SATURDAY 6 7 APRIL 2018 Sports CHENNAICHENNAI Srikanth leads into semis Gold Coast, Apr 7: Star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth led from the front as India thrashed Mauritius 3-0 to advance to the semifi nals of badminton mixed team event in the . Srikanth took just 29 minute to beat Georges Julien Paul 21-12 21-14 in the men’s singles after the two doubles pairs had given India a 2-0 lead. The men’s doubles duo of Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty hardly broke a sweat in their 21-12 21-3 win over Aatish Lubah and Christopher Jean Paul in the fi rst match before Ashwini Pannappa and N Sikki Reddy chalked out an easy 21-8 21-7 victory over Aurelie Marie Elisa and Nicki Chan-Lam in the women’s doubles.

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Gymnast Yogeshwar comes up short Gold Coast, Apr 7: SSathishathish fi ghtsghts tthroughhrough ppainain Indian gymnast Yogeshwar Singh finished 14th among 18 competitors in the men’s individual all round event fi nal in the Commonwealth Games. fforor ggoldenolden fi nishnish  Defending champ from TN claims gold in weightlifting

Gold Coast, Apr 7: his medal ceremony during which he However, Satish had the last laugh Defending champion Sathish Sival- was accorded a warm applause by quite comfortably in clean and jerk ‘I had no hopes of winning a medal ingam (77kg) claimed India’s third the packed arena. after Oliver failed two attempts gold medal in the Commonwealth ‘I was in so much pain that even of 171kg and settled for a total of after I injured my thighs during Games, coming out tops comfort- sitting was very painful for me. Every- 312kg (145kg+167kg). The bronze ably despite having given up one took care of me, gave me medal went to Australian showman the National Championships while Francois Etoundi, who lifted 305kg podium hopes after his in- The hope but I was not very jured thighs made even confident. I had not (136kg+169kg) and collapsed clutch- attempting 194kg in clean and jerk. routine things like sit- 25-year-old trained that hard and ing his injured shoulder after his fi nal lifted a total 317kg It’s a quadriceps problem, even Yogeshwar, who had fi nished ting painful. my body was not lift. ‘I got lucky there, had he (Oliver) 18th in the qualifi cation round, The 25-year-old (144kg+173kg) and was at its best, and so not dropped those weights, I would now I am competing at less than collected 75.60 points from the Indian lifted a total so ahead of the competi- how could I hope have had to go higher and I am not for a medal,’ added sure how my body would have taken six events in the competition. 317kg (144kg+173kg) tion that he forfeited ideal fi tness but I am glad that was and was so ahead of the Tamilnadu lifter. that. He got 11.40 in fl oor exercise, his fi nal clean and enough to get me a gold 12.25 in pommel horse, 12.60 the competition that he It was a fascinating I am quite relieved actually,’ the jerk lift. in rings, 14.10 in vault, 13.00 in forfeited his final clean contest of one-upman- Indian said. At the 2014 Common- parallel bars and 12.25 in high and jerk lift. ship between Sathish and wealth Games, Sathish won the gold bars. Yogeshwar had a fall dur- ‘I had no hopes of winning a medal eventual silver-medallist Jack Ol- medal with 149kg snatch and 179kg I just hope that we get a physio with medallist. ‘I hope to do even better ing the fl oor exercise and if he after I injured my thighs during the iver of England in the snatch competi- clean and jerk lifts, totalling 328kg. us at the ,’ said Sathish, in the Asian Games because there did not have it he could have National Championships while at- tion. The two kept upping the weights His lift of 149kg in snatch continues once again highlighting the problems is a gap now. Earlier Asian Games fi nished a few positions above tempting 194kg in clean and jerk. before their attempts but Oliver kept to be the Games record. ‘I didn’t want the weightlifters are facing due to the used to come within 20-25 days of the 14th. It’s a quadriceps problem, even now his nose ahead at the end of snatch to touch that level because I still need lack of accessibility of the physio in CWG, which didn’t give us enough I am competing at less than ideal fi t- as he lifted 145kg in his second at- to undergo rehabilitation. The fact the competition area. time to prepare. But this time I have ness but I am glad that was enough tempt. It was a kilogram more than that the access to our physio was Sathish is also the reigning Com- got time to prepare and be fully fi t to get me a gold,’ Sathish said after Satish’s fi nal attempt. limited made it all the more diffi cult. monwealth Championships gold- now,’ he said.

India concedes late again, draws Sharath Kamal Paes most successful 2-2 with Pak Gold Coast, Apr 7: enters last four All the excitement came down to Gold Coast, Apr 7: the last seven seconds as the Indian Indian paddlers continued their player in Davis Cup hockey team’s perennial problem of impressive run as they outshone conceding late goals left them with Malaysia to cruise into the semi- a disappointing 2-2 draw against a fi nals of both men’s and women’  Veteran combines with Bopanna to win doubles sloppy Pakistan in its Commonwealth team events on day three of Games opener here today. competitions in the Common-  India gets lifeline against China For India, Dilpreet Singh (13th wealth Games.Both the men’s minute), Harmanpreet Singh (19th and women’s teams crushed minute) did the scoring, while Pa- Malysia 3-0 in their respective Tianjin, Apr 7: kistan’s goals came from Moham- quarterfi nal matches at the Ox- became the most med Irfan Junior (38th minute) and enford Studios. successful player in the history of CAREER IN NUMBERS Mubashar Ali (59th minute). It was Davis Cup as he combined with touted as the blockbuster clash of Rohan Bopanna to not only grab a the preliminary stage and the turn- record 43rd win but also bring India Leander Paes has seven wins in the out, at least, lived up to the hype. back in tie against China. Forced to fi fth set in Davis Cup doubles, the joint The diaspora of both the countries play together by AITA, 44-year-old second-best record in the history of Leander Paes has had 12 was out in good numbers but adding Paes and Bopanna downed a fi ght- 7 the competition behind Croatian Ivan doubles partners in Davis to the fervour were the Australian ing Chinese pair of Mo Xin Gong Ljubicic’s eight. Cup history, starting with fans, who showed up to just soak and Ze Zhang 5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(3) in 12 Zeeshan Ali back in 1990. in the excitement of an Indo-Pak In the men’s quarterfi nal tie, the do-or-die doubles rubber of the clash. Not to forget the beat of the Harmeet Desai started off the Asia/Oceania Group I tie. dhol, that usually amplifi es the slo- proceedings with a comfortable Since making his Davis Cup India were trailing 0-2 in the tie ganeering, was also there adding 11-4, 12-10, 11-6 victory over debut against Japan in 1990, after Ramkumar Ramanathan and Overtakes Ital- to the fervour. On the fi eld, India Chee Feng Leong before star Paes was playing in his 56th tie Sumit Nagal suffered surprise tame ian great Nicola Pietrangeli dominated quite clearly despite paddler Sharath Kamal gave for India in the doubles rubber defeats and needed a win in the 43 in Davis Cup victories being a bit sloppy themselves. India a 2-0 lead by thrashing 56 against China. doubles to stay alive in the tie. Forward Dilpreet opened the scor- Muhammad Ashraf Haiq 11-8 The Indian youngsters will now ing in the fi rst quarter, helping the 11-7 11-6. The duo of Desai and have to win both the reverse singles last edition silver-medallists end the Sathiyan Gnanasekaran then to advance to the World Group but fi nally surpassed him, albeit, in out punch. Bopanna served too there was no break of serve in the fi rst 15 minutes with a 1-0 lead. In beat the pairing of Javen Choong Play-offs. a foreign land.The fi ght was on with big and the Chinese were not even second set. Gong came out to serve and Chee Feng 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 the second quarter, Harmanpreet Paes, India’s Davis Cup hero for the Indians getting more break op- coming close to making impactful under pressure at 5-6 and faced a Singh converted the second of the to make it 3-0 in favour of the years, was tied on 42 wins with Ital- portunities than the home players returns. The Chinese nevertheless set point too but managed to stretch Indians. two penalty corner chances he got ian great Nicola Pietrangeli for long but struggled to deliver the knock- stayed strong on their serves and it to the tie-breaker. to put India in control.

Loyola retains BB trophy JIT to conduct Tigermania still trials NT Bureau NT Bureau going strong , Apr 8: Chennai, Apr 8: Loyola College retained the Jep- The Jeppiaar Institute of Tech-  Despite poor show Woods happy to play at top level piaar Trophy in the 2nd all-India nology, Sriperumpudur will con- inter-collegiate invitation basket- duct selection trials for basket- Augusta, Apr 7: back-to-back pars. 'It was me,' Woods ball tournament at the Jeppiaar ball, football and ball badminton Even after a bad round at the Mas- admitted. 'I didnt hit the ball very good.' Institute of Technology grounds. (boys & girls) for the academic ters, Tiger Woods says hes pleased Four-time Masters winner Woods has The match looked like a chal- year 2018-19 on just to have the chance to play after been cheered at every tee box and lenge between Loyola’s Bala and 11 April, 2018 fearing his career might be over six supportive fans have roared their JIT’s Moin Bek. Both dominated around 5 pm, months ago. The 14-time major devotion at every opportunity as Tiger- and scored more points for their at the college champion and world number mania made a comeback this respective teams. In the last premises. week at Augusta National. quarter Loyola scored easily and 103 fi red a second-round Preference It's the fi rst Masters for fi nish it off. 75, 3-over par, in second will be given Woods since 2015 and Earlier MCC beat SRM by 27 round to stand on 4-over to state and the fi rst major since he points to secure the third place. 148 after 36 holes at Au- missed the 2015 PGA Advisor, Ministry of Sports in Govt national level gusta National. That's 13 Championship cut due of India and former Vice Chancel- achievers. And the shots adrift of tournament to nagging back pain that lor, Tamilnadu Sports and Physical selected canditates will be given leader Patrick Reed. admission, food and stay at free eventually forced four op- Education University, Dr Moorthy Its only one shot inside the FINALS: JIT 78 (Anandraj 21, Moin Bek 23, Daniel 15) lost to Loyola 85 of cost. erations. gave away the prizes in the pres- (Manikandan 14, Surya 22, Bala 37) cut line, which Woods flirted with Further details can be contact , the most recent a spinal fusion ence of Director, Jeppiaar Institute Play-off for third place: MCC 85 (Karthick 19, Surya 11) bt SRM 58 (Tamil before making birdies at the par-5 of Technology, Dr N Marie Wilson. 7401292223 and 044-27159000. that appears to have helped Woods 14, Vimal 11). 13th and 15th holes and closing with fi nd competitive form.