 21.27s (record (Suraj Narredu) 2, Vallee Ikon (C.P. Bopanna) 1, Air Salute (Afroz after Sunday’s race where a bringing even a single (Oyarzabal 4, Portu 87). time). ₹11 (w), 7, 7 and 8 (p), SHP: (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Cowboys De­ Khan) 2, Hurricane (Kuldeep radio feud, over a perceived element that was personally Serie A: Cagliari 1 (Castro 29) 33, FP: 74, Q: 55, Tla: 425. Favour­ light (Akshay Kumar) 4. 1/2, 1 and Singh) 3 and All Star General (Ro­ ite: Nazariya. Owners: Mr. 2­1/4. 1m, 15.21s. ₹15 (w), 7, 6 and broken agreement, bet­ and directly known” by the drew with Verona 1 (Faraoni hit Kumar) 4. Not run: Escalating Marthand Singh Mahindra & Mrs. 12 (p), SHP: 13, FP: 54, Q: 24, Tla: plaintiff. The complaint had 66); AC Milan 1 (Leao 80) lost Striker. 1, hd and 6­3/4. 1m, 13.17s. Rina Mahindra. Trainer: Laxman 301. Favourite: Country’s Gift. ween Ferrari’s Charles Le­ ₹14 (w), 7, 7 and 5 (p), SHP: 24, FP: been filed in June by Federico to Fiorentina 3 (Pulgar 14-pen, Singh. Owners: M/s. Shaik Asif & M. clerc and Sebastian Vettel 84, Q: 48, Tla: 117. Favourite: Hur­ Rafeeq Iqbal. Trainer: A. Vatsalya. Rettori, an Argentine national Castrovilli 66, Ribery 78). ricane. Owner: Mr. A.C. Muthiah. SMT. TEEGALA SULOCHANA upset the team’s bid for a living in Majorca who Bundesliga: Cologne 0 lost to Trainer: Satheesh. 6 REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (DIV. Jackpot: ₹6,434 (91 tkts.), Runner­ victory to end Mercedes’ I), (1,100m), maiden 3­y­o only up: 467 (537 tkts.), Mini Jkt: 2,497 formerly worked for Messi’s Celebration time: Sevilla’s players are a happy bunch after Hertha Berlin 4 (Dilrosun 23, SMT. TEEGALA SULOCHANA (Cat. II), (Terms): CITY OF BLOS- (35 tkts.), Tr (i): 322 (160 tkts.), (ii): six­year dominance of the charity. AFP shading Real Sociedad in a close match. * AFP Ibisevic 59, 63, Boyata 83). 3 REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (DIV. SOM (Deepak Singh) 1, Mehrzad 76 (655 tkts.), (iii): 480 (170 tkts.). Russian race. CM A ND-NDE YK