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TV PICKS NBA: Sony Six (SD & HD), Shreyasi comes good when it matters 6.30 a.m. Abu Dhabi T10 League: Sony Ten 2, Six (SD & HD), 5 Rajeshwari Kumari, who finished second best, had the consolation of bagging the team gold p.m. FIFA World Cup qualifier: In fact, Shreyasi swept all v Oman, Star Sports 1 & SHOTGUN NATL. the last 15 birds, after the last 2 (SD & HD), 8.30 p.m. Euro Qualifiers & friend- Kamesh Srinivasan three standing were tied on lies: Sony ESPN (SD & HD), 27. 10.30 p.m. Shreyasi Singh shot as if in a Soumya Gupta climbed to dream, especially in the cli­ the fourth spot after making IN BRIEF max, to clinch the women’s it to the final in the shoot­off trap gold with a four point past Bhavna Chaudhary. margin over qualification World Cup silver medallist topper Rajeshwari Kumari in Seema Tomar (116) and Olym­ the 63rd National shotgun pian Shagun Chowdhary (117) championship at the Dr. Kar­ had fared well in qualifica­ ni Singh Range, here on tion, but finished fifth and Monday. sixth respectively. The Commonwealth Rajeshwari had the conso­ Games gold medallist in dou­ lation of the team gold, and ble trap, the 28­year­old had the privilege of receiving Shreyasi was quite in com­ the medals from her dad, Ra­ mand as she shot 42 out of 50 ja Randhir Singh, six­time in the single­barrel final, get­ Olympian and the former se­ ting better in the second half cretary general of the Indian On target: Shreyasi Singh took the trap gold with a four point margin over Rajeshwari Kumari. Olympic Association (IOA). with 22 out of 25. * KAMESH SRINIVASAN Hield on a high for This was one aspect that The results: Sacramento Kings had seen Shreyasi lose many modest score of 112, as com­ ranked before the final, and endured a shoot­off to make Trap: Women: 1. Shreyasi Singh LOS ANGELES finals in the past and she cre­ pared to the National record the ones with the lower rank the final lost out on a chance 42 (112); 2. Rajeshwari Kumari 38 (118); 3. Pragati Dubey 31 Bahamian guard Buddy Hield dited coach Daniele Di Spig­ 118 by Rajeshwari. get eliminated in case of a tie. for a better medal, after be­ (110). scored a season-high 35 nio of , the former World “It was a tough final and However, for the gold, ing tied with Rajeshwari on Team: 1. Punjab 319; 2. Rajas- points and Sacramento Kings Champion, for the change of shooters were even losing on there is a shoot­off in case of 31. snapped Boston Celtics' than 311; 3. Madhya Pradesh fortunes. the basis of their back num­ a tie, as was the case in the ju­ Shreyasi was a class act in 311. 10-game NBA win streak with ber. I myself didn’t have a nior final, when Varda Shar­ a 100-99 home triumph on “Whether it is single or the climax as she shot all the Junior women: 1. Varda Sharma great number,’’ said Shreyasi, ma pipped former national Sunday. Richaun Holmes sank double barrel, I felt strong in 10, while Rajeshwari who 40(2) 104; 2. Manisha Keer 40 who had qualified in the champion Manisha Keer 2­1 two decis